HP announced a new business desktop designed with the environment in mind to help companies increase the reliability and reduce the environmental impact of their PCs.
The HP Compaq dc5800 Business PC provides power and flexibility as well as a variety of environmental features that allows it to meet the most stringent environmental requirements of the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Gold registry.
HP currently tops the industry in the number of Gold-listed products in the EPEAT registry, which helps businesses evaluate, compare and select technology products based on their environmental attributes, such as meeting the US Environmental Protection Agency's latest ENERGY STARTM energy efficiency requirements.
"HP's ongoing efforts to design for the environment has spanned decades," said Charl Snyman, vice president and general manager, Commercial Products, Personal Systems Group, HP EMEA.
The new HP Compaq dc5800 Business Desktop PC, available in both a redesigned small form factor and a microtower PC design, delivers reliable technology, productivity tools and security features that are designed to provide a worry-free foundation for businesses. It is loaded with energy efficient features, including the latest Intel Core 2 Duo(4) processors, preloaded Verdiem SURVEYO remote power management software agent(5) and an 80PLUS Power Supply delivering maximum energy efficiency to help dc5800 customers reduce processor heat and energy costs, as well as manage power and sleep settings more efficiently to increase the useful life of the PC.
The HP Compaq dc5800 Business PC is also now equipped with additional manageability and security features to help better protect IT investments. Available features include access to a suite of client management tools from a single integrated console, minimum 12-month product lifecycle, a single software image designed for use across the entire platform, regardless of model or configuration, and worldwide configurations for consistent deployment for global corporations.