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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission <BR>on May 23, 2003  </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Registration No.
333-_____ </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION <BR>Washington, D. C. 20549<BR> <BR>FORM S-8  </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>ePRESENCE, INC. </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)  </FONT></P>


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     <TD WIDTH="250" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b> Massachusetts</B>               <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(State or Other Jurisdiction of      <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation or Organization)     <BR>
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&nbsp;<b>120 Flanders Road, Westboro, Massachusetts</b><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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     <TD WIDTH="250" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>04-2798394</b><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Identification Number)<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>01581</b><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Zip Code)
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<P ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3"><B>2001 STOCK INCENTIVE
PLAN</B> </FONT> <BR> <FONT SIZE="2">(Full Title of the Plan) </FONT> </P>


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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3"><B>Kevin F. Newman, Esq.<BR>ePresence,
Inc. <BR>120 Flanders Road<BR>Westboro, Massachusetts 01581</B> </FONT> <BR>
<FONT SIZE="2">(Name and Address of Agent For Service) </FONT> </p>

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<BR><FONT SIZE="2">(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)  </FONT></P>

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     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Title of securities to<BR>
be registered</FONT><HR WIDTH="95%" SIZE="1" COLOR="Black" ALIGN="Left"></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Amount to be<BR>
registered</FONT><HR WIDTH="95%" SIZE="1" COLOR="Black" ALIGN="Left"></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Proposed maximum<BR>
offering price per<BR>
share</FONT><HR WIDTH="95%" SIZE="1" COLOR="Black" ALIGN="Left"></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Proposed maximum<BR>
aggregate offering<BR>
price</FONT><HR WIDTH="95%" SIZE="1" COLOR="Black" ALIGN="Center"></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Amount of<BR>
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     <TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Stock $.01 par value</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>550,000 shares</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$2.39 (1)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$1,314,500(1)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$106.34</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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                    <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=6%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(1) </FONT></TD>
                    <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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                    Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, and based
                    upon the average of the high and low sale prices of the Common Stock on the
                    NASDAQ National Market on May 19, 2003 in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h)
                    under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </FONT></P></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Statement of
Incorporation by Reference </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Registration Statement on Form S-8 incorporates by reference the contents of (i) Part I
and (ii) Part II, Items 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9, of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 Form
No. 333-87984, filed by the Registrant on May 10, 2002 relating to the Registrant&#146;s
2001 Stock Incentive Plan. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Item
5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.  </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
applicable.</I> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Item
8. Exhibits. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index are filed herewith. </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities
Act&#148;), the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
Westboro, Massachusetts on the 22nd day of May, 2003. </FONT></P>




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     <TH WIDTH="100"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3">ePRESENCE, INC.
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     <TD WIDTH="300"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR><u>By: /s/Richard M. Spaulding</U><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Richard M. Spaulding<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senior Vice President and<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>POWER OF ATTORNEY </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We,
the undersigned officers and directors of ePresence, Inc., hereby severally constitute
William P. Ferry, Richard M. Spaulding, Kevin F. Newman and William S. Gehrke, and each of
them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them
singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to
said Registration Statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and behalf
in our capacities as officers and directors to enable ePresence, Inc. to comply with all
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming
our signatures as they may be signed by said attorneys, or any of them, to said
Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto. </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed
below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P>



