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FORM 3UNITED 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*
Norris Larry

(Last)(First)(Middle)
900 E. HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 400

(Street)
CAMPBELLCA95008

(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/03/2008
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RAINMAKER SYSTEMS INC [RMKR]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director10% Owner
XOfficer (give title below)Other (specify below)
General Manager
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 3,219
D
 
Common Stock (Restricted Share Award) 7,500 (1)
D
 
Common Stock (Restricted Share Award) 21,875 (2)
D
 
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 Excercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Stock Option  (3)02/19/2017 Common Stock 15,000 $ 9.5 D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents the remaining unvested portion of a restricted share award of 10,000 shares granted on 2/19/07 which vests 25% annually over a 4-year period from the date of grant.
2. Represents the remaining unvested portion of a restricted share award of 25,000 shares granted on 11/19/07 which vests in equal quarterly installments over a 4-year period from the date of grant.
3. Options vest over a 4-year period, 25% at the end of 12 months from the vesting begin date of 1/26/07 and in equal monthly installments over the subsequent 36 months.
Steve Valenzuela (POA on file)07/03/2008
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
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POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints 
Michael Silton or Steve Valenzuela, and each of them acting or signing alone, as 
his or her true 
and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's 
capacity as an 
officer and/or director of Rainmaker Systems, Inc. (the "Company"), any and all 
reports required 
to be filed by the undersigned in accordance with Section 16(a) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2)do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned 
which may 
be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 or 
other required 
report and timely file such report with the United States Securities and 
Exchange Commission 
and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the 
foregoing 
which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the 
best interest of, or 
legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents 
executed by such 
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned, pursuant to this Power of 
Attorney, shall be in such 
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may 
approve in his 
discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and 
authority to do and 
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, and proper 
to be done in 
the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all 
intents and purposes as 
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of 
substitution or 
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or 
his or her substitute 
or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of 
Attorney and the 
rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that no such 
attorney-in-fact, 
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is hereby 
assuming, nor is the 
Company hereby assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply 
with Section 16 
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the 
undersigned is no longer 
required to file reports under Section 16 with respect to the undersigned's 
holdings of and 
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the 
undersigned in a 
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be 
executed as 
of this 3rd day of July, 2008.


Signature: /s/ Larry Norris
 
Printed Name:  Larry T Norris                                         




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