CA's premier event focuses on innovation, collaboration and technology

Dubai, March 26, 2005 - Computer Associates, one of the world's leading independent management software companies, today announced that CA World 2005 will be held at the Venetian Las Vegas and Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, November 13-17, 2005.

As the largest annual global gathering of CA business partners, customers, executives and IT leaders, CA World 2005 will provide unparalleled networking and relationship building opportunities, as well as allow attendees to learn about the full range of CA's world-class management software solutions and broader industry and technology trends.

"We are proud to host CA World 2005 because it gives us the opportunity to share CA's wealth of technology, discuss our product development plans, collaborate with our partners and spend time with our customers and IT professionals from all over the globe including the Middle East," said Gilbert Lacroix, CA's vice-president and general manager for the Arab countries.  "As the industry's leading provider of solutions for enterprises to manage their systems, storage and security, we are looking forward to this opportunity to share our insights, as well as having our customers and partners network to share theirs."

CA Arab world will extend invitations to its strategic customers, channel resellers, as well as members of the media to attend the CA World convention and experience content-rich sessions covering CA solutions, key strategies and product demonstrations. 

Ned Jaroudi, regional marketing director for CA in the Arab countries, said: "CA World has been revamped to better address the overall technology concerns and needs of participants."

 "Over the past months we have been looking at CA World and the ways we can update it to make it more responsive to participant needs," said Jaroudi.  "While it will continue to be a showcase for CA solutions, it will also have much greater partner participation.  We want participants to walk away with a clear idea of how technology can help businesses be more successful."      

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About CA
Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:CA), one of the world's largest software companies, delivers software and services that enable organizations to manage their IT environments.  Focus areas include network and systems management, storage and security management, portal and business intelligence, and application life cycle management.  Founded in 1976, CA is headquartered in Islandia, N.Y., and operates in more than 100 countries.  For more information on CA, please visit http://ca.com.  

CA users in the Arab Countries 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. 

For other enquiries, please contact For Further Information:
Rasha Zeitoun
Telephone: + 971 4 3676511
Fax: + 971 4 3676510
Email: rasha.zeitoun@ca.com
 
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Mohammed Kharroubi - ASDA'A Public Relations
Tel: 00-9714-3344550
Fax: 00-9714-3344556
E-mail: m.kharroubi@asdaa.com

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