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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"
  COLOR="#000000"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1"
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  COLOR="#000000"><B>Current Report </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>November 14, 2002 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Date of Report
  </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Date of earliest event reported) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="17%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000"><B>Aspect Communications Corporation </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Exact Name of
  Registrant as Specified in Charter) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>California</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>0-18391</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>94-2974062</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(State&nbsp;or&nbsp;Other Jurisdiction</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
  COLOR="#000000"><B>of Incorporation)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Commission&nbsp;File&nbsp;Number)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(I.R.S.&nbsp;Employer</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
  COLOR="#000000"><B>Identification&nbsp;No.)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
   </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>1320 Ridder Park Drive </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>San Jose, CA 95131 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices, with Zip Code) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>(408) 325-2200 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Registrant&#146;s telephone
  number, including area code) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Not Applicable </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
  SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events and Required FD Disclosure. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">On November 14, 2002, Aspect Communications Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) entered into a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the
  &#147;Purchase Agreement&#148;) with Vista Equity Fund II, L.P. (&#147;Vista&#148;) whereby Vista has agreed to purchase, subject to certain conditions, 50,000 shares of the Company&#146;s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the &#147;Series B
  Shares&#148;) at a purchase price of $1,000 per Series B Share. When issued, the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Form of Certificate of Determination of Rights, Preferences and
  Privileges attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Pursuant to the Form of Registration Rights Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference, the Company will agree to prepare and file
  with the Securities and Exchange Commission one or more registration statements covering the resale of the shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series B Shares. The terms of the private placement are more
  fully set forth in the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
  COLOR="#000000">Additionally, on November 14, 2002, the Company amended its Preferred Share Rights Agreement, dated as of May 11, 1999, by and between the Company and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Preferred Share
  Rights Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2001 (as amended, the &#147;Rights Agreement&#148;), to exclude Vista from the definition of an Acquiring Person under the Rights Agreement, but only with respect to Vista&#146;s purchase and beneficial
  ownership of Series B Shares and other equity securities representing up to 34.9% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company, as adjusted from time to time for any adjustments to the conversion price of Series B Shares into Common
  Stock of the Company and any repurchase by the Company of its capital stock. This description of the amendment to the Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by Amendment No. 2 to Preferred Share Rights Agreement (&#147;Amendment No. 2&#148;)
  included in an amendment to the Company&#146;s Form 8-A as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2002, which Amendment No. 2 is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
  STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">On November 14, 2002, the Company issued a press release related to the Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. A copy of the press release is
  attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 7. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements,
  </B><I></I><B><I>Pro Forma</I></B><I> </I><B>Financial Information and Exhibits. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Financial Statements: Not Applicable. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pro Forma Financial Information: Not Applicable. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Exhibits: </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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  <TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">3.1</FONT></DIV></TD>
  <TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Form&nbsp;of&nbsp;Certificate&nbsp;of&nbsp;Determination&nbsp;of&nbsp;Rights,&nbsp;Preferences&nbsp;and&nbsp;Privilege of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
  of Aspect Communications Corporation. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2002, by and between Aspect Communications Corporation and Vista Equity Fund II, L.P. </FONT></DIV>
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  <TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated as of November 14, 2002, by and between Aspect Communications Corporation and Vista Equity Fund II, L.P.
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Press Release issued November 14, 2002. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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  STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="46%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Date:<B></B>&nbsp;&nbsp;November 20, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="46%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Gary A. Wetsel&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="46%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Gary A. Wetsel</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Executive Vice
  President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>ASPECT COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="7%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&nbsp;3.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="92%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Form of Certificate of Determination of Rights, Preferences and Privileges of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of Aspect Communications
  Corporation.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="92%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 14, 2002, by and between Aspect Communications Corporation and Vista Equity Fund II,
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="92%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated as of November 14, 2002, by and between Aspect Communications Corporation and Vista Equity Fund II,
  L.P.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="92%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Press Release issued November 14, 2002.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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text: Form 8-K
  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
  November 14, 2002
  Date of Report
  (Date of earliest event reported)
  Aspect Communications Corporation
  (Exact Name of
  Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  California
  0-18391
  94-2974062
  (State or Other Jurisdiction
  of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  1320 Ridder Park Drive
  San Jose, CA 95131
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices, with Zip Code)
  (408) 325-2200
  (Registrant's telephone
  number, including area code)
  Not Applicable
  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  Item 5.    Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.
  On November 14, 2002, Aspect Communications Corporation (the "Company") entered into a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the
  "Purchase Agreement") with Vista Equity Fund II, L.P. ("Vista") whereby Vista has agreed to purchase, subject to certain conditions, 50,000 shares of the Company's Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series B
  Shares") at a purchase price of $1,000 per Series B Share. When issued, the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Form of Certificate of Determination of Rights, Preferences and
  Privileges attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Pursuant to the Form of Registration Rights Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference, the Company will agree to prepare and file
  with the Securities and Exchange Commission one or more registration statements covering the resale of the shares of the Company's Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series B Shares. The terms of the private placement are more
  fully set forth in the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
  Additionally, on November 14, 2002, the Company amended its Preferred Share Rights Agreement, dated as of May 11, 1999, by and between the Company and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Preferred Share
  Rights Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2001 (as amended, the "Rights Agreement"), to exclude Vista from the definition of an Acquiring Person under the Rights Agreement, but only with respect to Vista's purchase and beneficial
  ownership of Series B Shares and other equity securities representing up to 34.9% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company, as adjusted from time to time for any adjustments to the conversion price of Series B Shares into Common
  Stock of the Company and any repurchase by the Company of its capital stock. This description of the amendment to the Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by Amendment No. 2 to Preferred Share Rights Agreement ("Amendment No. 2")
  included in an amendment to the Company's Form 8-A as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2002, which Amendment No. 2 is incorporated herein by reference.
  On November 14, 2002, the Company issued a press release related to the Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. A copy of the press release is
  attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
  Item 7.     Financial Statements,
  Pro Forma
  Financial Information and Exhibits.
  (a)
  Financial Statements: Not Applicable.
  (b)
  Pro Forma Financial Information: Not Applicable.
  (c)
  Exhibits:
  3.1
  Form of Certificate of Determination of Rights, Preferences and Privilege of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
  of Aspect Communications Corporation.
  4.1
  Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2002, by and between Aspect Communications Corporation and Vista Equity Fund II, L.P.
  10.1
  Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated as of November 14, 2002, by and between Aspect Communications Corporation and Vista Equity Fund II, L.P.
  99.1
  Press Release issued November 14, 2002.
  SIGNATURE
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
  authorized.
  Aspect Communications Corporation
  Date:
  November 20, 2002
  By:
  /s/  Gary A. Wetsel
  Gary A. Wetsel
  Executive Vice
  President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
  ASPECT COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  Exhibit Number
  Description
  3.1
  Form of Certificate of Determination of Rights, Preferences and Privileges of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of Aspect Communications
  Corporation.
  4.1
  Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 14, 2002, by and between Aspect Communications Corporation and Vista Equity Fund II,
  L.P.
  10.1
  Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated as of November 14, 2002, by and between Aspect Communications Corporation and Vista Equity Fund II,
  L.P.
  99.1
  Press Release issued November 14, 2002.