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•In December 2008, we released our first Global Corporate Sustainability Report, “Connected.” The report affirms our
dedication to growing the company in environmentally and socially sustainable ways, and highlights our commitment
to our own sustainability, as well as our unique role as a leading provider of software management solutions that
enable customers to achieve their business and sustainability goals.
•In November 2008, we held our 13th user conference, CA World, in Las Vegas. CA World 2008 brought together
more than 5,000 IT professionals from more than 70 countries to exchange IT management strategies for
transforming IT from a cost center into an enabler of innovation and business growth.
•In November 2008, we announced a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery option for our market leading enterprise-
class solution, Clarity
TM
Project & Portfolio Manager PPM. By extending the availability options for our award-winning
Clarity product, we now provide CIOs and business executives with best-in-class functionality through a flexible SaaS
delivery model.
•In October 2008, we announced plans to expand our India Technology Center (ITC) with the construction of a new
180,000 square foot building on our campus in Hyderabad.
•In October 2008, our Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program that authorizes the Company to
buy up to $250 million of our common stock.
•In September 2008, we began offering broad-based support for Microsoft’s virtualization technology across our
Recovery Management, Virtualization Management, Security and Systems Management products. This support will
help Microsoft customers effectively govern, manage and secure even the most complex virtualized environments.
•In September 2008, we enhanced our Clarity
TM
Project & Portfolio Manager solution by fully integrating cost and
schedule measurement functionality to help U.S. federal government agencies and contractors conform to the ANSI/
EIA-748 standard for Earned Value Management Systems.
•In September 2008, we released CA GRC Manager NERC Program Accelerator, a complete North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance program for power and utility customers.
•In July 2008, we launched a customized channel partner program dedicated to our global Internet Security partners’
focus on our anti-malware product portfolio. The program for Internet Security will help value-added resellers,
retailers and technology partners market and sell solutions to service small, medium and large organizations, as well
as the home and home office market.
•In June 2008, we released eight new and updated solutions that deliver on our vision of Enterprise IT Management to
enable customers to govern, manage and secure the services IT delivers to the business. Our new offerings include
products for managing compliance and risk across mainframe and distributed computing environments, and products
that build on our latest advances in automation.
We made the following additions to our Board of Directors:
•In November 2008, Kay Koplovitz was elected to our Board of Directors. Ms. Koplovitz was named to the Board’s
Corporate Governance Committee.
•In April 2008, Arthur F. Weinbach was elected to our Board of Directors and named to the Board’s Compensation
and Human Resources Committee. In September 2008, Mr. Weinbach was also named to the Board’s Audit
Committee.
(b) Financial Information About Segments
Our global business consists of a single industry segment — the design, development, marketing, licensing and support
of IT management software products that operate on a wide range of hardware platforms and operating systems. Refer
to Note 5 “Segment and Geographic Information,” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for financial
data pertaining to our segment and geographic operations.
(c) Narrative Description of the Business
As the world’s leading independent IT management software company, we help organizations manage IT to become lean
and more productive by helping them automate and improve IT processes at a reduced cost, which helps them better
compete, innovate and grow. We develop and deliver software that makes it easier for organizations to manage IT
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