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                                                                  EXHIBIT NO. 24



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Lynn J. Mangum, Dennis R. Sheehan and Kevin J. Dell, and each of
them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments and documents which said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem
necessary or desirable to enable The BISYS Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply
with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules,
regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") thereunder, in connection with the registration under the Act of
shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.02 ("Common Stock") to be
offered and sold by the Company pursuant to the Company's 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan and 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign the name of the undersigned to a registration statement under the Act on an
appropriate form covering said shares of Common Stock, and any amendments to
such registration statement, to be filed with the Commission, and to any and all
instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with such
registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 10th day of January, 2000.





                                                     /s/ Thomas E. McInerney
                                                     -----------------------
                                                     Name:   Thomas E. McInerney
                                                     Title:  Director
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                                                                  EXHIBIT NO. 24



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Lynn J. Mangum, Dennis R. Sheehan and Kevin J. Dell, and each of
them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments and documents which said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem
necessary or desirable to enable The BISYS Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply
with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules,
regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") thereunder, in connection with the registration under the Act of
shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.02 ("Common Stock") to be
offered and sold by the Company pursuant to the Company's 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan and 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign the name of the undersigned to a registration statement under the Act on an
appropriate form covering said shares of Common Stock, and any amendments to
such registration statement, to be filed with the Commission, and to any and all
instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with such
registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 10th day of January, 2000.






                                                     /s/ John J. Lyons
                                                     ---------------------
                                                     Name:   John J. Lyons
                                                     Title:  Director
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                                                                  EXHIBIT NO. 24



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Lynn J. Mangum, Dennis R. Sheehan and Kevin J. Dell, and each of
them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments and documents which said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem
necessary or desirable to enable The BISYS Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply
with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules,
regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") thereunder, in connection with the registration under the Act of
shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.02 ("Common Stock") to be
offered and sold by the Company pursuant to the Company's 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan and 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign the name of the undersigned to a registration statement under the Act on an
appropriate form covering said shares of Common Stock, and any amendments to
such registration statement, to be filed with the Commission, and to any and all
instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with such
registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 10th day of January, 2000.






                                                     /s/ Jay DeDapper
                                                     --------------------
                                                     Name:   Jay DeDapper
                                                     Title:  Director
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                                                                  EXHIBIT NO. 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Lynn J. Mangum, Dennis R. Sheehan and Kevin J. Dell, and each of
them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments and documents which said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem
necessary or desirable to enable The BISYS Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply
with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules,
regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") thereunder, in connection with the registration under the Act of
shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.02 ("Common Stock") to be
offered and sold by the Company pursuant to the Company's 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan and 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign the name of the undersigned to a registration statement under the Act on an
appropriate form covering said shares of Common Stock, and any amendments to
such registration statement, to be filed with the Commission, and to any and all
instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with such
registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 10th day of January, 2000.






                                                     /s/ Thomas A. Cooper
                                                     ------------------------
                                                     Name:   Thomas A. Cooper
                                                     Title:  Director
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                                                                  EXHIBIT NO. 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Lynn J. Mangum, Dennis R. Sheehan and Kevin J. Dell, and each of
them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments and documents which said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem
necessary or desirable to enable The BISYS Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply
with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules,
regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") thereunder, in connection with the registration under the Act of
shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.02 ("Common Stock") to be
offered and sold by the Company pursuant to the Company's 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan and 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign the name of the undersigned to a registration statement under the Act on an
appropriate form covering said shares of Common Stock, and any amendments to
such registration statement, to be filed with the Commission, and to any and all
instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with such
registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 10th day of January, 2000.






                                                     /s/ Robert J. Casale
                                                     ------------------------
                                                     Name:   Robert J. Casale
                                                     Title:  Director
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                                                                  EXHIBIT NO. 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY




         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Lynn J. Mangum, Dennis R. Sheehan and Kevin J. Dell, and each of
them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments and documents which said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem
necessary or desirable to enable The BISYS Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply
with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules,
regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") thereunder, in connection with the registration under the Act of
shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.02 ("Common Stock") to be
offered and sold by the Company pursuant to the Company's 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan and 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign the name of the undersigned to a registration statement under the Act on an
appropriate form covering said shares of Common Stock, and any amendments to
such registration statement, to be filed with the Commission, and to any and all
instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with such
registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 10th day of January, 2000.






                                                     /s/ Joseph J. Melone
                                                     ------------------------
                                                     Name:   Joseph J. Melone
                                                     Title:  Director