SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Empire Capital Management, L.L.C.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1 GORHAM ISLAND

(Street)

WESTPORT

06880

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/22/2005

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KANA SOFTWARE INC [ KANAE ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $.001 par value per share ("Common Stock")	3,098,740	I	See Footnote (1), (2), (3)⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares of Common Stock to which this note relates are held directly by Empire Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Empire Capital"), with respect to 1,278,520 shares of Common Stock, Empire Capital Partners, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Offshore"), as to 1,192,284 shares of Common Stock, Empire Capital Partners II, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Offshore II"), with respect to 218,863 shares of Common Stock, Charter Oak Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Charter Oak"), as to 362,577 shares of Common Stock and Charter Oak Partners II, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership ("Charter Oak II" and collectively with Empire Capital, Offshore, Offshore II and Charter Oak, "the Empire Funds"), as to the 46,496 shares of Common Stock directly owned by it.

2. Empire Capital Management, L.L.C. (the "Investment Manager") serves as investment manager to, and has investment discretion over, the securities held by Offshore I and Offshore II and certain accounts owned by Charter Oak and Charter Oak II. Empire GP, L.L.C. (the "General Partner") serves as the general partner of, and has investment discretion over, the securities held by Empire Capital. Scott Fine and Peter Richards are the managing members of the Investment Manager and the General Partner.

3. The Investment Manager, the General Partner and the Empire Funds disclaim beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities to which this Form 3 relates except to the extent each may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in such securities pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

	Scott A. Fine	09/26/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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