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


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 17, 2003


                          Concord Communications, Inc.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)




                                                                                      

           Massachusetts                                          0-23067                       04-2710876
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(State or Other Jurisdiction                                     (Commission                  (IRS Employer
   of Incorporation)                                             File Number)               Identification No.)



                                                                                         

     400 Nickerson Road, Marlboro, Massachusetts                                                 01752
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         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                                (Zip Code)




       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (508) 460-4646
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                                 Not applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)








ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

      (c) Exhibits.



            Exhibit Number                           Description
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                99.1                 Form of press release dated April 16, 2003.



ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. (ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL
CONDITION.)

      This Current Report on Form 8-K of Concord Communications, Inc. (the
"Company") is intended to be furnished under "Item 12. Results of Operations and
Financial Condition" but is instead furnished under "Item 9. Regulation FD
Disclosure" in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Release No.
33-8126. The following information, including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall
not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by
specific reference in such filing.

      On April 16, 2003, the Company issued a press release announcing
additional results of operations for the quarterly period ending March 31, 2003.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.









                                   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.

                              CONCORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.



Date:  April 17, 2003         By: /s/  Melissa H. Cruz
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                                  Melissa H. Cruz

                                  Executive Vice President of Business Services,
                                  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



 Exhibit Number                         Description
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    99.1                                Form of press release dated April 16, 2003.