CERNER CORP /MO/
10-Q, 1999-08-17
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               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 EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    For the quarterly period ended July 3, 1999
                                  -------------
                               OR

( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    For the transition period from _________________ to_________________


              Commission File Number        0-15386
                                    ---------------

                                CERNER CORPORATION
              ----------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                                   43-1196944
- --------------------------------                    --------------------
(State or other jurisdiction                       (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                  Identification Number)


                             2800 Rockcreek Parkway
                          Kansas City, Missouri  64117
                                 (816) 221-1024
         ----------------------------------------------------------
        (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code;
             registrant's telephone number, including area code)

      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) with the Commission, and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                          Yes    X       No
                             -------        ------
    There were 33,619,848 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value,
    outstanding at July 3, 1999.


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               CERNER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
               -----------------------------------

                            I N D E X
                            ---------



Part I.   Financial Information:

Item 1.   Financial Statements:

          Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 3, 1999 (unaudited)
          and January 2, 1999                                            1

          Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
          three months and six months ended July 3, 1999
          and July 4, 1998 (unaudited)                                   2

          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
          for the six months ended July 3, 1999
          and July 4, 1998 (unaudited)                                   3

          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                     4

Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of
          Financial Condition and Results of Operations                  7

Part II.  Other Information:

Item 4    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders           16

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                              16





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Part I.  Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements

<TABLE>

                    CERNER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                (UNAUDITED)

<CAPTION>

                                                    July 3,     January 2,
(In thousands)                                       1999          1999
                                                  ----------    ----------
<S>                                               <C>           <C>
Assets
  Current Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                       $  82,134     $  42,658
  Receivables                                       155,297       167,374
  Inventory                                           2,550         2,651
  Prepaid expenses and other                          4,791         4,234
                                                  ----------    ----------

  Total current assets                              244,772       216,917

  Property and equipment, net                        78,613        77,292
  Software development costs, net                    62,670        54,971
  Intangible assets, net                              8,240         8,884
  Investments, net                                  147,413        71,719
  Other assets                                       10,979         6,702
                                                  ----------    ----------
                                                  $ 552,687     $ 436,485
                                                  ==========    ==========
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
  Current Liabilities:
  Accounts payable                                $  11,797     $  14,092
  Current installments of long-term debt                 11         5,030
  Deferred revenue                                   20,097        33,921
  Income taxes                                       22,885        26,057
  Accrued payroll and tax withholdings               16,416        16,625
  Other accrued expenses                              1,334         2,511
                                                  ----------    ----------

  Total current liabilities                          72,540        98,236
                                                  ----------    ----------

  Long-term debt, net                               100,000        25,000
  Deferred income taxes                              49,158        22,106
  Deferred revenue                                   18,000        20,000

  Stockholders' Equity:
  Common stock, $.01 par value, 150,000,000
    shares authorized, 34,821,366 shares issued
    in 1999 and 34,674,164 issued in 1998               348           347
  Additional paid-in capital                        165,623       165,239
  Retained earnings                                 128,544       126,862
  Treasury stock, at cost (1,201,518 shares
    in 1999 and 1998)                               (20,796)      (20,796)
  Accumulated other comprehensive income:
    Foreign currency translation adjustment              92          (243)
    Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale
      equity security (net of deferred taxes
      of $24,270 for 1999 and ($165) for 1998)       39,178          (266)
                                                  ----------    ----------

  Total stockholders' equity                        312,989       271,143
                                                  ----------    ----------

                                                  $ 552,687     $ 436,485
                                                  ==========    ==========
</TABLE>

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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<TABLE>

                        CERNER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                    (UNAUDITED)
<CAPTION>



                                    Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended
                                   -------------------------------------------
                                     July 3,   July 4,    July 3,      July 4,
                                   --------------------- ---------------------

                                      1999       1998       1999        1998
                                   ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

(In thousands, except per share data)

<S>                                <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Revenues:
  System sales                     $  54,206  $  58,219  $ 115,019  $ 111,592
  Support and maintenance             22,918     18,709     45,283     36,721
  Other                                5,658      2,224      9,223      4,513
                                   ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

  Total revenues                      82,782     79,152    169,525    152,826
                                   ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

Costs and expenses:
  Cost of revenues                    21,932     21,237     45,500     43,309
  Sales and client service            34,153     28,110     68,256     54,060
  Software development                18,520     14,520     36,046     28,154
  General and administrative           6,773      6,475     13,445     12,509
  Write-off of in-process
    research and development               -          -          -      5,038
                                   ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

  Total costs and expenses            81,378     70,342    163,247    143,070
                                   ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

Operating earnings                     1,404      8,810      6,278      9,756

  Interest income (expense),net         (976)       (84)    (1,307)        76
                                   ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

Earnings before income taxes
  and extraordinary item                 428      8,726      4,971      9,832
  Income Taxes                           168      3,357      1,894      3,792
                                   ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

Earnings before extraordinary item $     260  $   5,369  $   3,077  $   6,040
                                   ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

Extraordinary loss on early
  extinguishment of debt, net of
  taxes of $865                        1,395          -      1,395          -
                                   ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

Net earnings (loss)                $  (1,135) $   5,369  $   1,682  $   6,040
                                   ========== ========== ========== ==========

Basic earnings (loss) per share:

Basic earnings per share
  before extraordinary item        $     .01  $     .16  $     .09  $     .18
                                   ========== ========== ========== ==========
Basic earnings (loss) per share    $    (.03) $     .16  $     .05  $     .18
                                   ========== ========== ========== ==========

Basic weighted average shares
  outstanding                         33,615     32,741     33,587     32,705
                                   ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

Diluted earnings per share
  before extraordinary item        $     .01  $     .16  $     .09  $     .18
                                   ========== ========== ========== ==========
Diluted earning (loss) per share   $    (.03) $     .16  $     .05  $     .18
                                   ========== ========== ========== ==========

Diluted weighted average shares
  outstanding                         33,911     33,661     33,918     33,497
                                   ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
</TABLE>

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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<TABLE>

                        CERNER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                    (UNAUDITED)

<CAPTION>

                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                   ---------------------------
                                                   July 3, 1999   July 4, 1998
(In thousands)                                     ------------   ------------

<S>                                                   <C>         <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net earnings                                         $   1,682   $   6,040
 Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
   net cash provided by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization                       15,562      11,970
     Extraordinary item, net of tax                       1,395           -
     Issuance of stock as compensation                       40           -
     Non-employee stock option compensation expense         116           -
     Write-off of acquired in-process
       research and development                               -       5,038
     Equity in losses of investee companies                 890         488
     Provision for deferred income taxes                    155       3,285
     Tax benefit from disqualifying dispositions
       of stock option                                       11           -
     Loss on disposal of capital equipment                  178         147

