MADE2MANAGE SYSTEMS INC
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UNITED  STATES
SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,  D.C.  20549
________________

FORM  10-Q
________________

(Mark  One)
  X     QUARTERLY  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13  OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
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EXCHANGE  ACT  OF  1934
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          FOR  THE  QUARTERLY  PERIOD  ENDED  SEPTEMBER  30,  1998

Or

     TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13  OF  15(D)  OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE  ACT  OF  1934
          FOR  THE  TRANSITION  PERIOD  FROM  ____  TO  ____

Commission  file  number:  333-38177
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MADE2MANAGE SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

INDIANA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              35-1665080
(State or other jurisdiction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Identification Number)

9002 PURDUE ROAD, INDIANAPOLIS, IN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   46268
(Address of principal executive offices). . . . . . . . . . . . . .              (Zip Code)

REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (317) 532-7000
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Indicate  by  check  mark  whether  the  registrant  (1)  has  filed all reports
required  to  be  filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12  months  (or  for  such shorter period that the
registrant  was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing  requirement  for  the  past  90  days.

     Yes      X     No
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As  of  October  31,  1998,  there were 4,499,029 shares of Common stock, no par
value,  outstanding.

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MADE2MANAGE  SYSTEMS,  INC.
FORM  10-Q

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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS


<S>      <C>                                                                     <C>
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 1.  Financial Statements

         Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
         As of September 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997                             3

         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
         For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997     4

         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
         For the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997                      5

         Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                       6

ITEM 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
         Results of Operations                                                      8

PART II  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 5.  Other Information                                                         19

ITEM 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                          19

         Signatures                                                                20
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PART  I  -  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION

ITEM  1.  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS

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MADE2MANAGE  SYSTEMS,  INC.
CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE  SHEETS
(in  thousands,  except  share  data)


<S>                                                                          <C>              <C>
                                                                               September 30,    December 31,
                                                                                       1998            1997 
                                                                             ---------------  --------------
                                                                                 (unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $       11,359   $       6,805 
     Investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           3,328              -- 
     Trade accounts receivable, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           7,362           5,799 
     Prepaid expenses and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             586             367 
     Deferred income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             453             648 
                                                                             ---------------  --------------
          Total current assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          23,088          23,619 
     Property and equipment, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           3,234           1,876 
     Deferred income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              --              65 
     Excess of cost over net assets acquired and other intangibles, net . .           1,632              -- 
                                                                             ---------------  --------------

Total assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $       27,954   $      25,560 
                                                                             ===============  ==============

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
     Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $          878   $         556 
     Accrued liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             808             595 
     Accrued compensation and related expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           1,506           1,406 
     Deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           6,330           4,345 
                                                                             ---------------  --------------
          Total current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           9,522           6,902 
     Deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             842             354 
                                                                             ---------------  --------------

            Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          10,364           7,256 
                                                                             ---------------  --------------

Stockholders' equity:
     Preferred stock, no par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized, no shares
     issued and outstanding in 1998 and 1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              --              -- 
     Common stock, no par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized,
     4,412,967 and
     4,214,803 shares issued and outstanding in 1998 and 1997, respectively          21,039          19,927 
     Accumulated deficit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          (3,449)         (1,623)
                                                                             ---------------  --------------
          Total stockholders' equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          17,590          18,304 
                                                                             ---------------  --------------

          Total liabilities and stockholders' equity. . . . . . . . . . . .  $       27,954   $      25,560 
                                                                             ===============  ==============
See accompanying notes.
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MADE2MANAGE  SYSTEMS,  INC.
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CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENTS  OF  OPERATIONS
(in  thousands,  except  per  share  data)
(unuadited)


<S>                                     <C>                   <C>      <C>                  <C>
                                         Three Months Ended             Nine Months Ended
                                               September 30,                 September 30,
                                                       1998     1997                 1998      1997 
                                        --------------------  -------  -------------------  --------
Revenues:
     Software. . . . . . . . . . . . .  $             4,162   $2,385   $           10,256   $ 6,916 
     Services. . . . . . . . . . . . .                2,872    1,443                7,096     3,728 
     Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . .                  254      153                  515       397 
                                        --------------------  -------  -------------------  --------
          Total revenues . . . . . . .                7,288    3,981               17,867    11,041 
                                        --------------------  -------  -------------------  --------

Costs of revenues:
     Software. . . . . . . . . . . . .                  281      117                  686       430 
     Services. . . . . . . . . . . . .                1,499      896                3,711     2,409 
     Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . .                  162       91                  338       262 
                                        --------------------  -------  -------------------  --------
          Total costs of revenues. . .                1,942    1,104                4,735     3,101 
                                        --------------------  -------  -------------------  --------

          Gross profit . . . . . . . .                5,346    2,877               13,132     7,940 
                                        --------------------  -------  -------------------  --------

Operating expenses:
     Sales and marketing . . . . . . .                2,670    1,594                6,782     4,324 
     Product development . . . . . . .                1,090      592                2,792     1,663 
     General and administrative. . . .                  929      476                2,300     1,380 
     Acquired in-process technology. .                2,977       --                2,977        -- 
                                        --------------------  -------  -------------------  --------
          Total operating expenses . .                7,666    2,662               14,851     7,367 
                                        --------------------  -------  -------------------  --------

Operating income (loss). . . . . . . .               (2,320)     215               (1,719)      573 

Other income (expense), net. . . . . .                  122      (12)                 448       (53)
                                        --------------------  -------  -------------------  --------

Income (loss) before income taxes. . .               (2,198)     203               (1,271)      520 

Income tax provision . . . . . . . . .                  274       76                  555       197 
                                        --------------------  -------  -------------------  --------

Net income (loss). . . . . . . . . . .  $            (2,472)  $  127   $           (1,826)  $   323 
                                        ====================  =======  ===================  ========

Per share amounts:
     Basic:
          Net income (loss) per share.  $             (0.57)  $ 0.32   $            (0.43)  $  0.83 
                                                              =======  ===================  ========
          Average number of shares . .                4,333      400                4,275       391 
                                        ====================  =======  ===================  ========

     Diluted:
          Net income per share . . . .  $             (0.49)  $ 0.05   $            (0.36)  $  0.14 
                                        ====================  =======  ===================  ========
          Average number of shares . .                5,054    2,405                5,006     2,333 
                                        ====================  =======  ===================  ========

See accompanying notes.
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MADE2MANAGE  SYSTEMS,  INC.
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CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENTS  OF  CASH  FLOWS
(in  thousands)


<S>                                                               <C>                  <C>
                                                                   Nine Months Ended
                                                                        September 30,
                                                                                1998      1997 
																				----      ----
Operating activities:
     Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $           (1,826)  $   323 
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
          operating activities:
          Depreciation and amortization. . . . . . . . . . . . .                 738       274 
          Provision for doubtful accounts. . . . . . . . . . . .                 426       280 
          Loss on disposition of property and equipment. . . . .                  34        -- 
          Deferred income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 451       189 
          Acquired in-process technology . . . . . . . . . . . .               2,977        -- 
          Changes in assets and liabilities:
               Trade accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . .              (1,756)     (747)
               Prepaid expenses and other. . . . . . . . . . . .                (139)      (88)
               Accounts payable and accrued liabilities. . . . .                 391        59 
               Accrued compensation and related expenses . . . .                 100        52 
               Deferred revenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               1,843     1,214 
          Net cash provided by operating activities. . . . . . .               3,239     1,556 

Investing activities:
     Acquisition of Bridgeware, Inc., net of cash acquired . . .              (3,479)       -- 
     Purchases of investments, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              (3,328)       -- 
     Purchases of property and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . .              (1,882)   (1,091)
          Net cash used by financing activities. . . . . . . . .              (8,689)   (1,091)

