COMPUTRON SOFTWARE INC
10-K, 1998-03-24
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
                                   FORM 10-K
 
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
                                      1934
                  FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
 
                        COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-13591
 
                            COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
 
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
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                        DELAWARE                                                 13-2966911
    (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or                (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
                     organization)
 
       301 ROUTE 17 NORTH, RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY                                  07070
        (Address of principal executive offices)                                 (Zip Code)
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                                  201-935-3400
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
          SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT:
 
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TITLE OF EACH CLASS                            NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE
Common Stock $.01 par value                    ON WHICH REGISTERED
                                               American Stock Exchange
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          SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT:
                                      NONE
 
    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.  Yes /X/  No / /
 
    Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.  / /
 
    The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
Registrant, based upon the closing sale price of Common Stock on March 6, 1998
as reported on the American Stock Exchange, was approximately $24.9 million.
Shares of Common Stock held by each officer and director and by each person who
owns 5% or more of the outstanding Common Stock have been excluded in that such
persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status
is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.
 
    As of March 6, 1998, Registrant had outstanding 23,778,230 shares of Common
Stock.
 
                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
    ITEMS 10, 11, 12 AND 13 OF PART III ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE FROM A
PORTION OF THE REGISTRANT'S DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT TO BE FURNISHED TO
STOCKHOLDERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE 1998 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
 
    This Report contains statements of a forward-looking nature within the
meaning of the safe harbor provisions of section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, relating to future events or future financial results
of the Company. Investors are cautioned that such statements are only
predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. In
evaluating such statements, investors should specifically consider the various
factors identified in this Report which could cause actual events or results to
differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements,
including the matters set forth in "Business--Risk Factors" below.
 
GENERAL
 
    Computron is an innovative provider of knowledge-based business and
technology solutions with 20 years of experience in crafting efficient,
effective, value-added systems for global organizations as well as large and
mid-sized companies. Computron believes that the wealth, potential, and ultimate
success of 21st century organizations will be determined by how well knowledge
is used to manage, protect, and leverage their corporate assets. The Company
strives to deliver knowledge-based business solutions that empower organizations
through the ability to turn information into knowledge.
 
    Computron designs, markets, and supports n-tier, Internet-enabled
client/server-based financials, workflow, desktop document access and storage,
and maintenance and asset management software. Its solutions are designed to
protect software application investment through the use of true n-tier
architecture and a proven implementation certainty process. The Company's
current client/server solutions are fully Year 2000 compliant and provide
customers with the ability to address both the structured and unstructured data
of their business, above and beyond traditional transaction-oriented accounting.
Computron also offers workflow-based modules, Budget Cycle Management (BCM),
Expense Cycle Management (ECM), and Procurement Cycle Management (PCM) designed
to seamlessly flow and manage an organization's data and knowledge throughout a
budget, expense, and/or procurement cycle.
 
    Computron believes that its knowledge-based solutions empower organizations
by turning all forms of information into manageable knowledge. Its vision has
been to provide the complete functionality of business solutions, combined with
a strong technology foundation that can migrate organizations into the 21st
century. Organizations can take advantage of significant technological
innovations such as network computing, client/server, document management,
imaging, COLD (Computer Output to Laser Disk), decision support, workflow and
others utilizing Computron's advanced architecture.
 
ARCHITECTURE
 
    At the heart of the Company's financial and workflow software design and
technology is an open, Internet-ready, n-tier architecture designed to adapt to
new technological innovation and enable executives to capitalize on these
innovations quickly and cost-effectively. The architecture was created to
simplify continuous process re-engineering (CPR) and allow companies to achieve
their goals of reduced costs and increased competitiveness.
 
    The n-tier architecture permits enhanced scalability, application upgrade
and/or migration ease, and multiple desktop presentation options including
Microsoft Windows and Visual Basic, all of which position the Company as an
industry leader in accurate, comprehensive, and timely application
implementations. Computron's application suite supports relational database
management systems (RDBMS) from vendors such as Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft
SQL), Oracle Corporation (Oracle), Sybase, Inc. (Sybase), and Informix
Corporation (Informix). Computron's software runs on a variety of UNIX-based
platforms -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Sun), Hewlett-Packard Corporation (HP),
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), Digital Equipment Corporation
(Digital), as well as Intel-based servers running Windows NT.
 
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    Computron's products are designed to take advantage of diverse
configurations and processing capabilities at the customer site. For example, a
Computron installation can be configured to execute discrete application
functions (components) on multiple application servers. Or, a Computron system
can be used effectively in a wide area network (WAN) configuration, without
resorting to remote GUI display tools, as is common with two tiered
applications. Computron software can be implemented with a "thin client" which
provides excellent desktop integration, or with an "ultra thin" Web client for
unadministered/ remote users. Furthermore, these configuration options can be
adjusted, as the customer's needs change. Additional application servers can be
applied, as more users are added. Or, Internet and WAN access can be introduced,
if this type of access is more appropriate for some users.
 
EXTENSIVE USE OF OBJECT-ORIENTED DESIGN TECHNIQUES
 
    Since 1990, Computron has relied heavily on object-oriented design
techniques. The results can be seen throughout the architecture. For example,
user interface controls and display components are treated as objects that can
be individually manipulated, customized, and extended by user organizations.
 
    The Company believes that the benefits of object-orientation are becoming
increasingly apparent. Object-oriented applications tend to be more modular than
those developed with traditional methods, have cleaner interfaces, more shared
code, and fewer entry points. Developers work in a simpler development
environment that is less prone to error, and they produce applications that are
easier to maintain, enhance, and distribute across the network. As a result,
end-users get applications that are more reliable and manageable. In addition,
Computron's products allow developers to gain increased scalability and
performance, via Computron's flexible, "n-tiered" architecture.
 
N-TIERED ARCHITECTURE
 
    First-generation client/server systems utilized a two-tier architecture in
which presentation and application logic were combined on client workstations,
and data was stored on one or more servers.
 
    Though its limitations have been widely acknowledged, the classic two-tier
client/server architecture is surprisingly still at the heart of many enterprise
solutions. For example, requiring application logic to be executed on individual
client workstations reduces performance by dramatically increasing network
traffic; it limits the Information Technology ("IT") organization's ability to
eliminate bottlenecks by increasing server resources; and it increases the
complexity of applications--thereby reducing their reliability.
 
    In contrast, Computron's architecture has, for many years, separated
application functions into multiple logical groupings or tiers. At the heart of
Computron's architecture are three tiers: PRESENTATION, APPLICATION LOGIC, and
DATA ACCESS tiers.
 
    Computron's application logic and data access tiers may themselves be
partitioned into multiple tiers, and it is also possible to integrate
presentation services across the Internet or private intranets and extranets.
Therefore, it is more appropriate to define the Computron architecture as
N-TIER.
 
    The Company believes that for a multi-tiered product to perform efficiently
in diverse network and system environments, it is critical that communication
among tiers be efficient and flexible.
 
    Many first-generation client/server products rely on the database vendor's
remote SQL network software to communicate with the server. In contrast,
Computron provides its own middleware, consisting of local and remote
application program interface (API) libraries and protocol-specific drivers. For
remote communication between software components, the middleware supports a
variety of popular network protocols. When client and server processes run on
the same platform, local interprocess communication is employed to eliminate the
overhead of the network protocol.
 
    The Company believes that the API is a crucial piece of the architecture
because of its performance impact and because it defines the extent to which
application components can be distributed across
 
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different nodes in the network. The remote SQL APIs provided by most relational
database vendors are useful for retrieving data from a remote database server,
but they do not support a generalized interface for interprogram communication.
The use of SQL based API calls as a basis for a multi tiered message passing
mechanism can be problematic, as this API was not designed for this purpose. In
contrast, the Computron API is modeled closely on the Distributed Computing
Environment (DCE) remote procedure call (RPC) API, an industry standard for
remote communication between disparate software products. In addition, Computron
is free to exploit the database access mechanism that is most appropriate for
that database, and not use a 'least common denominator' solution across RDBMS's.
Computron's RDBMS interfaces are custom coded, and are focused on high function,
high performance data access issues.
 
CUSTOMIZATION AND EXTENSIBILITY
 
    With some enterprise financial packages, customers often require extensive
source code changes to get the capabilities they desire. These changes add
complexity and potential instability; there is no guarantee that customized
source code versions of the product will translate to newer versions. Later,
companies may find themselves unable to utilize new features or technologies
that could provide a competitive advantage.
 
    Computron's architecture is designed to avoid this problem by using
components that can be customized and extended outside of the source code,
including:
 
    - Presentation/user interface
 
    - Application logic
 
    - Inquiry reporting
 
    - Drill-down modules
 
    - The data model
 
    - Validation and rules
 
COMPREHENSIVE WORKFLOW INTEGRATION
 
    Workflow management is increasingly recognized as a critical element in
successful business process reengineering. For years, Computron has included a
world-class product, Computron Workflow, with many installations of Computron
Financials or Computron COOL.
 
    COMPUTRON WORKFLOW IS THE "CONNECTIVE TISSUE" THAT ENABLES USERS TO COMBINE
COMPUTRON FINANCIAL AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT COMPONENTS, CREATING AUTOMATED,
INTEGRATED BUSINESS PROCESSES.
 
    Computron Workflow is designed from the ground up as an enterprise solution.
Since a powerful Workflow Rules Engine is integrated directly into Computron
Workflow's runtime, organizations can extend the reach of workflow applications
far beyond the Workflow database tables. Computron believes that companies can
build high-performance production oriented workflow systems that directly access
line-of-business and horizontal application database tables in real time,
without compromising data integrity.
 
    Computron believes that workflow can be partitioned to a fine level of
granularity, helping organizations maximize performance at low cost. It has been
implemented in enterprise-wide environments characterized by high volumes, large
user bases, complex conditional routing and extensive exception handling.
 
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MAINTAINING SECURITY
 
    Computron's architecture provides multiple levels of security, including
ways to define update versus read-only access within specific transactions. An
organization security hierarchy exists both across systems and within individual
applications.
 
    For data level security, Computron's applications support no access,
read-write access and read-only access for each record. This is defined in
security maintenance using application security schemes.
 
    All application security is defined in a single set of system files, and is
managed centrally. Database passwords are stored and issued on the server.
Computron's security mechanisms can take advantage of security mechanisms built
into UNIX or Windows NT, as well as native RDBMS security on a PER USER, USER
GROUP OR SYSTEM-WIDE basis.
 
LOWERING TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP
 
    Computron believes that there are many ways in which its products and
architecture lower the total cost of ownership for an organization. For example:
 
    - Computron provides Implementation Certainty, a proven method for assuring
      a smooth transition and rapid implementation of the software.
 
    - Computron's architecture allows organizations to leverage existing
      development environments, and partition applications for maximum
      performance.
 
    - By customizing the software outside of the source code, it is easier to
      upgrade from one version of the software to another--a feature that may
      lower internal support costs.
 
    - New client forms, menus, and messages can be uploaded, reducing the
      maintenance required for new release implementations.
 
    - Computron supports multiple languages, including double-byte enablement
      using the same code. Therefore, the same product can be implemented across
      the enterprise.
 
    - Computron's products can take advantage of industry leading products such
      as Computer Associates' Unicenter and IBM's Tivoli Management Environment.
      For example, these tools can schedule jobs defined within the Computron
      environment.
 
PRODUCTS
 
    The Company designs, markets, and supports n-tier, Internet-enabled
client/server-based financials, workflow, desktop document access and storage,
and maintenance and asset management software. Its product line consists of
Computron-Registered Trademark- Financials, Computron-Registered Trademark-
Workflow, Computron-Registered Trademark- COOL-TM-, and
Computron-Registered Trademark- Yorvik-TM-, and is currently supported on a
variety of UNIX-based platforms--Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Sun), Hewlett-Packard
Corporation (HP), International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), Digital
Equipment Corporation (Digital), as well as Intel-based servers running Windows
NT. The most current release of Computron software, version 4.0 for the
Computron Financials, Computron Workflow, and Computron COOL solutions debuted
December 31, 1997, and is available, in varying degrees, in a number of
languages including English, Bulgarian, French, Spanish, Polish, German, and
Japanese. The Company's products may be translated into additional languages
using supported language code pages with minimal reliance on its development
resources. Computron believes that Version 4.0 provides users with enhanced
features, improved functionality, and robust performance, and is offered on
CD-ROM for its full suite of applications and complete set of documentation. In
the future, the Company will incorporate acclaimed technology such as Electronic
Data Interchange (EDI) into its releases. The most recent release of Computron
Yorvik software, Version 6.0, was released in December 1997.
 
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COMPUTRON FINANCIALS
 
    Computron Financials consists of a series of modules including:
 
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GENERAL LEDGER                           The General Ledger module provides comprehensive financial accounting
                                         and management information across multiple companies, currencies, and
                                         reporting calendars. It stores and maintains financial, statistical, and
                                         budgetary information for summary, comparison, calculation, inquiry, and
                                         reporting. Computron believes that the product fulfills statutory,
                                         consolidation, and management requirements and offers benefits such as
                                         complete user control of all functions and ledger structure,
                                         n-dimensions Chart of Account structure, customization of Advanced User
                                         Interface, and total integration with other Computron applications and
                                         (via its own sophisticated interfacing tool GENEX) with non-Computron
                                         software.
 
POWER INTERACTIVE                        Power Interactive is a set of components used to define GL financial
                                         reports. Created in Visual Basic, Power Interactive provides a
                                         traditional Windows look and feel with standard icons, while allowing
                                         users report access and drill down capability to virtually any data
                                         available in the GL. Its components include the POWER INTERACTIVE
                                         DEFINER AND POWER INTERACTIVE VIEWER. THE POWER INTERACTIVE DEFINER
                                         allows the specification of a report using a graphical user interface,
                                         without having to consider the details of the actual report layout. Its
                                         POWER INTERACTIVE VIEWER component is a user-friendly tool that
                                         facilitates end-user financial report modifications and customizations.
                                         With Power Interactive, users can define financial report data lines and
                                         columns using the Definer, and use the Viewer to define and/or view the
                                         layout.
 
BUDGET CYCLE MANAGEMENT                  The Budget Cycle Management (BCM) module is workflow-based and is
                                         designed to allow organizations to automate the ways in which budget
                                         information is disseminated and collected throughout the enterprise. It
                                         provides the ability to track the status of each form, reducing the
                                         frequent manual intervention involved in the budget cycle process. With
                                         BCM, organizations in virtually any industry can improve the overall
                                         quality and control of the budgeting process, decrease wait time by
                                         speeding the manual process, and reduce manual effort.
 
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE                      The Accounts Receivable module provides efficient and comprehensive
                                         debtor management facilities, offering complete financial accounting and
                                         management information, in multiple currencies, to fulfill statutory and
                                         management requirements. It is parameter-driven for precise matching to
                                         user requirements and offers user control of many functions and ledger
                                         structure. Users can create Call Back Queue records based on data from
                                         the Customer Master, customer statistics, and open item files using the
                                         Credit Manager's workbench function. Additionally, Computron Accounts
                                         Receivable has an optional Direct Invoicing module that handles goods
                                         and
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                                         services, pick list generation, invoicing generation, deal pricing,
                                         pricing and discount tables, and reporting.
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REVENUE CYCLE MANAGEMENT                 Computron expects to release a Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) module; a
                                         workflow- based accounts receivable module that allows organizations to
                                         manage cash and receivables more effectively. RCM automates the ways in
                                         which cash and aged receivables are collected throughout the enterprise.
                                         With RCM, organizations in virtually any industry can improve the
                                         collection process, quality, and control of revenue. RCM enhances the
                                         credit manager's function by allowing fast and accurate access to perti-
                                         nent information for clear and quick decisions.
 
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE                         The Accounts Payable module is a sophisticated vendor management system.
                                         It offers an easy-to-use method of managing suppliers, vendors, and the
                                         purchasing cycle. It embraces purchasing statistics, cash management
                                         forecasting, employee advance and expense handling, EFT payment
                                         capability, built-in invoice logging, BACS, tracking and payment
                                         authorization procedures. It also covers comprehensive financial
                                         accounting and management reporting and inquiry (statistical and
                                         financial), in multiple currencies.
 
EXPENSE CYCLE MANAGEMENT                 Expense Cycle Management (ECM) is a complete application that integrates
                                         portions of Computron's financial moduleswith workflow technology
                                         delivered with a graphical process design wizard called the Process
                                         Design Workbench. It comes with all of the workflow tasks necessary for
                                         re-engineering the payment cycle, such as several scanning, faxing and
                                         invoice capture tasks, tasks for indexing documents, pre- and
                                         post-voucher entry approval routing options, electronic fund payments,
                                         exception handling, and full online inquiry to the workflow and
                                         financial data.
 
PURCHASE ORDER                           The Purchase Order Module enables automated purchase order processing,
                                         user-defined vendor evaluation and allows for blanket and standard
                                         orders, transmission of purchase orders through print, fax, or EDI,
                                         critical delivery flagging, and "contract near limit" warnings. It also
                                         provides sophisticated buyer sourcing that includes automatic pick
                                         tickets and direct requisition to purchase order processing.
 
PROCUREMENT CYCLE MANAGEMENT             Procurement Cycle Management (PCM) is a complete application that
                                         integrates portions of Computron's financial modules with workflow
                                         technology delivered with the Process Design Workbench. It allows
                                         individual organizations to define the procurement cycle process and
                                         provides a view of the current processes, identifying areas that can be
                                         improved. By coupling the value of workflow with Computron's standard
                                         functional richness, PCM helps organizations decrease wait time, reduce
                                         manual effort, and improve the control of the procurement process, while
                                         increasing the overall production and quality of the organizational
                                         performance. PCM can electronically create both requisitions and
                                         purchase orders, and
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                                         upon completion of an online requisition, perform custom business rules,
                                         or automatically route the requisition to a supervisor for approval and
                                         release.
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INVENTORY CONTROL                        The Inventory Control module is a highly flexible inventory system with
                                         full integration to both Computron Financials/Purchase Order and
                                         Computron Financials General Ledger. This system features extensive
                                         inventory transaction capabilities and detailed reporting functionality.
                                         Notable features include Item Master File maintenance and inquiry
                                         capability, Bill of Materials, full integration to Computron
                                         Financials/Purchase Order through Requisition and Receiving, Pick List
                                         processing, a full range of inventory transactions including warehouse
                                         moves, transfers, issues, and returns, inventory count capabilities and
                                         inventory reporting, and costing methods.
 
FIXED ASSETS                             The Fixed Assets module tracks fixed assets, maintains related financial
                                         and accounting records and provides for flexible, unlimited depreciation
                                         calendars, user-defined asset identification and make, model and number
                                         descriptions. It can generate fixed asset information directly for the
                                         Computron Financials/General Ledger. This will produce the data required
                                         to update asset accounts, accumulated depreciation accounts,
                                         depreciation expense accounts, disposition gain or loss accounts, and
                                         relieve the appropriate FA clearing accounts. This update can then be
                                         posted directly to the Computron Financials/General Ledger and with the
                                         integrated reconciliation of GL and FA, can be easily monitored.
 
TIME AND EXPENSE PROJECT ACCOUNTING      The Time and Expense Accounting module gives business and practice
                                         managers complete control over billing time and expenses at every level
                                         (client, engagement, project, office, responsible employee, etc.), as
                                         well as multiple options for contract billing and revenue recognition.
                                         On-line data entry, editing, and billing facilities ensure
                                         up-to-the-minute accuracy and fast re-charging of time and expenses on
                                         appropriate projects. This powerful management tool could help in
                                         maximizing the productivity and profitability of all chargeable time and
                                         services, as well as flexibility in defining revenue policies.
 
ENCUMBRANCE ACCOUNTING                   The Encumbrance Accounting module enables public sector and
                                         not-for-profit accounting by enforcing strict controls over disburse-
                                         ments and purchasing commitments to ensure that they do not exceed
                                         budgeted amounts.
 
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT TOOLSET          The Application Development Toolset module provides a graphical-based
                                         toolset enabling users to extend application data models, presentation,
                                         and business rules, and manages customization of menu, user preferences,
                                         security and other processing related characteristics.
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    Computron Financials incorporates numerous international features, including
multi-currency and multi-national support capabilities and the ability to
support the numeric and date presentation, accounting standards and tax
calculations, such as value-added taxation of various countries. Computron
Financials is workflow and Internet-enabled.
 
COMPUTRON WORKFLOW
 
    Computron Workflow automates various labor intensive functions (such as
customer service, accounts payable processing, accounts receivable processing
and claims processing) throughout large organizations. Computron Workflow can be
used as a stand-alone application or in conjunction with Computron Financials or
third-party applications. Computron Workflow is designed to improve the
productivity and efficiency of business processes within large organizations
that handle substantial quantities of transactions and activities on a
proceduralized basis. Computron Workflow enables users to develop systems that
automate their document processing and procedure, including on-line routing of
documents or transactions and customized sequencing of processing tasks
throughout an organization. Computron Workflow is Internet-enabled.
 
    Computron Workflow consists of a series of modules including:
 
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WORKFLOW                                 The Workflow module enables on-line, real-time management review and
                                         optimization of business processes, allows for the fine-tuning and
                                         adjustment of process handling and the audit and supervision of
                                         productivity, and handles standard business and industry-specific
                                         processes. This is accomplished with Computron's Process Design
                                         Workbench, which utilizes Visio's graphical design tool to author and
                                         maintain a workflow process. Computron also works with Interfacing
                                         Technologies' FirstSTEP product to simulate and model the workflow
                                         process that has been designed by the Process Design Workbench. The
                                         Company is a member of the Workflow Management Coalition, and is
                                         actively working with other members to develop a common set of WfMC APIs
                                         for workflow products to promote industry-wide, cross-product
                                         interoperability.
 
RECORDS MANAGEMENT                       The Records Management module provides batch or individual document
                                         scanning and storage and is able to handle document input from a variety
                                         of formats and sources, including COOL, fax transmissions, and optical
                                         character recognition-based systems, and handles user-defined query and
                                         retrieval functions. These functions are a subset of the Workflow
                                         module.
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COMPUTRON COOL
 
    Computron COOL software, an industry leading COLD product, enhances access
to report data available throughout an enterprise by complementing on-line data
with information that is typically stored off-line in the report output of
various computing systems or stored on microfiche or on paper. Computron COOL
accesses data that is found in reports produced by the various computer systems
found in an enterprise, regardless of whether the reports were produced by a
mainframe, legacy, personal computer, or client/server computer system and
regardless of the application that generated the reports. Computron COOL can
function as a substitute for computer output to microfiche, an on-line report
viewer, a facility for downloading information from paper reports into
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warehousing support tool, as well as a tool kit for "relating" information
extracted from disparate data sources.
 
    Computron COOL software accesses data in report format produced from the
user's existing systems, and then indexes, compresses, and saves the data on
magnetic storage, CD, or optical disks. Computron COOL software then enables
users throughout an enterprise to retrieve the data simultaneously, to search
the report data on-line, as well as download selected data to spreadsheets or
word processing documents, and to print, fax, or otherwise make available all or
parts of the data on an easy-to-use basis on LAN, WAN, Intranet and Internet.
Computron COOL can function on a stand-alone basis and can be integrated with
Computron Financials, Computron Workflow, and Computron Yorvik, as well as with
the customer's own and third-party applications through the use of APIs provided
with the product. Computron COOL is Internet-enabled.
 
    Computron COOL consists of a series of modules including:
 
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COMPUTRON COOL                           The original COOL solution evolved from COLD technology to replace
                                         costly, inefficient microfiche and paper-based storage of text reports
                                         with rapid storage, instant retrieval, and cost-effective distribution
                                         of electronic data. This includes reports from mainframe, Legacy,
                                         client/server, and PC-based systems, which can be displayed in their
                                         original report formats.
 
COOL/APA-TM-                             This extends Computron COOL software's functionality with the ability to
                                         closely simulate the original formats and graphics of so-called
                                         "all-points-addressable" (APA) documents created in complex printer
                                         languages such as Xerox Metacode, IBM Advanced Function Printing (AFP),
                                         and Hewlett-Packard PCL5.
 
COOL NET-TM-                             This Java-based solution leverages the Internet, as well as intranets
                                         and other enterprise networks, to deploy access to COOL archives to any
                                         location around the world--to remote offices, to traveling executives,
                                         and provides controlled access for vendor and client partners. COOL Net
                                         software won a 1997 AIIM Best of Show Award for its unique "hot-link"
                                         feature, through which COOL Net software integrates COOL archives with
                                         the vast information resources available across the World Wide Web. COOL
                                         Net software is automatically available to literally thousands of users
                                         having a Java-enabled Web browser such as Netscape Navigator or
                                         Microsoft Internet Explorer.
 
COOL DISTRIBUTOR-TM-                     This future version of COOL software is expected to leverage the compact
                                         disk medium for high-volume, low-cost distribution and viewing of
                                         massive amounts of information as processed and handled by COOL.
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COOL DOCS-TM-                            The COOL Docs solution extends the COOL software's information
                                         management functionality with a fully integrated framework and user
                                         interface for desktop and enterprise documents. These documents include
                                         not only word processor and spreadsheet files and standard COOL reports,
                                         but even imaged documents. The COOL Docs solution allows imaged
                                         documents, for instance, to be linked and cross-referenced to standard
                                         COOL reports and other documents.
 
COOL/APIS-TM-                            The Computron COOL suite has been designed to integrate with other
                                         business solutions on the desktop and the server as appropriate.
                                         Computron's set of COOL/APIs is used to integrate COOL with custom
                                         software.
</TABLE>
 
COMPUTRON YORVIK
 
    Yorvik software is a knowledge-based suite of integrated business
applications that address the maintenance, project management, inventory, and
purchasing operations. Its purpose is to provide the necessary tools, through
functional richness, to enable asset intensive, change-oriented organizations to
increase profitability by maximizing equipment uptime, increasing efficiencies
of large projects, reducing inventory costs and streamlining purchasing
processes. In addition to satisfying the needs of the above mentioned
operations, Yorvik software's internal workflow allows it to be configured to
satisfy many other types of "work" bringing added value to these companies.
Unlike the conventional Computerized Maintenance Management Systems available
today, Yorvik's software a knowledge-based Work Management System which,
together with Computron Financial applications, provides an integrated, single
source best-of-breed, enterprise solution.
 
