CA announces major investment in Japan.

TOKYO and ISLANDIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 1997--

CA-Japan, new wholly-owned subsidiary, to provide

direct service and support to CA clients and channel partners

At Tokyo news conference, CA Chairman Charles B. Wang cites

burgeoning demand for Unicenter TNG to manage mission-critical

computing environments

Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) is making a major investment in Japan to provide the rapidly-growing Japanese marketplace with state-of-the-art business software solutions and services.

At a news conference in Tokyo, CA Chairman and CEO Charles B. Wang announced the formation of CA-Japan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the $3.9 billion U.S.-based software leader. The Far East is one of CA's fastest growing areas. CA-Japan will provide direct support to CA clients and channel partners, and will aggressively pursue expanded alliances with leading multinational companies and business partners such as Kobelco Systems Corp., Daiwabo Information Systems Co., Ltd., Fujitsu Limited, and SoftBank Corporation.

Mr. Wang said CA-Japan was created in direct response to burgeoning demand for CA software, particularly its flagship Unicenter TNG enterprise management solution that supports mission-critical computing. Although third-party vendors and distributors have been marketing CA software in Japan for 15 years, Wang said creating a direct Japanese presence now is essential to tap the country's vast potential.

"With its emergence as a worldwide trading leader and its increasing reliance on client/server computing, Japan continues to be an extremely important market for CA, particularly as Japanese organizations wrestle with the escalating costs of maintaining information technology assets," said Mr. Wang. "CA's Unicenter TNG allows organizations to operate with smaller system support staffs, resulting in savings of thousands of dollars per employee per year."

According to International Data Corporation, Japan spent nearly $100 billion on information technology in 1996, more than any country other than the United States.

"Japanese models for managerial efficiency have long been an example to the rest of the business world," added Mr. Wang. "Reducing the cost of ownership for IT resources takes on renewed importance as the country strives to maintain these efficiencies in the face of continued corporate growth."

The operations of CA's Cheyenne Japan division have been merged with those of the new CA subsidiary. Yoshiharu Yamanaka, previously president of Cheyenne Japan, has been named general manager of CA-Japan and will report to Chua Tock Ling, CA senior vice president and general manager, Asia. CA acquired Cheyenne last year.

K.K. Ashisuto will have distribution and support rights for selected CA products in Japan and will be a Premium value-added reseller (VAR) for CA's client/server solutions. K.K. Ashisuto was CA's partner in ACA Co., Ltd., previously the exclusive distributor of CA software in Japan.

"We have worked with CA to provide top-notch support to the Japanese marketplace for years, but having an experienced vendor on hand with CA's resources at its disposal will be a big comfort factor for customers," said Bill Totten, president of K.K. Ashisuto. "We have had a great working relationship with CA, and see the formation of CA-Japan as the next logical step in that relationship."

CA software, which supports the "double-byte" data standard required by Japanese writing systems, has been used to run major Japanese businesses for more than a decade. Major clients include Aiwa Co., Ltd., All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., Casio Computer Co, Ltd., Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Isuzu Motors Ltd., Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Corp., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Company, Sanyo Electronics Co., Ltd., Sharp Corporation, Sony Corporation and Victory Company of Japan, Ltd.

In addition to providing software and support directly to end-users, CA-Japan will market CA software through a well-established VAR network instituted by Cheyenne. Cheyenne resellers will benefit from CA's broad reseller program benefits and have the opportunity to market a wider array of CA solutions to clients.

More than 200 vendors and business partners participated in today's news conference at the Hotel Okura in Tokyo to express support for CA. A news conference, also to be hosted by Mr. Wang, is scheduled for April 25 in Osaka.

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 9,000 people in 160 offices in 40 countries and had revenue of $3.9 billion in calendar 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. -0- All referenced product names are trademarks of their respective companies.

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