# SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION

# Washington, D.C. 20549

# Form 10-Q

# (X)  QUARTERLY
 REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended July 3, 2004

OR

# ( )  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   
   0-20109

# Kronos Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

|                                                                |  |                                      
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------
|Massachusetts                                                   |  | 04-2640942                           
|(State or other jurisdiction of  incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer  Identification No.)



297 Billerica Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824
        (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(978) 250-9800
         (Registrants telephone number, including area code)

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.

Yes  __X__    
        No ____

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

Yes __X__   
        No ____

As of July 31, 2004, 31,142,671 shares
 of the registrants common stock, $.01 par value, were outstanding.

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# KRONOS INCORPORATED

# INDEX



|PART I.    | FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                                                          | Page
|---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----
|Item 1.    | Condensed Consolidated
        Financial Statements (Unaudited)                                                                |     
|           | Condensed Consolidated Statements of
        Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended July 3, 2004
        and June 28, 2003 | 1   
|           | Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
        at July 3, 2004 and September 30, 2003                                           | 2   
|           | Condensed Consolidated Statements
        of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended July 3, 2004 and June 28, 2003               | 3   
|           | Notes to Condensed Consolidated
        Financial Statements                                                                   | 4   
|Item 2.    | Management's Discussion and
        Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations                                  | 10  
|Item 3.    | Quantitative and Qualitative
        Disclosure About Market Risk                                                              | 36  
|Item 4.    | Evaluation of Disclosure Controls
        and Procedures                                                                       | 36  
|PART II.   | OTHER INFORMATION                                                                                                              |     
|Item 1.    | Legal Proceedings                                                                                                              | 38  
|Item 2.    | Changes in Securities, Use of
        Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities                                       | 38  
|Item 3.    | Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                                                                | 38  
|Item 4.    | Submission of Matters to a Vote of
         Security Holders                                                                   | 38  
|Item 5.    | Other Information                                                                                                              | 38  
|Item 6.    | Exhibits and Reports on
        Form 8-K                                                                                       | 39  
|Signatures |                                                                                                                                |     



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# PART I. FINANCIAL
INFORMATION

Item 1.     Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

# KRONOS INCORPORATED 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
UNAUDITED



|                                                     | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Net revenues:                                        |                    |                  
|Product                                              |                    |                  
|Maintenance                                          |                    |                  
|Professional services                                |                    |                  
|                                                     |                    |                  
|                                                    
|                                                     |                    |                  
|Cost of sales:                                       |                    |                  
|Costs of product                                     |                    |                  
|Costs of maintenance and professional services       |                    |                  
|                                                     |                    |                  
|                                                    
|                                                     |                    |                  
|                                                     |                    |                  
|                                                    
|Gross profit                                         |                    |                  
|Operating expenses and other
         income:        |                    |                  
|Sales and marketing                                  |                    |                  
|Engineering, research and development                |                    |                  
|General and administrative                           |                    |                  
|Amortization of intangible assets                    |                    |                  
|Other income, net                                    |                    |                  
|                                                     |                    |                  
|                                                    
|                                                     |                    |                  
|Income before income taxes                           |                    |                  
|Provision for income
         taxes                  |                    |                  
|                                                     |                    |                  
|                                                    
|Net income                                           |                    |                  
|                                                     |                    |                  
|                                                    
|Net income per common
        share:                 |                    |                  
|Basic                                                |                    |                  
|                                                     |                    |                  
|                                                    
|Diluted                                              |                    |                  
|                                                     |                    |                  
|                                                    
|Weighted-average common
         shares outstanding: |                    |                  
|Basic                                                |                    |                  
|                                                     |                    |                  
|                                                    
|Diluted                                              |                    |                  
|                                                     |                    |                  
|                                                    

See accompanying notes to condensed
consolidated financial statements.



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# KRONOS INCORPORATED 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
UNAUDITED



|                                                             | July 3,
2004 | September 30,
2003
|------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ------------------
|ASSETS                                                       |              |                   
|Current assets:                                              |              |                   
|Cash and equivalents                                         |              |                   
|Marketable securities                                        |              |                   
|Accounts receivable, less allowances of $8,337               |              |                   
|at July 3, 2004 and $7,833 at September 30, 2003             |              |                   
|Deferred income taxes                                        |              |                   
|Other current assets                                         |              |                   
|                                                             |              |                   
|Total current assets                                         |              |                   
|Marketable securities                                        |              |                   
|Property, plant and equipment,
         net                  |              |                   
|Intangible assets                                            |              |                   
|Goodwill                                                     |              |                   
|Capitalized software,
        net                            |              |                   
|Other assets                                                 |              |                   
|                                                             |              |                   
|Total assets                                                 |              |                   
|                                                             |              |                   
|LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                         |              |                   
|Current liabilities:                                         |              |                   
|Accounts payable                                             |              |                   
|Accrued compensation                                         |              |                   
|Accrued expenses and other current liabilities               |              |                   
|Deferred product revenues                                    |              |                   
|Deferred professional service revenues                       |              |                   
|Deferred maintenance revenues                                |              |                   
|                                                             |              |                   
|Total current liabilities                                    |              |                   
|Deferred maintenance revenues                                |              |                   
|Deferred income taxes                                        |              |                   
|Other liabilities                                            |              |                   
|Shareholders' equity:                                        |              |                   
|Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share:  authorized      |              |                   
|1,000,000 shares, no shares issued and outstanding           |              |                   
|Common Stock, par value $.01 per share:  authorized          |              |                   
|50,000,000 shares, 31,170,523 and 30,439,518 shares          |              |                   
|issued at July 3, 2004 and September 30, 2003, respectively  |              |                   
|Additional paid-in capital                                   |              |                   
|Retained earnings                                            |              |                   
|Accumulated other comprehensive income:                      |              |                   
|Foreign currency translation                                 |              |                   
|Net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments |              |                   
|                                                             |              |                   
|                                                             |              |                   
|Total shareholders' equity                                   |              |                   
|                                                             |              |                   
|Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                   |              |                   
|                                                             |              |                   

See accompanying notes to
condensed consolidated financial statements.



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# KRONOS INCORPORATED CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands) UNAUDITED



|                                                                   | Nine Months Ended
|------------------------------------------------------------------ | -----------------
|
|Operating activities:                                              |                  
|Net income                                                         |                  
|Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash and equivalents    |                  
|provided by operating activities:                                  |                  
|Depreciation                                                       |                  
|Amortization of intangible assets                                  |                  
|Amortization of capitalized software                               |                  
|Provision for deferred income taxes                                |                  
|Changes in certain operating assets and liabilities:               |                  
|Accounts receivable, net                                           |                  
|Deferred product revenues                                          |                  
|;Deferred professional service
        revenues                    |                  
|Deferred maintenance revenues                                      |                  
|Accounts payable, accrued compensation                             |                  
|and other liabilities                                              |                  
|Taxes payable                                                      |                  
|Other                                                              |                  
|Tax benefit from exercise of stock options                         |                  
|                                                                   |                  
|Net cash and equivalents provided
         by operating activities |                  
|Investing activities:                                              |                  
|Purchase of property, plant and equipment                          |                  
|Capitalized internal software development costs                    |                  
|Increase in marketable securities                                  |                  
|Acquisitions of businesses and software, net of cash acquired      |                  
|                                                                   |                  
|Net cash and equivalents used in
        investing activities      |                  
|Financing activities:                                              |                  
|Net proceeds from exercise of stock options and                    |                  
|employee purchase plans                                            |                  
|Repurchase of common stock                                         |                  
|Proceeds from call options                                         |                  
|                                                                   |                  
|Net cash and equivalents provided
        by financing activities  |                  
|Effect of exchange rate changes
        on cash and equivalents    |                  
|                                                                   |                  
|Increase in cash and equivalents                                   |                  
|Cash and equivalents at the
         beginning of the period       |                  
|                                                                   |                  
|Cash and equivalents at the end
         of the period             |                  
|                                                                   |                  

See accompanying notes to
condensed consolidated financial statements.



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# KRONOS INCORPORATED NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

# NOTE A  General

The accompanying unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring
accruals that management of Kronos Incorporated (the Company or
Kronos) considers necessary for a fair presentation of the Companys
financial position and results of operations as of and for the interim periods presented
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain
footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such
rules and regulations, although the Company believes the disclosures in these financial
statements are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These condensed
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Companys
audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003. The results of
operations for the nine months ended July 3, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the
results for a full fiscal year. The Company has reclassified certain auction rate
securities, for which interest rates reset in less than 90 days, but for which the
maturity date is longer than 90 days, from cash and equivalents to short-term marketable
securities. This resulted in a reclassification from cash and equivalents to short-term
marketable securities of approximately $27.4 million on the September 30, 2003 balance
sheet. In addition, in response to the Massachusetts Business Corporation Act (see Note
I), the Company reclassified shares previously classified as Treasury shares as authorized
but unissued shares of common stock. Certain other reclassifications, which are not
material, have been made in the accompanying consolidated financial statements in order to
conform to the fiscal 2004 presentation.

