CA`s new vision for providing solutions will enable companies to achieve unified and simplified management of enterprise-wide IT, announced CEO John Swainson.
In his keynote speech at the opening of CA World 2005 in Las Vegas, he hailed enterprise information technology management (EITM) as CA`s solution to IT management.
He also announced that the company will from now on drop the name Computer Associates and be simply known as CA.
"CA is a changed company," Swainson said, "but it is not an entirely new company. We`ve taken the strengths of the past and combined them with new initiatives, strategies and ideas to ensure that CA is the clear industry leader in meeting the evolving IT needs of customers."
Customers` needs include a simpler, more effective way to manage their IT infrastructures, delivered by a variety of integrated and modular options to make the vision practical, Swainson explained. EITM unifies and simplifies the management of IT enterprise-wide, through the use of products based on a common integrated, automated and secure platform, he said.
"EITM will allow enterprises to align IT resources with the business needs of the organisation and create an efficient, effective and secure infrastructure, allowing them to better manage risk, improve service and manage costs," he said.
To this effect, CA will introduce 26 new EITM-enabled solutions during the three-day conference, including releases in its enterprise services management, business services optimisation and security management business units. The company will have more than 85 products that use some aspect of EITM.
Regarding the reorganisation of CA as a company, Swainson said it has assembled a new management team composed of experienced industry leaders; put programmes in place to significantly strengthen its relationships with customers and partners; realigned the business to bring more focus to its growth opportunities in the areas of systems, security and storage management for the enterprise; invested in its growth initiatives, including making a number of key acquisitions; and launched a new brand identity.
Going forward, Swainson said the company would put a lot of focus on growth through investing in internal product development as well as acquisitions where appropriate.
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