SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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          Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):   May 6, 2004
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                                   AWARE, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        MASSACHUSETTS                000-21129                   04-2911026
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission                (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)             File Number)             Identification No.)


                    40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD, MA, 01730
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (781) 276-4000



                                 NOT APPLICABLE
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     No financial statements are required to be filed as part of this Report.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

   Number          Description
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   99.1            Press release issued by Aware, Inc. on May 6, 2004.

ITEM 12.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

     On May 6, 2004, Aware, Inc. issued the press release, attached to this Form
8-K as Exhibit 99.1, describing the results of operations and financial
condition of the company as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2004.






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                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                              AWARE, INC.


Dated: May 6, 2004                            By: /s/ Michael A. Tzannes
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                                                  Michael A. Tzannes
                                                  Chief Executive Officer

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


  Number            Description
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  99.1              Press release issued by Aware, Inc. on May 6, 2004.













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