 Changes in assets and liabilities:
     Receivables, net                                    12,077     (23,396)
     Inventory                                              101        (125)
     Prepaid expenses and other                            (914)     (2,140)
     Accounts payable                                    (4,548)       (851)
     Accrued income taxes                                   155           -
     Deferred revenue                                   (15,824)      1,272
     Other accrued liabilities                           (1,386)       (422)
                                                      ----------  ----------
 Total adjustments                                        8,008      (4,734)
                                                      ----------  ----------
 Net cash provided by operating activities                9,690       1,306
                                                      ----------  ----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
     Purchase of capital equipment                       (6,414)     (8,443)
     Acquisition of Business                                  -      (6,874)
     Investment in investee companies                   (12,705)       (567)
     Advances to investee company                          (750)          -
     Executive stock purchase program                    (3,343)          -
     Capitalized software development costs             (14,967)    (11,862)
                                                      ----------  ----------
 Net cash used in investing activities                  (38,179)    (27,746)
                                                      ----------  ----------
Cash flows from financing activities:
     Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt            99,568           -
     Repayment of long-term debt                        (30,019)        (22)
     Prepayment penalty on early extinguishment of debt  (2,137)          -
     Proceeds from exercise of options                      218       1,096
                                                      ----------  ----------
 Net cash provided by financing activities               67,630       1,074
                                                      ----------  ----------
 Foreign currency translation adjustment                    335        (155)
                                                      ----------  ----------

 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents    39,476     (25,521)

 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year          42,658      77,543
                                                      ----------  ----------

 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year             $  82,134   $  52,022
                                                      ==========  ==========

</TABLE>

 See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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               CERNER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1) Interim Statement Presentation & Accounting Policies

The  consolidated financial statements included herein have  been
prepared by the Company without audit, pursuant to the rules  and
regulations  of the Securities and Exchange Commission.   Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in  annual
financial   statements  prepared  in  accordance  with  generally
accepted  accounting  principles have been condensed  or  omitted
pursuant  to  such  rules and regulations, although  the  Company
believes   that  the  disclosures  are  adequate  to   make   the
information presented not misleading.  It is suggested that these
consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto  included
in the Company's latest annual report on Form 10-K.

In   the   opinion  of  management,  the  accompanying  unaudited
consolidated   financial  statements  include   all   adjustments
(consisting  of  only  normal recurring  accruals)  necessary  to
present fairly the financial position at July 3, 1999 and January
2,  1999  and  the results of operations and cash flows  for  the
periods  presented.  The results of the three-month and six-month
periods  are not necessarily indicative of the operating  results
for the entire year.

The  Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting  Standards
No.  130,  "Reporting Comprehensive Income" at the  beginning  of
1998.  This statement establishes requirements for reporting  and
display of comprehensive income and its components.   For the six
months  ended  July 3, 1999 and July 4, 1998, total Comprehensive
Income,  which includes foreign currency translation  adjustments
and   unrealized  gain  on  available-for-sale  equity   security
adjustments amounted to $41,461,000 and $5,885,000, respectively.

(2) Earnings Per Share

Basic  earning per share (EPS) excludes dilution and is  computed
by  dividing  income  available to  common  stockholders  by  the
weighted-average  number  of common shares  outstanding  for  the
period.   Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that  could
occur  if  securities  or other contracts  to  issue  stock  were
exercised  or  converted into common stock  or  resulted  in  the
issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of  the
Company.  A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators  of
the basic and diluted per-share computations is as follows:


<TABLE>

                              July 3, 1999                       July 4, 1998
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Earnings     Shares    Per-Share   Earnings     Shares    Per-Share
                 (Numerator)(Denominator) Amount    (Numerator)(Denominator) Amount
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Earnings per share before extraordinary item
- --------------------------------------------

<S>                <C>         <C>       <C>           <C>        <C>       <C>
Basic earnings
  per share:
Income available
to common
Stockholders       $   260     33,615     $  .01       5,369      32,741    $  .16

Effect of dilutive
securities
(stock options)          -        296                      -         920

Diluted earnings
  per share:
Income available to
common stockholders
including assumed -----------------------------------------------------------------
conversions       $   260      33,911     $  .01       5,369      33,661    $  .16
                  =================================================================

</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
                              July 3, 1999                       July 4, 1998
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Earnings     Shares    Per-Share   Earnings     Shares    Per-Share
                 (Numerator)(Denominator) Amount    (Numerator)(Denominator) Amount
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Net earnings (loss) per share
- -----------------------------
<S>               <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>       <C>
Basic earnings
  (loss) per share:
Income (loss) avail-
able to common
stockholders      $(1,135)     33,615     $ (.03)      5,369      32,741    $  .16

Effect of dilu-
tive securities
(stock options)         -         296                      -         920

Diluted earnings
  (loss) per share:
Income (loss)
available to common
stockholders includ-
ing assumed       ----------------------------------------------------------------
conversions       $(1,135)     33,911     $ (.03)      5,369      33,661    $  .16
                  ================================================================
</TABLE>

(3)  Borrowings

On  April 15, 1999, the Company completed a $100,000,000  private
placement  of  debt pursuant to a Note Agreement dated  April  1,
1999.   The  Series A Senior Notes, with a $60,000,000  principal
amount at 7.14% are due on April 15, 2006 and the Series B Senior
Notes, with a $40,000,000 principal amount at 7.66% are due April
15, 2009. The proceeds were used to retire the Company's existing
$30,000,000  of debt, and the remaining funds will  be  used  for
proposed  capital improvements and strengthen the Company's  cash
position.    In connection with the early extinguishment of debt,
the  Company  incurred a $1,395,000, net of taxes,  extraordinary
loss  for  a  prepayment penalty and write-off of  deferred  loan
costs.

(4)  Investments

Included  in  the  Company's  investments  is  the  ownership  of
13,149,319   shares (18.7%) of common which includes purchases of
711,759 shares of common stock at a price of $11,804,000 during the
second quarter of 1999 of CareInsite, Inc.("CareInsite"), formerly
known as Synetic Healthcare Communications, Inc., which have a
cost basis of $81,804,000 and a carrying value of $145,548,000 at
July 3, 1999.

On June 16, 1999, CareInsite undertook an initial
public offering of common stock.  The common stock of CareInsite
is now traded in the public market and listed on the Nasdaq National
Market.  The common stock of CareInsite, held by the Company, is
not registered and is subject to certain lock-up provisions.

Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115 "Accounting for
Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities" (SFAS No. 115)
the Company is required to mark to market those shares which are
classified as available for sale securities.  Due to the lock-up
provisions of the stock, not all shares owned by the Company are
available-for-sale.  However, SFAS No. 115 permits that shares that
are eligible under Rule 144 for public sale within a twelve month
period be considered as available-for-sale. Under Rule 144, as
currently in effect, a person who has beneficially owned shares
of common stock for at least one year would be entitled to sell
within any three-month period a number of shares that does not
exceed the greater of 1% of the number of shares of common stock
then outstanding and the average weekly trading volume of the
common stock during the four preceding calendar weeks.  As of
July 3, 1999, the Company has marked to market 1,393,400 shares
of CareInsite common stock that are considered available-for-sale
under Rule 144 and SFAS No. 115.  The market value of these shares
is $71,586,000, at July 3, 1999.

