Effective March 31, 2014, the UW will no longer offer or support the IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager (TEM) product for power and patch management of UW computers. TEM piloting began in January 2012 and the tool was deployed to more than 3,500 UW machines. The data collected during the pilot period has led us to conclude that TEM was not the best fit for our current environment. We will continue to look for other programs and tools to help us manage power usage and security.
The Project Team thanks the many users who tested, piloted and used TEM. Your participation was critical to the success of this project.
Users or groups with the IBM/TEM agent deployed should remove the software from their systems as soon as convenient, but before March 31. Users with support groups (such as Nebula) will receive information and assistance from those groups.
How to remove TEM from your computer
The TEM software can be removed using the standard Uninstall program tool. Look for the "IBM Endpoint Manager Client" software. Around the week of March 10, the TEM server will begin removing TEM from desktop and laptop computers where it is still installed.
To effectively manage power settings on your UW computer, see the following links:
PC: Power Plans
Mac: OS X Mavericks: Energy Saver preferences
Sustainability is an ongoing effort at the UW and we thank you for your interest and commitment.
Sponsored by: UW-IT, Facilities Services, and Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability.
Learn More
Learn more about what you can do at the UW Information Technology's Green Computing page.
The Climate Action Plan outlines strategies for reducing University emissions (Section 4), including IT strategies (Section 4.3) and ways to exercise Power Management (Section 4.3.2), both of which the Green Computing program supports.