This summer, Bryant completed a $1-million initiative to build a “green data center.” In partnership with South Kingstown-based APC-MGE and IBM, the university consolidated four server sites into one, and installed new equipment from the two companies aimed at decreasing energy usage...

...In all, Bryant hopes to reduce its energy usage for data storage by 35 percent, saving as much as $20,000 a year, according to Arthur S. Gloster II, the vice president for information services...For Bryant, the project is part of a multiyear initiative to establish a reputation for the innovative use of technology in education...

...Since 2002, every Bryant student has received an IMB laptop from the university. Every two years, the Student Laptop Program provides a new model.

In 2004, Bryant installed VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, equipment in every dorm room, allowing students to make free, unlimited calls within the United States.