# NOTE B  Fiscal
Quarters

The Company utilizes a system of
fiscal quarters. Under this system, the first three quarters of each fiscal year end on a
Saturday. However, the fourth quarter of each fiscal year will always end on September 30.
Because of this, the number of days in the first quarter (95 days in fiscal 2004 and 89
days in fiscal 2003) and fourth quarter (89 days in fiscal 2004 and 94 days in fiscal
2003) of each fiscal year varies from year to year. The second and third quarters of each
fiscal year will be exactly thirteen weeks long. This policy does not have a material
effect on the comparability of results of operations between quarters.

# NOTE C 
Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for its
stock-based compensation plan under the recognition and measurement principles of APB
Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees and related
Interpretations. We have adopted the disclosure-only provisions of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and
Disclosure, an amendment of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, (Statement No. 123).
Therefore, no stock-based employee compensation cost is reflected in net income, as all
options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the
underlying common stock on the date of grant. The following table illustrates the effect
on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition
provisions of Statement No. 123 to stock-based employee compensation (in thousands, except
per share data).

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|                                 | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|-------------------------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Net income, as
         reported |                    | $11,155          
|Deduct: Total stock-based        |                   
|employee compensation expense    |                   
|determined under fair value      |                   
|based method for all awards, net |                   
|of related tax effects           |                    | (2,411           
|                                 |                    |                  
|Pro forma net income             |                    | $8,744           
|                                 |                    |                  
|Earnings per share:              |                   
|Basic--as reported               |                    | $0.36            
|                                 |                    |                  
|Basic--pro forma                 |                    | $0.28            
|                                 |                    |                  
|Diluted--as reported             |                    | $0.35            
|                                 |                    |                  
|Diluted--pro forma               |                    | $0.27            
|                                 |                    |                  

# NOTE D  Other
Current Assets

Other current assets consists of the following
(in thousands):

|                 | July 3,  2004 | September 30,2003
|---------------- | ------------- | -----------------
|Inventory        |               | $4,588           
|Prepaid expenses |               | 14,506           
|                 |               |                  
|Total            |               | $19,094          
|                 |               |                  



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# NOTE E  Intangible
Assets

Acquired intangible assets subject to
amortization are presented in the following table (in thousands).

|                          | WeightedAverage
        Life inYears | Gross Carrying Value | Accumulated
        Amortization | Net Book Value
|------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------------- | -------------------------------- | --------------
|As of July 3, 2004:       |                                      |                      |                                  |               
|Intangible assets:        |                                      |                      |                                  |               
|Customer related          |                                      | 9.8                  |                                  | $22,185       
|Maintenance relationships |                                      | 12.0                 |                                  | 8,653         
|Tax benefits              |                                      | 10.7                 |                                  | 2,158         
|Non-compete agreements    |                                      | 3.9                  |                                  | 4,272         
|                          |                                      |                      |                                  |               
|Total intangible assets   |                                      |                      |                                  | $37,268       
|                          |                                      |                      |                                  |               
|As of September 30, 2003: |                                      |                      |                                  |               
|Intangible assets:        |                                      |                      |                                  |               
|Customer related          |                                      | 9.7                  |                                  | $21,327       
|Maintenance relationships |                                      | 11.9                 |                                  | 8,092         
|Tax benefits              |                                      | 10.7                 |                                  | 2,144         
|Non-compete agreements    |                                      | 4.0                  |                                  | 4,060         
|                          |                                      |                      |                                  |               
|Total intangible assets   |                                      |                      |                                  | $35,623       
|                          |                                      |                      |                                  |               

For the three months ended July 3,
2004 and June 28, 2003, the amount of goodwill acquired is $1.3 million and $2.7 million,
respectively. The amount of goodwill acquired during the nine months ended July 3, 2004
and June 28, 2003 is $3.6 million and $12.3 million, respectively.

For the three months ended July 3,
2004 and June 28, 2003, the Company recorded amortization expense for intangible assets of
$1.0 million for both periods, and recorded $3.0 million and $2.5 million of amortization
expense for intangible assets for the nine months ended July 3, 2004 and June 28, 2003,
respectively. The estimated annual amortization expense for intangible assets for the
current and next five fiscal years is as follows (in thousands):

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|Fiscal Year Ending
        September 30, | Estimated Annual
        Amortization Expense
|---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------
|2004                                     |                                              
|2005                                     |                                              
|2006                                     |                                              
|2007                                     |                                              
|2008                                     |                                              
|2009                                     |                                              

# NOTE F 
Acquisitions

During the nine months ended July 3,
2004, the Company completed five acquisitions with a combined purchase price of $3.1
million. The results of operations for these acquisitions are not material to the
Companys results of operations and have been included in the consolidated financial
statements since their acquisition date. Acquired entities were engaged in the sale and
service of employee time and attendance, employee scheduling, data collection and labor
management software and hardware systems, including the resale of the Companys
products through a dealer relationship. As a result of these acquisitions, the Company
gained access to direct sales and service organizations, as well as access to the entire
existing maintenance revenue stream from their customers. The deferred revenue related to
the maintenance and professional services revenue streams, which was recorded at fair
value, was recognized as the Company had assumed a legal performance obligation as
described in EITF 01-03.

Certain agreements which were
previously entered into contain provisions that require the Company to make a guaranteed
payment and/or contingent payments based upon profitability of the business unit or if
specified minimum revenue requirements are met. These provisions expire during fiscal 2004
through 2006. Guaranteed payments are accrued at the time of the acquisition and are
included in the purchase price allocation. As of July 3, 2004, the Company has the
obligation to pay $2.7 million in guaranteed payments. These payments will be made at
various dates through fiscal 2006. Amounts due to be paid within twelve months of the
balance sheet date are included in accrued expenses and amounts due to be paid in excess
of twelve months of the balance sheet date are included in other liabilities. Contingent
payments due under the terms of the agreements are recognized when earned and are
principally recorded as goodwill. However, under certain circumstances, a portion of the
contingent payment may be recorded as compensation expense. During the three months ended
July 3, 2004 and June 28, 2003, there were no contingent payments earned. There were $0.1
million of contingent payments earned during the nine months ended July 3, 2004 and all
were recorded to compensation expense. There were $1.8 million of contingent payments
earned during the nine months ended June 28, 2003 and all were recorded as goodwill.

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# NOTE G 
Comprehensive Income

For the three and nine months ended
July 3, 2004 and June 28, 2003, comprehensive income consisted of the following (in
thousands):

|                                              | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|--------------------------------------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Comprehensive income:                         |                    |                  
|Net income                                    |                    | $11,155          
|Cumulative translation
        adjustment     |                    | (494             
|Unrealized loss on
        available-for-sale |                    |                  
|securities                                    |                    | (432             
|                                              |                    |                  
|Total comprehensive income                    |                    | $10,229          
|                                              |                    |                  

# NOTE H  Earnings
Per Share

The following table sets forth the
computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except share and per
share data):

|                                              | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|--------------------------------------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Net income                                    |                    | $11,155          
|                                              |                    |                  
|Weighted-average shares                       |                    | 31,109,965       
|Effect of dilutive securities:                |                    |                  
|Employee stock options                        |                    | 940,371          
|                                              |                    |                  
|Adjusted weighted-average shares
         and |                    |                  
|assumed conversions                           |                    | 32,050,336       
|                                              |                    |                  
|Basic earnings per share                      |                    | $0.36            
|                                              |                    |                  
|Diluted earnings per share                    |                    | $0.35            
|                                              |                    |                  

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# NOTE I  The
Massachusetts Business Corporation Act

Effective July 1, 2004, the
Massachusetts Business Corporation Act (the Act) eliminated the concept of
treasury stock. Under the Act, shares previously classified as treasury stock are to be
treated as authorized but unissued shares of common stock. As a result of this change, the
Company has reclassified treasury stock for the balance sheets presented in this filing
such that the shares which were previously classified as treasury stock are now classified
as authorized, but unissued shares of common stock on the balance sheet.  At September 30, 2003,
the Company had 260 shares and approximately $6,000 classified as treasury stock.

