Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Galaznik Kenneth
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Bridgeline Software, Inc. [BLSW]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BRIDGELINE SOFTWARE, 10 SIXTH ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/24/2008
(Street)

WOBURN, MA 01801
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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

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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year)
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
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 0.9 10/24/2008   A   45,000     (1) 10/09/2018 Common Stock 45,000 $ 0 (2) 45,000 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 1.76 10/24/2008   D     10,000   (3) 08/19/2018 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 (2) 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 3.69 10/24/2008   D     10,000   (4) 10/26/2017 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 (2) 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 3.75 10/24/2008   D     25,000   (5) 09/29/2016 Common Stock 25,000 $ 0 (2) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Galaznik Kenneth
C/O BRIDGELINE SOFTWARE
10 SIXTH ROAD
WOBURN, MA 01801
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Gary Cebula, as attorney-in-fact   10/28/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) This option will become exercisable with respect to 1/3 of the underlying shares on each of October 9, 2009, October 9, 2010 and October 9, 2011.
(2) The reporting person agreed to cancellation of options granted to him on each of September 29, 2006, October 26, 2007 and August 19, 2008, in exchange for a new option to purchase the same number of shares having a lower exercise price.
(3) This option would have become exercisable with respect to 1/3 of the underlying shares on each of August 19, 2009, August 19, 2010 and August 19, 2011.
(4) This option would have become exercisable with respect to 1/3 of the underlying shares on each of October 26, 2008, October 26, 2009 and October 26, 2010.
(5) This option became exercisable with respect to 1/3 of the underlying shares on each of September 29, 2007, September 29, 2008 and September 29, 2009.

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