UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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) April 28, 2006


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

          Delaware                      0-49790                11-3200514
(State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission File           (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                 Number)            Identification No.)

                330 South Service Road, Melville, New York 11747
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (631) 962-9600
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS. (b) On April 28, 2006, Kobi Alexander, David Kreinberg and William F. Sorin resigned from the Verint Systems Inc. Board of Directors and all committees thereof, effective immediately. Mr. Alexander served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as a member of the Compensation Committee and Executive Committee. Messrs. Kreinberg and Sorin served as members of the Compensation Committee and Executive Committee. A copy of a press release relating to the foregoing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this Item 5.02 by reference. ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. The following exhibit is furnished herewith: 99.1 Press release of Verint Systems Inc. dated May 1, 2006 2

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 ------------------------------ Name: Igal Nissim Title: Chief Financial Officer Dated: May 1, 2006 3

EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release of Verint Systems Inc. dated May 1, 2006 4

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                                                     [Verint Systems Inc. logo]
PRESS RELEASE

CONTACTS
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INDUSTRY INFORMATION                                      INVESTOR RELATIONS
Samya Ghuloum                                             Alan Roden
Merritt Group                                             Verint Systems Inc.
(415) 439-5231                                            (631) 962-9304
ghuloum@merrittgrp.com                                    alan.roden@verint.com


    THREE COMVERSE-AFFILIATED DIRECTORS RESIGN FROM VERINT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MELVILLE, NY, May 1, 2006 - Verint Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNT) (the "Company" or
"Verint") today announced that on April 28, 2006, Kobi Alexander, David
Kreinberg and William F. Sorin resigned from the Verint Systems Inc. Board of
Directors and all committees thereof, effective immediately. Mr. Alexander
served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as a member of the Compensation
Committee and Executive Committee. Messrs. Kreinberg and Sorin served as members
of the Compensation Committee and Executive Committee.

The announcement of these resignations follows an announcement by Comverse
Technology, Inc., Verint's 57% stockholder, that Mr. Alexander resigned from its
Board of Directors (including as Chairman of the Board) and as its Chief
Executive Officer, that Mr. Kreinberg resigned as its Chief Financial Officer
and Mr. Sorin resigned as its Senior General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

ABOUT VERINT SYSTEMS INC.
Verint(R) Systems Inc., headquartered in Melville, New York, is a leading
provider of analytic software-based solutions for security and business
intelligence. Verint software, which is used by over 1,000 organizations in over
50 countries worldwide, generates actionable intelligence through the
collection, retention and analysis of voice, fax, video, email, Internet and
data transmissions from multiple communications networks. Verint is a subsidiary
of Comverse Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMVT). Visit us at our website
www.verint.com.

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