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                                  Exhibit 27.1
                                    QAD Inc.
                             Financial Data Schedule


The schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Condensed
Consolidated  Balance Sheet as of April 30, 1998 and the Condensed  Consolidated
Statement of Income for the Quarter Ended April 30, 1998 and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements.

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