Thanks to pressure from environmental activist groups, a 2007 law passed by the Democrat-controlled Congress and signed by Republican President George W. Bush will make the sale of standard incandescent 100-watt bulbs illegal effective January 1, 2012, 75-watt bulbs on Jan. 1, 2013, and 60- and 40-watt bulbs as of Jan. 1, 2014.

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Compaq's Deskpro EN series, on sale for more than a year, is 40% smaller than standard boxes and has been well-received by banks and other organizations where desktop space is at a premium, Sze says.

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