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IBM introduced a new line of products at the National Retail Federation Conference in New York last month, for everything from POS (point of sale) terminals to blade servers.

At the heart of the Green Retail Store program is IBM's SurePOS 700 point-of-sale system, which includes three different processor options that can reduce power consumption by 36 percent or more. IBM said that a retailer replacing 5,000 terminals with more energy efficient models could save nearly $1 million in energy costs over the seven-year lifespan of the SurePOS machines. Furthermore, around 60 percent of the plastic used in the SurePOS system contains recycled content.

According to the IBM Retail Green Initiative website:

  • Approximately 80% of products and features shipped by Retail Store Solutions in 2006 contained some amount of recycled plastic.
  • The new IBM SurePOS 700 models deliver a 36.1% reduction in maximum power consumption compared to predecessor models.
  • IBM uses powder coating for metal, and impregnated color for plastic, which drastically reduces harmful emissions from traditional painting techniques.

    Wincor-Nixdorf has made their own green entry into the POS machine market with theBEETLE /M-II plus, which consumes 30% less power than previous models. DigiPos recently unveiled their own ultra-low power POS system, which draws a mere 15 Watts of power. NCR , one of the largest manufacturers of POS systems, has yet to answer the green intiatives of its competitors.

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