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    <periodOfReport>2007-11-01</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001163698</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>SOUNDBITE COMMUNICATIONS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SDBT</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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            <rptOwnerName>VENTURE CAPITAL FUND OF NEW ENGLAND IV LP</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>30 WASHINGTON STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WELLESLEY HILLS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02481</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>VCFNE IV Partners LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>30 WASHINGTON STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>WELLESLEY HILLS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02481</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001415459</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Novotny Carl H</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>30 WASHINGTON STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>Penman Gordon R</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>30 WASHINGTON STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001415460</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Stewart Edward J</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>30 WASHINGTON STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WELLESLEY HILLS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02481</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001229070</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>DOUGHERTY KEVIN J</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>30 WASHINGTON STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>WELLESLEY HILLS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001415513</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Healer Harry</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>30 WASHINGTON STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WELLESLEY HILLS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02481</rptOwnerZipCode>
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        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Series B Convertible Preferred Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>580183</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Series C Convertible Preferred Stock</value>
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                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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                    <value>D</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Shares of Preferred Stock are immediately convertible into Common Stock without payment of further consideration and each share of Preferred Stock will automatically convert upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Not applicable.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These shares are owned solely by Venture Capital Fund of New England IV, LP.  VCFNE IV Partners, LLC is the general partner of Venture Capital Fund of New England IV, LP.   Messrs. Dougherty, Healer, Novotny, Penman and Stewart are managing directors of VCFNE IV Partners, LLC and exercise shared voting and investment power over the shares held by Venture Capital Fund of New England IV, LP.  Each of the filing persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Venture Capital Fund of New England IV, LP
By:  VCFNE IV Partners, LLC, its general partner
/s/ Gordon R. Penman
Managing Director</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-11-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Gordon R. Penman; Managing Director</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-11-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Carl H. Novotny</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-11-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Gordon R. Penman</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-11-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Edward J. Stewart</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-11-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Kevin J. Dougherty</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-11-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Harry J. Healer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-11-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
