UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                  FORM 10-Q/A
                               (Amendment No. 1)

          (x) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


    For the quarterly period ended                  Commission File Number
            April 30, 2000                                   0-26334

                                       OR

         (  )  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                             INFERENCE CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                                          95-3436352
(State of other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S.  Employer
incorporation or organization)                          Identification Number)

                                100 Rowland Way
                            Novato, California 94945
                                 (415) 893-7200
                  (Address, including zip code, and telephone
                  number, including area code, of Registrant's
                          principal executive offices)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
at least the past 90 days.

Yes   x    No
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As of June 7, 2000, there were 7,967,655 outstanding shares of the Registrant's
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and no outstanding shares of
the Registrant's Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share.


     On June 14, 2000, Inference Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("Inference"), filed a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April
30, 2000.  This Form 10-Q/A is filed for the sole purpose of correcting a
typographical error in the text of the April 30, 2000 Form 10-Q, as set forth
below.

The text following the paragraph on page 15 which reads:

     "On March 16, 2000, Inference and eGain Communications Corporation
     ("eGain") announced a definitive agreement under which eGain will acquire
     all of the outstanding common stock of Inference in exchange for eGain
     common stock.  The following are risk factors associated with the pending
     merger:"

up to but not including the heading on page 17 which reads:

     "Failure to complete the merger could negatively impact our stock price and
     future business and operations"

should be deleted in its entirety.

                                   SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the Registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.

                                    Inference Corporation

                                    /s/ PHILIP D. RANGER
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                                    Philip D. Ranger
                                    Vice President And Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal
                                    Financial and Accounting Officer)

                                    Dated:  June 16, 2000