SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                              FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

/X/  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1995

                                   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 0-17136

                           BMC SOFTWARE, INC.
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           DELAWARE                             74-212610
(State or other jurisdiction of     (IRS Employer identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

          BMC SOFTWARE, INC.
       2101 CityWest Boulevard
            Houston, Texas                          77042
(Address of principal executive officer)           (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number including area code: (713) 918-8800

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 ___

As of August 2, 1995, there were outstanding 25,254,111 shares of
Common Stock, par value $.01, of the registrant.



                  BMC SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                      Quarter Ended June 30, 1995

                                 INDEX


                                                                PAGE
                                                                ----
PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   Financial Statements                                     2

          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
          June 30, 1995 (Unaudited) and March 31, 1995             2

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
          Three months ended June 30, 1995 and 1994
          (Unaudited)                                              4

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
          Three months ended June 30, 1995 and 1994
          (Unaudited)                                              5

          Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
          Statements                                               6

Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results
          of Operations and Financial Condition                    8

Part II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     14

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                        14

          SIGNATURES                                              15


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Part I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements



                      BMC SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                (in thousands)



                                         June 30,    March 31,
                                           1995        1995
ASSETS                                 -----------   ---------
                                       (Unaudited)
                                                  
Current assets:

      Cash and cash equivalents          $ 21,890    $  39,494

      Securities held to maturity          87,526       54,330

      Trade accounts receivable, net       62,428       64,741

      Other accounts receivable             7,163        5,641

      Prepaid expenses and other            4,306        6,432

      Deferred income and other taxes      11,146       12,262
                                         --------     --------
             Total current assets         194,459      182,900
                                         --------     --------
Property and equipment, net               101,709      101,288

Software development costs, net            18,163       16,499

Purchased software, net                    10,232       11,118

Securities held to maturity               176,827      180,009

Finance receivables, long-term              6,762        8,047

Deferred charges and other assets           3,056        2,788
                                         --------     --------
                                         $511,208     $502,649
                                         ========     ========



See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                      BMC SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                   (in thousands, except share information)
                                  (continued)





                                                    June 30,     March 31,
                                                      1995         1995
  LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY             -----------   ---------
                                                   (Unaudited)
                                                              
Current liabilities:
   Trade accounts payable                           $  9,140     $ 11,344
   Accrued liabilities                                17,812       35,564
   Taxes payable                                      10,318        3,427
   Current portion of deferred revenue                96,113       97,399
                                                    --------     --------
       Total current liabilities                     133,383      147,734
                                                    --------     --------
Deferred revenue and other                            48,039       48,761
                                                    --------     --------
       Total liabilities                             181,422      196,495
                                                    --------     --------
Stockholders' equity:
   Preferred stock, $.01 par value,
      1,000,000 shares authorized, none
      issued and outstanding                              --           --
   Common stock, $.01 par value,  90,000
      shares authorized, 26,260,000 shares issued        262          262
   Additional paid-in capital                         65,247       67,864
   Retained earnings                                 323,933      296,467
   Foreign currency translation adjustment              (399)        (282)
                                                    --------     --------
                                                     389,043      364,311

   Less treasury stock (1,032,000 and 1,010,000
       shares, respectively)                          56,131       54,694
   Less unearned portion of restricted
      stock compensation                               3,126        3,463
                                                    --------     --------
       Total stockholders' equity                    329,786      306,154
                                                    --------     --------
                                                    $511,208     $502,649
                                                    ========     ========




  See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                    BMC SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
                   (in thousands, except per share data)
                                (Unaudited)



                                          Three Months Ended
                                               June 30,
                                      -----------------------
                                         1995           1994
                                      --------        -------
                                                
Revenues:
   Licenses                            $54,796        $44,311
   Maintenance                          38,504         33,689
                                       -------        -------
     Total revenues                     93,300         78,000
                                       -------        -------
Operating expenses:
   Selling and marketing                24,572         20,468
   Research and development             14,106         13,919
   Cost of maintenance services
      and product licenses              10,271          8,189
   General and administrative            7,938          6,194
                                       -------        -------
       Total operating expenses         56,887         48,770
                                       -------        -------
          Operating income              36,413         29,230

