Exhibit 10.7


                        FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT


     THIS FIRST AMENDMENT is made as of the 27th day of January, 1998, by
and between  MALCOLM G. CHACE  ("Lender")  and ACCESS  SOLUTIONS  INTERNATIONAL,
INC., a Delaware corporation ("Borrower").

                      W I T N E S S E T H     T H A T:

     WHEREAS,  Lender and  Borrower  are parties to a certain  letter  agreement
dated December 30, 1997 ("Loan  Agreement") which Loan Agreement is incorporated
by  reference  herein and made a part  hereof,  and pursuant to which the Lender
agreed to loan to the Borrower the maximum principal sum of $200,000; and

     WHEREAS,  the parties  desire to  increase  the  maximum  principal  amount
available for borrowing  under the Loan  Agreement,  to extend the maturity date
for repayment and to reflect the granting by Borrower of a security  interest in
additional collateral.

     NOW, THEREFORE,  for good and valuable consideration,  the receipt of which
is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. INCREASE IN  AVAILABILITY.  The maximum  principal  amount available for
borrowing under the Loan Agreement is being increased from $200,000 to $290,000.
Therefore,  the first  sentence  of the Loan  Agreement  is  amended  to read as
follows:

          "This letter is written to set forth our  agreement  whereby
          MALCOLM G. CHACE  ("Lender"),  will lend to ACCESS SOLUTIONS
          INTERNATIONAL,  INC., a Delaware  corporation  ("Borrower"),
          the maximum  principal  sum of Two Hundred  Ninety  Thousand
          Dollars ($290,000) (the "Loan")."

     2.  EXTENSION OF MATURITY DATE. The maturity date for repayment of the Loan
is being  extended from February 17, 1998 to February 27, 1998.  Therefore,  the
third sentence of the second  paragraph of the Loan Agreement is amended to read
as follows:

          "The Loan shall be due and  payable on  February  27,  1998,
          unless repaid in full prior to that time."

     3. SECURITY.  Security for the Note is evidenced by, among other things,  a
Security  Agreement  dated December 30, 1997, and as further amended on the date
hereof,  and UCC Financing  Statements  filed with the Rhode Island Secretary of
State  ("Security  Instruments").  All references to the Letter Agreement in the
Security  Instruments  shall be deemed to  include  this  amendment  to the Loan
Agreement and any other amendments that may be executed.

     4. MISCELLANEOUS. Except as modified and amended hereby, the Loan Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect and is in all other respects  ratified and
confirmed.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment Agreement
to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.


                                           /s/ Malcolm G. Chace  
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                                               Malcolm G. Chace


                                           ACCESS SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                           BY: /s/ Robert H. Stone
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                                                   Robert H. Stone
                                                   President and CEO