# NOTE J  Stock Split

On October 7, 2003, the
Companys Board of Directors approved a three-for-two stock split effected in the
form of a 50% stock dividend. This stock dividend was paid on October 31, 2003 to
stockholders of record as of October 20, 2003. Accordingly the presentation of shares
outstanding and amounts per share have been restated for all periods presented to reflect
the split. The par value of the additional shares was transferred from additional paid-in
capital to common stock.

# NOTE K  New
Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2003, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 46,
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FIN 46), which requires the
consolidation of a variable interest entity (as defined) by its primary beneficiary.
Primary beneficiaries are those companies that are subject to a majority of the risk of
loss or entitled to receive a majority of the variable interest entitys residual
returns, or both. In determining whether it is the primary beneficiary of a variable
interest entity, a company with a variable interest must also treat a variable interest
held by the Companys related parties in that same entity as its own interest. In
December 2003, the FASB published a revision to FIN 46 to clarify some of the provisions
of FIN 46 and to exempt certain entities from its requirements. FIN 46, as revised,
applies to variable interest entities that are commonly referred to as special-purpose
entities for periods ending after December 15, 2003 (Kronos fiscal 2004 first
quarter) and for all other types of variable interest entities for periods ending after
March 15, 2004 (Kronos fiscal 2004 second quarter).

Kronos currently has no contractual
relationship or other business relationship with a variable interest entity and therefore
the adoption of FIN No. 46 and 46-6 did not have an effect on Kronos consolidated
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

# NOTE L  Call
Option Arrangements

In August 2002, the Company entered into
a call option arrangement, which was classified as an equity instrument in accordance with
the provisions of EITF 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments
Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Companys Own Stock. The call option
arrangement provided the Company an opportunity to lock in a repurchase price for shares
under the Companys stock repurchase program. The call option arrangement matured in
December 2002. At maturity, the Companys stock price exceeded the strike price of
$16.67 per share and the Company received a return of its cash investment and a premium
totaling approximately $2.6 million, which was credited to additional paid-in-capital. If
at maturity the Companys stock price was less than the strike price, the Company
would use its cash investment to purchase Company shares at a predetermined price. There
were no dividend and liquidation preferences, participation rights, sinking-fund
requirements, unusual voting rights or any other significant terms pertaining to this call
option arrangement. The Company currently does not have any call option arrangements
outstanding.

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

# Forward-Looking
Statements

This discussion includes certain forward-looking statements about our business and our
expectations, including statements relating to product and service revenues, revenue
growth rates, product and service gross profit, operating expenses, earnings per share,
future acquisitions, capital expenditures, customer purchase patterns, income tax rates,
available cash, investments and operating cash flow, and the current economic climate. Any such
statements are subject to risk that could cause the actual results to vary materially from
expectations. For a further discussion of the various risks that may affect our business
and expectations, see Certain Factors That May Affect Future Operating Results
at the end of Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September
30, 2003. The risks and uncertainties discussed herein do not reflect the potential future
impact of any mergers, acquisitions or dispositions. In addition, any forward-looking
statements represent our estimates only as of the day this Quarterly Report was filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission and should not be relied upon as representing our
estimates as of any subsequent date. While we may elect to update forward-looking
statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so,
even if our estimates change.

# Overview

We provide a suite of solutions that automate employee-centric processes and provide tools to
optimize the workforce. Our solutions, which include human resources, payroll, scheduling,
and time and labor applications, are designed for a wide range of businesses from
single-site to large multi-site enterprises. We derive revenues from the licensing of our
software solutions, sales of our hardware solutions and by providing professional services
as well as ongoing customer support and maintenance.

We have been successful in continuing to increase revenues in all periods presented. While we
believe that the current economic environment is improving, certain factors such as a lack
of job creation and the apparent lag in technology purchasing in the current economic
recovery, as well as the diversion of resources towards compliance with new regulatory
requirements on internal controls may result in many customers deferring or reducing their
technology purchases in the future.

Our revenues for the three and nine month periods ended July 3, 2004 posted increases over the
comparable periods of the prior year of 17% for the three month period and 13% for the
nine month period. Our product revenue growth of 21% and 8% in the three and nine month
periods ended July 3, 2004 was a primary factor in the revenue growth, as was continued
growth in professional services revenues and maintenance revenues (22% and 23%,
respectively, for professional services revenues and 8% and 14%, respectively, for
maintenance revenues).

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Net income for the three month period ended July 3, 2004 increased 33% to $11.2 million from
$8.4 million, with earnings per share increasing to $0.35 from $0.27 per diluted share.
Net income for the nine month period ended July 3, 2004 increased 24% to $28.2 million
from $22.7 million, with earnings per diluted share increasing to $0.88 from $0.74. Net
income growth for both the three and nine month periods ended July 3, 2004 was primarily
the result of continued growth in revenues as well as continued corporate-wide efforts to
contain costs, and to a lesser extent, a reduction in the income tax rate, primarily
resulting from the completion of certain tax audits during the three month period ended
April 3, 2004. We will continue to leverage investments in infrastructure to generate
higher sales volumes, and continue corporate-wide efforts to contain costs. However,
anticipated costs related to the release of additional product offerings may partially
offset these efforts.

Regarding expectations for the remainder of the current fiscal year, we presently anticipate that
revenue growth for the fourth quarter and for the entire fiscal 2004, including revenues
from customers obtained in the acquisition of businesses, will range between 10% 
14% and 12%  13%, respectively, with earnings per share in the range of $0.47 
$0.53 for the fourth quarter and $1.35  $1.41 for the entire fiscal 2004.

# Critical Accounting
Policies and Estimates

Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation
of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related
disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We base estimates on historical
experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the
circumstances. Actual results could differ from these estimates under different
assumptions or conditions.

We have identified the following critical accounting policies that affect the more
significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of consolidated financial
statements. This listing is not a comprehensive list of all of our accounting policies.
Please refer to Note A in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q and in Item 15 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2003 for further information.

Revenue Recognition  We license software and sell data collection hardware and
related ancillary products to end-user customers through our direct sales force as well as
indirect channel customers, which include Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
(ADP) and other independent resellers. Substantially all of our software
license revenue is earned from perpetual licenses of off-the-shelf software requiring no
modification or customization. The software license, data collection hardware and related
ancillary product revenues from our end-user customers and indirect channel customers are
generally recognized using the residual method when:

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| | o | Persuasive evidence of an arrangement
exists, which is typically when a non-cancelable
sales and software license agreement has been signed;
| | - | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | o | Delivery,
which is typically FOB shipping point, is complete for the software (either physically or
electronically), data collection hardware and related ancillary products;
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| | o | The customers fee is deemed
 to be fixed or determinable and free of contingencies or significant uncertainties;
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| | o | Collectibility is probable;
and
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| | o | Vendor-specific objective evidence
of fair value exists for all undelivered elements, typically maintenance and professional services.
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Under the residual method, the fair value of the undelivered elements is deferred and the
remaining portion of the arrangement fee is allocated to the delivered elements and is
recognized as revenue, assuming all other conditions for revenue recognition have been
satisfied. Substantially all of our product revenue is recognized in this manner. If we
cannot determine the fair value of any undelivered element included in an arrangement, we
will defer revenue until all elements are delivered, services are performed or until fair
value can be objectively determined.

As part of an arrangement, end-user customers typically purchase maintenance contracts as
well as professional services from us. Maintenance services include telephone and
Web-based support as well as rights to unspecified upgrades and enhancements, when and if
we make them generally available. Professional services are deemed to be non-essential to
the functionality of the software and typically are for implementation planning, loading
of software, installation of the data collection hardware, training, building simple
interfaces, running test data, and assisting in the development and documentation of pay
rules and best practices consulting.

Revenues from maintenance services are recognized ratably over the term of the maintenance
contract period based on vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value. Vendor-specific
objective evidence of fair value is based upon the amount charged when purchased
separately, which is typically the contracts renewal rate. Maintenance services are
typically stated separately in an arrangement. We have classified the allocated fair value
of revenues pertaining to the contractual maintenance obligations that exist for the
12-month period subsequent to the balance sheet date as a current liability, and the
contractual obligations with a term beyond 12 months as a non-current liability. Revenues
from time and material customer support services are recognized as the services are
delivered.

