8-K

                      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): October 14, 2003


                                EMC CORPORATION
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Massachusetts                       1-9853                 No. 04-2680009
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(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)                 File Number)           Identification No.)


176 South Street, Hopkinton, MA                                     01748
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(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (508) 435-1000
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                                      N/A
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        (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)









Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

         (c) Exhibits

             99.1     Press Release of EMC Corporation ("EMC") dated
                      October 14, 2003


Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

         On October 14, 2003, EMC issued a press release announcing
preliminary financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2003. The
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference
herein.

         The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto
shall be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and shall be deemed incorporated by reference
in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or Exchange Act.







                                  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.

                                          EMC CORPORATION


                                          By:  /s/ William J. Teuber, Jr.
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                                               William J. Teuber, Jr.
                                               Executive Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer




Date:    October 14, 2003






                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.     Description
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99.1            Press Release of EMC Corporation dated October 14, 2003

EX-99

                                                            Contact: Greg Eden
                                                                  508-293-7195
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                        eden_greg@emc.com


                           EMC ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY
                             THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

HOPKINTON, Mass. - October 14, 2003 - EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) today
announced preliminary results for the third quarter of 2003, which ended
September 30, 2003. EMC expects total consolidated revenue to be approximately
$1.51 billion and diluted earnings per share to be $0.07, including a $0.02
benefit resulting from the favorable resolution of an income tax audit.

         EMC will announce full third-quarter results on the morning of
Thursday, October 16, 2003. EMC will host a webcast, available at www.EMC.com,
beginning at 8:15 a.m. EDT on October 16, 2003.

         Today, EMC also announced its plan to acquire Documentum, Inc. in a
stock transaction valued at approximately $1.7 billion (see separate release).
EMC and Documentum will host a webcast at the EMC and Documentum homepages,
www.EMC.com and www.documentum.com today at 8:30 a.m. EDT, to discuss the
acquisition.

About EMC

         EMC Corporation is the world leader in information storage systems,
software, networks and services, providing automated networked storage
solutions to help organizations extract the maximum value from their
information, at the lowest total cost, across every point in the information
lifecycle. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at
www.EMC.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal
Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in
the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including
but not limited to: (i) risks associated with strategic investments and
acquisitions, including the challenges and costs of closing, integration,
restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies associated with the announced
plans to acquire LEGATO Systems, Inc. and Documentum, Inc.; (ii) adverse
changes in general economic or market conditions; (iii) delays or reductions in
information technology spending; (iv) the transition to new products, the
uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings, and rapid
technological and market change; (v) insufficient, excess or obsolete
inventory; (vi) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing
pressures; (vii) component quality and availability; (viii) the relative and
varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and
mixture of product and services revenues; (ix) war or acts of terrorism; (x)
the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xi) fluctuating
currency exchange rates; and (xii) other one-time events and other important
factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC disclaims any obligation to update
any such-forward looking statements after the date of this release.