MANAMA, Bahrain – 16 September 2012: US IT management software and solutions company CA Technologies has named Bahrain-headquartered Hilal Computers as the “Platinum” authorised partner of CA Technologies IT management software solutions in the Kingdom.

Hilal Computers is an IT systems integrator and solution provider in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Under the terms of the agreement, Hilal Computers is authorised to sell, and provide support and maintenance for, CA Technologies’ software portfolio. Hilal Computers will focus particularly on the CA ARCserve and CA ERwin solutions.

CA ARCserve is an award-winning line of data protection solutions, and the solution of choice for industry leaders such as Arsenal Football Club, La Perla, Sony Music and Yamaha. CA ERwin, meanwhile, is a trusted name in data modeling for more than 20 years, providing a simple, visual interface to manage complex data environments, on premise or in the cloud.

Platinum status, which is the highest level in the CA Technologies channel partner program, ensures that CA Technologies and Hilal Computers will benefit from a close alignment of resources and tight cooperation to grow sales and marketing activity.

Hardy Koshy, General Manager, Hilal Computers said, “Hilal Computers is thrilled to be adding CA Technologies industry-leading solutions to our portfolio; it’s great news for customers in Bahrain.”
Hussein Moghnieh, Channel Manager, CA Technologies MENA, said: “As businesses in Bahrain grow and evolve, they require protection of all physical, virtual, cloud and tape investments. All businesses - large and small - need to be up and running 24x7, and server

downtime is a costly issue. CA Technologies has the technology and Hilal Computers has the experience and technical capabilities that businesses need in order to successfully implement a solid data management plan.”