Cap Gemini Selects Unicenter TNG From Computer Associates To Manage Computer Outsourcing Services In Sweden.

ISLANDIA, N.Y., and STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oct. 23, 1997--

"Computer Associates And Unicenter TNG More Than Meet Our High Standards"

Cap Gemini, the largest European IT services and management consulting company, has chosen Computer Associates' Unicenter TNG to manage and monitor its outsourcing services in Sweden.

Cap Gemini is one of the largest IT services and management consulting companies in the world. The Group's two units, Cap Gemini and Gemini Consulting, have employees in more than 250 locations around the world and sales of $2.6 billion (SEK 20 billion) in 1996. In Scandinavia, Cap Gemini has 3,000 employees in some 40 locations, with sales amounting to $355 million (SEK 2.7 billion) in 1996.

Efficiency and reduced costs are the primary objectives of outsourcing. Through Unicenter TNG, Cap Gemini computer consultants get access to a tool designed specifically to increase availability, lower costs and increase efficiency. "We maintain long-term alliances with selected partners in the hardware, software and computer services sectors," said L-G Johansson, division manager, Cap Gemini Sweden. "In cooperation with our clients, we put together the team of consultants and external experts that best meet individual client's needs. Computer Associates and Unicenter TNG more than meet our high standards."

Unicenter TNG manages corporate IT installations across hardware, network, databases and operating systems, enabling centrally-based system administrators to automatically locate errors and rectify them regardless of where the problem resides.

Initially, Cap Gemini Sweden will implement Unicenter TNG on multiple UNIX platforms, including AIX and Sun Solaris, as well as on Windows NT. Furthermore, Unicenter TNG will support UNIX, Windows 95, Windows NT and Windows 3.1 clients.

Johansson said Unicenter TNG will enable Cap Gemini to reduce the manual work involved in the running of workstations and servers, and will allow more time for problem solving and customer dialogue. "It is essential to base distributed systems management on powerful tools," said Johansson. "Cap Gemini has examined and tested several tools and has come to the conclusion that Unicenter TNG offers the best price/performance."

Cap Gemini had the following requirements from all the tools they tested:

-- Multi-platform support, which was essential since Cap Gemini and its clients typically use a mix of technologies.

-- Support for a wide range of applications, from software distribution to safety and monitoring to problem follow-up. Cap Gemini offers its customers total solutions with no need for locally provided interface solutions.

-- A modern, object-oriented design.

Cap Gemini also needed to choose a vendor with the necessary financial strength to ensure continued product growth and development.

"We are delighted that this agreement will allow us to service Cap Gemini, which is renown for its high quality standards," said Goran Wadsten, country manager for Computer Associates Sweden. "During the year, we have received so many orders for Unicenter TNG that it's fair to say that the product has now established itself as the industry standard in Scandinavia."

Unicenter TNG is an integrated enterprise management solution that enables organizations to manage all IT resources, encompassing heterogeneous networks, systems, applications, and databases. It provides comprehensive end-to-end enterprise management for TCP/IP, SNA, IPX/SPX and DECnet networks, and 40 platforms including desktops, Windows NT, UNIX, AS/400, NetWare and mainframe environments.

Unicenter TNG is the only fully integrated management solution covering network discovery, topology, performance, events and status, security, software distribution, storage, workload, help desk, change management and other functions for traditional and distributed computing environments, as well as for the Internet and intranets. Unicenter TNG's intelligent manager/agent technology delivers highly scalable management of the entire computing environment, including hardware and software.

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 10,000 people in 160 offices in 40 countries and had revenue of $4 billion in fiscal year 1997. CA can be reached by visiting http://www.cai.com on the World Wide Web, emailing [e-mail] or calling 1-516-342-5224.

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