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        AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MARCH 8, 2005
  
                                                             REGISTRATION NO. 333-
  ================================================================================
  
                                    UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                WASHINGTON, DC 20549
                            ---------------------------
                                      FORM S-8
  
                               REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                        UNDER
                             THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                             ---------------------------
  
                                 MRO SOFTWARE, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                            ----------------------------
  
                MASSACHUSETTS                                     04-2448516
       (State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. employer
       incorporation or organization)                        identification no.)
  
               100 COSBY DRIVE                                      01730
           BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS                                 (Zip Code)
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  
         MRO SOFTWARE, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 1999 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
                              (Full title of the plan))
  
                                   CRAIG NEWFIELD
                                 MRO SOFTWARE, INC.
                                  100 CROSBY DRIVE
                            BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01730
                                   (781) 280-2000
  
      (Name and address, including telephone number and area code, of agent for
                                      service)
                            ----------------------------
                           CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
  ================================================================================
  
  <TABLE>
  <CAPTION>
                                                   PROPOSED MAXIMUM   PROPOSED MAXIMUM    AMOUNT OF
  TITLE OF SECURITIES             AMOUNT TO BE      OFFERING PRICE   AGGREGATE OFFERING  REGISTRATION
  TO BE REGISTERED                 REGISTERED         PER SHARE         PRICE (1)           FEE
  ----------------               ---------------   ----------------  --------------      ------------
  <S>                            <C>               <C>               <C>                 <C>
  Common Stock ($.01 par value)  2,400,000 shares     $13.58 (1)      $32,604,000 (1)       $3,837
  ===================================================================================================
  </TABLE>
  
  (1)   Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) based on the average of the high
        and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the National Association
        of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation National Market System on March
        2, 2005.
  ================================================================================
  
  <PAGE>
  
        This registration statement covers 2,400,000 shares of our common stock
  issuable under our Amended and Restated 1999 Equity Incentive Plan. These shares
  are in addition to an aggregate of 4,050,000 shares of our common stock
  registered under our Amended and Restated 1999 Equity Incentive Plan pursuant to
  a registration statement on Form S-8, SEC File No. 333-78883, filed with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 1999 and a registration statement
  on Form S-8, SEC File No. 333-57086, filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission on March 15, 2001. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act
  of 1933, as amended, and the antidilution provisions of our Amended and Restated
  1999 Equity Inventive Plan, the 925,000 shares registered on May 20, 1999 were
  adjusted to 1,850,000 shares on December 22, 1999, which was the payment
  distribution date for our 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a dividend on our
  common stock.
  
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                                       PART II
  
                 INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  
  ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
  
        The following documents which we filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission are incorporated in this registration statement by reference:
  
        (a)   Our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September
              30, 2004, filed with the SEC on December 14, 2004;
  
        (b)   Our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
              December 31, 2004, filed with the SEC on February 9, 2005, as
              amended by Form 10-Q/A, filed with the SEC on February 11, 2005;
  
        (c)   Our definitive proxy statement used in connection with our 2005
              annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on January 28,
              2005;
  
        (d)   Our current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 20,
              2005;
  
        (e)   Our current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 15,
              2004; and
  
        (f)   The description of our common stock contained in our registration
              statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on April 14, 1994,
              including all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
              updating such description.
  
        All documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
  14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the
  filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
  have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
  be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to
  be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
  
  ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
  
        The validity of the securities registered hereby is being passed upon for
  us by Craig Newfield, Esq., our general counsel.
  
        The financial statements as of and for the three years ended September 30,
  2004 incorporated in this prospectus by reference to our annual report on Form
  10-K for the year ended September 30, 2004, have been so incorporated in
  reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants,
  given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
  
  ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
  
        Article 6 of our Amended and Restated Articles of Organization provides
  that a director shall not have personal liability to us or our stockholders for
  monetary damages arising out of the director's breach of fiduciary duty as our
  director, to the maximum extent permitted by Massachusetts Law.
  