Other income                             3,683          2,800
                                       -------        -------
Earnings before taxes                   40,096         32,030

Income taxes                            12,630          9,929
                                       -------        -------
Net earnings                           $27,466        $22,101
                                       =======        =======
Earnings per share                     $  1.06        $   .86
                                       =======        =======
Shares used in computing
  earnings per share                    25,916         25,698
                                       =======        =======




See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



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                  BMC SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                            (in thousands)
                              (Unaudited)



                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                                  June 30,
                                                            --------------------
                                                              1995        1994
                                                            --------    --------
                                                                  
Cash flows from operating activities:
     Net earnings                                           $ 27,466    $ 22,101
     Adjustments to reconcile net earnings
       to net cash provided by operating
       activities:
          Depreciation and amortization                        6,572       4,917
          Net change in receivables,
            payables and other items                         (11,308)     16,236
                                                            --------    --------
Total adjustments                                             (4,736)     21,153
                                                            --------    --------
          Net cash provided by operating activities           22,730      43,254
                                                            --------    --------

Cash flows from investing activities:
     Net capital expenditures                                 (3,594)     (4,012)
     Capitalization of software development                   (4,177)        --
     Purchases of securities held to maturity                (31,241)    (25,597)
     Proceeds from securities held to maturity                 1,227      20,069
     (Increase) decrease in long-term finance receivables      1,285      (7,100)
                                                            --------    --------
          Net cash used in investing activities              (36,500)    (16,640)
                                                            --------    --------

Cash flows from financing activities:
     Earned portion of restricted
          stock compensation                                     337      (1,276)
     Income tax reduction relating
          to stock options                                       660       1,031
     Stock options exercised and other                         1,148         --
     Net treasury stock acquired                              (5,862)    (26,620)
                                                            --------    --------
          Net cash used in financing activities               (3,717)    (26,865)
                                                            --------    --------

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                         (117)        109
                                                            --------    --------
Net change in cash and cash equivalents                      (17,604)       (142)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period              39,494      37,814
                                                            --------    --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                  $ 21,890    $ 37,672
                                                            --------    --------
Supplemental disclosure of cash
     flow information:
          Cash paid for Income taxes                        $  2,200    $  2,696
                                                            ========    ========


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                      BMC SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of BMC Software, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries
(collectively, the "Company"). All significant intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

     The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial
statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals)
which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of
the results for the interim periods presented. These financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to
Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include
all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted
accounting principles for complete financial statements.

     These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
Company's annual audited financial statements for the year ended March 31,
1995, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K.

NOTE 2 - EARNINGS PER SHARE

     Earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common
shares and common stock equivalents outstanding for the period. For purposes
of this calculation, outstanding stock options and unearned restricted stock
shares are considered common stock equivalents using the treasury stock
method. Fully diluted earnings per share is the same as, or not materially
different from, primary earnings per share and, accordingly, is not presented.

NOTE 3 - SECURITIES HELD TO MATURITY

     Management determines the appropriate classification of debt and equity
securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such designation as of
each subsequent balance sheet date. The Company has the ability and intent to
hold all securities in its portfolio to maturity and thus has classified
these securities as "held to maturity" pursuant to Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No.115. These securities have been recorded at
amortized cost in the Company's balance sheets. The following table
summarizes the Company's securities as of June 30 and March 31, 1995:


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                      BMC SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
                                 (continued)



                                             June 30,                March 31,
                                               1995                    1995
                                       --------------------    --------------------
                                       Carrying     Market     Carrying     Market
                                        Amount       Value      Amount       Value
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------
                                                      ($ in thousands)
                                                                
MARKETABLE SECURITIES
(MATURITIES WITHIN 1 YEAR)

Municipal Securities                   $ 48,970    $ 48,995    $ 32,652    $ 32,583