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     <TH COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="Left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Signature </FONT> </TH>
     <TH COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="Left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Title </FONT> </TH>
     <TH COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="Left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Date </FONT> </TH></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=40% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>/s/William P. Ferry</U> </FONT> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH=2% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">President, Chief Executive </FONT> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH=2% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH=19% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">May 22, 2003 </FONT> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH=2% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="Left" VALIGN="Top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">William P. Ferry </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>/s/Richard M. Spaulding</U> </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Senior Vice President and Chief </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">May 22, 2003 </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="Left" VALIGN="Top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Richard M. Spaulding </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) </FONT> </TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>/s/John F. Burton</U> </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">May 22, 2003 </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">John F. Burton </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>/s/Albert A. Notini</U> </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">May 22, 2003 </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Albert A. Notini </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>/s/John J. Rando</U> </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">May 22, 2003 </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">John J. Rando </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>/s/Fontaine K. Richardson</U> </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">May 22, 2003 </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Fontaine K. Richardson </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>/s/Robert M. Wadsworth</U> </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">May 22, 2003 </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Robert M. Wadsworth </FONT> </TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Exhibit Number </FONT> </TH>
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     <TD WIDTH="50"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">4<SUP>(1)</SUP> </FONT> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH="100"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH="450"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Specimen Certificate for shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Registrant </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">5 </FONT> </TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Opinion of Hale and Dorr LLP </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">23.1 </FONT> </TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Consent of Hale and Dorr LLP (included in Exhibit 5) </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">23.2 </FONT> </TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">23.3 </FONT> </TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">24 </FONT> </TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT> </TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement) </FONT> </TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=94%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;          Incorporated
herein by reference from the Registrant&#146;s Registration           Statement on Form
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>HALE AND DORR LLP <BR> Counsellors at Law<BR> 60 State Street<BR>Boston, Massachusetts 02109 <BR>617-526-6000/Fax 617-526-5000</FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>May 22, 2003  </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>ePresence, Inc.<BR>120 Flanders
Road <BR>Westboro, Massachusetts
01581</FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Re: 2001 Stock Incentive
Plan </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Ladies and Gentlemen: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
have assisted in the preparation of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the
&#147;Registration Statement&#148;) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) relating to 550,000 shares of Common Stock, $.01
par value per share (the &#147;Shares&#148;), of ePresence, Inc., a Massachusetts
corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), issuable pursuant to the Company&#146;s 2001 Stock
Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
have examined the Second Amended and Restated Articles of Organization of the Company, as
amended, the By-Laws of the Company, as amended, and originals, or copies certified to our
satisfaction, of all pertinent records of the meetings of the directors and stockholders
of the Company, the Registration Statement and such other documents relating to the
Company as we have deemed material for the purposes of this opinion. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
our examination of the foregoing documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all
signatures and the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the
conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or
photostatic copies, the authenticity of the originals of any such documents and the legal
competence of all signatories to such documents. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
assume that the appropriate action will be taken, prior to the offer and the sale of the
Shares issuable pursuant to the Plan, to register and qualify the Shares for sale under
all applicable state securities or &#147;blue sky&#148; laws. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
express no opinion herein as to the laws of any state or jurisdiction other than the state
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the federal laws of the United States of
America. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Based
upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Company has duly
authorized for issuance the Shares and such Shares, when issued and paid for in accordance
with the terms of the Plan and for a consideration in excess of par value per share, will
be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It
is understood that this opinion is to be used only in connection with the offer and sale
of the Shares while the Registration Statement is in effect. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please
note that we are opining only as to the matters expressly set forth herein, and no opinion
should be inferred as to any other matters. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation
S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In
giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose
consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of
the Commission. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Very
truly yours,  </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/Hale and
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
ACCOUNTANTS </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>We hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated
February 1, 2001, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of
ePresence, Inc., for the period ending December 31, 2000, which appears in
ePresence&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. </FONT></P>

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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP<BR>PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP <BR>Boston, MA <BR>May 22, 2003</FONT></P>