        Article 6 of our Amended and Restated Articles of Organization further
  provides that we shall, to the fullest extent authorized by Massachusetts Laws,
  indemnify each person who is, or shall have been,
  
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  one of our directors or officers or who is or was one of our directors or
  employees and is serving, or shall have served, at our request, as director or
  officer of another organization or in any capacity with respect to any of our
  employee benefit plans, against all liabilities and expenses (including
  judgments, fines, penalties, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, and
  reasonable attorneys' fees) imposed upon or incurred by any such person in
  connection with, or arising out of, the defense or disposition of any action,
  suit or other proceeding whether civil or criminal, in which they may be
  involved by reason of being or having been such a director or officer or as a
  result of service with respect to any such employee benefit plan.
  
        Section 8.51 of Chapter 156D of the Massachusetts General laws provides
  that a corporation may indemnify a director against liability if:
  
        (1)    (i) he conducted himself in good faith; and
  
              (ii) he reasonably believed that his conduct was in the best
        interests of the corporation or that his conduct was at least not opposed
        to the best interests of the corporation; and
  
              (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, he had no reasonable
        cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; or
  
        (2)    he engaged in conduct for which he shall not be liable under a
  provision of the corporation's articles of organization authorized by Section
  2.02(b)(4) of Chapter 156D of the Massachusetts General Laws.
  
        Section 2.02(b)(4) of Chapter 156D of the Massachusetts General Laws
        provides that the articles of organization of a corporation may state a
        provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to
        a corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
        fiduciary duty as a director, provided, however, that such provision shall
        not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (a) for any breach of
        the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (b)
        for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
        misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) for improper distributions
        to shareholders, or (d) for any transaction from which the director
        derived an improper personal benefit.
  
        Section 8.52 of Chapter 156D of the Massachusetts General Laws requires a
  corporation to indemnify a director who was wholly successful, on the merits or
  otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he was a party because he
  was a director against reasonable expenses incurred by him. Section 8.56 of
  Chapter 156D of the Massachusetts General Laws allows corporations to indemnify
  officers to the same or greater extent as directors.
  
        The effect of these provisions would be to permit indemnification by us
  for, among other liabilities, liabilities arising out of the Securities Act of
  1933, as amended.
  
        Section 8.57 of Chapter 156D of the Massachusetts General Laws also
  affords a Massachusetts corporation the power to obtain insurance on behalf of
  its directors and officers against liabilities incurred by them in those
  capacities. We maintain an officers' and directors' liability insurance policy.
  
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  ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
  
     EXHIBIT
      NUMBER  DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
  
        4.1   Amended and Restated Articles of Organization (included as Exhibit
              3.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1,
              Registration No. 33-76420, and incorporated herein by reference) *
  
        4.2   Restated By-Laws, as amended (Exhibit 3.5 to our quarterly report on
              Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on February 14, 2001) *
  
        4.3   Specimen certificate for our Common Stock (Exhibit 4.1 to our
              registration statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-76420) *
  
        4.4   Article 4B of our Amended and Restated Articles of Organization
              (Exhibit 4.1 to our registration statement on Form S-1, Registration
              No. 33-76420) *
  
        4.5   Rights Agreement dated January 27, 1998 with BankBoston, N.A.
              (Exhibit 4(a) to our current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC
              on February 3, 1998) *
  
        4.6   Form of Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating
              Preferred Stock (Exhibit 4 (b) to our current report on Form 8-K,
              filed with the SEC On February 3, 1998) *
  
        4.7   Form of Rights Certificate (Exhibit 4 (c) to our current report on
              Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 3, 1998) *
  
        4.8   Amended and Restated 1999 Equity Incentive Plan (included as
              Appendix A to the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2005 annual
              meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on January 28, 2005) *
  
        5.1   Legal Opinion of Craig Newfield, Esq.
  
       23.1   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  
       23.2   Consent of Craig Newfield, Esq. (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
  
       24     Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page of this
              registration statement.)
  
  --------------------
  
        *     Not filed herewith. In accordance with Rule 411 promulgated pursuant
              to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, reference is made to the
              documents previously filed with the Commission, which are
              incorporated by reference herein.
  
  ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
  
        (a)   The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
  
              (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
        made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
  
                    (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
              the Securities Act of 1933;
  
                    (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
              after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
              recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
              the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
              forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
              any increase or
  
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              decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value
              of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
              and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
              offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
              the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
              changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change
              in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
              "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
              registration statement; and
  
                    (iii) To include any material information with respect to the
              plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
              statement or any material change to such information in the
              registration statement;
  
        provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
        if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and
        the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
        those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished
        to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
        Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this
        registration statement.
  
