ISLANDIA, N.Y., Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CA Technologies
(NASDAQ: CA) today announced "Day One" support for IBM's next
generation z/OS® v1.13 across its extensive line of mainframe
management software solutions, including CA Mainframe Chorus and CA
Mainframe Software Manager (MSM) continuing to deliver timely
support for new releases of IBM® System z® hardware and operating
systems.
"Our same-day support reflects our commitment to helping
customers maximize the value of IBM's next generation Mainframe
platform with our next generation Mainframe management
capabilities," said Dayton
Semerjian, general manager, Mainframe, CA Technologies. "As
both companies continue to innovate, we will work together to
deliver on this objective."
Today's announcement arrives on the heels of record worldwide
adoption of the mainframe for its long term economic value, energy
efficiency and performance benefits. Specifically, mainframe maker
IBM reported in the second quarter that over the past four
quarters, System z revenue went up 49 percent year to year and MIPS
(millions of instructions per second), the amount of mainframe
computing power purchased by clients, was up 59 percent.
CA Mainframe Chorus, a key deliverable in CA Technologies
strategy of helping customers reduce costs, simplify management and
improve operational efficiency, supports the new z/OS release,
offering a role-based integrated management workspace, rich data
visualization, a modern GUI, and advanced knowledge capture and
transfer capabilities.
CA Mainframe Software Manager, another pivotal product in
simplifying mainframe management, helps customers more easily
acquire, install, deploy, configure and maintain mainframe
products. CA Mainframe Software Manager can also ease the upgrade
process and accelerate time-to-benefit as customers move to the new
z/OS operating system.
CA Technologies has also implemented support for IBM's SMP/E
FIXCAT HOLDDATA to facilitate identification of CA product
maintenance required for compatibility with z/OS v1.13, and
actively engages in the early testing of z/OS and support for
mutual customers participating in IBM's early testing programs.
In addition, CA Technologies recently delivered same-day support
for IBM's new, innovative zEnterprise model z114 hardware and
introduced new capabilities for managing Linux on System z.
"CA's same day support of the new z/OS demonstrates the industry
ongoing demand for mainframe services. This announcement also
proves that the mainframe's ecosystem of software solutions
continues to expand, offering more flexible options for mainframe
users worldwide," said Greg Lotko,
vice president and business line executive for System z at IBM.
Visit here for more information on CA Technologies broad
portfolio of mainframe software.
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About CA Technologies
CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) is an IT management software and
solutions company with expertise across all IT environments – from
mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies
manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to
deliver more flexible IT services. CA Technologies' innovative
products and services provide the insight and control essential for
IT organizations to power business agility. The majority of the
Global Fortune 500 relies on CA Technologies to manage evolving IT
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