CA Receives Top 'Product of the Year' and 'Partner of the Year' Honors from Programmer's Paradise

ISLANDIA, N.Y., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CA, Inc. (Nasdaq: CA) today announced it was named Partner of the Year for the second straight year by leading IT reseller Programmer's Paradise.  Also for the second straight year, CA ERwin® Modeling Suite earned the vendor's highest Riding the Crest® award for best-selling Product of the Year, while CA ARCserve® Backup, CA Threat Manager, and CA eHealth® Performance Manager won in seven other product award categories.

"We know firsthand that the CA value proposition simply continues to get stronger," said Shawn Giordano, vice president of sales at Programmer's Paradise. "We are proud to recognize CA once again with our highest Riding the Crest award honors."

Presented annually, the Riding the Crest awards recognize the reseller's top selling products across "World View" software ecosystem categories for Application Lifecycle Management, Virtualization, Security, Database Infrastructure, Networking, and Business Productivity.  

CA ERwin Data Modeler simplifies creation of high-quality databases and database applications by enabling the visualization and easy manipulation of complex data structures. In addition to being named the Programmer's Paradise Product of the Year for 2009, CA ERwin Data Modeling Suite was the overall winner in the Database Infrastructure World View, and was also a category winner in the Application Lifecycle Management and Database Infrastructure World Views.

CA's acclaimed solution for providing comprehensive data protection, recovery and availability, CA ARCserve Backup, also received an award, being named the leading Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery product.

"More than ever before, reseller partners are repeatedly recognizing CA for the real business value we deliver to them on a program level, and to customers on a product level," said Adam Famularo, senior vice president and general manager for CA's Recovery Management and Data Modeling Business Unit. "The Riding the Crest awards are the latest testimony to the unique strengths of our programs and products."

Two other CA products claimed Riding the Crest awards:

• CA Threat Manager, a comprehensive solution designed to detect, block, and remove a wide range of security threats, was also a multiple-category winner, being named overall Security World View product while winning category awards for Intrusion Protection, Malicious Code Protection, and Threat Monitoring & Management.  

• CA eHealth Performance Manager, designed to help ensure quality of service across the entire IT infrastructure, captured the overall Application & Network Infrastructure World View award and was the leading product in the Systems Management category.

For a complete list of 2009 Riding the Crest winners, please visit http://www.programmers.com/ridingthecrest.  

About Programmer's Paradise

Programmer's Paradise – a subsidiary of Wayside Technology Group, Inc. is a leading reseller of software, systems and services for information technology professionals in the United States and Canada.  Programmer's Paradise sells an extensive line from leading publishers of software and tools for application lifecycle management, virtualization, database modeling, security, business continuity/disaster recovery, application and network infrastructure, science/engineering, and other technically sophisticated domains.  Software technology professionals and corporate purchasing managers rely on Programmer's Paradise for unparalleled value and selection, knowledgeable service reps, in-depth product expertise, great service, and fast, accurate turnround. For more information, visit www.programmers.com, or call +1.800.599.4388, or +1.732.389.8950. In Canada, call +1.888.423.2700.

About Wayside Technology

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSTG) was founded in 1982 and is a unified and integrated technology company providing products and solutions for corporate resellers, VARs, and developers, as well as business, government and educational entities. The company offers technology products from software publishers and manufacturers such as Adobe, CA, ComponentOne, Compuware, Dell, Embarcadero Technologies, Flexera Software (publishers of InstallShield), HP, IBM, Intel, Infragistics, Microsoft, Quest Software, SAP BusinessObjects, SolarWinds and VMware. Additional information can be found by visiting www.waysidetechnology.com.

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CA (Nasdaq: CA), the world's leading independent IT management software company, helps customers optimize IT for better business results. CA's Enterprise IT Management solutions for mainframe and distributed computing enable Lean IT—empowering organizations to more effectively govern, manage and secure their IT operations. For more information, visit www.ca.com.

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