Xerox today is releasing a sustainability calculator along with a slimmed-down Web edition, both of which help companies gauge the environmental impact of their document-technology systems, such as printers, faxes, and copiers.“It might be tempting for to dismiss this type of tool as simply a marketing scheme to exploit CXOs who’ve caught a case of the green fever that’s swept the U.S. and beyond,” Ted Samson explains in this Sustainable IT post. “But the reality is there are cost savings to be had from certain sustainable practices, and making adjustments to your company’s network of printers and other document-technology products is one of them, such as moving to fewer multi-purpose machines as your older ones are ready for retirement.” Technology Industry