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CA Announces New Product Releases to Help Strengthen IT Security and Reduce Costs of Managing Compliance for Physical and Virtual Environments; CA Security and Governance Products Proactively Streamline Compliance Processes, Help Secure Privileged User Access, and Advance Identity Lifecycle Management.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-20 October 2009-CA Inc: CA Announces New Product Releases to Help Strengthen IT Security and Reduce Costs of Managing Compliance for Physical and Virtual Environments; CA Security and Governance Products Proactively Streamline Compliance Processes, Help Secure Privileged User Access, and Advance Identity Lifecycle Management(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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ISLANDIA, N.Y., -- CA, Inc. (NASDAQ:CA) today announced new product releases and integrations designed to help strengthen IT security, lower costs of managing compliance, and improve enterprise-wide IT risk management.

The products and integrations include:

- CA Access Control 12.5 with new features to deliver comprehensive privileged user management and enhanced host access control;

- Improved integration of CA Identity Manager 12.5 and CA Role & Compliance Manager 12.5 for more streamlined identity lifecycle management, including innovative Smart Provisioning capabilities;

- CA DLP 12.0 with extended discovery, protection, and control of sensitive data, and new integrations to complementary solutions;

- CA Records Manager 12.6 with additional features for information governance and content protection, as well as addressing compliance demands; and

- CA Governance, Risk & Compliance Manager 2.5 (CA GRC Manager) with new features to further strengthen its role as the primary platform for management of IT risk and compliance information and initiatives.

'The explosion of data growth and the increase in regulations have created unprecedented security and compliance challenges for organizations,' said Dave Hansen, corporate senior vice president and general manager, CA Security Management. 'CA's Security Management and Governance technologies provide a comprehensive foundation for today's security and compliance needs. With improved integration and process automation, our customers can better secure their IT environment in a cost-effective manner and more consistently address their internal and external compliance requirements.'

Comprehensive Privileged User Management and Access Control

Most IT organizations have privileged user accounts for their IT administrators which give them extensive access to IT systems. However, privileged...