FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

(Mark One)

      |X|   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
            EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended:         March 31, 1999

                                       OR

      |_|   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
            EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from:                      to:
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Commission file number:

                               TRIDEX CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Connecticut                                                           06-0682273
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(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

                        61 Wilton Road, Westport CT 06880
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (203) 226-1144
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Former address:
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report.)

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 Months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. 

                                 YES |X| NO |_|

                APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
                   PROCEEDING DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and
reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan
confirmed by a court.

                                 YES |_| NO |_|

                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class                                                    Outstanding May 7, 1999
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Common stock, no par value                                             6,368,289


                       TRIDEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                      INDEX

                                                                        Page No.
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PART I.   Financial Information:

     Item 1.      Financial Statements

                  Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
                  March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998                        3

                  Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the
                  Quarters Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998                      4

                  Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the
                  Quarters Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998                      5

                  Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements        6

      Item 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of the Results of
                  Operations and Financial Condition                          9

PART II. Other Information:

      Item 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                           12

Signatures                                                                   12

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 11        Computation of Per Share Earnings                          13


                       TRIDEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
                             (Dollars in Thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)



                                                            ------------------------------------
                                                              March 31, 1999   December 31, 1998
                                                                                     
ASSETS                                                       
Current assets:                                              
   Cash and cash equivalents                                  $          893    $           18
   Receivables                                                         9,177             7,806
   Inventories                                                         7,863             7,941
   Deferred tax assets                                                 1,092             1,092
   Other current assets                                                  297               278
                                                            ------------------------------------
     Total current assets                                             19,322            17,135
                                                            ------------------------------------
                                                             
Plant and equipment                                                    4,416             4,251
Less accumulated depreciation                                         (1,981)           (1,806)
                                                            ------------------------------------
                                                                       2,435             2,445
                                                            ------------------------------------
                                                             
Goodwill and intangible assets, net                                   13,394            13,803
Purchased and internally developed software costs, net                11,297            11,319
Deferred tax assets                                                    8,000             8,000
Other assets                                                             281               251
                                                            ====================================
                                                              $       54,729    $       52,953
                                                            ====================================
                                                             
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 
Current liabilities:    
   Bank loan payable                                          $        5,400    $        4,756
   Current portion of long term debt                                   2,100             1,650
   Accounts payable                                                    7,912             5,875
   Accrued liabilities                                                 1,942             2,021
   Deferred revenue                                                      782               933
                                                            ------------------------------------
     Total current liabilities                                        18,136            15,235
                                                            ------------------------------------
                                                             
Long term debt, less current portion                                  18,342            19,341
                                                             
Shareholders' equity:                                        
   Common stock no par value                                           1,634             1,634
   Additional paid-in capital                                         33,928            33,328
   Retained deficit                                                  (15,545)          (14,819)
   Receivable from sale of stock                                        (801)             (801)
   Common shares held in treasury, at cost                              (965)             (965)
                                                            ------------------------------------
                                                                      18,251            18,377
                                                            ====================================
                                                              $       54,729    $       52,953
                                                            ====================================


           See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.


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                       TRIDEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      Consolidated Statements of Operations
                 (Dollars in Thousands except Per Share Amounts)
                                   (Unaudited)



                                                                     Quarters Ended
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                                                          March 31, 1999       March 31, 1998
                                                                                    
Net sales                                                 $       13,818       $        6,212

Operating costs and expenses:
   Cost of sales                                                  10,015                4,746
   Engineering, design and product development costs                 738                  280
   Selling, administrative and general expenses                    2,405                1,091
   Depreciation and amortization                                   1,081                  229
                                                       -----------------------------------------
                                                                  14,239                6,346
                                                       -----------------------------------------

Operating loss                                                      (421)                (134)

Other charges (income):
   Interest (income), net                                            715                 (226)
   Other, net                                                          7                   (1)
                                                       -----------------------------------------
                                                                     722                 (227)
                                                       -----------------------------------------

Income (loss) before income taxes                                 (1,143)                  93

Provision (benefit) for income taxes                                (417)                  46
                                                       -----------------------------------------

Net income (loss)                                         $         (726)      $           47
                                                       =========================================

Earnings (loss) per share - basic and diluted:
                                                       =========================================
   Net income (loss)                                      $        (0.11)      $         0.01
                                                       =========================================

Weighted average shares outstanding:
   Basic                                                       6,368,000            5,351,000
                                                       =========================================
   Diluted                                                     6,368,000            5,592,000
                                                       =========================================


           See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.


