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Microware Systems Corp · 10-K405 · For 3/31/00

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			Alternative Formats (RTF, XML, et al.) Business Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures Executive Officers of the Registrant Exhibits, Financial Statements, Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Legal Proceedings Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters Properties Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Selected Consolidated Financial Data Submission of Matters to A Vote of Security Holders
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16	Item 2. Properties
17	Item 3. Legal Proceedings
18	Item 4. Submission of Matters to A Vote of Security Holders
19	Item 4a. Executive Officers of the Registrant
21	Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
22	Item 6. Selected Consolidated Financial Data
24	Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
34	Item 7a. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
35	Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
36	Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures
38	Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statements, Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 FORM 10-K

(MARK ONE)

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2000

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

Commission file number 0-27988
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 MICROWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 ---------------------------------

   IOWA                                           42-1073916
(State or other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. Employer      
incorporation or organization)                         Identification Number)   

1500 N.W. 118TH ST.                                                             
DES MOINES, IOWA                                              50325             
(Address of principal                                       (Zip Code)          
executive offices)                                                              

(515) 223-8000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g)
of the Act: Common Stock, no par value

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 ninety days. Yes [X] No [ ]                           

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405  
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the    
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements   
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or in any amendment to  
this Form 10-K. [X]                                                             

THE APPROXIMATE VALUE OF THE VOTING STOCK HELD BY NON-AFFILIATES OF THE         
REGISTRANT AS OF MAY 31, 2000 WAS $22,515,549. THIS CALCULATION DOES NOT REFLECT
A DETERMINATION THAT PERSONS ARE AFFILIATES FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSES.             

NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING AS OF MAY 31, 2000: 15,186,800.                    

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT TO BE FILED FOR 
THE 2000 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS (PART III).                             

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Part I                                                                          
                                                                                
     Item 1.      Business                                                     3
     Item 2.      Properties                                                  16
     Item 3.      Legal Proceedings                                           17
     Item 4.      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security                   
                  Holders                                                     18
     Item 4A.     Executive Officers of the Registrant                        19

Part II                                                                         
     Item 5.      Market for the Registrant's Common Equity                     
                  and Related Stockholder Matters                             21
     Item 6.      Selected Consolidated Financial Data                        22
     Item 7.      Management's Discussion and Analysis of                       
                  Financial Condition and Results of Operations               24
     Item 7A.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about                
                  Market Risk                                                 34
     Item 8.      Financial Statements and Supplementary Data                 35
     Item 9.      Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants                 
                  on Accounting and Financial Disclosures                     36

Part III                                                                        
     Item 10.     Directors and Executive Officers of the                       
                  Registrant                                                  37
     Item 11.     Executive Compensation                                      37
     Item 12.     Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial                      
                  Owners and Management                                       37
     Item 13.     Certain Relationships and Related Transactions              37

  Part IV                                                                       
     Item 14.     Exhibits, Financial Statements, Schedule, and                 
                  Reports on Form 8-K                                         38
Signatures                                                                    40


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PART I                                                                          

CAUTIONARY NOTE                                                                 
THIS ANNUAL REPORT CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. WORDS SUCH AS 
"EXPECTS", "ANTICIPATES", "INTENDS", "BELIEVES", "PLANS", "SEEKS", "ESTIMATES"  
AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS OR VARIATIONS OF THESE WORDS ARE INTENDED TO IDENTIFY   
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, BUT ARE NOT THE ONLY MEANS OF IDENTIFYING           
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IN THIS REPORT. ADDITIONALLY, STATEMENTS THAT REFER  
TO MICROWARE'S ESTIMATED OR ANTICIPATED FUTURE RESULTS, SALES OR MARKETING      
STRATEGIES, NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OR PERFORMANCE OR OTHER NON-HISTORICAL FACTS
ARE FORWARD-LOOKING AND REFLECT MICROWARE'S CURRENT PERSPECTIVE OF EXISTING     
INFORMATION. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE INHERENTLY SUBJECT TO RISKS AND     
UNCERTAINTIES THAT CANNOT BE PREDICTED OR QUANTIFIED, AND ACTUAL RESULTS AND    
OUTCOMES MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THE RESULTS AND OUTCOMES DISCUSSED IN THE   
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS DEPENDING ON A VARIETY OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE     
VOLUME AND TIMING OF ORDERS RECEIVED DURING THE QUARTER, THE COMPANY'S ABILITY  
TO SUCCESSFULLY MARKET ITS PRODUCTS, THE COMPANY'S ABILITY TO KEEP PACE WITH ITS
COMPETITION AND WITH RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, THE COMPANY'S ABILITY TO MANAGE
TURNOVER IN ITS SALES AND MARKETING AND OTHER PERSONNEL AND TO ATTRACT AND      
MAINTAIN PERSONNEL GENERALLY, AS WELL AS OTHER RISK FACTORS MENTIONED THROUGHOUT
THIS ANNUAL REPORT AND IN THE COMPANY'S OTHER FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND   
EXCHANGE COMMISSION. READERS ARE URGED NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON           
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND MICROWARE DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION TO UPDATE ANY 
OF THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT TO REFLECT ANY FUTURE
EVENTS OR DEVELOPMENTS.                                                         

ITEM 1. BUSINESS                                                                
    Microware Systems Corporation was organized under the laws of the state of
Iowa in 1977. Its principal executive offices are located at 1500 N.W. 118th    
Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50325 (telephone number 515-223-8000; Internet:        
INFO@MICROWARE.COM or http://www.microware.com). References in this Annual      
Report on Form 10-K to "Microware" or "the Company" are to Microware Systems    
Corporation and its subsidiaries.                                               

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS                                                 
    Microware develops, markets and supports sophisticated real-time operating
system software and development tools for the traditional embedded systems,     
communications, and consumer products markets. Microware's product line is built
around its OS-9 real-time operating system, which was first introduced in 1980  
and has been continually refined to incorporate advances in technology. OS-9 is 
a real-time operating system targeted at "embedded systems" - computers         
dedicated to specialized tasks embedded within application-specific industrial  
or computer products. Microware markets its products primarily through its sales
forces in North America, Europe and Japan.                                      

     Microware's business is focused on developing and marketing OS-9 for use in
traditional embedded systems, including industrial automation, transportation,  
medical, and government/military systems; communications infrastructure         
products, including networking equipment, ATM, ISDN, digital subscriber loop,   
Ethernet and fast Ethernet, and custom connectivity applications; and higher    
volume embedded systems for consumer and business uses, such as digital         
television decoders, advanced wireless telephones and pagers, point-of-sale     
equipment, workforce automation devices, in-car navigation systems and Internet 
appliances. During the past fiscal year, Microware continued its emphasis on the
traditional embedded systems and communications markets.                        

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INDUSTRY BACKGROUND                                                             
    Real-time operating systems are significantly different from the operating
systems that run general-purpose desktop computers. Many applications require a 
"real-time" capability that enables them to provide an immediate, predictable   
response to external events. For example, an embedded system that controls an   
anti-lock braking system in an automobile needs to react to external events such
as pressure on the brake pedal, speed of the automobile and road conditions, all
within a fraction of a second. Similarly, real-time systems are important to    
achieve "lip-sync" by simultaneously decompressing and synchronizing digital    
streams of audio and video information. Real-time systems are used to enhance   
performance, reduce manufacturing costs and enable product customization and    
differentiation.                                                                

Real-time operating systems may be loaded from external media, or may 
reside within a microprocessor as part of an embedded system. An embedded system
is comprised of a microprocessor and related software that are dedicated to a   
specialized task or set of tasks, embedded within an application specific       
industrial or consumer product. Examples of typical products that have one or   
more microprocessors and embedded systems include automated teller machines,    
cellular telephones, pagers, copiers, facsimile machines and automobiles. Many  
of these products require real-time embedded systems that provide true          
multitasking, memory management and protection, input-output systems and        
networking/telecommunication capabilities. Fueled by declining costs and        
improving performance of 32/64 bit microprocessors, embedded systems are        
becoming increasingly sophisticated and used in or with a wider range of        
applications.                                                                   

  Demand for commercial real-time operating systems is driven by growth in
real-time embedded systems. The Company anticipates that organizations that     
develop embedded systems will continue to migrate from internally developed     
systems to cost-effective third party products. Companies that internally       
develop application software for embedded systems are focused on maximizing     
productivity, minimizing costs and reducing time to market while maintaining    
flexibility. Thus, embedded systems applications developers seek to use a fully 
integrated and open modular suite of software development tools and real-time   
operating systems to allow software development to occur concurrently with      
product development. With increased product complexity and time to market       
pressures, organizations are relying more heavily on third party specialized    
consulting services for product and system design and development.              

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES                                                           
Microware offers a broad range of software products based on the OS-9 
real-time operating system that can be configured to suit a range of            
applications in a variety of industries. These operating system products are    
complemented by the Company's development tools, technical support services,    
and custom software development services, which facilitate development of       
embedded OS-9 applications. Substantially all of the Company's revenues are     
derived from OS-9 and related tools.                                            

     Because the Company's current revenues and future growth are dependent upon
the continued acceptance of OS-9 technology in its current markets and the      
successful application of OS-9 technology in new markets, impairment of the OS-9
software in any market for any reason could have a material adverse effect on   
the Company's current business or future revenues.                              

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OPERATING SYSTEM PRODUCTS                                                       
     Microware's operating system products are based on a variety of packages of
the OS-9 kernel, a range of I/O and file managers, various networking protocols,
and device drivers. OS-9 is combined with more specialized software modules to  
create operating system products targeted at specific 32/64 bit processors and  
applications markets.                                                           

  OS-9 products include those targeted at Original Equipment Manufacturers
("OEMs"), which include limited source code and enable OEMs to develop          
customized versions of OS-9 for their specific embedded system application. OEM 
packages are licensed on a processor-specific basis. Current OEM packages       
provide support for Motorola 68xxx (680x0, 683xx), Motorola/IBM Power PC (4xx,  
6xx, 7xx, 8xx, 82xx), Intel Arm and StrongArm (SA 1100/SA 1110), Intel IXP 1200 
network processor, Hitachi SuperH (SH3, SH4), Intel/AMD/ST                      
Microelectronics/Cyrix x86/Pentium (386, 486, 586, Pentium, Pentium II), MIPS,  
over 30 manufacturers of ARM 7 and ARM 9 derivatives, and other processor       
families. Additionally, these OEM packages provide support for embedded,        
communications, and consumer applications.                                      

   Microware's DAVID (Digital Audio/Video Interactive Decoder) combines OS-9
with multimedia application programming interface (API) and support for various 
digital audio/video transmission and networking protocols to provide a full     
operating environment for the developers of digital TV, interactive television  
and set-top boxes.                                                              

Microware's operating system products are licensed to OEMs through OEM
license agreements which generally provide licensees (i) the right to use a     
specific configuration of an OS-9 module for internal product development in    
consideration of payment of an initial license fee; and (ii) the right to       
distribute copies of OS-9 and related software embedded in the licensee's       
product in consideration of the licensee's payment of a per copy royalty for    
every copy of OS-9 distributed. OEM licenses are generally bundled with end-user
licenses of related development tools on a password protected CD ROM providing a
complete development solution in an easy to use package.                        

All of Microware's operating system products are also available as    
board-level products through end-user license agreements which grant licensees  
the right to embed copies of the software in a fixed number of single-board     
computers. Microware OS-9 board-level products are available for many popular   
single-board computers, including the Motorola MVME, Compact PCI (cPCI), and MBX
platforms, single board computers (SBC), PC/AT-compatible computers, and all    
reference platforms for supported processors listed above.                      

Other OS-9 board-level products are also available through third party
board-level vendors.                                                            

ADDITIONAL OPERATING SYSTEM PRODUCT COMPONENTS                                  
Microware also offers its customers a wide array of software product  
components providing additional functionality as needed for their specific      
embedded or consumer application. Certain of these products include technologies
licensed from third parties. These additional product components include the    
following:                                                                      

   - Microware MAUI Graphical Environment, which provides a robust graphical
environment for applications in a small memory footprint. MAUI supports numerous
I/O devices including grayscale and color LCD panels, SVGA/VGA graphics         
terminals, touch screens, mouse, and keyboards. MAUI has a modular architecture 
designed to be easily scaled to meet specific system needs, and is interoperable
across graphics and sound processor platforms.                                  

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- Microware SoftStax Communications Framework, which provides high    
performance integrated communications and control for communications devices.   
This unique technology allows developers to rapidly change underlying           
communications technologies without disturbing application software.            

   - Microware OS-9 USB - The Universal Serial Bus (USB) implementation uses
the SoftStax(TM) universal framework to create a high performance, low          
footprint, low CPU utilization USB implementation for OS-9.                     

- Microware OS-9 IEEE1394 Software Developers' Kit (SDK) - Microware's
IEEE1394 SDK for OS-9 provides an IEEE1394-1995 compliant turnkey solution for  
real-time, high performance applications.                                       

  - Microware OS-9 LAN Pak, which provides local area network connectivity
support for Microware SoftStax.                                                 

- Microware OS-9 X.25 Pak, which enables networked embedded systems to
communicate over X.25 packet topologies and custom networks.                    

- Microware OS-9 ISDN Pak, which enables networked embedded systems to
communicate over Basic Rate ISDN network topologies.                            

 - Microware OS-9 Power Management software, which provides configurable
power policy software and integrated power manager software. This technology is 
necessary for battery-operated mobile devices.                                  

- Third party middleware for Microware OS-9, including Serial Network 
Management Protocol (SNMP), PCMCIA support, True Flash File System (FFS)        
support, Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Asychronous Transfer Mode (ATM), web 
server and web browser support packages, GUI Builder, MP3 player.               

    - Microware's implementation of Sun's PersonalJava for OS-9, which enables
PersonalJava-compatibility in OS-9 environments.                                

DEVELOPMENT TOOLS                                                               
     Development Tools are developed and sold by Microware to OS-9 licensees for
developing OS-9 applications. Most development tools run on Microsoft Windows   
configurations, as well as on OS-9. The tools are designed to reduce the cost   
and increase the speed of the development of OS-9 applications. The Microware   
operating system and development tools are well integrated and are updated on a 
coordinated schedule. Customers therefore avoid potential incompatibility among 
competing vendors.                                                              

    In July 1998, Microware released a new integrated development environment,
Microware Hawk. Microware Hawk is designed as an all-in-one development suite to
enable seamless editing, debugging and compilation of C and C++ code; management
of complex software build scenarios; management of solo- or team-based changes  
to source code with version control and access to on-line support to provide    
immediate assistance for every function. Microware Hawk is an open development  
environment that can be interoperable with a wide variety of third party        
development tools. Microware continues to develop compiler, debugger, and       
utility program components for inclusion in the Microware Hawk integrated       
development. Through these core components, Microware can provide more          
substantial performance and operating system functionality than is available in 
competitive real-time operating systems.                                        

Following the release of Hawk, the Company released HawkEye, a        
visualization tool for OS-9. HawkEye captures and analyzes a log of events such 
as forks and exits, context switches, system calls, and interrupts during the   
execution of a program. It stores all of this information and graphically       
displays it in an easy to understand format.                                    

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  Microware's development tools are generally sold under end-user licenses
that enable customers to install and use the tools at a fixed number of         
development seats. The development tools are typically packaged with the        
operating system product on a single CD-ROM.                                    

