UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Form 10-Q



|[X]   |                                                                             | Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
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|      | For the quarterly period endedJanuary 31, 2003                             
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|[   ] |                                                                             | 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: | 000-20688
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|Datatec Systems, Inc.                                 
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|(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





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|Delaware                                                       |  | 94-2914253                          
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incorporation or organization) |  | (IRS Employer Identification Number)
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|23 Madison Road
Fairfield, NJ                                  |  | 07004                               
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|(Address of principal executive offices)                       |  | (Zip code)                          





|(973) 808-4000                                                                    
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|NOT APPLICABLE                                                                    
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|(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)



Indicate by check mark 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
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

| | [  ] | Yes |  | [X] | No
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The number of shares of registrant's Common Stock outstanding on March 10, 2003 was 36,424,958.



DATATEC SYSTEMS, INC.
FORM 10-Q
THREE MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2003



INDEX

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|PART I  | FINANCIAL INFORMATION |                                                                                                                      
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|        | Item 1:               | Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                                                                           |      
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|        |                       | Balance Sheets at April 30, 2002 and
January 31, 2003                                                                 | 3    
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|        |                       | Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2002 (as restated) and 2003                  | 4    
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|        |                       | Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three
and nine months ended January 31, 2002 (as restated) and 2003 | 5    
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|        |                       | Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended
January 31, 2002 (as restated) and 2003                            | 6    
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|        |                       | Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements                                                        | 7-12 
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|        | Item 2:               | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations                                 | 13-22
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|        | Item 3:               | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk                                                             | 22   
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|        | Item 4:               | Controls and Procedures                                                                                               |      
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|PART II | OTHER INFORMATION     |                                                                                                                      
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|        | Item 2                | Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds                                                                             |      
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|        | Item 6:               | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                                                      | 23   
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|        | Certifications        | 25-26                                                                                                                







PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION



Item 1:	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements



|CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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|Short-term borrowings                                                                                                                                                                            
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                                                                                                                
|Accounts payable                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                                                                                                                                           
|Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings                                                                                                                                               
|Subordinated Secured Convertible Debentures, net of     unamortized discount                                                                                                                     
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|Stockholders' equity:                                                                                                                                                                            
|Common stock, $0.001 par value (authorized 75,000,000     shares; issued and outstanding 35,591,000 shares and     36,344,000 shares as of April 30, 2002 and January 31,     2003, respectively)
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The accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

|DATATEC SYSTEMS, INC.CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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The accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
 are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

|DATATEC SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OFCOMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
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|Other comprehensive income  (loss) -                                                                                                            
|Foreign currency  translation    adjustment                                                                                                     
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|Comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                                     
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|The accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.







|DATATEC SYSTEMS, INC.CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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|The accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.





DATATEC SYSTEMS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1) Business



Datatec Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company" or "Datatec") are in the business of providing rapid and accurate technology deployment services and licensing software tools to support enterprises in the delivery of complex IT solutions.



(2) Basis of Presentation



The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries.  All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.



The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for fair presentation have been included.  Operating results for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year.  The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Datatec's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2002.



Change In Accounting



During fiscal 2002, the Company changed its method of estimating progress toward completion of its contracts.  Under its previous method, the percentage of direct labor incurred to date to total estimated direct labor to be incurred on a project was used to determine a contract's percentage of completion, while under the new method, the percentage of total costs incurred to date to total estimated costs to be incurred on a project is used to determine a contract's percentage of completion.  The change was made to reflect the impact of non-labor charges and to more accurately measure a contract's progress towards completion. In accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 20, "Accounting Changes," paragraph 27, the financial statements of prior periods have been adjusted to apply the new method retroactively.  The effects of the accounting change applied retroactively to the Company's restated results (See Note 9) are shown below:



|Three months ended 
January 31, 2002: |   | As Restated (See Note 9) |   | Effect of Change in Accounting Principle |   | As Retroactively Adjusted | 
|------------------------------------- | - | ------------------------ | - | ---------------------------------------- | - | ------------------------- | 
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|Net loss (in $ thousands)             | $ | (2,985)                  | $ | 972                                      | $ | (2,013)                   | 
|Net loss per share - basic            | $ | (0.08)                   | $ | 0.02                                     | $ | (0.06)                    | 
|Net loss per share - diluted          | $ | (0.08)                   | $ | 0.02                                     | $ | (0.06)                    | 
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|Nine months ended 
January 31, 2002:  |   |                          |   |                                          |   |                           | 
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|Net loss(in $ thousands)              | $ | (5,860)                  | $ | 2,600                                    | $ | (3,260)                   | 
|Net loss per share - basic            | $ | (0.17)                   | $ | 0.08                                     | $ | (0.09)                    | 
|Net loss per share - diluted          | $ | (0.17)                   | $ | 0.08                                     | $ | (0.09)                    | 

The balance of accumulated deficit at April 30, 2002 has been adjusted for the effect of applying retroactively the new method of accounting, as follows (in thousands):



| |                                                | April 30, 2002
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| | Accumulated deficit, as previously reported    | ($50,938)     
| | Accumulated deficit, as retroactively adjusted | ($49,239)     

(3) Earnings Per Share

The Company presents both basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") amounts.  Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the three and nine months ended January 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively. Diluted EPS is calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding plus the incremental potentially dilutive shares from assumed conversions of options, warrants and convertible debt for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively.  Outstanding options and warrants of 4,309,572 have been excluded for both the three and nine months ended January 31, 2002, because they were anti-dilutive. Outstanding options and warrants of 3,655,341 and 4,215,383, respectively, were excluded for the three and nine month periods end January 31, 2003, because they were anti-dilutive.



