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 21, 2004

                              THE BISYS GROUP, INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                                  
             Delaware                0-19922               13-3532663

(State or other Jurisdiction     (Commission File         (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)               Number)           Identification No.)


                    90 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016

                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (212) 907-6000

              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable

          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

      On January 21, 2004, The BISYS Group, Inc. issued a press release
announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2003.
A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.





                                   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.

                                    THE BISYS GROUP, INC.


                                    By:   /s/ Kevin J. Dell
                                       ---------------------------------
                                          Kevin J. Dell
                                          Executive Vice President,
                                          General Counsel and Secretary

Date: January 21, 2004


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.             Description
             
99.1            Press Release issued by The BISYS Group, Inc. dated
                January 21, 2004.



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