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| Type | Public (NASDAQ: CA) |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Headquarters | Islandia, New York, USA |
| Key people | John A. Swainson, CEO, Michael J Christenson, President & COO, Russell Artzt, Co founder, Al Nugent, CTO, Nancy Cooper, CFO, Jim Bryant, CAO, Don Friedman, CMO |
| Industry | Enterprise software IT Services |
| Products | See article |
| Revenue | ▲ $3.94 billion USD (2007) |
| Employees | 14,000 (2008) [1] |
| Website | CA, Inc. |
CA, Inc. NASDAQ: CA, formerly known as Computer Associates, is a multinational computer software corporation based in the United States.
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[edit] History
Computer was founded in 1976 as Computer Associates International, Inc., by Queens College graduate Charles B. Wang and Russell Artzt. Specializing in information technology management software, their solutions include CA Project & Portfolio Management. The company has been based in New York throughout its history.
- IPO in 1981
- In February 2006, Computer Associates International officially changed its name to CA, Inc.
[edit] Facts[opinion needs balancing]
- Currently[citation needed] operates internationally, with 150 offices in more than 45 countries[2]
- As of March 31, 2007, holds over 500 patents worldwide with over 1,000 patent applications pending.[3]
- More than 14,000 employees worldwide, including approximately 5,800 engineers globally who design and support CA software[citation needed]
- Claims to be the first software vendor to deliver an integrated enterprise systems and network management solution[citation needed]
- For the four quarters ending March 31, 2007, the company posted revenues of US$3.94Bn[citation needed]
- As of April 28, 2008, CA, Inc. is listed on the NASDAQ (ticker symbol NASDAQ:CA) ending its 20+ year relationship with the NYSE.[4]
- As of June 2008 CA develops and supports 403 software applications
[edit] Software products
CA provides software solutions intended to help companies govern, manage and secure their IT provision.[opinion needs balancing] These solutions are the building blocks of CA's Enterprise IT Management strategy and are organized into four categories:
[edit] Governance
Products in this category are designed to help organizations make better decisions about where to make investments, by balancing costs, resources and business risks.
[edit] Business Service Management
Products in this category are designed to manage IT services based on business priorities, and deliver services through an automated, optimized IT infrastructure.
[edit] Security management
Products in this category are designed to protect information assets and manage risks by monitoring and enforcing policy-based controls, managing identities and ensuring appropriate access.
[edit] Network and Systems Management
Products in this category help organizations maintain service level agreements, diagnose system and application problems, and do planning and capacity management. CA provides Network and Systems Management products for both the IBM z/OS mainframe platform, and for distributed platforms.
[edit] Litigation and Accounting Problems
[edit] Computer Associates v. Quest Software
[edit] 2002 SEC probe for financial irregularities
In 2002 the US Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission investigated possible accounting manipulation by CA senior management, said to have booked too much revenue too soon from multiyear software-licensing contracts. The SEC launched similar investigations into many similar companies at the time.
In August 2003 CA announced plans to settle all outstanding litigation related to claims about past accounting issues[1]. The SEC continued to review some of CA's other activities.
[edit] Sanjay Kumar
CA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Kumar was convicted of offences relating to fraud-related and insider-trading and given a 12 year costodial sentence.[2]
[edit] Acquisitions
CA has a long history of acquisitions in various segments of the software industry.
- 2006: Cendura, Control-F1 Corporation, Cybermation Inc., XOsoft, Inc., Wily Technology
- 2005: iLumin Software Services, Tiny Software, Niku, Concord Communications
- 2004, Netegrity, PestPatrol, Miramar
- 2003; Netreon, SilentRunner
- 2000: Sterling Software, Cayenne Software, Applied Management Systems Inc.
- 1999: IDI (Innovative DP Designs, Inc.) - IMS ToolKit, [Platinum Technology|Platinum Technology International], Vet Anti-Virus
- 1998: CMSI (Computer Management Sciences, Inc.) - $400M+
- 1998: QXCOM, Viewpoint DataLabs International - 3D Modeling technology, Realogic, Inc.
- 1997: AI Ware, Inc., Avalan Technology, Inc.
- 1996: Cheyenne Software - ARCserve storage products
- 1995: Legent Corporation
- 1994: The ASK Group, Inc. - Acquisition included the INGRES DBMS products
- 1991: Pansophic Systems, Inc., On-Line Software, Inc., Nantucket
- 1989: Cullinet - $333M
- 1988: Applied Data Research - $170M
- 1987: UCCEL - $780M
- 1986: Integrated Software Systems Corporation (ISSCO)
- 1985: Value Software, Inc., Top Secret (from CGA)
- 1984: Johnson Systems, Inc.
- 1982: Capex Corporation
- 1977: Viking Data Systems, Inc.
[edit] References
- ^ Number of CA, Inc. Employees. CA, Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
- ^ http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/snapshots/341.html
- ^ CA Annual Report 2007. CA, Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-02-10.
- ^ CA moving to Nasdaq, keeping trading symbol. Reuters. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
[edit] External links
- CA Homepage
