Computer Associates International, Inc. today announced that IDC has named CA the worldwide leader in asset management software with a 12.7 percent market share and revenue growth of 19.3 percent.
Entitled "Worldwide IT Asset Management Software 2004-2008 Forecast and 2003 Vendor Shares: It was a Very Good Year", the report said worldwide IT asset management revenue reached $890.3 million in 2003, up 14.6 percent from the prior year. IDC projects the market to grow to $1.25 billion in 2008. IT asset management software is used to inventory and administer IT hardware and software resources. IDC sees significant opportunities in this market, driven by the need to support mission-critical applications and exercise effective centralized control over remote devices across today`s highly distributed IT environments.
CA`s Unicenter Asset Management solutions enable organizations to proactively manage their entire IT asset base. The solutions provide automated asset discovery, configuration management, software usage monitoring, and cross-platform reporting. In addition, Unicenter Argis Portfolio Asset Management helps reduce costs and increase operational efficiency by managing the entire asset lifecycle - including license management, vendor management and all phases of financial management - from planning and requisitioning to retirement and disposal.
By implementing CA`s industry-leading asset management solutions in conjunction with the company`s service management solutions, customers gain significant additional capabilities - including comprehensive change management and sophisticated asset billing/chargeback functionality.
"IDC`s study confirms that customers worldwide are embracing CA`s asset management technology solutions to implement best practices in IT administration and ensure compliance with evolving regulatory requirements," said Jacob Lamm, senior vice president of Unicenter service management at CA. "As enterprise IT environments increase in size and complexity, the ability to precisely track IT assets, automate lifecycle ownership tasks and proactively manage costs is critical to our customers` business operations" Recent IDC reports have also cited CA`s market leadership in other key management markets, including security and vulnerability management, and identity and access management.
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Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:CA), the world`s largest management software company, delivers software and services across operations, security, storage, life cycle and service management to optimize the performance, reliability and efficiency of enterprise IT environments. Founded in 1976, CA is headquartered in Islandia, N.Y., and operates in more than 100 countries. For more information, please visit http://ca.com.