    Computron Yorvik software consists of a series of modules including:
 
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MODULE                                                                   FEATURES
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MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT                   The Maintenance Management module helps organizations plan, schedule,
                                         and manage work requirements and maintenance tasks that are critical to
                                         keep operations running, such as daily, recurring, preventive, and
                                         predictive maintenance work.
 
PROJECT MANAGEMENT                       Project Management is best for managing more complex long-term
                                         jobs-those with several sub-projects, diverse resources, and thousands
                                         of tasks, such as plant shutdowns or capital projects. Project
                                         Management's powerful and sophisticated algorithms can process the
                                         related variables, determine the optimal schedule for work, and help
                                         monitor progress and costs along the way.
 
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT                     Materials Management automates inventory and warehousing functions and
                                         integrates them with planning and purchasing processes, assuring that
                                         materials are on hand when needed while maintaining minimum stock
                                         levels.
 
PROCUREMENT                              Procurement helps users purchase material, services, and equipment from
                                         a competent source at a competitive price. It also provides full control
                                         over the timing of purchases because it is fully integrated with the
                                         other Yorvik applications.
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    Computron Yorvik software is an open systems client/server suite of
applications that is portable across major hardware and software platforms. It
runs on a variety of UNIX based platforms--Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Sun), Hewlett
Packard Corporation (HP), International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and
Digital Equipment Corporation (Digital), as well as Intel--based servers running
Windows NT. The Yorvik software GUI client is a Microsoft Windows 95 or
Microsoft Windows NT application. Yorvik software is written in C++ and includes
a proprietary toolkit.
 
    Yorvik software is flexible enough to meet an organization's business needs
regardless of industry. The added value Yorvik software offers an organization
is internal workflow for easily configurable systems, the functionality to
support business process reengineering, and an architecture that creates a fully
integrated resource and maintenance and materials management backbone. At the
heart of this backbone is a "virtual map" of the organization within the Yorvik
Facility/Equipment database. Yorvik software automates the planning and
management process, gathers all relevant resources, schedules multiple or
individual job steps, and generates reports including those related to cost
control.
 
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
 
    As of December 31, 1997, the Company had 190 employees providing customer
support and technical, consulting and training services. The Company's services
are described below.
 
CLIENT SUPPORT
 
    The Company considers its Professional Services to be a major asset and key
differentiator from other vendors. With its 24-hour client support,
implementation certainty methodology, standard as well as customized training,
product certification, and its level of dedicated support, Computron has created
a professional services program to handle the needs of its customers. Support
for domestic U.S. clients is based out of the Company's corporate headquarters
in Rutherford, New Jersey. Major client support centers are also based in Essen,
London, Melbourne, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto and Warsaw. Annual
maintenance contracts are generally required for the first year of a customer's
use of the Company's products, and are renewable on an annual basis. The
maintenance contract entitles the customer to any product enhancements released
during the term of the contract. Maintenance fees vary depending on the hours of
hot-line support requested by the customer, and typically range between 15% and
20% of the fees from products under license.
 
    The Company also provides management overview and product information
bulletins on an ongoing basis and periodic informational updates about installed
products. These bulletins generally answer commonly asked questions and provide
information about new product features. The Company also provides services for
the development of customized documentation about the customer's system to
reflect, among other things, user-defined modifications and specific business
logic and processes.
 
TECHNICAL SERVICES
 
    The Company offers assistance in developing interfaces with third party
software or legacy systems. These services are designed to enable the
development of additional client-specific functionality. The Company also
provides network troubleshooting and assists its customers in deploying
client/server systems, RDBMS software, operating systems and telecommunications
programs. Such services are generally not directly related to the implementation
of the Company's products but relate to effective enterprise-wide solutions.
 
CONSULTING SERVICES
 
    The Company's consulting services organization provides project assurance,
business systems review, technical design, functional design, business modeling,
system tailoring, system certification, change management and ongoing project
support in connection with customer implementation of the Company's
 
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products. The Company also frequently works with third-party consultants and
system integrators to provide customers with a full range of installation,
customization and project management services.
 
EDUCATION SERVICES
 
    The Company provides education services in North America through a
third-party agreement with Cap Gemini America, Inc. ("CGA"). Under this
agreement, CGA is responsible for the development and delivery of training
courses designed to familiarize users with the Company's products. A standard
schedule of courses is delivered at CGA's facilities with additional courses
delivered at other domestic and international locations on a periodic basis. A
course catalog and schedule are provided to the Company's customers. In addition
to regularly scheduled classroom training, CGA works with each customer to
develop tailored training courses for delivery at their site. The group also
provides standard courses at the customer's location. Training courses vary in
length from one to five days.
 
SALES AND MARKETING
 
    The Company currently markets its products and services primarily through a
direct sales force in the United States and directly and indirectly in other
parts of the world. The Company conducts comprehensive marketing programs in the
United States which include telemarketing, public relations, direct mail,
advertising, seminars, trade shows and ongoing customer communications programs.
As of December 31, 1997, the Company's sales and marketing organization
consisted of 106 employees worldwide.
 
    The Company's marketing efforts in the United States are conducted by a
direct sales force which is located at the Company's headquarters in Rutherford,
New Jersey, and in the Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco and
Washington, D.C., metropolitan areas. The Company's U.S. marketing efforts are
supported by independent distributors and systems integrators. In addition, the
Company has established strategic alliances with hardware and software vendors.
 
    Outside of the United States, the Company maintains sales and support
offices in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Poland, Singapore, and the United
Kingdom. In the past the Company has established distribution arrangements with
third parties around the world and continually evaluates future third party
arrangements.
 
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
 
    The Company has established strategic alliances and relationships with a
number of organizations that it believes are important to the development,
sales, marketing, integration, and support of its products. The Company's
relationships with software and hardware vendors, systems integrators and
consulting firms provide marketing and sales leads to the Company's direct sales
force and expand the distribution of its products. The Company's strategic
alliances and relationships also assist the Company in keeping pace with the
technological developments of major software and hardware vendors. The Company
intends to continue to develop its strategic alliances with leading hardware and
software vendors, consulting firms, systems integrators and distributors in the
future. The Company provides education services for its strategic business
partners.
 
SYSTEMS INTEGRATORS AND CONSULTANTS
 
    The Company has established non-exclusive, formal and informal relationships
with systems integrators and consultants who are active in the selection and
implementation of information systems, including, but not limited to, CGA, and
certain big six accounting firms. In addition, the Company has established
relationships with independent distributors. By providing technical, consulting
and integration services for the Company's products, these companies expand the
ability of the Company to service and implement its products.
 
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HARDWARE VENDORS
 
    The Company has developed relationships with major hardware vendors such as
Compaq Computer, Data General, Digital Equipment, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Siemens
AG, and Sun Microsystems, Inc. These hardware vendors provide sales leads,
technical support and, in some cases, have funded the cost of porting the
Company's products to their hardware.
 
SOFTWARE VENDORS
 
    The Company has established relationships with third-party software vendors
including Informix Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Oracle Corporation, and
Sybase, Inc. These vendors provide sales leads, assist the Company in developing
the capability of the Company's products to interoperate with third-party
software and assist the Company in incorporating new technologies.
 
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
 
    The Company has a dedicated product development and engineering organization
and has periodically released new products and enhancements to existing
products. Product development efforts are directed at increasing product
functionality, improving product performance, providing support to existing
products, expanding the capabilities of the products to interoperate with
third-party software and hardware and developing new products. In particular,
the Company has from time to time devoted substantial development resources to
develop additional modules for its products and the capability to support
additional platforms, databases, GUIs, toolsets and emerging technologies, such
as Intranet/Internet web-based access to applications. While the Company
anticipates that certain new products and enhancements will be developed
internally, the Company may acquire or license technology or software from third
parties when appropriate.
 
    There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in developing
and marketing product enhancements or new products that respond to technological
change, changes in customer requirements, or emerging industry standards, that
the Company will not experience difficulties that could delay or prevent the
successful development, introduction and marketing of such products and
enhancements, or that any new products or enhancements that it may introduce
will achieve market acceptance. The inability of the Company, for technological
or other reasons, to develop and introduce new products or enhancements in a
timely manner in response to changing customer requirements, technological
change or emerging industry standards, would have a material adverse effect on
the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition. See
"Business--Risk Factors--New Products and Rapid Technological Change: Risk of
Product Defects, Development Delays and Lack of Market Acceptance."
 
    As of December 31, 1997, the Company had 127 employees engaged in product
development and engineering.
 
COMPETITION
 
    The financial applications and business software market is intensely
competitive and rapidly changing. A number of companies offer products similar
to the Company's products and target the same customers as the Company. The
Company believes its ability to compete depends upon many factors within and
outside its control, including the timing and market acceptance of new products
and enhancements developed by the Company and its competitors, product
functionality, performance, price, reliability, customer service and support,
sales and marketing efforts and product distribution. The primary competition
for Computron Financials are the financial applications software offered by
Oracle Corporation, PeopleSoft, Inc., SAP AG, and others. The principal
competitors for the Company's Computron Workflow and Computron COOL software are
Eastman Kodak Company ("Kodak"), which acquired the software division of Wang
Laboratories, Inc. ("Wang"), and FileNet Corporation. The principal competitors
for the
 
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Company's Computron Yorvik--software are Project Software Development, Inc.
(PSDI), Indus International, Inc. (Indus) and others.
 
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
 
    The Company's success is heavily dependent upon its proprietary technologies
as well as products from third parties, software vendors, hardware vendors,
etc.. The Company regards its software as proprietary, and relies primarily on a
combination of contractual provisions and trade secrets, copyright and trademark
law to protect its proprietary rights. The Company has no patents or patent
applications pending, and existing trade secrets and copyright laws afford only
limited protection. Despite the Company's efforts to protect its proprietary
rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of the Company's
products or to obtain and use information that the Company regards as
proprietary. Policing unauthorized use of the Company's products is difficult,
and while the Company is unable to determine the extent to which piracy of its
software products exists, software piracy can be expected to be a persistent
problem. The Company makes source code available to certain of its customers
which may increase the likelihood of misappropriation or other misuse of the
Company's software. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not
protect the Company's proprietary rights to the same extent as do the laws of
the United States. There can be no assurance that the steps taken by the Company
to protect its proprietary rights will be adequate or that the Company's
competitors will not independently develop technologies that are substantially
equivalent or superior to the Company's technologies.
 
    The Company does not believe that any of its products, trademarks or other
proprietary rights infringe the proprietary rights of third parties. However,
there can be no assurance that third parties will not assert infringement claims
against the Company in the future with respect to current or future products. As
the number of software products in the industry increases and the functionality
of these products further overlap, the Company believes that software developers
may become increasingly subject to infringement claims. Any such claims, with or
without merit, can be time consuming and expensive to defend, cause product
shipment delays or require the Company to enter into royalty or licensing
agreements. Such royalty and license agreements, if required, may not be
available on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all, which could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations and
financial condition.
 
    The Company also licenses software from third parties which is incorporated
into its products. These licenses expire from time to time. In addition, the
Company generally does not have access to source code for the software supplied
by these third parties. Certain of these third parties are small companies that
do not have extensive financial and technical resources. If any of these
relationships were terminated or if any of these third parties were to cease
doing business, the Company may be forced to expend significant time and
development resources to replace the licensed software. Such an event would have
a material adverse effect upon the Company's business, results of operations and
financial condition.
 
    The Company has obtained a Federal registration for its trademark
"Computron", and its application for a Federal registration for its trademark
"Yorvik" is pending in the United States. In addition the Company has certain
U.S. common law rights, and rights under foreign laws in relation to its
trademarks, service marks and product names. Although the Company believes that
the trademarks and service marks it uses are distinct, there can be no assurance
that the Company will be able to register or protect such trademarks and service
marks. See "Business--Risk Factors--Dependence on Proprietary Rights; Risks of
Infringement."
 
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EMPLOYEES
 
    As of December 31, 1997, the Company had 504 full-time employees, 271 within
the United States and 233 outside the United States, including 127 in product
development and engineering, 190 in customer service and support, 106 in sales
and marketing, and 81 in finance, administration and executive management. The
Company's employees are not covered by any collective bargaining agreements. The
Company believes that its relations with its employees are good.
 
RISK FACTORS
 
    HISTORY OF NET LOSSES
 
    The Company incurred net losses of $8.6 million for 1995, $31.8 million for
1996, and $13.6 million for the year ended December 31, 1997. As of December 31,
1997, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $63.0 million. There can be no
assurance that the Company will be profitable in the future. The Company has
restated previously reported results for the years ended December 31, 1992,
1993, 1994 and 1995, including certain unaudited quarters therein and for each
of the three unaudited quarters ended September 30, 1996. See "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and
Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT FLUCTUATIONS IN QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS;
  SEASONALITY
 
    The Company has experienced, and may in the future experience, significant
quarter to quarter fluctuations in revenues and results of operations. Such
fluctuations may result in volatility in the price of the Company's Common
Stock. Quarterly revenues and results of operations may fluctuate as a result of
a variety of factors, including the proportion of revenues attributable to
license fees versus services, the utilization of third parties to perform
services, the amount of revenue generated by resales of third party software,
changes in product mix, demand for the Company's products, the size and timing
of individual license transactions, the introduction of new products and product
enhancements by the Company or its competitors, changes in customer budgets,
competitive conditions in the industry and general economic conditions. Further,
the license of the Company's products generally involves a significant
commitment of capital by the customer and may be delayed due to time-consuming
authorization procedures within an organization. For these and other reasons,
the sales cycles for the Company's products are typically lengthy and subject to
a number of significant risks over which the Company has little or no control,
including customers' budgetary constraints and internal authorization reviews.
The Company has historically operated with little backlog, since its products
are generally shipped as orders are received. The Company has historically
recognized a substantial portion of its revenues in the last month of a quarter,
with these revenues frequently concentrated in the last week of the quarter.
License fees in any quarter are substantially dependent on orders booked and
shipped in the last month and last week of that quarter. Delays in the timing of
recognition of specific revenues may adversely and disproportionately affect the
Company's results of operations because a high percentage of the Company's
operating expenses are relatively fixed, planned expenditures are based
primarily on sales forecasts and only a small percentage of the Company's
operating expenses vary with its revenues. Accordingly, the Company believes
that period to period comparisons of results of operations are not necessarily
meaningful and should not be relied upon as an indication of future results of
operations. There can be no assurance that the Company will be profitable in any
future quarter.
 
    The Company's business has experienced and is expected to continue to
experience significant seasonality, due in part to customer buying patterns.
These fluctuations are caused primarily by customer budgeting and purchasing
patterns, and by the Company's sales commission policies which generally
compensate sales personnel on the basis of quarterly and annual performance
quotas. The Company believes this pattern may continue in the future.
 
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    Due to the foregoing factors, the Company's operating results may be below
the expectations of public market analysts and investors, in some future
quarter. Such an event may have a material adverse effect on the price of the
Company's Common Stock. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations."
 
LITIGATION
 
    During 1996, the Company and certain of its current and former officers and
directors were named as defendants in six civil suits filed as class actions on
behalf of individuals claiming to have purchased Computron Common Stock during
the time period from August 24, 1995, through January 27, 1997. The suits were
filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and
have been consolidated by court order into one suit captioned IN RE COMPUTRON
SOFTWARE, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION, Master File No-96-1911 (AJL). See "Item 3.
Legal Proceedings".
 
    On March 6, 1998, the District Court issued a final order approving the
settlement of this class action securities litigation. The overall settlement
includes consideration totaling $15 million for the benefit of class members,
including $6 million of consideration from the Company, and payments from
certain of its present and former officers and directors, its former auditors,
and the insurance companies that provided Computron with directors and officers
liability insurance. In return for the payments by the insurance companies, the
settlement also resolves a separate lawsuit brought by the Company against the
insurance companies. As its share of the settlement, the Company paid $1 million
in cash, and will issue 1 million shares of Common Stock of the Company. The
Company recorded a charge to operations of $6 million during the quarter ended
September 30, 1997, reflecting the Company's share of the settlement costs,
excluding legal fees.
 
    The class members will receive a non-transferable right to resell the stock
received in the settlement to a business trust formed by the Company at a price
of $5.00 per share. The trust was capitalized by a contribution of $5 million by
the Company in March 1998, which amount will be used to pay the claims of any
class members who receive stock in the settlement and exercise their right to
resell such stock to the trust according to the terms of the Stipulation of
Settlement. The resale right will expire at the end of the exercise period, or
earlier as to any shares issued in the settlement that are sold by class members
prior to the final day of the exercise period. The resale right will also expire
earlier than the exercise period if the closing price of the Company's Common
Stock is higher than $5.00 for 20 consecutive trading days.
 
    Historically, the Company has been involved in other disputes and/or
litigation encountered in its normal course of business. The Company believes
that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations
or cash flows.
 
MANAGEMENT CHANGES
 
    The Company experienced significant turnover of executive management during
1996 and early 1997. In February 1997, the Company added a number of key
officers, including its President and Chief Executive Officer and its Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and later in 1997 added its Senior
Vice President of Operations and Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Failure to attract and maintain key management and employee personnel could have
material adverse effects on the quality of the Company's products, and the
Company's business and financial condition and results of operations.
 
REPORTING, OPERATING AND CONTROL ENVIRONMENT
 
    In response to the management letters discussed below and recent operating
results, the Company hired senior executives with significant experience in the
software industry during 1997, and improved the financial and accounting
processes, controls, reporting systems, and procedures, which eliminated all
material weaknesses.
 
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    Following the audits of the Company's consolidated financial statements for
1994, 1995 and 1996, the Company received management letters from its former
independent public accountants, which enumerated material weaknesses in the
Company's financial and accounting processes, controls, reporting systems and
procedures. The Company's former independent public accountants highlighted the
Company's need for additional financial and accounting personnel with software
industry experience.
 
INTENSE COMPETITION
 
    The financial applications and business software market is intensely
competitive and rapidly changing. A number of companies offer products similar
to the Company's products and target the same customers as the Company. The
Company believes its ability to compete depends upon many factors within and
outside its control, including the timing and market acceptance of new products
and enhancements developed by the Company and its competitors, product
functionality, performance, price, reliability, customer service and support,
sales and marketing efforts and product distribution. The primary competition
for Computron Financials is the financial applications software offered by
Oracle Corporation, PeopleSoft, Inc. and SAP AG. The principal competitors for
the Company's Computron Workflow and Computron COOL software are Eastman Kodak
Company ("Kodak"), which acquired the software division of Wang Laboratories,
Inc. ("Wang"), and FileNet Corporation. The principal competitors for the
Company's Computron Yorvik-TM- software are Project Software Development, Inc.
(PSDI), Indus International, Inc. (Indus) and others. The Company has an
agreement with Kodak pursuant to which Kodak has the right to license Computron
COOL software to third parties under its own private label and modify such
software. Most of the Company's competitors are substantially larger than the
Company and have significantly greater financial, technical, and marketing
resources, and extensive direct and indirect channels of distribution. As a
result, they may be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies
and changes in customer requirements, or to devote greater resources to the
development, promotion and sale of their products than the Company. The
Company's products also compete with products offered by other vendors, and with
proprietary software developed by third-party professional service organizations
and management information systems departments of potential customers. Due to
the relatively low barriers to entry in the software market, the Company expects
additional competition from other established and emerging companies as the
client/server applications software market continues to develop and expand. The
Company also expects that competition will increase as a result of software
industry consolidations. In addition, current and potential competitors have
established or may establish cooperative relationships among themselves or with
third parties to increase the ability of their products to address the needs of
the Company's prospective customers. Accordingly, it is possible that new
competitors or alliances among competitors may emerge and rapidly acquire
significant market share. Increased competition is likely to result in price
reductions, reduced gross margins and loss of market share, any of which would
have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations
and financial condition. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able
to compete successfully against current or future competitors or that
competitive pressures will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, results of operations and financial condition. See "Business--
Competition."
 
DEPENDENCE ON PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS
 
    Substantially all of the Company's revenues are derived from the licensing
of Computron Financials, Computron Workflow, Computron COOL, Computron Yorvik
and fees from related services. These products and services are expected to
continue to account for substantially all of the Company's revenues for the
foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Company's future results of operations will
depend, in part, on achieving broader market acceptance of these products and
services, as well as the Company's ability to continue to enhance these products
and services to meet the evolving needs of its customers. A reduction in demand
or increase in competition in the market for financial applications or business
software, or decline in sales of such products and services, could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's
 
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business, results of operations and financial condition. See "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and
"Business--Products."
 
NEW PRODUCTS AND RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; RISK OF PRODUCT DEFECTS,
  DEVELOPMENT DELAYS AND LACK OF MARKET ACCEPTANCE
 
    The financial applications and business software market is characterized by
rapid technological change, changes in customer requirements, frequent new
product introductions and enhancements and emerging industry standards. Such
changes may or may not affect the Company's software performance, customization,
reporting functionality, or other business objectives, and may or may not render
the Company incapable of meeting future customer software demands. The
introduction of products embodying new technologies and emergence of new
industry standards can render existing products obsolete and unmarketable.
Accordingly, the life cycles of the Company's products are difficult to
estimate. The Company's future success will depend in part upon its ability to
enhance its current products and to develop and introduce new products that
respond to evolving customer requirements and keep pace with technological
development and emerging industry standards, such as new operating systems,
hardware platforms, interfaces and third party applications software. There can
be no assurance that the Company will be successful in developing and marketing
product enhancements or new products that respond to technological change,
changes in customer requirements, or emerging industry standards, that the
Company will not experience difficulties that could delay or prevent the
successful development, introduction and marketing of such products and
enhancements, or that any new products or enhancements that it may introduce
will achieve market acceptance. The inability of the Company, for technological
or other reasons, to develop and introduce new products or enhancements in a
timely manner in response to changing customer requirements, technological
change or emerging industry standards, would have a material adverse effect on
the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
    Software products as complex as those offered by the Company often encounter
development delays and may contain undetected errors or failures when introduced
or when new versions are released. Such delays, errors or failures create a risk
that the software will not meet its stated functionality and could cause the
Company's future operating results to fall short of the published expectations
of certain public market financial analysts. From time to time, the Company
ports its products to various, new platforms, though no assurance can be given
concerning the successful development of the Company's software products on
these additional platforms or the performance characteristics of its
applications. In addition, the Company and its products and technologies rely
upon third-party products from hardware vendors, software vendors, RDBMS
vendors, tools vendors, reporting products, etc. Such dependencies may or may
not affect the Company's ability in the future to provide continued availability
and/or support for all Computron products. The Company has in the past
experienced delays in the development of software by third parties which
software is being licensed to and implemented by customers who are
simultaneously licensing and implementing the Company's products. Those delays
have resulted in delays in the development and shipment of the Company's
products. There can be no assurance that, despite testing by the Company and by
current and potential customers, errors will not be found in new products or
enhancements after commencement of commercial shipments, or that the Company
will not experience development delays, resulting in loss of or delay in market
acceptance of a new product or enhancement, which could have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition.
See "Business--Product Development."
 
DEPENDENCE ON PROPRIETARY RIGHTS; RISKS OF INFRINGEMENT
 
    The Company's success is heavily dependent upon its proprietary technology.
The Company regards its software as proprietary, and relies primarily on a
combination of contractual provisions and trade secrets, copyright and trademark
law to protect its proprietary rights. The Company has no patents or patent
applications pending, and existing trade secrets and copyright laws afford only
limited protection.
 
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Despite the Company's efforts to protect its proprietary rights, unauthorized
parties may attempt to copy aspects of the Company's products or to obtain and
use information that the Company regards as proprietary. Policing unauthorized
use of the Company's products is difficult, and while the Company is unable to
determine the extent to which piracy of its software products exists, software
piracy can be expected to be a persistent problem. The Company makes source code
available to certain of its customers which may increase the likelihood of
misappropriation or other misuse of the Company's software. In addition, the
laws of some foreign countries do not protect the Company's proprietary rights
to the same extent as do the laws of the United States. There can be no
assurance that the steps taken by the Company to protect its proprietary rights
will be adequate or that the Company's competitors will not independently
develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to the
Company's technologies.
 
    The Company has obtained a Federal registration for its trademark
"Computron", and its application for a Federal registration for its trademark
"Yorvik" is pending in the United States. In addition the Company has certain
U.S. common law rights, and rights under foreign laws in relation to its
trademarks, service marks and product names. Although the Company believes that
the trademarks and service marks it uses are distinct, there can be no assurance
that the Company will be able to register or protect such trademarks and service
marks.
 
    The Company does not believe that any of its products, trademarks or other
proprietary rights infringe the proprietary rights of third parties. However,
there can be no assurance that third parties will not assert infringement claims
against the Company in the future with respect to current or future products. As
the number of software products in the industry increases and the functionality
of these products further overlap, the Company believes that software developers
may become increasingly subject to infringement claims. Any such claims, with or
without merit, can be time consuming and expensive to defend, cause product
shipment delays or require the Company to enter into royalty or licensing
agreements. Such royalty and license agreements, if required, may not be
available on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all, which could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations and
financial condition. See "Business--Intellectual Property."
 
SECURITY RISKS
 
    The Company's products provide security features designed to protect its
users' data from unauthorized retrieval or modification. Its built in security
features utilize the capabilities of its own applications, the client operating
system software, as well as the security features contained in the RDBMS
platforms on which the applications run. Computron's systems add additional
capabilities to those provided by the underlying security systems. Though the
Company is not aware of any violations of its application security architecture
within its installed base, and its security features are subject to constant
review and enhancement, no assurances can be given concerning the successful
implementation of security features and their effectiveness within a customer's
operating environment. In the event of an actual security breach, there may be a
material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations, and
financial condition.
 
