04-02-2010 Greenpeace: Small Indian company produces green computer sooner than Dell, Samsung and Lenovo

Excerpt from the Greenpeace press release;

This is what we like to see: a true leader in greener electronics showing giants like Dell and Samsung how it's done.

One of India's relatively small PC manufacturing companies, Wipro, has beaten giants like Dell, Samsung and Lenovo to the finish line in producing a computer free of the worst toxic chemicals.

A major first in India, the announcement marks another success for our green electronics campaign in driving tech companies around the world to clean up their products.

The new computer, named "Greenware" is free of both hazardous PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and BFRs (brominated flame retardants). This meets a long-time demand of Greenpeace. Since 2005, we have been encouraging a greener electronics race by ranking company performance. Wipro joins companies like Apple, HP and Nokia who are leading the way on eliminating toxic chemicals.  Years of pressure from Greenpeace, and attention to our ranking from green consumers, are driving more and more companies to clean up their act.