Edge2Datacenter2Cloud (EDC2022) The Digital Transformation Showcase was held last week in Israel. participants from all sectors gathered with industry experts to be updated with the latest innovations ideas that can improve the energy and the Data center sector.

With over 10 exhibitors, this event offered unrivaled opportunities for anyone in the IT space looking for green solutions and services.

EDC2022 Summit

EDC2022 entrance

Designed with the objectives of the energy community in mind, this showcase features innovations, projects, and technologies helping to cope with global warming. The showcase Sessions included Green Energy, Hosting solutions, Artificial Intelligence, Challenges of Infrastructure, Data Center Strategy, Edge Cloud Computing, Security and Cyber, and a Panel with  Infrastructure Managers and energy professionals to share the latest ideas and inventions.

PowerPlug VP Customer Services, Mr. Nimrod Yedaya, attended The Digital Transformation Showcase (EDC2022) and was one of the speakers at the event.

Nimrod Yedaya, PowerPlug’s VP presenting at the EDC2022

“Alongside meetings with industry experts and sharing views on current opportunities, I focused on the upcoming changes in the IEC power tariffs, which are expected next year and will have a significant impact on our industry”, said Nimrod. “PowerPlug Pro, our well-adopted PC Power Management software, is the best solution in the market for organizations that would like to prepare for the upcoming change and reduce their electricity bill”.

Nimrod also mentioned that “This event is a great platform for networking, to form new relationships and drive projects, PowerPlug is looking forward to participating in the next event”.

PowerPlug Ltd. is honored to be selected as exclusive PC Power Management supplier by Ministry of Energy

The Ministry of Energy has decided to implement PowerPlug Pro software to encourage savings and energy efficiency. Managing a network of hundreds of desktops computers involves many tasks and has several effects on any company or an organization. The ministry’s initiative in choosing PowerPlug as its sole supplier for PC Power Management sets an example of responsibility, and by that taking another step forward promoting energy efficiency policy for sustainability of Israeli economy.

Both Ministry of Energy and PowerPlug Ltd. share the same objectives of lowering organizational carbon footprint, cut electricity costs in a meaningful way, preserve energy that can increase PC lifespan, protect the environment and enhance network security by de-activating PC’s from network when not in use, and above all that making sure all the above objectives do not to interrupt PC users and ongoing daily work.

On this partnership, Nimrod Yedaya, VP Customers Services, said: “I congratulate Ministry of Energy devoted team on joining in an active involvement of energy/cost efficiency, and can only hope that with their example and support other ministries & companies will understand the importance of power saving. We are working hard to launch PowerPlug Pro next version, and are certain we will continue to benefit our clients for many years to come”.

About Ministry of Energy

The Ministry of Energy is responsible for all of Israel’s energy sectors and its natural resources, including electricity, fuel, LPG, natural gas, conservation of energy, water, sewage, petroleum explorations, minerals, earth science and marine research and more. The Ministry supervises the public and private bodies operating in these fields, while regulating the market, protecting the consumer, and protecting the environment.

About PowerPlug

PowerPlug Ltd, founded in 2009, is a leading provider of PC Power Management solutions for organizations. The company’s mission is to reduce the environmental and financial impact of PC power consumption, cutting organizational costs and carbon emissions without any interference to IT operations or end-user productivity.

PowerPlug’s software solutions lead to savings of up to 60% in PC power costs and to a significant reduction of an organization’s carbon footprint. The company’s leading product, PowerPlug Pro, has already been implemented by organizations with as little as 200 PCs and as many as 40,000 PCs, including medical centers, financial institutions, IT companies, universities, government agencies and more. PowerPlug Pro also includes the patented Wakeup Portal, enabling network administrators and end-users to easily turn on PCs remotely from any power state, including shutdown.

Useful links:

Ministry of Energy – Energy Efficiency

Ministry of Energy – News

PowerPlug Pro supports Mor Institute for Medical Data Ltd. in saving power usage solution.

This year Mor Institute for Medical Data Ltd. In Israel have evaluated the market to identify the most innovative solution for PC Power Management software and chose PowerPlug Ltd.

