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):
                                 January 6, 2005



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



               Minnesota                 0-8141             41-0835746
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     (State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission         (IRS Employer
           of Incorporation)          File Number)      Identification No.)

                               5101 Shady Oak Road
                           Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (952) 352-4000


                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 5, 2005, Black Box Corporation (NASDAQ:BBOX) issued a news
release announcing that the early termination of the waiting period under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as amended, with respect to
its intended acquisition of Norstan, Inc. (NASDAQ:NRRD), was granted on January
4, 2005. A copy of that press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report
and is incorporated by reference into this item.

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (a)      Not Applicable

         (b)      Not Applicable

         (c)      Exhibits.

                                  99.1   News Release dated January 5, 2005


                                   SIGNATURES

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


                                   NORSTAN, INC.


Date:  January 6, 2005             /s/ Robert J. Vold
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                                   Robert J. Vold
                                   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
                                   Officer