April 25, 2008 Softchoice, a leading North American provider of technology solutions and services, has created a site that makes it easy to identify and acquire the world’s ‘greenest’ technologies. The announcement is the culmination of a strategic alliance between EPEAT, a system to help purchasers evaluate computers and monitors based on their environmental attributes, CNET Channel, the world leader in the provision of on-demand technology product information, and Softchoice.
New search filters on www.softchoice.com will make it easy to identify which products in Softchoice’s database are environmentally preferable products registered under the EPEAT greener electronics program – an anticipated 1500 SKUs. EPEAT evaluates electronic products according to three tiers of environmental performance: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Each EPEAT- registered computer, laptop or monitor complies with 23 mandatory environmental performance criteria to attain Bronze (entry-level) registration. Meeting differing levels of an additional 28 optional criteria qualify products at the
EPEAT, launched in 2006, was created through an extensive stakeholder process supported by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to the growing number of IT purchasers seeking to buy more environmentally sustainable computer products.
In addition to the EPEAT listings, Softchoice has also launched a Web portal to provide additional information on products and best practices that can help organizations reduce the impact of their IT operations on the environment. The Softchoice EcoTech Web site includes information on improving data center efficiency, PC power management and technologies designed to offset travel and reduce paper consumption.
