SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


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                                    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): October 16, 2003

                             SS&C Technologies, Inc.
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

     Delaware                    000-28430                    06-1169696
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(State or other juris-          (Commission                  (IRS Employer
diction of incorporation        File Number)              Identification No.)


 80 Lamberton Road, Windsor, CT                           06095
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(Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (860) 298-4500

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)









Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On October 16, 2003, SS&C Technologies, Inc. announced its financial
results for the quarter ended September 30, 2003. The full text of the press
release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

     The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto is being
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor
shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.






                                   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.



Date: October 16, 2003                   SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                         By: /s/ Patrick J. Pedonti
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                                             Patrick J. Pedonti
                                             Senior Vice President and
                                             Chief Financial Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                     Description
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99.1                            Press release dated October 16, 2003