For A, a commutative ring, and U = M(2)(A), results by Costa and Keller characterize certain Ep(2, U)-normalized subgroups of the symplectic group, Sp(2, U) via structures utilizing Jordan ideals and the notion of radices. The following work creates a Jordan ideal structure theorem for Z(2)-graded rings, A(0) circle plus A(1), and a Z(2)-graded matrix algebra. The major theorem is a generalization of Costa and Keller's previous work on matrix algebras over commutative rings. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.