<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): October, 2, 1997

                             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.)

1080 Marina Village Parkway, Alameda, California             94501
(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (510) 749-8500

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Item 5.  Other Events.

         On October 2, 1997, 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/Ram A. Banin
    -----------------
Ram A. Banin
Acting Chief Financial Officer

Date: October 2, 1997

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                            INDEX TO EXHIBITS

28.  Press Release, dated October 2, 1997

    TCSI TEAMS WITH UNIDATA, INC. TO PROVIDE ADVANCED TELECOM SOFTWARE
                                 SOLUTIONS

     TCSI SolutionCore First to Offer Relational Database and Object-
                         Oriented Database Support

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For additional information contact:


  Leigh Salvo                             Caroline Carmagnol
  TCSI Corporation                        Price Public Relations
  (510)     749-8653                        (650)373-1515
  lsalvo@tcsi.com                        caroline@pricepr.com

                                     
    TCSI TEAMS WITH UNIDATA, INC. TO PROVIDE ADVANCED TELECOM SOFTWARE
                                 SOLUTIONS
                                     
TCSI'S SOLUTIONCORE FIRST TO OFFER RELATIONAL DATABASE AND OBJECT-ORIENTED
                             DATABASE SUPPORT
                                     

ALAMEDA,  CALIFORNIA - October 2, 1997 - TCSI Corporation  (Nasdaq:  TCSI),
the global provider of software to the telecom industry, and Unidata, Inc.,
the  Denver  based data management company and leading provider  of  object
database  management systems, today announced they have signed an agreement
to  incorporate Unidata's advanced database technology into TCSI's  network
management  software solutions.  Under the terms of the  agreement,  future
generations  of  SolutionCore, TCSI's advanced development environment  for
telecom  management  systems, will feature an  enhanced  architecture  that
delivers  object storage solutions that can be mapped to either  relational
or  object databases.  This feature will enable telecommunications solution
providers  to  offer  increased  flexibility  and  independence  to   their
customer's  data  storage needs.  SolutionCore is expected  to  incorporate
Unidata's product by early next year.

"Object  technology  is  booming  in  the  telecom  industry.   While  many
customers still favor relational technology, object-oriented databases  are
now  becoming  more mainstream. Unidata's expertise in this area  increases
the  flexibility of TCSI's products by providing our customers transparency
between  relational  and  object database technologies,"  said  Ram  Banin,
president  and  CEO of TCSI.  "This agreement with Unidata exemplifies  our
teaming approach of incorporating best-of-class technology of other vendors
into  our  software and services in order to provide superior solutions  to
our customers."

Unidata's  O2  products  are  fully  compliant  with  the  Object  Database
Management  Group's  interface.  This means the same application  will  run
directly  on  top  of  any relational database or on top  of  SolutionCore,
without  recompiling.   This  feature from Unidata  makes  TCSI  the  first
company to deliver full database independence in its telecom platform.

"This  is  a  situation where we clearly responded  to  the  needs  of  our
customers,  prospects,  and  the  telecom  marketplace.   Enabled  by   our
technology,  TCSI's  SolutionCore will be  the  first  telecom  development
environment to offer traditional data storage or a high performance  object
database.   We  are  extremely  proud  of  this  alliance,"  says  Francois
Bancilhon, CTO of Unidata, Inc.


About O2 C++ to Relational Binding Product
The  O2  C++  to  Relational Binding product is a middleware  product  that
bridges  the  gap between C++ applications and relational  databases.   The
product  follows the ODMG 1.2 standard.  From a description of C++  classes
it generates an equivalent relational schema and methods to process objects
in  a relational database.  The product includes a set of classes to manage
persistent pointers, collections, transactions, exceptions and databases.

About Unidata, Inc.
Unidata  is a leading provider of high-performance object database systems.
Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Unidata, Inc. was founded  in  1986  and
provides  data management software, application development and  middleware
solutions for businesses worldwide.

Unidata    customers    span   a   variety   of    industries,    including
telecommunications,  defense, manufacturing,  utilities,  energy,  finance,
insurance,  medical  and  geographical  information  systems.   With  major
subsidiaries  in  the  United Kingdom, Australia, and France,  Unidata  has
achieved  success selling through its 27 sales/distribution offices  in  17
countries  and  an international channel of over 600 Value Added  Resellers
(VARS).

