<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001005127 <NAME> THE INDUS GROUP, INC. <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1996 <CASH> 420 <SECURITIES> 31,794 <RECEIVABLES> 24,264 <ALLOWANCES> 449 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 41,321 <PP&E> 8,771 <DEPRECIATION> 4,573 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 61,732 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 18,573 <BONDS> 0 <COMMON> 18 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 43,141 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 61,732 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 34,458 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 14,037 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 14,328 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 6,521 <INCOME-TAX> 2,667 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 3,854 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 6,700 <NET-INCOME> (2,846) <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.21 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.21