POWER OF ATTORNEY



 The undersigned, Robert Cirabisi, hereby constitutes and appoints Robert

B. Lamm and Joshua DeRienzis, signing singly, as the undersigned's true and

lawful attorney-in-fact to:





(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the

undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Computer

Associates International, Inc. (the "Company"), Form ID and

Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete

and execute any such Form ID and form 3, 4, or 5, complete and

execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file

such form with the United States Securities and Exchange

Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with

the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may

be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the

undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by

such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this

Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such

terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in

such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and

authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,

necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers

herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or

could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby

ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's

substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this

power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned

acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at

the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming,

any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934.





 This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Form ID and Forms 3,4, and 5 with

respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in the securities issued

by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing

delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of

Attorney to be executed as of this 15th day of September, 2004.



/s/ Robert Cirabisi