BOSTON, MA — IBM and Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company, today announced the availability of a new online assessment tool designed specifically for organizations seeking to improve their Green IT capabilities, performance and ROI. The tool, which uses Aberdeen's primary research in Green IT and sustainability, helps companies of all sizes identify potential areas for improvement, including server and data centre virtualization, energy efficiency, end-user collaboration, and recommends steps that companies should take to address these capabilities and achieve ROI from their Green IT investments.

The tool automatically compares companies of a similar size. Large companies are compared with other large companies while midsize firms are compared with companies that have about the same number of employees.

The assessment helps companies determine their Green IT posture by benchmarking against best-in-class organizations, as identified through Aberdeen's PACE (Pressures, Actions, Capabilities & Enablers) research model. By completing a 10-minute online survey, participants receive a personalized summary of how they compare and can quickly identify the Green IT strategies, capabilities, and technologies used by companies with Best-in-Class performance. Participants can also receive an assessment of over a dozen KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) associated with determining the potential ROI that can be achieved from Green IT initiatives.

"This assessment tool will help companies quickly identify opportunities to improve their operational efficiency and provide them with a competitive advantage," said Rich Lechner, IBM vice president of energy and the environment. "IBM and Aberdeen have developed a simple way to help companies get started saving money, attracting the best talent and gaining new customers by focusing on sustainability."

"Aberdeen is pleased to partner with IBM and enable organizations to make timely, informed decisions on their Green IT strategies based on our industry research," said Andrew Boyd, President of Aberdeen. "The Assessment Tool Series, launched in 2004, has proven to be a very effective format to share research in a very personalized way."

For more information about the online Green IT assessment tool, visit: greenIT.aberdeen.com.

To access a complimentary copy of recent Aberdeen research, see: research.aberdeen.com.

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