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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 March 14, 2005
                        (Date of Earliest Event Reported)



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

                           Commission File No. 0-15502

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



  330 South Service Road, Melville, New York                     11747
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              (Address of principal                            Zip Code
                executive offices)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (631) 962-9600


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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On March 14, 2005, Verint Systems Inc. issued an earnings release
announcing its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2005. A copy
of the earnings release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
by reference herein.

     The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits
attached hereto, is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 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 liabilities of that section.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)             Exhibits.

     Exhibit No.  Description
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     99.1         Press Release of Verint Systems Inc., dated March 14, 2005.

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                                   SIGNATURES
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     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
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                                         Name:     Igal Nissim
                                         Title:    Chief Financial Officer



Dated:  March 14, 2005

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.                             Description
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         99.1              Text of Press Release dated March 14, 2005




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