Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) is pleased to announce that Unicenter® Network and Systems Management (NSM) Wireless Network Management Option (WNMO) 3.0 is Generally Available. If you are using Unicenter NSM 3.0 or higher, we urge you to acquire this new and exciting solution designed exclusively with CA software technology to manage the wired network and wireless LAN (WLAN) as one entity.

Unicenter NSM WNMO facilitates managing On-Demand "Mobile" computing infrastructures. The solution delivers WLAN connectivity as a service by optimizing the management of WLANs which provide mobile end-user connections to computing and communications services. It enables WLANs to be self-managed by utilizing advanced intelligence, diagnostics, automation and visualization capabilities. Unicenter NSM WNMO's service-oriented architecture consolidates management data from management solutions to provide a higher degree of flexibility, openness, and extensibility thus making the WLAN infrastructure easier to manage. Unicenter NSM WNMO helps organizations maximize and leverage their wireless and mobility investments.

Unicenter NSM WNMO 3.0 provides organizations of various sizes the ability to:

• Manage Access Points (APs) from multiple vendors including 3Com, Avaya, Cisco Systems, HP, Intel, Symbol Technologies, Proxim and many others.
• Detect rogue access points that get connected to the enterprise's wired network.
• Centralize the management of all access points.
• Monitor mobile devices as they transverse the wireless LAN infrastructure.
• Assess WLAN performance and capacity planning.
• Manage the WLAN and wired LAN as a single network entity.
• Reduce WLAN's Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and speed Return on Investment (ROI).

We are dedicated to ensuring that your use of Unicenter NSM Wireless Network Management Option is successful. If you have any specific question on the solution, please contact your local CA Sales Office or call CA at 1-888-864-2368 or visit us at http://ca.com or http://supportconnect.ca.com.