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Computer Research, Inc. Selects UC4 Workload Automation Suite

UC4 Provides IT Process Automation and Enterprise Job Scheduling for Financial Services Platform Provider

UC4 Software, a leading global provider of workload automation, job scheduling and IT process optimization solutions, today announced that Computer Research, Inc. (CRI) has selected UC4 Workload Automation Suite to integrate their enterprise IT workload across their company's IT landscape. Established in 1963 and serving customers from leading financial institutions, CRI offers a complete range of data processing services for the securities industry.

"We run over 15 separate client environments that contain roughly 2,000 jobs a piece. UC4 has streamlined our operations batch processing across our QA test beds, development integration systems, and soon our production service bureau," said Larry Cornell, Operations Analyst. "UC4 immediately helped our organization run more efficiently; during the trial period we completely automated one of our 24-hour run batch processes, with a significant reduction in overall elapsed processing time. We also used UC4 to monitor and intercept all console wait messages across multiple iSeries LPARs."

As noted by CRI's Chief Information Officer, Dennis Noto, "UC4 is a key ingredient to automating our entire data center; many new applications running on different platforms will be managed by one solution that will maintain the pulse of our financial operation data processing." CRI requires a durable and dependable system to deliver world-class service to their clients in a fast paced brokerage industry. "Our value is measured by our ability to consistently deliver stellar batch and online services to a high profile marketplace that has experienced workload volume increases of 300% on any given day," continued Noto. "UC4 is positioned to provide CRI with the best of breed in workload automation."

CRI sought to replace its decade-old internal processing solution, which they had used natively on the IBM iSeries. CRI wanted a trusted partner that offered a scalable solution that could grow with the company. UC4 emerged as a natural choice because of its stellar industry reputation. While currently using UC4 Workload Automation Suite for back-end processing, CRI plans to eventually use the system to manage their entire disaster recovery program.

"By automating processes and removing complexity, UC4 Workload Automation Suite will increase the productivity of CRI's applications," said Cesare Capobianco, Chief Executive Officer of UC4. "The addition of CRI to our customer roster demonstrates our strength in working with iSeries-based companies, and our ability to manage the critical processes of banks and broker dealers."

UC4 Workload Automation Suite is an IT process automation and job scheduling software solution that integrates enterprise workload across a company's IT landscape. Companies can leverage UC4 for managing, monitoring, controlling and synchronizing business applications with IT infrastructure workload and creating intelligent, automated end-to-end IT processes.

About CRI

Founded in 1963, Computer Research, Inc. (CRI) offers one of the most comprehensive and reliable platforms of financial services software available today. Our clients are banks and broker dealers throughout the country that had a need for streamlined, cost-effective technologies.

CRI has products and services to assist the following institutions involved in the securities business:

--  Full Service Broker/Dealers
--  Discount Broker/Dealers
--  Broker/Dealers Specializing in Fixed Income Securities
--  Investment/Treasury Operations
--  Capital Markets
--  Bank Brokerage Subsidiaries
    

About UC4 Software

UC4 Software is a leading global provider of workload automation, job scheduling and IT process optimization solutions that ensure core business processes and enterprise information systems run faster, more accurately and without interruption. More than 1,600 companies worldwide have successfully enhanced application processing performance and improved IT efficiency using UC4's business acceleration solutions. Customers include Allianz, Cadbury, eBay, Eastman Kodak, E.ON, General Electric, Mattel, Panasonic, Robert Bosch, Siemens, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, TUI and Verizon. Visit http://www.uc4.com for more details.