Computer Associates is supposedly the world's No. 4 software maker. I know this from an article about a near-miss with a federal inquiry regarding acquisitions of other giant technology companies I've never heard of, which I found because I was trying to figure out what Computer Associates actually sold. I was trying to figure out what Computer Associates actually sold because I've seen several hilarious television ads from them, which I can't link to because AdCritic isn't back up yet. Computer Associates, by the way, sells solutions.