Preferred  stock                         25,950      25,950      19,050      19,050

Corporate Notes, Bonds and Other         12,606      12,663       2,628       2,572
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------

                                       $ 87,526    $ 87,608    $ 54,330    $ 54,205
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------
MARKETABLE SECURITIES
(MATURITIES FROM 1-5 YEARS)

Municipal Securities                   $130,160    $131,388    $122,212    $121,586

Preferred stock                           2,000       2,000       8,900       8,900

Corporate Notes, Bonds and Other         44,667      45,441      48,897      48,749
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------

                                       $176,827    $178,829    $180,009    $179,235
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------

                                       $264,353    $266,437    $234,339    $233,440
                                       ========    ========    ========    ========


NOTE 4 - SUBSEQUENT EVENT

     On July 19, 1995, the Company declared a two-for-one stock split of its
common stock. The stock split will be effected in the form of a stock
dividend. Stockholders of record at the close of business on August 4, 1995
are entitled to receive one share of common stock for each share held. The
payment date for the distribution of shares is August 14, 1995 and the
company will pay cash in lieu of issuing fractional shares. The shares used
in computing earnings per share do not reflect this stock dividend.


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                  BMC SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                Management's Discussion and Analysis of
             Results of Operations and Financial Condition

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

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the
percentages that selected items in the Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Earnings bear to total revenues:



                                 Percentage of Total Revenues
                                      Three Months Ended
                                           June 30,
                                 ----------------------------
                                   1995               1994
                                 -------            ---------
                                              
Revenues:
  License                          58.7%              56.8%
  Maintenance
                                   41.3               43.2
                                  -----              -----
    Total revenues                100.0              100.0

Operating expenses:
  Selling and marketing            26.4               26.2
  Research and development         15.1               17.9
  Cost of maintenance services
     and product licenses          11.0               10.5
  General and administrative        8.5                7.9
                                  -----              -----

Operating income                   39.0               37.5

Other income                        3.9                3.5
                                  -----              -----

Earnings before taxes              42.9               41.0

Income taxes                       13.5               12.7
                                  -----              -----

Net earnings                       29.4%              28.3%
                                  =====              =====



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                  BMC SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
             RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
                              (CONTINUED)


REVENUES



                                          Three Months Ended
                                                June 30,
                                         --------------------
                                           1995         1994       Change
                                         -------      -------      ------
                                                          
     North American license revenues     $34,296      $33,127        3.5%
     International license revenues       20,500       11,184       83.3%
                                         -------      -------
       Total license revenues             54,796       44,311       23.7%

     Maintenance Revenues                 38,504       33,689       14.3%
                                         -------      -------
       Total revenues                    $93,300      $78,000       19.6%
                                         =======      =======


LICENSE REVENUES

      License  revenues are product license fees paid  when a customer
initially  licenses a product, central processing unit ("CPU") upgrade
fees  and  license restructuring fees.  CPU  upgrade  fees are charged
when  a customer acquires the right to run an already-licensed product
on additional processing capacity, which may be measured traditionally
by  CPU or by millions of  instructions  per  second ("MIPS"). The CPU
upgrade  fee  category  includes  fees  for  current  and  for  future
additional processing capacity. License restructuring  fees  grant the
customer increased discounts  when calculating future  maintenance and
upgrade  charges. Total CPU  upgrade fees for the  quarter  ended June
30,  1995, as a percentage of total revenues, were in  the  mid-twenty
percent range.

      North American license revenues comprised 63%, and international
license  revenues  comprised 37%, of total  license  revenues  in  the
quarter  ended  June 30, 1995.  North American license growth  in  the
first  quarter  was attributable to  increased  license  restructuring
fees received under the  Company's enterprise  licensing  program  and
increased  product  license  fees  from  the  Company's  open  systems
products.  Enterprise license fees,  primarily  CPU  upgrade  fees for
future  additional  processing  capacity,  and  product  license  fees
from the Company's mainframe products were the principal  contributors
to license revenue growth  internationally.   Of the  83%  increase in
international license revenues in  the  first quarter  of fiscal 1996,
approximately 6% is attributed to changes in foreign currency exchange
rates from the first quarter of fiscal 1995.