              (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
        Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
        to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
        therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
        to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
  
              (3) To remove from registration by means of post-effective amendment
        any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
        termination of the offering.
  
        (b)The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
  determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
  registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
  plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
  1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
  deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
  therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
  the initial bona fide offering thereof.
  
        (c)Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
  Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
  the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
  registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
  Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
  and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
  against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
  incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
  in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
  director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
  registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
  has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
  jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
  policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
  such issue.
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
  certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
  requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
  statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
  authorized, in the town of Bedford, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on this
  8th day of March, 2005.
  
                                        MRO SOFTWARE, INC.
  
                                        By:      /s/ Norman E. Drapeau, Jr.
                                           --------------------------------
                                           Norman E. Drapeau, Jr.
                                           President and CEO
  
                                  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  
        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature
  appears below constitutes and appoints Norman E. Drapeau, Jr., Peter J. Rice and
  Craig Newfield, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
  agents with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and
  stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
  post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same,
  with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
  agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
  every act and thing which they, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable
  to be done in connection with this Registration Statement, as fully to all
  intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
  confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or any
  substitute or substitutes for any or all of them, may lawfully do or cause to be
  done by virtue hereof.
  
        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
  Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
  capacities and on the dates indicated.
  
  <TABLE>
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               SIGNATURE                             TITLE                        DATE
               ---------                             -----                        ----
  
  <S>                               <C>                                       <C>
         /s/ Robert L. Daniels      Chairman of the Board                     March 8, 2005
        ---------------------
          Robert L. Daniels
                                    President, Chief Executive Officer
  
        /s/ Norman E. Drapeau, Jr.  and Director                              March 8, 2005
        -------------------------
         Norman E. Drapeau, Jr.     (Principal Executive Officer)
  
                                    Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice
                                    President, Finance and Administration,
            /s/ Peter J. Rice       Treasurer and Director                    March 8, 2005
            -------------------
              Peter J. Rice         (Principal Financial and Accounting
                                    Officer)
  
         /s/ David N. Campbell      Director                                  March 8, 2005
          ---------------------
            David N. Campbell
  </TABLE>
  
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  <TABLE>
  <S>                                        <C>             <C>
         /s/ Richard P. Fishman              Director        March 8, 2005
         ----------------------
           Richard P. Fishman
  
          /s/ John A. McMullen               Director        March 8, 2005
          ---------------------
            John A. McMullen
  
           /s/ Stephen B. Sayre              Director        March 8, 2005
           ---------------------
            Stephen B. Sayre
  
           /s/ Alan L. Stanzler              Director        March 8, 2005
           ---------------------
            Alan L. Stanzler
  </TABLE>
  
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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  EXHIBIT
  NUMBER      DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
  
        4.1   Amended and Restated Articles of Organization (included as Exhibit
              3.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1,
              Registration No. 33-76420, and incorporated herein by reference) *
  
        4.2   Restated By-Laws, as amended (Exhibit 3.5 to our quarterly report on
              Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on February 14, 2001) *
  
        4.3   Specimen certificate for our Common Stock (Exhibit 4.1 to our
              registration statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-76420) *
  
        4.4   Article 4B of our Amended and Restated Articles of Organization
              (Exhibit 4.1 to our registration statement on Form S-1, Registration
              No. 33-76420) *
  
        4.5   Rights Agreement dated January 27, 1998 with BankBoston, N.A.
              (Exhibit 4(a) to our current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC
              on February 3, 1998) *
  
        4.6   Form of Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating
              Preferred Stock (Exhibit 4 (b) to our current report on Form 8-K,
              filed with the SEC On February 3, 1998) *
  
        4.7   Form of Rights Certificate (Exhibit 4 (c) to our current report on
              Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 3, 1998) *
  
        4.8   Amended and Restated 1999 Equity Incentive Plan (included as
              Appendix A to the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2005 annual
              meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on January 28, 2005) *
  
        5.1   Legal Opinion of Craig Newfield, Esq.
  
       23.1   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  
       23.2   Consent of Craig Newfield, Esq. (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
  
         24   Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page of this
              registration statement.)
  
