<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001005127 <NAME> The Indus Group, Inc. <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-START> APR-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997 <CASH> 313 <SECURITIES> 29,533 <RECEIVABLES> 24,908 <ALLOWANCES> 549 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 57,900 <PP&E> 14,297 <DEPRECIATION> 6,282 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 84,475 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 16,690 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 19 <OTHER-SE> 67,766 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 84,475 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 23,493 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 10,032 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 8,973 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 4,885 <INCOME-TAX> 1,954 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 2,931 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 2,931 <EPS-PRIMARY> .15 <EPS-DILUTED> .15