SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): March 20, 2003
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                      Access Solutions International, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                    DELAWARE
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


        000-28920                                    050426298
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(Commission file number)            (IRS Employer Identification Number)


                    850 Main Street, East Greenwich, RI 02818
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 401-885-5544
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Items 2, 5.   Acquisition or Disposition of Assets; Other Events.
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         On March 20, 2003, Access Solutions International, Inc. (the "Company")
signed an agreement  (the "Note  Agreement")  with Paperclip  Software,  Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Paperclip"), in which Paperclip agreed to pay the Company
$101,382 in cash as payment in full under the promissory  note of Paperclip held
by the Company  (the  "Note").  The  original  principal  amount of the Note was
$405,530,   and  the  principal  amount   outstanding  on  March  20,  2003  was
approximately  $135,176.  The Note was originally payable in monthly instalments
through December 2003. In connection with the Note Agreement, the Company agreed
to terminate the security agreement securing payments on the Note.

         On the same date,  March 20,  2003,  the Company  entered  into a Stock
Purchase  Agreement  (the "Stock  Purchase  Agreement")  with William Weiss (the
"Purchaser"),  who is the Chief  Executive  Officer of  Paperclip,  in which the
Purchaser  purchased  from the  Company  3,649,543  shares of Series A Preferred
Stock,  par value $0.01 per share,  of  Paperclip.  The  purchase  price for the
shares was $106,986.

         The descriptions of the Note Agreement and the Stock Purchase Agreement
do not purport to be complete  and are  qualified  entirely by  reference to the
terms of those agreements,  which are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2,
respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits.

         Exhibit Number            Description
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         Exhibit 99.1              Agreement  dated as of March 20, 2003, by and
                                   between Paperclip  Software,  Inc. and Access
                                   Solutions International, Inc.

         Exhibit 99.2              Stock  Purchase  Agreement  dated as of March
                                   20,  2003,  by and between  Access  Solutions
                                   International, Inc. and William Weiss.




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                                   SIGNATURES


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

                          ACCESS SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                          By:      /s/  Thomas E. Gardner
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                                   Thomas E. Gardner
                                   Chairman and Treasurer

Dated:  March 21, 2003

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                                  Exhibit Index

         Exhibit Number            Description
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         Exhibit 99.1              Agreement  dated as of March 20, 2003, by and
                                   between Paperclip  Software,  Inc. and Access
                                   Solutions International, Inc.

         Exhibit 99.2              Stock  Purchase  Agreement  dated as of March
                                   20,  2003,  by and between  Access  Solutions
                                   International, Inc. and William Weiss.












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