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
 
    The Company derived approximately $14.2 million, $21.3 million and $29.4
million or, 26.9%, 39.2% and 43.4% of its total revenues, from customers outside
of the United States in 1995, 1996, and 1997, respectively. The Company expects
that such revenues will continue to represent a significant percentage of its
total revenues in the future. The Company believes that its continued growth and
profitability will require expansion of its sales in international markets. The
Company intends to continue to expand its operations outside of the United
States and enter additional international markets, which will require
significant management attention and financial resources. There can be no
assurance, however, that the Company will be able to maintain or increase
international market demand for its products and services. Most of the Company's
international license fees and services revenue are denominated in foreign
currencies. Decreases in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S.
dollar could result in losses
 
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from foreign currency translations. The Company does not currently hedge its
foreign exchange exposure. With respect to the Company's sales that are U.S.
dollar-denominated, decreases in the value of foreign currencies relative to the
U.S. dollar could make the Company's products less price competitive. Additional
risks inherent in the Company's international business activities generally
include unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, tariffs and other trade
barriers, costs of localizing products for foreign countries, lack of acceptance
of localized products in foreign markets, longer accounts receivable payment
cycles, difficulties in managing international operations, potentially adverse
tax consequences, restrictions on repatriation of earnings, reduced legal
protection of the Company's intellectual property, and the burdens of complying
with a wide variety of foreign laws. There can be no assurance that such factors
will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's future international
revenues and, consequently, on the Company's business, results of operations and
financial condition. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations."
 
EXPANSION OF INDIRECT CHANNELS
 
    An integral part of the Company's strategy is to expand indirect marketing
channels using systems integrators and to increase the proportion of the
Company's customers licensed through such indirect channels. The Company is
currently investing, and intends to continue to invest, significant resources to
develop indirect marketing channels. There can be no assurance that the Company
will be able to attract and maintain relationships with systems integrators that
will be able to market the Company's products effectively and will be qualified
to provide timely and cost-effective customer support and service. The Company's
agreements with such third parties are generally not exclusive and many of those
third parties also market competitive products. In many cases, these agreements
may be terminated by either party at any time without cause. The inability to
attract and retain systems integrators could have a material adverse effect on
the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition. See
"Business-- Sales and Marketing" and "Strategic Alliances."
 
RELIANCE ON CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS
 
    The Company relies on relationships with a number of consultants, systems
integrators and software and hardware vendors to enhance its product development
and marketing and sales efforts, to implement the Company's software products
and to support its customers. These relationships, many of which are not the
subject of formal written agreements, provide marketing and sales leads to the
Company's direct sales force, assistance in the Company's product development
process and assistance in the service and implementation of the Company's
products. There can be no assurance that these companies, most of which have
significantly greater financial and marketing resources than the Company, will
not develop or market software products which compete with the Company's
products in the future or will not otherwise discontinue their relationships
with or support of the Company. The failure by the Company to maintain its
existing relationships, or to establish new relationships in the future, because
of a divergence of interests, acquisition of one or more of these third parties
or other reason, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
product development, results of operations, and financial condition.
 
    The Company also licenses software from third parties which is incorporated
into its products. These licenses expire from time to time. In addition, the
Company generally does not have access to source code for the software supplied
by these third parties. Certain of these third parties are small companies that
do not have extensive financial and technical resources. If any of these
relationships were terminated or if any of these third parties were to cease
doing business or terminate the support of these products, the Company may be
forced to expend significant time and development resources to try to replace
the licensed software. Such an event would have a material adverse effect upon
the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition. See
"Business--Strategic Alliances," and "Intellectual Property."
 
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CONTROL BY EXISTING STOCKHOLDERS
 
    The Company's executive officers, directors and affiliates together
beneficially own approximately 58% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as
of March 6, 1998. As a result, these stockholders are able to exercise control
over matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of
directors, and mergers, consolidations and sales of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company. This may prevent or discourage tender offers for the
Company's Common Stock unless the terms are approved by such stockholders.
 
RELIANCE ON KEY PERSONNEL
 
    The Company's future success will depend to a significant extent upon a
number of key management and technical personnel. The loss of the services of
one or more key employees could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business. The Company is a party to employment agreements with certain key
personnel. In addition, the Company is the beneficiary of key-person life
insurance on the lives of certain key personnel. The Company believes that its
future success will also depend in large part upon its ability to attract and
retain highly skilled technical, management, sales and marketing personnel.
Competition for such personnel is intense, and the services of qualified
personnel are difficult to obtain and replace. There can be no assurance that
the Company will be successful in attracting and retaining the personnel
necessary to develop, market, service and support its products and conduct its
operations successfully. The inability of the Company to attract, hire,
assimilate and retain such personnel, or to increase revenues at a rate
sufficient to absorb the resulting increased expenses, would have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations and financial
condition.
 
POSSIBLE VOLATILITY OF STOCK PRICE
 
    The trading price of the Company's Common Stock has been, and, in the future
could be, subject to significant fluctuations in response to variations in
quarterly operating results, the gain or loss of significant contracts, changes
in earning estimates by analysts, announcements of technological innovations or
new products by the Company or its competitors, general conditions in the
software and computer industries and other events or factors. In addition, the
stock market in general has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations
which have affected the market price from many companies in industries similar
or related to that of the Company and which have been unrelated to the operating
performance of such companies. These market fluctuations may adversely affect
the market price of the Company's Common Stock.
 
ANTI-TAKEOVER EFFECT OF CERTAIN CHARTER AND BY-LAW PROVISIONS AND DELAWARE LAW
 
    The Company's Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
authorizes the Board of Directors to issue, without stockholder approval,
5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock with voting, conversion and other rights and
preferences that could materially and adversely affect the voting power or other
rights of the holders of Common Stock. Although the Company has no current plans
to issue any shares of Preferred Stock, the issuance of Preferred Stock or of
rights to purchase Preferred Stock could be used to discourage an unsolicited
acquisition proposal. In addition, the possible issuance of Preferred Stock
could discourage a proxy contest, make more difficult the acquisition of a
substantial block of the Company's Common Stock or limit the price that
investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of the Company's
Common Stock. Certain provisions of the Company's by-laws and of Delaware law
applicable to the Company could delay or make more difficult a merger, tender
offer or proxy contest involving the Company.
 
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ABSENCE OF DIVIDENDS
 
    The Company has never paid or declared any cash dividends and does not
anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The Company
currently intends to retain any future earnings for use in its business.
 
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND KEY MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES
 
    The current directors, executive officers and key management employees of
the Company as of March 6, 1998, are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME                                              AGE                                 POSITION
- --------------------------------------------      ---      --------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                           <C>          <C>
Elias Typaldos..............................          47   Chairman of the Board and Senior Vice President, Research and
                                                           Development
John A. Rade................................          63   President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
Michael R. Jorgensen........................          45   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
                                                           Treasurer
Gennaro Vendome.............................          51   Vice President, Eastern Region and Director
Jean-Louis Nives............................          39   Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for North America
Gregory Groom...............................          49   Senior Vice President of Business Operations
Alex Plavocos...............................          51   Vice President, Marketing
William H. Burke............................          36   Vice President, Finance and Administration
Robert Nishi................................          37   Vice President, Product Marketing
Gregory Kopchinsky(2).......................          46   Director
Robert Migliorino(1)........................          47   Director
Michel Berty(1).............................          58   Director
William E. Vogel(2).........................          60   Director
Edwin T. Brondo(1)..........................          50   Director
</TABLE>
 
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(1) Member of the Audit Committee
 
(2) Member of the Compensation Committee
 
    ELIAS TYPALDOS, a founder of the Company, has been Senior Vice President,
Research and Development and a director since the Company's formation in 1978,
and Chairman of the Board since March 1997.
 
    JOHN A. RADE joined the Company as a Director, President and Chief Executive
Officer in February 1997. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Rade, was from
April, 1995, a Vice President of American Management Systems, Inc. and was also
still active at S-Cubed International, a company in the client server system
development and consulting market, which he founded in February 1990.
 
    MICHAEL R. JORGENSEN joined the Company as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary in February 1997. Prior to
joining the Company, from June 1993 to December 1996, Mr. Jorgensen was Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ground Round Restaurants, Inc., a
publicly-held chain of family restaurants. Prior to that, from March 1992, to
April 1993, he was Vice President/Finance-Middle East of Alghanim Industries.
Mr. Jorgensen was Chief Financial Officer of International Proteins Corporation
from May 1988 to September 1991.
 
    GENNARO VENDOME, a founder of the Company, has been a Vice President and
director since the Company's formation in 1978. Mr. Vendome was Treasurer of the
Company from 1981 until 1991 and Secretary of the Company from 1982 until 1991.
 
    JEAN-LOUIS NIVES joined the Company in December 1997 as Senior Vice
President of Sales and Marketing for North America. Prior to joining the
Company, Mr. Nives held various executive positions at
 
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Information Resources, Inc./IRI Software, and most recently served as Executive
Vice President, Software Product Management.
 
    GREGORY GROOM joined the Company in October 1997 as Senior Vice President of
Business Operations. Mr. Groom was in charge of Channel Marketing from October
1996 to September 1997 for Healtheon, Inc., an Internet solutions provider.
Prior to October 1996, Mr. Groom was the Technology and Administrative Systems
Practice Leader at Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a benefits consulting firm.
 
    ALEX PLAVOCOS joined the Company in June 1994 as Vice President, Marketing.
From July 1991 to June 1994, Mr. Plavocos was Director of Corporate Marketing
for Information Builders Inc., a software company. Mr. Plavocos held various
marketing positions with Applied Data Research/Computer Associates, a software
company, from November 1983 to June 1991.
 
    WILLIAM H. BURKE joined the Company as Vice President, Finance and
Administration in February 1997. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Burke was a
Senior Manager with the international accounting firm of Arthur Andersen LLP,
specializing in technology related industries. Mr. Burke was employed by Arthur
Andersen from January 1985 to February 1997, and is a Certified Public
Accountant.
 
    GREGORY KOPCHINSKY has been a director since 1994. Mr. Kopchinsky is a
partner of the venture capital partnership Canaan Partners, which through its
affiliates is a principal stockholder of the Company. Mr. Kopchinsky joined
Canaan Partners as a General Partner in 1990. From 1984 to 1990, he was a Vice
President at J.P. Morgan with principal responsibility for private debt and
equity financings. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Mr. Kopchinsky was an attorney
with Davis Polk & Wardwell specializing in complex financing transactions.
 
    ROBERT MIGLIORINO has been a director since 1991. Mr. Migliorino is a
founding partner of the venture capital partnership Canaan Partners, which
through its affiliates is a principal stockholder of the Company. Prior to
establishing Canaan Partners in 1987, he spent 15 years with General Electric
Co. in their Drive Systems, Industrial Control, Power Delivery, Information
Services and Venture Capital businesses.
 
    MICHEL BERTY has been a director since August 1996. From September 1992
until March 1997, Mr. Berty was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cap
Gemini America (CGA), the U.S. subsidiary of The Cap Gemini Group, an
international information technology consulting organization. Prior to that, Mr.
Berty was General Secretary at Cap Gemini Sogeti Group, from 1986 to September
1992.
 
    WILLIAM E. VOGEL has been a director since August 1996. Since 1971, Mr.
Vogel has been Chief Executive Officer of Centennial Financial Group, Inc.,
which is the parent of Centennial Life Insurance Company. He has also been the
Chief Executive Officer of W.S. Vogel Agency, Inc. since 1961.
 
    EDWIN T. BRONDO has been a director since May 1997. Mr. Brondo is currently
a management and financial consultant. Mr. Brondo was Chief Administrative
Officer and Senior Vice President of First Albany Companies, Inc. from June 1993
until December 1997. From June 1992 to June 1993 he was a Financial Management
Consultant at Comtex Information Systems, Inc., a software consulting firm. He
also held positions at Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. and
Bankers Trust Company.
 
    ROBERT NISHI joined the Company in August 1986 as Manager of Consulting, was
promoted in 1991 to Director of National Sales Support, and became Vice
President, Product Marketing in January 1998.
 
    Each of the Directors shall be subject to re-election at the 1998 Annual
Stockholders meeting.
 
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ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES
 
FACILITIES
 
    The Company's corporate headquarters are located in Rutherford, New Jersey
in leased facilities consisting of 40,000 square feet of office space
(approximately 48,800 square feet beginning in January 1998) occupied under a
lease expiring in December 2002 with an option to renew the lease for one
additional three-year period. The Company leases additional facilities and
offices, including facilities located in the Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, San
Francisco, Dallas, Mississauga and Toronto, Canada and Washington, D.C.
metropolitan areas. The Company also leases sales and support offices outside of
North America in Australia, France, Germany, Poland, Singapore, and the United
Kingdom. While the Company believes that its facilities are adequate for its
present needs, the Company is consistently reviewing its needs and may add
facilities in the future. The Company believes that additional space would be
available on commercially reasonable terms.
 
ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
    On March 6, 1998 the District Court issued a final order approving a
settlement in the class action securities litigation, IN RE COMPUTRON SOFTWARE,
INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION, Master File No. 96-1911 (AJL), brought against the
Company and certain of its present and former officers and directors in the
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
 
    The overall settlement includes consideration totaling $15 million for the
benefit of class members, including consideration of $6 million from the
Company, and payments from certain of its present and former officers and
directors, its former auditors, and the insurance companies that provided
Computron with directors and officers liability insurance. In return for the
payments by the insurance companies, the settlement also resolves a separate
lawsuit brought by the Company against the insurance companies. As its share of
the settlement, the Company has paid $1 million in cash, and will issue 1
million shares of Common Stock of the Company.
 
    Class members will receive a non-transferable right to resell the stock
received in the settlement to a business trust formed by the Company at a price
of $5.00 per share. The trust was capitalized by a contribution of $5 million by
the Company in March of 1998, which will be used to pay the claims of any class
members who receive stock in the settlement and exercise their right to resell
such stock to the trust according to the terms of the Stipulation of Settlement.
The exercise period during which class members may resell these shares to the
trust will be December 1, 1998 to December 21, 1998, or a later period if all
necessary court proceedings have not been completed by November 1, 1998. The
resale right will expire at the end of the exercise period, or earlier, as to
any shares issued in the settlement that are sold by class members prior to the
final day of the exercise period. The resale right will also expire earlier than
the exercise period if the closing price of Computron's Common Stock is higher
than $5.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading days. The company recorded a
charge to operations of $6 million during the quarter ended September 30, 1997,
reflecting the Company's share of the settlement costs, excluding legal fees.
 
    Historically, the Company has been involved in other disputes and/or
litigation encountered in its normal course of business. The Company believes
that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations
or cash flows.
 
ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
 
    No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth
quarter of 1997.
 
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                                    PART II
 
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
       MATTERS
 
    The Company's Common Stock was traded on Nasdaq under the symbol "CTRN" from
August 24, 1995 until January 27, 1997. From January 27, 1997 until November 11,
1997, the Company's Common Stock was traded on the over-the-counter market in
the "pink sheets" and on the NASD's "Electronic Bulletin Board." On November 12,
1997, the Company's Common Stock began trading on the American Stock Exchange
under the symbol "CFW."
 
    The following table lists the high and low sales prices for the periods set
forth below:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERIOD                                                                            HIGH        LOW
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                                                             <C>        <C>
1996
First quarter.................................................................  18         6 1/8
Second quarter................................................................  6 1/8      4 1/4
Third quarter.................................................................  5 1/8      3 1/2
Fourth quarter................................................................  3 1/2      1 1/2
1997
First quarter.................................................................  2 15/16    1/2
Second quarter................................................................  2          7/8
Third quarter.................................................................  1 13/16    1 3/8
Fourth quarter................................................................  4 7/8      1 13/32
</TABLE>
 
    As of March 6, 1998, the approximate number of record holders of the
Company's Common Stock was 134.
 
    The Company has never paid cash dividends on its capital stock. The Company
currently intends to retain any earnings for use in its business and does not
anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
 
    On December 31, 1997, in reliance on the exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to Regulation S thereunder, the
Company completed the offer and sale of 1,535,140 shares of Common Stock and
383,785 warrants, each warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock for
$3.00, subject to adjustment, during the 5 years ending December 31, 2002, (the
"Warrants"), for an aggregate consideration of $3,070,280. On December 31, 1997,
the Company also completed the offer and sale of 1,402,360 shares of Common
Stock and 350,590 Warrants in reliance on the exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities
Act and Regulation D thereunder, for an aggregate consideration of $2,804,720.
 
ITEM 6.  SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
 
    The selected consolidated financial data set forth below for the years ended
December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995 (as restated) and 1996 and 1997 have been
derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company. The
consolidated statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 1995
(as restated), 1996 and 1997, and the consolidated balance sheet data for the
years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997 are derived from, and are qualified by
reference to, the audited consolidated financial statements, and the related
notes thereto included elsewhere in this report. The selected consolidated
financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with "Management's
Discussion
 
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and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the
consolidated financial statements of the Company, as restated, and related notes
thereto included elsewhere in this report.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                             -----------------------------------------------------
                                                               1993       1994       1995       1996       1997
                                                             ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<S>                                                          <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA(1):
Revenues:
  License fees.............................................  $  12,694  $  20,615  $  33,766  $  17,625  $  20,372
  Services.................................................     10,894     11,858     19,029     36,770     47,219
                                                             ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
      Total revenues.......................................     23,588     32,473     52,795     54,395     67,591
Operating expenses:
  Cost of license fees.....................................        850      2,447      4,673      2,634      2,004
  Cost of services.........................................      6,935      7,738     12,988     28,255     27,584
  Sales and marketing......................................      8,788     11,845     19,387     24,181     16,272
  Research and development.................................      4,685      6,888      9,651     11,872     10,047
  General and administrative...............................      5,668      5,607     11,269     20,014     16,467
  Purchased research and development.......................     --         --          3,797     --         --
                                                             ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
      Total operating expenses.............................     26,926     34,525     61,765     86,956     72,374
                                                             ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Operating loss.............................................     (3,338)    (2,052)    (8,970)   (32,561)    (4,783)
Other income (expense)
  Costs related to settlement of class action litigation...     --         --         --           (758)    (9,591)
  Other....................................................       (203)      (206)       742      1,572        745
                                                             ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Total other income (expense)...............................       (203)      (206)       742        814     (8,846)
                                                             ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Loss before income tax provision...........................     (3,541)    (2,258)    (8,228)   (31,747)   (13,629)
Income tax provision.......................................        323        150        350        100         16
                                                             ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Net loss...................................................  $  (3,864) $  (2,408) $  (8,578) $ (31,847) $ (13,645)
                                                             ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                             ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Net loss per common share (1995 pro-forma).................                        $   (0.46) $   (1.53) $   (0.65)
                                                                                   ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                                                   ---------  ---------  ---------
Shares used in net loss per common share computation
  (pro-forma 1995).........................................                           18,809     20,787     20,834
                                                                                   ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                                                   ---------  ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              AS OF DECEMBER 31,
                                                             -----------------------------------------------------
                                                               1993       1994       1995       1996       1997
                                                             ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                                                (IN THOUSANDS)
<S>                                                          <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
BALANCE SHEET DATA(1):
Cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and
  restricted cash..........................................  $   4,554  $  16,302  $  46,651  $  23,884  $  12,597
Working capital............................................      1,619      7,688     40,450      4,358      2,767
Total assets...............................................     16,119     35,075     71,367     56,693     35,598
Total debt and capital lease obligations...................      5,183      6,496        820      2,005         94
Common stock subject to repurchase.........................     --         --         --         --          5,000
Redeemable convertible preferred stock.....................     14,611     40,038     --         --         --
Total stockholders' equity (deficit).......................    (10,907)   (28,782)    46,398     14,742      6,095
</TABLE>
 
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(1) The consolidated financial data for 1993 through 1995 has been restated. See
    Note 2 of Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
  CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
    The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated
Financial Statements and Notes thereto, as restated, and is qualified in its
entirety by reference thereto.
 
    This Report contains statements of a forward-looking nature within the
meaning of the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, relating to future events or the future financial
performance of the Company. Investors are cautioned that such statements are
only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. In
evaluating such statements, investors should specifically consider the various
factors identified in this Report which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including
the matters set forth in "Business--Risk Factors."
 
OVERVIEW
 
    The Company was founded in 1978 as a developer of custom financial software
for mission-critical applications in large organizations, primarily financial
institutions. In the early 1980's, the Company developed financial software for
legacy platforms and introduced sophisticated enterprise-wide financial
software. Identifying the need for client/server financial software applications
in the late 1980's, the Company commenced the re-architecture of its financial
software and began the development and deployment of new products, specifically
a workflow and document management product. In 1993, the Company introduced
Computron Financials and Computron Workflow, the client/server versions of its
financial and workflow products. Computron COOL was introduced in the latter
half of 1993. Since 1994, the Company has released versions of its products with
the capability to interoperate with popular RDBMS software. During the fourth
quarter of 1995, the Company acquired the rights to its Computron Yorvik
software.
 
    During 1996, the Company acquired the Financial Services Division of
Generale de Service Informatique (GSI) based in Paris, France, and a portion of
the business and assets of AT&T Istel and Co., GMBH, in Essen, Germany. These
operations primarily provide software products and services in their respective
countries.
 
    The Company's revenues are derived from license fees and services. Revenues
for services and training are recognized upon performance of the services. The
Company's license agreements generally do not provide a right of return.
Historically, the Company's backlog has not been substantial, since products are
generally shipped as orders are received.
 
    The Company has experienced, and may in the future experience, significant
fluctuations in its quarterly and annual revenues and results of operations. The
Company believes that domestic and international operating results will continue
to fluctuate significantly in the future as a result of a variety of factors,
including the timing of revenue recognition related to significant license
agreements, the lengthy sales cycle for the Company's products, the proportion
of revenues attributable to license fees versus services, the utilization of
third parties to perform services, the amount of revenue generated by resales of
third party software, changes in product mix, demand for the Company's products,
the size and timing of individual license transactions, the introduction of new
products and product enhancements by the Company or its competitors, changes in
customers' budgets, competitive conditions in the industry and general economic
conditions. For a description of certain factors which may affect the Company's
operating results, see "Business--Risk Factors--Potential for Significant
Fluctuations in Operating Results; Seasonality."
 
    Following the audits of the Company's consolidated financial statements for
1994, 1995 and 1996 the Company received management letters from its former
independent public accountants, which enumerated material weaknesses in the
Company's financial and accounting processes, controls, reporting systems
 
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and procedures. The Company's former independent public accountants highlighted
the Company's need for additional financial and accounting personnel with
software industry experience. In response to the management letters and recent
operating results, during 1997 the Company hired senior executives with
significant experience in the software industry, and improved the financial and
accounting process, controls, reporting systems and procedures, which eliminated
all material weaknesses.
 
    The Company has restated its consolidated financial statements for each of
the four years in the period ended December 31, 1995 and certain unaudited
quarters therein and for each of the three unaudited quarters ended September
30, 1996. (See Note 2 of Consolidated Financial Statements.) The Company
incurred net losses of $8.6 million for 1995, $31.8 million for 1996, and $13.6
million for the year ended December 31, 1997. The 1997 results include $9.6
million of costs related to class action litigation. The Company reached a final
settlement in March 1998 whereby the Company is required to pay $6 million in
consideration. See "Item 3. Legal Proceedings."
 
    In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued
SFAS No.130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income" ("SFAS 130"). SFAS 130 establishes
standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income and its components
in the financial statements. SFAS 130 is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 1997. Reclassification of financial statements for earlier
periods provided for comparative purposes is required. The adoption of SFAS 130
will have no impact on the Company's consolidated results of operations,
financial position or cash flows.
 
    In June 1997, the FASB issued SFAS No. 131, "Disclosure about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information" ("SFAS 131"). SFAS 131 establishes standards
for the way public business enterprises report information about operating
segments in annual financial statements and requires that those enterprises
report selected information about reporting segments in interim financial
reports issued to shareholders. It also establishes standards for related
disclosures about products and services, geographic areas and major customers.
SFAS 131 is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 1997, and the Company will comply beginning with year-end 1998
results. Financial statement disclosures for prior periods are required to be
restated. The Company is in the process of evaluating the disclosure
requirements. The adoption of SFAS 131 will have no impact on the Company's
consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
 
    The Company is conducting a comprehensive review of its computer systems to
identify those that could be affected by the "Year 2000" issue, and is
developing an implementation plan to resolve the issue. The Year 2000 issue is
the result of computer programs being written using two digits rather than four
to define the applicable year. Any of the Company's programs that have
time-sensitive software may recognize a date using "00" in the last two places
as the year 1900 rather than the year 2000. This could result in a major system
failure or miscalculations. Based on the fact that the majority of the Company
uses a current version of its own financial software, which is Year 2000
compliant, the Year 2000 issue will not pose significant operational problems
for the Company's computer systems. However, if problems are not discovered and
rectified on a timely basis, the Year 2000 issue may have a material impact on
the operations of the Company.
 
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
    The following table sets forth for the periods indicated, certain operating
data as a percentage of total revenues:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                     -------------------------------
                                                                                       1995       1996       1997
                                                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                                                                  <C>        <C>        <C>
Revenues:
  License fees.....................................................................       64.0%      32.4%      30.1%
  Services.........................................................................       36.0       67.6       69.9
                                                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------
      Total revenues...............................................................      100.0      100.0      100.0
Operating expenses:
  Cost of license fees.............................................................        8.9        4.8        3.0
  Cost of services.................................................................       24.6       52.0       40.8
  Sales and marketing..............................................................       36.7       44.5       24.1
  Research & development...........................................................       18.3       21.8       14.9
  General and administrative.......................................................       21.3       36.8       24.3
  Purchased research and development...............................................        7.2     --         --
                                                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------
      Total operating expenses.....................................................      117.0      159.9      107.1
                                                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------
Operating loss.....................................................................      (17.0)     (59.9)      (7.1)
                                                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------
Other income (expense).............................................................        1.4        1.5      (13.1)
                                                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------
Loss before income tax provision...................................................      (15.6)     (58.4)     (20.2)
Income tax provision...............................................................        0.7        0.1     --
                                                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------
Net loss...........................................................................      (16.3)%     (58.5)%     (20.2)%
                                                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
TOTAL REVENUES
 
    The Company's revenues are derived from license fees and services. Total
revenues increased from $52.8 million in 1995 to $54.4 million in 1996, and to
$67.6 million in 1997 representing increases of 3.0% and 24.3%, respectively. In
1996, services revenue experienced significant growth due in part to the
acquisition of operations in France and Germany. During 1996 and 1997 these
operations contributed $9.7 million and $12.7 million, respectively, of total
revenues since their respective dates of acquisition. License fees declined
significantly in 1996 due in part to uncertainties caused by the Company's
failure to meet earnings expectations, the Company's pending litigation, and
turnover of executive management. Total revenue increased during 1997 as both
license fees and services revenue increased and maintenance fees increased due
to a larger installed base. During 1997, the Company made significant progress
removing the uncertainties effecting operations, including the hiring of an
experienced executive management team, restating prior period financial
statements, relisting the Company's Common Stock, reaching a preliminary
settlement on class action litigation (which was judicially approved in March
1998) and raising approximately $6 million in a private placement. One customer
accounted for 10.0% of the Company's total revenues in 1995.
 
