<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001005127 <NAME> THE INDUS GROUP, INC. <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-START> JUL-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1996 <CASH> 2,203 <SECURITIES> 29,781 <RECEIVABLES> 27,235 <ALLOWANCES> 449 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 50,437 <PP&E> 10,094 <DEPRECIATION> 4,968 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 66,914 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 18,058 <BONDS> 0 <COMMON> 18 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 48,838 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 66,914 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 54,463 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 22,599 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 21,565 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 11,112 <INCOME-TAX> 4,594 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 6,518 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 6,700 <NET-INCOME> (182) <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.35 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.35