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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934



       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 28, 2004
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                           Programmer's Paradise, Inc.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)




             Delaware                  000-26408               13-3136104
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  (State of Other Jurisdiction        (Commission            (IRS Employer
         of Incorporation)            File Number)         Identification No.)



   1157 Shrewsbury Avenue, Shrewsbury, New Jersey                07702
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     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (732) 389-8950
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Item 2.02 and Item 7.01.  Results of  Operations  and  Financial  Condition  and
Regulation FD Disclosure

         On October 28, 2004, Programmer's Paradise, Inc. issued a press release
announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004.
The  information  contained in the press  release,  which is attached as Exhibit
99.1 to this  report,  is  incorporated  by  reference  herein and is  furnished
pursuant to Item 2.02, "Results of Operations and Financial  Condition" and Item
7.01, "Regulation FD Disclosure."





                                    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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                           PROGRAMMER'S PARADISE, INC.

Dated:  October 28, 2004                   By:     /s/ Simon F. Nynens
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                                                   Simon F. Nynens
                                                   Chief Financial Officer




                                Index to Exhibits

Exhibit No.        Description
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99.1               Press  Release dated  October 28, 2004  announcing  financial
                   results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004.