WONDERWARE CORP
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

(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, 1997

[   ]  TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO SECTION  13 OR  15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
       EXCHANGE  ACT OF  1934  FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM    to

                         Commission file number 0-22044

                             WONDERWARE CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                                     33-0304677
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(State or other jurisdiction of          (I.R.S. employer identification number)
 incorporation or organization)                                                

100 Technology Drive, Irvine, CA                          92618
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(Address of principal executive                  (Zip Code)
            offices)
                                 (714) 727-3200
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

As of June 30, 1997,  there were 14,083,202  shares of the  Registrant's  Common
Stock outstanding.

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                             WONDERWARE CORPORATION
                                 FORM 10-Q INDEX

This  report  contains   forward-looking   statements  that  involve  risks  and
uncertainties.  The actual future results of the Company could differ materially
from  those  statements.   Factors  that  could  cause  or  contribute  to  such
differences  include,  but are not limited to,  uncertainties  regarding  market
acceptance of new products and product enhancements,  delays in the introduction
of new products or product  enhancements,  size and timing of individual orders,
competition and pricing in the software industry, general economic conditions in
the Company's geographic markets, seasonality of revenues,  litigation involving
the  Company,  and the  management  of the  Company's  growth,  as well as those
factors discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996 and Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-xxxx).

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PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   Financial Statements

          Consolidated  Balance Sheets as of June 30, 1997   
          (unaudited) and December 31, 1996                                 3

          Consolidated  Statements of Operations (unaudited)  
          for the Three and Six Month Periods Ended June 30,                
          1997 and 1996                                                     4

          Consolidated  Statements  of Cash  Flows  (unaudited) 
          for the Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996            5

          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                        6

Item 2.   Management's   Discussion  and  Analysis of Results  
          of  Operations and Financial Condition                            8

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings                                                12

Item 2.   Changes in Securities                                            12

Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                  12

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders              12

Item 5.   Other Information                                                12

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                 12



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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         WONDERWARE CORPORATION
                                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                                                               June 30,      December 31,
                                                                                 1997            1996
                                                                             ------------    ------------
                                                                              (Unaudited)
                                                 ASSETS
<S>                                                                          <C>             <C>  
Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents ............................................   $ 23,379,838    $ 26,487,553
    Short-term investments ...............................................     25,208,090      25,681,766
    Accounts receivable, net .............................................     14,096,162      12,377,041
    Inventories                                                                 1,156,878       1,100,056
    Deferred tax assets                                                         2,184,687       2,184,687
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                   2,937,724       2,796,136
                                                                             ------------    ------------
        Total current assets .............................................     68,963,379      70,627,239

Property and equipment, net ..............................................     12,847,466      13,395,833
Goodwill, net                                                                   4,587,292       4,829,792
Noncurrent deferred tax assets                                                  3,736,296       3,736,296
Other assets                                                                      992,043       1,099,703
                                                                             ------------    ------------
        Total assets .....................................................   $ 91,126,476    $ 93,688,863
                                                                             ============    ============


                                  LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
    Line of credit .......................................................   $    441,440    $    289,446
    Accounts payable .....................................................      3,358,538       5,210,079
    Accrued employee incentive compensation                                       696,077         977,793
    Accrued commissions                                                           258,189         309,845
    Income taxes payable                                                          622,162          80,247
    Accrued payroll and related liabilities                                     2,133,551       2,845,333
    Other accrued liabilities                                                   1,276,658       3,728,163
    Deferred revenue                                                            2,112,637       1,641,605
                                                                             ------------    ------------
        Total current liabilities ........................................     10,899,252      15,082,511
Commitments
Stockholders' equity:
    Common stock, $.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized;  
    14,083,202 and 13,865,896 shares issued and outstanding at 
    June 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996, respectively                              14,083          13,866
    Additional paid-in capital ...........................................     87,425,927      86,424,172
    Unrealized loss on short-term investments                                     (34,269)        (14,905)
    Accumulated translation loss                                                                 (368,829)
    Accumulated deficit                                                        (6,809,688)     (7,816,781)
                                                                             ------------    ------------
        Total stockholders' equity .......................................     80,227,224      78,606,352
                                                                             ------------    ------------
        Total liabilities and stockholders' equity .......................   $ 91,126,476    $ 93,688,863
                                                                             ============    ============
</TABLE>

