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<FN>
<F1>IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF LOR/GESKE BOCK ASSOCIATES, INC., THE
COMPANY RECOGNIZED A ONE-TIME EXPENSE AMOUNTING TO $7.1 MILLION OF IN PROCESS
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
<F2>IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 1996, COMMON SHARE EQUIVALENTS, IF INCLUDED, WOULD
HAVE AN ANTI-DILUTIVE EFFECT ON THE NET LOSS PER SHARE CALCULATION, AND ARE
THEREFORE EXCLUDED FROM THE FULLY DILUTED CALCULATION.  IF INCLUDED, THE NET
LOSS PER SHARE WOULD BE $0.91 PER SHARE.
</FN>