SEDONA CORP
S-3/A, 1999-11-29
COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC
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   As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 29, 1999
                                                      Registration No. 333-71457
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                          PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
                                    FORM S-3
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                               SEDONA CORPORATION
                         (FORMERLY SCAN-GRAPHICS, INC.)

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

      Pennsylvania                                              95-4091769
(State or other jurisdiction                                 (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                         Identification number)

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                              649 North Lewis Road,
                                    Suite 220
                          Limerick, Pennsylvania 19468
                                 (610) 495-3003
               (Address including zip code, and telephone number,
                 including area code, of Registrant's principal
                               executive offices)

                                 MARCO A. EMRICH
                       President, Chief Executive Officer
                               Sedona Corporation
                         649 North Lewis Road, Suite 220
                          Limerick, Pennsylvania 19468
                                 (610) 495-3003
            (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
                   including area code, of agent for service)

                                    Copies to
                             ROBERT B. MURPHY, ESQ.
                        Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe LLP
                          1200 Nineteenth Street, N.W.
                             Washington, D.C. 20036
                                  202-861-3900

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         Approximate  Date of Proposed  Sale to the  Public:  From  time to time
after this  registration  statement becomes effective.

         If the only securities  being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest  reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [ ]

         If any of the  securities  being  registered  on this Form are to be
offered  on a delayed  or  continuous basis  pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities  Act of 1933,  other than  securities offered only in connection with
dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]

         If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list  the  Securities  Act  registration  statement  number  of the  earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] I

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462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities
Act  registration   statement  number  of  the  earlier  effective  registration
statement for the same offering.[]

         If delivery of the  prospectus  is expected to be made pursuant to Rule
434,  please check the  following box. [ ]

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THE  REGISTRANT  HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES
AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE  DATE  UNTIL  THE  REGISTRANT  SHALL
FILE A  FURTHER  AMENDMENT  WHICH  SPECIFICALLY  STATES  THAT  THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER  BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, OR UNTIL THIS  REGISTRATION  STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a),
MAY DETERMINE.
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PROSPECTUS


                               SEDONA CORPORATION
                          Formerly Scan-Graphics, Inc.

                          4,918,211 Shares Common Stock
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          The selling shareholders, listed on pages ____, may offer from time to
time 4,918,211 shares of our common stock under this prospectus.  No underwriter
is being used in  connection  with this  offering of common  stock.  The selling
shareholders may offer and sell their shares to or through  broker-dealers,  who
may receive  compensation  in the form of discounts,  concessions or commissions
from the selling  shareholders,  the purchasers of the shares,  or both. We will
not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares.

          The price of the common stock being offered under this prospectus will
be the market price of our common  stock.  Our common  stock,  formerly  traded
on the  Nasdaq  Small Cap Market  under the  symbol  SCNG,  is currently  traded
on the Nasdaq  Small Cap Market under the  symbol  SDNA. On November  __,  1999,
the closing bid price of one share of our common stock was $_____.
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         Investing  in our  common  stock  involves a high  degree of risk.  You
should carefully read and consider the risk factors beginning on page __.

                              --------------------

         Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or  disapproved  of these  securities or passed upon the
adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.












                   The date of this prospectus is November _, 1999.

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
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        Forward-Looking Statements.....................................
        The Company....................................................
        Risk Factors...................................................
        Recent Developments............................................
        Use of Proceeds................................................
        Selling Shareholders...........................................
        Plan of Distribution...........................................
        Legal Matters..................................................
        Experts........................................................
        Where You Can Find More Information............................



                           FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

         Some of the  statements  contained in this  prospectus  discuss  future
expectations, contain projections of results of operation or financial condition
or state other forward-looking  information.  These statements can be identified
by  the  use  of  forward-looking  terminology,   such  as  may,  will,  expect,
anticipate,  estimate,  continue or other similar  words.  These  statements are
subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual
results to differ materially from those contemplated by the statements.  Factors
that might cause such a difference include those discussed in the section titled
Risk Factors beginning on page __. The information  contained in this prospectus
is  current  only as of its date,  regardless  of the time of  delivery  of this
prospectus  or of any sale of the shares.  You should read  carefully the entire
prospectus,   as  well  as  the  documents  incorporated  by  reference  in  the
prospectus, before making an investment decision. All references to the terms we
or us in this prospectus means Sedona  Corporation and its subsidiaries,  except
where it is clear that the term means only the parent company.

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                                   THE COMPANY

         Sedona  Corporation  develops,  markets and supports  enterprise  scale
knowledge  management  software  solutions that provide  non-technical  business
users with the  ability to  intuitively  access,  query,  visualize  and analyze
information  critical to making  optimal  business  decisions.  Our products are
built upon a modern  technology  foundation  including:  - intranet and Internet
compatibility,  - flexible, platform neutral technology that supports relational
databases for Oracle Corporation as well as other leading database,  content and
application  providers,  and - systems support for integration  with Windows 95,
Windows 98 and Windows NT. Our  products are designed to scale to meet the needs
of large organizations deploying thousands of users with very large data storage
and  retrieval  requirements.   Our  applications  are  designed  to  be  highly
configurable,  allowing for customized  industry-specific  and  company-specific
system deployments as well as cross-industry  functional  applications including
customer relationship  management,  supply chain management,  strategic decision
support,  and enterprise  resource  planning.  Our objective is to establish and
maintain a leadership position in the market for business  intelligence visually
enabled software whether used by internet-based  applications,  data warehousing
content providers or enterprise line-of-business  applications.  Our strategy is
to provide  differentiating  solutions to high-end enterprise  applications in a
broad  range  of  industries  and  achieve   universally   successful   customer
implementations of our partner applications. Our principal executive offices are
located at 649 North Lewis Road, Limerick, Pennsylvania 19468, and our telephone
number is (610) 495-3003.
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                                  RISK FACTORS

         You should  carefully  consider the  following  risk factors as well as
other information contained in this prospectus or in documents to which we refer
you before deciding to invest in shares of our common stock.

We Have Had A History of Operating Losses

         Sedona  Corporation has incurred net operating  losses in recent years.
As of September 30, 1999, we had an  accumulated  deficit of $32.95  million and
stockholders'  equity of $2.28 million.  If our current and future products fail
to gain suitable  acceptance in the marketplace,  we believe it is unlikely that
we will be able to reverse our operating  loss trend or assure you of our future
profitability.

