Computer Associates ships CA-Unicenter for Digital's high-performance UNIX; "Blazing Speed Controlled By Top-Notch Systems Management"

Business Wire, Sept 19, 1995

ISLANDIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 1995--To provide enterprise systems management for Digital's new high performance, 64-bit open systems architecture, Computer Associates today began shipping CA-Unicenter for the ALPHA family of systems under Digital UNIX.

The announcement is in keeping with CA's strategy of extending open, integrated client/server systems management to leading computing platforms, and with Digital's strategy of providing interoperable high-performance computing solutions. Clients are enthusiastic about the combination of the "record breaking" processing speed of Digital Alpha workstations and servers with the proven systems management capabilities of CA-Unicenter.

"We're depending on CA-Unicenter to manage our high-performance Digital UNIX systems," said Louise Saidnawey, manager of systems and operations, Parametric Technology, Waltham, Mass. "The combination of blazing speed and top-notch systems management gives us the best of both worlds --performance and control-- for our mission-critical applications."

CA has also extended its integration of systems and network management by linking CA-Unicenter with Digital's POLYCENTER Manager on NetView. This will allow clients to employ reliable enterprise management in heterogeneous computing environments that include high-performance Alpha systems.

"CA's goal is to provide our clients with best-of-breed, integrated systems management through CA-Unicenter, covering the broadest range of client/server systems," said Yogesh Gupta, CA senior vice president, product strategy. "The Alpha family of systems under Digital UNIX is an integral part of the multi-vendor environments for which we provide uniform management tools."

"Combining the robustness of CA-Unicenter's industry-leading systems management with the speed and flexibility of the Alpha 64-bit architecture brings UNIX customers a powerful and comprehensive client/server management environment," said Don Harbert, vice president for Digital's UNIX Business Systems Segment. "The integration of CA-Unicenter with POLYCENTER Manager on NetView offers these clients a closely integrated network and systems management solution for complex computing environments."

CA-Unicenter for Digital UNIX and the integration of CA-Unicenter with Digital's POLYCENTER Manager on NetView will both be at UNIX Expo at Digital's Booth no.534.

Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), with headquarters in Islandia, N.Y., is the world leader in mission-critical business software. The company develops, licenses and supports more than 500 integrated products that include systems and database management, application development, manufacturing and financial applications. CA has 9,000 people in 130 offices in 36 countries and had revenue of $2.6 billion in its 1995 fiscal year. CA can be reached by visiting its homepage on the worldwide web (http://www.cai.com).

Digital Equipment Corporation is the world's leader in open client/server solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide information systems. Digital's scaleable Alpha platforms, storage, networking, software and services, together with industry-focused solutions from business partners, help organizations compete and win in today's global marketplace. -0- All referenced product names are trademarks of their respective companies.

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