   ---------------------
  
  *     Not filed herewith. In accordance with Rule 411 promulgated pursuant to
        the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, reference is made to the documents
        previously filed with the Commission, which are incorporated by reference
        herein.
  
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text: AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MARCH 8, 2005
  
                                                             REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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                                    UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                WASHINGTON, DC 20549
                            ---------------------------
                                      FORM S-8
  
                               REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                        UNDER
                             THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                             ---------------------------
  
                                 MRO SOFTWARE, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                            ----------------------------
  
                MASSACHUSETTS                                     04-2448516
       (State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. employer
       incorporation or organization)                        identification no.)
  
               100 COSBY DRIVE                                      01730
           BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS                                 (Zip Code)
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  
         MRO SOFTWARE, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 1999 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
                              (Full title of the plan))
  
                                   CRAIG NEWFIELD
                                 MRO SOFTWARE, INC.
                                  100 CROSBY DRIVE
                            BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01730
                                   (781) 280-2000
  
      (Name and address, including telephone number and area code, of agent for
                                      service)
                            ----------------------------
                           CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
  ================================================================================
  PROPOSED MAXIMUM   PROPOSED MAXIMUM    AMOUNT OF
  TITLE OF SECURITIES             AMOUNT TO BE      OFFERING PRICE   AGGREGATE OFFERING  REGISTRATION
  TO BE REGISTERED                 REGISTERED         PER SHARE         PRICE (1)           FEE
  ----------------               ---------------   ----------------  --------------      ------------
  Common Stock ($.01 par value)  2,400,000 shares     $13.58 (1)      $32,604,000 (1)       $3,837
  ===================================================================================================
  (1)   Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) based on the average of the high
        and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the National Association
        of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation National Market System on March
        2, 2005.
  ================================================================================
  This registration statement covers 2,400,000 shares of our common stock
  issuable under our Amended and Restated 1999 Equity Incentive Plan. These shares
  are in addition to an aggregate of 4,050,000 shares of our common stock
  registered under our Amended and Restated 1999 Equity Incentive Plan pursuant to
  a registration statement on Form S-8, SEC File No. 333-78883, filed with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 1999 and a registration statement
  on Form S-8, SEC File No. 333-57086, filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission on March 15, 2001. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act
  of 1933, as amended, and the antidilution provisions of our Amended and Restated
  1999 Equity Inventive Plan, the 925,000 shares registered on May 20, 1999 were
  adjusted to 1,850,000 shares on December 22, 1999, which was the payment
  distribution date for our 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a dividend on our
  common stock.
  
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  PART II
  
                 INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  
  ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
  
        The following documents which we filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission are incorporated in this registration statement by reference:
  
        (a)   Our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September
              30, 2004, filed with the SEC on December 14, 2004;
  
        (b)   Our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
              December 31, 2004, filed with the SEC on February 9, 2005, as
              amended by Form 10-Q/A, filed with the SEC on February 11, 2005;
  
        (c)   Our definitive proxy statement used in connection with our 2005
              annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on January 28,
              2005;
  
        (d)   Our current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 20,
              2005;
  
        (e)   Our current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 15,
              2004; and
  
        (f)   The description of our common stock contained in our registration
              statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on April 14, 1994,
              including all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
              updating such description.
  
        All documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
  14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the
  filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
  have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
  be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to
  be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
  
  ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
  
        The validity of the securities registered hereby is being passed upon for
  us by Craig Newfield, Esq., our general counsel.
  
        The financial statements as of and for the three years ended September 30,
  2004 incorporated in this prospectus by reference to our annual report on Form
  10-K for the year ended September 30, 2004, have been so incorporated in
  reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants,
  given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
  
  ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
  
        Article 6 of our Amended and Restated Articles of Organization provides
  that a director shall not have personal liability to us or our stockholders for
  monetary damages arising out of the director's breach of fiduciary duty as our
  director, to the maximum extent permitted by Massachusetts Law.
  
