SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

                                          EXPERT SOFTWARE, INC.


Date:  April 1, 1997                     By:  /s/ CHARLES H. MURPHY
                                               ----------------------
                                               Charles H. Murphy
                                               Chief Financial Officer
                                               and Treasurer 
                                               (Principal Financial
                                               Officer and Principal
                                               Accounting Officer)
    
  




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