CA wins "Best Solution" and "Best Strategy" awards at Gartner Project and Portfolio Management Summit

The prestigious awards were based on a vote of information technology and new product development executives who attended the event, and recognized the products and leadership of CA's Clarity division.

The PPM Summit focused on the application of Project and Portfolio Management for IT Governance and New Product Development and brought together Gartner analysts and leading PPM vendors, who explored PPM best practices, results and solutions.

Commenting on the awards, Sevi Tufekci, Regional Director of CA's Business Service Optimization Business Unit, EMEA Eastern Markets, said,

"We, at CA, are proud to win "Best Solutions" and "Best Strategy" awards as it also reflects our commitment for project and portfolio management within the region. In today's expanding IT environment in the Middle East project portfolio management is becoming an imperative element of business as it gives executives a bird's-eye view of projects so they can spot redundancies, spread resources appropriately and keep close tabs on progress."

In addition, CA has been positioned in the "Leaders" quadrant in Gartner Inc.'s "Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management Applications, 2006" report. * Gartner positions vendors in the magic quadrant based on their completeness of vision and ability to execute.

'Our division's singular focus is project and portfolio management, so there is no greater honor than the award recognition from the community's leaders and key influencers,' said Carl Landers, Vice President of Marketing for the CA Clarity product line in CA's Business Service Optimization business unit. 'We believe these accolades are particularly gratifying because they acknowledge both our solutions and our thought leadership.'

According to the Gartner report, market interest in PPM applications remains high among IT management. CIOs continue to report the high priority of PPM-related issues, such as delivering projects for business growth that are tightly linked to business strategies. *
Indeed, CA's IT PPM solution, CA Clarity, has continued its record growth and the company has increased its installed base by 30 percent in the past year.