INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES INC
10-Q/A, 1998-10-08
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549
                               AMENDMENT NO. 1 ON
                                   FORM 10-Q/A
                                   (Mark One)
           (X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1998
                                       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: 001-13211

                     INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                          Connecticut          06-1289928
                          (State or Other      (I.R.S. Employer
                          Jurisdiction of      Identification No.)
                          Incorporation or
                          Organization)

                         One Corporate Drive, Suite 414
                           Shelton, Connecticut 06484
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code (203) 925-6800

         Indicate  by check  mark  whether  the  Registration  (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

The number of shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, no par value, outstanding
on August 5, 1998 was 9,674,892.


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This Form 10-Q/A Amends Part I Item 1 -- Financial Information and Part I Item 2
- --  Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial  Condition and Results of
Operations of Information  Management  Associates,  Inc.'s Form 10-Q for the six
months  ended June 30,  1998 to  reflect a  revision  of  reported  service  and
maintenance  revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 1998. See Note
1 of Notes to Condensed  Consolidated  Financial  Statements for a discussion of
the restatement.


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                     INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.

                                   FORM 10-Q/A

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS



PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION................................................1

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.................................................1
         1.  Restatement......................................................4
         2.  Basis of Presentation............................................4
         3.  Business Acquisitions............................................4
         4.  Earnings (Loss) Per Share........................................5
         5.  Revenue Recognition..............................................6
         6.  Comprehensive Income.............................................6

ITEM 2:  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
         CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS..................................6






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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

            INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (In thousands)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                           June 30,          December 31,
                                                                             1998                1997
                                                                                    (unaudited)
                                                                             (as restated; see note 1)
<S>                                                                      <C>                <C>
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.............................................   $18,736             $24,271
  Accounts receivable, net..............................................    18,845              14,815
  Other current assets..................................................     2,298               1,420
    Total current assets................................................    39,879              40,506
Equipment, net..........................................................     2,736               2,279
                                                                          --------            --------
Goodwill................................................................       993               -
Purchased software......................................................       659               -
Other assets, net.......................................................     1,566               1,137
                                                                          --------            --------
                                                                            45,833              43,922
                                                                          ========            ========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current liabilities:
  Current maturities of capital lease obligations.......................       176                 232
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities..............................     5,937               4,375
  Deferred revenues.....................................................     3,860               1,686
                                                                          --------            --------
    Total current liabilities...........................................     9,973               6,293
Other long-term liabilities.............................................       531                 599
                                                                          --------            --------

Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, no par value;  9,674,892 shares outstanding
 at June 30, 1998 and 9,236,037 shares outstanding
 at December 31, 1997...................................................    54,586              51,102
Shares to be issued in connection with acquisition                             564               -
Cumulative translation adjustment                                            (108)               (101)
Accumulated deficit                                                       (19,713)            (13,971)
                                                                          --------            --------
    Total shareholders' equity                                              35,329              37,030
                                                                          --------            --------
                                                                          $ 45,833            $ 43,922
                                                                          ========            ========
</TABLE>

              The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
                   condensed consolidated financial statements


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            INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                            (Unaudited) (as restated;
                                   see note 1)
                    (In thousands, except per share amounts)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                       Three Months Ended                     Six Months Ended
                                                            June 30,                              June 30,
                                                     1998               1997               1998               1997
<S>                                              <C>                <C>               <C>                <C>
Revenues:
  License Fees..............................      $  7,408           $  4,677            $12,723            $ 8,479
  Service and maintenance...................         5,739              4,021             10,517              7,676
                                                  --------           --------            -------            -------
    Total revenues..........................        13,147              8,698             23,240             16,155
                                                  --------           --------            -------            -------
Cost of revenues:
  Cost of license fees......................            90                 70                211                141
  Cost of services and maintenance..........         3,674              2,307              6,262              4,259
                                                  --------           --------            -------            -------
    Total cost of revenues..................         3,764              2,377              6,473              4,400
                                                  --------           --------            -------            -------
Gross profit................................         9,383              6,321             16,767             11,755
                                                  --------           --------            -------            -------

Operating expenses:
  Sales and marketing.......................         4,917              3,042              8,832              5,690
  Product development.......................         1,841              1,564              3,547              3,096
  General and administrative................         1,556              1,223              2,855              2,315
  Acquired product development costs........           -                  -                7,658                -
                                                  --------           --------            -------            -------
    Total operating expenses                         8,314              5,829             22,892             11,101
                                                  --------           --------            -------            -------
Operating income (loss).....................         1,069                492             (6,125)               654
Interest income (expense)...................           270               (210)               537               (467)
                                                  --------           --------            -------            -------
Income (loss) before provision for
income taxes................................         1,339                282             (5,588)               187
Provision for income taxes..................            60                 12                154                102
                                                  --------           --------            -------            -------
Net income (loss)...........................         1,279                270             (5,742)                85
Accretion of preferred stock dividends......           -                 (197)              -                  (388)
                                                  --------           --------            -------            -------
Income (loss) applicable to common
shareholders................................      $  1,279            $    73           $ (5,742)           $  (303)
                                                  ========           ========           =========            =======
Basic net income (loss) per share...........           .13                .02               (.60)              (.07)
                                                  ========           ========           =========            =======
Shares used in computing basic net
income (loss) per share.....................         9,670              4,293              9,497              4,293
                                                  ========           ========           =========            =======
Diluted net income (loss) per share.........           .13                .02               (.60)              (.07)
                                                  ========           ========           =========            =======
Shares used in computing diluted
earnings per share....                              10,063              4,293              9,497              4,293
                                                  ========           ========           =========            =======
</TABLE>


              The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
                   condensed consolidated financial statements

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            INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                      (Unaudited) (as restated; see note 1)
                                 (In thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                                                             June 30,
                                                                                     1998                1997
<S>                                                                             <C>                  <C>   
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
  Net income (loss)...........................................................    $ (5,742)            $    85
  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in
      operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization...........................................         614                 719
      Charge for acquired product development costs...........................       7,658                  -
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities, exclusive of effects of
      acquisitions:
      Accounts receivable, net................................................      (3,233)             (1,683)
      Other current assets....................................................        (706)               (386)
      Other assets, net.......................................................        (315)               (447)
      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities................................        (494)                680
      Deferred revenues.......................................................         (74)                666
      Other long-term liabilities.............................................         (68)                (32)
                                                                                   --------            --------
         Net cash used in operations..........................................      (2,360)               (398)
                                                                                   --------            --------

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
  Acquisition of equipment....................................................        (893)               (882)
Cash paid in connection with acquisitions.....................................      (2,013)                 -
  Payment of acquisition related deal costs...................................        (871)                 -
                                                                                   --------            --------
         Net cash used in investing activities................................      (3,777)               (882)
                                                                                   --------            --------

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options.....................................         655                  -
  Repayment of capital lease obligations......................................         (56)               (136)
                                                                                   --------            --------
         Net cash provided by financing activities............................         599                (136)
                                                                                   --------            --------

Effect of exchange rate changes...............................................           3                 (89)
                                                                                   --------            --------
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents.....................................      (5,535)             (1,505)
                                                                                   --------            --------
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period................................      24,271               3,073
                                                                                   --------            --------
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period......................................    $ 18,736             $ 1,568
                                                                                   ========            ========

Supplemental Disclosure of Non-cash Activities:
  Accretion of Series A preferred stock in lieu of dividends..................    $     -              $   209
  Accretion of Series B preferred stock in lieu of dividends..................          -                  179
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisitions......................        3,383                 -

              The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
                   condensed consolidated financial statements

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            INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)


1.    Restatement

      The accompanying  restated  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements
recognize the restatement of second quarter  results to eliminate  approximately
$500,000 of services and maintenance revenues relating to a new source of annual
service fees.  Upon further  analysis it was determined that this revenue should
be recorded in future periods.

2.    Basis of Presentation

      The accompanying  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements have been
prepared  by  Information  Management  Associates,  Inc.  and its  wholly  owned
subsidiaries   Information   Management  Associates  Limited  and  IMA  Software
Australia Pty Ltd (collectively,  the "Company"),without  audit, pursuant to the
rules  and   regulations  of  the  Securities  and  Exchange   Commission   (the
"Commission"). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in
financial  statements  prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles   have  been  condensed  or  omitted   pursuant  to  such  rules  and
regulations.  However, the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to
make the  information  presented not misleading.  These  condensed  consolidated
financial  statements and the notes thereto  should be read in conjunction  with
the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  notes  thereto  included  in  the
Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.

      The  unaudited  information  has been  prepared  on the same  basis as the
annual  financial  statements,  and in the opinion of the Company's  management,
reflects all normal recurring  adjustments  necessary for a fair presentation of
the information for the periods presented. Operating results for any quarter are
not necessarily indicative of the results for any future periods.

3.    Business Acquisitions

      On March 30,  1998,  the  Company  acquired  substantially  all of the net
assets of  Marketing  Information  Systems,  Inc.  ("MIS") and Telemar  Software
International,   LLC  ("TSI")  ("the  Acquisitions"),   each  of  which  markets
proprietary call center software focused on the IBM AS/400 user market.

      The aggregate  purchase price of $9.4 million consisted of $1.3 million of
cash, 254,841 shares of common stock valued at $3.4 million, $4.1 million of net
assumed  liabilities  and $585,000 of transaction  costs. Of the 254,841 shares,
42,508  shares  (valued  at  $564,000)  have been  placed in escrow  and will be
released from escrow no later than March 30, 1999,  subject to the  satisfactory
collection of accounts receivable and the absence of any indemnification claims.
The value of the common stock was determined  based on the average trading price
of the Company's common stock for the two days prior to, the day of, and the two
days after, the date that the terms of the Acquisitions were announced.

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      The  Acquisitions  have been  accounted  for under the purchase  method of
accounting and the aggregate purchase price was allocated to the acquired assets
and  assumed  liabilities  based  on their  estimated  value.  Of the  aggregate
purchase price, $7.7 million was allocated to acquired product development costs
and charged to operations at the date of acquisition,  $719,000 was allocated to
purchased  software and will be amortized  over three years and $1.0 million was
allocated to goodwill and will be amortized over seven years. The estimated fair
values are subject to further refinement;  however,  the Company does not expect
that the final allocation of the purchase price will differ  materially from the
preliminary allocation included above.

4.    Earnings (Loss) Per Share

      The  Company  has  adopted  the   provisions  of  Statement  of  Financial
Accounting  No.  128,  Earnings  Per Share  (SFAS  128) and the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission Staff Accounting  Bulletin 98 (SAB 98),  effective December
31, 1997. SFAS 128 established new standards for computing and presenting income
(loss) per share. Under SFAS 128, income (loss) per share is computed both under
the basic and dilutive  methods.  Basic  income  (loss) per share is computed by
dividing income (loss) available to common  shareholders by the weighted average
number  of  common  shares  outstanding;  dilutive  income  (loss)  per share is
computed by giving  effect to all dilutive  potential  common share  equivalents
that were  outstanding  during the period.  Dilutive  common  share  equivalents
include  stock  options,  warrants  and  convertible  preferred  stock.  SAB  98
eliminates  the  requirement  to include in income (loss) per share the dilutive
effect of certain stock options  granted  during the twelve months  preceding an
initial  public  offering,  calculated  using the treasury  stock method and the
initial public offering price.

      The  calculation  of  diluted  income  (loss) per share for the six months
ended  June 30,  1998 does not  include  stock  options as the effect on diluted
income (loss) per share would have been antidilutive. The calculation of diluted
income  (loss) per share for the three months and six months ended June 30, 1997
does not include the exercise of stock  options,  the conversion of Series A and
Series B  preferred  stock or the  conversion  of the  redeemable  common  stock
warrants  as the  effect on  diluted  income  (loss)  per share  would have been
antidilutive.

      The  calculation  of basic  and  diluted  income  (loss)  per share are as
follows (in thousands except per share amounts):


</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                       Three Months Ended                     Six Months Ended
                                                            June 30,                              June 30,
                                                    1998               1997               1998               1997
<S>                                             <C>               <C>                 <C>                 <C> 
Basic/Diluted income (loss) per share:
Net income (loss) applicable to
common shareholders.........................       1,279                 73            (5,742)              (303)
Basic net income (loss) per share...........         .13                .02               (.60)              (.07)
Weighted average shares outstanding.........       9,670              4,293              9,497              4,293
Diluted net income (loss) per share.........         .13                .02               (.60)              (.07)
Weighted average shares outstanding.........      10,063              4,293              9,497              4,293
</TABLE>


5.    Revenue Recognition

      As of January 1, 1998,  the Company  adopted  Statement of Position  97-2,
Software Revenue  Recognition  (SOP 97-2),  which was effective for transactions
that the Company  entered into after December 31, 1997. The adoption of SOP 97-2
did not have a  material  adverse  affect on the  revenues  or  earnings  of the
Company for the six months ended June 30, 1998.

6.    Comprehensive Income

      As of  January  1,  1998,  the  Company  adopted  Statement  of  Financial
Accounting  Standards No. 130, Reporting  Comprehensive  Income (SFAS 130). SFAS
130 establishes new rules for the reporting and display of comprehensive  income
and its components. Comprehensive income is a more inclusive financial reporting
methodology  that includes  disclosure  of certain  financial  information  that
historically  has not been recognized in the calculation of net income.  For the
six  months  ended  June 30,  1998,  there was no  material  difference  between
reported net loss and comprehensive net loss.

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

Overview

      The Company develops,  markets and supports customer  interaction software
designed to increase the  productivity  and  revenue-generating  capabilities of
mid-size to large-scale  telephone call centers. The Company's EDGE TeleBusiness
software ("EDGE") is a suite of applications and tools that enable businesses to
automate telebusiness activities (telemarketing,  telesales, account management,
customer service and customer support) on an enterprise-wide  basis. The Company
complements its EDGE products by offering its clients  professional  consulting,
technical support and maintenance services.

      The following Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and  Results of  Operations  should be read in  conjunction  with the  condensed
Consolidated  Financial  Statements and the Notes thereto included  elsewhere in
this Form 10-Q. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements recognize the
restatement of second quarter revenues. See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements  for a discussion  of the  restatement.  Statements  in the following
discussion which express "belief",  "anticipation" or "expectation",  as well as
other  statements  which are not  historical  fact, and statements as to product
compatibility,  design, features,  functionality and performance insofar as they
may apply  prospectively,  are forward-looking  statements within the meaning of
the Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995 and the Company's actual
results could differ  materially from those  expressed in these  forward-looking
statements  as a result of  certain  factors,  including  those set forth  under
"Factors That May Affect Future Results" and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

      The  following  table  sets forth the  percentage  of total  revenues  for
certain items in the  Company's  Consolidated  Statement of  Operations  for the
three months and six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                       Three Months Ended                     Six Months Ended
                                                            June 30,                              June 30,
                                                    1998               1997               1998               1997
                                                 (unaudited)        (unaudited)        (unaudited)        (unaudited)

<S>                                              <C>                <C>                <C>                <C>  
  License fees..............................          56.3%              53.8%              54.7%              52.5%
  Services and maintenance..................          43.7%              46.2%              45.3%              47.5%
                                                    -------            -------            -------            -------
    Total revenues..........................         100.0%             100.0%             100.0%             100.0%
                                                    -------            -------            -------            -------

Cost of revenues:
  License fees..............................           0.7%               0.8%               0.9%               0.9%
  Service and maintenance...................          27.9%              26.5%              26.9%              26.4%
                                                    -------            -------            -------            -------
    Total cost of revenues..................          28.6%              27.3%              27.8%              27.3%
                                                    -------            -------            -------            -------
Gross profit................................          71.4%              72.7%              72.2%              72.7%
                                                    -------            -------            -------            -------

  Sales and marketing.......................          37.4%              35.0%              38.0%              35.2%
  Product development.....................            14.0%              18.0%              15.3%              19.2%
  General and administrative................          11.8%              14.0%              12.2%              14.3%
  Acquired product development costs........            -                  -                33.0%                -
                                                    -------            -------            -------            -------
    Total operating expenses................          63.2%              67.0%              98.5%              68.7%
                                                    -------            -------            -------            -------

Operating income (loss).....................           8.2%               5.7%             (26.3%)              4.0%
Interest income (expense)...................           2.0%              (2.5%)              2.3%              (2.9%)
                                                    -------            -------            -------            -------

income taxes................................          10.2%               3.2%             (24.0%)              1.1%
Provision for income taxes..................           0.5%               0.1%               0.7%               0.6%
Net income (loss)...........................           9.7%               3.1%             (24.7%)              0.5%

The  following  table sets forth each  component  of  revenue,  the cost of such
revenue expressed as a percentage of such revenue for the periods indicated:



</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                       Three Months Ended                  Six Months Ended
                                                            June 30,                           June 30,
                                                    1998               1997            1998               1997
<S>                                             <C>                <C>             <C>                <C> 
Cost of license fees........................        1.2%               1.5%            1.7%               1.7%
Cost of services and maintenance............       64.0%              57.4%           59.5%              55.5%
</TABLE>

Three Months Ended June 30, 1998 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 1997


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Revenues

      License  Fees.  License  fee  revenues  consist of revenues  from  initial
licenses for the Company's  software  products and license  upgrades to existing
customers for additional  users or modules.  Total license fees increased  58.4%
from $4.7  million,  or 53.8% of total  revenues,  in the quarter ended June 30,
1997 to $7.4 million, or 56.3% of total revenues,  in the quarter ended June 30,
1998. The increase in license fees was primarily  attributable to an increase in
the average size of initial  customer  licenses,  increased market awareness and
acceptance of the Company's software products,  increased productivity resulting
from  expansion of the Company's  sales and marketing  organization  and license
fees from the Acquisitions, from which there were no revenues in 1997.

      Services and  Maintenance.  Services and maintenance  revenues derive from
professional  services  associated with the implementation and deployment of the
Company's  software  products and maintenance fees for ongoing customer support.
Services and maintenance revenues increased 42.7% from $4.0 million, or 46.2% of
total revenues,  in the quarter ended June 30, 1997 to $5.7 million, or 43.7% of
total revenues, in the quarter ended June 30, 1998. The increase in services and
maintenance was primarily  attributable to the significant  increase in software
licenses.

Cost of Revenues

      Cost of License Fees. Cost of license fees consists primarily of the costs
of media packaging,  documentation, third party software and software production
personnel.  Cost of license  fees  increased  28.6% from  $70,000 or 1.5% of the
related license revenues, in the quarter ended June 30, 1997 to $90,000, or 1.2%
of the  related  license  revenues,  in the  quarter  ended June 30,  1998.  The
increase in the cost of license fees was primarily  attributable  to an increase
in the cost of third party products resold by the Company.

      Cost of  Services  and  Maintenance.  Cost  of  services  and  maintenance
consists primarily of salaries, bonuses, benefits and other costs related to the
installation,  implementation, training and maintenance support of the Company's
software  products.  The cost of services and  maintenance  increased 59.2% from
$2.3 million, or 57.4% of service and maintenance revenues, in the quarter ended
June 30, 1997 to $3.7 million, or 64.0% of service and maintenance  revenues, in
the quarter ended June 30, 1998. The increase was primarily  attributable  to an
increase in salary,  benefits and  overhead  related to the hiring of new client
services staff to perform increased service requests from customers.

Operating Expenses

      Sales and Marketing.  Sales and marketing  expenses  consist  primarily of
commissions,  salaries,  bonuses  and  other  related  expenses  for  sales  and
marketing personnel, as well as marketing, advertising and promotional expenses.
Sales and marketing  expenses  increased  61.6% from $3.0  million,  or 35.0% of
revenues,  in the  quarter  ended  June 30,  1997 to $4.9  million,  or 37.4% of
revenues,  in the  quarter  ended  June 30,  1998.  The  increase  in sales  and
marketing  expenses was primarily  related to the hiring of additional sales and
marketing

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personnel,  increased commissions expense as a result of higher sales levels and
increased  marketing  activities,   including   advertising,   trade  shows  and
promotional expenses.

       Product  Development.  Product development  expenses consist primarily of
salaries, bonuses, other related personnel expenses and consulting fees, as well
as the cost of facilities and equipment.  Product development expenses increased
17.7% from $1.6  million,  or 18.0% of revenues,  in the quarter  ended June 30,
1997 to $1.8 million, or 14.0% of revenues,  in the quarter ended June 30, 1998.
The increase in product  development  expense in the quarter ended June 30, 1998
was primarily due to the hiring of new software development staff.

      General and Administrative.  General and administrative expenses represent
the costs of  executive,  finance  and  administrative  support  personnel,  the
portion of occupancy  expenses  all  allocable  to  administration,  unallocated
corporate  expenses  such as fees for legal and  auditing  services and bad debt
expense.  General and administrative expenses increased 27.2% from $1.2 million,
or 14.0% of revenues,  in the quarter  ended June 30, 1997 to $1.6  million,  or
11.8% of revenues,  in the quarter ended June 30, 1998.  The increase in general
and  administrative  expenses in the quarter  ended June 30, 1998 was due to the
addition of accounting,  administrative and legal staff to support the growth of
the Company's business and an increase in legal and accounting fees.

      Other  Income  (Expense).  Other  income  (expense)  consists  of interest
expense on debt and  equipment  financing  less  interest  earned on  short-term
investments.  Interest income  increased by $248,000 from $37,000 in the quarter
ended  June 30,  1997 to  $285,000  in the  quarter  ended  June 30,  1998 while
interest  expense  decreased from $247,000 in the quarter ended June 30, 1997 to
$15,000 in the quarter  ended June 30, 1998.  Interest  income  increased due to
income  earned on  investments  from proceeds of the  Company's  initial  public
offering of common stock ("IPO") and interest  expense  decreased due to the pay
off of debt with proceeds from the IPO.

      Provision For Income Taxes.  Provision of income taxes consists of foreign
and state income and withholding taxes. The provision for income taxes increased
from $12,000 in the quarter ended June 30, 1997 to $60,000 in quarter ended June
30, 1998. At June 30, 1998, the Company had  approximately  $7.6 million of U.S.
Federal net operating loss  carryforwards,  of which  approximately $4.5 million
resulted from the exercise of  non-qualified  stock options,  and  approximately
$1.4  million  of state  net  operating  loss  carryforwards  which can be used,
subject to certain  limitations,  to offset future taxable income,  if any. When
realized, the tax benefits of the portion of the net operating losses attributed
to the exercise of stock  options will be credited  directly to paid in capital.
These U.S. Federal net operating loss carryforwards expire through 2002.

      In  addition,   the  Company  has  United   Kingdom  net  operating   loss
carryforwards of approximately $850,000,  which can be utilized to offset future
taxable income and which have no expiration.

      The Company's IPO resulted in a change of ownership, as defined by Federal
income tax laws and  regulations.  As a result of this change in ownership,  the
amount of U.S. Federal net

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operating loss  carryforwards  which can be utilized to offset  Federal  taxable
income has an annual limitation of approximately $4.7 million.

Six Months Ended June 30, 1998 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 1997

Revenues

      License Fees.  Total license fees  increased  50.1% from $8.5 million,  or
52.5% of total  revenues,  for the six  months  ended  June 30,  1997,  to $12.7
million, or 54.7% of total revenues, for the six months ended June 30, 1998. The
increase in license fees is primarily  attributable to an increase in the number
and average size of customer licenses, increased market awareness and acceptance
of  the  products,  increased  productivity  resulting  from  expansion  of  the
Company's   sales  and  marketing   organization   and  license  fees  from  the
Acquisitions, from which there were no revenues in 1997.

      Services and  Maintenance.  Services and  maintenance  revenues  increased
37.0% from $7.7  million,  or 47.5% of total  revenues,  in the six months ended
June 30, 1997 to $10.5  million or 45.3% of total  revenues,  for the six months
ended June 30,  1998.  The  increase in services  and  maintenance  revenues was
primarily attributable to the significant increase in software licenses.

Cost of Revenues

      Cost of license fees increased 49.6%, from $141,000 or 1.7% of the related
license  revenues,  in the six months ended June 30, 1997 to $211,000 or 1.7% of
the  related  license  revenues,  for the six months  ended June 30,  1998.  The
increase in cost of license fees was  primarily  attributable  to an increase in
the cost of third party products resold by the Company.

      Cost of Services and  Maintenance.  The cost of services  and  maintenance
increased 47.0% from $4.3 million, or 55.5% of service and maintenance revenues,
in the six months ended June 30, 1997 to $6.3  million,  or 59.5% of service and
maintenance  revenues,  for the six months ended June 30, 1998. The increase was
primarily  attributable to an increase in salary,  benefits and overhead related
to the hiring of new client services staff to perform increased service requests
from customers.

Operating Expenses

      Sales and Marketing.  Sales and marketing  expenses  increased  55.2% from
$5.7  million,  or 35.2% of  revenues,  in the six months ended June 30, 1997 to
$8.8 million, or 38.0% of revenues,  for the six months ended June 30, 1998. The
increase in sales and marketing  expenses was primarily related to the hiring of
additional sales and marketing  personnel,  increased  commissions  expense as a
result of higher  sales levels and  increased  marketing  activities,  including
advertising, trade shows and promotional expenses.

      Product Development.   Product development  expenses increased  14.6% from
$3.1  million,  or 19.2% of revenues,  for the six months ended June 30, 1997 to
$3.5 million, or

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15.3%  of  revenues,  for the six  months  ended  June  30,  1998.  The  product
development expense was primarily due to the hiring of new software  development
staff.

      General and Administrative.  General and administrative expenses increased
23.3% from $2.3 million, or 14.3% of revenues, for the six months ended June 30,
1997 to $2.8  million,  or 12.2% of revenues,  for the six months ended June 30,
1998. The increase in general and  administrative  expenses during these periods
was primarily due to the addition of accounting,  administrative and legal staff
to support the growth of the company's business during these periods.

      Acquired Product  Development  Costs.  Acquired product  development costs
resulted  from the  March 30,  1998  acquisitions  of MIS and TSI.  There was no
similar acquisition activity for the six months ended June 30, 1997.

      Interest Income (Expense).  Interest income (expense) consists of interest
expense  on debt and  equipment  financing  less  interest  earned on short term
investments.  Interest  income  increased  by $478,000  from  $81,000 in the six
months  ended June 30, 1997 to  $559,000  in the six months  ended June 30, 1998
while interest expense  decreased from $548,000 in the six months ended June 30,
1997 to $22,000 in the six months ended June 30, 1998. Interest income increased
due to interest  earned on  investments  from  proceeds of the Company's IPO and
interest  expense  decreased  due to the pay off of debt with  proceeds from the
IPO.

      Provision For Income Taxes. Provision for income taxes consists of foreign
and state income and withholding taxes. The provision for income taxes increased
51% from $102,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1997 to $154,000 for the six
months ended June 30, 1998.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

      At June 30, 1998,  the Company had $18.7 million in cash and $18.8 million
in accounts receivable. For the six months ended June 30, 1998, the Company used
net cash of $2.4 million from operating activities. The net cash of $2.4 million
used in operations resulted primarily from the net loss of $5.7 million,  offset
by the $7.7 million  non-cash  charge for  acquired  product  development  costs
related to the  acquisitions of MIS and TSI and depreciation and amortization of
$614,000,  reduced by an increase of $3.2  million in  accounts  receivable,  an
increase  of  $706,000  in other  current  assets and a decrease  of $494,000 in
accounts payable and accrued  liabilities.  The fluctuations in operating assets
and  liabilities  were  primarily  due to the  timing of  operating  activities,
including  the timing of orders,  collections  of  accounts  receivable  and the
payment of accounts payable.

      For the six months ended June 30, 1998,  the Company's  primary  investing
activities consisted of $2.0 million related to the acquisitions of MIS and TSI,
payment of acquisition  related deal costs of $871,000 and purchases of computer
and office  equipment of $893,000 to support the  Company's  expanding  employee
base.

      For the six months ended June 30, 1998,  the Company's  primary  financing
activities  consisted of the exercise of employee  stock options which  provided
cash proceeds of $655,000.

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      The  Company  anticipates  that its  current  cash  and  cash  equivalents
together  with  cash  provided  by  operations  will be  sufficient  to meet the
Company's  projected  working  capital  and  other  cash  requirements  for  the
foreseeable future. The Company's future operating and capital requirements will
depend on numerous  factors,  including  the  Company's  internal  research  and
development  programs,  the level of resources the Company  devotes to marketing
and sales  activities,  advances in technology,  the successful  development and
introduction  of new products  and any  acquisitions  or strategic  alliances or
investments which the Company may consider.

Year 2000 Compliance

      As the year  2000  approaches,  a  critical  business  issue  has  emerged
regarding how existing  application  software programs and operating systems can
accommodate  the date  value.  In  brief,  many  existing  application  software
products in the marketplace  were designed to only  accommodate a two-digit date
position  which  represents  the year  (e.g.,  '95 is stored on the  system  and
represents the year 1995.) As a result,  the year 1999 (i.e.,  '99) could be the
maximum date value these systems will be able to accurately process.  Management
is in the process of working  with its  products  to assure  that the  Company's
products  are  year  2000  compliant.  The  Company  also is in the  process  of
analyzing  its own  systems and  requirements.  Based on  information  currently
available,   management   does  not  anticipate  that  the  Company  will  incur
significant  operating  expenses  or be  required  to invest  heavily in product
development or computer system improvements to be year 2000 compliant. There can
be no assurance,  however,  that  potential  systems  interruptions  or the cost
necessary to update  software  would not have a material  adverse  effect on the
Company's  business,  financial  condition,  results of operations  and business
prospects.

Factors That May Affect Future Results

      In addition to the other  information  in this Form 10-Q,  readers  should
carefully  consider  the  following  factors in  evaluating  the Company and its
business. Statements in this Form 10-Q which express "belief", "anticipation" or
"expectation",  as well as other  statements  which are not historical fact, and
statements as to product  compatibility,  design,  features,  functionality  and
performance  insofar  as  they  may  apply  prospectively,  are  forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 and the  Company's  actual  results  could  differ  materially  from  those
expressed in these  forward-looking  statements as a result of numerous factors,
including those set forth below, and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

      History of Operating Losses;  Uncertainty of Future Operating Results. The
Company  incurred  significant net operating losses in each of 1992, 1993, 1994,
1995 and the first six  months of 1998 and had an  accumulated  deficit of $19.2
million  as of  June  30,  1998.  The  Company's  operating  history  makes  the
prediction of future  operating  results  difficult or impossible.  Accordingly,
although the Company has recently experienced revenue growth, such growth should
not be considered  indicative  of future  revenue  growth,  if any, or of future
operating results.  There can be no assurance that any of the Company's business
strategies  will be  successful  or that the Company  will be able to achieve or
sustain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis in the future.

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      Fluctuations in Quarterly  Performance.  The Company's quarterly operating
results have varied  significantly in the past and may vary significantly in the
future  depending  upon a number  of  factors,  many of  which  are  beyond  the
Company's  control.  These factors  included,  among others,  the ability of the
Company  to  develop,  introduce  and market new and  enhanced  versions  of its
products on a timely basis; the demand for the Company's  products;  the lengthy
sales  cycle for full  implementation  of its  products;  the size,  timing  and
contractual terms of significant  orders; the timing and significance of product
enhancements  and new product  announcements  by the Company or its competitors;
changes in the Company's business strategies;  budgeting cycles of its potential
customers;  customer order  deferrals in  anticipation  of  enhancements  of new
products;  changes in the mix of  products  and  services  sold;  changes in the
amount of revenue  attributable to domestic and international  sales; changes in
foreign  currency  exchange rates;  the level of product and price  competition;
cancellations or non-renewals of licenses or maintenance agreements; investments
to  develop  marketing  and  distribution  channels;  or changes in the level of
operating expenses.  The Company is dependent upon obtaining orders in any given
quarter for delivery in that quarter in order to achieve its  quarterly  revenue
objectives.  The timing of revenue  recognition can be affected by many factors,
including  the  timing  of  contract   execution  and  delivery,   post-delivery
obligations  and customer  acceptance.  A  significant  portion of the Company's
revenues in any quarter is typically derived from  non-recurring,  large license
fees received from a relatively small number of customers.  Although  particular
customers may vary from quarter to quarter,  the Company expects that sales to a
limited  number  of  customers  will  continue  to  account  for  a  significant
percentage of its revenue in any quarter for the foreseeable future.  Therefore,
the loss, deferral or cancellation of a contract,  or a failure of a customer to
honor its  contractual  obligations  (and for which the  Company's  reserves and
allowances may be inadequate),  could have a significant impact on the Company's
operating  results  in a  particular  quarter.  Moreover,  to  the  extent  that
significant sales occur earlier than expected,  operating results for subsequent
quarters may be adversely  affected.  In addition,  the  Company's  business has
experienced and is expected to continue to experience seasonality, with stronger
demand during the three months ending in June and December than during the three
months ending in March and September,  and a substantial portion of orders being
received in the last month or weeks of any given quarter.

      Due to the foregoing factors, quarterly revenues and operating results are
not predictable with any significant  degree of accuracy.  The Company's expense
levels are based in significant part on the Company's  expectations as to future
revenues and are,  therefore,  relatively  fixed for the short term.  If revenue
levels are below expectations,  the Company's business,  operating results,  and
financial condition are likely to be materially adversely affected. As a result,
the  Company  believes  that  period-to-period  comparisons  of its  results  of
operations  are not  necessarily  meaningful  and should  not be relied  upon as
indications  of future  performance.  There can be no assurance that the Company
will be able to achieve or sustain  profitability on a quarterly or annual basis
in the future.  Due to all of the foregoing  factors,  it is likely that in some
future quarter the Company's  total revenues or operating  results will be below
the  expectations of public market analysts and investors.  In such event, or in
the event that adverse  conditions prevail or are perceived to prevail generally
or with respect to the Company's  business,  the price of the  Company's  common
stock would likely be materially adversely affected.

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      Ability to Integrate  Acquisitions.  The Company completed the acquisition
of  substantially  all of the  assets  of MIS and TSI on March  30,  1998 for an
aggregate  purchase  price of $9.4 million.  MIS and TSI each have product lines
which are  focused  on the IBM AS/400  market,  which has not been the market to
which the Company's EDGE products have been primarily  directed.  If the Company
fails to successfully integrate the product lines,  employees,  distributors and
customers  of MIS  and  TSI,  the  Company's  business,  operating  results  and
financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

      Product Concentration.  Substantially all of the Company's revenues during
1997 and the six months ended June 30, 1998 were  attributable  to the licensing
of EDGE and the  provision of  professional  consulting,  technical  support and
maintenance  services  relating to EDGE. The Company  currently expects that the
licensing of EDGE  products and the  provision  of such  related  services  will
account for the  majority  of its  revenues  for the  foreseeable  future.  As a
result,  factors adversely  affecting the pricing of or demand for EDGE products
and  services,  such as  competition  or  technological  changes,  could  have a
material  adverse  effect  on the  Company's  business,  operating  results  and
financial condition.  The Company's future financial performance will depend, in
significant  part, on the continued  market  acceptance of its EDGE products and
the  successful  development,  introduction  and  client  acceptance  of new and
enhanced  versions of EDGE products.  There can be no assurance that the Company
will continue to be successful in developing and marketing EDGE.

      Lengthy Sales and Implementation  Cycles; Post Delivery  Obligations.  The
licensing and  implementation  of the Company's  products  generally  involves a
significant  commitment of resources by customers and often requires the Company
to provide a significant level of education to prospective  customers  regarding
the use of the Company's  products.  As a result, the Company's sales process is
often subject to delays associated with lengthy customer approval processes that
typically  accompany  significant  capital  expenditures.  For  these  and other
reasons,  the sales cycle associated with the license of the Company's  products
is often lengthy and may be subject to a number of significant delays over which
the  Company  has  little or no  control.  In  addition,  the time  required  to
implement the Company's  products can vary  significantly  with the needs of its
customers and generally extends for several months or, for larger,  more complex
implementations, multiple quarters.

      Depending  on the  contract  terms  and  conditions,  licensing  fees  are
recognized upon delivery of the product if no customer acceptance  conditions or
significant  post-delivery  obligations  remain and  collection of the resulting
receivable is probable.  However, if post-delivery  obligations exist, or if the
product is subject to customer  acceptance,  revenue  will be deferred  until no
significant  Company  obligations exist or acceptance has occurred.  In the past
some  customers have failed to honor their  contractual  obligations by delaying
payments of a portion of license fees until  implementation  was complete and in
some cases have disputed the license and consulting  fees charged.  There can be
no  assurance  that the Company will not  experience  delays,  cancellations  or
disputes  regarding  payment in the future,  which could have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business,  operating results and financial condition and
cause its quarterly operating results to vary significantly in the future.

      Dependence on Proprietary Technology.  The  Company's success  and ability
to compete is dependent in part upon proprietary technology.  The Company relies
primarily on a

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combination  of copyright  and  trademark  laws,  trade  secrets,  nondisclosure
agreements and technical measures to protect its proprietary rights. The Company
typically enters into  confidentiality or license agreements with its employees,
distributors,   clients  and  potential  clients,   and  limits  access  to  and
distribution of its software,  documentation and other proprietary  information.
There  can  be  no  assurance  that  these  steps  will  be  adequate  to  deter
misappropriation or independent  third-party development of its technology or to
prevent an unauthorized third party from obtaining or using information that the
Company regards as proprietary.  In addition, the laws of some foreign countries
do not protect or enforce  proprietary  rights to the same extent as do the laws
of the United States.  Policing  unauthorized  use of the Company's  products is
difficult  and,  while the  Company is unable to  determine  the extent to which
piracy of its software  product exists,  software piracy can be expected to be a
persistent  problem.  There  can be no  assurance  that the  Company's  means of
protecting  its  proprietary  rights  will be  adequate  or that  the  Company's
competitors  will not  independently  develop similar  technology.  Although the
Company  believes  that its  products  and  technology  do not  infringe  on any
existing  proprietary  rights of others,  the use of patents to protect software
has increased,  and there can be no assurance that third parties will not assert
infringement claims in the future or, if infringement claims are asserted,  that
such claims will be resolved in the Company's  favor.  The Company  expects that
software product developers will increasingly be subject to infringement  claims
as the number of products and  competitors  in the  Company's  industry  segment
grows and the functionality of products in different industry segments overlaps.
Any such  claims,  with or without  merit,  could be  time-consuming,  result in
costly litigation, cause product shipment delays or require the Company to enter
into royalty or licensing agreements.  Such royalty or licensing agreements,  if
required may not be available on terms favorable to the Company or at all, which
could  have a  material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  business,  operating
results and financial condition. In addition, litigation may be necessary in the
future to protect the  Company's  trade secrets or other  intellectual  property
rights,  or to determine  the validity  and scope of the  proprietary  rights of
others.  Such  litigation  could result in  substantial  costs and  diversion of
resources and could have a material  adverse  effect on the Company's  business,
operating results and financial condition.

      The  Company  has  entered  into  agreements  with a small  number  of its
customers  requiring the Company to place its source code in escrow.  The escrow
agreements typically provide that customers have a limited,  non-exclusive right
to use such  code in the  event  that  there is a  bankruptcy  proceeding  by or
against  the  Company,  if the  Company  ceases to do business or if the Company
fails to meet its support obligations.  The escrow agreements,  and any that the
Company  may  enter  into  in  the  future,  may  increase  the  possibility  of
misappropriation  by third parties.  In addition,  the Company utilizes a third-
party  contractor  for selected  product  development  projects,  which may also
increase the possibility of misappropriation by third parties.

      Dependence on Indirect  Marketing  and  Distribution  Channels;  Potential
Conflicts. The Company maintains co-marketing  relationships with consulting and
systems  integration  companies to expand the  visibility of its products in the
United  States and  internationally  and  distributes  its products  outside the
United  States  through   remarketers  and  distributors.   Such   co-marketers,
remarketers and distributors are not under the direct control of the Company and
install and support the product lines of a number of companies. In addition, the
co-marketers,

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remarketers  and   distributors   are  not  subject  to  any  minimum   purchase
requirements  and can discontinue  marketing the Company's  products at any time
without cause. The consulting and systems integration companies may also sell or
co-market  potentially  competitive  products.  Accordingly,  the  Company  must
compete  for the  focus  and  sales  efforts  of  these  third  party  entities.
Additionally, selling through indirect channels may limit the Company's contacts
with its  customers,  potentially  hindering its ability to accurately  forecast
sales  and  revenue,  evaluate  customer  satisfaction  and  recognize  emerging
customer requirements. There can be no assurance that co- marketers, remarketers
and distributors will continue to distribute or recommend the Company's products
or do so successfully, or that the Company will succeed in increasing the use of
these indirect channels  profitably.  There can also be no assurance that one or
more of these  companies will not begin to market  products in competition  with
the  Company.  The  termination  of one or more of  these  relationships  or the
failure of the Company to establish  additional  relationships  could  adversely
affect the Company's business, operating results and financial condition.

      The Company's strategy of marketing its products directly to end-users and
indirectly  through  remarketers  and  distributors  may result in  distribution
channel conflicts.  The Company's direct sales efforts may compete with those of
its indirect  channels and, to the extent  different  resellers  target the same
customers,  resellers may also come into conflict with each other.  Although the
Company has attempted to manage its  distribution  channels in a manner to avoid
potential  conflicts,  there can be no  assurance  that a  distribution  channel
conflicts will not materially  adversely affect its relationships  with existing
remarketers  and  distributors  or  adversely  affect its ability to attract new
remarketers and distributors.

      Need to Expand Marketing and Distribution  Channels. The Company sells its
products both through its direct sales organization and through  remarketers and
distributors.  Part  of  the  Company's  strategy  is to  increase  its  use  of
remarketers and distributors to sell its products  internationally and to expand
its existing  co-marketing  relationships and establish new  relationships  with
other consulting and systems integration companies.  The Company is also seeking
to  expand  its  existing  international  direct  sales  force  in order to take
advantage  of  international  growth  opportunities.  The  Company's  ability to
achieve  revenue  growth in the future will depend on its success in  recruiting
and training  sufficient  direct sales  personnel and  attracting  and retaining
qualified remarketers and distributors. The Company has at times experienced and
continues to experience difficulty in recruiting qualified personnel,  and there
can be no  assurance  that the Company will be able to expand  successfully  its
direct sales force or other  remarketing and  distribution  channels or that any
such  expansion  will  result in an  increase  in  revenues.  Any failure by the
Company to expand its direct sales force or other  remarketing and  distribution
channels could materially and adversely affect the Company's business, operating
results and financial condition.

      Emerging Markets For Call Center Customer Interaction Software; Dependence
On Increased Use of Products By Existing  Customers.  The market for call center
customer  interaction software is relatively new and is characterized by ongoing
technological    developments,    frequent   new   product   announcements   and
introductions,  evolving industry standards and changing customer  requirements.
The  Company's  future  financial  performance  will  depend  in  large  part on
continued  growth in the number of  organizations  adopting call center customer
interaction software products on an enterprise-wide basis and on the number

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of applications and software components  developed for such use. There can be no
assurance  that  the call  center  customer  interaction  software  market  will
continue to grow.  If this market  fails to grow,  or grows more slowly than the
Company currently  anticipates,  the Company's  business,  operating results and
financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

      In addition,  certain of the Company's  larger customers have licensed the
Company's  software on an  incremental  basis and there can be no assurance that
the Company's  customers  will expand their use of the Company's  software on an
enterprise-wide basis or license new or enhanced software products introduced by
the  Company.  The failure of the  Company's  software to perform  according  to
customer  expectations or otherwise to be deployed on an  enterprise-wide  basis
could have a material  adverse  effect on the ability of the Company to increase
revenues from existing customers.

      Rapid Technological  Change. The call center customer interaction software
market is characterized by rapid technological change, frequent introductions of
new products,  changes in customer demands and evolving industry standards,  any
of which can render existing products  obsolete and  unmarketable.  As a result,
the  Company's  position in its  existing  markets or other  markets that it may
enter could  diminish  rapidly by product  advancements.  The life cycles of the
Company's products are difficult to estimate.  The Company's product development
and testing  efforts are  expected  to require,  from time to time,  substantial
investments  by the  Company  and  there can be no  assurance  that it will have
sufficient resources to make the necessary investments.  The Company's customers
have  adopted a wide  variety of hardware,  software,  database  and  networking
platforms,  and as a result, to gain broad market  acceptance,  the Company must
continue to support and maintain  its  products on a variety of such  platforms.
The  Company's  future  success  will  depend  on its  ability  to  address  the
increasingly  sophisticated  needs of its customers by  supporting  existing and
emerging hardware, software, database and networking platforms and by developing
and  introducing  enhancements  to its  existing  products and new products on a
timely basis that keep pace with technological  developments,  changing customer
requirements  and  evolving  industry  standards.  The success of the  Company's
products may also depend,  in part, on its ability to introduce  products  which
are compatible with the Internet, and on the broad acceptance of the Internet.

      Management of Growth.  The Company recently  experienced rapid growth that
could place a significant  strain on its  management  and other  resources.  The
Company  anticipates that continued  growth, if any, will require it to recruit,
hire,  train and retain a substantial  number of new and highly skilled  product
development,  managerial,  finance,  sales and marketing and support  personnel.
Competition  for such  personnel  is intense and the Company  expects  that such
competition will continue for the foreseeable future.  There can be no assurance
that the Company will be successful at hiring or retaining such  personnel.  The
Company's  ability to compete  effectively and to manage future growth,  if any,
will depend on its ability to continue  to  implement  and improve  operational,
financial and  management  information  systems on a timely basis and to expand,
train,  motivate and manage its work force.  There can be no assurance  that the
Company's  personnel,  systems,  procedures  and  controls  will be  adequate to
support the  Company's  operations.  If the  Company's  management  is unable to
manage  growth  effectively,  the  quality  of the  Company's  products  and its
business,   operating  results  and  financial  condition  could  be  materially
adversely affected.


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      Competition. The market for telemarketing,  telesales and customer service
software is intensely competitive,  rapidly evolving and highly sensitive to new
product   introductions  or  enhancements  and  marketing  efforts  by  industry
participants.  The Company  competes with a large number of competitors  ranging
from internal  information systems departments to packaged software  application
vendors.  The  Company  believes  that as the United  States  and  international
software markets continue to grow, a number of new vendors will enter the market
and  existing  competitors  and new  market  entrants  will  attempt  to develop
applications targeting additional markets.  Competitors have established and may
in the  future  establish  cooperative  relationships  or  alliances  which  may
increase their ability to provide superior  software  solutions or services.  In
addition,  consolidation  within the call center customer  interaction  software
industry could create new or stronger competitors.

      Increased  competition  resulting from new entrants,  consolidation of the
call center customer interaction software industry, cooperative relationships or
alliances could result in price reductions,  reduced operating income or loss of
market  share,  any of which could  materially  adversely  affect the  Company's
business,  operating  results  or  financial  condition.  Many of the  Company's
current  and  potential   competitors  have  significantly   greater  financial,
technical,  marketing,  service,  support and other  resources,  generate higher
revenues  and have greater name  recognition  than the Company.  There can be no
assurance that the Company's  current or potential  competitors will not develop
products  comparable or superior to those  developed by it or adapt more quickly
than the  Company to new  technologies,  evolving  industry  trends or  changing
client requirements.  There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to
compete  effectively  against current or future  competitors or that competitive
pressures  faced by the Company would not  materially  and adversely  affect its
business, operating results or financial condition.

      Risks Associated With International  Operations.  International operations
accounted  for  approximately  26%, 27% and 38% of total  revenues for the years
ended  December  31,  1996 and 1997,  and the six months  ended  June 30,  1998,
respectively.  The Company intends to expand its  international  sales activity,
which will require significant  management attention and financial resources and
will require the Company to establish  additional  foreign  operations  and hire
additional personnel.  As of June 30, 1998 the Company employed 44 employees who
are based in Europe.  There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to
maintain or increase  international  market  demand for its products and, to the
extent  the  Company  is unable to do so,  its  business,  operating  results or
financial  condition  could be  materially  adversely  affected.  The  Company's
international  sales are currently  denominated in U.S.  dollars with respect to
sales outside of the United Kingdom and Europe, and generally in pounds sterling
with respect to sales in the United Kingdom and Europe. An increase in the value
of the U.S. dollar or pound sterling relative to other currencies could make the
Company's products more expensive and,  therefore,  potentially less competitive
in foreign  markets.  Currently,  the Company does not employ  currency  hedging
strategies  to reduce  this  risk.  In  addition,  the  Company's  international
business  may be  subject  to a variety of other  risks,  including  potentially
longer payment cycles and difficulties in enforcement of contractual obligations
and  intellectual   property  rights,   potentially  adverse  tax  consequences,
increased costs associated with  maintaining  international  marketing  efforts,
costs of  localizing  products for foreign  markets,  tariffs,  duties and other
trade   barriers,   adverse   changes  in  regulatory   requirements,   possible
recessionary economies outside of the United States and political and economic

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instability.  There  can be no  assurance  that  such  factors  will  not have a
material  adverse  effect  on the  Company's  future  international  sales,  and
consequently, on its business, operating results or financial condition.

      Increased  Use  of  Third-Party  Development  Tools.  The  Company's  EDGE
products  include  application  development  tools  which  are used to build and
modify applications.  If third-party  application  development tools become more
widely used as a result of technological advances or customer requirements,  the
Company  could be  required  to make  greater  use of  third-party  tools in the
future,  and to enter into license  arrangements with such third parties,  which
could result in higher royalty payments,  a loss of product  differentiation and
delays.  Such effects or the inability of the Company to enter into commercially
reasonable  licenses  could  have a  material  adverse  effect on the  Company's
business, operating results or financial condition.

      In addition to the  "Factors  That May Affect  Future  Results"  mentioned
above, the Company's  business entails a variety of additional risks,  which are
set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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.



Dated: October 7, 1998     /s/ Albert R. Subbloie, Jr.    President, Chief 
                           ---------------------------    Executive Officer and
                           Albert R. Subbloie, Jr.        Director (Principal
                                                          Executive Officer)



Dated: October 7, 1998     /s/ Gary R. Martino            Chairman of the Board
                           ---------------------------    of Directors, Chief
                           Gary R. Martino                Financial Officer,
                                                          Treasurer and Director
                                                          (Principal Financial
                                                          Accounting Officer)



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