CEO Swainson Says CA Transformation Well Underway at CA World 2005 Opening Keynote
CEO Outlines Company Vision for Unified and Simplified Management of Enterprise-Wide IT
CA Set to Launch Largest Integrated Software Release in Company History
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CA WORLD -- John Swainson, president and CEO of CA (NYSE:CA), today kicked off CA World 2005, the Company's premier event for customers and partners held in Las Vegas, with a keynote address outlining CA's overall transformation and its industry vision for information technology management, Enterprise Information Technology Management (EITM).
"CA is a changed company," Swainson said. "But it is not an entirely new company. We've taken the strengths of the past and combined them with new initiatives, strategies and ideas to ensure that CA is the clear industry leader in meeting the evolving information technology needs of customers."
"Those needs include a simpler, more effective way to manage their IT infrastructures delivered by a variety of integrated and modular options to make the vision practical," Swainson told conference attendees. "EITM is CA's vision for transforming the management of IT. It's a vision that unifies and simplifies the management of IT enterprise-wide, through the use of products based on a common integrated, automated and secure platform."
As outlined by Swainson, CA's approach provides true visibility into the enterprise and offers organizations an unprecedented level of command over their IT environments. EITM will allow enterprises to align IT resources with the business needs of the organization and create an efficient, effective and secure infrastructure. This allows organizations to better manage risk, improve service, manage costs and truly align IT with business needs.
To deliver on this vision, Swainson said the Company will introduce 26 new EITM-enabled solutions during the three-day conference, including releases in its enterprise services management, business services optimization and security management business units. In total, CA will have more than 85 products that use some aspect of EITM.
Swainson also stated that only a company with CA's experience in developing industrial-strength software for the enterprise can make EITM a reality for its customers. "We offer the most comprehensive, vendor-neutral, integrated and modular IT management solutions for the enterprise -- solutions that are based on proven processes and successful implementations," he added.
"I see CA's job as understanding how to manage every aspect of our customer's IT environment, from legacy systems to the newest environments. EITM helps customers tie together all their IT resources in a way that makes them manageable and secure," explained Swainson.
The CA CEO also touched on the steps the Company has taken over the past year towards its goal of being the industry's leading management software company. He said the Company has assembled a new management team composed of experienced industry leaders; put programs in place to significantly strengthen its relationships with customers and partners; realigned the business to bring more focus on its growth opportunities in the areas of systems, security and storage management for the enterprise; invested in its growth initiatives, including making a number of key acquisitions; and launched a new brand identity.
In addition, Swainson unveiled the Company's new brand name, CA, and introduced the Company's new branding program, including a new brand identity.
Held November 13-17, CA World 2005 - Technology Inside Out, will help customers leverage their investments in CA and CA Partner solutions. This year's program has been redesigned with a stronger focus on CA Partners and solutions for key industries. With content-rich sessions, intense training, hands-on labs, unparalleled networking and relationship-building opportunities, CA World provides deeper insight into the solutions, trends, innovations and opportunities that can improve business continuity and enable enterprises to achieve regulatory compliance.
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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. For more information, please visit http://ca.com/.
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