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                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as "Agreement") made as of
July 1, 1997 between Craig M. Schiff of Old Greenwich, CT, (hereinafter referred
to as the "Employee") and Hyperion Software Operations Inc., a Delaware
corporation with offices at 900 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, Connecticut 06902
(hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation").

     WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to employ the Employee, and the Employee
desires to serve as an employee of the Corporation on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth.

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises of the
parties hereto, the Corporation and the Employee agree as follows:

1. EMPLOYMENT: The Corporation hereby agrees to employ the Employee as Senior
Vice President Services to perform certain managerial and executive functions of
the Corporation, and the Employee hereby agrees to perform such services for the
Corporation on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, subject to the
directives of the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and other members of the Board
of Directors.

2. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: The initial term of this Agreement shall begin on July
1, 1997 (the "Start Date"), and shall continue until the second anniversary of
the Start Date; provided, however, the Employee's employment shall be
automatically renewed from year to year thereafter for successive one (1) year
terms unless either party sends written notice, not later than ninety (90) days
prior to the expiration of the initial two (2) year term or any renewal year
term, that the automatic renewal shall not occur, unless sooner terminated as
provided herein. Upon the termination of the Employee's employment, this
Agreement also will terminate, except for Sections 8 through 23 hereof, which
will remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Corporation may terminate this Agreement (except for Sections 8 through 23
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full force and effect) and the Employee's employment at any time without cause
with at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Employee in which event
the Corporation shall pay severance to Employee pursuant to Section 7 (I)(g)
hereof.

3. COMPENSATION: During the term of this Agreement, for all services rendered by
Employee under this Agreement, the Corporation shall pay the Employee an annual
base salary of $190,000.00 per annum, payable in arrears at a rate of $7,916.67
on the fifteenth and the last day of each month, commencing with the month of
the Start Date. The Employee's base salary may be increased by the Board of
Directors from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion.

4. BONUS. The Employee will be eligible for a bonus targeted at 40% of base
salary earned during the fiscal year, assuming achievement of the Corporation's
objectives and your personal objectives, both to be determined by the
Corporation.

5. FRINGE BENEFITS:

     (a) During the term hereof, commencing on the Start Date, the Corporation
     shall:

          (i) provide the Employee and his immediate family with medical
          insurance upon terms and conditions satisfactory to the Corporation
          and which is substantially similar to that provided for the other
          executive personnel of the Corporation in similar management
          positions, and provide the Employee with disability insurance which is
          substantially similar to that provided for the other executive
          personnel of the Corporation in similar management positions if the
          Corporation determines, at its sole discretion, that such coverage is
          available at a cost that is acceptable to the Corporation,

          (ii) reimburse the Employee and his immediate family for dental
          expenses incurred for the entire family in excess of $200 in the
          aggregate per calendar year, including but not limited to orthodontics
          for the Employee's children under the age of twenty-one (21) years
          only, provided that the aggregate amount of such reimbursement in any
          year shall not exceed $4,000 (such reimbursement shall be in addition
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          provided to the Employee and his immediate family under any dental
          plan from time to time maintained by the Corporation),

          (iii) reimburse the Employee for expenses incurred in connection with
          the purchase by Employee of fitness or exercise equipment or
          membership in a fitness or exercise program reasonably acceptable to
          the Corporation in an aggregate amount in each year equal to the
          lesser of (x) seventy-five (75%) percent of all such expenses or (y)
          $500,

          (iv) reimburse the Employee for the reasonable and customary cost of
          an annual physical examination,

          (v) provide life insurance in an aggregate amount equal to three times
          (3X) Employee's base salary, provided such insurance is available upon
          terms and conditions satisfactory to the Corporation,

          (vi) provide the Employee with an automobile expense allowance equal
          to $600 per month, and 

          (vii) provide the Employee four (4) weeks vacation each year, subject
          to company policy, the time of which shall be subject to the prior
          approval of the CEO of the Corporation.

6. DUTIES AND EXTENT OF SERVICES: Upon the execution of this Agreement and
throughout its term, the Employee shall assume the position Senior Vice
President Services for the Corporation and shall undertake all of the duties
incident to such office in addition to rendering all such other management
duties as may reasonably be requested. The parties hereto shall take whatever
action is necessary to cause the elections or appointment of the Employee to
such position. The Employee shall exert his best efforts and shall devote his
full time and attention to the affairs of the Corporation. During the term of
this Agreement, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, alone or as a
member of a partnership (in the capacity of a general partner) or limited
liability company (in the capacity of a manager), or as an officer, director,
significant shareholder (i.e., owning or holding beneficially or of record 1% or
more of the voting shares of an entity), employee or consultant of any other
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concerned with any other duties or pursuits without the prior written consent of
the Corporation, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. 