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Revenues from professional services are generally recognized based on vendor-specific objective
evidence of fair value when:

| | o | A non-cancelable agreement for the
services has been signed or a customers purchase order has been received;
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| | o | The professional services have
been delivered;
| | - | ----------------------------------------------

| | o | The customers fee is deemed
 to be fixed or determinable and free of contingencies or significant uncertainties; and
| | - | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | o | Collectibility is probable.
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Vendor-specific objective evidence of
fair value is based upon the price charged when these services are sold separately and are
typically an hourly rate for professional services and a per-class rate for training.
Based upon our experience in completing product implementations, we have determined that
these services are typically delivered within a 12-month period subsequent to the contract
signing and therefore have classified deferred professional services as a current
liability.

Our arrangements with end-user customers and indirect channel customers do not include any
rights of return or price protection, nor do arrangements with indirect channel customers
include any acceptance provisions. Generally, our arrangements with end-user customers
also do not include any acceptance provisions. However, if an arrangement does include
acceptance provisions, they typically are based on our standard acceptance provision. Our
standard acceptance provision provides the end-user customer with a right to a refund if
the arrangement is terminated because the product did not meet our published
specifications. Generally, we determine that these acceptance provisions are not
substantive and therefore should be accounted for as a warranty in accordance with SFAS
No. 5.

At the time we enter into an arrangement, we assess the probability of collection of the fee
and the terms granted to the customer. For end-user customers, our typical payment terms
include a deposit and subsequent payments, based on specific due dates, such that all
payments for the software license, data collection hardware and related ancillary
products, as well as services included in the original arrangement are ordinarily due
within one year of contract signing. Our payment terms for indirect channel customers are
less than 90 days and typically payments are due within 30 days of invoice date.

If the payment terms for the arrangement are considered extended or if the arrangement
includes a substantive acceptance provision, we defer revenue not meeting the criterion
for recognition under SOP 97-2 and classify this revenue as deferred revenue, including
deferred product revenue. This revenue is recognized, assuming all other conditions for
revenue recognition have been satisfied, when the payment of the arrangement fee becomes
due and/or when the uncertainty regarding acceptance is resolved as generally evidenced by
written acceptance or payment of the arrangement fee. We report the allocated fair value
of revenues related to the product element of arrangements as a current liability because
of the expectation that these revenues will be recognized within 12 months of the balance
sheet date.

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Since fiscal 1996, we have had a standard practice of providing creditworthy end-user customers
the option of financing arrangements beyond one year. Our policy for recognizing revenue
and the timing of the recognition for arrangements that are financed is the same as our
non-financed arrangements. The financed arrangements, which encompass separate fees for
software license, data collection hardware and ancillary products, maintenance and support
contracts and professional services, are evidenced by distinct standard sales, license and
maintenance agreements and typically require equal monthly payments. The term of these
arrangements typically range between 18 and 48 months. At the time we enter into an
arrangement, we assess the probability of collection and whether the arrangement fee is
fixed or determinable. We consider our history of collection without concessions as well
as whether each new transaction involves similar customers, products and arrangement
economics to ensure that the history developed under previous arrangements remains
relevant to current arrangements. If the fee is not determined to be collectible, fixed or
determinable, we will initially defer the revenue and recognize when collection becomes
probable, which typically is when payment is due assuming all other conditions for revenue
recognition have been satisfied. As a financing arrangement, we apply a present value
factor using interest rates ranging from 5% to 8%. These rates may vary depending upon
when the financing arrangement is entered into and the length of the financing
arrangement.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Sales Returns Allowance We maintain an
allowance for doubtful accounts to reflect estimated losses resulting from the inability of customers
 to make required payments. This allowance is based on estimates made by us after
consideration of factors such as the composition of the accounts receivable aging and bad
debt history. If the financial condition of customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an
impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances and bad debt expense
may be required. In addition, we maintain a sales returns allowance to reflect estimated
losses for sales returns and adjustments. Sales returns and adjustments are generally due
to incorrect ordering of product, general customer satisfaction issues or incorrect
billing. This allowance is established by us using estimates based on historical
experience. If we experience an increase in sales returns and adjustments, additional
allowances and charges against revenue may be required.

Valuation of Intangible Assets and Goodwill In assessing the recoverability
of goodwill and other intangible assets, we must make assumptions regarding the estimated future cash
flows and other factors to determine the fair value of these assets. If these estimates or
their related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to record impairment
charges against these assets in the reporting period in which the impairment is
determined. For intangible assets, this evaluation includes an analysis of estimated
future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the assets over their
estimated useful lives. If the estimated future undiscounted net cash flows are
insufficient to recover the carrying value of the assets over their estimated useful
lives, we will record an impairment charge in the amount by which the carrying value of
the assets exceeds their fair value. For goodwill, the impairment evaluation includes a
comparison of the carrying value of the reporting unit which houses goodwill to that
reporting units fair value. We have only one reporting unit. The fair value of the

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reporting unit is based upon the net present value of future cash flows, including a
terminal value calculation. If the reporting units estimated fair value exceeds the
reporting units carrying value, no impairment of goodwill exists. If the fair value
of the reporting unit does not exceed its carrying value, then further analysis would be
required to determine the amount of the impairment, if any. If we determine that there is
an impairment in either an intangible asset, or goodwill, we may be required to record an
impairment charge in the reporting period in which the impairment is determined, which may
have a negative impact on earnings. During fiscal 2003, we completed the annual testing of
the impairment of goodwill, and as a result of this test, we concluded that no impairment
of goodwill existed as of June 29, 2003, the annual goodwill impairment measurement
date.  In addition, we have determined that no events or circumstances currently
exist that would indicate that either the fair value of the reporting unit has been
reduced, or the carrying value of the intangible assets is no longer recoverable. 
Therefore, no impairment charges have been recorded in the nine months ended July 3, 2004.

Capitalization of Software Development Costs Costs incurred in the research,
design and development of software for sale to others are charged to expense until technological
feasibility is established. Thereafter, software development costs are capitalized and
amortized to product cost of sales on a straight-line basis over the lesser of three years
or the estimated economic lives of the respective products. Costs incurred in the
development of software for internal use are charged to expense until it becomes probable
that future economic benefits will be realized. Thereafter, certain costs are capitalized
and amortized to operating expense on a straight-line basis over the lesser of three years
or the estimated economic life of the software.

Income Taxes We account for income taxes under the liability method. Under this
method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between
financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using the
enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to
reverse. We record a valuation allowance in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount of future tax benefit that is
more likely than not to be realized. While we have considered future taxable income and
ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in assessing the need for the
valuation allowance, there is no assurance that the valuation allowance will not need to
be increased to cover additional deferred tax assets that may not be realizable. Any
increase in the valuation allowance could have a material adverse impact on our income tax
provision and net income in the period in which such determination is made.

# Results of Operations

Revenues.    
          We derive revenues from the licensing of our software solutions, sales of our
          hardware solutions and by providing professional services as well as ongoing
          customer support and maintenance.

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Total Revenues
(dollars in thousands):

|               | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|-------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Total revenues | $114,700           | $98,216          

The principal factor driving revenue growth in the three month period ended July 3, 2004 was
increased demand for our software and hardware products from new and existing customers,
as well as increased demand for our professional and maintenance services. The principal
factor driving revenue growth in the nine month period ended July 3, 2004 was increased
demand for our professional and maintenance services from new and existing customers, and
to a lesser extent an increase in demand for our software and hardware products.

|                               | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|------------------------------ | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Revenues from
        acquired |                    |                  
|businesses*                    |                    | $806             
|Percentage of total            |                   
|revenues                       |                    | 0.7              

*
Revenues from acquired businesses are revenues generated from customers that have been
part of an acquired business transaction over the preceding four fiscal quarters.

Product Revenues
(dollars in thousands):

|                          | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|------------------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Product revenues          |                    | $50,941          
|Product revenues as a     |                   
|percent of total revenues |                    | 44               



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The product revenue growth and the increase in the proportion of product revenue to total
revenues in the three month period ended July 3, 2004 was primarily the result of an
increase in demand for our Workforce Central® suite and related software modules, our
Kronos iSeries Central suite, as well as our Kronos 4500 Terminal. The increased demand
is primarily the result of the continued introduction of new products and software modules, as well
as new and platform conversion sales. The rate of
product revenue growth and the lower proportion of product revenues to total revenues in
the nine month period ended July 3, 2004 is principally attributable to the unusually high
product sales volume in the first nine months of the prior year. In addition, the product
revenues in the nine month period ended July 3, 2004 benefited less from incremental
revenues from acquired businesses due to the timing of acquisitions than the same period
of the prior year.

|                                           | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|------------------------------------------ | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Revenues from acquired
         businesses |                    | $241             
|Percentage of product
         revenues    |                    | 0.5              

Maintenance Revenues
(dollars in thousands):

|                     | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|-------------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Maintenance revenues |                    | $35,427          
|Maintenance revenues |                   
|as a percent of      |                   
|total revenues       |                    | 31               

The increase in maintenance revenues in the three and nine month periods ended July 3, 2004
was principally the result of expansion of the installed base and an increase in the value
of maintenance contracts. The increase in the value of the maintenance contracts was
principally attributable to the sales of platform and capacity upgrade licenses to
existing customers. Platform and capacity upgrade sales typically result in an increased
value of maintenance contracts due to the higher value typically associated with the new
platforms product or increased value in the product resulting from the additional
capacity. The maintenance value is typically based on the related products value.
The reduced rate of maintenance revenue growth experienced in the three month period ended
July 3, 2004 as compared to the rate of growth experienced in the nine month period ended
July 3, 2004 is primarily due to the timing of acquisitions as well as the timing of
incremental revenues related to our focus of enforcing the appropriate effective dates on
maintenance contracts upon customer reinstatements.  The lower proportion of maintenance revenues
to total revenues in the three months period ended July 3, 2004 is primarily due to the increased
proportion of product revenue.

