PRESS RELEASE

QAT’s QWIK.xl Wizard Certified ca smart
With Computer Associates’ AllFusion® Gen for Enterprise Servers

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, December 5, 2002 – QAT, a leading systems integration and business process management solutions provider, today announced that its QWIK.xl Wizard, an application development accelerator for Web, client/server, block-mode, and component implementation architectures, has been certified ca smart with AllFusion® Gen for Enterprise Servers (AllFusion® Gen) from Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA).

By combining the wizard-driven model creation functionality of QWIK.xl Wizard with the model-driven code generation capabilities of AllFusion® Gen, customers further reduce the complexity and time-to-market of business-critical application systems.

“QAT’s ca smart certified QWIK.xl Wizard application development accelerator complements the comprehensive development environment provided by AllFusion® Gen,” said Ricardo Antuna, CA vice president of Advantage solutions. “Working together, these powerful solutions provide a broader set of capabilities for the rapid and consistent delivery of enterprise applications.”

CA’s AllFusion® Gen is a powerful environment for designing, deploying and maintaining high-performance, scalable eBusiness applications. It enables developers to build reusable components, web-enable applications and integrate legacy and packaged software with new systems to deliver complex applications that meet rapidly changing requirements.

QWIK.xl Wizard is a wizard-driven AllFusion® Gen model builder that walks a user step-by-step through the process of assembling an application based upon the specified data structures, server architecture, and user interface. The results of this interactive process is a fully functional AllFusion® Gen model that has been developed in minutes and is ready for testing or further logic extension.

The ca smart seal is earned by solution partners who deliver eBusiness value and technical excellence through the integration of their products with CA software solutions.

According to Rollie Stephens, vice president, Product Development, QAT, “The ca smart certification demonstrates QAT’s continued commitment to deliver the highest quality enterprise software products and solutions for the AllFusion® Gen community. QWIK.xl Wizard continues QAT’s tradition of providing AllFusion® Gen customers with tools to enable them to fully leverage the powerful development capabilities within AllFusion® Gen while achieving maximum return on their software investments.”

Today’s announcement is the most recent development in the on-going relationship between CA and QAT. QAT is a member of CA’s Solution Partner Program and specializes in the delivery of Business Process Management solutions and Enterprise Application Integration featuring Web Services technology.

About QAT

QAT has been providing enterprise-level solutions to corporate and government organizations for years - we know that adopting new technology is not an overnight proposition. Our considerable experience gained through the delivery of solutions in disparate "technology silos" has earned us a unique distinction within the IT community. QAT contributes value at the enterprise level in the areas of integration, architecture, infrastructure, systems design and development, and, Business Process Management and Orchestration.

QAT ensures that our customers' next-generation AllFusion® Gen, Java (J2SE and J2EE), and Microsoft solutions are scalable, flexible, repeatable, and will provide maximum Return On Investment.

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