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Datastream Systems, Inc.
50 Datastream Plaza
Greenville, South Carolina 29605
July 23, 1998
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Datastream Systems, Inc.
Request to Withdraw Registration Statement on Form S-3
Commission File No. 333-57897
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Datastream Systems, Inc. (the "Company"), I hereby request
that the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Commission File No. 333-57897)
originally filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 26, 1998, and as amended July 7, 1998, be formally withdrawn. The Company
has elected not to go forward with the proposed public offering due to current
market conditions.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Daniel H. Christie
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Daniel H. Christie
Chief Financial Officer
cc: Mr. Jae Kim, Securities and Exchange Commission
Mr. Larry G. Blackwell
Kelly A. Carlos, Esq., Hunton & Williams
Larry Shackleford, Esq., Morris, Manning & Martin
Grant W. Collingsworth, Esq., Morris, Manning & Martin
Mr. Jay Gilmore, KPMG Peat Marwick
