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CA-7 (software)

CA-7 is a job scheduling / workflow automation software package sold by CA Technologies. It is commonly used by banks and other large enterprises with IBM mainframe IT computing platforms. In 1987, Computer Associates took ownership of the product when it acquired its archrival, UCCEL Corporation. CA subsequently renamed it from UCC-7 to CA-7, as was done with product prefixes for UCC-1 and UCC-11, etc.

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CA-7 is a job scheduling / workflow automation software package sold by CA Technologies (formerly CA, Inc. and Computer Associates International, Inc.).1 It is commonly used by banks2 and other large enterprises with IBM mainframe IT computing platforms. In 1987, Computer Associates took ownership of the product when it acquired its archrival, UCCEL Corporation. CA subsequently renamed it from UCC-7 to CA-7, as was done with product prefixes for UCC-1 (tape library management) and UCC-11 (batch job rerun/restart), etc.

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  1. "CA-7 System Programmers Guide 3.3" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  2. Charles Arthur (2012-06-25). "How NatWest's IT meltdown developed". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
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