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                                                                    EXHIBIT 11.1


                           VISIGENIC SOFTWARE, INC.
                 STATEMENTS OF COMPUTATION OF PRO FORMA COMMON
                            SHARES AND EQUIVALENTS

                 (in thousands, except for per share amounts)
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                                                            Year Ended             Year Ended
                                                          March 31, 1996         March 31, 1997
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Net loss ................................................   $ (4,379)              $(20,330)
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Weighted average common shares outstanding ..............      2,779                  8,309
Weighted average common equivalent shares:                                                 
     Weighted average preferred stock outstanding .......      2,875                  1,438
Adjustments to reflect requirements of the Securities and                                  
  Exchange Commission's Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 83:                                  
     Common stock issuances .............................      3,376                  1,688
     Preferred stock issuances ..........................      1,069                    535
     Common stock option grants .........................        965                    483
                                                                                           
Pro forma total weighted average common shares and                                         
  equivalents ...........................................     11,064                 12,453
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Pro forma net loss per share ............................   $  (0.40)              $  (1.63)
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FULLY DILUTED                                                                              
                                                                                           
Net loss ................................................   $ (4,379)              $(20,330)
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Weighted average common shares outstanding ..............      2,779                  8,309
Weighted average common equivalent shares:                                                 
     Weighted average preferred stock outstanding .......      2,875                  1,438
Adjustments to reflect requirements of the Securities and                                  
  Exchange Commission's Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 83:                                  
     Common stock issuances .............................      3,376                  1,688
     Preferred stock issuances ..........................      1,069                    535
     Common stock option grants .........................        965                    483
                                                                                           
Pro forma total weighted average common shares and                                         
  equivalents ...........................................     11,064                 12,453
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Pro forma net loss per share ............................   $  (0.40)              $  (1.63)
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