Networked Computer Power Management Software Determining “Equivalency” to Surveyor RTF Meeting February 5, 2008

Background Verdiem’s “Surveyor” Software (formerly called “EZ Conserve”) –From the Verdiem Website: SURVEYOR works by intelligently placing PCs into lower power settings when not in use. The software employs a centralized control and management approach to controlling the power settings residing within each networked computer. This maximizes energy savings without interfering with end-user productivity or desktop maintenance. SURVEYOR features comprehensive reporting capabilities to quantify savings, is easy to implement, requires minimal maintenance, and delivers payback typically in 18 months or less. –Cost ~ $18/workstation –RTF Deemed Savings: 170 kWh –4-year measure life –BPA offers $17.00 credit per workstation, has seen very few claims so far.

Energy Savings Source: Quantec report “Surveyor Network Energy Manager: Market Progress Evaluation Report, No. 2” January 19, 2005 Currently deemed at 170 kWh/workstation based on – computer and monitor average power levels (from LBL and ADL studies) –A 40% reduction in on-time by using the software (EPA).

New Competing Software Company: Faronics Software: Power Save From Faronics’ Website: –With the growing demand for customized power setting configurations, many firms are finding the power saving options included with their operating system to be mediocre at best. Faronics Power Save changes all this by providing system administrators with enterprise-wide control over advanced computer power configurations. With Power Save, computers can now be configured to shutdown, stand-by and hibernate based upon CPU usage, disk activity and application activity. The application activity feature is particularly useful if you would like a system to remain powered on whenever a certain application is running. Power Save even has the ability to generate detailed reports outlining enterprise-wide energy consumption levels and associated costs savings. Cost: $6 or $12/license plus a 20% yearly fee Question: Will Power Save save an “equivalent” amount of energy as Surveyor?

Table 2. Features of Surveyor, Power Save, EZ GPO and pre-Vista Windows versions.* Criteria SurveyorPower SaveEZ GPO Pre-Vista Windows 1. Provides an easily-accessible network-level interface to the Power Management options of PCs and Displays Yes Yes e No, requires 3rd-party tool 2. Allows multiple Power Management profiles for CPUs and Displays, switching between most appropriate profile for time of day, day of week Yes a No a No 3. Allows for iterative implementation of new power management profiles, without re- imaging, ghosting, or script development Yes No 4. Creates Power Management groups that can be made up of similar PC hardware, similar operating systems, and similar users types or behaviors Yes No 5. Executes customized Power Management events (shutdown, startup, suspend) through a dynamic scheduling component Yes No 6. Includes "simulation tool" that superimposes existing power management / user behavior / energy consumption against proposed new policies to show savings potential Yes a No a No 7. Built-in reporting measures energy consumption, validates the efficacy of various power management profiles with detailed "before-and-after" analysis Yes b No 8a. Supports Windows 2000 and XP. 8b. Supports Windows c. Supports Windows Vista 8c. Compatible with both Windows and Mac platforms Yes No Yes No Yes Yes f ? f No Collects power usage details for workstations, including power state, time-in-state, and power events, as well as user activities that trigger exceptional events YesYes c No 10. Provides an inventory view of power management capabilities for all PCs on the network YesNo d No 11. Supports third-party "client push" and deployment tools such as Microsoft SMS, LANDesk, and ZENWorks Yes No 12. Monitors mouse and keyboard movements and CPU and disk activity to determine inactivity or idleness of a workstation. Yes

Proposed Specification 1.Workstation is defined as the computer monitor and the PC box. 2.The software shall have wake-on-LAN capability to allow networked workstations to be remotely wakened from or placed into any power-saving mode and to remotely boot or shut down ACPI-compliant workstations. 3.The software shall give the IT administrator easily-accessible central control over the power management settings of networked workstations that optionally overrides settings made by users. 4.The software shall be capable of applying specific power management policies to network groups, utilizing existing network grouping capabilities. 5.The software shall be compatible with multiple operating systems and hardware configurations on the same network. 6.The software shall monitor workstation keyboard, mouse, CPU and disk activity in determining workstation idleness.

Recommendation Deem Faronics’ Power Save software to have equivalent savings as the existing deemed savings. Future software equivalency will be determined based on the new specifications (not by a software comparison).