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                       TRIDEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                             (Dollars in Thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)



                                                                             Quarters Ended
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                                                                  March 31, 1999       March 31, 1998
                                                                                            
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)                                                 $         (726)      $           47
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
     by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization                                         1,081                  229
     Debt discount amortization                                               51
     Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
       Receivables                                                        (1,371)                (402)
       Inventory                                                              78                 (852)
       Other current assets                                                  (19)                 (65)
       Other assets                                                          (30)                 (59)
       Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and income
         taxes payable                                                     1,807                  854
                                                                ---------------------------------------
         Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                 871                 (248)
                                                                ---------------------------------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Purchases of plant and equipment                                         (165)                 (75)
   Capitalized software development costs                                   (475)
   Proceeds from sale of assets                                                                   855 
   Deferred acquisition costs                                                                     (81)
                                                                ---------------------------------------
         Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                (640)                 699
                                                                ---------------------------------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Net change in borrowings under line of credit                             644
   Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants                                            15
   Net decrease in short term investments                                                       4,403
                                                                ---------------------------------------
         Net cash provided by financing activities                           644                4,418
                                                                ---------------------------------------

Increase in cash and cash equivalents                                        875                4,869
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                              18               11,839
                                                                =======================================
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                        $          893       $       16,708
                                                                =======================================

Supplemental cash flow information:
   Interest paid                                                  $          671       $            1
   Income taxes paid                                                          20                   76


           See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.


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                       TRIDEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

              NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

1.    General:

      Tridex Corporation ("Tridex" or the "Company"), through its wholly-owned
      subsidiaries, Ultimate Technology Corporation ("Ultimate") and Progressive
      Software, Inc. ("Progressive"), and its Tridex Ribbons Division, is a
      leading designer, developer, manufacturer, marketer and integrator of high
      quality software and hardware systems and components for the point-of-sale
      ("POS") industry and ribbon cartridges for specialty dot matrix printers.

      In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited consolidated
      condensed financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of
      normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly its financial
      position as of March 31, 1999, the results of its operations for the
      quarters ended March 31, 1999 and March 31, 1998 and changes in its cash
      flows for the quarters ended March 31, 1999 and March 31, 1998. The
      December 31, 1998 consolidated condensed balance sheet has been derived
      from the Company's audited financial statements at that date. These
      interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
      financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
      for the year ended December 31, 1998.

      The results of operations for the quarters ended March 31, 1999 and March
      31, 1998 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for
      the full year.

2.    Acquisition of Progressive Software, Inc.:

      The Company purchased Progressive on April 17, 1998 and accounted for the
      acquisition by the purchase method. Accordingly, the results of operations
      of Progressive have been included in the accompanying consolidation
      financial statements from the date of acquisition.

      The purchase price of Progressive was $47,594,000 including acquisition
      costs. The consideration paid for Progressive was comprised of 714,000
      shares of Tridex common stock valued at $4,998,000 and the balance in
      cash. The cash portion of the purchase price was financed by: (a)
      $12,000,000 borrowed under a senior term loan from Fleet National Bank
      ("Fleet"), (b) $11,000,000 proceeds from the sale of senior subordinated
      notes to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and certain
      affiliates (the "MassMutual Investors"), (c) $2,000,000 proceeds from the
      sale of 285,714 shares of Tridex common stock to the MassMutual Investors,
      (d) $1,736,000 borrowed under a working capital facility with Fleet, and
      (e) the balance from the Company's cash and short term investments. The
      Company also issued to the MassMutual Investors stock purchase warrants
      for 350,931 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $7.00 per
      share. The value of the warrants of $1,228,000 was recorded as a discount
      to the principal amount of the outstanding notes and is being amortized to
      interest expense over the term of the notes using the interest rate
      method. See note 5 for further discussion of the Company's obligations to
      Fleet and the MassMutual Investors and the warrant issued to the
      MassMutual Investors.

