<PAGE> 1

     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

     Washington, D.C. 20549

     -------------------------------------

     FORM 8-K

     CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report  (Date of earliest event reported): September 18, 1996

     TCSI Corporation
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Nevada                    0-19377            68-0140975
(State of incorporation)         (Commission         (IRS Employer
                                 File Number)      Identification No.)

2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, California                   94704
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (510) 649-3700

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Item 5.  Other Events.

         On September 18, 1996, TCSI Corporation issued a
press release, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 28.

         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
hereunto duly authorized.

         TCSI Corporation

By: /s/Paul A. Farmer
    -----------------
Paul A. Farmer
Chief Financial Officer

Date: September 18, 1996

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     INDEX TO EXHIBITS

28.  Press Release, dated September 18, 1996

     TCSI Named World's Number One Provider of Object
     Middleware for Second Year Running

     IDC Report Validates TCSI's Track Record in Designing and Delivering
     Enterprise-Scale, Object-Based Software Solutions

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For additional information contact:

TCSI Corporation
Investor Inquiries:
     Leigh Salvo - (510)649-3800
Press Inquiries:
     Susan Trainer - (510)837-5503

TCSI NAMED WORLD'S NUMBER ONE PROVIDER OF OBJECT
MIDDLEWARE FOR SECOND YEAR RUNNING

IDC REPORT VALIDATES TCSI'S TRACK RECORD IN DESIGNING AND DELIVERING
ENTERPRISE-SCALE, OBJECT-BASED SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

BERKELEY, California - September 18, 1996 - TCSI Corporation
(Nasdaq: TCSI), the global provider of software to the
telecom industry, has been named the top vendor in the
worldwide object middleware market for the second
consecutive year by International Data Corp. (IDC), a
Framingham, Massachusetts-based research firm.  In 1995,
TCSI achieved a 17 percent share of the object middleware
market, according to IDC.  IDC's research shows that TCSI
finished ahead of Expersoft, SuiteSoftware, IBM, Iona,
Digital Equipment Corporation, Sun Microsystems, ISIS
Distributed Systems, and many other vendors in this
industry.  The research reflects TCSI's success in creating
and deploying robust, reusable, object-oriented telecom
applications, based on its flagship product Object Services
Package (OSP).

Object-Oriented Middleware Market
Object-oriented technology allows much greater reuse of
software leading to reduced work and faster time to market.
Object-oriented middleware provides the underlying
technology to create and utilize these objects.  It is being
rapidly adopted in many markets, especially telecom.
According to IDC, object-oriented middleware represents the
fastest growing segment of the overall middleware market
with revenues more than doubling in 1995.

TCSI's Market Success
IDC's acknowledgment of TCSI's market-leading position is
reflected in the market success for TCSI's products and
services with major telecom companies around the world.

"IDC 's report is important to customers trying to better
understand the technology and business issues associated
with this technology," said Keith Willetts, senior vice
president of worldwide marketing, TCSI.  "We are extremely
pleased to be at the forefront of this segment of the
software industry for the second year running."

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About TCSI Corporation's Products
TCSI provides telecom management applications that are built
upon the Company's flagship software product, Object
Services Package (OSP). OSP is a highly scalable, industrial-
strength distributed object development and runtime
environment for large, object-oriented client/server
systems. Major communications corporations worldwide use OSP
to design, implement, and deploy mission-critical
applications for management and operations support systems.
The product provides an integrated environment for deploying
graphical user interfaces (X11/Motif and Windows), object
services (distributed object management and CORBA), and
communications gateways (SNMP, CMIP, and proprietary). OSP
also provides persistent data storage in relational
databases from Informix Software, Inc., Oracle Corporation,
and Sybase, Inc.

IDC
For additional information on this study, please contact
Cheryl Toffel at (800) 343-4952 or via the Internet
(ctoffel@idcresearch.com).

TCSI Corporation
TCSI Corporation provides object-oriented software products,
services, and solutions to the telecom industry worldwide.
Service providers and equipment manufacturers deploy TCSI's
software to enable a range of customer services, automated
processes, and the management of broadband, wireless, and
intelligent networks.  TCSI serves its customers in offices
throughout North America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. The
Company reported revenues of $55.4 million in 1995 and $40.3
million in the first six months of 1996.

