SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

                  Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
            the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.    )

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    /X/  Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-12

                      COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC
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                (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

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    (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

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                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

Computer Associates International, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Computer
Associates"), is filing the materials contained in this Schedule 14A with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on July 3, 2001 in connection with the
solicitation of proxies for electing the board of directors of Computer
Associates at the 2001 annual meeting of Computer Associates' stockholders.

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          lisa.savino@ca.com


                  COMPUTER ASSOCIATES FILES PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT

ISLANDIA, N.Y., July 2, 2001 - Computer Associates International, Inc.
(NYSE: CA) announced that it filed its preliminary proxy statement today with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Upon receiving SEC clearance, the
proxy statement will be mailed to shareholders of record as of July 5, 2001,
in advance of the Company's August 29, 2001 annual meeting.  CA's preliminary
proxy statement explains why shareholders should elect CA's Board of
Directors and not Sam Wyly's slate of nominees at the annual meeting.

Sanjay Kumar, President and Chief Executive Officer of Computer Associates,
said, "We believe Sam Wyly's reckless proposals to break up CA simply do not
make sense.  The Board of Directors firmly believes that a break up of
Computer Associates would be harmful to all of our constituencies, including
our shareholders, customers and employees.  In addition to decreasing the
Company's ability to offer integrated software solutions and engage in
cross-selling, we believe Mr. Wyly's plan would increase overhead costs, and
potentially be disruptive to employees.  We believe the best course for the
Company is to follow through on the initiatives already put in place,
including our new business model, and focus on client service intended to
create shareholder value."

At the annual meeting, in addition to electing CA's existing Directors,
shareholders will be asked to approve the Company's 2001 Stock Option Plan,
which has been approved by CA's Board of Directors, and to ratify KPMG LLP as
auditors for fiscal year 2002.  CA's top three executives,



Charles B. Wang, Sanjay Kumar and Russell M. Artzt have agreed that their
compensation for fiscal 2002 will be limited to base salary and benefits, and
any stock options that may be awarded by the Compensation Committee under the
new Plan.  This means that these executives will not receive any restricted
stock, or cash compensation other than base salary, for fiscal 2002.  These
individuals received no compensation other than base salary and benefits with
respect to fiscal 2001.  Performance-based awards were not made to these
individuals in fiscal 2001, primarily due to a change in the Company's
business model, which changed revenue recognition and resulted in a net loss
for the year.  In addition, no options were awarded to these individuals for
fiscal 2001.

The 2001 Stock Option Plan, which provides for stock option awards to a broad
base of CA employees, is being submitted for shareholder approval at the
annual meeting.  No grants have been made under the Plan, which will only go
into effect if approved by shareholders.  This Plan replaces the 1991 Stock
Incentive program previously in place, which expired in June 2001.  The 7.5
million shares available to be issued under the new Plan is equivalent to the
number of shares that were unused in the previous plan prior to its
expiration.  If approved by shareholders, the new Plan will terminate on the
third anniversary of the 2001 annual meeting.

Computer Associates intends to begin soliciting votes from its shareholders
as soon as the proxy materials become effective.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Computer Associates plans to file a proxy statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission relating to Computer Associates' solicitation of proxies
from the stockholders of Computer Associates with respect to the Computer
Associates 2001 annual meeting of stockholders. COMPUTER ASSOCIATES ADVISES
SECURITY HOLDERS TO READ ITS PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE,
BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Computer Associates' proxy
statement and other relevant documents will be available for free at
www.sec.gov. You may also obtain a free copy of Computer Associates' proxy
statement, when it becomes available, by writing to Computer Associates at
One Computer Associates Plaza, Islandia, New York 11749, by contacting
MacKenzie Partners, Inc., toll free at 1-800-322-2885, or D.F. King & Co.,
Inc., toll free at 1-800-431-9642, or at www.ca.com. Detailed information
regarding the names, affiliation and interests of individuals who may be
deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of Computer Associates'
shareholders is available in the soliciting materials on Schedule 14A filed
by Computer Associates with the SEC.

ABOUT COMPUTER ASSOCIATES

Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA) delivers The Software That
Manages eBusiness.  CA's world-class solutions address all aspects of
eBusiness process management, information management, and infrastructure
management in six focus areas: enterprise management, security, storage,
eBusiness transformation and integration, portal and knowledge management,
and predictive analysis and visualization.  Founded in 1976, CA serves
organizations in more than 100 countries, including 99 percent of the Fortune
500 companies. For more information, please visit http://ca.com.



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