Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  WANGER LONG TERM OPPORTUNITY FUND II, LP
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/24/2008
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALTIGEN COMMUNICATIONS INC [ATGN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
401 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 1301, 
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)

CHICAGO, IL 60611
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)
Commom Stock 1,582,064
D (1) (2) (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
WANGER LONG TERM OPPORTUNITY FUND II, LP
401 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 1301
CHICAGO, IL 60611
    X    
Wanger Investment Management, Inc.
401 N. MICHIGAN AVE.
SUITE 1301
CHICAGO, IL 60611
    X    
WLTOF GP LLC
401 N. MICHIGAN AVE.
SUITE 1301
CHICAGO, IL 60611
    X    

Signatures

Wanger Long Term Opportunity Fund II, LP, for itself and as designee for the other Reporting Persons 12/12/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

WLTOF GP LLC, General Partner 12/12/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Eric D. Wanger, Managing Member 12/12/2008
**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) Shares held by Reporting Person Wanger Long Term Opportunity Fund II, LP ("WLTOF").
(2) Reporting Person Wanger Investment Management, Inc. ("WIM") manages investment portfolios for clients including WLTOF. In that capacity, WIM has shared voting and dispositive power over the common stock of the Issuer ("Common Stock") held by WLTOF and accordingly is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such Common Stock for Section 16 reporting purposes. Except for such deemed beneficial ownership, WIM does not own any Common Stock or other equity securities of the Issuer. WIM disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock reported hereunder.
(3) Reporting Person WLTOF GP LLC ("GP") is the general partner of WLTOF. In that capacity, GP has shared voting and dispositive power over the Common Stock held by WLTOF and accordingly is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such Common Stock for Section 16 reporting purposes. Except for such deemed beneficial ownership, GP does not own any Common Stock or other equity securities of the Issuer. GP disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock reported hereunder except to the extent of its beneficial interest in WLTOF.
 
Remarks:
The Reporting Persons inadvertently failed to timely file this Form 3 in connection with their status as 10% beneficial
 owners of the common stock of the Issuer effective as of November 24, 2008.  See also the Form 4 filing by the Reporting
 Persons as of the date of this filing which reports all transactions in the common stock of the Issuer since November 24,
 2008, including without limitation certain transactions previously reported.

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