The Employee is authorized to incur on behalf of the Corporation only such
reasonable expenses (including travel and entertainment) in connection with the
business of the Corporation as are in conformity with the Corporation's
guidelines. The Corporation shall reimburse Employee for all such reasonable
expenses incurred in connection with the business of the Corporation upon the
presentation by the Employee, from time to time, of an itemized account of such
expenditures, which account shall be in form and substance in conformity with
the Corporation's guidelines and the rules and regulations of the Internal
Revenue Service. Any single expenditure in excess of $5,000 shall require the
prior approval of the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of
the Corporation.

7. TERMINATION: (I) Unless renewed as provided herein, this Agreement and the
Employee's employment hereunder shall terminate 7/1/99 or sooner (except for
Sections 8 through 23 of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and
effect) upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

     (a) The Employee's death;

     (b) The Corporation's written notice to the Employee of its decision, at
     its sole discretion, to terminate this Agreement and the Employee's
     employment, upon the Employee's incapacity or inability to perform his
     services as contemplated herein for a period of at least sixty (60)
     consecutive days or an aggregate of ninety (90) days during any twelve (12)
     month period during the term hereof due to his physical or mental health
     having become impaired so as to make it impossible or impractical for him
     to perform the duties and responsibilities contemplated for him hereunder;

     (c) The Corporation's written notice to the Employee of its decision, at
     its sole discretion, to terminate this Agreement and the Employee's
     employment in the event the Employee has failed to perform any one or more
     of his duties in a satisfactory fashion or commits any misconduct with
     respect to the Corporation's affairs and such failure or misconduct
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     after the Corporation has given the Employee written notice specifying such
     failure or misconduct, and advising him that the Corporation shall have the
     right to terminate his employment hereunder in the event such failure or
     misconduct continues through such fifteen (15) day period, except that if
     any subsequent failure or misconduct should occur, then the Corporation
     may, at its sole discretion, terminate this Agreement and the Employee's
     employment immediately without any additional notice or cure period;

     (d) The Employee commits an act constituting common law fraud or any other
     crime;

     (e) The Employee fails (otherwise than on account of illness or other
     incapacity) or refuses to carry out the reasonable directives of the
     Corporation, and such failure or refusal continues for a period of three
     (3) days after the Corporation has given the Employee written notice
     specifying such directives and wherein the Employee has failed or refused
     to carry out the same, and advising him that the Corporation shall have the
     right to terminate his employment hereunder in the event such failure or
     refusal continues through such three (3) day period, except that if any
     subsequent failure or refusal should occur, then the Corporation may, at
     its sole discretion, terminate this Agreement and the Employee's employment
     immediately without any additional notice or cure period;

     (f) Cessation of the Corporation's business; or

     (g) On thirty (30) days' written notice from the Corporation pursuant to
     Section 2 hereof. If (i) the Corporation terminates this Agreement pursuant
     to Section 2 hereof on thirty (30) days' notice without cause or (ii) there
     is a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined) that occurs prior to the
     expiration or termination of the Agreement and, within twelve (12) months
     after the Change in Control, (A) Employee's employment is terminated by the
     Corporation for reasons other than those set forth in Sections 7(I)(a),
     7(I)(b), 7(I)(c), 7(I)(d), 7(I)(e), and/or 7(I)(f) hereof, or (B) Employee
     terminates his employment for Good Reason (as hereinafter defined), then
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     Employee: (i) as severance pay a total amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12)
     of the Employee's annual base salary times each full year of employment
     with the Corporation, plus an additional two (2) months of base salary, in
     the aggregate not to exceed twelve months of base salary, payable in equal
     consecutive installments (with each installment in the amount of
     one-twenty-fourth (1/24) of the Employee's base salary) in accordance with
     the Corporation's normal payroll practices (without interest) beginning on
     the first regularly scheduled payday after such termination (the period
     during which employee receives severance pay hereinafter referred to as the
     "Severance Period"), plus (ii) the fringe benefits described in Section
     5(a), other than Non-Extendible Benefits as defined below, for the
     Severance Period commencing on the effective date of such employment
     termination, plus (iii) with respect to any Non-Extendible Benefit, as
     defined below, cash compensation equal to the Corporation's premium or
     other cost basis as determined by the Corporation of such Non-Extendible
     Benefit, for the Severance Period only, payable in equal consecutive
     installments in accordance with the Corporation's normal payroll practices
     (without interest) beginning on the first regularly scheduled payday after
     such employment termination. For purposes of this paragraph (g),
     "Non-Extendible Benefit" shall mean a fringe benefit described in Section
     [5(a)] for which the Corporation's insurance or other provider contracts do
     not permit an extension beyond cessation of active employment.