If the Company realizes certain
performance metrics related to specified levels of physician usage,
CareInsite will issue to the Company 2,503,125 shares of common stock
at a exercise price of $.01 per share ("Performance Shares").  The
measurement date is February 15, 2001. The Company was also granted by
CareInsite, 1,008,445 common stock warrants with an exercise price
of $4.00 per share ("THINC Warrants").  These warrants are exercisable
only in the event that The Health Information Network Connection, LLC
("THINC") exercises warrants granted to them by CareInsite at $4.00 per
share.  THINC,

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<PAGE>

may exercise their warrants 180 days after the initial
public offering of CareInsite.  No amounts have been recognized in the
consolidated financial statements for either the Performance Shares or
the THINC warrants due to the uncertainty of the future events.


(5)  Related Party Transactions

On April 30, 1999, the Company loaned $3,343,000 to the Company's
senior management under the terms of the Executive Stock Purchase
Program  ("Program").  The purpose of the Program is  to  advance
the  interests  of the Company, the Company's senior  management,
and  the Company's shareholders by offering the Company's  senior
management an incentive to purchase shares of the Company's stock
on  the  open  market.   Pursuant to  the  Program,  the  Company
provided Program loans to executives to help finance up to 50% of
the  total  purchase  price of the stock purchased.  All  Program
loans have a term of five (5) years, at an interest rate of 5.5%.
Principal  and interest is not due until the end of the five-year
loan   term,   unless   the   executive  terminates   employment.
Executives may also elect to pay interest annually.  If  interest
is  not  paid  annually, it will compound annually.  All  Program
loans are secured by the purchased shares and any pledged shares.
The program also provides for the grant of stock options based on
the number of shares purchased under the program.  The options are
subject to certain vesting rights.


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Item 2.   Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of   Financial
          -------------------------------------------------------
          Condition and Results of Operations
          -----------------------------------

Results of Operations
- ---------------------

Three  Months Ended July 3, 1999 Compared to Three  Months  Ended
July 4, 1998

The Company's revenues increased 5% to $82,782,000 for the three-
month  period ended July 3, 1999 from $79,152,000 for the  three-
month   period   ended  July  4,  1998.   Net  earnings,   before
extraordinary item were $260,000 for the three-month period ended
July  3, 1999, compared to $5,369,000 for the three-month  period
ended  July  4,  1998.   The  decrease in  net  earnings,  before
extraordinary item, is due to a decrease in new contract bookings
in  the  three-month period ended July 3, 1999  compared  to  the
three-month period ended July 4, 1998.  The Company believes that
this  decrease is due primarily to delays in purchasing decisions
related  to Year 2000 and the Balance Budget Act of 1997.   After
the  extraordinary item, which resulted from a prepayment penalty
and   write-off   of   deferred  loan  costs   from   the   early
extinguishment of debt, the Company incurred a loss of $1,135,000,
net of tax,for the three month period ended July 3, 1999.

System  sales revenues decreased 7% to $54,206,000 for the three-
month  period  ended  July  3,  1999  from  $58,219,000  for  the
corresponding  period  in 1998.  This decrease  in  system  sales
resulted primarily from a decrease in new business signed in  the
three-month period ended July 3, 1999 compared to the three-month
period ended July 4, 1998.

At July 3, 1999, the Company had $323,292,000 in contract backlog
and $157,957,000 in support and maintenance backlog, compared  to
$266,765,000 in contract backlog and $144,360,000 in support  and
maintenance backlog at July 4, 1998.

Support  and  maintenance revenues increased 23%  to  $22,918,000
during  the  second quarter of 1999 from $18,709,000  during  the
same  period  in  1998.  This increase was due primarily  to  the
increase in the Company's installed and converted client base.

Other revenues increased 154% to $5,658,000 in the second quarter
of  1999  from  $2,224,000  in the same  period  of  1998.   This
increase   was   due  primarily  to  services  performed   beyond
contracted requirements for existing clients.

The  cost of revenues includes the cost of computer hardware  and
sublicensed   software  purchased  from  computer  and   software
manufacturers for delivery to clients.  It also includes the cost
of   hardware   maintenance  and  sublicensed  software   support
subcontracted to manufacturers.  The cost of revenue was  26%  of
total  revenues in the second quarter of 1999 compared to 27%  in
1998.   Such  costs,  as  a percent of revenues,  typically  have
varied  as  the mix of revenue (software, hardware,  maintenance,
and  support) components carrying different margin rates  changes
from period to period.

Sales  and  client  service expenses include salaries  of  client
service   personnel,  communications  expenses  and  unreimbursed
travel expenses.  Also included are sales and marketing salaries,
trade  show  costs and advertising costs.  These  expenses  as  a
percent  of total revenues were 41% and 36% in the second quarter
of  1999 and 1998, respectively.  The increase in total sales and
client  service expenses to $34,153,000 in 1999 from  $28,110,000
in  1998 was attributable to the cost of a larger field sales and
services organization and marketing of new products.

Software development expenses include salaries, documentation and
other  direct  expenses  incurred  in  product  development,  and
amortization  of  software development costs. Total  expenditures
for   software   development,  including  both  capitalized   and
noncapitalized portions, for the second quarter of 1999 and  1998
were  $22,476,000 and $17,973,000, respectively.   These  amounts
exclude  amortization. Capitalized software costs were $7,651,000
and   $6,112,000  for  the  second  quarter  of  1999  and  1998,
respectively.    The  increase  in  aggregate  expenditures   for
software  development  in  1999 is  due  to  development  of  HNA
Millennium products and development of community care products.


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<PAGE>

General   and   administrative  expenses  include  salaries   for
corporate,   financial,  and  administrative  staffs,  utilities,
communications  expenses, and professional fees.  These  expenses
as  a percent of total revenues were 8% in the second quarter  of
both  1999  and 1998.  Total general and administrative  expenses
for  the  second  quarter of 1999 and 1998  were  $6,773,000  and
$6,475,000, respectively.

Net  interest expense was $976,000 in the second quarter of  1999
compared to $84,000 in the second quarter of 1998.  This increase
is  due  to  an  increase in borrowings. On April 15,  1999,  the
Company  completed  a  $100,000,000  private  placement  of  debt
pursuant  to a Note Agreement dated April 1, 1999.  The Series  A
Senior  Notes, with a $60,000,000 principal amount at  7.14%  are
due  on  April  15, 2006 and the Series B Senior  Notes,  with  a
$40,000,000 principal amount at 7.66% are due April 15, 2009. The
proceeds  were used to retire the Company's existing  $30,000,000
of  debt,  and  the  remaining funds will be  used  for  proposed
capital  improvements and strengthen the Company's cash position.
In  connection with the early extinguishment of debt, the Company
incurred  a  $1,395,000, net of taxes, extraordinary loss  for  a
prepayment penalty and write-off of deferred loan costs.

