BRITE VOICE SYSTEMS INC
10-Q, 1996-08-14
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                              -------------------
                                  FORM 10-Q


[X ]    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1996

                           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 0-17920

                   BRITE VOICE SYSTEMS, INC.
      (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


         KANSAS                               48-0986248
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION               (I.R.S. EMPLOYER 
OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)       IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)


                         7309 E. 21ST STREET NORTH
                          WICHITA, KANSAS  67206
                 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)


REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:(316) 652-6500



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the 
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to 
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes   [X]  No   [  ]

As of August 7, 1996, 11,783,355 shares of the registrant's common stock were
outstanding.



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                            BRITE VOICE SYSTEMS, INC.

                                    INDEX


                                                                Page
                                                               Number

PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  Item 1.   Financial Statements

          Consolidated Balance Sheets - June 30, 1996
           and December 31, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . .       3

          Consolidated Statements of Income - Three Months
           Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995. . . . . . . . . .       5

          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Three Months
           Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995. . . . . . . . . .       6

          Notes to Financial Statements. . . . . . . . . .       7
  
  Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
           Condition and Results of Operations . . . . . .       9

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      14

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                      PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                        BRITE VOICE SYSTEMS, INC.
                       CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                    (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

                                 ASSETS


                                                     June 30,     December 31,
                                                       1996          1995 
                                                   ----------      -----------
                                                   (Unaudited)

CURRENT ASSETS
  Cash and cash equivalents. . . . . . .               $ 2,088      $ 3,405
  Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful
    accounts: 1996-$587, 1995-$481 . . .                32,485       28,690
  Inventories. . . . . . . . . . . . . .                11,650       10,510
  Prepaid expenses and other . . . . . .                 3,880        2,715
                                                       -------      -------
      Total Current Assets . . . . . . .                50,103       45,320
                                                       -------      -------

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
  Land and building. . . . . . . . . . .                 3,074        3,074
  Furniture and equipment. . . . . . . .                22,881       19,978
                                                       -------      -------
                                                        25,955       23,052
  Less accumulated depreciation. . . . .               (13,110)     (11,476)
                                                       -------      -------

      Total Property and Equipment . . .                12,845       11,576
                                                       -------      -------

OTHER ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 2,296        1,936
                                                       -------      -------

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               $65,244      $58,832
                                                       =======      =======




                       See Notes to Financial Statements


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                            BRITE VOICE SYSTEMS, INC.
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                        (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY


                                                     June 30,     December 31,
                                                       1996          1995 
                                                   ----------      -----------
                                                   (Unaudited)

CURRENT LIABILITIES
  Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . .              $  8,369      $  9,503
  Accrued salaries and wages . . . . . .                 2,136         1,726
  Other accrued expenses . . . . . . . .                 1,187         1,785
  Deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . .                 2,114         1,364
  Customer deposits. . . . . . . . . . .                 1,109         1,565
  Advances from affiliates . . . . . . .                    --           551
  Income taxes payable . . . . . . . . .                 1,212         1,892
                                                       -------       -------

      Total Current Liabilities. . . . .                16,127        18,386
                                                       -------       -------

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
  Preferred stock, no par value; authorized
   10,000,000 shares; none issued and 
   outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    --            --
  Common stock, no par value; authorized 
   30,000,000 shares; issued 11,783,355 
   shares - 1996; 11,489,325 shares - 1995              37,560        34,377
  Retained earnings. . . . . . . . . . .                11,968         6,383
  Foreign currency translation adjustment                 (411)         (314)
                                                       -------       -------

      Total Stockholders' Equity . . . .                49,117        40,446
                                                       -------       -------
                                                       $65,244      $ 58,832
                                                       =======       =======




                       See Notes to Financial Statements


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                            BRITE VOICE SYSTEMS, INC.
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                        (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

                                     Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                                          June 30,           June 30,
                                      1996      1995      1996      1995 
                                    --------  --------  --------    --------
                                        (Unaudited)        (Unaudited)
REVENUES
 System sales. . . . . . .          $ 15,688  $ 11,598  $ 29,804     $23,741
 Services revenues . . . .            12,979    10,622    24,711      21,293
                                    --------  --------  --------   --------
                                      28,667    22,220    54,515      45,034
                                    --------  --------  --------   --------

