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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
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Expert Software, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
302131107
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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 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. 302131107 13G Page 2 of Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
JMI Partners 76-0367609
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member (a) / /
of a Group* (b) / /
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America
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Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting
Beneficially Power 0
Owned by --------------------------------------------------
Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting
Person With Power 0
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(7) Sole Dispositive
Power 0
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(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*
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 302131107 13G Page 3 of Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
JMI Equity Fund, L.P. 76-0367611
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member (a) / /
of a Group* (b) / /
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America
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Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting
Beneficially Power 0
Owned by --------------------------------------------------
Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting
Person With Power 0
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(7) Sole Dispositive
Power 0
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(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*
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 302131107 13G Page 4 of Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
Charles E. Noell ###-##-####
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member (a) / /
of a Group* (b) / /
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America
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Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting
Beneficially Power under 5%
Owned by --------------------------------------------------
Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting
Person With Power 0
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(7) Sole Dispositive
Power under 5%
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(8) Shared Dispositive
Power 0
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(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
under 5%
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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)
under 5%
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(12) Type of Reporting Person*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 302131107 13G Page 5 of Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
Harry S. Gruner ###-##-####
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member (a) / /
of a Group* (b) / /
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America
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Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting
Beneficially Power under 5%
Owned by --------------------------------------------------
Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting
Person With Power 0
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(7) Sole Dispositive
Power under 5%
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(8) Shared Dispositive
Power 0
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(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
under 5%
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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)
under 5%
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(12) Type of Reporting Person*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 302131107 13G Page 6 of Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
Norris van den Berg ###-##-####
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member (a) / /
of a Group* (b) / /
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America
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Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting
Beneficially Power under 5%
Owned by --------------------------------------------------
Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting
Person With Power 0
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(7) Sole Dispositive
Power under 5%
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(8) Shared Dispositive
Power 0
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(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
under 5%
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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)
under 5%
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(12) Type of Reporting Person*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 302131107 13G Page 7 of Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
Anthony Moores ###-##-####
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member (a) / /
of a Group* (b) / /
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America
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Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting
Beneficially Power under 5%
Owned by --------------------------------------------------
Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting
Person With Power 0
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(7) Sole Dispositive
Power under 5%
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(8) Shared Dispositive
Power 0
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(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
under 5%
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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)
under 5%
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(12) Type of Reporting Person*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER: Expert Software, Inc.
ITEM 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
800 Douglas Road
Executive Tower
Suite 750
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
ITEM 2(a). NAMES OF PERSONS FILING: JMI Equity Fund, L.P. ("JMI"), JMI
Partners, ("JMI Partners"), which is the sole general partner of
JMI, and Messrs. Harry S. Gruner ("Gruner"), Anthony Moores
("Moores"), Charles Noell ("Noell") and Norris van den Berg ("van
den Berg") (the "General Partners"). Gruner, Moores, Noell and
van den Berg are individual general partners of JMI Partners. The
persons named in this paragraph are referred to individually
herein as "Reporting Person" and collectively as the "Reporting
Persons".
ITEM 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE: The
address of the principal business office of the Reporting Persons
is JMI, Inc., 1119 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
ITEM 2(c). CITIZENSHIP: Each of JMI and JMI Partners is a limited
partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Each of the General Partners is a United States citizen.
ITEM 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES: Common Stock, $.01 par value per
share.
ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER: 302131107
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.
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(h) / / Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) of the Act.
Not applicable. This Schedule 13G is not being filed pursuant to Rule
13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b).
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: JMI is the record owner of 0 shares (the
"Record Shares") as of December 31, 1997. As the general partner of
JMI, JMI Partners may be deemed to own beneficially the Record
Shares. As the general partners of JMI Partners, the sole general
partner of JMI, each of the General Partners may also be deemed to
own beneficially the Record Shares. Therefore, JMI, JMI Partners
and each of the General Partners may be deemed to own beneficially
under 5% of shares.
(b) Percent of Class: Each Reporting Person: under 5%. The foregoing
percentage is calculated based on the 7,548,494 shares of Common
Stock reported to be outstanding at October 31, 1997 in the most
recent Form 10Q of Expert Software, Inc., as adjusted pursuant to
Rule 13d-3(d).
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: under 5% of shares
for each Reporting Person.
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 for each
Reporting Person.
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: under 5%
of shares for each Reporting Person.
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 for
each Reporting Person.
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ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
Not applicable.
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. The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim membership
in a "group" as used in Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(H).
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).
