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, 2003




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


            New York                      0-15502               13-3238402
  (State or other jurisdiction of        (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)         File Number)        Identification No.)


    170 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, New York                   11797
     (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)


                                 (516) 677-7200
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




ITEM 12.    RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

      On September 8, 2003, Comverse Technology, Inc. issued a press release
announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2003. A
copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

      The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be
deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The
information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into
any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.



                                   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.


                                         COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY, INC.


Dated: September 8, 2003                 /s/ David Kreinberg
                                         ---------------------------------
                                         Name:  David Kreinberg
                                         Title: Executive Vice President
                                                and Chief Financial Officer




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                Description
- -----------                -----------

  99.1             Press Release, dated September 8, 2003 issued by Comverse
                   Technology, Inc.