FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Advent European Co-Investment Fund Limited Partnership 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/02/2004 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EVOLVING SYSTEMS INC [EVOL] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, 75 STATE STREET, 29TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Member of group > 10% 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BOSTON, MA 02109 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock	11/02/2004	  (1)	Common Stock	2,899,998	$ 3.5	I	see footnote (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Advent European Co-Investment Fund Limited Partnership C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL 75 STATE STREET, 29TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02109	Â	Â	Â	Member of group > 10%

Signatures

/s/ Janet L. Hennessy, Vice President		11/12/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Not Applicable (Each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible at any time).
(2)	Advent European Co-Investment Fund Limited Partnership may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 966,666 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock held by Tertio Telecoms Group Ltd., which is convertible into 2,899,998 shares of Common Stock. Advent European Co-Investment Fund Limited Partnership disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock held by Tertio Telecoms Group Ltd., other than those shares which are indirectly beneficially owned by Advent European Co-Investment Fund Limited Partnership and in which Advent European Co-Investment Fund Limited Partnership has a pecuniary interest.

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