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World Water Day 2013 is on March 22nd. Did you know? Userful Multiplatform, the latest software release from Userful, helps businesses and schools make 'greener' computing choices, and can save buckets full of water! With Userful Multiplatform, it's possible to power 20 computer stations with just one host PC or server, which can save the over 18,000kg of water that would be used to manufacture 20 individual computers. That's equivalent to 74,000 cups of water, or enough to provide drinking water for 9000 people for a day! 

Also, on March 23rd, it's time again for Earth Hour, where the whole world comes together to raise environmental awareness -- and to shut off all non-essential lights at 8:30pm for an hour. Making smart choices can not only save the planet, but saves money! Powering many computer stations with just 1 host PC or server, allows Userful Multiplatform to reduce electricity usage for our customers by up to 90%, which is both great for the environment and for their pocketbooks. Electronic waste is reduced by 80%, decreasing the environmental footprint left behind by computer waste and out-of-date electronics. If only 1% of the world's computers were powered by a Userful zero-client computing solution, it would be like taking 26 million cars off the road or planting 37 million acres of trees.

 Userful Corporation, the worldwide leader in green computing, today announced a giveaway of its software that turns one computer into many in celebration of World Water Day 2011 today, and Earth Hour 2011 on March 26. It takes over 1000kg of water to manufacture a computer, so turning 1 computer into 10 saves over 9000kg of water that would otherwise have been used in manufacturing. That's the equivalent of 37,000 cups of water, or enough drinking water for 4,500 people for a day. It also reduces electricity use by up to 90%. Userful is giving away a free-2-user version of their software that enables users to turn their existing computer into two independent stations by simply plugging in an extra monitor, mouse and keyboard. Read more...

World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. Now celebrated around the globe, World Water Day has done a tremendous job of raising awareness of the more than a billion people world wide do not have access to clean drinking water. Dirty drinking water kills 2.2 million people per year, including over 1.5 million children under the age of five. If just 1% of the worlds computers ran Userful MultiSeat, it would be equal to saving 9 billion kg of water, or enough drinking water for a billion people for four and a half days!