The Company's effective tax rates were 39% and 38% for the second
quarter of 1999 and 1998, respectively.

Six  Months Ended July 3, 1999 Compared to Six Months Ended  July
4, 1998

The Company's revenues increased 11% to $169,525,000 for the six-
month  period ended July 3, 1999 from $152,826,000 for  the  six-
month   period   ended  July  4,  1998.   Net   earnings   before
extraordinary item were $3,077,000 for the six-months ended  July
3,  1999, compared to $6,040,000 for the six-months ended July 4,
1998. The decrease in net earnings, before extraordinary item, is
due  to  a  decrease in new contract bookings  in  the  six-month
period ended July 3, 1999 compared to the six-month period  ended
July  4,  1998.  The Company believes that this decrease  is  due
primarily to delays in purchasing decisions related to Year  2000
and  the  Balance  Budget Act of 1997.   After the  extraordinary
item,  which resulted from a prepayment penalty and write-off  of
deferred  loan costs from the early extinguishment of  debt,  net
earnings were $1,682,000 for the first six-months of 1999.

System  sales revenues increased 3% to $115,019,000 for the  six-
month  period  ended  July  3, 1999  from  $111,592,000  for  the
corresponding period in 1998.

At July 3, 1999, the Company had $323,292,000 in contract backlog
and $157,957,000 in support and maintenance backlog, compared  to
$266,765,000 in contract backlog and $144,360,000 in support  and
maintenance backlog at July 4, 1998.

Support  and  maintenance revenues increased 23%  to  $45,283,000
during  the first six months of 1999 from $36,721,000 during  the
same  period  in  1998.  This increase was due primarily  to  the
increase in the Company's installed and converted client base.

Other  revenues  increased 104% to $9,223,000 in  the  first  six
months of 1999 from $4,513,000 in the same period of 1998.   This
increase   was   due  primarily  to  services  performed   beyond
contracted requirements for existing clients.

The  cost of revenues includes the cost of computer hardware  and
sublicensed   software  purchased  from  computer  and   software
manufacturers for delivery to clients.  It also includes the cost
of   hardware   maintenance  and  sublicensed  software   support
subcontracted to manufacturers.  The cost of revenue was  27%  of
total revenues in the first six months of 1999 compared to 28% in
1998.   Such  costs,  as  a percent of revenues,  typically  have
varied  as  the mix of revenue (software, hardware,  maintenance,
and  support) components carrying different margin rates  changes
from period to period.

Sales  and  client  service expenses include salaries  of  client
service   personnel,  communications  expenses  and  unreimbursed
travel expenses.  Also included are sales and marketing salaries,
trade  show  costs and advertising costs.  These  expenses  as  a
percent  of  total  revenues were 40% and 35% in  the  first  six
months  of  1999 and 1998, respectively.  The increase  in  total
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$68,256,000 in  1999  from $54,060,000  in  1998 was attributable
to the cost  of a larger field  sales  and  services organization
and  marketing  of  new products.

Software development expenses include salaries, documentation and
other  direct  expenses  incurred  in  product  development,  and
amortization  of  software development costs. Total  expenditures
for   software   development,  including  both  capitalized   and
noncapitalized  portions, for the first six months  of  1999  and
1998  were  $43,745,000  and  $34,693,000,  respectively.   These
amounts  exclude  amortization. Capitalized software  costs  were
$14,967,000 and $11,862,000 for the first six months of 1999  and
1998,  respectively.  The increase in aggregate expenditures  for
software  development  in  1999 is  due  to  development  of  HNA
Millennium products and development of community care products.

General   and   administrative  expenses  include  salaries   for
corporate,   financial,  and  administrative  staffs,  utilities,
communications  expenses, and professional fees.  These  expenses
as a percent of total revenues were 8% in the first six months of
both  1999  and 1998.  Total general and administrative  expenses
for  the  first six months of 1999 and 1998 were $13,445,000  and
$12,509,000, respectively.

Write-off  of in-process research and development is  a  one-time
expense resulting from the acquisition of Multum.

Net  interest expense was $1,307,000 in the first six  months  of
1999 compared to net interest income of $76,000 in the first  six
months  of 1998.  This increase in expense is due to an  increase
in  borrowings.  On  April  15, 1999,  the  Company  completed  a
$100,000,000  private  placement  of  debt  pursuant  to  a  Note
Agreement dated April 1, 1999.  The Series A Senior  Notes,
with a $60,000,000 principal amount at 7.14% are due on April 15,
2006  and the Series B Senior Notes, with a $40,000,000 principal
amount at 7.66% are due April 15, 2009. The proceeds were used to
retire  the  Company's  existing $30,000,000  of  debt,  and  the
remaining  funds  will be used for proposed capital  improvements
and  strengthen the Company's cash position.  In connection  with
the  early  extinguishment  of  debt,  the  Company  incurred   a
$1,395,000,  net  of taxes, extraordinary loss for  a  prepayment
penalty and write-off of deferred loan costs.

The  Company's effective tax rates were 38% and 39% for the first
six months of 1999 and 1998, respectively.

Capital Resources and Liquidity
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The  Company's liquidity position remains strong with total  cash
and  cash equivalents of $82,134,000 at July 3, 1999 and  working
capital  of  $172,232,000.  The Company generated net  cash  from
operations  of  $9,690,000 and $1,306,000 during  the  six  month
periods  ended July 3, 1999 and July 4, 1998, respectively.   The
increase  in  net  cash from operations is  due  primarily  to  a
decrease  in receivables.  The Company acquired Multum  on  March
16, 1998 for $6,900,000. On April 15, 1999, the Company completed
a $100,000,000 private placement of debt as previously discussed.
The  Company has $18,000,000 of long-term, revolving credit  from
banks, all of which was available as of July 3, 1999.

Revenues  provided  under the Company's support  and  maintenance
agreements   represent  recurring  cash   flows.    Support   and
maintenance revenues increased 23% in the second quarter of  1999
over  the  second quarter of 1998, and the Company expects  these
revenues  to  continue to grow as the base of  installed  systems
grows.

The  Company's liquidity is influenced by many factors, including
the  amount  and  timing  of  the Company's  revenues,  its  cash
collections  from its clients as implementation of  its  products
proceed   and  the  amounts  the  Company  invests  in   software
development  and  capital expenditures.  The Company's  liquidity
has  decreased over the three year period ended July 3, 1999  due
primarily  to  increased investment in software  development  and
increase  in  receivables due to increased sales.  The  Company's
liquidity increased in the second  quarter of 1999.  The  Company
believes  that  its  present cash position,  together  with  cash
generated from operations, will be sufficient to meet anticipated
cash  requirements  during 1999.  In addition  to  the  Company's
$18,000,000  line  of  credit, it has  obtained  additional  debt
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The effects of inflation were minimal on the Company's business
during the period discussed herein.

