Computer Associates and Hitachi Data Systems Collaborate to Deliver First Comprehensive Storage Solution for Heterogeneous Enterprise Environments.

ISLANDIA, N.Y. & SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1998--

Announce End-To-End Hardware/Software Storage Management Solutions; Architectures Integrated In First Phase Of Multifaceted Collaboration

Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) and Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) today announced the first major software and hardware collaboration to offer customers an end-to-end storage management solution across the entire enterprise.

In addition, CA and Hitachi Data Systems announced far-reaching plans to maximize the efficiency of enterprise storage and information management, while minimizing the associated risks and complexities. The first of several major initiatives focuses on storage management integrated under the Unicenter TNG umbrella. The companies are also planning to extend Unicenter TNG to management of Hitachi's Skyline Series and Pilot Series of high performance enterprise servers and to collaborate on several new service offerings.

By tightly integrating the underlying unique architectures of both CA's Unicenter TNG and Hitachi Freedom Storage, the companies are eliminating a cumbersome layer of complexity in storage management. This enables management of storage to be fully integrated into heterogeneous corporate data management strategies.

"Providing end-to-end storage management calls for the integration of best-of-breed software, hardware, and value-added services," said Marc Sokol, CA senior vice president of advanced technology. "We're combining the market-leading capabilities of Unicenter TNG with the innovative, quality engineering of Hitachi Freedom Storage. The experience and expertise that our two companies possess, in providing solutions to the largest enterprises in the world, enable us to deliver capabilities that no single company can."

According to the industry research firm, International Data Corporation (IDC), storage management is the largest segment of the fast-growing systems management market. IDC forecasts revenues for the storage management market to grow from $2.18 billion in 1997 to $3.55 billion by 2002. IDC studies show that enterprise-scale system management tools can increase the value of customers' heterogeneous environments by reducing downtime and improving productivity of the IS staff.

"Across the board, our large systems customers are asking for more comprehensive solutions to simplify their IT operations," said Jeff Edwards, Hitachi Data Systems vice president, storage applications. "By combining the expertise of CA as the leader in enterprise management and Hitachi Data Systems as a technology leader in storage subsystems, we are delivering solutions that give IT decision-makers the comprehensive, reliable information they need to ensure continuous service availability and maximum return on storage resource investments."

Hitachi Data Systems' open system storage for both distributed and centralized environments, the Freedom 5700E and 7700E, have been engineered for monitoring and management. Unicenter TNG exploits these capabilities by automatically identifying the systems on the network, providing immediate management, configuration, and access by system administrators. Advanced monitoring capabilities available through Unicenter TNG give customers fast access to key data management information, greatly simplifying core IT management processes. The integration also allows these HDS solutions to be correlated into Unicenter TNG's unique Business Process Views.

Additional deliverables include integration of Hitachi Data Systems' performance, management and monitoring tools, which can be launched from within Unicenter TNG. Both companies are working together to greatly simplify data management including disaster recovery. CA will also provide additional functionality in the areas of backup, recovery, replication/remote copy, data migration and directory-based storage management.

In addition to empowering customers, the open, extensible storage management platform resulting from these efforts allows third-party developers to easily integrate their solutions into corporate storage architectures. A coordinated effort is already underway to bring together both companies' other partners to address such challenges as high-speed access to storage via Fibre Channel and Storage Area Networking.

"With this collaboration, CA and Hitachi Data Systems are the first companies to deliver true enterprise-level Storage Resource Management. This is a marvelous combination," said Michael Peterson, president of Strategic Research Corporation. At last, centralized control and monitoring of storage resources is under a single enterprise-class console. Here is a whole new reason to own and operate Unicenter TNG and Hitachi Data Systems storage arrays."

Hitachi Freedom Storage, equipped with Unicenter TNG interoperability, is scheduled to ship by the first quarter of 1999.

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 more than 11,000 people in 160 offices in 43 countries and had revenue of $4.7 billion in fiscal year 1998. CA can be reached by visiting www.cai.com, emailing [e-mail] or calling [phone].

Hitachi Data Systems markets high-performance enterprise servers, storage systems, and professional services worldwide. Hitachi Data Systems meets its customers' computing needs with the broadest line of the highest performance S/390-compatible servers in the world, including the HDS Skyline Series and the HDS Pilot Series, as well as the Hitachi Freedom Storage subsystems which provide multiplatform support across S/390, UNIX, and Windows NT environments. Owned by Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) and EDS (NYSE: EDS), Hitachi Data Systems has its headquarters in Santa Clara, California. The company employs 2,300 people and operates in 30 countries worldwide. For online information about HDS' products and services, access www.hds.com on the World Wide Web.

HDS Skyline Series, HDS Pilot Series and Hitachi Freedom Storage are trademarks of Hitachi Data Systems Corporation. S/390 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Unicenter and Unicenter TNG are trademarks of Computer Associates International, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. All other product or service names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify, products or services of their respective owners.