1088 BigFix, Inc., a leader in real-time IT security and management solutions for the distributed enterprise, has released support for BigFix Power Management on Mac OS X computers, making the solution available on both PCs and Macs. BigFix Power Management enables organizations to achieve significant energy cost savings and reduce carbon footprints through enterprise-wide distributed desktop, laptop and server computer power conservation.

''Green IT cannot be considered a novelty any longer,'' said Amrit Williams, BigFix Chief Technology Officer. ''It holds equal priority with traditional security and system management functions such as software distribution, asset inventory, patch management, security policy enforcement, license management and so on. That's why BigFix offers enterprise-scale power management that can be deployed and managed along with other security and system management functions via the BigFix Discovery 7 platform. Adding Mac OS support for BigFix Power Management is an important step in bringing a growing portfolio of essential system management life cycle services under the BigFix Discovery 7 umbrella.''

Uniting Power Management and System Management

BigFix uniquely enables customers to consolidate enterprise-wide PC and Macintosh energy conservation programs with other essential IT infrastructure security and system management functions. Through BigFix Power Management, IT administrators can centrally manage and continuously enforce power management policies across Microsoft Windows-equipped PCs and now Macintosh computers anytime, anywhere.

In addition to Mac OS support, BigFix has added new features to the BigFix Power Management product including, auto-save of open documents on conservation system shut down, and new historical reporting capabilities that supplement existing graphical power policy setting and visualization capabilities.

Since its commercial release a year ago, BigFix Power Management has becomea best seller at the company, with strong inroads in education, retail, andhealthcare markets. Potential cost savings have driven sales, with customers able to cut power costs by up to $50 per computer per year -- paying for a BigFix Power Management license many times over. In addition, customers may qualify for one-time rebate programs extended by a growing number of electric utility companies in the US and Canada. BigFix has also joined the US Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR Service and Product Provider Partner Program, the Alliance to Save Energy and The Green Grid industry associations. For more information on BigFix Power Management and the latest news on utility rebate programs, visit:
http://www.bigfix.com/products/services/GreenPages.php

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