UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. __1_)*

Transaction Systems Architects
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock Class A
(Title of Class of Securities)

893416107
(Cusip Number)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter disclosures provided in
a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).


SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No. 89341607	Page 2 of 6 Pages


1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

	Brown Capital Management, Inc.

2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*	(a)[ ]
		(b)[ ]

3.	SEC USE ONLY

4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Maryland

5.	SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES
	1,219,400
BENEFICIALLY
6.	SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY EACH

REPORTING
7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
	1,911,500
WITH
8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

	--
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	1,911,500

10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*


11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	5.78%

12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
	IA        CO










CUSIP No. 89341607	Page 3 of 6 Pages

Item 1(a)	Name of Issuer:  Transaction Systems Architects


	(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
		224 South 108th Avenue, Suite 7
          Omaha, NE 68154
Item 2(a)	Name of Person Filing:

	Brown Capital Management, Inc.

	(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence:

	1201 N. Calvert Street
	Baltimore, Maryland  21202

	(c)	Citizenship:

	Maryland

	(d)	Title of Class of Securities:

	Common Stock

	(e)	CUSIP Number: 89341607



Item 3:	Capacity in Which Person is Filing:

	[x] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940.













CUSIP No. 89341607	Page 4 of 6 Pages


Item 4:	Ownership:

	As of December 31, 2000:

	(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:1,911,500


	(b)	Percent of class:
		5.78%

	(c)	Number of shares to which such person has:

	(i)	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
		1,219,400

	(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
		None

	(iii)	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:
		1,911,500

	(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
:
		None

Item 5:	Ownership of Five Percent of Less of Class:

	Not applicable
















CUSIP No. 89341607	Page 5 of 6 Pages


Item 6:	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person:

	All of the shares of Common Stock set forth in Item 4 are
owned by various investment advisory clients of Brown Capital
Management, Inc., which is deemed to be a beneficial owner of
those shares pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, due to its discretionary power to make investment
decisions over such shares for its clients and its ability to
vote such shares.  In all cases, persons other than Investment
Counselors of Maryland, Inc. have the right to receive, or the
power to direct the receipt of, dividends from, or the proceeds
from the sale of the shares.  No individual client holds more
than five percent of the class.




Item 7:	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
Holding Company:

	Not applicable.

Item 8:	Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group:

	Not applicable

Item 9:	Notice of Dissolution of Group:

	Not applicable













CUSIP No. 89341607	Page 6 of 6 Pages


Item 10:	Certification:

	By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose
of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the
control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes or effect.

	SIGNATURE

	After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


		Brown Capital Management, Inc.
		By:  /s/ Eddie C. Brown

		Eddie C. Brown
		President


Date:	February 14, 2001