U.S. 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 18, 2005


                           NEOMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                           ---------------------------
             (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 of Incorporation)                               Identification No.)


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)

Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS;  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
           APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

      On April 18, 2005, NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. ("NeoMedia") announced that
is has named Martin N. Copus, a global and interactive  marketing  executive who
has  worked  with  many of the  world's  leading  brands,  as its COO and to the
newly-created  position of chief executive of its PaperClick  wireless  business
unit.

      Mr. Copus will report to Charles T. Jensen, President and CEO of NeoMedia.
Mr. Jensen also previously also held the COO title.

      Prior to joining  NeoMedia,  Mr. Copus was Managing Director of 12Snap UK,
an internationally-acclaimed, award-winning mobile marketing company focusing on
wireless  channels,  where he led development and  implementation of interactive
marketing  programs  for  major  blue-chip  companies  including  McDonald's(R),
Kellogg(R),  Procter & Gamble(R),  Coca-Cola(R),  Safeway(R),  Budweiser(R), and
20th Century Fox(R). Prior to running the U.K. operations of 12Snap, Mr. Copus's
background  included  assignments  as executive  director of  Huntsworth  PLC, a
marketing  services group listed on the main board of the London Stock Exchange;
Worldwide   Board  Director  of  Interpublic   Group's   Ammirati  Puris  Lintas
advertising  unit;  and senior  vice  president  of Leo  Burnett  Company  Inc.,
Chicago,  responsible for its Marlboro(R) USA advertising and marketing services
account.  Mr. Copus holds a B.A. and an M.A. in modern  languages, both from
Oxford University.

      Subject  to  authorization,  Mr.  Copus will  relocate  to Fort Myers from
London,  where he will be  responsible  for NeoMedia's  worldwide  PaperClick(R)
business, overseeing the sales, technical, and marketing staffs in Chicago, Fort
Myers  and  London,   together  with  the  company's  international  network  of
value-added resellers.

      NeoMedia's  press  release with respect to Mr.  Copus'  hiring is attached
hereto as exhibit 16.1.
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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.

                                        NeoMedia Technologies, Inc.
                                        ---------------------------
                                               (Registrant)


Date: April 18, 2005                    By: /s/ Charles T. Jensen
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Charles T. Jensen, President,
                                            Chief Executive Officer and Director
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

            Exhibit       Document
            -------       --------

            16.1          Press release dated April 18, 2005
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U.S. 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 18, 2005

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

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

2201 Second Street, Suite 402, Fort Myers, Florida                      33901
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)

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

Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

      |_|   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
            (17 CFR 230.425)

      |_|   Soliciting  material  pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
            (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

      |_|   Pre-commencement  communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
            Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

      |_|   Pre-commencement  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
            Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS;  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
           APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

      On April 18, 2005, NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. ("NeoMedia") announced that
is has named Martin N. Copus, a global and interactive  marketing  executive who
has  worked  with  many of the  world's  leading  brands,  as its COO and to the
newly-created  position of chief executive of its PaperClick  wireless  business
unit.

      Mr. Copus will report to Charles T. Jensen, President and CEO of NeoMedia.
Mr. Jensen also previously also held the COO title.

      Prior to joining  NeoMedia,  Mr. Copus was Managing Director of 12Snap UK,
an internationally-acclaimed, award-winning mobile marketing company focusing on
wireless  channels,  where he led development and  implementation of interactive
marketing  programs  for  major  blue-chip  companies  including  McDonald's(R),
Kellogg(R),  Procter & Gamble(R),  Coca-Cola(R),  Safeway(R),  Budweiser(R), and
20th Century Fox(R). Prior to running the U.K. operations of 12Snap, Mr. Copus's
background  included  assignments  as executive  director of  Huntsworth  PLC, a
marketing  services group listed on the main board of the London Stock Exchange;
Worldwide   Board  Director  of  Interpublic   Group's   Ammirati  Puris  Lintas
advertising  unit;  and senior  vice  president  of Leo  Burnett  Company  Inc.,
Chicago,  responsible for its Marlboro(R) USA advertising and marketing services
account.  Mr. Copus holds a B.A. and an M.A. in modern  languages, both from
Oxford University.

      Subject  to  authorization,  Mr.  Copus will  relocate  to Fort Myers from
London,  where he will be  responsible  for NeoMedia's  worldwide  PaperClick(R)
business, overseeing the sales, technical, and marketing staffs in Chicago, Fort
Myers  and  London,   together  with  the  company's  international  network  of
value-added resellers.

      NeoMedia's  press  release with respect to Mr.  Copus'  hiring is attached
hereto as exhibit 16.1.
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.

                                        NeoMedia Technologies, Inc.
                                        ---------------------------
                                               (Registrant)

Date: April 18, 2005                    By: /s/ Charles T. Jensen
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Charles T. Jensen, President,
                                            Chief Executive Officer and Director
EXHIBIT INDEX

            Exhibit       Document
            -------       --------

            16.1          Press release dated April 18, 2005