CA Named Worldwide Market Share Leader for 2006 in Job Scheduling and Asset Management by Leading Analyst Firm.Top Ranking in These Segments Underscores Success in Fulfilling Customers' Key Enterprise IT Management Requirements ISLANDIA, N.Y. -- CA (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CA) today announced that it was the 2006 worldwide market share leader in two important segments of the $11.4 billion IT operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. market--job scheduling and asset management--according to a Gartner, Inc. report entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: "Market Share: IT Operations Management Software, Worldwide, 2006."* CA's market share was 33.6 percent in job scheduling In a large computer, establishing a job queue to run a sequence of programs over any period of time such as a single shift, a full day, etc. , a 3.6 percent increase over 2005, and 19.2 percent in asset management for major vendors based on total software revenue.* The report marks the fifth consecutive year that CA has been ranked as the overall worldwide market leader in IT asset management and the second consecutive year in job scheduling.* Gartner estimates that the value of the overall IT operations management market grew 11.4 percent over 2005.* According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Gartner, strong continued growth "indicates that the ITOM ITOM Ibm Tivoli Output Manager market is still attracting considerable interest from end-user organizations. The various technologies belonging to this market are generally seen as providing a good return on investment because they help optimize optimize - optimisation the existing IT infrastructure and, as a result, provide lower costs for IT operations, improved quality of service and reduced business risk."* CA's job scheduling software provides the foundation for event-driven automation that aligns workload execution with business policies, optimizes service levels, and boosts operational productivity. Job scheduling is a core component of CA Workload Automation, an integrated set of tools that enable IT organizations to improve control over the dynamic execution of workloads required by today's complex business processes. According to Gartner, "the ITOM market is operating in an environment in which IT professionals are being pressured to keep up with the fast rate of change affecting organizations while paying greater attention to costs."* To optimize the technical, operational and financial performance of IT resources, CA offers CA IT Asset & Financial Management. By managing assets through their lifecycle, from requisition A written demand; a formal request or requirement. The formal demand by one government upon another, or by the governor of one state upon the governor of another state, of the surrender of a fugitive from justice. The taking or seizure of property by government. to retirement and disposal, IT organizations can manage expenditures from budgeting through cost allocation, reducing costs and improving decision-making. "This independent report once again confirms that customers worldwide turn to CA to solve their most pressing enterprise IT management challenges," said Alan Nugent, executive vice president and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. at CA. "We continue to deliver the integrated solutions IT organizations need to optimize service levels, reduce costs, and ensure the tight alignment of resource allocation resource allocation Managed care The constellation of activities and decisions which form the basis for prioritizing health care needs with business imperatives." * Gartner, Inc., "Market Share: IT Operations Management Software, Worldwide, 2006," Ruggero Contu, May 2007 About CA CA (NYSE: CA), one of the world's largest information technology (IT) management software companies, unifies and simplifies the management of enterprise-wide IT. Founded in 1976, CA is headquartered in Islandia, N.Y., and serves customers in more than 140 countries. For more information, please visit http://ca.com. Copyright (c) 2007 CA. All Rights Reserved. One CA Plaza, Islandia, N.Y. 11749. All trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies. |
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