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                             WONDERWARE CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


                                                Three months ended June 30,         Six months ended June 30,
                                              ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------
                                                   1997             1996              1997             1996
                                              ---------------- ----------------  ---------------- ----------------
                                                (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
<S>                                             <C>              <C>               <C>               <C>   

Total revenues                                  $ 20,885,385     $ 14,867,944      $ 39,188,793      $30,790,820
Cost of sales                                      1,923,002        1,000,303         3,075,760        2,029,340
                                              ---------------- ----------------  ---------------- ----------------
    Gross profit                                  18,962,383       13,867,641        36,113,033       28,761,480
Operating expenses:                                                 
Research and development                           5,032,843        4,364,576         9,688,415        8,498,243
Selling, general and administrative               13,284,998       12,057,466        26,228,160       21,214,588
                                              ---------------- ----------------  ---------------- ----------------
    Operating income (loss)                          644,542       (2,554,401)          196,458         (951,351)
Other income, net                                    645,967          687,365         1,192,813        1,352,176
                                              ---------------- ----------------  ---------------- ----------------
    Income (loss) before provision for
        income taxes                               1,290,509       (1,867,036)        1,389,271          400,825
Provision for income taxes                           355,025         (634,916)          382,185          136,276
                                              ---------------- ----------------  ---------------- ----------------
    Net income (loss)                           $    935,484     $ (1,232,120)     $  1,007,086     $    264,549
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Net income (loss) per common and
    common equivalent share                     $       0.07     $     (0.09)     $       0.07     $        0.02
                                                                                       

Weighted average common and
    common equivalent shares                      14,343,822       13,631,639        14,179,103       14,221,122

</TABLE>






















          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                        WONDERWARE CORPORATION
                                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


                                                                      Six months ended June 30,
                                                                ---------------------------------------
                                                                      1997                  1996
                                                                ------------------    -----------------
                                                                   (Unaudited)          (Unaudited)
<S>                                                                <C>                   <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
    Net income                                                     $ 1,007,086           $   264,549
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
        by (used in) operating activities:
        Depreciation and amortization                                3,351,341             2,111,981
        Provision for doubtful accounts                                                      156,950
        Deferred taxes                                                                       260,455
        Compensation costs related to stock option grants               93,961               485,410
        Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
            Accounts receivable                                     (2,152,894)               26,688
            Income tax refund receivable                                                    (876,164)
            Inventories                                                (98,455)             (587,221)
            Prepaid expenses and other current assets                 (219,636)              (52,938)
            Accounts payable                                        (1,811,368)              897,205
            Accrued employee incentive compensation                   (266,993)             (271,130)
            Accrued commissions                                        (51,656)              (78,842)
            Income taxes payable                                       568,285              (438,548)
            Accrued payroll and other accrued liabilities           (3,068,005)           (1,818,631)
            Deferred revenue                                           471,032               360,522
                                                                ------------------    -----------------
                Net cash provided by (used in) operating
                    activities                                      (2,177,302)              440,286
Cash flows from investing activities:
    Purchases of property and equipment                             (2,439,257)           (6,541,635)
    Sales and maturities of short-term investments                  15,042,171            24,276,033
    Purchases of short-term investments                            (14,587,859)          (30,310,800)
                                                                ------------------    -----------------
                Net cash used in investing activities               (1,984,945)          (12,576,402)
Cash flows from financing activities:
    Proceeds from exercise of stock options                            376,774               670,064
    Tax benefit related to exercise of stock options                                         583,071
    Borrowings on line of credit                                       190,492
    Net proceeds from issuance of common stock                         531,237               723,109
                                                                ------------------    -----------------
               Net cash provided by financing activities             1,098,503             1,976,244
                                                                ------------------    -----------------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                                (43,971)
                                                                ------------------    -----------------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                           (3,107,715)          (10,159,872)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                      26,487,553            22,637,986
                                                                ------------------    -----------------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                          $ 23,379,838          $ 12,478,114
                                                                ==================    =================

Supplemental cash flow information:
    Interest paid                                                 $     22,753
    Income taxes paid                                             $     77,008          $    491,412

