ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 3, 2008, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Advent Software, Inc. (the "Company") appointed David P.F. (Pete) Hess Jr. as the Company's President, effective immediately. Stephanie G. DiMarco, currently President and Chief Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer, will continue to serve as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The Company's Global Accounts, Investment Management Group, Straight-Through-Processing and Services groups, as well as Advent international operations, will now report to Mr. Hess. Mr. Hess, age 38, joined the Company in 1994. Since February 2007, Mr. Hess has been responsible for Advent's Investment Management Group and international operations, and has had global responsibility for strategy, product marketing, sales, services and support of Advent solutions. From May 2004 to February 2007, Mr. Hess served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Company's Global Accounts group. Prior to May 2004, Mr. Hess held a variety of positions in the Company including Vice President of Sales and Vice President of Marketing. Ms. DiMarco's position as Chief Financial Officer will no longer be interim and James S. Cox will continue to serve as the Company's Principal Accounting Officer.

On December 4, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Hess as the President of the Company. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit No. Exhibit Description

99.1 Press release dated December 4, 2008.

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