CA, Inc. : Vnetrix Delivers Cloud Services to Global Businesses in Hours Using CA Technologies Private Cloud Software

ISLANDIA, N.Y. and LONDON, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CA Technologies (Nasdaq: CA) today announced that Vnetrix, a U.K.-based managed service provider (MSP), has reduced the launch time for hosted cloud services from weeks to hours using CA AppLogic® software and is helping global customers, Universal Music and Atkins, to benefit from cloud-based operations. This fast-growing MSP, with a network of data centres spanning Europe and North America, is leveraging the CA Technologies AppLogic turnkey cloud computing platform to drive Business Service Innovation by reducing time-to-market for new business services, while simultaneously increasing margin.

Vnetrix is differentiating itself by rolling out cloud infrastructure in a few hours to support its Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offerings. "The CA AppLogic platform gives Vnetrix a clear competitive edge in an increasingly crowded market," says Rob Norman, chief executive officer (CEO), Vnetrix. "We chose the cloud platform based on its fast deployment capabilities, support for both our Windows and Linux environments, and the vendor neutrality of CA Technologies. Using the CA AppLogic platform we can rapidly build new cloud applications for our clients, without involving an army of people."

Vnetrix customers are already reaping the benefits of operating on the CA AppLogic platform. The platform helps Universal Music to support the high volume, public-facing artist sites for Universal Music Japan and internal applications, including running a critical part of its ecommerce supply chain for European teams. The cloud also enables the rapid creation and modification of test servers for specific short term requirements. The flexible cloud infrastructure service provided by Vnetrix means that the music company can now manage these high demands and the unpredictable volumes of the music industry. Another customer, Atkins Global, a leading engineering and design consultancy, is using the CA AppLogic platform from Vnetrix to provide hosted Geospatial solutions based on its CIRRUSmaps(TM) platform, a Web mapping platform.

By standardising on the CA AppLogic platform, Vnetrix is tackling this situation head on: quickly provisioning, deploying, and managing complete cloud applications and the supporting infrastructure for customers worldwide. Most importantly, the MSP now has the flexibility to respond to new market opportunities, while increasing the efficiency of its resources and operations. The benefit of the CA AppLogic platform is that once the cloud is built and ready, new servers can literally be deployed in anything from minutes to a few hours. There is no need to order new servers or to go through a whole new build process, customers can simply drag and drop.

"CA Technologies revolutionary cloud platform enables Vnetrix to deliver differentiated cloud services says Justine Harris, director of Cloud Solutions, CA Technologies. "The CA AppLogic platform eliminates a major obstacle in accessing true cloud computing technology: the binding of software to hardware. This allows Vnetrix to deploy and scale customer applications without changing code and architecture so that the company can rapidly deliver IaaS and PaaS solutions."

Designed for MSPs and innovative enterprises, the CA AppLogic application-centric cloud platform allows users to turn an application and the infrastructure that supports it into a single manageable object. After visually drawing the objects once, they can be scaled and replicated or migrated quickly to another data center in response to the changing needs of the business. The result enables users to achieve greater agility, scalability, ease-of-use and cost efficiency in cloud computing than was previously possible.

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About Vnetrix

Vnetrix is a UK based Managed Services Provider founded in 2002. Vnetrix supports small, medium and large businesses providing a wide range of IT support services tailored to individual client needs whether the requirement is basic user support; desktop and server management to managed hosting services. Vnetrix focuses on providing premium customer service to all its clients and ensuring all solutions are rigorously reviewed against the client requirements.

Operating from six data centres worldwide (UK, US and Europe) Vnetrix is able to build flexible customised infrastructures based on client needs. Hosting options include shared, dedicated servers and cloud hosting solutions.

Vnetrix clients include Universal Music, Atkins Global and Glastonbury Festivals.

For more information visit www.vnetrix.com

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About CA Technologies

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