Bank Technology

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Shares SoldUnit ChgPct. Chg.Avg. Daily

Short as of from from Trading

Institution 3/13/98 2/13/98 2/13/98 Volume

Alltel (n) 2,205,009 641,320 41.00% 235,263

American Managment Systems (q) 1,104,587 -8,814 -0.8 418,416

Checkfree Corp. (q) 686,223 -17,233 -2.4 874,861

Computer Sciences (n) 1,681,514 -161,683 -8.8 2,701,631

Concord EFS (q) 3,408,957 207,321 6.5 253,494

Cybercash (q) 913,298 143,202 18.6 306,771

Deluxe Corp. (n) 930,124 100,242 12.1 451,400

Diebold (n) 1,024,634 134,321 15.1 217,552

Electronic Data Systems (n) 1,294,926 256,891 24.7 1,118,926

Equifax (n) 3,975,519 624,241 18.6 331,005

First Data Corp (n) 11,823,400 396,553 3.5 1,511,431

Fiserv (q) 828,760 106,805 14.8 390,244

Harbinger (q) 871,198 -2,263 -0.3 377,717

InteliData (q) 729,471 84,920 13.20% 137,647

Intuit (q) 2,392,370 108,453 4.7 1,291,604

John H. Harland (n) 1,587,523 73,904 4.9 128,021

National Data (n) 1,645,175 -78,348 -4.5 165,236

NCR Corp. (n) 2,875,406 287,751 11.1 346,273

PMT Services (q) 1,589,731 507,684 46.9 337,911

Sterling Commerce (n) 4,965,132 752,402 17.9 806,710

Sterling Software (n) 2,078,945 99,721 5 263,431

Total Systems (n) 2,267,387 -71,741 -3.1 47,542

Technology-Related Totals 50.88 Mil. 4,185,64 9.00% 12.71 Mil.

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Days

to

Institution Cover*

Alltel (n) 9.4

American Managment Systems (q) 2.6

Checkfree Corp. (q) 0.8

Computer Sciences (n) 0.6

Concord EFS (q) 13.4

Cybercash (q) 3

Deluxe Corp. (n) 2.1

Diebold (n) 4.7

Electronic Data Systems (n) 1.2

Equifax (n) 12

First Data Corp (n) 7.8

Fiserv (q) 2.1

Harbinger (q) 2.3

InteliData (q) 5.3

Intuit (q) 1.9

John H. Harland (n) 12.4

National Data (n) 10

NCR Corp. (n) 8.3

PMT Services (q) 4.7

Sterling Commerce (n) 6.2

Sterling Software (n) 7.9

Total Systems (n) 47.7

Technology-Related Totals 4

Table limited to issues shorted at least 10,000 shares at either current or prior settlement date. - AMEX listing.* Number of days to cover short interest, assuming average daily trading volume holds constant and that all volume is used in settlement of short positions. Start - Rise from a prior base of zero. Clear - Prior short position falls to zero. New - Listed since last settlement date. S - Figures adjusted for stock split or dividend. R - Prior figures revised. Sources: New York Stock Exchange (n), American Stock Exchange, and NASDAQ (q) Stock Exchange. N/M - Not Meaningful. Compiled by American Banker. American Banker 1998 ===

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