Exhibit 99.2 (a)

NDCHealth Corporation
Software Costs
FY02 vs. FY03

FY02	Q1 Total			Q2 Total			Q3 Total			9 Months Total
Total costs associated with software development	$	4,473		$	4,301		$	4,518		$	13,292
Less: capitalization of internally developed software	(2,688		)	(2,844		)	(2,961		)	(8,493		)
Capitalization as a % of revenue	3.2		%	3.3		%	3.3		%	3.3		%
Net software development expense	1,785			1,457			1,557			4,799
Software maintenance expense	2,966			2,551			2,431			7,948
Total net software expense	$	4,751		$	4,008		$	3,988		$	12,747

FY03	Q1						Q2						Q3						9 Months
	Total			Base*			Total			Base*			Total			Base*			Total			Base*
Total costs associated with software development	$	8,737		$	5,164		$	9,222		$	5,199		$	9,345		$	5,375		$	27,304		$	15,738
Less: capitalization of internally developed software	(7,119		)	(3,648		)	(7,154		)	(3,561		)	(7,610		)	(3,752		)	(21,883		)	(10,961		)
Capitalization as a % of revenue				4.0		%				3.7		%				3.7		%				3.8		%
Net software development expense	1,618			1,516			2,068			1,638			1,735			1,623			5,421			4,777
Software maintenance expense	2,501			2,132			2,481			2,067			2,201			1,793			7,183			5,992
Total net software expense	$	4,119		$	3,648		$	4,549		$	3,705		$	3,936		$	3,416		$	12,604		$	10,769

*Base excludes TechRx