Agreement Signals New Strategy Between Industry Leaders to Offer Increased Manageability of Storage Area Networks
ISLANDIA, N.Y. and SANTA CLARA, California 2 August, 2000 — Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:CA), the world's leading eBusiness solutions provider, and Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT), today announced that Hitachi Data Systems will resell CA's flagship eBusiness enterprise management solution, Unicenter TNG, in conjunction with Hitachi Freedom Storage™ products and services.
Under the terms of the agreement, Hitachi Data Systems is licensed to resell CA's Unicenter TNG software, the industry's de facto standard for enterprise management. The agreement forms the basis for cooperative efforts to address enterprise infrastructure management needs.
"As a leading vendor of enterprise storage solutions, Hitachi Data Systems understands the challenge our customers face in managing their storage in multi-platform IT environments," said Steve East, Deputy General Manager and Vice President of Solutions Engineering, Hitachi Data Systems. "In addition to providing real time resource monitoring, software delivery, and asset management, Unicenter TNG also provides businesses with the essential tools to monitor the health and performance of Web sites and servers, analyze usage, track site statistics, and proactively correct problems. It is the industry's only end-to-end enterprise management solution that meets the critical demands of the Internet economy."
"Hitachi Freedom storage solutions combined with Unicenter TNG offer clients scalability, availability, and manageability for their networked applications, databases, and business processes," said Mark Marron, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Worldwide Channel Sales, CA. "CA will continue to work together with Hitachi Data Systems to enable organizations worldwide to efficiently manage IT operations and eBusiness infrastructures."
About Computer Associates Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), the world's leading business software company, delivers the end-to-end infrastructure to enable eBusiness through innovative technology, services and education. CA has 20,000 employees worldwide and had revenue in excess of $6 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000. For more information, visit www.ca.com.
Committed to helping customers exploit the value of information technology for success in the Internet economy, Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT), is a leading provider of business solutions for the world's most information-intensive corporations. For further information on Hitachi Data Systems, access www.hds.com.
Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global electronics companies, with fiscal 1999 (ended March 31, 2000) consolidated sales of 8,001 billion yen ($75.5 billion). The company manufactures and markets a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and industrial equipment. For more information on Hitachi, Ltd., please visit Hitachi's Web site at www.hitachi.co.jp.
1 At an exchange rate of 106 yen to the dollar.
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