Computer Associates Augments CA's Commitment To Notes/Domino Market With Acquisition Of QXCOM

Business Wire, Sept 2, 1998

ISLANDIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 1998--Increasing its commitment to the Lotus Notes/Domino market, Computer Associates International, Inc., (CA) today announced the acquisition of privately-held QXCOM, Inc., one of the leading software providers for the Notes market. Financial terms were not disclosed.

QXCOM has been a market leader since the 1989 introduction of Notes -- providing both consulting and software products to many of the world's largest and most sophisticated Notes and Domino installations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. The company grew out of a strategic reorganization of Distributed Systems Solutions International, Inc. (DSSI), one of the pioneer Lotus Business Partners.

CA will continue to license and support all QXCOM QX/Tools products, a group of 11 advanced solutions which assist in the security and application database administration of large-scale, distributed Notes and Domino networks. Leading products include ACL/Reporter, Registration/Exchange, and Mail/Utilities.

The QXCOM software will also augment The Unicenter TNG Lotus Notes/Domino Option, which enables customers to maximize application performance and avoid downtime by closely monitoring the full range of components and processes required to support Notes-based applications, including network and systems availability, database replication and virus protection.

The announcement also complements CA's recent acquisition of REALOGIC, Inc., a leading international business and technology-consulting firm with a core competence in Lotus and Lotus Notes technologies.

This enhanced portfolio of products and services will allow CA to address virtually all Notes/Domino management and administrative needs.

"As part of CA, we will be able to leverage the resources and customers of a world-class company to bring our expertise to Notes users around the world," said QXCOM CEO Chuck Chriss, who will continue to lead the development of QXCOM software. "Access to CA's industry-leading products also presents an outstanding opportunity for both our current and future clientele to take advantage of the wide range of advanced solutions CA offers."

"One of CA's goals is to be a comprehensive source of products and services in management, administration, deployment, enhancement and support of the growing Notes infrastructure," said Marc Sokol, CA senior vice president of advanced technology. "QX/Tools and the company's technical team and marketing staff will enable us to take a major step toward achieving that objective."

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 enterprise computing and information management, application development, manufacturing and financial applications. CA has over 11,000 people in 160 offices in 43 countries and had revenue of $4.7 billion in fiscal year 1998. CA can be reached by visiting www.cai.com, emailing info@cai.com, or calling 1-516-342-5224.

QXCOM was founded in 1988 as Distributed Systems Solutions International, Inc. (DSSI), and was the first Lotus Business Partner. The company today is one of the strongest, most experienced software teams in the Notes field. QXCOM's QX/Tools suite of administrative utilities addresses security, database, and messaging administrative issues augment and complement the power of Notes and Domino, providing simplified administration and better security at lower costs to the corporation.

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CONTACT: Computer Associates International, Inc.

Bob Gordon, Public Relations

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