CA World 2008 Showcases Solutions and Strategies that Redefine the Economics of IT

Over 800 Conference Sessions to Help Customers Transform IT from a Cost Center to an Opportunity Generator; Keynote by Jack Welch, Former GE CEO

ISLANDIA, N.Y., August 2008 — CA, Inc. (NASDAQ:CA), the world’s leading independent IT management software company, today announced plans for CA World 2008, November 16–20, 2008, at The Venetian Congress Center and Sands Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada.

CA World 2008 will bring together CA customers, business partners, and employees from around the world to exchange IT management strategies for transforming IT from a cost center into an enabler of innovation and business growth.

This year’s guest keynote speaker is Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of the General Electric Company (GE). During his 20-plus year tenure as CEO, GE’s market capitalization rose from $13 billion to $400 billion. Welch will speak on Monday, November 17.

CA World also will feature keynote addresses by CA CEO John Swainson and Al Nugent, CA’s executive vice president and chief technology officer.

Attendees will be able to choose from more than 800 conference sessions in such critical areas as application performance management, data center and workload automation, governance, infrastructure management, mainframe and multi-platform application development, security management and service management.

This year, CA is featuring three symposia designed specifically for different types of event attendees:

* The Business Management Symposium will address the strategic issue of leveraging IT for greatest business value, which confronts CIOs and senior IT executives.
* The IT Management Symposium will address the productivity and optimization challenges facing VPs, directors, and senior managers.
* The Channel Partner Symposium will address the market penetration and profitability objectives of resellers, integrators, and other business partners.

Attendees also will have access at no additional charge to hundreds of hands-on labs, education courses, technical “campgrounds”, and solution-specific user group meetings. A state-of-the-art exhibition center will showcase hundreds of exhibits and demonstrations from CA and strategic business partners.

“CA World offers a unique opportunity to network with the best and brightest IT management leaders from across the industry,” said Don Friedman, CA’s chief marketing officer. “This year’s event will provide unprecedented insight into how enterprise IT organizations can redefine their value to the business, delivering greater efficiency and supporting new innovation and growth opportunities.”