Ca and yahoo! Team up to integrate and distribute products to address internet security and protect consumers online

Ca and yahoo! Team up to integrate and distribute products to address internet security and protect consumers online

CA, Inc. (NYSE: CA) today announced a distribution agreement with Yahoo! Inc. to deliver a co-branded version of its Yahoo! Toolbar with the upcoming releases of all CA Home/Home Office products including its upcoming CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2008. The company also announced that CA Anti-Spyware will continue to power the Anti-Spy function of Yahoo! Toolbar, providing toolbar users with free, comprehensive protection against a wide range of spyware, adware, keyloggers, browser hijackers and other threats.

In addition to providing comprehensive protection against viruses, hackers, spyware, spam, and identity thieves with CA Internet security software, the CA/Yahoo! toolbar will offer CA Home/Home Office customers the opportunity to enhance their Internet experience with a more convenient desktop search, simple customization of toolbars, email alerts, and easy access to CA links and services. The CA/Yahoo! Toolbar can be used with Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers.

Separately, Yahoo! will also continue to use CA Anti-Spyware to power the Anti-Spy function of its Yahoo! Toolbar. CA will provide Yahoo! Toolbar Anti-Spy users with a website that provides useful, easy-to-understand, and up-to-date information about spyware and the latest Internet security threats, based on global intelligence from CA Security Advisor.

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