    The Company derived approximately $14.2 million, $21.3 million and $27.9
million or 26.9%, 39.2% and 43.4% of its total revenues, from customers outside
of the United States in 1995, 1996 and 1997, respectively. The Company expects
that revenues derived from such customers will continue to represent a
significant percentage of its total revenues in the future.
 
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    LICENSE FEES
 
    License fees include revenues from software license agreements entered into
between the Company and its customers with respect to both the Company's
products and third party products resold by the Company. License fees decreased
47.8% from 1995 to 1996, and increased 15.6% from 1996 to 1997. The 1996
decrease was attributable, in part, to uncertainties caused by the Company's
failure to meet earnings expectations, the Company's pending litigation, and
turnover of executive management. For 1995, license fee revenues included the
payment to the Company of a non-refundable source code and fully paid-up license
fee in the amount of approximately $3.7 million pursuant to the Company's
agreement with Wang. The increase in 1997 included license revenue of $3.5
million from one customer or 17.2% of total license revenue for the year.
 
    SERVICES REVENUE
 
    Services revenue includes fees from software maintenance agreements,
training, installation and consulting services. Maintenance fees, including
first year maintenance, are billed separately and are recognized ratably over
the period of the maintenance agreement. Training and consulting service
revenues are recognized as the services are performed. Services revenue
increased 93.2% from 1995 to 1996, and 28.4% from 1996 to 1997. Service revenues
totaling $9.7 million and $11.3 million in 1996 and 1997, reported from the
Company's acquired operations in France and Germany, accounted for 54.7% of the
$17.7 million growth in 1996, and 15.3% of the $10.4 million growth in 1997. The
remaining increases in services revenue in 1996 and 1997, were attributable
primarily to increased training and consulting services which resulted from the
increased number of customers licensing the Company's products and increased
maintenance revenues related to a larger installed base of the Company's
products.
 
    COST OF LICENSE FEES
 
    Cost of license fees consists primarily of amounts paid to third parties
with respect to products resold by the Company in conjunction with licensing of
the Company's products, amortization of capitalized software development costs,
and, to a lesser extent, the costs of documentation. The first two elements can
vary substantially from period to period while the third element remains
relatively stable as a percentage of license fees.
 
    Cost of license fees decreased from $4.7 million in 1995 to $2.6 million in
1996 and decreased to $2.0 million in 1997. These costs represented 13.8%, 14.9%
and 9.8% of license fees in 1995, 1996 and 1997, respectively. The cost of
license fees as a percentage of revenue increased from 1995 to 1996 due
primarily to decreased license revenue without a corresponding decrease in the
amortization of capitalized software development costs. The decrease from 1996
to 1997 resulted mainly from a decrease of the third party software resold to
customers.
 
    COST OF SERVICES
 
    Cost of services consists primarily of personnel costs for training,
consulting and customer support and related non-reimbursed travel costs, and
costs of training third party service and support organizations for the
Company's products. Total service costs increased from $13.0 million in 1995 to
$28.3 million in 1996 and decreased to $27.6 million in 1997 and represented
68.3%, 76.8% and 58.4% of service revenues in 1995, 1996, and 1997,
respectively. During 1996, the cost of services as a percentage of service
revenues increased as a result of increases in personnel costs without
corresponding billings and an increase in non-chargeable management staff. The
Company significantly expanded its customer service resources, including
telephone support, account management staff and third party consulting in 1996,
and as a result the dollar cost of services expenditures increased
substantially. Approximately $7.4 million of the increase of cost of services
for 1996 related to the Company's recent acquisitions in France and Germany.
During 1997, the cost of services as a percentage of service revenues decreased
as a result of higher utilization
 
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rates, efficiencies obtained through the outsourcing of training services and
significant increase in maintenance revenue for which there are lower associated
customer support costs as compared to implementations and consulting activities.
 
    SALES AND MARKETING
 
    Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries, commissions and
bonuses paid to sales and marketing personnel and travel and promotional
expenses. Sales and marketing expenses increased from $19.4 million in 1995 to
$24.2 million in 1996, and decreased to $16.3 million in 1997, and represented
57.4%, 137.2% and 79.9% of total license fee revenues, respectively. In 1995 and
early 1996 the Company significantly increased its sales and marketing expense,
due primarily to substantial hiring and increased sales commissions, and
advertising costs. Approximately $4.4 million of the increase in 1996 relates to
increased sales and marketing expenses in the Company's foreign locations, of
which $0.8 million is attributable to newly acquired operations. Sales and
marketing expenses decreased substantially during 1997 due primarily to a
decrease in personnel and advertising programs.
 
    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
 
    Research and development expenses consist primarily of research and
development personnel costs, costs of equipment, facilities and third party
software development costs. Research and development expenses are generally
charged to operations as incurred. However, certain software development costs
are capitalized in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 86. Such capitalized software development costs are generally amortized over
periods not exceeding three years.
 
    Software research and development expenses (net of capitalized software
development costs) increased from $9.7 million in 1995 to, $11.9 million in 1996
and decreased to $10.0 million in 1997, and represented 18.3%, 21.8% and 14.9%
of total revenues, respectively. The Company capitalized software development
costs of $1.5 million, $1.1 million and none in 1995, 1996, and 1997,
respectively. Gross research and development expenses increased in 1996 due
primarily to the hiring and training of additional software engineers. Research
and development expenses decreased during 1997 due to a decrease in the number
of personnel of approximately $.7 million, and due to the reclassification of
all rent, depreciation and other expenses of approximately $1.1 million to
general and administrative during 1997. The rate of capitalization of software
development costs may fluctuate depending on the mix and stage of development of
the Company's research and development projects.
 
    GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
 
    General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries of
administrative, executive and financial personnel, provision for doubtful
accounts and outside professional fees. General and administrative expenses
increased from $11.3 million in 1995 to $20.0 million in 1996 and decreased to
$16.5 million in 1997, representing 21.3%, 36.8% and 24.3% of total revenues in
those years, respectively. General and administrative expenses increased by $8.7
million from 1995 to 1996, primarily due to increases in the following :
acquisitions in France and Germany ($1.7 million), provisions for doubtful
accounts ($2.1 million), taxes and insurance ($1.6 million), professional fees
($1.4 million), $1.9 million related to severance and other costs relating to
turnover of senior management. General and administrative expenses decreased by
$3.5 million from 1996 to 1997, primarily due to decreases in the provisions for
doubtful accounts of $4.5 million, taxes of $1.2 million and professional fees
of $1.7 million, offset by a full year of operations in France and Germany, and
increased severance and costs related to senior management turnover.
 
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    PURCHASED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
 
    In 1995, the Company charged to expense $3.8 million related to in-process
research and development acquired in the fourth quarter of 1995. Purchased
research and development represents the estimated fair value of development
projects which have not yet reached technological feasibility and have no future
alternative use.
 
OPERATING LOSS
 
    As a consequence of the above, the Company incurred operating losses of $9
million, $32.6 million and $4.8 million in 1995, 1996 and 1997, respectively.
 
COSTS RELATED TO SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION LITIGATION
 
    Litigation and settlement costs of $.8 million in 1996 and $9.6 million in
1997 were associated with the class action civil suit, and increased primarily
due to the charge to operations of $6 million during the quarter ended September
30, 1997, reflecting the Company's share of the settlement costs, excluding
legal fees (see Item 3).
 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
 
    Other income (expense), net increased to $0.8 million in 1996 from $0.7
million in 1995, and decreased to ($8.8 million) in 1997, due to lower invested
balances of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, and increased
costs related to the proposed settlement of the class action litigation.
 
    INCOME TAX PROVISION
 
    The Company's income tax provision was immaterial in each of the years ended
1995, 1996 and 1997.
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
    As a consequence of the above, the Company incurred a net loss of $8.6
million in 1995, $31.8 million in 1996 and $13.6 million in 1997.
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
    At December 31, 1997, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, restricted
cash and short-term investments of $12.6 million and working capital of $2.8
million. Included in the calculation of working capital is deferred revenue of
$9.1 million at December 31, 1997. As of December 31, 1997, the Company
maintained a $5.2 million line of credit with two banks, which may be used for
borrowings or letters of credit. By the terms of the revolving lines of credit,
which were fully secured by the pledge of $5.2 million in certificates of
deposit, the Company is required to comply with quarterly and annual financial
statement reporting requirements. At December 31, 1997 there were $1.1 million
of outstanding letters of credit under these facilities. In March 1998, the
Company reduced the availability for borrowings under these lines to $1.2
million and deposited $5 million in a Delaware business trust to secure the
potential repurchase obligation associated with shares of Common Stock issuable
as a part of the class action securities litigation settlement (see Note 6 to
the consolidated financial statements).
 
    The Company's operating activities used cash of $17.3 million in 1996 and
$8.9 million in 1997. Net cash used in 1996 was the result of the Company's net
losses and increases in accounts receivable and restricted cash, which were
offset, in part, by increases in the provision for doubtful accounts,
depreciation and amortization, accounts payable and accrued expenses and
deferred revenue. Net cash used in 1997 was primarily the result of litigation
expenses totalling approximately $9.6 million combined with the Company's
operating loss of $4.8 million.
 
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    The Company's investing activities have used cash of $5.6 million and $1.0
million in 1996 and 1997, respectively, principally for purchases of equipment
and capitalized software costs, as well as the Company's acquisitions of
operations in France and Germany during 1996 offset in part by decreases in
short term investments.
 
    Cash provided by (used in) financing activities was $(2.6) million and $2.1
million in 1996 and 1997, respectively. During 1996, cash used in financing
activities related principally to the repayment of debt associated with
acquisitions. During December 1997, cash provided by financing activities
included net proceeds of $5.5 million from the sale of 2,937,500 shares of
Common Stock and warrants to purchase 734,375 shares of common stock offset by
debt repayments associated with acquisitions. The December 1997 private
placement requires the registration of such shares and warrants by certain dates
and continued listing on a major stock exchange. In the event that these
conditions are not met as further described in Note 9(a) to the consolidated
financial statements, the Company may be required to issue additional shares and
warrants at no cost.
 
    The Company has no significant capital commitments and has essentially no
material debt obligations. The Company's aggregate minimum operating lease
payments for 1998 will be approximately $2.4 million. As a consequence of the
above, the Company expects that its operating cash flow will be sufficient to
fund the Company's working capital requirements (including the Common Stock
subject to repurchase as a result of the settlement of the class action
securities litigation) through 1998. However, the Company's ability to achieve
this result is affected by the extent of cash generated from operations and the
pace at which the Company utilizes its available resources. Accordingly, the
Company may in the future be required to seek additional sources of financing
including the issuance of debt and/or sale of equity securities. No assurance
can be given that any such additional sources of financing or guarantees will be
available on acceptable terms or at all.
 
ITEM 8.  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
 
    The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference herein
from Part IV Item 14(a) (1) and (2).
 
ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
  FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
 
    Not applicable.
 
                                    PART III
 
ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
 
    The Company incorporates herein by reference the information concerning
directors and executive officers in its Notice of Annual Stockholders' Meeting
and Proxy Statement to be filed within 120 days after the end of the Company's
fiscal year (the "1998 Proxy Statement").
 
ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
    The Company incorporates herein by reference the information concerning
executive compensation contained in the 1998 Proxy Statement.
 
ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
 
    The Company incorporates herein by reference the information concerning
security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management contained in the
1998 Proxy Statement.
 
ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
 
    The Company incorporates herein by reference the information concerning
certain relationships and related transactions contained in the 1998 Proxy
Statement.
 
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                                    PART IV
 
ITEM 14.  EXHIBITS, CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON
  FORM 8-K
 
    (A) CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
 
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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                           PAGE NO.
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<S>                                                                                                       <C>
    Reports of Independent Public Accountants...........................................................       37-38
    Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 1996 and 1997...........................................          39
    Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 1995
      (restated), 1996 and 1997.........................................................................          40
    Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
    (Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 1995 (restated), 1996 and 1997...........................          41
    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1995
      (restated), 1996 and 1997.........................................................................          42
    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements..........................................................          43
 
    (B) CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES:
 
    Reports of Independent Public Accountants On Schedule...............................................       56-57
    Schedule II--Valuation and Qualifying Accounts:
    Years Ended December 31, 1995 (restated), 1996 and 1997.............................................          58
</TABLE>
 
    (C) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K FILED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1997:
 
    Form 8-K: Item 5. None
 
    (D) EXHIBITS.
 
<TABLE>
<S>        <C>
 3.1*      Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
 3.2*      Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company.
 4.1*      Specimen Common Stock Certificate.
 4.2       See Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 for provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation
           and Bylaws of the Company defining rights of holders of Common Stock of the
           Company.
 4.3#      Form of Warrant
10.1*      Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, as amended.
10.3*      Employment Agreement between the Company and Elias Typaldos, as amended.
10.4*      Employment Agreement between the Company and Gennaro Vendome, as amended.
10.6*      1995 Stock Option Plan.
10.7*      Lease Agreement between the Company and Enterprise Development Corporation.
10.8*      Loan and Security Agreement between the Company and PNC Bank (formerly
           Midlantic National Bank), as amended.
10.9*      License Agreement between the Company and Pfizer, Inc., as amended.
10.10*     OEM Software License and Distribution Agreement between the Company and Wang
           Laboratories, Inc.
10.11*     Amendment and Clarification Agreement between the Company and Wang
           Laboratories, Inc.
10.12*     Contract between the Company and Polish State Railways Central Office of
           Purchasing and Sales Ferpol, a division of Polish State Railways.
10.13*     Program License Contract between the Company and Deutsche Bank AG.
10.14*     General Agreement between the Company and Canaan Capital Limited Partnership
           and Canaan Capital Offshore Limited Partnership, C.V.
10.15**    Severance Agreement between the Company and Joseph Esposito.
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<S>        <C>
10.16**    Employment Agreement between the Company and Michael Jorgensen.
10.17***   Termination Agreement between the Company and Andreas Typaldos.
10.18***   Consulting Agreement between the Company and Andreas Typaldos.
10.19      1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended.
10.20#     Securities Purchase Agreement.
10.21      Employment Agreement between the Company and John Rade.
10.22      Employment Agreement between the Company and William H. Burke.
10.23      Employment Agreement between the Company and Robert Hewitt.
10.24      Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement
10.25      Amendment to Lease Agreement between the Company and Enterprise Development
           Corporation.
21.1       List of Subsidiaries.
23.1       Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23.2       Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
27.1       Financial Data Schedule.
</TABLE>
 
#  Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits filed with the Company's Form 8-K
    filed on January 8, 1998.
 
*   Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits filed with the Company's
    Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-93990.
 
**  Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits filed with the Company's March 31,
    1997 Form 10-Q.
 
*** Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits filed with the Company's September
    30, 1997 Form 10-Q.
 
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                                   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 in the City of
Rutherford, State of New Jersey, on this 23rd day of March 1998.
 
<TABLE>
<S>                             <C>  <C>
                                COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
 
                                By:               /s/ JOHN A. RADE
                                     -----------------------------------------
                                                    John A. Rade
                                              CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
                                               PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR
</TABLE>
 
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 this
report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
March 23, 1998.
 
          SIGNATURE                      TITLE(S)
- ------------------------------  --------------------------
 
      /s/ ELIAS TYPALDOS        Chairman of the Board,
- ------------------------------    Senior Vice President
       (Elias Typaldos)           Research and Development
 
                                Chief Executive Officer,
       /s/ JOHN A. RADE           President and
- ------------------------------    Director (Principal
        (John A. Rade)            Executive Officer)
 
                                Executive Vice President,
   /s/ MICHAEL R. JORGENSEN       Chief Financial
- ------------------------------    Officer, and Treasurer
    (Michael R. Jorgensen)        (Principal Financial
                                  and Accounting Officer)
 
     /s/ GENNARO VENDOME
- ------------------------------  Vice President, Eastern
      (Gennaro Vendome)           Region and Director
 
       /s/ MICHEL BERTY
- ------------------------------  Director
        (Michel Berty)
 
    /s/ GREGORY KOPCHINSKY
- ------------------------------  Director
     (Gregory Kopchinsky)
 
    /s/ ROBERT MIGLIORINO
- ------------------------------  Director
     (Robert Migliorino)
 
     /s/ WILLIAM E. VOGEL
- ------------------------------  Director
      (William E. Vogel)
 
     /s/ EDWIN T. BRONDO
- ------------------------------  Director
      (Edwin T. Brondo)
 
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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
 
The Board of Directors and Stockholders:
Computron Software, Inc.:
 
    We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Computron
Software, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash
flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.
 
    We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
    In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Computron
Software, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997, and the results of
their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
 
                                             KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
Short Hills, New Jersey
January 30, 1998, except
as to note 6, which is as
of March 6, 1998
 
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                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
TO COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.:
 
    We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Computron
Software, Inc. (a Delaware Corporation) and subsidiaries as of December 31,
1996, and the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit)
and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1996.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based
on our audits.
 
    We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
    In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Computron
Software, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996, and the results of
their operations and their cash flows for each of the two years in the period
ended December 31, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
 
                                    ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Boston, Massachusetts
 
April 16, 1997
 
(except with respect to the
matter discussed in Note 6,
as to which the date is
March 6, 1998)
 
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                            COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC
 
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                             DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                                        ----------------------
<S>                                                                                                     <C>         <C>
                                                                                                           1996        1997
                                                                                                        ----------  ----------
                                                            ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents...........................................................................  $   19,730  $    6,280
  Short-term investments..............................................................................       1,073         193
  Restricted cash.....................................................................................       3,081       6,124
  Accounts receivables, less reserves of $5,084 in 1996 and $3,056 in 1997............................      20,340      11,420
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets...........................................................       1,988       3,230
                                                                                                        ----------  ----------
    Total current assets..............................................................................      46,212      27,247
                                                                                                        ----------  ----------
Equipment and leasehold improvements, at cost:
  Computer and office equipment.......................................................................      10,249      11,844
  Furniture and fixtures..............................................................................       1,436       1,298
  Leasehold improvements..............................................................................         300         592
                                                                                                        ----------  ----------
                                                                                                            11,985      13,734
  Less--accumulated depreciation and amortization.....................................................       7,598       9,670
                                                                                                        ----------  ----------
                                                                                                             4,387       4,064
                                                                                                        ----------  ----------
Capitalized software development costs, net of accumulated amortization of $3,095 in 1996 and $3,734
  in 1997.............................................................................................       2,068       1,429
Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of $535 in 1996 and $1,072 in 1997..........................       2,580       1,732
Other assets..........................................................................................       1,446       1,126
                                                                                                        ----------  ----------
                                                                                                        $   56,693  $   35,598
                                                                                                        ----------  ----------
                                                                                                        ----------  ----------
                                             LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases................................................  $      506  $       71
  Accounts payable....................................................................................       3,975       4,375
  Accrued expenses....................................................................................      17,420      10,956
  Note payable........................................................................................       1,402      --
  Deferred revenue....................................................................................      18,551       9,078
                                                                                                        ----------  ----------
    Total current liabilities.........................................................................      41,854      24,480
                                                                                                        ----------  ----------
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt and capital leases, less current portion...............................................          97          23
                                                                                                        ----------  ----------
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 4, 5 and 6)
Common stock subject to repurchase....................................................................      --           5,000
                                                                                                        ----------  ----------
Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, $.01 par value, authorized 5,000 shares, no shares issued and outstanding..........      --          --
  Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 50,000 shares; 20,801 shares and 23,777 shares issued and
    outstanding at December 31, 1996 and 1997, respectively...........................................         208         238
  Additional paid-in capital..........................................................................      63,879      69,373
  Accumulated deficit.................................................................................     (49,371)    (63,016)
  Cumulative translation adjustment...................................................................          26        (500)
                                                                                                        ----------  ----------
      Total stockholders' equity......................................................................      14,742       6,095
                                                                                                        ----------  ----------
                                                                                                        $   56,693  $   35,598
                                                                                                        ----------  ----------
                                                                                                        ----------  ----------
</TABLE>
 
  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
                                  statements.
 
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<PAGE>
                            COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC
 
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                -----------------------------------
<S>                                                                             <C>          <C>         <C>
                                                                                   1995         1996        1997
                                                                                -----------  ----------  ----------
 
<CAPTION>
                                                                                (RESTATED)
<S>                                                                             <C>          <C>         <C>
Revenues:
  License fees................................................................   $  33,766   $   17,625  $   20,372
  Services....................................................................      19,029       36,770      47,219
                                                                                -----------  ----------  ----------
    Total revenues............................................................      52,795       54,395      67,591
                                                                                -----------  ----------  ----------
Operating expenses:
  Cost of license fees........................................................       4,673        2,634       2,004
  Cost of services............................................................      12,988       28,255      27,584
  Sales and marketing.........................................................      19,387       24,181      16,272
  Research and development....................................................       9,651       11,872      10,047
  General and administrative..................................................      11,269       20,014      16,467
  Purchased research and development..........................................       3,797       --          --
                                                                                -----------  ----------  ----------
    Total operating expenses..................................................      61,765       86,956      72,374
                                                                                -----------  ----------  ----------
Operating loss................................................................      (8,970)     (32,561)     (4,783)
                                                                                -----------  ----------  ----------
Other income (expense):
  Costs related to settlement of class action litigation......................      --             (758)     (9,591)
  Interest income.............................................................       1,238        1,654         847
  Interest expense............................................................        (496)        (100)        (61)
  Other.......................................................................      --               18         (41)
                                                                                -----------  ----------  ----------
    Total other income (expense)..............................................         742          814      (8,846)
                                                                                -----------  ----------  ----------
Loss before for income tax provision..........................................      (8,228)     (31,747)    (13,629)
Income tax provision..........................................................         350          100          16
                                                                                -----------  ----------  ----------
Net loss......................................................................   $  (8,578)  $  (31,847) $  (13,645)
                                                                                -----------  ----------  ----------
                                                                                -----------  ----------  ----------
Net loss per common share, pro forma 1995.....................................   $   (0.46)  $    (1.53) $    (0.65)
                                                                                -----------  ----------  ----------
                                                                                -----------  ----------  ----------
Weighted average number of common shares, pro forma 1995......................      18,809       20,787      20,834
                                                                                -----------  ----------  ----------
                                                                                -----------  ----------  ----------
</TABLE>
 
  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
                                  statements.
 
