SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS
                  FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d)
                AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)
                          (Amendment No. ____________)1

                            Netsmart Technologies Inc

                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, par value $.01
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    64114W306

                                 (CUSIP NUMBER)

                                  June 9, 2004

             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

                   /   /   Rule 13d-1(b)
                  /X/      Rule 13d-1(c)
                  /   /    Rule 13d-1(d)




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1        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 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).







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        NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS: Daniel Zeff
1.      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
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        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2.
                                                                (a)     0
                                                                (b)
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        SEC USE ONLY
3.
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        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION        United States of America
4.
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      NUMBER OF             SOLE VOTING POWER
      SHARES              5.                                      292,215
   BENEFICIALLY
     OWNED BY
       EACH
     REPORTING
    PERSON WITH
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                          SHARED VOTING POWER                           0
                    6.
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                          SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                  292,215
                    7.

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                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                      0
                    8.
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        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9.

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        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
10.     CERTAIN SHARES*
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        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)            5.48%
11.
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        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                      IN
12.
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!



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Item 1(a).        Name of Issuer:

                           Netsmart Technologies INC

Item 1(b).        Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                           3500 Sunrise Highway, Suite D-122,
                           Great River, NY  11739

Item 2(a).        Name of Person Filing:

                           Daniel Zeff
                           (the "Reporting Person")

Item 2(b).        Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

                           The principal business address of the Reporting
                           Person is:

                           c/o Zeff Holding Company, LLC
                           50 California Street, Suite 1500
                           San Francisco, CA 94111


Item 2(c).        Citizenship:

                           Mr. Zeff is a United States citizen.

Item 2(d).        Title of Class of Securities:

                           Common Stock, par value $.01

Item 2(e).        CUSIP Number:

                           64114W306





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Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b)
 or (c), check whether the person filing is    a:          Not Applicable

         (a)      [ ]  Broker  or  dealer  registered  under  Section  15 of the
                  Exchange Act;

         (b)      [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act;

         (c)      [ ]  Insurance  Company as defined in Section  3(a)(19) of the
                  Exchange Act;

         (d)      [ ]  Investment  Company  registered  under  Section  8 of the
                  Investment Company Exchange Act;

         (e)      [   ]   Investment    Adviser   in   accordance    with   Rule
                  13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

         (f)      [ ] Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with
                  Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

         (g)      [ ] Parent  Holding  Company or Control  Person in  accordance
                  with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

         (h)      [ ] Saving  Association  as  defined  in  Section  3(b) of The
                  Federal Deposit Insurance Act;

         (i)      [ ] Church Plan that is  excluded  from the  definition  of an
                  Investment  Company under Section  3(c)(14) of the  Investment
                  Company Act;

         (j)      [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.  Ownership.

   A.  Daniel Zeff

   (a)  Amount beneficially owned:                                      292,215
   (b)  Percent of Class:                                                  5.48%
   (c)   Number of shares as to which such person has:

       (i)  Sole power to vote or direct the vote:                      292,215
       (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                       0
       (iii)Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:         292,215
       (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:          0


         As calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Securities  Exchange
         Act of 1934, as amended,  Daniel Zeff  beneficially owns 292,215 shares
         of  the  Issuer's  Common  Stock,  par  value  $.01  ("Common  Stock"),


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         representing  5.48% of the Common Stock. Mr. Zeff does not directly own
         any shares of Common Stock,  but he indirectly  owns 292,215  shares of
         Common  Stock in his  capacity  as the sole  manager and member of Zeff
         Holding Company, LLC a Delaware limited liability company ("ZHC") which
         in turn serves as the general partner for Zeff Capital Partners I, L.P.
         ("ZCP"),  a  Delaware  Limited  Partnership.  Mr.  Zeff  also  provides
         discretionary  investment  management services to Zeff Capital Offshore
         Fund ("ZCF"), a class of shares of Spectrum Galaxy Fund Ltd., a company
         incorporated in the British Virgin Islands.

Item 5.          Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

         If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
         hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the  beneficial  owner of
         more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following:
         [ ]

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

         Each of ZCP and ZCF have the right to  receive  and the power to direct
         the receipt of dividends  from,  and the proceeds from the sale of, the
         shares of Common Stock held by them.

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



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Item 10. Certification.

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

Dated:  June 17, 2004

                                                         /s/ Daniel Zeff
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                                                             Daniel Zeff





         Attention:  Intentional  misstatements  or omissions of fact constitute
Federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).





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