Factors that may Affect Future Results of Operations, Financial
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Condition or Business
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Statements  made  in  this  report,  other  reports   and   proxy
statements  filed  with the Securities and  Exchange  Commission,
communications   to   stockholders,  press  releases   and   oral
statements  made by representatives of the Company that  are  not
historical in nature, or that state the Company's or management's
intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations, or predictions  of  the
future,  are "forward-looking statements" within the  meaning  of
Section  21E  of  the Securities and Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as
amended,   and  involve  risks  and  uncertainties.   The   words
"should,"  "will  be," "intended," "continue," "believe,"  "may,"
"expect,"  "hope," "anticipate," "goal," "forecast"  and  similar
expressions   are   intended  to  identify  such  forward-looking
statements.   It is important to note that any such  performance,
and  actual results, financial condition or business could differ
materially   from   those  expressed  in   such   forward-looking
statements.   Factors  that could cause  or  contribute  to  such
differences  include,  but are not limited  to,  those  discussed
below as well as those discussed elsewhere in reports filed  with
the  Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Company  undertakes
no  obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements  to
reflect  changed  assumptions, the  occurrence  of  unanticipated
events   or   changes  in  future  operating  results,  financial
condition or business over time.

Quarterly  Operating Results May Vary -   The Company's quarterly
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operating  results have varied in the past and  may  continue  to
vary in future periods.  Quarterly operating results may vary for
a  number  of reasons including demand for the Company's products
and   services,  the  Company's  long  sales  cycle,   the   long
installation  and  implementation cycle for  these  larger,  more
complex and costlier systems and other factors described in  this
section  and elsewhere in this report.  As a result of healthcare
industry  trends and the market for the Company's HNA  Millennium
products,  a  large  percentage of  the  Company's  revenues  are
generated  by  the sale and installation of larger, more  complex
and  costlier  systems.  The sales process for these  systems  is
lengthy  and  involves  a  significant technical  evaluation  and
commitment  of capital and other resources by the customer.   The
sale  may be subject to delays due to customers' internal budgets
and  procedures for approving large capital expenditures  and  by
competing needs for other capital expenditures and deploying  new
technologies or personnel resources.  Delays in the expected sale
or  installation of these large contracts may have a  significant
impact  on  the  Company's  anticipated  quarterly  revenues  and
consequently its earnings, since a significant percentage of  the
Company's expenses are relatively fixed.

These larger, more complex and costlier systems are installed and
implemented  over  time periods ranging from  approximately  nine
months to three years and involve significant efforts both by the
Company  and  the  client.  In addition,  implementation  of  the
Company's Millennium products is a new and evolving process.  The
Company  recognizes  revenue  upon  the  completion  of  standard
milestone conditions and the amount of revenue recognized in  any
quarter  depends upon the Company's and the client's  ability  to
meet these project milestones.  Delays in meeting these milestone
conditions  or modification of the contract relating  to  one  or
more  of  these  systems  could result  in  a  shift  of  revenue
recognition from one quarter to another and could have a material
adverse effect on results of operations for a particular quarter.
In  addition,  support  payments by  clients  for  the  Company's
products do not commence until the product is in use.

The  Company's revenues from system sales historically have  been
lower  in the first quarter of the year and greater in the fourth
quarter of the year.

Stock  Price  May  Be  Volatile -    The  trading  price  of  the
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Company's  common  stock may be volatile.   The  market  for  the
Company's  common  stock  may experience  significant  price  and
volume  fluctuations in response to a number of factors including
actual  or anticipated quarterly variations in operating results,
changes  in  expectations  of  future  financial  performance  or
changes   in   estimates  of  securities  analysts,  governmental
regulatory    action,   healthcare   reform   measures,    client
relationship  developments and other factors, many of  which  are
beyond the Company's control.

Furthermore,  the  stock market in general, and  the  market  for
software, healthcare and high technology companies in particular,
has  experienced extreme volatility that often has been unrelated
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performance of particular  companies.   These broad  market and
industry fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of
the Company's common stock, regardless of actual operating
performance.

Market  Risk  of  Investments  - The  Company  accounts  for  its
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investments  in equity securities which have readily determinable
fair values as available-for sale.  Available-for-sale securities
are  reported  at  fair value with unrealized  gains  and  losses
reported,  net  of  tax, as a separate component  of  accumulated
other   comprehensive  income.   Investments  in   other   equity
securities  are  reported  at cost.  All  equity  securities  are
reviewed  by  the Company for declines in fair  value.   If  such
declines  are  considered to be other than  temporary,  the  cost
basis of the individual security is written down to fair value as
a new cost basis, and the amount of the write-down is included in
earnings.

Included  in  the  Company's  investments  is  the  ownership  of
13,149,319   shares (18.7%) of common which includes purchases of
711,759 shares of common stock at a price of $11,804,000 during the
second quarter of 1999 of CareInsite, Inc.("CareInsite"), formerly
known as Synetic Healthcare Communications, Inc., which have a
cost basis of $81,804,000 and a carrying value of $145,548,000 at
July 3, 1999.

On June 16, 1999, CareInsite undertook an initial
public offering of common stock.  The common stock of CareInsite
is now traded in the public market and listed on the Nasdaq National
Market.  The common stock of CareInsite, held by the Company, is
not registered and is subject to certain lock-up provisions.

Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115 "Accounting for
Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities" (SFAS No. 115)
the Company is required to mark to market those shares which are
classified as available for sale securities.  Due to the lock-up
provisions of the stock, not all shares owned by the Company are
available-for-sale.  However, SFAS No. 115 permits that shares that
are eligible under Rule 144 for public sale within a twelve month
period be considered as available-for-sale. Under Rule 144, as
currently in effect, a person who has beneficially owned shares
of common stock for at least one year would be entitled to sell
within any three-month period a number of shares that does not
exceed the greater of 1% of the number of shares of common stock
then outstanding and the average weekly trading volume of the
common stock during the four preceding calendar weeks.  As of
July 3, 1999, the Company has marked to market 1,393,400 shares
of CareInsite common stock that are considered available-for-sale
under Rule 144 and SFAS No. 115.  The market value of these shares
is $71,586,000, at July 3, 1999.

If the Company realizes certain
performance metrics related to specified levels of physician usage,
CareInsite will issue to the Company 2,503,125 shares of common stock
at a exercise price of $.01 per share ("Performance Shares").  The
measurement date is February 15, 2001. The Company was also granted by
CareInsite, 1,008,445 common stock warrants with an exercise price
of $4.00 per share ("THINC Warrants").  These warrants are exercisable
only in the event that The Health Information Network Connection, LLC
("THINC") exercises warrants granted to them by CareInsite at $4.00 per
share.  THINC, may exercise their warrants 180 days after the initial
public offering of CareInsite.  No amounts have been recognized in the
consolidated financial statements for either the Performance Shares or
the THINC warrants due to the uncertainty of the future events.  A
permanent  impairment  in  the value of  CareInsite  stock  would
result  in  a  charge to earnings in either the then  current  or
future  periods.  There would be no effect on cash flows  because
the  revenue  was  earned through contractual rights  granted  in
exchange for CareInsite stock.  An increase in the value  of  the
CareInsite stock would have no effect on reported earnings.   The
Company  has  not  engaged  in  equity  swaps  or  other  hedging
techniques  to manage the equity risk inherent in the  CareInsite
shares.

