**Exhibit 12.1**

**COMPUTATION OFRATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGESEPIQ SYSTEMS, INC.(In Thousands, except for Ratio)**

| ** **                                  | ** ** | **Year Ended December 31,** | ** ** |
|---------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|------------|
| **Earnings**                                | ** ** | **2005**                                   | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** | **2003** | ** ** |
| income from continuing operations           |       | $                                          | 10,948     |   | $ | 9,063 |   | $ | 14,525 |   |
| tax related to continuing operations        |       | 7,276                                      |       | 6,386 |   | 10,165 |   |
| pre-tax earnings                            |       | 18,224                                     |       | 15,449 |   | 24,690 |   |
| 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                              |       | 25,900                                     |       | 22,625 |   | 25,240 |   |
| **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         |       | 3.4                                        |       | 3.2 |   | 45.9 |   |
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