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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 December 13, 2002
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

VERINT SYSTEMS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File No. 000-49790

Delaware
(State of Incorporation)		   11-3200514
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

234 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
11797
Zip Code

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (516) 677-7300


Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

        The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange on December 13, 2002, by Verint Systems Inc. was accompanied by certifications by each of the principal executive officer, Dan Bodner, and principal financial officer, Igal Nissim, as required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

        A copy of each of the certifications is attached hereto as an Exhibit (99.1 and 99.2).

        In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this report is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.

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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.


 
 
VERINT SYSTEMS INC.

 
 
By:
/s/  IGAL NISSIM      
Name: Igal Nissim
Title: Chief Financial Officer

Dated: December 13, 2002

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Exhibit No.
   Description

99.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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