Welcome to our quarterly newsletter which this time focuses on the green debate. Looming government regulations and rising energy costs are conspiring to push "Green" initiatives up the corporate agenda. This issue of InFocus assesses the issues and introduces some ways in which companies can save money while going green. I hope that at least some of the pragmatic suggestions we make can benefit your business. At Trustco we're deploying several strategies and have already started to see the difference.

Trustco is ideally positioned to see new technologies as they become available, while having access to them so we can help to guide your decision making processes.

In this edition we're looking at:

• New Trustco services
• Whether the industry is ready for eco-initiatives
• Our top Green tips

We look forward to helping you grow your business.

Trevor Kennard, Sales Director, Trustco PLC

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Good technical staff are hard to find - how can you help to retain key individuals?
Businesses invest greatly in attracting, training and retaining key technical staff. These individuals build up valuable organisational knowledge which is often lost in the event that they leave the company.

While these staff are in the ideal position to maintain and support existing business systems, these functions are often seen as less interesting than new business projects. By outsourcing the deployment of new systems you may de-motivate your in-house staff, increasing the likelihood of them being attracted to alternative career opportunities.

An alternative approach is offered by Trustco. Our technical specialists are available to backfill while your staff are being trained on new products and during new systems deployment. Of course we can also cover other extended absences. Our approach enables your staff to get involved with new systems at the earliest stages - maintaining their interest levels while providing them with the best systems knowledge.

Trustco can provide the level of support you need for as long as you need it. Whether it's telephone support or on-site service we will design the package to meet your needs.

The software, called GreenCert, is built on IBM's infrastructure software and tools from C-Lock Technology, which can accurately measure reductions in greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide.

HP Ireland Running On Renewable Energy
Airtricity, a renewable energy company developing and operating wind farms across Europe and North America, is supplying 80 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy this year to two HP facilities: in Liffey Technology Park in Leixlip, County Meath, and Ballybrit Business Park in Galway.

The move helps put HP on track to reduce its worldwide energy consumption 20 per cent by 2010.

Firms Unite On Green Agenda
An industry-led forum has been created to help UK businesses reduce the environmental impact of their technology infrastructures.

The Green Technology Initiative is intended to provide education and inspiration to IT directors looking to improve their green credentials.

SMEs Offered Affordable Storage Virtualisation
DataCore Software, a provider of SAN virtualisation software, has announced a new, iSCSI-enabled, VM Starter SAN package that the firms believes offers to small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) enterprise data protection at a fraction of the cost.

Click here for the full story

Windows Server 2008 - This Spring?
Microsoft will release Windows 2008 Server as the direct successor to Windows 2003 Server in the spring of this year. The new server OS, code named Longhorn, shares the same kernel with Windows Vista and incorporates many additions compared to its predecessor.

Ready To Switch?
While upgrading to the latest and greatest operating system version tends to be a decision taken with due care, consideration and waiting for the first service pack, Windows Server 2008 has one major ace up its sleeve - the built-in virtualisation capabilities. An early upgrade may be a brave decision but the arguments for virtualisation are compelling - a decision to evaluate at an earlier stage than normal perhaps.

Click here to read more about Windows Server 2008 and its key features

Got Any Tips To Share? We'd love to hear any technical tips you have. If we publish your tips in a future edition of InFocus we'll send you a bottle of champagne! Reply to this email or write to info@trustco.co.uk with your suggestions.

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