Big Blue wants to go green

IBM is putting its muscle behind green IT and is intent on delivering green, energy efficient solutions, according to Rich Lechner, IBM's vice president of energy and environment. IBM has embarked on six new green IT initiatives this year, including:

• The Green Sigma Coalition to monitor and analyze solutions for energy, water, waste and greenhouse gas.
• A water-cooled supercomputer that doubles as building heater.
• Research into next-generation rechargeable batteries.

"Two years ago, we launched Project Big Green to help people be more efficient in their data centers," Lechner told eWeek. "Since then we have been methodically expanding the focus, knowing we need to optimize [all IT systems] for energy use across a broad physical infrastructure.

With a company as big and powerful as IBM behind green, it won't be long before other companies rush in to compete.

For more on IBM and green:
- check out this eWeek.com article

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