UNITED STATES
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ROSS SYSTEMS, INC.
Delaware Commission File Number 0-19092 94-2170198
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| Two Concourse Parkway Suite 800, Atlanta, Georgia (Address of principal executive offices) |
30328 (Zip Code) |
770-351-9600
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code
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| Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE ISSUED AUGUST 27, 2004 | ||||||||
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
The information contained in this Item 9 is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Item 5 of Form 8-K, “Other Events,” as directed by the Commission in Release No. 34-47583.
On August 26, 2004, a press release was issued by chinadotcom containing information about the completion of the acquisition of Ross Systems, Inc. by chinadotcom. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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.
Dated: August 27, 2004. |
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| By: | /s/ Verome M. Johnston | |||
| Verome M. Johnston Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |