
 EXHIBIT 32.1

               Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer
                      Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 Solely for the  purposes of complying  with 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, I,  the
 undersigned Chief Executive Officer  of Jack Henry  & Associates, Inc.  (the
 "Company"), hereby  certify that  the  Annual Report  on  Form 10-K  of  the
 Company for  the  fiscal year  ended  June  30, 2004  (the  "Report")  fully
 complies with the requirements of Section  13(a) of the Securities  Exchange
 Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
 all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations  of
 the Company.



 Dated:  August 30, 2004
                                             /s/ John F. Prim
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                                             John F. Prim
                                             Chief Executive Officer