This Offering May Depress Our Stock Price

         Under this  prospectus,  the selling  shareholders  are offering shares
representing  approximately  17.80%  of  our  outstanding  common  stock  as  of
September 30, 1999.  Sales of a substantial  number of shares of common stock in
the public market by the selling shareholders may decrease the prevailing market
price for our common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital through
the sale of our equity securities.

The Exercise of Warrants or Options May Depress Our Stock Price

         There are a significant  number of warrants and options to purchase our
common  stock  outstanding.  Holders  may sell the common  stock  acquired  upon
exercise of the warrants and options at a market price that exceeds the exercise
price of the warrants and options  paid by the holders.  Sales of a  substantial
number of shares of common stock in the public  market by holders of warrants or
options may depress the  prevailing  market price for our common stock and could
impair  our  ability to raise  capital  through  the  future  sale of our equity
securities. As of September 30, 1999, there were outstanding:  - warrants, other
than those offered under this  prospectus,  to purchase  5,984,069 shares of our
common  stock of which  5,216,066  shares were  immediately  exercisable.  Those
outstanding  warrants are exercisable at prices ranging from approximately $0.38
to $4.00 per share.  The  weighted  average  exercise  price of all  outstanding
warrants as of September  30, 1999,  was  approximately  $2.56 per share;  and -
options to  purchase  2,023,611  shares of our common  stock,  of which  802,778
shares were  immediately  exercisable.  All of these  options were issued to our
officers,  directors,  employees and  contractors  and are exercisable at prices
ranging  from  approximately  $0.47 to $4.00 per  share.  The  weighted  average
exercise  price  of  all  options  outstanding  as of  September  30,  1999  was
approximately $2.28 per share.

The Conversion of the Series B and Series F Preferred Stock
May Depress Our Stock Price

         When the  conversion  price  for each  share  of  series B or  series F
preferred stock is below the fair market value of our common stock,  the holders
of the series B or series F preferred  stock may profit by  converting  all or a
portion of their  preferred  stock to common  stock and selling the common stock
acquired upon conversion in the public market.  Sales of a substantial number of
shares of common stock in the public market by holders of the series B or series
F preferred  stock may depress the prevailing  market price for our common stock
and could  impair our  ability to raise  capital  through the future sale of our
equity  securities.  As of September 30, 1999, there were  outstanding:  - 1,000
shares of our series B preferred stock.  Beginning on April 1, 2000, the holders
of our series B  preferred  stock can  convert  their  shares into shares of our
common  stock at the lower of $2.30 or the  average  last trade price for the 25
days  preceding  the date on which the holder  desires to  convert;  and - 1,000
shares of our series F preferred  stock.  Beginning on May 24, 2000,  holders of
our series F preferred  stock can convert their shares into shares of our common
stock at the lower of $1.41 or the average last trade price for the  twenty-five
days preceding the date on which the holder desires to convert.

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We Cannot Offer You Any Assurance That An Active Trading Market Will Continue

         Our common stock has had an active trading market.  We can offer you no
assurance that such a market will continue  indefinitely.  If there is no active
trading market,  you may not be able to sell your shares in a timely manner,  at
an acceptable price, or at all.

The Value of Your Stock May Vary Widely

         The market  price for our common  stock has been and may continue to be
volatile.  Rapid  technological  innovation  and  change  is  characteristic  of
internet-based   products   and   applications   software  and  may  yield  wide
fluctuations  in our stock  price.  Therefore,  the value of your stock may vary
widely within a particular period or from period to period.

We Do Not Anticipate Paying Dividends on Our Common Stock

         We have not paid any cash  dividends  on our common stock and we do not
anticipate  doing so in the next twelve  months.  Because  you would  receive no
income due to your share ownership,  the value of your shares will be determined
solely by the market price of our common  stock.  We cannot assure you that this
practice will not adversely  affect the  prevailing  market price for our common
stock or that our common stock will be attractive to all types of investors.

We May Require Additional Capital That May Not Be Available

         We will not receive any of the proceeds  from the sale of shares by the
selling shareholders.  To conduct our operations as currently contemplated for a
period of at least one  year,  we may  require  additional  financing,  from the
proceeds of the exercise of currently  outstanding  warrants or other  financing
activities.  Therefore,  we are actively pursuing various sources of asset based
loans and new equity infusions to provide additional  funding.  In addition,  we
may need to raise substantial  additional funds to support our long-term growth.
Our  failure  to obtain  any  necessary  financing  may  force us to reduce  our
expenditures  or sell  assets  or  proprietary  rights  to  generate  sufficient
operating  funds.  In addition,  we can offer you no  assurance  that any of the
outstanding warrants will be exercised,  that other additional financing will be
available to us at all or on terms  acceptable  to us, or that we can reduce our
expenditures  or sell assets or  proprietary  rights  without  having a material
adverse effect on our business.

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We May Not Be Able to Utilize Our Net Operating Loss Carryforwards of Federal
and State Income Tax

         NOLs may be used,  subject to certain  restrictions,  to offset taxable
income  obtained in future  years to decrease or  eliminate  certain  federal or
state taxes that otherwise  would be required to be paid on our taxable  income.
Although  we have taken  steps  that we  believe  will  improve  our  results of
operations,  product acceptance and the potential market for our new products is
uncertain.  Thus, we can offer you no assurance  that we will be able to reverse
our operating  loss trend and be able to utilize our NOLs.  The federal NOLs, if
unused,  will expire  between 1999 and 2018.  The state NOLs will expire between
2005 and 2008.  As of December  31,  1998,  we had federal  net  operating  loss
carryforwards for federal income tax purposes  aggregating  approximately  $24.1
million.  In addition,  we had state net operating loss  carryforwards for state
income tax purposes  aggregating  approximately $5.2 million. As of December 31,
1998, the related deferred tax asset amounted to approximately  $8.7 million and
had been  entirely  offset by a valuation  allowance of $8.7 million  because we
believe that  sufficient  uncertainty  exists whether we will be able to realize
any of it.

Certain Limitations on the Use of Net Operating Loss Carryforwards

         Section  382 of the  Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986  imposes an annual
limitation  on the amount of taxable  income that may be offset by net operating
loss  carryforwards  of a corporation if the losses giving rise to the NOLs were
incurred  before a change in  ownership.  Our use of the NOLs to  offset  future
taxable  income will be limited by Section 382 of the Internal  Revenue Code and
may be further  limited by other  provisions of that code. The Internal  Revenue
Service may dispute the amount of the NOLs available to us. In addition,  it may
disagree with our  interpretation of how Section 382 applies to limit our use of
the NOLs,  or may contend that  limitations  contained  in the code,  other than
those discussed above, apply to limit our available NOLs. Therefore, we can give
no assurances with respect to the existence or potential use of the NOLs.