CONSULTING SERVICES                                                             
Consulting services cover a wide range of activities including custom 
engineering, technical support and training. A high level of customer service   
and support is essential because many of the Company's customers depend on the  
Company's products to support the development and operation of complex          
applications. Custom engineering revenues are typically generated from discrete 
software engineering projects adapting OS-9 to specific customer requirements.  
The Company also selectively engages in custom development in order to extend   
its product line. Professional services are generally provided on a rate per    
hour and/or per project basis.                                                  

SOFTWARE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND UPGRADE SERVICES                                 
   Licenses of Microware's operating system and tools products are typically
sold together with maintenance support contracts that provide updates of the    
licensed software and routine technical support. The Company's technical support
staff assists licensees with problems and questions in the installation and use 
of the Company's products. Technical support is provided by Microware's staff of
support engineers in North America, Europe, and Japan. Distributors and OEMs    
generally offer first level customer support to their end-user customers and    
rely on the Company for higher level support.                                   

     Microware also offers extended software support and maintenance services on
a per-product basis for a fee. Licensees who purchase extended service are      
entitled to technical support services and software product updates during the  
service period.                                                                 

MARKETS, APPLICATIONS AND CUSTOMERS                                             
Microware's strategy is to leverage its advanced technology, strategic
customer relationships, commitment to quality, and expertise based on years of  
experience in the embedded systems market to establish and maintain OS-9 as a   
leading operating environment for embedded systems. To achieve this goal,       
Microware focuses its marketing and product development efforts on those sectors
of the embedded systems market it believes have the greatest potential to       
increase Microware's future revenue: (i) traditional embedded systems such as   
industrial automation, transportation, medical, and government/military systems,
(ii) communications infrastructure devices and equipment, and (iii) consumer    
products such as digital television decoders, wireless telephones, and Internet 
appliances. In product development, the Company endeavors to provide            
comprehensive solutions for these diverse markets by supporting market-leading  
embedded processors and developing new modules providing specialized            
functionality for those markets. For example, Microware provides specialized    
telecommunications protocol support for communications infrastructure products, 
motion picture file manager support for digital television products, power      
management software for hand-held, battery-operated wireless devices, and Java  
support for Internet access devices. In sales and marketing, this means         
developing strategic customer relationships with market leaders, such as        
Motorola , in the wireless products market or Zenith in the digital television  
market, and working closely with the providers of complementary technologies.   

TRADITIONAL EMBEDDED SYSTEMS BUSINESS                                           
  The traditional real-time embedded system software market is the core of
Microware's business. Licenses to manufacturers of process control, scientific  
and medical instrumentation, and other relatively low-volume products are a     
significant source of revenue. Emerging markets for the                         

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Company's traditional embedded systems business include intelligent             
transportation systems, private network computer systems, gaming devices, office
automation and medical instrumentation. The Company believes that the market for
its operating system software in the general embedded systems market is large   
and diversified, and continues to develop, market, support and license its      
products to and for customers in the traditional embedded systems market.       
Microware believes that it has a measurable share of the third party embedded   
operating system market.                                                        

In fiscal 2000, Microware continued its emphasis on the traditional   
embedded systems business by its support for board-level products, developing   
its relationships with leading embedded systems distributors and resellers, and 
hiring new sales personnel with substantial embedded systems experience. While  
the Company believes that its proven technology and long-standing presence in   
this rapidly growing market will enable it to substantially increase its        
revenues from this market, its ability to do so is subject to significant risks 
and uncertainties, particularly the Company's ability to rapidly develop        
effective internal and third party sales, distribution and marketing channels in
the embedded systems marketplace.                                               

COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVICES MARKET                                    
The networked embedded systems marketplace is rapidly growing.        
Additionally, technological demands of networked embedded systems are evolving  
rapidly, as the bandwidth of digital networks expands simultaneously with the   
integration of greater multimedia functionality driven by applications such as  
telecommuting, Internet access, and video delivery. The Company believes this   
growth and the trend toward licensing of third party operating systems creates a
substantial opportunity for targeted packages of OS-9 products.                 

     Microware's solution for the communications infrastructure device market is
to provide an embedded operating system platform which includes a simplified,   
integrated communications environment interoperable across telecommunications   
protocols and high performance with minimal memory and CPU utilization. The     
Microware OS-9 product line has integrated communications features based on the 
Microware SoftStax framework. Microware SoftStax is an open architecture        
designed to be interoperable with the leading communications protocols and third
party communications infrastructure products.                                   

 Microware believes the technological sophistication and openness of its
architecture will enable it to establish a revenue base in the communications   
infrastructure market. The communications infrastructure embedded systems       
software market is highly fragmented, very competitive, and technically         
demanding. As such, there can be no assurance that Microware will be able to    
successfully attain significant revenues from the communications infrastructure,
or to recoup its investment in that market.                                     

CONSUMER MARKETS                                                                
Microware's efforts in the market for consumer and business embedded  
systems devices have focused on select categories which Microware believes      
represent significant market opportunities for the Company: the wireless and    
internet devices market and the digital television market.                      

WIRELESS AND INTERNET DEVICES                                                   
   Since 1996 Microware has marketed a configuration of OS-9 targeted at the
manufacturers of wireless hand-held communications devices and Internet-based   
telephones. The current product configurations combine OS-9 with the MAUI       
graphics API and new software modules created for key wireless functions such as
power management, Java-compatibility and Internet access.                       

Microware believes there is an emerging market for new categories of  
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traditional pagers and mobile telephones with the more advanced interactivity,  
graphical user interface, and computing power of personal digital assistants    
such as new types of smart pagers and wireless telephones which include small   
screen displays and keyboards and use the Internet to enable transmission and   
receipt of electronic mail and in some cases World Wide Web browsing and in-car 
navigation syatems. The Company believes OS-9 is well suited to operate such    
devices and has developed strategic relationships with OEM manufacturers working
toward their development and eventual deployment.                               

    Microware's wireless and Internet strategy is to provide a wide variety of
products and services for licensing to leading equipment manufacturers. The core
of this strategy is the development of strategic customer relationships with    
leading manufacturers of wireless and Internet devices. Microware has developed 
such strategic licensing relationships with Motorola, among others, who have    
been developing next generation wireless and Internet communications devices    
using OS-9.                                                                     

    Under a July 1995 software development and license agreement, Microware is
providing OS-9 as the operating system for various wireless devices under       
development by Motorola, Inc. Motorola's PageWriter two-way pager, currently    
being marketed through the SkyTel paging network, is based on a customized      
version of OS-9 jointly developed by Microware and Motorola. In July 1995,      
Motorola also purchased 1,526,232 shares of Microware Common Stock and was      
issued warrants to acquire additional shares. As of March 31, 2000, warrants to 
acquire 1,248,736 shares were outstanding, of which warrants to purchase 554,992
shares were exercisable. On August 1, 2000, warrants to acquire 693,744 shares  
will become exercisable. All outstanding warrants will expire on July 31, 2001. 
Pursuant to the Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, a designee of Motorola has
the right to serve on Microware's Board of Directors. That seat is currently    
vacant.                                                                         

   During the past fiscal year, the Company's revenues from its wireless and
Internet activities primarily consisted of license fees, non-refundable prepaid 
royalties and custom contract engineering fees received from wireless and       
Internet customers. The Company's future operating results will depend          
significantly on the development of its products and personal wireless and      
Internet communication devices. To date some of the wireless and Internet device
projects for which OS-9 has been licensed and customized have been delayed due  
to factors beyond Microware's control. Such delays may continue in the future.  
As wireless and Internet communication markets develop, the Company's strategy  
depends on the incorporation of the Company's software into new products, such  
as two-way pagers, smart wireless telephones, and in-car navigation systems, for
which demand is uncertain. There can be no assurance that such products will be 
successfully developed or commercialized or that the Company will derive        
significant revenues or earnings from such products. Moreover, the Company's    
wireless and Internet strategy is highly dependent on its ability to market     
Java-compatible versions of its products. There can be no assurance that Java   
will continue to develop as a popular platform for wireless and Internet        
communications devices of OEMs, that Microware will be able to maintain         
Java-compatibility on competitive terms under its license with Sun Microsystems,
or that Microware will be able to keep pace with the rapid technological change 
in these markets.                                                               

DIGITAL TELEVISION MARKET                                                       
 Since 1993 Microware has offered an OS-9 operating system configuration
targeted at the emerging digital television business. Microware OS-9 for Digital
TV is designed to operate the digital decoders that turn standard televisions   
into smart clients on new digital television networks under development by      
telephone companies, cable companies, and direct broadcast satellite providers  
with interactive processing, graphics, video and audio functionality. Microware 
OS-9 for Digital TV has emerged as a leading                                    

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operating system for digital decoders, having been licensed by over 20 set-top  
box manufacturers and used in trial and commercial deployments around the world.

     A streamlined configuration of Microware OS-9 for Digital TV is targeted at
digital-video broadcast products for existing cable systems, new multichannel   
multipoint distribution systems ("MMDS") and DBS networks. Microware OS-9 for   
Digital TV-based digital decoders manufactured by Zenith Electronics Corporation
have been contracted for procurement by Americast, a digital television         
technology consortium of Ameritech, SBC, Bell South, GTE, and Disney, and are   
currently deployed by Bell South in New Orleans.                                

   To date, most of the Company's digital television revenues have been from
Microware OS-9 for Digital TV license agreements and custom contract engineering
with digital decoder OEMs and network operators. The Company's current          
activities relating to its new media markets remain focused upon licensing      
Microware OS-9 for Digital TV for digital television uses. The Company has      
increasingly focused its marketing efforts in the digital television business on
the development of strategic marketing alliances which will enable the Company  
to leverage the market position of Microware OS-9 for Digital TV into additional
OEM licenses.                                                                   

While the Company has received significant revenues in the past from  
development licenses, non-refundable pre-paid royalties and custom contract     
engineering work sold to digital television decoder OEMs, only a small          
proportion of the Company's digital television licensees are actually           
manufacturing digital decoders. There can be no assurance that the Company will 
be able to achieve significant new digital decoder OEM design wins and          
development license revenues, that the Company will receive substantial run-time
license revenues from any digital television industry participant, or that the  
Company will be able to establish and maintain DAVID as an industry standard.   

Despite the announced intentions of many companies, and the Company's 
belief that Microware OS-9 for Digital TV is well positioned as a solution for  
the digital television market, the Company believes the digital television      
market remains at an early stage and is not well defined. Many prominent        
deployments have been delayed, and there can be no assurance that the digital   
television market will develop in any predictable or immediate way. These delays
have eroded Microware OS-9 for Digital TV's early market advantage to the       
benefit of the Company's competitors. It is therefore difficult to make reliable
estimates of the size of the digital television market or the Company's likely  
market share.                                                                   

COMPETITION                                                                     
     The embedded software industry is highly competitive, highly fragmented and
is characterized by rapidly advancing technologies. To maintain or improve its  
position, the Company must continue to enhance its current product offerings and
introduce new product features and extensions in a timely fashion.              

   All of the Company's products compete with proprietary software developed
internally by embedded system product manufacturers, as well as with many third 
party vendors of development tools for embedded systems, including many         
privately held companies and several publicly held companies. Several           
microprocessor manufacturers, including Intel and Motorola, distribute software 
that at times competes with the Company's products. The Company expects that    
additional competitors, including other large software vendors, will emerge.    
Some of the Company's current competitors, and many of the Company's potential  
competitors, have substantially greater technical, sales, marketing and         
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software developed internally by embedded systems manufacturers, the Company's  
products compete primarily with products by Mentor Graphics Corp. (through its  
acquisition of Microtec Research, Inc.), Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft"),   
QNX, LynuxWorks and Wind River Systems, Inc.(Wind River), who, in fiscal 2000,  
acquired another of the Company's primary competitors, Integrated Systems, Inc. 
(ISI).                                                                          

In the digital television market, Microware OS-9 for Digital TV, also 
known as DAVID, competes with software developed internally by set-top box      
manufacturers, including Scientific-Atlanta's PowerTV and Thompson Consumer     
Electronics' Open TV and with products from Microsoft, Sony and Wind River.     
Many of the Company's digital television competitors have substantially         
greater technical, sales, marketing and financial resources than the Company.   

The Company expects that as the embedded systems market continues to  
evolve, additional competitors will seek to enter these markets.                

The Company believes that its ability to effectively compete in the   
embedded systems market depends on factors both within and outside its control, 
including the ability to establish effective sales and distribution channels,   
timing and success of new products developed and marketed by the Company and its
competitors, product performance and price, the Company's ability to provide    
custom development and integration services, distribution and customer support, 
product reputation, customers' willingness to replace internally developed      
software solutions and customers' assessment of the Company's financial         
resources and its technical and service expertise. The Company believes that its
products compete effectively in markets on the basis of product features,       
reliability, price and performance characteristics. However, there can be no    
assurance that the Company will be able to compete successfully with respect to 
these and other factors. In particular, competitive pressures, including pricing
pressures for the Company's run-time licenses, the Company's past difficulties  
encountered in working to develop strong, effective sales and distribution      
channels and new product introductions from existing and new competitors could  
adversely affect the Company's future business and results from operations.     

   As a result of consolidation and other transactions involving competitors
and other companies in the Company's markets, the Company occasionally reviews  
potential transactions relating to its business, products and technologies. Such
transactions could include mergers, acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint    
ventures, licensing agreements, co-promotion agreements or other types of       
transactions. The Company may choose to enter into such transactions at any     
time, and such transactions could have a material effect on the Company its     
business or operations.                                                         

MARKETING, SALES AND DISTRIBUTION                                               
    Microware markets and licenses its products principally through its direct
sales force. Microware currently uses a direct sales force in North America,    
Europe and Japan. The Company has numerous sales offices in the U.S.            
International offices are located in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, The   
Netherlands and Japan. Distributors and sales representatives are used in       
certain countries. Direct sales representatives are supported by field          
application engineers who are experienced in the embedded market and the        
Company's products and technologies. International sales accounted for          
approximately 59%, 64% and 68% of total revenues in fiscal 1998, 1999, and 2000 
respectively.                                                                   

     During the last three fiscal years, the Company has continued to experience
significant turnover and attrition in its marketing and sales personnel.        
Additionally, the Japanese subsidiary's President and Representative Director,  
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resigned and were replaced in calendar year 2000. The significant turnover      
experienced by the Company has had, and may continue to have, an adverse effect 
on the Company's operations, the extent of which cannot presently be determined.

 The Company's future operating results will depend significantly on the
Company's ability to develop its sales and distribution channels. In order to   
rapidly increase revenues and as the embedded market continues to mature, the   
Company continues to realign its efforts and resources towards strengthening its
current sales and distribution channels, particularly in North America.         
Additionally, in fiscal 2001, the Company anticipates utilizing a focused       
network of Value Added Resellers (VARs) and distributors. While the Company     
believes the use of distributors will provide an effective channel to           
substantially increase its revenues, there can be no assurance that the Company 
will be able successfully engage distributors.                                  

  In fiscal 2000, the Company invested in the expansion and development of
its sales channels and the upgrading of its infrastructure to increase marketing
activity associated with the release of new products. In addition to hiring a   
Director of Corporate Communications, the Company has retained the services of a
public relations firm. While the Company anticipates that these investments will
lead to increased revenue generation, there can be no assurance that there will 
be that result.                                                                 

 The Company will continue to generate new business opportunities in its
target markets through direct marketing, advertising, websites, press releases, 
trade shows, user group meetings, telemarketing, direct mailings and through its
strategic alliances.                                                            

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT                                                        
  The Company has made substantial investments in product development. The
Company believes that its future success will depend in large part on its       
ability to enhance its existing products, to develop new products and to        
maintain its technological competitiveness. As of March 31, 2000, the Company   
employed 55 product development engineers. Of these, 47 engineers were based in 
Des Moines, Iowa and 8 were based in Tokyo, Japan.                              

