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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
                                          
                                   May 18, 1998
                               ____________________
  
                 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
  
                               SIEBEL SYSTEMS, INC.
                               ____________________
  
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
         DELAWARE                   0-20725                     94-3187233
     _______________            _______________               _______________
  
    (State or other               (Commission                 (I.R.S. Employer   
     jurisdiction                 File Number)               Identification No.) 
    of incorporation                           
                                               
   
                              1855 SOUTH GRANT STREET
                               SAN MATEO, CA  94402
  
                               ____________________
  
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                  (650) 295-5000
  
                               ____________________
  
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
  A.   SIEBEL SYSTEMS CLOSES MERGER WITH SCOPUS TECHNOLOGY
  
       On May 18, 1998, the Company closed its merger with Scopus Technology, Inc.
  A press release relating to the transaction is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
  
  
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
  
  
       (c)  Exhibits
  
  EX.-99.1      Press Release dated May 18, 1998.
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                                     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.
  
                                          SIEBEL SYSTEMS, INC.
  Date:  May 18, 1998
  
                                                  By:  /s/ Howard H. Graham
                                                     -------------------------
                                                       Howard H. Graham
                                                       Senior Vice President,
                                                       Finance and Administration
                                                       and Chief Financial Officer
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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
                                          
                                   May 18, 1998
                               ____________________
  
                 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
  
                               SIEBEL SYSTEMS, INC.
                               ____________________
  
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
         DELAWARE                   0-20725                     94-3187233
     _______________            _______________               _______________
  
    (State or other               (Commission                 (I.R.S. Employer   
     jurisdiction                 File Number)               Identification No.) 
    of incorporation                           
                                               
   
                              1855 SOUTH GRANT STREET
                               SAN MATEO, CA  94402
  
                               ____________________
  
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                  (650) 295-5000
  
                               ____________________
  
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
  A.   SIEBEL SYSTEMS CLOSES MERGER WITH SCOPUS TECHNOLOGY
  
       On May 18, 1998, the Company closed its merger with Scopus Technology, Inc.
  A press release relating to the transaction is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
  
       (c)  Exhibits
  
  EX.-99.1      Press Release dated May 18, 1998.
  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.
  
                                          SIEBEL SYSTEMS, INC.
  Date:  May 18, 1998
  
                                                  By:  /s/ Howard H. Graham
                                                     -------------------------
                                                       Howard H. Graham
                                                       Senior Vice President,
                                                       Finance and Administration
                                                       and Chief Financial Officer