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<PAGE>
                            COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC
 
                           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
 
                         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
 
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
                               REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE              ---------------------------------------------------------
                                  PREFERRED STOCK
                   ----------------------------------------------        CLASS A                 CLASS B
                                                                          COMMON                  COMMON            COMMON
                          SERIES A                SERIES B                STOCK                   STOCK              STOCK
                   ----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------       -------------        ---------
                     SHARES       AMT.       SHARES       AMT.      SHARES      AMT.       SHARES        AMT.       SHARES
                   -----------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -----------     -----     ---------
<S>                <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>          <C>
BALANCE--
  DECEMBER 31,
  1994(1)........       1,050   $  25,554       1,467   $  14,484          8  $  --           7,900    $      79      --
Net loss.........      --          --          --          --         --         --          --           --          --
Translation
  adjustment.....      --          --          --          --         --         --          --           --          --
Accretion on
  redeemable.....      --
  convertible
    preferred
    stock........      --           1,171      --             665     --         --          --           --          --
Conversion of
  securities upon
  initial public
  offering.......      (1,050)    (26,725)     (1,467)    (15,149)        (8)    --          (7,900)         (79)     17,829
Sale of common
  stock, net of
  related
  expenses.......      --          --          --          --         --         --          --           --           2,795
Exercise of stock
  options........      --          --          --          --         --         --          --           --             120
                   -----------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -----------         ---   ---------
BALANCE--
  DECEMBER 31,
  1995(1)........      --          --          --          --         --         --          --           --          20,744
Net loss.........      --          --          --          --         --         --          --           --          --
Translation
  adjustment.....      --          --          --          --         --         --          --           --          --
Exercise of stock
  options........      --          --          --          --         --         --          --           --              57
                   -----------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -----------         ---   ---------
BALANCE--
  DECEMBER 31,
  1996...........      --          --          --          --         --         --          --           --          20,801
Net loss.........      --          --          --          --         --         --          --           --          --
Translation
  adjustment.....      --          --          --          --         --         --          --           --          --
Sale of common
  stock, net of
  related
  expenses.......      --          --          --          --         --         --          --           --           2,937
Issuance of
  common stock...      --          --          --          --         --         --          --           --              25
Exercise of stock
  options........      --          --          --          --         --         --          --           --              14
                   -----------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -----------         ---   ---------
BALANCE--
  DECEMBER 31,
  1997...........      --       $  --          --       $  --         --      $  --          --        $  --          23,777
                   -----------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -----------         ---   ---------
                   -----------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -----------         ---   ---------
 
<CAPTION>
 
                                ADDITIONAL               CUMULATIVE
                                  PAID-IN     ACCUM.       TRANS.
                      AMT.        CAPITAL     DEFICIT       ADJ.
                      -----     -----------  ---------  -------------
<S>                <C>          <C>          <C>        <C>
BALANCE--
  DECEMBER 31,
  1994(1)........   $  --        $   1,633   $ (30,316)   $    (178)
Net loss.........      --           --          (8,578)      --
Translation
  adjustment.....      --           --          --               97
Accretion on
  redeemable.....
  convertible
    preferred
    stock........      --           --          (1,836)      --
Conversion of
  securities upon
  initial public
  offering.......         178       18,569      23,206       --
Sale of common
  stock, net of
  related
  expenses.......          28       43,450      --           --
Exercise of stock
  options........           1          144      --           --
                        -----   -----------  ---------        -----
BALANCE--
  DECEMBER 31,
  1995(1)........         207       63,796     (17,524)         (81)
Net loss.........      --           --         (31,847)      --
Translation
  adjustment.....      --           --          --              107
Exercise of stock
  options........           1           83      --           --
                        -----   -----------  ---------        -----
BALANCE--
  DECEMBER 31,
  1996...........         208       63,879     (49,371)          26
Net loss.........      --           --         (13,645)      --
Translation
  adjustment.....      --           --          --             (526)
Sale of common
  stock, net of
  related
  expenses.......          30        5,478      --           --
Issuance of
  common stock...      --           --          --           --
Exercise of stock
  options........      --               16      --           --
                        -----   -----------  ---------        -----
BALANCE--
  DECEMBER 31,
  1997...........   $     238    $  69,373   $ (63,016)   $    (500)
                        -----   -----------  ---------        -----
                        -----   -----------  ---------        -----
</TABLE>
 
- ------------------------
 
(1) The consolidated financial data for 1994 and 1995 has been restated. See
    Note 2 of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
                                   statements
 
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<PAGE>
                            COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                    ---------------------------------
<S>                                                                                 <C>          <C>        <C>
                                                                                       1995        1996       1997
                                                                                    -----------  ---------  ---------
 
<CAPTION>
                                                                                    (RESTATED)
<S>                                                                                 <C>          <C>        <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss..........................................................................   $  (8,578)  $ (31,847) $ (13,645)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows used in operating
  activities:
  Proposed non-cash class action litigation costs.................................      --          --          5,000
  Depreciation and amortization...................................................       2,085       4,634      3,340
  Provision for doubtful accounts.................................................       2,763       4,803        300
  Loss on sale of equipment and leasehold improvements............................      --              72         27
Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions--
  Restricted cash.................................................................        (751)     (2,330)    (3,043)
  Accounts receivable.............................................................      (4,623)     (7,329)     8,406
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets.......................................      (1,472)        487     (1,321)
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses...........................................       4,534       9,604     (3,872)
  Deferred revenue................................................................       1,291       4,615     (9,046)
                                                                                    -----------  ---------  ---------
Net cash flows used in operating activities.......................................      (4,751)    (17,291)   (13,854)
                                                                                    -----------  ---------  ---------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Other assets....................................................................        (220)       (324)       223
  Capitalized software development costs..........................................      (1,495)     (1,088)    --
  Purchase of equipment and leasehold improvements................................      (2,948)     (2,162)    (2,121)
  Proceeds from sale of equipment and leasehold improvements......................      --          --             75
  Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired................................      --          (2,116)    --
  Decrease in short-term investments..............................................         335         105        868
                                                                                    -----------  ---------  ---------
    Net cash flows used in investing..............................................      (4,328)     (5,585)      (955)
                                                                                    -----------  ---------  ---------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Net proceeds from the sale of common stock......................................      43,478      --          5,508
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options.........................................         145          84         16
  Payments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations........................      (5,708)       (617)      (461)
  Repayments of amounts payable related to acquisitions...........................      --          (1,042)    (2,946)
  Increase (decrease) in other long-term liabilities..............................       1,000      (1,000)    --
                                                                                    -----------  ---------  ---------
    Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities...........................      38,915      (2,575)     2,117
                                                                                    -----------  ---------  ---------
Foreign currency exchange rate effects............................................          97          62       (758)
                                                                                    -----------  ---------  ---------
    Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents..........................      29,933     (25,389)   (13,450)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year......................................      15,186      45,119     19,730
                                                                                    -----------  ---------  ---------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year............................................   $  45,119   $  19,730  $   6,280
                                                                                    -----------  ---------  ---------
                                                                                    -----------  ---------  ---------
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information and noncash financing
  activities:
  Cash paid during the year for--
    Interest......................................................................   $     507   $      89  $      38
    Income taxes..................................................................       1,864          38         34
  Capital lease obligations incurred..............................................          33          43     --
</TABLE>
 
  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
                                  statements.
 
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<PAGE>
                            COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
(1) OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
    The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in
September 1978. The name of the Company was changed from Computron Technologies
Corporation to Computron Software, Inc. in May 1995. The Company designs,
markets and supports n-tier, Internet-enabled client/server financial, workflow,
desktop data access and storage, and maintenance and asset management software.
 
    (A) PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
 
    The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Computron
Software, Inc.; its wholly owned subsidiaries located in Australia, Canada,
France, Germany, Hong Kong, Poland, Singapore, and the United Kingdom
(collectively, the "Company"). All significant intercompany transactions and
balances have been eliminated.
 
    (B) REVENUE RECOGNITION
 
    The Company generally recognizes revenue from noncancelable software
licenses upon product shipment, provided collection is probable and no
significant vendor and post-contract customer obligations remain at the time of
shipment. The Company accounts for insignificant vendor obligations by deferring
a portion of the revenue and recognizing it when the related services are
performed. Post-contract support (maintenance) fees are typically billed
separately and are recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the
applicable agreement. The Company recognizes services revenue from consulting
and implementation services, including training, provided by both its own
personnel and by third parties, upon performance of the services. The Company
recognizes revenue from certain contracts, generally those with fixed prices,
using the percentage of completion method. Anticipated losses, if any, are
charged to operations in the period such losses are determined.
 
    In October 1997, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
issued Statement of Position 97-2 "Software Revenue Recognition" ("SOP 97-2").
SOP 97-2 is effective for transactions entered into in fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 1997. The Company does not believe the adoption of SOP 97-2
will have a significant impact on its current revenue recognition policies.
 
    (C) REPORTING, OPERATING AND CONTROL ENVIRONMENT; MANAGEMENT ESTIMATES
 
    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods
presented. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant assets
and liabilities with reported amounts based on estimates include accounts
receivable, capitalized software development costs and deferred revenues.
 
    Following the audits of the Company's consolidated financial statements for
1994, 1995 and 1996 the Company received management letters from its former
independent public accountants, which enumerated material weaknesses in the
Company's financial and accounting processes, controls, reporting systems and
procedures. The Company's former independent public accountants highlighted the
Company's need for additional financial and accounting personnel with software
industry experience.
 
                                       43
<PAGE>
                            COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
 
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
(1) OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
    In response to the management letter and recent operating results, during
1997 the Company hired senior executives with significant experience in the
software industry, and improved financial and accounting processes, controls,
reporting systems and procedures, which eliminated all material weaknesses.
 
    As discussed in Note 2, the Company restated its consolidated financial
statements for each of the four years in the period ended December 31, 1995, and
certain unaudited quarters therein and for each of the three unaudited quarters
ended September 30, 1996. The Company reclassified certain amounts for 1996 to
conform to the 1997 presentation.
 
    (D) CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, RESTRICTED CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
 
    Cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates market, and consists
of short-term, highly liquid investments with maturities of less than three
months. Restricted cash represents the amount of certificates of deposit used as
collateral for outstanding letters of credit in the same amount, and in 1997
also includes $5,000 which will be used in connection with the trust fund
described in Note 6. At December 31, 1996 and 1997, short-term investments
consist of U.S. Treasury bills, certificates of deposit, and short-term bonds
with maturities of greater than three months, but less than one year. Short-term
investments are classified as held-to-maturity and are carried at amortized cost
which approximates market value.
 
    (E) EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS
 
    Equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at cost, less accumulated
depreciation and amortization. Depreciation expense is computed using the
straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets (three to
five years). Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method
over the lesser of the remaining term of the lease or their estimated useful
lives.
 
    (F) SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS
 
    The Company capitalizes software development costs upon the establishment of
technological feasibility until the time when the product is available for
general release to customers. Research and development costs are expensed as
incurred.
 
    During 1995, 1996, and 1997, capitalized software development costs amounted
to $1,495, $1,088 and $0, respectively. Annual amortization of software
development costs shall be the greater of the amount computed using (a) the
ratio of actual revenue from a product to the total of current and anticipated
related revenues from the product or (b) the economic life of the product,
estimated to be three years, on a straight-line basis.
 
    (G) GOODWILL
 
    In 1996, the Company implemented SFAS 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of". This standard
prescribes the method for asset impairment, evaluation for long-lived assets and
certain identifiable intangibles that are either held and used or to be disposed
of. Goodwill is the result of the two acquisitions in 1996 and is charged to
earnings on a straight-line method over the periods estimated to be benefited,
currently not exceeding five years.
 
                                       44
<PAGE>
                            COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
 
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
(1) OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
    The Company monitors events or changes in circumstances that may indicate
carrying amounts of intangible assets may not be recoverable. When such events
or changes in circumstances are present, the Company assesses the recoverability
of intangible assets by determining whether the carrying amount of intangible
assets will be recovered through undiscounted, expected future cash flows.
Should the Company determine that the carrying values of specific intangible
assets are not recoverable, the Company would record a charge to reduce the
carrying value of such assets to their fair values.
 
    (H) INCOME TAXES
 
    Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax
consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement
carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities, and their respective tax
bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable
income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be
recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a
change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the
enactment date.
 
    (I) POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS
 
    The Company has no obligation for post-retirement benefits.
 
    (J) CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
 
    SFAS No. 105, Disclosure of Information about Financial Instruments with
Off-Balance Sheet Risk and Financial Instruments with Concentration of Credit
Risk, requires disclosure of any significant off-balance sheet and credit risk
concentrations. The Company has no significant off-balance sheet concentration
of credit risk such as foreign exchange contracts, option contracts or other
foreign hedging arrangements. The Company maintains the majority of cash
balances with three financial institutions and its accounts receivable credit
risk is not concentrated within any geographic area. One customer represented
14.3% of accounts receivable at December 31, 1996. A separate customer
represented 13.0% of accounts receivable at December 31, 1997.
 
    During 1995, Polish State Railways Central Office of Purchasing and Sales
Ferpol, a division of Polish State Railways, accounted for approximately 10.0%
of total revenues. There were no customers accounting for more than 10% of
revenues in 1996 or 1997.
 
    (K) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
 
    The functional currency for most foreign subsidiaries is the local currency.
The cumulative effects of translating the balance sheet accounts from the
functional currency into the U.S. dollar at current exchange rates are included
in cumulative translation adjustment in stockholders' equity (deficit). The U.S.
dollar is used as the functional currency for the subsidiary in Poland.
 
    (L) NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
 
    Net loss per common share is presented in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings per Share" ("SFAS No. 128").
SFAS No. 128 provides for new accounting
 
                                       45
<PAGE>
                            COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
 
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
(1) OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
principles used in the calculations of earnings per share and was effective for
financial statements for both interim and annual periods ended after December
15, 1997. The Company has restated the net loss per common share for all periods
presented to give effect to SFAS No. 128.
 
    Net loss per common share is based on the weighted average number of shares
of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share
is not presented as it is antidilutive. Stock options, warrants, common stock
subject to repurchase, and contingently issuable shares in connection with the
December 1997 private placement of common stock are the only securities issued
which would have been included in the diluted earnings per share calculation had
their effect been dilutive.
 
    The 1995 pro forma weighted average number of common shares assumes that all
series of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Class A and Class B Common
Stock had been converted to Common Stock as of the original issuance dates and
that shares of Common Stock related to options issued during the period from
August of 1994 to August 1995 were outstanding, computed in accordance with the
treasury stock method.
 
    The following represents the calculations of the net loss per share for the
years ended December 31, 1995 (pro forma), 1996 and 1997.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                 ---------------------------------
<S>                                                                              <C>        <C>         <C>
                                                                                   1995        1996        1997
                                                                                 ---------  ----------  ----------
Net loss.......................................................................  $  (8,578) $  (31,847) $  (13,645)
Weighted average Class A Common Stock outstanding during the period, assuming
  conversion to Common Stock...................................................        441      --          --
Weighted average Class B Common Stock outstanding during the period, assuming
  conversion to Common Stock...................................................     11,850      --          --
Weighted average Series A Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding during the
  period, assuming conversion to Common Stock..................................      3,260      --          --
Weighted average Series B Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding during the
  period, assuming conversion to Common Stock..................................      2,277      --          --
Weighted average shares of Common Stock outstanding during the year............        981      20,787      20,834
                                                                                 ---------  ----------  ----------
                                                                                    18,809      20,787      20,834
                                                                                 ---------  ----------  ----------
                                                                                 ---------  ----------  ----------
Net loss per share, pro forma in 1995..........................................  $   (0.46) $    (1.53) $    (0.65)
                                                                                 ---------  ----------  ----------
                                                                                 ---------  ----------  ----------
</TABLE>
 
    (M) RECLASSIFICATIONS
 
    Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year financial statements
to conform with current year presentations.
 
(2) RESTATED FINANCIAL RESULTS
 
    On January 27, 1997, the Company announced that certain new information had
come to the attention of its Board of Directors and its independent public
accountants that may impact previously reported financial results. As a result,
the Company restated its consolidated financial statements for each of the four
years in the period ended December 31, 1995, and certain unaudited quarters
therein and for
 
                                       46
<PAGE>
                            COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
 
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
(2) RESTATED FINANCIAL RESULTS (CONTINUED)
each of the three unaudited quarters ended September 30, 1996. In the opinion of
management, all material adjustments necessary to correct the financial
statements have been recorded.
 
    The restatements reflect revenue reversals and deferrals of sales previously
recognized in the periods from the fourth quarter of 1992 through the third
quarter of 1996. These revenue adjustments resulted in reductions of previously
reported bad debt provisions and increases in deferred revenue. Also included in
the restated consolidated financial statements are certain operating expenses
not previously recorded by the Company and the recording of certain expenses in
different accounting periods.
 
    A summary of the impact of such restatements on the financial statements for
the years ended December 31, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and the unaudited nine
months ended September 30, 1996 is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                      ----------------------------------------------
                                                                               1992                    1993
                                                                      ----------------------  ----------------------
                                                                      PREVIOUSLY      AS      PREVIOUSLY      AS
                                                                       REPORTED    RESTATED    REPORTED    RESTATED
                                                                      -----------  ---------  -----------  ---------
<S>                                                                   <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>
Total Revenue.......................................................   $  20,513   $  19,645   $  24,282   $  23,588
Loss from operations................................................      (2,750)     (3,618)     (2,644)     (3,338)
Net Loss............................................................      (2,479)     (3,347)     (3,170)     (3,864)
Total Assets........................................................      16,453      15,585      17,302      16,119
Deferred Revenue....................................................       1,934       1,934       3,137       3,516
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                      ----------------------------------------------
                                                                               1994                    1995
                                                                      ----------------------  ----------------------
                                                                      PREVIOUSLY      AS      PREVIOUSLY      AS
                                                                       REPORTED    RESTATED    REPORTED    RESTATED
                                                                      -----------  ---------  -----------  ---------
<S>                                                                   <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>
Total Revenue.......................................................   $  34,958   $  32,473   $  55,519   $  52,795
Net income (Loss) from operations...................................         433      (2,052)     (7,704)     (8,970)
Net Income (Loss)...................................................          77      (2,408)     (7,312)     (8,578)
Net Loss per share..................................................         .00        (.13)       (.39)       (.46)
Total Assets........................................................      36,681      35,075      73,045      71,367
Deferred Revenue....................................................       9,935      12,376      10,474      13,667
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                              NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                                              SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
                                                                                            ----------------------
                                                                                            PREVIOUSLY      AS
                                                                                             REPORTED    RESTATED
                                                                                            ----------  ----------
<S>                                                                                         <C>         <C>
                                                                                                 (UNAUDITED)
Total Revenue.............................................................................  $   36,846  $   34,677
Loss from operations......................................................................     (22,905)    (24,786)
Net Loss..................................................................................     (21,333)    (23,214)
Net Loss per share........................................................................       (1.03)      (1.12)
Total Assets..............................................................................      60,542      58,483
Deferred Revenue..........................................................................      11,423      16,404
</TABLE>
 
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                            COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
 
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
(3) ACQUISITIONS
 
    On April 10, 1996, the Company acquired the Financial Service Division of
Generale de Service Informatique (GSI) based in Paris, France. The acquisition
was effective April 1, 1996. The purchase price of 15,463 French Francs
(approximately $3,000) was payable $1,500 at closing and the remainder in a non-
interest bearing note payable in nine equal monthly installments beginning April
30, 1996. In addition, approximately $101 of acquisition related costs were
capitalized. On June 30, 1996, the Company acquired AT&T ISTEL and Co. GmbH, in
Essen, Germany. The purchase price was approximately $1,200 payable $400 at
closing and the balance payable in six months. Approximately $110 of acquisition
related costs were capitalized.
 
    These acquisitions have been accounted by using the purchase method of
accounting. Accordingly, the 1996 financial statements include the accounts of
these companies since the dates of acquisition. Pro forma results of operations
have not been presented as the amounts would not be significant. The following
is additional supplemental cash flow information relating to the aforementioned
acquisitions:
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                   <C>
Fair value of assets acquired.......................................  $   7,221
Liabilities assumed.................................................      2,887
                                                                      ---------
Net value of assets acquired........................................      4,334
Cash paid at closing................................................      1,895
                                                                      ---------
Notes payable at closing............................................  $   2,439
                                                                      ---------
                                                                      ---------
</TABLE>
 
(4) LONG-TERM DEBT
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                 ----------------------
                                                                                   1996        1997
                                                                                 ---------     -----
<S>                                                                              <C>        <C>
Various installment loans secured by computer equipment, payable in aggregate
  monthly installments of $70 including interest at rates ranging from 7.3% to
  9.5%.........................................................................  $     370   $      12
Less: current-portion..........................................................        349          12
                                                                                 ---------         ---
Long-term debt.................................................................  $      21   $      --
                                                                                 ---------         ---
                                                                                 ---------         ---
</TABLE>
 
    The Company maintains a $5,250 line of credit with two banks, which expires
on December 31, 1998. The revolving line of credit is secured by the pledge of
$5,250 in certificates of deposits, and the Company is required to comply with
quarterly and annual financial statement reporting requirements. At December 31,
1997, approximately $4,000 was available under the credit lines. At December 31,
1996 and 1997 there were $3,025 and $1,250 respectively of outstanding letters
of credit under these facilities.
 
(5) LEASE OBLIGATIONS
 
    The Company has property under capital leases, which is included in
equipment and leasehold improvements. Additionally, the Company leases office
space and equipment under non-cancelable operating leases. Rent expense charged
to operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for
leased office space, vehicles and equipment was $1,708, $2,669 and $2,703 for
the years ended December 31, 1995, 1996 and 1997, respectively.
 
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<PAGE>
                            COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
 
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
(5) LEASE OBLIGATIONS (CONTINUED)
    Scheduled future minimum rental payments required for all non-cancelable
leases are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             CAPITAL     OPERATING
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31                                                     LEASES       LEASES
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------
<S>                                                                        <C>          <C>
1998.....................................................................   $      68    $   2,368
1999.....................................................................          18        2,178
2000.....................................................................           7        1,435
2001.....................................................................           3        1,080
2002.....................................................................      --              980
                                                                                  ---   -----------
Total minimum lease payments.............................................          96    $   8,041
                                                                                  ---   -----------
                                                                                  ---   -----------
  Less--Amount representing interest.....................................          14
                                                                                  ---
Present value of minimum lease payments..................................          82
  Less--Current portion..................................................          59
                                                                                  ---
Noncurrent portion.......................................................   $      23
                                                                                  ---
                                                                                  ---
</TABLE>
 
(6) CONTINGENCIES
 
    On March 6, 1998, the District Court issued a final order approving a
settlement in the class action securities litigation, IN RE COMPUTRON SOFTWARE,
INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION, Master File No. 96-1911 (AJL), brought against the
Company and certain of its present and former officers and directors in the
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
 
    The overall settlement includes consideration totaling $15 million for the
benefit of class members, including consideration from the Company, and payments
from certain of its present and former officers and directors, its former
auditors, and the insurance companies that provided Computron with directors and
officers liability insurance. In return for the payments by the insurance
companies, the settlement also resolves a separate lawsuit brought by the
Company against the insurance companies. As its share of the settlement, the
Company has paid $1 million in cash, and will issue 1 million shares of Common
Stock of the Company.
 
    Class members will receive a non-transferable right to resell the stock
received in the settlement to a business trust formed by the Company at a price
of $5.00 per share. In March 1998, the trust was capitalized by a contribution
of $5 million from the Company's restricted cash, which will be used to pay the
claims of any class members who receive stock in the settlement and exercise
their right to resell such stock to the trust according to the terms of the
Stipulation of Settlement. The exercise period during which class members may
resell these shares to the trust will be December 1, 1998 to December 21, 1998,
or later period if all necessary court proceedings have not been completed by
November 1, 1998. The resale right will expire at the end of the exercise
period, or earlier as to any shares issued in the settlement that are sold by
class members prior to the final day of the exercise period. The resale right
will also expire earlier than the exercise period if the closing price of the
Company's Common Stock is higher than $5.00 for 20 consecutive trading days. The
Company recorded a charge to operations of $6,000 during the quarter ended
September 30, 1997, reflecting the Company's share of the settlement costs,
excluding legal fees.
 
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<PAGE>
                            COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
 
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
(6) CONTINGENCIES (CONTINUED)
    Historically, the Company has been involved in other disputes and/or
litigation encountered in its normal course of business. The Company believes
that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations
or cash flows.
 
(7) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
    The Company is the beneficiary of an aggregate of approximately $4,000 in
life insurance on the lives of certain executives. In addition, the Company is
beneficiary of $1,000 life insurance on the life of the principal stockholder
who is a former executive of the Company.
 
    The Company has certain business relationships with a company that the
President and Chief Executive Officer founded and still retains a majority
beneficial equity interest in. During the years ended December 31, 1995, 1996
and 1997 the Company recorded as expense approximately $425, $675 and $641
respectively, related to work performed by this entity on behalf of the Company.
 
    The Company entered into a Consulting Agreement dated September 29, 1997
with the Company's former chairman and principal stockholder. The Agreement
provides for consulting services during the period of December 1, 1997 through
November 30, 2000, in exchange for $300 for each of the first two years, and
$250 for the third year.
 
    On December 24, 1997, the Company loaned $175 to a significant stockholder
and director of the Company. Principal and interest at a per annum rate of 8%
are payable in full on March 31, 1998. The loan is secured by shares of the
Company's common stock.
 
(8) INCOME TAXES
 
    The components of loss before provision for income taxes is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                  ---------------------------------
                                                                                    1995        1996        1997
                                                                                  ---------  ----------  ----------
<S>                                                                               <C>        <C>         <C>
Domestic........................................................................  $  (2,945) $  (22,933) $   (6,517)
Foreign.........................................................................     (5,283)     (8,814)     (7,112)
                                                                                  ---------  ----------  ----------
    Total.......................................................................  $  (8,228) $  (31,747) $  (13,629)
                                                                                  ---------  ----------  ----------
                                                                                  ---------  ----------  ----------
</TABLE>
 
    The provision for income taxes is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                 YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                             ---------------------------------
                                                                                               1995       1996        1997
                                                                                             ---------  ---------     -----
<S>                                                                                          <C>        <C>        <C>
Federal....................................................................................  $     150  $      --   $      --
State......................................................................................        100         73          16
Foreign....................................................................................        100         27      --
                                                                                             ---------  ---------         ---
    Total..................................................................................  $     350  $     100   $      16
                                                                                             ---------  ---------         ---
                                                                                             ---------  ---------         ---
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>
    A reconciliation of Federal income taxes at the statutory rate of 34% to
income taxes reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations
is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                   --------------------------------
                                                                                     1995        1996       1997
                                                                                   ---------  ----------  ---------
<S>                                                                                <C>        <C>         <C>
Federal income tax benefit at 34%................................................  $  (2,798) $  (10,794) $  (4,634)
State income taxes, net of Federal tax benefit...................................        100          73         16
Net operating loss and credits not benefited.....................................      2,948      10,794      4,634
Foreign income taxes.............................................................        100          27     --
                                                                                   ---------  ----------  ---------
                                                                                   $     350  $      100  $      16
                                                                                   ---------  ----------  ---------
                                                                                   ---------  ----------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
    The principal components of the Company's deferred tax assets are as
follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             DECEMBER 31,
                                                                        ----------------------
                                                                           1996        1997
                                                                        ----------  ----------
<S>                                                                     <C>         <C>
Non-deductible accruals and other.....................................  $    2,105  $    2,808
Software development costs............................................        (827)       (572)
Depreciation..........................................................         237         135
Allowance for doubtful accounts.......................................       1,639       1,077
Purchased research and development....................................       1,648       1,537
Research and development credit carryforwards.........................       2,720       2,800
Net operating loss carryforwards......................................      10,636      12,779
Valuation allowance...................................................     (18,158)    (20,564)
                                                                        ----------  ----------
Net deferred tax asset................................................  $   --      $   --
                                                                        ----------  ----------
                                                                        ----------  ----------
</TABLE>
 
    At December 31, 1997, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of
approximately $32,000, which are available to offset future Federal taxable
income, if any, through 2012.
 
    SFAS No. 109 requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation
allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than
not that some portion or all of such assets will not be realized. The Company
has recorded a valuation allowance for its net deferred tax assets and will
continue to monitor the realizability of such assets. Foreign subsidiaries have
paid, and are expected to continue to pay, appropriate taxes to their respective
taxing authorities. It is the intention of the Company to reinvest the earnings
of its non-U.S. subsidiaries in those operations. Accordingly, no Federal taxes
have been provided on undistributed foreign earnings.
 
