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                                                                      Exhibit 11

                              ALTRIS SOFTWARE, INC.

             STATEMENT RE COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
                                   (Unaudited)
                      (In thousands except per share data)

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                                                      For the three months        For the nine months
                                                      ended September 30,         ended September 30,
                                                      -------------------         -------------------
                                                     1996            1995        1996           1995
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Net income per consolidated
    financial statements                            $  492          $  229      $2,044         $  881
                                                    ------          ------      ------         ------
Primary net income per share:
    Weighted average common shares                   9,420           7,029       8,967          6,946
    Common stock equivalents:
        Common stock options                           200             398         295            212
        Common stock warrants                            -              70           -             24
        Convertible preferred stock and
            convertible note                            31               -         152              -
                                                    ------          ------      ------         ------
Weighted average shares outstanding                  9,651           7,497       9,414          7,182
                                                    ------          ------      ------         ------
Fully diluted net income per share:
    Weighted average common shares                   9,420           7,029       8,967          6,946
    Common stock equivalents:
        Common stock options                           200             398         295            212
        Common stock warrants                            -              70           -             24
        Convertible preferred stock and
            convertible note                             31              -          152             -
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Weighted average shares outstanding                   9,651          7,497        9,414         7,182
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Net income per share:
    Primary                                         $   .05         $  .03      $   .22        $  .12
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    Fully diluted                                   $   .05         $  .03      $   .22        $  .12
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Note - All share data has been restated to reflect the 1-for-2 reverse stock 
split which was adopted by the shareholders on October 24, 1996.