DETROIT ? IT consultant SDE Business Partnering has signed an Enterprise Systems Partner agreement with Computer Associates International to deliver managed solutions for fast growing markets, like auto OEMs, healthcare organizations and commercial businesses.

The partnership will be officially launched at a joint event, by special invitation only, sponsored by CA and SDE on October 12 at a top Detroit night spot. SDE and CA also will co-sponsor a second event on October 13 called Break The Vicious Cycle, an executive roundtable devoted to issues surrounding disaster recovery and storage management. Author Jon William Toigo will moderate the session over dinner at well known Detroit restaurant.

?SDE Business Partnering is a visionary IT solutions provider with strong professional competencies that will enable the company to fully leverage CA?s industry-leading technology portfolio to address its customers? critical business challenges,? said Michael Crest, CA?s senior vice president and general manager for the North Central Area. ?Their strong focus on the well-being of the community in which they operate also indicates that their corporate culture strongly reflects CA?s own, making this a particularly fortuitous match.?

CA has a growing regional presence throughout the Midwest, with large regional offices in Indianapolis, Indiana and Southfield.

Interested participants can register for either event at CA.Com/Events