TARGET TECHNOLOGIES INC
SC 13D/A, 1996-04-23
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, NEC
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              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    Washington, D.C. 20549

                         SCHEDULE 13D
                       (Amendment No. 1)

           Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                   Target Technologies, Inc.
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                       (Name of Issuer)


                 Common Stock, Par Value $0.01
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                (Title of Class of Securities)


                           87612N106
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             (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)


            Patricia Renda WisdomTree Associates, L.P.
        1633 Broadway, 38th Floor New York, New York 10019
                        (212) 843-2782
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         (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
       Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                          Copies to:

           Roger D. Blanc Willkie Farr & Gallagher 153
      East 53rd Street New York, NY 10022 (212) 821-8000

                        April 16, 1996
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                 (Date of Event which Requires
                   Filing of this Schedule)

         If the  filing  person has  previously  filed a  statement  on
Schedule  13G to report the  acquisition  which is the  subject of this
Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule  because of Rule  13d-1(b)(3)
or (4), check the following: |_|

         Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement:
|_|




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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

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CUSIP No.  87612N106                                                              Page    2    of    12   Pages
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 1   NAME OF REPORT PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     WisdomTree Capital Management, Inc.                           I.D. #13-3729429
- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                                        (a)
                                                                                                               (b)

- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3   SEC USE ONLY

     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ----
 4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     AF
- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     New York
- -------------- --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  7      SOLE VOTING POWER

                         0 shares of Common Stock
               --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  NUMBER OF       8      SHARED VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY             280,000 shares of Common Stock
  OWNED BY
    EACH
  REPORTING
 PERSON WITH


               --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         0 shares of Common Stock
               --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         280,000 shares of Common Stock
- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

     280,000 shares of Common Stock
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

     6.4%
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     CO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


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CUSIP No.  87612N106                                                              Page    3    of    12   Pages
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 1   NAME OF REPORT PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     WisdomTree Associates, L.P.
- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                                        (a)
                                                                                                               (b)

- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3   SEC USE ONLY

- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     WC
- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     New York
- -------------- --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  7      SOLE VOTING POWER

                         0 shares of Common Stock
               --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  NUMBER OF       8      SHARED VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY             240,000 shares of Common Stock
  OWNED BY
    EACH
  REPORTING
 PERSON WITH


               --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         0 shares of Common Stock
               --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         240,000 shares of Common Stock
- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

     240,000 shares of Common Stock
- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

     5.5%
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     PN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D



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CUSIP No.  87612N106                                                              Page    4    of    12   Pages
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 1   NAME OF REPORT PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     WisdomTree Offshore, Ltd.
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 2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                                        (a)
                                                                                                               (b)

- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3   SEC USE ONLY

- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     WC
- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Cayman Islands
- -------------- --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  7      SOLE VOTING POWER

                         0 shares of Common Stock
               --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  NUMBER OF       8      SHARED VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY             40,000 shares of Common Stock
  OWNED BY
    EACH
  REPORTING
 PERSON WITH


               --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         0 shares of Common Stock
               --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         40,000 shares of Common Stock
- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

     40,000 shares of Common Stock
- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

     0.9%
- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     OO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D



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CUSIP No.  87612N106                                                              Page    5    of    12   Pages
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 1   NAME OF REPORT PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Jonathan L. Steinberg                                I.D. ####-##-####
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 2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                                        (a)
                                                                                                               (b)

- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3   SEC USE ONLY

     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ----
 4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     AF
- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     United States
- -------------- --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  7      SOLE VOTING POWER

                         0 shares of Common Stock
               --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  NUMBER OF       8      SHARED VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY             280,000 shares of Common Stock
  OWNED BY
    EACH
  REPORTING
 PERSON WITH


               --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         0 shares of Common Stock
               --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         280,000 shares of Common Stock
- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

     280,000 shares of Common Stock
- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

     6.4%
- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
       (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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         This Amendment No. 1, dated April 22, 1996, to the Schedule 13D dated
March 20, 1996 (the "Schedule 13D"), filed on behalf of WisdomTree Associates,
L.P. (the "Partnership"), WisdomTree Capital Management, Inc.  (the "General
Partner"), WisdomTree Offshore, Ltd. ("WisdomTree Offshore") and Jonathan L.
Steinberg ("Mr.  Steinberg" and collectively, the "Reporting Entities"),
relates to the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock") of
Target Technologies, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Company") and is being
filed pursuant to Rule 13d-2 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

ITEM 3.  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

                  Item 3 is hereby amended and restated as set forth below:
                  The 240,000 shares of Common Stock acquired by the
Partnership (the  "Partnership  Purchases")  were acquired in brokered
transactions  for an aggregate  purchase  price of  $1,715,160.15.  The 40,000
shares of Common Stock purchased by WisdomTree  Offshore (the  "Offshore
Purchases")  were acquired in brokered transactions for an aggregate purchase
price of $272,850.

                  The  source  of  funds  for  the  Partnership   Purchases was
investment capital  contributed by the Partnership.  The source of funds for
the Offshore Purchases was investment capital contributed by WisdomTree
Offshore.



