The Control Rooms unit of Barco Projection Systems, a Belgium-based provider of image generation solutions, will be increasing the efficiency and availability of its eMaintenance service solutions through the deployment of X-Transport, a complete and cost-effective Transportation sub-system which augments Unicenter TNG functionality, from Project X Technologies.

With a worldwide market share of over 50 percent and nearly 800 mission critical installations, Barco Projection Systems' Control Rooms set the standard in professional control and operations centers. Barco couples advanced visual display and control-ware technology with consulting, training and support services to empower control center activities around the world for different markets such as networking and communications, traffic and transportation, public utility, broadcasting and process control.

Leveraging the automated and remote support management functionality provided by Unicenter TNG, Barco plans to offer highly affordable eMaintenance contracts for customers requiring advanced Control Room support services, complete with proactive maintenance and planning capabilities. In addition, Project X Technologies is working with Barco to develop customized device agents capable of monitoring the performance of a wide variety of heterogeneous devices found in a typical Barco Control Room. These solutions will enable rapid diagnosis of technical issues before critical control room operations are affected without the need for on site visits by Barco technicians.

"To more efficiently support the round-the-clock, mission critical needs of our customers, we sought the help of an expert eBusiness management partner who could add proactive system maintenance capabilities to our portfolio," said Jean-Marie Vanalderweireldt, business unit manager of Barco Control Rooms. "Integrating Unicenter TNG into our Control Room solution enables Barco's worldwide engineering team to easily detect, cure and even predict system issues remotely, and with maximum cost effectiveness."

About Project X Technologies.
Project X Technologies is an independent software and consultancy company that produces cost-effective solutions to today's business challenges. PXT has offices in the United Kingdom and South Africa and has a highly skilled and growing work-force. For more information, visit http://pxti.com .

About Computer Associates.
Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA) delivers the most advanced and comprehensive portfolio of software solutions that manage eBusiness. CA has 18,000 employees worldwide and had revenue in excess of $6 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000. For more information visit http://ca.com.

BARCO, with headquarters in Kortrijk, Belgium, has three key activities which are all active in Image Processing. Barco Projection is in various markets of large screen visualization. BarcoView develops and manufactures display systems for life critical applications, while BarcoVision is in systems for visual inspection and quality control. In 2000, the entire BARCO group delivered a turnover of euro 751 million. BARCO has a network of subsidiaries, distributors and agents in 97 countries throughout the world. BARCO has been quoted on the Brussels Bourse since 1986, and is now quoted on Brussels/Euronext. BARCO is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company and is member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.

You can find more information about BARCO on the web: http://www.barco.com