In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 128, the following table reconciles net loss and net loss per share amounts used to calculate basic and diluted loss per share:



|                                                    |   | For The Three Months Ended January 31, |   | For The Nine Months Ended January 31,
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(As Restated)                     |   | 2003                                 
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|Numerator:                                          |   |                                        |   |                                      
|Net income (loss)                                   | $ | (2,013)                                | $ | 201                                  
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|Denominator:                                        |   |                                        |   |                                      
|Weighted average    common shares    outstanding  - |   |                                        |   |                                      
|Basic                                               |   | 35,297,000                             |   | 36,168,000                           
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|Diluted                                             |   | 35,297,000                             |   | 36,604,000                           
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|Net income (loss) per share:                        |   |                                        |   |                                      
|Basic                                               | $ | (0.06)                                 | $ | 0.01                                 
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|Diluted                                             | $ | (0.06)                                 | $ | 0.01                                 
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(4) Short-term Borrowings



The Company has established a credit facility in connection with an Inventory and Working Capital Financing Agreement with IBM Credit Corporation. Under this facility, the Company has a revolving loan that provides for maximum borrowings of $23.0 million that was increased from $16.0 million on January 15, 2003.  Availability under the revolving loan is calculated as the sum of; (i) 85% of eligible accounts receivable, (ii) 35% of cable inventory, and (iii) 25% of non-cable eligible inventory.



The revolving loan accrues interest at the prime rate plus 4.25% and matures in August 2003.  The amounts outstanding under the revolving loan as of April 30, 2002 and January 31, 2003 were $14.5 million and $21.6 million, respectively.  As of January 31, 2003, the Company had $1.4 million available under this facility.



The Company also has a $3.0 million term loan with IBM Credit Corporation that was due in February 2003 but repayment has been extended to no later than June 30, 2003.  The term loan accrues interest at the prime rate plus 4.25% and, beginning in August 2002, is payable in monthly installments of principal and interest of $300,000. The full amount of the term loan was outstanding as of April 30, 2002.  The balance of the term loan outstanding as of January 31, 2003 was $1.2 million and is included in short-term borrowings in the accompanying balance sheet.



IBM Credit Corporation has notified the Company that it does not intend to renew its Working Capital Financing Agreement  including the revolving loan and term loan beyond August 1, 2003.  As a result, the Company is actively seeking replacement financing.



The Company was not in compliance with several of the financial covenants of its credit facility as of the quarter ended January 31, 2003.  The Company and IBM Credit Corporation entered into an Acknowledgment, Waiver and Amendment to the Inventory and Working Capital Financing Agreement dated March 14, 2003 for the quarter ended January 31, 2003



(5) Subordinated Secured Convertible Debentures



On April 3, 2002, the Company raised $2.0 million (less out-of-pocket transaction costs of $120,000) to be used for working capital purposes by issuing an aggregate of $2.0 million principal amount of Subordinated Secured Convertible Debentures  (the "Debentures") and Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 270,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at $1.416 per share.  The Debentures mature on July 2, 2003 and bear interest at a rate of 5% per annum.  The interest is due quarterly on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year and is payable in cash or Common Stock at the Company's option.   The Warrants have been valued at approximately $291,000, based on the Black Scholes Pricing Model utilizing the following assumptions: expected life of 5.0 years; volatility of 119 percent, and risk free borrowing rate of 4.405 percent.  This amount has been recorded as a discount against the Debentures and will be accreted as interest expense over the remaining life of the Debentures.  In addition, in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 98-5, an embedded beneficial conversion feature of approximately $291,000 has been recognized as additional paid-in-capital and is recognized as additional interest expense to be accreted over the remaining life of the Debentures.  Through January 31, 2003, $388,000



The holder of each Debenture is entitled, at its option, to convert at any time the principal amount of the Debenture or any portion thereof, together with accrued but unpaid interest, into shares of the Company's Common Stock at a conversion price for each share of Common Stock equal to the lower of (a) $1.16 or (b) 100% of the average of the two lowest closing bid prices of the Common Stock on the principal market during the twenty consecutive trading days ending with the last trading day prior to the date of conversion.  The conversion price may not be less than the floor price of $0.65, except to the extent that the Company does not exercise its right to redeem the Debentures.



The Debenture agreements contain a requirement for the Company to have effected the registration of a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock by July 2, 2002 or incur penalties equal to: (1) 2% of the product obtained by multiplying the average closing sale price for the immediately preceding 30-day period times the number of registrable securities the investor holds or may acquire pursuant to conversion of the Debenture and the exercise of Warrants on the last day of the applicable 30-day period (without giving effect to any limitation on conversion or exercise) and (2) 3% of the product for all continuing or subsequent registration defaults.



Although the Company filed the required registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission within the required time period, such registration statement has not yet been declared effective and as such, the Company is currently in default of  the registration provisions of the Debenture Agreements and is incurring the penalties described herein.  As of January 31, 2003 cumulative penalties under this default amounted to approximately $555,000.  The Company satisfied $360,650 of this default penalty by issuing 409,556 shares of Common Stock to the Debenture holders.



The Debentures contain a provision which reduces the conversion price by five percent (5%) if the Company's Common Stock into which the Debenture is converted is not listed on NASDAQ National Market or NASDAQ Smallcap Market on the conversion date and will be reduced by an additional five percent (5%) on such date if the Common Stock is also not listed on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board (without, in either such case, regard to the floor price).  The conversion price is subject to further reduction in the event the Company sells Common Stock below the applicable conversion price.



(6) Recent accounting pronouncements



In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations," and SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" (collectively the "Standards").  The Standards require all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 to be accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, that goodwill no longer be subject to amortization but rather be reviewed periodically for impairment and that other identifiable intangibles be separated and those with finite lives be amortized over their useful lives.  Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives must be assessed once a year for impairment and more frequently if circumstances indicate a possible impairment.  The first step of the two-step impairment assessment identifies potential impairment and compares the fair value of the applicable reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill.  If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, goodwill of the reporting unit is not considered impaired, and the second step of the impairment test is not necessary.  If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step of the impairment test must be performed to measure the amount of impairment loss, if any. The Company elected to early adopt the Standards as of May 1, 2001 as permitted and evaluated the carrying value of its goodwill and other intangible assets.  Based on its evaluation, the Company determined that there was no impairment to its goodwill and other intangible assets.  Subsequent impairment tests will be performed, at a minimum, in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, in conjunction with the Company's annual planning process.