Our Technology May Become Obsolete

         We maintain  continuous  research and development  programs to maintain
our software products as technically strong competitive  offerings to the market
for each product. However, our competitors may develop technologies and products
that are more  attractive  than any that we are developing and marketing or that
would  render  some  or  all  of  our  technologies  and  products  obsolete  or
noncompetitive.

The  Intensely  Competitive  Nature of Our  Industry  May Limit Our  Ability  to
Maintain Our Market Position.

         The internet software and business intelligence and software industries
are extremely  competitive.  We compete with a number of companies many of which
have substantially greater financial and marketing resources. The competition in
our industry may limit our ability to maintain and increase our market  position
for our various products. In addition, we have only recently begun to compete in
the business  intelligence  software market and we cannot offer any assurance to
you that we can successfully  compete with the more  established  competitors in
that market.

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Our Failure to Retain Key Members of Our  Management  Team May Adversely  Affect
Our Business.

         We depend  upon the  efforts,  ability  and  experience  of several key
members of our management  team for the successful  operation and development of
our  business.  In addition,  we believe that our future  success will depend in
large part upon our  ability to attract  and retain  technically  qualified  key
personnel  who  possess  backgrounds  in  engineering,   software   development,
production and marketing.  We can offer you no assurance that we will be able to
retain key  employees.  If we lose the services of one or more key  employees we
could experience a material adverse effect on our business.

If Our Operating Results Fluctuate, Our Business And The Price of Our Stock May
Be Adversely Affected

         Our net  revenue and  operating  results  may  fluctuate  significantly
because  of a number of  factors,  many of which  are  outside  of our  control.
Consequently,  we may  experience  a shortfall in revenue or earnings or fail to
meet public market  expectations,  which could  materially  adversely affect our
business,  financial  condition  and the market price of our common  stock.  The
factors  that may cause our net  revenue  and  operating  results  to  fluctuate
significantly include: - level of product and price competition; - length of our
sales cycle; - the size and timing of individual license  transactions;  - delay
or deferral of customer  implementations of our products; - success in expanding
our customer support organization,  direct sales force and indirect distribution
channels;  - timing of new product  introductions  and product  enhancements;  -
appropriate mix of products and services sold; - activities of and  acquisitions
by competitors;  - timing of new hires;  and - our ability to develop and market
new products and control costs.

A Deterioration  of Our Strategic  Relationships  Or A Failure To Establish New
Relationships  May Have An Adverse Effect on Our Business

         We  have  established   strategic   relationships   with  a  number  of
organizations that we believe are important to our sales,  marketing and support
activities  and  the  development  and   implementation  of  our  products.   In
particular,  we have  established  non-exclusive  strategic  relationships  with
companies  such as  Oracle  Corporation  and  Acxiom  Corporation.  We have also
entered  into  significant  relationships  with other  application  and  content
providers.  Any  deterioration of our relationships  with these companies,  or a
failure to  establish  new  relationships  in the future,  could have a material
adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

The Availability of Third Party System Integrators Is Integral To The Success
of Our Business

         Our current and  potential  customers  may have to rely on  third-party
system integrators to develop,  deploy and/or manage our applications.  If we do
not  adequately  train a sufficient  number of system  integrators  or, if these
integrators  do not have or devote the  resources  necessary  to  implement  our
products,  our  business,  operating  results and financial  condition  could be
materially and adversely affected.

Our Success Depends Upon The Compatibility Of Our Products With The Internet

         Our applications  communicate  through public and private networks over
the  Internet.  Our  success  may  depend,  in part,  on our  ability to develop
products which are compatible with the Internet. The increased commercial use of
the Internet could require  substantial  modification  and  customization of our
products and the introduction of new products. We may not be able to effectively
migrate  our   products  to  the  Internet  or   successfully   compete  in  the
Internet-related products and services market.

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The Internet May Not Be A Commercially Viable Medium For Our Products

         Critical  issues   concerning  the  commercial  use  of  the  Internet,
including security,  reliability,  cost, ease of use, accessibility,  quality of
service and potential tax or other government regulation,  remain unresolved and
may affect the use of the Internet as a medium to support the  functionality  of
our  products  and  usage of our  software.  If these  critical  issues  are not
favorably  resolved,  our business,  operating  results and financial  condition
could be materially and adversely affected.

If Our Products Fail To Meet The Evolving Requirements of Our Customers,
Our Business May Be Adversely Affected

         We may not be  successful  in  developing,  marketing and releasing new
products  or new  versions of our  applications  that  respond to  technological
developments,  evolving industry standards or changing customer requirements. We
may also  experience  difficulties  that could delay or prevent  the  successful
development,  introduction and sale of these  enhancements.  In addition,  these
enhancements may not adequately meet the requirements of the marketplace and may
not achieve any significant degree of market acceptance. If release dates of any
future  products or  enhancements  to an  application  are delayed,  or if these
products or enhancements  fail to achieve market  acceptance when released,  our
business,  operating  results and financial  condition  could be materially  and
adversely affected. In addition, new products or enhancements by our competitors
may cause  customers to defer or forgo  purchases of our  products,  which could
have a material adverse effect on our business,  financial condition and results
of operations.

We May Lose Revenue As A Result of Product Defects

         Software  products  frequently  contain errors or failures,  especially
when first  introduced  or when new versions are  released.  Although we conduct
extensive product testing during product development,  we may be forced to delay
the commercial release of products until the correction of software problems. We
could lose revenues as a result of software errors or defects.  Our products are
intended for use in applications that may be critical to a customer's  business.
As a result,  we expect that our customers and potential  customers  will have a
greater  sensitivity  to product  defects than the market for software  products
generally.  Testing  errors may also be found in new products or releases  after
commencement of commercial  shipments,  resulting in loss of revenue or delay in
market acceptance,  damage to our reputation,  or increased service and warranty
costs,  any of which could have a material  adverse  effect  upon our  business,
operating results and financial condition.

