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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0203</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2008-07-14</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000838796</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>MAGNITUDE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MAGY</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001440310</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HAUKE RUDOLF</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O MAGNITUDE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1250 ROUTE 28</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BRANCHBURG</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NJ</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>08876</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Co-President/CEO And Director</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Options</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0.05</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2008-07-14</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2008-07-13</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>500000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Options</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0.10</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2008-08-14</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2012-08-13</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>900000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Reporting Person shall earn 100,000 non-qualified stock options for each month of services, with total stock options for this
 grant estimated at 900,000 for nine months of projected services.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Rudolf Hauke</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-07-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
