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CA to Resell Niku's Clarity Software Global Agreement to Support Customers' IT Governance Initiatives ISLANDIA, N.Y. and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:CA) and Niku Corporation (NASDAQ:NIKU) today announced that CA will resell, service and support Clarity, Niku's project and portfolio (PPM) management software, to complement CA's service management and life cycle management software. The agreement will provide CA customers with a one-stop source for solutions that encompass strategic planning, project and portfolio management, service management, service delivery, life cycle management and IT financial management -- enabling them to manage personnel and financial resources with physical assets in support of effective IT governance. "The IT management and governance functionality of PPM solutions can complement IT service management and application lifecycle management tools," said Matt Light, research director in Gartner Inc.'s Application Development research group. "New ways of enhancing businesses with info systems have evolved over the past few years, right when many companies put the brakes on IT spending. Now, tools that can help prioritize new IT system projects -- then help control application TCO -- will be in increased demand at least through 2008." Niku Corporation has been positioned in the leaders quadrant in Gartner's 2004 Project and Portfolio Management Magic Quadrant report. Clarity gives executives a real-time view into their organization's IT investments, initiatives and resources, from investment selection through project execution and results assessment. "As the business of IT becomes increasingly complex, executives need more help in making intelligent, business-driven decisions about technology investments," said Rob Levy, senior vice president at CA. "Niku's Clarity provides the business portfolio planning, modeling and execution capabilities necessary for more informed decision-making -- and it is therefore an ideal complement to CA's rich service management and life cycle management solutions." CA's Unicenter service management solutions enable organizations to optimize IT investments and align them with business objectives by providing greater visibility and control over resources and the costs and performance of IT services. CA's AllFusion life cycle management solutions help organizations model, develop and deploy applications across the enterprise. "With IT organizations under continuing pressure to do more with less, highly optimized governance and resource alignment have become do-or-die issues for corporate technology managers," said Joshua Pickus, president and CEO of Niku. "CA, as the leading provider of software to improve the effectiveness of Global 2000 IT organizations, together with Niku creates an unbeatable partnership. The combined CA/Niku solution enables managers to fulfill their strategic objectives and achieve maximum positive impact on their companies' bottom-line business performance." CA Technology Services, in collaboration with strategic partners, will provide customers with comprehensive installation, implementation and business consulting services. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021111/CALOGO ) About CA Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:CA), the world's largest management software company, delivers software and services across operations, security, storage, life cycle and service management to optimize the performance, reliability and efficiency of enterprise IT environments. Founded in 1976, CA is headquartered in Islandia, N.Y. and serves customers in more than 140 countries. For more information, please visit http://ca.com/. About Niku Niku Corporation (NASDAQ:NIKU) is the leader in IT Management and Governance (IT-MG) solutions. More than 400,000 users at industry leaders such as Avon, BT, Cesky Mobile, Columbia House, Harrah's Entertainment, HSBC, Kas Bank, Manpower, Mueller Milch, Nissan, Philips, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, SingTel Optus, Skandia UK Group, and Unilever depend on Niku software to maximize their "Return on IT." Niku is a publicly held company with global presence. For more information, contact or visit http://www.niku.com/. Niku and the Niku logo are registered trademarks of Niku Corporation in the United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks, trade names, and/or product names are used solely for the purpose of The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted July 2, 2004 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose identification and are the property of their respective owners. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021111/CALOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Computer Associates International, Inc.; Niku Corporation CONTACT: Michelle Healy of Computer Associates, +1-631-342-4701, ; or Jill Hara of Kickstart Consulting for Niku Corporation, +1-310-559-7746, Web site: http://ca.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/196575.html

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