Introducing Symantec Barcode Solution; About Symantec Barcode Solution - Symantec ALTIRIS BARCODE SOLUTION 7.0 - V1.0 Manual

Introducing Symantec
Barcode Solution
This chapter includes the following topics:

About Symantec Barcode Solution

Barcode Solution provides your organization with a simpler, more accurate way
of gathering and verifying asset information in the field. This solution integrates
information directly into asset management Solution and CMDB Solution so that
data input errors, accounting irregularities, and redundancies are eliminated.
Barcode Solution lets you do the following:
About Symantec Barcode Solution
Symantec Barcode Solution features and benefits
Components of Barcode Solution
How Barcode Solution works
Speed-up asset data entry and reduce errors
Manual data collection is slow and error prone. Example: A well-trained data
entry operator makes a data entry error once every 300 keystrokes. Barcode
Solution saves you time and money by increasing the input speed and accuracy.
A barcode system is significantly faster (about 15 times faster) and more
accurate (about 10,000 times) than manual data entry systems.
Track and audit assets
Assets that cannot be automatically discovered through network connections
can be easily tracked within the enterprise application with Barcode Solution.
Your asset data can be downloaded to a barcode device that is taken to the
asset location and then is verified. New asset data can also be collected while
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