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 *   Kanen David 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/22/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ASTEA INTERNATIONAL INC [ATEA] (Last) (First) (Middle) 10141 SWEET BAY COURT 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) PARKLAND, FL 33076 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ 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) Common Stock 2,600 (1) (2) D   Common Stock 162,250 (1) (2) I The Philotimo Fund LP Common Stock 194,710 (1) (2) I Kanen Wealth Management LLC (3)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kanen David 10141 SWEET BAY COURT PARKLAND, FL 33076	Â	  X	Â	Â
Kanen Wealth Management LLC 10141 SWEET BAY COURT PARKLAND, FL 33076	Â	  X	Â	Â
Philotimo Fund, LP 5850 CORAL RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 309 CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33076	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ David L. Kanen		10/25/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Kanen Wealth Management LLC By: David L. Kanen, Managing Member		10/25/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ The Philotimo Fund By: David L. Kanen		10/25/2018
**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)	This Form 3 is filed jointly by David Kanen, Kanen Wealth Management, LLC ("KWM") and the Philotimo Fund, LP (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be a member of a group that may be deemed to collectively beneficially own more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. The filing of this Form 3 shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any securities of the Issuer he or it does not directly own.
(2)	Mr. Kanen beneficially owns, pursuant to the beneficial ownership rules of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), 359,560 shares of Common Stock, which represent approximately 10.0% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Pursuant to such beneficial ownership rules, Mr. Kanen, as the managing member of KWM, may be deemed to beneficially own the 197,310 shares of Common Stock held in customer accounts managed by KWM (including the 2,600 shares held in Mr. Kanen's account) and the 162,250 shares of Common Stock held by The Philotimo Fund LLC, of which KWM is the general partner. Mr. Kanen expressly disclaims such beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Kanen does not have a pecuniary interest under Section 16 of the Exchange Act in the shares of Common Stock held in customer accounts managed by KWM other than the 2,600 shares held in Mr. Kanen's account.
(3)	Kanen Wealth Management LLC ("KWM") does not have a pecuniary interest in the shares of Common Stock held in customer accounts managed by KWM.The number reflected above excludes 2,600 shares held in Mr. Kanen's account as described in footnote 2 above.

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