UNITED STATES
			             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
     	            			WASHINGTON, D.C.  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 13, 1996


                          ROSS SYSTEMS, INC.
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                              CALIFORNIA
     (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)


           	0-19092	                    94-2170198
     	Commission File Number	        (I.R.S. Employer 
                                   Identification Number)


      	    			        555 Twin Dolphin Drive
			              Redwood City, California  94065
        		   (Address of principal executive offices)

 
                    					(415) 593-2500
		      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)













Item 5.	Other Events

	On May 13, 1996, Ross Systems, Inc. issued the Press Release 
which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 1.


                    					* * * * * * *


	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 hereunder duly authorized.


                              				ROSS SYSTEMS, INC.



Date: May 20, 1996	             		
				                             James A. Watts, Jr.
				                             Vice President, Finance and
				                             Administration and Chief
			                             	Financial Officer and Secretary






                          EXHIBIT 1



FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Dennis Vohs, Ross Systems (404) 851-1872
Don Campbell, Ross Systems (404) 851-1872


              				ROSS SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES THE
				                APPOINTMENT OF NEW CFO


ATLANTA,  May 13, 1996 -- Ross Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROSS), a 
leading provider of business software solutions for the 
client/server market, today announces that James A. Watts, Jr. Has 
been named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the 
Company.  Watts will replace Selby "Bud" Little, III, who will 
leave the Company at the end of May.  The Company made the 
decision to centralize its management team into a single location 
and to relocate the finance and accounting operations to that same 
location, Atlanta.  For personal reasons, Mr. Little determined 
not to participate in the relocation.

"Bud Little made major contributions in the resolution of various 
issues that faced the Company during the past three years" said 
Dennis Vohs, Chairman and CEO of Ross Systems.  "Without his 
efforts we would have not returned the Company to its current 
position.  We expect to achieve significant operating efficiencies 
as a result of the relocation of our finance and accounting 
functions to the same location as the corporate management.  This 
completes the migration of our corporate functions to Atlanta."

"We were extremely fortunate to attract an executive of Jim Watts' 
stature and experience.  He brings significant expertise and 
experience to Ross Systems from both public accounting and 
industry," said Dennis Vohs.  James Watts was a partner with 
Coopers & Lybrand and Deloitte & Touche for 23 years, during which 
time he worked with numerous public companies and managed a "High 
Technology" practice, as well as a Merger and Acquisition 
practice.  During the past eight years, he has served as a CFO and 
CEO for three companies in the technology sector in Atlanta and 
Houston.  

Ross Systems, Inc. Develops and markets a broad range of client 
server business solutions, including financials, manufacturing, 
maintenance, materials management, and human resources 
applications, as well as comprehensive application development 
products.  Ross Systems products are available for the following 
open systems environments:  Hewlett-Packard's MPE/iX and HP-UX; 
IBM's RS/6000; and Digital's Alpha architecture, OpenVMS and 
Digital UNIX.  More than 2700 companies around the world use 
business solutions from Ross Systems to run their operations.

Ross Systems employs 450 professionals in offices around the world 
to serve its customers.  Corporate headquarters are located at 
x1100 Johnson Ferry Road, Center Two, Suite 750, Atlanta, Ga 
30342.  Please visit Ross Systems World Wide Web site at 
http://www.rossinc.com.

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UNITED STATES
			             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
     	            			WASHINGTON, D.C.  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 13, 1996

                          ROSS SYSTEMS, INC.
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                              CALIFORNIA
     (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

           	0-19092	                    94-2170198
     	Commission File Number	        (I.R.S. Employer 
                                   Identification Number)

      	    			        555 Twin Dolphin Drive
			              Redwood City, California  94065
        		   (Address of principal executive offices)

 
                    					(415) 593-2500
		      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Item 5.	Other Events

	On May 13, 1996, Ross Systems, Inc. issued the Press Release 
which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 1.

                    					* * * * * * *

	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 hereunder duly authorized.

                              				ROSS SYSTEMS, INC.

Date: May 20, 1996	             		
				                             James A. Watts, Jr.
				                             Vice President, Finance and
				                             Administration and Chief
			                             	Financial Officer and Secretary

                          EXHIBIT 1

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Dennis Vohs, Ross Systems (404) 851-1872
Don Campbell, Ross Systems (404) 851-1872

              				ROSS SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES THE
				                APPOINTMENT OF NEW CFO

ATLANTA,  May 13, 1996 -- Ross Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROSS), a 
leading provider of business software solutions for the 
client/server market, today announces that James A. Watts, Jr. Has 
been named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the 
Company.  Watts will replace Selby "Bud" Little, III, who will 
leave the Company at the end of May.  The Company made the 
decision to centralize its management team into a single location 
and to relocate the finance and accounting operations to that same 
location, Atlanta.  For personal reasons, Mr. Little determined 
not to participate in the relocation.

"Bud Little made major contributions in the resolution of various 
issues that faced the Company during the past three years" said 
Dennis Vohs, Chairman and CEO of Ross Systems.  "Without his 
efforts we would have not returned the Company to its current 
position.  We expect to achieve significant operating efficiencies 
as a result of the relocation of our finance and accounting 
functions to the same location as the corporate management.  This 
completes the migration of our corporate functions to Atlanta."

"We were extremely fortunate to attract an executive of Jim Watts' 
stature and experience.  He brings significant expertise and 
experience to Ross Systems from both public accounting and 
industry," said Dennis Vohs.  James Watts was a partner with 
Coopers & Lybrand and Deloitte & Touche for 23 years, during which 
time he worked with numerous public companies and managed a "High 
Technology" practice, as well as a Merger and Acquisition 
practice.  During the past eight years, he has served as a CFO and 
CEO for three companies in the technology sector in Atlanta and 
Houston.  

Ross Systems, Inc. Develops and markets a broad range of client 
server business solutions, including financials, manufacturing, 
maintenance, materials management, and human resources 
applications, as well as comprehensive application development 
products.  Ross Systems products are available for the following 
open systems environments:  Hewlett-Packard's MPE/iX and HP-UX; 
IBM's RS/6000; and Digital's Alpha architecture, OpenVMS and 
Digital UNIX.  More than 2700 companies around the world use 
business solutions from Ross Systems to run their operations.

Ross Systems employs 450 professionals in offices around the world 
to serve its customers.  Corporate headquarters are located at 
x1100 Johnson Ferry Road, Center Two, Suite 750, Atlanta, Ga 
30342.  Please visit Ross Systems World Wide Web site at 
http://www.rossinc.com.

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