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| Redemtech Awarded First IDC G.R.A.D.E. Certification |
 Redemtech was one of the first to be certified among a select few companies in the world with IDC’s newly established Green Recycling and Asset Disposal for the Enterprise (G.R.A.D.E.) certification. The certification was given to only five organizations that exceeded the minimum criteria passing grade of 75 percent based on 34 IT Asset Disposal-related functions and tasks related to remote applications, onsite services, logistics, in-plant processing and post treatment. According to IDC, there are thousands of companies involved in the collection, treatment and marketing of retired IT assets. To learn more about the certification, read IDC Green Recycling and Asset Disposal for the Enterprise (G.R.A.D.E.) Certification. Details and a methodology summary can be found in IDC's recently released report, 2008 Assessment of U.S. IT Asset Disposal Service Providers (Doc #213383). You may also read Redemtech President Bob Houghton’s blog "Making the G.R.A.D.E."
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| Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) Selects Redemtech to Manage E-Waste |
 Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG), the world’s largest manufacturer, seller and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages has selected Redemtech to manage its e-waste initiatives. Redemtech has been charged with developing and managing the company’s comprehensive asset recovery and disposition program with the goal of keeping PBG’s electronic assets out of the waste stream and from being sent overseas. Earlier this year, Redemtech helped PBG with its first Employee E-Waste Recycling Day, which brought in nearly 4,000 pounds of idle equipment – including laptops, CPUs, computer monitors, printers, cell phones, chargers, TVs, VCRs, and camcorders. Of the 214 units collected, 147 have been granted resell value. Half of the proceeds from the resale will be used to fund future PBG collection events or technology donations.
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| Redemtech Celebrates: A Ten-Year History of Responsible Asset Management |
 Environmental responsibility has been at the core of our business from the beginning. Since 1998, Redemtech has supported – and often helped develop – the best practices that define responsible e-waste management. In the process, we’ve processed hundreds of millions of pounds of material and erased nearly 36 billion megabytes of hard drive data. The impact: we’ve saved enough electricity to power nearly 430,000 U.S. homes for a year and reduced the greenhouse gas emissions the equivalent of removing nearly 300,000 (297,416) passenger cars from the road per year.
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| Redemtech Outlines Tips for Extending Computer Lifecycles and Staying Green |
 In honor of Earth Day, Redemtech released 10 Tips for Extending Computer Lifecycles and Reducing the Environmental Impact of Your Business. According to Redemtech research, increasing PC reuse from 39 percent to 48 percent would reduce carbon emissions by the equivalent of that produced by 462,000 passenger cars in a year and reduce solid waste equal to the weight of 2,490,000 bricks. These findings underscore the impact businesses could have on the environment by extending computer lifecycles.
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| Robert Houghton, President of Redemtech, Presents During the 2008 Healthcare CIO Summit |
 Redemtech recently participated in the CIO Healthcare Summit in Laguna Beach, Calif., where some of the most respected CIO decision-makers in U.S. healthcare came together to network and learn about challenges in the industry. Robert Houghton, Redemtech’s president and founder, presented a workshop on “Greening the Bottom Line: Creating Sustainable IT.” The presentation centered on why responsible approaches to IT asset management are not only good for the environment, but sound for business. Mr. Houghton also discussed how responsible computing practices can drive efficiencies in IT procurement and have positive budget impacts, while simultaneously reducing technology’s impact on the environment. In fact, attendees learned that a 9-percent increase in corporate reuse of PCs in the U.S. (equal with reuse in the rest of the world) could result in $2 billion in direct procurement savings.
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 ITworld recently posted Robert Houghton’s byline article, "Off-Network Security: From Knowing Better to Doing Better", where he advises IT organizations to adopt the five steps to a rigorous off-network security discipline to make themselves less vulnerable to data breaches.
 GreenerComputing.com recently featured an article, "Sustainable IT: The Many Shades of Green" authored by Robert Houghton, where he writes on the ever-growing importance of organizations becoming green while satisfying your clients and CFOs alike.
 Security Management features Redemtech and Ponemon Institute’s recent study, "Preventing Off-Network Data Breaches: Securing the Final Mile", where Robert Houghton is interviewed on the steps that organizations should take to prevent costly and dangerous data breaches: Off-Network Risks.
 Robert Houghton contributes an article to Columbus C.E.O. listing the best practices on an organization’s sustainability plan when it comes to managing end-of-life IT equipment and improving the bottom line: "Sustainable IT: Being Green Isn't Better, But Cheaper".
 In ITAK Magazine’s "More Accountability – Less Risk", Robert Houghton outlines the eight most important tips to remember as more and more companies begin to demand greater accountability and less risk, better financial outcomes, and demonstrably more sustainable results.
 Oftentimes, organizations spend top dollars to protect on-network IT assets, while off-network equipment frequently is overlooked. CSO Online recently featured a byline article from Robert Houghton where he lists tips that every organization should know in order to protect those vulnerable – and often overlooked – IT assets: "Stopping Off- Network Losses: Practical Suggestions".
 In an Asset Management News article, "Proper IT Asset Disposal Can Cut Costs, Risks", Robert Houghton addresses that the most important way to prevent off-network equipment from stockpiling across the company is through advanced planning.
 Robert Houghton describes off-network security as a “collaboration among asset management, inventory control, and management discipline” in Processor’s "Off-Network Security Best Practices". He also encourages readers to be proactive when developing a security management plan to protect off-line equipment.
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