OpenIngres announcement

DELIVERING ON PROMISES TO CLIENTS, CA SHIPS
CA-OPENINGRES 1.1

Available On Major UNIX Platforms For Mission-Critical Computing

ISLANDIA, N.Y., June 27, 1995--Delivering on the promises made during
last year's acquisition of The ASK Group, Computer Associates today
began shipping version 1.1 of CA-OpenIngres on nearly all major Unix
platforms for mission-critical computing.

The new version provides major advances in performance, reliability and
scalability while preserving client investments in data, applications,
and skills.

"Today's release of CA-OpenIngres 1.1 reflects our commitment to
provide clients with a highly-available enterprise client/server
database solution across a wide range of open computing platforms,"
said Marc Sokol, CA vice president for product strategy.  "Our
extensive investment in CA-OpenIngres is clearly paying real dividends
in the marketplace."

CA-OpenIngres 1.1 is now available on AT&T GIS, Digital Alpha OpenVMS
and VAX/VMS, Data General DG/UX, Hewlett-Packard HP-UX, IBM AIX, ICL
teamserver and superserver, SUN OS and Solaris, and Novell UNIXWARE.
Availability on additional platforms will be announced shortly.

WHAT CLIENTS AND ANALYSTS ARE SAYING

Gerrard Hocks, regional manager, Common Sense Computing, Denver, CO:
"CA-OpenIngres 1.1 is the most stable version we have ever worked
with.  We have seen performance gains anywhere from 17-23%."

Peter S. Kastner, vice president, Aberdeen Group, Boston, MA:  "Many
thought a year ago that CA-OpenIngres had reached a dead end.  They
were wrong.  CA has done a creditable job in improving quality and
support.  Now with this announcement, CA-OpenIngres 1.1 adds
significant functionality to a well respected technology base."

Henry Crocker, IT systems administrator, Exide Electronics, Raleigh,
NC:  "CA has shown its commitment to OpenIngres -- really listening to
the user requests.  I have to admit I was more than pleasantly
surprised with the performance and added functionality in version 1.1."

MAJOR ENHANCEMENTS

Performance and Very Large Database (VLDB) Improvements--New functions
in version 1.1 extend CA-OpenIngres' substantial lead over other
databases in allowing DBAs and application developers to deliver better
performance to their users.  Included is support for temporary tables,
reduced logging, table space allocation and reuse, and new utilities.
Partial backup and recovery minimizes database downtime.

Improved Client/Server Data Access--Upgrades to the middleware and
network access components of CA-OpenIngres, called CA-OpenIngres/Net,
make the network client much faster. Working with Intersolv, the
premier ODBC technology supplier, CA has created a new ODBC driver that
delivers industry-leading performance and functionality.  These two
enhancements make applications that rely on CA-Visual Express, Visual
Basic, Powerbuilder and similar tools run faster and deliver more
productivity.

SMP Exploitation--The new version also makes better use of SMP
platforms, including improved name server load balancing.  Users, for
example, can create different server classes for OLTP and ad-hoc,
providing better control of machine resources.  Support for concurrent
index builds allows improved SMP exploitation.

Spatial Objects Library--Support for geographic data types and
functions have been predefined for the CA-OpenIngres database.  This
provides clients with the power to store and manipulate geographic
information automatically.

SQL92 Support, XA Compliance, and more--In all, more than 110 new
capabilities are being delivered in CA-OpenIngres version 1.1,
including SQL92 support and compliance with X/Open XA for distributed
transaction processing.  Additional enhancements include C2 security
certification and worldwide time zone support.

PRICING

Existing CA-OpenIngres clients under active maintenance can upgrade to
version 1.1 at no charge.  Pricing for new licenses varies by platform,
starting at $1,000.  Success Packs --including the CA-OpenIngres
database, connectivity and application development software-- also are
available.

For additional product and pricing information, call (800) 225-5224 in
the U.S.  and Canada. Clients can visit CA's home page on the World
Wide Web (URL http://www.cai.com).

Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:  CA) leads the world in
client server software.  Guided by the CA90s open architecture, 7,600
dedicated employees in 33 countries develop, license and support more
than 300 integrated products that include systems and database
management, application development, financial and manufacturing
applications and consumer solutions.  The world's major industrial,
government and research organizations depend on CA, whose fiscal year
1995 revenues exceeded $2.6 billion.

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