(9) STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
 
    (A) PRIVATE PLACEMENT
 
    On December 31, 1997, the Company sold through a private placement,
2,937,500 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase 734,375 shares of the
Company's Common Stock, raising net proceeds of $5,508. The warrants are
exercisable at $3.00 per share, subject to adjustment, until December 31, 2002.
Terms of the private placement require the Company to register the shares of
Common Stock and warrants "the securities" and the Company could be required to
issue additional consideration if certain conditions are not met. In the event
(i) the Registration Statement covering the shares of Common Stock and shares
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is not declared effectively by June 15,
1998, or (ii) the Company fails to maintain in good standing until December 31,
1998, the listing of Common Stock on a national securities exchange, then in
each such case, the Company shall issue, at no cost, to each of the investors
additional shares of Common Stock and Warrants equal to ten percent (10%) of
amounts issued to the investors under the Securities Purchase Agreement ("SPA").
In addition, in the event that the Registration
 
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<PAGE>
(9) STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) (CONTINUED)
Statement is not declared effective by September 15, 1998, the Company shall
either (at the Company's election) (i) issue, at no additional cost, to each of
the investors who are original parties to the SPA (the "Original Investors")
additional shares of Common Stock and Warrants equal to ten percent (10%) of the
amounts issued under the SPA and held by each such Original Investor as of
September 15, 1998, or (ii) pay to each Original Investor their pro rata
portion, as defined, of $818. Further, in the event that sales under the
Registration Statement are unavailable to the Investors for any period in excess
of 75 consecutive days or 100 total days, during the period from the date of
effectiveness until December 31, 1999, for each 30 days or portion thereof in
excess of either of such amounts, whichever is greater, the Company shall either
(at the Company's election) (i) issue, at no additional cost, to each of the
Original Investors additional shares of Common Stock and Warrants equal to one
percent (1%) of the amounts issued under the SPA and held by each such Original
Investor as of the date of the Company's obligation to issue additional
securities or (ii) pay to each Original Investor an amount in cash equal to
$81.8 multiplied by such Original Investor's pro rata share. To the extent an
Original Investor no longer holds shares of Common Stock originally issued under
the SPA, the number of additional shares of Common Stock or Warrants to be
issued, or the amount of any cash to be paid, by the Company shall be
proportionately reduced. The SPA also contains anti-dilution provisions and
piggyback registration rights.
 
    (B) STOCK OPTION PLAN
 
    In June 1995, the Company adopted the 1995 Stock Option Plan (the 1995
Plan). Pursuant to the 1995 Plan, the Company may grant statutory and
nonstatutory options to purchase an aggregate of up to 1,500,000 shares of
Common Stock. During 1997 the Board of Directors and stockholders amended and
restated the 1995 Plan to increase the number of shares issuable over the term
of the 1995 Plan to a total of 4,500,000, and the Company has specifically
reserved such shares. Options may be granted under the discretionary option
program to employees, consultants, independent advisors and non-employee
directors. Options are automatically granted to non-employee directors under the
automatic option grant programs. Options granted under the discretionary grant
program will have an exercise price of not less than 85% of the fair market
value of the Common Stock on the grant date. Options granted under the automatic
grant program will have an exercise price of 100% of the fair market value on
the grant date. All options granted under the 1995 Plan are exercisable within
ten years of the date of grant (or five years for statutory options granted to
10% stockholders), unless terminated earlier. Options generally vest over a four
year period, however, options to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common stock were
granted in 1997 and such options become immediately vested upon the occurrence
of certain events.
 
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<PAGE>
(9) STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) (CONTINUED)
    A summary of stock option activity under the plan is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     NUMBER OF      EXERCISE PRICE     WEIGHTED AVERAGE
                                                                       SHARES         PER SHARE         EXERCISE PRICE
                                                                     ----------  --------------------  -----------------
<S>                                                                  <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1994.........................................   1,090,913  $   1.17-       3.33      $    1.47
Granted............................................................     136,725      13.00                     13.00
Exercised..........................................................    (121,261)     1.17-       1.90           1.22
Canceled...........................................................    (175,756)     1.17-      13.00          10.26
                                                                     ----------  ---------  ---------         ------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1995.........................................     930,621      1.17-      13.00           2.79
Exercised..........................................................     (58,373)     1.17-       1.90           1.43
Canceled...........................................................    (110,134)     1.17-      13.00           6.33
                                                                     ----------  ---------  ---------         ------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1996.........................................     762,114      1.17-      13.00           2.27
                                                                     ----------  ---------  ---------         ------
Granted............................................................   3,209,650      1.00-       3.62           1.89
Exercised..........................................................     (14,238)      1.17                      1.17
Canceled...........................................................    (124,372)     1.17-      13.00           4.95
                                                                     ----------  ---------  ---------         ------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1997.........................................   3,833,154  $   1.00-      13.00      $    2.16
                                                                     ----------  ---------  ---------         ------
                                                                     ----------  ---------  ---------         ------
Exercisable, December 31, 1997.....................................     645,687  $   1.00-      13.00      $    1.61
                                                                     ----------  ---------  ---------         ------
                                                                     ----------  ---------  ---------         ------
</TABLE>
 
    (C) ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
 
    The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation in accordance with the
provisions of the Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for
Stock Issued to employees. In October 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board issued SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, which is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1995. SFAS No. 123
establishes a fair-value-based method of accounting for stock-based compensation
plans. The Company has adopted the disclosure-only alternative under SFAS No.
123, which required the disclosure of the pro forma effects on earnings and
earnings per share as if the accounting prescribed by SFAS No. 123 had been
adopted, as well as certain other information.
 
    The Company has computed the pro forma disclosures required under SFAS No.
123 for all stock options granted in 1996 and 1997 using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model prescribed by SFAS No. 123.
 
    The assumptions used and the weighted average information for the years
ended December 31, 1995, 1996 and 1997 are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                             ------------------------------------
                                                                                1995         1996         1997
                                                                             -----------  -----------  ----------
<S>                                                                          <C>          <C>          <C>
Risk-free interest rates...................................................     6.01%        6.01%       6.01%
Expected dividend yield....................................................      --           --           --
Expected lives.............................................................    5 years      5 years     7 years
Expected volatility........................................................      50%          50%         50%
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted during the
  period...................................................................     $6.91         --         $1.17
Weighted-average remaining contractual life of
  options outstanding......................................................  8.35 years   7.25 years   9.0 years
Weighted-average exercise price of 301,881, 455,298, and 645,687 options
  exercisable at December 31, 1995, 1996 and 1997, respectively............     $1.49        $1.82       $1.61
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>
(9) STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) (CONTINUED)
    The effect of applying SFAS No. 123 would be as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  1995         1995         1996         1996         1997         1997
                                               AS REPORTED   PRO FORMA   AS REPORTED   PRO FORMA   AS REPORTED   PRO FORMA
                                               -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
<S>                                            <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Net loss.....................................   $  (8,578)   $  (8,790)   $ (31,847)   $ (32,059)   $ (13,645)   $ (13,987)
Net loss per share...........................   $   (0.46)   $   (0.47)   $   (1.53)   $   (1.54)   $   (0.65)   $   (0.67)
</TABLE>
 
(10) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
 
    The Company's Profit Sharing Plan (the Plan) is a defined contribution plan.
All employees with three months of service and who are at least 21 years of age
are eligible to become participants in the Plan and to make voluntary
contributions based on a percentage of their compensation within certain Plan
limitations.
 
    The Plan falls under the provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal
Revenue Code. Employees may elect to contribute a percentage of their pretax
salary, subject to statutory limitations, as well as certain percentages of
their after-tax salary, to the Plan. The Company was obligated to contribute 25%
of the employees' first 6% of pretax salary contribution through November 30,
1997. Beginning December 1, 1997, the Company increased its matching percentage
from 25% to 50% of the employees first 6% of pretax salary contribution. The
Company's contributions charged to operations in the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations were approximately $160, $242 and $160 for the years
ended December 31, 1995, 1996, and 1997, respectively.
 
    In addition, the Company may make additional contributions at the discretion
of the Board of Directors and such contributions would be allocated among all
participants in proportion to each participant's compensation, as defined. As of
December 31, 1997, no additional contributions were made under the Plan.
 
(11) PURCHASED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
 
    In December 1995, the Company obtained all rights, title, license and
interests in certain software source coding and documentation in exchange for
$3,375 and direct costs of $200. The purchase price was payable as follows:
$1,225 due and paid upon signing, $400 due January 1996, and $250 due in seven
quarterly installments starting April 1996. In addition, the Company was
obligated to pay royalties of up to $3,000 based on future sales of products
using acquired technology. During March 1997, the parties agreed to eliminate
the payment of these additional royalties in exchange for approximately $300.
The purchase price was allocated based on the fair value of the assets acquired
as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                   <C>
Other assets........................................................  $     375
Purchased research and development..................................      3,200
                                                                      ---------
                                                                      $   3,575
                                                                      ---------
                                                                      ---------
</TABLE>
 
    Included in other assets are amounts related to trademarks, customer lists
and acquired technology which have been fully amortized at December 31, 1996.
The amount allocated to purchased research and development represents the fair
value of projects that had not yet reached technological feasibility and did not
have a future alternative use as determined by an independent appraisal. This
amount was charged to expense as of the acquisition date. In addition, the
Company has acquired the rights to certain software which the Company intends to
develop further for commercial sale. Purchased research and development includes
$597, which represents the estimated fair value of projects that have not yet
reached technological feasibility and have no future alternative use.
 
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<PAGE>
(12) FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA
 
    The Company does not believe there are any legal or other restrictions upon
the repatriation of international earnings to the parent company.
 
    Domestic and export sales by destination as a percentage of total revenues
are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                       -------------------------------
                                                                         1995       1996       1997
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                                                    <C>        <C>        <C>
United States........................................................       73.1%      60.8%      56.6%
Europe...............................................................       14.5       27.6       33.1
Other................................................................       12.4       11.6       10.3
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                                           100.0%     100.0%     100.0%
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
    Revenues, net loss and identifiable assets for the Company's United States,
Europe and other international operations are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         UNITED
                                                         STATES     EUROPE      OTHER    ELIMINATIONS  CONSOLIDATED
                                                        ---------  ---------  ---------  ------------  ------------
<S>                                                     <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>           <C>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
Revenues..............................................  $  46,212  $   2,742  $   3,841   $   --        $   52,795
Loss from operations..................................     (5,037)    (2,878)    (1,055)      --            (8,970)
Identifiable Assets...................................     71,497      2,070      2,333       (4,533)       71,367
 
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
Revenues..............................................  $  35,121  $  14,992  $   4,282   $   --        $   54,395
Loss from operations..................................    (25,280)    (2,951)    (4,330)      --           (32,561)
Identifiable Assets...................................     55,948     16,237      1,531      (17,023)       56,693
 
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
Revenues..............................................  $  39,726  $  22,751  $   6,036   $     (922)   $   67,591
Income (loss) from Operations.........................        885     (3,971)    (1,697)      --            (4,783)
Identifiable Assets...................................     47,161      8,777      3,938      (24,278)       35,598
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>
              REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ON SCHEDULE
 
TO COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.:
 
    We have audited, in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards,
the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 1996 and the related
statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows for each
of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1996 of Computron Software,
Inc. included in this Form 10-K, and have issued our report thereon dated April
16, 1997. Our audit was made for the purpose of forming an opinion on those
statements taken as a whole. The schedule listed in Item 14(b) of the index is
the responsibility of the Company's management and is presented for purposes of
complying with the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and are not part
of the basic consolidated financial statements. This schedule has been subjected
to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial
statements and, in our opinion, fairly state, in all material respects, the
supplemental financial data required to be set forth therein in relation to the
basic financial statements taken as a whole.
 
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Boston, Massachusetts
April 16, 1997
(except with respect to
the matter discussed in
Note 6, as to which the
date is March 6, 1998)
 
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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
 
The Board of Directors and Stockholders:
Computron Software, Inc.:
 
    Under date of January 30, 1998, except as to note 6, which is as of March 6,
1998, we reported on the consolidated balance sheet of Computron Software, Inc.
and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for the
year then ended, as contained in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1997. In connection with our audit of the aforementioned
consolidated financial statements, we also audited the related consolidated
financial statement schedule for 1997 as listed in the accompanying index. This
financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement schedule
for 1997 based on our audit.
 
    In our opinion, such financial statement schedule for 1997, when considered
in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
 
                                          KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
Short Hills, New Jersey
January 30, 1998,
except as to Note 6,
which is as of March 6, 1998
 
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                                                                     SCHEDULE II
 
                            COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
 
                       VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
 
              FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995, 1996 AND 1997
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       BALANCE AT   CHARGED TO    AMOUNTS    BALANCE
                                                                        BEGINNING    COSTS AND    WRITTEN    AT END
                                                                         OF YEAR     EXPENSES       OFF      OF YEAR
                                                                       -----------  -----------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                                                    <C>          <C>          <C>        <C>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
  (Restated)
    Allowance for returns and doubtful accounts......................   $   2,202    $   2,763   $  (2,937) $   2,028
 
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
    Allowances for returns and doubtful accounts.....................       2,028        4,803      (1,747)     5,084
 
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
    Allowances for returns and doubtful accounts.....................   $   5,084    $     300   $  (2,328) $   3,056
</TABLE>
 
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                                                                   Exhibit 10.19


                            COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.

                AMENDMENT NO. ONE TO THE 1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN


     Pursuant to Section IV(A) of Article Four of the Computron Software, 
Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated as of May, 1997 (the 
"Plan"), the Board of Directors of Computron Software, Inc. (the "Company") 
hereby adopts the following amendment to the Plan (the "Amendment") effective 
as of January 29, 1998:

          1.   The second sentence of Section III(C) of Article One of the 
Plan is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     "The Board may also at any time terminate the functions of the Primary 
     Committee or any Secondary Committee and assume all powers and 
     authorities of any such committee."

          2.   Section III(E) of Article One of the Plan is amended by adding 
the following to the end thereof:

     "To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and the Certificate 
     of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Corporation and to the extent not 
     covered by insurance, each officer and member or former member of the 
     Primary Committee, the Secondary Committee and the Board shall be 
     indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation against any cost or 
     expense (including reasonable fees of counsel reasonably acceptable to 
     the Corporation) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a 
     claim with the approval of the Corporation), and advanced amounts 
     necessary to pay the foregoing at the earliest time and to the fullest 
     extent permitted, arising out of any act or omission to act in 
     connection with the Plan, except to the extent arising out of such 
     officer's, member's or former member's own fraud or bad faith. Such 
     indemnification shall be in addition to any rights of indemnification 
     the officers, directors or members or former officers, directors or 
     members may have under applicable law or under the Certificate of 
     Incorporation or By-Laws of the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything 
     else herein, this indemnification will not apply to the actions or 
     determinations made by an individual with regard to options granted to 
     him under the Plan."

          3.   Section III of Article One of the Plan is amended by adding 
the following new subsection G to the end thereof:

     "G.  To the extent applicable, the Plan shall be limited, construed and 
     interpreted in a manner so as to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code 
     and the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3; however, noncompliance 
     with Section 162(m) of the Code and Rule 16b-3 shall have no impact on 
     the effectiveness of an award under the Plan."


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          4.   Section I(A)(1) of Article Two of the Plan is amended by 
adding the following sentence at the end thereof:

     "To the extent that the grant of an option is intended to comply with the
     exception for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the 
     Code, the exercise price per share shall not be less than one hundred 
     percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the 
     option grant date."

          5.   Section I(C)(1)(iv) of Article Two of the Plan is amended by 
adding the following sentence at the end thereof:

     "Should a termination of Service be a termination of Service without 
     Misconduct within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of an event 
     which would constitute grounds for a termination of Service by the 
     Corporation for Misconduct, then all outstanding options held by the 
     Optionee at the time of occurrence of such event shall be deemed to have 
     terminated and expired upon the occurrence of such event."

          6.   Section I(C) of Article Two of the Plan is amended by adding 
the following new subsection I(C)(3) to the end thereof:

     "3.  Notwithstanding anything else in this Plan to the contrary, in the 
     event (i) a Participant's termination of Service occurs not more than 
     three (3) months after the exercise of an option or stock appreciation 
     right, or (ii) a Participant engages in any `competitive activity' as 
     determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion after the 
     exercise of an option or stock appreciation right, the Plan 
     Administrator may, in its sole discretion, require the Participant to 
     pay the Corporation an amount in cash, for each share with respect to 
     which the option or stock appreciation right was exercised, equal to the 
     difference between: (i) the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the 
     date of such termination, and (ii) the applicable exercise price.

          7.   The second sentence of Section I(F) of Article Two of the Plan 
is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     "Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Administrator may determine at 
     the time of grant or thereafter that an option (other than an Incentive 
     Option) that is otherwise not transferable pursuant to this Section I of 
     Article Two, is transferable in whole or in part and in such 
     circumstances and under such conditions, as specified by the Plan 
     Administrator."

          8.   The first sentence of Section IV(A) of Article Four of the 
Plan is amended in its entirety to read as follows:


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     "The Board shall have complete and exclusive power and authority to 
     amend or modify the Plan in any or all respects; provided, however, that
     no such amendment may be made that would require the approval of the 
     stockholders of the Corporation under Rule 16b-3, Section 162(m) of the 
     Code or, with respect to Incentive Options, Section 422 of the Code, or 
     under the rules of any exchange or system on which the Corporation's 
     securities are listed or traded at the request of the Corporation, unless
     any such amendment is subject to such stockholder approval."

          9.   Section B of the Appendix to the Plan is amended in its 
entirety to read as follows:

          "AUTOMATIC OPTION GRANT PROGRAM EFFECTIVE DATE shall mean August 
     24, 1995."

          10.  Section P of the Appendix to the Plan is amended by the adding 
the words "or any Parent or Subsidiary" immediately following the word 
"Corporation" in each instance such word appears.

          11.  Section Q of the Appendix to the Plan is amended by adding the 
following sentence to the end thereof:

     "A Participant shall be deemed to be terminated for Misconduct if the 
     Participant, following his termination of Service, engages in any 
     `competitive activity' with the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary, 
     as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion."

          12.  Section Y of the Appendix to the Plan is amended in its 
entirety to read as follows:

          "PLAN EFFECTIVE DATE shall mean August 24, 1995."

          13.  Section AA of the Appendix to the Plan is amended in its 
entirety to read as follows:

          "PRIMARY COMMITTEE shall mean a committee of the Board appointed 
     from time to time by the Board, which committee shall be intended to 
     consist of two (2) or more non-employee directors, each of whom shall 
     be, to the extent required by Rule 16b-3 and Section 162(m) of the Code, 
     a `non-employee director' as defined in Rule 16b-3 and an `outside 
     director' as defined under Section 162(m) of the Code. To the extent 
     that no Primary Committee exists which has authority to administer the 
     Discretionary Option Grant Program, the functions of the Primary 
     Committee shall be exercised by the Board. If for any reason the 
     appointed Primary Committee does not comply with requirements of Rule 
     16b-3 or Section


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     162(m) of the Code, such noncompliance shall not affect the validity of 
     the awards, grants, interpretations or other actions of the Primary 
     Committee."

          14.  Section JJ of the Appendix to the Plan is amended in its 
entirety to read as follows:

          "10% STOCKHOLDER shall mean the owner of stock (as determined under 
     Code Section 424(d)) possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total 
     combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation (or any 
     Parent or Subsidiary)."

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be 
adopted by action of its Board of Directors, and this instrument to be 
executed by the undersigned member of the Board of Directors, duly authorized 
this 29th day of January, 1998.


                                       COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.


                                       /s/ John A. Rade
                                       ------------------------------
                                       By:    John A. Rade
                                       Title: President & CEO


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                                                                   Exhibit 10.21


EXECUTION COPY


EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of 
February 1, 1997 by and between Computron Software, Inc., a Delaware 
corporation (the "Company"), and John A. Rade ("Executive").

WITNESSETH

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ Executive on the terms and 
conditions herein contained; and 

     WHEREAS, Executive is willing to enter into this Agreement for 
employment with the duties outlined herein on a full-time basis.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the employment of Executive by the 
Company, the Company and Executive agree as follows:

     1.   Term of the Agreement.  The Company shall employ Executive and 
Executive shall accept employment with the Company for the period commencing 
on February 3, 1997 (the "Commencement Date") and ending December 31, 1998 
(the "Employment Period"), subject, however, to prior termination as 
hereinafter provided in Section 5. Such employment may be renewed for 
successive additional one (1) year periods unless either party gives ninety 
(90) days' written notice prior to the expiration date to the other party of 
their desire not to renew.

     2.   Executive's Duties and Obligations.  Executive shall serve as 
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Company shall use 
reasonable efforts to have Executive elected to the Company's Board of 
Directors (the "Board of Directors") during the term of this Agreement. 
Executive shall perform such duties and functions as are customary to such 
offices and as shall from time to time be assigned to him by the Company's 
Board of Directors (the "Board of Directors"). Executive shall at all times 
report to, and shall be subject to the policies established by, the Board of 
Directors and shall discharge his responsibilities in a competent and faithful 
manner, consistent with sound business practices.

     3.   Devotion of Time to Company's Business

          a. Full-Time Efforts. During his employment with the Company, 
Executive shall devote substantially all of his business time, attention and 
efforts to the business of the Company.


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          b. No Other Employment. During his employment with the Company, 
Executive shall not, whether directly or indirectly, render any services of a 
commercial or professional nature to any other person or organization, 
whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent of 
the Board of Directors.

          c. Non-Competition During Employment. During his employment with 
the Company, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, either as an 
employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, joint venturer, 
stockholder, corporate officer, director, or in any other individual or 
representative capacity, engage or participate in any business that is
engaged in the design, development, marketing or support of client/server 
financial, workflow and archival data management software solutions for 
mission-critical applications.

     4.   Compensation and Benefits.

          a. Base Compensation. During the term of this Agreement, the 
Company shall pay to Executive base annual compensation of Two Hundred Fifty 
Thousand Dollars ($250,000), less all required withholding, in accordance 
with the Company's standard payroll practices.

          b. Bonuses. For the first year of this Agreement the Company shall 
pay Employee (i) a guaranteed bonus of $100,000 payable in four equal 
installments of $25,000 each and (ii) a bonus of up to $100,000 based upon 
performance to objective metrics from a business plan (the "Business Plan") 
which Business Plan Executive hereby agrees to submit to the Company within 
30 days of the date of this Agreement for approval by the Board of Directors. 
For each successive yearly period of this Agreement, the Company shall pay 
Executive a bonus of up to $200,000 based upon performance to objective 
metrics from a business plan, which business plan shall be submitted to, and 
shall be approved by the Board of Directors on or prior to January 31 of 
each successive year.

          c. Benefits. During his employment with the Company, Executive will 
be entitled to receive all such benefits and perquisites as are provided to 
other officers of the Company of comparable standing with Executive. The 
Company reserves the right to modify, amend or terminate any such benefits at 
any time for any reason (provided such modification, amendment or 
termination is applicable to all executives receiving such benefits) but 
shall, in any case, provide reasonable health and disability benefits to 
Executive while Executive is a full-time employee of the Company. Executive 
will also be entitled to receive term life insurance on behalf of Executive's 
beneficiaries in the amount of two times Executive's base annual compensation 
and long term disability insurance in the amount of sixty percent (60%) of 
Executive's base annual compensation.


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d. Stock Option/Stock Issuance.

               (i)  The Company shall grant to Executive options (the 
"Options") to purchase up to an aggregate of Three Hundred Thousand (300,000) 
shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share ("Common 
Stock"), at an exercise price equal to $1.00 per share of Common Stock 
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company's 1995 Stock Option Plan. 
The Options shall vest in three equal annual installments commencing on the 
first anniversary of this Agreement. Executive shall also be eligible to 
receive options (the "Additional Options") to purchase up to an additional 
300,000 shares of Common Stock, which Additional Options shall vest pursuant 
to the following schedule:

          (1)  option to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock shall vest 
when and if the thirty day moving average of the Common Stock is equal to or 
greater than $7.00 per share and the average weekly trading volume is greater 
than 10,000 shares of Common Stock;

          (2)  option to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock shall vest 
when and if the thirty day moving average of the Common Stock is equal to or 
greater than $11.00 per share and the average weekly trading volume is 
greater than 10,000 shares of Common Stock;

          (3)  option to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock shall vest 
when and if the thirty day moving average of the Common Stock is equal to or 
greater than $15.00 per share and the average weekly trading volume is greater 
than 10,000 shares of Common Stock. Executive's eligibility to receive the 
Additional Options pursuant to Sections 4.d.1 through 4.d.3 shall terminate 
on December 31, 1998;

          (4)  all Additional Options that have not otherwise vested shall 
vest upon the seventh anniversary of this Agreement, provided Executive is 
employed with the Company on a full-time basis at such time;

          (5)  The Options and the Additional Options shall be evidenced by 
the Stock Option Agreement to be entered into by and between the Company and 
Executive in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A 
[to be provided]; and

          (6)  In the event' the Company issues Common Stock in connection 
with the legal actions consolidated under the caption In re Computron 
Software, Inc. Securities Litigation, Master File No-96-1911 (AJL), or any 
related successor litigation (the "Litigation") the number of Options and 
Additional Options granted pursuant to this Section 4(d) shall be adjusted as 
follows:


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     (a)  the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Options shall be 
increased by that number of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying 
the number of shares issued in connection with the Litigation (the 
"Litigation Shares") by a fraction (x) the numerator of which is the number 
of shares granted pursuant to the Options and (y) the denominator of which is 
the number of shares of the Company issued and outstanding immediately prior 
to the issuance of the Litigation Shares;

     (b)  the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Additional 
Options shall be increased by that number of shares of Common Stock 
determined by multiplying the number of Litigation Shares a fraction (x) the 
numerator of which is the number of shares granted pursuant to the Additional 
Options and (y) the denominator of which is the number of shares of the 
Company issued and outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of the 
Litigation Shares;

     (c)  the number of shares by which the Additional Options shall be 
increased pursuant to Section 4.d.6 shall be divided ratably among the 
Additional Options, if any, granted pursuant to Sections 4.d.(i)(1) through 
4.d.(i)(3).

               Any Options or Additional Options granted pursuant to this 
Section 4.d.(i)(6) shall have the same exercise prices as the Options or the 
Additional Options, as the case may be.

               (ii) The Company shall issue to Executive Twenty-Five Thousand 
(25,000) restricted shares of Common Stock. Such shares shall bear customary 
legends. Such issuance shall occur thirty (30) days after Executive commences 
his employment with the Company.

