Dell Multipack Initiative to Simplify Deployments With Delivery of Multiple Servers in a Single Package.ROUND ROCK, Texas ROUND ROCK, Texas -- A new server packaging option called Multipack introduced today by Dell (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DELL) can save customers time and simplify server installations by eliminating up to half of the packaging materials and waste resulting during a typical customer installation of IT equipment.1 The company estimates server deployment times can be greatly reduced due to reduced packaging material, helping improve on-site on-site adj. Done or located at the site, as of a particular activity: on-site monitoring of a production run; an on-site film shoot. logistics so customers can get their servers up and running faster. The estimated environmental impact could deliver the potential savings of paper and cardboard Cardboard is a generic non-specific term for a heavy duty paper based product. Paperboard
Paperboard is a paper based material. It is often used for folding cartons, set-up boxes, carded packaging, etc. equivalent to about 52,000 trees per year once the program is available worldwide.1 "Multipack is a win for our customers and a win for the environment," said Jay Parker, director of PowerEdge[TM] servers, Dell Product Group. "It continues our commitment to IT simplification by eliminating packaging waste at our customer sites resulting from installation of new products, reducing complexity for our customers while protecting the environment." Multipack is now available as a packaging option, at no additional cost, for U.S. customers ordering more than one of Dell's PowerEdge 1950, PowerEdge 860, PowerEdge SC1435 or PowerEdge 1955 servers. Through the program, which will be made available worldwide, up to four 1U rack height servers or 10 blade servers A server architecture that houses multiple server modules ("blades") in a single chassis. It is widely used in datacenters to save space and improve system management. Either self-standing or rack mounted, the chassis provides the power supply, and each blade has its own CPU, memory and can be delivered in a single box. In addition to reducing cardboard packaging, when only a single set of product manuals and CDs is included in each box, collateral materials can be reduced by up to 75 percent, further reducing paper use and material waste. Estimated annual savings1 are up to: * 2,000 tons of cardboard * 1,000 tons of wood pallets * 300 tons of paper * 80 tons of polyethylene polyethylene (pŏl'ēĕth`əlēn), widely used plastic. It is a polymer of ethylene, CH2=CH2, having the formula (-CH2-CH2-)n foam * 40 tons of plastic "Whether you are integrating a few units or clustering hundreds to thousands of systems, when you receive each component in individually packed boxes, the amount of total accumulated ac·cu·mu·late v. ac·cu·mu·lat·ed, ac·cu·mu·lat·ing, ac·cu·mu·lates v.tr. To gather or pile up; amass. See Synonyms at gather. v.intr. To mount up; increase. waste in boxes, packaging and documentation can be significant," said Dr. Tommy Minyard, assistant director for the Texas Advanced Computing Center The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at the University of Texas at Austin, United States, is a research center for advanced computational science, engineering and technology. at the University of Texas at Austin “University of Texas” redirects here. For other system schools, see University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as The University of Texas, UT Austin, UT, or Texas . "We applaud Dell for being one of the first vendors to recognize and answer to its eco-responsibility as well as really focusing on helping customers by reducing the sheer volume of packaging waste by orders of magnitude." Dell plans to make Multipack available across additional product lines so that customers ordering delivery of multiple products at one time can take advantage of this highly efficient and environmentally responsible delivery option. In addition to efforts to reduce packaging volumes, Dell's commitment to forest stewardship stewardship the occupation of being a steward or custodian. Referring to animals it implies the caring sort of relationship based on an acceptance of the need to include the rights of animals in overall plans to maintain financial viability. includes worldwide use of recycled-content paper in catalogs, product packaging and office use. The company recently announced it had exceeded its five-year goal to use 50 percent recycled content by 2009. Dell's marketing publications now use an average of 50 percent recycled content paper -- and many publications use up to 90 percent. Dell also recently launched www.dell.com/earth, a comprehensive online resource that provides in-depth in-depth adj. Detailed; thorough: an in-depth study. in-depth Adjective detailed or thorough: an in-depth analysis information about its environmental programs and policies. About Dell Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value. Uniquely enabled by its direct business model, Dell is a leading global systems and services company and No. 34 on the Fortune 500. For more information, visit www.dell.com, or to communicate directly with Dell via a variety of online channels, go to www.dell.com/conversations. To get Dell news direct, visit www.dell.com/RSS. 1 Environmental impact estimates were made using Environmental Defense Paper Calculator calculator or calculating machine, device for performing numerical computations; it may be mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic. The electronic computer is also a calculator but performs other functions as well. . For more information please visit www.papercalculator.org. Dell and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. |
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