</TABLE>
          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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                             WONDERWARE CORPORATION
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

1.  Basis of Presentation

The interim condensed  consolidated  financial  statements  included herein have
been prepared by Wonderware Corporation  ("Wonderware" or the "Company") without
audit,  pursuant to the rules and  regulations  of the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC").  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 SEC rules
and regulations;  nevertheless,  the management of the Company believes that the
disclosures   herein  are  adequate  to  make  the  information   presented  not
misleading.  These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in
conjunction  with  the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  notes  thereto
included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1996 filed with the SEC in March 1997.  In the  opinion of  management,  the
condensed   consolidated   financial  statements  included  herein  reflect  all
adjustments  necessary to present fairly the consolidated  financial position of
the Company as of June 30, 1997, the results of its operations for the three and
six month periods  ended June 30, 1997 and 1996,  and its cash flows for the six
month  periods ended June 30, 1997 and 1996.  The results of operations  for the
interim periods are not necessarily  indicative of the results of operations for
the full year.

2.  Stockholders' Equity and Earnings Per Share

Net income per common and common  equivalent  share for the three  month  period
ended June 30, 1997 and the six month  periods  ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 are
computed by dividing  net income by the  weighted  average  number of common and
common  equivalent  shares  outstanding.  Weighted  average  common  and  common
equivalent  shares  include  common  shares and stock options using the treasury
stock method.

Net loss per common and common equivalent share for the three month period ended
June 30, 1996 is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of
common  shares  outstanding.  Common  equivalent  shares are not included as the
effect would be antidilutive.

In February 1997, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standards (SFAS) No. 128,  "Earnings per Share," which is
effective for financial  statements  for both interim and annual  periods ending
after December 15, 1997.  Early adoption of the statement is not permitted.  The
Company has determined  that the adoption of this statement would not have had a
material  impact  on  the  earnings  per  share  calculations  for  the  periods
presented.

3.    Legal Proceedings

In July 1996,  the Company filed a complaint in the Superior Court of California
for the County of Orange against  Constantin S. Delivanis and Vladimir Preysman,
formerly the Vice President and Vice President-Engineering, respectively, of the
Company's Cupertino Development Center. This complaint alleged fraud,  negligent
misrepresentation,  duress,  securities fraud, breach of the implied covenant of
good  faith and fair  dealing,  and breach of  fiduciary  duty  against  Messrs.
Delivanis and Preysman and sought compensatory and punitive damages with respect
to the Company's claims, as well as the costs incurred in pursuing these claims.
Mr.  Delivanis and Mr.  Preysman's  employment  with the Company was terminated.
Both  Mr.   Delivanis  and  Mr.  Preysman   answered  the  complaint,   asserted
cross-claims   against  the  Company,  and  requested  relief  in  the  form  of
compensatory  and  punitive  damages as well as the costs  incurred  in pursuing
their cross-claims. In addition, in September 1996, Mr. Delivanis, Mr. Preysman,
and the  Delivanis-Kibrick  Family  Trust  filed  a  complaint  for  declaratory
judgment and specific  performance,  seeking  registration of certain Wonderware
common  stock.  The Company  filed an answer and  cross-complaint  in  response.
Further, in December 1996, Mr. Delivanis, Mr. Preysman and the Delivanis-Kibrick
Family  Trust  filed a complaint  in the U.S.  District  Court for the  Northern
District  of  California.  This  complaint  was served on the Company in January
1997, and alleged  securities law  violations,  fraud and deceit,  and negligent
misrepresentation.

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In August 1997, all matters in the immediately  preceding paragraph were finally
concluded  in an out of court  settlement  binding all parties.  The  settlement
includes  mutual and  general  releases  of all claims by all  parties  and cash
payments by the Company to Messrs.  Delivanis and Preysman.  The settlement will
result in a one-time charge to earnings of approximately $1.9 million, including
attorneys'  fees and related  costs,  to be recorded by the Company in the third
quarter of 1997.

In October 1996,  the Company filed a complaint in the U.S.  District  Court for
the  Central  District  of  California  against  Cyberlogic  Technologies,  Inc.
("Cyberlogic") and Intellution, Inc. ("Intellution"). The complaint alleges that
Cyberlogic and Intellution  have infringed the copyright of particular  software
programs which Cyberlogic  originally  developed under contract for the Company,
and seeks  preliminary  and  permanent  injunctive  relief as well as actual and
punitive  damages  and  attorneys  fees.  In October  1996,  the Court  issued a
temporary restraining order against Cyberlogic and Intellution,  and pursuant to
the Court's order,  U.S.  Marshals  seized and copied  certain  materials at the
offices of Cyberlogic  and  Intellution.  In January 1997, the Court entered its
preliminary  injunction  which generally bars  Cyberlogic and  Intellution  from
marketing  or  otherwise  distributing  any  infringing  copies of the  computer
software at issue in the  proceeding.  In February 1997,  Intellution  filed its
appeal of the preliminary  injunction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit,  and the Court denied the  defendants'  requests to stay the injunction
pending appeal. Cyberlogic has also appealed the injunction.

In  December  1996,  Cyberlogic  submitted  a  demand  for  arbitration  of  the
underlying  contractual issues involved in these proceedings.  The U.S. District
Court for the Central District of California has ordered the case to arbitration
in Michigan before the American Arbitration  Association.  Dates for hearing the
arbitration  and other related events have not yet been set. The Company intends
to  vigorously  prosecute  its  claims  in the  arbitration.  It is too early to
determine the impact, if any, of these proceedings on the Company, its financial
condition or the results of the Company's operations.

In January 1997,  the Company  received a copy of a complaint  which  Cyberlogic
filed in the U.S.  District  Court for the Eastern  District of Michigan.  Among
other claims,  this complaint purports to claim damages in excess of $40 million
and injunctive relief for the Company's alleged infringement of certain software
programs which Cyberlogic contends it owns. The Company believes the allegations
in Cyberlogic's  complaint to be without merit and intends to vigorously  defend
itself  against these claims.  Further,  the Company  believes that these claims
arise out of or relate to the proceeding  pending in the U.S.  District Court of
the Central District of California and the anticipated  arbitration  proceeding,
and the Company has moved the U.S.  District  Court for the Eastern  District of
Michigan to compel arbitration of that action. The Court has taken the Company's
motion under  submission.  It is too early to determine  the impact,  if any, of
this  proceeding on the Company,  its financial  condition or the results of the
Company's operations.

In June 1997, the Company  received a copy of a complaint (the "TES  Complaint")
filed  in   Massachusetts   Superior  Court  in  Worcester  County  by  Flagship
Automation,  a division of EMX Controls,  Inc., and Total Enterprises Solutions,
Inc. (collectively,  "TES"). The TES Complaint alleges that the Company breached
its contract with TES,  breached an implied  covenant of good faith,  wrongfully
terminated TES' distributorship  relationship,  committed fraud, misappropriated
trade secrets,  intentionally  interfered with TES' contractual and advantageous
relationships and committed unfair and deceptive acts or practices under Chapter
93A of the Massachusetts General Laws. The TES Complaint seeks monetary damages.
The copy of the TES  Complaint  was forwarded to the Company by the President of
TES who  indicated  in his cover  letter a  willingness  to seek an  alternative
resolution  of the matter.  As of July 28, 1997,  the TES Complaint had not been
served on the Company,  and the Company has obtained removal of the complaint to
the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.  The Company believes
that the  allegations  in the TES  Complaint  are  without  merit and intends to
vigorously defend itself against the claims stated in the TES Complaint if it is
served. It is too early to determine the impact, if any, of the TES Complaint on
the Company, its financial condition or the results of the Company's operations.



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Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and 
         Financial Condition

Results of Operations

The following  table sets forth the percentage of total revenues  represented by
certain consolidated statement of operations data for the periods indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                Three months ended June 30,         Six months ended June 30,
                                              ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------
                                                   1997             1996              1997             1996
                                              ---------------- ----------------  ---------------- ----------------
                                                (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)
<S>                                                    <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>   

