Date:      July 31, 2017
To:        CA IT Asset Manager (CA ITAM) - Software Asset Manager (SAM) Customers
From:     The CA IT Asset Manager Product Team
Subject:  General Availability Announcement for CA ITAM - Software Asset Manager 4.2.2 capabilities

On behalf of CA Technologies, we appreciate your business and the opportunity to provide you with 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 CA ITAM - Software Asset Manager 4.2.2 capabilities are now available.

New Features for CA ITAM - Software Asset Manager 4.2.2 include:

• Calculation of Complex License Metrics for Software Requests: Complex license metrics are now also considered in the context of software requests to calculate the true license demand of the requested product.
  
  
• Enhancements of Oracle DB and Oracle WebLogic Metric Engines: The Oracle DB metric engine now supports the Standard Edition Two. Also, processor pools for clusters are now supported. The Oracle WebLogic metric engine now supports processor pools for software/hardware partitions and clusters.
  
  
• New Connectors: The following new standard connectors are available:

VMware AirWatch: This connector is based on a VMware PowerShell library and allows you to import devices and users as well as applications found on mobile devices into the application. 

Aspera License Control for SAP Software: The existing connectors to import consolidated licenses in use or LAW-report based data have been extended to allow the import of engine data.

You can get these new SAM capabilities by downloading CA ITAM - Software Asset Manager 4.2.2 from CA Support Online. If you have any questions or require assistance contact CA Customer Care online at http://www.ca.com/us/customer-care.aspx where you can submit an online request using the Customer Care web form:  https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/customercare. You can also call CA Customer Care at +1-800-225-5224 in North America or see http://www.ca.com/phone for the local number in your country.

Should you need any assistance in understanding these new features, or implementing this latest release, our CA Services experts can help. For more information on CA Services and how you can leverage our expertise, please visit www.ca.com/services.   To connect, learn and share with other customers, join and participate in our CA Service Management Community at https://communities.ca.com/.

To review CA Support lifecycle policies, please review the CA Support Policy and Terms located at: https://support.ca.com/. 

Thank you again for your business.