Although Mor Institute for Medical Data Ltd. is not the biggest HMO in Israel, it is by far one of the most important institute in the medical field.

“We managed to give the best solution for another major medical institute in Israel, and have another partner that recognize the importance of consuming energy in PC’s and saving costs to the organization”, says Nimrod Yedaya, VP Costumer Services.

About Mor Institute for Medical Data Ltd

Mor Institute for Medical Data Ltd.  was founded in 1975. The Company’s line of business includes providing health and allied services.

MOR’s commercialization portfolio comprises over 100 different projects and companies at various stages of development, from pre-seed to advanced stage companies. The intellectual property is conceived and developed by professionals working at all fourteen hospitals owned by Clalit, and around 2,000 clinics across the country, including the Rabin, Meir, Kaplan, Carmel, Soroka, Ha-Emek, and Schneider medical centers. MOR draws on over two decades of experience to ensure that the process of commercialization of these inventions yields gains for the researchers, industry partners, and the public at large.

About PowerPlug

PowerPlug Ltd, founded in 2009, is a leading provider of PC Power Management solutions for organizations. The company’s mission is to reduce the environmental and financial impact of PC power consumption, cutting organizational costs and carbon emissions without any interference to IT operations or end-user productivity.

PowerPlug’s software solutions lead to savings of up to 60% in PC power costs and to a significant reduction of an organization’s carbon footprint. The company’s leading product, PowerPlug Pro, has already been implemented by organizations with as little as 200 PCs and as many as 40,000 PCs, including medical centers, financial institutions, IT companies, universities, government agencies and more. PowerPlug Pro also includes the patented Wakeup Portal, enabling network administrators and end-users to easily turn on PCs remotely from any power state, including shutdown.

Israeli Ministry of Defense uses PowerPlug Pro software Solution.

After presenting PowerPlug Pro advance range of possibilities, among those, in cutting costs and energy in PC’s, the Ministry of Defense decided to implement PowerPlug Pro.

Back in 2009, Israel set a target of achieving 5% green electricity by 2014 and 10% by 2020. The government continue to promote clean energy ventures, which also lower electricity prices. Ministry of defense has many divisions offering high-end government services. This project together with PowerPlug Ltd. Enables saving of approximately 2 million kWh, and preventing more than 1 million tons CO2 Emission, less alone lowering costs in electricity bills that can reach high levels of NIS (New Israeli shekels) each year.

The Ministry of Defense considers the project to be an important one.

“We are exciting to announce that Ministry of Defense decided to purchase PowerPlug Pro. I am confident that this decision will be a strong strategic fit to drive innovative and provide a financial impact of PC power consumption”, said Eyal Yechieli, PowerPlug Ltd.’s CEO.

About Israeli Ministry of Defense

The Ministry of Defense is responsible for security on the political, military and civilian levels. The ministry focuses on building the strength of the Israel Defense Forces, promotes security research and technology development, encourages export of security technologies, supports local industries and more. The ministry publishes guidelines for emergency situations, provides rehabilitation to disabled veterans, commemoration and support for families and assistance for discharged soldiers

About PowerPlug

PowerPlug Ltd, founded in 2009, is a leading provider of PC Power Management solutions for organizations. The company’s mission is to reduce the environmental and financial impact of PC power consumption, cutting organizational costs and carbon emissions without any interference to IT operations or end-user productivity.

PowerPlug’s software solutions lead to savings of up to 60% in PC power costs and to a significant reduction of an organization’s carbon footprint. The company’s leading product, PowerPlug Pro, has already been implemented by organizations with as little as 200 PCs and as many as 40,000 PCs, including medical centers, financial institutions, IT companies, universities, government agencies and more. PowerPlug Pro also includes the patented Wakeup Portal, enabling network administrators and end-users to easily turn on PCs remotely from any power state, including shutdown.

PowerPlug Ltd., one of the 15 top European innovator leaders shines at African Utility Week in Cape, Africa from May 15-17, 2018.

African Utility Week (AUW) in Cape Town is a 3-day trade exhibition and conference, gathering the large group of power, energy and water professionals in the African market, and has been running for 18 consecutive years. The AUW exhibition is welcoming over 7,400 decision makers from more than 90 countries, and more than 300 exhibitors from 11 different countries and 284 expert speakers, among them PowerPlug Ltd., to discuss challenges, solutions and successes in the power, energy and water industry, along with multiple side events and networking functions.

The EU’s top innovator SMEs leaders with EU Ambassador to South Africa, Mr. Marcus Cornaro at AUW 2018

The conference programme will address the latest challenges, developments and opportunities in the power and water sectors: ranging from generation, T&D, metering, technology and water. The African Utility Week expo offers an extensive technical workshop programme to discuss practical, day-to-day technical topics, best practices and product solutions that businesses, large power users and utilities can implement in their daily operations.

PowerPlug Ltd. exhibited as part of the EU Pavilion alongside 14 of its fellow top innovators from 10 different countries across Europe, such as DesignPro Renewables (Tidal Energy), and EnergyNest (Thermal Battery).

Eyal Yechieli, PowerPlug’s CEO presenting at the AUW Workshop

Team photo at the workshop

“This is a great opportunity to meet with many key energy professionals in the smart energy field, enter new markets and discuss strategy to achieve a better transition towards a low carbon energy supply. We are excited to introduce PowerPlug Pro software solution to new potential clients, senior decision makers, governments and many more, and enter new markets while widen our network”, says Eyal Yechieli, PowerPlug’s CEO.

Manuel Mendigutía, Project Advisor in SME presenting Eyal

EU Ambassador to South Africa, Mr. Marcus Cornaro, with Eyal and Nimrod

About African Utility Week (AUW)

The 18th annual African Utility Week is the only global meeting place, conference and trade exhibition for African power and water utility professionals. African Utility Week offers a unique networking opportunity for engineers, stakeholders and solution providers alike.

Read more:

Interview with AUW event director Evan Schiff

Deal makers gear-up to invest in energy projects across Africa article, by Bontle Moeng.

Tnuva selected Integrity Software as its system integrator for implementing PowerPlug Pro software solution to save PC energy costs.

PowerPlug’s software solutions lead to savings of up to 60% in PC power costs and to a significant reduction of an organization’s carbon footprint. PowerPlug Pro also includes a patented Wake-On-Lan technology, enabling network administrators and end-users to easily turn on PCs remotely from any power state – including shutdown.

Tnuva Group operates out of a sense of responsibility to the community in which it lives and works, and by choosing PowerPlug Pro it establishes under a vision of protecting the environment and saving costs and energy.

About Tnuva

Tnuva Group is the largest and leading food group in Israel, and has been operating for 90 years, bringing to every household in the country fresh dairy products. Tnuva employs about 6,500 employees at 36 sites from Kiryat Shmona in the north to Eilat in the south. More than 80% of Tnuva Group’s raw materials come from Israeli agriculture, and the group works with 1,600 farmers and 6,500 suppliers

About Integrity Software

Integrity Software specializes in providing software solutions to the Enterprise Sector in Israel while emphasizing Integrity, Service and Professionalism. Integrity offers Software Solutions that include unique Israeli and Int’l products, combined with their professional services, successful implementation and superior support with personal attention

PowerPlug Ltd, provider of PC Power Management solutions, is now a member of ISEA, an organization dedicated to supporting the growth of a local innovative Smart Energy industry and the adoption of Smart Energy solutions in Israel.

PowerPlug Ltd, provider of PC Power Management solutions, announced today that it has joined the Israeli Smart Energy Association. ISEA strives to bring together innovators from the Smart Energy sector, creating a growing community that will work together to accelerate the adoption of Smart Energy solutions and the growth of the Smart Energy industry in the local sector.

The Israeli Smart Energy Association is a non-profit organization that serves as a national platform, bringing together local and global Smart Energy players and stakeholders. ISEA’s goal is to share knowledge, drive initiatives, and build partnerships through seminars, conferences & events, and by nurturing a strong networking community.

“We are happy to join the growing list of ISEA members,” said Eyal Yechieli, PowerPlug CEO, “we’ve found a strong local community in ISEA and we look forward to taking part in both their local and global Smart Energy initiatives and opportunities.”

In recent years ISEA has taken part in global energy events and conferences in Poland, India, Italy, Bulgaria, the United States, and more, and has offered members access to a growing global ecosystem, including cooperation opportunities with The Chinese-American Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation, UK Energy Innovation Centre, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and others. In addition, ISEA has lead the creation of the first comprehensive database of Israeli companies in the Energy industry.

About Israeli Smart Energy Association

The Israeli Smart Energy Association is a national association representing government, private entities and NGOs who share a common goal and interest in building and developing smart energy solutions in Israel, focusing on economic growth through a sustainable future. Founding members include The Israel Electric Corporation, IBM, Siemens, and Partner Communications.

Members of the Israeli Smart Energy Association.

PowerPlug was one of eleven IoT companies visiting Japan as part of a delegation hosted by the Israel Innovation Authority and METI, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.

PowerPlug Ltd, a leader in energy management software solutions, was selected by MATIMOP, the Israeli Industry Center for R&D, to join 10 other companies attending the Israeli IoT Delegation to Japan. The initiative was organized and led by the Israel Innovation Authority’s Japan-Israel Cooperation Program, in collaboration with METI, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. The delegation visited Tokyo & Osaka during the second week of July 2016, as part of a roadshow including networking and industry events, during which they met with local Japanese companies including FUJITSU, NEC and HITACHI.

PowerPlug was selected to present the company’s upcoming new product – PowerCloud, a new cloud platform that will help companies of all sizes monitor, control and optimize power consumption of pluggable devices within their organization.
“The Japanese market is very strategic to us both because of its size and its culture; this is a market with huge companies, all demonstrating great awareness and willingness to contribute to saving the environment. We see this delegation as an amazing opportunity for us to meet with Japanese companies, learn about the special requirements within this market and start building strong business relationships for a better future.” said Eyal Yechieli, PowerPlug’s CEO.

Read more:

Ministry of Economy and Industry publish – “Chairman of Israel Innovation Authority Leads Delegation of IoT Companies to Japan”.

The Times of Israel article – “Israeli startups head to Japan for investor roadshow, by Shoshana Solomon”.

VC Cafe article – “Israel & Japan: Konnichi Wa to Collaboration, Sayonara to Stagnation, by Levi Shapiro.

You can find more information in Japanese 日本語 here.

Japan delegation

Eyal Yechieli presenting PowerPlug Pro in Japan

PowerPlug Ltd, provider of PC Power Management software solutions since 2009, announced today the promotion of Mr. Nimrod Yedaya to the position of VP Customer Services, dedicated to the company’s growing number of corporate clients.

Mr. Yedaya holds a BSc in Communication Systems Engineering from BGU and has over seven years of experience in customer service, technical support and customer relationships. He joined PowerPlug in 2012 as Customer Support Manager and has been responsible for the ongoing management, communications and support of the company’s top clients, including Clalit Health Services, Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Maccabi Health Services, Rafael Defense Systems, and more.

In his new role, Mr. Yedaya will continue to oversee all professional communications and support for PowerPlug’s clients across the board.

About PowerPlug

PowerPlug Ltd, founded in 2009, is a leading provider of PC Power Management solutions for organizations. The company’s mission is to reduce the environmental and financial impact of PC power consumption, cutting organizational costs and carbon emissions without any interferences to IT operations or end-user productivity.

PowerPlug’s software solutions lead to savings of up to 60% in PC power costs and to a significant reduction of an organization’s carbon footprint. The company’s leading product, PowerPlug Pro, has already been implemented by organizations with as little as 200 PCs and as many as 40,000 PCs, including medical centers, financial institutions, IT companies, universities, government agencies and more. PowerPlug Pro also includes a patented Wakeup technology, enabling network administrators and end-users to easily turn on PCs remotely from any power state – including shutdown.

PowerPlug was recently awarded a Horizons 2020 grant, which will go towards the development of the company’s latest cloud product. Visit www.powerplugltd.com to learn more about PC Power Management solutions and green energy savings for businesses.

Israel’s Largest University Implements New Technology to Cut Costs and Conserve Energy

PowerPlug, a leader in PC power management solutions, announced today that Tel Aviv University (TAU) has implemented its software to reduce PC power consumption and associated costs. Globally, colleges and universities spend billions to power technology utilized in classrooms, libraries and labs.

TAU is Israel’s largest university and has over 30,000 students studying in nine faculties and over 125 schools and departments across the sciences, humanities and the arts. Situated in Israel’s cultural, economic and technological capital, TAU shares Tel Aviv’s unshakable spirit of innovation and openness.

“Colleges and universities globally are seeking innovative ways to reduce expenditures amid the rising cost of tuition, as well as reduce their carbon footprint,” said Eyal Yechieli, chief executive officer, PowerPlug. “With PowerPlug, TAU can quickly and effectively reduce the environmental and financial impact of PC power consumption.”

PowerPlug enables college and university IT administrators to easily implement, tailor and optimize power saving plans. More lenient conditions can be implemented during working or peak hours to ensure that productivity is not impacted, while more aggressive power-saving rules can be applied during non-peak hours for even greater impact.

About Tel Aviv University

Located in Israel’s cultural, financial, and industrial heartland, Tel Aviv University is the largest university in Israel. A major center of teaching and research, it comprises nine faculties, 106 departments, and 90 research institutes. Its origins date to 1956, when three small educational institutions—the Tel Aviv School of Law and Economics, the Academic Institute of Natural Sciences, and the Academic Institute of Jewish Studies—joined forces. Tel Aviv University offers an extensive range of programs in the arts and sciences in its faculties of Engineering, Exact Sciences, Life Sciences, Medicine, Humanities, Law, Social Sciences, Arts, and Business Administration.

Partner Communications Company Ltd (NASDAQ: PTNR), selected Integrity Software as its system integrator for implementing PowerPlug Pro software to save PC energy and related expenses. The PowerPlug Pro software solution enables centralized enterprise management of computers energy savings. Using PowerPlug Pro, Partner was able to cut over 60% of its PCs power consumption without interrupting ongoing IT and user operations. This savings project total cost was estimated at hundreds of thousands NIS and the return on the investment was achieved in the first year of operation.

Uzi Dvir, Director of Infrastructure and Operations at Partner: “PowerPlug Pro has many advantages – from cost savings, extending computers lifespan, to corporate information security improvements. In addition, we made sure that the user experience will not be affected. PowerPlug Pro works on thousands of our computers with great success”

Erez Goldstein, CEO of Integrity Software: “Partner was the first telecom company in Israel to adopt PowerPlug Pro solution, followed by other telecom companies with thousands of computers. In addition, PowerPlug Pro solution is already used by government agencies, banks, academic institutions, hospitals, hi-tech companies and more. We at integrity are proud to be the company that markets and implements a solution such as PowerPlug Pro that contributes to both the financial and environmental aspects of our customers.

About Partner

Partner Communications Company Ltd. (www.partner.co.il) is a mobile network operator, internet Wi-Fi and fixed telephony service provider in Israel. Partner operates under the brand name Orange and supplies a diverse range of quality services to over 2.9 million mobile subscribers.

About Integrity Software

Integrity Software (www.integrity-software.co.il)  specializes in providing software solutions to the Enterprise Sector in Israel while emphasizing Integrity, Service and Professionalism. Integrity offers Software Solutions that include unique Israeli and Int’l products, combined with thier professional services, successful implementation and superior support with personal attention.

February 08, 2015 – Barzilai and Assaf Harofeh, two of Israel’s largest medical centers, have chosen PowerPlug Pro for PC energy savings, reducing their organizations personal computers power consumption. Barzilai and Assaf Harofeh selected PowerPlug Pro to manage the electricity consumption of their PC environment. From the get go, following a successful extensive pilots that demonstrated the product ability to save power without affecting the end-user productivity or the needs of the IT department on several hundreds of computers, PowerPlug Pro’s flexibility and adaptability emerged as the key success factor for their targets. PowerPlug cooperated with Barzilai and Assaf Harofeh to optimize savings plans for the maximal achievable savings without interrupting users. Critical PCs were identified and excluded from power savings, and dynamic exclusions were also put in place – a PC running certain medical software, for example, would be excluded from power savings until that software would be exited. With tailored power plans configured, savings on a mass scale began.

About Assaf HaRofeh

Assaf HaRofeh Medical Center (www.assafh.org) , one of Israel’s largest hospitals, with 800 beds. It serves over 370,000 people in Central Israel. The hospital provides major services and emergency, intensive care, general medical, surgical, cardiac, pediatric, neonatal, gynecological, and obstetric medical services. It is an academic teaching facility and is part of the Tel Aviv University Sackler Faculty of Medicine. On its grounds are the first and largest Israeli academic nursing school and the oldest Israeli school of physiotherapy.

About Barzilai

Barzilai Medical Center (www.barzilaimc.org.il) , The Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon was founded in 1961 and provides services to a population of about 500,000 people during peacetime and in times of emergency in a region defined as periphery including the cities Ashkelon, Ashdod, Kiryat Malachi, Kiryat Gat, Sderot and the settlements around Gaza. The Barzilai Medical Center has 557 inpatient beds and 60 more outpatient beds and provides advanced medical and health care services, both during hospitalization and in large setting of clinics and institutes.

Rafael, a leading Israeli defense systems manufacturer, chose PowerPlug Pro as its PC Power Management solution, cutting down the electricity costs of its computer network. PowerPlug Pro is successfully implemented on all the computers at Rafael, after conforming to Rafael’s security regulations and company policies. By using a set of tailored Power Policies the IT team at Rafael are automatically managing the up and down time of their computers without interrupting the productivity of their end users.

About Rafael

Rafael (www.rafael.co.il) , Israel’s second largest defense company, develops and manufactures advanced defense systems for the Israeli Defense Forces and the defense establishment, as well as for foreign customers around the world. The company offers its customers a diversified array of innovative solutions at the leading edge of global technology, from underwater systems through naval, ground, and air superiority systems to space systems.

Maccabi Healthcare Services, the second largest HMO in Israel, decided to use PowerPlug Pro software.

Maccabi Healthcare Services was one of the first health care organizations, internationally, to recognize the strategic potential of information and communication technology for managing comprehensive health care systems. Maccabi’s IT and e-health infrastructure is among the most advanced in the world pioneering in various modes of service delivery via e-health technology. “We use comprehensive and integrated computerized information systems, cost-effective management and sophisticated monitoring and evaluation tools”.

Eyal Yechieli, PowerPlug CEO: “In big organization we establish different power saving plans to suit the needs of different departments and users, this enables the organization to be more flexible and achieve savings without interrupting end-users’ productivity or IT activities, enhance network security and expend equipment lifespan”.

About Maccabi Health Services

Maccabi Health Services, is one of the four Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) currently active in Israel. Maccabi Healthcare Services currently has over 2 million members and is considered an influential institution in regards to the Israeli healthcare system. Maccabi members benefit from diverse health services, using expert personnel in all medical and paramedical fields as well as a network of specialized institutes ho perform diagnostics and treatments, including Assuta. Maccabi’s service methodology is based on free choice of physician.

 About PowerPlug

PowerPlug Ltd, founded in 2009, is a leading provider of PC Power Management solutions for organizations. The company’s mission is to reduce the environmental and financial impact of PC power consumption, cutting organizational costs and carbon emissions without any interference to IT operations or end-user productivity.

PowerPlug’s software solutions lead to savings of up to 60% in PC power costs and to a significant reduction of an organization’s carbon footprint. The company’s leading product, PowerPlug Pro, has already been implemented by organizations with as little as 200 PCs and as many as 40,000 PCs, including medical centers, financial institutions, IT companies, universities, government agencies and more. PowerPlug Pro also includes the patented Wakeup Portal, enabling network administrators and end-users to easily turn on PCs remotely from any power state, including shutdown.

