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CA: Leading Analyst Firm Positions CA Clarity PPM in “Leaders” Quadrant for Project and Portfolio Management

Evaluation Based on CA’s Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

/noticias.info/ ISLANDIA, N.Y., June 18, 2008 – CA (NYSE: CA) today announced that Gartner, Inc. has positioned the CA Clarity PPM product in the leaders quadrant of its "Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management Applications" report.* CA Clarity PPM provides organizations with advanced project and portfolio management (PPM) capabilities, and is used across the enterprise to enable IT governance, maximize new product development and automate professional services organizations. CA was positioned in the leaders quadrant based on its completeness of vision and ability to execute.

"We are pleased that Gartner has placed CA Clarity PPM in the leaders quadrant in the rapidly growing PPM market," said Jacob Lamm, executive vice president of CA's Governance Group. "CA Clarity PPM is a cornerstone of CA's overall governance strategy and we are gratified that our commitment and investment in this critical application is recognized by over 800 customers worldwide that today use it to improve investment decision-making across the enterprise."

"As we looked for a PPM solution to improve visibility and governance across our organization, the Magic Quadrant for IT PPM Applications report from Gartner proved to be a valuable and timely source of information and we believe it confirmed CA Clarity PPM as a leader in this market," said Michael Beller, CIO of Steve & Barry's. "Based on a rigorous evaluation of the vendor and the product, we selected CA and CA Clarity PPM and have already begun to realize benefits from implementing the solution and working closely with CA as a partner."

CA is demonstrating the latest version of CA Clarity PPM at the PPM Summit concluding today in Orlando, and is featuring successful IT Governance customer MGM Mirage. The PPM Summit features leading Gartner analysts addressing how project, program and portfolio management improve IT engagement and efficiency.

A complimentary copy of the report is available at http://ca.com/analysts/ppm-mq.

Additional complimentary Gartner research is available from www.ca.com/projectsuccess.

* Gartner, Inc., "Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management Applications" by Matt Light, Daniel B. Stang, June 13, 2008.

Gartner Magic Quadrant

The Gartner Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2008 by Gartner, Inc., and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About CA Clarity PPM

CA Clarity PPM, an industry-leading project and portfolio management solution, enables IT organizations to achieve world-class performance by improving the quality of their engagement with their customers and enhancing their ability to run at peak efficiency. The CA Clarity PPM system features integrated IT portfolio planning, demand management, project management, resource planning and time and cost management. More than 800,000 users at more than 800 companies depend on CA Clarity PPM to govern IT and, increasingly, to manage new product development (NPD). For more information on CA Clarity PPM, please visit www.myclarity.com.

About CA

CA (NASDAQ: CA), one of the world’s largest independent software companies, provides software solutions to unify and simplify™ IT management. With CA’s Enterprise IT Management (EITM) vision and expertise, organizations can more effectively govern, manage and secure IT to optimize business performance and sustain competitive advantage. Founded in 1976, CA serves customers in virtually every country in the world. For more information, please visit www.ca.com. notas_de_prensa_archivo