Financing activities:
     Proceeds from common stock options exercised. . . . . . . .                 115        46 
     Proceeds from long-term obligations . . . . . . . . . . . .                  --       604 
     Payments on long-term obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . .                (111)     (398)
          Net cash provided by financing activities. . . . . . .                   4       252 

Change in cash and cash equivalents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              (5,446)      717 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period . . . . . . . . .              16,805     1,139 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period . . . . . . . . . . . .  $           11,359   $ 1,856 
                                                                  ===================  ========

Supplemental disclosures:
     Cash paid for:
          Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $                4   $    78 
          Income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 248        21 
     Non-cash investing activities:
          Issuance of 91,135 shares of common stock for
          Bridgeware, Inc. acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 997        -- 

See accompanying notes.
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MADE2MANAGE  SYSTEMS,  INC.
NOTES  TO  CONDENSED  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

1.  DESCRIPTION  OF  BUSINESS

Made2Manage  Systems,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  develops,  markets  and  supports
business  management  systems  for  small  and  midsize  manufacturing companies
located  primarily  in  the  United  States.  The  Company is dependent upon its
primary  product,  Made2Manage  for  Windows  ("Made2Manage"),  which is a fully
integrated,  Windows  NT-based  business  software  Enterprise Resource Planning
system  for  manufacturing  companies.

2.  BASIS  OF  PRESENTATION

The  accompanying  unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements
have  been  prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  regarding  interim  financial  reporting.
Accordingly,  they  do not include all of the information and footnotes required
by  generally  accepted  accounting principles for complete financial statements
and  should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  the financial statements and notes
thereto  included  in  the  Company's  1997  Annual  Report to Stockholders.  In
management's  opinion,  this  information has been prepared on the same basis as
the annual financial statements and includes all adjustments (consisting only of
normal  and  recurring  adjustments)  necessary  for  a fair presentation of the
information.  All  intercompany  balances  have  been  eliminated.

The  preparation  of  financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect  the  reported  amounts  of  assets  and  liabilities  and  disclosure of
contingent  assets  and  liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
reported  amounts  of  revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual
results  could  differ  from  these  estimates.

The  operating results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of
the  results  of  operations  for  the  full  year.

2.  CASH  AND  CASH  EQUIVALENTS

The  Company  considers  all  highly liquid investments with a maturity of three
months  or  less  to  be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist primarily of
U.S.  government securities, municipal issues and interest-bearing deposits with
major  banks.  Such  investments  are  valued  at cost which approximates market
value.

3.  EARNINGS  PER  SHARE

The earnings per share ("EPS") is determined in accordance with SFAS No. 128 and
is based upon the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares
outstanding  for  the  period.  Diluted  common  equivalent  shares  consist  of
convertible preferred stock (using the "if converted" method), stock options and
warrants  (using the treasury stock method) as prescribed by SFAS No. 128. Under
the  treasury  stock  method  the  assumed  proceeds  from the exercise of stock
options  and  warrants  are  applied  solely  to the repurchase of common stock.


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The  reconciliation  of  basic  EPS to diluted EPS for the three and nine months
ended  September  30,  1998  and  1997  follows  (in thousands, except per share
amounts):

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<S>                                  <C>       <C>     <C>          <C>       <C>     <C>
                                     Three                          Nine
                                     Months                         Months
                                     Income            Per Share    Income            Per Share
                                     (Loss)    Shares  Amount       (Loss)    Shares  Amount
                                     --------  ------  -----------  --------  ------  -----------
1998:
     Basic EPS. . . . . . . . . . .  $(2,472)   4,333  $    (0.57)  $(1,826)   4,275  $    (0.43)
     Adjustment for diluted EPS --
          effect of stock options .       --      721                    --      731
                                               ------               --------  ------             
     Diluted EPS. . . . . . . . . .  $(2,472)   5,054       (0.49)  $(1,826)   5,006       (0.36)
                                     ========  ======               ========  ======             

1997:
     Basic EPS. . . . . . . . . . .  $   127      400        0.32   $   323      391        0.83 
     Adjustment for diluted EPS:
          Effect of preferred stock             1,480                          1,480
          Effect of stock options                 521                            458
          Effect of warrants                        4                              4
                                               ------                         ------             
     Diluted EPS. . . . . . . . . .  $   127    2,405        0.05   $   323    2,333        0.14 
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4.  RECLASSIFICATIONS

Certain  amounts  in  the  1997  unaudited  condensed  consolidated  financial
statements  have  been  reclassified  to  conform  to  the  1998  presentation.

5.  ACQUISITION

On  August 3, 1998, the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of
Bridgeware,  Inc.  ("Bridgeware"),  a  privately  held  software  company  that
develops,  markets  and  supports  Advanced Planning and Scheduling software and
related  services  throughout  North  America,  South  America  and  Europe. The
transaction  was  consummated  for $3.5 million in cash and 91,135 shares of the
Company's  common  stock,  which  had  a market value of $997,000 at the date of
acquisition.  An escrow account was established for $250,000 of the cash portion
of  the  purchase  price  and  is  subject  to a closing balance sheet audit and
resolution  of  certain  defined  matters.  The  shares  issued  have  not  been
registered  and are subject to re-sale in accordance with the provisions of Rule
144.

The  acquisition  was  accounted  for as a purchase. Accordingly, the results of
operation  of  Bridgeware  and  the fair market value of the acquired assets and
assumed  liabilities  are  included  in the Company's financial results from the
date  of  acquisition.  Of  the  purchase  price, $3.0 million was recorded as a
charge,  in  the third quarter of 1998, for acquired in-process technology which
has  not  reached  technological  feasibility and has no alternative future use.
The  value  of  in-process  research  and  development  was  determined  by  an
independent  appraiser.  The allocation of the remaining purchase price resulted
in  an  excess  of  the  purchase  price  over  the fair value of the net assets
acquired  of  $1.7 million.  This amount represents intangible assets related to
purchased  technology,  the  assembled  workforce  and  goodwill  which  will be
amortized  on  a  straight-line  basis over useful lives of four, seven and five
years,  respectively.  The Company also acquired $594,000 in net tangible assets
and  assumed liabilities of $885,000.  Proforma statements are not shown as they
would  not  differ  materially  from  reported  results.

 ITEM  2.  MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION  AND  ANALYSIS  OF  FINANCIAL  CONDITION AND
RESULTS  OF  OPERATIONS

This  report  contains  certain  "forward-looking  statements"  that reflect the
Company's  expectations  regarding  its  future  growth,  results of operations,
performance,  and  business  prospects  and  opportunities.  Words  such  as,
"estimates,"  "believes,"  "anticipates," "plans" and similar expressions may be
used  to  identify  these  forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive
means  of  identifying  these statements. These statements reflect the Company's
current beliefs and are based on information currently available to the Company.
Accordingly,  these  statements  are  subject  to  known  and  unknown  risks,
uncertainties  and  other  factors that could cause the Company's actual growth,
results,  performance  and  business  prospects and opportunities to differ from
those  expressed in, or implied by, these statements. These risks, uncertainties
and  other  factors include the Company's ability to develop and market existing
and  acquired  products;  the  Company's  ability  to successfully integrate its
acquired  products;  risks  related  to  the  Year 2000 challenge; the Company's
ability  to  adjust  to  changes  in  technology, customer preferences, enhanced
competition  and  new  competitors  in  the  ERP  market;  risks associated with
conducting  a  consulting  services  business;  general  economic  and  business
conditions,  which  may  reduce  or  delay  customers'  purchases of the Company
products  and  services;  and the Company's ability to anticipate variability of
quarterly  revenues,  manage  rapid  growth,  attract  and retain key employees,
deliver  new  product  introductions, achieve market acceptance of the products,
and  protect  its  proprietary  software  rights  from  infringement  or
misappropriation.  The  Company  is  not  obligated  to  update  or revise these
forward-looking  statements to reflect new events or circumstances or otherwise.
Additional  information  concerning  factors  that could cause actual results to
differ  materially  from those in the forward-looking statements is contained in
the  Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December  31,  1997  and  subsequently  filed  reports  on  Form  10-Q.

