UNITED STATES
                       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): February 5, 2002

                             AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Georgia                       0-12456                58-1098795
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(State or other jurisdiction of   Commission File Number      (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)                            Identification Number)


         470 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia         30305
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               (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

                                 (404) 261-4381
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                      None
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      (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since
                                  last report)



Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

On February 5, 2002, American Software, Inc. (the Company) entered into a Stock
Purchase Agreement with Infocrossing, Inc. (Nasdaq:IFOX), a New Jersey
corporation (IFOX) whereby the Company sold all of the outstanding capital stock
of AmQUEST, Inc., a Georgia corporation (AmQUEST), to IFOX . As consideration
for the purchase of AmQUEST's shares, IFOX paid to the Company an amount in cash
equal to $20,283,072, which amount will be adjusted upon final determination of
the working capital of AmQUEST as of January 31, 2002. The Company issued a
press release announcing the event, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

AmQUEST is a managed services provider, which delivers technology infrastructure
management services to enterprise clients. AmQUEST's principal assets consist of
(1) its employees and (2) rights under contracts, leases and licenses of the
equipment, real estate, and intellectual property used in performing AmQUEST's
business. The Stock Purchase Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

    (a)  Not applicable
    (b)  Pro forma financial information:  See Item 7(c), Exhibit 99.2 below.
    (c)  Exhibits:


            Exhibit 2.1   Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of February 5, 2002
                          by and between Infocrossing, Inc. and American
                          Software, Inc.

            Exhibit 99.1  Press Release of American Software, Inc dated February
                          5, 2002.

            Exhibit 99.2  The pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet of
                          American Software, Inc. is presented as if the
                          transaction had occurred on October 31, 2001. The pro
                          forma condensed consolidated statements of operations
                          of American Software, Inc. for the year ended April
                          30, 2001 and the six-month period ended October 31,
                          2001 have been presented as if the transaction had
                          occurred on May 1, 2000 and May 1, 2001, respectively.

                                   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: February 15, 2002      AMERICAN SOFTWARE, INC.

                           By  /s/ Vincent C. Klinges
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                               Name:  Vincent C. Klinges
                               Title: Chief Financial Officer