To: CA IPC Customers
From: The CA IPC Product Team
Date: June 15, 2011

On behalf of the CA team, we appreciate your business and the opportunity to provide high-quality, innovative software and services. As part of our ongoing commitment to customer success, we regularly release updated versions of our products. Today, we are pleased to announce that Version 14.0 of CA IPC is now GA (Generally Available).

The following features are included in this version:

• Mainframe 2.0 and CA Mainframe Software Manager (CA MSM) compliance
  
  
• CA Datacom 12.0 and 14.0 support
  
  
• Added functionality included 31-bit conversion for VPE and IPC, expansion of VLS storage capabilities

To obtain your copy of this product, do one of the following:

• If in North America, please call 1-800-225-5224 or contact your local account representative.
  
  
• If you are outside of North America, please call your local account representative or the local CA office.
  
  
• You can download this product online through https://support.ca.com then choose the Download Center.

We recommend that you use CA MSM to download and install CA IPC Version 14.0 for z/OS. CA MSM is an application that simplifies the management of CA mainframe products on z/OS systems. As CA products adopt the services provided by CA MSM, you can acquire, install, and maintain them in a common way. CA Ideal for CA Datacom can be used with CA MSM today.

Please visit: https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/prddtlshome?prdhmpgform=p&productID=8319 to learn more about the new features provided by CA MSM.

Should you need any assistance in implementing this latest version, our CA Services experts can help. For more information on CA Services and how you can leverage our expertise, contact us through your local CA office, or visit ca.com/services.

We're proud of our ongoing support and maintenance programs that are designed to help our customers succeed, and we believe our latest version is a good example of our efforts.

Thank you again for your business.

CA IPC 14.0 PIB