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To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (3098)	1/15/1999 9:32:00 AM
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I really like this news item. When WMT embraces a technology, I consider it a sterling endorsement...their systems implementation are at the vanguard of IT's future, and the envy of many. BV ---------SNIP-------- SLANDIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 1999-- Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) announced today that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has implemented CA's Opal software to provide Wal-Mart vendors with Internet access to some of the company's industry leading retail applications through its Retail Link™ system. Retail Link™ is Wal-Mart's collaboration tool that provides its vendors with a direct link to information in Wal-Mart's data warehouse and allows for collaboration with its vendors on several business-enabling applications. Retail Link™ enables Wal-Mart vendors to write accurate forecasts, build a history for specific products, plan purchases to better fit into production and demand cycles, streamline distribution, become more active in deciding the best mix for each store, and get quick results when testing new products. Opal is CA's innovative authoring tool for enhancing host-based applications with PC-like graphical user interfaces and multimedia components. It gives traditional host-based interfaces a modern look and feel, increases productivity and makes training and support easier, without changing any of the proven business logic supporting these mainframe applications. ''Opal has allowed us to extend value-added services to our vendors through Retail Link™, while at the same time providing the security we require for our e-commerce applications,'' said Randy Salley, director of applications development at Wal-Mart. Opal is currently providing Web access to Wal-Mart's Replenishment Systems for more than 200 vendors, with this number expected to grow as more vendors are brought into the program. Because all mainframe emulation occurs on the Opal servers, no sensitive 3270 data stream information will flow across the Web, and Opal's encryption of data flowing between the server and client guarantees Wal-Mart the most secure environment. Wal-Mart has worked closely with CA's experienced Global Professional Services in the installation and deployment of Opal applications, greatly reducing time to market and creating a faster return on its IT investment. A key component of CA's Harmony strategy, Opal modernizes legacy applications while seamlessly integrating systems across multiple platforms and architectures. With Opal, organizations can apply a creative, easy-to-use, modern user interface, without changing proven business code. Opal increases the value of existing applications by extending their useful life and streamlining business processes.