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): April 1, 1997







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



        Connecticut                     1-5513                   06-0682273
(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission File           (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)                  Number)              Identification No.)



               61 Wilton Road, Westport, CT                       06880
         (Address of principal executive offices               (Zip Code)



                                 (203) 226-1144
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)






Item 5.  Other Event

         On  March  31,  1997,  Tridex  Corporation   ("Tridex")   effected  the
previously announced pro rata, tax free distribution (the "Distribution") to its
shareholders of 5,400,000  shares,  or  approximately  80.3%, of the outstanding
common stock of TransAct Technologies  Incorporated ("TransAct") held by Tridex.
As a result,  effective  April 1, 1997,  TransAct is no longer a  subsidiary  of
Tridex.

         The spin-off of TransAct from Tridex completes a series of transactions
begun last year with the initial public  offering of TransAct.  Using funds made
available from  TransAct's  repayment of  intercompany  debt after the offering,
Tridex  repaid  virtually  all of its  outstanding  bank debt in August 1996. In
connection with the Distribution, the Board of Directors accelerated the vesting
of  outstanding  options and issued  notices of  redemption  of all  outstanding
convertible  debentures.  During the period  January 1, 1997  through  March 14,
1997,  the  record  date for the  Distribution,  (a) the  holders  of options to
purchase  599,300  shares of common stock  exercised  those  options and paid an
aggregate exercise price of $4,185,000,  (b) the holders of warrants to purchase
260,632  shares of common stock  exercised  those warrants and paid an aggregate
exercise price of $2,211,000,  (c) the holders of $2,460,000 principal amount of
convertible  debentures converted those debentures into 273,318 shares of common
stock  and (d)  the  holders  of  $1,250,000  principal  amount  of  convertible
promissory  notes  converted those notes into 104,127 shares of common stock. By
completing these transactions,  Tridex now has approximately $10 million in cash
and cash equivalents on its balance sheet, has virtually eliminated its debt and
has  eliminated  virtually  all  previously  outstanding  options,  warrants and
convertible  debt  instruments  which could be  exercised or converted to obtain
shares of common stock.

         Tridex  now  consists  of  its   wholly-owned   subsidiaries   Ultimate
Technology  Corporation  and Cash Bases GB Ltd and its Tridex Ribbons  Division.
Tridex  manufacturers  terminals,  cash drawers and other peripheral devices and
integrated systems for retail point-of-sale and other transaction based market.





                                   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.

                                TRIDEX CORPORATION




Date:  April 16, 1997           By: _____Seth M. Lukash____________________
                                    Seth M. Lukash
                                    Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President
                                    & Chief Operating Officer