COSTS AND EXPENSES
 Cost of Sales:
  System . . . . . . . . .             7,107     4,440    13,117       9,480
  Services . . . . . . . .             6,293     5,551    11,914      10,947
 Research and engineering.             2,738     1,902     5,324       3,633
 Selling, general and
  administrative . . . . .             8,645     6,991    16,572      13,712
 S-Corporation distributions              --     1,802        --       3,263
                                    --------  --------  --------   --------
                                      24,783    20,686    46,927      41,035
                                    --------  --------  --------   --------

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS . .             3,884     1,534     7,588       3,999

OTHER INCOME, NET. . . . .               122       132       180         285
                                    --------  --------  --------   --------
INCOME BEFORE TAXES. . . .             4,006     1,666     7,768       4,284

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES             1,118       515     2,176       1,140
                                    --------  --------  --------   --------

NET INCOME . . . . . . . .          $  2,888  $  1,151  $  5,592   $   3,144
                                    ========  ========  ========   =========
EARNINGS PER SHARE . . . .          $    .24  $    .10  $    .46   $     .26
                                    ========  ========  ========   =========
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES
 OUTSTANDING . . . . . . .            12,287    11,913    12,104      11,908





                       See Notes to Financial Statements


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                          BRITE VOICE SYSTEMS, INC.
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                               (IN THOUSANDS)

                                                              Six Months Ended
                                                                  June 30,
                                                             1996         1995
                                                            --------    --------
                                                                 (Unaudited)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                $ 5,591    $ 3,144
 Items not requiring cash:
  Depreciation and amortization. . . . . . .                  1,695      1,680
 Changes in:
  Accounts receivable. . . . . . . . . . . .                 (3,795)    (3,263)
  Inventories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 (1,140)    (2,316)
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses.  . .                  (649)     2,976
  Other current assets and liabilities . . .                 (2,227)       227 
                                                           --------   --------
     Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities       (525)      2,448
                                                           --------    --------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 Purchase of property and equipment. . . . .                 (2,903)     (3,029)
 Proceeds from sales of property and equipment                   --          38
 Proceeds from maturity of temporary investments                 --       7,933
 Purchase of temporary investments . . . . .                     --      (3,379)
 (Increase) decrease in other assets . . . .                   (417)         51
 Net cash received from business acquisitions                    --          44
                                                           --------    --------
     Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities     (3,320)      1,658
                                                           --------    --------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 Issuance of common stock. . . . . . . . . .                  2,761         221
 Exercise of stock options . . . . . . . . .                    421         177
 Principal payments on debt. . . . . . . . .                   (551)     (1,175)
                                                           --------    --------
     Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities      2,631        (777)
                                                           --------    --------

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH. . .                   (103)         85
                                                           --------    --------
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND 
 CASH EQUIVALENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 (1,317)      3,414

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING 
 OF PERIOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   3,405      5,776
                                                            --------   --------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD . .                 $ 2,088   $  9,190
                                                            --------   --------
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                       See Notes to Financial Statements


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                            BRITE VOICE SYSTEMS, INC.
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1.   The 1996 and 1995 financial statements (except for the December 31, 1995 
Balance Sheet) included herein have been prepared by the Company, without 
audit, and reflect all adjustments (consisting only of those of a normal 
recurring nature) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to 
fairly present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows 
for the interim periods.  Certain information and footnote disclosures 
normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with 
generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted, 
although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the 
information presented not misleading.  

     The financial statements include various estimates, including estimated 
reserves for obsolete inventory, uncollectible accounts, warranty reserves 
and costs to complete certain projects.  These estimates have been 
established by management using historical operations data.  There can be no 
assurance that these estimates will not change as additional information 
becomes available.  It is suggested that these condensed financial statements 
be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto 
for the year ended December 31, 1995, contained in the Company's Annual 
Report to Stockholders and Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission.

