INTEGRAL SYSTEMS, INC.
                             10Q
                      FOR QUARTER ENDING
                      DECEMBER 31, 1996

               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    WASHINGTON, DC   20549
                           FORM 10-Q


  X  	Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 1996 or

_____	Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) 
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from  		 to  		

Commission file number		0-18603


                 INTEGRAL SYSTEMS, INC.			
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)


		Maryland                         52-1267968
	(State or other jurisdiction of  (I.R.S. Employer
	incorporation or organization)    (Identification No.)


5000 Philadelphia Way, Suite A, Lanham, MD	20706
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(301) 731-4233



(Former name, address and fiscal year, if changed since last 
report)

Indicate by checkmark 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		


As of December 31, 1996 the aggregate market value of the 
Common Stock of the Registrant (based upon the average bid and 
ask prices of the Common Stock as reported by the market 
makers) held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was 
$20,198,845.

Registrant has 952,533 shares of common stock outstanding as 
of December 31, 1996.


                    INTEGRAL SYSTEMS, INC.
                      TABLE OF CONTENTS


	
                                                   Page No.
Part I   Financial Information:

Item 1.  Financial Statements

Balance Sheets - December 31, 1996, September 30, 1996.....1

Statements of Operations Three Months 
Ended December 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995..............3

Statement of Cash Flow Three Months Ended December 31, 
1996 and December 31, 1995.................................4

Statement of Stockholders' Equity Three Months
Ended December 31, 1996....................................5

Notes to Financial Statements..............................6

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
Condition and Results of Operations........................7


Part II   Other Information:

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K	9



ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

             INTEGRAL SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
            December 31, 1996 and September 30, 1996
                                            

ASSETS
                                 December 31,     September 30,
                                    1996             1996
CURRENT ASSETS

Cash                             $1,046,009       $1,369,915 
Accounts Receivable               6,776,566        4,874,086 
Prepaid Expenses                     29,990           59,956
Deferred Income Taxes                73,913           73,913
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS              7,926,478        6,377,870

FIXED ASSETS

Electronic Equipment                664,930          728,956 
Furniture & Fixtures                 41,633           54,898 
Leasehold Improvements               11,364           11,364 
Software Purchases                  111,421           50,659 

SUBTOTAL                             829,348         845,877

Less:  Accum. Deprec.                342,758         446,769 

TOTAL FIXED ASSETS                   486,590         399,108 

OTHER ASSETS

Software Development Costs         1,330,834       1,295,514 
Deposits                               7,182           7,182

TOTAL OTHER ASSETS                 1,338,016       1,302,696 

TOTAL ASSETS                      $9,751,084      $8,079,674




                INTEGRAL SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
               December 31, 1996 and September 30, 1996

                   LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
   
                                             
                                  December 31,    September 30,
                                      1996             1996
CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accounts Payable                  $2,042,123       $  786,701 
Accrued Expenses                     936,134        1,157,356 
Billings in Excess of Cost           517,029          128,925 
Income Taxes Payable                 116,960           48,060 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES          3,612,246        2,121,042 

LONG TERM LIABILITIES

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common Stock, $.01 par value,
2,000,000 shares authorized,
and 952,533 shares issued and
outstanding at December 31, 1996
and September 30, 1996                 9,525           9,525 

Additional Paid-in Capital           825,311         825,311 
Retained Earnings                  5,304,002       5,123,796 

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY         6,138,838       5,958,632 

TOTAL LIABILITIES &
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY              $9,751,084      $8,079,674



              INTEGRAL SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

<s                                               
                                       Three Months Ended
                                             December
                                        1996            1995
Revenue                             $4,858,948      $2,300,015 

Cost of Revenue 
 Direct Labor                          992,156         790,845
 Overhead Costs                        810,176         634,566 
 Travel and Other Direct Costs          74,793          62,674 
 Direct Equipment & Subcontracts     2,102,885         129,858 

Total Cost of Revenue                3,980,010       1,617,943 

Gross Margin                           878,938         682,072 

Selling, General & Administrative      399,312         431,190 
Product Amortization                   165,000         127,140 
Income From Operations                 314,626         123,742 