      The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities
      assumed based on their estimated fair values. The tangible net assets
      consist primarily of accounts receivable, inventory, equipment and
      leasehold improvements, other assets and liabilities. Intangible assets
      consist of goodwill, existing technology and core technology being
      amortized over five to ten years. Based upon a valuation prepared by an
      independent technology consulting firm, $17,600,000 of the purchase price
      was allocated to in-process technology that had not reached technological
      feasibility, had no alternative future use, and for which successful
      development was uncertain. Accordingly, in the second quarter of 1998 the
      Company recorded a one-time charge in the amount of $17,600,000.

      The following unaudited pro forma data reflect the acquisition of
      Progressive as if the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of 1998,
      but exclude the one-time charge for in-process software technology,
      discussed above. The pro forma financial information is not necessarily
      indicative of the combined results that would have occurred had the
      acquisition taken place at the beginning of the period, nor is it
      necessarily indicative of the results that may occur in the future.


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                                                    Quarter Ended March 31, 1998
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                       (Dollars in thousands,
                                                     except per share amounts)
      Net sales                                              $   11,129
      Operating loss                                         $   (1,267)
      Net loss                                               $   (1,272)
      Loss per share - basic                                 $    (0.20)

3.    Earnings (loss) per common share:

      Basic earnings (loss) per common share is based on the weighted average
      number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings
      per common share assumes the exercise of options and warrants and the
      conversion of dilutive securities, when the result is dilutive.

4.    Inventories:

      Components of inventory are:

                                          March 31, 1999     December 31, 1998
                                        -----------------  ---------------------
                                                 (Dollars in Thousands)

      Raw materials and component parts      $   2,843           $   3,011
      Work-in-process                               43                  37
      Finished goods                             4,977               4,893
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                                             $   7,863           $   7,941
                                        =================  =====================

5.    Bank credit agreement and long term debt: 
      The components of long term debt are:

                                          March 31, 1999     December 31, 1998
                                        -----------------  ---------------------
                                                 (Dollars in Thousands)
      Term loan payable                      $  11,100           $  11,100
      Senior subordinated notes, net of                            
         discount                                9,342               9,891
                                        -----------------  ---------------------
                                                20,442              20,991
      Less: current portion                      2,100               1,650
                                        =================  =====================
                                             $  18,342           $  19,341
                                        =================  =====================
                                                                   
      On April 17, 1998, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the
      "Credit Agreement") with Fleet. The Credit Agreement is secured by a first
      priority security interest in substantially all of the Company's assets
      and restricts the amount available for payment of cash dividends and
      capital stock distributions. The original terms of the Credit Agreement
      provided for an $8 million working capital facility (the "Working Capital
      Facility") and a $12 million term loan facility (the "Term Loan"). The
      Credit Agreement allows the Company to borrow at interest rates based upon
      Fleet's prime rate, plus a margin of up to one percentage point, depending
      upon certain performance criteria. At the Company's option, it may borrow
      at interest rates based upon LIBOR, plus a margin ranging from 1.25 to
      2.75 percentage points, depending upon certain performance criteria.
      Interest on prime rate-based loans is payable monthly. Interest on
      LIBOR-based loans is payable at the end of the LIBOR measuring period. At
      March 31, 1999 the interest rate on outstanding Credit Agreement debt was
      approximately 8.7%. The Working Capital Facility, which expires on June
      30, 1999, bears a non-utilization fee on the unused facility ranging from
      .25% to .625% depending upon certain performance criteria. The Term Loan
      requires the Company to make quarterly principal payments commencing June
      30, 1998 in the amount of $300,000 per quarter during the first year,
      $450,000 per quarter during the second year and $750,000 per quarter
      through termination on March 31, 2003. The Credit Agreement, as originally
      executed, imposed certain financial covenants, including minimum tangible
      capital base, maximum ratio of senior funded debt to EBITDA, maximum ratio
      of total consolidated funded debt to EBITDA, minimum interest coverage
      ratio and minimum fixed charge coverage ratio.