2.   Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

                                     June 30,    December 31,
                                       1996         1995   
                                     --------      --------

     Purchased parts . . . . . . .   $  4,311      $  3,044
     Work in progress. . . . . . .      4,647         4,146
     Finished goods. . . . . . . .      2,692         3,320
                                     --------      --------
                                     $ 11,650      $ 10,510
                                     --------      --------
                                     --------      --------

3.   Effective August 9, 1995, the Company consummated its mergers (the 
"Mergers") with each of Telecom Services Limited (U.S.), Inc., Telecom 
Services Limited (West), Inc., TSL Software Services, Inc., and TSL 
Management Group, Inc. (collectively the "TSL Companies").  Pursuant to the 
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger dated May 24, 1995 (the 
"Merger Agreement"), the TSL Companies were merged into the Company in a 
transaction involving the issuance of 3,331,000 shares of the Company's 
common stock in conversion of all outstanding shares of common stock of the 
TSL Companies.

     The Mergers have been accounted for as a pooling of interests. 
Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements have been retroactively
restated to include the results of operations, financial positions and cash
flows of the TSL Companies for all periods prior to consummation of the 
Mergers. Revenues and net income prior to the combination are as follows 
(in thousands):



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                                    Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                                      June 30, 1995           June 30, 1995  
                                   -------------------       ------------------
                                               Net                       Net
                                             Income                     Income
                                   Revenues  (Loss)          Revenues   (Loss)
                                   --------  ------          --------   ------
     Brite Voice Systems, Inc.     $ 18,687  $ 1,538         $37,727  $ 3,229
     TSL Companies . . . .            3,533     (387)          7,307      (85)
                                   --------  -------        ---------  -------
                                    $22,220  $ 1,151         $45,034  $ 3,144
                                   ========  =======        =========  =======

4.   On March 4, 1996, the Company completed a public stock offering whereby 
1,377,401 shares were sold by certain stockholders.  The Company granted the 
Underwriter an option to purchase up to 206,610 shares, solely to cover 
over-allotments.  The underwriter's option was exercised, resulting in 
proceeds to the Company of $2,761,176, net of expenses.

5.   Income taxes paid during the three months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995 
were $1,339,000 and $337,000, respectively.

     Interest paid during the three months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995 was 
$29,000 and $3,000, respectively.




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                        PART I:   FINANCIAL INFORMATION


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


BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     Effective August 9, 1995, the TSL Companies were merged into the Company 
in a transaction accounted for as a pooling of interests.  TSL provides a 
broad array of services and products which assist clients in managing various 
aspects of their telecommunications requirements.  The acquisition resulted 
in the issuance of 3,331,000 shares of Brite's common stock in exchange for 
all of the outstanding common stock of the TSL Companies.  The financial 
information presented herein has been restated to include the accounts and 
operations of the TSL Companies for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 
1995.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1996 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 

      Total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 1996 increased 
$6,447,000 to $28,667,000, or 29.0%, compared to the same period in 1995, 
primarily as a result of continuing penetration of international markets, 
including sales of systems to new customers, and equipment and software 
upgrades and system expansions to existing customers.

     Domestic system sales, consisting of general purpose voice response 
systems and electronic publishing systems delivered to customers in the 
United States and Canada, increased to $7,263,000 from $6,152,000, or 18.1%.

     General purpose voice response system sales increased $711,000 to 
$6,293,000, or 12.7%, principally due to expansion of business from existing 
customers and several large system sales in the banking and utility 
industries.

     Electronic publishing system sales increased $400,000 to $970,000, or 
70.2%.  The Company attributes this increase to new system sales to a 
distributor in the health care industry.  Previous sales have been to 
newspapers and Yellow Pages publishers.  The Company believes it holds a 
significant majority of the market share in these segments and that this 
market is saturated.  Many of the Company's customers have slowed their 
deployment of audiotex systems in the last year, as interest in on-line 
systems and services has decreased demand for audiotex systems.  The Company 
believes that sales of these systems in future periods will become 
increasingly more difficult to obtain in the domestic market.

