AimIT Enterprise Edition Gets High Marks From Computer Reseller News.

ISLANDIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 1998--

CA's Comprehensive, Standalone Inventory Management Solution

Receives "Recommended" Status From CRN Test Center

Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) today announced that AimIT Enterprise Edition, a comprehensive, standalone inventory management solution based on CA's industry-leading Unicenter TNG technology, was the only asset and inventory management product to earn the "Recommended" stamp of approval from Computer Reseller News (CRN).

CRN, a trade publication geared to providers of technology and information solutions, announced its recommendation of AimIT Enterprise Edition after weeks of rigorous testing, culminating in a live demonstration of the software at the CRN Test Center at Comdex last week.

"Computer Associates has come up with a complete inventory and asset management package that is both simple to install and fairly easy to use," wrote Rich Neves, CRN Test Center technical editor. "By taking advantage of what the company has already done with Unicenter and breaking it out into a manageable piece for the midsize market, (AimIT) fills a long vacant niche. The CRN Test Center at Comdex recommends AimIT Enterprise Edition from Computer Associates International Inc." The full review can be read at: http://www.crn.com/testcenter/reviews/817/817ca.asp.

AimIT Enterprise Edition provides complete multi-platform software and hardware asset inventory, PC configuration management, software metering and auditing, advanced scripting and extensive query reporting functions for large-scale, multi-platform computing environments.

AimIT Enterprise Edition empowers IT staff and help desk operators with precise, up-to-date information on hardware and software inventory and configurations. By dynamically tracking changes, and alerting technical staff when installation, configuration or usage anomalies occur, AimIT Enterprise Edition enables IT organizations to enforce desktop policies. AimIT Enterprise Edition also reduces visits by technicians to individual desktops for routine configuration and maintenance tasks.

"The essence of asset and inventory management lies not just in data collection, but in the active and automatic enforcement of desktop and server management policy throughout distributed environments," said Allan Andersen, CA product manager. "As the only asset and inventory management solution recognized by the CRN Test Center, AimIT does exactly this, without burdening the IT infrastructure."

AimIT Enterprise Edition has been designed with the scalability and multi-platform support necessary to meet the requirements of large, heterogeneous computing environments -- including out-of-the-box support for Microsoft Windows NT, LAN Manager and Windows for Workgroups, Novell NetWare, all major varieties of UNIX, Banyan VINES, LANtastic, PC-NFS, DEC VMS and PathWORKS.

CA's Enterprise Edition products are built on the proven Unicenter TNG Framework. They utilize its sophisticated management services -- including auto discovery, calendar, communications and object repository -- to deliver unparalleled scalability and full inter-application integration. Enterprise Edition users also reap the benefits of the Unicenter's Real World Interface (2D, 3D, Windows and Web-based) and Business Process Views.

AimIT Enterprise Edition is available through CA's direct sales force and selected channel partners. AimIT Workgroup Edition is available exclusively through CA's authorized reseller channel.

Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), with headquarters in Islandia, N.Y., is the world leader in mission-critical business software. The company develops, licenses and supports more than 500 integrated products that include enterprise computing and information management, application development, manufacturing and financial applications. CA has over 10,000 people in 160 offices in 40 countries and had revenue of $4 billion in fiscal year 1997. CA can be reached by visiting www.cai.com on the World Wide Web, emailing [e-mail] or calling 1-516-342-5224.

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