The  company's  major  partners include Bull, Siemens-Nexdorf,  IBM,  IONA,
Hewlett-Packard,  SGI,  Sun and Microsoft.  Customers  include  Ford  Motor
Corporation,  Renault, Peugeot, British Telecom, Bellcore, Xerox,  Alcatel,
the  Rome  Airport, LHS, the Korean Patent Office, Thomson, Motorola,  Sun,
Cap  Gemini,  Aeorspatiale, France Telecom, National Westminster,  Grolier,
and   Swiss   Bank.  Unidata,  Inc.  can  be  found  on  the  Internet   at
http://www.unidata.com  for  its home page, or at  unidata@unidata.com  for
email.


TCSI Corporation Product and Services
TCSI provides integrated products and services to many of the world largest
and  most  successful telecom companies.  TCSI offers SolutionServicesTM,  a
full  range  of  services  including  consulting,  customized  development,
deployment,  maintenance,  and  training, SolutionCoreTM,  TCSI's  industry-
leading   application  environment,  enables  the  rapid  development   and
deployment  of advanced element, network, and services management  systems.
TCSI's  SolutionSuitesTM are integrated packages of applications  components
to automate the management processes of Intelligent Network, Broadband, and
Digital Cellular services and networks.

About TCSI Corporation
TCSI is a leading provider of integrated software products and services for
the  global  telecom  industry.  A recognized innovator in  object-oriented
technology, TCSI products and services enable telecom service providers and
equipment  manufacturers to rapidly meet the growing demand for  integrated
and  automated  management of a wide range of networks and services.   TCSI
serves  its customers in offices throughout North America, Europe, and  the
Pacific Rim.



This press release contains certain forward-looking statements as that term
is  defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.   Such
forward-looking  statements  are  subject  to  a  number   of   risks   and
uncertainties  which could cause actual results to differ  materially  from
those projected.  Such risks include, but are not limited to, the Company's
ability to integrate in a timely basis O2's technologies into the Company's
complex  network management software solutions, the timing  of  significant
customer  orders, and capital spending patterns of the Company's customers.
Further risks are detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form  10-K
and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

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                    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): October, 2, 1997

                             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.)

1080 Marina Village Parkway, Alameda, California             94501
(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (510) 749-8500
2

Item 5.  Other Events.

         On October 2, 1997, 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/Ram A. Banin
    -----------------
Ram A. Banin
Acting Chief Financial Officer

Date: October 2, 1997
3

                            INDEX TO EXHIBITS

28.  Press Release, dated October 2, 1997

    TCSI TEAMS WITH UNIDATA, INC. TO PROVIDE ADVANCED TELECOM SOFTWARE
                                 SOLUTIONS

     TCSI SolutionCore First to Offer Relational Database and Object-
                         Oriented Database Support
4

For additional information contact:

  Leigh Salvo                             Caroline Carmagnol
  TCSI Corporation                        Price Public Relations
  (510)     749-8653                        (650)373-1515
  lsalvo@tcsi.com                        caroline@pricepr.com

                                     
    TCSI TEAMS WITH UNIDATA, INC. TO PROVIDE ADVANCED TELECOM SOFTWARE
                                 SOLUTIONS
                                     
TCSI'S SOLUTIONCORE FIRST TO OFFER RELATIONAL DATABASE AND OBJECT-ORIENTED
                             DATABASE SUPPORT
                                     

ALAMEDA,  CALIFORNIA - October 2, 1997 - TCSI Corporation  (Nasdaq:  TCSI),
the global provider of software to the telecom industry, and Unidata, Inc.,
the  Denver  based data management company and leading provider  of  object
database  management systems, today announced they have signed an agreement
to  incorporate Unidata's advanced database technology into TCSI's  network
management  software solutions.  Under the terms of the  agreement,  future
generations  of  SolutionCore, TCSI's advanced development environment  for
telecom  management  systems, will feature an  enhanced  architecture  that
delivers  object storage solutions that can be mapped to either  relational
or  object databases.  This feature will enable telecommunications solution
providers  to  offer  increased  flexibility  and  independence  to   their
customer's  data  storage needs.  SolutionCore is expected  to  incorporate
Unidata's product by early next year.