The  Company  develops,  markets,  licenses  and  supports  Made2Manage, an open
architecture,  standards-based,  client/server  Enterprise  Resource  Planning
("ERP")  software  solution  for  small  and  midsize  manufacturers  engaged in
engineer-to-order,  make-to-order,  make-to-stock and mixed mode operations. The
Company  has developed manufacturing software applications for this market since
its  inception  in 1986. The Company's first generation of Made2Manage, designed
for  PC  networks  running  the  DOS  operating  system  on Novell networks, was
introduced  in 1988, and the Company introduced a UNIX version of Made2Manage in
1990.  The Company continues to support its existing DOS and UNIX customers, but
ceased  offering  the  DOS  and UNIX versions to new customers in 1995 and 1994,
respectively.

The  Company's  revenues  are  derived  from  software license fees, service and
support  fees and hardware sales. Software revenues are generated from licensing
software to new customers, from the conversion of existing DOS or UNIX customers
to  the  Windows  version  of Made2Manage, from current customers increasing the
number  of licensed users and from licensing new modules. The Company recognizes
revenue  from  software  license fees and hardware upon shipment to the customer
following  execution  of  a sales agreement. Service revenues are generated from
(i)  annual  fees  paid  by  customers to receive the Company's customer support
services  and  Made2Manage software upgrades and (ii) implementation, education,
customization  and  consulting services. Support is typically purchased with the
initial  software license and is renewable annually. Support fees are recognized
ratably  over  the  term of the agreement. Service revenues from implementation,
education  and  consulting  services  are  generally  included  in  the  initial
agreement.  The  Company  recognizes  revenue  from  these  services as they are
performed. Hardware revenues are generated primarily from the sale of bar-coding
and data collection equipment used in connection with Made2Manage and constitute
a  relatively  small  component  of  total  revenues.

As  discussed  in  Note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements the
Company  acquired  Bridgeware  Inc.  ("Bridgeware"),  a  software  company  that
develops, markets and supports Advanced Planning and Scheduling ("APS") software
and  related  services  in  August  1998.   Bridgeware  continues to license its
product  directly  to  end-users,  through value added resellers and through OEM
arrangements.  During the third quarter of 1998, Bridgeware contributed $215,000
in  total  revenue.  Additionally,  the Company is in the process of integrating
the  Bridgeware  product  with  Made2Manage so that the APS functionality may be
offered  to  Made2Manage  customers  in  the  future.

Software  revenues  for  a  particular  quarter  depend  substantially on orders
received  and products shipped in that quarter. Furthermore, large orders may be
significant  to  operating  income  in  the  quarter  in which the corresponding
revenue  is  recognized.

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RESULTS  OF  OPERATIONS

The  following  table sets forth the percentage of total revenues represented by
certain  items  included  in the Company's consolidated statements of operations
for  the  periods  indicated.

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<S>                         <C>             <C>     <C>         <C>                 <C>     <C>
                             Three Months                             Nine Months
                                    Ended            Percent                Ended            Percent
                             September 30,           Increase        September 30,           Increase
                                     1998    1997   (Decrease)               1998    1997   (Decrease)
                            --------------  ------  ----------  ------------------  ------  ----------
Revenues:
     Software. . . . . . .           57.1%   59.9%       74.5%               57.4%   62.6%       48.3 
     Services. . . . . . .           39.4    36.3        99.0                39.7    33.8        90.3 
     Hardware. . . . . . .            3.5     3.8        66.0                 2.9     3.6        29.7 
                            --------------  ------              ------------------  ------            
          Total revenue. .          100.0   100.0        83.1               100.0   100.0        61.8 
                            --------------  ------              ------------------  ------            
Cost of revenues:
     Software. . . . . . .            3.9     2.9       140.2                 3.8     3.9        59.5 
     Services. . . . . . .           20.5    22.5        67.3                20.8    21.8        54.1 
     Hardware. . . . . . .            2.2     2.3        78.0                 1.9     2.4        29.0 
                            --------------  ------              ------------------  ------            
          Total costs of
               revenues. .           26.6    27.7        75.9                26.5    28.1        52.7 
                            --------------  ------              ------------------  ------            
          Gross profit . .           73.4    72.3        85.8                73.5    71.9        65.4 
                            --------------  ------              ------------------  ------            
Operating expenses:
     Sales and marketing .           36.6    40.0        67.5                37.9    39.2        56.9 
     Product development .           15.0    14.9        84.1                15.6    15.1        67.9 
     General and
          administrative .           12.7    12.0        95.2                12.9    12.5        66.7 
     Acquired in-process  
          technology . . .           40.9      --          NM                16.7      --          NM
                            --------------  ------              ------------------  ------            
          Total operating
                expenses .          105.2    66.9       188.0                83.1    66.7       101.6 
                            --------------  ------              ------------------  ------            
Operating income (loss). .          (31.8)    5.4          NM                (9.6)    5.2      (400.0)
Other income (expense),
      net. . . . . . . . .            1.7     (.3)         NM                 2.5     (.5)         NM
                            --------------  ------              ------------------  ------            
Income (loss) before
     income taxes. . . . .          (30.1)    5.1          NM                (7.1)    4.7      (344.4)
Income tax provision . . .            3.8     1.9       260.5                 3.1     1.8       181.7 
                            --------------  ------              ------------------  ------            
Net income (loss). . . . .         (33.9)%    3.2%         NM               (10.2)%    2.9%        NM
                            ==============  ======              ==================  ======            

NM - Not Meaningful
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COMPARISON  OF  THREE  AND  NINE  MONTHS  ENDED  SEPTEMBER  30,  1998  AND  1997

Revenues

Revenues  are  derived  from software license fees, service and support fees and
hardware  sales.  Total  revenues increased by $3.3 million, or 83.1%, to $7.3
million  for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $4.0 million for the
three months ended September 30, 1997. Total revenues increased by $6.8 million,
or  61.8%,  to  $17.9  million for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 from
$11.0  million for the nine months ended September 30,1997. The increase for the
three  and  nine  months ended September 30, 1998 was primarily due to a greater
volume of license transactions, an increase in average contract amount, sales of
new  software  modules  and  an  increase  in  the  delivery  of implementation,
education  and  support services.  Revenues were also positively impacted by (i)
the  acquisition of Bridgeware which contributed $215,000 for the three and nine
months  ended  September  30,  1998,  (ii)  an  increase in market awareness and
acceptance  of  the  Company's  Microsoft  Windows-based  product  and  (iii) an
expansion  of  the  Company's sales and marketing organizations. The Company has
not  historically  recognized  significant  annual  revenues  from  any  single
customer.

Software  Revenues.  Software  revenues  increased by $1.8 million, or 74.5%, to
$4.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $2.4 million for
the  three months ended September 30, 1997.  For the nine months ended September
30,1998, software revenues increased by $3.4 million, or 48.3%, to $10.3 million
from  $6.9  million  for  the  nine  months  ended September 30, 1997.  Software
license  revenues  constituted  57.1%  and 59.9% of total revenues for the three
months  ended  September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, and 57.4% and 62.6% of
total  revenues  for  the  nine  months  ended  September  30,  1998  and  1997,
respectively.  The  increase in software license revenues for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 1998 was primarily due to a greater volume of license
transactions  and  an  increase in the average contract amount.  The decrease in
the  percentage  of  total revenues represented by software revenue results from
the  greater  rate  of  growth  in  services  revenues.

