content: <PAGE>
  
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D. C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                           Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
           Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 30, 2001
  
                               VITRIA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                      DELAWARE
                   (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
                     000-27207                             77-0386311
               (Commission File No.)            (IRS Employer identification No.)
  
                                  945 STEWART DRIVE
                                 SUNNYVALE, CA 94086
  
                (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
  
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 212-2700
  
                                         1.
  
  <PAGE>
  
  ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
  
  On July 30, 2001, John Wheeler was named Vitria Technology Inc.'s Executive Vice
  President of Worldwide Operations. In this position, Mr. Wheeler has
  responsibility for sales, consulting relationships, strategic alliances and
  business development. Mr. Wheeler worked at Oracle Corporation from 1992 to
  2001, most recently as senior vice president for Oracle Service Industries,
  focusing on telecommunications, utilities, healthcare and higher education.
  Prior to his work at Oracle, Mr. Wheeler held executive management positions at
  Nextel Communications, Tandem Computers and Rockwell International.
  
                                         2.
  
  <PAGE>
  
                                     SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  Dated: August 31, 2001            VITRIA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  
                                    By: /s/ Paul R. Auvil
                                       -------------------------------------------
                                       Paul R. Auvil, III
                                       Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial
                                       Officer
  
                                         3.
metadata_documents: [{"type": "8-K", "sequence": "1", "filename": "d8k.txt", "description": "FORM 8-K", "secsgml_size_bytes": 2365}]
metadata_filer: {"company-data": {"conformed-name": "VITRIA TECHNOLOGY INC", "cik": "0001050808", "assigned-sic": "7372", "irs-number": "770386311", "state-of-incorporation": "DE", "fiscal-year-end": "1231"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "8-K", "act": "34", "file-number": "000-27207", "film-number": "1729323"}, "business-address": {"street1": "945 STEWART DR", "city": "SUNNYVALE", "state": "CA", "zip": "94086", "phone": "6502376900"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "945 STEWART DR", "city": "SUNYVALE", "state": "CA", "zip": "94086"}}
text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D. C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                           Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
           Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 30, 2001
  
                               VITRIA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                      DELAWARE
                   (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
                     000-27207                             77-0386311
               (Commission File No.)            (IRS Employer identification No.)
  
                                  945 STEWART DRIVE
                                 SUNNYVALE, CA 94086
  
                (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
  
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 212-2700
  
                                         1.
  ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
  
  On July 30, 2001, John Wheeler was named Vitria Technology Inc.'s Executive Vice
  President of Worldwide Operations. In this position, Mr. Wheeler has
  responsibility for sales, consulting relationships, strategic alliances and
  business development. Mr. Wheeler worked at Oracle Corporation from 1992 to
  2001, most recently as senior vice president for Oracle Service Industries,
  focusing on telecommunications, utilities, healthcare and higher education.
  Prior to his work at Oracle, Mr. Wheeler held executive management positions at
  Nextel Communications, Tandem Computers and Rockwell International.
  
                                         2.
  SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  Dated: August 31, 2001            VITRIA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  
                                    By: /s/ Paul R. Auvil
                                       -------------------------------------------
                                       Paul R. Auvil, III
                                       Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial
                                       Officer
  
                                         3.