During fiscal 1998, 1999, and 2000 research and development expenses  
amounted to $7.2 million, $6.8 million, and $5.8 million, respectively,         
excluding capitalized software development costs. For the above periods,        
research and development expenses represented 41%, 41%, and 43% of the Company's
total revenues, respectively. For the same periods, software development costs  
capitalized totaled $215,000, $64,000,and $0 respectively. The Company believes 
that its current level of research and development expenses is adequate to meet 
its competitive needs. The Company anticipates that it will continue to commit  
substantial resources to product development in the future.                     

PRODUCTION                                                                      
    The Company prepares master software media, user manuals and packaging for
each product. The Company's media duplication, production of product packaging, 
and printing of user manuals and related materials is performed by the Company  
at its facilities and by third party sources throughout the world. The Company  
grants duplication rights to certain of its original equipment manufacturers. To
date, the Company has not experienced any material difficulties or delays in    
production of its software products or documentation.                           

BACKLOG                                                                         
     The Company generally ships its products within a few days after acceptance
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product backlog. The low product backlog makes it difficult to predict with     
accuracy quarterly revenues and quarterly earnings prior to the end of a        
quarterly reporting period.                                                     

EMPLOYEES                                                                       
As of March 31, 2000, the Company employed 127 people, including 57 in
marketing, sales and support services, 55 in engineering and product development
and 15 in operations, finance and administration. Of these employees, 82 are    
located in the United States, and 45 are employed by the Company's international
operations. None of the Company's employees are represented by a labor union or 
is the subject of a collective bargaining agreement. The Company has never      
experienced a work stoppage and believes that its employee relations are good.  

NOTICE REGARDING TRADEMARKS                                                     
  Microware, the Microware logo, OS-9, Hawk, HawkEye, DAVID, MAUI, UpLink,
ITEM, FasTrak, Ultra C, Ultra C++ and SoftStax are registered trademarks of     
Microware Systems Corporation. Java, Java OS and PersonalJava are trademarks of 
Sun Microsystems, Inc. All other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks  
of their respective holders.                                                    

ADDITIONAL RISK FACTORS                                                         
In addition to the other risk factors contained herein, the Company   
believes the following additional risk factors should be taken into             
consideration in evaluating its business:                                       

  HISTORY OF OPERATING LOSSES; VARIABILITY OF QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS.
The Company has experienced significant operating losses for the past four      
fiscal years. While the Company has taken a number of measures to increase its  
revenues, decrease its operating expenses, and attain profitability, there can  
be no assurance that these measures will succeed or that the Company will become
profitable. Furthermore, the Company's revenues and operating results have      
varied substantially from quarter to quarter, remain difficult to forecast due  
to the nature of the embedded systems market and the Company's business, and    
should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance.               

MARKET RISKS. The Company has invested substantial resources in the   
development of emerging markets, in particular the digital television and       
wireless and Internet communications devices markets. While the Company has     
achieved a substantial number of OEM licenses in these markets and a number of  
the devices are currently in commercial deployment, these markets remain at an  
early stage and are increasingly competitive, and there can be no assurance that
the Company will receive substantial revenues or earnings from products or      
services in these markets.                                                      

 The Company has continued its focus on the traditional embedded systems
business in an effort to lessen the variability of its quarterly operating      
results and attain profitability. The traditional embedded systems business is  
diverse and increasingly competitive, and there can be no assurance that the    
Company will be able to substantially increase its revenues from that market.   

    The communications infrastructure device market is highly fragmented, very
competitive, and technically demanding. While Microware believes the            
technological sophistication and openness of its product architecture for the   
market will enable it to establish a substantial revenue base in the            
communications infrastructure market, there can be no assurance that the Company
will be able to do so.                                                          

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ABILITY TO KEEP PACE WITH COMPETITION AND RAPID TECHNOLOGY CHANGE. The
embedded systems markets are highly diverse and devoid of established technology
standards. A majority of embedded operating systems and applications are        
developed in-house by OEMs, and no single processor platform accounts for a     
majority or even a substantial minority of the embedded systems under           
development. Moreover, the market is increasingly competitive, with a number of 
industry-leading companies with substantially greater financial and technical   
resources than Microware devoting substantial resources to the development of   
significant market share in the embedded systems business. While the Company    
tries to support the industry-leading 32-bit microprocessors which it believes  
represent the best market opportunities, and to offer the best possible array of
incremental software functionalities, there can be no assurance that the        
Company's current products will meet the demands of the market in an environment
of increasing competition and rapid technology change.                          

    RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSITIONS. The Company has
in the past experienced delays in software development, and there can be no     
assurance that the Company will not experience such delays in the future. Such  
delays, which can occur because of resource constraints, unforeseen             
technological obstacles within or outside the Company's control, and changes in 
market requirements, can have a material adverse effect on the Company's        
business.                                                                       

COMPETITION. The Company has attracted substantial competition in its 
targeted markets. Many of the Company's traditional competitors have grown      
substantially as a result of successful exploitation of growth in the embedded  
systems market and through mergers and acquisitions, and in some cases have     
expanded their businesses in a manner which competes more directly with the     
Company. Microsoft has devoted substantial resources to the development of its  
Windows CE product, which is attempting to capture a significant market share in
the handheld computer market and other segments of the embedded market. Sun     
Microsystems, Inc. offers an embedded operating system product called JavaOS,   
which it markets together with its Java technology. There can be no assurance   
the Company will be able to successfully attain new market share or even        
maintain its existing market share in this increasingly competitive market.     

ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. The Company's future 
performance depends to a significant degree upon the continued contributions of 
its key management, product development, marketing and sales personnel, many of 
whom have joined the Company recently. The Company has continued to experience  
significant turnover in personnel during the past fiscal year. Additionally, the
Japanese subsidiary's President and Representative Director, and the Managing   
Director of European Operations both resigned and were replaced in calendar year
2000. The Company's ability to execute its market strategy will depend to a     
large degree upon its ability to integrate new personnel into the Company.      
Competition for qualified personnel throughout the software industry is intense 
and there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in attracting 
and retaining such personnel.                                                   

INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS. In the past three fiscal years, the Company 
derived at least 50% of its total revenue from sales outside North America, and 
this trend is anticipated to continue in the future. This dependence on         
international operations subjects the Company to certain risks, including       
tariffs and other barriers, difficulty in staffing and managing foreign         
subsidiary operations, difficulty in managing distributors and resellers,       
difficulty in accounts receivable collection, foreign currency exposure and     
adverse tax consequences. The Company is also subject to the risks associated   
with the imposition of protective import or export legislation and regulations  
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quotas, duties, taxes or other charges or restrictions will be implemented on   
the Company's products in the future. There can be no assurance that these      
factors or the adoption of restrictive policies will not have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

 DEPENDENCE ON PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY AND RISK OF TECHNOLOGY LITIGATION.
Because substantially all of the Company's revenues are derived from OS-9 and   
related products, any impairment of OS-9 could have a material adverse impact on
Microware's business. The Company's business is therefore dependent on the      
adequacy of the Company's intellectual property protection through patents,     
copyrights, trade secrets, and license agreements; the adequacy and continued   
availability of its licenses of integrated technology from third parties; and   
the absence of any material technology litigation related to the Company's      
products.                                                                       

ISSUANCE OF PREFERRED STOCK, OPTIONS AND WARRANTS. In April 2000, the 
Company issued 3,500 shares of Series I Preferred Stock initially convertible   
into 1,473,684 shares of common stock, stock options to purchase 618,595 shares 
of common stock, and warrants to purchase 87,500 shares of common stock.        
Subsequently, 668,556 shares of common stock were issued pursuant to the        
conversion of 1,578 shares of Series I Preferred Stock. Additionally, the       
Company has previously issued warrants to acquire 1,803,728 shares of common    
stock to Motorola, of which warrants to acquire 554,992 shares of common stock  
have expired and warrants to acquire 554,992 shares of common stock are         
currently exercisable. In addition, the Company has issued and will continue to 
issue substantial stock options to employees. The holders of these preferred    
shares, options and warrants have the opportunity to profit from a rise in the  
market price of the Company's common stock, thus resulting in a possible        
dilution in the interest of other security holders. The Company's ability to    
obtain additional capital may be adversely affected as long as the convertible  
securities remain unexercised. Moreover, the holders of the convertible         
securities may exercise such securities at a time when the Company may be able  
to obtain capital by a new offering of securities on terms more favorable than  
those under which existing warrants or options are exercisable.                 

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES                                                              

   The Company owns its main operating facility located in Des Moines, Iowa,
subject to mortgage debt. This space is used for research and development, sales
and marketing, operations and administration and consists of approximately      
88,000 square feet. Annual mortgage payments for the Company's main operating   
facility total approximately $600,000. In December 1998, the Company began      
subletting excess capacity in its main operating facility in order to reduce its
operating costs associated with the facility. As of January 1, 2000, the Company
had sublet approximately 29,000 square feet of its main operating facility and  
will continue to sublet additional excess capacity in the future. The Company   
also leases numerous domestic and international sales and support offices for an
aggregate annual rental payment of approximately $500,000. The Company believes 
that additional space will be available as needed.                              

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS                                                       

  On September 1, 1999, Microware filed suit in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Iowa ("Court") against Apple Computer, Inc.  
("Apple"). The suit charges Apple with trademark infringement, false designation
of origin, unfair competition, and trademark dilution. Microware believes that  
Apple's use of the trademark "MAC OS 9" to identify its operating system        
software has, and will continue to, cause confusion in the marketplace, and     
dilute the value and goodwill associated with Microware's registered trademark  
for the mark "OS-9". On March 16, 2000, the Company was notified that the Court 
had ruled in favor of Apple in this matter. The Company filed a notice of appeal
to the decision on March 30, 2000.                                              

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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS                     

Not applicable.                                                       

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ITEM 4A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT                                   

The executive officers of the Company are as follows:                 

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                Name  Age                Position                                   

                                                                                    
Kenneth B. Kaplan      47  President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the   
                           Board of Directors                                       

George E. Leonard      59  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief 
                           Operating Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and Director     

James H. Boswell       50  Vice President of Sales                                  

Beth E. Law            36  Chief Accounting Officer, Controller, Assistant Treasurer
                           and Assistant Secretary                                  


Mr. Kaplan has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the 
Company since he co-founded it in 1977. Mr. Kaplan was one of the principal     
designers of the OS-9 real-time operating system. Mr. Kaplan is a member of the 
boards of directors of the Interactive Multimedia Association and is a Trustee  
of Drake University and Buena Vista University. Mr. Kaplan attended Drake       
University.                                                                     

    Mr. Leonard joined the Company in August 1998 as Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary. Mr. Leonard was appointed     
Chief Operating Officer and a director on May 16, 2000. Prior to joining the    
Company, from July 1996 to July 1998, Mr. Leonard was the Vice President and    
Chief Financial Officer and a director of Western Pacific Airlines, based in    
Colorado Springs, Colorado. Western Pacific Airlines filed for bankruptcy       
protection under Chapter 11 on October 4, 1997 and converted its filing to      
Chapter 7 in July 1998. Mr. Leonard also served as Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer of Consumer Guaranty Corporation of Phoenix, Arizona, President and CEO 
of GEL Management Corporation, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AmBank   
Holding Company, and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief   
Lending Officer and Chief Banking Officer and a Director of MeraBank from 1975  
to 1996. Mr. Leonard holds as B.S. degree from the United States Naval Academy  
and an M.B.A from the University of Chicago                                     

     Mr. Boswell joined the Company in February 1999 as Vice President of Sales.
From November 1995 until joining the Company, Mr. Boswell served with Paradigm  
Technology, Inc. of Milpitas, California, where he was successively Director of 
Marketing and Vice President of Sales and Marketing. From April 1994 to November
1995, Mr. Boswell was a Strategic Sales Manager with Sharp Microelectronics of  
San Jose, California. From 1989 to 1994 Mr. Boswell held various positions with 
Hitachi America, Ltd., including Regional Sales Manager. Mr. Boswell has held   
other electronics sales, marketing, and operations positions with LSI Logic,    
Advanced Micro Devices, and Hewlett Packard. Mr. Boswell holds a B.S. degree    
from the University of New Mexico and an M.B.A. from the University of Arizona. 

  Ms. Law has served as Chief Accounting Officer, Controller and Assistant
Treasurer of the Company since February 2000. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. 
Law worked for Network Six, Inc., a systems integrator based in Warwick,        

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Rhode Island. Ms. Law is a Certified Public Accountant, and holds a B.S. degree 
from the University of Rhode Island.                                            

    On March 1, 2000 and May 10, 2000, respectively, Mr. Ishibashi, President,
Microware Systems Kabushiki Kaisha (subsidiary) and Mr. Allen, Managing Director
European Operations and a director, resigned their positions with the Company   
and were replaced later in the year. While not officers of the Company, the     
nature of their duties with respect to the Company's subsidiaries may mean they 
were deemed to be executive officers under applicable SEC rules.                

 The Company currently has an employment agreement with Mr. Leonard. The
Company does not have employment agreements with any other executive officers,  
but has one-year agreements not to compete with certain of its executive        
officers and other key employees. The loss of service of one or more of the     
Company's other executive officers could adversely affect the Company's         
business.                                                                       

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PART II                                                                         

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER       
MATTERS                                                                         

The Company's stock is listed on the Nasdaq National Market under the 
trading symbol "MWAR." The closing price of the Company's common stock, no par  
value (the "Common Stock"), as reported by the Nasdaq National Market as of May 
31, 2000 was $3.00 per share. The following table sets forth the low and high   
closing sales prices per share for the Company's common stock on the Nasdaq     
National Market for the quarter indicated.                                      

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Fiscal 1999                                  Low         High  

                                                               
 Quarter ended June 30, 1998                $4.500      $6.000 
 Quarter ended September 30, 1998           $3.063      $4.875 
 Quarter ended December 31, 1998            $1.563      $3.500 
 Quarter ended March 31, 1999               $1.875      $4.375 

Fiscal 2000                                  Low        High   

 Quarter ended June 30, 1999                $1.563      $ 2.000
 Quarter ended September 30, 1999           $1.438      $ 2.625
 Quarter ended December 31, 1999            $1.563      $ 6.250
 Quarter ended March 31, 2000               $4.750      $10.750

    As of May 31, 2000, there were approximately 260 shareholders of record of
the Company's Common Stock. Certain recordholders are brokers and other         
institutions holding on behalf of shareholders. The Company has estimated the   
total number of such shareholders to be 5,000.                                  

     The Company has never paid any cash dividends on its capital stock and does
not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future      
determinations to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of  
Directors and will depend on the Company's earnings, capital requirements,      
financial condition, credit and loan agreements in effect at that time and any  
other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors.                        