      As of December 31, 1998, the Company was not in compliance with the
      covenants related to the ratio of senior funded debt to EBITDA, the ratio
      of total consolidated funded debt to EBITDA, the interest coverage ratio
      and the fixed charge coverage ratio. On March 30, 1999, Fleet agreed to
      waive the non-compliance as 


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      of December 31, 1998 and to amend the covenants. The amended covenants
      require the Company to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio and a
      minimum net worth. In addition, the amendment imposes a temporary
      reduction of $2,000,000 in the availability under the Working Capital
      Facility and increases the interest rate by one percentage point. The
      amendment allows the Company to defer its March 31, 1999 term loan payment
      of $300,000 to June 30, 1999. The Company will pay a fee to Fleet of
      $50,000 on June 30, 1999 for this amendment. Fees to amend the Credit
      Agreement are being amortized over the remaining term of the agreement. As
      of March 31, 1999, the Company was in compliance with the covenants and
      expects to be in compliance through the end of the year. On June 30, 1999,
      the working capital facility with Fleet matures. The Company is in
      discussions with Fleet to continue the facility and with other financial
      institutions to replace the facility.

      On April 17, 1998, in conjunction with the acquisition of Progressive, the
      Company sold to the MassMutual Investors $11 million of the Company's
      senior subordinated notes due April 17, 2005 (the "Notes"). The Notes bear
      interest at 12% payable quarterly on the 17th day of January, April, July
      and October. The Notes require prepayments of $3,666,667 on each of April
      17, 2003 and April 17, 2004. The Notes, as originally issued, imposed
      certain financial covenants, including minimum consolidated net worth,
      minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and maximum leverage ratio. The
      Company issued to the MassMutual Investors on May 27, 1998 warrants to
      purchase 350,931 shares of the Company's common stock at $7.00 per share.
      The estimated fair market value of the warrants of $1,228,000 was recorded
      as a discount to the principal amount of the outstanding Notes and is
      being amortized to interest expense over the term of the Notes using the
      interest rate method.

      As of December 31, 1998, the Company was not in compliance with the
      covenants related to the fixed charge coverage ratio and the leverage
      ratio. On March 26, 1999, the MassMutual Investors agreed to waive the
      non-compliance as of December 31, 1998 and to amend the financial
      covenants. The amended covenants require the Company to maintain a minimum
      interest coverage ratio and a minimum net worth. The amendment allows the
      Company to defer its April 17, 1999 interest payment of $330,000 to July
      17, 1999. In consideration for the amendment to the Notes and in exchange
      for the warrant issued in 1998, on March 29, 1999 the Company issued new
      stock purchase warrants to the MassMutual Investors to purchase 800,000
      shares of common stock at $2.03125 per share. The incremental estimated
      fair value of the new warrants over the estimated fair value of the old
      warrants, $600,000, was recorded as additional debt discount and is being
      amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the Notes using
      the interest rate method. As of March 31, 1999, the Company was in
      compliance with the covenants of the Notes and expects to be in compliance
      through the end of the year.

6.    Commitments and contingencies:

      The Company is involved in an environmental matter and legal proceedings
      discussed in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in
      the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
      1998. As of March 31, 1999 and to the date of this report, there have been
      no material developments in the resolution of these matters.


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Item 2.     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
            FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Certain statements included in this report, including, but not limited to,
statements in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations, which are not historical facts may be deemed to
contain forward looking statements with respect to events the occurrence of
which involves risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the
Company's expectations regarding net sales, gross profit, operating income and
financial condition and the Company's evaluation of the Year 2000 issue.

Results of Operations

Quarter Ended March 31, 1999 Compared to Quarter Ended March 31, 1998

Consolidated net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 increased $7,606,000
(122%) to $13,818,000 from $6,212,000 in the comparable quarter of the prior
year. The increase is primarily attributable to the inclusion of the sales of
Progressive, which was acquired on April 17, 1998. The increase also reflects
greater volume of shipments of certain point-of-sale ("POS") component products
and POS terminal systems.

