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)
                                October 14, 1995



                                XIOX CORPORATION

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

577 Airport Boulevard, Suite 700, Burlingame, California                94010
   (Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)





       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 375-8188

    Delaware                    0-15797                         95-3824750
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(State or other               (Commission                     (IRS Employer
 jurisdiction                  File Number)                   Identification
of incorporation)                                                  Number





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ITEM 2.   Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

          On  October  14,  1995 XIOX  Corporation  ("Seller")  sold the  sales,
installation  and  servicing  business  and related  assets of  Seller's  Gemini
Telemanagement Systems ("GTS") and RBC Systems ("RBC") business to Richard Alter
("Purchaser")  in  exchange  for a  payment  of  $52,254.95  and  assumption  by
Purchaser of the  obligations  of Seller  existing on October 1, 1995 to provide
services under  warranties  extended to purchasers of GTS systems or RBC systems
and  related  products  and  service  contracts  totaling  $109,236  in deferred
revenue. Purchaser also entered into a Customer agreement with Seller appointing
Purchaser  a  distributor  of  Seller's  products.  Purchaser  is an officer and
director of Seller.

ITEM 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

          The  transaction  discussed in Item 2 is to be accounted for as a sale
of  certain  assets in  exchange  for a payment  of  $52,254.95  and  release of
deferred service revenue  liability  resulting in a one-time extra ordinary gain
of $109,236.

          Financial  statements for the period ending September 30, 1995 will be
filed  within 60 days and will be adjusted to give effect to the proceeds of the
sale recorded in October, 1995.

          (c).      Exhibits

                    2.6     Sale and Purchase of Assets Agreement*

                            The  following  schedules  and  attachments  to such
                            agreement have been omitted and will be furnished to
                            the Commission upon request:

                            Exhibit 5.2.b Bill of Sale dated October 14, 1995
                            Exhibit 2.3.a Promissory Note
                            Exhibit 6.1.d Additional Inventory
                            Schedule 1.1 Accounts Receivable
                            Schedule 1.2 Assets of the Business
                            Schedule 1.7 Inventory
                            Schedule 1.8 Support Assets
                            Schedule 1.9 Warranty/Sales Obligations
                            Exhibit 5.2.i Customer Agreement

                            
                     * Confidential treatment requested for portions of this
                       Exhibit.           



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                                   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

                                     XIOX CORPORATION


October  27, 1995                    By
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                                                Melanie D. Reid
                                          Vice-President, Finance and
                                            Chief Financial Officer

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