PRESS RELEASE

QAT To Speak And Exhibit At EDGE Conference USA 2003

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, February 20, 2003 – QAT, a leading systems integration and business process management solutions provider, today announced that members of QAT's senior staff will be presenting and exhibiting at EDGE Conference USA - 2003 March 30 through April 1, 2003 at the Fairmont Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.

QAT senior technical management will be providing the following technical sessions at this conference:

• Session G204: Extending Advantage Gen with Plug-ins (presented by Alex Barros, QAT Manager Product Development)
• Session G502: Web Services and Advantage Gen (presented by Rich Barndt, QAT Chief Technology Officer)
• Session G503: Next Generation Patterns for Advantage Gen. Demonstration of the QWIK.pattern Wizard Plug-in (presented by Rollie Stephens, QAT Vice President Product Development)

Additional QAT representatives will be at the EDGE Conference USA - 2003 Exhibitor Showcase in Booth Number 6. Conference attendees are encouraged to attend the QAT exhibit where they can see live demonstrations of Web Services Management, Advantage Gen Plug-ins, and Business Process Management. Exhibit times are: March 30th 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, March 31st 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, and April 1st 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM.

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 Advantage Gen, Java (J2SE and J2EE), and Microsoft solutions are scalable, flexible, repeatable, and will provide maximum Return On Investment.

About EDGE

EDGE is an independent User Group run by users of Computer Associates Advantage products. The User Group is made up of volunteers from the user community and receives the vast majority of it's funding from it's members. At the core of the group is a Board of Directors from several user companies from several countries. Computer Associates actively participates with the Board to ensure that the User Group has the support it needs from the CA organization. The Board meets twice each year and has a monthly conference call. In addition, other sub-groups of volunteers assist in specific activities such as reviewing presentation content for the annual conferences. If you would like more information on the running of the User Group, please feel free to contact any member of the Board.

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