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        NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING                    SEC FILE NUMBER
                                                           0-28008
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                                                        CUSIP NUMBER
                                                        83169 M-20-3
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(Check One):|X|Form 10-K  | |Form 20-F | |Form 11-K  | |Form 10-Q  | |Form N-SAR


     For Period Ended:                  December 31, 2001
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     [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K
     [ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F
     [ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K
     [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
     [ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
     For the Transition Period Ended:
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                   VERIFIED ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.
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If the notification  relates to a portion of the filing checked above,  identify
the item(s) to which the notification relates:

PART I -- REGISTRANT INFORMATION

       SmartServ Online, Inc.
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Full Name of Registrant

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Former Name if Applicable

        One Station Place
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)


        Stamford, CT  06902
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City, State and Zip Code

PART II -- RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)

If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should
be completed. (Check appropriate box.)

    (a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form
        could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;

    (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form
        10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-SAR, or portion thereof, will be
        filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed
[X]     due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form
        10-Q, or portion thereof will be filed on or before the fifth calendar
        day following the prescribed due date; and

    (c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c)
        has been attached if applicable.



PART III -- NARRATIVE

State below in reasonable  detail why the Form 10-K, 11-K, 20-F 10-Q,  N-SAR, or
the  transition  report  or  portion  thereof,  could  not be filed  within  the
prescribed time period.

The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December
31,  2001 could not be filed  within the  prescribed  time  period  because  the
Registrant, which has a small accounting staff, has devoted substantial time and
efforts to recent business matters  affecting the Registrant.  As a result,  the
Registrant  has not been able to finalize the Annual  Report for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2001.


PART IV--OTHER INFORMATION

(1)  Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to
     this notification

        Thomas W. Haller                203                    353-5650
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              (Name)                  (Area Code)          (Telephone Number)

(2)  Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or
     15(d) of the Securities Exchange |X| Act of 1934 or Section
     30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the
     preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the
     registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed?        YES   NO
     If answer is no, identify report(s).                              [X]   [ ]

(3)  Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of
     operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal
     year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be           YES   NO
     included in the subject report or portion thereof?                [X]   [ ]

If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and
quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate
of results cannot be made.

See Attachment A, a press release dated April 1, 2002.

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                              SmartServ Online, Inc
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                  (Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  April 1, 2002               By:    /s/ Thomas W. Haller
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                                      Thomas W. Haller, Chief Executive Officer

INSTRUCTION: The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant or
by any other duly authorized representative. The name and title of the person
signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature. If the
statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized representative
(other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative's authority to
sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.

                                    ATTENTION

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                                  ATTACHMENT A

PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION

                   SMARTSERV ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS

STAMFORD, CT - April 1, 2002 - SMARTSERV ONLINE, INC. (NASDAQ:  SSOL), a leading
Web and wireless application services provider,  today announced results for the
fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2001.

The Company reported  revenues for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2001 of
$24,979  compared to $1,218,948 for the quarter ended December 31, 2000. The net
loss for the  fourth  quarter  was  $4,465,782,  or $0.73 per basic and  diluted
share,  compared to net income of  $478,530,  or $0.09 per basic share and $0.06
per diluted  share for the quarter  ended  December  31,  2000.  Exclusive  of a
non-cash,  stock-based compensation charge of $525,110 for the fourth quarter of
2001 and a non-cash  credit for  stock-based  compensation of $3,503,377 for the
2000 quarter,  net losses for the quarters ended December 31, 2001 and 2000 were
$3,940,672,  or $0.64 per basic share and diluted share, and $3,024,847 or $0.55
per basic and diluted  share,  respectively.  The decrease in revenues  resulted
primarily   from  the   previously   disclosed   termination  of  the  Company's
relationship  with Data  Transmission  Network Corp (DTN)  effective  August 31,
2001.

Revenues for the twelve months ended December 31, 2001 were $3,297,806  compared
to revenues of $4,207,696 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2000. The net
loss for the twelve months ended December 31, 2001 was $14,819,860, or $2.52 per
basic and  diluted  share,  compared to a net loss of  $6,959,737,  or $1.56 per
basic and diluted  share for the year ended  December  31,  2000.  Exclusive  of
non-cash,  stock-based  compensation charges of $1,260,125 for 2001 and $471,226
for  2000,  net  losses  for the years  ended  December  31,  2001 and 2000 were
$13,559,735,  or $2.30 per basic and diluted  share and  $6,488,511 or $1.45 per
basic and diluted share, respectively.

"SmartServ  is focused on  capitalizing  on the momentum in the wireless  sector
both here and abroad," noted Sam Cassetta, CEO of SmartServ. "The demand for our
SmartServQ(TM)  wireless SMS (Short Messaging Service)  application in the Asia/
Pacific  region,  evidenced  by our recent  contracts  with three of Hong Kong's
largest carriers,  including Hutchison  Telecommunications  (PNK:HUWHY.PK),  has
helped establish key market share for us in that region," he continued.

"In  addition,  we  have  entered  into  an  agreement  with a  leading  global,
full-service investment banking and securities brokerage firm to disseminate its
proprietary  research and financial data via mobile devices.  Their satisfaction
with the results of the initial  agreement  led to the recent  award of a second
contract from the firm,  reflecting  our  determination  to build on SmartServ's
existing relationships," added Mr. Cassetta. "We are more confident than ever in
our  ability  to  generate  new  business  opportunities  in both the  financial
services  and  telecommunications  industries,  and to establish  key  strategic
alliances that can serve as the foundation for generating  future  revenues," he
concluded.

ABOUT SMARTSERV

SmartServ  (NASDAQ:SSOL),  founded in 1993, is a B2B wireless  technology leader
with a focus on providing  financial  institutions and network service providers
with potent,  real-time  financial  applications and transaction routing systems
for virtually any portable device,  such as PDAs, RIM and mobile handsets,  over
any wireless network, including GSM, CDMA and the future 3G.




SmartServ's   products   include   sophisticated   engines  capable  of  routing
high-volume  transactions,  alerts,  real-time global market quotes, and news to
multiple  destinations;  proprietary W2W Middleware(TM)  that configures content
and  applications  for a wide  array of  devices  and  networks;  and a suite of
applications  designed  so  that  businesses  and  their  customers  can  access
real-time  or  streaming   information  in  order  to  make  critical  financial
decisions. Visit SmartServ at http://www.smartserv.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release may contain forward-looking  statements that involve risks and
uncertainties.  Forward-looking  statements in this document and those made from
time-to-time  by the Company are made under the safe  harbor  provisions  of the
Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking  statements
concerning  future plans or results are  necessarily  only  estimates and actual
results could differ  materially from  expectations.  Certain factors that could
cause  or  contribute  to such  differences  include,  and are not  limited  to,
potential  fluctuations in quarterly results,  the size and timing of awards and
performances on contracts, dependence on large contracts and a limited number of
customers,  dependence on wireless and/or internet networks of third-parties for
certain products and services,  lengthy sales and implementation cycles, changes
in management  estimates incident to accounting for contracts,  availability and
cost of key  components,  market  acceptance  of new or  enhanced  products  and
services,   proprietary   technology   and  changing   technology,   competitive
conditions,  system  performance,  management  of  growth,  the  risk  that  the
Company's  current and future  products and  services  may contain  errors or be
affected by technical  problems that would be difficult and costly to detect and
correct,  dependence  on  key  personnel  and  general  economic  and  political
conditions and other factors  affecting  spending by customers,  and other risks
described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.