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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
AUDITORS </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement on Form S-8
pertaining to the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan of ePresence, Inc. of our report dated January 23, 2003 with respect to the financial statements
and schedules of ePresence Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/Ernst
&amp; Young LLP  </FONT>
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Form S-8 re 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
on May 23, 2003
Registration No.
333-_____
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ePRESENCE, INC.
(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Massachusetts
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
120 Flanders Road, Westboro, Massachusetts
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
04-2798394
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
01581
(Zip Code)
2001 STOCK INCENTIVE
PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Kevin F. Newman, Esq.
ePresence,
Inc.
120 Flanders Road
Westboro, Massachusetts 01581
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(508) 898-1000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Title of securities to
be registered
Amount to be
registered
Proposed maximum
offering price per
share
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock $.01 par value
550,000 shares
$2.39 (1)
$1,314,500(1)
$106.34
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, and based
                    upon the average of the high and low sale prices of the Common Stock on the
                    NASDAQ National Market on May 19, 2003 in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h)
                    under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Statement of
Incorporation by Reference
This
Registration Statement on Form S-8 incorporates by reference the contents of (i) Part I
and (ii) Part II, Items 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9, of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 Form
No. 333-87984, filed by the Registrant on May 10, 2002 relating to the Registrant's
2001 Stock Incentive Plan.
Item
5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not
applicable.
Item
8. Exhibits.
The
exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index are filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
Westboro, Massachusetts on the 22nd day of May, 2003.
ePRESENCE, INC.
By: /s/Richard M. Spaulding
Richard M. Spaulding
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We,
the undersigned officers and directors of ePresence, Inc., hereby severally constitute
William P. Ferry, Richard M. Spaulding, Kevin F. Newman and William S. Gehrke, and each of
them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them
singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to
said Registration Statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and behalf
in our capacities as officers and directors to enable ePresence, Inc. to comply with all
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming
our signatures as they may be signed by said attorneys, or any of them, to said
Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed
below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/William P. Ferry
President, Chief Executive
May 22, 2003
William P. Ferry
Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/Richard M. Spaulding
Senior Vice President and Chief
May 22, 2003
Richard M. Spaulding
Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/John F. Burton
Director
May 22, 2003
John F. Burton
/s/Albert A. Notini
Director
May 22, 2003
Albert A. Notini
/s/John J. Rando
Director
May 22, 2003
John J. Rando
/s/Fontaine K. Richardson
Director
May 22, 2003
Fontaine K. Richardson
/s/Robert M. Wadsworth
Director
May 22, 2003
Robert M. Wadsworth
Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number
Description
4
(1)
Specimen Certificate for shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Registrant
5
Opinion of Hale and Dorr LLP
23.1
Consent of Hale and Dorr LLP (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.3
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
24
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement)
_________________
(1)
Incorporated
herein by reference from the Registrant's Registration           Statement on Form
S-1 (File No. 33-49194).
EXHIBIT 5
HALE AND DORR LLP
Counsellors at Law
60 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
617-526-6000/Fax 617-526-5000
May 22, 2003
ePresence, Inc.
120 Flanders
Road
Westboro, Massachusetts
01581
Re: 2001 Stock Incentive
Plan
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We
have assisted in the preparation of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the
"Registration Statement") to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") relating to 550,000 shares of Common Stock, $.01
par value per share (the "Shares"), of ePresence, Inc., a Massachusetts
corporation (the "Company"), issuable pursuant to the Company's 2001 Stock
Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
We
have examined the Second Amended and Restated Articles of Organization of the Company, as
amended, the By-Laws of the Company, as amended, and originals, or copies certified to our
satisfaction, of all pertinent records of the meetings of the directors and stockholders
of the Company, the Registration Statement and such other documents relating to the
Company as we have deemed material for the purposes of this opinion.
In
our examination of the foregoing documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all
signatures and the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the
conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or
photostatic copies, the authenticity of the originals of any such documents and the legal
competence of all signatories to such documents.
We
assume that the appropriate action will be taken, prior to the offer and the sale of the
Shares issuable pursuant to the Plan, to register and qualify the Shares for sale under
all applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws.
We
express no opinion herein as to the laws of any state or jurisdiction other than the state
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the federal laws of the United States of
America.
Based
upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Company has duly
authorized for issuance the Shares and such Shares, when issued and paid for in accordance
with the terms of the Plan and for a consideration in excess of par value per share, will
be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
It
is understood that this opinion is to be used only in connection with the offer and sale
of the Shares while the Registration Statement is in effect.
Please
note that we are opining only as to the matters expressly set forth herein, and no opinion
should be inferred as to any other matters.
We
hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation
S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In
giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose
consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of
the Commission.
Very
truly yours,
/s/Hale and
Dorr LLP
HALE AND DORR LLP
Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated
February 1, 2001, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of
ePresence, Inc., for the period ending December 31, 2000, which appears in
ePresence's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
/s/
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, MA
May 22, 2003
Exhibit 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement on Form S-8
pertaining to the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan of ePresence, Inc. of our report dated January 23, 2003 with respect to the financial statements
and schedules of ePresence Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001.
/s/Ernst
& Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 22, 2003