     International system sales increased $2,979,000 to $8,425,000, or 54.7%. 
System sales by the Company's foreign subsidiaries increased $2,102,000 to 
$6,090,000, or 52.7%, primarily due to system expansion by the Company's two 
largest customers located in the United Kingdom and Spain.  System sales by 
the Company's United States-based sales force increased $877,000 to 
$2,335,000, or 60.2%, primarily due to a large order in the Pacific Rim area. 
The Company believes the international markets are behind the United States 
markets in terms of 

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acceptance of voice response technology, and that prospects for growth in 
these markets will exceed those in the United States during the next several 
years.

     The Company's system sales are dependent upon continued orders by 
existing customers, orders from new customers, and development of new 
products.  There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to 
increase or maintain its market share in the future or to sustain recent 
growth rates.

     Services revenues increased $2,357,000 to $12,979,000, or 22.2%.  
Managed services revenues, consisting of telecommunications management 
services, Consumer Tips and 900 Voice Personals, increased 19.1%, from 
$6,634,000 to $7,901,000, due primarily to an increase in revenues from 
telecommunications management services.  Service contract and repair revenues 
increased 36.8%, from $2,690,000 to $3,680,000, due primarily to a one-time 
project for a large customer, which helped lead to the conversion of this 
customer to a full-service contract. Information services revenues increased 
7.7% from $1,298,000 to $1,398,000, due primarily to the introduction of new 
audio products.

     Cost of system sales increased $2,667,000 to $7,107,000, or 60.1%, and 
increased as a percentage of system sales from 38.3% to 45.3%.  The increase 
in actual costs was due to an increase in the number of systems shipped by 
the Company's foreign subsidiaries to international customers.  The increase 
as a percentage of system sales is principally due to the presence during the 
first quarter of 1995 of several large software orders that typically have 
much higher margins than system sales.

     Cost of services revenues increased $742,000 to $6,293,000, or 13.4%, 
while decreasing as a percentage of services revenues from 52.3% to 48.5%.  
The increase in actual costs was due to an increase in variable costs, such 
as telephone transmission costs and revenue sharing payments to customers, 
associated with increased managed services revenues.  The decrease as a 
percentage of revenues was primarily due to the inclusion of costs during the 
three months ended June 30, 1995 associated with the voice personals service, 
Person-to-Person, cancelled during the last half of 1995.  These services had 
a much lower margin than other services provided.

     Research and engineering expenses increased $836,000 to $2,738,000, or 
43.9%, due to the addition of research engineers and related expenses to 
support the Company's continued commitment to product development.  As a 
percentage of revenues, these expenses increased to 9.6% of total revenues in 
the three months ended June 30, 1996, compared to 8.6% in 1995.  The Company 
believes that it must continue to increase spending on research and 
engineering activities in absolute terms in order to continue to remain 
competitive in the voice response market.  Such expenses could increase as a 
percentage of revenues as well.

     Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $1,654,000 to 
$8,645,000, or 23.7%, primarily due to the expansion of the Company's 
international sales and marketing efforts.  Significant staff were added 
during the latter part of 1995 to support new sales opportunities in both the 
domestic and international markets.  As a percentage of total revenues, 
selling, general and administrative expenses decreased slightly from 31.5% to 
30.2%.

     S corporation distributions represent payments made to the former TSL 
Companies' stockholders, which are approximately equal to the tax basis 
earnings of the TSL Companies.  Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the 
TSL Companies 



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were allowed to distribute estimated tax basis income through the closing 
date of the Mergers.  The distributions totaled $1,802,000 in the three 
months ended June 30, 1995.  These payments were not made in 1996 and will 
not recur in future periods.

     Other income decreased by $10,000 to $122,000, or 7.6%, principally due 
to lower average cash and cash equivalents balances during the three months 
ended June 30, 1996 versus the same period in 1995.  The Company also 
utilized its line of credit during the quarter ended June 30, 1996, thereby 
incurring interest expense that offset a portion of the interest income 
earned during the period.