PowerPlug was recently awarded a Horizons 2020 grant, which will go towards the development of the company’s latest cloud product. Visit www.powerplugltd.com to learn more about pc power management solutions and green energy savings for businesses.

The National Insurance Institute of Israel has chosen PowerPlug Pro, a Green IT solutions software, to save electricity across thousands of desktop computers on its premises.

Joining other government ministries such as ministry of Agriculture, Health and Finance, The National Insurance Institute decided to use PowerPlug Pro in order to manage and optimize PC power consumption based on their specific needs, and as a result to significantly reduce the power consumption of unused or idle PCs by up to 70%.

PowerPlug Pro lets its customers tailor saving plans for the varying needs of their organization, maximizing savings while keeping the end-user experience unaffected. PowerPlug Pro provides remote PC wake up capabilities, enabling both administrators and users to wake up PCs and access them remotely, any time and from anywhere. PowerPlug Pro produces in-depth analytic reports about the power and cost savings it delivers.

About The National Insurance Institute

The National Insurance Institute of Israel (NII), one of the pillars on which social policy in Israel rests, operates under the National Insurance Law. The NII aims to provide weak population groups and families in temporary or long-term difficulties with a financial basis for subsistence.

In addition to the National Insurance Law, the National Insurance Institute is in charge of enforcing other laws and agreements in the field of social insurance, such as the Income Support Law, designed to protect every family from loss of income and to assist needy populations.

Meuhedet Health Services, Israel’s fastest growing HMO with more than 3,500 physicians and 1 million insured members, has implemented PowerPlug Pro to reduce PC energy costs and carbon emissions.

“Meuhedet selected PowerPlug Pro due to its ability to reduce PC energy costs by reducing PC power consumption by more than 60%, while continuing to operate seamlessly across Meuhedet’s distributed PC network. PowerPlug Pro centrally manages power consumption and savings in a diverse environment, covering 250 clinics, as well as numerous pharmacies, laboratories, dental clinics and other health facilities. PowerPlug Pro enacts savings policies on all of Meuhedet’s organizational PCs, maximizing savings while ensuring that the availability of mission-critical PCs is not affected.”

PowerPlug Pro has been rolled out on more than 4,000 PCs at Meuhedet in a under a week, delivering an ROI of less than 3 months and a monthly reduction of 75 tons in CO2 emissions.”

“Our key customers are CIOs and COOs who are looking to reduce IT costs while keeping organizational performance unaffected. PowerPlug Pro lets IT departments generate revenue in a tangible, recurring manner, while requiring no changes in an organization’s operations or configuration” said Eyal Yechieli, CEO of PowerPlug. “Meuhedet Health Services is a major addition to our portfolio. When a healthcare organization like Meuhedet installs PowerPlug Pro, it entrusts the availability of its PCs in our hands. We designed PowerPlug Pro with such customers in mind, balancing savings with uncompromising reliability and availability of our customers’ PCs.”

Assuta, Israel’s largest private hospital chain, and the ministries of Agriculture and Health implement PowerPlug Pro, the PC power saving software, to reduce power costs and cut carbon emissions

PowerPlug, a leading provider of PC Power Management software, announced today that three major organizations have chosen PowerPlug Pro as their PC power saving software of choice,
implemented towards cutting PC power consumption and related costs by up to 60%.

Assuta (http://en.assuta.co.il/), Israel’s largest and leading private hospital chain, joins PowerPlug’s deep healthcare portfolio, which includes HMOs, hospitals and clinics ranging in size from several dozens of PCs to 30,000 PCs. Israel’s Ministry of Health (http://www.health.gov.il/english) and the Ministry of Agriculture (http://www.moag.gov.il/agri/English/) bolster PowerPlug’s government business, joining existing customers such as the Finance and Construction Ministries, municipalities and government-owned corporations.

