SOUTHFIELD – Computer Associates International reported its quarterly profit more than doubled, helped by acquisitions and tax credits, but the pace of new deals slowed, and the software company said it would cut 800 more jobs to reduce costs.

CA, which operates its Midwest regional headquarters out of Southfield, said it is cutting the jobs, which represent about 5 percent of its work force, with the hope of generating savings of $75 million a year. That’s on top of 800 job reductions announced in September, CNET.Com reported. CA did not say what areas of the company or geographic areas the job cuts would fall on.

CA’s new management, which replaced former Chief Executive Sanjay Kumar when he was indicted on securities fraud charges, has been making acquisitions in new growth areas and downsizing other businesses to address a tough market for software sales.

Total bookings, which is essentially a measure of new business deals signed, fell 30 percent to $415 million. Computer Associates said that’s due to the changes it made in the way it compensates its sales force to focus on new business rather than contract renewals. CA also said it was experiencing slower sales as customers await the release of its Unicenter mainframe management software, expected later this year.

Gartner analyst Ray Paquet expects the slowdown to hurt its future results.

“That 30 percent decrease is going to come back and haunt it,” Paquet said. “There has been continuing downward pressure on mainframe pricing.”

Software for mainframes, or large computers that manage corporate systems, is one of CA’s central businesses. Customers put purchases of mainframe software on hold recently as they waited for IBM to upgrade its mainframes. IBM upgraded earlier this week.

Fiscal first-quarter profit was $94 million, or 15 cents a share, up from year-earlier income of $40 million, or 7 cents a share. Earnings excluding items were 22 cents a share, in line with analysts’ average estimate according to Reuters Estimates.

Revenue, despite the recent setback, rose by 8 percent to $920 million. Computer Associates’ revenue model smoothes fluctuations between quarters. Much of the current-quarter revenue was from businesses signed earlier.

Computer Associates expects to post second-quarter operating earnings of 23 cents to 24 cents a share, net income of 5 cents to 6 cents a share, and revenue of $930 million to $960 million. Analysts have expected 23 cents a share.

The company also expects to take a second-quarter charge of between $50 million to $75 million, or 5 cents to 7 cents a share, for severance and associated costs.

The company raised its estimate of full-year operating earnings per share to 93 cents to 98 cents from 90 cents to 95 cents. It also expects net earnings of 46 cents to 51 cents a share and revenue of $3.8 billion to $3.9 billion.