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.



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                                          Brian M. Overstreet
                                          Chief Executive Officer and Principal
                                          Accounting Officer
Dated:  November 15, 2004

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