Limited Protection of Proprietary Information

         We rely  primarily  on a  combination  of  copyright,  trade secret and
trademark laws, confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to protect
our  proprietary  rights.  We also believe that the  technological  and creative
skills  of  our   personnel,   new  product   developments,   frequent   product
enhancements, name recognition and reliable product maintenance are essential to
establishing  and  maintaining  a  technology  leadership  position.  We seek to
protect our  software,  documentation  and other written  materials  under trade
secret and  copyright  laws,  which afford only limited  protection.  Others may
develop  technologies  that are similar or superior to our  technology or design
around our technology.  Despite our efforts to protect our  proprietary  rights,
unauthorized  parties may attempt to copy  aspects of our  products or to obtain
and use information that we regard as proprietary.  Policing unauthorized use of
our products is difficult.  In addition,  the laws of some foreign  countries do
not protect our proprietary rights as fully as do the laws of the United States.
Our means of protecting  our  proprietary  rights in the United States or abroad
may not be adequate.  We have  entered  into  agreements  with  customers  which
require us to place our application  source code into escrow.  These  agreements
generally provide that our customers will have a limited, non-exclusive right to
use our  application  source code if: - there is a bankruptcy  proceeding  by or
against  us;  - we  cease  to do  business;  or - we fail to  meet  our  support
obligations.
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Claims of Infringement May Adversely Affect Our Business

         Although  we do not  believe  that we are  infringing  any  proprietary
rights  of  others,  third  parties  may  claim  that  we have  infringed  their
intellectual  property  rights.  Furthermore,  former  employers  of our former,
current  or future  employees  may  assert  claims  that  these  employees  have
improperly disclosed to us the confidential or proprietary  information of their
former employers.  Any claims to that effect, with or without merit, could: - be
time consuming to defend; - result in costly litigation;  - divert  management's
attention and resources;  - cause product shipment  delays;  and - require us to
pay money  damages or enter into royalty or licensing  agreements.  A successful
claim of product infringement against us and our failure or inability to license
or create a workaround  for the infringed or similar  technology  may materially
and adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

A Loss of Our Software Licenses May Materially Affect Our Business

         We license certain  software and obtain  geographic  content from third
parties.  These third-party software licenses and agreements may not continue to
be available to us on acceptable  terms.  The loss of, or inability to maintain,
any of these software  licenses or agreements could result in shipment delays or
reductions and could materially adversely affect our business, operating results
and financial condition.

Year 2000 Risks

         While we believe  that most of our  currently  developed  and  actively
marketed products are year 2000 compliant for essentially all functionality, our
software  products  could contain  errors or defects  relating to year 2000. The
costs  associated  with an  assessment of our systems and software for year 2000
functionality is not expected to be material. In addition, we believe that, with
modifications  to existing  software and  conversions to new software,  the year
2000 issue  will not pose  significant  operational  problems  for our  computer
systems.  However,  if these  modifications and conversions are not made, or are
not  completed  in a timely  manner,  the year 2000 issue  could have a material
adverse impact on our operations.  Additionally,  the systems of other companies
with which we do business  may not  address  any year 2000  problems on a timely
basis,   which  could  have  an  adverse  effect  on  our  systems  or  business
transactions.  We believe  that our exposure on year 2000 issues is not material
to our business as a whole.

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                               RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Equity Transactions

         On September 16, 1999, we completed the  repurchase of all of our class
A, series E convertible  preferred stock, plus one-third of associated  warrants
to  purchase  shares of our common  stock  exercisable  at $2.25 per share,  and
one-third  of  associated  warrants  to  purchase  shares  of our  common  stock
exercisable at $4.00 per share.  The purchase price for each share of our series
E preferred  stock and the  associated  warrants  equaled 110% of the  principal
amount  of $1,000  per share of our  series E  preferred  stock  plus all of the
dividends  that had  accrued  through  September  15,  1999.  All of the  shares
underlying  the remaining  914,263  warrants  exercisable at $4.00 per share are
being  registered  for resale  under  this  prospectus.  We funded the  majority
portion of the repurchase of our series E preferred stock,  with the proceeds of
a private placement of $2,376,487 of certain units of our securities.  Each unit
sold in the private placement consisted of 50,000 shares of our common stock and
warrants to purchase  44,444 shares of our common stock at an exercise  price of
$2.25 per share.  All of these shares of our common stock, as well as the shares
of  common  stock  issuable  upon the  exercise  of these  warrants,  are  being
registered for resale under this prospectus.

         On August  25,  1999,  we sold  1,142,858  shares of our  common  stock
through a negotiated  partial  exercise of an outstanding  warrant by its holder
and realized total net proceeds of  approximately  $2,000,000.  The  outstanding
warrant  originally  permitted  the  holder to acquire  2,100,000  shares of our
common  stock at an exercise  price of $4.00 per share.  After  considering  our
needs for working capital and additional  funds that were required to repurchase
the series E preferred  stock  described  above,  we negotiated with the warrant
holder to permit  partial  exercise of the warrant at an exercise price of $1.75
per share.  The  portion of the  proceeds  not used to  repurchase  the series E
preferred stock will be used for our working capital needs.

Disposition of Assets

         On July 16, 1999, we completed the sale of the assets of our Technology
Resource Centers division to Diversified  Technologies,  Inc. Also,  during July
1999,  our  board of  directors  decided  to sell our  Tangent  imaging  systems
division.  On September 17, 1999, we completed the sale of Tangent to Colortrac,
Inc.

         As a result of these  transactions  which were  reported  in a Form 8-K
filing on October 4, 1999, as amended on November 1, 1999,  substantially all of
our revenue  generating  operations have been sold. With the completion of these
two sales,  we are now wholly focused on the  development of our  internet-based
business intelligence software products.


                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

         We will not  receive  any  proceeds  from the sale of the shares of our
common stock by the selling shareholders.  If any or all of the warrants held by
the selling  shareholders  are exercised,  we intend to use the net proceeds for
product development,  sales and marketing expenses,  working capital and general
corporate  purposes.  Temporarily,  we may  invest  the net  proceeds  from  the
exercise of the  warrants,  if any, in high grade  short term  interest  bearing
investments.
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                              SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

         The following  table  includes  information  concerning  the beneficial
ownership of our common stock held by the selling  shareholders  as of September
30, 1999: - the number of shares being  registered  to permit sales from time to
time by the selling shareholders, and - the total beneficial ownership of shares
of our common  stock if all shares so  registered  should be sold by the selling
shareholders.  Beneficial  ownership is  determined by the rules of the SEC, and
includes voting or investment power of the shares beneficially owned. All shares
are  beneficially  owned,  and sole voting and  investment  power is held by the
person  named,  unless  otherwise  noted.  The table  assumes that: - all of the
shares  listed under  "Number of Shares of Common  Stock to be Offered"  will be
sold;  - none  of the  selling  shareholders  will  sell  securities  which  are
beneficially  owned by them,  but not listed  under  "Number of Shares of Common
Stock  to be  Offered,"  and - none of the  selling  shareholders  will  acquire
additional  shares  of our  common  stock  or  securities  convertible  into  or
exchangeable for our common stock.