      The  Company  continues  to  rely  on  enterprise  license fees,
primarily  CPU  upgrade  fees  for  additional processing capacity and
license  restructuring  fees,  as  significant  components of  license
revenue  growth, license revenues and total revenues.   An  enterprise
license allows the customer to run an unlimited number of copies of  a
product on its CPUs without regard to their size, subject to a maximum
limit  on  the aggregate power of the CPUs as measured in  MIPS.   The
Company expects enterprise license fees and license fees from its open
systems  products to be the primary sources of license  revenue growth
for the remainder of fiscal 1996. The Company's operating results are
dependent  on  the timely closing of large, independently  significant
transactions, which  can  have  extended  sales  cycles  and  be  less
predictable,   due  in  part  to  higher  customer  approval   levels.
Continued  demand  for  enterprise  licenses  depends  upon customers'

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                  BMC SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
             RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
                              (CONTINUED)


increasing  reliance  on  their IBM and IBM-compatible mainframe data-
base  management systems and the resulting increase in mainframe MIPS.

      The   database  management  line  of  products,  comprising  the
Company's   tools  and  utilities  for  IBM's  IMS  and  DB2 mainframe
database  management systems, contributed approximately  73%  of total
revenues  and  75%  of  license  revenues  in the first quarter. Total
revenues and license revenues of these product lines increased 18% and
19%, respectively, compared to the year-ago first quarter.

MAINTENANCE REVENUES

      Maintenance  revenues  represent  maintenance  fees  charged  to
perpetual  license  customers entitling them to product  enhancements,
technical  support services and ongoing compatibility with third-party
operating  systems. A warranty period of one year or less is  included
in  the  initial license for the Company's products; accordingly,  the
Company   classifies  a  portion  of  the  initial  license   fee   as
maintenance.  All maintenance revenues are recognized ratably over the
term  of  the  maintenance  agreement.  The  increase  in  maintenance
revenues  is attributable to a growing installed base of the Company's
products  resulting  from additional license  sales  as  well  as  CPU
upgrades, which generate higher maintenance fees.  The growth rate  in
maintenance  revenues has slowed primarily as a result of  the  higher
discounts granted to customers as a result  of license  restructurings
and enterprise license agreements.

EXPENSES



                                       Three Months Ended
                                            June 30,
                                       ------------------
                                        1995       1994    Change
                                       -------   -------   ------
                                                   
     Selling and Marketing Expenses    $24,572   $20,468    20.1%
     Research and Development
       Expenses                         14,106    13,919     1.3%
     Cost of Maintenance Services
         and Product Licenses           10,271     8,189    25.4%
     General and Administrative
         Expenses                        7,938     6,194    28.2%
                                       -------   -------
            Total operating expenses   $56,887   $48,770    16.6%
                                       =======   =======


SELLING AND MARKETING EXPENSES

     Selling and marketing expenses increased primarily as a result of
the  addition  of   software  consultants, sales  representatives  and
marketing personnel related to the Company's new software offerings in
the  open  systems  market.  Additionally, the Company  increased  its
participation  in  trade  shows and other marketing  activities.   The
Company  also  incurred certain costs relative to international  sales
personnel  changes.  As a percentage of total revenues, the  Company's
total selling and marketing expenses have remained constant at 26%  of
total revenues.


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                  BMC SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                Management's Discussion and Analysis of
             Results of Operations and Financial Condition
                              (continued)


RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES

      The Company's research and development expenditures in the first
three  months  of fiscal 1996 increased only $187,000 from  the  first
three  months of fiscal 1995.  Virtually all of the growth in research
and  development  expenses was capitalized into  software  development
costs  in  accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 86.  These costs directly relate to new product development
of  open systems and mainframe software products.  As a percentage  of
total revenues, research and development expenses decreased to 15%  in
the  first  quarter of fiscal 1996 from 18% in the  first  quarter  of
fiscal 1995.

