EXHIBIT 31

                                  CERTIFICATION
            Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

         I, Brian M. Overstreet, the Chief Executive Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer of Sagient Research Systems, Inc., do certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Sagient Research
     Systems, Inc.;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
     a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
     statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
     were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
     report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
     information included in this report, fairly present in all material
     respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
     the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.   I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
     procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
     have:

     a.   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
          disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision
          to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,
          including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me by others
          within those entities, particularly during the period in which this
          report is being prepared;

     b.   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
          and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the
          effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
          of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

     c.   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
          control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
          most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
          reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
          control over financial reporting.

5.   I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
     over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
     committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
     equivalent function):

     a.   All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
          control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
          adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
          summarize and report financial information; and

     b.   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
          employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
          control over financial reporting.

                                             /s/ BRIAN M. OVERSTREET
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                                             Brian M. Overstreet
                                             Chief Executive Officer and
                                             Principal Accounting Officer
Dated:  August 16, 2004

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