Services  Revenues.  Services  revenues  increased by $1.5 million, or 99.0%, to
$2.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 from $1.4 million for
the  three  months ended September 30, 1997. For the nine months ended September
30,1998,  services  revenues  increased  $3.4 million, or 90.3%, to $7.1 million
from  $3.7  million  for the nine months ended September 30,1997. These revenues
constituted  39.4%  and  36.3%  of  total  revenues  for  the three months ended
September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, and 39.7% and 33.8% of total revenues
for  the  nine  months  ended  September  30,  1998  and 1997, respectively. The
increase  in revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1998 was
due  to  (i) an increase in support fees resulting from a larger user base, (ii)
increased  delivery  of  implementation,  consulting  and customization services
offerings  and  (iii)  delivery  of  expanded  educational  offerings.

Hardware  Revenues.  Hardware  revenues  increased  by  $101,000,  or  66.0%, to
$254,000  for  the  three  months ended September 30, 1998 from $153,000 for the
three  months  ended  September  30,  1997.  For the nine months ended September
30,1998,  hardware  revenue  increased  by  $118,000, or 29.7%, to $515,000 from
$397,000  for  the  nine  months  ended  September  30,  1997.  These  revenues
constituted  3.5%, 3.8%, 2.9%, and 3.6% of total revenues for the three and nine
month  periods  ended  September  30,  1998  and 1997, respectively. The Company
limits  the  type  of hardware equipment it sells to certain bar-coding and data
collection  equipment  necessary  to  utilize  certain  features of Made2Manage.

Costs  of  Revenues

Costs  of  Software  Revenues.  Costs of software revenues totaled  $281,000 and
$117,000  for  the three months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively,
resulting  in  gross  profits  of  93.2%  and  95.1%  of  software  revenues,
respectively.  For  the  nine  months ended September 30,1998, costs of software
revenues totaled $686,000 and for the nine months ended September 30,1997, costs
of  software  revenues totaled $430,000, resulting in gross profits of 93.3% and
93.8%  of  software  revenues,  respectively.  The  slight decrease in the gross
profit  for  the  three  and  nine months ended September 30, 1998 was due to an
increase  in  the  licensing  of  certain  lower  margin  third  party software.

Costs  of Services Revenues. Costs of services revenues totaled $1.5 million and
$896,000  for  the three months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively,
resulting in gross profits of 47.8% and 37.9% of service revenues, respectively.
Cost  of  services  revenues  totaled $3.7 million and $2.4 million for the nine
months  ended  September  30,  1998  and  1997, respectively, resulting in gross
profits  of  47.7%  and  35.4%  of  service  revenues, respectively.  The dollar
increases  in  cost  were due primarily to the growth in the Company's installed
customer  base and related support and services costs, which increased primarily
due to an increase in the staffing levels for technical support, implementation,
consulting  and  education  services.  Additionally,  in  1997  there  were
non-recurring  costs  to  develop  a  product migration assistance program which
caused  the  margin  percentage  to  be  lower  compared  to  1998.

Costs  of Hardware. Costs of hardware totaled $162,000 and $91,000 for the three
months  ended  September  30, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The gross profit from
hardware was 36.2% and 40.5% of hardware revenues for the three months ended
September  30,  1998 and 1997, respectively.  Costs of hardware totaled $338,000
and $262,000 for the nine months ended September 30,1998 and 1997, respectively.
Gross  profits  were  34.4%  and  34.0% of hardware revenues for the nine months
ended  September  30,1998  and  1997,  respectively.

Operating  Expenses

Sales and Marketing Expenses. Sales and marketing expenses were $2.7 million and
$1.6  million  for  the  three  months  ended  September  30,  1998  and  1997,
respectively,  representing 36.6% and 40.0% of total revenues, respectively. For
the  nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, sales and marketing expenses
were  $6.8  million and $4.3 million, respectively, representing 38.0% and 39.2%
of  total  revenues,  respectively.  The  dollar increase in sales and marketing
expenses was primarily due to (i) increased staffing as the Company expanded its
field sales force and marketing staff, (ii) increased commissions as a result of
increased  software  license  revenues,  (iii)  expanded  marketing  activities,
including  promotional  activities and (iv) increased travel expenses related to
sales  and  marketing  efforts.

Product Development Expenses. Product development expenses were $1.1 million and
$592,000  for  the three months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively,
representing  15.0%  and  14.9%  of  total  revenues,  respectively. Development
expenses  were $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30,1998 and $1.7
million for the nine months ended September 30,1997, or 15.6% and 15.1% of total
revenues,  respectively.  The  increase was a result of increased staffing.  The
Company  did not capitalize any software development costs during these periods.

General  and  Administrative  Expenses. General and administrative expenses were
$929,000  and  $476,000  for the three months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997,
respectively,  representing  12.7%  and  12.0%  of total revenues, respectively.
General  and  administrative expenses were $2.3 million and $1.4 million for the
nine  months  ended September 30,1998 and 1997, respectively, representing 12.9%
and  12.5%  of  total  revenues,  respectively.  The  dollar  increases resulted
primarily  from additional costs incurred to support the growth of the Company's
operations  and,  to  a lesser extent, as a result of the addition of personnel.

Acquired  In-Process  Technology.  Included  in operating expenses for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 1998 is a charge of $3.0 million as a result
of  the  acquisition of in-process technology in connection with the acquisition
of  Bridgeware.

On  a  proforma  basis,  exclusive  of  the  charge for of in-process technology
related  to  the  acquisition  of  Bridgeware,  results  of  operations would be
comparatively  reported  as  follows.

Results  excluding  in-process  technology  charge:
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<S>                                     <C>                  <C>     <C>                 <C>
                                         Three Months Ended           Nine Months Ended
                                               September 30,               September 30,
                                                       1998    1997                1998     1997
                                        -------------------  ------  ------------------  -------
Total revenues . . . . . . . . . . . .  $             7,288  $3,981  $           17,867  $11,041
Operating income excluding in-process
     technology charge . . . . . . . .                  657     215               1,258      573
Net income excluding in-process
     technology charge . . . . . . . .                  505     127               1,151      323

Basic:
     Net income per share excluding
          in-process technology charge  $              0.12  $ 0.32  $             0.27  $  0.83
                                        ===================  ======  ==================  =======
     Average shares outstanding. . . .                4,333     400               4,275      391
                                        ===================  ======  ==================  =======
Diluted:
     Net income per share excluding
          in-process technology charge  $              0.10  $ 0.05  $             0.23  $  0.14
                                        ===================  ======  ==================  =======
     Average shares outstanding. . . .                5,054   2,405               5,006    2,333
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Other  Income  (Expense),  Net

Other  income  (expense),  net  was  $122,000 and $(12,000) for the three months
ended  September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, representing 1.7% and (.3)% of
total  revenues,  respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and
1997,  other income (expense), net was $448,000 and $(53,000), representing 2.5%
and (.5)% of total revenues, respectively. Other income in 1998 is principally a
result  of  interest  earned  on  the  proceeds  of the Company's initial public
offering,  which  was completed in December 1997.  The other expense in 1997 was
principally interest on borrowings, which were subsequently repaid from proceeds
of  the  initial  public  offering.

