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THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
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PART OF THE  QUARTERLY  REPORT ON FORM 10-Q AND IS  QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY
REFERENCE TO SUCH QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q.
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<NAME>                        Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
       
                             
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