The solutions provided by CA are critical to its clients’ understanding of the control of their mixed and complex IT environments. CA’s solutions provide support to its clients on the appropriate time to change business models, find the best sources, and deliver the service in a flexible manner so that clients’ business needs are met.
CA is primarily known for providing systems software that run in mainframe, virtual machine, distributed computing and cloud computing environments. The Business-to-Business (B2B) infrastructure has carried CA to prominence, although CA also ventured in internet security software, anti-virus and the Business-to-Consumer (B2C) market.
CA is also involved in consultation, implementation and training. Among its resale channels are schools, businesses and government offices. More than 40% of CA’s revenues are contributed by international markets.
Hence, CA solutions are the foundation for a deeper insight and extraordinary control so that the promise of a more flexible IT environment and a more dynamic business becomes a reality.
CA is a publicly traded company. Its headquarters are located in Islandia, New York. Majority of its clients are Forbes Global 2000 companies. In 2010, CA reported revenues of $4.4 billion. It has operations in over 45 countries around the world. It has close to 13,200 workers, 5,900 of which are engineers. Over 400 patents and 70 pending patent applications can be credited to CA.
As of the end of 2010, CA has had eight acquisitions that included Hyperformix, Arcot Systems, Base technology, Cassatt, Oblicore, NetQoS, Nimsoft and 3Tera. These acquisitions were instrumental in supporting CA’s cloud strategy.