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SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

RANGER GOVERNANCE, LTD.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE

        Ranger Governance, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership ("Ranger"), is filing the materials contained in this Schedule 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with a solicitation of proxies (the "Solicitation") in support of electing Ranger nominees to the board of directors of Computer Associates International, Inc. ("Computer Associates") at the 2001 annual meeting of stockholders of Computer Associates.

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Ranger advertisement in Wall Street Journal, dated as of July 30, 2001 Item 1

Content of Item 1

Attention Computer Associates Shareholders

The Ranger Governance Nominees:

A Slate of Proven Leaders

Ranger's slate of independent directors is made up of ten executives we believe are proven leaders with integrity and decades of experience in every aspect of the software industry, corporate leadership, investment, regulatory affairs and corporate governance.

As one major financial analyst1 put it: "We believe investors should take [Ranger Governance] seriously for several reasons. First the people behind the bid have a long history in the software business, particularly in the segments CA addresses...."

Together, this team has more than 195 years experience leading, growing and investing in software and technology companies and other successful corporations.

 
                 
       Richard J. Agnich
Twenty seven year career
with Texas Instruments,
including Senior Vice
President, Secretary and
General Counsel
  
                Bob Cook
Founder of VM Software and
Systems Center, Director of
Sterling Commerce, CEO of
Sigaba Corp. and software
industry venture capitalist
           Dennis Crumpler
Founder of XcelleNet Inc.,
co-founder of Sales
Technologies, Inc.
and General Partner
of CIMCO, LLC.,
an investment
management company
              Mark Cuban
Founder and former CEO
of MicroSolutions and
Broadcast.com, and owner
of the Dallas Mavericks
basketball team
               Dixon Doll
Founder and manager
of venture capital firm
DCM and strategy
consulting firm
DMW Group with a
Ph.D. in engineering
                 
                 
Dr. Wendy Lee Gramm
Distinguished Senior
Fellow at George Mason
University, director of
Enron, and former
Chairman, U.S.
Commodity Futures
Trading Commission,
with a Ph.D. in
economics		  

           Stephen Perkins
Senior executive with
University Computing
Company and
Sterling Software,
co-founder of Sterling
Commerce, with 31
years experience in the
development and
marketing of software
products

             Cece Smith, CPA
Former Chairman, Federal
Reserve Bank of Dallas and
co-founder and managing
partner, Phillips-Smith-Machens
Venture Partners		           Elizabeth VanStory
Former President of
iMotors.com and Vice-
President of OfficeDepot.com,
and now a management
consultant		                 Sam Wyly
Manager, Ranger Capital,
founder of University
Computing Company,
Sterling Software, Sterling
Commerce and other
companies
                 

We're confident that the Ranger governance plan will unlock the value and potential of Computer Associates.
Ranger is proposing new management for CA under what we believe is a truly independent Board of Directors. This new Board has put together a comprehensive plan which we believe will realize the full potential of Computer Associates' winning products, people and customers, and achieve substantial new growth and success.

Vote the GREEN proxy. To elect Ranger's slate of independent directors you must sign and return the GREEN proxy.

    Integrity.  Innovation.  Accountability.  Increased Value for CA Shareholders.

Ranger: A Better Way For CA

Vote Your GREEN Proxy Today

 

1 First Call, SG Cowen Securities Inc.: Drew Brosseau, June 21, 2001*
*Permission to use quotation neither sought nor obtained.

Even if you have sent a white proxy card to Computer Associates, you have every right to change your vote. You may revoke that proxy, and vote for the Ranger Governance slate by signing, dating and mailing the GREEN proxy.

If you have any questions on how to vote your shares, please call our proxy solicitor:
MORROW & CO., INC. at (800) 607-0088

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

     On July 27, 2001, Ranger Governance, Ltd. filed a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with Ranger's solicitation of proxies to elect its director nominees at the 2001 annual stockholders meeting of Computer Associates International, Inc. Ranger's proxy statement was mailed to Computer Associates stockholders on July 30, 2001. Ranger urges stockholders to read its proxy statement because it contains important information. You may obtain a free copy of Ranger's definitive proxy statement, as well as other soliciting materials that have been filed by Ranger, at the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The definitive proxy statement and other documents filed by Ranger may also be obtained for free by writing to Ranger at 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1000, Dallas, Texas 75201, by contacting Morrow & Co., Inc. at 800-634-4458 or at www.rangergov.com.

     Detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of individuals who may be deemed participants in Ranger's solicitation is available in the definitive proxy statement filed by Ranger. In addition, the Ranger Nominee's plans for Computer Associates could change after election based on the exercise of their fiduciary duties to the stockholders of Computer Associates in the light of their knowledge and the circumstances at the time.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

          On July 27, 2001, Ranger Governance, Ltd. filed a definitive proxy statement with the Commission in connection with Ranger's solicitation of proxies to elect its director nominees at the 2001 annual stockholders meeting of Computer Associates International, Inc. Ranger's proxy statement was mailed to Computer Associates' stockholders on July 30, 2001. Ranger urges stockholders to read its proxy statement because it contains important information. You may obtain a free copy of Ranger's definitive proxy statement, as well as other soliciting materials that have been filed by Ranger, at the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The definitive proxy statement and other documents filed by Ranger may also be obtained for free by writing to Ranger at 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1000, Dallas, Texas 75201, by contacting Morrow & Co., Inc. at 800-634-4458 or at www.rangergov.com.

          Detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of individuals who may be deemed participants in Ranger's solicitation is available in the definitive proxy statement filed by Ranger. In addition, the Ranger Nominees' plans for Computer Associates could change after election based on the exercise of their fiduciary duties to the stockholders of Computer Associates in the light of their knowledge and the circumstances at the time.