Income  Tax  Provision

The  income tax provision effective rate, excluding the charge off of in-process
research  technology,  was  35.2% and 37.4% for the three months ended September
30,  1998  and  1997,  respectively.  The  income  tax provision effective rate,
excluding  the charge of in-process technology, was 32.5% and 37.9% for the nine
months  ended  September  30,1998  and 1997, respectively. The effective rate is
lower  for  the  three  and nine months ended September 30, 1998 compared to the
three and nine months ended June 30, 1997 due to the impact of tax free interest
included  in  other  income  (expense),  net  in  1998.  The acquired in process
technology  charge  is  not  deductible  for  income  tax  purpose.

LIQUIDITY  AND  CAPITAL  RESOURCES

The  Company has funded its operations to date primarily through equity capital,
including  the  Company's  initial  public  offering of Common stock in December
1997,  debt  and  cash  generated from operations. As of September 30, 1998, the
Company  had  $14.7  million of cash, cash equivalents and investments resulting
principally  from  the proceeds of the Company's initial public offering.  Cash,
cash  equivalents  and  investments are lower than the $16.8 million reported at
December  31, 1997 primarily due to the $3.5 million cash payment related to the
Bridgeware  acquisition.

Cash  flows  from  operations  were  $3.2  million and $1.6 million for the nine
months  ended  September  30,  1998  and  1997,  respectively.  Cash was used in
investing  activities to purchase short term investments of $3.3 million for the
nine  months  ended  September  30,  1998  and  for the purchase of computer and
telephone  equipment,  office  furniture  and  internal  software  systems which
aggregated $1.9 million and $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30,
1998  and  1997,  respectively.

At  September  30,  1998,  the  Company  had  working  capital of $13.6 million,
including  accounts  receivable,  net  of  $7.4  million.  The  average accounts
receivable  days  sales outstanding was 91 days as of September 30, 1998 and was
102  days  at  December  31, 1997. Deferred revenue increased to $7.2 million at
September  30,  1998  from  $4.7  million  at  December  31,  1997 due to (i) an
increased  number  of  contracts  that included service fees, which are deferred
until  provided,  (ii)  an increased number of customers with support agreements
and  (iii) a greater number of support agreements for multiple years of support,
which  are recognized on a straight-line basis over the support period. Deferred
revenue is related to support agreements or contracted services, and the current
portion  of  deferred revenue is expected to be recognized in revenue during the
next  twelve  months.

The  Company  has  a  revolving  credit  agreement with a commercial bank, which
expires  on July 1, 1999, under which borrowings bear interest at the prime rate
per  annum  (8.25%  at  September  30,  1998).  Loans under the revolving credit
agreement  are  limited,  in  the  aggregate,  to the lesser of $1 million and a
"borrowing  base"  amount.  As  of September 30, 1998, the Company satisfied the
borrowing base requirements and was eligible to borrow up to the maximum of $1.0
million  under  the  revolving  credit  agreement. As of September 30, 1998, the
Company  had  not  borrowed  under  the  revolving  credit  agreement.

The  Company  acquired  Bridgeware  on  August 3, 1998 in a purchase transaction
which  included  a  cash  payment  of  $3.5  million.

Management  believes that cash and cash equivalents, investments, cash flow from
operations  and  credit  commitments  will  be  sufficient to meet the Company's
currently  anticipated  working  capital and capital expenditure requirements at
least  through  1999.
YEAR  2000  COMPLIANCE

The  Year 2000 issue relates to whether computer systems will properly recognize
and  process  information  relating  to dates in and after the year 2000.  These
systems  could  fail  or  produce  erroneous  results  if they cannot adequately
process  dates  beyond  the  year  1999  and  are  not corrected ("the Year 2000
Problem").  Significant  uncertainty  exists in the software industry concerning
the  potential  consequences  that  may  result  from the failure of software to
adequately  address  the  Year  2000  issue.

The Year 2000 Problem potentially impacts the Company in the following principal
areas:  (i)  the  Company's  software  products,  including third party products
resold by the Company; (ii) the Company's internal technology systems; (iii) the
Company's noninternal technology systems that contain embedded computer devices;
and  (iv)  the  business  systems  of the Company's resellers and key suppliers.

Company  Products.  The  Company continuously tests its newly developed software
for  Year  2000  compliance  and,  as of this date, is not aware of any problems
related  to  Year  2000  compliance  for  software  products  it  is  currently
distributing.  The  Company's  legacy  DOS  and  UNIX products are not Year 2000
compliant  and  no  further sales, distribution or development of these products
is, to the Company's knowledge, taking place.  The Company notified customers of
these  prior  versions  in  1996,  and  subsequently, of this non-compliance and
customers  were  offered  significantly  discounted  pricing  and implementation
assistance  to  migrate to the current Year 2000 compliant Windows version.  The
Company  is  requesting  certification of Year 2000 compliance from providers of
third party products that the Company resells.  The certification is expected to
be  completed  by  March  1999.

Internal  Technology  Systems.  The  Company  utilizes  a combination of its own
software  and other commercially available software for its internal operations.
At  this  time,  the  Company  believes  that there will be no significant costs
associated  with  the Year 2000 issue for its internal operations.   The Company
is  not  presently aware of any Year 2000 issues that have been encountered by a
third-party  provider  whose  services  are critical to the Company. The Company
intends  to  complete  an  evaluation  of  providers  with  respect to Year 2000
compliance  by  March  1999.

Noninternal  Technology  Systems.   Noninternal  technology  systems  include
security  systems, elevators and other systems that contain an embedded computer
or  computer  like device that is used to control the operation of machinery and
equipment.  The  Company  is  in  the process of assessing whether there are any
Year  2000  Problems  with  noninternal  technology  systems.  The assessment is
expected to be completed by March 1999.  At the completion of the assessment the
Company  will  develop  a contingency plan, if necessary, to address any issues.

Third  Party  Resellers  and  Key  Suppliers.  The  Company will be inquiring of
theYear 2000 readiness of it's resellers and key suppliers over the next several
months,  to  be  completed  by March 1999.  No one reseller is responsible for a
material  amount  of  the  Company's  license  fees.

Although,  based  on  its on-going evaluations, the Company does not believe the
Year 2000 will have a significant impact on the Company's internal operations or
on  the  Company's  Windows-based software developed by the Company for clients,
there  can  be  no assurance for any company or industry, including the Company,
that interruptions of operations will not occur because of Year 2000 problems or
that  the  Company will not become involved in disputes with customers regarding
Year  2000  problems  involving  software  licensed  to  clients.

ACCOUNTING  PRONOUNCEMENTS

American  Institute  of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position 97-2,
"Software  Revenue Recognition" (SOP 97-2), was issued in October 1997. SOP 97-2
is  effective  for  transactions  entered into by the Company after December 31,
1997.  SOP-2  provides  guidance  on  the  recognition  of  revenue for software
arrangements  consisting  of  multiple  elements.  The revenue for an individual
element  is allocated based on the relative fair market value of that element as
compared  to  the  total  price.  Revenue  is recognized on each element as that
element is performed or completed.  SOP 97-2 did not have a material effect upon
the  Company's  1998  financial  statements.

BUSINESS  ENVIRONMENT  AND  RISK  FACTORS
Fluctuations  of  Quarterly  Operating  Results;  Seasonality

The  Company  has  experienced  in  the  past,  and expects to experience in the
future,  significant  fluctuations in quarterly operating results. A substantial
portion  of  the  Company's  software  license  revenue  in each quarter is from
licenses  signed  and  product  shipped  in  that  quarter,  and  such  revenues
historically  have been recorded largely in the third month of a quarter, with a
concentration  of  revenues  mostly  in  the  last  week  of  that  third month.
Accordingly,  the  Company's  quarterly  results  of operations are difficult to
predict,  and  delays  in closings of sales near the end of a quarter or product
delivery  could cause quarterly revenues and, to a greater degree, net income to
fall  substantially  short  of  anticipated levels. In addition, the Company has
experienced a seasonal pattern in its operating results, with the fourth quarter
typically  having  the highest total revenues and operating income and the first
quarter  having  historically  reported  lower  revenues  and  operating  income
compared  to  the  fourth  quarter  of  the  preceding  year.

