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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2004</B>



<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>UNDER</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>ASPECT COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</B></DIV>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>California<BR>
(State of other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>94-2974062<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</B></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>1320 Ridder Park Drive<BR>
San Jose, California 95131-2312<BR>
(408)&nbsp;325-2200<BR>
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of<BR>
Registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>1998 Directors&#146;
Stock Option Plan</B><BR>
<B>Retainer Compensation Plan for Board of Directors</B><BR>
<B>1999 Equity Incentive Plan</B><BR>
<B>(Full title of the plans)</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Gary E. Barnett<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Aspect Communications Corporation<BR>
1320 Ridder Park Drive<BR>
San Jose, California 95131-2312<BR>
(408)&nbsp;325-2200<BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,<BR>
of agent for service)</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Copies to:</I></B><BR>
<B>Jon E. Gavenman<BR>
Heller Ehrman White &#038; McAuliffe LLP<BR>
2775 Sand Hill Road<BR>
Menlo Park, California 94025<BR>
(650)&nbsp;854-4488</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of Securities to be</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Aggregate Offering</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Registered (1)<HR noshade size="1" align="left"></B></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">1998 Directors&#146; Stock Option Plan
Common Stock, $.01 par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">600,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">9.335</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">5,601,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">709.65</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Retainer Compensation Plan for Board of Directors
Common Stock, $.01 par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">60,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">9.335</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">560,100</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">70.96</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">1999 Equity Incentive Plan
Common Stock, $.01 par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,500,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">9.335</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">23,337,500</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,956.86</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
Common Stock which become issuable under any of the Plans being registered
pursuant to this Registration Statement by reason of any stock dividend,
stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected
without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the
number of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of Common Stock.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
based upon the average of the high and the low prices of the Common Stock
as reported in The Nasdaq National Market on September&nbsp;27, 2004.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f02151exv10w3b.htm">EXHIBIT 10.3B</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f02151exv5w1.htm">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f02151exv23w2a.htm">EXHIBIT 23.2A</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;<I>Commission</I>&#148;) are hereby incorporated by reference:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2003 filed pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<I>Exchange Act</I>&#148;) April&nbsp;27, 2004;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2004
(filed May&nbsp;10, 2004) and June&nbsp;30, 2004 (filed August&nbsp;4, 2004);


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K, dated August&nbsp;30, 2004
(filed August&nbsp;30, 2004), July&nbsp;15, 2004 (filed July&nbsp;15, 2004), May&nbsp;4, 2004
(filed May&nbsp;5, 2004), April&nbsp;20, 2004 (filed April&nbsp;21, 2004), April&nbsp;15, 2004
(filed April&nbsp;15, 2004), January&nbsp;30, 2004 (filed February&nbsp;2, 2004) and January
22, 2004 (filed January&nbsp;22, 2004).


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission under
Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act on March&nbsp;22, 1990, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to
be part hereof from the date of filing such documents.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;317 of the California Corporations Code allows for the
indemnification of officers, directors, and other corporate agents in terms
sufficiently broad to indemnify such persons under certain circumstances for
liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Article&nbsp;IV of the
Registrant&#146;s Articles of Incorporation and Article&nbsp;VI of the Registrant&#146;s
Bylaws provides for indemnification of the Registrant&#146;s directors, officers,
employees and other agents to the extent and under the circumstances permitted
by the California Corporations Code. The Registrant has also entered into
agreements with its directors and officers that will require the Registrant,
among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may
arise by reason of their status or service as directors to the fullest extent
not prohibited by law. In addition, the Registrant carries director and officer
liability insurance.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (1)</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended to date (2)</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.3b
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">1998 Directors&#146; Stock Option Plan</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.3c
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Retainer Compensation Plan for Board of Directors</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.5
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">1999 Equity Incentive Plan</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Heller Ehrman White &#038; McAuliffe LLP</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Heller Ehrman White &#038; McAuliffe LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto)</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2a
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Auditors (KPMG LLP)</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2b
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP)</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (see page 4)</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Incorporated by reference to Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (333-38041) filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;16, 1997.</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Incorporated by reference to Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement 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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;that, for purposes 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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as the 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 a successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered hereunder, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the question has already been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of 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.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant, Aspect Communications Corporation, a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of California, 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 San Jose,
State of California, on September&nbsp;28, 2004.