The Company was assisted in its measurement of fair value by an independent valuation firm.  The measurement of fair value was based on an evaluation of future discounted cash flows, public company trading multiples and merger and acquisition transaction multiples.  The Company's discounted cash flow evaluation used a range of discount rates that correspond to the Company's weighted average cost of capital.



In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations," which addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated retirement costs.  SFAS No. 143 applies to legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development and normal operation of long-lived assets except for certain obligations of lessees.  The provisions of this Statement are required to be applied starting with fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2001.  The Company adopted the new accounting standard on existing long-lived assets during the quarter ended July 31, 2002.  There was no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations for the quarter as a result of adopting this standard.



In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets."  SFAS No. 144 addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets.  SFAS No. 144 supercedes SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of," and the accounting and reporting provisions of Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 30, "Reporting the Results of Operations - Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions," for the disposal of a segment of a business.  This Statement also amends Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, "Consolidated Financial Statements," to eliminate the exception to consolidation for a subsidiary for which control is likely to be temporary.  The Company adopted the new accounting standard on existing long-lived assets during the quarter ended July 31, 2002.  There was no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations for the quarter as a result of adopting this standard.



In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145, "Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections."  This Statement eliminates the automatic classification of gain or loss on extinguishment of debt as an extraordinary item of income and requires that such gain or loss be evaluated for extraordinary classification under the criteria of APB Opinion No. 30.  This Statement also requires sale-leaseback accounting for certain lease modifications that have economic effects that are similar to sale-leaseback transactions and makes various other technical corrections to existing pronouncements.  This Statement will be effective for the Company for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2004.  The Company does not believe that adoption of this Statement will have a material effect on the Company's results of operations or financial position.



In December 2002 the FASB issued FAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation- Transition and Disclosure.  FAS 148 amends FAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation.  In addition, FAS 148 amends the disclosure requirements of FAS 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results.  The provisions of FAS 148 are effective for financial statements for fiscal years and interim periods ending after December 15, 2002.  The disclosure provisions of FAS 148 have been adopted by the company.  FAS 148 did not require the Company to change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock based compensation.



(7) Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flows



Cash paid for interest during the three and nine months ended January 31, 2002 and 2003 was $467,000, $906,000, $1,444,000 and $1,954,000, respectively.  During the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2003, the Company issued 348,820 and 409,556 shares respectively, of its Common Stock to satisfy penalties incurred in connection with violations of the debenture covenants.



(8) Legal proceedings

On September 22, 2000, Petsmart, Inc. filed a complaint against the Company in the Superior Court of Maricopa County, Arizona.  Petsmart has alleged that it has been damaged by the Company's failure to satisfactorily complete work contemplated by an agreement between the parties.  Damages were unspecified.  At a settlement meeting held on April 17, 2002, discussions were held in which Petsmart proposed a series of settlement offers under which the Company would pay damages ranging between $7,000,000 and $8,000,000.  Furthermore, in a letter to the Company dated May 3, 2002, Petsmart proposed settlement offers ranging between $5,000,000 and $7,000,000.  On March 7, 2003, Petsmart filed an Offer of Judgment offering to settle the litigation for a payment of $2,300,000.  The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to Petsmart's claims and it intends to defend itself vigorously.  The Company has counter-claimed against Petsmart for amounts owed to the Company.  These amounts have been reserved as part of the allowance for uncollectable accounts.   At present, depositions are being conducted by both parties to the lawsuit.  A trial date has been set for August 2003.



(9) Restatement Of Financial Statements



During fiscal 2002, the Company determined that it should have included indirect costs as a component of cost of revenue in its previously issued financial statements.  Also, the Company identified certain errors in its previously issued financial statements related to total estimated contract values, total costs incurred with certain long term contracts and certain accrued and prepaid expenses.  As a result, the Company has restated its previously issued financial statements for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2002.



A summary of the significant effect of the restatement is set forth below.  (All amounts in thousands except per share data).



|Three months ended January 31, 2002: |   | As Previously Reported |   | Restatement Adjustment |   | As Restated | 
|------------------------------------ | - | ---------------------- | - | ---------------------- | - | ----------- | 
|                                     |   |                        |   |                        |   |             | 
|Gross profit                         | $ | 4,911                  | $ | (2,056)                | $ | 2,855       | 
|Operating  loss                      | $ | (1,446)                | $ | (1,064)                | $ | (2,510)     | 
|Net loss                             | $ | (1,921)                | $ | (1,064)                | $ | (2,985)     | 
|Net loss per share - basic           | $ | (0.05)                 | $ | (0.03)                 | $ | (0.08)      | 
|Net loss per share - diluted         | $ | (0.05)                 | $ | (0.03)                 | $ | (0.08)      | 
|                                     |   |                        |   |                        |   |             | 
|Nine months ended January 31, 2002:  |   |                        |   |                        |   |             | 
|                                     |   |                        |   |                        |   |             | 
|Gross profit                         | $ | 18,591                 | $ | (5,108)                | $ | 13,483      | 
|Operating loss                       | $ | (2,182)                | $ | (1,835)                | $ | (4,017)     | 
|Net loss                             | $ | (4,025)                | $ | (1,835)                | $ | (5,860)     | 
|Net loss per share - basic           | $ | (0.11)                 | $ | (0.06)                 | $ | (0.17)      | 
|Net loss per share - diluted         | $ | (0.11)                 | $ | (0.06)                 | $ | (0.17)      | 



Item 2:	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion of results of operations and financial condition is based upon and should be read in conjunction with Datatec's Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes for the year ended April 30, 2002.  The following discussion also gives effect to the restatement and change in accounting discussed in Notes 2 and 9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.



