HP- Easier on your budget, easier on the environment.
Better ways to increase energy efficiency across your business.

When it comes to energy efficiency, it's not just about cutting costs. It's about making smarter technology choices that reduce the environmental impact of your business. These tips and product innovations provided by HP, Newsweek’s pick for greenest large company in America, will make your company more energy-efficient.

Make your personal system more efficient:

• Upgrade to a new computer and use up to 55% less electricity compared to an older desktop¹
• Choose a system that has a BIOS with a wide range of configurable power management options. The HP BIOS offers a range of options, including a Standby state in which all devices in the system are powered down except for computer memory. Recovery is almost instant, and power consumption is very low.
• Replace CRT monitors with LCD technology. LCD technology provides up to 70% more power savings and up to twice the lifespan of CRT monitors.
  Ways to print more responsibly:
• Buy more energy efficient products that meet ENERGY STAR® qualifications:
• HP ENERGY STAR® qualified LaserJet MFPs are nearly 15% more energy efficient than standard, non-qualified models.
• HP ENERGY STAR® qualified inkjet all-in-ones are over 30% more energy efficient than standard, non-qualified models.
• Set your printer’s default to duplex printing and save up to 50% more paper.
• Recycle your used HP laser and inkjet cartridges for free²

If you're thinking about buying new technology, you can give your purchase the green light with energy efficient HP solutions. And to make upgrading even easier, HP will give you cash back for old technology when you upgrade to an HP system. Plus, we’ll cover the cost to ship your old equipment back to us.

To get special Business AdvantEdge member pricing and free U.S. ground shipping³, visit www.hp.com/go/bae or call 1.800. 860.9572 and mention BAE1.

1. System config for D530: Genuine Windows® XP Professional SP2, 80G PATA HDD, 3x512MB DDR1-400MHz PC3200, CPU Pentium 4 2.8GHz / Pentium 2.8G, CD ROM. System config for 8000 Elite: Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 32 bit, Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 2x1 GB RAM DDR3, 160 GB HDD, integrated graphics, Lightscribe DVD/RW. Dual core CPUs were tested - Intel based systems used E8400, AMD based systems used B55. Power testing was done with EPA and non-EPA power supplies.  EPA Power testing results used. All new products were tested with Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 32. Power & performance profiles: PCMark05 and power measurements were done with the "as shipped" defaults. Power measurements for idle, off, & sleep/standby was conducted per Energy Star 4.0/5.0 guidelines.  Actual results may vary based on system configuration and performance will vary over time depending on software installed.
2. Recycling programs for HP cartridges may not exist in your area. Program availability varies. HP printing supplies return and recycling is currently available in more than 50 countries, territories, and regions in Asia, Europe, and North and South America through the HP Planet Partners program. For more information visit: www.HP.com/recycle.
3. All orders must be billed and shipped to a U.S. address. Some restrictions apply.

HP: How to Recycle Old Equipment – Many of our members want to purge their work and home environments of out-dated electronic equipment. These old systems take up storage space and if not disposed of properly, can become a liability. HP offers two solutions that address these issues.

1. Buy Back program: Members can get a quote on any HP or non-HP equipment that they hope to sell (members do not have to buy HP equipment in order to participate in this program).
2. Recycling program: If the equipment is too old and has no residual value, HP offers a recycling program for both HP and non-HP equipment. Members can get a quote using the above link. There is a fee for recycling and HP does offer packaging and shipping services at an additional cost. If the equipment does have residual value, the “quote tool” will indicate as such and members can then use the Buy Back program tool to determine the value.
3. Visit our HP member site – and check out HP’s energy efficient replacement workstations.

HP - The Most Baffling IT Terms Unmasked – When talking or reading about technology, it can sometimes feel as if you need to know a completely foreign language. Not only are many of the words confusing, but the use (some might say the overuse) of acronyms can further complicate the issue. According to the results of a survey conducted by IT recruitment consultancy Computer People, 75 percent of respondents admitted that they waste over an hour a week finding out what something means so they can complete their work. Lost productivity isn’t the only problem. In a VIA Networks survey of small and mid-sized businesses, over 26 percent said that confusing technical jargon had led them to make the wrong purchasing decision. HP will help you cut through the confusion!

The Global Language Monitor (GLM) analyzes and catalogues the latest trends in language the world over, and each year the organization compiles a list of the “Top Ten Most Confusing Yet Frequently Cited Tech Words”. We’ve taken some of the terms from their list, added a few of our own, and given them all plain definitions.

• VoIP: A T-Mobile survey found that one in ten respondents thought VoIP can improve visibility for the visually impaired! It actually stands for Voice over Internet Protocol, and literally refers to the ability to transmit the voice over the Internet.
• Petaflop: This is a word you’ll probably see in conjunction with discussions of supercomputing. A petaflop can be expressed as a thousand trillion floating point operations per second; it is a measure of performance for the fastest computers in the world.
• ASP: This one is particularly tricky because it’s an acronym with two meanings. An Active Server Page is an HTML page that includes one or more scripts (small embedded programs) that are processed on a Microsoft® Web server before the page is sent to the user. An Application Service Provider is a business that provides computer-based services to customers over a network.
• Kernel: This is the central component of most computer operating systems, responsible for managing the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.
• Megahertz (MHz): This is unit of measurement used when determining a computer’s processing speed. It literally means one million cycles per second. Accordingly, Gigahertz (GHz) and Terahertz (THz) equal one billion and one trillion cycles respectively. 
• Deduplication: This is a method of reducing storage needs by eliminating redundant data from a device. Deduplication is also sometimes known as "intelligent compression" or "single-instance storage".
• Robust: This is probably one of the most commonly used, yet least understood, terms in IT marketing materials. A “robust” product can be one that doesn't break or fail easily; for example, an operating system in which any individual application can fail without disturbing the operating system or other applications can be said to be robust. Robust is also sometimes used to mean a product or solutions designed with a full range of capabilities.