EXHIBIT 31.1
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                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, John Ward, Chief Executive Officer of National Datacomputer, Inc., certify
that:

1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report of National Datacomputer;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
     a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
     statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
     were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
     report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
     information included in this report, fairly present in all material
     respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
     the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.   The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

a.                designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
                  such disclosure controls and procedures to be designated under
                  our supervision, to ensure that material information relating
                  to the registrant is made known to us by others within those
                  entities, particularly during the period in which this report
                  is being prepared;

     b.   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
          and procedures and presented in this report our conclusion about the
          effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
          of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

     c.   disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
          control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
          most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
          reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
          control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on
     our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
     the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
     of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

     a.   all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
          operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
          reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
          record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

     b.   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
          employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
          control over financial reporting.



Date: November 14, 2003

                                                       /s/ John P. Ward
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                                                       John P. Ward
                                                       Chairman of the Board,
                                                       President and CEO