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): July 31, 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 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On July 31, 2003, SS&C Technologies, Inc. announced that its Board of
Directors had declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.10 per share on its
common stock. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the
announcement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c)  Exhibits

              99.1  Press release dated July 31, 2003








                                    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:  July 31, 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 July 31, 2003