     Employee expressly understands that payment of such severance pay and
     benefits (or portion thereof if such payments terminate pursuant to the
     last sentence of this paragraph) represents liquidated damages in full and
     final settlement of any and all amounts owed by Corporation to Employee
     under this Agreement, any severance plan, practice or policy maintained by
     the Corporation or otherwise except for the accrued portion, if any, of any
     bonus, stock option, commission, vacation or other benefit (except for
     severance or salary continuation under any Company plan, practice or
     policy) to which Employee is expressly 


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     entitled pursuant to any formal, written plan or agreement maintained by
     the Corporation.

(II) As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth
below:

     (i) "Affiliate" of a person means any person directly or indirectly
     controlling, controlled by or under common control with the first person.

     (ii) "Associate" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Rule 12b-2 under the
     Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof.

     (iii) "Change in Control" means the occurrence of any of the following
     events:

          (A) MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, ETC. The Corporation or Parent is merged or
          consolidated or reorganized into or with another corporation or other
          legal person, and as a result of such merger, consolidation or
          reorganization less than a majority of the combined voting power of
          the then-outstanding securities of such surviving, resulting or
          reorganized corporation or person immediately after such transaction
          is held in the aggregate by the holders of the then-outstanding
          securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of
          the Corporation or Parent ("Voting Stock"), as the case may be,
          immediately prior to such transaction;

          (B) SALE OF ASSETS. The Corporation or Parent sells or otherwise
          transfers all or substantially all of its assets to any other
          corporation or other legal person, and as a result of such sale or
          transfer less than a majority of the combined voting power of the
          then-outstanding securities of such corporation or person immediately
          after such sale or transfer is held in the aggregate by the holders of
          Voting Stock of the Corporation or Parent immediately prior to such
          sale or transfer;

          (C) CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP. There is a report filed on
          Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or
          report), each as promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act,



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          disclosing that any "person" (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3)
          or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) has become the "beneficial
          owner" (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of
          securities representing more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the
          Parent;

          (D) FILING OF CERTAIN REPORTS OF CHANGE OF CONTROL. The Parent files a
          report or proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission
          pursuant to the Exchange Act disclosing in response to Form 8-K or
          Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item
          therein) that a change in control of the Parent has occurred; or

          (E) CHANGE IN BOARD COMPOSITION. If during any period of two
          consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of any such period
          constitute the Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a
          majority thereof, unless the election, or the nomination for election
          by the Parent's stockholders, of each director of the Parent first
          elected during such period was approved by a vote of at least a
          majority of the directors then still in office who were directors of
          the Parent at the beginning of any such period;

     provided, however, that a "Change in Control" shall not be deemed to have
     occurred for purposes of this Agreement solely because (i) the Corporation
     or Parent, (ii) an entity in which the Corporation or Parent directly or
     indirectly beneficially owns 50% or more of the voting securities, or (iii)
     any Corporation or Parent-sponsored employee stock ownership plan or any
     other employee benefit plan of the Corporation or Parent, either files or
     becomes obligated to file a report or a proxy statement under or in
     response to Schedule 13D, Schedule 14D-1, Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any
     successor schedule, form or report) under the Exchange Act, disclosing
     beneficial ownership by it of shares of Voting Stock or because the
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          Corporation or Parent has occurred by reason of such beneficial
          ownership. 

          (iv) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
          amended from time to time. 

          (v) "Good Reason" means that, following a Change in Control and
          without Employee's written consent,

               (A) there has been a significant diminution in the nature or
               scope of Employee's authority, duties or responsibilities in
               effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

               (B) there has been a reduction in Employee's annual base salary
               in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control or an
               adverse change in Employee's total compensation such that
               Employee's compensation and benefits in the aggregate are 25%
               below his aggregate compensation and benefits in effect
               immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

               (C) the principal place of Employee's employment is relocated to
               a place that is more than 25 miles from the principal place of
               Employee's employment immediately prior to the Change in Control
               or Employee is required to be away from his office in the course
               of discharging his duties and responsibilities 25% more than was
               required prior to the Change in Control.

