CA Expands Software-as-a-Service Offerings Across its Enterprise IT
Management and Governance Portfolios
LAS VEGAS (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) November 16, 2008 --
CA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CA) today announced three
new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings across its Enterprise IT
Management (EITM) and Governance portfolios to help customers rapidly
and cost-effectively maximize the business value of their software
implementations. Over 1,000 customers worldwide use CA SaaS and hosted
solutions to improve IT economics.
SaaS, also known as software “on demand,” is a model in which software
is developed, hosted and operated for use by customers over the
Internet. Customers do not own the software itself, but rather pay to
use it.
The new Services from CA’s On Demand Business Unit are CA
Clarity PPM On Demand, which has already seen significant customer
adoption since its introduction in April 2008, CA
GRC Manager On Demand and CA
Instant Recovery On Demand. CA plans to continue expanding its
roster of SaaS solutions, based on customer need and the value customers
can derive.
“CA On Demand solutions will allow our customers to ‘buy once and buy
best,’” said Jules Ehrlich, senior vice president and general manager of
CA’s On Demand Business Unit. “Whether their business requirements are
early stage or mature, customers will find it’s simple to access
precisely the application functionality they need from one of the
deepest and broadest IT management and governance portfolios in the
industry. With our financially compelling SaaS model, customers can
focus on their critical business initiatives while CA focuses on
enabling their IT organization to operate more efficiently and
effectively.”
CA On Demand solutions offer industry-leading functionality with faster
implementation. Customers are spared large up-front technology
investments and on-premises software deployment time. Organizations can
improve cost savings, free up scarce IT resources for other priorities,
speed service deployment and gain flexibility to adapt to changing
business needs.
CA On Demand solutions are designed to:
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Provide easy access to a range of integrated solutions from one of the
industry’s most comprehensive enterprise IT management and governance
portfolios;
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Be simple to use and also offer the deepest and broadest functionality
available, meeting the needs of both early stage and mature, complex
businesses;
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Improve IT economics with pay-as-you-go subscription pricing and
reduced infrastructure needs;
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Offer secure, scalable, and optimized applications supported by CA’s
world-class hosting facilities and application professionals; and
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Allow customers to focus on their business while CA operates and
manages the software infrastructure requirements.
Three CA SaaS solutions were announced today:
CA
Clarity PPM On Demand is a SaaS version of the industry-leading
Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) solution that over 900 customers
worldwide use for enterprise-wide governance of IT expenses, staffing,
investments and projects. With CA Clarity PPM On Demand, organizations
of all sizes and maturity levels can now have access to a proven,
scalable and feature-rich solution that delivers IT Governance value
immediately, and over time.
An organization realizing immediate benefit from CA Clarity PPM On
Demand is the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), the nation’s
second largest municipal health department which uses the solution to
help manage their $165 million in annual grants. The CDPH is using CA
Clarity PPM On Demand to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of
their grant processes, while helping to dramatically reduce the loss of
approximately $10 million per year in funds incurred in their manual
tracking of grants.
“In a time of increasing need and decreasing resources, it is critical
that we maximize the value of our grants,” said Carlo Govia, CDPH 1st
Deputy Commissioner and CFO. “Working with CA as our technology partner,
we were able to implement the CA Clarity PPM On Demand solution in days
to help manage the performance, reliability and security of our grants
program, while minimizing the IT resources necessary to support it. CA
Clarity PPM On Demand is already helping us meet these objectives and
better serve the people of Chicago.”
CA
Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Manager On Demand is a
SaaS version of CA’s comprehensive solution for managing critical risk
and compliance initiatives across the enterprise. At a time when
regulations are increasing in number and risk and compliance management
are more complex than ever, CA GRC Manager On Demand allows customers to
rapidly implement a solution to help comprehensively govern business
operations—from IT and beyond. CA GRC Manager On Demand enables
organizations to leverage the full functionality and benefits of CA GRC
Manager, including a centralized system to manage and store corporate
policies, improve compliance with those policies and manage the risks
associated with non-compliance, while accelerating end-user adoption and
time to value.
CA
Instant Recovery On Demand is a SaaS version of CA’s
award-winning business continuity and disaster recovery technology. CA
Instant Recovery On Demand eliminates up-front IT infrastructure or
staff costs, helping customers to achieve continuous application and
data availability, even in the event of systems failures or external
disasters. Sold and delivered by authorized CA partners, the solution is
particularly relevant for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs)
faced with the challenges of maintaining non-stop business operations
and protecting critical business applications and data with limited
resources and budget.
One partner that has already seen the benefits of this technology is
powersolution.com, an ebusiness solutions company. They use it to
provide a reliable, stable infrastructure for their SMB customers that
have little to no IT staff.
“The opportunity for SaaS providers in the SMB market is astronomical
and the value they can provide their customers is huge,” said David
Dadian, CEO for powersolution.com Inc. “Neither the customer or reseller
is investing a lot of capital up-front. They can achieve the same
results as a mirrored site at a fraction of the cost. This minimizes
cost and provides for faster and greater ROI.”
CA’s On Demand offerings are examples of how CA Enterprise IT Management
and Governance solutions are able to help organizations drive business
value from IT and effectively improve IT economics. With CA solutions in
place, customers can respond more quickly and efficiently to changing
conditions and capitalize on emerging business opportunities. The
solutions that CA is announcing at CA World 2008 can help lower the
total cost of ownership of IT by providing faster time-to-value and
reducing IT costs through better integration, automation and control.
For more information about CA On Demand offerings, visit www.ca.com/ondemand.
About CA
CA (NASDAQ: CA) is the world's leading independent IT management
software company. With CA's Enterprise IT Management (EITM) vision and
expertise, organizations can more effectively govern, manage and secure
IT to optimize business performance and sustain competitive advantage.
For more information, visit www.ca.com.
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