As if significant savings on electricity bills weren't enough, IT managers have another reason to embrace environmentally friendly IT practices: a bevy of federal, state and local tax incentives that could tip the scales to make green IT projects financially attractive.

Sharp's solar business is on track to turn its first annual profit this year as the company looks to expand production and forge partnerships with corporations worldwide to expand the use of solar power generation.

Brent Hoag, VP and CIO, JohnsonDiversey

Apple's work on solar-powered devices has garnered renewed interest from the blogosphere with the granting of a few new patents and the resurfacing of an older one dealing with solar battery recharging. Although the chatter about Apple and solar power started a couple of years ago, it's more important now than ever for Apple to embrace green technology to advance its products -- and customer satisfaction -- into the 21st century.