Rhode Island Town Switches To "Greener Computing"

North Kingstown, R.I. will start a wholesale conversion of its government computers to more energy efficient systems in an effort to save money and reduce its environmental impact. Over the next three years, the town will switch to products in Dell's Energy Smart line of energy-efficient machines, including models from the OptiPlex and PowerEdge series.

In addition to switching over to Dell's green computers, North Kingstown also announced it will be joining Dell's Plant a Forest For Me program, an initiative the company launched in September 2007 to offset carbon emissions among its clients by encouraging them to fund reforestation projects around the globe.