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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.34

                             VITRIA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                            STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE
                           1999 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Vitria Technology, Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant to its 1999 Equity Incentive
Plan (the "Plan"), hereby grants to Optionholder an option to purchase the
number of shares of the Company's Common Stock set forth below. This option is
subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in the Stock
Option Agreement, the Plan and the Notice of Exercise, all of which are attached
hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety.

Optionholder:                           _______________________________________

Date of Grant:                          _______________________________________

Vesting Commencement Date:              _______________________________________

Number of Shares Subject to Option:     _______________________________________

Exercise Price (Per Share):             _______________________________________

Total Exercise Price:                   _______________________________________

Expiration Date:                        _______________________________________

TYPE OF GRANT:      [ ] Incentive Stock Option (1)[ ]  Nonstatutory Stock Option

EXERCISE SCHEDULE:  Exercisable as the Shares Vest

VESTING SCHEDULE:   [ ] 1/4th of the shares vest one year after the Vesting
                        Commencement Date.

                        1/48th  of the shares vest monthly thereafter over the
                       next three years.

                    [ ] 1/36th  of the shares vest monthly over the next three
                        years.

PAYMENT:            By one or a combination of the following items (described
                    in the Stock Option Agreement):

                            By cash or check
                            Pursuant to a Regulation T Program if the Shares
                            are publicly traded

ADDITIONAL TERMS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The undersigned Optionholder acknowledges
receipt of, and understands and agrees to, this Grant Notice, the Stock Option
Agreement and the Plan. Optionholder further acknowledges that as of the Date of
Grant, this Grant Notice, the Stock Option Agreement and the Plan set forth the
entire understanding between Optionholder and the Company regarding the
acquisition of stock in the Company and supersede all prior oral and written
agreements on that subject with the exception of (i) options previously granted
and delivered to Optionholder under the Plan, and (ii) the following agreements
only:

         OTHER AGREEMENTS:              _______________________________________
                                        _______________________________________

VITRIA TECHNOLOGY, INC.                 OPTIONHOLDER:

By: __________________________________  _______________________________________
                                            Signature

Title: _______________________________  Date: __________________________________

Date: ________________________________

ATTACHMENTS:  Stock Option Agreement

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(1) If this is an incentive stock option, it (plus your other outstanding
incentive stock options) cannot be first exercisable for more than $100,000 in
any calendar year. Any excess over $100,000 is a nonstatutory stock option.