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Symantec Data Storage Software Saves Berry Plastics 5,200 IT Hours

Symantec has announced that Berry Plastics has implemented Symantec software solutions to centrally manage its endpoint security and data backup and recovery operations. According to this Market Watch news release, as a result, Berry Plastics has been able to re-allocate 5,200 hours of IT staff time per year previously spent on information security and management tasks, reduce backup data for remote sites by 50 percent and realize a threefold performance improvement over the company's previous antivirus security solution.

"Headquartered in Evansville, Ind., Berry Plastics is one of the world's leading manufacturers of injection-molded plastic packaging, thermoformed products, flexible films, and tapes and coatings. The company has grown rapidly due to a steady stream of acquisitions, going from 15 remote locations to 96 with 16,600 employees around the world.

"Managing endpoint security on 5,000 individual computers and making sure backups were completed at all locations became a logistical nightmare. So Berry Plastics replaced its McAfee antivirus software with Symantec Endpoint Protection to reduce administrative overhead and costs associated with managing multiple endpoints by providing protection in a single agent that is administered via a single management console. This simplified endpoint security administration and provided Berry Plastics with operational efficiencies, such as one-click software and policy updates, centralized reporting, and a single licensing and maintenance program."