Other Income (Expense)
 Interest Income                        13,218          20,454 
 Interest Expense                       (2,981)              8 
 Miscellaneous, net                    (31,257)        (43,275)

Total Other Income (Expense)           (21,020)        (22,813)

Income Before Income Taxes             293,606         100,929 

Provision for Income Taxes             113,400          39,000
 
Net Income                            $180,206         $61,929
Weighted Average Number of Common
Shares Outstanding During Period       952,533         944,913

Earnings per share                       $0.19           $0.07




              INTEGRAL SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


                                                      
                                           For the Three Months Ended
                                                    December 31,
                                                 1996            1995
Cash flows from operating actiivties:

Net income                                   $   180,206     $  61,929 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to
net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization                    215,089       166,949 
(Increase) decrease in:
  Accounts receivable                         (1,902,480)     (509,640)
  Prepaid expenses                                29,966        21,750 
(Decrease) increase in:
  Accounts payable                             1,255,422        14,384 
  Accrued expenses                              (221,222)     (253,503)
  Billings in excess of cost                     388,104        64,409 
  Income taxes payable                            68,900       (69,481)

Total Adjustments                               (166,221)     (565,132)

Net cash provided (used) by operations            13,985      (503,203)

Cash flow from investing activities:
  Acquisition of fixed assets                   (137,571)     (119,258)
  Increase in software development              (200,320)     (101,664)

Net cash provided (used)
in investing activities                         (337,891)     (220,922)

Cash flow from financing activities:
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock               0        49,275 

Net cash provided by financing activities              0        49,275 

Net increase (decrease) in cash                 (323,906)     (674,850)

Cash - beginning of year                       1,369,915     2,125,553 

Cash - end of period                          $1,046,009    $1,450,703 




                    STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                       FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
                            DECEMBER 31, 1996

                                                 

                            Number          Additional
                              of    Common  Paid-In    Retained
                            Shares   Stock  Capital    Earnings     Total
Balance September 30, 1996 952,533 $9,525 $825,311   $5,123,796 $5,958,632

Exercise of Stock Options        0      0        0      -                0

Net income                       -      -        -      180,206    180,206 

Balance December 31, 1996  952,533 $9,525 $825,311   $5,304,002	$6,138,838


                      INTEGRAL SYSTEMS, INC.

                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.	Basis of Presentation

The interim financial statements include the accounts 
of Integral Systems, Inc. (ISI) and its two wholly-
owned subsidiaries, Integral Marketing, Inc. (IMI) and 
InterSys, Inc. (INTSYS).  In the opinion of management, 
the financial statements reflect all adjustments 
consisting only of normal recurring accruals necessary 
for a fair presentation of results for such periods.  
The financial statements, which are condensed and do 
not include all disclosures included in the annual 
financial statements, should be read in conjunction 
with the consolidated financial statements of the 
Company for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996.  
The results of operations for any interim period are 
not necessarily indicative of results for the full 
year.

Certain accounts in the prior period financial 
statements have been reclassified for comparative 
purposes to conform with the presentation in the 
current year financial statements.


2.	Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable at December 31, 1996 and September 
30, 1996 consist of the following:

                 Dec. 31, 1996      Sept. 30, 1996
		
Billed             $4,068,839         $2,766,042
Unbilled            2,682,766          2,083,844
Other                  24,961             24,200

Total              $6,776,566         $4,874,086

The Company uses the direct write-off method for bad 
debts.

The Company's accounts receivable consist of amounts 
due on prime contracts and subcontracts with the U.S. 
Government and contracts with various private 
organizations.  Unbilled accounts receivable consist 
principally of amounts that are billed in the month 
following the incurrence of cost or when milestones are 
delivered under fixed price contracts.  All unbilled 
receivables are expected to be billed and collected 
within one year.


3.	Line-of-Credit

The Company has a line of credit agreement with a local 
bank for $1,200,000.  Borrowing under the line of 
credit bears interest at the bank's lending rate plus 
one-quarter of one percentage point per annum. Any 
accrued interest is payable monthly.  At December 31, 
1996 and September 30, 1996 the Company had no 
outstanding balance under the line of credit.