        Article 6 of our Amended and Restated Articles of Organization further
  provides that we shall, to the fullest extent authorized by Massachusetts Laws,
  indemnify each person who is, or shall have been,
  
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  one of our directors or officers or who is or was one of our directors or
  employees and is serving, or shall have served, at our request, as director or
  officer of another organization or in any capacity with respect to any of our
  employee benefit plans, against all liabilities and expenses (including
  judgments, fines, penalties, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, and
  reasonable attorneys' fees) imposed upon or incurred by any such person in
  connection with, or arising out of, the defense or disposition of any action,
  suit or other proceeding whether civil or criminal, in which they may be
  involved by reason of being or having been such a director or officer or as a
  result of service with respect to any such employee benefit plan.
  
        Section 8.51 of Chapter 156D of the Massachusetts General laws provides
  that a corporation may indemnify a director against liability if:
  
        (1)    (i) he conducted himself in good faith; and
  
              (ii) he reasonably believed that his conduct was in the best
        interests of the corporation or that his conduct was at least not opposed
        to the best interests of the corporation; and
  
              (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, he had no reasonable
        cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; or
  
        (2)    he engaged in conduct for which he shall not be liable under a
  provision of the corporation's articles of organization authorized by Section
  2.02(b)(4) of Chapter 156D of the Massachusetts General Laws.
  
        Section 2.02(b)(4) of Chapter 156D of the Massachusetts General Laws
        provides that the articles of organization of a corporation may state a
        provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to
        a corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
        fiduciary duty as a director, provided, however, that such provision shall
        not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (a) for any breach of
        the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (b)
        for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
        misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) for improper distributions
        to shareholders, or (d) for any transaction from which the director
        derived an improper personal benefit.
  
        Section 8.52 of Chapter 156D of the Massachusetts General Laws requires a
  corporation to indemnify a director who was wholly successful, on the merits or
  otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he was a party because he
  was a director against reasonable expenses incurred by him. Section 8.56 of
  Chapter 156D of the Massachusetts General Laws allows corporations to indemnify
  officers to the same or greater extent as directors.
  
        The effect of these provisions would be to permit indemnification by us
  for, among other liabilities, liabilities arising out of the Securities Act of
  1933, as amended.
  
        Section 8.57 of Chapter 156D of the Massachusetts General Laws also
  affords a Massachusetts corporation the power to obtain insurance on behalf of
  its directors and officers against liabilities incurred by them in those
  capacities. We maintain an officers' and directors' liability insurance policy.
  
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  ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
  
     EXHIBIT
      NUMBER  DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
  
        4.1   Amended and Restated Articles of Organization (included as Exhibit
              3.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1,
              Registration No. 33-76420, and incorporated herein by reference) *
  
        4.2   Restated By-Laws, as amended (Exhibit 3.5 to our quarterly report on
              Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on February 14, 2001) *
  
        4.3   Specimen certificate for our Common Stock (Exhibit 4.1 to our
              registration statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-76420) *
  
        4.4   Article 4B of our Amended and Restated Articles of Organization
              (Exhibit 4.1 to our registration statement on Form S-1, Registration
              No. 33-76420) *
  
        4.5   Rights Agreement dated January 27, 1998 with BankBoston, N.A.
              (Exhibit 4(a) to our current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC
              on February 3, 1998) *
  
        4.6   Form of Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating
              Preferred Stock (Exhibit 4 (b) to our current report on Form 8-K,
              filed with the SEC On February 3, 1998) *
  
        4.7   Form of Rights Certificate (Exhibit 4 (c) to our current report on
              Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 3, 1998) *
  
        4.8   Amended and Restated 1999 Equity Incentive Plan (included as
              Appendix A to the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2005 annual
              meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on January 28, 2005) *
  
        5.1   Legal Opinion of Craig Newfield, Esq.
  
       23.1   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  
       23.2   Consent of Craig Newfield, Esq. (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
  
       24     Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page of this
              registration statement.)
  
  --------------------
  
        *     Not filed herewith. In accordance with Rule 411 promulgated pursuant
              to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, reference is made to the
              documents previously filed with the Commission, which are
              incorporated by reference herein.
  
  ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
  
        (a)   The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
  
              (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
        made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
  
                    (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
              the Securities Act of 1933;
  
                    (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
              after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
              recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
              the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
              forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
              any increase or
  
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  decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value
              of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
              and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
              offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
              the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
              changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change
              in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
              "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
              registration statement; and
  
                    (iii) To include any material information with respect to the
              plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
              statement or any material change to such information in the
              registration statement;
  
        provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
        if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and
        the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
        those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished
        to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
        Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this
        registration statement.
  
