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Great Bay Software Announces Comprehensive 'Green' Policy
Great Bay's Green Plan Provides Incentives to Employees and Customers to Use Alternative Methods of Business Operations, Driving a Reduction in the Consumption of Fossil Fuels
| Source: Great Bay Software
GREENLAND, NH--(Marketwire - July 31, 2007) - Great Bay Software, the innovator of Endpoint
Profiling for Enterprise Networks, today announced its comprehensive Green
Plan, which provides incentives to employees, partners and customers of the
company to participate in the creation of a sustainable global ecosystem.
The program includes financial rewards for employees to drive more fuel
efficient vehicles as well as the options to work from home and to travel
on direct flights when available. Customers of the company benefit from
discounts on product installations made without an onsite visit during the
sales process, as well as for remotely delivered support, assistance and
training.
Great Bay's Green Plan offers employees multiple incentives to use less
energy, including a bonus to staffers currently driving or purchasing a car
that exceeds 40 MPG or runs on alternative fuel. The company is also
leveraging remote network capabilities to institute a formal work-from-home
program, which encourages employees to cut down on energy use associated
with commuting to and from the office. As for employees tasked with
traveling for business, Great Bay offers eased spending restrictions for
booking direct flights -- which utilize less fuel -- as opposed to
connecting flights.
Great Bay Software has begun implementing the Green Plan, using the new
program with customers such as St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL and
Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. The companies have both engaged
in remote sales, implementation, and support processes and have interacted
with Great Bay sales and support staff using online tools such as web
conferencing to share information, provide remote assistance and
collaborate on new ideas -- without using fossil fuels.
"We fully support Great Bay's initiative to do business in a more
environmentally responsible manner," said Bill Halpin, director of network
at St. John's Hospital. "We've done business with Great Bay for some time
now, and we have never felt that the quality of the support was reduced
because of geographic proximity."
Great Bay also plans to leverage the program to provide its employees with
a better quality of life. Customers being financially motivated to do
business remotely will significantly reduce the amount of travel required
by sales staff in support of sales and service activities. In addition, the
work-from-home aspect of the program allows employees to eliminate the time
spent commuting to and from the office, providing more time at home with
family and friends. While not mandatory, the work-from-home option for
employees is fully supported by the technology available to every employee.
"Great Bay Software's Green Plan does more than just recommend changes for
reducing the consumption of fossil fuels -- it provides financial
incentives to employees, partners, and customers to reduce the consumption
of fossil fuels," said Steve Pettit, president of Great Bay Software. "All
the technology we need to allow our company to be more ecologically aware
is readily available. Now, it's time to address the cultural and economic
aspects of conducting real business in an ecologically responsible way."
About Great Bay Software
Great Bay Software is a Software development firm focused on facilitating
network-based authentication and secure network access. The Company's
Endpoint Profiling technology provides enterprise customers with the
products, services and solutions required to enable the Network Admission
Control and Trusted Endpoint Solutions being introduced by many of the top
security manufacturers in the world. For more information on the Beacon
System from Great Bay Software, visit www.greatbaysoftware.com or call
(800) 503-1715.