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                                                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                                       WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                                              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):

                                                          December 17, 2001

                                                         Accelio Corporation
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                                       (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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                          Canada                               1-111898                                N/A
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              (State or Other Jurisdiction of          (Commission File Number)         (I.R.S. Employer Identification
                                                       Incorporation) Number)

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                                        560 Rochester Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5K2, Canada
                                         (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

                                                           (613) 230-3676
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                                        (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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                                    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

     (1) On December 17, 2001, Accelio Corporation (the "Company") confirmed its
receipt of an unsolicited offer from Open Text Corporation to acquire all of the
outstanding  common  shares of the  Company  for a cash price of Cdn.  $2.75 per
share.  The  intention  to make an offer  was  communicated  to the  Company  on
December 14, 2001. The Company's  board of directors will commence its review of
the offer on December 17, 2001.

     (2) On December 17, 2001,  the Company  announced  initial  actions that it
would take in response to the unsolicited  tender offer.  The Company  announced
that it would  create an  independent  committee  of the board of  directors  to
evaluate  potential  options for maximizing  shareholder value and that it would
engage the services of an investment banking firm to act as financial adviser.


ITEM 7. EXHIBITS.

          (a)  Financial statements and pro forma financial information.

               None.

          (b)  Exhibits.

               99.1 Text of Press  Release of the  Company  dated  December  17,
                    2001,  relating to the Company's  confirmation of the tender
                    offer.

               99.2 Text of Press  Release of the  Company  dated  December  17,
                    2001,  relating to the Company's initial actions in response
                    to the tender offer.

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                                   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.



                                   ACCELIO CORPORATION
                                   (Registrant)


                                   By:  /s/ Trey Graham
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                                        Name:   Trey Graham
                                        Title:  Senior Vice President, Finance
                                                and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: December 18, 2001