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|                                            | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|------------------------------------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Revenues from acquired
         businesses  |                    | $380             
|Percentage of maintenance
         revenues |                    | 1.1              



Professional Services
Revenues (dollars in thousands):

|                      | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|--------------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Professional          |                    |                  
|services revenues     |                    | $28,332          
|Professional services |                   
|revenues as a percent |                   
|of total revenues     |                    | 25               

The growth in professional services revenues in the three and nine month periods ended July 3,
2004 was principally due to an increase in demand for professional services, which is the result
of an increase in sales to new customers.  Also contributing to the growth in professional services
revenue is an increase in the level of professional services accompanying
new and platform conversion sales, which may result in the delivery of additional professional
services hours during the implementations.  Further contributing to the growth of the professional
 services revenue is an increase in the utilization rate and bill
rate experienced in the services organization. The growth in professional services
revenues was partially offset by a decrease in revenues from acquired businesses in both
the three and nine month periods ended July 3, 2004.

|                           | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|-------------------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Revenues from acquired     |                    |                  
|businesses                 |                    | $185             
|Percentage of professional |                   
|services revenues          |                    | 0.7              



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Gross Profit. Gross profit is
the net result of revenues, less cost of sales. Product cost of sales primarily consists
of salaries, facilities and related expenses for manufacturing personnel, costs of
materials for the manufacturing of certain hardware products, amortization of capitalized
software costs, as well as the cost of royalties paid to third-parties for certain
products. Service cost of sales primarily consists of salaries, facilities and related
expenses for service personnel, as well as the cost of maintenance contracts paid to
third-parties for certain products.

Gross Profit/Gross
Margin (dollars in thousands):

|                              | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|----------------------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Product gross
         profit |                    | $40,139          
|Service gross profit          |                    | 29,602           
|                              |                    |                  
|Total gross profit            |                    | $69,741          
|                              |                    |                  
|Product gross margin          |                    | 79               
|Service gross margin          |                    | 46               
|Total gross margin            |                    | 61               

Total gross margin for both the three and nine month periods ended July 3, 2004 remained
unchanged. Although service gross margin decreased in both periods presented, this
decrease was offset by an increase in product gross margin. We anticipate total gross
margin to increase in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004 principally as a result of our
expectation that the proportion of product revenues to total revenues will increase in the
fourth quarter.

Product gross margin increased in the three and nine month periods ended July 3, 2004 primarily
due to a favorable product mix during the periods. Product revenues from hardware and
software, which typically carry a higher gross margin than sales of third-party product
for resale, were a greater proportion of total product revenues in both the three and nine
month periods ended July 3, 2004 as compared to the comparable period in the prior year
(94% and 91% for both the three and nine month periods, respectively).

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The decrease in service gross margin in the three and nine month periods ended July 3, 2004
was principally attributable to an increase in professional services revenues as a
proportion to total service revenues. Professional services revenues typically carry a
lower gross margin than maintenance revenues. This unfavorable service mix was partially
offset by an increase in the utilization rate of the service personnel, as well as an
increase in the overall average hourly bill rate as compared to the comparable period in
the prior year. The utilization rate increase is in part due to an increase in the
productivity in our human resources and payroll implementations. Although we anticipate
continued productivity increases in our human resources and payroll implementations in the
fourth quarter of the fiscal year due to improvements in our service delivery tools and
processes, we expect these benefits to be partially offset by our continued investments in
training and personnel to support our human resources, payroll and other new product
introductions planned for the remainder of fiscal 2004.

Net Operating Expenses. Net
operating expenses includes sales and marketing expenses, engineering, research and
development expenses, general and administrative expenses, amortization of intangible
assets and other income, net.

Total Net Operating
Expenses (dollars in thousands):

|                                  | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|--------------------------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Net operating                     |                    |                  
|expenses                          |                    | $52,628          
|Net operating
        expenses    |                   
|as a % of total
         revenues |                    | 46               

The increase in total net operating expenses for the three and nine month periods ended July
3, 2004 was principally attributable to investments in personnel and related compensation
and overhead costs in response to increased customer demand and to support the development
of new products. The reduction in total net operating expenses as a percentage of revenues
was attributable to the leveraging of investments in infrastructure to generate higher
sales volumes, and continued corporate-wide efforts to contain costs. We intend to
continue efforts to contain costs and to leverage our infrastructure to generate higher
sales volume, and believe that net operating expenses as a percentage of revenues will
decrease in the three month period ended September 30, 2004 due to anticipated increased
sales volume during that three month period.

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Sales and Marketing Expenses: Sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of personnel
and overhead-related expenses for sales and marketing functions, as well as costs
associated with advertising, promotions, tradeshows, seminars, training and other sales
and marketing programs (dollars in thousands).

|                    | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|------------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Sales and marketing |                    |                  
|expenses            |                    | $33,627          
|Sales and marketing |                   
|expenses as a % of  |                   
|total revenues      |                    | 29               

The increase in sales and marketing expense in both periods was primarily attributable to
investment in sales personnel and related compensation and support costs to add new
customers and to maximize the penetration of existing accounts. The decrease in sales and
marketing expense as a percentage of total revenues for the three and nine month periods
ended July 3, 2004 was primarily attributable to leveraging the investments in
infrastructure to generate higher sales volumes.

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Engineering, Research and Development Expenses: Engineering, research and development
 expenses primarily consist of personnel and overhead-related expenses for engineering functions, as
well as costs associated with training and third-party consulting(dollars in
thousands).

|                          | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|------------------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Total Engineering,        |                    |                  
|research and              |                   
|development spending      |                    | $14,311          
|Capitalized software      |                   
|development costs         |                    | (3,283           
|                          |                    |                  
|Engineering, research     |                   
|and development expenses  |                    | $11,028          
|                          |                    |                  
|Engineering, research and |                   
|development expenses as   |                   
|a % of total revenues     |                    | 10               

The increase in engineering, research and development spending for the three and nine month
periods ended July 3, 2004 was attributable to continued investment in engineering
personnel and their compensation-related expenses. This increase is the result of the
continued development and support of new products. This increase in both the three and
nine month periods ended July 3, 2004 was partially offset by a decrease in spending
related to third-party engineering consultants. The significant project development
efforts in the first nine months of fiscal 2004 were principally related to further
development and enhancement of the Workforce Central® suite, including scheduling,
activities and workflow modules as well as Workforce HR, Workforce Payroll and
the Kronos 4500 terminal.

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General and Administrative Expenses: General and administrative expenses primarily
 consist of personnel and overhead-related expenses for administrative, information technology,
finance, legal and human resources support functions (dollars in thousands).

|                           | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|-------------------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|General and                |                    |                  
|administrative expenses    |                    | $7,943           
|General and administrative |                   
|expenses as a % of         |                   
|total revenues             |                    | 7                

The increase in general and administrative expenses in the three and nine month periods ended
July 3, 2004 was primarily due to investment in personnel and related compensation and
support costs required for the continued support of our growing operations, and an
increase in fees related to consulting services and training associated with the
replacement of information technology systems.

Amortization of Intangible Assets and Other Income, Net: Amortization of intangible
 assets includes the amortization expense related to the identified intangible assets recorded by us
related to acquisitions of other businesses. Other income, net is principally interest
income earned from cash as well as investments in our marketable securities and financing
arrangements (dollars in thousands).