The  Company is exposed to market risk from changes in marketable
securities (which consist of money market and commercial  paper).
At  July  3,  1999,  marketable securities of  the  Company  were
recorded  at a fair value of approximately $82 million,  with  an
overall  average  return  of  approximately  5%  and  an  overall
weighted   maturity  of  less  than  90  days.   The   marketable
securities held by the Company are not subject to price  risk  as
they are held to maturity.

The  Company is not exposed to material future earnings  or  cash
flow  exposures from changes in interest rates on long-term  debt
since  100% of its long-term debt is at a fixed rate.   To  date,
the  Company  has  not

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entered  into  any  derivative  financial
instruments  to  manage interest rate risk and is  currently  not
evaluating the future use of any such financial instruments.

The Company conducts business in several foreign jurisdictions.
However, the business transacted is in the local functional currency
and the Company does not currently have any material exposure to foreign
currency transaction gains or losses.   All other  business trans-
actions are in U.S. dollars.  To  date, the Company has not entered
into any derivative financial instrument to manage foreign currency
risk and is currently not evaluating the future use of any such
financial instruments.

Changes in the Healthcare Industry -   The healthcare industry is
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highly  regulated and is subject to changing political,  economic
and  regulatory influences.  For example, The Balanced Budget Act
of  1997  (Public  Law  105-32) contains significant  changes  to
Medicare  and  Medicaid and began to have its initial  impact  in
1998   due  to  limitations  on  reimbursement,  resulting   cost
containment  initiatives, and effects on pricing and  demand  for
capital  intensive systems.  These factors affect the  purchasing
practices and operation of healthcare organizations.  Federal and
state  legislatures  have  periodically  considered  programs  to
reform  or  amend the U.S. healthcare system at both the  federal
and   state   level  and  to  change  healthcare  financing   and
reimbursement systems.  These programs may contain  proposals  to
increase   governmental   involvement   in   healthcare,    lower
reimbursement rates or otherwise change the environment in  which
healthcare  industry  participants operate.  Healthcare  industry
participants  may  respond  by  reducing  their  investments   or
postponing  investment decisions, including  investments  in  the
Company's products and services.

Many  healthcare providers are consolidating to create integrated
healthcare  delivery  systems with greater market  power.   These
providers  may  try to use their market power to negotiate  price
reductions  for  the  Company's products and  services.   As  the
healthcare  industry  consolidates, the Company's  customer  base
could  be  eroded,  competition for customers could  become  more
intense  and  the  importance of acquiring each customer  becomes
greater.

Significant Competition -   The market for healthcare information
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systems is intensely competitive, rapidly evolving and subject to
rapid  technological  change.   The  Company  believes  that  the
principal competitive factors in this market include the  breadth
and quality of system and product offerings, the stability of the
information  systems provider, the features and  capabilities  of
the  information systems, the ongoing support for the system, and
the potential for enhancements and future compatible products.

Certain  of  the  Company's competitors have  greater  financial,
technical,  product  development, marketing and  other  resources
than  the Company and some of its competitors offer products that
it  does not offer.  The Company's principle existing competitors
include   Shared   Medical  Systems  Corporation,   IDX   Systems
Corporation,  McKesson HBOC, Inc. and Eclipsys Corporation,  each
of which offers a suite of products that compete with many of the
Company's  products.  There are other competitors  that  offer  a
more limited number of competing products.

In  addition, the Company expects that major software information
systems   companies,  large  information  technology   consulting
service providers and system integrators, Internet-based start-up
companies and others specializing in the healthcare industry  may
offer  competitive products or services.  The pace of  change  in
the  healthcare information systems market is rapid and there are
frequent  new  product  introductions, product  enhancements  and
evolving  industry standards and requirements.  As a result,  the
Company's success will depend upon its ability to keep pace  with
technological  change and to introduce, on  a  timely  and  cost-
effective basis, new and enhanced products that satisfy  changing
customer requirements and achieve market acceptance.

Proprietary Technology May Be Subjected to Infringement Claims or
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May Be Infringed Upon -  The Company relies upon a combination of
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trade  secret, copyright and trademark laws, license  agreements,
confidentiality procedures, employee nondisclosure agreements and
technical  measures  to  maintain  the  trade  secrecy   of   its
proprietary information.  The Company has not historically  filed
patent   applications   or  copyrights  covering   its   software
technology.  As a result, the Company may not be able to  protect
against misappropriation of its intellectual property.

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In  addition,  the  Company  could  be  subject  to  intellectual
property  infringement claims as the number of competitors  grows
and  the  functionality of its products overlaps with competitive
offerings.   These  claims,  even if not  meritorious,  could  be
expensive  to  defend.  If the Company becomes  liable  to  third
parties  for  infringing their intellectual property  rights,  it
could  be  required  to pay a substantial  damage  award  and  to
develop  noninfringing  technology, obtain  a  license  or  cease
selling  the  products  that contain the infringing  intellectual
property.

Government  Regulation  -   The  United  States  Food  and   Drug
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Administration  (the "FDA") has declared that  software  products
that  are  intended for the maintenance of data  used  in  making
decisions  regarding  the suitability of  blood  donors  and  the
release  of blood or blood components for transfusion are medical
devices  under the 1976 Medical Device Amendments to the  Federal
Food,  Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Safe Medical Devices Act  of
1990.   As  a  consequence, the Company is subject  to  extensive
regulation by the FDA with regard to its blood bank software.  If
other  of the Company's products are deemed to be medical devices
by   the   FDA,  the  Company  could  be  subject  to   extensive
requirements governing pre- and post- marketing conditions,  such
as  device  investigation, approval, labeling and  manufacturing.
Complying  with  these FDA regulations would be  time  consuming,
burdensome  and expensive.  The Company expects that the  FDA  is
likely to become more active in regulating computer software that
is used in healthcare.

Following an inspection by the FDA in March of 1998, the  Company
received   a  two-item  Form  FDA  483  (Notice  of  Inspectional
Observations) containing observations of non-compliance with  the
Federal  Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (the "Act") with respect  to
the  Company's  PathNet  HNA  Blood Bank  Transfusion  and  Donor
products  (the "Blood Bank Products").  The Company  subsequently
received  a Warning Letter, dated April 29, 1998, as a result  of
the  same inspection.  The Company responded promptly to the  FDA
and undertook a number of actions in response to the Form 483 and
Warning  Letter,  including an audit by  a  third  party  of  the
Company's  Blood Bank Products.  A copy of the third party  audit
was  submitted to the FDA in October of 1998 and, at the  request
of   the  FDA,  additional  information  and  clarification   was
submitted to the FDA in January of 1999.

