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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): May 1, 2003
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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 7.  Financial Statements, Pro-Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

         (c)  Exhibits

              99.1    Press  Release  dated May 1, 2003  announcing  2003  first
                      quarter results.

Item 9 and 12.  Regulation FD Disclosure and Results of Operations and Financial
Condition

         On May 1, 2003,  Programmer's  Paradise,  Inc.  issued a press  release
announcing  its 2003 first quarter  results.  The  information  contained in the
press  release  filed as Exhibit  99.1 to this report is  furnished  pursuant to
Regulation FD and Item 12.







                                    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:  May 5, 2003                     By: /s/ Simon F. Nynens
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                                            Simon F. Nynens
                                            Chief Financial Officer






                                Index to Exhibits
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Exhibit No.       Description
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99.1              Press Release dated May 1, 2003  announcing 2003 first quarter
                  results.