ITEM 2.	MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


     COMPARISON OF THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 
          TO THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
 
The components of the Company's income statement as a 
percentage of revenue are depicted in the following table 
for the quarters ended December 31, 1996 and December 31, 
1995.  Certain classifications and presentations from fiscal 
year 1996 have been changed to be consistent with fiscal 
year 1997 formats.

                                                
                                      % of                   % of
Quarter Ended Dec. 31,   1996	      Revenue   1995         Revenue
                     (000's omitted)        (000's omitted)	
				
Revenue               $4,859	        100.0    $2,300        100.0
				
Expenses				
    Cost of Revenue    3,980          82.0     1,618         70.4
    Selling, General
    & Admin.             399           8.2       431         18.7
    Prod. Amortization   165           3.4       127          5.5
    Other                 21            .4        23          1.0
    Income Taxes         114           2.3        39          1.7
				
Total Expenses         4,679          96.3     2,238         97.3
	 		 	
Net income              $280           3.7       $62          2.7





Revenue

The Company's principal components of revenue for the 1st 
quarters of fiscal years 1997 and 1996 are as follows:


                                                   

                                          % of                   % of
Quarter Ended Dec. 31,          1996    Revenue     1995       Revenue
                         (000's omitted)        (000's omitted)	
				
Government Revenue           $3,150      64.8      $1,331      57.9
				
Commercial Revenue				
    EPOCH                     1,431      29.5         772      33.6
    OASYS/DRS/Other             141       2.9          93       4.0
    IMI                         137       2.8         104       4.5
				
    Total                     1,709      35.2         969      42.1
				
Total Consolidated Revenue   $4,859     100.0      $2,300     100.0


Consolidated revenue more than doubled between the quarter 
ended December 31, 1996 and the quarter ended December 31, 
1995, increasing by approximately $2,560,000.  The revenue 
growth is principally attributable to a Government contract 
awarded to the Company during the latter half of fiscal year 
1996.  This contract alone generated approximately $2.1 
million of 1st quarter revenue in fiscal year 1997, 
including the pass through of approximately $1.5 million of 
equipment and subcontract costs during the period.

During the 1st quarter of fiscal year 1997, the Company 
derived approximately 35% of its revenue from the sale of 
its commercial products and related services as opposed to 
42% of such revenue during the prior fiscal year 1st 
quarter.  The percentage decrease is a reflection of the 
revenue contribution from the Government contract mentioned 
above and not necessarily an indication of longer term 
revenue trends.

Although the Company believes that its full cadre of 
software products is important for its future growth and 
prosperity, to date the Company's largest product investment 
relates to the development of its EPOCH software, a COTS 
(commercial off-the-shelf) product for satellite command and 
control.  The Company believes that it is unique in its 
status as the only entity with COTS software capable of 
"flying" satellites built by any satellite manufacturer in 
the world.  In fact during April, 1996 the Company received 
a strategically important contract to provide its COTS 
products (and related integration services) to command and 
control a fleet of satellites composed of spacecraft from 
multiple manufacturers. The Company believes that several 
recent and pending commercial contracts have been (or 
shortly will be) awarded as a result of this contract 
reference.

During the 1st quarter of fiscal year 1997, the Company 
recorded approximately $1.4 million of revenue for its EPOCH 
product and associated services compared to $800,000 of 
revenue during the 1st quarter of fiscal year 1996.  The 
1997 EPOCH revenue total included approximately $160,000 of 
license revenue compared to approximately $135,000 of this 
revenue type recorded in 1996.

In addition, the Company recorded approximately $140,000 of 
revenue during the quarter ended December 31, 1996 from the 
sale of other proprietary software products, (i.e. OASYS and 
DRS) compared to approximately $90,000 of such revenue for 
the quarter ended December 31, 1995.  OASYS (Orbital 
Analysis System) is an additional COTS product that can 
either be sold in conjunction with EPOCH or as a standalone 
product.  DRS (DOMSAT Receive Station) is a product that 
facilitates the collection, storage, and analysis of 
environmental data.  Included in the current quarter revenue 
total is $85,000 of OASYS license revenues which compares to 
$35,000 of such revenue during the comparable quarter in 
fiscal year 1996.
 
