Mona Vale, Australia December 5th 2004: Agreon, Australia’s leading independent systems integrator specialising solely in Identity Management today announced that it has committed to partnering with Computer Associates(CA).

On November 24, 2004 Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) completed its acquisition of Netegrity, Inc., a valued Agreon partner since 2001. CA and Agreon will work together to solve the myriad of Identity challenges facing enterprises today across the Asia-Pacific region.

Andrew Kelly, formerly Country Manager Australia and New Zealand with Netegrity, newly appointed Executive Security Advisor with CA on the alliance; “Agreon, possessing one of the largest Netegrity practices in the region, has been a valued, strategic partner, integral in assisting Netegrity maintain its market leadership position in APAC. CA welcomes Agreon into the fold as a valued eTrust Partner.”

Brian Brannigan, Managing Director of Agreon, on the alliance; “The purchase of the industry leading best of breed web access management provider Netegrity will help CA solidify its lead position in the area of Identity and Access Management, significantly strengthening its eTrust security suite in the areas of user identity and federated identity management. Agreon looks forward to a strong partnership with CA.”

Agreon Australia’s leading independent systems integrator with a sole focus in Identity Management, managing who gets access to what. Strategically positioned in the industry, Agreon has pioneered user administration in the region since its inception, raising the profile and understanding of business benefit among Australia and New Zealand’s largest organisations. Agreon, privately held and funded, is based in Mona Vale New South Wales, Agreon counts Australia’s largest organisations among its customers.

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 operates in more than 100 countries. For more information, please visit http://ca.com.