CA has announced <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2094330,00.asp?kc=EWEWEMNL021307EP32D">eight IT management software packages</A> that evaluate, monitor and exploit IBM's System z9 Integrated Information Processor, or zIIP, by taking advantage of the zIIP's ability to offload selected computing tasks from a mainframe's general-purpose processors. CA revealed the packages Feb. 12 at the SHARE Technology Exchange in Tampa. The new CA packages enable IT organizations to fine-tune application performance and to extend zIIP-eligible workloads to include functions such as network packet analysis and data encryption, a company spokesperson said.