ACCPAC Recognized for Continued Product and Industry Leadership

Business Analysis Suite Win More Industry Accolades

PLEASANTON, Calif., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- ACCPAC International, Inc., a subsidiary of Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA - News), announced today that it ended 2003 and begins 2004 with continued recognition by prominent computer and accounting industry trade publications for excellence in product quality with more than a dozen recognitions in the past 90 days. ACCPAC was honored in three of the company's key focus areas: customer relationship management (CRM), business intelligence, and accounting.

ACCPAC CRM(TM):
* January, 2004-chosen, along with ACCPACcrm.com(TM) hosted service,
as a 2003 "Product of the Year" by Customer Inter@ction Solutions(R)
magazine;
* December 22, 2003-chosen as a Finalist for "Best CRM Solution" by the
Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), and;
* December 15, 2003-chosen as a "Top 100 Product" by Accounting Today
magazine.

ACCPAC Advantage Series(TM) v5.2:
* January, 2004-Corporate Edition awarded 5 out of 5 stars for "High-End
Accounting" by CPA Software News;
* December 22, 2003-chosen as a Finalist for "Best Financial/Accounting
Product or Service," SIIA;
* December 15, 2003-chosen as a "Top 100 Product," by Accounting Today
magazine;
* December, 2003-Enterprise Edition awarded 5 out of 5 stars for
"Sky-End Accounting" by CPA Software News, and;
* November, 2003-Small Business Edition awarded 5 out of 5 stars for
"Mid-Range Accounting" by CPA Software News.

ACCPAC Pro Series(TM):
* January, 2004-Enterprise Edition awarded 5 out of 5 stars for
"High-End Accounting" by CPA Software News;
* December 15, 2003-chosen as a "Top 100 Product" by Accounting Today
magazine, and;
* November, 2003-awarded 5 out of 5 stars for "Manufacturing" by CPA
Software News.

ACCPAC Business Analysis Suite(TM):
* December 15, 2003-chosen as a "Top 100 Product" by Accounting Today
magazine.

Simply Accounting(R) 2004:
* December 15, 2003-chosen as "One to Watch" for 2004 by Accounting
Today magazine.

"ACCPAC CRM and ACCPACcrm.com are clear leaders in the customer relationship management sector. We're proud to again reward the hard work and innovation of ACCPAC with a Product of the Year Award for 2003," said Nadji Tehrani, chairman of TMC and founder of Customer Inter@ction Solutions.

SIIA President Ken Wasch commented on ACCPAC CRM and ACCPAC Advantage Series being selected as SIIA 2004 Codie Award finalists: "In light of the intense competition this year, to be named a Codie Awards finalist is a tremendous honor and an important achievement. SIIA is proud to recognize ACCPAC as one of the true leaders in their fields."

"We continue to focus on increasing the strength and quality of our CRM, accounting, and business intelligence products -- factors that remain crucial to our continued success in these highly competitive markets," said ACCPAC President and CEO, David M. Hood. "These latest awards reinforce and validate our commitment to continually develop and deliver what our channel partners and our customers demand -- industry-leading, integrated, end-to-end business management applications that offer true freedom of choice, value, and a rapid return on investment for their business."

ACCPAC CRM, ACCPACcrm.com, ACCPAC Advantage Series, ACCPAC Pro Series and ACCPAC Business Analysis Suite are all available from ACCPAC Solution Providers worldwide. Simply Accounting is available directly from ACCPAC by calling 1-800-773-5445 (in North America) or by visiting www.simplyaccounting.com, and is also available at major software retailers throughout the U.S. and Canada.

About ACCPAC

ACCPAC International, Inc., a subsidiary of Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA - News), provides small and mid-size businesses a broad range of end-to-end business management applications designed to enhance customers' competitive advantage. Product lines include ACCPAC CRM(TM), ACCPAC CRM SalesTeam(TM), ACCPAC Advantage Series(TM), ACCPAC Pro Series(TM), ACCPAC HR Series(TM), ACCPAC Business Analysis Suite(TM), ACCPAC eTransact®, ACCPAC Exchange(TM), ACCPAC Warehouse Management System(TM), ACCPAC epos(TM), ACCPAC Insight(TM), Simply Accounting®, FAXserve® and ACCPAC Messenger(TM).

Based in Pleasanton, Calif., USA, with offices in Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, the Middle East, the Netherlands, South Africa, Southeast Asia and the United Kingdom, ACCPAC has more than 500,000 customers and more than 7,000 channel partners in more than 130 countries worldwide. For more information about ACCPAC and our products, call 1-800-945-8007 in North America, or visit ACCPAC at www.accpac.com and www.accpaconline.com.

Note: TMC, SIIA and ACCPAC have each provided information in this release.
TMC and SIIA are responsible only for the information in this
release about TMC and SIIA, and their respective products and
services, and for the statements of their respective officers.
ACCPAC is responsible only for the information in this release about
ACCPAC and its products and services, and for the statements of its
officers.

ACCPAC, the ACCPAC logo and the ACCPAC product names set forth above are registered trademarks or trademarks of ACCPAC International, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Source: ACCPAC International, Inc.

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