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CA Inc. (CA) this afternoon posted results for its fiscal second quarter ended September that were slightly better than expected.

CA (CA) this morning said it signed a definitive agreement to buy privately held NetQoS for $200 million in cash. CA said the deal is expected to be slightly dilutive to 2010 non-GAAP EPS. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the calendar year. CA describes Austin, Texas-based NetQoS as “a leading provider of network performance management and service delivery solutions.”

CA today is up 12 cents, or 0.5%, to $22.71.

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CA Inc. (CA) shares are coming under pressure following yesterday’s surprise news that CEO John Swainson is planning to retire at the end of the year, or as soon as the company can find a successor.

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CA Inc. (CA) said CEO John Swainson plans to retire by December 31, or upon the selection of a successor. The company has formed a search committee a new chief. He will also leave the company’s board.

Swainton, who has been at the software company for five years, said in a statement that “this is the opportune time to transition to new leadership as CA begins its drive to the nexct level.”

Recently, I was talking to a reporter and they asked me if I ever highlight anything good in the filings and it reminded me of how we used to do this thing called “Gold Star Fridays” where we tried to focus on good corporate behavior. But it’s been forever — well, February — since we last footnoted a company for doing the right thing.