Computer Associates will demonstrate world-class intelligent storage management solutions to visiting regional IT professionals

Dubai, 25 May 2005 - Computer Associates (CA), one of the world's largest independent software companies, will be showcasing its intelligent storage management solutions at Storage World Middle East, the region's biggest data storage event and exhibition. The event is held at the Bustan Rotana Hotel, May 30-31 and is being organized to help regional enterprises address their storage needs.  Computer Associates will have a stand at the show and is also a platinum sponsor of Storage World Middle East.

"Enterprise organizations have traditionally addressed storage resource requirements as and when the need arises," said Ned Jaroudi, regional marketing director at Computer Associates. "As the reliance on information resources grows and the need to safely store, manage and share increasing volumes of data becomes mission critical, it is crucial for Middle East organizations to take a pro-active approach to storage management.  CA is going to help visitors to Storage World Middle East better understand the implications of storage management and demonstrate how its intelligent storage management solutions can help their organization to cut management costs, improve management efficiency and safeguard their most valuable asset."

Jason Phippen, EMEA product marketing director for Computer Associates, will deliver the keynote speech on Intelligent Storage Management, and will identifying the critical storage management challenges and the steps required to formulate a cost-effective Storage Management strategy.

"Poor management is often the root cause of many storage problems and poorly integrated products attribute to the increase of total cost of ownership. As a result, storage management has risen to the top of the 'to do' list for most enterprises." said Phippen. "Many organizations have implemented specialized products to address specific problems that resulted in disparate storage hardware/software components across the enterprise, resulting in increased costs, poor storage utilization and a lack of integration with key business applications.  CA wants to rid enterprise organizations of this burden by deploying intelligent solutions that bring immediate improvement to their storage environment while allowing them to fully utilize the business value of their most important data."

CA welcomes visitors of the 2-day event to visit the CA stand (stand 21) where it will showcase CA's award-winning BrighStor solutions. CA is a key player in the storage management solutions industry, with technology that enables companies to store, protect and manage data intelligently.

BrightStor Storage Management solution provides the tools necessary to identify and classify storage assets, define unique best practices for administering them and take the necessary action to manage them effectively, whether manually or automatically. It offers unmatched data management and protection capabilities while reducing costs of maintaining a storage environment, offering a complete set of integrated data and storage management capabilities from a single vendor.

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About CA
Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:CA), one of the world's largest management software companies, delivers software and services across operations, security, storage, life cycle and service management to optimize the performance, reliability and efficiency of enterprise IT environments. Founded in 1976, CA is headquartered in Islandia, N.Y., and serves customers in more than 140 countries. For more information, please visit http://ca.com. 

CA users in the Arab World include Emirates Bank International, Dubai Department of Civil Aviation, Etisalat Contact Center, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company, Al Jubail Petrochemical, Bank of Beirut and the Royal Court Affairs in Oman 

CA Contact:
Sherif El Gamrawy
Computer Associates
Marketing Manager
Tel: + 9714 3676511
Fax: +9714 3676510
Email: sherif.el-gamrawy@ca.com

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