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World Wide Technology Hosts “Green Means Business” Datacenter Webcast
WWT Answers Questions and Outlines Best Practices for Greening the Datacenter in Complimentary Webcast June 26
ST. LOUIS (June 24, 2008) – World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions, announced today that it will host a complimentary datacenter webcast with Sun Microsystems™ on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 2 p.m. Eastern. The webcast will provide best practices for maximizing the business value of greening the datacenter.
“Addressing increasing energy costs and consumption in the datacenter as well as environmental policy compliance issues are top priorities for today’s IT managers,” said Tony Berg, datacenter business development manager for WWT. “Because of our datacenter expertise and longstanding relationship with Sun, World Wide Technology is uniquely positioned to offer practical information tailored for IT professionals who wish to develop a comprehensive eco-strategy in the datacenter that is truly aligned with organizational goals."
As a service to the IT community, WWT is offering the webcast free of charge. Attendees will learn how to develop a comprehensive Green strategy by integrating energy efficiency within datacenter design structure as well as system, storage and software choices. Presenters will provide an overview of the green landscape, demonstrate the bottom-line impact and business value of eco initiatives, and showcase the tools and technologies that are enabling the greening of datacenters. Those wishing to attend the event can visit http://www.wwt.com/external_content/wwt_sun_green_registration.html.
A Sun Microsystems™ partner since 1992, World Wide Technology has achieved the highest levels of product and service certifications offered by Sun. Together, WWT and Sun offer an array of cutting-edge datacenter solutions and services designed specifically to help IT managers and datacenter personnel enable robust, energy-efficient datacenters across even the most disparate environments.
About WWT
World Wide Technology, Inc. is a systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions to the commercial, government and telecom sectors. The company brings to market a powerful blend of knowledge, infrastructure and technology to help its customers manage the planning, procurement and deployment of IT products and solutions. Based in St. Louis, WWT works closely with industry leaders including Boeing (NYSE: BA); Dell (NASDAQ: DELL); Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO); EMC (NYSE: EMC); HP (NYSE: HPQ); AT&T Inc., formerly SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: ATT); Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:JAVA); Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and the U.S. Air Force. WWT employs over 1,000 people and operates more than 1.7 million square-feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space in 20 facilities throughout the world. For more information on World Wide Technology, visit www.wwt.com.