by jbs083110d3 — September 3, 2010—Microsoft has announced that it is working on a major modeling project with Reading University in the U.K., designed to highlight the energy savings that companies can realize by switching to its latest Windows 7 operating system.
According to Microsoft, Windows 7 operates using about 30 percent less energy than its previous operating system Windows XP—savings that when multiplied globally are likely to lead to significant cuts in carbon emissions.
The research will allow the company to calculate potential cuts in global carbon emissions, and provide the foundation for a new online tool that will help companies work out which energy savings they can make by upgrading to Windows 7, says Microsoft. An organization will be able to say how many PCs or laptops they have in their estate and then work out how much energy and carbon emissions they could save.
