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                        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):  August 3, 1999
  
  
                               Brio Technology, Inc.
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                     000-23997
                             (Commission File Number)
  
  Delaware                                    77-0210797
  (State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  incorporation)
  
  
                              3430 West Bayshore Road
                               Palo Alto, CA  94303
              (Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
  
                                  (650) 856-8000
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
                                        N/A
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
       August 3, 1999, Brio Technology, Inc. completed its acquisition of SQRIBE
  Technologies Corp.  A copy of the press release is included herein as Exhibit
  99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
  
       (a)  Exhibits:
  
            99.1 Brio Technology, Inc. News Release dated August 3, 1999
  
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                                    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.
  
  
                                    Brio Technology, Inc.
  
  
  
  Date:  August 4, 1999             By: /s/ Yorgen H. Edholm
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Yorgen H. Edholm,
                                        President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                        Chairman of the Board of Directors
  
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text: 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):  August 3, 1999
  
                               Brio Technology, Inc.
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                     000-23997
                             (Commission File Number)
  
  Delaware                                    77-0210797
  (State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  incorporation)
  
                              3430 West Bayshore Road
                               Palo Alto, CA  94303
              (Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
  
                                  (650) 856-8000
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
                                        N/A
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
       August 3, 1999, Brio Technology, Inc. completed its acquisition of SQRIBE
  Technologies Corp.  A copy of the press release is included herein as Exhibit
  99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
  
       (a)  Exhibits:
  
            99.1 Brio Technology, Inc. News Release dated August 3, 1999
  
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  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.
  
                                    Brio Technology, Inc.
  
  Date:  August 4, 1999             By: /s/ Yorgen H. Edholm
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Yorgen H. Edholm,
                                        President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                        Chairman of the Board of Directors
  
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