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1

     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

     Washington, D.C. 20549

     -------------------------------------

     FORM 8-K

     CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report  (Date of earliest event reported): September 18, 1996

     TCSI Corporation
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Nevada                    0-19377            68-0140975
(State of incorporation)         (Commission         (IRS Employer
                                 File Number)      Identification No.)

2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, California                   94704
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (510) 649-3700
2

Item 5.  Other Events.

         On September 18, 1996, TCSI Corporation issued a
press release, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 28.

         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
hereunto duly authorized.

         TCSI Corporation

By: /s/Paul A. Farmer
    -----------------
Paul A. Farmer
Chief Financial Officer

Date: September 18, 1996
3

     INDEX TO EXHIBITS

28.  Press Release, dated September 18, 1996

     TCSI Named World's Number One Provider of Object
     Middleware for Second Year Running

     IDC Report Validates TCSI's Track Record in Designing and Delivering
     Enterprise-Scale, Object-Based Software Solutions
4

For additional information contact:

TCSI Corporation
Investor Inquiries:
     Leigh Salvo - (510)649-3800
Press Inquiries:
     Susan Trainer - (510)837-5503

TCSI NAMED WORLD'S NUMBER ONE PROVIDER OF OBJECT
MIDDLEWARE FOR SECOND YEAR RUNNING

IDC REPORT VALIDATES TCSI'S TRACK RECORD IN DESIGNING AND DELIVERING
ENTERPRISE-SCALE, OBJECT-BASED SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

BERKELEY, California - September 18, 1996 - TCSI Corporation
(Nasdaq: TCSI), the global provider of software to the
telecom industry, has been named the top vendor in the
worldwide object middleware market for the second
consecutive year by International Data Corp. (IDC), a
Framingham, Massachusetts-based research firm.  In 1995,
TCSI achieved a 17 percent share of the object middleware
market, according to IDC.  IDC's research shows that TCSI
finished ahead of Expersoft, SuiteSoftware, IBM, Iona,
Digital Equipment Corporation, Sun Microsystems, ISIS
Distributed Systems, and many other vendors in this
industry.  The research reflects TCSI's success in creating
and deploying robust, reusable, object-oriented telecom
applications, based on its flagship product Object Services
Package (OSP).

Object-Oriented Middleware Market
Object-oriented technology allows much greater reuse of
software leading to reduced work and faster time to market.
Object-oriented middleware provides the underlying
technology to create and utilize these objects.  It is being
rapidly adopted in many markets, especially telecom.
According to IDC, object-oriented middleware represents the
fastest growing segment of the overall middleware market
with revenues more than doubling in 1995.

TCSI's Market Success
IDC's acknowledgment of TCSI's market-leading position is
reflected in the market success for TCSI's products and
services with major telecom companies around the world.

"IDC 's report is important to customers trying to better
understand the technology and business issues associated
with this technology," said Keith Willetts, senior vice
president of worldwide marketing, TCSI.  "We are extremely
pleased to be at the forefront of this segment of the
software industry for the second year running."
5
About TCSI Corporation's Products
TCSI provides telecom management applications that are built
upon the Company's flagship software product, Object
Services Package (OSP). OSP is a highly scalable, industrial-
strength distributed object development and runtime
environment for large, object-oriented client/server
systems. Major communications corporations worldwide use OSP
to design, implement, and deploy mission-critical
applications for management and operations support systems.
The product provides an integrated environment for deploying
graphical user interfaces (X11/Motif and Windows), object
services (distributed object management and CORBA), and
communications gateways (SNMP, CMIP, and proprietary). OSP
also provides persistent data storage in relational
databases from Informix Software, Inc., Oracle Corporation,
and Sybase, Inc.

IDC
For additional information on this study, please contact
Cheryl Toffel at (800) 343-4952 or via the Internet
(ctoffel@idcresearch.com).

TCSI Corporation
TCSI Corporation provides object-oriented software products,
services, and solutions to the telecom industry worldwide.
Service providers and equipment manufacturers deploy TCSI's
software to enable a range of customer services, automated
processes, and the management of broadband, wireless, and
intelligent networks.  TCSI serves its customers in offices
throughout North America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. The
Company reported revenues of $55.4 million in 1995 and $40.3
million in the first six months of 1996.

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