Computer Associates International, Inc. is pleased to announce

Advantage CA-Datacom Database Option for CICS Services
Product Announcement

To: Advantage CA-Datacom CICS Services Customers
From: The Advantage CA-Datacom Product Team
Date: January 3, 2006

On behalf of the CA team, we appreciate your business and the opportunity to provide high-quality, innovative software and services. As part of our ongoing commitment to customer success, we regularly release updated versions of our products.

Today, we are pleased to announce that Advantage CA-Datacom CICS Services r11 for z/OS and VSE is now available.

r11 for Advantage CA-Datacom CICS Services has many new enhancements that exploit the new features delivered with Advantage CA-Datacom/DB Database r11.

We have included the link to the Data Sheet that details the features and highlights of this release. We also encourage you to visit the Advantage CA-Datacom product information page at http://SupportConnect.ca.com for more information.

To obtain your copy of Advantage CA-Datacom CICS Services r11, in North America, please call 1-800-841-8743 or contact your local account representative. If you are outside of North America, please call your local account representative or the local CA office. Please use the following TOPS code when ordering: DBCISF00200PT for z/OS and DBCISF00100PT for VSE.

You can order this new release from the Advantage CA-Datacom Home Product Pages by going to the Online Orders link. You may also download this product through SupportConnect.ca.com.

Should you need any assistance in understanding these new features or in implementing this latest release, our CA Technology Services experts can help. For more information on CA Technology Services and how you can leverage our experience, contact us through your local CA office or visit http://www3.ca.com/services/.

We're proud of our ongoing product development, customer support, and maintenance programs that are designed to help our customers succeed, and believe our latest release is a good example of our efforts.

Thank you again for your business.