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National Magazine Ranks Highmark Best Green Information Technology Company in the Nation

Date:2/18/2008

Highmark Data Center cited for its environmental efforts

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Highmark announced today that Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management," has selected it as number one in a list of 12 top green-Information Technology Companies for 2008. This honor is part of the magazine's first "Top Green-IT Companies" feature, which was published in the Feb. 18 issue of Computerworld and online at Computerworld.com.

In the fall of 2007, Computerworld set out on a mission to identify companies that are implementing smart, efficient strategies to achieve "green IT." Computerworld reached out to select green IT experts for help in developing a set of criteria that would best identify the companies that are working to reduce energy consumption in IT equipment and are using technology to conserve energy and lower carbon emissions. Based on this expert input, Computerworld editors developed a checklist-style survey and weighting scheme. Computerworld then reached out to the IT community through a variety of channels, and 86 complete surveys were received. Computerworld then contacted representatives at the participating companies to verify that the information provided on their company's survey was truthful and accurate. Only those companies that filed verification letters were considered. Based on the weighting scheme developed, the top 12 Green-IT Users and top 12 Green-IT Vendors lists were chosen. To view the full survey, visit http://www.computerworld.com/topgreen.

"This is an honor for Highmark and I congratulate the many staff here who have helped make this recognition possible," said Tom Tabor, senior vice president and chief information officer at Highmark. "When we began thinking about a new data center a number of years ago, we realized being environmentally friendly was an important part of the project. It is really more than just a trend, being e
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