NEWSBRIEFS: Cisco, CSC, Ericsson, IBM, ZTE, Hong Kong Broadband Network
NEWSBRIEFS: Cisco, CSC, Ericsson, IBM, ZTE, Hong Kong Broadband Network
By Green Channel Staff | Mar 12, 2009
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Cisco is holding more than 4000 virtual meetings a week using telepresence and has cut its travel budget from $750 million to $300 million a year, CEO John Chambers told a BBC interviewer.
Systems integrator and IT services firm CSC has deployed 1E Night Watchman software to cut power consumption of 25,000 desktop computers during non-work hours.
Ericsson CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg has been appointed to the advisory board of sustainable development NGO Earth Institute.
IBM and Foxconn say they will jointly bring GreenCert - an enterprise content management system that measures greenhouse gas emissions – to Taiwan.
ZTE says it has become a member of the UN Global Compact, which sets down rules for corporate behavior in the community. ZTE says it will release its first CSR report with its 2008 later this month.
Hong Kong Broadband Network says its newly-implemented IBM data virtualization and storage solutions will improve its customer service and cut operational costs.
IBM has introduced what is says is the first consulting service designed to help government organizations analyze energy and water use, assess waste management, and evaluate overall environmental impact strategies.
