Barracuda Pub Group Uses Panda Cloud Office Protection to Easily Manage Security for its Highly Distributed and Mobile Workforce

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 28, 2011  /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Security, The Cloud Security Company, today announced that Barracuda Pub Group, a leading UK pub company, has chosen its cloud-based managed security service, Panda Cloud Office Protection, to instantaneously and efficiently protect the company's highly distributed network, comprising 200 locations across the UK, including 80 remote users as well as employees at corporate offices on traditional networks.

"In the past, we had to allocate a large amount of time and resources just to keep our users protected with high-maintenance client-server security products," said Mark Gurney, IT manager of the Barracuda Pub Group. "Now with Panda Cloud Office Protection, on-going maintenance is almost non-existent, and the solution is so light and unobtrusive it is invisible to the users."

An important determinant in Barracuda's choice, Panda Cloud Office Protection's infrastructure and management console are fully hosted in the cloud, eliminating the difficulties of managing remote users and additional hardware costs associated with a client-server security model. Panda's endpoint security service can be installed remotely, either through a distribution tool or email, and managed from anywhere, anytime through its Web console. The solution also offers group policies for advanced configuration of protection levels.

Panda Security's Collective Intelligence, its proprietary detection technology hosted in the cloud, ensures accurate and powerful threat detection capabilities. Collective Intelligence is regularly placed at the top of comparative tests by leading independent testing labs that closely simulate real-life conditions and most recently reached an impressive milestone, processing 200 million files since its launch in 2007.

For more information about Panda Cloud Office Protection, please visit: http://www.pandasecurity.com/usa/enterprise/pcop.htm.  

For more on Barracuda Pub Group's customer success story, please visit:  http://press.pandasecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CASE-STUDY-Barracuda.pdf.

About Barracuda Pub Group

Barracuda Pub Group is one of the top ten largest managed pub companies in the UK. Formed in July 2000, the award-winning Barracuda Pub Group operates pubs and bars across England, Wales and Scotland under three principal trading formats: Smith & Jones, Varsity and Cape.

With over 200 pubs across the UK, Barracuda Pub Group offers something for everyone. With great quality, award-winning food and drink and the introduction of breakfasts, plus a number of late licences, the Barracuda Pub Group provides a relaxed and enjoyable environment from day to night.

For more information, visit http://www.barracudapubgroup.co.uk.  

About Panda Security

Founded in 1990, Panda Security is the world's leading provider of cloud-based security solutions, with products available in more than 23 languages and millions of users located in 195 countries around the World. Panda Security was the first IT security company to harness the power of cloud computing with its Collective Intelligence technology. This innovative security model can automatically analyze and classify thousands of new malware samples every day, guaranteeing corporate customers and home users the most effective protection against Internet threats with minimum impact on system performance. Panda Security has 61 offices throughout the globe with US headquarters in Florida and European headquarters in Spain.

Panda Security collaborates with Special Olympics, WWF and Invest for Children as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility policy.

For more information, visit http://www.pandasecurity.com/.

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