              (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
        Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
        to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
        therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
        to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
  
              (3) To remove from registration by means of post-effective amendment
        any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
        termination of the offering.
  
        (b)The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
  determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
  registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
  plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
  1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
  deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
  therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
  the initial bona fide offering thereof.
  
        (c)Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
  Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
  the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
  registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
  Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
  and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
  against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
  incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
  in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
  director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
  registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
  has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
  jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
  policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
  such issue.
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  SIGNATURES
  
        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
  certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
  requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
  statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
  authorized, in the town of Bedford, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on this
  8th day of March, 2005.
  
                                        MRO SOFTWARE, INC.
  
                                        By:      /s/ Norman E. Drapeau, Jr.
                                           --------------------------------
                                           Norman E. Drapeau, Jr.
                                           President and CEO
  
                                  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  
        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature
  appears below constitutes and appoints Norman E. Drapeau, Jr., Peter J. Rice and
  Craig Newfield, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
  agents with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and
  stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
  post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same,
  with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
  agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
  every act and thing which they, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable
  to be done in connection with this Registration Statement, as fully to all
  intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
  confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or any
  substitute or substitutes for any or all of them, may lawfully do or cause to be
  done by virtue hereof.
  
        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
  Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
  capacities and on the dates indicated.
  SIGNATURE                             TITLE                        DATE
               ---------                             -----                        ----
  /s/ Robert L. Daniels      Chairman of the Board                     March 8, 2005
        ---------------------
          Robert L. Daniels
                                    President, Chief Executive Officer
  
        /s/ Norman E. Drapeau, Jr.  and Director                              March 8, 2005
        -------------------------
         Norman E. Drapeau, Jr.     (Principal Executive Officer)
  
                                    Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice
                                    President, Finance and Administration,
            /s/ Peter J. Rice       Treasurer and Director                    March 8, 2005
            -------------------
              Peter J. Rice         (Principal Financial and Accounting
                                    Officer)
  
         /s/ David N. Campbell      Director                                  March 8, 2005
          ---------------------
            David N. Campbell
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  /s/ Richard P. Fishman              Director        March 8, 2005
         ----------------------
           Richard P. Fishman
  
          /s/ John A. McMullen               Director        March 8, 2005
          ---------------------
            John A. McMullen
  
           /s/ Stephen B. Sayre              Director        March 8, 2005
           ---------------------
            Stephen B. Sayre
  
           /s/ Alan L. Stanzler              Director        March 8, 2005
           ---------------------
            Alan L. Stanzler
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  EXHIBIT
  NUMBER      DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
  
        4.1   Amended and Restated Articles of Organization (included as Exhibit
              3.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1,
              Registration No. 33-76420, and incorporated herein by reference) *
  
        4.2   Restated By-Laws, as amended (Exhibit 3.5 to our quarterly report on
              Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on February 14, 2001) *
  
        4.3   Specimen certificate for our Common Stock (Exhibit 4.1 to our
              registration statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-76420) *
  
        4.4   Article 4B of our Amended and Restated Articles of Organization
              (Exhibit 4.1 to our registration statement on Form S-1, Registration
              No. 33-76420) *
  
        4.5   Rights Agreement dated January 27, 1998 with BankBoston, N.A.
              (Exhibit 4(a) to our current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC
              on February 3, 1998) *
  
        4.6   Form of Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating
              Preferred Stock (Exhibit 4 (b) to our current report on Form 8-K,
              filed with the SEC On February 3, 1998) *
  
        4.7   Form of Rights Certificate (Exhibit 4 (c) to our current report on
              Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 3, 1998) *
  
        4.8   Amended and Restated 1999 Equity Incentive Plan (included as
              Appendix A to the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2005 annual
              meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on January 28, 2005) *
  
        5.1   Legal Opinion of Craig Newfield, Esq.
  
       23.1   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  
       23.2   Consent of Craig Newfield, Esq. (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
  
         24   Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page of this
              registration statement.)
  
   ---------------------
  
  *     Not filed herewith. In accordance with Rule 411 promulgated pursuant to
        the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, reference is made to the documents
        previously filed with the Commission, which are incorporated by reference
        herein.
  
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