HP today announced the inclusion of HP Halo Telepresence Solutions in “Innovations Review 2008: Making Green the New Business as Usual,” Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) first annual showcase of some of the most promising new trends, best practices and compelling examples of business solutions to environmental challenges.
PALO ALTO, Calif. (Business Wire EON) May 20, 2008 --
HP today announced the inclusion of HP Halo Telepresence Solutions in “Innovations
Review 2008: Making Green the New Business as Usual,”
Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) first
annual showcase of some of the most promising new trends, best practices
and compelling examples of business solutions to environmental
challenges.
“EDF’s goal for this
inaugural report is to encourage more companies to take action that’s
good for the environment and for business,”
said Gwen Ruta, vice president, Corporate Partnerships, EDF. “The
breakthrough and everyday solutions featured in ‘Innovations
Review 2008’ can provide inspiration for
others.”
The Innovations Review will be announced at a press conference today in
San Francisco at EDF’s office, where HP and
other California-based companies will be recognized for the
environmental innovations featured in the report. The full report is
available at www.edf.org/innovationsreview.
“We are honored to be recognized for our
environmental stewardship by the Environmental Defense Fund,”
said David Murphy, senior vice president, Web Services and Software
Business, HP. “The inclusion of Halo in the
first annual Innovations Review is testament to HP’s
legacy of environmental and technology leadership and innovation.”
To meet increased demands for HP Halo Telepresence Solutions within HP,
the company is quadrupling the number of studios within its facilities
around the world. HP estimates that when the global build-out is
complete, during the second half of 2009, the company will eliminate
more than 20,000 trips per year and will save millions annually in
travel costs.
Eliminating these trips will avoid CO2 emissions related to travel and
represents more than 35,000 metric tons of CO2 –
the equivalent of the electricity usage of 4,700 homes for one year or
of taking 6,500 passenger cars off of the road for one year.(1)
The build-out will enable HP to enjoy the business and environmental
benefits of Halo without the need to hire additional information
technology support staff or make any upgrades to HP’s
corporate network, as Halo runs on the dedicated fiber optic Halo Video
Exchange Network. Many existing Halo studios within HP are used in
excess of 130 hours per month.
More information about HP Halo offerings is available at www.hp.com/go/halo.
About HP
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customers – from individual consumers to the
largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal
computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the
world’s largest IT companies, with revenue
totaling $107.7 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended Jan. 31,
2008. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com.
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(1) Reductions calculated using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Equivalency Calculator available at www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/calculator.html.
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5/2008
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