Forward-looking Statements



This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements can sometimes be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "will," and similar expressions.  These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks,



The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: changes in demand for, or in the mix of, Datatec's services; project delays or cancellations; cost overruns with regard to fixed price projects; competitive pressures; general economic conditions; Datatec's inability to replace its current working capital financing line, and other such factors related to financing, obtaining new projects and delivering its services at targeted margins.



Business Description

Datatec Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (the "Company" or "Datatec"), is in the business of providing rapid and accurate technology deployment services and licensing software tools, designed to accelerate the delivery of complex IT solutions for technology providers and enterprises.  The Company markets its services primarily to large Original Equipment Manufacturers ("OEM"), systems integrators, independent software vendors, telecommunications carriers and service providers as well as to a select number of "Fortune 2000" customers in the United States and Canada.



The Company's deployment services include the following: (i) "configuration" the process of  "customizing" Internetworking devices such as routers and switches and computing devices such as servers and workstations to meet the specific needs of the user, (ii) "integration" - the process of integrating these hardware devices as well as integrating operational and application software on a network to ensure that they are compatible with the topology of the network and all legacy systems and (iii) "installation" - the process of physically installing technology on networks. Also, the Company licenses its software tools such as eDeploy and others to organizations with their own installation forces.



The Company utilizes internally developed Web-enabled implementation tools that differentiate its deployment services.  These tools, together with its proprietary processes, allow the Company to rapidly and efficiently deliver high quality and cost effective large-scale technology deployment solutions to its clients, which it does primarily on a fixed time/fixed cost basis.  The components of the Company's implementation model are made up of a combination of people, processes and technology that include:



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	The utilization of eDeploy, a Web-based software tool that provides collaboration capabilities for remote planning and design, communication capabilities through fax, voice, data, or digital photographs and monitoring capabilities, ensures that best practices are employed and that mission critical milestones or timelines are escalated to supervisory levels if missed by the responsible parties.  These features and others are designed to enhance the speed, accuracy and productivity of the deployment process.



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	The utilization of IW2000, which provides automation and mass customization in the configuration/integration of computing and internetworking devices as well as application and operational software.  This automation significantly reduces labor costs through time savings as well as through reduced technical skill level requirements.



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	Two staging and configuration centers at which the Company carries out most of its complex integration and configuration processes.  By conducting these activities at Datatec's staging centers, and utilizing, where applicable, its software tools, the Company is able to prepare and rollout project components so that they arrive at a customer site in a "plug and play" state.  In this way, customers' operations are minimally disrupted.



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	A field deployment force capable of delivering all types of complex technologies due to the "plug and play" nature of the Company's  "configuration/integration" process.



The Company operates out of several regional offices and has a field deployment team of approximately 574 people, allowing it to conduct multiple, simultaneous large-scale deployments across the United States and Canada.  The Company's deployment capabilities further enable technology providers to rapidly increase the "absorption" of their products in the marketplace.

Restatement Of Financial Statements



During fiscal 2003, the Company determined that it should have included indirect costs as a component of cost of revenue in its previously issued financial statements.  Also, the Company identified certain errors in its previously issued financial statements related to total estimated contract values, total costs incurred with certain long term contracts and certain accrued and prepaid expenses.  As a result, the Company has restated its previously issued financial statements for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2002.  See discussion in Note 9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.



Change In Accounting



During fiscal 2002, the Company had changed its method of estimating progress toward completion of its contracts.  Under its previous method, the percentage of direct labor incurred to date to total estimated direct labor to be incurred on a project was used to determine a contract's percentage of completion, while under the new method, the percentage of total costs incurred to date to total estimated costs to be incurred on a project is used to determine a contract's percentage of completion.  The change was made to reflect the effect of non-labor charges and to more accurately measure a contract's progress towards completion.  In accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 20, "Accounting Changes," paragraph 27, the financial statements of prior periods have been adjusted to apply the new method retroactively.  See discussion in Note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.



Recent Developments



Short-term Borrowings.  The Company has established a credit facility in connection with an Inventory and Working Capital Financing Agreement with IBM Credit Corporation. Under this facility, the Company has a revolving loan that provides for maximum borrowings of $23.0 million that was increased from $16.0 million on January 15, 2003.  Availability under the revolving loan is calculated as the sum of (i) 85% of eligible accounts receivable, (ii) 35% of cable inventory and (iii) 25% of non-cable eligible inventory, as defined.



The revolving loan accrues interest at the prime rate plus 4.25% and matures in August 2003.  The amounts outstanding under the revolving loan as of April 30, 2002 and January 31, 2003 were $14.5 million and $21.6 million, respectively.  As of January 31, 2003, the Company had $1.4 million available under this facility.



The Company also has a $3.0 million term loan with IBM Credit Corporation that was due in February 2003 but repayment has been extended to no later than August 1, 2003.  The term loan accrues interest at the prime rate plus 4.25% and, beginning in August 2002, is payable in monthly installments of principal and interest of $300,000. The full amount of the term loan was outstanding as of April 30, 2002.  The balance of the term loan outstanding as of January 31, 2003 was $1.2 million and is included in short-term borrowings in the accompanying balance sheet.



IBM Credit Corporation has notified the Company that it does not intend to renew its Working Capital Financing Agreement including the revolving loan and term loan beyond August 1, 2003.  As a result, the Company is actively seeking replacement financing.



The Company was not in compliance with one or more of the financial covenants of its credit facility as of the quarter ended January 31, 2003.  The Company and IBM Credit Corporation entered into an Acknowledgment, Waiver and Amendment to the Inventory and Working Capital Financing Agreement for the quarter ended January 31, 2003.



