<PAGE>
    AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 14, 2002
                                                     REGISTRATION NO. 333-______
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                           --------------------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                           --------------------------

                                 SYNQUEST, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

               GEORGIA                                    14-1683872
   (State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)

                          3500 PARKWAY LANE, SUITE 555
                             NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30092
                                 (770) 325-2000
    (Address of registrant's principal executive offices, including zip code
                   and telephone number, including area code)

                           ---------------------------

           SYNQUEST, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                                  JOHN BARTELS
               EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
                                 SYNQUEST, INC.
                          3500 PARKWAY LANE, SUITE 555
                             NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30092
                                 (770) 325-2000

                (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
               number, including area code, of agent for service)

                           ---------------------------

                                   Copies to:

           Adam Meyerowitz                           Jeffrey M. Stein
           General Counsel                           Alana L. Griffin
           SynQuest, Inc.                            King & Spalding
    3500 Parkway Lane, Suite 555                   191 Peachtree Street
       Norcross, Georgia 30092                 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1763
           (770) 325-2000                             (404) 572-4600

                          ---------------------------

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
===================================================================================================================================
                                                                 Proposed
                                                                 Maximum
                                             Amount to be     Offering Price            Proposed Maximum             Amount of
    Title of Securities to be Registered      Registered       Per Share (1)      Aggregate Offering Price (1)   Registration Fee
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                          <C>                  <C>             <C>                            <C>
  Common Stock, $.01 par value per share        1,200,000              $0.55                 $660,000                  $60.72
===================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>

(1)      Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
         pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
         solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis
         of the average of the high and low sales prices of the Registrant's
         common stock on February 11, 2002.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<PAGE>

                                     PART I

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS

         The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be
sent or given to employees and/or directors of SynQuest, Inc. ("SynQuest" or the
"Registrant") as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the instructions to Part I of
Form S-8, such documents will not be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or
as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities
Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to
Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute the
prospectus as required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3.           INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

         The following documents have been previously filed by SynQuest with the
Commission and are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement as
of their respective dates:

         (a)      SynQuest's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June
                  30, 2001;

         (b)      SynQuest's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                  September 30, 2001;

         (c)      SynQuest's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                  December 31, 2001; and

         (d)      SynQuest's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (with respect to
                  the description of SynQuest's common stock), as filed with the
                  Commission on July 7, 2000.

         All documents filed by SynQuest pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), subsequent to the date of the Registration Statement and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating
that all securities offered under this Registration Statement have been sold or
deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and shall be deemed
to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of filing of such
documents.

         Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in any such
document or in any other subsequently filed document that is also incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated into this Registration Statement by reference
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or
superseded shall now be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.

ITEM 4.           DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 5.           INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

                  Not applicable.


<PAGE>

ITEM 6.           INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

         The Georgia Business Corporation Code permits a corporation to
eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation or
its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of duty of care or other duty
as a director, provided that no provision shall eliminate or limit the liability
of a director: (A) for any appropriation, in violation of his duties, of any
business opportunity of the corporation; (B) for acts or omissions which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (C) for unlawful corporate
distributions; or (D) for any transaction from which the director received an
improper personal benefit. This provision pertains only to breaches of duty by
directors in their capacity as directors (and not in any other corporate
capacity, such as officers) and limits liability only for breaches of fiduciary
duties under Georgia corporate law (and not for violation of other laws, such as
the federal securities laws). The Registrant's Second Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles") exonerate the Registrant's
directors from monetary liability to the extent permitted by this statutory
provision.

         The Registrant's Bylaws (the "Bylaws") also provide that the Registrant
shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (including any action
by or in the right of the Registrant), by reason of the fact that such person is
or was a director or officer of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the
request of the Registrant as a director or officer of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a
manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Registrant (and with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, if such person had no reasonable cause to believe such person's
conduct was unlawful), to the maximum extent permitted by, and in the manner
provided by, the Georgia Business Corporation Code. In addition, the Bylaws
provide that the Registrant will advance to its directors or officers reasonable
expenses of any such proceeding.

