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This Annual Report on Form 10-K (Form 10-K) contains certain forward-looking information relating to CA, Inc. (the
“Company,” “Registrant,” “CA,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), that is based on the beliefs of, and assumptions made by, our
management as well as information currently available to management. When used in this Form 10-K, the words “anticipate,”
“believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking information. Such information
includes, for example, the statements made under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations” under Item 7, but also appears in other parts of this Form 10-K. This forward-looking information
reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, some of
which are described under the caption “Risk Factors” in Part I Item 1A and elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Should one or more
of these risks or uncertainties occur, or should our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those
described in this Form 10-K as anticipated, believed, estimated, or expected. We do not intend to update these forward-
looking statements.
The product and services names mentioned in this Form 10-K are used for identification purposes only and may be protected
by trademarks, trade names, services marks and/or other intellectual property rights of the Company and/or other parties in
the United States and/or other jurisdictions. The absence of a specific attribution in connection with any such mark does not
constitute a waiver of any such right. ITIL»is a registered trademark of the Office of Government Commerce in the United
Kingdom and other countries. All other trademarks, trade names, service marks and logos referenced herein, belong to their
respective companies.
References in this Form 10-K to fiscal 2010, fiscal 2009, fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007, etc. are to our fiscal years ended on
March 31, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007, etc., respectively.
Part I
Item 1. Business.
(a) General development of business
Overview
CA, Inc. is the leading independent enterprise information technology (IT) software and service company with expertise
across IT environments — from mainframe and physical to virtual and cloud. We develop and deliver software and services
that help organizations manage and secure their IT infrastructures and deliver more flexible IT services. This allows companies
to more effectively and efficiently respond to business needs.
We address most of the components of the computing environment, including people, information, processes, systems,
networks, applications and databases, regardless of the hardware or software customers are using. We have a broad portfolio
of software products that address our customers’ needs, with a specific focus on: service management and assurance; project
and portfolio management; and security (identity and access management). We deliver our products on-premise or, for certain
products, via Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
Fiscal 2010 business developments and highlights
The following are some significant developments and highlights relating to our business since the beginning of fiscal 2010:
•In March 2010, we acquired Nimsoft AS, a leading provider of IT performance and availability monitoring solutions for
emerging enterprises and managed service providers, both of which are playing leading roles in the growth of cloud
computing. The acquisition is expected to extend our leadership across the service management and assurance market,
while expanding our reach to a new set of customers beyond our existing base, which historically has been composed of
large enterprises.
•In March 2010, we acquired 3Tera, Inc., a pioneer in cloud deployment, to expand our portfolio of solutions to simplify
and automate the provisioning of applications into the cloud environment.
•In January 2010, we acquired Oblicore, Inc., a leading provider of Service Level Management software for enterprises and
service providers. The acquisition of Oblicore extends our capabilities in cloud vendor management and assurance of cloud
service quality.
•In November 2009, we acquired NetQoS, Inc., a leading provider of network performance management and service
delivery solutions.
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