ECCS INC
SC 13G/A, 1997-02-12
COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN
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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 )*

                                   ECCS, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   26825H-10-0
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


*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.  26825H-10-0                             Page    2    of    11   Pages
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  1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        Edison Venture Fund, L.P.          22-2725572

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  2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                   (a)  [ ]
                                                                   (b)  [ ]
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  3     SEC USE ONLY


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  4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

        Delaware
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                           5    SOLE VOTING POWER

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

                                                       0
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  9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                                                       0
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  10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*


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   11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

                                                       0%

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   12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

                                                       PN

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!








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                                      13G
CUSIP NO.  26825H-10-0                             Page    3    of    11   Pages
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  1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        Edison Partners, L.P.                22-2703711

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  2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                   (a)  [ ]
                                                                   (b)  [ ]
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  3     SEC USE ONLY


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  4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

        Delaware
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                           5    SOLE VOTING POWER

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

                                                       0
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  9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                                                       0
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  10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*[ ]


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  11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

                                     0%

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  12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

                                     PN

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!








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CUSIP NO.  26825H-10-0                             Page    4    of    11   Pages
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  1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        John H. Martinson                   ###-##-####

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  2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                   (a)  [ ]
                                                                   (b)  [ ]
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  3     SEC USE ONLY


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  4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

        USA
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                           5    SOLE VOTING POWER

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

                                                       0
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  9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                                                       0
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  10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*[ ]


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  11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

                                     0%

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  12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

                                     IN

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!








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CUSIP NO.  26825H-10-0                             Page    5    of    11   Pages
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  1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        Richard J. Defieux                   ###-##-####

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  2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                   (a)  [ ]
                                                                   (b)  [ ]
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  3     SEC USE ONLY


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  4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

        USA
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                           5    SOLE VOTING POWER

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

                                                       0
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  9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                                                       0
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  10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*[ ]


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

                                     0%

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  12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

                                     IN

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!







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CUSIP NO.  26825H-10-0                             Page    6    of    11   Pages
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  1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        Gustav H. Koven, III                   ###-##-####

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  2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                   (a)  [ ]
                                                                   (b)  [ ]
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  3     SEC USE ONLY


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

        USA
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                           5    SOLE VOTING POWER

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

                                                       0
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  9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                                                       0
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  10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*[ ]


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

                                     0%

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  12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

                                     IN

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!






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CUSIP NO.  26825H-10-0                             Page    7    of    11   Pages
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Item 1(a).        

              Name of Issuer: ECCS, Inc. (the "Issuer").

Item 1(b).    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: One Sheila Drive,
              Tinton Falls, NJ 07724.

Item 2(a).    Names of  Persons  Filing:  Edison  Venture  Fund,  L.P.  ("Edison
              Venture Fund"); Edison Partners, L.P. ("Edison Partners"); John H.
              Martinson,   Richard  J.   Defieux  and  Gustav  H.   Koven,   III
              (collectively,  the  "General  Partners").  The General  Partners,
              Edison Venture Fund and Edison Partners  collectively are referred
              to as the "Reporting Persons."

Item 2(b).    Address of  Principal  Business  Office:  The  principal  business
              address  of  the   Reporting   Persons  is  997  Lenox  Drive  #3,
              Lawrenceville, NJ 08648.

Item 2(c).    Citizenship:  Edison Venture Fund and Edison  Partners are limited
              partnerships  organized  under the laws of the State of  Delaware.
              Each General Partner is a US citizen.

Item 2(d).    Title of Class of  Securities:  Common Stock,  $.01 par value (the
              "Common Stock").

Item 2(e).    CUSIP Number: 26825H-10-0.

Item 3.       If  this  statement  is  filed  pursuant  to  Rules  13d-1(b),  or
              13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

                     (a)    [  ]  Broker or Dealer  registered  under Section 15
                                  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 (the
                                  "Act").

                     (b)    [  ]  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.

                     (c)    [  ]  Insurance   Company   as  defined  in  Section
                                  3(a)(19) of the Act.

                     (d)    [  ]  Investment  Company registered under Section 8
                                  of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

                     (e)    [  ]  Investment  Adviser  registered  under Section
                                  203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

                     (f)    [  ]  Employee  Benefit Plan,  Pension Fund which is
                                  subject  to the  provisions  of  the  Employee
                                  Retirement  Income  Security  Act of  1974  or
                                  Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) of
                                  the Act.