"Object  technology  is  booming  in  the  telecom  industry.   While  many
customers still favor relational technology, object-oriented databases  are
now  becoming  more mainstream. Unidata's expertise in this area  increases
the  flexibility of TCSI's products by providing our customers transparency
between  relational  and  object database technologies,"  said  Ram  Banin,
president  and  CEO of TCSI.  "This agreement with Unidata exemplifies  our
teaming approach of incorporating best-of-class technology of other vendors
into  our  software and services in order to provide superior solutions  to
our customers."

Unidata's  O2  products  are  fully  compliant  with  the  Object  Database
Management  Group's  interface.  This means the same application  will  run
directly  on  top  of  any relational database or on top  of  SolutionCore,
without  recompiling.   This  feature from Unidata  makes  TCSI  the  first
company to deliver full database independence in its telecom platform.

"This  is  a  situation where we clearly responded  to  the  needs  of  our
customers,  prospects,  and  the  telecom  marketplace.   Enabled  by   our
technology,  TCSI's  SolutionCore will be  the  first  telecom  development
environment to offer traditional data storage or a high performance  object
database.   We  are  extremely  proud  of  this  alliance,"  says  Francois
Bancilhon, CTO of Unidata, Inc.

About O2 C++ to Relational Binding Product
The  O2  C++  to  Relational Binding product is a middleware  product  that
bridges  the  gap between C++ applications and relational  databases.   The
product  follows the ODMG 1.2 standard.  From a description of C++  classes
it generates an equivalent relational schema and methods to process objects
in  a relational database.  The product includes a set of classes to manage
persistent pointers, collections, transactions, exceptions and databases.

About Unidata, Inc.
Unidata  is a leading provider of high-performance object database systems.
Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Unidata, Inc. was founded  in  1986  and
provides  data management software, application development and  middleware
solutions for businesses worldwide.

Unidata    customers    span   a   variety   of    industries,    including
telecommunications,  defense, manufacturing,  utilities,  energy,  finance,
insurance,  medical  and  geographical  information  systems.   With  major
subsidiaries  in  the  United Kingdom, Australia, and France,  Unidata  has
achieved  success selling through its 27 sales/distribution offices  in  17
countries  and  an international channel of over 600 Value Added  Resellers
(VARS).

The  company's  major  partners include Bull, Siemens-Nexdorf,  IBM,  IONA,
Hewlett-Packard,  SGI,  Sun and Microsoft.  Customers  include  Ford  Motor
Corporation,  Renault, Peugeot, British Telecom, Bellcore, Xerox,  Alcatel,
the  Rome  Airport, LHS, the Korean Patent Office, Thomson, Motorola,  Sun,
Cap  Gemini,  Aeorspatiale, France Telecom, National Westminster,  Grolier,
and   Swiss   Bank.  Unidata,  Inc.  can  be  found  on  the  Internet   at
http://www.unidata.com  for  its home page, or at  unidata@unidata.com  for
email.

TCSI Corporation Product and Services
TCSI provides integrated products and services to many of the world largest
and  most  successful telecom companies.  TCSI offers SolutionServicesTM,  a
full  range  of  services  including  consulting,  customized  development,
deployment,  maintenance,  and  training, SolutionCoreTM,  TCSI's  industry-
leading   application  environment,  enables  the  rapid  development   and
deployment  of advanced element, network, and services management  systems.
TCSI's  SolutionSuitesTM are integrated packages of applications  components
to automate the management processes of Intelligent Network, Broadband, and
Digital Cellular services and networks.

About TCSI Corporation
TCSI is a leading provider of integrated software products and services for
the  global  telecom  industry.  A recognized innovator in  object-oriented
technology, TCSI products and services enable telecom service providers and
equipment  manufacturers to rapidly meet the growing demand for  integrated
and  automated  management of a wide range of networks and services.   TCSI
serves  its customers in offices throughout North America, Europe, and  the
Pacific Rim.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements as that term
is  defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.   Such
forward-looking  statements  are  subject  to  a  number   of   risks   and
uncertainties  which could cause actual results to differ  materially  from
those projected.  Such risks include, but are not limited to, the Company's
ability to integrate in a timely basis O2's technologies into the Company's
complex  network management software solutions, the timing  of  significant
customer  orders, and capital spending patterns of the Company's customers.
Further risks are detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form  10-K
and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

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