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                                                         EXHIBIT (10) (SS)


                             EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO
                      THE REYNOLDS AND REYNOLDS COMPANY
                             401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

        The Reynolds and Reynolds Company (the "Company") established The
Reynolds and Reynolds Company 401(k) Savings Plan (the "Plan") effective as of
January 1, 1994. Prior to such time, the Plan was known as The Reynolds and
Reynolds Company Tax Deferred Savings and Protection Plan. Thereafter, the
Company has successively amended the Plan, the most recent amendment being
Amendment Number 7 effective January 1, 1997. The Company desires to further
amend the Plan as follows:

1.      Effective October 1, 1997, Article I is amendment by removing the
        current definition of "Employee" and replacing such definition with the
        following:

           An "EMPLOYEE" means any common law employee of an Employer or of a
           Related Company or a person who is a "leased employee" as defined in
           Section 20.15, excluding independent contractors and Ineligible
           Employees.

2.      Effective October 1, 1997, Article I is amended to add after the last
        paragraph of Section 1.1 the following:

           An "INELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE" means any common law employees who serve in
           the Project Contingency Work Force Division. The Project Contingency
           Work Force Division contracts with certain workers to provide        
           services on projects of a temporary nature. The Project Contingency
           Work Force Division is fully described in The Reynolds and Reynolds
           Company Employee Handbook. An "Ineligible Employee" also means
           independent contractors reclassified by the Internal Revenue Service
           as common law employees.

           "HR-GROUP" shall mean a special grouping of individuals within the
           Company's Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) that consists   
           of employees acquired through an acquisition and employees hired
           within the group following the acquisition.

3.      Effective October 1, 1997, Article II is amended to remove 
        Section 2.1(a)(2).

4.      Effective October 1, 1997, Article II is amended to remove 
        Section 2.1(b)(3).

5.      Article V shall be amended by adding new language after the last
        paragraph of Section 5.7 which shall read as follows:

        Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary,
        employees of HR-Group Formcraft shall not be eligible to receive a
        Non-Elective Employer Discretionary Contribution for any Contribution
        Period ending on or before September 30, 1997. For Contribution 
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        Periods beginning after September 30, 1997, employees of HR-Group
        Formcraft shall be eligible to receive a Non-Elective Employer  
        Discretionary Contribution in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

        Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary,
        employees of HR-Group Jordan Graphics shall not be eligible to receive a
        Non-Elective Employer Discretionary Contribution for any Contribution
        Period ending on or before September 30, 1997 For Contribution Periods
        beginning after September 30, 1997, employees of HR-Group Jordan
        Graphics shall be eligible to receive a Non-Elective Employer
        Discretionary Contribution in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

        Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary,
        employees of HR-Group Dataforms shall not be eligible to receive a
        Non-Elective Employer Discretionary Contribution for any Contribution
        Period ending before January 1, 1998. For Contribution Periods
        beginning on or after January 1, 1998, employees of HR-Group Dataforms
        shall be eligible to receive a Non-Elective Employer Discretionary
        Contribution in accordance with the terms of the Plan.           

        Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary,
        employees of HR-Group Duplex shall not be eligible to receive a
        Non-Elective Employer Discretionary Contribution pursuant to this
        Section 5.7.     

        Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary,
        employees of HR-Group Vanier Graphics shall not be eligible to
        receive a Non-Elective Employer Discretionary Contribution
        pursuant to this Section 5.7.


        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Reynolds and Reynolds Company has caused
Amendment Number 8 to be executed by it duly authorized officer this 11th day
of August 1997.

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