UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    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): August 25, 2005
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                            CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

        Delaware                    000-30362                   74-2846643
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(State of Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

    8300 North MoPac Expressway, Austin, Texas                     78759
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      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) (512) 349-0300

                                       N/A
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On August 25, 2005, Crossroads Systems, Inc. issued a press release
reporting its results of operations for its fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2005.
A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

     In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information
contained in this Current Report, including the exhibit attached hereto, shall
not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,
nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibit No.  Description
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    99.1         Press Release of Crossroads Systems, Inc. dated August 25, 2005




                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                               CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC.


Dated: August 25, 2005                         By: /s/ Rob Sims
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                                                   Rob Sims
                                                   President and Chief Executive
                                                   Officer




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.      Description

   99.1          Press Release of Crossroads Systems, Inc. dated August 25, 2005