June 4, 2007—Dell has introduced a new server packaging option called Multipack that is designed to save customers time, simplify server installations, and protect the environment by eliminating up to half of the packaging materials and waste resulting during a typical customer installation of IT equipment.
Multipack is now available as a packaging option, at no additional cost, for US customers ordering more than one of Dell’s PowerEdge 1950, PowerEdge 860, PowerEdge SC1435, or PowerEdge 1955 servers.
Through the program, up to four 1U rack height servers or 10 blade servers can be delivered in a single box. In addition to reducing cardboard packaging, with only a single set of product manuals and CDs included in each box, collateral materials can be reduced by up to 75 percent, further reducing paper use and material waste.
Dell plans to make Multipack available worldwide and across additional product lines. The company estimates that the packaging option will save up to 2,000 tons of cardboard; 1,000 tons of wood pallets; 300 tons of paper; 80 tons of polyethylene foam; and 40 tons of plastic annually.
Dell’s commitment to forest stewardship includes worldwide use of recycled-content paper in catalogs, product packaging, and office use, and an average use of 50 percent recycled-content paper in its marketing publications. The company recently announced it had exceeded its five-year goal to use 50 percent recycled content by 2009.
For more information about Dell’s environmental initiatives, visit “Dell Earth.”
