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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): September 8, 2004

CIBER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-23488	38-2046833
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 1400, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (303) 220-0100

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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Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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CIBER, Inc.
Information to be included in the Report

Item 2.01—Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

        On September 10, 2004, CIBER, Inc. completed its acquisition of approximately 67 percent of the net outstanding shares of Novasoft AG, based in Heidelberg, Germany.

        CIBER acquired the Novasoft shares owned by Drs. Georg Konrad and Laszlo Gotthard, the founding partners of Novasoft, for total consideration of approximately $54 million, consisting of approximately $38 million in cash and 2,338,023 shares of CIBER common stock valued at approximately $16 million.

        Payment of the cash portion of the consideration was funded by borrowing under CIBER's bank revolving line of credit.

Item 2.03—Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

        In connection with our acquisition of the Novasoft shares discussed in item 2.01 above, on September 8, 2004, we borrowed approximately $38 million under our revolving line of credit with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Item 8.01—Other Events.

        Subsequent to the closing, CIBER will undertake a compulsory cash offer to all of Novasoft's minority public shareholders to acquire the remaining Novasoft shares.

        We expect the total consideration for all Novasoft shares (valued at €3.52 Euros per Novasoft share with approximately 18,825,000 shares outstanding) to be approximately $80 million.

Item 9.01—Exhibits.

99.1

Share Purchase Agreement relating to shares of Novasoft AG dated August 27, 2004 between Dr. Georg Konrad and Dr. Laszlo Gotthard as Sellers, and CIBER Holding GmbH (in formation) and CIBER, Inc. as Purchasers, incorporated by reference to CIBER's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 2, 2004.

99.2

Press release dated September 10, 2004.

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

	CIBER, Inc.
Date: September 13, 2004	By:	/s/  DAVID G. DURHAM David G. Durham Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer

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CIBER, Inc. Information to be included in the Report

Item 2.01—Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
Item 2.03—Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
Item 8.01—Other Events.
Item 9.01—Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

EX-99.2

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Exhibit 99.2

CIBER, Inc.
5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 1400
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
www.ciber.com

For Immediate Release Contacts: Doug Eisenbrandt
Investor Relations
303-220-0100
deisenbrandt@ciber.com Jenn Wing
Media Relations
303-220-0100
jwing@ciber.com

CIBER ANNOUNCES CLOSING NOVASOFT AG SHARES PURCHASE
Acquires 67% of Net Shares Outstanding, Will Tender for the Balance

        GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.—September 10, 2004—CIBER, Inc. (NYSE: CBR) today announced the closing of its purchase for 67 percent of the net outstanding shares of Novasoft AG (FSE: NOVG.DE) effective September 10, 2004.

        "We are pleased to get this major step completed. The comments we have heard about Novasoft, both from inside and outside of SAP, their primary software partner, have been very favorable. Further, communication between our employee groups has already started and has been positive as well," said Terje Laugerud, President CIBER Europe. "We will now begin the German process for an authorized tender for the balance of Novasoft's shares, which we hope to accomplish in mid-October."

        "We have found CIBER to be very efficient and honorable in the process of partnering Novasoft with a larger, international player. We now look forward to growing our business together," said Georg Konrad, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Novasoft.

About CIBER, Inc.

        CIBER, Inc. (NYSE: CBR) is a pure-play international system integration consultancy with superior value-priced services for both private and government sector clients. CIBER's global delivery services are offered on a project or strategic staffing basis, in both custom and enterprise resource planning (ERP) package environments, and across all technology platforms, operating systems and infrastructures. Founded in 1974, the company's consultants now serve client businesses from over 60 U.S. offices, 18 European offices and three offices in Asia. With offices in 14 countries, annualized revenue run rate of approximately $925 million and approximately 8,000 employees, CIBER's IT specialists continuously build and upgrade our clients' systems to "competitive advantage status." CIBER is included in the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P Small Cap 600 Index. CIBER, ALWAYS ABLE.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

        Statements contained in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, as discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CIBER undertakes neither intention nor obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. CIBER and the CIBER logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of CIBER, Inc. Copyright© 2004. All rights reserved.

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