Total revenues                                         100.0%           100.0%            100.0%           100.0%
Cost of sales                                            9.2%             6.7%              7.8%             6.6%
                                              ---------------- ----------------  ---------------- ----------------
  Gross profit                                          90.8%            93.3%             92.2%            93.4%
Operating expenses:
  Research and development                              24.1%            29.4%             24.7%            27.6%
  Selling, general and administrative                   63.6%            81.1%             66.9%            68.9%
                                              ---------------- ----------------  ---------------- ----------------
  Operating income (loss)                                3.1%           -17.2%              0.6%            -3.1%
Other income, net                                        3.1%             4.6%              3.0%             4.4%
                                              ---------------- ----------------  ---------------- ----------------
Income (loss) before provision for
  income taxes                                           6.2%           -12.6%              3.6%             1.3%
Provision for income taxes                               1.7%            -4.3%              1.0%             0.4%
                                              ---------------- ----------------  ---------------- ----------------
Net income (loss)                                        4.5%            -8.3%              2.6%             0.9%
                                              ================ ================  ================ ================
</TABLE>

Total revenues.  Total revenues include sales of software licenses and services,
less promotional  discounts,  refunds and sales returns.  Revenues for the three
months  ended June 30, 1997  increased  40 percent to $20.9  million  from $14.9
million for the  comparable  quarter of 1996.  For the six months ended June 30,
1997,  revenues  increased 27 percent to $39.2 million from $30.8 million in the
comparable  period of 1996.  The  increases  were  primarily due to sales of the
Wonderware  FactorySuite.  The Wonderware  FactorySuite  began shipping in April
1997. The Wonderware  FactorySuite  bundles most of the development  versions of
the Company's  products into one package at a  significantly  reduced price when
compared to buying such development systems separately.  Sales of the Wonderware
FactorySuite,  including  upgrade  revenues,  totaled  $4.9  million  during the
quarter.  Revenues  for the  Wonderware  InTouch  product line during the second


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quarter totaled $13.8 million, which is approximately equal to such sales in the
second  quarter of 1996.  For the six months  ended  June 30,  1997,  Wonderware
InTouch  sales  totaled  $29.6  million as  compared  to $28.0  million  for the
comparable  period  of 1996.  The  Company  expects  that its  product  mix will
continue  to  change  in the  future  as new  products,  such as the  Wonderware
FactorySuite,  are introduced  and gain market  acceptance and that the share of
revenues  contributed  by the  Wonderware  InTouch line will decline as sales of
Wonderware InTouch  development  systems are replaced by sales of the Wonderware
FactorySuite.  The discount  available to customers that purchase the Wonderware
FactorySuite  could  have a  material  adverse  impact on the  Company's  future
revenues from its other products and on the Company's  results of operations and
financial condition.  The Company also expects that some of its competitors will
offer  similar  suites  of  products.  There can also be no  assurance  that the
Wonderware FactorySuite will gain further market acceptance.

International  sales increased to $9.7 million, or 48 percent of total revenues,
for the three  months  ended June 30, 1997 from $5.4  million,  or 36 percent of
total  revenues,  for the  comparable  quarter of 1996. For the six months ended
June 30, 1997, international sales totaled $18.6 million, or 47 percent of total
revenues, as compared to $12.5 million, or 40 percent of total revenues, for the
comparable  period of 1996.  The  increase in  international  revenues  resulted
primarily  from  sales  growth in Asia and the  elimination  of the  distributor
discount on certain sales in Europe  following the Company's  acquisition of its
German  distributor  in December 1996.  The Company  expects that  international
sales will  continue to represent a significant  portion of its total  revenues.
The Company's  international  operations are subject to various risks, including
seasonality,  regulatory requirements,  political and economic instability,  and
trade restrictions.  Although the Company's sales have typically been made in US
dollars,  the  Company's  German  subsidiary  conducts its  operations in German
marks. Therefore, a portion of the 

                                       

Company's  revenues is directly subject to the risk of currency  fluctuations in
that  market.  In  addition,  a  weakening  in the value of  foreign  currencies
relative to the US dollar could have an adverse impact on the effective price of
the Company's  products in its international  markets.  The Company also expects
that it will  increasingly be required to transact in local  currencies in order
to further its growth internationally and, therefore,  will become more directly
exposed to the risk of foreign currency fluctuations.

