Award-winning IT consulting firm forms business alliance with Computer Associates.

ISLANDIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 1996--

Osprey Systems, Inc. To Resell and Support CA's End-To-End

Enterprise Management Solution

Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) today announced that Osprey Systems, Inc., a leading systems integrator and business consulting firm, has been authorized to resell CA's enterprise management software, CA-Unicenter. Osprey Systems, one of the fastest growing companies in central North Carolina, will provide consulting, customization services, installation and support for CA's industry-leading IT management solution.

Osprey Systems specializes in helping clients clearly define their business and systems requirements, and then develops and executes comprehensive technology solutions. The firm offers a full array of consulting services including business analysis/re-engineering, technology consulting, project management, training and documentation services. Osprey Systems also provides in-depth technical implementation services such as new system design, development and implementation, as well as complete customer support services, systems and network management and IT outsourcing.

"Our business partnership with CA means we will be able to offer the most robust, feature-rich enterprise management product on the market today," said Dave Rizzo, chairman and CEO of Osprey Systems, Inc. "Osprey Systems is committed to building strategic relationships with the industry's key technology vendors, and CA has always been at the top of our list. We're very pleased to be affiliated with the undisputed leader in enterprise management solutions."

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Osprey Systems recently opened a satellite office in Raleigh to better support its expanding client base and further grow its IT consulting business. A winner of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Blue Diamond Award for Significant Growth, Osprey Systems was also recently ranked by KPMG Peat Marwick as one of the three fastest growing companies in central North Carolina. In less than four years, the company has expanded to more than 200 employees, and the firm projects growth of more than 100 percent this year. "Osprey Systems' dramatic growth and excellent reputation are good indicators of the company's ability to successfully deliver superior services and IT solutions for clients," said Mark Marron, CA senior vice president of business partner programs. "We look forward to working closely with such a professional, experienced and ambitious organization."

Osprey Systems' customers range from small regional firms to major companies operating on a worldwide basis. Its client list includes textile and chemical manufacturers, public utilities, engineering businesses, transportation companies and health services firms. Osprey Systems also focuses on large banking and financial services clients, and was awarded the First Union Quality Service Award by First Union National Bank in 1993. Other major businesses serviced by Osprey Systems include Harris Teeter and Hoechst Celanese.

CA-Unicenter provides comprehensive end-to-end enterprise management for TCP/IP, SNA and DECnet networks, and UNIX, Windows NT, AS/400, NetWare and mainframe platforms. Using scalable manager/agent technology, CA-Unicenter allows organizations to manage production environments through its integrated policy-based management infrastructure, common management applications and consistent graphical user interface. CA-Unicenter is the only fully integrated management solution covering network discovery, topology, performance, events and status, security, software distribution, storage, workload, help desk, and change management for traditional distributed computing environments, as well as the Internet and Intranets.

General information on CA's Business Partner Programs is available by calling 1-800-Team-VAR (1-800-832-6827) in the U.S. and Canada, or by accessing CA's home page at http://www.cai.com/bpp/varsity.htm. Resellers, consultants and independent software vendors interested in becoming authorized VARsity Club members may also call [phone].

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 9,000 people in 130 offices in 40 countries and had revenue of more than $3.5 billion in fiscal year 1996. CA can be reached by visiting http://www.cai.com on the World Wide Web, emailing [e-mail] or calling 1-516-342-5224.

Osprey Systems, Inc., founded in 1993, has more than 200 employees providing IT consulting, implementation, management, documentation and training services to a broad range of clients in manufacturing, health care, financial services and other fields. Osprey was recently ranked the third fastest growing company in the Charlotte region. -0-

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CONTACT: Herman Chin, CA Norm Schmidt, Osprey Systems, Inc.

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