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): August 4, 2005

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


          Delaware                    000-25285                 94-2669809
(State or other jurisdictions    Commission File Number      (I.R.S. employer
      of Incorporation)                                   identification number)


       2755 CAMPUS DRIVE 3rd FLOOR,
           SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA                                 94403-2538

 (Address of principal executive offices)                        (zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 522-6600

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 4, 2005, Serena Software Inc. issued a press release announcing its
Preliminary Second Quarter Fiscal 2006 Results. The press release is furnished
as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.

The information contained in this Item 2.02, including the attached Exhibit
99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into
any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)  Exhibits:

     99.1 Press Release, dated August 4, 2005, announcing Preliminary Second
          Quarter Fiscal 2006 Results.




                                    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.



SERENA SOFTWARE, INC.
By:    /s/ ROBERT I. PENDER JR.
       ------------------------
Name:  Robert I. Pender Jr
Title: Senior Vice President, Finance and
       Administration, Chief Financial Officer
       and Director


Date: August 4, 2005




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number

99.1  Press Release, dated August 4, 2005, announcing Preliminary Second Quarter
      Fiscal 2006 Results