The life cycles of the Company's products are difficult to estimate due in large
measure to the recent emergence of some of the Company's markets,  the impact of
new  product  offerings,  such  as  the  Wonderware  FactorySuite,  and  product
enhancements,  and the future effect of competition.  Declines in demand for the
Company's products,  whether as a result of competition,  technological  change,
price  reductions  or  otherwise,  would have a material  adverse  effect on the
Company's  operating  results.  There  can be no  assurance  that the  Company's
historical  growth  rates or its  operating  margins  will be  sustained  in the
future.

Gross  profit.  Cost of  sales  includes  the  cost of  manuals,  diskettes  and
duplication,  packaging materials,  assembly,  paper goods, third-party software
royalties,  amortization of acquired technology and shipping. All internal costs
related to research and  development of software  products and  enhancements  to
existing products are expensed as incurred.

The Company's consolidated gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 1997
decreased to 91 percent from 93 percent for the second  quarter of 1996. For the
six months  ended June 30, 1997,  gross  margin  decreased to 92 percent from 93
percent in the comparable period of 1996. The decreases in gross margin were due
to lower  pricing  related to upgrades for initial  shipments of the  Wonderware
FactorySuite and higher third party royalty costs associated with the Wonderware
FactorySuite when compared to the Company's other product lines. These decreases
were partially offset by the elimination of the distributor  discount on certain
sales as a result of the Company's  acquisition  of its  distributor in Germany.
Gross profit for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 increased to $19.0 million from
$13.9 million for the second quarter of 1996,  primarily due to increased  sales
volume.  Gross margin is expected to be adversely  affected in future periods as
sales of new products  incorporating  additional third party royalties increase.
Declines in gross margins may be partially offset by increased selling prices as
upgrade programs expire. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able
to achieve historical gross margins in the future.

Research and development  expenses.  Research and development  expenses  consist
primarily of personnel  and  equipment  costs  required to conduct the Company's
development  effort.  For the three  months  ended June 30,  1997,  research and
development  expenses increased 15 percent to $5.0 million from $4.4 million for
the same quarter of 1996 while  decreasing as a percentage of total  revenues to
24 percent  from 29  percent.  For the six  months  ended  June 30,  1997,  such
expenses  increased  14  percent  to $9.7  million  from  $8.5  million  for the
comparable  period of 1996 while  decreasing  as a percentage  of revenues to 25
percent  from  28  percent  The  increase  in  absolute  spending  is  primarily
attributable to costs related to contract programmers and software  translation,
as well as to depreciation  on fixed asset  purchased  during 1996 in support of
the development  effort.  This increase was offset by reduced operating expenses
resulting  from the closure of the  Company's  development  center in Cupertino,
California in February 1997. The Company  believes that the  introduction of new
technologies and products to the industrial automation market in a timely manner
is critical to its success and, as a consequence,  the Company has increased the
absolute  amount  of its  expenditures  on  research  and  development.  For the
foreseeable  future,  the Company  anticipates that it will continue to increase
spending in absolute  dollars on research and development for the enhancement of
current products,  the addition of new product  capabilities and the integration
efforts associated with the Wonderware FactorySuite.

Costs  incurred in the research  and  development  of new software  products and
enhancements  to existing  software  products  are  expensed  as incurred  until
technological feasibility has been established.  After technological feasibility
is  established,  any additional  costs would be capitalized in accordance  with
SFAS No. 86, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to Be Sold, Leased or
Otherwise  Marketed.  Because the Company  believes that its current process for
developing software is essentially completed concurrently with the establishment
of  technological  feasibility,  no  internal  software  development  costs were
capitalized  as of June 30,  1997.  Significant  new  products  developed in the
future may require the capitalization of internal software development expenses.


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Selling,   general   and   administrative   expenses.   Selling,   general   and
administrative   expenses   consist   primarily   of   compensation   costs   of
administrative,  sales and  marketing  personnel;  advertising  and  promotional
expenses; and customer service and technical support costs. Selling, general and
administrative  expenses  increased  10 percent to $13.3  million  for the three
months  ended June 30,  1997 from $12.1  million  for the same  quarter of 1996,
while  decreasing  as a  percentage  of total  revenues  to 64  percent  from 81
percent.  For the six months ended June 30,  1997,  such  expenses  increased 24
percent to $26.2 million from $21.2 million for the  comparable  period of 1996,
while  decreasing  as a percentage  of sales to 67 percent from 69 percent.  The
increase in the dollar amount of selling,  general and  administrative  expenses
was  primarily  due to increased  staffing in field sales and product  marketing
required  to  further  penetrate  current  and new  markets  for  the  Company's
products,  increased  promotional  costs associated with the introduction of the
Wonderware FactorySuite,  and increased staffing in technical support to provide
service to users of the Company's new product  lines.  The Company  expects that
such expenses  will  continue to increase in absolute  dollars as it expands its
worldwide  sales  distribution  and customer  support network for the Wonderware
FactorySuite product line.