Subordinated Secured Convertible Debentures.  On April 3, 2002, the Company raised $2.0 million (less out-of-pocket transaction costs of $120,000) to be used for working capital purposes by issuing an aggregate of $2.0 million principal amount of Subordinated Secured Convertible Debentures  (the "Debentures") and Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 270,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at $1.416 per share.  The Debentures mature on July 2, 2003 and bear interest at a rate of 5% per annum.  The interest is due quarterly on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year and is payable in cash or Common Stock at the Company's option.  The Warrants have been valued at approximately $291,000, based on the Black Scholes Pricing Model utilizing the following assumptions: expected life of 5.0 years; volatility of 119 percent, and risk free borrowing rate of 4.405 percent.  This amount has been recorded as a discount against the Debentures and will be accreted as interest expense over the remaining life of the Debentures.  In addition, in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 98-5, an embedded beneficial conversion feature of approximately $291,000 has been recognized as additional paid-in-capital and is recognized as additional interest expense to be accreted over the remaining life of the Debentures.  Through January 31, 2003, $388,000



The holder of each Debenture is entitled, at its option, to convert at any time the principal amount of the Debenture or any portion thereof, together with accrued but unpaid interest, into shares of the Company's Common Stock at a conversion price for each share of Common Stock equal to the lower of (a) $1.16 or (b) 100% of the average of the two lowest closing bid prices of the Common Stock on the principal market during the twenty consecutive trading days ending with the last trading day prior to the date of conversion.  The conversion price may not be less than the floor price of $0.65, except to the extent that the Company does not exercise its right to redeem the Debentures.



The Debenture agreements contain a requirement for the Company to have effected the registration of a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock by July 2, 2002 or incur penalties equal to: (1) 2% of the product obtained by multiplying the average closing sale price for the immediately preceding 30-day period times the number of registerable securities the investor holds or may acquire pursuant to conversion of the Debenture and the exercise of Warrants on the last day of the applicable 30-day period (without giving effect to any limitation on conversion or exercise) and (2) 3% of the product for all continuing or subsequent registration defaults.



Although the Company filed the required registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission within the required time period, such registration statement has not yet been declared effective and as such, the Company is currently in default of the registration provisions of the Debenture Agreements and is incurring the penalties described herein.  As of January 31, 2003 cumulative penalties under this default amounted to approximately $555,000.  The Company satisfied $360,640 of this default penalty by issuing 409,556 shares of Common Stock to the Debenture holders.



The Debentures contain a provision which reduces the conversion price by five percent (5%) if the Company's Common Stock into which the Debenture is converted is not listed on NASDAQ National Market or NASDAQ Smallcap Market on the conversion date and will be reduced by an additional five percent (5%) on such date if the Common Stock is also not listed on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board (without, in either such case, regard to the floor price).  The conversion price is subject to further reduction in the event the Company sells Common Stock below the applicable conversion price.



Critical Accounting Policies



The Company's deployment services are generally provided at a fixed contract price pursuant to purchase orders or other agreements with its customers.  Its software licensing revenue is generated either by a "per seat" enterprise license over a specified period of time or as an application service based on usage.



Services from deployment activities are performed under long-term contracts or under short-term workorders or time and material arrangements.  The Company's typical long-term contract contains multiple elements designed to track the various services required under the arrangement with the customer.  These elements are used to identify components of billings but are combined for revenue recognition purposes.  The Company recognizes revenue earned under long-term contracts utilizing the percentage of completion method of accounting by measuring a contract's percentage of completion as determined by the percentage of total costs incurred to date to total estimated costs.  Contracts are reviewed at least quarterly, for percentage of completion analysis, and if necessary, revenue, costs and gross margin are adjusted prospectively for revisions in estimated total contract value and total estimated contract costs.  Estimated losses are recognized when identified.



Payment milestones differ according to the customer and the type of work performed.  Generally, the Company invoices customers and payments are received throughout the deployment process and, in certain cases, in advance of work performed if a substantial amount of up front costs are required.  In certain cases, payments are received from customers after the completion of site installation.  However, revenue and costs are only recognized on long-term contracts to the extent of the contracts' percentage of completion.  Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, which is classified as a current asset, is recorded for the amount of revenue earned in excess of billings to customers.  Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings are recorded as a current liability for the amount of billings in excess of revenue earned.



The Company's cost of deployment services consists of four main categories: labor, materials, project expenses and allocated indirect costs.  The Company estimates progress toward completion of its contracts by applying the percentage of costs incurred to date to total estimated costs to be incurred on a project.  Direct costs (labor, materials, and project expenses) are charged directly to projects as they are incurred.  Indirect costs, which include amortization of the eDeploy software and various other overhead expenses, are then applied to projects and a gross margin is determined.  This method enables management to track all costs associated with delivering services to its customers.  Project managers and other field supervisors manage and are evaluated, in part, on how projects' actual direct costs compare to their estimated direct costs.  Operations management manages and is evaluated, in part, on how projects' actual gross margins compare to targeted gross margins.



Labor consists of salaries and benefits of the Company's field installation force as well as staging and configuration personnel.  The materials category includes all materials used in the installation process such as connectors, wall plates, conduits, and data and electrical cable.  Project expenses include travel and living expenses for the installation teams, equipment rentals and other costs that are not labor or materials costs.  Indirect costs, such as software amortization, warehouse expense and material-handling costs are allocated to projects based on management's estimate of absorption of these costs by each project.



The Company capitalizes certain computer software costs incurred in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 86, "Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased or Otherwise Marketed."  Also, the Company capitalizes certain costs of computer software developed or obtained for internal use in accordance with Statement of Position No. 98-1, "Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use."  Once technological feasibility has been established, software development costs are captured in the Company's job costing system under specific projects related to the development effort.  Costs related to software developed for external use are amortized using the greater of the ratio that current gross revenue for a product bears to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues for the product, or a maximum of three years using the straight-line method beginning when the products are available for general release to customers.  Amortization of the costs of software used in delivery of the Company's services is charged to cost of revenue as incurred.  Costs related to internal use software are amortized over three years.

The Company records payments received in advance and services to be supplied in the future under contractual agreements as billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings until such related services are supplied.



