EXHIBIT 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Computer Associates International, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our audit report dated May 10, 2002 on the consolidated
financial statements and schedule supporting such consolidated financial
statements of Computer Associates International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
March 31, 2002 and 2001 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended
March 31, 2002 incorporated by reference herein and to the reference to our firm
under the heading "Independent Accountants" in the prospectus.

                                                   
                                                      /s/ KPMG LLP




New York, New York
December 12, 2002