Sec Form 4/A Filing - COGNOS, INC. @ AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. - 2010-05-18

FORM 4/A Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 COGNOS, INC. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. [ AVID] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President of Finance (Last) (First) (Middle) 1685 REGIONAL ROAD 174, OTTAWA, ON K4C 1H5 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 05/18/2010 (Street) CANADA 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 05/20/2010 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) ( 1 ) $ 14.3225 ( 1 ) 05/18/2010( 1 ) A( 1 ) 32,000 ( 1 ) 05/18/2011( 1 ) 05/18/2017( 1 ) Common Stock ( 1 ) 32,000 ( 1 ) $ 0 ( 1 ) 32,000 ( 1 ) D ( 1 ) Performance Rights (Restricted Stock Uni ts) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 05/18/2010( 1 ) A( 1 ) 16,000 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 03/31/2021( 1 ) Common Stock ( 1 ) 16,000 ( 1 ) $ 0 ( 1 ) 16,000 ( 1 ) D ( 1 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other COGNOS, INC. 1685 REGIONAL ROAD 174 OTTAWA, ON K4C 1H5 CANADA Vice President of Finance Signatures /s/ John S. LaMountain as Attorney-in-Fact for Jason G. Burke 05/20/2010 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )See Remarks below.

Remarks: The Form 4 to which this amendment relates contained an incorrect CIK code, which mistakenly caused "Cognos Inc." to appear as the name of the reporting person in the filed report on EDGAR instead of "Jason Burke." The Form 4 should be disregarded. A separate Form 4 under the correct CIK code for Mr. Burke will be filed.

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