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CA to Acquire NetQoS, Inc. in $200 Million All-Cash Transaction; Deal Will Help Enterprise IT Organizations and Service Providers Optimize Business and IT Service Assurance, Delivery, and Quality of Experience.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-14 September 2009-CA Inc: CA to Acquire NetQoS, Inc. in $200 Million All-Cash Transaction; Deal Will Help Enterprise IT Organizations and Service Providers Optimize Business and IT Service Assurance, Delivery, and Quality of Experience(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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ISLANDIA, N.Y. and AUSTIN, Texas, -- CA, Inc. (NASDAQ:CA), the world's leading independent IT management software company, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held NetQoS Inc., a leading provider of network performance management and service delivery solutions, for $200 million.

'CA offers the industry's strongest and most complete service assurance and delivery portfolio,' said Ajei Gopal, executive vice president of CA's Products and Technology Group. 'With the addition of the NetQoS network flow monitoring, unified communications management, and response time analytic network solutions, CA will further strengthen its ability to help enterprise IT organizations and service providers deliver reliable, flexible and cost-effective IT and business services.'

'NetQoS customers and partners will benefit from CA's extraordinary development capabilities, outstanding sales force, and global customer support infrastructure,' said Joel Trammell, chief executive officer, NetQoS. 'NetQoS' solutions will strengthen CA's ability to deliver to its...