IBM Software Tivoli Education Penn State Power-savings initiative expected to deliver $800,000 annual savings Overview The need With energy costs doubling, Penn State looked to reduce unnecessary power consumption from leaving classroom, lab, and departmental computers on, when they were not in use. The solution The University implemented an endpoint management solution that combines power, lifecycle, patch and security management to reduce energy costs while improving the reliability and security of campus computers. The benefit Reduced energy costs by US$288,000 per year with annual savings expected to reach US$800,000; decreased IT time required to manage classroom and lab computers; improved security with faster deployment of patches and software applications. At the end of 2009, when

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