Computer Associates, International, Inc. (CA) and the Indiana Supreme Court's Judicial Technology and Automation Committee (JTAC) have been working to build a state-wide computerized case management application for Indiana courts. During the past several months, CA committed additional CA resources and assigned project oversight to a senior-level executive to work with JTAC to conduct a detailed review of the State's requirements. Upon completion of this review, CA and JTAC concluded that it is not in the best interests of either party for CA to support the additional requirements resulting from this review. A factor in this decision was CA's determination, subsequent to the initial award of this contract, that application development services would no longer be one of its core businesses and as such CA is no longer pursuing business in this area. As a result, CA and JTAC have agreed to a termination of their contract on financial terms mutually acceptable to both parties, including a refund of fees associated with this application development project.

In 2002, after an extensive competitive procurement process, JTAC selected CA to develop and provide to Indiana courts and court clerks a single statewide computer system to help them manage their caseloads and share court information with law enforcement and others who need and use court information. Both JTAC and CA worked very hard on the project but concluded that it was in their mutual interest that JTAC should find an alternate partner. The Supreme Court remains committed to providing Indiana courts with the technology they need and will announce its plans for moving forward on this project within the next 30 days.

CA and JTAC believe that the mutually acceptable terms they have reached will facilitate the continuation of this important project. Two other related and extremely significant and far-reaching projects—a new partnership between JTAC and the state Bureau of Motor Vehicles to transfer data electronically and development of the Marion County module of the case management system (called JUSTIS.NET)—are not affected by this decision and are continuing without interruption.