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                                  UNITED STATES
                       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 (Date of earliest event reported) March 6, 2006

                             AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Georgia                     0-12456                58-1098795
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  (State or other jurisdiction      (Commission File          (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)                Number)            Identification No.)

           470 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E.
                   Atlanta, Georgia                              30305
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       (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (404) 261-4381

   Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not applicable

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SECTION 2 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 2.02   RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is
financial information for American Software, Inc. for the fiscal quarter ended
January 31, 2006, and certain forward-looking statements, as presented in a
press release of March 6, 2006. The information in this report shall be deemed
incorporated by reference into any registration statement heretofore or
hereafter filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except to the
extent that such information is superseded by information as of a subsequent
date that is included in or incorporated by reference into such registration
statement. The information in this report shall not be treated as filed for
purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

The following Exhibit is filed as part of this Report:

Exhibit No.   Description
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99.1          Press Release of American Software, Inc., dated March 6, 2006.

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                                    SIGNATURE

     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.

                                                     AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC.
                                                     (Registrant)


Date: March 6, 2006                                  By: /s/ VINCENT C. KLINGES
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                                                         Vincent C. Klinges
                                                         Chief Financial Officer

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