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    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="46%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>ASPECT COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION</B></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Gary E. Barnett</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Gary E. Barnett,<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer</B></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Gary E. Barnett and Gary A. Wetsel, or
either of them, his or her attorney-in-fact, with the power of substitution,
for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or
her substitute, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="49%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="18%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Date</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Gary E. Barnett
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;28, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"> Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>(Gary E. Barnett)</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Gary A. Wetsel
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President, Finance, Chief
Financial Officer and Chief
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;28, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Administrative
Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>(Gary A. Wetsel)</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Barry M. Ariko
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;26, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>(Barry M. Ariko)</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Norman A. Fogelsong
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;24, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>(Norman A. Fogelsong)</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ A. Barry Rand
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director and Interim Chairman of the Board
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;26, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>(A. Barry Rand)</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert F. Smith
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;23, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>(Robert F. Smith)</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Thomas Weatherford
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;20, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>(Thomas Weatherford)</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David B. Wright
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">September&nbsp;21, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>(David B. Wright)</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="46%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Number</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (1)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended to date (2)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.3b
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">1998 Directors&#146; Stock Option Plan</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.3c
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Retainer Compensation Plan for Board of Directors</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">1999 Equity Incentive Plan</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Heller Ehrman White &#038; McAuliffe LLP</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Heller Ehrman White &#038; McAuliffe LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2a
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Auditors (KPMG LLP)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2b
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (see page 4)</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Incorporated by reference to Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (333-38041) filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;16, 1997.</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
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Table of Contents
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2004
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ASPECT COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
California
(State of other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
94-2974062
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
1320 Ridder Park Drive
San Jose, California 95131-2312
(408) 325-2200
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
Registrant's principal executive offices)
1998 Directors'
Stock Option Plan
Retainer Compensation Plan for Board of Directors
1999 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Gary E. Barnett
President and Chief Executive Officer
Aspect Communications Corporation
1320 Ridder Park Drive
San Jose, California 95131-2312
(408) 325-2200
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
Copies to:
Jon E. Gavenman
Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP
2775 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, California 94025
(650) 854-4488
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities to be
Amount to be
Offering Price
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Registered
Registered (1)
Per Share (2)
Price (2)
Registration Fee
1998 Directors' Stock Option Plan
Common Stock, $.01 par value
600,000
$
9.335
$
5,601,000
$
709.65
Retainer Compensation Plan for Board of Directors
Common Stock, $.01 par value
60,000
$
9.335
$
560,100
$
70.96
1999 Equity Incentive Plan
Common Stock, $.01 par value
2,500,000
$
9.335
$
23,337,500
$
2,956.86
(1)
This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
Common Stock which become issuable under any of the Plans being registered
pursuant to this Registration Statement by reason of any stock dividend,
stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected
without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the
number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
based upon the average of the high and the low prices of the Common Stock
as reported in The Nasdaq National Market on September 27, 2004.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 10.3B
EXHIBIT 10.3C
EXHIBIT 10.5
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.2A
EXHIBIT 23.2B
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "
Commission
") are hereby incorporated by reference:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2003 filed pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act
") April 27, 2004;
(b) The Registrant's Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2004
(filed May 10, 2004) and June 30, 2004 (filed August 4, 2004);
(c) The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K, dated August 30, 2004
(filed August 30, 2004), July 15, 2004 (filed July 15, 2004), May 4, 2004
(filed May 5, 2004), April 20, 2004 (filed April 21, 2004), April 15, 2004
(filed April 15, 2004), January 30, 2004 (filed February 2, 2004) and January
22, 2004 (filed January 22, 2004).
(d) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission under
Section 12 of the Exchange Act on March 22, 1990, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to
be part hereof from the date of filing such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 317 of the California Corporations Code allows for the
indemnification of officers, directors, and other corporate agents in terms
sufficiently broad to indemnify such persons under certain circumstances for
liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Article IV of the
Registrant's Articles of Incorporation and Article VI of the Registrant's
Bylaws provides for indemnification of the Registrant's directors, officers,
employees and other agents to the extent and under the circumstances permitted
by the California Corporations Code. The Registrant has also entered into
agreements with its directors and officers that will require the Registrant,
among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may
arise by reason of their status or service as directors to the fullest extent
not prohibited by law. In addition, the Registrant carries director and officer
liability insurance.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (1)
4.2
Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended to date (2)
10.3b
1998 Directors' Stock Option Plan
10.3c
Retainer Compensation Plan for Board of Directors
10.5
1999 Equity Incentive Plan
5.1
Opinion of Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP
23.1
Consent of Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
23.2a
Consent of Independent Auditors (KPMG LLP)
23.2b
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Deloitte & Touche LLP)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page 4)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (333-38041) filed with the Commission on October 16, 1997.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
filed with the Commission on August 14, 2000.
Item 9. Undertakings.
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 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.
(2) that, for purposes 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 registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
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 Section 13(a) or 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.
Insofar as the 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 a successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered hereunder, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the question has already been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of 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.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant, Aspect Communications Corporation, a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of California, 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 San Jose,
State of California, on September 28, 2004.
ASPECT COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By
/s/ Gary E. Barnett
Gary E. Barnett,
President and Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Gary E. Barnett and Gary A. Wetsel, or
either of them, his or her attorney-in-fact, with the power of substitution,
for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or
her substitute, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Gary E. Barnett
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive
September 28, 2004
Officer)
(Gary E. Barnett)
/s/ Gary A. Wetsel
Executive Vice President, Finance, Chief
Financial Officer and Chief
September 28, 2004
Administrative
Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
(Gary A. Wetsel)
/s/ Barry M. Ariko
Director
September 26, 2004
(Barry M. Ariko)
/s/ Norman A. Fogelsong
Director
September 24, 2004
(Norman A. Fogelsong)
/s/ A. Barry Rand
Director and Interim Chairman of the Board
September 26, 2004
(A. Barry Rand)
/s/ Robert F. Smith
Director
September 23, 2004
(Robert F. Smith)
/s/ Thomas Weatherford
Director
September 20, 2004
(Thomas Weatherford)
/s/ David B. Wright
Director
September 21, 2004
(David B. Wright)
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (1)
4.2
Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended to date (2)
10.3b
1998 Directors' Stock Option Plan
10.3c
Retainer Compensation Plan for Board of Directors
10.5
1999 Equity Incentive Plan
5.1
Opinion of Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP
23.1
Consent of Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
23.2a
Consent of Independent Auditors (KPMG LLP)
23.2b
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Deloitte & Touche LLP)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page 4)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (333-38041) filed with the Commission on October 16, 1997.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
filed with the Commission on August 14, 2000.