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: AUGUST 18, 2004
                        (Date of earliest event reported)



                            FRONT PORCH DIGITAL INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                                     NEVADA
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)



      333-16031                                                  86-0793960
(Commission File No.)                                         (I.R.S. Employer
                                                             Identification No.)


                                1140 PEARL STREET
                             BOULDER, COLORADO 80302
               (Address of principal executive offices; zip code)

                          (303) 440-7930 (Registrant's
                     telephone number, including area code)


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





ITEM 7        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

              (c)    Exhibits.

              NUMBER   DOCUMENTS

              99.1   Press release of Front Porch Digital Inc. dated August 18,
                     2004 announcing the consummation of the merger.


ITEM 9.       REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

              On August 18, 2004, Front Porch Digital Inc. (the "Company")
issued a press release announcing the consummation of the merger with
ManagedStorage International, Inc. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

              The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K
(including the exhibits hereto) is being furnished under Item 9, "Regulation FD
Disclosure." As such, the information (including the exhibit) herein shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into
a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.




                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                    FRONT PORCH DIGITAL INC.


Date:  August 18, 2004              By: /s/ MATTHEW RICHMAN
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                                        Matthew Richman
                                        Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer




                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

  EXHIBIT NUMBER     EXHIBIT TITLE

       99.1          Press release of Front Porch Digital Inc. dated August 18,
                     2004 announcing the consummation of the merger.