(III) In the event of any termination of this Agreement and the Employee's
employment (other than by the Corporation without cause on thirty (30) days'
notice pursuant to Section 2 hereof), the Corporation shall pay to the Employee
such portion of his annual base salary payable to the date such termination
becomes effective (reduced by an amount payable pursuant to any disability
insurance policies), and thereafter the Employee shall have no claim for any
further compensation hereunder, provided, however, that in the event of the
Employee's death, his death shall be deemed to have occurred on the last day of
the month in which he dies. Upon any termination, Employee shall also receive
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Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ("COBRA"), with the "qualifying event" date
for purposes of COBRA being the Employee's last date of employment.

(IV) In the event of any termination of the Employee's employment, the Employee
specifically agrees and acknowledges that he will be deemed to have resigned
from all offices and directorships he holds with the Corporation, its
subsidiaries and/or affiliated entities effective as of his last date of
employment.

8. RESTRICTIONS ON THE EMPLOYEE: During the period commencing on the date hereof
and ending two (2) years after the termination of the Employee's employment with
the Corporation for any reason, the Employee shall not (a) directly or
indirectly induce or attempt to induce any of the employees of the Corporation
to leave the employ of the Corporation, or (b) hire, or assist any other entity
or person in the recruitment or hiring of, any employees of the Corporation.
Following the termination of the Employee's employment with the Corporation for
any reason, the Employee also shall not make any negative or adverse remarks
whatsoever concerning the Corporation or its affiliated companies and/or their
businesses, operations, technologies, products, services, marketing strategies,
pricing policies, management affairs, financial condition, directors,
shareholders, officers, employees and/or agents.

9. COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE: During the period commencing on the date hereof, and
ending two (2) years after the termination of the Employee's employment for any
reason, (a) the Employee shall not, except as a passive investor in publicly
held companies (i.e., owning or holding beneficially or of record 1% or more of
the voting shares of an entity), engage in, or own or control any interest in,
or act as principal, director, officer or employee of, or consultant to, any
firm, corporation, entity or person which is in competition with the Corporation
or its Parent in the locations listed in Rider A, attached hereto; and (b) the
Employee shall not solicit or do business with any customer of the Corporation
or its Parent or any potential customer of the Corporation or its Parent to sell
any products or services which compete with any products or services of the
Corporation or its Parent.





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10.  PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

          (a) For purposes of this Agreement, "proprietary information" shall
     mean any proprietary information relating to the business of the
     Corporation or its parent or any entity in which the Corporation or its
     Parent has a controlling interest that has not previously been publicly
     released by duly authorized representatives of the Corporation and shall
     include (but shall not be limited to) information encompassed in all
     proposals, marketing and sales plan, financial information, costs, pricing
     information, computer programs (including without limitation source code,
     object code, algorithms and models), customer information, customer lists,
     and all methods, concepts, know-how or ideas in or reasonably related to
     the business of Corporation or any entity in which the Corporation has a
     controlling interest. The Employee agrees to regard and preserve as
     strictly confidential all proprietary information, whether he has such
     information in his memory or in writing or other tangible or intangible
     form. The Employee will not, without written authority from the Corporation
     to do so, directly or indirectly, use for his benefit or purposes, or
     disclose to others, either during the term of this employment hereunder or
     thereafter, any proprietary information except as required by the
     conditions of his employment hereunder or pursuant to court order in which
     case Employee shall give the Corporation prompt written notice so that the
     Corporation may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or
     waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Employee agrees
     not to remove from the premises of the Corporation or any subsidiary or
     Affiliate of the Corporation, except as an employee of the Corporation in
     pursuit of the business of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries,
     Affiliates or any entity in which the Corporation has a controlling
     interest, or except as specifically permitted in writing by the
     Corporation, any document or object containing or reflecting any
     proprietary information. The Employee recognizes that all such documents
     and objects, whether developed by him or by someone else, are the exclusive
     property of the Corporation. Proprietary information shall not include
     information which is presently in the public domain or which comes into the
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     fault of the Employee or which is disclosed to the Employee by a third
     party lawfully in possession of such information with a right to disclose
     same.

          (b) All proprietary information and all of the Employee's interest in
     trade secrets, trademarks, computer programs, customer information,
     customer lists, employee lists, products, procedures, copyrights, patents
     and developments hereafter to the end of the period of employment hereunder
     developed by the Employee as a result of, or in connection with, his
     employment hereunder, shall belong to the Corporation; and without further
     compensation, but at the Corporation's expense, forthwith upon request of
     the Corporation, Employee shall execute any and all such assignments and
     other documents and take any and all such other action as Corporation may
     reasonably request in order to vest in Corporation all the Employee's
     rights, title and interests to and in all of the aforesaid items, free and
     clear of liens, charges and encumbrances.

