3.13.2008 - 08:00am ET

(CSRwire) ISLANDIA, NY and PHOENIX, AZ - March 13, 2008 — CA (NYSE: CA) and The Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG) announced that CA, one of the world's largest independent software companies, has joined OCEG as a member of the Leadership Council and that Kenneth Handal, executive vice president of Global Risk and Compliance at CA, will represent the company on the council. Based on extensive experience providing enterprises in-depth visibility into IT and business performance, aligning resources to business strategy and ensuring regulatory and legal compliance, CA will contribute to OCEG's expanding roster of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) practitioner guides, process-oriented tools and program management initiatives.

"CA is pleased to join OCEG at this significant stage in the evolution of global GRC management," said Jacob Lamm, executive vice president of CA's Governance Group. "OCEG's worldwide consortium of leading-edge GRC practitioners and services, software and content providers is helping to shape best practices in Governance, Risk and Compliance management. CA will contribute to core GRC practice guidelines, tools and management standards produced in collaboration with our colleagues on the OCEG Leadership and Technology Councils."

"OCEG is delighted that CA has joined our expanding Leadership Council. We believe that CA's substantial global expertise in Enterprise IT Management will serve our entire community of more than 13,000 GRC practitioners. CA's specific contributions to the seminal work of our Leadership and Technology Councils will deepen the value of our GRC guidelines, implementation tools and practice standards for all members," according to Lane Leskela, Vice President of Technology Programs at OCEG.

CA solutions and services help enterprises govern, manage and secure their complex IT environments for better business results. CA offers comprehensive GRC management solutions that provide a unified view of risks and compliance across the enterprise, enabling customers to make informed decisions about costs, risks, benefits and action plans.

With over 13,000 members representing 66 industries across 46 countries, OCEG provides critical information to some of the largest, most reputable companies in the world, while also meeting the needs of individual GRC executives. OCEG is the only nonprofit organization that offers comprehensive guidance, standards, benchmarks and tools for integrating governance, risk and compliance processes. OCEG’s unique organizational structure allows members to take advantage of contributions from thousands of experts in companies on a similar mission: aligning overall company performance with GRC objectives.

About CA
CA (NYSE: CA), one of the world's largest independent software companies, provides software solutions to unify and simplify(TM) IT management. With CA's Enterprise IT Management (EITM) vision and expertise, organizations can more effectively govern, manage and secure IT to optimize business performance and sustain competitive advantage. Founded in 1976, CA serves customers in virtually every country in the world. For more information, please visit www.ca.com.

About the Open Compliance & Ethics Group OCEG is the only nonprofit organization offering comprehensive guidance, standards, benchmarks and tools for integrating governance, risk management, internal control and compliance (GRC) processes. Our unique platform and organizational structure helps you take advantage of contributions from thousands of experts and companies - many of them just like yours. Our guidance, benchmarking, custom tools and communities of practice help you and your organization drive principled performance(TM). Please visit us at www.oceg.org


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