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 September 15, 2005
                        (Date of Earliest Event Reported)


                               VERINT SYSTEMS INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                           Commission File No. 0-15502

           Delaware                                       11-3200514
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   (State of Incorporation)                            (I.R.S. Employer
                                                      Identification No.)



           330 South Service Road, Melville, New York             11747
                       (Address of principal                    Zip Code
                         executive offices)
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       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (631) 962-9600


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Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

         On September 15, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of Verint Systems Inc. (the "Company") approved an increase in the
annual base salaries for the Company's executive officers, Dan Bodner (President
and Chief Executive Officer) and Igal Nissim (Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer), for the year ended January 31, 2006 ("Fiscal 2005"). For Fiscal 2005,
Mr. Bodner's base salary will be increased from $400,000 to $440,000. For Fiscal
2005, Mr. Nissim's base salary will be increased from NIS 75,000 per month to
NIS 78,000 per month. These salary increases are retroactive to the beginning of
Fiscal 2005 (February 1, 2005). There are no employment agreements between the
Company and Mr. Bodner or Mr. Nissim.






                                   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.


                                       VERINT SYSTEMS INC.

                                       By:   /s/ Igal Nissim
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                                             Name: Igal Nissim
                                             Title: Chief Financial Officer



Dated:  September 16, 2005