     5.   Termination of Employment.

          a.   Termination for Good Cause. The Company may terminate 
Executive's employment at any time for Good Cause. For the purposes of this 
Agreement, "Good Cause" includes, but is not limited to, material failure to 
perform Executive's duties, gross misconduct, gross neglect of duties, acts 
involving moral turpitude, or any act or omission involving fraud, 
embezzlement, or misappropriation of any property or proprietary information 
of the Company by Executive. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 
"material failure to perform Executive's duties" shall mean the failure to 
work diligently for the Company, to work for the Company on a full-time basis 
for an extended period of time or to execute the normal and customary 
activities of Executive's office. Such term shall not mean the failure to 
obtain the objective metrics set forth in the business plans referenced


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above. If Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Good Cause, 
Executive shall not be entitled to receive any severance payments.

          b.   Termination without Good Cause. If Executive's employment is 
terminated by the Company without Good Cause, the following provisions shall 
apply:

               (i)  Executive shall be entitled to any unpaid compensation 
accrued through the last day of Executive's employment hereunder; and

               (ii) Executive shall be entitled to receive severance payments 
equal to his base compensation, payable on normal Company payroll dates, for 
a period ending on the first anniversary of the date of termination (the 
"Severance Payments").

          c.   Termination by Executive. Executive may terminate this 
Agreement at any time. If Executive terminates this Agreement under this 
Section 5.c., Executive shall only be entitled to any unpaid compensation 
accrued through the last day of Executive's employment, but in no event shall 
Executive be entitled to any severance benefit.

          d.   Death or Disability. This Agreement shall terminate if 
Executive dies or is mentally or physically disabled. For the purposes of 
this Agreement "Disabled" shall mean a mental or physical condition that 
renders Executive incapable of performing his duties and obligations under 
this Agreement for three (3) or more consecutive months or for a total of six 
(6) months during any twelve (12) consecutive months; provided, that during 
such period the Company shall give Executive at least thirty (30) days' 
written notice that it considers the time period for disability to be 
running. If this Agreement is terminated under this Section 5.d., Executive 
or his estate shall be entitled to any unpaid compensation accrued through 
the last day of Executive's employment but shall not be entitled to any 
severance benefits.

          e.   Change of Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control 
of the Company (as defined below), all options then granted to Executive 
which are unvested at the time of the Change in Control will be immediately 
vested. In addition, in the event of a termination of Executive's employment 
hereunder by the Company following a Change of Control, the Company will pay 
Executive a severance amount equal to the greater of Executive's base 
compensation for one year or the period ending December 31, 1998.

     As used herein, a "Change of Control" of the Company shall be deemed to 
have occurred:

               (i)   Upon the consummation, in one transaction or a series of 
related transactions, of the sale or other transfer of voting power 
(including voting power exercisable on a contingent or deferred basis as well 
as immediately exercisable voting power) representing effective control of 
the Company to a person or group of related persons


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who, on the date of this Agreement, does not have effective voting control of 
the Company, whether such sale or transfer results from a tender offer or 
otherwise; or 

               (ii)  Upon the consummation of a merger or consolidation in 
which the Company is a constituent corporation and in which the Company's 
shareholders immediately prior thereto will beneficially own, immediately 
thereafter, securities of the Company or any surviving or new corporation 
resulting therefrom having less than a majority of the voting power of the 
Company or any such surviving or new corporation; or

               (iii) Upon the consummation of a sale, lease, exchange or 
other transfer or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of 
its assets to any person or group or related persons.

     6.   Miscellaneous.

          a.   Representations and Agreements of Executive. Executive 
represents and warrants that he is free to enter into this Agreement and to 
perform the duties required hereunder, and that there are no employment 
contracts or understandings, restrictive covenants or other restrictions, 
whether written or oral, preventing the performance of his duties hereunder.

          b.   Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed, 
governed and enforced according to the laws of the State of New Jersey 
without regard to any conflicts of law provisions.

          c.   Arbitration. Any controversy between the parties hereto 
involving the construction or application of any terms, covenants or 
Conditions Of this Agreement or any other agreement executed in connection 
herewith, or any claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, except 
with respect to prejudgment remedies, will be submitted to and be sealed by 
final and binding arbitration in New York, New York or such other place as 
the parties may agree, in accordance with the rules of the American 
Arbitration Association then in effect, and judgment upon the award rendered 
by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

          d.   Amendments. No amendment or modification of the terms or 
conditions of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by 
the parties hereto.

          e.   Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are 
held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be 
construed, if possible, so as to be enforceable under applicable law, else, 
such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the 
Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and 
shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.


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          f.   Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the 
Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be 
binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company. Executive shall not 
be entitled to assign any of his rights or obligations under this Agreement.

          g.   Non-Waiver. The waiver of any term or condition of this 
Agreement shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other term or 
condition.

          h.   Notices. All notices required or permitted under this 
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal 
delivery or two days after deposit in the United States Post Office, by 
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the other party 
at the address shown below such party's signature, or at such other address 
or addresses as either party shall designate to the other in accordance with 
this Section 5.f.

          i.   Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the exhibits 
attached hereto, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with 
respect to the employment of Executive.

          j.   Headings. The Section headings appearing in this Agreement are 
for purposes of easy reference and shall not be considered a part of this 
Agreement or in any way modify, amend, or affect its provisions.


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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Employment Agreement 
as of the date set forth above.

Address:

COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.


By:    Michael R. Jorgensen
Title: EVP, CFO


Address:  301 Route 17 North
          Rutherford, New Jersey 07070


       EXECUTIVE:

       John A. Rade


Address:  1268 Long Ridge Road
          Stamford, CT 06903



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                              [LETTERHEAD OF COMPUTRON]

                                                                   Exhibit 10.22


February 11, 1997



Mr. Bill Burke
Via fax at 617-330-4260 

Dear Bill:

This letter is to confirm our offer of employment to you under the following
terms and conditions to join Computron Software, Inc. as the Vice President -
Finance, reporting to myself, starting employment as soon as possible.

SALARY:  Starting salary will be $8,333.33 semi-monthly, paid on the 15th and
last business day of each month (this equates to $200,000 per annum).

BONUS:  You will receive a signing bonus of $25,000 paid upon your start date. 
In addition, you will receive a bonus of $25,000 upon filing of company's report
form 10k to the SEC.

STOCK OPTIONS:  We will recommend to the Board of Directors of Computron
Software, Inc. that you be awarded an incentive stock option grant to purchase
100,000 shares of its common stock at fair market value on the date of grant,
but in no event greater than $1.50.  You will vest in these options on a
quarterly basis from your start date (25% per quarter), and will be one-hundred
percent vested at the end of a one year period.  Vesting will be accelerated
upon a change in control, merger, or sale of substantially all of the company's
assets.  Your option, if approved, will be subject to certain other restrictions
identified in Computron Software, Inc.'s Stock Option Agreement.  If such stock
option grant is not approved and granted within six (6) months of your start
date, you will be entitled to be paid, at your option, a bonus of $50,000, or
you may continue to be eligible for said options once the appropriate approvals
have been obtained. 

REVIEWS:  A performance review will be conducted on or about your one year
anniversary, then annually thereafter.

BENEFITS:  Computron provides its employees with Medical, Dental, Vision, Life
Insurance and Long Term disability coverage effective date of hire.  Optional
dependent coverage is available at the employee's expense.  The company also
offers a 401(k) savings plan which includes a 25% employer match (subject to
certain restrictions).  Please see attached Outline of Benefit Summary for
details, which includes all benefits offered at this time, including holidays,
vacation and other time off, and similar.  You will be granted benefits in
accordance with those granted to others at the Vice President level.

EXPENSES:  You will be entitled to reimbursements of reasonable expenses
including the rental costs of an apartment as well as coach class flight tickets
(2 flights per week) between our office in New Jersey and your home in
Massachusetts.  Reimbursement will be made for a period not to exceed one (1)
year.  All travel accommodations will be booked using Computron's in-house
travel representative.


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COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mr. Bill Burke
February 11, 1997
Page 2

EMPLOYMENT:  Computron Software, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.  In
addition, it should be understood that employment is "at will", as defined under
the laws of New Jersey, and thus such employment can be terminated with or
without cause, at the option of either party.  However, it is agreed that your
employment will not be terminated without cause for a minimum of six (6) months.

CONFIDENTIALITY:  You agree that any confidential information that becomes
available to you in the course of employment is the sole property of Computron
and shall not be used by you for any purpose other than fulfilling your
position's objectives.  This applies while an active or  inactive employee.  A
partial list of items covered by Confidentiality include:


- -    Employee Lists                     -    Technical Product Knowledge
- -    Customer Lists                     -    Confidential Financial Data
- -    Prospect Lists                     -    Product Price Lists
- -    Product Materials                  -    Sales/Marketing Strategy

The above information and any other confidential material will remain
confidential for a period of two years after employment at Computron, except for
customer lists and possible other technical data, which remains confidential in
perpetuity unless Computron makes it available to the public.

Please countersign this offer and Non-Disclosure and return to me to officially
indicate your acceptance.  This offer is contingent upon your review and
acceptance of our offer letter, a favorable response from your references, and
our review of verification of your identity and employment authorization
documents as set forth in the Immigration Reform and Control Act.

Sincerely,



Michael R. Jorgensen
Chief Financial Officer


     I ACCEPT:

     ----------------------------------------     --------------------------
     Bill Burke                                   Date



cc:  Human Resources



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                              [LETTERHEAD OF COMPUTRON]

                                                                   Exhibit 10.23


March 20, 1996



Mr. Robert T. Hewitt
1354 Brentwood Road
Yarrdley, PA 19067

Dear Robert:

This letter is to confirm our offer of employment to you under the following
terms and conditions to join Computron Software, Inc. as a Vice President of
Development, reporting to Elias Typaldos, starting employment on Monday, April
8, 1996.  (See attached E-Mail message).

SALARY:  Starting salary will be $7,291.67 semi-monthly, paid on the 15th and
last business day of each month. (this equates to $175,000.00 per annum).

BONUS:  You are guaranteed a bonus of $25,000.00 at conclusion of the first year
of employment.  For all subsequent years, we will establish goals and objectives
for your bonus plan.

STOCK OPTIONS:  We will recommend to the Board of Directors of Computron
Software, Inc. that you be awarded a stock option of 12,000 shares of its common
stock at its fair market value.  Your option, if approved, will be subject to
certain vesting and other restrictions identified in Computron Software, Inc.'s
Stock Option Agreement.

RELOCATION:  You will receive reimbursement of up to $10,000 to cover reasonable
and customary moving expenses, including expenses connected with the sale of
your present home and temporary living expenses, related to your move.  All
requests for reimbursement will require specific and detailed receipts,
accompanied by an approved T&E form, and will be reimbursed in accordance with
normal T&E procedures.  You understand that if your employment with Computron
terminates within one year of the relocation for either of the reasons noted
below, the reimbursement will be considered a loan.  Accordingly, you would be
required to reimburse the original amount of the total relocation expense upon
termination if:

     1)  Within 12 months of beginning employment, you are discharged for cause.

     2)  Within 12 months of beginning employment, you terminate voluntarily
     without the work assignment significantly changing.

REVIEWS:  A performance review will be conducted on or about your one year
anniversary, then annually thereafter.

BENEFITS:  Computron provides its employees with Medical, Dental, Life Insurance
coverage effective date of hire.  Optional dependent coverage is available at
the employee's expense.  You will be subject to normal company policy for
vacation for your first year of employ - 5 days after 6 months, 5 days after 1
year.  You will be entitled to three weeks vacation after completion of one
year. Please see attached Outline of Benefit Summary for details, which includes
all benefits offered at this time, including holidays, vacation and other time
off, and similar.  In addition, the Company offers a 401(k) plan, also explained
in the outline.


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COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
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Mr. Robert T. Hewitt
March 20, 1996
Page 2


EMPLOYMENT:  Computron Software, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.  In
addition, it should be understood that employment is "at will", as defined under
the laws of New Jersey, and thus such employment can be terminated with or
without cause, at the option of either party.

CONFIDENTIALITY:  You agree that any confidential information that becomes
available to you in the course of employment is the sole property of Computron
and shall not be used by you for any purpose other than fulfilling your
position's objectives.  This applies while an active or  inactive employee.  A
partial list of items covered by Confidentiality include:

- -    Employee Lists                     -    Technical Product Knowledge
- -    Customer Lists                     -    Confidential Financial Data
- -    Prospect Lists                     -    Product Price Lists
- -    Product Materials                  -    Sales/Marketing Strategy

The above information and any other confidential material will remain
confidential for a period of two years after employment at Computron, except for
customer lists and possible other technical data, which remains confidential in
perpetuity unless Computron makes it available to the public.

Please countersign this offer and Non-Disclosure and return to me to officially
indicate your acceptance.  This offer is contingent upon your review and
acceptance of our Offer Letter, a favorable response from your references, and
our review of verification of your identity and employment authorization
documents as set forth in the Immigration Reform and Control Act.

It is understood that legal fees associated with obtaining these documents are
solely your responsibility.

Sincerely,



Elizabeth Mack
Manager, Human Resources



     I ACCEPT:


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     Robert T. Hewitt                             Date


cc:  Human Resources



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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.24


                               COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.

                                  AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                         TO
                            SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT


     This Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Amendment") is
made as of January 9, 1998, by and among Computron Software, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), with its principal executive offices at
301 Route 17 North, Rutherford, New Jersey 07070, and the investors listed on
the signature pages hereto (the "Investors").


                                   R E C I T A L S:

     A.   On December 30, 1997, the Company and the Investors entered into a
Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement"), which provides the terms and
conditions of a purchase of common stock and warrants to purchase common stock
of the Company.

     B.   The parties desire to amend the Agreement as set forth herein.


                                  A G R E E M E N T:

     NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

     1.   Unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms defined in
the Agreement shall have such definitions in this Amendment.

     2.   Effective as of December 31, 1997, Section 5.3 of the Agreement shall
be deleted in its entirety.

     3.   Full Force and Effect.  As modified by this Amendment, the Agreement
shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. 

     4.   No Waiver.  This Amendment is limited as specified and shall not
constitute a modification, acceptance or waiver of any other provision of the
Agreement.

     5.   Governing Law.  The validity and interpretation of this Amendment
shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to
the conflict of laws principles thereof.

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     6.   Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original and which together shall be deemed one
Amendment.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be signed as
of the date first written above.

                                   "COMPANY"

                                   COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
                                   a Delaware corporation


                                   By:    /s/  Michael R. Jorgensen           
                                        ----------------------------------
                                        Michael R. Jorgensen 
                                        Executive Vice President and
                                        Chief Financial Officer


                                   "INVESTORS"

                                   LION INVESTMENTS LIMITED


                                   By:    /s/  Michael Waldron                 
                                        ----------------------------------
                                        Name:  Michael Waldron
                                        Title: Director


                                   WESTPOOL INVESTMENT TRUST plc


                                   By:    /s/  Michael Waldron                  
                                        ----------------------------------
                                        Name:  Michael Waldron
                                        Title: Director


                                   THE WEBER FAMILY TRUST DATED 1/6/89


                                   By:   /s/ Eugene M. Weber                
                                        ----------------------------------
                                        Name:  Eugene M. Weber
                                        Title: Trustee

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                                   RH CAPITAL ASSOCIATES NUMBER ONE, L.P.

                                   By:  RH Capital Associates
                                   Its:   General Partner                       


                                   By:   /s/ Robert Horwitz                   
                                        ----------------------------------
                                        Name:  Robert Horwitz
                                        Title: Sole Proprietor


                                   ROBERT HORWITZ


                                     /s/  Robert Horwitz                  
                                   ---------------------------------------


                                   PAUL SAVIDIS


                                     /s/  Paul Savidis                     
                                   ---------------------------------------


                                   WPG SOFTWARE FUND, L.P.
                                   By:  Weiss, Peck & Greer, L.L.C.
                                   Its: General Partner


                                   By:  /s/  Richard Pollack            
                                      ----------------------------------

                                        Name:  Richard Pollack
                                        Title: General Counsel and Managing
                                                Director


                                   WPG INSTITUTIONAL
                                   SOFTWARE FUND, L.P.
                                   By:  Weiss, Peck & Greer, L.L.C.
                                   Its: General Partner


                                   By:   /s/ Richard Pollack             
                                        ----------------------------------
                                        Name:  Richard Pollack
                                        Title: General Counsel and Managing
                                                Director

                                          3
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                                   CA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD.
                                   By:  Weiss, Peck & Greer, L.L.C.
                                   Its: Attorney-in Fact


                                   By:   /s/ Richard Pollack               
                                        ----------------------------------
                                        Name:  Richard Pollack
                                        Title: General Counsel and Managing
                                                Director


                                   SIPPL MACDONALD VENTURES II, L.P.

                                   By:  Sippl Macdonald Management, LLC
                                   Its:      General Partner


                                   By:   /s/ Jackie Macdonald                
                                        ---------------------------------- 
                                        Name:  Jackie Macdonald
                                        Title: Manager


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                                                                   Exhibit 10.25


                              FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE




          THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE (the "Amendment") is entered into this
_______ day of ______________, 1997, between HPI-LINQUE PARTNERS ONE, L.P.
("Landlord"), and COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC. (formerly known as COMPUTRON
TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION) ("Tenant").


                                      BACKGROUND

          Landlord and Tenant are parties to a certain Lease dated              
, 1993 (the "Original Lease"), between Landlord's 
predecessor-in-interest--Enterprise Group Development Corporation ("EGDC")--and
Tenant, and a certain First Amendment to Lease dated May 23, 1994 (the "First
Amendment"), a certain Second Amendment to Lease dated April 12, 1995 (the
"Second Amendment"), and a certain Third Amendment to Lease dated May 4, 1995
(the "Third Amendment"), all between EGDC and Tenant (the Original Lease, the
First Amendment, the Second Amendment and the Third Amendment are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Lease").  The Lease covers approximately 39,978
square feet of rentable floor area, being the entire twelfth (12th) floor (the
"12th Floor Space") of the building located at 301 Route 17 North, Rutherford,
New Jersey (the "Building"), and approximately 15,642 square feet of rentable
floor area (the "Existing 11th Floor Space") located on the eleventh (11th)
floor of the Building (the 12th Floor Space and the Existing 11th Floor Space
are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Existing Space"), as more
particularly described in the Lease.

          Landlord has acquired the Building and succeeded to the interest of
EGDC as landlord under the Lease.

          Landlord and Tenant desire to extend the Term (as defined in the
Lease) of the Lease and for Tenant to lease from Landlord additional space
located on the eleventh (11th) floor of the Building in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the Lease and this Amendment.


                                      AGREEMENT

          In consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual promises contained
in this 


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Amendment, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and
sufficiency of which is acknowledged by Landlord and Tenant, and intending to be
legally bound hereby, Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:

          1.   Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from
Landlord, in addition to the Existing Space currently leased by Tenant under the
Lease, the portion of the Building consisting of approximately 8,788 square feet
of rentable floor area, located on the eleventh (11th) floor of the Building and
shown on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof (the "New 11th Floor
Space"), in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Amendment.

          2.   (a)  Except as hereinafter provided, Tenant shall accept the New
11th Floor Space in its current "AS IS" condition.  Landlord and Tenant have
approved the working, finished and detailed construction drawings and
specifications for the New 11th Floor Work (as defined below) described on
Exhibit B attached to and made a part of this Amendment (the "New 11th Floor
Plans and Specifications").  The cost for preparation of the first set of
preliminary plans upon which the New 11th Floor Plans and Specifications are
based shall be incurred solely by Landlord.

               (b)  Construction, according to the New 11th Floor Plans and
Specifications (the "New 11th Floor Work") by Landlord, shall be carried out as
set forth below: 

                    (i)    Promptly after completion and Landlord's
     approval of the New 11th Floor Plans and Specifications, Landlord
     shall apply to the appropriate governmental authorities for any
     building permit which shall be required in connection with Landlord's
     performance of the New 11th Floor Work.

                    (ii)   Promptly after the issuance of such building
     permit, Landlord shall commence to perform the New 11th Floor Work. 
     Landlord shall diligently prosecute such work to completion.  Landlord
     shall perform all work provided for in the New 11th Floor Plans and
     Specifications in compliance with the applicable building code and
     other applicable laws, and in a good and workmanlike manner.  Tenant
     shall advise Landlord immediately in writing of any objection to the
     performance of the New 11th Floor Work.  Landlord will reasonably
     satisfy any such objection within a reasonable time after the date
     Landlord receives such notice.

                    (iii)  Landlord makes no representations or warranties
     regarding the compliance of the New 11th Floor Space with the
     Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the "ADA").  With respect to
     the current condition of the New 11th Floor Space and any alterations
     or improvements that Tenant makes to the interior of the New 11th
     Floor Space (or which are made on Tenant's behalf), regardless of
     whether Tenant has obtained Landlord's consent to such alterations or 


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     improvements, Tenant shall be fully responsible for complying with and
     paying any costs associated with any and all requirements of the ADA.  In
     addition, if any alterations are required to be made to the Existing Space
     or the New 11th Floor Space due to changes in or regulations under the ADA
     or judicial interpretations of the requirements of the ADA coming into
     existence following completion of the New 11th Floor Work, or due to
     changes in Tenant's use of the Existing Space or the New 11th Floor Space
     or in the nature of Tenant's conduct of its business in the Existing Space
     or the New 11th Floor Space (including but not limited to any changes in
     use or business conduct arising out of a sublease or assignment, or
     resulting in the Existing Space or the New 11th Floor Space being deemed a
     "place of public accommodation" under the ADA), Tenant shall be fully
     responsible for complying with and paying any costs associated with any and
     all requirements of the ADA arising in connection therewith.  In the event
     Tenant is required by order of any applicable governmental agency or court
     having jurisdiction to take any particular measures in order to comply with
     the requirements of the ADA, Tenant shall be entitled to appeal such order
     in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, provided that Tenant
     shall, notwithstanding such appeal, take all such measures as may be
     necessary to prevent Landlord from incurring liability in connection with
     such required measures and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless
     Landlord from any and all liability, cost or expense resulting or arising
     from Tenant's failure to take any such required measures.

                    (iv)   Landlord shall arrange for any inspections and
     shall apply for and obtain any certificate of occupancy required by
     any governmental authority.  

                    (v)    Tenant shall, within twenty (20) days after
     Tenant's receipt of Landlord's written demand from time to time, pay
     to Landlord the cost of the New 11th Floor Work (the "New 11th Floor
     Finish Cost"), including costs for preparation of preliminary plans
     (beyond the first set thereof) (the "Plan Preparation Costs"), fees to
     governmental agencies and officers, and actual costs of construction
     including but not limited to demolition costs, dumpster charges, costs
     of material and labor, construction cleanup costs and all other costs
     in any way related to the New 11th Floor Work, and the fee described
     in subparagraph (c) below.  Landlord shall bid out all major
     categories of the New 11th Floor Work to at least two (2) reputable
     subcontractors designated by Landlord, and shall award work to the
     lowest qualified bidder for each such category.  Notwithstanding
     anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2(b), the New 11th
     Floor Finish Cost shall not include the cost to repair existing holes
     in the interior walls of the New 11th Floor Space, which Landlord
     shall perform as part of the New 11th Floor Work at Landlord's sole
     cost and expense.


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                    (vi)   In the event of a default by Tenant in any
     payment required on account of the New 11th Floor Work, Landlord
     shall, in addition to all other legally allowable remedies, have the
     same rights as in the case of a default in the payment of Rent under
     the Lease.  

               (c)  Tenant acknowledges that the New 11th Floor Finish Cost
shall include a fee of fifteen percent (15%) of all other costs (except for the
Plan Preparation Costs) included in the New 11th Floor Finish Cost, for the
supervision and coordination of the New 11th Floor Work by a representative of
Landlord acting as construction manager on behalf of Landlord.

               (d)  Tenant shall be granted access to the New 11th Floor Space
prior to Landlord's substantial completion of the New 11th Floor Work for the
purpose of installing wiring for Tenant's computers, telephones and/or other
equipment, for installing Tenant's furniture, and/or for storage of Tenant's
property and equipment, so long as such installation and/or storage does not
interfere with the performance or cause delays in the completion of the New 11th
Floor Work.

          3.   The "New 11th Floor Commencement Date" shall be the later of (i)
January 1, 1998, or (ii) the day on which Landlord obtains a certificate of
occupancy (temporary or permanent) for the New 11th Floor Space (or, if no
certificate of occupancy is required for Tenant to occupy the New 11th Floor
Space, the day on which Landlord certifies to Tenant that it has substantially
completed, except for "punch list" items not materially interfering with
Tenant's use and occupancy of the New 11th Floor Space, the New 11th Floor
Work), provided that Landlord is not unreasonably delayed in the completion of
the New 11th Floor Work due to Tenant's changes in the New 11th Floor Plans and
Specifications or Tenant's delays in giving necessary approvals ("Tenant
Delays"), in which case the New 11th Floor Commencement Date will be accelerated
by the total number of days of Tenant Delays.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
the event Tenant commences business operations in the New 11th Floor Space prior
to the date on which the New 11th Floor Commencement Date would be deemed to
have occurred pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 3, the "New 11th
Floor Commencement Date" shall be the date on which Tenant has so commenced
business operations in the New 11th Floor Space.  Also notwithstanding the
foregoing, no Tenant Delay shall begin to run until Tenant has received notice
from Landlord that such Tenant Delay is or shall be occurring.  Landlord shall
advise Tenant of the anticipated date on which it expects to receive a
certificate of occupancy and/or the anticipated New 11th Floor Commencement
Date.


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          4.   As of the New 11th Floor Commencement Date, the New 11th Floor
Space shall be deemed to be a part of the Demised Premises under the Lease, and
all provisions of the Lease relating to the Demised Premises, except as
specifically set forth in or modified by this Amendment (and except with respect
to Landlord's obligation to perform or pay for any alterations or improvements
in the Demised Premises, other than as herein provided), shall from and after
the New 11th Floor Commencement Date be applicable to the New 11th Floor Space.

          5.   Effective as of the New 11th Floor Commencement Date, Tenant
shall pay to Landlord, from the New 11th Floor Commencement Date through
December 31, 1998, in addition to the Base Rent payable under the Lease for all
other areas that may be leased by Tenant from time to time through December 31,
1998, Base Rent (as defined in the Lease) for THE NEW 11TH FLOOR SPACE ONLY in
the amount of One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty and 04/100
Dollars ($175,760.04) per annum payable in monthly installments of Fourteen
Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Six and 67/100 Dollars ($14,646.67) (and the monthly
installment of Base Rent for the New 11th Floor Space shall be adjusted
proportionately for the calendar month in which the New 11th Floor Commencement
Date occurs if the New 11th Floor Commencement Date is not the first day of a
calendar month).