There  can  be no assurance, however, that the Company's  actions
taken  in  response to the Form 483 and Warning  Letter  will  be
deemed  adequate by the FDA or that additional actions on  behalf
of  the  Company will not be required.  In addition, the  Company
remains  subject  to periodic inspections and  there  can  be  no
assurances  that  the Company will not be required  to  undertake
additional  actions  to  comply  with  the  Act  and  any   other
applicable  regulatory requirements.  Any failure by the  Company
to  comply  with  the  Act  and any other  applicable  regulatory
requirements  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on   the
Company's  ability to continue to manufacture and distribute  its
products,  and  in more serious cases, could result  in  seizure,
recall,  injunction  and/or civil fines.  Any  of  the  foregoing
would  have a material adverse effect on the Company's  business,
results of operations or financial condition.

Product  Related  Liablities -   Many of the Company's  products
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provide data for use by healthcare providers in providing care to
patients.  Although no such claims have been brought against  the
Company  to  date regarding injuries related to the  use  of  its
products,  such claims may be made in the future.   Although  the
Company  maintains  product liability insurance  coverage  in  an
amount that it believes is sufficient for its business, there can
be  no assurance that such coverage will prove to be adequate  or
that   such  coverage  will  continue  to  remain  available   on
acceptable terms, if at all.  A successful claim brought  against
the  Company which is uninsured or under-insured could materially
harm its business, results of operations or financial condition.

Year  2000 -  The following statements are a "Year 2000 Readiness
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Disclosure"  within the meaning of the Year 2000 Information  and
Readiness Disclosure Act.  Computer programs that use two  digits
to  identify a year may fail or create errors in the  year  2000,
leading to system failures or miscalculations causing disruptions
to  the operations of the user.  The Company has conducted a Year
2000  review of its operations focusing on the Company's products
and  their  use by its clients, the computers, operating  systems
and  data  bases  used in conjunction with its products  and  the
Company's internal operations.

The Company's software products currently being marketed are Year
2000 compliant.  The costs incurred to make the Company's current
versions  compliant  have  occurred in  the  ordinary  course  of
software

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development and enhancement and have not been material.
All of the Company's clients using older versions of its software
products  are entitled to upgrade to the compliant versions  with
no  charge for the compliant version.  However, some have elected
not  to  do so for a variety of reasons.  The Company is  working
with the clients who wish to upgrade to address Year 2000 issues.
These clients have either
been upgraded to compliant versions  or are  scheduled  to
be upgraded to compliant versions of the Company's  software  by
August 1999.  The Company is assisting those clients to upgrade
using electronic access from the Company's  facilities without
charge.  If the client desires on-site assistance, the Company is
assessing its normal charges.

These services are being conducted in the ordinary course of  the
Company's business by its employees, and the costs to the Company
are not expected to be material.  The Company is also engaged  in
many  projects to implement its products at client sites.   These
projects  require  efforts both by the Company and  its  clients.
For  some  of  these  clients, these  projects  constitute  their
solution  to  Year  2000  issues.   Substantially  all  of  these
projects  are  planned to be completed by  September  1999.   The
Company  is working with its clients, or the clients are  working
independently,  on contingency plans for Year 2000  issues  where
there is a reasonable likelihood the project may not be completed
by the end of 1999.

As  clients  and potential customers focus on efforts  to  update
their   current   systems,  they  may  elect  to  delay   capital
investments  in  information systems  in  order  to  focus  their
capital  budgets  on the expenditures necessary  to  bring  their
existing  systems into Year 2000 compliance.  As  a  result,  the
Company may not achieve expected sales revenues and its business,
financial condition and results of operations could be materially
adversely affected.

The  Company  believes  that  its internal  third-party  software
applications,  operating systems and telephone systems  are  Year
2000  compliant.  The Company did have some internally  developed
software  applications that required upgrading to  be  Year  2000
compliant.   These upgrades were done internally  and  have  been
completed.   The  Company has also replaced some older  computers
and  operating systems that were not Year 2000 compliant  in  the
normal course of infrastructure maintenance.

The  suppliers of the computers, operating systems and data bases
necessary  to  operate  the  current versions  of  the  Company's
software  products  have  indicated to  the  Company  that  those
products either are Year 2000 compliant or they would be  by  the
end  of 1999.  The Company has conducted tests of such computers,
operating  systems  and  databases with its  products  now  being
marketed  and  currently has no reasonable cause to believe  that
the  Company's products are not Year 2000 compliant when operated
with  such computers, operating systems and databases.   However,
in  operation at clients' sites, the Company's software  products
interchange data with many third party systems through interfaces
that may be unique to the client or the third party system.  Such
interfaces or data interchanged may contain inaccuracies or  such
data  may not be in a format that allows the Company's system  to
correctly identify the date.  There can be no assurance that  the
Company  will  not  be  subject to claims that  result  from  the
failure of third party systems or their related interfaces to  be
Year  2000  compliant.  These claims, even  if  not  meritorious,
could be expensive to defend.

Although  the  Company  believes its Year  2000  review  and  the
actions it has taken and plans to take in response to the  review
are  appropriate,  there  can be no  assurance  that  the  review
identified all possible issues or that all identified issues will
be  satisfactorily resolved.  A material failure of the Company's
internal systems to be Year 2000 compliant, a material failure in
suppliers of the computers, operating systems and databases  used
in  conjunction  with  the Company's products  to  be  Year  2000
compliant or a material delay in client projects related to  Year
2000 issues could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, results of operations or financial condition.

System   Errors   and  Warranties  -    The  Company's   systems,
- ---------------------------------
particularly the Millennium versions, are very complex.  As  with
complex  systems  offered by others, the  Company's  systems  may
contain  errors, especially when first introduced.  Although  the
Company  conducts  extensive testing, it has discovered  software
errors  in  its products after their introduction.  The Company's
systems  are  intended  for  use  in  collecting  and  displaying
clinical  information  used  in the diagnosis  and  treatment  of
patients.   Therefore,  users  of the  Company  products  have  a
greater sensitivity to system errors than the market for software
products  generally.  The Company's agreements with  its  clients
typically  provide warranties against material errors  and  other
matters.   Failure  of a client's system to meet  these  criteria
could  constitute a

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material breach under such contracts allowing
the  client to cancel the contract, or could require the  Company
to  incur  additional expense in order to make  the  system  meet
these   criteria.   The  Company's  contract  with  its   clients
generally limit the Company's liability arising from such  claims
but such limits may not be enforceable in certain jurisdictions.