     The provision for income taxes was 27.9% for the three months ended June 
30, 1996, compared to 30.9% for the same period during 1995.  The variance 
from the United States statutory rate in both periods was due primarily to 
the utilization of net operating loss and credit carryforwards acquired 
through the Company's 1993 merger with Perception Technology Corporation, and 
a reduction in the Company's deferred tax valuation allowance.

SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1996 COMPARED TO SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 

     Total revenues increased $9,481,000 to $54,515,000, or 21.1%, compared 
to the same period in 1995.  This improvement was due to increases in 
international system sales and domestic and international services revenues.

     Domestic system sales decreased $273,000 to $13,946,000, or 1.9%.  
General purpose voice response system sales decreased $225,000 to 
$11,751,000, or 1.9%, principally due to the presence during the first 
quarter of 1995 of several large orders placed by value added resellers of 
the Company's products that did not recur during the first six months of 
1996.  Electronic publishing system sales decreased $48,000 to $2,195,000, or 
2.1%, due primarily to the weakness in demand for systems by directory 
publishing customers. 

     International system sales increased $6,336,000 to $15,858,000, or 
66.5%. System sales by the Company's foreign subsidiaries increased 
$5,929,000 to $12,663,000, or 88.0%, primarily due to system expansion by the 
Company's two largest customers located in the United Kingdom and Spain.  
System sales by the Company's United States-based sales force increased 
$407,000 to $3,195,000, or 14.6%, primarily due to a large order in the 
Pacific Rim area.

     Services revenues increased $3,418,000 to $24,711,000, or 16.1%.  
Service contract and repair revenues increased $1,188,000 to $6,617,000, or 
21.9%, due primarily to the Company's emphasis on expanding its base of 
customers who subscribe to quarterly or annual maintenance contracts.  
Managed services revenues increased $1,976,000 to $15,341,000, or 14.8%, due 
to an increase in revenues from telecommunications management services. 
Information services and other service revenues increased $254,000 to 
$2,753,000, or 10.2%, due to the introduction of new audio products.

     Cost of system sales increased $3,637,000 to $13,117,000, or 38.4%, and 
increased as a percentage of system sales from 39.9% to 44.0%.  The increase 
in actual costs was due to an increase in the number of systems shipped.  The 
increase as a percentage of system sales is principally due to the presence 
during the first quarter of 1995 of several large software orders that 
typically have much higher margins than system sales. 


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     Cost of services revenues increased $967,000 to $11,914,000, or 8.8%, 
while decreasing as a percentage of services revenues from 51.4% to 48.2%.  
The increase in actual costs was due primarily to the increase in variable 
costs, such as telephone transmission costs and revenue-sharing payments to 
customers. The decrease as a percentage of revenues was primarily due to the 
inclusion of costs during the six months ended June 30, 1995 associated wih 
the voice personals service, Person-to-Person, cancelled during the last half 
of 1995.  These services had a much lower margin than other services provided.

     Research and engineering expenses increased $1,691,000 to $5,324,000, or 
46.6%, due to the addition of research engineers and related expenses to 
support the Company's continued commitment to product development.  As a 
percentage of revenues, these expenses increased to 9.8% of total revenue in 
the six months ended June 30, 1996, compared to 8.1% in 1995.  The Company 
believes that it must continue to increase spending on research and 
engineering activities in absolute terms in order to continue to remain 
competitive in the voice response market.  Such expenses could increase as a 
percentage of revenues as well.

     Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $2,860,000 to 
$16,572,000, or 20.9%, primarily due to the expansion of the Company's 
international sales and marketing efforts.  Significant staff were added 
during the latter part of 1995 to support new sales opportunities in both the 
domestic and international markets.  As a percentage of total revenues, 
selling, general and administrative expenses remained constant at 30.4%.

     Other income decreased by $105,000 to $180,000, or 36.8%, primarily due 
to lower average cash and cash equivalent balances during the six month 
period versus the same period in 1995.  The Company also utilized its line of 
credit during the six months ended June 30, 1996, thereby incurring interest 
expense that offset a portion of the interest income earned during the period.

