Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced its inclusion in an
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) report that recognizes innovations in
environmental efficiency that also benefit the bottom line. In “Innovations
Review: Making Green the New Business as Usual,”
EDF acknowledged Sun's Open
Work program, which utilizes innovative technologies, collaboration
tools and support so that employees can work anywhere, anytime. In 2007,
Sun's Open Work program prevented an estimated 29,000 metric tons of CO2
from entering the atmosphere while saving the company nearly $68 million
in real estate costs. Sun's inclusion in the report was announced today
in San Francisco at an EDF
event with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, in which Sun
CEO Jonathan
Schwartz also participated.
Innovation is at the core of Sun's values and environmental efforts. The
company continues to reduce its own CO2 emissions and computing's impact
on the planet through innovation in workplace practices, energy
efficient products and datacenter design.
“Innovators at Sun have a passion for
changing the world,” said Jonathan Schwartz,
CEO and President, Sun Microsystems. “For
Sun, eco- innovation is as much about optimizing datacenter economics as
it is minimizing the impact Sun and our customers have on the
environment. With innovation and creativity, we've proven we can achieve
both.”
Workplace Innovation
Through Sun's Open Work program, more than 18,000 Sun employees
worldwide (54 percent) work from wherever it makes sense on a given day –
at home, in a flexible office, or on a Sun campus. Most Open Work
employees use a Sun
Ray thin client, an ultra energy efficient, virtualized
desktop that draws only 4 watts of electricity –
as much as the average night light. These employees report to work
through a secure Java(TM) technology-enabled ID card, and their files
are stored on a central server rather than on an individual PC.
By providing the enabling technologies, workplace practices and
financial support that gives employees the flexibility and freedom to
work from home — or closer to home —
Sun is contributing to a better quality of life for its employees while
positively impacting the company's financials and the planet. A study
conducted by Sun found that Open Work employees give 60 percent of their
saved commute time back to the company and rate the Open Work program as
the number one reason they would recommend Sun.
Product Innovation
Now available to all Sun customers worldwide, Sun's
Eco Innovation portfolio offers customers
an actionable approach for helping to reduce energy costs by up to 60
percent, increasing performance and cutting CO2 emissions. Highlights
from Sun's Eco Innovation portfolio include:
-- Chip Multi-threading Technology (CMT) –
Sun Fire (TM) T1000/T2000, the first generation of Sun's
CMT servers, is up to five times more efficient than its
nearest competitor and was the first server ever to qualify for a
utility company rebate. Sun recently released its third generation CMT
SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240, which does approximately two times
more work than the previous generation while taking up the same amount
of space. With 110% year-over-year billings growth to approximately $300
million in Q3 FY08, Sun's energy efficient, UltraSPARC-based CMT servers
have been among the fastest ramping products in Sun's history.
-- Sun Modular Datacenter (Sun MD) – Also
known as Project
Blackbox, Sun MD is a datacenter built into a shipping
container. Sun MD delivers extreme energy, space and performance
efficiencies. Designed to be 40 percent more energy efficient than
typical datacenters, it uses one-eighth the space and can be located
near renewable energy sources.
Datacenter Innovation
In 2007, Sun unveiled new datacenters in Santa Clara, Calif.;
Blackwater, UK; and Bangalore, India that were built using breakthrough
designs and next-generation energy efficient systems, power and cooling.
The flagship Santa
Clara datacenter increased compute power by more than 450%, saved
Sun $1.1 million in energy costs per year and trimmed 4,100 metric tons
from the company's CO2 footprint. Local utility company Silicon Valley
Power recognized the breakthrough efficiencies and design of Sun's Santa
Clara datacenter by giving Sun more than $1 million in rebates and
awards.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global
marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network is the
Computer" -- Sun drives network participation through shared innovation,
community development and open source leadership. Sun can be found in
more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com.
Related Links
-- Sun Open Work - http://www.sun.com/openwork
-- Sun Eco Responsibility - http://www.sun.com/ecoresponsibility
-- Sun Eco Innovation - http://www.sun.com/solutions/eco_innovation/index.jsp
-- Sun CEO and President Jonathan Schwartz' Blog - http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/entry/hugging_customers
-- Sun Eco Innovation Customers - http://www.sun.com/customers/index.xml?soln=940e5a3d-2597-11dc-9482-08
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-- Sun UltraSPARC T2 - http://www.sun.com/servers/coolthreads/overview/index.jsp
-- Sun Ray 2 Virtual Display Client - http://www.sun.com/sunray/sunray2
-- Sun CMT Servers - http://www.sun.com/servers/coolthreads/overview/index.jsp
-- Video: Sun's Modular Datacenter S20 (Project Blackbox) - Datacenter
built into a shipping container - http://www.sun.com/products/sunmd/s20/index.jsp
-- Video: How Sun built a greener datacenter and cut energy costs by 60%
- http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/environment/media/datacenter_tour.xml
-- EDF "Innovations Review: Making Green the New Business as Usual" - http://www.edf.org/innovationsreview
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