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CA Achieves Leader Status for Asset Portfolio Management in META Group Report for Second Consecutive Year ISLANDIA, N.Y., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:CA) today announced it has been ranked as a market leader for the second consecutive year in META Group's METAspectrum(SM) for Asset Portfolio Management Tools. META Group (NASDAQ:METG) is a leading provider of information technology (IT) research, advisory services, and strategic consulting. The METAspectrum evaluation provides an objective assessment of companies providing asset portfolio management tools, and says market leaders have the ability to deliver enterprise-wide solutions, understand large-customer dynamics, and support larger initiatives and integrations. Asset portfolio management tools enable users to understand and manage the cost and inventory of IT assets. William Snyder, program director, META Group, believes the market for these tools will continue to grow over the next three to five years and that the combination of asset management and configuration repositories will be fueled by the desire to improve overall consistency and efficiency of data accuracy. CA's asset portfolio management tools -- Unicenter Argis Portfolio Asset Management, Unicenter Asset Management, and Unicenter ServicePlus Service Desk -- enable organizations to proactively manage their entire IT asset base from cost, contractual, support, and inventory standpoints. They can be implemented individually, providing customers with a cost-effective and phased approach to end-to-end management of IT assets. "Effective asset portfolio management is essential for ensuring that technology investments yield maximum business value and for streamlining a wide variety of IT operations -- from security administration to budget planning," said Jacob Lamm, senior vice president for Unicenter Service Management at CA. "By recognizing our market leadership for the second year in a row, META Group is confirming the continued value we are delivering to our customers in this critical area." About METAspectrum METAspectrum(SM) evaluations from META Group (NASDAQ:METG) provide IT professionals with a view into critical market success factors and vendor positioning. METAspectrum delivers comprehensive evaluations of both technology markets and vendor product offerings. There are multiple market evaluations planned for release in 2003 and beyond. METAspectrum evaluations are updated quarterly, biannually, or annually, depending on the characteristics of individual markets. To view completed market evaluations, or learn more about the METAspectrum methodology, visit http://www.metagroup.com/metaspectrum. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021111/CALOGO ) About CA Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:CA), the world's largest management software company, 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 operates in more than 100 countries. For more information, please visit http://ca.com/. Computer Associates International, Inc. One Computer Associates Plaza, Islandia, N.Y. 11749. All trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies. METAspectrum(SM) market evaluations and results are the sole property of META Group, Inc. and are Copyright (C) 2004 META Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission to use the results requires prior written approval from META Group, and should not be deemed an endorsement of any company or product. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021111/CALOGODATASOURCE: Computer Associates International, Inc. CONTACT: Rita O'Brien of Computer Associates International, Inc., +1-631-342-6687, Web site: http://ca.com/ http://www.metagroup.com/metaspectrum Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/196575.html

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