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: August 21, 2006:

BMC SOFTWARE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

DELAWARE
(State of Incorporation) 001-16393
(Commission File Number) 74-2126120
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

2101 CITYWEST BLVD.
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Address of principal executive offices)	77042-2827 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 918-8800

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

     Effective August 21, 2006, T. Cory Bleuer was appointed as BMC Software, Inc.’s (“BMC”) Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer.

     Mr. Bleuer, 36, was most recently Vice President & Group Controller for EMC Corporation (“EMC”), a position he assumed following EMC’s acquisition of Captiva Software Corporation (“Captiva”) in January 2006. At Captiva, Mr. Bleuer served as Vice President & Corporate Controller from February 2005 to January 2006. From June 2000 to August 2002, he served as Corporate Controller for HNC Software Inc. which was acquired by Fair Isaac Corporation (“Fair Isaac”) in August 2002. Following that acquisition, he served as Director, Corporate Finance & Accounting for Fair Isaac from August 2002 to August 2004 and as Corporate Controller from August 2004 to February 2005.

     Mr. Bleuer replaces Leonard Travis who resigned his position as Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at BMC effective August 21, 2006 for personal reasons. Mr. Travis will remain with BMC for a transitional period.

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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.

Date: August 21, 2006

BMC SOFTWARE, INC.
By:	/s/ CHRISTOPHER C. CHAFFIN
	Christopher C. Chaffin
	Senior Legal Counsel and Assistant Secretary

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