Reston, Va., [August 17, 2009] Applied Knowledge Group, Inc. (AKG) is encouraging its employees to go “green” on August 27th 2009 by powering down their computers and peripherals in support of Power IT Down Day. Hewlett Packard (HP), in collaboration with Microsoft, Citrix, and Intel, will calculate the number of people who Power IT Down, and post the results online. A portion of the cost savings will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP).
AKG’s Chief Operating Officer, Jim O’Farrell, states his enthusiasm and support for this cause, “We have put out announcements and reminders on our corporate intranet to ensure that our employees participate in this commitment to save energy; and we certainly welcome another opportunity to help support the WWP.” Combined with his work supporting WWP as a board member for the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), O’Farrell is happy to be involved with the WWP through multiple facets.
On August 27, join AKG employees and power down your computer, monitor, and printer at the end of the day. Spread the word to colleagues and friends. AKG is proud to play a part in conserving the environment while honoring and empowering wounded warriors across the US.
To get involved in this national initiative, visit the Power IT Down website and sign up today.
About Applied Knowledge Group, Inc.
Applied Knowledge Group (AKG) is a full service business and technology consulting company that provides innovative business collaboration solutions for government, commercial and non-profit clients in Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland. Our services include SharePoint implementations that create intranet, extranet and website solutions, and customized training tailored to your needs. AKG is proud to be a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner specializing in the implementation and support of Microsoft SharePoint and related technologies.
Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, AKG was founded in 1996 as an early innovator in collaboration technology. Our goal is to support the vision of a Virtual Work Environment (VWE) to facilitate collaboration, knowledge transfer and enable more informed business decisions. To achieve this goal, we focus on four key pillars: People, Process, Technology and Learning. Our services align with these four pillars and include collaboration strategy support, change management and training services, SharePoint implementation and other technology services, geospatial data visualization, and software application development.
Current engagements include a 42,000 seat Microsoft SharePoint implementation for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as well as current and prior engagements including Commander, Naval Installations Command, FedExKinkos, Weidemann Associates, Curtiss Wright Embedded Computing, Department of Homeland Security, the Institute for Defense Analyses, the American Society of Hematology, Weyerhaeuser Corp., Learning Tree International and the United States Marine Corps.