UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                               November 20, 2000
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                Date of Report: (Date of earliest event reported)


                    Computer Associates International, Inc.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



        Delaware                       1-9247                    13-2857434
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 State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission                (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)             File Number)             Identification No.)



One Computer Associates Plaza, Islandia, New York                      11749
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   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (631) 342-5224

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

     In  accordance  with General  Instruction  B.2. of Form 8-K, the  following
information  shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     On November 20, 2000, Computer Associates International, Inc. ("CA") hosted
a webcast to provide an update on its recently announced new business model. The
webcast can be viewed at www.ca.com/invest/business_model_webcast.htm.  The oral
portion of the webcast can be replayed by dialing  (800)  633-8284 in the US and
(858) 812-6440 internationally. The ID number for the call is 16954846.

     CA regards  any  information  provided  in the  webcast  to be current  and
accurate only as of the date and time of the original  webcast and  specifically
disclaims any duty to update such information unless it is necessary to do so in
accordance with applicable law.

     Statements  herein  concerning  Computer  Associates  future  prospects are
"forward-looking  statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995.  There can be no assurances  that future results will be achieved,  and
actual results could differ  materially from forecasts and estimates.  Important
factors  that could  cause  actual  results to differ  materially  include:  the
significant  percentage of CA's quarterly sales consummated in the last few days
of the quarter making financial  predictions  especially difficult and raising a
substantial risk of variance in actual results;  changes in industry  accounting
guidance; the risks associated with changes in the company's business model; the
risks  associated  with  changes in the way in which the  company  accounts  for
license revenue; the difficulties of compiling pro forma financial  information,
given  acquisitions  over  time;  instability  resulting  from  changes  to  the
company's business model; the emergence of new competitive initiatives resulting
from rapid technological advances or changes in pricing in the market; the risks
associated with new product introductions as well as the uncertainty of customer
acceptance of these new or enhanced  products from either CA or its competition;
risks associated with the entry into new markets such as professional  services;
the  risks   associated   with   integrating   newly  acquired   businesses  and
technologies;  increasing  dependency  on large dollar  licensing  transactions;
delays in product delivery;  reliance on mainframe  capacity growth; the ability
to  recruit  and  retain  qualified   personnel;   business  conditions  in  the
distributed systems and mainframe software and hardware markets; uncertainty and
volatility  associated with Internet and eBusiness  related  activities;  use of
software patent rights to attempt to limit competition;  fluctuations in foreign
currency  exchange rates and interest rates; the volatility of the international
marketplace;  and other  risks  described  in filings  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission.


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        Computer Associates International, Inc.


Dated:   November 21, 2000              By: /s/ Ira Zar
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                                            Ira Zar
                                            Executive Vice President and Chief
                                            Financial Officer