Cisco Manages Power Usage with EnergyWise
This screen is about to go off. Not just yet, so do not panic; but very soon all network-attached devices will automatically turn off when not in use, thanks to an ingenious piece of software launched today at Cisco Networkers 2009 in Barcelona.
Cisco EnergyWise was described by Inbar Lasser-Raab, director of Network Systems, as a system which "polls the enterprise and switches off devices that do not need to be on, or re-sets them to use less power." If that does not sound like a big deal, then consider the following: if a single enterprise with 5000 employees were to just switch off its IP phones and wireless access points when not needed, it would save 185 tons of greenhouse gas a year—the equivalent of the emissions from 67 homes.
The first version of EnergyWise, available now, will run on Cisco Catalyst 2xxx and 3xxx Series switches and monitor and control IP phones, access points and any network-attached device running off Power over Ethernet. A second release this summer will see it also controlling other network-attached devices, such as PCs, and running on Catalyst 4500 Series switches. And within about 12 months it will work with a wide range of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and operate on Cisco’s flagship Catalyst 6500 Series switches.
EnergyWise is already being used by Cisco customers such as Lauth Property Group in the United States, the Ministry of Education in Portugal and Birmingham City Council and the John Lewis Partnership in the United Kingdom. Plus this is an eco-friendly technology that will get a green light from the financial director: EnergyWise is being offered as a free software update and in the 5000-employee company example quoted above Cisco estimates annual savings will amount to more than EUR€28,000 or USD$37,000.
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Post by Jason Deign, News@Cisco
Posted by Jason Deign at 02:49PM PST
Itamar Cohen Jan 28, 2009
Can EnergyWise be integrated with Alpiron ?
http://www.alpiron.com