UNITED STATES
                       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): September 10, 2004


                           PAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



           Delaware                       1-09720                 16-1434688
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(State or Other Jurisdiction           (Commission              (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                  File Number)         Identification No.)


     PAR Technology Park, 8383 Seneca Turnpike, New Hartford, NY      13413-4991
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         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (315) 738-0600
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                                 Not applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     On September 10, 2004, PAR Technology  Corporation  (the "Company") and its
wholly-owned subsidiary, PSMS Acquisition Inc. (the "Subsidiary"),  entered into
a definitive agreement with Springer-Miller  Systems,  Inc.  ("Springer-Miller")
and John Springer-Miller pursuant to which the Subsidiary has agreed to purchase
substantially  all of the  assets  (including  the equity  interests  in each of
Springer-Miller International,  LLC and Springer-Miller Canada, ULC), and assume
certain  liabilities,  of  Springer-Miller.  The estimated purchase price of the
assets will be approximately  $16.1 million plus an amount equal to the cash and
cash equivalents held by Springer-Miller and its subsidiaries at closing,  which
purchase price shall consist of $3 million worth of Company common stock and the
remainder  in cash.  A portion of the  purchase  price shall be  delivered  into
escrow as a source of payment  for  adjustments  to the  purchase  price and any
indemnification  claims  that may arise.  The  transaction  is expected to close
during the fourth quarter of the Company's  fiscal year pending  satisfaction of
certain customary conditions.

     Springer-Miller,  based in Stowe,  Vermont,  is a developer of software for
hotel  and  restaurant  management.  Following  the  closing,  Springer-Miller's
current  senior  management  team  will  operate  the  acquired  business  as  a
subsidiary of the Company.




                                   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.


                                            PAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION



Date:  September 16, 2004                   By:  /s/ Ronald J. Casciano
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                                                 Ronald J. Casciano
                                                 Vice President, Chief Financial
                                                 Officer and Treasurer