Provision  for income  taxes.  The  Company's  effective tax rate for the second
quarter of 1997 was 28 percent as compared to 34 percent for the same quarter of
1996. The decrease is primarily the result of the  utilization of operating loss
and tax credit carryforwards.

Net income  (loss).  Net income for the three months ended June 30, 1997 totaled
$935,000,  or $0.07 per share,  as  compared to a net loss of $1.2  million,  or
$0.09 per share,  in the second  quarter of 1996.  For the six months ended June
30, 1997, net income totaled $1.0 million,  or $0.07 per share,  compared to net
income of $265,000,  or $0.02 per share, for the comparable  period in 1996. Due
to the  increasing  level of spending in the areas of research and  development,
and in selling,  general and  administrative  functions as discussed  above, the
Company  anticipates  that net income as a  percentage  of total  revenues  will
continue to be lower than historical levels.  There can be no assurance that the
Company will sustain profitable operations in the future.

Fluctuations in quarterly operating results

Many software companies  experience seasonal  variations in revenues,  with soft
domestic  sales in the  first  quarter  and  soft  European  sales in the  third
quarter.  Although the  significant  growth in the Company's total revenues over
the past several  years may have masked  seasonal  variations  in the  Company's
operating  results,  the Company  believes  that its results of  operations  are
subject to similar quarterly variations.

The Company has experienced significant  fluctuations in its quarterly operating
results.  The Company expects to experience  significant  fluctuations in future
quarterly operating results that may be caused by many factors, including, among
others:  delays in the  introduction of products or product  enhancements by the
Company, the Company's competitors or other providers of hardware,  software and
components  for  the  industrial   automation  market;   costs  associated  with
acquisitions  and the integration of such  acquisitions;  the size and timing of
individual   orders;   software  "bugs"  or  other  product  quality   problems;
competition  and pricing in the  software  industry;  seasonality  of  revenues;
customer order deferrals in anticipation of new products;  market  acceptance of
new  products;  reductions  in demand for existing  products and  shortening  of
product  life  cycles  as a result  of new  product  introductions;  changes  in
distributors'  ordering  patterns;  changes in  operating  expenses;  changes in
Company strategy; personnel changes; litigation expenses and judgments resulting
from  litigation  involving  the  Company;   foreign  currency  exchange  rates;
regulatory  requirements  and  political  and  economic  instability  in foreign
markets; mix of products sold; and general economic conditions. 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.

Because the Company  ships  software  within a short period after  receipt of an
order, the Company typically does not have a material backlog of unfilled orders
and revenues in any quarter are substantially dependent on orders booked in that
quarter.  The Company's  expense levels are based in part on its expectations as
to future  revenues and the Company may be unable to adjust spending in a timely
manner to compensate for any revenue shortfall.  Accordingly,  operating results
would be adversely affected by a reduction in revenues in that quarter since the


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majority of the  Company's  expenses  are fixed.  Any  significant  weakening in
demand would have an almost immediate adverse impact on the Company's  operating
results and on the Company's ability to achieve  profitability.  Fluctuations in
operating  results may also result in  volatility  in the price of the Company's
common stock.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company currently finances its operations  (including capital  expenditures)
primarily  through cash flow from operations and its current cash and short-term
investment  balances.  For  the  six  months  ended  June  30,  1997,  operating
activities  used cash of $2.2  million,  primarily  related  to an  increase  in
accounts  receivable and decreases in accounts payable and accrued  liabilities,
offset by net income,  depreciation and amortization,  and increases in deferred
revenue and income taxes payable.

