XPEDITE SYSTEMS INC
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 1 )*

                              XPEDITE SYSTEMS, INC.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  COMMON STOCK
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    983929100
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

                  |_|     Rule 13d-1(b)

                  |X|     Rule 13d-1(c)

                  |_|     Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

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CUSIP No.  983929100

1        NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)
         PATRICOF & CO. VENTURES, INC. / 13-2647531

2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                                         (a) |_|
                                                                         (b) |_|

3        SEC USE ONLY

4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         NEW YORK

                       5     SOLE VOTING POWER
                             -0-

      NUMBER OF        6     SHARED VOTING POWER     
       SHARES                -0-                     
    BENEFICIALLY                                     
      OWNED BY         7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
        EACH                 -0-                     
      REPORTING                                      
       PERSON          8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
         WITH                -0-                     
                       
9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
         -0-

10       CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 
         (See Instructions)                                                  |_|

11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
         0%

12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
         CO



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Item 1.     (a)   Name of Issuer:

                                  XPEDITE SYSTEMS, INC.

            (b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                           446 HIGHWAY 35, EATONTOWN, NJ 07724

Item 2.     (a)   Name of Person Filing:

                           PATRICOF & CO. VENTURES, INC.

            (b)   Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

                           445 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10022

            (c)   Citizenship:

                           NEW YORK

            (d)   Title of Class of Securities:

                           COMMON STOCK

            (e)   CUSIP Number:

                           983929100

Item        3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b),
            or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

            (a) |_|   Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
                      (15 U.S.C. 78o).
            (b) |_|   Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15
                      U.S.C. 78c). 
            (c) |_|   Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
                      Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
            (d) |_|   Investment company registered under section 8 of the
                      Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
            (e) |_|   Investment adviser in accordance with Section 240.13d- 
                      1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
            (f) |_|   Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance 
                      with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

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            (g) |_|   Parent holding company or control person in accordance 
                      with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
            (h) |_|   Savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the 
                      Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
            (i) |_|   A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an 
                      investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the 
                      Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).
            (j) |_|   Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.     Ownership:

            (a)      Amount Beneficially Owned:          -0-*

            (b)      Percent of Class:         0%

            (c)      Number of Shares as to which the person has:

                     (i)   sole power to vote or direct the vote    -0-*

                     (ii)  shared power to vote or direct the vote  -0-*

                     (iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of  
                                            -0-*

                     (iv)  shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of
                                            -0-*

                     *SEE RIDER A ATTACHED

Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                     If this statement is being filed to report the fact
            that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to
            be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class
            of securities check the following |X|.

Item 6.     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

                     NOT APPLICABLE




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Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

                     NOT APPLICABLE

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                     NOT APPLICABLE

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                     NOT APPLICABLE

Item 10. Certification

                     By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
                     knowledge and belief, the securities referred to
                     above were not acquired and are not held for the
                     purpose of or with the effect of changing or
                     influencing the control of the issuer of the
                     securities and were not acquired and are not held in
                     connection with or as a participant in any
                     transaction having that purpose or effect.

Signature

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

                                       PATRICOF & CO. VENTURES, INC.

                                       BY:  /s/ Alan Patricof
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:  Alan Patricof
                                            Title:    Co-Chairman of the Board



Date:  February 8, 1999

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                                     RIDER A

PATRICOF & CO. VENTURES, INC. ("PATRICOF") WAS DEEMED TO BE THE BENEFICIAL OWNER
OF COMMON STOCK OWNED BY APA EXCELSIOR III, A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
("EXCELSIOR III"), BY APA EXCELSIOR III/OFFSHORE, L.P., A DELAWARE LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP ("OFFSHORE"), BY APA/FOSTIN PENNSYLVANIA VENTURE CAPITAL FUND, A
PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ("PENN") AND BY COAL PENSION VENTURE NOMINEES,
LTD., A U.K. COMPANY ("COAL"). EACH OF SUCH ENTITIES IS MANAGED OR ADVISED BY
PATRICOF AND, AS SUCH, PATRICOF WAS DEEMED TO HAVE SHARED VOTING AND DISPOSITIVE
POWER WITH THE GENERAL PARTNERS OF EXCELSIOR III, AND PENN AND OFFSHORE WITH
RESPECT TO SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OWNED BY EXCELSIOR III, PENN AND OFFSHORE AND
SOLE VOTING AND DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH RESPECT TO SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OWNED
BY COAL.

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