Exhibit 10.17


                           SunGard Data Systems Inc.
                      Summary Description of the Company's
                Annual Executive Incentive Compensation Program


SunGard Data Systems Inc. has an annual executive incentive compensation ("EIC")
program for its executive officers and other key management employees.  The
principal purpose of this program is to link a significant portion of annual
cash compensation to financial results and other goals, so as to reward
successful performance.

Each participant's EIC program contains certain financial and/or business goals
as targets.  These targets are established at the beginning of each year and
take into account the Company's overall financial and business goals for the
year.  The EIC program for corporate officers generally is based upon targeted
rates of increase in the Company's net income over the previous year and,
sometimes, additional performance goals specific to the officer's function.  For
the chief executive officers of the Company's operating business groups, the EIC
program targets generally are based upon budgeted operating income and average
number of days sales outstanding in accounts receivable of the business units
managed by the group chief executive officers.  For other key management
employees, the EIC program targets are based upon financial and/or business
goals related to the business units they manage and, sometimes, additional
performance goals specific to their individual functions.

Generally, the EIC programs contain an incentive compensation amount related to
each target.  If the target is achieved, then the related incentive compensation
amount is earned.  For most financial goals, there are minimum, midpoint and
goal targets.  The incentive amount related to the minimum and midpoint targets
usually are 25% and 50%, respectively, of the incentive amount related to the
goal target.  If the actual result is less than the minimum target, then no
incentive amount is earned.  If the actual result is between the minimum and
midpoint targets, or between the midpoint and goal targets, then the incentive
amount earned is calculated by interpolation.  If the actual result is more than
the goal target, then the incentive amount earned is equal to the amount related
to the goal target plus, in some cases, an additional incentive amount based
upon the extent to which the goal was exceeded.