“Soaring power costs are bringing more and more organizations to the realization that PC Power Management can make a sizeable dent in their expenses” said Eyal Yechieli, CEO of PowerPlug. “Both Assuta and the Ministries of Health and Agriculture selected PowerPlug Pro after seeing it in action at similar organizations, and after verifying the very real financial and operational benefits it brings. PowerPlug Pro’s flexibility allows it to adapt to different businesses, including mission-critical organizations such as hospitals. It reduces power consumption dramatically, without impacting the user experience or IT activities.”

Ben Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), one of Israel’s leading universities, has selected PowerPlug Pro as its PC Network Power Management Software, for campus-wide implementation. PowerPlug Pro manages the power consumption of thousands of PCs at BGU, powering them down when they are not in use to save electricity and money, while keeping the user experience unaffected.

“After an in-depth evaluation process we selected PowerPlug Pro, whose flexibility and advanced features put it well ahead of the competition” Said Alon Goldin, BGU’s Head of IT. “Because of the diversity of PC uses at BGU, the ability to delegate power management capabilities to departmental IT managers was critical for us. Using PowerPlug Pro’s distributed management, every departmental IT manager can define power plans applicable to PCs under his or her control, ensuring user needs are optimally met. Another key consideration in selecting PowerPlug Pro was the ability to temporarily exclude PCs from power savings using dynamic, accurate criteria. It allowed us to distribute PowerPlug Pro throughout the organization without fearing it will power down computers running overnight simulations or other critical research processes. We simply created power-down exceptions that would ensure critical activities would not be affected, and rolled out savings plans en masse.”

“We are proud to have a leading academic institution such as Ben Gurion University among our customers” said Eyal Yechieli, CEO of PowerPlug. “BGU’s commitment to green IT and its wish to save money in the face of rising electricity tariffs make PowerPlug Pro an ideal solution for its needs. We were pleased to reach first place on BGU’s thorough evaluation process and to launch PowerPlug Pro on campus.”

PowerPlug Pro reduces electricity consumption for PCs in personal use at BGU (by faculty members, administrators and others) as well as on public PCs (in libraries and other public locations). PowerPlug Pro saves approximately 70% of PC electricity consumption at BGU.

About Ben Gurion University of the Negev

Home to 20,000 students, BGU is a leader in research in hi-tech, arid zone agriculture, solar energy, water resource management and other disciplines. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has taken on itself the responsibility to care for a cleaner and better quality environment as part of the project “Green Campus “, an initiative of the Ministry of Environmental Protection whose aim is to implement the subject of environmental quality in higher education institutions.

The latest in PC Power Management software, PowerPlug Pro 2.5 introduces unique power management features that help organizations maximize electricity and cost savings.

PowerPlug has released the latest version of PowerPlug Pro, the leader in PC Power Management software solutions. PowerPlug Pro 2.5 includes unique, market-leading power management features, including:

Advanced Power-down Conditions – PowerPlug Pro 2.5 now allows placing activity and performance-related conditions on power savings operations, executing such operations only when these conditions are met. For example, a PC may be instructed to stay up if a process (anti-virus, backup software etc.) is running and taking up a certain level of system resources (e.g. requires high CPU or disk I/O). Power savings will only commence once the condition is met – e.g. that process will drop below a defined threshold. These advanced power-down conditions enables organizations to distribute PowerPlug Pro across all organizational PCs, knowing that it will not interfere with critical IT or business processes.

Delegated Management – Administrators of large organizations can delegate the management of power saving policies to different branches and departments. This allows local branch/department administrators to customize power-saving policies to their specific needs, and deliver first level support independently.

One-click Remote PC Wakeup – the PowerPlug Wakeup Portal now offers complete integration into an organization’s intranet. Administrators can embed wakeup links on existing intranet pages (e.g. SharePoint), allowing each user to wake up his/her own computer remotely. User-to-PC mappings are automatically performed – no need to configure which user can wake which PC.

Some of PowerPlug’s customers – including large medical centers, IT companies and government agencies – have already upgraded to PowerPlug Pro 2.5 and are enjoying its unique feature set.