DANVILLE, Calif., June 19, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) presented Autonomic Software, Inc., a leading enterprise power reduction, network management and security solutions provider, with two Trade Pro Recognition Awards, at a June 15 luncheon attended by PG&E employees and trade partners. The Trade Program assists Northern California businesses who are willing to take the initiative and commit to conserving power at the desktop level.
Autonomic Software ranks first in Desktop Power Management, and third overall in Energy Savings in the education arena, while also being recognized as the best Integration Partner by PG&E. The Integration Partner Award is a direct result of Autonomic's high customer satisfaction among PG&E's clients with regard to implementation, ongoing support, and hard dollars savings.
"We are proud of our relationship with PG&E. This venerated utility is at the forefront of energy saving technology. We worked hard to earn these awards. Last year, Autonomic Software won The Technology of the Year Awarded by InfoWorld, and was McAfee's SIA Partner of the year 2011. We thank our Northern California clients for proving our people and technology painlessly save them upwards of $50 per desktop per year," said Tony Gigliotti, President of Autonomic Software, Inc. "We beat out some industry giants with our world-class team and technology. This is very gratifying, thanks PGT&E for giving us the opportunity," Tony added.
PG&E relies on trade professionals such as Autonomic Software to help raise awareness of energy efficient initiatives, including rebates and incentives available to PG&E customers. PG&E trade professionals offer special assistance in implementing energy efficiency measures for your business. These specialists help you take advantage of PG&E rebates and incentives by distributing, installing and servicing the energy efficient solutions and systems that PG&E supports. Autonomic Software takes part in our Trade Professional program by installing and supporting desktop energy conservation software that turns computers off or places them in standby when not in use.
PG&E's Trade Professionals Program is made up of proven businesses that have products and services that can assist our business customers reduce energy consumption. Gartner says that, "Desktops are responsible for 35% of schools' and other organizations' IT energy costs." Autonomic Software helps PG&E customers reduce desktop energy use by 45% - 65%. That means if an organization has 1,000 computers they will enjoy a savings of $45,000 - $65,000 a year.
"We looked at several desktop power management solutions," says Tom Talley, Head Technician, Oroville Unified High School District. "PG&E recommended Autonomic Software and they were the only company that did not ask us to do all the work. Some companies asked us to go from machine to machine to install some kind of software. That would have been back-breaking for us. Autonomic Software's solution looked the best and they did all the work. Much of the installation was done remotely and my own work was never disrupted," Tom said. "Getting the product that I wanted for no-cost and having the work done for me . . . what more could I want?"
About PG&E
PG&E is proud to be serving 15,000,000 Californians, providing energy and other services to continue an environmentally cleaner future. We have grown from roots in the Gold Rush days in the Sierra foothills, to the post World War II population boom, to the development of clean, renewable energies for the 21st century.
About Autonomic Software, Inc.
Autonomic Software provides automated enterprise power reduction, network management and security solutions to Fortune 1,000 companies, government, hospitals, schools, and other businesses all across the USA and Canada. The company works with power providers in both countries to raise IT power use awareness, and provide businesses with the means to reduce desktop power use without impacting user productivity. Autonomic Software has received many awards for its technology and customer service. To name a few; InfoWorld - Technology of the year 2010, Network Products Guide – Best Hot Company to Watch 2011, Computer Forensics Show– Desktop Security & Sustainability Award, and Software Security Innovation Alliance Most Innovative SIA Partner of 2011, from McAfee. Pacific Gas and Electric, (PG&E) has also acknowledged the company for its work in helping Northern California schools reduce desktop power consumption and putting money back into already strained school budgets. PG&E also awarded the company for going beyond installation expectations and helping customers to make the most out of what they have to work with.
Founded in 2004, the company helps customers create an automated endpoint environment that is continuously protected. The company has combined patch management, asset management, configuration management, software distribution, software audit and power management into a comprehensive network management solution. Patch Management and Power Manager has been tightly integrated into McAfee's ePolicy Orchestrator to extend the security and endpoint management options for McAfee users.
Autonomic Software is focused on creating solutions with inherently lighter, more agile code. This makes it much easier to add new functions faster with much less time to market. ANSA Power Manager and Patch Manager are also tightly integrated into McAfee's ePolicy Orchestrator.
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