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) MAY 11, 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)


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

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ITEM 8.01  OTHER EVENTS

On May 11, 2006, the Verint Systems Inc. Board of Directors named the following
independent directors to the Compensation Committee: Victor A. DeMarines,
Kenneth A. Minihan, Larry Myers and Howard Safir. They replace former Comverse
Technology, Inc.-affiliated directors Kobi Alexander, David Kreinberg and
William F. Sorin, each of whom resigned from the Board and the Compensation
Committee on April 28, 2006.

























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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.




                                             VERINT SYSTEMS INC.

                                             By: /s/ IGAL NISSIM
                                                 ----------------------------
                                             Name: Igal Nissim
                                             Title: Chief Financial Officer



                                             Dated: May 16, 2006






















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