To: CA ERwin Data Modeler Customers
From: The CA Technologies CA ERwin Modeling Product Team
Subject: End of Service Announcement for CA ERwin Data Modeler r7.2
Date: June 06, 2011

CA Technologies is continually working to improve our software and services to best meet the needs of our customers. In accordance with our CA Support Policy and Terms (https://support.ca.com), please consider this letter your notification that we are discontinuing support for CA ERwin Data Modeler r7.2 beginning June 5, 2012. This will allow our Development organization to effectively focus its resources on and add value to CA ERwin Data Modeler r8.

At this time, we encourage you to plan for the migration to CA ERwin Data Modeler r8 as soon as possible, so you can take full advantage of the latest new features and enhancements this release has to offer, including: new "Bulk" Editor, new graphics engine and model visualization capabilities, dynamic new User Interface (UI), updated database support capabilities, diagram and textual report integration with Crystal Reports and much more. For additional information on CA ERwin Data Modeler, please visit ERwin.com or the CA ERwin Data Modeler pages at CA Support Online (http://support.ca.com/prodinfo/erwin).

As CA Technologies would like to help make your upgrade to CA ERwin Data Modeler r8 as straightforward and successful as possible, we are offering the following:

• A no-charge software upgrade from CA ERwin Data Modeler r7.2 to CA ERwin Data Modeler r8 for any customer with an active maintenance contract.
  
  
• Documentation to help prepare you for your upgrade to CA ERwin Data Modeler r8 can be viewed at CA Support Online (http://support.ca.com/prodinfo/erwin).
  
  
• Qualified local CA ERwin Modeling Partners are also able to assist in any or all parts of the upgrade, including analysis of the current system, preparation for the upgrade, testing, and performing the upgrade itself. For more information and a list of partners in your area please contact your local CA Channel Partner Group office, www.ca.com/partners.

If you have any questions regarding the support schedule, please contact CA ERwin Data ModelerCA Support at CA Support Online (https://support.ca.com), your local CA Account Manager, CA Support Availability Manager, or 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.

Your success is very important to us, and we look forward to continuing our successful partnership with you.