CA announces comprehensive support across a wide array of Microsoft products

CA's support for Microsoft's newest solutions will provide smooth migration and essential investment protection for its enterprise and SMB customers worldwide as well as for users of its popular consumer products.

Commenting on the support, Quentin Cornelius, Director of Channel and Alliances for CA's EMEA Eastern Markets said, 'CA has been at the forefront of Microsoft support since the earliest days of Windows. Our development teams are closely working with Microsoft to ensure that CA's software management products work in tandem with the newly launched products from Microsoft."

'CA's support of Windows Vista, the 2007 Microsoft Office system and Exchange Server 2007 will be of significant value to our mutual worldwide customers,' said Bharat Kumar, Business & Marketing Officer at Microsoft Gulf. 'Moreover CA's solutions will also enhance the advanced functionality of these products and will help ensure organisations have a smooth transition as they upgrade their environments.'

Support for Windows Vista

Windows Vista is designed to reduce the time, complexity and cost of PC deployment, maintenance and security. CA's solutions support and complement these objectives by providing value-added functionality for systems management, security, data protection, business service optimization and compliance. Examples include:

-Business Desktop Deployment Plus (BDD+)

leverages CA's industry-leading Desktop and Server Management software and best practices to address every step of the Windows Vista deployment process-from planning and implementation to desktop migration and reporting.

-CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup and CA XOsoft WANSync

provide backup and rapid recovery management for Windows Vista environments.

-CA Threat Manager, CA Anti-Virus and CA Anti-Spyware

enable consumers, small businesses and enterprise IT organizations to make optimal use of security parameters defined in Windows Vista and extend them across their other Microsoft platforms-simplifying enterprise security management while ensuring that security policies are consistently enforced before, during and after platform migration.

Support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 provides protection, anytime/anywhere access, streamlined ownership, and integration capabilities to help organizations maximize the business value of their messaging environments. CA's solutions support and complement these capabilities with a full range of management, security, storage and archiving functionalities. Examples include:

-CA's Enterprise Risk Mitigation and Compliance solutions for Exchange Server 2007

provide centralized information, recovery and resource management products that enhance the built-in capabilities of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, enabling customers to optimize data protection, email archiving, compliance and electronic data discovery across large Exchange Server environments.

Support for the 2007 Microsoft Office System

The 2007 Microsoft Office system provides a complete platform for solutions ranging from collaboration and enterprise content management to business intelligence, enterprise project management and more. CA products supporting the 2007 Microsoft Office system include:

-CA MDY FileSurf, CA Message Manager and CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup

provide centralized management of records regardless of location or origin-enhancing the built-in capabilities of Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 with robust records management, archiving, electronic data discovery and high-performance backup and recovery for the full life cycle of SharePoint-based information.

Mr. Cornelius added, "We have also integrated the AllFusion ERwin Data Modeler with Microsoft Corp's new Visual Studio Team Edition for Database professionals. By working with the design visualization, task automation and advanced modelling capabilities of CA's AllFusion ERwin DM, customers can significantly accelerate time-to-value for their implementations of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition. The integration will also enable Visual Studio users to re-use data models across their IT environments."

Selected CA solutions are scheduled to provide same-day support for Windows Vista, the 2007 Microsoft Office system and Exchange Server 2007 upon their release, with others following based on market requirements.