          (c) If at any time during his employment, Employee shall (either alone
     or with others) make, create, conceive, discover, invent or reduce to
     practice any inventions or developments as a result of, or in connection
     with, his employment hereunder, Employee shall promptly disclose to the
     Corporation each such development or invention. Employee hereby assigns any
     rights (including, but not limited to, any inventions, patentable subject
     matter, copyrights and trademarks) he may have or acquire in such
     inventions or developments and the benefits and/or rights resulting
     therefrom to the Corporation and its assigns without further compensation
     and shall communicate, without cost or delay, and without disclosing to
     others the same, all available information relating thereto (with all
     necessary and desirable documentation including but not limited to plans
     and models) to the Corporation.

          In the event the Corporation is unable, after reasonable effort, to
     secure Employee's signature on any application for patent, copyright or
     trademark registration or other documents regarding legal protection
     relating to a development or invention, whether because of Employee's
     physical or mental incapacity, death or for any other reason whatsoever,
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     irrevocably designates and appoints the Corporation and its duly authorized
     officers and agents as Employee's agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for
     and in Employee's behalf and stead to execute and file any such application
     or applications or other documents and do all lawfully permitted acts to
     further the prosecution and issuance of patent, copyright or trademark
     registrations or any other legal protection thereon with the same legal
     force and effect as if executed by Employee.

          (d) The Employee expressly agrees that the covenants set forth in
     Sections 8, 9 and 10 of this Agreement are being given to Corporation in
     connection with the employment of the Employee by Corporation and that such
     covenants are intended to protect Corporation against the competition by
     the Employee, within the terms stated, to the fullest extent deemed
     reasonable and permitted in law and equity. In the event that the foregoing
     limitations upon the conduct of the Employee are beyond those permitted by
     law, such limitations, both as to time and geographical area, shall be, and
     be deemed to be, reduced in scope and effect to the maximum extent
     permitted by law.

11. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF: The Employee acknowledges that the injury to the
Corporation resulting from any violation by him of any of the covenants
contained in this Agreement will be of such a character that it cannot be
adequately compensated by money damages, and, accordingly, the Corporation may,
in addition to pursuing its other remedies, obtain an injunction from any court
having jurisdiction of the matter restraining any such violation.

12. OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF EMPLOYEE: The Employee represents and warrants that
neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance of his
duties hereunder violates the provisions of any other agreement to which he is a
party or by which he is bound, and Employee will not disclose to the Corporation
or use in the Corporation's business, any information or material relating to
the business or related activities of any other company or person and intended
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13. PARTIES; NONASSIGNABILITY: As used herein, the term "Corporation" shall mean
and include the Corporation, its Parent and any subsidiary thereof and any
successor thereto unless the context indicates otherwise. Any assignment of this
Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of Section 7(I)(g) hereof. 

This Agreement and all rights hereunder are personal to the Employee and shall
not be assignable by him and any purported assignment shall be null and void and
shall not be binding on the Corporation. 

14. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the
parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated herein and
supersedes all previous representations, negotiations, commitments, and writing
with respect hereto.

15. AMENDMENT OR ALTERATION: No amendment or alteration of the terms of this
Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by all of the parties
hereto. 

16. CHOICE OF LAW: This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Connecticut.

17. ARBITRATION: Any controversy, claim or breach arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or the breach thereof shall be settled by arbitration in
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in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association and the
judgment upon the award rendered shall be entered by consent in any court having
jurisdiction thereof.

18. NOTICES: Any notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement
shall be sufficient if in writing, and if sent by registered mail to the
residence of the Employee, or to the principal office of the Corporation,
respectively.

19. WAIVER OF BREACH: The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any
provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any
subsequent or other breach by any of the parties hereto or as a waiver of any
other provision of this Agreement.

20. BINDING EFFECT: The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective personal
representatives, heirs, administrators, successors, and permitted assigns.

21. GENDER: Pronouns in any gender shall be construed as masculine, feminine, or
neuter as the context requires in this Agreement.

22. SEVERABILITY: In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this
Agreement for any reason shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable
in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect
any other provision of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as
if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions had never been contained
herein.

23. CAPTIONS: The captions herein are included for convenience of reference only
and shall be ignored in the consideration or interpretation hereof. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and
year first above written.

                                         CORPORATION:

                                         Hyperion Software Operations Inc.

                                         /s/ James A. Perakis
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                                         By:      James A. Perakis
                                         Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

                                         EMPLOYEE:

                                         /s/ Craig M. Schiff 
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                                         Craig M. Schiff



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