CA Expands Consumer and Small Business Channel Program for In-Home PC Technicians
February 28 2007 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Software from Corel, H&R Block, Iolo, Siber Systems and Pure
Networks Now Available via CA OnSite Web Portal for PC Service
Technicians ISLANDIA, N.Y., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CA,
Inc. (NYSE:CA) today announced it has expanded its portfolio of
software products available to PC service technicians enrolled in
its OnSite PC Protection Program. PC service technicians can now
easily access a robust selection of software via CA's OnSite Web
portal including titles from Corel Corporation (Nasdaq: CREL; TSX:
CRE), H&R Block Digital Tax Solutions, LLC (NYSE:HRB), Iolo
Technologies, LLC, Pure Networks, Inc. and Siber Systems, Inc., as
well as CA home and home office and small and medium sized
businesses (SMB) security and utility software. CA launched its
OnSite PC Protection Program in August 2006 to address the growing
PC service provider channel, which provides computer repair and
support for residential and business customers (i.e. "geeks" or
"nerds"). The program is based on an e-commerce platform that
provides PC service technicians with easy online access to
diagnostic tools and software to enable faster PC repairs and
software installation for their customers. To date, the CA OnSite
program has enrolled more than 300 PC service provider businesses
with more than 1,000 individual PC technicians across the United
States. "Our OnSite partners can now increase the value of their
home and small office visits with products ranging from security
and word processing, to photo editing and tax preparation," said
George Kafkarkou, senior vice president of worldwide commercial
sales and strategy for CA. "By opening up our platform to include
other software partners, we continue to stand behind our commitment
to onsite service providers, which have become an important part of
our growing channel community." The new software titles available
through the OnSite platform include: Digital Photo and Video
Editing and Sharing - Corel Snapfire Plus - Corel Paint Shop Pro
Photo XI Word Processing - Corel WordPerfect Office X3 Standard
Edition Financial Tools - H&R Block's 2006 TaxCut Premium 2006
Federal + State Software Utilities - Corel WinZip Pro - Iolo
Technologies Search and Recover - Iolo Technologies DriveScrubber -
Iolo Technologies System Mechanic - Pure Networks Network Magic
Premium - Siber Systems Roboform Pro These software titles join the
CA family of home and SMB products and other software partner
titles currently available through the OnSite platform, including
CA Internet Security Suite 2007, CA Anti-Virus 2007, CA
Anti-Spyware 2007, CA Anti-Spam 2007, CA Personal Firewall 2007, CA
Desktop DNA Migrator 2007, along with PC Pitstop Erase, PC Pitstop
Optimize and a line of SMB desktop and server protection suites.
"In-home PC technicians are becoming an increasingly vital
distribution channel for software," said Max Edwards, senior
account manager of strategic alliances for Corel Corporation. "CA
has created a unique platform to effectively deliver our
award-winning software into the hands of the technicians via the
web. We are pleased to now offer our products through the CA OnSite
program." More information regarding the CA OnSite PC Protection
Program is available at http://ca.com/onsite. About CA Home &
Home Office CA Home and Home Office products are offered by leading
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and are used by more than 13
million consumers. The products are based on CA's enterprise-grade
solutions and include a full range of security and utility software
solutions. For more information, please visit http://shop.ca.com/.
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(IT) management software companies, unifies and simplifies the
management of enterprise-wide IT. Founded in 1976, CA is
headquartered in Islandia, N.Y., and serves customers in more than
140 countries. For more information, please visit http://ca.com/.
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