Supports Development of an IT Services Portfolio and Manages IT Function like a Business

Dubai, May 08, 2007 CA (NYSE: CA), announced today that its CA Clarity project and portfolio management (PPM) solution has been recognized by Butler Group as a leading solution that companies should consider when improving IT governance. In a new report titled "IT Governance - Managing Portfolios, Projects, Processes and People," Butler Group, Europe's leading IT research and advisory organization, makes the case that IT governance is a mandatory initiative for both private and public sectors, and discusses the importance of PPM in enabling this vision.

"Without effective IT governance, the business value of IT is substantially impaired," said Tim Jennings, research director, Butler Group. "PPM solutions, such as CA Clarity 8, help ensure that IT services meet the requirements of a company's overall business goals by justifying investment decisions, providing project visibility, assessing and mitigating risk and measuring the return on investment. CA Clarity is positioned to support advanced IT governance concepts as customers seek to streamline and obtain maximum benefit from their IT efforts."

A key part of the IT Governance report is the Butler Group Project Portfolio Management Market Lifecycle Ratings where the analyst firm considers nine possible vendors and divides them into three groups, Shortlist, Consider, and Explore, depending on the maturity of the PPM offering. For companies evaluating solutions this year, CA Clarity is one of only two products to make Butler Group's Shortlist.

Hussam Qasem, Regional Team Leader for CA Governance Solutions said, "Many companies are moving into Project and Portfolio Management which is a more sophisticated approach to an old process. It allows them to not only ensure strategic business alignment and cost control but also to manage high demand with limited resources. CA Clarity provides IT organizations the ability to achieve world class performance by improving the quality of their engagement with the business and help them run at peak efficiency"

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About CA Clarity
CA Clarity, the industry-leading IT Governance solution, enables IT organizations to achieve world-class performance by improving the quality of their engagement with the business and enhancing their ability to run at peak efficiency. The Clarity system features integrated portfolio planning, demand management, project management, resource planning and time and cost management. More than 600,000 users at more than 650 companies depend on Clarity to govern IT and, increasingly, to manage new product development. 

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.

About CA in the Arab Countries and Pakistan
Today CA has direct presence in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. With over 100 highly skilled professionals and a 24X7 tri-lingual Customer and Partner Support Center located in the region, CA helps you securely unify and simplify your IT environments for greater business value.

CA customers in the region include Aga Khan University, Al-Rajhi Bank, Arab Banking Corporation, Bank of Beirut, Comium Group, Dubai Department of Civil Aviation, Emirates Bank International, Etisalat Contact Center, UAE Higher Colleges of Technology, Investment Dar Company in Kuwait, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, King Saud University, KSA National Computer Center , MashreqBank, Kuwait Public Authority of Civil Information, Middle East Airlines, Royal Court Affairs in Oman, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Salalah Port Services, PWC Logistics and many other organisations large and small.   

For more information please contact:
Tarek Lasheen or Abhishek Savant
NettResults Public Relations
Tel: +971 4 331 1593
Fax:+971 4 331 1562
Email: tarek@nettresults.com,
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