Unicenter Database Organizer for IMS
Product Support Announcement

May 31, 2006

To: Unicenter Database Management Solutions for IMS for z/OS Customers
From: The CA IMS Product Team

CA is continually working to improve our software and services to best meet the needs of our customers. With CA's recent announcement of the general availability of Unicenter Database Management Solutions r11.5 for IMS for z/OS, we would like to take this opportunity to review the support schedule for currently supported releases of Unicenter Database Management Solutions for IMS for z/OS.

Unicenter Database Management Solutions for IMS for z/OS release 5.1 is comprised of the following individual products:

Unicenter Database Analyzer for IMS
Unicenter Database Copier
Unicenter Database Organizer
Unicenter Database Surgeon
Unicenter Database Extractor
Unicenter High Performance Recovery
Unicenter Secondary Index Builder
Unicenter Secondary Index
Unicenter Randomizer Analysis Program
Unicenter DC Monitor Extensions
Unicenter Change Accumulation

With the announced availability of Unicenter Database Management Solutions r11.5 for IMS for z/OS, support for the individual product releases that comprise the Unicenter Database Management Solutions 5.1 for IMS for z/OS release is now scheduled to be discontinued as of May 31, 2007.

If you have not yet upgraded to Unicenter Database Management Solutions r11.5 for IMS for z/OS, we urge you to do so as soon as possible so you can take full advantage of the latest new features and enhancements this release has to offer. For additional information on Unicenter Database Management Solutions for IMS for z/OS, please visit the individual product pages at http://SupportConnect.ca.com or the Database Performance Management, Database Administration and Database Backup and Recovery solutions at: http://www3.ca.com/Solutions/Solution.aspx?ID=5661.

CA would like to help make your upgrade to the latest release of Unicenter Database Management Solutions for IMS for z/OS as straightforward and successful as possible. Therefore to assist you, we are offering the following:

• A no-charge software upgrade from Unicenter Database Management Solutions 5.1 for IMS for z/OS to Unicenter Database Management Solutions r11.5 for IMS for z/OS for any customer with an active maintenance contract.
  
  
• CA Technology Services is available to provide consulting services for any or all parts of the upgrade, including analysis of the current system, preparation for the upgrade, testing, and performing the upgrade itself. For more information please outline your needs at http://www3.ca.com/services/.

When you are ready to request your upgrade or to obtain more information about Unicenter Database Management Solutions r11.5 for IMS for z/OS, in North America please call 1-800-637-5858 option 2. You can also download the upgrade at http://SupportConnect.ca.com using electronic delivery. If you need additional information on the upgrade, contact your local account representative. If you are outside of North America, please call your local account representative or the local CA office. A complete listing of CA offices can be found at http://ca.com/camap.htm.

If you have any questions regarding the support schedule, please contact Unicenter Database Management Solutions for IMS for z/OS Technical Support at http://SupportConnect.ca.com.

We look forward to continuing our successful partnership with you. Your success is very important to us.