Because license revenues have nominal marginal costs 
associated with them, this form of revenue is highly 
important to the Company's overall profitability.  Looking 
forward to the balance of fiscal year 1997 and beyond, the 
Company is encouraged that its current contract backlog 
includes in excess of $750,000 of unearned license revenues 
for its EPOCH and OASYS products. 


Expenses

Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue for the 1st 
quarter of fiscal year 1997 was 82.0% compared to 70.4% for 
the 1st quarter of fiscal year 1996.  The increased 
percentage in fiscal year 1997 is higher than the Company's 
typical cost of revenue percentage due to the extremely high 
equipment and subcontract content that has been passed 
through during the current quarter.  During the quarter, in 
excess of $2.1 million of equipment and subcontract costs 
were incurred, of which $1.5 million was incurred under the 
major Government contract described above.  Because 
equipment and subcontract costs have lower margins 
associated with them than the Company's other cost 
components, the gross profit percentage for the 1st quarter 
of fiscal year 1997 was significantly lower than the 
percentage during the 1st quarter of fiscal year 1996.


SG&A decreased in both absolute terms (by approximately 
$30,000) and as a percentage of revenue (8.2% vs. 18.7%) in 
the 1st quarter of fiscal year 1997 compared to the 1st 
quarter of fiscal year 1996.  The Company believes that the 
decrease in absolute dollars is immaterial and that the 
decrease in percentage terms is not particularly meaningful 
due to the large equipment and subcontract component in the 
current period revenue figure.

Amortization expense increased by almost $40,000 in the 
current quarter compared to last year's quarter, reflecting 
the Company's expanding software development amortization 
base.  The increase was incurred despite the fact that all 
software development costs for the Company's DRS and 
information systems products were fully amortized in fiscal 
year 1996.


General

Overall, net income as a percentage of revenue was 3.7% in 
1st quarter of fiscal year 1997 compared to 2.7% in for the 
1st quarter in fiscal year 1996.  The increased percentage 
was achieved due to greater license revenue recognized and 
to the stabilization of SG&A expenses on an increased sales 
base.  Further the Company recorded its highest ever 
quarterly revenue total ($4.9 million), exceeding its 
previous high established in the 4th quarter of fiscal year 
1996 by over 23%, (i.e. $900,000).  Because of its 1ST 
quarter performance, its current and significant backlog, 
and contracts believed to be imminently received, the 
Company believes that results for fiscal year 1997 in its 
entirety will exceed those recorded for fiscal year 1996 for 
both revenue and profitability.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company has been profitable on an annual basis since 
inception and has been able to generate adequate cash flow 
from operations to fund its operating and capital expenses.  
To supplement operating cash flows, the Company has access 
to a line of credit facility in the amount of $1.2 million 
which is currently unused. (See Note 3 of the Notes to 
Financial Statements.)  During the 1st quarter of fiscal 
year 1997, the Company generated approximately $14,000 from 
operating activities and used approximately $338,000 for 
investing activities, including approximately $200,000 for 
newly capitalized software development costs.

As a result of its current cash reserves, its unused line of 
credit, its current profitability and its projected 
profitability for the balance of fiscal year 1997, the 
Company believes it will have adequate cash resources to 
meet its obligations for the foreseeable future. Although 
operating and investing activities consumed significant sums 
of cash during fiscal year 1996 and to a lesser extent the 
1st quarter of fiscal year 1997, the Company does not 
believe it will have to rely on external sources of cash 
(i.e. its line of credit) to fund its growth and future 
software development in fiscal year 1997.

In terms of capital purchases, historically the Company has 
funded such items through operating cash flow or capital 
lease.  The Company currently has no plans for major capital 
purchases in the ensuing twelve month period, although the 
Company plans to continue to invest in the continued 
development and improvement of its principal software 
products, EPOCH and OASYS.


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

6.  	Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

a.  Exhibits
           None



SIGNATURES




Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange 
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to 
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly 
authorized.

                                INTEGRAL SYSTEMS, INC.
                                     (Registrant)


Date:		February 12, 1997		By:			/s/	
	
						Thomas L. Gough
						President



Date:		February 12, 1997		By:			/s/	
	
						Elaine M. Parfitt
						Director of Accounting/Controller
						(Principal Accounting Officer)