SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    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): December 28, 2001
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                              RADIANT SYSTEMS, INC.
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                            (Exact name of registrant
                          as specified in its charter)




            Georgia                0-22065                   11-2749765
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       (State or other           (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
       jurisdiction of           File Number)            Identification No.)
       incorporation)




     3925 Brookside Parkway, Alpharetta, Georgia           30022
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       (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)




       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 576-6000
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)



Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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 (a)     Financial Statements:  None
 (b)     Pro Forma Financial Statements:  None
 (c)     Exhibits.  The following exhibits are filed with this Report:

         99.1 - Press Release of the Registrant (December 28, 2001)

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.
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         On December 28, 2001, the Company issued a press release. A copy of the
press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.


                                   SIGNATURES

       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.

                                            RADIANT SYSTEMS, INC.

                                            By: /s/ John H. Heyman
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                                                John H. Heyman
                                                Executive Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer

Dated:  December 28, 2001






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number          Exhibit Name
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99.1            Press Release dated December 28, 2001