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ITEM 6.  SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA                                   

     The following table contains certain selected financial data. There were no
cash dividends or distributions made by the Company during the periods          
presented.                                                                      

(In thousands, except per share data)                                           

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                                                                 Year ended March 31,                           
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                                           1996           1997            1998          1999           2000     
                                                                                                                

Revenues                                  $23,655         $26,134        $17,724       $16,615       $13,417    
Cost of revenues                            5,100           6,969          5,946         4,844         3,420    
                                       -------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- ---------------
Gross profit                               18,555          19,165         11,778        11,771         9,997    

Operating expenses:                                                                                             
   Research & development                   5,009           7,155          7,223         6,772         5,762    
   Sales & marketing                        8,421          10,819         10,148        11,474         9,611    
   General & administrative                                                                                     
                                            3,899           3,415          4,485         3,578         3,049    
   Special charges                              -             438            940             -             -    
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                                           17,329          21,827         22,796        21,824        18,422    
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Operating profit(loss)                      1,226          (2,662)       (11,018)      (10,053)       (8,425)   

Other income (expense):                                                                                         
   Foreign currency gain (loss), net                                                                            
                                               13             (30)           (79)           91           237    
   Gain on sale of land and building                                                                            
                                                -               -            215           140             -    
   Gain on sale of investment                                                                                   
                                                -               -            881             -             -    
   Interest (expense) income, net                                                                               
                                              283           1,118            265           (35)         (282)   
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                                              296           1,088          1,282           196           (45)   

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Earnings (loss) before income taxes                                                                             
                                            1,522          (1,574)        (9,736)       (9,857)       (8,470)   
Income tax(benefit) expense                                                                                     
                                              146              (3)           210            81           169    
                                       -------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- ---------------
Net earnings (loss)                        $1,376         ($1,571)       ($9,946)      ($9,938)       (8,639)   
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Basic earnings (loss) per share (1)                                                                             
                                           $ 0.12          ($0.11)        ($0.69)       ($0.68)       ($0.58)   
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Shares used in per share calculation                                                                            
   - basic (1)                                                                                                  
                                           11,090          13,754         14,378        14,718        14,994    
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share (1)                                                                           
                                          $0.11           ($0.11)        ($0.69)       ($0.68)       ($0.58)    
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Shares used in per share calculation                                                                            
   - diluted (1)                                                                                                
                                           12,930          13,754         14,378        14,718        14,994    
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                                      1996           1997          1998          1999          2000      
                                                                                                         
Balance Sheet Data:                                                                                      
   Cash & short-term investments                                                                         
                                     $12,337         $19,962      $13,620       $ 7,527       $ 1,967    
   Working capital                    13,300          23,024       14,414        7,908         1,509     
   Total assets                       24,938          49,083       37,499       27,534        18,210     
   Total long-term                                                                                       
     debt (2)                          1,227           8,076        6,984        6,918         6,847     
   Total shareholders' equity                                                                            
                                      18,543          34,726       25,356       15,943         7,479     


(1)   See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information  
concerning the computation of net earnings (loss) per share.        
(2)   Includes current installments of long-term debt and long-term portion of  
 notes payable to banks. See Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.                                                         

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS 
OF OPERATIONS                                                                   

  THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION PROVIDES AN ANALYSIS OF THE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, AND SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 
"SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA" AND THE NOTES THERETO AND THE            
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE NOTES THERETO OF THE COMPANY.         

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO RISK AND UNCERTAINTY                  
This discussion and analysis of the Company's financial condition and 
results of operations includes forward-looking statements that involve risk and 
uncertainty, including management's expectations for fiscal 2001 and known      
trends and uncertainties in the business. Words such as "expects",              
"anticipates", "intends", "believes", "plans", "seeks", "estimates" and similar 
expressions or variations of these words are intended to identify               
forward-looking statements, but are not the only means of identifying           
forward-looking statements. Additionally, statements that refer to Microware's  
estimated or anticipated future results, sales or marketing strategies, new     
product development or performance or other non-historical facts are            
forward-looking and reflect Microware's current perspective of existing         
information. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and     
uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified, and actual results and    
outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in the   
forward-looking statements depending on a variety of factors including the      
volume and timing of orders received during the quarter, the Company's ability  
to successfully market its products, the Company's ability to keep pace with its
competition and with rapid technological change, the Company's ability to manage
turnover in its sales and marketing and other personnel and to attract and      
maintain personnel generally, as well as other risk factors mentioned throughout
this Annual Report and in the Company's other filings with the Securities and   
Exchange Commission. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on           
forward-looking statements and Microware disclaims any obligation to update any 
of the forward-looking statements contained in this Report to reflect any future
events or developments. The Company's operating results have varied             
significantly from quarter to quarter in the past, and the future operating     
results of the Company may fluctuate as a result of the above and other risk    
factors detailed in this Annual Report and other documents filed by the Company 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Due to all of the foregoing        
factors, the Company believes that period-to-period comparisons of its results  
of operations are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as an
indication of future performance. In prior years, the Company's actual financial
performance has not always met market expectations and the Company has          
experienced significant quarterly losses. It is likely that, in some future     
quarter, the Company's financial performance will again fall below market       
expectations.                                                                   

OVERVIEW                                                                        
Microware develops, markets and supports real-time operating system   
software and high-level language compilers used in consumer electronics,        
communications, process control and factory automation, scientific research, and
government/defense applications. Microware's product line is built around the   
OS-9 family of real-time operating systems for advanced microprocessors. The    
Company's OS-9 product family includes options for programming languages,       
networking, graphical interfaces and productivity tools. Substantially all of   
the Company's revenues in the last and current fiscal years have been derived   
from licenses and related services from the OS-9 product family.                

     The Company has historically derived revenues from development licenses and
run-time license royalty fees along with sales of related software productivity 
tools, maintenance support and custom contract engineering work. Custom contract
engineering revenues are typically derived from discrete                        

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software engineering projects porting the OS-9 operating system along with      
customized software products to a customer's product. Commonly, license royalty 
fees follow the completion of these contracts and the successful deployment of  
the customer's product. For financial reporting purposes, product revenues      
primarily consist of software licenses and software development tool products,  
along with license run-time royalty fees earned, including non-refundable       
prepaid royalties. Services revenues principally consist of revenues from custom
contract engineering and maintenance support agreements, along with consulting  
and training activity.                                                          

  A key element of the Company's long-term strategy is to develop products
which can be embedded into successful, high volume customer products; thereby   
significantly increasing license run-time royalty fees. Any increase in the     
percentage of revenues attributable to license run-time royalties will depend   
on the Company's successful negotiation of license run-time royalties and on    
the successful commercialization by the Company's customer of the underlying    
product. In addition, there can be no assurances that the Company will be       
successful when the markets, for which the Company products are targeted,       
emerge.                                                                         

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS                                                           

         Amounts and percentage of revenues: The following table sets forth, for
the periods indicated, the amount and related percentage of the Company's total 
revenues by each line item.                                                     

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                                                      Amounts and Percentage of Revenues             
                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------  
                                                            Years ended March 31,                    
                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------  
                                      1998                     1999                       2000       
                            ---------------------    ---------------------    ---------------------  
                                                                                                     
Revenues:                                                                                            
  Product                   $ 12,047          68%    $ 12,313          74%    $ 10,384          77%  
  Services                     5,677          32        4,302          26        3,033          23   
                            --------         ---     --------         ---     --------         ----  
                              17,724         100       16,615         100       13,417         100   
                            --------         ---     --------         ---     --------         ----  
Cost of revenues:                                                                                    
  Product                      2,745          15        2,613          16        2,041          15   
  Services                     3,201          18        2,231          13        1,379          10   
                            --------         ---     --------         ---     --------         ----  
                               5,946          33        4,844          29        3,420          25   
                            --------         ---     --------         ---     --------         ----  
    Gross profit              11,778          67       11,771          71        9,997          75   
                            --------         ---     --------         ---     --------         ----  

Operating expenses:                                                                                  
  Research & development       7,223          41       6,772           41        5,762           43  
  Sales and marketing         10,148          57      11,474           69        9,611           72  
  General &                                                                                          
       administrative          4,485          25       3,578           21        3,049           23  
  Special charges                940           6           -            -            -            -  
                            --------         ---     --------         ---     --------         ----  
                              22,796         129       21,824         131       18,422          138  
                            --------         ---     --------         ---     --------         ----  

      Operating loss         (11,018)        (62)     (10,053)        (60)      (8,425)         (63) 
                            --------         ---     --------         ---     --------         ----  

Other income (expense):                                                                              
  Foreign currency                                                                                   
     (loss) gain, net          (79)           *            91          *           237            2  
  Gain on sale of land                                                                               
     and building              215            1           140           1            -            -  
  Gain on sale of                                                                                    
     investment                881            5             -           -            -            -  
  Interest income                                                                                    
     (expense), net            265            1           (35)          *         (282)          (2) 
                            --------         ---     --------         ---     --------         ----  
                             1,282            7           196           1         (45)            *  
                            --------         ---     --------         ---     --------         ----  
     Loss before income                                                                              
       tax (benefit)                                                                                 
       expense              (9,736)         (55)       (9,857)        (59)     (8,470)          (63) 
Income tax (benefit)                                                                                 
   expense                     210            1            81           *         169             1  
                            --------         ---     --------         ---     --------         ----  
    Net loss              $ (9,946)         (56)%    $ (9,938)        (59)%     (8,639)         (64)%
                          ========          =====    ========         =====   ========         ===== 

*Insignificant                                                                  

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FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2000 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1999   

      REVENUES. Total revenues decreased 19.2% or $3.2 million, from $16.6
million in fiscal 1999 to $13.4 million in fiscal 2000. During fiscal 2000,     
the Company experienced significant attrition and turnover in its North         
American sales and marketing personnel. The significant turnover experienced    
by the Company has had, and may continue to have, an adverse effect on the      
Company's operations, the extent of which cannot presently be determined.       
Product revenues decreased 15.7%, or $1.9 million, from $12.3 million in        
fiscal 1999 to $10.4 million in fiscal 2000. The decrease in product revenues   
from fiscal 1999 to fiscal 2000 resulted from fewer initial license fees.       
Additionally, fiscal 1999 product revenue included substantial prepaid          
royalties, which consequently decreased royalty revenue recognized in fiscal    
2000. Product revenues from certain strategic customers and the Company's       
DAVID licensees, continued to fall below management expectations. Future        
growth in product revenues will continue to be substantially dependent on the   
Company's ability to develop cost effective sales channels in North America     
and abroad and the Company's customers' timely and successful development and   
distribution of new products using the Company's products. Each of these        
factors makes product revenues difficult to accurately forecast on a            
quarterly or annual basis. Services revenues decreased 29.5%, or $1.3           
million, from $4.3 million in fiscal 1999 to $3.0 million in fiscal 2000. The   
decrease in service revenues resulted from a decline in custom engineering      
contracts.                                                                      

       International revenues represented 59%, 64% and 68% of total revenues
in fiscal 1998, 1999 and 2000, respectively. The percentage increase in fiscal  
2000 resulted from a continued decline in U.S. revenues, while overseas sales   
experienced a relatively smaller reduction. The Company expects international   
sales to continue to represent a significant portion of its revenues although   
the percentage may fluctuate from period to period. In Europe and Japan,        
revenues and expenses are primarily denominated in local currencies. The        
Company's operating and pricing strategies take into account changes in exchange
rates over time. However, the Company's results of operations may be            
significantly affected in the short-term by fluctuations in foreign currency    
exchange rates.                                                                 

         COST OF REVENUES. Cost of product revenues includes direct and indirect
costs for documentation, production quality, duplication of manuals and media   
for software products, as well as those costs related to the packaging, shipping
and delivery of the product to the customer. Cost of product revenues also      
includes direct third party royalty expense and amortization expense of         
purchased and capitalized software. Cost of services revenues includes direct   
and indirect costs for technical phone support, training and education, and     
custom engineering.                                                             

    Total cost of revenues decreased 29.4%, or $1.4 million, from $4.8
million in fiscal 1999 to $3.4 million in fiscal 2000. Overall cost of revenues 
decreased due to the reduction in total revenues. As a percentage of product    
revenues, cost of product revenues decreased from 21.2% in fiscal 1999 to 19.7% 
in fiscal 2000. Cost of product revenues decreased as a percentage of product   
revenues as a result of marginal efficiencies achieved in the direct costs of   
producing, packaging and shipping products to customers. As a percentage of     
services revenues, cost of services revenues decreased from 51.9% in fiscal 1999
to 45.5% in fiscal 2000. The percentage decrease between periods primarily      
resulted from an increase in higher margin support and maintenance contracts    
rather than custom engineering contracts which have greater costs associated.   

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     RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Research and development expense includes
expenses associated with the development of new products and the enhancements of
existing products, and consists primarily of employee salaries and related      
expenses. Research and development expense decreased 14.9%, or $1.0 million,    
from $6.8 million in fiscal 1999 to $5.8 million in fiscal 2000. The reduction  
in research and development expense is a primary result of fewer engineers      
employed by the Company during fiscal 2000. While research and development costs
have decreased from year to year, these same expenses have increased as a       
percentage of sales from 41% in fiscal 1999 to 43% in fiscal 2000. The Company  
has made substantial investments in product development. The Company believes   
that its future success will depend in large part on its ability to enhance its 
existing products, to develop new products and to maintain technological        
competitiveness. Consequently, the Company anticipates that it will continue to 
commit substantial resources to product development in the future.              

        SALES AND MARKETING. Sales and marketing expense consists primarily of
sales and marketing personnel related costs, including sales commissions. Sales 
and marketing expense also includes costs of advertising, public relations and  
attendance at industry trade shows. Sales and marketing expense decreased 16.2%,
or $1.9 million, from $11.5 million in fiscal 1999 to $9.6 million in fiscal    
2000. The overall decrease was primarily attributable to reduction of the number
of sales and marketing personnel through attrition and turnover. In fiscal 2001,
the Company expects to increase its investment in the expansion and development 
of its sales channels and the upgrading of its infrastructure in addition to    
expanding marketing activities.                                                 

         GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. General and administrative expenses consist
primarily of personnel costs for administration, finance, human resources and   
facilities management, as well as legal, auditing and certain recruiting and    
relocation expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased 14.8%, or    
$529,000, from $3.6 million in fiscal 1999 to $3.0 million in fiscal 2000. The  
decrease in general administrative expenses primarily resulted from a reduction 
in administrative staff as well as decreased recruiting and relocation          
activities.                                                                     

   OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE). Other income (expense) decreased 123%, or
$241,000, from $196,000 in fiscal 1999 to ($45,000) in fiscal 2000. The decrease
between periods resulted from a reduction of interest income due to cash used in
operations, and the inclusion in fiscal 1999 of the gain on the sale of the     
Company's former headquarters building.                                         

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FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1999 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1998   

     REVENUES. Total revenues decreased 6.3% or $1.1 million, from $17.7
million in fiscal 1998 to $16.6 million in fiscal 1999. During fiscal 1998, the 
Company experienced significant turnover in its sales personnel, particularly in
North America and Japan. During fiscal 1999, the turnover in Japan was          
stabilized; however the Company experienced significant attrition in its        
marketing personnel and continued to experience significant turnover in its     
North American sales personnel. The significant turnover experienced by the     
Company has had, and may continue to have, an adverse effect on the Company's   
operations, the extent of which cannot presently be determined. Product revenues
increased 2.2%, or $266,000, from $12.0 million in fiscal 1998 to $12.3 million 
in fiscal 1999. The increase in product revenues from fiscal 1998 to fiscal 1999
primarily stemmed from non-refundable prepaid royalties and license fees from   
Motorola for the Company's Digital TV and Java product offerings. The Company   
continues to be negatively impacted by the slower than anticipated emergence of 
various target markets, such as cellular phones, two-way paging, personal       
Internet devices and digital and interactive television. Product revenues from  
certain strategic customers including Motorola, Northern Telecom Ltd., Ericsson 
and the Company's DAVID licensees, continued to fall below management           
expectations. Future growth in product revenues will continue to be             
substantially dependent on the Company's ability to develop cost effective sales
channels in North America and abroad and the Company's customers' timely and    
successful development and distribution of new products using the Company's     
products. Each of these factors makes product revenues difficult to accurately  
forecast on a quarterly or annual basis. Services revenues decreased 24.2%, or  
$1.4 million, from $5.7 million in fiscal 1998 to $4.3 million in fiscal 1999.  
The decrease in services revenues primarily resulted from a decrease in funded  
development of advanced processor ports along with, to a lesser extent, a       
reduction in DAVID custom services.                                             

       International revenues represented 50%, 59% and 64% of total revenues
in fiscal 1997, 1998 and 1999, respectively. The percentage increase in fiscal  
1999 resulted primarily from a reduction in U.S. revenue compounded by an       
overall increase in revenues from Europe. The Company expects international     
sales to continue to represent a significant portion of its revenues although   
the percentage may fluctuate from period to period. In Europe and Japan,        
revenues and expenses are primarily denominated in local currencies. The        
Company's operating and pricing strategies take into account changes in exchange
rates over time. However, the Company's results of operations may be            
significantly affected in the short-term by fluctuations in foreign currency    
exchange rates.                                                                 

         COST OF REVENUES. Cost of product revenues includes direct and indirect
costs for documentation, production quality, duplication of manuals and media   
for software products, as well as those costs related to the packaging, shipping
and delivery of the product to the customer. Cost of product revenues also      
includes direct third party royalty expense and amortization expense of         
purchased and capitalized software. Cost of services revenues includes direct   
and indirect costs for technical phone support, training and education, and     
custom engineering.                                                             

    Total cost of revenues decreased 18.5%, or $1.1 million, from $5.9
million in fiscal 1998 to $4.8 million in fiscal 1999. Overall cost of revenues 
decreased due to the reduction in total revenues. As a percentage of product    
revenues, cost of product revenues decreased from 22.8% in fiscal 1998 to 21.2% 
in fiscal 1999. Cost of product revenues decreased as a percentage of product   
revenues primarily as a result of marginal efficiencies achieved in the direct  
costs of producing, packaging and shipping products to customers. As a          
percentage of services revenues, cost of services revenues decreased from 56.4% 
in fiscal 1998 to 51.9% in fiscal 1999. The percentage decrease between         

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periods primarily resulted from higher margin custom contract engineering work  
being performed during fiscal 1999 as compared fiscal 1998.                     

     RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Research and development expense includes
expenses associated with the development of new products and the enhancements of
existing products, and consists primarily of employee salaries and related      
expenses. Research and development expense decreased 6.2%, or $451,000, from    
$7.2 million in fiscal 1998 to $6.8 million in fiscal 1999. The reduction in    
research and development expense is a primary result of fewer engineers employed
by the Company during fiscal 1999. The Company has made substantial investments 
in product development. The Company believes that its future success will depend
in large part on its ability to enhance its existing products, to develop new   
products and to maintain technological competitiveness. Consequently, the       
Company anticipates that it will continue to commit substantial resources to    
product development in the future.                                              

        SALES AND MARKETING. Sales and marketing expense consists primarily of
sales and marketing personnel related costs, including sales commissions. Sales 
and marketing expense also includes costs of advertising, public relations and  
attendance at industry trade shows. Sales and marketing expense increased 13.1%,
or $1.3 million, from $10.2 million in fiscal 1998 to $11.5 million in fiscal   
1999. The overall increase was primarily attributable to the Company's continued
investment in its domestic and international sales and distribution channels and
support infrastructures. In fiscal 2000, the Company expects to continue        
investing in the expansion and development of its sales channels and the        
upgrading of its infrastructure in addition to increasing marketing activity    
associated with the release of new products.                                    

         GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. General and administrative expenses consist
primarily of personnel costs for administration, finance, human resources and   
facilities management, as well as legal, auditing and certain recruiting and    
relocation expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased 20.2%, or    
$907,000, from $4.5 million in fiscal 1998 to $3.6 million in fiscal 1999. The  
decrease in general administrative expenses primarily resulted from a reduction 
in recruiting and relocation costs along with costs associated with the move to 
the Company's new headquarters facility.                                        

   SPECIAL CHARGES. No special charges were incurred during the 1999
fiscal year. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998, the Company determined
that due to revised estimates of the marketability of certain products under    
development, a special charge of $940,000 was appropriate to more adequately    
reflect the residual value of certain intangible assets. Included in this charge
was approximately $566,000 of deferred development costs in the form of prepaid 
royalties, approximately $202,000 relating to goodwill associated with          
MicroMall, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, and approximately $172,000        
relating to the write-off of previously capitalized purchased technology.       

        OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE). Other income decreased 84.7%, or $1.1 million,
from $1.3 million in fiscal 1998 to $196,000 in fiscal 1999. The decrease       
between periods resulted from gains on the sale of the Company's interest in    
Unwired Planet Inc. and its former headquarters facility of $881,000 and        
$215,000, respectively, in fiscal 1998. In addition, other income decreased due 
to a reduction of interest income due to cash used in operations, and an        
increase in interest expense related to the Company's long-term debt on its new 
headquarters facility.                                                          

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VARIABILITY OF QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS                                      

        The Company's revenues and operating results have varied substantially
from quarter to quarter and should not be relied upon as an indication of future
performance. The Company believes its revenues may fluctuate from quarter to    
quarter depending upon such factors as new product introductions by the Company 
or others, seasonality of customer buying patterns, the Company's sales         
commission plan, renewals of product licenses by customers, product development 
and marketing expenses, changes in Company and competitors' pricing policies,   
the timing of significant orders, the mix of products sold, the mix of          
international versus domestic revenues, currency fluctuations, the existence of 
product errors and the hiring and training of additional staff. Furthermore,    
delays in closing product licensing transactions or in completion of custom     
contract engineering work during any quarter could cause quarterly revenues and 
net earnings for that quarter to fall below anticipated levels. The Company     
derives a significant portion of its revenues from a relatively small number of 
large account customers, therefore any delay in the consummation of business    
with this small number of customers could significantly impact the Company's    
quarterly performance. The majority of the Company's revenues in a quarter has  
been historically derived from orders received in the last month of that        
quarter, which makes the Company's financial performance more susceptible to an 
unexpected downturn in business and makes quarterly results difficult to        
forecast. In addition, the Company's expense levels are based on present        
expectations of future revenue levels, and a shortfall in revenues could result 
in a disproportionate decrease in the Company's net earnings. As the markets in 
which the Company compete mature and as new and existing companies compete for  
customers, price competition is likely to intensify and such competition could  
adversely affect quarterly operating results. Variations in product mix may also
affect gross profit margin percentages. Therefore, although the Company's       
revenues and gross profit in any period may increase in absolute terms, such an 
increase may result in lower gross profit margin percentages.                   

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES                                                 

      The Company has historically funded its operations primarily through
cash flow from operations, the sale of common and preferred stock and, to a     
lesser extent, long-term debt. At March 31, 2000, the Company had approximately 
$1,509,000 in working capital and $1,967,000 in cash and short-term investments 
as compared to $7,908,000 in working capital and $7,527,000 in cash and         
short-term investments at March 31, 1999. The decrease in working capital and   
cash and short-term investments resulted principally from the use of cash during
fiscal 2000 for operating activities.                                           

      Cash used in operating activities amounted to $8,859,000, $6,310,000
and $4,972,000 for fiscal years 1998, 1999 and 2000, respectively. The cash used
in operations in fiscal 2000 primarily resulted from the net loss of $8,639,000.
Additionally significant uses of cash resulted from a decrease in accounts      
payable of $171,000.                                                            

      Cash provided by investing activities was $4,558,000, $6,799,000 and
$3,464,000 for fiscal years 1998, 1999 and 2000, respectively. In fiscal 1999   
and 2000, cash provided by investing activities resulted principally from net   
maturities of short-term investments of $6,924,000 and $3,904,000 respectively. 

 Cash (used in) provided by financing activities was ($508,000),
$186,000, and $104,000 for fiscal years 1998, 1999 and 2000, respectively. In   
fiscal 1998, cash used in financing activities primarily resulted from the      

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payoff of the Company's construction note, partially offset by proceeds received
on the Company's new long-term promissory note and the issuance of common stock 
resulting from stock options exercised. In fiscal 1999 and 2000, cash provided  
by financing activities primarily resulted from proceeds received from the      
issuance of common stock due to stock options exercised.                        

   As of March 31, 2000, the Company had approximately $6,847,000 of
long-term debt, including current portion, outstanding relating to its          
headquarters building. Monthly payments are $49,000, including interest at      
7.46%, with the unpaid balance due January 1, 2008. In accordance with the loan 
agreement, the Company has provided the lender an irrevocable standby letter of 
credit in the amount of $786,000. In order to obtain the irrevocable standby    
letter of credit, the Company has pledged a $786,000 U.S. Treasury note as      
collateral. See Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.           

   On April 19, 2000, subsequent to the fiscal year end, the Company
completed a private placement of 3,500 shares of Series I 4% Cumulative         
Convertible Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of $3.5 million. The financing   
also includes warrants and options for purchase of additional shares of the     
Company's common stock, which if exercised, the Company estimates that it would 
receive gross cash proceeds of approximately $3.46 million in the aggregate.    
There can be no assurances that such warrants and options will be exercised, and
therefore no certainty of future cash proceeds can be anticipated. On June 14,  
2000, the holders of the Series I Preferred Stock converted 1,578 of those      
shares into 668,556 shares of common stock.                                     

       Management believes current working capital and its $1.0 million bank
line of credit will be adequate to meet the Company's future working capital,   
new product development and capital expenditure requirements at least through   
the end of fiscal 2001.                                                         

   Management does not believe that inflation has historically had a
material effect on the Company's results of operations.                         

        Many of the Company's international contracts are denominated in local
currencies, and an increase in the relative value of the dollar against such    
currencies would lead to a reduction in Company revenues. The Company attempts  
to minimize its foreign currency exposure by attempting to keep intercompany    
balances current and minimizing assets in any one currency denomination.        
However, due to recent losses, intercompany balances have increased and are not 
specifically hedged and there can be no assurance that the Company's future     
results of operations will not be adversely affected by currency fluctuations.  

   The Company anticipates that international sales will continue to
account for a significant portion of net sales in the foreseeable future. This  
dependence on international operations subjects the Company to certain risks,   
including tariffs and other barriers, difficulty in staffing and managing       
foreign subsidiary operations, difficulty in managing distributors and          
resellers, difficulty in accounts receivable collection, foreign currency       
exposure and adverse tax consequences. The Company is also subject to the risks 
associated with the imposition of protective import or export legislation and   
regulations by the United States or other countries. The Company cannot predict 
whether quotas, duties, taxes or other charges or restrictions will be          
implemented on the Company's products in the future. There can be no assurance  
that these factors or the adoption of restrictive policies will not have a      
material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and      
results of operations.                                                          

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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS                                                

     In December 1998, the AICPA released SOP 98-9, "Modification of SOP
97-2, `Software Revenue Recognition with Respect to Certain Transactions." SOP  
98-9 amends SOP 97-2 to require that an entity recognize revenue for multiple   
element arrangements by means of the "residual method" when (1) there is        
vendor-specific objective evidence of the fair values of all the undelivered    
elements that are not accounted for by means of long-term contract accounting   
(2) vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value does not exist for one or  
more of the delivered elements, and (3) all revenue recognition criteria of SOP 
97-2 (other than the requirement for vendor-specific objective evidence of the  
fair value of each delivered element) are satisfied. The provisions of SOP 98-9 
extend the deferral of certain paragraphs of SOP 97-2 and became effective for  
transactions that were entered into in fiscal years beginning after March 15,   
1999. The adoption of this statement has not had a material impact on the       
Company's operating results, financial position or cash flows.                  

YEAR 2000 ISSUE                                                                 

       To date, the Company has not experienced, nor has been made aware of,
any material Year 2000 compliance-related failures. Costs associated with       
assessment and implementation of a Year 2000 compliance plan have been expensed 
as incurred, and have not been material. The Company does not expect to incur   
significant additional costs related to year 2000 issues.                       

"EURO" ISSUES                                                                   

         On January 1, 1999, the European Union ("EU") introduced a new currency
(the "Euro"). The Euro is intended to enable the EU to blend the economies of   
the EU's member states into one large market with unrestricted and unencumbered 
trade and commerce across borders. Eleven European countries are participating  
in the first membership wave, namely the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg,      
Germany, France, Ireland, Finland, Austria, Italy, Spain and Portugal. Other    
member states are expected to join in the years to come. Legacy currencies will 
remain legal tender in the participating countries for a transition period      
between January 1999 and January 2002. During the transition period, non-cash   
payments can be made in the Euro, and parties can elect to pay for goods and    
services and transact business using either the Euro or a legacy currency. The  
Company does not presently expect that the introduction and use of the Euro will
have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position, results of  
operations or cash flows during the transition period. The significant          
requirement of companies during the transitionary period is the ability to      
invoice and accept payment in Euro denominated transactions if a customer makes 
this request. The Company will continue to evaluate issues involving the        
introduction of the Euro.                                                       

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ITEM 7A.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK              

INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY                                                       

         Microware's exposure to market risk associated with changes in interest
rates relates primarily to debt obligations as all financial assets are short   
term in nature. The Company is exposed to changes in fair values of its         
long-term debt that carries a fixed interest rate. As discussed in Note 5 of    
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Microware had total long-term debt  
of $6,847,000 at March 31, 2000.                                                

FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK                                                           

       Microware transacts business in various foreign currencies, primarily
Japanese yen and certain European currencies, as discussed in Item 1 and Note 10
of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, and accordingly is exposed to    
fluctuations in foreign currency markets. The Company does not enter into       
foreign currency hedging transactions.                                          

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA                             

     The information required by this Item is contained in the financial
statements set forth in Item 14(a) under the caption "Consolidated Financial    
Statements."                                                                    

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND         
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES                                                           

None.                                                         

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PART III                                                                        

ITEMS 10-13                                                                     

        The response to Items 10, 11, 12, and 13 are incorporated by reference
to the information concerning the applicable subjects in the Company's Proxy    
Statement for the 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, expected to be filed     
pursuant to Regulation 14A no later than 120 days following March 31, 2000.     

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PART IV                                                                         

ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K     

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:                   

1.   Consolidated Financial Statements                                          

The following are included herein:                                    

Independent Auditors' Report                                          
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 1999 and 2000             
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three years ended       
March 31, 2000                                                  
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the three years   
ended March 31, 2000                                            
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended       
March 31, 2000                                                  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                            

2.   Exhibits. The following are filed herewith or are incorporated by reference
to exhibits previously filed with the Commission:                     

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EXHIBIT NO.                                 DESCRIPTION                         

----------------------------------------------------------------------          
                                                                                
3.1       Composite of Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation of the    
          Company, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 
          8-K dated April 19, 2000 and hereby incorporated by reference.        
3.2       Restated and Amended Bylaws of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to   
          Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Registration Statement 
          on Form S-1 Reg. No. 33-99160-3 and hereby incorporated by reference. 
4.1       Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company (included in      
          Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2).                                                
10.1      Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement between the Company and Motorola,
          Inc. dated July 31, 1995, including Form of Warrant, filed as Exhibit 
          10.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 Reg. No.     
          33-99160 and hereby incorporated by reference.                        
10.2      Shareholder Agreement among the Company, Kenneth B. Kaplan, and       
          Motorola, Inc. dated July 31, 1995, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the      
          Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 Reg. No. 33-99160 and    
          hereby incorporated by reference.                                     
10.3      Agreement among the Company, Kenneth B. Kaplan, Lawrence A. Crane, and
          the 1994 Series A Preferred Stock holders dated March 11, 1996, filed 
          as exhibit 10.18 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Company's    
          Registration Statement on Form S-1, Reg. No. 33-99160, and hereby     
          incorporated by reference.                                            
10.4      Software Development and License Agreement between the Company and    
          Motorola, Inc. filed as Exhibit 10.17 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3
          to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Reg. No.         
          33-99160, and hereby incorporated by reference.                       
10.5      +1991 Stock Option Plan of the Company, filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the  
          Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Reg. No. 33-99160, and  
          hereby incorporated by reference.                                     
10.6      +1992 Stock Option Plan of the Company, filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the  
          Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Reg. No. 33-99160, and  
          hereby incorporated by reference.                                     
10.7      +1995 Stock Option Plan of the Company, as amended, filed as Exhibit  
          10.8 to the Form 10-K Report of the Company for the fiscal year ended 
          March 31, 1998, and hereby incorporated by reference.                 

