Microsoft's Sleep Proxy Lowers PC Energy Use

alphadogg writes "Microsoft researchers have slashed desktop energy use with a sleep proxy system that maintains a PC's network presence even when it is turned off or put into standby mode. Microsoft has deployed the sleep proxy system to more than 50 active users in the Building 99 research facility in Redmond, Wash., according to the Microsoft Research Web site and a paper that will be presented at the Usenix technical conference in Boston later this month. ... Sleep proxies allow machines to be turned off while keeping them connected to the network, waking the machines when a user or IT administrator attempts to access them remotely."

Making zombies even more zombie like!

[oztiks]

Yay!! Microsoft!!

Misleading Headline

[John Hasler]

I was expecting a sleep proxy for me so that I could stay up all night while the proxy wasted time sleeping.

Re:Give them a break

[Rockoon]

hey thats great.. Its as simple as modding every single remote access application that currently exists and will ever exist.. such as firefox.. thats so simple... you are brilliant.

Re:Wake on Lan?

[cmacb]

You mean they copied Apple?

Huh. First time for everything.

Re:My Macs have been able to do this for some time

[camperdave]

Interesting. Could we have a link, please?

Yes, as soon as the machine wakes up.

Re:MS invented here JUST LIKE THEY ALWAYS DO

[badboy_tw2002]

Hey buddy, you and your "facts" can go fuck yourselves. I came into this discussion for some microsoft I mean M$ hate and I'll be damned if I'm going to let a few sensible facts and reasoned posts get in my way. Someone make a chairs joke, stat! Also, can we somehow work 640K into this? Lets see...640K seconds of sleep should be enough for anyone...umm....640K computers will only allow themselves...hmm...wait, I'll get it..