<TABLE>
<S>                       <C>                       <C>               <C>        <C>

                          TOTAL                     NUMBER OF
                          COMMON STOCK              SHARES OF         COMMON STOCK
                          OWNED BEFORE              COMMON STOCK      OWNED AFTER
NAME                      THE OFFERING              TO BE OFFERED     THE OFFERING
- ----                      ------------              -------------     ------------
                                                                      NUMBER PERCENT

Richard Bruce
   Rabinowitz                 6,093(1)                  2,886             3,207     *
American Friends of
   Tiferet Tiberias
   Institutions, Inc.        54,815(1)                 25,965            28,850     *
Milwaukee
   Kollel, Inc.              54,815(1)                 25,965            28,850     *
Wayne Saker                  36,543(1)                 17,310            19,233     *
Keren MYCB
   Elias, Inc.               54,815(1)                 25,965            28,850     *
Leonard J. Adams             36,543(1)                 17,310            19,233     *
The Jerusalem Fund           72,123(1)                 25,965            46,158     *
Herman & Nanni
   Bodenheimer               52,390(1)                 13,156            39,234     *
Gabriel Bodenheimer           8,770(1)                  4,154             4,616     *
Thomas Meyer                 18,280(1)                  8,659             9,621     *
Charles Kushner             182,717(1)                 86,550            96,167     *
Richard Stadtmauer           73,087(1)                 34,620            38,467     *
Murray Kushner              109,630(1)                 51,930            57,700     *
Josh Berkowitz                9,137(1)                  4,328             4,809     *
Michael Kule                  3,654(1)                  1,731             1,923     *
Rita Folger                  53,851(1)                 17,310            36,541     *
Vavel Corp.                 109,630(1)                 51,930            57,700     *
Karfunkel Family
   Foundation, Inc.          53,851(1)                 17,310            36,541     *
Jules Nordlicht             302,909(1)                 77,895           225,014     1.03
ACE Foundation              538,513(1)                173,100           365,413     1.68
Huberfeld/Bodner
   Family Foundatio         142,231(1)                 44,141            98,090     *
Abraham Elias                27,408(1)                 12,983            14,425     *
Millennium PartnersLP       365,433(1)                173,100           192,333     *
Charles Soltis(2)             5,000(1)                  5,000                 0     *
Barry Maser(3)               20,000(4)                 10,000            10,000     *
George Griffin(5)           150,000(1)                150,000                 0     *
Michael G. Cunniff(6)        30,000(1)                 12,000            18,000     *
Osprey Partners(7)          747,083(1)                232,500           514,583     2.36
Laurence L.
   Osterwise(8)           1,438,888(1)                888,888           550,000     2.52
Marco Emrich(9)             725,000(4)                525,000           200,000     *
C&F Global
   Enterprises, Inc.(10)    246,874(1)                 30,000           216,874     *
G3 Capital, LLC (11)        472,220(1)                472,220                 0     *
Steve Ficyk (12)             50,800(1)                 35,000            15,800     *
David S. Hirsch (13)        389,017(4)                 60,000           329,017     1.51
Jared A. Davis               47,222(1)                 47,222                 0     *
A. David Davis               23,611(1)                 23,611                 0     *
Robert DiSilvestro           25,016(1)                 25,016                 0     *
Shane Tritsch                23,611(1)                 23,611                 0     *
Michael D. Theye             23,611(1)                 23,611                 0     *
Todd C. Tritsch              23,611(1)                 23,611                 0     *
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Michael L.
   O'Shaughnessy             23,611(1)                 23,611                 0     *
Sol-Rich Capital
   Group, LLC               141,666(1)                141,666                 0     *
Alan L. Scott                47,222(1)                 47,222                 0     *
Todd R. Ricker                9,444(1)                  9,444                 0     *
Paul K. Nguyen                9,444(1)                  9,444                 0     *
Vu Phat Lam                   9,444(1)                  9,444                 0     *
Josh Adler                    9,444(1)                  9,444                 0     *
Anthony J. Suraci
   & Donna S. Suraci         94,444(1)                 94,444                 0     *
M. Jay Walkingshaw           94,444(1)                 94,444                 0     *
Joseph Matarazzo             14,167(1)                 14,167                 0     *
William J. Ritger           241,388(1)                188,888            52,500     *
Claudia H. O'Donnell        141,666(1)                141,666                 0     *
Terrell H. Spraggins
   & Patricia E.
   Spraggins                 94,444(1)                 94,444                 0     *
A. Judson Hill
   & Kathryn
   V. Hill                   37,778(1)                 37,778                 0     *
David C. Brown               94,444(1)                 94,444                 0     *
Robert K. Brooks             47,222(1)                 47,222                 0     *
Security Trust
   Company FBO
   J. Glen McLeod
   IRA                       47,222(1)                 47,222                 0     *
Allen B. Aker, MD           188,888(1)                188,888                 0     *
Security Trust
   Company FBO
   Paul H. Dragul
   IRA                       47,222(1)                 47,222                 0     *
Nelson G. Griffin             9,444(1)                  9,444                 0     *
Toan D. Bui                   9,444(1)                  9,444                 0     *
Bert D. Siegel &
   Marion Lee
   Siegel JT TEN            141,666(1)                141,666                 0     *
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<S>      <C>
*        Represents beneficial ownership of one percent or less of the outstanding shares of common stock.
(1)      Includes shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants.
(2)      Charles Soltis provides certain business development consulting services to us.
(3)      Barry Maser provides certain business development consulting services to us.
(4)      Includes shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants, and of outstanding options.
(5)      Mr. Griffin provides certain management consulting services to us.
(6)      Mr. Cunniff provides certain management consulting services to us.
(7)      Osprey Partners provides certain management consulting services to us.
(8)      Mr. Osterwise is our chairman of the board of directors.
(9)      Mr. Emrich is our president, chief executive officer and a director.
(10)     C&F Global Enterprises, Inc. provides certain management consulting services to us.
(11)     G3 Capital, LLC provides certain management consulting services to us.
(12)     Mr. Ficyk provides certain management consulting services to us.
(13)     Mr. Hirsch is a director.
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>


                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

         We are  registering  the shares on behalf of the selling  shareholders.
The  shares  being  registered  are  owned  or may be  acquired  by the  selling
shareholders upon exercise of warrants.  Selling  shareholders,  as used in this
prospectus,  includes  donees,  pledgees,  transferees  or other  successors  in
interest who may receive shares from a named selling  shareholder after the date
of this  prospectus.  The selling  shareholders  may offer  their  shares of our
common stock at various times in one or more of the following transactions:

          *    in ordinary broker's transactions on Nasdaq or any national
               securities exchange on which our common stock may be listed
               at the time of sale;
          *    in the over-the-counter market;
          *    in private transactions other than in the over-the-counter
               market;
          *    in connection with short sales of other shares of our common
               stock in which shares are redelivered   to close out positioning;
          *    by pledge to secure debts and other obligations;
          *    in connection with the writing of non-traded and exchange-traded
               call options, in hedge transactions and in settlement of other
               transactions in standardized or over-the-counter options; or
          *    in a combination of any of the above transactions.

