Sega Enterprises Selects CA's Unicenter TNG to Streamline IT Infrastructure Management.

TOKYO, JAPAN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 1999--

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Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) today announced that Sega Enterprises Ltd. (Sega), one of the world's foremost manufacturers of interactive digital entertainment equipment, is deploying CA's Unicenter TNG to increase the efficiency of its IT operations and improve service levels.

In choosing Unicenter TNG, Sega has selected a platform-independent tool that delivers comprehensive management of all the operational components necessary for its approximately 900 amusement facilities. These components include systems, event, network and workload management. Unicenter TNG will allow Sega to more efficiently manage its heterogeneous IT infrastructure, composed of numerous UNIX and Windows NT servers and AS/400s, while minimizing the resources required to manage these systems.

"Our internal system is structured primarily for workload management, and when we selected Unicenter TNG, our first goal was to increase the efficiency of all IT operations," said Noboru Manita, director of information systems at Sega, which manufactures products ranging from amusement facilities to home video-game machines and software.

Sega wanted to improve desktop management, specifically in-house software delivery and asset management, Manita said. "We knew that Unicenter TNG, with its excellent management capabilities and integrated 3-D and 2-D interfaces, would help us carry out these tasks efficiently, even with our small staff," he said.

Indeed, Unicenter TNG's Real World Interface has enabled Sega to enhance its service levels and substantially shorten the time needed to train systems managers.

Desktop management is one area Sega has targeted for future development. Sega plans to deploy Unicenter TNG on the 690 clients connected to its UNIX and Windows NT servers. The introduction of the Unicenter TNG Software Delivery Option and Unicenter TNG Asset Management Option will enable the company to perform software updates on all its client PCs simply and efficiently, eliminating the time-consuming process of installing updates one machine at a time. These options also help ensure timely centralized management of hardware replacements and software updates.

In fiscal year 1999, Sega plans to expand substantially the number of nodes that will be managed by Unicenter TNG. Sega also plans to use Unicenter TNG to manage its SAP R/3 applications.

Sega also intends to introduce Unicenter TNG at its individual amusement facilities, where it will be deployed in the nationwide system used for managing sales and staff attendance at approximately 900 outlets administered by 53 sales offices scattered throughout Japan. Given the dynamic changes projected in the number of clients and the system's structure in the future, Sega plans to use Unicenter TNG for the comprehensive management of all system resources.

"Unicenter TNG is ideal for Sega because it enables a small IT staff to manage the company's diverse IT infrastructure," said Hideharu Takeda, general manager of the East Japan office of Computer Associates Japan. "We foresee Unicenter TNG continuing to provide solutions for Sega's diverse future management needs."

Sega, well-known for its Dreamcast and other high-performance game machines for home use, has 21 worldwide subsidiaries, including Sega of America, Sega Europe Ltd., Sega Enterprises Inc. (U.S.), Sega Amusements Europe and Sega GameWorks. Sega employs more than 4,000 people worldwide. It posted revenue of 331.6 billion yen for the fiscal year ended March 1998. Through tie-ups with major trading companies and leading local companies, Sega is developing the amusement business in other regions such as Europe, Asia, and the Middle and Near East as well as in the United States.

Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), the world leader in mission-critical business computing, provides software, support and integration services in more than 100 countries around the world. CA has more than 13,000 employees and had revenue of $5.1 billion in calendar year 1998.

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