Microsoft CAL Suites: Del Monte Foods
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Del Monte Foods
Food manufacturer enhances collaboration, processes; cuts licensing costs by $492,000
Posted: 06/20/2007
 

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"With the Enterprise CAL Suite, we're actually spending less money to use more Microsoft technologies than we did three years ago. An investment doesn't get any better than that."
Jonathan Wynn, Manager, Advanced Technology and Collaborative Services, Del Monte Foods


The IT vision at Del Monte Foods called for technology to be a driving force for innovation and productivity enterprisewide. That meant adopting more technologies, paying more in licensing fees, and spending more time managing licenses. To avoid that cost and hassle, Del Monte became a Microsoft Enterprise Client Access License (CAL) Suite customer. As a result, it has cut its software-licensing expense by 16 percent, saving U.S. $492,000 over three years, even as it increases the range of Microsoft technologies it uses. It estimates the full savings at 50 percent over the cost of individual licenses, saving $1.5 million. Del Monte has increased its rate of technology adoption, putting technology solutions into production up to a year earlier than expected. The decision to pursue just one new manufacturing solution based on Microsoft technologies ended up generating $1 million in savings.

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When Del Monte set out to select an enterprise system, they naturally gravitated toward Microsoft. With Del Monte's existing install base and easy integration, it became clear that Microsoft CAL Suites would be a solid choice. As a three- billion dollar global company, Del Monte needed a system that would minimize their downtime and ease their transition, and one that would leverage their existing investment. CAL Suites gave them exactly what they needed with quantifiable benefits.

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Overview
Country or Region: United States
Industry: Manufacturing-Consumer packaged goods

Customer Profile
Del Monte Foods produces, distributes, and markets food and pet products in the United States. Based in San Francisco, California, its annual revenues top U.S. $3 billion, and employment tops 17,000.

Business Situation
Del Monte wanted to realize a technology vision that called for faster and broader technology adoption—while reducing the amount of time and costs associated with licensing that technology.

Solution
When its Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft came up for renewal, Del Monte adopted the Microsoft Enterprise Client Access License Suite, enabling broader adoption of collaboration technologies.

Benefits
  • Cuts costs 50 percent over individual licenses, saving $1.5 million
  • Reduces time for technology licensing
  • Speeds technology adoption
  • Creates a predictable technology road map
  • Boosts reliability, saves $1 million