In June 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets."  With the adoption of Statement 142, goodwill is no longer subject to amortization over its estimated useful life.  Rather, goodwill will be subject to at least an annual assessment for impairment by applying a fair-value-based test.  Although the new rules are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001, early adoption is allowed if an entity's fiscal year begins after March 15, 2001.  The Company has elected early adoption of SFAS No. 142 and based on its evaluation, which, in part, was based on certain fair value assumptions, the Company determined that there is no impairment to its goodwill and other intangible assets.



Results of Operations

The consolidated statements of operations for the Company for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2002 and 2003 are summarized below (in thousands):

|                                             |   | Three Months Ended January 31, 2002
(as restated) |  | Three Months Ended January 31, 2003
|-------------------------------------------- | - | ------------------------------------------------- |  | -----------------------------------
|                                             |   |                                                   |  |                                    
|Revenue                                      | $ | 16,237                                            |  | 100.0%                             
|Cost of revenues                             |   | 12,409                                            |  | 76.4%                              
|                                             |   |                                                   |  |                                    
|Gross profit                                 |   | 3,828                                             |  | 23.6%                              
|                                             |   |                                                   |  |                                    
|                                             |   |                                                   |  |                                    
|Selling, general and administrative expenses |   | 5,366                                             |  | 33.0%                              
|                                             |   |                                                   |  |                                    
|Operating income (loss)                      |   | (1,538)                                           |  | (9.4%)                             
|Interest Expense                             |   | 475                                               |  | 3.0%                               
|                                             |   |                                                   |  |                                    
|Net (loss) income                            | $ | (2,013)                                           |  | (12.4%)                            
|                                             |   |                                                   |  |                                    

|                                             |   | Nine Months Ended January 31, 2002 |  | Nine Months Ended January 31, 2003
|-------------------------------------------- | - | ---------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------
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|Revenue                                      | $ | 53,898                             |  | 100.0%                            
|Cost of revenues                             |   | 37,815                             |  | 70.2%                             
|                                             |   |                                    |  |                                   
|Gross profit                                 |   | 16,083                             |  | 29.8%                             
|                                             |   |                                    |  |                                   
|                                             |   |                                    |  |                                   
|Selling, general and administrative expenses |   | 17,500                             |  | 32.5%                             
|                                             |   |                                    |  |                                   
|Operating income (loss)                      |   | (1,417)                            |  | (2.7%)                            
|Interest Expense                             |   | 1,525                              |  | 2.8%                              
|                                             |   |                                    |  |                                   
|Income before minority interest              |   | (2,942)                            |  | (5.5%)                            
|Minority interest                            |   | 318                                |  | 0.6%                              
|Net (loss) income                            | $ | (3,260)                            |  | (6.1%)                            
|                                             |   |                                    |  |                                   

Revenue



Gross Profit.  Gross profit for the three months ended January 31, 2003 and 2002 were $7.0 million and $3.8 million, respectively, representing an increase of 84.2%.  Gross profit for the nine months ended January 31, 2003 and 2002 were $21.3 million and $16.1 million, respectively, representing an increase of 32.3%.  Gross profit as a percentage of revenue was 19.9% and 23.6% for the three months ended January 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and 23.3% and 29.8% for the nine months ended January 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  The Company's gross margins were adversely affected because of the increase in greater materials sales as a percentage of total sales for the three and nine month period ended January 31, 2003. Materials typically are sold at gross margins that are lower than the gross margins realized on the service component of revenue. Additionally, the rapid expansion of the Company's field service personnel (574 field personnel at January 31, 2003 compared to 213 field personnel at January 31, 2002), resulted in increased marginal job costs and decreased gross profits, while such new employees were being trained prior to being used in the field.



Selling, general and administrative expenses.  Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended January 31, 2003 were $5.8 million compared to $5.4 million for the three months ended January 31, 2002, while selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended January 31, 2003 were $16.1 million compared to $17.5 million for the nine months ended January 31, 2002.  As a percentage of sales, selling, general and administrative expenses were 16.5% for the three months ended January 31, 2003 compared to 33.0% for the three months ended January 31, 2002.  For the nine months ended January 31, 2003 and 2002 selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales were 17.6% and 32.5%, respectively. The decreases in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue are attributable to cost reduction and austerity programs initiated by the Company in conjunction with its plan to return to sustainable profitability.



Operating Income (Loss).  Operating income for the three months and nine months ended January 31, 2003 was $1.2 million and $5.2 million, respectively.  The Company generated operating losses of $1.5 million and $1.4 million for the comparable periods in fiscal 2002.  During fiscal 2003, the Company has been successful in generating significantly higher gross margin dollars from a greater revenue base enabling the Company to produce operating income for three consecutive fiscal quarters.



Net loss for the three and nine months periods ended January 31, 2002 was primarily due to the Company's difficulties encountered with rationalizing the Company's fixed cost structure and aligning it's variable operating costs with it's recurring revenue base.



Interest expense.  Interest expense for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2003 was $1.00 million and $2.67 million, respectively, compared to $475,000 and $1.53 million for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2002, respectively.   Interest expense has increased as a result of additional borrowings under the Company's credit facilities, and interest and penalties incurred under the Company's Debentures.



Liquidity and Capital Resources

Changes In Major Balance Sheet Classifications



Current Assets. Current assets as of January 31, 2003 and April 30, 2002 amounted to approximately $51.8 million and $25.8 million, respectively.  The increase of approximately $26.0 million is the result of an increase in accounts receivable and costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings from increased service revenues and significantly increased materials sales generated during the quarter ended January 31, 2003.



Current Liabilities. Current liabilities as of January 31, 2003 and April 30, 2002 amounted to approximately $52.9 million and $29.0 million, respectively.  The increase of approximately $23.9 million is attributable primarily to an increase in short-term borrowing of approximately $5.3 million, an increase in accounts payable of approximately $8.5 million, an increase in accrued and other liabilities of approximately $1.0 million, an increase in billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings of approximately $7.3 million and the reclassification of the $1.8 million of Debentures to current liabilities.  The increases in short-term borrowings and accounts payable are related to funding requirements for expenditures related to the Company's growth in operating costs resulting from increased revenue arising from scope increases to existing contracts, while the increase in accrued and other liabilities is related to an increase in billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings related to billings on contracts in progress.



