Verdiem Tops 500,000 PCs Running Energy Saving Software

SEATTLE, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ — Verdiem, the leading developer of power management software for PC networks, today announced that more than half-a-million PCs in the private and public sector are saving energy through deployment of SURVEYOR, the company’s flagship product. This represents a 100 percent increase from 2006. With recent customer wins including companies and organizations such as Random House, Turner Broadcasting, Clear Channel Radio San Francisco, and The Wilderness Society, Verdiem completes 2007 having made a significant contribution to organizations’ efforts to go green.

“SURVEYOR offers an easy-to-use solution for The Wilderness Society to centrally manage our PC power and reduce our carbon footprint,” said Patricia Holmes, Director of IT for The Wilderness Society, a nonprofit advocacy organization that works to protect America’s wilderness and wildlife. “In a short amount of time, we’ve experienced a significant drop in PC energy use and 34 percent energy savings.”

   Other highlights from the year include:    — Securing financing from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, which Al Gore      recently joined as a partner   — Partnering with HP to combine SURVEYOR with the performance,      reliability and environmentally conscious design of HP business desktop      PCs   — Delivering measurable savings of approximately $10 million and over      107 million kilowatt hours of electricity to customers    

“This has been a year of significant growth, of our business and of corporate awareness around sustainability, and we expect 2008 to be even stronger for adoption of our SURVEYOR power management software,” said Kevin Klustner, CEO, Verdiem. “Corporate sustainability, and specifically greening IT, is just hitting its stride, and our solution makes a significant and immediate impact on the global carbon footprint, PC energy waste and the bottom line.”

According to Gartner, PCs and monitors account for 40 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions from information and communication technology.(1) With growing awareness around eco-conscious practices, many companies, communities and organizations are increasingly seeking ways to monitor, measure and manage their IT energy waste.

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About Verdiem

Verdiem is the leading developer of power management software for PC networks. Verdiem’s SURVEYOR provides measurable energy and cost savings, simplified and automated management of PC power options, and painless implementation that comes with minimal maintenance and a rapid payback. The development of SURVEYOR was funded in part by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, and the software is approved as a conservation measure by utilities and power producers throughout North America. Verdiem is a recognized EPA ENERGY STAR (R) Buildings Program partner and was recently awarded Premier Partner status in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Rebuild America program. For more information on Verdiem, please visit http://www.verdiem.com/.

   (1) Source: Gartner, Inc., “Conceptualizing ‘Green’ IT and Data Center       Power and Cooling Issues,” Rakesh Kumar and Lars Mieritz, September 7,       2007  

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