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                                  Exhibit (99)

                               SCS/COMPUTE, INC.
                                 BALANCE SHEET
                                JANUARY 8, 1996
                                   UNAUDITED



                                                                
Cash                                                                  927,236   
Net accounts receivable                                             2,516,242   
Deferred income taxes                                               1,287,474   
Inventory                                                             134,089   
Prepaid expenses                                                      475,957   
                                                                   ----------   
    Total current assets                                            5,340,998   
                                                                                
Net fixed assets                                                      878,612   
                                                                                
Deferred income taxes                                               3,049,645   
                                                                                
Software development costs                                          5,519,516   
Purchased customer contracts                                          709,681   
Excess cost over net assets acquired                                3,848,881   
Other assets                                                          406,626   
                                                                   ----------   
    Total other assets                                             10,484,704   
                                                                                
    Total assets                                                   19,753,959   
                                                                   ----------   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Current maturity of long-term debt                                  1,430,000   
Accounts payable                                                    1,012,880   
Accrued wages                                                         306,713   
Sales tax payable                                                     797,792   
Accrued interest                                                       56,171   
Other accrued expenses                                                387,990   
Deferred revenue                                                    5,274,146   
                                                                   ----------   
    Total current liabilities                                       9,265,692   
                                                                                
Long-term debt                                                      7,680,000   
                                                                                
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS                                                 2,808,268   
                                                                   ----------   
                                                                                
    Total liabilities and capital and surplus                      19,753,959   
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