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|                       | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|---------------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Amortization of        |                    |                  
|intangible assets      |                    | $1,003           
|Amortization of        |                   
|intangible assets as a |                   
|% of total revenues    |                    | 1                
|Other income, net      |                    | $973             
|Other income, net as a |                   
|% of total revenues    |                    | 1                

The increase in amortization of intangible assets in the three and nine month periods ended
July 3, 2004, as compared to the same period in the prior year, is principally attributed
to amortization charges related to acquisitions which were completed during the last two
fiscal years. The decrease in other income, net in the three month period ended July 3,
2004 is principally due to changes in the foreign exchange rates which resulted in
exchange gains in the three month period ended June 28, 2003, and exchange losses in the
three month period ended July 3, 2004. The increase in other income, net in the nine month
period ended July 3, 2004, as compared to the comparable period in the prior year, is
principally attributed to the reversal of excess interest and other tax-related accruals as a result
of the favorable completion of certain tax audits during the three month period ended
April 3, 2004.

Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes as a percentage of pre-tax income was
34.8% for the three month period ended July 3, 2004 and 33.4% for the nine month period
ended July 3, 2004. For the comparable periods in the prior fiscal year, the provision for
income taxes as a percentage of pre-tax income was 37.2% and 36.5%, respectively. The
provision for income taxes was favorably impacted as a result of the completion of certain
tax audits during the three month period ended April 3, 2004. We currently anticipate that
the income tax rate will approximate 33% for the three month period ended September 30,
2004. Our effective income tax rate may fluctuate between periods as a result of various
factors, including income tax credits, foreign tax rate differentials and state income
taxes.

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Newly Issued Accounting Standards. In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards
 Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest
Entities (FIN 46), which requires the consolidation of a variable
interest entity (as defined) by its primary beneficiary. Primary beneficiaries are those
companies that are subject to a majority of the risk of loss or entitled to receive a
majority of the variable interest entitys residual returns, or both. In determining
whether it is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity, a company with a
variable interest must also treat a variable interest held by the Companys related
parties in that same entity as its own interest. In December 2003, the FASB published a
revision to FIN 46 to clarify some of the provisions of FIN 46 and to exempt certain
entities from its requirements. FIN 46, as revised, applies to variable interest entities
that are commonly referred to as special-purpose entities for periods ending after
December 15, 2003 (our fiscal 2004 first quarter) and for all other types of variable
interest entities for periods ending after March 15, 2004 (our fiscal 2004 second
quarter).

We currently have no contractual relationship or other business relationship with a variable
interest entity and therefore the adoption of FIN No. 46 and No. 46-6 did not have an
effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

# Liquidity and Capital
Resources

We fund our business through cash generated by operations. If near-term demand for our
products weakens or if significant anticipated sales in any quarter do not close when
expected, the availability of such funds may be adversely impacted. We believe, however,
that we have more than adequate financing to sustain our operations through the next
twelve months.

Cash, Cash Equivalents
and Marketable Securities (dollars in thousands):

|                                                          | As of |         
|--------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | --------
|
|Cash, cash equivalents
         and marketable securities |       |         
|(including short and long-term)                           |       | $167,352
|Working capital                                           |       | $22,063 

The increase in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities is due to cash generated from
operations. The increase in working capital is primarily due to an increase in cash, cash
equivalents and short-term marketable securities resulting from cash provided by
operations. A portion of our cash reserves is invested in long-term marketable securities.

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Cash Flow Highlights
(dollars in thousands):

|                           | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|-------------------------- | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Cash provided by           |                    |                  
|operations                 |                    | $29,656          
|Cash used for property,    |                   
|plant and equipment        |                    | $4,104           
|Cash used for acquisitions |                   
|of businesses              |                    | $1,786           
|Increases in               |                   
|marketable securities      |                    | $4,864           
|Net proceeds from          |                   
|exercise of stock          |                   
|options and employee       |                   
|stock purchase plans       |                    | $5,109           
|Repurchases of common      |                   
|stock                      |                    | $8,552           

The increase in cash provided by operations in the three and nine month periods ended July 3,
2004 was principally attributable to an increase in net income, an increased rate of
growth in our deferred maintenance and product revenues, and an increased rate of growth
of accounts payable and accrued expenses related to the timing of certain vendor payments
and the timing of certain compensation related accruals. These are partially offset by an
increase in accounts receivable during the three and nine month periods ended July 3, 2004
as compared to the same period in the prior year, which is attributable to an increase in
sales volume. The accounts receivable balance from the prior year benefited from
significant collection efforts, which offset any increases related to sales volume. A
decrease in the rate of growth in our deferred professional services revenues also
partially offsets the increases discussed above. This decrease is attributable to an
increase in our practice of billing customers in arrears as professional services are
delivered rather than billing customers in advance of service delivery. Although cash flow
from operations may be negatively impacted in the short term as our practice of billing in
arrears increases, we believe this practice will benefit the sales cycle as it is
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Our use of cash for property, plant and equipment in the three and nine month periods ended
July 3, 2004 includes investments in information system and infrastructure to improve and
support expanding operations. We anticipate making significant capital investments during
the remainder of fiscal 2004 in conjunction with the replacement of information technology
systems. To date, we have invested approximately $5.6 million (excluding internal personnel related
costs) related to this project. We expect our total investment in this project (excluding internal
 personnel related costs) to range between $19.0 million and $21.0
million through the end of fiscal 2005. Our use of cash for the acquisition of businesses
in all periods presented was principally related to the acquisitions of specified assets
and/or businesses of our resellers and/or other providers of labor management solutions.
We are assessing several acquisition opportunities that may be completed over the next
twelve months, although there can be no assurance that these acquisitions will be
completed. Excess cash reserves not required for operations, investments in property,
plant and equipment or acquisitions are invested in marketable securities.

Stock Repurchases
Under Stock Repurchase Program (dollars in thousands):

|                         | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
|------------------------ | ------------------ | -----------------
|
|Shares of common stock   |                    |                  
|repurchased              |                    | 215,500          
|Cost of shares of common |                   
|stock repurchased        |                    | $7,756           

The common stock repurchased under our stock repurchase program is used for our employee stock
option plans and employee stock purchase plan.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2003, we
received $2.6 million upon the maturity of a call option arrangement. We currently do not
have any outstanding call option arrangements. Please refer to Note L in the Notes to
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details regarding call option
arrangements.

We lease certain office space, manufacturing facilities and equipment under long-term
operating lease agreements. In addition, certain acquisition agreements contain provisions
that require us to make a guaranteed payment and/or contingent payments based upon
profitability of the business unit or if specified minimum revenue requirements are met.
Future minimum rental commitments under operating leases with non-cancelable terms of one
year or more, and future payment obligations related to guaranteed payments are as
follows:

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Payments Due by Period
(in thousands)

|Contractual Obligations              | Total | Less Than 1 Year | More Than 1
Year, Less
Than 3 Years | More Than 3
Years, Less
Than 5 Years | More Than 5
Years
|------------------------------------ | ----- | ---------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | -----------------
|Operating lease
         obligations |       | $35,887          |                                     | $10,592                              |                  
|Guaranteed payment obligations       |       | 2,674            |                                     | 2,075                                |                  
|                                     |       |                  |                                     |                                      |                  
|Total                                |       | $38,561          |                                     | $12,667                              |                  
|                                     |       |                  |                                     |                                      |                  

We believe that we have adequate cash and investments and operating cash flow to fund our
investments in property, plant and equipment, software development costs, cash
requirements under operating leases, cash payments related to acquisitions, if any, and
any additional stock repurchases for the foreseeable future.

# Certain Factors That May
Affect Future Operating Results

Except for historical matters, the matters discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Act). We desire to take advantage of the
safe harbor provisions of the Act and include this statement for the express purpose of
availing ourselves of the protection of the safe harbor with respect to all
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Actual operating results may differ from those indicated by forward-looking statements made in
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and presented elsewhere by us from time to time because
of a number of factors including the potential fluctuations in quarterly results, timing
and acceptance of new product introductions by us and our competitors, the dependence on
our time and labor product line, the ability to attract and retain sufficient technical
personnel, the protection of our intellectual property and the potential infringement on
our intellectual property rights, competitive pricing pressure, and the dependence on
alternate distribution channels and on key vendors, as further described below and in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003, which are
specifically incorporated by reference herein.

