Activant Solutions S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

EXHIBIT 12.1

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

	Year Ended September 30,															Nine Months Ended June 30,
	1998			1999			2000			2001			2002			2002			2003
Pretax income	$	(36,654	)	$	(48,146	)	$	(27,764	)	$	(14,875	)	$	15,243		$	10,713		$	13,051
Loss on debt refinancing		3,017			—			—			—			—			—			6,313
Fixed charges (see below)		17,051			19,742			20,102			19,319			15,284			11,489			10,393
Equity loss in affiliate		—			—			—			611			552			600			208
Total adjusted earnings available for payment of fixed charges	$	(16,586	)	$	(28,404	)	$	(7,662	)	$	5,055		$	31,079		$	22,802		$	29,965
Fixed charges:
Interest expense	$	15,868		$	18,512		$	18,872		$	17,804		$	14,054		$	10,874		$	9,778
Interest expense in rental expense		1,183			1,230			1,230			1,515			1,230			615			615
Total fixed charges	$	17,051		$	19,742		$	20,102		$	19,319		$	15,284		$	11,489		$	10,393
Ratio (1)		—			—			—			0.26	x		2.03	x		1.98	x		2.88	x

(1) Earnings did not cover fixed charges by $33.6 million, $48.1 million and $27.8 million for the years ended September 30, 1998, 1999 and 2000.