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The analyst also highlighted other ways that users could become more environmentally friendly. "If you're concerned, and you want to feel good, you could buy some carbon credits," he said, explaining that specific carbon footprints for firms are already mandated in the European Union (EU) .

This week Dell announced plans to become carbon neutral, which followed similar moves by News Corp and Volkswagen. Earlier this year, IBM revealed its own green strategy, allocating $1 billion to drive environmentally friendly initiatives both inside and outside the company.

Today also saw the launch of The Green Data Project, a joint initiative by The Data Management Institute and Archive Management.org (AMO). The project, which is sponsored by a number of vendors, including FileTek, Caringo, and Plasmon, aims to share information on how electronic data can be managed to cut power consumption.

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  • Caringo
  • Copan Systems Inc.
  • Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL)
  • FileTek Corp.
  • Fujitsu Ltd. (Tokyo: 6702; London: FUJ; OTC: FJTSY)
  • Hitachi Data Systems (HDS)
  • Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST)
  • IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM)
  • NEC Corp. (Nasdaq: NIPNY; Tokyo: 6701)
  • Nexsan Technologies Inc.
  • Plasmon plc (London: PLM)
  • The StorageIO Group