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Competition.  The
workforce management (WM) market, which includes time and labor,
          scheduling, human resources and payroll, is highly competitive. Technological
          changes such as those allowing for increased use of the Internet have resulted
          in new entrants into the market. Increased competition could adversely affect
          our operating results through price reductions and/or loss of market share.
With           our efforts to expand our labor management offering with the introduction
of our           human resources and payroll product suite, we will continue to meet
strong           competition. Many of these competitors may be able to adapt more quickly
to new           or emerging technologies or to devote greater resources to the promotion
and           sale of their human resources and payroll products. Many of our human
resources           and payroll competitors have significantly greater financial,
technical and           sales and marketing resources than us, as well as more experience
in delivering           human resources and payroll solutions. Although we believe our
organization has           core competencies that position us strongly in the
marketplace, maintaining our           technological and other advantages over
competitors will require continued           investment in research and development as
well as marketing and sales programs.           There can be no assurance that we will
have sufficient resources to make such           investments or be able to achieve the
technological advances necessary to           maintain our competitive advantages. There
can be no assurance that we will be           able to compete successfully in the human
resources and payroll marketplace, and           our failure to do so could have a
material adverse impact upon our business,           prospects, financial condition and
operating results.

Potential Fluctuations in
Results. Our operating results, including revenue growth, sources of revenue,
effective tax rate and liquidity, may fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors,
including general economic conditions and related effect on workforce size, the purchasing
patterns of our customers, the diversion of public companies resources to address
compliance with new regulatory requirements on internal controls, mix of products and
services sold, the ability to effectively integrate acquired businesses into our
operations, the timing of the introduction of new products and product enhancements by us
and our competitors, the strategy employed by us in the human resources and payroll
market, market acceptance of new products, competitive pricing pressure, and costs
associated with the transition related to the replacement of our information technology
systems. We historically have realized a relatively larger percentage of our annual
revenues and profits in the third and fourth quarters and a relatively smaller percentage
in the first and second quarters of each fiscal year, although there can be no assurance
that this pattern will continue. In addition, substantially all of our product revenue and
profits in each quarter result from orders received in that quarter. If near-term demand
for our products weakens or if significant anticipated sales in any quarter do not close
when expected, our revenues for that quarter will be adversely affected. We believe that
our operating results for any one period are not necessarily indicative of results for any
future period.

Dependence on Time and Attendance Product Line. To date, more than 90% of our revenues
 have been attributable to sales of time and attendance systems and related services. Although we
have introduced products for scheduling solutions, and the licensed human resources and
payroll market, we expect that our dependence on the time and attendance product line for
revenues will continue for the foreseeable future. Competitive pressures or other factors
could cause our time and attendance products to lose market acceptance or experience
significant price erosion, adversely affecting the results of our operations.

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Product Development and Technological Change. Continual change and improvement in computer
software and hardware technology characterize the markets for WM systems. Our future
success will depend largely on our ability to enhance the capabilities and increase the
performance of our existing products and to develop new products and interfaces to
third-party products on a timely basis to meet the increasingly sophisticated needs of our
customers. Although we are continually seeking to further enhance our WM offerings and to
develop new products and interfaces, there can be no assurance that these efforts will
succeed, or that, if successful, such product enhancements or new products will achieve
widespread market acceptance, or that our competitors will not develop and market products
which are superior to our products or achieve greater market acceptance.

Dependence on Alternate Distribution Channels. We market and sell our products through
 our direct sales organization, independent resellers and ADP under an OEM agreement. In the first
nine months of fiscal 2004, approximately 9% of our revenue was generated through sales
to resellers and ADP. During fiscal 2003 we signed an agreement with ADP extending our
business relationship for an additional term of five years, and during the three month
period ended July 3, 2004, signed an amendment to that agreement which provides for
minimum purchasing requirements, and further extends the agreement for an additional six
months, and therefore do not anticipate that our entrance into the human resources and
payroll market will have a negative impact on our relationship with ADP. However, a
reduction in the sales efforts of either our major resellers or ADP, or termination or
changes in their relationships with us, could have a material adverse effect on the
results of our operations.

Attracting and Retaining Sufficient Technical Personnel for Product Development, Support and
Sales. We have encountered intense competition for experienced technical personnel for
product development, technical support and sales and expect such competition to continue
in the future. Any inability to attract and retain a sufficient number of qualified
technical personnel could adversely affect our ability to produce, support and sell
products in a timely manner.

Protection of Intellectual Property.We have developed, and through our acquisitions of
businesses and software, acquired proprietary technology and intellectual property rights.
Our success is dependent upon our ability to further develop and protect our proprietary
technology and intellectual property rights. We seek to protect products, software,
documentation and other written materials primarily through a combination of trade secret,
patent, trademark and copyright laws, confidentiality procedures and contractual
provisions. While we have attempted to safeguard and maintain our proprietary rights, it
is unknown whether we have been or will be successful in doing so.

Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy
aspects of our products or obtain and use information that is regarded as proprietary.
Policing unauthorized use of our products is difficult. While we are unable to determine
the extent to which piracy of our software products exists, software piracy can be
expected to be a persistent problem, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may
not protect proprietary rights as fully as in the United States. We can offer no assurance
that we can adequately protect our proprietary rights or that our competitors will not
reverse engineer or independently develop similar technology.

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Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights.We cannot provide assurance that others
 will not claim that our developed or acquired intellectual property rights infringe on their
intellectual property rights or that we do not in fact infringe on those intellectual
property rights.

Any litigation regarding intellectual property rights could be costly and time-consuming and
divert the attention of our management and key personnel from business operations. The
complexity of the technology involved and the uncertainty of intellectual property
litigation increase these risks. Claims of intellectual property infringement might also
require us to enter into costly royalty or license agreements, and in this event, we may
not be able to obtain royalty or license agreements on acceptable terms, if at all. We may
also be subject to significant damages or an injunction against the use of our products. A
successful claim of patent or other intellectual property infringement against us could
cause immediate and substantial damage to our business and financial condition.

# Additional Stock Option
Program Information

Option Program Description.We intend that our stock option program be our primary vehicle
for offering long-term incentives and rewarding executives and key employees. Stock
options are granted to key employees based upon prior performance, the importance of our
retaining their services and the potential for their performance to help us attain our
long-term goals. However, there is no set formula for the award of options to individual
executives or employees.

Stock options are generally granted annually in conjunction with the Compensation
Committees formal review of the individual performance of key executives, including
our Chief Executive Officer, and their contributions to the Company. In the nine month
period ended July 3, 2004, 75% of the options granted went to employees other than our
Named Executive Officers (as set forth in the table below). All the options
awarded are granted from the same plan. Options, which are granted at the fair market
value on the date of grant, typically vest in four equal annual installments beginning one
year from the date of grant and have a contractual life of four years and six months.

The presentation of share and per share amounts have been restated to reflect our
three-for-two stock split effected in the form of a 50% common stock dividend that was
paid on October 31, 2003 to stockholders of record as of October 20, 2003.

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# Distribution and
Dilutive Effect of Options.

Employee and Executive
Option Grants:

|                                                  | For the Nine
Month Period
Ended July 3, 2004 | For the Fiscal
Year Ended
September 30,
2003 | For the Fiscal
Year Ended
September 30,
2002
|------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------
|Net grants during period as % of outstanding      |                                              |                                              |                                             
|shares                                            |                                              | 3.8                                          | %                                           
|Grants to Named Executive Officers* during period |                                             
|as % of options granted                           |                                              | 24.6                                         | %                                           
|Grants to Named Executive Officers*               |                                             
|during period as % of shares outstanding          |                                              | 0.9                                          | %                                           

*The following individuals are Kronos Named
Executive Officers for fiscal 2003 and for the first nine month period of fiscal 2004:

|                  |                                                                     
|----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------
|Mark S. Ain       | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman                                
|Paul A. Lacy      | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
|Aron J. Ain       | Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer                   
|Peter C. George   | Vice President, Engineering and Chief Technology Officer            
|James Kizielewicz | Vice President, Corporate Development                               

The figures for fiscal 2002 reflect
the Named Executive Officers as reported in our definitive proxy statement for our 2003
Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

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# General Option
Information.

