E-Malt.com News article: USA: The Gambrinus Company Lowers IT Costs With INSYSTEK Inventory Manager

The Gambrinus Company, the US importer of Corona Light the #1 selling imported beer in the US, announced on May 18 they lower their IT costs through the use of INSYSTEK'S IT management solution, Inventory Manager.

The Gambrinus Company is best known as importer of Corona Extra, the number one selling imported beer in the United States and seventh largest selling beer in the world. Gambrinus imports Moosehead Lager from Canada, owns the BridgePort Brewery (Portland, Oregon) the Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner, Texas) and owns and brews the Pete’s Wicked brand family. The Gambrinus Company includes more than 300 corporate, sales, distribution, brewing and support personnel, and markets 5 brand portfolios throughout the United States and Caribbean.

“We used a very expensive software/hardware tracking program for almost two years. Though it provided good information, it was very difficult to manage and required a client on each PC to obtain the scans.” explains Rick Boynton, Help Desk Supervisor for The Gambrinus Company and the person tasked with managing over 40 servers, 300+ people and 10 remote offices around the country. So Boynton began a search for a product that provided the information crucial to their operation, that was customizable, yet powerful enough to not require a client on each remote PC. “When we found the INSYSTEK Inventory Manager, we were ecstatic! This product not only collected tons of information that we were able to use immediately, but it also allowed us to customize the scan to gather “special purpose” information from the registry. After a thorough evaluation of the product, we purchased it and have never looked back.”

"Suddenly, we not only had a very complete picture of what hardware our users were assigned, but also the detailed, up-to-date conditions and software on each system. We now had the facts to make recommendations to management about the “real world” conditions our people were working in. The very modest price of the INSYSTEK Inventory Manager has paid for itself many times over in just the time saved when doing system reloads and updates alone.”

“We often mention to each other that we could not provide the level of support that we do without INSYSTEK’S Inventory Manager. In our opinion, this product is a “must buy” for every IT department.”

"Organizations are starting to realize that big IT savings don't necessarily require a big price tag, and certainly don't require a compromise in functionality." commented Alex Turner, CEO of INSYSTEK, Inc. "The Gambrinus Company's experience and resultant decrease in IT costs is a tangible, measurable way our IT management solutions are driving down IT costs for all our clients."


18 May, 2005