         The  selling  shareholders  may sell  their  shares  at  market  prices
prevailing  at the time of sale,  at prices  related  to the  prevailing  market
prices,  at negotiated prices or at fixed prices.  The selling  shareholders may
use  broker-dealers to sell their shares. If this happens,  broker-dealers  will
either receive discounts or commissions from the selling  shareholders,  or they
will  receive  commissions  from  purchasers  of shares  for whom they  acted as
agents.

         Selling  shareholders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in
open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Exchange
Act. Shareholders must meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of that
rule. The selling shareholders and the broker-dealers to or through whom sale of
the shares may be made could be deemed to be underwriters  within the meaning of
the  Securities  Exchange  Act, and their  commissions  or  discounts  and other
compensation  received in connection with the sale of the shares may be regarded
as  underwriters'  compensation,  if the SEC determines  that they purchased the
shares in order to resell them to the public.

         The selling  shareholders have not advised us of any specific plans for
the  distribution of the shares covered by this  prospectus.  When and if we are
notified by any of the selling  shareholders  that any material  arrangement has
been entered into with a broker-dealer or underwriter for the sale of a material
portion of the shares  covered by this  prospectus,  a prospectus  supplement or
post-effective  amendment to the registration statement will be filed within the
SEC. This supplement or amendment will include the following information:

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<PAGE>

          *    the name of the participating broker-dealer(s) or underwriters, -
               the number of shares involved;
          *    the price or prices at which the shares were sold by the selling
               shareholders;
          *    the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed by the
               selling shareholders to the broker-dealers or underwriters; and
          *    other material information.

         We have  advised the selling  shareholders  that the  anti-manipulation
rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act, including Regulation M, may
apply to sales of the shares offered by the selling shareholders. We have agreed
to pay all costs relating to the registration of the shares.  Any commissions or
other fees payable to  broker-dealers  in connection with any sale of the shares
will be paid by the selling shareholders or other party selling the shares.


                                  LEGAL MATTERS

         The validity of the shares of common stock  offered was passed upon for
us by Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP.


                                     EXPERTS

         The   consolidated   financial   statements  and  schedules  of  Sedona
Corporation at December 31, 1998, and for the year then ended,  incorporated  by
reference in this prospectus and  registration  statement,  have been audited by
Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors,  and at December 31, 1997, and for each
of the two years in the period  then ended,  by BDO  Seidman,  LLP,  independent
certified  public  accountants,  as  described  in  the  reports  of  the  firms
incorporated  by  reference   elsewhere  in  this  prospectus  and  registration
statement,  and are  included  in  reliance  upon  these  reports  given  on the
authority of the firms as experts in accounting and auditing.


                       WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

         Sedona is subject to the  informational  requirements of the Securities
Exchange  Act of 1934.  We file annual,  quarterly  and special  reports,  proxy
statements  and  other  information  with  the  SEC.  You may  read and copy any
document  we file at the SEC's  public  reference  rooms at the SEC's  principal
office at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 and at
the SEC's regional  offices at Seven World Trade Center,  13th Floor,  New York,
New York 10048,  and  Citicorp  Center,  500 West  Madison  Street,  Suite 1400,
Chicago,  Illinois 60661. You may obtain  operation  information for this public
reference room by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.  Our SEC filings are also available to
the public from the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, any of our
SEC filings may also be inspected  and copied at the offices of The Nasdaq Stock
Market, Inc., 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.

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<PAGE>

         We  have  filed  with  the SEC a  registration  statement  on Form  S-3
covering the common stock offered by this  prospectus.  You should be aware that
this  prospectus   does  not  contain  all  of  the  information   contained  or
incorporated  by reference in that  registration  statement and its exhibits and
schedules,  certain  portions of which have been omitted as permitted by the SEC
rules. For further  information  about Sedona and our common stock, we refer you
to the  registration  statement and its exhibits and schedules.  You may inspect
and obtain the registration statement,  including exhibits,  schedules,  reports
and  other  information  filed  by  Sedona  with the SEC,  as  described  in the
preceding  paragraph.  Statements  contained in this  prospectus  concerning the
contents of any  document we refer you to are not  necessarily  complete  and in
each  instance we refer you to the  applicable  document  filed with the SEC for
more complete information.

         The SEC allows us to incorporate  by reference the  information we file
with them,  which means that we can  disclose  important  information  to you by
referring  to those  documents.  The  information  incorporated  by reference is
considered to be part of this prospectus,  and the information that we file at a
later  date  with  the  SEC  will   automatically   update  and  supersede  this
information.  We incorporate by reference the documents  listed below as well as
any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

         (a) Our annual  report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended  December
31, 1998.

         (b) Our  quarterly  report on Form 10-Q for the period  ended March 31,
1999.

         (c) Our  quarterly  report on form 10-Q for the  period  ended June 30,
1999.

         (d) All other reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act,  since the end of our fiscal year ended December 31, 1998.

         (e) The  description  of our common  stock  which is  contained  in our
registration  statement  on Form 8-B filed under the  Securities  Exchange  Act,
including  any  amendment  or reports  filed for the  purpose of  updating  this
description.

         You may  request a copy of these  filings,  at no cost,  by writing  or
telephoning  us at the  following address:  Sedona  Corporation 649 North Lewis
Road Limerick,  PA 19468  Attention:  Michael A. Mulshine,  Corporate Secretary
(610) 495-3003.

         We have not  authorized  anyone to provide you with  information  or to
represent anything to you not contained in this prospectus. You must not rely on
any unauthorized  information or representations.  The selling  stockholders are
offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, only the shares of our common stock
covered by this prospectus,  and only under  circumstances  and in jurisdictions
where it is lawful to do so.