Cash Flow. Cash used in operating activities increased to $3.1 million for the nine months ended January 31, 2003 as compared to $2.1 million for the nine months ended January 31, 2002.  Cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended January 31, 2003 is primarily attributable to increases in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings and accounts receivable offset by increases in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings, while cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended January 31, 2002 is primarily attributable to the net loss for the period and an increase in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings and a decrease in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings.



Short-term borrowings increased by approximately $5.4 million and $2.5 million for the nine months ended January 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  The borrowed funds were used primarily to fund the increased expenditures required to fund the increased labor and materials costs required to service new revenue contracts.



Liquidity



Cash used by operations during the nine months ended January 31, 2003 increased by 45%, or $947,000 compared to the comparable period in 2002 reflecting significantly increased accounts receivable only partially offset by increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses.



During the nine months ended January 31, 2003 the Company invested $1.8 million in fixed assets, required to support the Company's field operations, an increase of $1.6 million over the comparable nine month period in 2002.



The Company has relied primarily on its utilization of short term borrowings under its line of credit agreement with IBM Credit Corporation and, to a lesser extent, the proceeds from the Debenture offering in April 2002 to fund its working capital needs.



The Company has, during the nine months ended January 31, 2003, successfully increased its revenue base by 69.9% verses the comparable nine month period in 2002.   As a result of this increase, the Company has experienced significant working capital deficiencies  arising from the immediate capital needs necessary to fund the Company's growth over the past several fiscal quarters.  These working capital requirements have required the Company to, at times, maximize its borrowings under its available credit facility with IBM Credit Corporation.

IBM Credit Corporation, has notified the Company that it does not intend to renew its working capital financing line and term loan beyond August 1, 2003.  The Company is working with bankers to replace this facility.



The Company was not in compliance with one or more of the financial covenants of its credit facility as of the quarter ended January 31, 2003.  The Company and IBM Credit Corporation entered into an Acknowledgment, Waiver and Amendment to the Inventory and Working Capital Financing Agreement dated March 14, 2003 for the quarter ended January 31, 2003



The Company believes that its profitability will continue, however, its successful completion of an additional equity financing and the replacement of its existing debt  will be required to fund ongoing operating requirements, prior years' operating losses, future capital additions and enable the Company to continue as a going concern.



Achievement of the Company's fiscal 2003 operating plan, including maintaining adequate capital resources, depends upon the timing of work performed by the Company on existing projects, the ability of the Company to gain and perform work on new projects, the ability of the Company to maintain positive relations with its key vendors and the ability of the Company to raise permanent capital and replace its current working capital financing line within the timeframe required to meet its spending requirements.    In addition to macro-economic factors, multiple project cancellations, delays in the timing of work performed by the Company on existing projects, the inability of the Company to gain and perform work on new projects, or the inability of the Company to raise permanent capital and replace its current working capital financing line in a timely fashion could have an adverse impact on the Company's liquidity and on its ability to execute its operating plan.



The Company has taken a variety of actions to ensure its continuation as a going concern.  A summary of recent events and the Company's completed or planned actions is as follows:



Demand for the Company's services has increased dramatically.  At March 11, 2003, the estimated twelve month backlog of contracted business was approximately $81 million.  The estimated sales pipeline stood at approximately $197 million as of March 11, 2003.  Backlog and sales pipeline should not be relied upon as indicative of the Company's revenues for any future period.



The Company initiated and recently completed substantial cost saving measures and now believes it has a cost structure that can be supported with its expected revenues.



As a result of the increase in demand for the Company's services and the cost reduction measures initiated over the past two years, the Company achieved profitability during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002 and during each of the first three quarters of fiscal 2003.



Recent Accounting Pronouncements



In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations," and SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" (collectively the "Standards").  The Standards require all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 to be accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, that goodwill no longer be subject to amortization but rather be reviewed periodically for impairment and that other identifiable intangibles be separated and those with finite lives be amortized over their useful lives.  Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives must be assessed once a year for impairment and more frequently if circumstances indicate a possible impairment.  The first step of the two-step impairment assessment identifies potential impairment and compares the fair value of the applicable reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill.  If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, goodwill of the reporting unit is not considered impaired, and the second step of the impairment test is not necessary.  If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step of the impairment test must be performed to measure the amount of impairment loss, if any. The Company elected to early adopt the Standards as of May 1, 2001 as permitted, and evaluated the carrying value of its goodwill and other intangible assets.  Based on its evaluation, the Company determined that there was no impairment to its goodwill and other intangible assets.  Subsequent impairment tests will be performed, at a minimum, in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, in conjunction with the Company's annual planning process.



The Company was assisted in its measurement of fair value by an independent valuation firm.  The measurement of fair value was based on an evaluation of future discounted cash flows, public company trading multiples and merger and acquisition transaction multiples.  The Company's discounted cash flow evaluation used a range of discount rates that correspond to the Company's weighted average cost of capital.



In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations," which addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated retirement costs.  SFAS No. 143 applies to legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development and normal operation of long-lived assets except for certain obligations of lessees.  The provisions of this Statement are required to be applied starting with fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2001.  The Company adopted the new accounting standard on existing long-lived assets during the quarter ended July 31, 2002.  There was no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations for the quarter as a result of adopting this standard.



In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets."  SFAS No. 144 addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of  long-lived assets.  SFAS No. 144 supercedes SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of," and the accounting and reporting provisions of Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 30, "Reporting the Results of Operations - Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions," for the disposal of a segment of a business.  This Statement also amends Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, "Consolidated Financial Statements," to eliminate the exception to consolidation for a subsidiary for which control is likely to be temporary.  The Company adopted the new accounting standard on existing long-lived assets during the quarter ended July 31, 2002.  There was no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations for the quarter as a result of adopting this standard.



