Software designed by the University of Liverpool which automatically shuts down computer systems after usage, is saving large organisations up to £13,000 in electricity costs each month.

At the annual Lotusphere conference, IBM (NYSE:IBM) and SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) announced the planned March release for their first joint software product called Alloy(TM). At Lotusphere, IBM and SAP showcased successful early results of this product with several customers, including Colgate-Palmolive and Arla Foods.

IBM Virtual Bridges and Canonical today announced general availability of a Linux-desktop solution designed to drive significant savings compared with Microsoft-desktop software by amplifying Lotus collaboration software and Ubuntu to a larger user base through virtualization.

There are roughly 120,000 bridges in Germany. In order for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians to cross them safely, they must be regularly inspected for damage. An image processing program automatically detects irregularities in the bridge material.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that PHASE 2 International, a leading Software as a Service (SaaS) provider, selected IBM technology to enable the company to support more clients while lowering energy use by over 65 percent.

UC San Diego computer scientists have built a software program that can perform key duplication without having the key. Instead, the computer scientists only need a photograph of the key.

IBM unveiled new software and services to support businesses of all sizes as they address efficiency-related challenges in dealing with the energy crisis and creating environmental business metrics.

Today IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced enhancements to its InfoSphere software portfolio, a unified platform for delivering timely and accurate information on demand to the people, processes and applications that rely on it.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Audible Magic Corp. today announced that Audible Magic has licensed video fingerprint software from IBM to enhance and expand its portfolio of patented audio and video identification technologies.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today launched a company-wide initiative that extends its traditional software delivery model toward a mix of on-premise and cloud computing applications with new software, services and technical resources for clients and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled new software that helps midsize companies detect vulnerabilities that can lead to costly security breeches, improve organizational productivity, and secure data while maintaining compliance with mandatory business regulations.

Available today from T-Mobile USA Inc., the new T-Mobile® Sidekick® powered by Danger (a subsidiary of Microsoft Corp.) introduces innovative software, services and hardware customization that improve an already celebrated mobile experience.