During the six months ended June 30,  1997,  investing  activities  used cash of
$2.0 million,  primarily related to capital expenditures offset by net sales and
maturities of short-term investments.  The issuance of capital stock through the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan,  proceeds from the exercise of stock options,  and
borrowings  on the  German  bank line of  credit  provided  cash from  financing
activities of $1.1 million.

As of June 30,  1997,  the Company had cash,  cash  equivalents  and  short-term
investments totaling $48.6 million.

The Company maintains an unsecured bank line of credit expiring in May 1998 that
provides  for  borrowings  of up to $5  million  at the bank's  prime  rate.  No
borrowings  were  outstanding  under this line of credit at June 30,  1997.  The
Company's German subsidiary  maintains a separate bank line of credit in Germany
which  expires  in  February  1998.  This line of credit  provides  for  maximum
borrowings  of 2.5  million  German  marks  at the  German  bank's  prime  rate.
Approximately  $441,000 (DM750,000) of borrowings against the German credit line
were outstanding as of June 30, 1997.

The Company's  principal  commitments as of June 30, 1997 consisted primarily of
leases on its  headquarters  and other  facilities,  and there were no  material
commitments for capital expenditures.

The  Company  believes  that its cash and  short-term  investment  balances  and
availability  under its bank lines of credit as of June 30, 1997,  and cash flow
generated  from  operations  will be sufficient to meet its working  capital and
capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months.




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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

         Information  with  respect to this item may be found in Note 3 of Notes
         to  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  Part  I,  Item  1 of  this
         Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 2.  Changes in Securities

         None

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

         None

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

         The Annual  Meeting of  Stockholders  of  Wonderware  Corporation  (the
         "Annual   Meeting")  was  held  on  May  12,  1997  in  Newport  Beach,
         California.

         Proposal I - Election of Directors

         Each of the  candidates  listed below were duly elected to the Board of
         Directors at the Annual Meeting by the tally indicated.

           Candidate                  Votes in Favor             Votes Withheld
           ---------                  --------------             --------------
           F. Rigdon Currie           11,575,583                 266,576
           Harvard H. Hill, Jr.       11,575,658                 266,501
           Jay L. Kear                11,565,340                 276,819
           John E. Rehfeld            11,627,495                 214,664
           Roy H. Slavin              11,620,373                 221,786

         Proposal II - Approval of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended

           Votes in Favor     Votes Against      Votes Abstained      Non-Votes
           11,120,304         333,670            46,567               341,618

         Proposal III - Ratification of Selection of Independent Auditors

           Votes in Favor     Votes Against      Votes Abstained
           11,735,815         44,426             61,918


Item 5.  Other Information

         None

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a) Exhibit Index

             Exhibit 11 Statement Regarding Computation of Net Income Per Share.

         (b) No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended June 
             30, 1997.


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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 thereunto duly authorized.




                                                  WONDERWARE CORPORATION
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                        (Registrant)




Date:    August 13, 1997                        /s/ Roy H. Slavin
     --------------------------     -----------------------------------------
                                                   Roy H. Slavin
                                      Chairman of the Board, President and 
                                            Chief Executive Officer
                                          (Principal executive officer)


Date:    August 13, 1997                        /s/ Sam M. Auriemma
     --------------------------     -----------------------------------------
                                                     Sam M. Auriemma
                                          Vice President, Finance and Chief 
                                                  Financial Officer
                                    (Principal financial and accounting officer)



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                             WONDERWARE CORPORATION

      EXHIBIT 11 - STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME PER SHARE


                                                Three months ended June 30,         Six months ended June 30,
                                              ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------
                                                   1997             1996              1997             1996
                                              ---------------- ----------------  ---------------- ----------------

<S>                                              <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>    
Weighted average common shares
    outstanding during period                     14,038,309       13,631,639        13,910,112       13,532,876

Exercise of outstanding stock options 
   (including  "cheap stock" options), less
    shares assumed repurchased                       305,513                            268,991          688,246
                                              ---------------- ----------------  ---------------- ----------------
Weighted average common and common
    equivalent shares                             14,343,822       13,631,639        14,179,103       14,221,122
                                              ================ ================  ================ ================

Net income (loss)                                $   935,484      $(1,232,120)      $ 1,007,086      $   264,549

Net income (loss) per share                      $      0.07      $     (0.09)      $      0.07      $      0.02
                                                                                        

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