CA to Resell Niku's Clarity Software
28 January 2005 - 1:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
CA to Resell Niku's Clarity Software Global Agreement to Support
Customers' IT Governance Initiatives ISLANDIA, N.Y. and REDWOOD
CITY, Calif., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Computer Associates
International, Inc. (NYSE:CA) and Niku Corporation (NASDAQ:NIKU)
today announced that CA will resell, service and support Clarity,
Niku's project and portfolio (PPM) management software, to
complement CA's service management and life cycle management
software. The agreement will provide CA customers with a one-stop
source for solutions that encompass strategic planning, project and
portfolio management, service management, service delivery, life
cycle management and IT financial management -- enabling them to
manage personnel and financial resources with physical assets in
support of effective IT governance. "The IT management and
governance functionality of PPM solutions can complement IT service
management and application lifecycle management tools," said Matt
Light, research director in Gartner Inc.'s Application Development
research group. "New ways of enhancing businesses with info systems
have evolved over the past few years, right when many companies put
the brakes on IT spending. Now, tools that can help prioritize new
IT system projects -- then help control application TCO -- will be
in increased demand at least through 2008." Niku Corporation has
been positioned in the leaders quadrant in Gartner's 2004 Project
and Portfolio Management Magic Quadrant report. Clarity gives
executives a real-time view into their organization's IT
investments, initiatives and resources, from investment selection
through project execution and results assessment. "As the business
of IT becomes increasingly complex, executives need more help in
making intelligent, business-driven decisions about technology
investments," said Rob Levy, senior vice president at CA. "Niku's
Clarity provides the business portfolio planning, modeling and
execution capabilities necessary for more informed decision-making
-- and it is therefore an ideal complement to CA's rich service
management and life cycle management solutions." CA's Unicenter
service management solutions enable organizations to optimize IT
investments and align them with business objectives by providing
greater visibility and control over resources and the costs and
performance of IT services. CA's AllFusion life cycle management
solutions help organizations model, develop and deploy applications
across the enterprise. "With IT organizations under continuing
pressure to do more with less, highly optimized governance and
resource alignment have become do-or-die issues for corporate
technology managers," said Joshua Pickus, president and CEO of
Niku. "CA, as the leading provider of software to improve the
effectiveness of Global 2000 IT organizations, together with Niku
creates an unbeatable partnership. The combined CA/Niku solution
enables managers to fulfill their strategic objectives and achieve
maximum positive impact on their companies' bottom-line business
performance." CA Technology Services, in collaboration with
strategic partners, will provide customers with comprehensive
installation, implementation and business consulting services.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021111/CALOGO ) About
CA 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 serves customers in more than 140 countries.
For more information, please visit http://ca.com/. About Niku Niku
Corporation (NASDAQ:NIKU) is the leader in IT Management and
Governance (IT-MG) solutions. More than 400,000 users at industry
leaders such as Avon, BT, Cesky Mobile, Columbia House, Harrah's
Entertainment, HSBC, Kas Bank, Manpower, Mueller Milch, Nissan,
Philips, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, SingTel Optus, Skandia UK
Group, and Unilever depend on Niku software to maximize their
"Return on IT." Niku is a publicly held company with global
presence. For more information, contact or visit
http://www.niku.com/. Niku and the Niku logo are registered
trademarks of Niku Corporation in the United States and certain
other countries. All other trademarks, trade names, and/or product
names are used solely for the purpose of The Magic Quadrant is
copyrighted July 2, 2004 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with
permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a
marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's
analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that
marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any
vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does
not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in
the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a
research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action.
Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect
to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or
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International, Inc.; Niku Corporation CONTACT: Michelle Healy of
Computer Associates, +1-631-342-4701, ; or Jill Hara of Kickstart
Consulting for Niku Corporation, +1-310-559-7746, Web site:
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