Other  factors,  many  of  which  are  beyond  the  Company's  control, that may
contribute  to  fluctuations  in quarterly operating results include the size of
individual  orders,  the  timing of product introductions or enhancements by the
Company  and  its  competitors,  competition  and  pricing  in the manufacturing
software  industry,  market  acceptance of new products, reduction in demand for
existing  products,  the  shortening  of  product life cycles as a result of new
product  introductions  by  the  Company  or  its  competitors,  product quality
problems, personnel changes, conditions or events in the manufacturing industry,
and  general  economic  conditions.

The  sales  cycle  for  Made2Manage  typically ranges from three to nine months.
However,  license  signing  may  be  delayed for a number of reasons outside the
control  of  the  Company.  Since  software  is  generally shipped as orders are
received,  the  Company  historically  has operated without significant backlog.

Because the Company's operating expenses are based on anticipated revenue levels
and  a  high  percentage  of  the Company's expenses are relatively fixed in the
short  term,  small  variations in the timing of revenue recognition can cause a
significant  fluctuation  in  operating  results from quarter to quarter and may
result  in  unanticipated  quarterly earnings shortfalls or losses. In addition,
the Company currently intends to increase its operating expenses in anticipation
of  continued  growth  and  to fund expanded product development efforts. To the
extent  such  expenses  precede,  or are not subsequently followed by, increased
revenues,  the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations
could  be  materially  and  adversely  affected.

Product  and  Market  Concentration

The  Company's  revenues  are  currently  derived  from licenses of Made2Manage,
including  optional  modules,  licensing  of  Bridgeware's Advanced Planning and
Scheduling  products and third-party software, and related support, services and
hardware.  In  the  near  term, Made2Manage and related services are expected to
continue  to  account  for  substantially  all  of  the  Company's  revenues.
Accordingly,  any  event that adversely affects the sale of Made2Manage, such as
competition  from  other products, significant quality problems, incompatibility
with  third  party  hardware  or  software  products,  negative  publicity  or
evaluation,  reduced  market  acceptance  of,  or  obsolescence  of the hardware
platforms  on,  or  software  environments in, which Made2Manage operates, could
have  a  material  adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition
and  results  of  operations.

The  Company's  business depends substantially upon the software expenditures of
small  and  midsize manufacturers, which in part depend upon the demand for such
manufacturers'  products.  A  recession  or  other  adverse  event  affecting
manufacturing  industries in the United States could impact such demand, forcing
manufacturers  in  the  Company's  target  market to curtail or postpone capital
expenditures  for business information systems. Any adverse change in the amount
or  timing of software expenditures by the Company's target customers could have
a  material  adverse  effect  on the Company's business, financial condition and
results  of  operations.

Dependence  on  Third  Party  Technologies

Made2Manage  uses  a  variety  of  third party technologies, including operating
systems,  tools  and  other  applications  developed  and supported by Microsoft
Corporation  ("Microsoft").  There  can  be  no  assurance  that  Microsoft will
continue to support the operating systems, tools and other applications utilized
by Made2Manage or that they will continue to be widely accepted in the Company's
target  market.  Made2Manage  relies  heavily  on Microsoft's Visual Studio, and
there  can be no assurance that Microsoft will not discontinue or otherwise fail
to support Visual Studio or any of its components. In addition, the Company uses
a  number  of  other programming tools and applications, including ActiveX, OLE,
ODBC,  OLEDB  and  Internet  Information  Server.

The  Company  sub-licenses  various  third  party  products, including Microsoft
Visual Foxpro, Microsoft Project, products from PowerWay, Best Software, FRx and
EC  Company  and  bar code hardware and software. There can be no assurance that
these  third  party  vendors will continue to support these technologies or that
these  technologies will retain their level of acceptance among manufacturers in
the  Company's target market. The occurrence of any of these events could have a
material  adverse  effect  on  the  Company's  business, financial condition and
results  of  operations.

Product  Development

The  Company's  growth  and future financial performance depend in part upon its
ability  to  enhance  existing  applications  and  to  develop and introduce new
applications  to  incorporate  technological  advances  that  satisfy  customer
requirements  or  expectations.  As  a  result  of  the complexities inherent in
product  development,  there  can  be  no  assurance that either improvements to
Made2Manage or applications the Company develops in the future will be delivered
on  a  timely  basis  or  ultimately  accepted in the market. Any failure by the
Company  to  anticipate  or  respond  adequately to technological development or
end-user  requirements,  or  any  significant  delays  in product development or
introduction,  could  damage  the  Company's  competitive  position  and  have a
material  adverse  effect  on  the  Company's  business, financial condition and
results  of  operations.

Dependence  on  Key  Personnel

The  Company's  success  depends  to  a  significant extent upon a number of key
employees,  including  members  of  senior  management.  None  of  the Company's
employees  is  subject  to  an  employment  contract.  The  Company's ability to
implement  its  business  strategy  is substantially dependent on its ability to
attract,  on  a  timely  basis,  and retain skilled personnel, especially sales,
service  and  support  personnel. Competition for such personnel is intense, and
the  Company  competes  for  such  personnel  with numerous companies, including
larger,  more  established  companies  with  significantly  greater  financial
resources  than  the Company. There can be no assurance that the Company will be
successful  in  attracting  and  retaining  skilled  personnel.  The loss of the
services  of  one  or  more  of  the key employees or the failure to attract and
retain qualified employees could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business,  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations.

Management  of  Growth;  International  Expansion

The  Company  has experienced rapid growth in its business and operations. While
the  Company  has managed this growth to date, there can be no assurance that it
will  be  able to effectively do so in the future. The ability of the Company to
manage  its  growth  successfully is contingent on a number of factors including
its  ability  to  implement  and  improve  its  own  operational,  financial and
management  information  systems  and  to  motivate  and  effectively manage its
employees. While in the long term the Company plans to distribute Made2Manage in
international  markets,  the  Company  has  no  significant  experience  in
international  markets  and there can be no assurance that such expansion can be
successfully  accomplished.  If  the Company were unable to manage future growth
effectively,  its  business, financial condition and results of operations would
be  materially  and  adversely  affected.

Risks  Associated  with  Acquisitions

As  part  of  its  business  strategy, the Company expects to review acquisition
prospects  that  would  complement  its  existing product offerings, augment its
market  coverage or enhance its technological capabilities or that may otherwise
offer  growth  opportunities.  Acquisitions  by  the  Company  could  result  in
potentially  dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of debt and
contingent  liabilities  or  amortization expenses related to goodwill and other
intangible  assets, any of which could materially adversely affect the Company's
operating  results  and/or the price of the Company's common stock. Acquisitions
entail  numerous  risks,  including difficulties in the assimilation of acquired
operations,  technologies  and  products, diversion of management's attention to
other  business  concerns, risks of entering markets in which the Company has no
or  limited  prior  experience  and  potential loss of key employees of acquired
organizations.  No  assurance  can  be given as to the ability of the Company to
successfully  integrate any businesses, products, technologies or personnel that
might  be  acquired in the future, and the failure of the Company to do so could
have a material adverse effect on the Company's business and financial condition
or  results  of  operations.

