CA-SUPERPROJECT NOW ON SUN'S SOLARIS WITH 64,000-TASK CAPACITY; Availability On Five Major Platforms For Multi-Platform Project Management Connectivity; The Rohrer Group: "CA-SuperProject Is The Only True Enterprise Project Management Tool".ISLANDIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 10, 1995--Computer Associates today began shipping CA-SuperProject for Sun Microsystems' Solaris, a new version of its highly successful project management software whose 64,000-task capacity makes it ideal for large projects or multi-project consolidations. The first project management tool transparently compatible across five platforms-- Solaris, Windows, OS/2, DOS, and VAX/VMS--CA-SuperProject offers the ease-of-use, data consistency and processing compatibility to make it the ideal solution for program and project enterprise management in multi-platform environments. "Since departments often share projects or resources but use differing hardware platforms, clients can continue using CA-SuperProject as they rightsize and realize gains in efficiency without the costly waste of re-training, incompatibility or inconsistency," says Marc Sokol, CA vice president for product strategy. "Users across platforms can share project files or directly open and save the same project files over the same network--all without a second thought since the project files are transparently compatible." Users and analyst reaction is extremely positive: "CA-SuperProject is the only true enterprise project management tool," said Paul Rohrer, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of The Rohrer Group Limited and publisher of Systems, Selections and Uses, of Mercer Island, WA. "CA-SuperProject combines ease-of-use without giving up powerful resourcing and cost management features, making CA the new leader in project management." "One of the true strengths of CA-SuperProject is its ability to run in both the PC and Unix environments," said Terry A. Fisher, director of development operations and processes at Bell & Howell in Seven Hills, Ohio Seven Hills is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,080 at the 2000 census. The city's chief claim to fame is its status as the onetime residence of "former Seven Hills autoworker" and sometime death camp guard/deportee/Israeli convict John . "We are able to maintain our current investments by utilizing the hardware already available. Our project managers and engineers benefit from learning one project management tool that allows global access to any project file from any Unix workstation, X-terminal or PC." "Many of my clients use a mix of Unix and Windows workstations and are determined to control their projects using software that reflects all project members," said Lois Zells, president of Lois Zells & Associates in Cave Creek, Arizona Cave Creek is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona in the United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 4,884.[1] Geography Cave Creek is located at (33.828657, -111. , system management consultants for software development projects. "They will love the cross-platform connectivity of CA-SuperProject since they will no longer need to struggle with emulation modes or paper processing alternatives." By running CA-SuperProject native in their system, Solaris users avoid potential concerns with Windows emulators while enjoying inherent Unix advantages such as 32-bit processing, networking, and preemptive multitasking. MAJOR PRODUCT FEATURES o Ease-of-Use, including customizable experience and Help Assist modes, pop-up forms, free-form notes, and interactive charts. o Rich Views, including four outlines with fully integrated Gantt and histogram histogram or bar graph Graph using vertical or horizontal bars whose lengths indicate quantities. Along with the pie chart, the histogram is the most common format for representing statistical data. charts and crosstabs, flexible PERT and WBS WBS - Work Breakdown Structure charts, and powerful WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. reporting with unlimited layouts, preview and user-defined fields and formulas. o Realistic Project Modeling, including effort-driven scheduling, flexible date and precedence constraints and Work Breakdown Structure (project) Work Breakdown Structure - (WBS) A division of a project into tasks and subtasks. The tasks are numbered to indicate their relationship to each other. WBSs are indespensible for project planning, particularly when estimating time and resource requirements. , plus PERT probability analysis. o Powerful Resource and Cost Management, including flexible resource definition, shift and overtime management, assignment allocation, efficiency factors, materials scheduling, flexible rate changes, overhead costs, cost accounts, cost/schedule reporting, cost charting and the most efficient resource leveling as verified by independent testing. Accurate tracking and re-planning, strong multi-project management, LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. support, function-level password security, flexible import/export, macro automation, and an optional Windows look to assist users new to Unix are also provided. AVAILABILITY AND PRICING CA-SuperProject 3.0 for Unix is $1,195 per user (with volume discounts available) and requires Sun SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill with Sun Solaris 2.3. Pricing for the VAX (Virtual Address eXtension) A venerable family of 32-bit computers from HP (via Digital and Compaq) introduced in 1977 with the VAX-11/780. VAX models ranged from desktop units to mainframes all running the same VMS operating system, and VAXes could emulate PDP models version starts at $3,306. Call 1-800-753-4321 for Unix or VAX sales information. CA-SuperProject for Windows, OS/2, and DOS are available for $649 SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. through CA retail outlets and resellers. For more information, please telephone 1-800-CALL CAI (1) (Computer-Assisted Instruction) Same as CBT. (2) See CA. CAI - Computer-Aided Instruction . From desktop to mainframe, Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CA) leads the world in client/server software. Guided by CA90s open architecture, 8,000 dedicated employees in 30 countries develop, license and support more than 300 integrated products that include systems and database management, application development, financial and manufacturing applications and consumer solutions. The world's major industrial, government and research organizations depend on CA, whose fiscal 1994 revenues exceeded $2.1 billion. -0- All referenced product names are trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Bob Gordon, 516/342-2391 |
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