CA buys desktop management software maker

By Martin LaMonica
Staff Writer, CNET News

Computer Associates International on Thursday acquired privately held Miramar Systems, a provider of desktop management software, for an undisclosed sum.

Miramar's products are designed to make it easier for companies to upgrade a large number of PCs without significant disruption and labor in restoring users' set-ups. Computer Associates said that the company's Desktop DNA software, which keeps track of a PC's settings and configurations, will be incorporated into Computer Associates' Unicenter systems management line as well as its BrightStor storage products and eTrust security line.

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