Summary of Option Activity (in
thousands, except per share data)

|                                  | Shares
        Available for Options | Number of Shares | Weighted-Average Exercise
        Price per Share
|--------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------
|Outstanding at September 30, 2003 |                                      | 1,229            |                                                  
|Additional shares (1)             |                                      | 2,450            |                                                  
|Grants                            |                                      | (1,187           | )                                                
|Exercises                         |                                      | --               |                                                  
|Cancellations (2)                 |                                      | 18               |                                                  
|                                  |                                      |                  |                                                  
|Outstanding at July 3, 2004       |                                      | 2,510            |                                                  
|                                  |                                      |                  |                                                  



| | (1) | Represents
an increase of 2,450,000 shares approved for issuance by the stockholders
at their Annual Meeting in February 2004.
| | --- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | (2) | Includes 18,515 shares cancelled
under the 1992 Equity Incentive Plan, which expired under its terms on March 27, 2002.
| | --- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In-the-Money and Out-of-the-Money
Option Information as of July 3, 2004 (in thousands, except per share data)

|                          | Exercisable | Unexercisable | Total
|------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | -----
|
|In-the-Money              |             | 737           |      
|Out-of-the-Money (1)      |             | --            |      
|                          |             |               |      
|                          |             |               |      
|Total Options Outstanding |             | 737           |      
|                          |             |               |      

| | (1) | Out-of-the-Money
options are those options with an exercise price equal to or                above the
closing price of $40.43 at the end of the current quarter.
| | --- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Executive Options. The following tables summarize option grants and exercises during
 the nine months ended July 3, 2004 to our Named Executive Officers and the value of the options
held by such persons at July 3, 2004.

Options Granted to Named
Executive Officers

|                         | Individual Grants | Potential Realizable Value at
        Assumed Annual Rates of Stock Price Appreciation for Option
        Term (4)
|------------------------ | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|Mark S. Ain              | 88,500            | 7.5%                                                                                                              
|CEO and Chairman        
|Paul A. Lacy             | 58,500            | 4.9%                                                                                                              
|Exec. V.P. and Chief    
|Financial and           
|Administrative Officer  
|Aron J. Ain              | 58,500            | 4.9%                                                                                                              
|Exec. V.P. and Chief    
|Operating Officer       
|Peter C. George          | 43,500            | 3.7%                                                                                                              
|V.P., Engineering and   
|Chief Technology Officer
|James Kizielewicz        | 43,500            | 3.7%                                                                                                              
|V.P., Marketing and     
|Corporate Strategy      

| | (1) | Each
option vests in four equal annual installments commencing one year from the
               date of grant.
| | --- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | (2) | Based
on an aggregate of 1,187,500 shares subject to options granted to our
               employees in the nine month period ended July 3, 2004.
| | --- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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| | (3) | The
exercise price of each option was equal to the fair market value of our
               common stock on the date of grant as reported by The NASDAQ National
               Market®.
| | --- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | (4) | Amounts
represent hypothetical gains that could be achieved for the respective
               options if exercised at the end of the option term. These gains are based
on                assumed rates of stock appreciation of 5% and 10% compounded annually
from the                date the respective options were granted to their expiration date
(and are shown                net of the option exercise price, but do not include
deductions for taxes or                other expenses associated with the exercise of the
options or the sale of the                underlying shares.) Actual gains, if any, on
stock option exercises will depend                on the future performance of the common
stock, the option holders                continued employment with us through the
option vesting period and the date on                which the options are exercised.
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Option
Exercises and Remaining Holdings of Named Executive Officers

|                  |  |         | Number of Securities
        Underlying Unexercised Options at Fiscal Year-End | Value of Unexercised
        In-The-Money  Options at Fiscal  Year-End (2)
|----------------- |  | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|Mark S. Ain       |  | 146,250 |                                                                                | $3,550,613                                                                
|Paul A. Lacy      |  | 52,875  |                                                                                | 1,211,164                                                                 
|Aron J. Ain       |  | 52,813  |                                                                                | 1,247,196                                                                 
|Peter C. George   |  | 48,375  |                                                                                | 1,261,257                                                                 
|James Kizielewicz |  | 35,375  |                                                                                | 748,449                                                                   



| | (1) | Represents
the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value                of the
common stock on the date of exercise.
| | --- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | (2) | Based
on the fair market value of the common stock on July 3, 2004 ($40.43), the
               last day of the third quarter of our 2004 fiscal year, less the option
exercise                price.
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# Item 3. Quantitative and
Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to a variety of market risks, including changes in interest rates affecting
the return on our investments, foreign currency fluctuations and decreases in our common
stock price affecting capped call options. Refer to Note A, Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2003 for further discussion regarding
marketable securities, foreign currency forward exchange contracts and capped call option
arrangements. Our marketable securities that expose us to market rate risks are comprised
of debt securities. A decrease in interest rates would not adversely impact interest
income or related cash flows pertaining to securities held at July 3, 2004, as all of
these securities have fixed rates of interest. A 100 basis point increase in interest
rates would not adversely impact the fair value of these securities by a material amount
due to the size and average duration of the portfolio. Our exposure to market risk for
fluctuations in foreign currency relate primarily to the amounts due from subsidiaries.
Exchange gains and losses related to amounts due from subsidiaries have not been material.
For foreign currency exposures existing at July 3, 2004, a 10% unfavorable movement in the
foreign exchange rates for each subsidiary location would not expose us to material losses
in earnings or cash flows. The calculation assumes that each exchange rate would change in
the same direction relative to the U.S. dollar.

In August 2002, we entered into short-term capped call options in conjunction with our stock
repurchase initiatives. During the first quarter of fiscal 2003, we received $2.6 million
upon the maturity of a call option arrangement. For more information on this call option,
please refer to Note L in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q. There are currently no capped call option arrangements outstanding.

# Item 4. Controls and
Procedures.

(a)    
 Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Companys management, with
the participation of the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)) as of July 3, 2004. Based on this
evaluation, the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
concluded that, as of July 3, 2004, the Companys disclosure controls and procedures
were (1) designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including
its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the Companys Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this report was being prepared and (2) effective, in that they provide
reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the
reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms.

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(b)     
Changes in Internal Controls

No change in the Companys
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)
under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2004 that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys
internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II.    
 OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.     
Legal Proceedings

| | None
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Item 2.     
 Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

In the following table, we provide information about our purchases during the quarter ended
July 3, 2004 of equity securities that are registered by the company pursuant to Section
12 of the Exchange Act.

ISSUER PURCHASES OF
EQUITY SECURITIES

|                  | (a) | (b)     | (c) | (d)   
|----------------- | --- | ------- | --- | ------
|
|04/04/04-05/04/04 |     | 103,500 |     | $33.80
|05/05/04-06/05/04 |     | 76,500  |     | 37.42 
|06/06/04-07/03/04 |     | 35,500  |     | 39.29 
|Total:            |     | 215,500 |     | $35.99

(1)    
          We repurchased an aggregate of 215,500 shares of our common stock pursuant to
          the repurchase programs that we publicly announced on May 13, 2002 and May 13,
          2003 (the Programs).

(2)    
          Our board of directors approved the repurchase by us of up to an aggregate of
          1,500,000 shares of our common stock pursuant to the Programs. Unless terminated
          earlier by resolution of our board of directors, the Programs will expire when
          we have repurchased all shares authorized for repurchase thereunder.

Item 3.     
Defaults Upon Senior Securities

| | None
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Item 4.     
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

| | None
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Item 5.     
Other Information

| | None
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Item 6.    
Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)    
 Exhibits

| | 10.1* | Amendment,
dated as of July 1, 2004, between Kronos Incorporated and ADP, Inc. to
                   the Software License, Hardware Purchase and Support Agreement, dated
as of July 24, 2003.
| | ----- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | 10.2 | Form
of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement entered into with officers, directors, employees,
consultants and advisors in connection with stock option grants under our 2002 Stock Incentive Plan.
| | ---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | 31.1 | Certification
by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities
                   Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
| | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | 31.2 | Certification
by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities
                   Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
| | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | 32.1 | Certificate
by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
   Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
| | ---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | * Confidential treatment
 requested as to certain portions, which portions have been filed separately with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
| | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b)    
          Reports on Form 8-K

| | On July 27, 2004, the
Company furnished a Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 12, containing a
copy of its earnings release, dated July 27, 2004, for the period ending July 3, 2004
pursuant to Item 12 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition).
| | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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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.

|Date: August 12, 2004 |  | KRONOS INCORPORATED                                                                                                                                                 | 
|--------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
|                      |  | By:  /s/ Paul A. Lacy
Paul A. Lacy
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer  (Duly Authorized Officer and  Principal Financial Officer)



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# KRONOS INCORPORATED

# EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
       Description

|10.1* | Amendment,
dated as of July 1, 2004, between Kronos Incorporated and ADP, Inc. to  the Software
License, Hardware Purchase and Support Agreement, dated as of July 24, 2003.
|----- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|10.2 | Form
of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement entered into with officers, directors, employees,
consultants and advisors in connection with stock option grants under our 2002 Stock Incentive Plan.
|---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|31.1 | Certification
by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities
                   Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
|---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|31.2 | Certification
by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities
 Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
|---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|32.1 | Certificate
by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
 Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
|---- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*     Confidential
treatment  requested as to certain portions, which portions have been filed separately
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.