Computer Associates Announces Enterprise-Edition Products for Distribution Through Direct and Indirect Channels.NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1998-- Highly Scalable Management Solutions Offer Best-Of-Class Functionality Built On Unicenter TNG TNG Training TNG The Next Generation TNG Tongue TNG The Newspaper Guild (Union) TNG Transitional National Government TNG Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (national facility of the Italian astronomical community) Framework In a bold strategic move to give customers greater flexibility and freedom-of-choice in their approaches to database and enterprise management, Computer Associates today launched a new line of function-specific solutions, dubbed Enterprise Edition. Available through CA's direct and indirect channels, Enterprise Edition consists of state-of-the-art, enterprise-class solutions for specific management areas -- networks, security, software distribution, help desk, asset management, storage and E-Commerce -- all based on CA's industry-leading Unicenter TNG technology. These highly scalable management solutions offer best-of-class functionality built on the Unicenter TNG Framework. "Our clients have different needs, resources and philosophies," said CA Chairman and 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. Charles B. Wang. "With Enterprise Edition, CA is offering a broad portfolio of targeted solutions to fully accommodate those requirements, while remaining true to the vision of fully integrated, cross-functional enterprise management as delivered by Unicenter TNG." Enterprise Edition management products have all the capabilities of the corresponding Unicenter TNG function, including cross-platform interoperability with Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , NetWare, mainframe and other environments. Additional Enterprise Edition products and options can be added on at a later date, and offer seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. with each other whenever they are implemented. The initial products in the Enterprise Edition line are: - AimIT (asset and inventory management) - ARCserve (storage management) - DirectIT (directory management) - FAXserve (fax management) - GuardIT (systems security) - Ingres II See Ingres 2006. (relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. ) - Inoculan (antivirus) - Jasmine (object-oriented database See object database. (database) object-oriented database - (OODB) A system offering DBMS facilities in an object-oriented programming environment. Data is stored as objects and can be interpreted only using the methods specified by its class. ) - NetworkIT (network management) - Paradigm (help desk) - ProtectIT (network security) - Remotely Possible (remote control) - ShipIT (automated software distribution) Within each of these product designations are a variety of options that further extend the flexibility of customer implementations. "This announcement is a real win-win for the customer," said Paul Mason
Paul Mason , vice president of infrastructure software research, International Data Corporation. "CA's new Enterprise Editions allow clients to get immediate solutions that meet their specific targeted needs while offering the flexibility of being able to participate seamlessly in a complete Unicenter TNG implementation at a future time." Also today at CA-World, CA announced its Workgroup Edition products. Workgroup Editions, which are designed for tactical deployment on a departmental level or for smaller customer sites, are also targeted at specific functional areas. Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : 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 11,000 people in 160 offices in 43 countries and had revenue of $4.5 billion in calendar year 1997. CA can be reached by visiting http://www.cai.com on the World Wide Web, emailing info@cai.com, or calling 1-516-342-5224. -0- All referenced product names are trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Bob Gordon, (516) 342-2391 or bobg@cai.com |
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