Ownership Submission
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Mandeberg Richard
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/29/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SUPPORTSOFT INC [SPRT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1900 SEAPORT BLVD., 3RD FLOOR		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 (3) 1,000
D
 

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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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Options 12/18/2007(1) 12/18/2013 Common Stock 374,000 $ 5.18 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option 12/13/2007(2) 11/13/2014 Common Stock 100,000 $ 4.1 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Mandeberg Richard
1900 SEAPORT BLVD., 3RD FLOOR
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063		       Executive Vice President  

Signatures

/s/ Anne-Marie Eileraas, by power of attorney 02/06/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 25% of shares subject to the grant vests on 12/18/07 and the remaining shares vest at a rate of 1/48th of the shares subject to the grant on each monthly anniversary thereafter up to 12/18/10.
(2) 1/48th of the shares subject to the grant vests monthly from the date of grant up to 11/13/2011. Grant date and vesting commencement date is 11/13/07.
(3) Since the date of the event requiring this statement, Mr. Mandeberg has acquired 1,000 shares of common stock via SupportSoft, Inc's ESPP plan.
 
Remarks:
Exhibit 24.  Power of Attorney attached.

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