Insufficient  Customer  Commitment

To obtain the maximum rewards of Made2Manage, customers must commit resources to
implement  and manage the product and to train their employees in the use of the
product.  The failure of customers to commit sufficient resources to those tasks
or  to  carry them out effectively could result in customer dissatisfaction with
Made2Manage.  If  a  significant  number  of  customers became dissatisfied, the
Company's  reputation  could  be tarnished and the Company's business, financial
condition  and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Competition

The  business  management applications software market is intensely competitive,
rapidly  changing  and significantly affected by new product offerings and other
market  activities.  The  Company  faces  competition from a variety of software
vendors,  including  application  software  vendors,  software  tool vendors and
relational  database  management  systems  vendors.  A number of companies offer
Windows compatible products that are directed at the market for ERP systems. The
technologies the Company used to develop Made2Manage are generally available and
widely  known  and  include technologies developed by Microsoft. There can be no
assurance  that the Company's competitors will not develop products based on the
same  technology  upon  which  Made2Manage  is  based.

The Company's competitors include a large number of software and system vendors,
many  of  which  are  public  companies.  In  addition,  there  are  numerous
international,  national  and  regional  vendors that offer alternative systems.
Several  software  companies  that  have  traditionally  marketed ERP systems to
larger manufacturers have announced initiatives to market ERP systems to midsize
manufacturers.  Many  of the Company's existing competitors, as well as a number
of  potential  competitors,  have significantly greater financial, technical and
marketing  resources  and a larger installed base of customers than the Company.
There  can  be  no  assurance  that  such  competitors will not offer or develop
products  that  are  superior  to  Made2Manage  or  that  achieve greater market
acceptance.  If such competition were to result in significant price declines or
loss  of  market  share  for  Made2Manage,  the  Company's  business,  financial
condition  and  results  of  operation  would  be  adversely  affected.

Relationships  with  Value  Added  Resellers

Historically, the Company has distributed its software products through a direct
sales  force  and  a  network  of  value added resellers ("VARs"). A significant
portion  of  licenses  of  Made2Manage sold to new customers is sold by VARs. If
some  or  all  of the VARs in the Company's network reduce their efforts to sell
Made2Manage,  promote  competing  products or terminate their relationships with
the  Company,  the  Company's  business,  financial  condition  and  results  of
operation  would  be  materially  and  adversely  affected.  Furthermore,  VARs
frequently  develop strong relationships with their customers, so if VARs in the
Company's  network criticize the Company or its products to their customers, the
Company's  reputation  could  be  damaged,  which  could have a material adverse
effect  on the Company's business, financial condition or results of operations.

Product  Liability  and  Lack  of  Insurance

The Company markets, sells and supports a software product used by manufacturers
to  manage  their  business  operations  and to store substantially all of their
operational  data.  Software programs as complex as those offered by the Company
may  contain  undetected  errors,  despite  testing  by  the  Company, which are
discovered  only  after  the  product  has been installed and used by customers.
There  can  be  no assurance that errors will not be found in existing or future
releases  of  the Company's software or that any such errors will not impair the
market  acceptance  of  these  products.  A  customer could be required to cease
operations temporarily and some or all of its key operational data could be lost
or  damaged  if  its  information  systems  fail  as  the result of human error,
mechanical  difficulties  or  quality  problems  in  Made2Manage  or third party
technologies utilized by Made2Manage. The Company has insurance covering product
liability or damages arising from negligent acts, errors, mistakes or omissions;
however  there can be no assurance that this insurance will be adequate. A claim
against  the  Company, if successful and of a sufficient magnitude, could have a
material  adverse  effect  on  the  Company's  business, financial condition and
results  of  operations.

Dependence  on  Proprietary  Rights;  Risk  of  Infringement

The  Company  relies  primarily  on a combination of trade secret, copyright and
trademark  laws,  nondisclosure  agreements and other contractual provisions and
technical  measures to protect its proprietary rights. There can be no assurance
that  these  protections will be adequate or that the Company's competitors will
not  independently  develop  products  incorporating  technology  that  is
substantially  equivalent  or superior to the Company's technology. Furthermore,
other  than  pending  United States patent applications for software included in
Made2Manage  related  to the Material Requirements Planning regeneration feature
and  a  navigational interface for the enterprise, the Company has no patents or
patent  applications  pending,  and  existing copyright laws afford only limited
protection.  In  the event that the Company is unable to protect its proprietary
rights,  the  Company's  business, financial condition and results of operations
could  be  materially  and  adversely  affected.

There  can  be  no assurance that the Company will not be subject to claims that
its technology infringes on the intellectual property of third parties, that the
Company would prevail against any such claims or that a licensing agreement will
be  available  on  reasonable terms in the event of an unfavorable ruling on any
such  claim.  Any  such  claim,  with  or  without  merit,  would likely be time
consuming  and  expensive  to defend and could have a material adverse effect on
the  Company's  business,  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations.

Substantial  Control  by  Single  Stockholder

As  of  October  31,  1998,  Hambrecht  & Quist ("H&Q") and its affiliates, as a
group,  beneficially own approximately 26.9% of the Company's outstanding common
stock.  As a result, H&Q and its affiliates will be able to exercise significant
influence  over  all  matters  requiring  stockholder  approval,  including  the
election  of  directors  and  approval  of  significant  corporate transactions.
Concentration  of  stock  ownership  could  also  have the effect of delaying or
preventing  a  change  in  control  of  the  Company.

Effect  of  Antitakeover  Provisions

The  Company's  Amended  and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Articles")
authorize  the  Board of Directors to issue, without stockholder approval, up to
two  million  shares  of preferred stock with such rights and preferences as the
Board  of  Directors  may  determine  in  its  sole  discretion. The Option Plan
provides that, unless a committee of the Company's Board of Directors decides to
the  contrary,  all  outstanding options vest and become immediately exercisable
upon a merger or similar transaction. In addition, certain provisions of Indiana
law  could  have  the  effect  of  making it more difficult for a third party to
acquire,  or  discouraging  a third party from attempting to acquire, control of
the  Company.  Further,  certain  provisions  of  Indiana  law  impose  various
procedural  and  other  requirements  that  could  make  it  more  difficult for
stockholders to effect certain corporate actions. The foregoing provisions could
discourage  an attempt by a third party to acquire a controlling interest in the
Company  without  the  approval  of  the Company's management even if such third
party were willing to purchase shares of Common stock at a premium over its then
market  price.

Possible  Volatility  of  Stock  Price

The  trading  price  of  the  Company's  Common  stock  could be subject to wide
fluctuations  in  response  to  quarterly  variations  in  operating  results,
announcements of technological innovations or new applications by the Company or
its  competitors, the failure of the Company's earnings to meet the expectations
of  securities  analysts  and  investors, as well as other events or factors. In
addition,  the  stock market has from time to time experienced extreme price and
volume  fluctuations  which  have particularly affected the market price of many
high  technology  companies and which often have been unrelated to the operating
performance  of  these  companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely
affect  the  market  price  of  the  Common  stock.

Shares  Eligible  for  Future  Sale;  Registration  Rights

The  sale of a substantial number of shares of common stock in the public market
could adversely affect the market price of common stock. As of October 31, 1998,
the  Company  had  4,499,029  shares  of  common stock outstanding, of which 1.3
million  shares  of  common  stock are "Restricted Shares," which are subject to
volume  and  other  limitations  of  Rule 144 and Rule 701restrictions under the
Securities  Act.  As  of  October  31,  1998,  there were options outstanding to
purchase  1,386,360  shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $5.86
share  under Made2Manage Systems, Inc. Stock Option Plan (the "Option Plan"), of
which  options  to  purchase 510,984 shares of common stock were then vested and
exercisable.  The  Company  has reserved 5,890 shares for future grant under the
Option  Plan.  The  Company  has  reserved  100,000  shares  of common stock for
issuance  under  the Made2Manage Systems, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the
"Stock  Purchase  Plan").  As of October 31, 1998, 3,810 shares have been issued
under  the  Stock  Purchase  Plan.  The  Company  filed  registration statements
registering  shares of common stock issued pursuant to the Option Plan and Stock
Purchase  Plan on January 30, 1998. Accordingly, shares issued pursuant to these
plans  will  be  saleable in the public market upon issuance, subject to certain
restrictions.

