CA to Resell OPNET's IT Guru Systems Planner Solution.Advanced Analytics Provide Predictive Insight into the Impact of Changes to IT Infrastructure; Helps CA Customers Optimize Service Availability Across Distributed and Mainframe Systems ISLANDIA, N.Y. & BETHESDA, Md. -- CA (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CA) and OPNET OPNET Operations Network OPNET Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team OPNET Operational New Equipment Training OPNET Optimized Network Evaluation Tool OPNET SMDPS Phase III Operational Network Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : OPNT) today announced a multi-year worldwide distribution agreement whereby CA will distribute OPNET's IT Guru Systems Planner solution, as well as the OPNET Mainframe Model, worldwide. Under the agreement OPNET and CA will also cooperate in offering professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. and support. OPNET's IT Guru Systems Planner understands the impact of planned changes to a customer's processing environment including new application deployment, changes in business workload, and server consolidation. Offered separately, the OPNET Mainframe Model enables customers to quickly and accurately model the performance and capacity of mainframe (z/OS) systems. When combined with CA Unicenter Network and Systems Management (Unicenter NSM (Network and System Management) Running and controlling the networks and computer systems in an enterprise. See network management. ) and CA MICS Resource Management software, OPNET's IT Guru Systems Planner enables customers to more effectively implement business-critical services across a diverse IT infrastructure, including virtualized environments. Through a common user interface, customers can simulate "what-if" scenarios to model both performance and capacity to help ensure response times continue to meet service level agreements when configuration changes are proposed, or new applications are planned across both mainframe and distributed infrastructures. "We are pleased to be teaming with CA to offer OPNET's IT Guru Systems Planner to CA's user community," said Alain Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , president and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , OPNET Technologies. "Whether focused on distributed, virtualized servers or z/OS mainframes, we're confident that CA customers will find tremendous value in applying OPNET's advanced analytics to the rich measurement data generated by Unicenter NSM and CA MICS. Through this agreement, we are making it easy for CA customers to purchase OPNET's systems planning solutions by simply adding them to their contract with CA." "This agreement makes it easier for the thousands of CA customers currently using Unicenter NSM and CA MICS to manage their distributed and mainframe systems to even more intelligently and proactively manage processing capacity across the enterprise," said John Kane For other persons named John Kane, see John Kane (disambiguation). John Kane (1860 – 1934) was an American painter celebrated for his skill in Naïve art. He is also considered to be the first self-taught painter in the 20th century to be recognized by a museum. , senior vice president, CA. "By using OPNET's technology in conjunction with CA's systems management software, these customers can make smarter, more confident decisions about infrastructure in order to deliver resilient, high-performing application services See ASP and Web services. ." CA will begin reselling OPNET's IT Guru Systems Planner and the OPNET Mainframe Model later this month. Today's announcement builds upon an existing referral agreement that the companies signed in 2005. 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. About OPNET Technologies, Inc. Founded in 1986, OPNET Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPNT) is a leading provider of management software for networks and applications. For more information about OPNET and its products, please visit http://www.opnet.com. Copyright [c] 2007 CA. All rights reserved. One CA Plaza, Islandia, N.Y. 11749. OPNET, IT Guru, and OPNET Technologies, Inc. are trademarks of OPNET Technologies, Inc. All trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective owners. Statements in this press release that are not purely historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. CA, Inc. ("CA") and OPNET Technologies, Inc. ("OPNET") assume no obligation to update statements. Forward-looking statements are predictions based upon information available to CA and OPNET as of the date of this press release and involve risks and uncertainties; therefore, actual events or results may differ materially. For a discussion of risk factors, see CA's and OPNET's reports, including their most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. and Annual Reports on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission. |
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