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10.8      +1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, filed as Exhibit   
          4.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. No.     
          333-33622, and hereby incorporated by reference.                      
10.9      +401(k) Plan of the Company, filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company's   
          Registration Statement on Form S-1, Reg. No. 33-99160, and hereby     
          incorporated by reference.                                            
10.10     +Non-Contributory Profit Sharing Plan of the Company, filed as Exhibit
          10.10 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Reg. No.   
          33-99160, and hereby incorporated by reference.                       
10.11     +Employment Agreement by and between George E. Leonard and the        
          Company, dated as of September 17, 1999, filed as Exhibit 10.10 to    
          Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1999 and hereby  
          incorporated by reference.                                            
10.12     Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and Elliott         
          Associates, L.P. and Westgate International, L.P., dated as of April  
          19, 2000, filed on the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 
          4, 2000, and hereby incorporated by reference.                        
10.13     Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and Elliott         
          Associates, L.P. and Westgate International, L.P., dated as of April  
          19, 2000, filed on the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 
          4, 2000, and hereby incorporated by reference.                        
10.14     Form of Option Agreement issued to Elliott Associates, L.P. and       
          Westgate International, L.P., dated as of April 19, 2000, filed on May
          4, 2000, and hereby incorporated by reference.                        
10.15     Form of Warrant Agreement issued to Elliott Associates, L.P. and      
          Westgate International, L.P., dated as of April 19, 2000, filed on the
          Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 4, 2000, and hereby    
          incorporated by reference.                                            

21        *Subsidiaries of the Registrant.                                      
23        *Consent of KPMG LLP                                                  
27        *Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR version only).                        

(b) Reports on Form 8-K - None.                                                 

--------------------------------------------------------                        

+  Compensation Plan or Agreement                                               
*  Filed Herewith                                                               

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SIGNATURES

       Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto authorized, on the 28th day of June,   
2000.                                                                           

                        MICROWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATION,
             AN IOWA CORPORATION

                   By: /s/ KENNETH B. KAPLAN
                                        Kenneth B. Kaplan, President and Chief
                   Executive Officer

        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned directors and
officers of Microware Systems Corporation, an Iowa corporation, which is filing 
an Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission under 
the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, hereby        
constitute and appoint Kenneth B. Kaplan, George E. Leonard, Beth E. Law, and   
Arthur Don and each of them, each of their true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents; with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his  
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments 
to the report to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting 
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and        
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all interests and purposes as 
each of them might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all   
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or   
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.              

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant
and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.                               

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                SIGNATURE                          TITLE                   DATE       
                                                                                      
          /s/ KENNETH B. KAPLAN            Chairman of the Board of                   
-----------------------------------------  Directors, President & Chief               
            Kenneth B. Kaplan              Executive Officer (Principal               
                                           Executive Officer)            June 28, 2000

          /s/ GEORGE E. LEONARD            Executive Vice President,                  
-----------------------------------------  Chief Financial Officer,                   
            George E. Leonard              Chief Operating Officer,      June 28, 2000
                                           Treasurer and Secretary                    
                                           (Principal Financial                       
                                           Officer)and Director                       

          /s/ BETH E. LAW                  Chief Accounting Officer,                  
-----------------------------------------  Controller and Assistant      June 28, 2000
            Beth E. Law                    Treasurer (Principal                       
                                           Accounting Officer)                        

          /s/ ARTHUR DON                   Director                      June 28, 2000
-----------------------------------------                                             
            Arthur Don                                                                

                                           Director                      June 28, 2000
-----------------------------------------                                             
            James A. Gordon                                                           

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                SIGNATURE                          TITLE    DATE       
                                                                       
          /s/ DANIEL P. HOWELL             Director       June 28, 2000
-----------------------------------------                              
            Daniel P. Howell                                           

          /s/ DENNIS E. YOUNG              Director       June 28, 2000
-----------------------------------------                              
            Dennis E. Young                                            

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

Board of Directors                                                              
Microware Systems Corporation:                                                  

   We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Microware
Systems Corporation and subsidiaries as of March 31, 1999 and 2000 and the      
related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash   
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended March 31, 2000. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's       
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated   
financial statements based on our audits.                                       

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain 
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting 
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes 
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by      
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. 
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.          

 In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Microware   
Systems Corporation and subsidiaries at March 31, 1999 and 2000 and the results 
of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended March 31, 2000, in conformity with generally accepted accounting   
principles.                                                                     

                                                                      KPMG LLP

Des Moines, Iowa                                                                
April 28, 2000                                                                  

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MICROWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 Consolidated Balance Sheets

($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

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                                                              March 31,  March 31,
                                Assets                          1999       2000   
                                                              ---------  ---------
                                                                                  
Current assets:                                                                   
      Cash and cash equivalents                                $ 2,840    $ 1,184 
      Short-term investments (note 5)                            4,687        783 
      Trade receivables, net of allowance for                                     
        doubtful accounts of $485 and $434 (notes 2 and 4)       3,593      2,935 
      Income taxes receivable                                      122         78 
      Inventories (note 4)                                          71         77 
      Prepaid expenses and other current assets                    438        413 
      Deferred tax assets (note 6)                                 473          - 
                                                              --------   -------- 
          Total current assets                                  12,224      5,470 

Property and equipment, net (notes 3 and 5)                     12,516     11,350 
                                                              --------   -------- 

Other assets:                                                                     
      Intangible assets, net of amortization (notes 1 and 4)     2,007        753 
      Deposits and other                                           787        637 
                                                              --------   -------- 
          Total other assets                                     2,794      1,390 

                                                               $27,534    $18,210 
                                                              ========   ======== 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.                    

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MICROWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 Consolidated Balance Sheets

($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

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                                                                    March 31,   March 31, 
        Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                          1999        2000    
                                                                    ---------   --------- 
                                                                                          
Current liabilities:                                                                      
      Notes payable to banks (note 4)                                $    253    $      - 
      Current installments of long-term debt                               71          77 
      Accounts payable                                                    927         756 
      Accrued expenses                                                  2,140       2,061 
      Deferred revenues                                                   812         865 
      Income taxes payable                                                113         202 
                                                                     --------    -------- 
          Total current liabilities                                     4,316       3,961 

Long-term debt, less current installments (note 5)                      6,847       6,770 
Deferred income taxes (note 6)                                            428           - 

                                                                     --------    -------- 
                Total liabilities                                      11,591      10,731 

Shareholders' equity (notes 8 and 12):                                                    
      Series I preferred stock, no par value;                                             
           500,000 shares authorized; none                                                
           issued or outstanding                                            -           - 
      Common stock, voting, no par value;                                                 
           50,000,000 shares authorized;                                                  
           15,154,992 and 15,411,900                                                      
           shares issued, 14,929,892 and                                                  
           15,186,800 shares outstanding                               37,065      37,492 
      Retained earnings (deficit)                                     (19,795)    (28,434)
      Accumulated other comprehensive loss - cumulative adjustment                        
           for foreign currency translation                              (550)       (802)
                                                                     --------    -------- 
                                                                       16,720       8,256 
      Less cost of common shares aquired for the                                          
           treasury, 225,100 and 225,100 shares                           777         777 
                                                                     --------    -------- 
                Total shareholders' equity                             15,943       7,479 

Commitments (note 13)                                                                     
                                                                     --------    -------- 
                                                                     $ 27,534    $ 18,210 
                                                                     ========    ======== 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.                    

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MICROWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 Consolidated Statements of Operations

($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

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                                                                 Years ended March 31,                    
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                      1998                1999                  2000      
                                                      ----                ----                  ----      
                                                                                                          
Revenues (notes 2 and 9):                                                                                 
      Product                                   $       12,047      $        12,313      $         10,384 
      Services                                           5,677                4,302                 3,033 
                                                ---------------     ----------------     -----------------
                                                        17,724               16,615                13,417 
                                                ---------------     ----------------     -----------------
Cost of revenues:                                                                                         
      Product                                            2,745                2,613                 2,041 
      Services                                           3,201                2,231                 1,379 
                                                ---------------     ----------------     -----------------
                                                         5,946                4,844                 3,420 
                                                ---------------     ----------------     -----------------
            Gross profit                                11,778               11,771                 9,997 
                                                ---------------     ----------------     -----------------
Operating expenses:                                                                                       
      Research and development                           7,223                6,772                 5,762 
      Sales and marketing                               10,148               11,474                 9,611 
      General and administrative                         4,485                3,578                 3,049 
      Special charges (note 11)                            940                    -                     - 
                                                ---------------     ----------------     -----------------
                                                        22,796               21,824                18,422 
                                                ---------------     ----------------     -----------------
            Operating loss                             (11,018)             (10,053)               (8,425)
                                                ---------------     ----------------     -----------------

Other income (expense):                                                                                   
      Foreign currency (loss) gain, net                    (79)                  91                   237 
      Gain on sale of land and building                    215                  140                     - 
      Gain on sale of investment                           881                    -                     - 
      Interest expense                                    (465)                (525)                 (568)
      Interest income                                      730                  490                   286 
                                                ---------------     ----------------     -----------------
                                                         1,282                  196                   (45)
                                                ---------------     ----------------     -----------------
            Loss before income tax expense              (9,736)              (9,857)               (8,470)
Income tax expense (note 6)                                210                   81                   169 
                                                ---------------     ----------------     -----------------
            Net loss (note 9)                   $       (9,946)     $        (9,938)     $         (8,639)
                                                ===============     ================     =================

Basic loss per share                            $         (.69)     $          (.68)     $           (.58)
                                                ===============     ================     =================

Shares used in per share calculation - basic            14,378               14,718                14,994 
                                                ===============     ================     =================

Diluted loss per share                          $         (.69)     $          (.68)     $           (.58)
                                                ===============     ================     =================

Shares used in per share calculation - diluted          14,378               14,718                14,994 
                                                ===============     ================     =================

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.                    

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 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity

($ in thousands)

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                                                                           Accumulated                              
                                                               Retained        other                       Total    
                                         Preferred  Common     earnings    comprehensive    Treasury   shareholders'
                                           stock    stock      (deficit)        loss         stock        equity    
                                           -----    -----      ---------        ----         -----        ------    
                                                                                                                    
Balance at March 31, 1997                $     -    $ 36,152   $      89   $    (738)     $    (777)  $    34,726   

Comprehensive loss                                                                                                  
     Net loss                                  -           -      (9,946)          -              -        (9,946)  
     Currency translation adjustments          -           -           -          (7)             -            (7)  
                                                                                                      -----------   
        Total comprehensive loss                                                                           (9,953)  
Issuance of common shares of stock             -         643           -           -              -           643   
Legal and other fees incurred for                                                                                   
     issuance of common shares of stock        -         (60)          -           -              -           (60)  
                                         ---------  --------   ----------  ---------      ----------  -----------   
Balance at March 31, 1998                $     -    $ 36,735   $  (9,857)  $    (745)     $    (777)  $    25,356   

Comprehensive loss                                                                                                  
     Net loss                                  -           -      (9,938)          -              -        (9,938)  
     Currency translation adjustments          -           -           -         195              -           195   
                                                                                                      -----------   
        Total comprehensive loss                                                                           (9,743)  
Issuance of common shares of stock             -         351           -           -              -           351   
Legal and other fees incurred for                                                                                   
     issuance of common shares of stock        -         (21)          -           -              -           (21)  
                                          --------  --------   ----------  ---------      ----------  -----------   
Balance at March 31, 1999                $     -    $ 37,065   $ (19,795)  $    (550)     $    (777)  $    15,943   

Comprehensive loss                                                                                                  
     Net loss                                  -           -      (8,639)          -              -        (8,639)  
     Currency translation adjustments          -           -           -        (252)             -          (252)  
                                                                                                      -----------   
        Total comprehensive loss                                                                           (8,891)  
Issuance of common shares of stock             -         454           -           -              -           454   
Legal and other fees incurred for                                                                                   
     issuance of common shares of stock        -         (27)          -           -              -           (27)  
                                          --------  --------   ----------  ---------      ----------  -----------   
Balance at March 31, 2000                $     -    $ 37,492   $ (28,434)  $    (802)     $    (777)  $     7,479   
                                         =========  ========   ==========  =========      ==========  ===========   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.                    

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 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

($ in thousands)

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                                                                                    Years ended March 31,           
                                                                          ----------------------------------------- 
                                                                              1998           1999           2000    
                                                                              ----           ----           ----    
                                                                                                                    
Cash flows from operating activities:                                                                               
      Net loss                                                            $    (9,946)    $   (9,938)   $    (8,639)
      Adjustments to reconcile net loss                                                                             
          to net cash used in operating activities:                                                                 
            Depreciation and amortization                                       2,366          2,905          2,859 
            Gain on sale of land and building                                    (215)          (140)             - 
            Write down of intangible and other assets                             940              -              - 
            Gain on sale of investment                                           (881)             -              - 
            Deferred income taxes                                                  74            150             45 
            Change in trade receivables, net                                    2,837            526            658 
            Change in income taxes receivable                                     201           (116)            44 
            Change in inventories                                                  30             (5)            (6)
            Change in prepaid royalties                                            69            370              - 
            Change in prepaid expenses and other current assets                  (469)           347             25 
            Change in other assets                                             (2,843)           273            150 
            Change in accounts payable                                         (1,144)          (499)          (171)
            Change in accrued expenses                                              8            (18)           (79)
            Change in deferred revenues                                           159           (221)            53 
            Change in income taxes payable                                        (45)            56             89 
                                                                          ------------   ------------   ------------
            Net cash used in operating activities                              (8,859)        (6,310)        (4,972)
                                                                          ------------   ------------   ------------
Cash flows from investing activities:                                                                               
      Capital expenditures                                                     (4,559)          (790)          (440)
      Proceeds from sale of property and equipment                              1,640            665              - 
      Purchases of short-term investments                                     (24,353)        (9,679)             - 
      Maturities of short-term investments                                     25,945         16,603          3,904 
      Proceeds from sale of investment, net                                     5,885              -              - 
                                                                          ------------   ------------   ------------
            Net cash provided by investing activities                           4,558          6,799          3,464 
                                                                          ------------   ------------   ------------
Cash flows from financing activities:                                                                               
      Proceeds from issuance of notes payable to banks                                                              
          and long-term debt                                                   10,702              -              - 
      Principal payments on notes payable to banks and long-term debt         (11,793)          (144)          (323)
      Proceeds on issuance of common shares of stock                              643            351            454 
      Cost of issuance of common shares of stock                                  (60)           (21)           (27)
                                                                          ------------   ------------   ------------
            Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities                  (508)           186            104 
                                                                          ------------   ------------   ------------
                                                                               (4,809)           675         (1,404)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash                           60            156           (252)
                                                                          ------------   ------------   ------------
            Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents               (4,749)           831         (1,656)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                                  6,758          2,009          2,840 
                                                                          ------------   ------------   ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                               $        2,009  $       2,840  $       1,184 
                                                                          ============   ============   ============

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.                    

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MICROWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(1)    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RELATED MATTERS           

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION                                       

       The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of
         Microware Systems Corporation (Microware) and its subsidiaries (the
         Company): Microware Systems (U.K.) Limited; Microware Systems K.K.;
    MSC Toolco, Inc.; Microware Systems France S.A.R.L.; Microware
       Systems Corporate Park, Inc.; and MicroMall, Inc. All significant
    intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.                                            

NATURE OF BUSINESS                                                

       The Company develops and markets operating system software and high-level
       language compilers used in industrial automation, communications,
     scientific research, and consumer electronics applications. The
          Company's operations are primarily conducted in North America, Japan
and Europe.                                               

TRANSLATION OF FOREIGN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                       

      All assets and liabilities in the balance sheets of foreign subsidiaries
 whose functional currency is other than the U.S. dollar are
         translated at year-end exchange rates. Income and expense items are
       translated at the average exchange rate for the year. Translation
           gains and losses are not included in determining net earnings but are
          accumulated as a separate component of shareholders' equity. Foreign
           currency transaction gains and losses are included in determining net
earnings (loss).                                          

USE OF ESTIMATES                                                  

  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
           accepted accounting principles requires the Company to make estimates
    and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
           liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of
      the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
       revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.                        

CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS                       

      Cash equivalents consist of money market funds, a United States treasury
 fund and United States treasury bills with stated effective
        maturities of three months or less at time of purchase. Short-term
     investments consist of United States treasury bills with stated
         effective maturities greater than three months at time of purchase.
          Cash equivalents and all of the Company's short-term investments are
       classified as "held-to-maturity" under the Statement of Financial
  Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 115, "Accounting for Certain
  Investments in Debt and Equity Securities" and are stated at
amortized cost, which approximates fair value.            

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 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(1)    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RELATED MATTERS, CONTINUED

INVENTORIES                                                       

   Inventories are composed primarily of user manuals and software media
           production materials and are stated at the lower of cost or market on
          a first-in, first-out basis. Additionally, inventories include costs
      incurred to develop customized software under certain consulting
agreements in progress.                                   

INVESTMENTS                                                       

   In October of 1996, Microware purchased a preferred stock interest in
   another company for $5,004. On February 20, 1998, the Company
           received net proceeds of $5,885 from the sale of the preferred stock.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT                                            

Property and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated on  
        straight-line methods with estimated useful lives of 5 to 30 years
   for building and improvements and 3 to 5 years for furniture,
     fixtures, and equipment and research and development equipment.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS                                                 

      The balance of intangible assets as of March 31, 1999 and 2000 consisted
of the following:                                                 

                                                                [Download Table]


                                                     1999                      
                                -----------------------------------------------
                                                 Accumulated                   
                                     Cost        amortization        Net       
                                     ----        ------------        ---       
                                                                               
Capitalized software                                                           
     development costs            $    1,211     $    1,038       $    173     
Purchased software                     4,363          2,621          1,742     
Patents, copyrights, and other           542            450             92     
                                  ----------     ----------       --------     
                                  $    6,116     $    4,109       $  2,007     
                                  ==========     ==========       ========     

                                                     2000                      
                                -----------------------------------------------
                                                 Accumulated                   
                                     Cost        amortization        Net       
                                     ----        ------------        ---       
                                                                               
Capitalized software                                                           
     development costs            $    1,211     $    1,143       $     68     
Purchased software                     4,550          3,903            647     
Patents, copyrights, and other           444            406             38     
                                  ----------     ----------       --------     
                                  $    6,205     $    5,452       $    753     
                                  ==========     ==========       ========     

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 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(1)    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RELATED MATTERS, CONTINUED

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, CONTINUED                                      

 The Company historically has capitalized software development costs
           incurred in the production of computer software. Software development
        costs incurred prior to technological feasibility were expensed as
          research and development costs. Capitalization of these costs ceased
      when the product was considered available for general release to
   customers. The Company no longer capitalizes these costs, but
      expenses them as research and development costs. Amortization of
           previously capitalized software development costs is calculated using
      the straight-line method over the expected product life cycle of
         three years. Amortization of capitalized software development costs
         amounted to $151, $150 and $105 for the years ended March 31, 1998,
1999, and 2000, respectively.                             

   Purchased software represents the cost of acquiring computer software
           used in the Company's products. Amortization of purchased software is
          calculated as the greater of the ratio that current revenues bear to
         estimated future revenues or the straight-line method not to exceed
three years.                                              

  Patents, copyrights, and other are being amortized over 5 to 15 year
periods on the straight-line method.                      

    In April 1998, the AICPA issued SOP 98-1, "Accounting for the Costs of
         Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use". SOP 98-1
    provides guidance for determining whether computer software is
          internal-use software and on accounting for the proceeds of computer
         software originally developed or obtained for internal use and then
   subsequently sold to the public. It also provides guidance on
           capitalization of the losses incurred for computer software developed
          or obtained for internal use. The adoption of SOP 98-1 has not had a
   material impact on the Company's operating results, financial
position or cash flows.                                   

ADVERTISING                                                       

  Advertising costs incurred for the years ended March 31, 1998, 1999,
and 2000 were $687, $810, and $982, respectively.         

REVENUE RECOGNITION                                               

       The Company adopted the provisions of the American Institute of Certified
   Public Accountants' (AICPA) Statement of Position (SOP) 97-2,
          "Software Revenue Recognition," as amended by SOP 98-4, "Deferral of
      the Effective Date of a Provision of SOP 97-2, "Software Revenue
          Recognition," effective April 1, 1998. SOP 97-2 and SOP 98-4 provide
  guidance on recognizing revenue on software transactions and
       supersede SOP 91-1. The adoption of SOP 97-2 and SOP 98-4 did not
          have a material impact on the Company's current licensing or revenue
           recognition practices. Product revenues primarily consist of software
           licenses and development tool products sold and royalties earned from
     equipment distributors. Software license fees are recognized as
        revenues upon contract signing and shipment of the software master
         copy. Sales of development tool products are recognized as revenues
     upon shipment. Royalties earned from equipment distributors are
           recognized as revenues when reported by the equipment distributors or
  upon written agreement for non-refundable prepaid royalties.

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($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(1)    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RELATED MATTERS, CONTINUED

REVENUE RECOGNITION, CONTINUED                                    

     Service revenues are derived primarily from custom contract engineering
       work, customer support (maintenance) agreements, and training and
         consulting services. Revenues from custom contract engineering work
           are recognized using the percentage of completion method. Maintenance
         revenues, including maintenance bundled with software license fees,
     are recognized ratably over the term of the related agreements.
          Revenues from training and consulting services are recognized as the
services are rendered.                                    

 In December 1998, the AICPA released SOP 98-9, "Modification of SOP
 97-2, `Software Revenue Recognition with Respect to Certain
       Transactions." SOP 98-9 amends SOP 97-2 to require that an entity
         recognize revenue for multiple element arrangements by means of the
   "residual method" when (1) there is vendor-specific objective
          evidence of the fair values of all the undelivered elements that are
     not accounted for by means of long-term contract accounting (2)
         vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value does not exist for
one or more of the delivered elements, and (3) all revenue
      recognition criteria of SOP 97-2 (other than the requirement for
  vendor-specific objective evidence of the fair value of each
         delivered element) are satisfied. The provisions of SOP 98-9 extend
         the deferral of certain paragraphs of SOP 97-2 and became effective
       for transactions that were entered into in fiscal years beginning
        after March 15, 1999. The adoption of this statement has not had a
   material impact on the Company's operating results, financial
position or cash flows.                                   

COMPUTATION OF NET EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE                      

     Basic earnings (loss) per share (EPS) has been computed by dividing net
     earnings (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares
    outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted EPS has been
           computed by dividing net earnings (loss) by the weighted average and,
    when dilutive, common equivalent shares outstanding during the
         periods presented. Dilutive common equivalent shares are calculated
          using the treasury stock method and consist of common stock issuable
upon the exercise of options and warrants.                

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)                                       

On April 1, 1998, the Company adopted SFAS No. 130, "Reporting    
          Comprehensive Income". Comprehensive income is defined as the change
        in equity of a company during a period from transactions and other
     events and circumstances, excluding transactions resulting from
         investments by owners and distributions to owners. For the Company,
        the primary difference between net income and comprehensive income
         results from foreign currency translation adjustments. The adoption
           of SFAS No. 130 had no impact on the Company's results of operations.

       The Company's comprehensive income has been presented in the Consolidated
           Statements of Shareholders' Equity. As of March 31, 2000, accumulated
        other comprehensive loss consisted of foreign currency translation
adjustments of $802.                                      

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 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(1)    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RELATED MATTERS, CONTINUED

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS                               

    SFAS No. 107, "Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments,"
        requires the Company to disclose the estimated fair values for its
           financial instruments. Fair value estimates, methods, and assumptions
are set forth below:                                      

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS, TRADE  
RECEIVABLES, NOTES PAYABLE TO BANKS, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND 
ACCRUED EXPENSES                                          

          The carrying amount approximates the estimated fair value due to the
short-term nature of those instruments.                   

LONG-TERM DEBT                                            

       Rates currently available to the Company for such borrowings with
     similar terms and remaining maturities are used to discount the
      future cash flows to estimate the fair value for long-term debt.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION                                          

   The Company accounts for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic
        value method prescribed in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No.
      25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," (ABP No. 25) and
     related interpretations. Under APB No. 25, compensation cost is
       measured as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the
     Company's stock at the date of grant over the exercise price of
      the option granted. Compensation cost for stock options, if any,
  is recognized ratably over the vesting period. The Company's
    policy is to grant options with an exercise price equal to the
   quoted market price of the Company's stock on the grant date.
   Accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for the
      Company's stock option plan. The Company provides additional pro
       forma disclosures as required under SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation" (see note 8).                   

(2)    TRADE RECEIVABLES                                                        

At March 31, 1999 and 2000 the Company had no customer whose trade
  receivable balance exceeded 10 percent of consolidated trade
receivables.                                              

   The activity in the Company's allowance for doubtful accounts for the
 years ended March 31, 1998, 1999, and 2000 consisted of the
following:                                                

                                                                [Download Table]


                           Balance at  Additions   Deductions,             
                            beginning  charged to    net of      Balance at
                             of year    expenses   recoveries   end of year
                           ----------  ---------   -----------  -----------
                                                                           
Year ended March 31, 1998   $     635  $    587    $    720     $     502  
                               ======     =====       =====        ======  
Year ended March 31, 1999   $     502  $    103    $    120     $     485  
                               ======     =====       =====        ======  
Year ended March 31, 2000   $     485  $     97    $    148     $     434  
                               ======     =====       =====        ======  

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($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(3)    PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT                                                   

Property and equipment consisted of the following:                

                                                                [Download Table]


                                                    March 31,           
                                           -----------------------------
                                              1999            2000      
                                              ----            ----      
                                                                        
Land and improvements                      $   2,004      $   2,004     
Building                                       8,426          8,426     
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment             3,647          3,637     
Research and development equipment             2,806          2,677     
Leasehold improvements                            49            120     
                                           ---------      ----------    
                                              16,932         16,864     
Accumulated depreciation and amortization      4,416          5,514     
                                           ---------      ---------     
                                           $  12,516      $  11,350     
                                           =========      =========     

(4)    NOTES PAYABLE TO BANKS                                                   

       Microware has a $1,000 line of credit with a bank bearing interest at the
          bank's base rate. The line of credit matures on October 31, 2000 and
      is renewable annually. Funds advanced are secured by Microware's
          trade receivables, inventories, and intangible assets. There were no
borrowings outstanding at March 31, 1999 or 2000.         

   Microware Systems K.K. has credit agreements with various maturities.
          Outstanding balances at March 31, 1999 and 2000 totaled $253 and $0,
         respectively. The credit agreements were fully secured by Microware
Systems K.K.'s deposit placed on its Tokyo office space.  

(5)    LONG-TERM DEBT                                                           

   Long-term debt at March 31, 1999 and 2000 consisted of the following:

                                                                [Download Table]


                                                        1999       2000  
                                                     ---------  ---------
                                                                         
Promissory note                                      $   6,918  $   6,847
Less current installments                                   71         77
                                                     ---------  ---------
     Long-term debt, excluding current installments  $   6,847  $   6,770
                                                     =========  =========

On December 30, 1997, the Company, through its wholly owned       
subsidiary Microware Systems Corporate Park, Inc. executed a
    promissory note with GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corporation in the
amount of $7,000. The note is secured by the Company's      
   headquarters facility and associated real estate. In accordance
    with the agreement, the Company has provided GMAC an irrevocable
     standby letter of credit in the amount of $786 In order to obtain
       the irrevocable standby letter of credit, the Company has pledged a
    $786 U.S. Treasury note as collateral. Monthly payments are $49,
   including interest at 7.46 percent, with the unpaid balance due
January 1, 2008.                                            

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($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(5)    LONG-TERM DEBT, CONTINUED                                                

   The aggregate maturities of long-term debt for each of the five years
ending March 31, 2005 and thereafter are as follows:              

                                                                [Download Table]

                                       
2001                           $     77
2002                                 83
2003                                 90
2004                                 97
2005                                104
Thereafter                        6,396
                                 ------
                               $  6,847
                                 ======

       The carrying amount of the Company's long-term debt approximates the fair
value as of March 31, 2000.                                       

(6)    INCOME TAXES                                                             

 The provision for income taxes is based on losses before income tax
expense (benefit) as follows:                               

                                                                [Download Table]


                                        1998           1999            2000  
                                        ----           ----            ----  
                                                                             
United States                       $   (7,940)      $  (8,908)    $  (6,618)
Foreign                                 (1,796)           (949)       (1,852)
                                    ----------       ---------     --------- 
                                    $   (9,736)      $  (9,857)    $  (8,470)
                                    ==========       =========     ========= 

      Components of income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended March 31,
1998, 1999, and 2000 consist of the following:              

                                                                [Download Table]


                                           1998                 
                            ----------------------------------- 
                            Domestic      Foreign               
                             Income        Income       Total   
                             -------       ------       -----   
                                                                
Current                     $    121      $   15       $    136 
Deferred                          74          --             74 
                              ------      ------       -------- 
                            $    195      $   15       $    210 
                              ======        ====       ======== 

                                           1999                 
                          ------------------------------------- 
                            Domestic      Foreign               
                             Income        Income       Total   
                             -------       ------       -----   
Current                     $   (155)     $   86       $    (69)
Deferred                         150          --            150 
                            --------      ------       -------- 
                            $     (5)     $   86       $     81 
                            ========      ======       ======== 

                                           2000                 
                          ------------------------------------- 
                            Domestic      Foreign               
                             Income        Income       Total   
                             -------       ------       -----   
Current                     $     25      $   99       $    169 
Deferred                          45          --             45 
                              --------      ----       -------- 
                            $     70      $   99       $    169 
                              ======        ====       ======== 

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($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(6)    INCOME TAXES, CONTINUED                                                  

    Income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended March 31, 1998, 1999,
       and 2000 differs from the "expected" income tax expense (benefit)
        computed by applying the United States expected federal income tax
      rate of 34 percent to pretax income (loss) due to the following:

                                                                [Download Table]


                                                 1998        1999        2000   
                                                 ----        ----        ----   
                                                                                
Computed "expected" tax benefit               $  (3,310)  $  (3,351)  $  (2,880)
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:                                    
     U.S. losses without current benefit          2,682       2,912       2,489 
     Foreign losses without current benefit         743         459         449 
     Foreign taxes                                   77          86          99 
     Other                                           18         (25)         12 
                                                 ------      -------     ------ 
                                              $     210   $      81   $     169 
                                                 ======      ======      ====== 

     The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax
     assets and liabilities at March 31, 1999 and 2000 are presented
below:                                                    

                                                                [Download Table]


                                                                March 31,           
                                                      ------------------------------
                                                           1999           2000      
                                                           ----           ----      
                                                                                    
Deferred tax assets:                                                                
     U.S. net operating loss carryforwards            $    10,294    $    12,971    
     Foreign net operating loss carryforwards               1,211          1,211    
     Post contract customer support unearned revenue          201            198    
     Compensation/benefits                                     37             30    
     Allowance for doubtful accounts                          153            135    
     Warranty reserve                                          86             83    
     Other                                                      3              1    
                                                          -------        -------    
         Total gross deferred tax assets                   11,985         14,629    
      Less valuation allowance                             11,512         14,248    
                                                          -------        -------    
             Total deferred tax assets                        473            381    
                                                          -------        -------    

Deferred tax liabilities:                                                           
     Capitalized software costs                                62             24    
     Property and equipment                                   366            357    
                                                          -------        -------    
         Total deferred tax liabilities                       428            381    
                                                          -------        -------    

         Net deferred tax assets                      $        45    $         -    
                                                          =======        =======    

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($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(6)    INCOME TAXES, CONTINUED                                                  

     The net deferred tax assets at March 31, 1999 and 2000, are composed of
    current deferred tax assets of $473 and $381 respectively, and
         noncurrent deferred tax liabilities of $428 and $381, respectively.

