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Part I
Item 1. Business.
(a) General Development of Business
Overview
CA Technologies is one of the world’s leading providers of information technology (IT) management software and solutions.
Our solutions help organizations of all sizes plan, develop, manage, and secure applications and IT infrastructure that
increase productivity and enhance competitiveness in their businesses. We do this across a wide range of environments, such
as mainframe, distributed, cloud and mobile. The majority of the Global Fortune 500 relies on us to help manage their IT
environments.
Fiscal 2015 Business Developments and Highlights
The following are significant developments and highlights relating to our business during fiscal 2015:
• In June 2014, we announced the availability of CA Cloud Service Management — a mobile-ready, SaaS-based IT
Service Management (ITSM) solution that delivers simplicity and speed across the enterprise.
• In July 2014, we divested our CA arcserve data protection business. The transaction continued to rationalize our
portfolio and further sharpens our focus on core capabilities.
• In Forrester Research, Inc.’s September 2014 report we were named a ‘‘Leader’’ in ‘‘The Forrester Wave↩: Application
Programing Interface (API) Management Solutions, Q3 2014.*’’ The solutions evaluated for the report included CA
API Gateway (formerly CA Layer 7 API Gateway), CA Mobile API Gateway (formerly CA Layer 7 Mobile Access
Gateway) and CA API Developer Portal (formerly CA Layer 7 Portal).
• In November 2014, we held our annual user conference, CA World ‘14. This event showcased our unique strength in
serving customers in the Application Economy. The event highlighted our solutions as well as our vision of the future
to thousands of customers and partners.
• In December 2014, we repaid our 6.125% Senior Notes due December 2014 in full for $500 million.
We made the following changes to our executive officers and Board of Directors:
• In February 2015, Michael C. Bisignano joined as Executive Vice President and General Counsel.
• In March 2015, Jeffrey G. Katz was elected to our Board of Directors.
(b) Financial Information About Segments
The internal reporting used by our Chief Executive Officer for evaluating segment performance and allocating resources is
based on the disaggregation of our operations into three operating segments: Mainframe Solutions, Enterprise Solutions and
Services.
Our Mainframe Solutions and Enterprise Solutions segments comprise our software business organized by the nature of our
software offerings and the platform on which the products operate. Our Mainframe Solutions segment products help
customers and partners transform mainframe management, gain more value from existing technology and extend mainframe
capabilities. Our Enterprise Solutions segment consists of various product offerings, including: DevOps, which helps
customers unite application development and IT operations; Management Cloud, where we help customers optimize IT
investments; and Security, which consists of identity and access management. The Services segment comprises product
implementation, consulting, customer education and customer training. These services primarily include those directly
related to our mainframe solutions and enterprise solutions.
Refer to Note 17, ‘‘Segment and Geographic Information,’’ in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for
financial data pertaining to our segment and geographic operations.
* Forrester Research Inc., ‘‘The Forrester Wave↩: API Management Solutions, Q3 2014, September 29, 2014.’’
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