Consolidated gross profit increased $2,337,000 (159%) to $3,803,000 from
$1,466,000 in the prior year's quarter, primarily as a result of the inclusion
of the sales of Progressive. Consolidated gross profit margin increased to 27.5%
of sales from 23.6% of sales in the prior year's quarter as a result of the
inclusion of the sales of Progressive. The gross profit margin on sales of POS
terminal systems declined due to unfavorable material usage and warranty costs.

Consolidated engineering, design and product development costs increased
$458,000 (164%) to $738,000 from $280,000 in the prior year's quarter. The
increase is primarily the result of the inclusion of such costs of Progressive
and is net of capitalized software development costs of $475,000. Product
development costs are primarily related to expenditures for Progressive's IRIS
retail management software products for the quick serve, full serve, and casual
dining market segments.

Consolidated selling, administrative and general expenses increased $1,314,000
(120%) to $2,405,000 from $1,091,000 in the prior year's quarter. The increase
is primarily the result of the inclusion of such costs of Progressive and the
increase in such costs at the Company's headquarters, particularly marketing
initiatives in support of the Company's expanded operating base and professional
services.

Consolidated depreciation and amortization increased $852,000 to $1,081,000 from
$229,000 in the prior year's quarter. The increase in amortization is primarily
the result of amortizing goodwill, intangibles and purchased software technology
acquired with Progressive.

Consolidated operating loss for the current quarter was $421,000 compared to a
loss of $134,000 in the prior year's quarter. The increase in the operating loss
was the result of the increases in engineering, design and product development
expense and selling, administrative and general expenses being greater than the
increase in gross profit. Consolidated operating loss as a percentage of sales
was a 3% loss compared to a 2% loss in the prior year's quarter.

Net interest expense for the quarter was $715,000 compared to a net interest
income of $226,000 in the prior year's quarter. Interest expense for the quarter
consists of interest on debt incurred to acquire Progressive. Interest income in
the prior year's quarter consisted of interest earned on temporary cash
investments.

Provision for income taxes in the current quarter reflects an estimated
effective tax rate for 1999 of 36.5%.

Net loss for the current quarter was $726,000 (or $0.11 per share) as compared
to net income of $47,000 (or $0.01 per share) in the prior year's quarter. The
average number of common shares outstanding increased to 6,368,000 shares from
5,351,000 shares in the prior year's quarter.


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Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company's working capital at March 31, 1999 was $1,186,000 compared with
$1,900,000 at December 31, 1998. The current ratio was 1.1 : 1.0 at March 31,
1999 and 1.1: 1.0 at December 31, 1998.

The Company has a credit agreement with Fleet under which Fleet has provided the
Company with a $12.0 million term loan facility and an $8.0 million working
capital revolving credit facility. As of December 31, 1998, the Company was not
in compliance with the covenants related to the ratio of senior funded debt to
EBITDA, the ratio of total consolidated funded debt to EBITDA, the interest
coverage ratio and the fixed charge coverage ratio. On March 30, 1999, Fleet
agreed to waive the non-compliance as of December 31, 1998 and to amend the
covenants. The amended covenants require the Company to maintain a minimum
interest coverage ratio and a minimum net worth. In addition, the amendment
imposes a temporary reduction of $2,000,000 in the availability under the
Working Capital Facility and increases the interest rate by one percentage
point. The amendment allows the Company to defer its March 31, 1999 term loan
payment of $300,000 to June 30, 1999. The Company will pay a fee to Fleet of
$50,000 on June 30, 1999 for this amendment. Fees to amend the Credit Agreement
are being amortized over the remaining term of the agreement. As of March 31,
1999, the Company was in compliance with the covenants and expects to be in
compliance through the end of the year. On June 30, 1999, the working capital
facility with Fleet matures. The Company is in discussions with Fleet to
continue the facility and with other financial institutions to replace the
facility and expects to renew or obtain similar working capital financing.
However, there is no certainty such financing can be obtained, or can be
obtained at similar terms or costs. If similar working capital financing is not
obtained, it could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial
position or cash flows.

