Computer Associates Honors its "Resellers of the Year".

ISLANDIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 1998--

Highest Achieving Business Partners Awarded For Extraordinary Sales Performance, Outstanding Implementations Of CA Solutions, Overall Contributions To The Channel

Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) has announced its highest-achieving business partners for 1998. From a field of over 2,000 companies, CA honored 11 companies in several performance categories as "Resellers of the Year " for 1998.

"This year's winners represent an extraordinary cross-section of the many dedicated and talented companies that comprise CA's VARsity Club," said Rich Chiarello, CA executive vice president for worldwide sales. "The Resellers of the Year have risen to the top of what is already a prestigious and elite group."

Integrated Concepts, Inc. (ICI), a fast-growing Dallas-based computer and software integrator that has built its business plan around the marketing and technical proficiency of CA's products, was named "Unicenter TNG Reseller of the Year" for the second year in a row. ICI, which specializes in enterprise management, business strategy and design, and Internet/intranet technologies, was acknowledged for its outstanding accomplishments in delivering in delivering CA enterprise management solutions for a wide range of businesses.

In addition to becoming experts at Unicenter TNG and enterprise management solutions, ICI is also focusing on information management solutions with CA's Opal and Jasmine products.

Merisel, a major North American distributor of computer hardware and software products, was recognized as the "Distributor of the Year." Merisel was instrumental in helping CA achieve record product market share in the last year and has been extremely proactive in leveraging CA's partnerships with strategic vendors such as Microsoft and Compaq to produce incremental revenue and increased breadth of resellers.

Winners of this year's "Most Valuable Partner" were Vanstar Corporation and Ingram Micro.

Vanstar demonstrated its ability to rapidly put in place a professional infrastructure of people and resources to support Unicenter TNG field sales activity. The company formed a national consulting staff of over 25 senior business consultants, trained and deployed for billing over 120 of their field systems engineers on Unicenter TNG, including advanced options. Vanstar named business development executives for each division focusing exclusively on Unicenter TNG sales, and built 95 opportunities.

Ingram Micro, CA's largest distributor was also recognized as one of 1998's "Most Valuable Partners." On the strength of their licensing expertise, focus, and support to CA's Open Licensing Program, the company exceeded all revenue expectations. Ingram Micro has provided CA with internal focus, visibility, and access to strategic marketing programs, which has led to increased growth on the CA product line.

Winning the "Implementation of the Year" award was Litton Enterprise Solutions, Inc., a company with over three years experience in the installation and implementation of Unicenter TNG and its options. In August 1997, Computer Associates subcontracted  Litton to implement Unicenter TNG at Boston-based Star Market Company. Litton successfully implemented CA's end-to-end management solution in two months. During the installation process, the company also identified and built a business case for Unicenter TNG, Asset Management Options and Software Delivery Options. Litton exceeded expectations and timetables for implementation while also generating additional new product and services revenue.

Contech, a "Vertical Reseller of the Year," was cited for its focus on reselling Unicenter TNG and CA data transport products to the retail market. The company has enjoyed great success marketing, reselling and supporting CA products -- more than doubling revenue based on CA software.

Effective Management Systems (EMS) was also honored as a "Vertical Reseller of the Year."

EMS is a developer of NT-based software that helps manufacturers automate their operations. The company uses CA's Remotely Possible to remotely support and train every one of their customers, allowing them to be both responsive and proactive to customer service demands.

Software Spectrum, the "Corporate Reseller of the Year," was recognized for it's strong partnership with CA. The company's focus on CA's product line has led them to the number one Corporate Reseller position. Software Spectrum has more than doubled their sales of CA products in each of the last two years, and also leads CA's Open Licensing Program in revenue booked.

Computer Discount Warehouse (CDW) was named "Mail Order Reseller of the Year." Featuring innovative Sales Programs, unique marketing programs, and outstanding sales reps, CDW has redefined the Mail Order Reselling business. CDW's focus on CA's product line has resulted in the company claiming the number one position among mail order resellers. CDW is also a leader in Open Licensing.

Tiburon Technologies, a national consulting firm that provides services in over 30 states, was named "Opal Reseller of the Year." Tiburon provides solutions for mainframe, midrange and desktop environments for Fortune 1000 companies. Special emphasis has been in the implementation of financial and manufacturing applications, deployment of legacy data to company intranet and Internet, multi-platform systems management and Year 2000 solutions. The company is certified in CA-CAS, Opal and Unicenter TNG and has been supplying software services and support for over 15 years.

Marinbridge Corporation LTD. was named "Canadian Partner of the Year." With offices in Ottawa and Toronto, the company works with some of the largest public and private corporations in Canada and around the world, and has invested heavily in becoming Unicenter TNG experts. Marinbridge has also continued to build OpenIngres sales in Canada, and will add Opal and Jasmine to their solutions portfolio.

General information on CA's Business Partner Programs is available by calling 1-800-Team-VAR (1-800-832-6827) in the U.S. and Canada or by accessing CA's home page at http://www.cai.com/bpp/varsity.htm. Resellers, consultants and independent software developers interested in becoming authorized VARsity Club members may also call 1-800-832-6827.

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 11,000 people in 160 offices in 43 countries and had revenue of $4.7 billion in calendar year 1998. 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-

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