Verdiem Explained
Verdiem was a software corporation based in Seattle, Washington, USA.[1] The company was backed by venture capital.[2] The company was acquired by Aptean on January 12, 2015.[3]
Verdiem produced the Surveyor enterprise-class PC power management software.[4] [5] Surveyor enabled customers to centrally control and reduce the energy used by PCs, Macs, and network devices running Cisco EnergyWise without affecting end users.
Surveyor
Surveyor was Verdiem's enterprise class PC power management software. The product allowed the central administration of power management settings for networked PCs. Later releases included a Sustainability Dashboard.[6]
Case study
A Salix report contrasted similar sized (3,500) PowerMAN and Verdiem projects at the University of Sussex and the University of the West of England with payback periods of 0.5 and 2.5 years respectively.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Verdiem Corporation HQ.
- News: Verdiem Powers Up $8.33 Million in Funding . The New York Times . 2007-07-13.
News: Verdiem scores $12 million in funding . Eric . Engleman . Puget Sound Business Journal . 2008-04-24.
- News: Verdiem was acquired by Aptean on January 12, 2015 . January 12, 2015.
- Web site: Microsoft, others propose power diet for computers . Taipei Times . June 6, 2010 . October 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121004231731/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2008/08/11/200341995l . dead .
- Web site: 'Edison' can help you save PC energy use . Cliff Miyake . September 29, 2008 . Star Bulletin . Honolulu . https://web.archive.org/web/20081116215616/http://www.starbulletin.com/columnists/techview/20080929_edison_can_help_you_save_pc_energy_use.html . 2008-11-16 .
- Web site: Reduce Energy Cost & Consumption with Verdiem Surveyor . https://web.archive.org/web/20101129065342/http://verdiem.com/docs/SURVEYOR%20Overview.pdf . 2010-11-29 . Verdiem.
- News: Verdiem Adds Sustainability Dashboard to Power Management Software . GreenBiz . June 8, 2009.
- Web site: Salix Finance Energy Efficient ICT Workshop. May 3, 2017. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001407/http://www.eventlink.org.uk/uploads/DOCS2/52-Smythe_SalixICTWorkshop_Sept10Final.pdf. dead.