SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                                  FORM 10-Q/A

                         Amendment #1 to Form 10-Q

  (MARK ONE)

    /x/         QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  For the Quarterly period ended March 29, 1997


    / /        TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                   OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
               For the Transition Period from ______ to ______

 

                        Commission File Number 0-24918

                               SHIVA CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               Massachusetts                       04-2889151
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      (State or other jurisdiction of    (IRS Employer Identification No.)
       incorporation or organization

                       28 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA 01730
           (Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

                              (617) 270-8300
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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Indicate 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 90 days.  [X]  YES [  ]  NO	


The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's Common Stock as of 
March 29, 1997 was 29,049,395.

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                              EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Form 10-Q/A of Shiva Corporation is filed solely to amend the Exhibit
Index included herein.



Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on form 8-K

  (a)   Exhibits

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Exhibit No.    Description of Exhibit
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Exhibit 10.1+* Agreement dated March 21, 1997 between the Company and
               Northern Telecom Limited.

Exhibit 10.2*  Letter Agreement dated March 12, 1997 by and between the
               Company and Steven (Woody) Benson.

Exhibit 11*    Statement of Computations of Earnings per share.

Exhibit 27*    Financial Data Schedule
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*Previously filed.
+Confidential Treatment requested as to certain portions which portions are
omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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  (b)  No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the three-month period ended
March 29, 1997.

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                                 SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                            SHIVA CORPORATION


Date:   October 8, 1997                     by: /s/ Larry D. Whitman
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                                                Larry D. Whitman
                                                Vice President -
                                                  Corporate Controller
                                                (Principal Financial and
                                                  Accounting Officer)

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                             SHIVA CORPORATION

                               EXHIBIT INDEX

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Exhibit No.    Description of Exhibit
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Exhibit 10.1+* Agreement dated March 21, 1997 between the Company and
               Northern Telecom Limited.

Exhibit 10.2*  Letter Agreement dated March 12, 1997 by and between the
               Company and Steven (Woody) Benson.

Exhibit 11*   Statement of Computation of Earnings Per Share.

Exhibit 27*   Financial Data Schedule.
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*Previously filed.
+Confidential Treatment requested as to certain portions which portions are
omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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