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): July 31, 2003
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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 July 31, 2003.

ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On July 31, 2003, 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 June 30,
2003.




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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: July 31, 2003                            By: /s/ Michael A. Tzannes
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                                                    Michael A. Tzannes
                                                    Chief Executive Officer




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


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  99.1                   Press release issued by Aware, Inc. on July 31, 2003.








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