Here's an annotated version of today's print story on software vendors adding tools to track energy and environmental data to their business software:
With businesses scrambling to reduce their energy use -- both to save costs and limit their carbon footprint -- Microsoft and other software vendors are building tools that make tracking environmental data easier.
Today, Microsoft is releasing a free add-on to its enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for midsized businesses.
"ERP systems are really good at giving you the financial numbers, but where they fall short is with the environment or social issues," said Jennifer Pollard, a senior Microsoft product manager.
The Environmental Sustainability Dashboard is designed for use by a facilities manager, environmental- compliance officer or anyone in the company with the responsibility of tracking energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
It displays graphs of direct energy usage, such as coal, oil or natural gas burned on site, and indirect usage -- energy purchased from a utility. The information can be used to track efficiency programs or evaluate improvements, such as shifting from oil heat to electric.
Sole Technology, a Lake Forest, Calif., sports apparel and footwear company, has a goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2020.
George Bock, vice president of IT, said the company already uses Microsoft's Dynamics ERP software, and the addition of the environmental dashboard is "a perfect blend for us."
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Monday, February 9, 2009
Microsoft among several software vendors providing sustainability tools
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