COMPUTER ASSOCIATES ANNOUNCES MAJOR BUSINESS VENTURE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Partners With Leading Information Technology Firm To Market CA Software In
Southern African and Sub-Saharan Regions

VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE, October 23, 1995--Computer Associates
International, Inc. announced a major investment in a new business venture
in South Africa. Conducting business under the banner "Computer Associates
Africa," the venture is jointly owned and managed by CA and Dimension Data
Holdings Limited, a leading South African technology company. Computer
Associates Africa will be headquartered in Johannesburg, with major branch
offices in Durban and Cape Town.

CA Chairman and CEO Charles B. Wang announced the new venture during a
keynote address today to top information technology executives at the
Networkers '95 Conference in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe --the first
international technology conference conducted in Southern Africa.

All of CA's client/server, midrange and mainframe software, including its
recently acquired Legent Corporation line of products, will be marketed
and serviced by the newly formed company throughout the Southern African
and sub-Saharan regions, which are experiencing explosive economic and
information technology growth.

CA software is already established in the region under Compusons (Pty.)
Limited, which over the past decade operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Dimension Data. Now, all CA software will be marketed under the
Computer Associates Africa banner.

"Our major investment in Africa reflects our continued and expanded
commitment to growing international software markets," said Wang. "South
Africa's impressive economic turnaround is fueling fast growth in
client/server computing throughout the region, and CA is fully prepared to
meet client demand."

South Africa's economic resurgence has made it the 20th largest IT market
worldwide, with technology spending for 1995 estimated at $3.5 billion
(U.S.). Computer Associates Africa will be directly and closely supported
by CA's worldwide financial, business and technological resources. CA
expects clients to greatly benefit from increased local support
capabilities, including active participation in conferences for IT
managers and chief executive officers.

"The African market is rebuilding its technology infrastructure," said
Jeremy Ord, group chairman of Dimension Data. "CA's major investment in
this fast-growing market will allow our combined efforts to provide the
highest level and quality of local support and unique services to clients
throughout the sub-continent."

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 systems and database management, application
development, manufacturing and financial applications. CA has 9,000 people
in 130 offices in 36 countries and had revenue of $2.6 billion in its 1995
fiscal year. CA can be reached by visiting its homepage on the worldwide
web (http://www.cai.com).

Dimension Data was founded in 1983 and is South Africa's most dynamic
networking company. Applying state of the art communications technology to
support ongoing changes in business processes and systems, Dimension
Data's software division combines the best elements of both local and
international markets. It relies upon both the expertise of Compusons, one
of South Africa's leading suppliers of software technology, and EDS, the
acknowledged world leader in data processing services for outsourcing
clients.
 
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