POWER OF ATTORNEY



 The undersigned, John A. Swainson, hereby constitutes and appoints Kenneth V.

Handal, 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 22nd day of November, 2004.

/s/ John A. Swainson

      John A. Swainson









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