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<PAGE>



                                     PART II
                     INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution*

SEC Registration fee                                                 $  3,224.13
Printing fees                                                           1,000.00
Accounting fees                                                        20,000.00
Legal fees                                                             25,000.00
Miscellaneous                                                           5,000.00

    Total                                                             $54,224.13
=========
*        Estimated,  except for SEC  Registration  fee.  No portion of these
expenses  will be borne by the selling shareholders.

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

         The  Pennsylvania  Business  Corporation  Law of 1988,  as amended (the
"BCL"),  permits a corporation  to indemnify its directors and officers  against
expenses  (including  attorney's  fees),  judgments,  fines and amounts  paid in
settlement  actually  and  reasonably  incurred by them in  connection  with any
pending,  threatened  or  completed  action  or  proceeding,  and  permits  such
indemnification against expenses (including attorney's fees) incurred by them in
connection with any pending,  threatened or completed  derivative action, if the
director or officer has acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the  corporation  and,
with respect to any criminal proceeding,  had no reasonable cause to believe his
or her  conduct was  unlawful.  Pennsylvania  law  requires  that a  corporation
indemnify its  directors and officers  against  expenses  (including  attorney's
fees) actually and reasonably  incurred by them in connection with any action or
proceeding,  including  derivative  actions,  to the extent that such person has
been  successful  on the  merits or  otherwise  in  defense  of the action or in
defense of any claim,  issue or matter therein.  Furthermore,  Pennsylvania  law
provides  that expenses  incurred in defending  any action or proceeding  may be
paid by the corporation in advance of the final  disposition  upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount if it
is  ultimately  determined  that the  director or officer is not  entitled to be
indemnified by the corporation.

         In  Pennsylvania,  the statutory  provisions  for  indemnification  and
advancement of expenses are non-exclusive with respect to any other rights, such
as contractual rights or under a by-law or vote of shareholders or disinterested
directors,  to which a person seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses
may be entitled.  Such  contractual  or other  rights may,  for  example,  under
Pennsylvania  law,  provide for  indemnification  against  judgments,  fines and
amounts paid in settlement incurred by the indemnified person in connection with
derivative   actions.   Pennsylvania   law  permits   such   derivative   action
indemnification  in any case except  where the act or failure to act giving rise
to the claim for  indemnification  is determined by a court to have  constituted
willful misconduct or recklessness.

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<PAGE>

         The  provisions  of Article  VII of the  Company's  By-laws  require or
authorize  indemnification  of officers and directors in all situations in which
it is not expressly  prohibited by law. At the present time, the  limitations on
indemnification  would be  dictated by the BCL and  related  legislation,  which
prohibit  indemnification  where  the  conduct  is  determined  by  a  court  to
constitute  willful  misconduct  or  recklessness.  Subject  to these  statutory
limitations,  the By-laws specifically  authorize  indemnification  against both
judgments and amounts paid in settlement of derivative  suits.  These provisions
also  authorize  indemnification  for  negligence  or gross  negligence  and for
punitive damages and certain  liabilities  incurred under the federal securities
laws. The By-laws also prohibit indemnification attributable to receipt from the
Company of a personal benefit to which the recipient is not legally entitled.

         Under the  indemnification  provisions  of the By-laws a person who has
incurred  an  indemnifiable  expense  or  liability  would  have a  right  to be
indemnified,  and that right would be enforceable against the Company as long as
indemnification  is not  prohibited  by law.  To the extent  indemnification  is
permitted  only for a portion of a  liability,  the  By-laws  also  require  the
Company to indemnify such portion.

         Section 7.03 of the By-laws  provides that the  financial  ability of a
person to be indemnified to repay an advance of indemnifiable  expenses is not a
prerequisite to the making of the advance.

         Section  7.06 of the By-laws  provides  that any dispute  concerning  a
person's right to indemnification or advancement of expenses  thereunder will be
resolved only by arbitration by three persons,  each of whom is required to have
been a director or executive  officer of a corporation  whose shares,  during at
least one year of such  service,  were listed on the New York Stock  Exchange or
the American  Stock  Exchange or were quoted on the NASDAQ  system.  The Company
also is obligated to pay the expenses  (including  attorney's  fees) incurred by
any person who is  successful in the  arbitration.  The  arbitration  provisions
effectively   waive  the  Company's   right  to  have  a  court   determine  the
unavailability  of  indemnification  in cases  involving  willful  misconduct or
recklessness.

         Section 7.07 of the By-laws  provides  that in  circumstances  in which
indemnification  is held to be  unavailable,  the Company must contribute to the
liabilities to which a director or officer may be subject in such  proportion as
is  appropriate to reflect the intent of the  indemnification  provisions of the
By-laws.  Since the foregoing  provisions  purport to provide  partial relief to
directors  and officers in  circumstances  in which the law or public  policy is
construed to prohibit indemnification, substantial uncertainties exist as to the
enforceability of the provisions in such circumstances.

         Section 7.10 of the By-laws also contains  provisions  stating that the
indemnification rights thereunder are not exclusive of any other rights to which
the person may be entitled under any statute, agreement, vote of shareholders or
disinterested directors or other arrangement.

         All future directors and officers of the Company automatically would be
entitled to the protections of the indemnification  provisions of the By-laws at
the time they assume office.

         Pennsylvania  law  permits  a  corporation  to  purchase  and  maintain
insurance  on behalf of any director or officer of the  corporation  against any
liability  asserted  against  the  director  or  officer  and  incurred  in such
capacity,  whether or not the corporation  would have the power to indemnify the
director or officer  against such  liability.  The directors and officers of the
Company are  currently  covered as insureds  under a  directors'  and  officers'
liability insurance policy.

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Item 16. Exhibits.
<TABLE>
<S>               <C>
Number            Description
- ------            -----------

4.1               Form of Private Placement Purchase Agreement (Incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-
                  3719).

4.2               Form of Private Placement Purchase Agreement for Units consisting of
                  Convertible Notes and Warrants. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the
                  Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-31983.)

4.3               Warrant to purchase 2,100,000 shares of Common Stock dated April 8, 1997,
                  issued to Broad Capital Associates, Inc.(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5
                  to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-31983.)

4.4               Form of Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock.(Incorporated by reference
                  from Exhibit 4.0 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three
                  months ended March 31, 1998.)

4.5               Certificate  of  Designation  of the Class A Preferred  Stock,
                  Series  E,  par  value  $1,000  per  share.  (Incorporated  by
                  reference from Exhibit 4.0 to the Company's  Quarterly  Report
                  on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 1998.)

4.6*              Warrant to Purchase 957,142 shares of Common Stock dated June 1, 1997, as
                  amended August 25, 1999.

