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Other Environmental practices employed by Northern Micro
Power Management - Ensuring maximum efficiency without
sacrificing performance in product design.
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Thermal Consideration -
Ensuring the proper
case/motherboard/CPU configuration is developed to maintain the
required Thermal levels.
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Acoustic Levels - Ensuring systems conform to ISO 9296 declaration
methodology and employing the ISO 7779 test methodology for
acoustic levels.
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Energy Star, Microsoft WHQL and 80 PLUS
ENERGY STAR
is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy to help save
money and protect the environment through energy efficient products
and practices. Northern Micro is an active participant in the Energy
Star and certifies its products as Energy Star compliant (as listed on
their web site http:// www.energystar.gov/ )
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The Microsoft WHQL
program is used to qualify products that
conform to industry standards for computer and related equipment.
Among the criteria being measured are Power Management features
(Wake On-LAN, ACPI , Sleep/Suspend/Hibernate) which greatly
enhance the longevity of key system components, reduce power
requirements and offer overall improved efficiency and performance
to the user and the environment.
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The 80 PLUS program
is one of the latest power conservation
initiatives that promote the maximum operating efficiency of power
supplies within computer equipment. The performance specification
requires power supplies in computers and servers to be 80% or
greater energy efficient at 20%, 50% and 100% of rated load with a
true power factor of 0.9 or greater.
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TCO Development
ensures that certified products are tested to
conform to standards developed by them and which create a better
working environment for office users. Northern Micro uses TCO ’03
certified LCD monitor products from its partners.
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EPSC
The EPSC ( http://www.epsc.ca ) is a not-for-profit organization and works with an
array of partners and stakeholders to design, promote and implement sustainable
solutions for Canada's electronic waste problem. These industry leaders are aware of
both the pressures on municipalities for landfill management and the environmental
necessity to handle the potentially hazardous content of electronics products and reuse
the valuable resources they contain. EPS Canada was created to work with both
industry and government to develop a flexible, workable Canadian solution. Northern
Micro is an active member of the EPSC. The EPSC has recognized both Environment
Canada’s ECO Logo and the corresponding US EPEAT programs as tools for developing
environmentally friendly solutions.
Call2Recycle (formerly RBRC)
Call2Recycle ( http://www.call2recycle.ca/ ), through their North American wide
program recycles used portable rechargeable batteries and old cell phones typically
found in cordless power tools, cellular and cordless phones, laptop computers,