Holders of approximately 1.2 million shares of common stock, have certain rights
with  respect  to  the registration of their shares under the Securities Act. If
the  holders  of  registration  rights  cause a large number of shares of common
stock  to  be  registered and sold in the public market, such sales could have a
material adverse effect on the market price for the common stock. If the Company
were  required  to  include these shares in a Company-related registration under
the  Securities  Act  pursuant to the exercise of piggyback registration rights,
such  sales  could  have  a  material adverse effect on the Company's ability to
raise  capital.

Absence  of  Dividends

The Company does not anticipate paying any cash dividends on its Common stock in
the foreseeable future. The Company currently intends to retain its earnings, if
any,  for  the  development  of  its  business.

Investment  Risk

Despite  the  high credit ratings on the Company's cash equivalents, there is no
assurance such agencies will not default on their obligations which could result
in  losses  of  principal  and  accrued  interest  to  the  Company.


PART  II  -  OTHER  INFORMATION

ITEM  5.     OTHER  INFORMATION

Acquisition

On  August 3, 1998, the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of
Bridgeware,  Inc.  ("Bridgeware"),  a  privately  held  software  company  that
develops,  markets  and  supports  Advanced Planning and Scheduling software and
related  services  throughout  North  America,  South  America  and  Europe. The
transaction  was  consummated  for $3.5 million in cash and 91,135 shares of the
Company's  common  stock,  which  had  a market value of $997,000 at the date of
acquisition.  An escrow account was established for $250,000 of the cash portion
of  the  purchase  price  and  is  subject  to a closing balance sheet audit and
resolution of certain defined matters. The shares issue have not been registered
and  are  subject  to  re-sale  in  accordance  with the provisions of Rule 144.

The  acquisition  was  accounted  for as a purchase. Accordingly, the results of
operation  of  Bridgeware  and  the fair market value of the acquired assets and
assumed  liabilities  are  included  in the Company's financial results from the
date  of  acquisition.  Of  the  purchase  price, $3.0 million was recorded as a
charge,  in  the third quarter of 1998, for acquired in-process technology which
has  not  reached  technological  feasibility and has no alternative future use.
The  value  of  in-process  research  and  development  was  determined  by  an
independent  appraiser.  The allocation of the remaining purchase price resulted
in  an  excess  of  the  purchase  price  over  the fair value of the net assets
acquired  of  $1.7 million.  This amount represents intangible assets related to
purchased  technology,  the  assembled  workforce  and  goodwill  which  will be
amortized  on  a  straight-line  basis over useful lives of four, seven and five
years,  respectively.  The Company also acquired $594,000 in net tangible assets
and  assumed liabilities of $885,000.  Proforma statements are not shown as they
would  not  differ  materially  from  reported  results.

Board  of  Directors

On  July 22, 1998, three software industry executives joined the Company's board
of  directors,  and  the  board  was expanded to five members. The newly elected
board  members  are:  Michael  Cullinane,  48,  executive  vice president, chief
financial officer, and a director of PLATINUM technology, inc. (Nasdaq: PLAT), a
worldwide  leader  in  software products and consulting services that manage and
improve  the  IT  infrastructure;  John  Dillon,  48, president, chief executive
officer,  and  a  director  of  Hyperion Solutions Corporation (Nasdaq: HYSL), a
leading  provider  of  analytic  application  software  for reporting, analysis,
modeling  and  planning; and Richard Halperin, 50, chief executive officer and a
director  of  Coherent  Network  International,  Inc.,  a  GIS  software company
specializing  in  the  utility and telecom industries. Gregory F. Ehlinger, vice
president  and  treasurer  of  Irwin  Financial  Corporation  and  a director of
Made2Manage  since  1990,  stepped  down from the board. The resignation did not
reflect  any  disagreement  with  respect  to  the  Company.

ITEM  6.       EXHIBITS  AND  REPORTS  ON  FORM  8-K

     (a)      Exhibits
              See  Index  to  Exhibits.

     (b)      Reports  on  Form  8-K
              No  reports  on  Form  8-K  were  filed  during  the  current
              period.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized.

Dated:  November  5,  1998

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/s/ David B. Wortman. . . . . . . .  /s/ Stephen R. Head
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David B. Wortman. . . . . . . . . .  Stephen R. Head
President, Chief Executive Officer.  Vice President, Finance and Administration,
and Director. . . . . . . . . . . .  Chief Financial Officer,
(Principal Executive Officer) . . .  Secretary and Treasurer
                                     (Principal Financial Officer and
                                     Principal Accounting Officer)
                                    
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Number Assigned
in Regulation S-K.  Exhibit
Item 601 . . . . .  Number   Description of Exhibit
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(2). . . . . . . .      2.0  Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 3, 1998, among
                             Made2Manage Systems, Inc and the stockholders of Bridgeware
                             Inc. (Incorporated by reference in June 30,1998 10Q filing).
(3). . . . . . . .      3.1  Amended and Restated Articles to Incorporation of Made2Manage
                             Systems, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
                             Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-38177).
                        3.2  Amended and Restated Code of By-Laws of Made2Manage
                             Systems, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
                             Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-38177).
(4). . . . . . . .      4.1  Specimen Stock Certificate for Common stock (Incorporated by
                             reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1,
                             Registration No. 333-38177).
                        4.2  See Exhibits 2.0, 3.1 and 3.2.
(10) . . . . . . .     10.2  License Agreement by and between Sourcemate Information
                             Systems, Inc. and Teksyn, Inc. dated April 1, 1986 (Incorporated
                             by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Registration Statement on Form 
							 S-1, Registration No. 333-38177).
                      10.12  Form of Made2Manage Systems, Inc. Stock Option Agreement
                             (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to Registration
                             Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-38177).
                      10.13  Made2Manage Systems, Inc. Employee Stock Option Plan
                             (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to Registration
                             Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-38177).
                      10.18  Made2Manage Systems, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
                             (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to Registration
                             Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-38177).
                      10.19  Third Amended and Restated Modification Agreement between
                             Teksyn, Inc., the Series A. Purchasers, the Series B Purchasers, the
                             Series C Purchasers and the Series D Purchasers (as defined
                             therein) dated as of April 12, 1991 (Incorporated by reference to
                             Exhibit 10.23 to Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration
                             No. 333-38177).
                      10.25  Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and between NBD
                             Bank, N.A. and Made2Manage Systems, Inc. dated May 26, 1998
                             (Incorporated by reference to June 30,1998 10Q filing).
                      10.26  Replacement Master Demand Business Loan Note by and between
                             Made2Manage Systems, Inc. and NBD Bank, N.A. dated May 29,
                             1998 (Incorporated by reference to June 30,1998 10Q filing).
                      10.27  Best Software, Inc. Linked Software Dealer Agreement by and
                             between Best Software, Inc. and Made2Manage Systems, Inc.
                             dated May 14, 1998 (Incorporated by reference to June 30,1998
                             10Q filing).
(11)                         No Exhibit.
(5)                          No Exhibit.
(18)                         No Exhibit
(19)                         No Exhibit
(22)                         No Exhibit
(23)                         No Exhibit.
(24)                         No Exhibit.
(27) . . . . . . .     27.1  Financial Data Schedule.
(99)                         No Exhibit.
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