4.7*              Form of Subscription Agreement for Units consisting of Common Stock and
                  Warrants.

4.8*              Form of Warrant to Purchase shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the
                  Private Placement of Units (included as Appendix B to Form of Subscription
                  Agreement for Units filed as Exhibit 4.7 herewith.

5.1*              Opinion of Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe LLP.

23.1*             Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP.

23.2*             Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

23.3              Consent of Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

24.1              Power of Attorney (contained on signature page)
- ---------------
*                 Previously filed.
**                Filed herewith
</TABLE>

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Item 17. Undertakings.

         The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

         (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

                  (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
         the Securities Act of 1933;

                  (ii) to reflect in the  prospectus any facts or events arising
         after the effective  date of this  Registration  Statement (or the most
         recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,  individually or in the
         aggregate,  represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
         in this Registration Statement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing,  any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of  securities  offered would not exceed that
which  was  registered)  and any  deviation  from  the  low or  high  end of the
estimated  maximum  offering  range may be reflected  in the form of  prospectus
filed with the  Commission  pursuant  to Rule 424(b) if, in the  aggregate,  the
changes in volume and price  represent  no more than a 20 percent  change in the
maximum  aggregate  offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration
Fee" table in the effective registration statement;

                  (iii) to include any material  information with respect to the
         plan of  distribution  not  previously  disclosed in this  Registration
         Statement  or  any  material   change  to  such   information   in  the
         Registration  Statement;  Provided,  however, that the undertakings set
         forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above do not apply if the  information
         required  to  be  included  in  a  post-effective  amendment  by  those
         paragraphs  is contained in periodic  reports  filed by the  Registrant
         pursuant  to Section 13 or Section  15(d)of the  Exchange  Act that are
         incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

         (2) That,  for the  purpose  of  determining  any  liability  under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration  statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the
offering of such  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

         (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective  amendment
any of the  securities  being  registered  hereby  which  remain  unsold  at the
termination of the offering.  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that,
for the purpose of determining  any liability  under the Securities Act of 1933,
each filing of the  registrant's  annual  report  pursuant  to Section  13(a) or
Section  15(d) of the  Exchange  Act that is  incorporated  by  reference in the
registration  statement  shall  be  deemed  to be a new  registration  statement
relating to the securities offered therein,  and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers and controlling  persons of
the  registrant  pursuant  to  the  foregoing  provisions,   or  otherwise,  the
registrant  has been advised that in the opinion of the  Securities and Exchange
Commission  such  indemnification  is against  public policy as expressed in the
Securities  Act of 1933 and is,  therefore,  unenforceable.  In the event that a
claim for  indemnification  against such liabilities  (other than the payment by
the  registrant  of  expenses  incurred  or  paid  by  a  director,  officer  or
controlling  person of the registrant in the  successful  defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered,  the registrant will, unless
in the  opinion  of its  counsel  the matter  has been  settled  by  controlling
precedent,  submit to a court of appropriate  jurisdiction  the question whether
such  indemnification  by it is  against  public  policy  as  expressed  in  the
Securities  Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final  adjudication  of such
issue.

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<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

         In accordance with the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration
statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the Township of Limerick,  Montgomery  County,  Commonwealth  of
Pennsylvania, on November 29, 1999.

                                           SEDONA CORPORATION

                                           By: /s/    MARCO A. EMRICH
                                              -----------------------
                                              Marco A. Emrich
                                              President, Chief Executive Officer

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933,  this
registration  statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates stated.
<TABLE>
<S>                                       <C>                                <C>
Signature                                     Title                          Date
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

/s/ LAURENCE L. OSTERWISE                     Chairman of the                November 29, 1999
- -------------------------                     Board of Directors
Laurence L. Osterwise


 /s/ MARCO A. EMRICH                          President, Chief               November 29, 1999
- --------------------                          Executive Officer and
Marco A. Emrich                               Director
                                          (Principal Executive Officer)


 /s/ WILLIAM K. WILLIAMS                      Vice President,                November 29, 1999
- ------------------------                      and Chief Financial
William K. Williams                           Officer
                                            (Principal Financial and
                                              Accounting Officer)

 /s/ R. BARRY BORDEN*                         Director                       November 29, 1999
 --------------------
R. Barry Borden


 /s/ MICHAEL A. MULSHINE*                     Director and                   November 29, 1999
 ------------------------                     Secretary
Michael A. Mulshine


/s/ DAVID S. HIRSCH*                          Director                       November 29, 1999
- --------------------
David S. Hirsch


                                              Director                       November   , 1999
- --------------------
James C. Sargent


                                              Director                       November   , 1999
- -------------------
Jack A. Pellicci


/s/ ROBERT M. SHAPIRO*                        Director                       November 29, 1999
- ----------------------
Robert M. Shapiro


                                              Director                       November   , 1999
- ------------------
James T. Womble

</TABLE>

         By: /s/ LAURENCE L. OSTERWISE
            --------------------------
            Laurence L. Osterwise
            Attorney-in-Fact

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<PAGE>


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
<TABLE>
<S>               <C>                                                                                     <C>
Number            Description                                                                             Page
- ------            -----------                                                                             ----

4.1               Form of Private Placement Purchase Agreement (Incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-
                  3719).
4.2               Form of Private Placement Purchase Agreement for Units consisting of
                  Convertible Notes and Warrants. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the
                  Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-31983.)
4.3               Warrant to purchase 2,100,000 shares of Common Stock dated April 8, 1997,
                  issued to Broad Capital Associates, Inc.(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5
                  to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-31983.)
4.4               Form of Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock.(Incorporated by reference
                  from Exhibit 4.0 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three
                  months ended March 31, 1998.)
4.5               Certificate  of  Designation  of the Class A Preferred  Stock,
                  Series  E,  par  value  $1,000  per  share.  (Incorporated  by
                  reference from Exhibit 4.0 to the Company's  Quarterly  Report
                  on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 1998.)
4.6*              Warrant to Purchase 957,142 shares of Common Stock dated June 1, 1997, as
                  amended August 25, 1999.
4.7*              Form of Subscription Agreement for Units consisting of Common Stock and
                  Warrants.
4.8*              Form of Warrant to Purchase shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the
                  Private Placement of Units (included as Appendix B to Form of Subscription
                  Agreement for Units filed as Exhibit 4.7 herewith.
5.1*              Opinion of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis  LLP.
23.1*             Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP.
23.2*             Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.3              Consent of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1              Power of Attorney (contained on signature page)
- ---------------
*                 Previously filed.
**                Filed herewith
</TABLE>
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