Computer Associates announced at Tech·Ed 2005  that it will support Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 across its diverse application development solutions portfolio.

CA aims, it says, to provide developers with a broad range of capabilities, including the ability to implement sophisticated business rules and effectively manage change in evolving service-oriented IT environments.

"We think CA has a great opportunity to empower businesses to succeed by providing tools targeted at improving the development and ongoing management of IT services," said S. Somasegar, corporate vice president of the Developer Division at Microsoft Corp. "CA's development solutions help Microsoft's customers achieve this goal by providing key application life cycle management capabilities that are integrated with Visual Studio 2005."

By taking advantage of CA's proven development solutions, companies that plan to adopt Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 will be able to readily address their constantly changing business requirements while lowering the overall life cycle cost of application delivery.

CA offers a number of products with Microsoft integration and support for Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005.

"In addition to providing a powerful foundation for building business solutions, Visual Studio 2005, the .NET Framework 2.0 and SQL Server 2005 create a development ecosystem that facilitates use of multiple vendors' solutions to optimize the overall effectiveness and efficiency of an IT organization's development and life cycle management processes," said Don LeClair, senior vice president of development for CA. "CA enables customers to take maximum advantage of this open development ecosystem by providing a full range of solutions that enhance the design, delivery, and ongoing adaptation of next-generation business systems."