       The net change in the total valuation allowance for the years ended March
          31, 1999 and 2000 was an increase of $3,422 and $2,736 respectively,
and relates primarily to increases in net operating loss  
      carryforwards. Utilization of the U.S. and foreign net operating
     losses is dependent upon future taxable income generated in the
        respective U.S. and foreign subsidiaries. The Company recorded the
           valuation allowance due to its lack of history of consistent earnings
          in the U.S. and in a foreign subsidiary generating the net operating
     loss carryforwards. At March 31, 2000, the Company has U.S. net
     operating loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of
    approximately $36,000 (including approximately $3,600 from tax
        benefits related to employee stock options) which are available to
        offset future federal taxable income, if any, expiring as follows:
          $8,500 in 2012, $10,700 in 2013, $9,400 in 2019, and $7,400 in 2020.
     The foreign net operating loss carryforwards expire as follows:
$1,860 in 2003 and $1,500 in 2004.                        

(7)   PROFIT SHARING PLAN                                                     

    Microware has a contributory profit sharing plan for substantially all
          full-time employees. Under the contributory plan, Microware provides
matching cash contributions based on qualified employee   
        contributions, as well as certain other contributions. Microware's
          contributions to the contributory plan for the years ended March 31,
         1998, 1999, and 2000 amounted to $175, $114, and $99, respectively.

(8)    STOCK OPTIONS                                                            

      The Company has established 1989, 1991, 1992 and 1995 Stock Option Plans
         (the Plans) and granted options to certain officers, directors, and
       employees to purchase shares of common stock. The options granted
           under the Plans expire 10 years from the date such option is granted.
           Options vest over a two to five year period and are exercisable under
conditions specified in the Plans' agreements.            

   The 1989, 1991, 1992 and 1995 Plans had available 1,200,000, 512,000,
   496,000 and 2,070,000 total shares of common stock subject to
option, respectively.                                     

Activity for the Company's Plans is as follows:                   

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                          1998                               1999                               2000               
            ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------
               Number        Option Price         Number        Option Price         Number        Option Price    
              of Shares       Per Share          of Shares       Per Share          of Shares       Per Share      
              ---------       ---------          ---------       ---------          ---------       ---------      
                                                                                                                   
Beginning                                                                                                          
   balance     2,060,691      $0.50-15.50        2,008,310      $0.50-15.50         1,869,325       $0.50-15.50    
Issued           978,250     $4.375-10.00        1,126,150       $1.94-5.88           535,700      $1.56-10.563    
Exercised        587,531      $0.50-3.125          376,900      $0.50-3.125           256,908        $0.50-7.00    
Canceled         443,100     $3.125-15.50          888,235      $1.94-15.50           428,750       $1.82-15.50    
            ------------                       -----------                        -----------                      
Ending                                                                                                             
   balance     2,008,310      $0.50-15.50        1,869,325      $0.50-15.50         1,719,367    $0.9375-10.563    
            ============     ============      ===========      ============       ==========    ==============    

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($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(8)    STOCK OPTIONS, CONTINUED                                                 

      SFAS No. 123 requires proforma information regarding net earnings (loss)
           and net earnings (loss) per share be determined as if the Company has
        accounted for its stock options granted subsequent to December 15,
      1994 under the "fair value" method. Under SFAS No. 123, the fair
        value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using
 the Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following
         assumptions used for grants during fiscal 1998, 1999 and 2000: risk
       free interest rates of 6.0%, 5.0% and 6.0% respectively; expected
       volatility of 88.40%, 90.0% and 120.0%, respectively; an expected
           option life of 6.0 years, 6.0 years, and 5.0 years, respectively; and
        no expected dividends for any year. As the Company was a nonpublic
           entity until April 2, 1996, it is permitted under SFAS No. 123 to use
        the "minimum value" method to value stock options granted prior to
         April 2, 1996. Under the "minimum value" method expected volatility
           is effectively zero. The weighted average fair value of stock options
           granted under the Plans for the years ended March 31, 1998, 1999, and
2000 were $4.90, $2.03 and $1.86, respectively.           

The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in 
      estimating the fair-value of traded options that have no vesting
  restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option
         valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions
          including the expected stock price volatility. Because the Company's
           stock options have characteristics significantly different from those
    of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input
   assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in
       management's opinion, the existing option valuation models do not
        necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of
its stock options.                                        

The Company applies the provisions of APB No. 25 and related      
      interpretations in accounting for compensation expense under the
     Plans. Had compensation expense under the Plans been determined
       pursuant to SFAS No. 123, the Company's proforma net loss and net
      loss per share for the years ended March 31, 1998, 1999 and 2000
would have been as follows:                               

                                                                [Download Table]


                           1998               1999               2000        
                     -----------------  -----------------  ------------------
                                                                             
Net loss:                                                                    
       As reported   $     (9,946)      $     (9,938)      $     (8,639)     
       Proforma      $    (10,954)      $    (10,976)      $     (9,700)     

Net loss per share:                                                          
       As reported                                                           
            Basic    $      (0.69)       $     (0.68)       $     (0.58)     
            Diluted  $      (0.69)       $     (0.68)       $     (0.58)     
       Proforma                                                              
            Basic    $      (0.76)       $     (0.75)       $     (0.65)     
            Diluted  $      (0.76)       $     (0.75)       $     (0.65)     

      The above proforma disclosures are not necessarily representative of the
       effects on reported net earnings (loss) for future years. Diluted
           loss per share does not include stock options exercisable (see below)
           as the exercise would have an antidilutive effect on the computation.

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(8)  STOCK OPTIONS, CONTINUED                                                   

The following table summarizes information about fixed stock options  
outstanding under the Plans at March 31, 2000:                  

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                           Options Outstanding                                   Options Exercisable   
----------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------
                                          Weighted-                                                    
                                           Average        Weighted-                           Weighted-
        Range of                          Remaining        Average                             Average 
        Exercise            Number       Contractual      Exercise            Number           Exercise
         Prices          Outstanding         Life           Price           Exercisable         Price  
         ------          -----------         ----           -----           -----------         -----  
                                                                                                       
     $0.9375 - 1.55         123,300          2.2          $ 1.2213            123,300         $  1.2213
      $1.56 - 3.10        1,183,377          9.0          $ 2.0010            131,517         $  2.2374
      $3.11 - 4.65          275,200          6.3          $ 3.2362            179,200         $  3.1592
      $4.66 - 6.20           93,000          9.0          $ 5.4777             10,000         $   5.250
      $6.21 - 7.75           43,490          8.3          $ 6.5997              9,595         $   6.709
     $9.31 - 10.85            1,000          9.9          $ 10.563                  -         $       -
                         -----------                                         --------                  
                          1,719,367          8.0          $ 2.4522            453,612         $  2.4863
                         ===========         ===            ======           ========          ========

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 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(9)  FOREIGN OPERATIONS                                                         

  A summary of the Company's domestic and foreign operations as of and for
  the years ended March 31, 1998, 1999, and 2000 is presented below:

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                                                                  1998                                      
                            U.S.       U.K.      Japan       France      Germany   Eliminations   Total     
                            ----       ----      -----       ------      -------   ------------   -----     
                                                                                                            
Revenues                 $  10,882   $  2,692   $   4,197   $  1,053    $   1,827  $   (3,068)   $   17,724 
                           =======     ======     =======    =======       ======    ========     ========= 
Operating (loss) profit  $  (9,268)  $    (74)  $  (1,558)  $   (211)   $      93  $        -    $  (11,018)
                           =======     ======     =======    =======       ======    ========     ========= 
Net (loss) earnings      $  (8,135)  $    (81)  $  (1,544)  $   (262)   $      76  $        -    $   (9,946)
                           =======     ======     =======    =======       ======    ========     ========= 
Total assets             $  41,105   $  1,047   $   1,632   $    550    $     744  $   (7,579)   $   37,499 
                           =======     ======     =======    =======       ======    ========     ========= 
Total liabilities        $  10,258   $  1,479   $   1,421   $  1,105    $     948  $   (3,068)   $   12,143 
                           =======     ======     =======    =======       ======    ========     ========= 

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                                                                  1999                                      
                            U.S.       U.K.      Japan       France      Germany   Eliminations   Total     
                            ----       ----      -----       ------      -------   ------------   -----     
                                                                                                            
Revenues                 $   9,805   $  3,086   $   3,171   $  1,131    $   2,643  $   (3,221)   $   16,615 
                           =======     ======     =======    =======       ======    ========     ========= 
Operating (loss) profit  $  (8,427)  $   (145)  $  (1,200)  $   (358)   $      77  $        -    $  (10,053)
                           =======     ======     =======    =======       ======    ========     ========= 
Net (loss) earnings      $  (8,981)  $   (162)  $  (1,210)  $    355    $      60  $        -    $   (9,938)
                           =======     ======     =======    =======       ======    ========     ========= 
Total assets             $  31,605   $  1,053   $   1,501   $    850    $   1,000  $   (8,903)   $   27,106 
                           =======     ======     =======    =======       ======    ========     ========= 
Total liabilities        $   9,349   $  1,628   $   2,569   $    857    $   1,150  $   (4,390)   $   11,163 
                           =======     ======     =======    =======       ======    ========     ========= 

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                                                            2000                                       
                      U.S.       U.K.      Japan       France      Germany    Eliminations   Total     
                      ----       ----      -----       ------      -------    ------------   -----     
                                                                                                       
Revenues           $   7,061   $  1,977   $   4,125   $    846    $   2,243   $   (2,835)   $   13,417 
                     =======     ======     =======    =======       ======     ========     ========= 
Operating loss     $  (6,587)  $   (468)  $    (806)  $   (513)   $     (51)  $        -    $   (8,425)
                     =======     ======     =======    =======       ======     ========     ========= 
Net loss           $  (6,783)  $   (461)  $    (859)  $   (522)   $     (14)  $        -    $   (8,639)
                     =======     ======     =======    =======       ======     ========     ========= 
Total assets       $  25,109   $    813   $   1,506   $    439    $     909   $  (10,567)   $   18,210 
                     =======     ======     =======    =======       ======     ========     ========= 
Total liabilities  $   9,303   $  1,836   $   3,660   $    932    $   1,055   $   (6,055)   $   10,731 
                     =======     ======     =======    =======       ======     ========     ========= 

    Included in U.S. revenues are foreign export sales, of approximately $690,
       $553, and $422 during the years ended March 31, 1998, 1999, and 2000,
     respectively. Revenue eliminations represent primarily intercompany
         sales between the U.S. and foreign operations and royalties paid to the
U.S. by foreign subsidiaries.                                 

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(10) SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION                           

 During the years ended March 31, 1998, 1999, and 2000, the Company paid
interest of approximately $701, $519, and $568, respectively. 

 Income taxes paid during the years ended March 31, 1998, 1999, and 2000
amounted to approximately $95, $13, and $25 respectively.     

(11) SPECIAL CHARGES                                                            

  During the year ended March 31, 1998, the Company determined that due to
  revised estimates of the marketability of certain products under
development, a special charge of $940 was appropriate to more 
     adequately reflect the residual value of certain intangible assets.
        Included in this charge was approximately $566 of deferred development
        costs in the form of prepaid royalties, approximately $202 relating to
        goodwill associated with MicroMall, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company,
        and $172 relating to the write-off of previously capitalized purchased
technology.                                                   

(12) MOTOROLA STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT                              

  On  July 31, 1995, the Company entered into a Stock and Warrant Purchase
      Agreement (the Agreement) with Motorola, Inc. (Motorola) pursuant to
  which Motorola purchased 1,526,232 common shares of stock of the
     Company for $12,100 ($7.93 per share). In addition, pursuant to the
         Agreement, Motorola currently holds three separate warrants to purchase
     an additional 1,248,736 common shares of stock of the Company at an
        exercise price of $10.81 per share. These warrants are exercisable and
         expire at certain periods through July 31, 2001. The Agreement contains
     certain anti-dilution protection in the event of certain dividends,
         stock splits, reclassifications, or issuances of common shares of stock
        of the Company or rights thereto. Revenues from Motorola for the years
     ended March 31, 1998, 1999, and 2000 were $1,428, $2,227, and $592,
respectively.                                                 

(13) COMMITMENTS                                                                

The Company leases certain domestic and foreign facilities under      
      noncancelable operating leases. Minimum annual rental commitments at
         March 31, 2000 under all noncancelable operating leases are as follows:

  2001                       $   484
  2002                       $   125
  2003                       $    54
  2004                       $    54
  2005                       $    31
  Thereafter                 $     -

 Rental expense under cancelable and non-cancelable operating leases was
       $785, $832, and $573 during the years ended March 31, 1998, 1999, and
2000, respectively.                                           

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($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(14) SALE OF SERIES I PREFERRED STOCK                                           

On  April 19, 2000 the Company entered into a Securities Purchase     
      Agreement (the Agreement) with Elliott Associates, L.P. and Westgate
        International, L.P. pursuant to which Elliott and Westgate purchased a
    total of 3,500 shares of Series I Cumulative Convertible Preferred
   Stock of the Company for $3,500,000. In addition, pursuant to the
         Agreement, Elliott and Westgate currently hold two separate warrants to
      purchase an additional 87,500 common shares in aggregate of stock of
       the Company at an exercise price of $5.3116 per share, and options to
       purchase an additional 618,595 shares in aggregate of common stock at
         an exercise price of $4.8497 per share. The Series I Preferred Stock is
         convertible into common stock at a conversion price of the lower of (a)
        $4.8497 or (b) the average of the two lowest closing bid prices of the
      common stock, as recorded on Nasdaq, during the fifteen trading days
         prior to the conversion date. The warrants are exercisable at any time,
        and expire on April 19, 2005. The options are exercisable at any time,
and expire one year from the date the Registration Statement  
  registering such common shares is declared effective by the SEC.

(15) CONVERSION OF SERIES I PREFERRED STOCK (UNAUDITED)                         

    On June 14, 2000 Elliott Associates, L.P. and Westgate International, L.P.
  converted a total of 1,578 shares of Series I Preferred Stock to
         668,556 common shares in aggregate, at a conversion price of $2.375 per
common share.                                                 

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	7/31/95	38	60
	3/11/96	38
	4/2/96	57
	3/31/97	46		10-K
	10/4/97	19
	12/30/97	53		8-K
	2/20/98	49		8-K
	3/31/98	29	60	10-K
	4/1/98	50	51
	6/30/98	21		10-Q, 10-K
	9/30/98	21		10-Q
	12/31/98	21		10-Q
	1/1/99	33
	3/15/99	33	51
	3/31/99	21	60	10-K
	6/30/99	21		10-Q
	9/1/99	17
	9/17/99	39
	9/30/99	21	39	10-Q
	12/31/99	21		10-Q
	1/1/00	16
	3/1/00	20
	3/16/00	17
	3/30/00	17		S-8
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	4/19/00	32	61	SC 13G/A, 8-K
	4/28/00	42
	5/4/00	39		8-K
	5/10/00	20
	5/16/00	19
	5/31/00	1	21
	6/14/00	32	61
	6/28/00	40	41
Filed On / Filed As Of	6/29/00
	8/1/00	9
	10/31/00	53
	7/31/01	9	60
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