Anti-Takeover   Defenses  -    The  Company's  charter,   bylaws,
- ------------------------
shareholders' rights plan and certain provisions of Delaware  law
contain  certain provisions that may have the effect of  delaying
or preventing an acquisition of the Company.  Such provisions are
intended  to  encourage any person interested  in  acquiring  the
Company to negotiate with and obtain the approval of the Board of
Directors  in  connection  with  any  such  transaction.    These
provisions  include (i) a Board of Directors  that  is  staggered
into  three  classes  to serve staggered three-year  terms,  (ii)
blank   check   preferred  stock,  (iii)   supermajority   voting
provisions,  (iv)  inability of stockholders to  act  by  written
consent or call a special meeting, (v) limitations on the ability
of  stockholders  to  nominate directors  or  make  proposals  at
stockholder  meetings, and (vi) triggering the exercisability  of
stock purchase rights on a discriminatory basis, which may invoke
extensive economic and voting dilution of a potential acquirer if
its beneficial ownership of the Company's common stock exceeds  a
specified  threshold.  Certain of these provisions may discourage
a  future acquisition of the Company not approved by the Board of
Directors in which shareholders might receive a premium value for
their shares.

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Part II.  Other Information

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings.
          -------------------

On June 11, 1999, a lawsuit was served on the Company.  Eleven other companies
engaged in various aspects of the healthcare information systems business
have also been named as defendants in the same lawsuit.  The lawsuit was
brought in the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Texas Fort Worth Division and is entitled Allcare Health Management
                                          -------------------------
System, Inc. v. Cerner Corporation, et al., and seeks damages for patent
- -----------------------------------------
infringement.  The Company is investigating the claims made in the lawsuit
and will respond accordingly.  Based upon a preliminary investigation to
date, the Company believes the lawsuit is without merit and intends to
vigorously defend against it.

The Company is from time to time involved in routine litigation incidental to
the conduct of its business.  The Company believes that no such currently
pending routine litigation to which it is party will have a material adverse
effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
          ----------------------------------------------------

At the Company's annual shareholders meeting held on May 28,
1999, John C. Danforth, Thomas A. McDonnell, and Neal L.
Patterson were re-elected as Class I Directors, for a three year
term expiring at the 2002 annual meeting of shareholders.
Clifford W. Illig, Thomas C. Tinstman, M.D., Dr. Gerald E.
Bisbee, Jr., and Michael E. Herman continued as directors after
the meeting.

<TABLE>
                                                         Abstention and
                             For        Withheld        Broker Non-Votes
                         ----------     --------        ----------------
<S>                      <C>                  <C>              <C>
John C. Danforth         28,310,547           0                241,202
Thomas A. McDonnell      28,305,800           0                245,949
Neal L. Patterson        28,272,411           0                279,338

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The  shareholders also ratified the selection  by  the  Board  of
Directors  of  KPMG  LLP  as the Company's independent  certified
public  accountants for the fiscal year ending January  1,  2000.
Shares  voted in favor were 26,556,621, shares against  1,974,982
and 20,146 shares abstained or were broker non-votes.



Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
           ---------------------------------

    (a)    Exhibits

           Exhibit 4       Credit Agreement between Cerner Corporation
                           and Mercantile Bank, dated April 1, 1999
                           (filed as Exhibit 4(d) to Registrant's
                           Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
                           year ended January 2, 1999, and
                           incorporated herein by reference).

           Exhibit 10(a)   Cerner Corporation Executive Stock
                           Purchase Plan (filed as Exhibit 4(g) to
                           Registrant's Registration Statement on
                           Form  S-8 (File No. 333-77029) and hereby
                           incorporated herein by reference).

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<PAGE>

           Exhibit 10(b)   Form of Stock Pledge Agreement for Cerner
                           Corporation Executive Stock Purchase Plan
                           (filed as Exhibit 4(h) to Registrant's
                           Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File
                           No. 333-77029) and hereby incorporated
                           herein by reference).

           Exhibit 10(c)   Form of Promissory Note for Cerner
                           Corporation Executive Stock Purchase Plan
                           (filed as Exhibit 4(i) to Registrant's
                           Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File
                           No. 333-77029) and hereby incorporated
                           herein by reference).

           Exhibit 11      Computation of Earnings Per Share

           Exhibit 27      Financial Data Schedule

    (b)    Reports on Form 8-K

           No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Company during
           the quarter ended July 3, 1999.



                                   17


<PAGE>




                           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.




                                   CERNER CORPORATION
                                   ------------------
                                   Registrant



August 17, 1999                                   By:\s\Marc G. Naughton
- ---------------                                      --------------------
     Date                                            Marc G. Naughton
                                                     Chief Financial Officer



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                                                       Exhibit 11

               CERNER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
<CAPTION>


                               Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                               July 3,    July 4,       July 3,    July 4,
                           __________________________________________________
                                1999       1998          1999       1998
                           ____________ ___________   ___________ ___________
<S>                        <C>          <C>           <C>         <C>
Net Earnings before
  Extraordinary Item:      $   260,000  $ 5,369,000   $ 3,077,000 $ 6,040,000
                           ============ ===========   =========== ===========

Weighted average number
  of common and common stock
  equivalent shares:

  Basic weighted average
   number of outstanding
   common shares:           33,615,000   32,741,369    33,587,000  32,704,941
                           ____________ ___________   ___________ ___________

Basic earnings per
  common shares:           $      0.01  $      0.16   $      0.09 $      0.18
                           ____________ ___________   ___________ ___________

Dilutive effect (excess
  of number of shares
  issuable over number
  of shares assumed to
  be repurchased with
  the proceeds of exercised
  options and converted
  warrants based on the
  average market price
  during the period)           296,000      919,288       331,000     792,418
                           ____________ ___________   ___________ ___________

                            33,911,000   33,660,657    33,918,000  33,497,359
                           ____________ ___________   ___________ ___________

Diluted earnings per
  common and common stock  __________________________________________________
  equivalent shares:       $      0.01  $      0.16   $      0.09 $      0.18
                           ==================================================



Net Earnings (Loss) after
  Extraordinary Item:      $(1,135,000) $ 5,369,000   $ 1,682,000 $ 6,040,000
                           ============ ===========   =========== ===========

Weighted average number
  of common and common stock
  equivalent shares:

  Basic weighted average
   number of outstanding
   common shares:           33,615,000   32,741,369    33,587,000  32,704,941
                           ____________ ___________   ___________ ___________

Basic earnings (loss) per
  common shares:           $     (0.03) $      0.16   $      0.05 $      0.18
                           ____________ ___________   ___________ ___________

Dilutive effect (excess
  of number of shares
  issuable over number
  of shares assumed to
  be repurchased with
  the proceeds of exercised
  options and converted
  warrants based on the
  average market price
  during the period)           296,000      919,288       331,000     792,418
                           ____________ ___________   ___________ ___________

                            33,911,000   33,660,657    33,918,000  33,497,359
                           ____________ ___________   ___________ ___________

Diluted earnings (loss) per
  common and common stock  __________________________________________________
  equivalent shares:       $     (0.03) $      0.16   $      0.05 $      0.18
                           ==================================================

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