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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   KVO Capital Management, LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/15/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ASTEA INTERNATIONAL INC [ATEA] (Last) (First) (Middle) 44 S. MAIN STREET, BOX 17 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Member of 13(d) group w/ 10%+ 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) HANOVER, NH 03755 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ 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 365,226 I Shares held in private accounts over which KVO has voting and dispositive power. (1) (2) (3)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KVO Capital Management, LLC 44 S. MAIN STREET BOX 17 HANOVER, NH 03755	Â	Â	Â	Member of 13(d) group w/ 10%+
ASHTON ROBERT B 44 S. MAIN STREET BOX 17 HANOVER, NH 03755	Â	Â	Â	Member of 13(d) group w/ 10%+
Oberting Kernan V 44 S. MAIN STREET BOX 17 HANOVER, NH 03755	Â	Â	Â	Member of 13(d) group w/ 10%+

Signatures

By: /s/ Rena Marie Strand, as attorney-in-fact for KVO Capital Management, LLC		04/21/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: /s/ Rena Marie Strand, as attorney-in-fact for K. Oberting		04/21/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: /s/ Rena Marie Strand, as attorney-in-fact for R. Ashton		04/21/2009
**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)	Includes 331,257 shares held in private accounts over which KVO has both voting and dispositive power pursuant to contract. KVO's voting and dispositive power over shares held in these accounts is revocable on or after December 31, 2010. Also includes 33,969 shares held in a private account on behalf of Mr. Ashton, a portfolio manager of KVO, over which KVO has both voting and dispositive power pursuant to contract. KVO's voting and dispositive power over these shares is revocable only if Mr. Ashton terminates his employment with KVO, at which time the right to vote and dispose of those shares will revert to him.
(2)	Mr. Oberting is the Managing Member of KVO. By reason of the provisions of Rule 16a-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), Mr. Oberting may be deemed to beneficially own all of the shares that KVO is deemed to beneficially own. Mr. Oberting disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the securities covered by this Form 3.
(3)	Mr. Ashton is a portfolio manager of KVO. By reason of the provisions of Rule 16a-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), Mr. Ashton may be deemed to beneficially own all of the shares that KVO is deemed to beneficially own. Mr. Ashton disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the securities covered by this Form 3 other than the shares held in a private account on behalf of Mr. Ashton and reported above.

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