         Notwithstanding any provisions of the Registrant's Restated Articles
and Bylaws to the contrary, the Georgia Business Corporation Code provides that
the Registrant shall not indemnify a director or officer for any liability
incurred in a proceeding in which the director is adjudged liable to the
Registrant or is subjected to injunctive relief in favor of the Registrant: (1)
for any appropriation, in violation of his duties, of any business opportunity
of the Registrant; (2) for acts or omissions which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (3) for unlawful corporate
distributions; or (4) for any transaction from which the director or officer
received an improper personal benefit.

         The Registrant has purchased insurance with respect to, among other
things, any liabilities that may accrue under the statutory provisions referred
to above. The Registrant has also entered into indemnification agreements with
its directors and officers.

ITEM 7.           EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 8.           EXHIBITS.

         The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K:


                                       2
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                Exhibit No.                                Description
                -----------                                -----------
<S>                           <C>
                   4.1        Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of SynQuest, Inc.
                              (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to SynQuest's Registration
                              Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-37518)).
                   4.2        Bylaws of SynQuest, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
                              SynQuest's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-37518)).
                   5.1        Opinion of King & Spalding as to the legality of the securities being
                              registered.
                  23.1        Consent of independent auditors
                  23.2        Consent of King & Spalding (included in Exhibit 5.1)
                  24.1        Powers of Attorney (included on signature page)
</TABLE>

ITEM 9.           UNDERTAKINGS.


         (a)      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

                  (1)      To file, during any period in which offers or sales
              are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
              Statement:

                           (i)      To include any prospectus required by
                                    Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

                           (ii)     To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
                                    events arising after the effective date of
                                    the Registration Statement (or the most
                                    recent post-effective amendment thereof)
                                    which, individually or in the aggregate,
                                    represent a fundamental change in the
                                    information set forth in the Registration
                                    Statement; and

                           (iii)    To include any material information with
                                    respect to the plan of distribution not
                                    previously disclosed in the Registration
                                    Statement or any material change to such
                                    information in the Registration Statement.

              provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not
              apply if the information required to be included in a
              post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
              periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
              Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
              that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

                  (2)      That, for the purpose of determining any liability
              under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall
              be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
              securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
              that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
              thereof.

                  (3)      To remove from the registration by means of a
              post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
              which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

         (b)      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of
the Registrant's annual report pursuant to


                                       3
<PAGE>

Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

         (c)      Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.

                                     EXPERTS

         Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, have audited our consolidated
financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended June 30, 2001, as set forth in their report, which is incorporated by
reference in this registration statement. Our financial statements are
incorporated by reference in reliance on Ernst & Young LLP's report, given on
their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.


                                       4
<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Norcross, State of Georgia, on this the 14th day of
February, 2002.

                                          SYNQUEST, INC.


                                          By: /s/ Joseph Trino
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Joseph Trino
                                             Chairman of the Board and
                                             Chief Executive Officer

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signatures
appears below constitutes and appoints Joseph Trino and John Bartels, and each
of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign a Registration Statement relating to the
registration of shares of common stock on Form S-8 and to sign any and all
amendments (including post effective amendments) to the Registration Statement,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing required or necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute, could lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
indicated on February 14, 2002.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                 SIGNATURE                                                        TITLE
<S>                                                                <C>
    /s/ Joseph Trino                                               Chairman of the Board and Chief
    -----------------------------------                            Executive Officer (Principal Executive
    Joseph Trino                                                   Officer)


    /s/ John Bartels                                               Executive Vice President, Finance and
    -----------------------------------                            Administration (Principal Financial
    John Bartels                                                   Officer)


    /s/ Henry Kressel                                              Director
    -----------------------------------
    Henry Kressel

    /s/ Joseph Landy                                               Director
    -----------------------------------
    Joseph Landy

    /s/ Thomas R. Madison                                          Director
    -----------------------------------
    Thomas R. Madison
</TABLE>


                                       5
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                <C>
    /s/ Peter Tarrant                                              Director
    -----------------------------------
    Peter Tarrant

