Electronic products make up the fastest-growing portion of the waste stream. But discarded computers don't just take up space in a landfill. They spread a toxic cocktail of more than 100 chemicals, leaching lead, cadmium, barium and mercury in the soil. This white paper examines options other than throwing your company's old PCs in the garbage.

Propelled by swelling energy costs, many corporations today find themselves embarking on new conservation and "green" initiatives. Whether it's investing in alternative energy markets or manufacturing more energy efficient products, "going green" can also be good for business. IBM interviewed more than 1,100 executives from small and mid-sized business to find out how environmental concern is affecting day-to-day policies of SMBs, and what role IT plays.

Today's organizations face an urgent need to develop energy-efficient and environmentally responsible data centers. Data centers are growing at a tremendous rate, but energy costs are becoming a proportionally higher part of their operational budget. Analysts estimate that within a few years, the cost of powering and cooling a server will equal its purchase price. This white paper provides a brief overview of IBM solutions that can help organizations support their initiatives for developing energy-efficient and environmentally responsible data centers.

The increased breadth of business processes and sharing of business data brings new and complex challenges to IT security. Increased data use may be may be a winning strategy for businesses, but the lack of bbaked inb security in all processes at all locations increases risk, typically to unacceptable levels. Mainframe systems have traditionally delivered inherent security architectures through a centralized and managed set of controls. This report b published by research consultants The Clipper Group Inc. b explores the advantages of mainframe systems in creating a more secure shared-information IT environment. Complimentary with registration. Sponsored by IBM Corp.

This discussion document/marketing report, entitled: Advantages of Mimosa NearPoint for E-Mail Archival offers a review of Mimosa NearPoint for Microsoft Exchange Server and compares the product to traditional solutions for e-mail archival. Mimosa NearPoint is an archiving solution for Microsoft Exchange that unifies data protection and e-mail archival into a single integrated solution. Complimentary with registration. Sponsored by Mimosa Systems Inc.