U.S. 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): October 3, 2003


                           NEOMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



DELAWARE                      0-21743                           36-3680347
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(State or Other               (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction                                                 Identification No.)
Incorporation)



      2201 SECOND STREET, SUITE 402, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA          33901
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     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)

(239) 337-3434
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)




ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

On July 25, 2003, NeoMedia Technologies,  Inc. ("NeoMedia") signed a non-binding
letter of intent to acquire and merge with Secure Source Technologies ("SST") of
Silver Spring,  Maryland,  including the  acquisition of seven U.S. and Canadian
patents with Homeland Security and wireless industry applications. On October 3,
2003, NeoMedia and SST signed a definitive merger document (see Exhibit 3.1) and
consummated  the merger on October 8,  2003.  Pursuant  to the Merger  Agreement
dated October 3, 2003,  NeoMedia issued  3,500,000  shares of NeoMedia's  common
stock in exchange for all of the  outstanding  shares of SST. The two  companies
will   centralize   administrative   and  management   functions  at  NeoMedia's
headquarters in Fort Myers, Florida.

Among SST's assets being purchased by NeoMedia are the following eight patents:

     o    US Patent #5,456,498
     o    US Patent #4,588,211
     o    US Patent #6,530,601
     o    US Patent #6,315,329
     o    US Patent #6,089,610
     o    US Patent #4,634,148
     o    US Patent #4,724,309
     o    Canadian Patent #CA 1241037, Application #453664

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ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS.

 Exhibit
 Document
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   99.1      Merger Agreement between NeoMedia
             Technologies, Inc., and Secure Source
             Technologies, Inc., dated October 3, 2003

   99.2      Press release dated October 8, 2003

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                                   SIGNATURES
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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.

                                          NeoMedia Technologies, Inc.
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                                                (Registrant)

Date: October 8, 2003                           By:/s/ Charles T. Jensen
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                                                Charles T. Jensen, President,
                                                Chief Operating Officer, Acting
                                                Chief Executive Officer and
                                                Director

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