    /s/ James Tietjen                                              Director
    -----------------------------------
    James Tietjen
</TABLE>


                                       6
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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 14, 2002
                                                     REGISTRATION NO. 333-______
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                           --------------------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                           --------------------------

                                 SYNQUEST, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

               GEORGIA                                    14-1683872
   (State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)

                          3500 PARKWAY LANE, SUITE 555
                             NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30092
                                 (770) 325-2000
    (Address of registrant's principal executive offices, including zip code
                   and telephone number, including area code)

                           ---------------------------

           SYNQUEST, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                                  JOHN BARTELS
               EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
                                 SYNQUEST, INC.
                          3500 PARKWAY LANE, SUITE 555
                             NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30092
                                 (770) 325-2000

                (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
               number, including area code, of agent for service)

                           ---------------------------

                                   Copies to:

           Adam Meyerowitz                           Jeffrey M. Stein
           General Counsel                           Alana L. Griffin
           SynQuest, Inc.                            King & Spalding
    3500 Parkway Lane, Suite 555                   191 Peachtree Street
       Norcross, Georgia 30092                 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1763
           (770) 325-2000                             (404) 572-4600

                          ---------------------------

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
===================================================================================================================================
                                                                 Proposed
                                                                 Maximum
                                             Amount to be     Offering Price            Proposed Maximum             Amount of
    Title of Securities to be Registered      Registered       Per Share (1)      Aggregate Offering Price (1)   Registration Fee
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share        1,200,000              $0.55                 $660,000                  $60.72
===================================================================================================================================
(1)      Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
         pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
         solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis
         of the average of the high and low sales prices of the Registrant's
         common stock on February 11, 2002.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PART I

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS

         The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be
sent or given to employees and/or directors of SynQuest, Inc. ("SynQuest" or the
"Registrant") as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the instructions to Part I of
Form S-8, such documents will not be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or
as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities
Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to
Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute the
prospectus as required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3.           INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

         The following documents have been previously filed by SynQuest with the
Commission and are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement as
of their respective dates:

         (a)      SynQuest's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June
                  30, 2001;

         (b)      SynQuest's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                  September 30, 2001;

         (c)      SynQuest's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                  December 31, 2001; and

         (d)      SynQuest's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (with respect to
                  the description of SynQuest's common stock), as filed with the
                  Commission on July 7, 2000.

         All documents filed by SynQuest pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), subsequent to the date of the Registration Statement and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating
that all securities offered under this Registration Statement have been sold or
deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and shall be deemed
to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of filing of such
documents.

         Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in any such
document or in any other subsequently filed document that is also incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated into this Registration Statement by reference
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or
superseded shall now be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.

ITEM 4.           DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 5.           INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

                  Not applicable.
ITEM 6.           INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

         The Georgia Business Corporation Code permits a corporation to
eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation or
its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of duty of care or other duty
as a director, provided that no provision shall eliminate or limit the liability
of a director: (A) for any appropriation, in violation of his duties, of any
business opportunity of the corporation; (B) for acts or omissions which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (C) for unlawful corporate
distributions; or (D) for any transaction from which the director received an
improper personal benefit. This provision pertains only to breaches of duty by
directors in their capacity as directors (and not in any other corporate
capacity, such as officers) and limits liability only for breaches of fiduciary
duties under Georgia corporate law (and not for violation of other laws, such as
the federal securities laws). The Registrant's Second Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles") exonerate the Registrant's
directors from monetary liability to the extent permitted by this statutory
provision.

         The Registrant's Bylaws (the "Bylaws") also provide that the Registrant
shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (including any action
by or in the right of the Registrant), by reason of the fact that such person is
or was a director or officer of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the
request of the Registrant as a director or officer of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a
manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Registrant (and with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, if such person had no reasonable cause to believe such person's
conduct was unlawful), to the maximum extent permitted by, and in the manner
provided by, the Georgia Business Corporation Code. In addition, the Bylaws
provide that the Registrant will advance to its directors or officers reasonable
expenses of any such proceeding.

         Notwithstanding any provisions of the Registrant's Restated Articles
and Bylaws to the contrary, the Georgia Business Corporation Code provides that
the Registrant shall not indemnify a director or officer for any liability
incurred in a proceeding in which the director is adjudged liable to the
Registrant or is subjected to injunctive relief in favor of the Registrant: (1)
for any appropriation, in violation of his duties, of any business opportunity
of the Registrant; (2) for acts or omissions which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (3) for unlawful corporate
distributions; or (4) for any transaction from which the director or officer
received an improper personal benefit.

         The Registrant has purchased insurance with respect to, among other
things, any liabilities that may accrue under the statutory provisions referred
to above. The Registrant has also entered into indemnification agreements with
its directors and officers.

ITEM 7.           EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 8.           EXHIBITS.

         The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

                                       2
Exhibit No.                                Description
                -----------                                -----------
4.1        Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of SynQuest, Inc.
                              (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to SynQuest's Registration
                              Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-37518)).
                   4.2        Bylaws of SynQuest, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
                              SynQuest's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-37518)).
                   5.1        Opinion of King & Spalding as to the legality of the securities being
                              registered.
                  23.1        Consent of independent auditors
                  23.2        Consent of King & Spalding (included in Exhibit 5.1)
                  24.1        Powers of Attorney (included on signature page)
ITEM 9.           UNDERTAKINGS.

         (a)      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

                  (1)      To file, during any period in which offers or sales
              are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
              Statement:

                           (i)      To include any prospectus required by
                                    Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

                           (ii)     To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
                                    events arising after the effective date of
                                    the Registration Statement (or the most
                                    recent post-effective amendment thereof)
                                    which, individually or in the aggregate,
                                    represent a fundamental change in the
                                    information set forth in the Registration
                                    Statement; and

                           (iii)    To include any material information with
                                    respect to the plan of distribution not
                                    previously disclosed in the Registration
                                    Statement or any material change to such
                                    information in the Registration Statement.

              provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not
              apply if the information required to be included in a
              post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
              periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
              Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
              that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

                  (2)      That, for the purpose of determining any liability
              under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall
              be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
              securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
              that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
              thereof.

                  (3)      To remove from the registration by means of a
              post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
              which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

         (b)      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of
the Registrant's annual report pursuant to

                                       3
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

         (c)      Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.

                                     EXPERTS

         Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, have audited our consolidated
financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended June 30, 2001, as set forth in their report, which is incorporated by
reference in this registration statement. Our financial statements are
incorporated by reference in reliance on Ernst & Young LLP's report, given on
their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

                                       4
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Norcross, State of Georgia, on this the 14th day of
February, 2002.

                                          SYNQUEST, INC.

                                          By: /s/ Joseph Trino
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Joseph Trino
                                             Chairman of the Board and
                                             Chief Executive Officer

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signatures
appears below constitutes and appoints Joseph Trino and John Bartels, and each
of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign a Registration Statement relating to the
registration of shares of common stock on Form S-8 and to sign any and all
amendments (including post effective amendments) to the Registration Statement,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing required or necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute, could lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
indicated on February 14, 2002.
SIGNATURE                                                        TITLE
/s/ Joseph Trino                                               Chairman of the Board and Chief
    -----------------------------------                            Executive Officer (Principal Executive
    Joseph Trino                                                   Officer)

    /s/ John Bartels                                               Executive Vice President, Finance and
    -----------------------------------                            Administration (Principal Financial
    John Bartels                                                   Officer)

    /s/ Henry Kressel                                              Director
    -----------------------------------
    Henry Kressel

    /s/ Joseph Landy                                               Director
    -----------------------------------
    Joseph Landy

    /s/ Thomas R. Madison                                          Director
    -----------------------------------
    Thomas R. Madison
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/s/ Peter Tarrant                                              Director
    -----------------------------------
    Peter Tarrant

    /s/ James Tietjen                                              Director
    -----------------------------------
    James Tietjen
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