COST OF MAINTENANCE SERVICES AND PRODUCT LICENSES

      Cost  of  maintenance  services and  product  licenses  expenses
consist   of  amortization  of  purchased  and  internally   developed
software,  compensation  of technical support  personnel  and  royalty
fees.  These costs have increased in the first quarter of fiscal  1996
primarily  as a result of the increased amortization of purchased  and
internally developed software.  Also, to a lesser extent, increases in
royalty  fees have contributed to the increase in cost of  maintenance
services  and  product licenses.  As a percentage of  total  revenues,
these  expenses  increased slightly from 10% in the first  quarter  of
fiscal 1995 to 11% in the first quarter of fiscal 1996.

      For  the  first quarter of fiscal 1996, the Company  capitalized
$4,177,000 in software development costs pursuant to SFAS No. 86.  The
Company  amortized  software  costs of  $2,513,000  during  the  first
quarter  of  fiscal 1996.  In the first quarter of  fiscal  1995,  the
Company  did  not capitalize any software development  costs  but  did
record $1,951,000 of software cost amortization expense.

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

      General  and administrative expenses increased to  9%  of  total
revenues in the first three months of fiscal 1996 up from 8% of  total
revenues  in  the first three months of fiscal 1995.  The increase  of
$1,744,000 in these  expenses is in  line with the  Company's plan  to
grow   its  administrative  functions to a level  which  supports  the
overall growth in business activity.  Also, the Company's general  and
administrative  expenses were relatively low in the first  quarter  of
fiscal 1995 due to the timing of certain legal, professional and other
administrative services.  While the Company anticipates  that  general
and  administrative expenses will continue to approximate 9% of  total
revenues,  these  expenses are subject to fluctuations  based  on  the
timing   of   certain  consulting,  legal,  professional   and   other
discretionary costs.


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                  BMC SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                Management's Discussion and Analysis of
             Results of Operations and Financial Condition
                              (continued)


OTHER INCOME

       For  the  first  quarter  of  fiscal  1996,  other  income  was
$3,683,000,  reflecting an increase of 32% over  $2,800,000  of  other
income  in  the  same quarter of fiscal 1995.   Other income  consists
primarily  of  interest  earned  on tax-exempt  municipal  securities,
auction preferred stock, Eurodollar deposits, financed receivables and
money  market  funds.   The increase is the  result  of  greater  cash
balances and increased interest rates.

INCOME TAXES

      For  the  first quarter of fiscal 1996, income tax  expense  was
$12,630,000,  compared to $9,929,000 for the same  quarter  in  fiscal
1995.   The  Company's  income tax expense  represents   the   federal
statutory  rate  of 35%, plus certain state taxes,  reduced   by   the
benefit  from  the  Company's Foreign Sales Corporation, the effect of
tax  exempt  interest  earned  from temporary  cash  investments   and
foreign income taxes.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

      The Company has financed its growth through funds generated from
operations.   As  of  June  30,  1995,  the  Company  had  cash,  cash
equivalents and securities of $286,243,000.

      The  Company's  1995  stock repurchase  program  authorized  the
purchase  of  up  to  1,000,000 shares of common  stock.   During  the
quarter ended June 30, 1995, the Company repurchased 72,500 shares  of
its  common stock in open market transactions.  As of June  30,  1995,
the Company was authorized by its Board of Directors to purchase up to
656,300 remaining shares.

      The  Company  believes  that existing cash  balances  and  funds
generated  from  operations will be sufficient to meet  its  liquidity
requirements for the foreseeable future.

FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS

       Numerous  factors  affect  the  Company's  operating   results,
including  general  economic  conditions,  market  acceptance  of  its
products and competitive pressures.  The Company derives over  95%  of
its  revenues  from  software  products  for  IBM  and  IBM-compatible
mainframe   computers.   CPU  upgrade  fees  and  enterprise   license
transactions  are  an  integral component of the  Company's  mainframe
business  and  the  percentage  of  license  revenues  contributed  by
enterprise license transactions has increased over the last two fiscal
years.   See   "Results   of   Operations-Revenues-License   Revenues"
above.   The   Company  believes that, over the past two  years,  this
business  has  been  driven by an increase  in  customers'  long  term
investments  in  their  mainframe systems and processing  capacity  as
hardware  costs  have declined dramatically and the  efficacy  of  the
mainframe   platform  was  reaffirmed  for  large  enterprises.    The
Company's  future  operating  results are  dependent  upon  customers'
continued requirements for, and investment in, their mainframe systems
software.   Future  operating  results  are  also  dependent  on   the
continued improved results of the Company's international operations.

      The Company's stock price has been highly volatile over the last
several  years.   Future revenues, earnings and stock  prices  may  be
subject to wide swings, particularly on a quarterly


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                  BMC SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                Management's Discussion and Analysis of
             Results of Operations and Financial Condition
                              (continued)


basis.   The  stock  price of software companies in general,  and  the
Company  in particular, is primarily based on expectations  of  future
revenue  and earnings growth.  Any failure of revenues or earnings  to
meet  expected levels in a period would likely have an adverse  effect
on  the  Company's  stock price.  A high percentage of  the  Company's
sales  is  closed at the end of each quarter, and there has  been  and
continues to be a trend toward larger single sales transactions, which
can  have extended sales cycles and are less predictable.  The Company
may  not know whether revenues and earnings will meet expected results
until the end of a quarter.

      The  Company's ability to sustain growth depends in part on  the
timely  development  or  acquisition of  successful  new  and  updated
products.  The Company is investing heavily in the development of  new
products  for  the rapidly growing client/server market  and  for  its
existing  mainframe market.  The Company believes it has the resources
to  compete  effectively in these markets.  Software  development  is,
however,  a  complex  and creative process that can  be  difficult  to
accurately schedule and predict, and the Company has experienced  long
development cycles for certain of its products.  As is typical in  its
industry, the Company has experienced product delays in the  past  and
may have delays in the future.  Delays in new product introductions or
less-than-anticipated market acceptance of these  new  products  could
have  an  adverse  effect  on  the Company's  revenues  and  earnings.
Further, the Company's strategic plans contemplate significant revenue
growth from its client/server product families.  This market is highly
dynamic  and is characterized by rapid change and intense competition.
While  the  Company  believes its products that address  this  market,
including  those  under  development, will compete  effectively,  this
market will be relatively unpredictable over the next few years.

      CPU  upgrade fees have contributed between 19% and 27% of  total
revenues  over the last three fiscal years.  The charging  of  upgrade
fees  based  on  CPU tier classifications is standard among  mainframe
systems  software  vendors, including IBM.  The pricing  of  mainframe
systems  software, including the charging of tier-based upgrade  fees,
is  under continued pressure from customers.  Although the Company has
adopted  MIPS-based pricing for large enterprise licenses, it has  not
significantly  changed its effective charges for  its  products.   The
Company  believes  its current pricing policies most properly  reflect
the value provided by its products.  IBM provides alternatives to tier-
based  pricing with respect to its large mainframe CPUs.  This  action
has  increased pricing pressures within the mainframe systems software
markets.   If  future changes in the competition  were  to  result  in
significant  price  decreases that were not  offset  by  sales  volume
increases,  the  Company's  business and financial  results  would  be
adversely affected.


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                  BMC SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

          None


Item 6.   EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

          (A)  EXHIBITS.

          (B)  REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

               None

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                                 SIGNATURES

   Pursuant to the requirements 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.


                                       BMC SOFTWARE, INC.



Date: August 14, 1995                  By: /s/ MAX P. WATSON JR.
      ---------------                      ---------------------
                                           Max P. Watson Jr.
                                           Chairman of the Board, President and
                                           Chief Executive Officer


Date: August 14, 1995                  By: /s/ Kevin M. Klausmeyer
      ---------------                      -----------------------
                                           Chief Accounting Officer


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