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 22, 2002

                               ION NETWORKS, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


        Delaware                      000-13117                22-2413505
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
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        of Incorporation)                                    Identification No.)


           1551 South Washington Avenue
              Piscataway, New Jersey                       08854
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)


(Registrant's telephone number, including area code):   (732) 529-0100



                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)






Item 5.  Other Events.
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     On April 22, 2002,  Ion  Networks,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),  issued a press
release announcing unaudited preliminary fourth quarter revenue.

     A copy of the press release,  which is incorporated by reference herein and
made a part  hereof,  is filed with this  Current  Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit
99.1.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(a)      Not applicable.

(b)      Not applicable.

(c)      Exhibits.
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         Exhibit No.    Description
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          99.1          Press Release of the Company, dated April 22, 2002,
                        announcing unaudited preliminary fourth quarter revenue.


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                                   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.

Date:    April 22, 2002                       ION NETWORKS, INC.


                                              By: /s/ Cameron Saifi
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                                                   Cameron Saifi
                                                   Chief Operating Officer





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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


         Exhibit No.     Description
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         99.1            Press Release of the Company dated April 22, 2002.