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Kevin Ferguson
 

'GreenPC' From The Emerald Isle

At first, I thought it was some new Nigerian e-mail scam that slipped through my spam filter: "I designed and developed a really green pc. After months of hard work, I came up with a product that I think everybody will love." Right ... and you want me to send you money so you can buy back the patent or something?

At first, I thought it was some new Nigerian e-mail scam that slipped through my spam filter: "I designed and developed a really green pc. After months of hard work, I came up with a product that I think everybody will love." Right ... and you want me to send you money so you can buy back the patent or something?Apparently, I was a little too cynical for my own good. Turns out to be a new PC offering from Dublin-based software company, eXpd8. Its new offering, the GreenPC, comes in three desktop models that consume "five times less power than the standard computer," it says.

The marketing is still a little kludgey: "Modern computer is not as efficient as it could be," the Web site reads. "With the demands for performance, manufacturers like Intel and AMD are thinking, 'how can I build the fastest processor without overheating the system?' What they should be thinking is how can we make an efficient processor that runs fast while using less energy."


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And, guessing from the next paragraph, they were: "Built with the latest technologies from Intel, eXpd8 GreenPC is an optimal solution for office use as well as for home and entertainment ..."

The GreenPC comes in three versions, including one that uses the Intel Atom, Intel's smallest processor. The machines run at 30 to 35 watts at full load and idle at 16 to 18 watts, the company says.

For the record, eXpd8 offers this company backgrounder:

"eXpd8 Ireland started off as Branagan Business Supplies back in 1986. Founder and CEO Declan Branagan soon recognised a gap in the market for a simple business solution that would help legal firms run better. In consultation with professionals across the legal industry and with a single developer; eXpd8 client management software was born.

From humble beginnings and a staff of 5 based in Dublin city, eXpd8 has flourished into a successful international business with offices in Ireland, Australia, South Africa, and plans are under way to begin trading in the USA, Canada, and Portugal. Head office is now an expanding team of 22, based in Swords North County Dublin.

eXpd8 has gone from strength to strength and is now Ireland's leading supplier of client management software.

eXpd8 can easily adapt to a range of professional service businesses from legal, property, brokerage, architects, in fact any business that is client-centric.


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