**Exhibit12.1**

**COMPUTATIONOF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGESEPIQ SYSTEMS, INC.(In Thousands, except for Ratio)**
| ** **                                              | ** ** | **Year Ended December 31,** | ** ** |
|---------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|------------|
| **Earnings (Loss)**                                | ** ** | **2005**                                   | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** | **2003** | ** ** |
| income (loss)  from continuing operations               |       | $                                          | (3,842     | ) | $ | (7,290 | ) | $ | 9,595 |   |
| tax expense  (benefit) related to continuing operations |       | (2,400                                     | )          | (4,313 | ) | 6,939 |   |
| pre-tax earnings  (loss)                                |       | (6,242                                     | )          | (11,603 | ) | 16,534 |   |
| Plus                                                    |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| fixed charges                                           |       | 7,676                                      |       | 7,176 |   | 550 |   |
| amortization of  capitalized interest                   |       | 0                                          |       | 0 |   | 0 |   |
| distributed  income — equity investees             |       | 0                                          |       | 0 |   | 0 |   |
| share of pre-tax  losses of equity investees            |       | 0                                          |       | 0 |   | 0 |   |
|                                                    |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| Less                                                    |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| capitalized  interest                                   |       | 0                                          |       | 0 |   | 0 |   |
| preference  dividends of consolidated subs              |       | 0                                          |       | 0 |   | 0 |   |
| minority  interest in subs pre-tax income               |       | 0                                          |       | 0 |   | 0 |   |
|                                                    |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| Total Earnings (Loss)                                   |       | 1,434                                      |       | (4,427 | ) | 17,084 |   |
|                                                    |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| **Fixed Charges**                                       |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| Interest  expensed                                      |       | 5,662                                      |       | 4,223 |   | 201 |   |
| Interest  capitalized                                   |       | 0                                          |       | 0 |   | 0 |   |
| amortized  deferred loan charges                        |       | 1,147                                      |       | 2,120 |   | 0 |   |
| estimated  interest expense in leases                   |       | 867                                        |       | 833 |   | 349 |   |
| preference dividends  of consolidated subs              |       | 0                                          |       | 0 |   | 0 |   |
| Total Fixed Charges                                     |       | 7,676                                      |       | 7,176 |   | 550 |   |
|                                                    |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                      |       | 0.2                                        |       | n/a |   | 31.1 |   |
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Forthe year ended December 31, 2005, our earnings to fixed charges ratio was lessthan one to one coverage.  The amount ofsuch deficiency was $6,242.

Forthe year ended December 31, 2004, we had a total loss.  Accordingly, our earnings to fixed chargesratio was less than one to one coverage. The amount of such deficiency was $11,603.

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