Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software; research, design and development services of software embedded in devices or managing devices remotely with the purpose of reducing energy usage and carbon footprint while preserving the devices usability by analyzing its usage patterns and accordingly selecting optimal operating strategies and parameters; energy efficiency consultancy services targeting a reduction and optimization of an organization's energy consumption and carbon footprint due to networked equipment in particular to printers, copiers and multi-function devices; energy efficiency advice on individual devices and device networks energy usage and proposes the optimal functioning parameters and usage including advice on the optimal functioning parameters and usage strategies (such as schedules and load balancing) of the equipment in order to reduce the organization's energy consumption and carbon footprint