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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of: August 2004

Commission File Number: 333-103019

Geac Computer Corporation Limited
(Translation of registrant's name into English)

11 Allstate Parkway, Suite 300, Markham, Ontario L3R9T8 Canada
(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F o    Form 40-F ý

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes o    No ý

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-            

        On August 24, 2004, Geac Computer Corporation Limited filed on the SEDAR website maintained by the Canadian Depository for Securities Limited at www.sedar.com a Press Release issued on August 20, 2004, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1 to this Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

	GEAC COMPUTER CORPORATION LIMITED
	/s/  JONATHAN D. SALONJonathan D. Salon Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Date: August 24, 2004

EXHIBIT INDEX

Number	Title
99.1	Press Release issued August 20, 2004

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SIGNATURES
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EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

News Release

EARNINGS ADVISORY:

Geac to Announce First Quarter Fiscal 2005 Results
On September 8, 2004

MARKHAM, Ontario and SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.—August 20, 2004—Geac (TSX: GAC and NASDAQ: GEAC), a global enterprise software company for business performance management, today announced it will release first quarter, fiscal 2005 financial results on September 8, 2004 after the close of the market. The company will discuss the results on a conference call and webcast on September 8, 2004, beginning at 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time.

Listeners can access the conference call at 416.405.9328 / 800.387.6216, or via webcast at http://www.investors.geac.com.

A replay of the conference call will be available from September 8, 2004 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time until September 17, 2004, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. The replay can be accessed at 416.695.5800 or 1.800.408.3053. The pass code for the replay is 3091160#.

For more information, contact:

Alys Scott
Vice President, Global Communications & Investor Relations
Tel. 905.940.3751
alys.scott@geac.com

David Domeshek
Director of Corporate Communications
Tel. 508.871.5064
david.domeshek@geac.com

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Exhibit 99.1
EARNINGS ADVISORY