August 05, 2020

To:         CA IT Asset Manager (CA ITAM) - Software Asset Manager (SAM) Customers

From:     The Broadcom IT Asset Manager Product Team

Subject:  General Availability Announcement for CA ITAM – Software Asset Manager 4.5.1

On behalf of CA Technologies, A Broadcom Company, 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 4.5.1 is now available.

New features for CA ITAM - Software Asset Manager 4.5.1 include:

• Line Chart Dashlets for Provider Expenditures: The new line chart dashlets offer to report over specific periods of time for provider and service category data.
• New Search Bar in Table Views:  An additional table search bar allows filtering in a more flexible manner for all columns by using logical operators (AND, OR).
• New Consolidated Software Inventory Table View: A new consolidated table view shows all device- and user-related software inventory entries. The table view also contains all recognized raw data entries that could not be processed.
• “Tell me More” for Devices: The new functionality shows device-related data coming from different tables in a simplified overview: the most relevant hardware properties, the software inventory, and the calculated demand.
• New Import Pre-processors for Azure CloudPlatform Support: Windows Server 2008 is not supported anymore.

You can download your copy of CA ITAM - Software Asset Manager 4.5.1 from Broadcom Support Online https://support.broadcom.com/. To install your product, follow the installation procedures for your product at techdocs.broadcom.com. If you have any questions or require assistance, contact CA Customer Care online at broadcom.com/support/services-support/ca-support.

If you have any questions or require assistance please contact Broadcom Customer Care online at https://www.broadcom.com/support/software/contact where you can submit an online request using the Customer Care web form: https://ca-broadcom.wolkenservicedesk.com/web-form?_ga=2.205828371.1432263889.1590607313-713014253.1588711301 .  You can also call Broadcom Customer Care at +1-800-225-5224 in North America or see https://www.broadcom.com/support/software/contact for the local number in your country. 

Should you need any assistance, our Broadcom Services experts can help.  For more information on Broadcom Services and how you can leverage our experience, please visit https://www.broadcom.com/support/ca/services-support/ca-services.Your success is very important to us, and we look forward to continuing our successful partnership with you.

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

Thank you again for your business.