The Notes payable to the MassMutual Investors, as originally issued, imposed
certain financial covenants, including minimum consolidated net worth, minimum
fixed charge coverage ratio and maximum leverage ratio. As of December 31, 1998,
the Company was not in compliance with the covenants related to the fixed charge
coverage ratio and the leverage ratio. On March 26, 1999, the MassMutual
Investors agreed to waive the non-compliance as of December 31, 1998 and to
amend the financial covenants. The amended covenants require the Company to
maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio and a minimum net worth. The
amendment allows the Company to defer its April 17, 1999 interest payment of
$330,000 to July 17, 1999. In consideration for the amendment to the Notes and
in exchange for the warrant issued in 1998, on March 29, 1999 the Company issued
new stock purchase warrants to the MassMutual Investors to purchase 800,000
shares of common stock at $2.03125 per share. The incremental estimated fair
value of the new warrants over the estimated fair value of the old warrants,
$600,000, was recorded as additional debt discount and is being amortized to
interest expense over the remaining term of the Notes using the interest rate
method. As of March 31, 1999, the Company was in compliance with the covenants
of the Notes and expects to be in compliance through the end of the year.

At March 31, 1999, the Company had availability of $600,000 under the Working
Capital Facility and no material commitment for capital expenditures. The
Company believes that funds generated from operations and borrowings under the
working capital revolving credit facility of the Credit Agreement, if necessary,
will continue to satisfy its working capital needs and allow the Company to meet
its obligations as they come due for the next twelve months.

The Year 2000

The Company has identified four areas which could be affected by the Year 2000
issue: Company products, internally used systems and software, products and/or
services provided by key third parties and internal systems used by key
customers.

The Company has been performing extensive testing on software products and third
party components used in products sold or licensed by the Company to its
customers. As of this date no significant non-compliance issues have been
identified.

The Company has sent questionnaires to and has received assurances from key
vendors and suppliers that any Year 2000 issues that they suffer will not have a
material adverse effect on the Company. The Company believes that its current
and future communication and actions with key vendors and suppliers will
minimize these risks.

The Company's internal information systems have been updated with new releases
from its vendors to bring these systems into Year 2000 compliance. The Company's
other internal systems used in the development of products and services have
been tested for Year 2000 compliance and the Company has received compliance
certificates from the providers of these systems. The Company is continuing to
test these systems and expects to finish such testing by the second quarter of
1999.

The Company has sent questionnaires to all of its current customers asking for
verification that their systems are Year 2000 compliant and, if not, to identify
those open issues that may have a material adverse effect on the Company.
However, there can be no absolute assurance that customers will convert their
internal systems in a timely manner to avoid a material adverse effect on the
Company. The Company believes that its current and future communication and
actions with customers will minimize these risks.

The Company has expensed costs as incurred related to the Year 2000 analysis and
remediation process. All costs to finish the Year 2000 effort will be expensed
as incurred and are not expected to have an adverse material effect on the
Company. The Company believes its efforts have identified and corrected the
crucial Year 2000 compliance issues. The Company expects to complete the Year
2000 project by the end of the third quarter and the Company will continue to
test through the remainder of 1999 and the Year 2000. If the Company, its large
customers, its key vendors, and significant suppliers are unable to resolve Year
2000 processing issues in a timely manner, it could have a material adverse
effect on the operations, liquidity, and capital resources of the Company.


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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form  8-K

            a.    Exhibits
                  Exhibit 11.       Computation of Per Share Earnings

            b.    Reports on Form 8-K

                  The Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on February 10,
                  1999 to report that on February 3, 1999 it announced that it
                  is in litigation with Paul J. Smith.

                  The Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on February 22,
                  1999 to report that on February 24, 1999 it announced that it
                  has filed an Answer and Counterclaim in litigation with Paul
                  J. Smith.

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                               TRIDEX CORPORATION

                               (Registrant)


May 10, 1999                   /s/ Seth M. Lukash
                               -------------------------------------------------
                               Seth M. Lukash
                               Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive
                               Officer, and Chief Operating Officer


May 10, 1999                   /s/ Daniel A. Bergeron
                               -------------------------------------------------
                               Daniel A. Bergeron
                               Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


May 10, 1999                   /s/ George T. Crandall
                               -------------------------------------------------
                               George T. Crandall
                               Vice President and Treasurer


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