     The provision for income taxes was 28.0% for the six months ended June 
30, 1996 compared to 26.6% for the same period in 1995.  The variance in the 
effective income tax rate from the United States statutory rate for both 
periods was due primarily to the utilization of net operating loss and credit 
carryforwards acquired through the Company's 1993 merger with Perception 
Technology Corporation, and a reduction in the Company's deferred tax 
valuation allowance.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     As of June 30, 1996, the Company had a current ratio of 3.1 to 1, and 
working capital of $33,976,000, compared to a current ratio of 2.5 to 1 and 
working capital of $26,934,000 at December 31, 1995.  Cash and cash 
equivalents and temporary investments decreased from $3,405,000 at December 
31, 1995 to $2,088,000 at June 30, 1996, primarily due to an increase in 
accounts receivable and inventory and purchases of property and equipment.

     Accounts receivable increased by $3,795,000 and inventory increased by 
$1,140,000 during the six months ended June 30, 1996.  The increase in 
accounts receivable is principally due to an increase in international sales 
during the six months ended June 30, 1996, which typically have longer 
payment cycles and greater difficulty in accounts receivable collection.  The 
increase in inventory occurred primarily as a result of the anticipation of 
sales increases by the Company's foreign subsidiaries.  These foreign 
subsidiaries require longer lead times for certain components which are 
included in customer systems.   The increase in inventory was 

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funded by working capital on hand and operating income generated in the first 
quarter of 1996.

     Property and equipment increased by $2,903,000 during the six months 
ended June 30, 1996.  The Company expects capital expenditures to continue at 
approximately this level for the remainder of the year. 

     The Company regularly invests excess funds in short-term securities, 
such as bankers' acceptances, government obligations and variable rate demand 
notes, having maturities up to one year.  Management believes that 
restricting investments to these types of securities maximizes financial 
flexibility and minimizes exposure to interest rate and market risks.  The 
Company utilizes these investments as a source of liquidity, to the extent 
that cash requirements exceed short-term cash receipts.

     The Company maintains a $5,000,000 line of credit that is used from time 
to time to fund short-term cash requirements.  There were no borrowings 
outstanding under the line as of June 30, 1996.

     The Company has no significant capital commitments and believes that 
working capital on hand, the availability of the line of credit, and funds 
provided from future operations will be sufficient to fund all of the 
Company's known short-term and long-term capital requirements.

INFLATION

     Inflation has not had a material impact on the Company's results of 
operations.  Because of the competitive nature of the computer industry, the 
costs of parts used in the Company's products have remained relatively 
stable. However, should inflation rise to higher levels, the Company believes 
that such inflationary costs would be passed on to customers by both the 
Company and its competition.










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                          PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     None

ITEM 2.   CHANGES IN SECURITIES

     None

ITEM 3.   DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

     None

ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

     At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, held on May 14, 
1996, the Company's Stockholders:

     a)   Elected the following to serve as Directors of the Company:  
Stanley G. Brannan, Perry E. Esping, C. MacKay Ganson, Jr., David S. Gergacz, 
John F. Kelsey, III, Alan C. Maltz and Scott A. Maltz. Votes cast for each 
Director were 9,966,259 in favor, 0 against and 2,970 abstentions;

     b)   Approved and adopted the Brite Voice Systems, Inc. Amended and 
Restated 1990 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, as adopted by the 
Board of Directors of the Company on January 18, 1996.  There were 8,176,613 
votes cast in favor of the Amended and Restated Plan, 1,794,869 against and 
23,194 abstentions; and

     c)   Ratified the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP to serve as the 
Company's independent public accountants for 1995.  There were 7,190,718 
votes cast in favor of the appointment, 15,647 cast against and 5,077 
abstentions.

ITEM 5.   OTHER INFORMATION

     None

ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     (a)  None

     (b)  No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter for which this
report is filed.





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                                  SIGNATURE



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

Dated:   August 14, 1996


                         BRITE VOICE SYSTEMS, INC.


                         /s/ Glenn A. Etherington 
                         --------------------------------------
                         Glenn A. Etherington
                         Chief Financial Officer
                         Duly Authorized Officer on behalf of the Registrant


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