                     (g)    [  ]  Parent  Holding  Company,  in accordance  with
                                  Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G) of the Act.

                     (h)    [  ]  Group,     in     accordance     with     Rule
                                  13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) of the Act.

                                 Not Applicable.







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CUSIP NO.  26825H-10-0                             Page    8    of    11   Pages
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Item 4.           Ownership:

                  (a)      Amount  Beneficially  Owned: As of December 31, 1996,
                           Edison  Venture  Fund is the record  owner and may be
                           deemed to own  beneficially 0 shares of Common Stock.
                           Each of Edison Partners,  the sole general partner of
                           Edison  Venture Fund, and the General  Partners,  the
                           general partners of Edison Partners, may be deemed to
                           own  beneficially  0 shares  of Common  Stock,  as of
                           December 31, 1996.

                  (b)      Percent of Class:  Edison  Venture  Fund,  0%; Edison
                           Partners,  0%;  John H.  Martinson,  0%;  Richard  J.
                           Defieux,  0%;  and  Gustav H.  Koven,  III,  0%.  The
                           foregoing  percentages  are  calculated  based on the
                           4,387,522  shares  of  Common  Stock  reported  to be
                           outstanding   in  the  Issuer's  Form  10-Q  for  the
                           quarterly period ended September 30, 1996.

                  (c)      Number of Shares as to Which Such Person Has:

                           (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  Edison
                           Venture  Fund,  0;  Edison   Partners,   0;  John  H.
                           Martinson,  0; Richard J.  Defieux,  0; and Gustav H.
                           Koven, III, 0.

                           (ii)  Shared  power to vote or to  direct  the  vote:
                           Edison Venture Fund, 0; Edison  Partners,  0; John H.
                           Martinson,  0; Richard J.  Defieux,  0; and Gustav H.
                           Koven, III, 0.

                           (iii)   Sole  power  to  dispose  or  to  direct  the
                           disposition   of:  Edison  Venture  Fund,  0;  Edison
                           Partners,  0;  John  H.  Martinson,   0;  Richard  J.
                           Defieux, 0; and Gustav H. Koven, III, 0.

                           (iv)  Shared  power  to  dispose  or  to  direct  the
                           disposition   of:  Edison  Venture  Fund,  0;  Edison
                           Partners,  0;  John  H.  Martinson,   0;  Richard  J.
                           Defieux, 0; and Gustav H. Koven, III, 0.


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 Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owners of
more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following box: [X]


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

                  Not Applicable.







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CUSIP NO.  26825H-10-0                             Page    9    of    11   Pages
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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:

                  Not  Applicable.  This  statement on Schedule 13G is not filed
                  pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b).









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CUSIP NO.  26825H-10-0                             Page    10   of    11   Pages
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                                    SIGNATURE

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

Dated:   February 12, 1997                  EDISON VENTURE FUND, L.P.

                                            By:   Edison Partners, L.P.,
                                                  its General Partner



                                                  By:  /s/ Gustav H. Koven, III
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       General Partner


                                             EDISON PARTNERS, L.P.



                                             By: /s/ Gustav H. Koven, III
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 General Partner


                                             /s/ John H. Martinson
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             John H. Martinson


                                             /s/ Richard J. Defieux
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Richard J. Defieux


                                             /s/ Gustav H. Koven, III
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Gustav H. Koven, III






                                                                      
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CUSIP NO.  26825H-10-0                             Page   11    of    11   Pages
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                                                                       Exhibit 1

                                    AGREEMENT

         Pursuant to Rule  13d-1-(f)(1)  under the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934,  the  undersigned  hereby  agree that only one  statement  containing  the
information required by Schedule 13G need be filed with respect to the ownership
by each of the undersigned of shares of stock of ECCS, Inc.

         This Agreement may be executed in any number of  counterparts,  each of
which shall be deemed an original.

Dated:   February 12, 1997                  EDISON VENTURE FUND, L.P.

                                            By:   Edison Partners, L.P.,
                                                  its General Partner



                                                  By:  /s/ Gustav H. Koven, III
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       General Partner


                                            EDISON PARTNERS, L.P.



                                                  By:  /s/ Gustav H. Koven, III
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       General Partner


                                                  /s/ John H. Martinson
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  John H. Martinson


                                                  /s/ Richard J. Defieux
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  Richard J. Defieux


                                                  /s/ Gustav H. Koven, III
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  Gustav H. Koven, III




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