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Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:CA) today announced it has been ranked as the market leader in META Group's recently released METAspectrum for Asset Portfolio Management Tools. META Group (NASDAQ:METG) is a leading research and consulting firm that focuses on information technology and business transformation strategies. According to William Snyder, program director, META Group, target buyers in the Asset Portfolio Management Tools market range from technical managers solving point problems to senior-level IT executives seeking enterprise-class repositories that provide asset-related information. A key element of solutions in this segment is their ability to enable users to understand and manage the cost and inventory of IT assets. A significant overlap with configuration management tools is prompting many customers to move toward an integrated configuration/asset repository. CA was recognized for "very strong" IT asset management discovery, inventory management, and help desk support through its Unicenter Argis Portfolio Asset Management, Unicenter Asset Management, and Unicenter ServicePlus Service Desk solutions. The CA solutions enable organizations to proactively manage their entire IT asset base from cost, contractual, support, and inventory standpoints. They can be implemented independent of each other, providing customers with a cost-effective and phased approach to end-to-end management of their IT assets. "With these three products combined, CA is able to bring a powerful solution to market and integration has steadily improved," wrote META Group's Snyder. "The expertise in systems management is another important benefit of Unicenter and its solution set." "Asset Portfolio Management is a critical discipline to maximize the business value of technology investments throughout the enterprise while providing the baseline for patch management and vulnerability assessment," said Mark Barrenechea, CA senior vice president for product development. "We are gratified that META Group has acknowledged our global leadership, and we will continue evolving our solutions to ensure that our customers can seamlessly manage all aspects of the IT asset lifecycle -- from discovery and inventory to security and storage."