Data Replication, CDP and Automatic Failover Solutions Help Customers Fulfil Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity and Compliance Needs

Dubai, July 24, 2006 - CA, one of the world's largest IT management software companies today continued to extend its storage management portfolio with the acquisition of privately-held XOsoft, Inc., a leading provider of continuous application availability solutions that minimize application downtime and accelerate time to recovery. The acquisition enables CA to offer a complete recovery management solution that allows customers to minimize the risk of data loss, reduce the time spent on backups and expedite recovery of critical business services.

XOsoft's products provide uninterrupted access to all types of file and application servers including Windows Servers, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft IIS and Oracle and allow instantaneous recovery from any type of disaster. CA plans to integrate XOsoft's products with BrightStor ARCserve Backup to deliver a complete solution for protecting and recovering critical applications while significantly reducing backup workloads and slashing backup windows. Using XOsoft's patented technology, CA also will develop a next-generation information protection platform to unify and simplify recovery operations.

"Ensuring data availability and quick recovery from disasters is a critical requirement for any organization in today's changing IT environment in the Middle East. The acquisition of XOsoft has elevated our capability to provide local companies with service continuance for mission critical data spread across email, database and other business applications as well as the backup of less critical information across their IT infrastructure," said Gilbert Lacroix, Vice President and General Manager, CA EMEA Eastern Markets. "XOSoft solutions provide a great complement to customers of ARCserve as well as other backup and recovery solutions. We are confident that this announcement will further energise and expand CA's channel in the region and help us continue our leadership position in a growing market segment".

Businesses today rely extensively on their IT services and systems to support their day-to-day operations. Traditional backup alone can't ensure the continuity and recoverability of these critical business resources. A multi-layered approach is thus required to provide the appropriate level of protection for each resource based on its importance and value to the business. With the addition of XOsoft to its intelligent storage management portfolio, CA is enabling its customers to implement this kind of multi-layered approach--including traditional backup, offsite vaulting and disaster recovery.

"Although it will not be found on a balance sheet, information is a valuable business asset that should be managed and protected appropriately. To fulfil their business, IT and compliance requirements, companies must be able to ensure that their critical business information is readily accessible and quickly recoverable, if necessary," said Brian Babineau, analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). "The acquisition of XOsoft provides CA with the capability to deliver the combination of traditional backup and advanced recovery management technologies necessary by offering several data protection options to its enterprise customers."

The XOsoft products encompass:

  • Data protection via real-time WAN replication of file servers and databases for Windows Servers, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft IIS and Oracle

  • Continuous data protection that provides instant data recovery in the event of isolated data corruption episodes

  • Application availability via fully automated failover and failback for file servers, Exchange, SQL, IIS and Oracle

  • Disaster recovery site compliance through fully automated, scheduled tests of an organization's disaster recovery system without disrupting the production environment or existing data protection

  • Data distribution and consolidation for centralized remote branch office backup, content delivery and web publishing

"CA's broad and deep storage technology portfolio, combined with its vast global support and development resources, will be a tremendous benefit to our large and growing customer base," said Leonid Shtilman, CEO and founder of XOsoft, who is joining CA as senior vice president of storage management software. "We look forward to working as part of the CA team to better serve our customers."

About CA CA (NYSE: CA), one of the world's largest information technology (IT) management software companies, unifies and simplifies the management of enterprise-wide IT. Founded in 1976, CA is headquartered in Islandia, N.Y., and serves customers in more than 140 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.ca.com.

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About CA in the Arab Countries & Pakistan
Today CA has a direct presence in Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. With over 100 highly skilled professionals and a four languages 24X7 customer and partner support center in the region, CA is able to help many large and small organizations to unify and simplify the management of their IT environments securely to drive better business value.

CA customers in the region include Aga Khan University, Bank of Beirut, Dubai Department of Civil Aviation, Emirates Bank International, Etisalat Contact Center, Middle East Airlines, Public Warehousing Company, Royal Court Affairs in Oman, Salalah Port Authority, Saudi Arabian Airlines, UAE Higher Colleges of Technology and many other organisations large and small.  For more information, please visit www.ca.com/arabworld  

About XOsoft
XOsoft's continuous application and information availability solutions keep enterprises working. The company's patented software platforms significantly lower the risks of decreased productivity and lost revenue by minimizing application downtime and ensuring that the most up-to-date information is available throughout the enterprise. Many of the world's largest corporations and government agencies have chosen XOsoft to ensure uninterrupted access to their most valuable information assets. For more information, please visit www.xosoft.com. 

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