8-K

                                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): January 5, 2005


                        JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES, INC.
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            (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

          Delaware                     0-14112                 43-1128385
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                   Identification No.)


                663 Highway 60, P.O. Box 807, Monett, MO 65708
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              (Address of principal executive offices)(zip code)


     Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (417) 235-6652



 Item 8.01  Other Events.

      On January 5, 2005, Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. ("Jack Henry") issued
 a press release (a copy of which is attached to this report) announcing  the
 acquisition of RPM Intelligence LLC, doing business as Stratika.


 Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c)  Exhibits

           99.1 Press release dated January 5, 2005.




                                  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 hereunto duly authorized.



                          JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES, INC.
                          (Registrant)

 Date: January 7, 2005    By:  /s/ Kevin D. Williams
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                          Kevin D. Williams
                          Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

                                                                 Exhibit 99.1


 Company: Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.   Analyst Contact:  Kevin D. Williams
          663 Highway 60, P.O. Box 807            Chief Financial Officer
          Monett, MO 65708                        (417) 235-6652

                                          IR Contact:  Jon Seegert
                                                  Director Investor Relations
                                                  (417) 235-6652
   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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               JACK HENRY ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF STRATIKA

 Monett, MO - January 5, 2005 - Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (Nasdaq: JKHY),
 a leading provider  of integrated  computer systems  and ATM/debit  card/ACH
 transaction  processing   to  banks   and  credit  unions,  today  announced
 its  acquisition  of  RPM  Intelligence,  LLC  doing  business  as  Stratika
 ("Stratika").   The  Minnesota-based  company  provides  a  state-of-the-art
 customer  and  product   profitability  solution   that  enables   financial
 institutions to improve their  performance  through the automated generation
 and management of enterprise-wide profitability  information.  Terms of  the
 transaction were not disclosed.

 RPM, Stratika's  flagship  product,  helps  diverse  financial  institutions
 increase  revenues,  contain  costs,  and  improve  profits  by  calculating
 profitability for the institution from  the individual product and  customer
 profitability   levels   up  to  the   overall  organizational  level.   The
 customizable solution accommodates each organization's existing  methodology
 for determining funds  transfer pricing,  credit costing  based on  customer
 credit-score, risk-based capital allocation, and product and service costs.

 According to Lynn Evans, chairman of Stratika, "Convergence in the financial
 services industry  and the  extremely competitive  business environment  are
 increasing margin and profitability pressures.  As these pressures increase,
 financial  services  organizations  must  focus  their  resources  on  their
 most  valuable customers  and  lucrative  products, which requires accurate,
 timely profitability  information.  Our sophisticated profitability solution
 generates  and  manages  this  mission-critical  information  in  a  totally
 integrated, totally automated operating environment."

 "While  many   financial  institutions   have  implemented   some  sort   of
 profitability system,  very  few have  a  solution that  provides  immediate
 access to the information that can  positively impact their bottom line  and
 enhance their competitive position," reported Tony L. Wormington,  president
 of Jack Henry.  "Some of our largest and most progressive bank clients  have
 contracted or implemented RPM and  fully endorse the system's  capabilities.
 We are convinced that RPM is competitively distinct, can materially  benefit
 our bank and credit union clients,  and is affordable for even our  smallest
 clients."

 Jack F. Prim, CEO of Jack Henry, said, "The acquisition of Stratika supports
 our strategy  to  acquire  successful  companies  that  expand  our  product
 offering with best-of-breed business  solutions.  We  believe that RPM  will
 enable our clients to systematically  improve their performance and  support
 their business  strategies with  enterprise-wide profitability  information.
 RPM supports the  industry-wide trend  to better  manage profitability,  and
 provides us with sales opportunities inside and outside our existing base of
 bank and credit union clients."

 "We expect  the  opportunity  to deliver  the  RPM  products  together  with
 existing Jack Henry  financial and  technology resources  will maximize  the
 market potential  of this solution.  This acquisition is expected to have  a
 slightly accretive  impact on  EPS during  the balance  of  fiscal '04  with
 significant potential growth in future years," concluded  Kevin D. Williams,
 CFO of Jack Henry.

 RPM will be  integrated with Jack  Henry' SilverLake[R],  CIF 20/20[R],  and
 Core Director[R] core  banking solutions;  and the  Episys[R] and  Cruise[R]
 credit union  core processing  solutions provided  by  Jack Henry's  Symitar
 subsidiary.


 About Stratika

 Stratika  was  originally  founded  by  a  team  of  business  and  software
 development experts intent on creating advanced business intelligence  tools
 to allow  their  clients to  become  more efficient  in  managing  corporate
 systems.  Today, Stratika offers business intelligence solutions,  Oracle[R]
 and Microsoft[R] database application development, and data warehousing  for
 the financial services industry.  For more information, please call 952-738-
 9189 extension 207 or visit www.stratika.com.


 About Jack Henry & Associates

 Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. is  a leading provider of integrated  computer
 systems and  processor  of ATM/debit  card/ACH  transactions for  banks  and
 credit unions.  Jack Henry markets  and supports its  systems throughout the
 United States,  and  has  approximately  5,900  customers  nationwide.   For
 additional information  on  Jack Henry,  visit  the company's  Web  site  at
 www.jackhenry.com.

 Statements made  in this  news release  that are  not historical  facts  are
 forward-looking information.  Actual  results  may  differ  materially  from
 those projected in any forward-looking information.  Specifically, there are
 a number of  important factors  that could  cause actual  results to  differ
 materially  from  those  anticipated  by  any  forward-looking  information.
 Additional information on these  and other factors,  which could affect  the
 Company's financial results,  are included  in its  Securities and  Exchange
 Commission (SEC) filings on Form 10-K, and potential investors should review
 these statements.  Finally, there may  be other factors not mentioned  above
 or included in the  Company's SEC filings that  may cause actual results  to
 differ materially from any forward-looking information.