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ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

                  Item 5 is hereby amended and restated as set forth below:

                   (a) As of April 17, 1996, the Partnership  beneficially
owned a total of  240,000  shares of the  Common  Stock of the  Company,  the
General Partner  beneficially owned a total of 280,000 shares of the Common
Stock of the Company,  WisdomTree Offshore beneficially owned a total of 40,000
shares of the Common  Stock of the Company  and Mr.  Steinberg  beneficially
owned a total of 260,000 shares of the Common Stock of the Company,
constituting 5.5%, 6.4%, 0.9% and 6.4%, respectively, of the shares of Common
Stock then outstanding, based on 4,347,293  shares of Common Stock  outstanding
as  disclosed  in the  Company's quarterly  report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended  November 30, 1995.  As of April 17, 1996,  the Reporting  Entities
beneficially  owned a total of 280,000 shares of the Common  Stock of the
Company,  constituting  6.4% of the shares of Common Stock then  outstanding.
To the best of the  knowledge of the  Reporting Entities,  none of the
individuals  listed on Schedule A, with the exception of Mr. Steinberg,
beneficially owns any shares of the Common Stock of the Company, except
pursuant to their interests in the  Partnership,  the General Partner and
WisdomTree Offshore.

                   (b)  The Partnership, the General Partner, Mr. Steinberg and
                   Russell Anmuth, a Vice President of the Investment Manager,
co-manager of the Partnership and co-manager of WisdomTree Offshore, share
voting and dispositive power with respect to 240,000 shares of Common Stock.
WisdomTree Offshore,

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the General Partner, Mr. Steinberg and Mr. Anmuth share voting and dispositive
power with respect to 40,000 shares of Common Stock.  To the best of the
knowledge of the Reporting Entities, none of the individuals listed on Schedule
A, with the exception of Mr. Steinberg and Mr. Anmuth, has any voting or
dispositive power with respect to shares of Common Stock.

                   (c)  Information  concerning  transactions  in  Common
Stock effected by the Reporting Entities since the filing of the Schedule 13D
on March 20, 1996 is set forth in  Schedule B hereto and is  incorporated  by
reference.  Except as set forth in Schedule  B, no  transactions  in Common
Stock have been effected by any of the  Reporting  Entities or, to the best of
the  knowledge of the Reporting Entities, by any of the persons identified in
Schedule A since the filing of the Schedule 13D on March 20, 1996.

                   (d)  Not applicable.

                   (e)  Not applicable.



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                                   SCHEDULE A


         The  following  table sets forth the name and  principal  employment of
each of the  officers and  directors of  WisdomTree  Capital  Management,  Inc.,
Individual  Investor Group, Inc. and WisdomTree  Offshore,  Ltd., as well as the
business  address  of  each  director  of such  entities  not  employed  by such
entities.
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<S>                                                     <C>
WisdomTree Capital
Management, Inc.                                        Position

Jonathan L. Steinberg                                   Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and
                                                        Director

Robert Schmidt                                          President and Director

Scot Rosenblum                                          Vice President, Secretary and Director

Russell Anmuth                                          Vice President


Individual Investor
Group, Inc.                                             Position

Jonathan L. Steinberg                                   Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Robert Schmidt                                          President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Scot Rosenblum                                          Vice President, Secretary and Director

Henry Clark                                             Controller and Assistant
                                                        Secretary

Peter M. Ziemba                                         Assistant Secretary

Bruce Sokoloff                                          Director; Executive Vice President, Reliance Group
                                                        Holdings, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York
                                                        10055

WisdomTree Offshore, Ltd.                               Position

Jonathan L. Steinberg                                   Vice President

Scot Rosenblum                                          Chairman, Vice President and Director



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Christopher Wetherhill                                  President and Director; Chief Executive Officer, The
                                                        Hemisphere Group Limited, Hemisphere House, 9 Church
                                                        Street, Hamilton, Bermuda

Charles Quin                                            Director; Partner, Quin & Hampson, George Town, Grand
                                                        Cayman, Cayman Islands.
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                                   SCHEDULE B


The Partnership

1.       On April 16, 1996, the  Partnership  purchased  30,000 shares of
         Common Stock of the Company in brokered  transactions  at a price of
         $6.13 per share.


WisdomTree Offshore

1.       On April 12,  1996,  WisdomTree  Offshore  purchased  13,000  shares
         of Common  Stock of the  Company in  brokered  transactions  at a
         price of $6.63 per share.

2.       On April 16,  1996,  WisdomTree  Offshore  purchased  10,000  shares
         of Common  Stock of the  Company in  brokered  transactions  at a
         price of $6.13 per share.



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                                   SIGNATURES


          After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and
belief, the  undersigned  certify that the  information  set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.



Dated: April 22, 1996                       WISDOMTREE ASSOCIATES, L.P.

                                            By: WisdomTree Capital Management,
                                                Inc., General Partner



                                            By:/s/ Scot A. Rosenblum Name:
                                            Scot A. Rosenblum Title: Vice
                                            President



Dated: April 22, 1996                       WISDOMTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.



                                            By:/s/ Scot A. Rosenblum Name:
                                            Scot A. Rosenblum Title: Vice
                                            President



Dated: April 22, 1996                       WISDOMTREE OFFSHORE, LTD.



                                            By:/s/ Scot A. Rosenblum Name:
                                            Scot A. Rosenblum Title: Director



Dated: April 22, 1996                       By:/s/ Jonathan L. Steinberg
                                               -------------------------
                                               Jonathan L. Steinberg







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