8-K

              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

                        APRIL 22, 1998
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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 its charter)

         Delaware          0-10180             13-2857434
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     (State or other      (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
     jurisdiction of       File Number)        Identification No.)
     incorporation)
 
        One Computer Associates Plaza, Islandia, NY  11788-7000
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       (Address of principal executive office)         (Zip Code)

                             (516)  342-5224
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               (Registrants telephone, including area code)


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

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Item 5.   Other Events.
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On April 22, 1998, Computer Associates International, Inc. issued
a press release announcing expected revenue and earnings results
for its  fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year ended March 31, 1998.



Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits
 
            99.1 Press Release dated April 22, 1998.

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                               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.

                               (Registrant)



			            /s/ Peter Schwartz
        			By: ----------------------------------------------------
		             Peter Schwartz
			            Executive Vice President and
      			      Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 23, 1998

EX-99.A

                                                           Exhibit 99.1

Contacts:  Doug Robinson - Investor Relations
           Bob Gordon - Public Relations
		         (516) 342-2745	(516) 342-2391
		         dougr@cai.com	bobg@cai.com	

COMPUTER ASSOCIATES PROJECTS RECORD FOURTH QUARTER
         Client/Server Revenue Up 45%

ISLANDIA, N.Y., April 22, 1998 Computer Associates 
International, Inc. (NYSE: CA) today announced that it 
expects record revenue and earnings results for its fourth 
fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1998.  Total revenue in the 
quarter will approximate $1.46 billion, up from $1.21 
billion recorded the prior year.  Client/server revenue for 
the quarter increased over 45% from the fourth quarter of 
fiscal 1997 level.  Earnings per share (diluted) are 
expected to be $.75, an increase of 25% from the prior 
year, excluding the $33.8 million non-recurring charges 
associated with costs incurred in the Computer Sciences 
Corporation (CSC) tender.  

These results are preliminary in nature, pending completion 
of the Companys regular year end audit.  Full results are 
scheduled for release on May 19, 1998.  In making this 
announcement, the Company sought to dispel erroneous 
reports that surfaced around the time of the proposed CSC 
acquisition regarding the strength of its core businesses.

For the full fiscal year ended March 31, 1998, CA expects 
that revenue will be over $4.7 billion, an increase of 
approximately 18% over the $4.0 billion reported in fiscal 
year 1997.  Earnings per share for the year, excluding the 
CSC tender charges (approximately $.04 per share) are 
expected to be $2.10, an increase of 24% over the $1.69 
posted in fiscal 1997.  Last years earnings per share 
excludes the $598 million research and development charge 
associated with the acquisition of Cheyenne Software, Inc.

As is evident from these record preliminary results, CAs 
business is stronger than ever, said Sanjay Kumar, CAs 
president and chief operating officer.  We were very 
pleased with the performance turned in by all of our units, 
and are pleased that we were able to post both sequential 
and year over year growth in international revenues, 
despite negative impacts from both foreign exchange and the 
Asian crises.  Our client server business lead by Unicenter 
TNG also posted another record quarter, with competitive 
wins being at an all time high.

Kumar added that we have also kicked off our new fiscal 
year to a fast start, and have launched a new professional 
services organization that will combine all of our 
worldwide services activities under one group.  We plan to 
use this new group as the foundation to pursue aggressive 
internal growth of our services business.  This will enable 
us to extend our lead in the marketplace as the premier 
vendor dedicated to the business of supplying mission-
critical infrastructure software and services.

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All per share amounts have been adjusted for the three-for-
two stock splits effective November 5, 1997 and June 19, 
1996.

The Company has previously disclosed that, under its 1995 
Key Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the 1995 Plan), 6.75 
million restricted shares of the Companys common stock have 
been granted (subject to continued employment and, in part, 
to vesting) to three of its key executives.  Additional 
grants of 13.5 million shares are available under the 1995 
Plan and have been reserved pending the achievement of 
certain price targets in the fiscal year ending March 31, 
2000.  As further previously disclosed, if the closing price 
of the Companys common stock on the New York Stock Exchange 
exceeds $53.33 for 60 trading days within any twelve month 
period, all 20.25 million shares under the 1995 Plan will 
vest immediately and will no longer be subject to forfeiture.  
In such event, the Company will be required to record a one-
time charge of approximately $1 billion.  As of April 22, 
1998, the closing price of the Companys common stock had 
exceeded $53.33 for 39 trading days beginning October 21, 
1997.

Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), with 
headquarters in Islandia, N.Y., is the world leader in mission
critical business software.  The company develops, licenses
 and supports more than 500 integrated products that include enterprise 
computing and information management, application 
development, manufacturing and financial applications.  CA 
has over 11,000 people in 160 offices in 43 countries and 
had revenue of $4.5 billion in calendar year 1997.  CA can 
be reached by visiting http://www.cai.com on the World Wide 
Web, emailing info@cai.com or calling 1-516-342-5224.

All referenced product names are trademarks of their 
respective companies.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities 
Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
Statements in this release concerning the companys future 
prospects are forward-looking statements under the federal 
securities laws.  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 CAs quarterly sales 
recorded in the last few days of the quarter, making 
financial predictions especially difficult and raising a 
substantial risk of variance in actual results; 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; 
delays in product delivery; the ability to recruit and 
retain qualified personnel; negative implications from the 
Year 2000 or Euro implementations, technology problem, 
including customer indecision, purchasing delays or budget 
reallocations; business conditions in the client/server and 
mainframe markets; increased use of software patent rights 
to limit competition; assimilation of business or 
technology acquisitions, fluctuations in foreign currency 
exchange rates; the volatility of the international 
marketplace, including the recent Asia turmoil, and other 
risks described in filings with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission.