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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
AMENDMENT TO FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
AMENDMENT NO. 2
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
December 31, 1998
DATAWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-21860 06-1232140
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
One Canal Park, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(617) 621-0820
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 17, 1999 DATAWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ Michael Gonnerman
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Michael Gonnerman
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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The undersigned registrant hereby amends Item 7 of its Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 14, 1999, as
amended on March 16, 1999 (the "Form 8-K) to file the consent of Deloitte &
Touche LLP.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits:
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2.1 Asset Purchase Agreement dated December 31, 1998, among Dataware,
Sovereign Hill and certain Stockholders of Sovereign Hill.
(Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K). Pursuant to Item
601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, the schedules or exhibits referred to
in the Agreement are omitted. The Registrant hereby undertakes to
furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to
the Commission upon request.
23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, filed
herewith.
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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements of
Dataware Technologies, Inc. on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-27007 and 333-39633) and
Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-56691, 333-56693, 33-70498, 33-70500, 33-79824, 333-
04487 and 333-28545) of our report on the financial statements of Sovereign Hill
Software, Inc. (the "Company") for the years ended December 31, 1997 and
December 31, 1996, dated May 8, 1998, except for the information in the third
paragraph of Note 2 and the second paragraph of Note 12, as to which the date is
December 15, 1998 (which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an
explanatory paragraph which indicates that there are matters that raise
substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern),
appearing in this Form 8-K/A Amendment No. 1 to the Form 8-K Current Report
dated January 14, 1999.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
March 11, 1999
