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A team from the University of Liverpool says it’s devised a program that automatically shuts down computer systems after usage.

And members estimate it’s saving larger organizations the U.S. equivalent of nearly 20-thousand dollars a month in electricity.

The researchers found that universities with PC centers in 24-hour libraries could be losing more than one million hours of unused computer power each month.

Systems experts say new software called “PowerDown” automatically shuts down computers if left unused for half an hour.

This does sound cool, I’ve been talking with colleagues about this and do think that simply by powering down the pc at night you could reduce the amount of power/air conditioning you need, and reduce your helpdesk/support calls. The fact that your pc has been rebooted should mean a reduction in those – my pc’s not responding, the computer’s slow etc. We’ll have to see, it’s not necessarily the right thing for everyone, for all businesses, but if you take the typical small business where not much is happening at night, it might save money and time.

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