          6.   The Term of the Lease, as amended by this Amendment, is hereby
extended by four (4) years, so that the Expiration Date (as defined in the
Lease) shall be December 31, 2002 (the "New Expiration Date").

          7.   Effective as of January 1, 1999, Tenant shall pay to Landlord
Base Rent for the Demised Premises (i.e., the Existing Space and the New 11th
Floor Space combined), for the period from January 1, 1999, through the New
Expiration Date, in the amount of NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND THREE
HUNDRED TWENTY and 04/100 DOLLARS ($975,320.04), payable in equal monthly
installments of EIGHTY-ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX and 67/100 DOLLARS
($81,276.67).

          8.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Lease,
Tenant acknowledges that Tenant currently is paying, and shall during the
remaining Term of the Lease (as extended by this Amendment) pay for electricity
furnished Tenant in the Demised Premises based on metering to Landlord through
submeters existing in the Demised Premises on a monthly basis together with
Rent, at the tariff applicable to Landlord (with no profit to be realized
thereon by Landlord), subject, however, in the case of the Existing Space, to
the provisions of those two (2) certain Agreements between Landlord and Tenant
dated June 10, 1996 (executed July 9, 1996), relating to retrofitting of
electrical fixtures in certain portions of the Existing Space, which Agreements
are incorporated herein by reference and shall continue in effect throughout the
Term of the Lease, as extended by this Amendment.


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          9.   Tenant shall pay no Tax Increase Amount (as defined in the Lease)
or Operating Increase Amount (as defined in the Lease) for the New 11th Floor
Space allocable to any period prior to January 1, 1999.  Effective as of January
1, 1999, Tenant's Pro Rata Share (as defined in Section 1.06 of the Lease) shall
be revised to equal 17.0369%, and, for purposes of determining the Tax Increase
Amount payable by Tenant for all periods from and after January 1, 1999, (i) the
Base Tax Rate (as defined in Section 2.01 of the Lease) shall mean the real
estate tax rate in effect for the calendar year 1999, and (ii) the Assessed
Valuation (as described in Section 5.02(c) of the Lease) shall mean the assessed
value of the Real Estate for the calendar year 1999.

          10.  Effective as of January 1, 1999, Section 5.03 of the Lease shall
be deleted in its entirety and the following shall be inserted in its place:

               "SECTION 5.03.  BUILDING OPERATING COSTS.

               Tenant shall pay to Landlord as an additional Rent to
     compensate Landlord for Tenant's Pro Rata Share increases in expenses
     paid or incurred by, or on behalf of, Landlord in respect of the
     operation, management, maintenance and/or repair of the Building, in
     equal monthly installments together with Tenant's payment of monthly
     installments of Base Rent, the following amounts for the following
     periods (herein called the "OPERATING INCREASE PAYMENTS"):

                    (a)  $2,636.40 per annum, for the period from
     January 1, 1999, to and including  December 31, 1999;

                    (b)  $17,305.75 per annum, for the period from
     January 1, 2000, to and including  December 31, 2000;

                    (c)  $32,195.13 per annum, for the period from
     January 1, 2001, to and including  December 31, 2001; and

                    (d)  $47,307.86 per annum, for the period from
     January 1, 2001, to and including  December 31, 2001.

     In the event this Lease is extended or renewed, the Operating Increase
     Amounts shall be adjusted on each subsequent January 1 to an amount
     equal to the sum of:

          (A)  the Operating Increase Amounts payable by Tenant for the
     twelve (12) month period immediately preceding such adjustment date
     PLUS


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          (B)  one and one half percent (1.5%) of the sum of:

               (i)    the annual Base Rent in effect immediately preceding
          such adjustment date plus 

               (ii)   the Operating Increase Amounts payable by Tenant for
          the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding such
          adjustment date."

          11.  (a)    Except as provided in Section 11(b) below, all provisions
of the Lease granting Tenant the right to renew the Term of the Lease are hereby
deleted in their entirety.

               (b)    (i)     Tenant, provided the Lease, as amended by this
Amendment,  shall then be in full force and effect, shall have the option
(herein called the "Renewal Option") to extend the Term for one (1) additional
three (3) year period (the "Renewal Term"), which Renewal Term shall commence on
the date immediately succeeding the New Expiration Date, and end on the third
(3rd) anniversary of the New Expiration Date (such anniversary being herein
called the "Renewal Expiration Date").  The Renewal Option shall be exercisable
only by Tenant giving Landlord written notice of such exercise (herein called
the "Renewal Notice"), which notice shall be received by Landlord not later than
the date that is twelve (12) months, nor earlier than fifteen (15) months, prior
to the New Expiration Date (time being of the essence).  Landlord, at its
option, may render the Renewal Notice null and void upon notice thereof to
Tenant if, at the time that Landlord receives the same, Tenant shall be in
default under the Lease, as amended by this Amendment, beyond any applicable
notice and/or cure period.

                      (ii)    If Tenant exercises the Renewal Option in
accordance with the terms set forth above, then the Lease shall thereupon be
extended for the Renewal Term upon all the same terms, covenants and conditions
as are contained in the Lease, as amended by this Amendment, and applicable
prior to the Renewal Term, EXCEPT THAT for, and during, the Renewal Term: (1)
the Base Rent shall be the Renewal Term Fixed Rent (as hereinafter defined) for
the Renewal Term, as determined as hereinafter set forth; (2) the Expiration
Date shall be the Renewal Expiration Date; (3) any provisions of this Lease
setting forth (i) workletter or other work obligations of Landlord, (ii) work
allowances or contributions to be made by Landlord or (iii) Rent credits or
concessions or "free rent" periods, shall not apply (except for any rent
abatements provided for in Sections 12.01 and 13.03 of the Lease); and (4) the
provisions of subparagraph (b)(i) hereinabove above relating to Tenant's right
to renew the Term shall not be applicable.


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                      (iii)   (A)  As used herein, the term "Renewal Term Fixed
Rent" for the Renewal Term shall mean a fixed rent payable at a per annum rate
equal to the product of (i) the Renewal Fair Market Fixed Rent for such Renewal
Term, MULTIPLIED BY (ii) the number of rentable square feet in the Demised
Premises.

                              (B)  As used herein, the term "Renewal Fair Market
Fixed Rent" for the Renewal Term shall mean 95% of the fixed rent, per rentable
square foot per annum, that a willing tenant would pay and a willing landlord
would accept for a hypothetical renewal of the Demised Premises having a 3-year
term (commencing with the commencement of the Renewal Term), determined as of
six (6) months prior to the New Expiration Date, and providing for fixed annual
rent on a level payment basis throughout such term (I.E., no step-ups in fixed
rent), based solely on renewals then being and having recently (i.e., within the
past six (6) months) been consummated in the Building and in buildings
reasonably comparable to the Building located on the Route 3 corridor in Bergen
County, New Jersey, for premises reasonably comparable in size to the Demised
Premises, ASSUMING: (i) that the Demised Premises were being demised by such
hypothetical renewal in their "as is" condition as of the date that Tenant
exercised the Renewal Option; (ii) that the terms of such hypothetical renewal
would (x) include a work allowance or contribution to be paid by such willing
landlord to such willing tenant in an amount equal to the amount, if any, that
Landlord in its Initial Renewal Rent Notice (as hereinafter defined) has
indicated it is willing to provide to Tenant (but Landlord shall not be
obligated to offer to provide any such work allowance or contribution), (y)
include a free rent period during which such willing tenant would not pay any
fixed rent having a duration equal to the free rent period, if any, that
Landlord in its Initial Renewal Rent Notice has indicated it is willing to
provide to Tenant (but Landlord shall not be obligated to offer to provide any
such free rent period), and (z) otherwise be on the same terms and conditions as
are provided for in the Lease, as amended by this Amendment, for the Renewal
Term; and (iii) that such willing landlord would be paying a brokerage
commission in respect of such hypothetical renewal equal to the brokerage
commission, if any, payable by Landlord to Broker or any other broker to whom a
commission may be owing in connection with the Renewal Term.

                      (iv)    During the sixty (60) day period (the "Renewal
Initial Period") following Tenant's exercise of the Renewal Option (I.E., after
Landlord's receipt of the Renewal Notice), Landlord and Tenant shall attempt to
agree upon the Renewal Term Fixed Rent for the Renewal Term (including any
concessions to be provided in connection therewith), and prior to the expiration
of the Renewal Initial Period Landlord shall give Tenant written notice (the
"Initial Renewal Rent Notice") containing (i) Landlord's determination of the
Renewal Term Fixed Rent for the Renewal Term ("Landlord's Renewal Rent
Determination"), (ii) the amount of any work allowance or contribution that
Landlord is willing to provide to Tenant (but Landlord shall not be obligated to
offer to provide any such work allowance or contribution), and (iii) the
duration of any free rent period that Landlord is willing to provide to Tenant
(but Landlord shall not be obligated 


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to offer to provide any such free rent period).  If Landlord and Tenant fail to
agree upon the Renewal Fair Market Fixed Rent for the Renewal Term within the
Renewal Initial Period, then Tenant may, by written notice (a "Renewal Appraisal
Notice") received by Landlord before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after
the expiration of the Renewal Initial Period, elect to have the Renewal Fair
Market Fixed Rent for the Renewal Term determined by appraisal in accordance
with the provisions set forth on Exhibit C annexed hereto.  If Landlord does not
receive a Renewal Appraisal Notice from Tenant before the expiration of such
fifteen (15) day period, Tenant and Landlord shall be conclusively deemed to
have agreed to Landlord's Renewal Rent Determination, and the Fixed Rent for the
Renewal Term shall equal Landlord's Renewal Rent Determination.

                      (v)     Upon the final determination of the Renewal Fair
Market Fixed Rent (by appraisal in accordance with the provisions set forth on
Exhibit C annexed hereto or by agreement of Landlord and Tenant), the Renewal
Term Fixed Rent for the Renewal Term shall be finally determined.  If Tenant is
not satisfied with the Renewal Term Fixed Rent as so finally determined, Tenant
shall be entitled, by written notice delivered to Landlord before the expiration
of thirty (30) days after the date Tenant receives notice of the Renewal Term
Fixed Rent as so finally determined (time being of the essence), to withdraw
Tenant's exercise of the Renewal Option, whereupon the Lease, as amended by this
Amendment, shall expire as of the New Expiration Date as if Tenant had never
exercised the Renewal Option.  If Tenant has failed to so withdraw its exercise
of the Renewal Option before the expiration of such thirty (30) day period,
Tenant shall be deemed to have accepted such final determination of the Renewal
Term Fixed Rent.  Tenant shall be provided the work allowance, if any, and free
rent period, if any, set forth in the Initial Renewal Rent Notice.  Any such
free rent period shall commence on the first (1st) day of the Renewal Term.  Any
such work allowance shall be paid to Tenant on account of alterations performed
by or on behalf of Tenant in the Demised Premises in accordance with the Lease,
as amended by this Amendment, during the Renewal Term, upon Tenant's delivery to
Landlord of invoices for such alterations and proof of payment thereof and that
no construction liens have been filed in connection therewith.

                      (vi)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in this Section 11(b), during the Renewal Term, the Operating Increase Amounts
shall be adjusted on the first (1st) day of the Renewal Term and on each
anniversary of the first (1st) day of the Renewal Term to an amount equal to the
sum of (a) the Operating Increase Amounts payable by Tenant for the twelve (12)
month period immediately preceding such adjustment date plus (b) one and one
half percent (1.5%) of the sum of (i) the annual Base Rent in effect immediately
preceding such adjustment date plus (ii) the Operating Increase Amounts payable
by Tenant for the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding such adjustment
date.

                      (vii)   Tenant shall, upon the request of Landlord,
execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord an instrument or instruments in
form reasonably satisfactory to Landlord confirming any terms and conditions of
the Lease, as amended by this Amendment, 


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applicable to the Renewal Option or the Renewal Term, including without
limitation whether or not the Renewal Option has been exercised and the Base
Rent for the Renewal Term, but any failure of Tenant to execute, acknowledge and
deliver such instrument(s) shall not affect the validity of the Renewal Term or
any of the provisions of this Section 11(b).

          12.  (a)    Except as provided in Section 12(b) below, all provisions
of the Lease granting Tenant the right to lease additional space in the Building
are hereby deleted in their entirety.

               (b)    Tenant may, at any time during the Term of the Lease (as
extended by this Amendment, notify Landlord in writing that Tenant desires to
lease additional space in the Building, which notice shall also indicate the
number of rentable square feet of additional space Tenant desires to lease (an
"Expansion Notice").  Within sixty (60) days after Landlord's receipt of an
Expansion Notice, Landlord shall notify Tenant (a) of all portions of the
Building not included in the Demised Premises that (i) are then leased to a
third party or are vacant, (ii) are then, or are scheduled, within nine (9)
months after Landlord's receipt of the Expansion Notice, to become, vacant and
available for lease, and (iii) contain rentable square footage (as reasonably
determined by Landlord) of not more than 120% times the rentable square footage
of the Demised Premises and (b) the terms upon which Landlord would be willing
to lease each such area to Tenant.  Tenant may, if it so desires, notify
Landlord within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such notice from Landlord,
that Tenant desires to lease one (1) of the areas in question (identifying the
area Tenant desires to so lease), whereupon Landlord will negotiate in good
faith with Tenant for fifteen (15) days to the exclusion of other potential
tenants with respect to the possible leasing of such area by Tenant.  Landlord
shall not be obligated by this provision to enter into a lease with Tenant with
respect to any such area or, after the expiration of such 15-day negotiation
period, to negotiate with Tenant with respect to the possible lease of any such
area to the exclusion of other potential tenants.  All rights of Tenant under
this Section 12(b) are and shall be subject to rights granted prior to the
execution of this Amendment to other tenant(s) of the Building providing options
or preferential rights with respect any area of the Building to which this
Section 12(b) applies.

          13.  (a)    Promptly after the execution of this Amendment by Landlord
and Tenant, Landlord, at Landlord's sole cost and expense, shall replace carpet,
paint the corridor and repair other damage (including any damage to the
wallcovering) in the corridor on the 12th floor of the Building leading to the
roof of the Building resulting from servicing the HVAC system located on such
roof, in the location identified on Exhibit D attached hereto and made a part
hereof.  To the extent reasonably necessary, Landlord, at Landlord's sole cost
and expense, shall perform like repairs and replacements in the same area (and,
to the extent such repairs and replacements, resulting from the same cause, are
reasonably necessary, to the portion of the elevator lobby of the 12th floor of
the Building immediately adjacent to such corridor) prior to December 31, 2000.


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               (b)    Prior to July 31, 1998 (plus additional time due to delays
caused by Force Majeure (as defined in the Lease)), Landlord, at Landlord's sole
cost and expense, shall upgrade the bathrooms located on the 11th and 12th
floors of the Building, using Building standard materials, comparable with other
bathrooms recently or currently being upgraded on other floors of the Building,
in accordance with Landlord's standards for design and materials.

          14.  Upon the execution of this Amendment by Landlord and Tenant,
Tenant shall vacate and surrender to Landlord any storage space now being used
by Tenant in the Building.  Landlord shall not provide storage rights to any
other tenant in the Building from and after January 1, 1998, without offering
reasonably comparable storage rights to Tenant.

          15.  Tenant, incident to its use of the Demised Premises, shall have
the exclusive right to use four (4) reserved parking spaces (in addition to any
reserved parking spaces being provided to Tenant prior to the execution of this
Amendment by Landlord and Tenant), which Tenant's reserved parking spaces shall
be located as shown on Exhibit E attached to and made a part of this Amendment. 
Tenant will be responsible (i) for the internal allocation of Tenant's reserved
spaces (among Tenant and Tenant's Agents (as defined in the Lease)) and (ii) at
Tenant's expense, for the enforcement of Tenant's exclusive right to use
Tenant's reserved spaces (it being agreed that Tenant shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Landlord from any claim or action brought against Landlord, not
directly attributable to the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or any
party acting on behalf of Landlord, by any persons or entities as a result of
Tenant enforcing its exclusive right to use Tenant's reserved spaces).  Landlord
shall, at Tenant's expense, place a marking on each of Tenant's reserved spaces
indicating that the same is a reserved parking space.

          16.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Lease,
Tenant shall not be required to remove at the expiration or sooner termination
of the Lease, as amended by this Amendment, any alterations or improvements
existing in the Demised Premises as of the date of execution of this Amendment
by Landlord and Tenant or constituting the New 11th Floor Work.

          17.  Section 21.04 of the Lease is modified to provide for the sending
of notices to Landlord at the following address:

               HPI-Linque Partners One, L.P.
               c/o Lincoln Equities Group
               990 Stewart Avenue
               Garden City, New York 11530
               Attn:  Chaim A. Wachsman, Partner


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               WITH A COPY TO:

               Earp Cohn & Pendery, P.C.
               222 Haddon Avenue
               Westmont, New Jersey 08108
               Attn:  Richard B. Cohn, Esquire

and for the sending of notices to Tenant at the following address:

               Computron Software, Inc.
               301 Route 17 North
               Rutherford, New Jersey 07070
               Attn:  Michael Jorgensen

               WITH A COPY TO:

               Proskauer Rose LLP
               1585 Broadway
               New York, New York 10036
               Attn:  Lowell Willinger, Esquire

          18.  Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord that Tenant has not
dealt with any party to whom a commission might be owing in connection with this
Amendment, except for Cushman & Wakefield of New Jersey, Inc., The Garibaldi
Group, and Linque Management Company, Inc. (together, "Broker"), and shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless Landlord from and against the claim of any
party other than Broker claiming a commission owing due to its dealings with
Tenant in connection with this Amendment.  Landlord represents and warrants to
Tenant that Landlord has not dealt with any party to whom a commission might be
owing in connection with this Amendment, except for Broker, and shall indemnify,
defend and hold harmless Tenant from and against the claim of any party,
including Broker, claiming a commission owing due to its dealings with Landlord
in connection with this Amendment.  Landlord shall pay any commission payable to
Broker in connection with this Amendment under a separate agreement or
agreements.

          19.  Tenant shall, upon execution of this Amendment, sign and return
to Landlord a copy of the letter executed on behalf of Landlord delivered to
Tenant with this Amendment, a copy of which letter is attached to this Amendment
as Exhibit F.  Tenant's failure to so deliver such letter shall constitute an
Event of Default under the Lease, as amended by this Amendment.


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<PAGE>

          20.  If there is any conflict between the terms and provisions of the
Lease and the terms and provisions of this Amendment, the terms and provisions
of this Amendment shall prevail.  Landlord and Tenant ratify and affirm the
Lease as modified by this Amendment.  Except as modified by this Amendment, the
Lease shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect.

          21.  In subsection (ix) of Section 7.03(b) of the Original Lease, (i)
in clause (a) the amount "five percent (5%)" is changed to "seven and one half
percent (7.5%)", and (ii) in clause (b) the amount "ten percent (10%)" is
changed to "fifteen percent (15%)".

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Amendment
on the day and year first above written.

WITNESS/ATTEST:                         HPI-LINQUE PARTNERS ONE, L.P.

                                        BY:  LINQUE REALTY ADVISORS,
                                             L.L.C., its General Partner

                                        BY:
- ------------------------------             --------------------------------
                                             CHAIM A. WACHSMAN,
                                             Managing Member

                                        COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
                                        (formerly known as COMPUTRON
                                        TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION)

                                        BY:
- ------------------------------             --------------------------------


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<PAGE>

                                      EXHIBIT A
                                (NEW 11TH FLOOR SPACE)








                                        -A-1-


<PAGE>

                                      EXHIBIT B
                      (NEW 11TH FLOOR PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS)



     Plan P-1 prepared by Robert G. Botbyl, R.A., dated 9/23/97, revised as
     directed by M. Sidler 11/4/97.









                                        -B-1-


<PAGE>

                                      EXHIBIT C


                                 APPRAISAL PROVISIONS

     If Tenant shall serve upon Landlord, within the time and in the manner
required under Section 11(b) of this Amendment, a Renewal Appraisal Notice, then
the Renewal Fair Market Fixed Rent shall be determined by appraisal in
accordance with the following:

     1.   Tenant, by designation in the Renewal Appraisal Notice, shall appoint
an appraiser ("Tenant's Appraiser").  Landlord or Tenant shall furnish to
Tenant's Appraiser a copy of the Initial Renewal Rent Notice.  Within thirty
(30) days after the date of Landlord's receipt of the Renewal Appraisal Notice,
Tenant shall deliver to Landlord the written good-faith determination of
Tenant's Appraiser of the Renewal Fair Market Fixed Rent ("Tenant's Renewal Rent
Determination"), based upon the parameters set forth in Section 11(b)(iii) of
this Amendment.  If Tenant fails to deliver to Landlord Tenant's Renewal Rent
Determination before the expiration of such thirty (30) day period, then Tenant
and Landlord shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to Landlord's Renewal
Rent Determination, and the Base Rent for the Renewal Term shall equal
Landlord's Renewal Rent Determination.

     2.   Provided Landlord has received Tenant's Renewal Rent Determination
within the time set forth in Paragraph 1 above, Landlord and Tenant's Appraiser,
within fifteen (15) days after Landlord's receipt of the Tenant's Renewal Rent
Determination, shall jointly appoint a mutually agreeable second appraiser who
shall be impartial (herein called the "Final Appraiser") and notify Tenant
thereof.  If Landlord and Tenant's Appraiser fail to agree upon and appoint the
Final Appraiser within such 15-day period, then either Landlord or Tenant may
request that the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") appoint the Final
Appraiser within ten (10) days after such request, and both parties shall be
bound by any appointment so made within such 10-day period.  If the Final
Appraiser shall not have been appointed within such 10-day period, then either
Landlord or Tenant may apply to any court having jurisdiction to make such
appointment.  The Final Appraiser shall subscribe and swear to an oath to fairly
and impartially perform his duties hereunder.

     3.   Within fifteen (15) days after the appointment of the Final Appraiser,
Landlord shall submit a copy of the Initial Renewal Rent Notice to the Final
Appraiser, and Tenant shall submit a copy of Tenant's Renewal Rent Determination
to the Final Appraiser.  If either Landlord or Tenant shall fail to submit such
materials in accordance with the provisions of this Paragraph 3 of this Exhibit
C, then the Final Appraiser shall notify any party which failed to submit its
required materials of its failure (which notice shall refer specifically to this
Paragraph 3 of this Exhibit C), and if, in such event, the failing party does
not, within a period of ten (10) days after its receipt of such notice, submit
its required materials, then (i) if Tenant failed to so submit its required
materials, the Base Rent for the Renewal Term shall be determined using 


                                        -C-1-


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Landlord's Renewal Rent Determination, or (ii) if Landlord failed to so submit
its required materials, the Base Rent for the Renewal Term shall be determined
using Tenant's Renewal Rent Determination, and any such determination shall be
conclusive and binding upon both Landlord and Tenant.

          4.   If both Landlord and Tenant submit their respective required
materials in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 3 of this Exhibit C,
then the Final Appraiser, within twenty (20) days after its receipt of both sets
of required materials, shall select which of Landlord's Renewal Rent
Determination or Tenant's Renewal Rent Determination, in his opinion, more
accurately reflects the Renewal Fair Market Fixed Rent, and shall notify
Landlord and Tenant of such selection in writing.  The Renewal Fair Market Fixed
Rent set forth in the selected Renewal Rent Determination shall be conclusive
and binding upon both Landlord and Tenant.

          5.   The fees and expenses of any such appraisal process shall be
borne by the parties equally, except that Landlord shall bear the expense, if
any, of the Initial Renewal Rent Notice and Tenant shall bear the expense of
Tenant's Appraiser, and each party shall bear the expense of its attorneys and
experts.

          6.   Tenant's Appraiser and the Final Appraiser each shall be a
disinterested person of at least five (5) years experience as a real estate
appraiser in the State of New Jersey who shall be a member of the "MAI" society
of appraisers and shall have had experience as a broker or appraiser of
first-class commercial office real estate in the "Bergen County, New Jersey"
office market.

          7.   It is expressly understood, and each appraiser shall acknowledge
and agree, that any determination of the Renewal Fair Market Fixed Rent shall be
based solely on the definition thereof as set forth in Section 11(b)(iii) of
this Amendment, including the assumptions and criteria set forth in such
definitions.  The appraisers shall not have the power to add to, modify or
change any such definitions or any other provisions of the Lease, as amended by
this Amendment, and the jurisdiction of the appraisers is accordingly limited.





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<PAGE>

                                      EXHIBIT D
                            (LOCATION OF CORRIDOR REPAIRS)
                                   (to be attached)











                                        -D-1-


<PAGE>

                                      EXHIBIT E
                          (TENANT'S RESERVED PARKING SPACES)










                                        -E-1-


<PAGE>

                                      EXHIBIT F
                            (LETTER RECOGNIZING MORTGAGEE)
                                   (to be attached)












                                        -F-1-



<PAGE>

                                                                    EXHIBIT 21.1


                          COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
                            LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

                          (AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997)


Computron Software Europe Limited (incorporated in England and Wales)
Computron Software International Limited -- In Liquidation (Hong Kong)
Computron Software Pty Limited (incorporated in Australia)
Computron Software Asia Pte Ltd (incorporated in Singapore)
Computron Software (Canada) Inc. (incorporated in Canada)
Computron Poland Sp.z.o.o. (incorporated in Poland)
Computron Software Germany GmbH. (incorporated in Germany)
Computron Software S.A. (incorporated in France)



<PAGE>

                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our report dated 
April 16, 1997 and all references to our Firm included in the Form 10-K 
filing of Computron Software, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1997.



                                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
March 20, 1998


<PAGE>

                                                                    Exhibit 23.2


                        INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT




The Board of Directors and Stockholders:
Computron Software, Inc.:


We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 
333-11681) on Form S-8 of Computron Software, Inc. of our reports dated 
January 30, 1998, except for note 6, which is as of March 6, 1998, relating 
to the consolidated balance sheet of Computron Software, Inc. and 
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997, and the related consolidated statements 
of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows for the year 
then ended and related schedule for 1997, which reports appear in the 
December 31, 1997, annual report on Form 10-K of Computron Software, Inc.


                                            KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP



Short Hills, New Jersey
March 20, 1998


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