8-K

                      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)
                                February 1, 2000

                              SAGA SYSTEMS, Inc.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)



          Delaware                    001-13609                 54-1167173
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(State or other Jurisdiction        (SEC File No.)            (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                                    Identification Number)


11190 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia                      20191
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(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (703) 391-6757
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                                Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last Report)


                               SAGA SYSTEMS, Inc.

                      INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
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Item 5.  Other Events
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     Effective January 31, 2000, Dale E. Williams was appointed Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of SAGA SYSTEMS, Inc. ("SAGS") and SAGA SOFTWARE,
Inc. ("SAGA"), a wholly owned subsidiary of SAGS. Mr. Williams replaces Harry
McCreery who will resign from SAGS and SAGA. The press release issued January
31, 2000 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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        (c)  Exhibits
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             Exhibit 99.1  Press release dated January 31, 2000


                                  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.


                                  SAGA SYSTEMS, INC.



Date: February 1, 2000            By:  /s/ Katherine E. Butler
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                                       Katherine E. Butler
                                       Vice President, General Counsel and
                                            Secretary

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Steve Ellis
SAGA SOFTWARE, Inc.
703-391-8295
steve.ellis@sagasoftware.com
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                SAGA SOFTWARE NAMES NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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          RESTON, VA, January 31, 2000--SAGA SOFTWARE, Inc. (NYSE:AGS) (SAGA)
announced today the appointment of Dale E. Williams as Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, succeeding Harry K. McCreery, who is retiring after 10 years
with the Company.

          Mr. Williams, who most recently served as Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer for GE Information Services (GEIS), joins SAGA after a 15-year
career with General Electric Company (GE). While at GE, he held a broad scope of
financial positions throughout various divisions. He joined GEIS in 1996 as
Manager-Global Financial Planning and Analysis and earned the CFO role there in
1998.

          SAGA President and CEO Dan Gillis said, "Dale Williams brings to SAGA
a track record of demonstrated executive leadership and an extensive knowledge
of all aspects of finance. He will blend into SAGA's culture and financial
framework with ease, and I am confident that his skills and industry experience
will provide a solid foundation for the growth we expect as SAGA continues to
expand its presence in the enterprise integration and e-business integration
markets."

          Mr. Williams, who will report directly to Mr. Gillis, said, "SAGA is
an exciting company and is becoming a leader in the exploding e-business
integration space. I'm delighted to be part of a team that has a track record of
profitability and providing first-rate customer solutions."

          Mr. McCreery said, "It's been an honor to have served as SAGA's CFO
for the past decade. SAGA has a tremendous future and professionals like Dale
Williams will contribute to assuring that the Company continues to be a leader
in its markets."

          A Summa Cum Laude graduate from Indiana University, Mr. Williams is
the recipient of several achievement awards from GE. He is also a graduate of
the GE Financial Management Program and served as a member of the company's
Corporate Audit Staff from 1987-1991.

About SAGA SOFTWARE

     SAGA, based in Reston, Virginia, offers a full suite of e-business
integration and enterprise systems software that extend and support billions of
mission critical transactions daily for some of the world's largest
organizations. SAGA's products and services leverage existing IT investments by
connecting customers' legacy and packaged applications with the newest e-
business processes and applications--thereby enabling its customers to free
their information from the heart of the enterprise to the desktop. SAGA's parent
company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AGS. For
further information, please visit the Company's Web site at
www.sagasoftware.com.
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