In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145, "Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections."  This Statement eliminates the automatic classification of gain or loss on extinguishment of debt as an extraordinary item of income and requires that such gain or loss be evaluated for extraordinary classification under the criteria of APB Opinion No. 30.  This Statement also requires sale-leaseback accounting for certain lease modifications that have economic effects that are similar to sale-leaseback transactions and makes various other technical corrections to existing pronouncements.  This Statement will be effective for the Company for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2004.  The Company does not believe that adoption of this Statement will have a material effect on the Company's results of operations or financial position.



In December 2002 the FASB issued FAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation- Transition and Disclosure.  FAS 148 amends FAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation.  In addition, FAS 148 amends the disclosure requirements of FAS 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results.  The provisions of FAS 148 are effective for financial statements for fiscal years and interim periods ending after December 15, 2002.  The disclosure provisions of FAS 148 have been adopted by the company.  FAS 148 did not require the Company to change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock based compensation.



Item 3:	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

There has been no material change in the market risk of financial instruments since the Company filed its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2002.

Item 4: Controls and Procedures



Based on their evaluation, as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this quarterly report on  Form 10-Q, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) are effective. There have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.



PART II - OTHER INFORMATION



Item 2: Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds



Changes in Securities



In connection with the Debenture agreements related to the Company's April 2002 sale of Subordinated Secured Convertible Debentures and related Warrants, the Company was required to file a registration statement registering the shares of the Company's Common Stock underlying the Debentures and the Warrants.  Although the Company filed the required registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission within the required time period, such registration statement has not yet been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission and consequently, the Company is incurring certain penalties.  The Company has satisfied a portion of these penalties by issuing shares of the Company's Common Stock to the two holders of the Debentures.  The Company has issued to the Debenture holders an aggregate amount of 409,556 shares of the Company's Common Stock to satisfy approximately $360,640 in penalties incurred between July 2, 2002 and November 29, 2002.  Penalties continue to accrue and the Company may issue additional shares to the Debenture holders in the future.



The issuance of these shares of Common Stock were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.  The Company believes that the issuance of these shares of Common Stock are exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 as a transaction not involving a public offering.  The Company has filed a registration statement to register the resale of these shares.



Item 5: Other Information

On January 31, 2003, the Company amended its registration statement on Form S-1 to register the resale of shares of Common Stock.  This registration statement covers shares of Common Stock issuable in connection with the Company's April 3, 2002 private placement as well as shares of Common Stock that were covered by a prior registration statement.  The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock covered by this registration statement.



On March 3, 2003, the Company named Mark J. Hirschhorn as its Chief Financial Officer. On February 28, 2003, Frank P. Brosens resigned from the Company's Board of Directors for personal reasons.  The Company is currently seeking a replacement.



On September 22, 2000, Petsmart, Inc. filed a complaint against the Company in the Superior Court of Maricopa County, Arizona.  Petsmart has alleged that it has been damaged by the Company's failure to satisfactorily complete work contemplated by an agreement between the parties.  Damages were unspecified.  At a settlement meeting held on April 17, 2002, discussions were held in which Petsmart proposed a series of settlement offers under which the Company would pay damages ranging between $7,000,000 and $8,000,000.  Furthermore, in a letter to the Company dated May 3, 2002, Petsmart proposed settlement offers ranging between $5,000,000 and $7,000,000.  On March 7, 2003, Petsmart filed an Offer of Judgment offering to settle the litigation for a payment of $2,300,000.  The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to Petsmart's claims and it intends to defend itself vigorously.  The Company has counter-claimed against Petsmart for amounts owed to the Company.  These amounts have been reserved as part of the allowance for uncollectable accounts.   At present, depositions are being conducted by both parties to the lawsuit.  A trial date has been set for August 2003.



Item 6: Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

a)	Exhibits





|Exhibit No. | Exhibit                                                                                                                                
|----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|10.1        | Acknowledgment, Waiver and Amendment to Financing Agreement dated March 14, 2003 by and between the Company and IBM Credit Corporation.
|99.1        | Certification of Chief Executive Officer.                                                                                              
|            |                                                                                                                                        
|99.2        | Certification of Chief Financial Officer.                                                                                              
|            |                                                                                                                                        





b)	Reports on Form 8-K

None.



SIGNATURES



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.





|                     |  | DATATEC SYSTEMS, INC.   
|-------------------- |  | ------------------------
|                     |  |                         
|Date: March 17, 2003 |  | By:/s/Mark J. Hirschhorn
|                     |  | Chief Financial Officer 





CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Section 302 Certification



I, Isaac J. Gaon, certify that:





|1. |     | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Datatec Systems, Inc.;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|-- | --- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|2. |     | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;                                                           
|3. |     | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;                                                                              
|4. |     | The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:                                                                                                                                                                
|   | a)  | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;                                                                                          
|   | b)  | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and                                                                                                                                                                                            
|   | c). | Presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|5. |     | The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):                                                                                                                                           
|   | a)  | All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and                                                                                           
|   | b)  | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|6. |     | The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.





| | Date: March 17, 2003   
| | -----------------------
| |                        
| | /s/Isaac Gaon          
| | Isaac Gaon             
| | Chief Executive Officer







CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

Section 302 Certification



I, Mark J. Hirschhorn, certify that:





|1. |     | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Datatec Systems, Inc.;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|-- | --- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|2. |     | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;                                                           
|3. |     | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;                                                                              
|4. |     | The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:                                                                                                                                                                
|   | a)  | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;                                                                                          
|   | b)  | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and                                                                                                                                                                                            
|   | c). | Presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|5. |     | The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):                                                                                                                                           
|   | a)  | All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and                                                                                           
|   | b)  | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|6. |     | The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.





| | Date: March 17, 2003   
| | -----------------------
| |                        
| | /s/Mark J. Hirschhorn  
| | Mark Hirschhorn        
| | Chief Financial Officer