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EKI Announces CA Enterprise Partnership

Chicago IL2006-12-14 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Steve Shimkus, (312) 236-0903

Electronic Knowledge Interchange (EKI) Announces CA Enterprise Partnership

Chicago, IL – December 14, 2006 - Electronic Knowledge Interchange (EKI), an industry leading electronic solutions provider, proudly announces its Enterprise Partnership with CA.

As a CA Enterprise Partner, EKI is recognized as a value-added reseller, system integrator and consultant who is certified to develop solutions using CA's enterprise-class management tools, including CA Clarity, Unicenter, BrightStor Enterprise Backup, and eTrust Access Control.

“This is exciting news for EKI because we can couple our expertise in Project and Portfolio Management with the award-winning CA Clarity product to provide our clients with the complete solution for managing their projects, information, and business more effectively”, said Diego Ferrer, EKI’s co-CEO.

"As today’s business environment has grown more competitive and complex, the need for strong solution providers has increased significantly.  Customers’ expectations are higher, as are the consequences of not getting it right" said Ferrer.  "By partnering with CA we are increasing our ability to offer customers the independent consulting, solutions and expertise they need to continue to be successful.”

“EKI specializes in applications development for companies requiring quality solutions that are delivered in a timely and cost effective manner,” said Robert Blackwell, Jr., EKI’s co-CEO.  “Our projects range from the development of Program and Portfolio Management solutions, Enterprise Content Management solutions and Internet portals to the administration of global email systems. We work across multiple platforms and support many technologies so that we can choose the best solutions that meet our clients’ needs.”

EKI develops software applications that have measurable business benefits. EKI solutions help organizations streamline information capture, simplify business processes, link employees, customers, and partners, increase productivity, and speed delivery times for products and projects.  With experience in web portals, e-commerce, knowledge management, technology and project governance, employee intranets, workgroup collaboration and process automation technologies, EKI can support the broadest range of project development initiatives.

About EKI - EKI is an industry leading technology solutions provider, delivering integrated solutions that drive business performance, increase productivity, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction. EKI’s innovative solutions help clients turn technology into a competitive advantage.  Founded in 1997 by Robert Blackwell Jr. and Diego Ferrer, EKI designs, develops, implements and manages Large Scale Applications and Application Infrastructures for some of the World's largest companies.  Based in Chicago, Illinois, EKI is a privately held company. For more information, please contact (312) 236-0903 or visit http://www.eki-consulting.com.

About CA Clarity - CA Clarity, the industry-leading IT Governance solution (formerly Niku), enables IT organizations to achieve world-class performance by improving the quality of their engagement with the business and enhancing their ability to run at peak efficiency. The Clarity system features integrated portfolio planning, demand management, project management, resource planning, and time and cost management. More than 450,000 users at 450 companies depend on Clarity to govern IT and, increasingly, to manage new product development.

About CA - CA (NYSE: CA), one of the world's largest information technology (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.