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

                                 March 19, 2002


                         FOURTHSTAGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


         Delaware                        0-8164                 74-2971167
(State or other jurisdiction          (File Number)           (IRS Employee
     of incorporation)                                    Identification Number)


                            3300 North Central Avenue
                                    Suite 200
                             Phoenix, Arizona 85012
                                  602-766-0883

Item 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

Fourthstage Technologies has made several changes with respect to its management
team, in accordance  with approval of its Board of Directors.  Mr., Al Dei Maggi
has been appointed as President and Chief Executive  Officer (CEO);  Mr. Stephen
Martin has been appointed Vice President and Chief  Financial  Officer;  and Mr.
Kevin P. Craig,  formerly  Chief  Executive  Officer will assume the position of
Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

Mr. Dei Maggi has over 15 years  experience in Executive  Leadership  positions,
building and managing successful teams in several top Technology  Companies.  He
has over 20 years experience in Advanced Technology Sales and Marketing, and has
acquired  an  International  business  reputation  in more  than  10  countries,
including North America, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Dei Maggi
has, among other credits;  served as the CEO of Xyterra  Computing,  Inc; CEO of
NetworkTwo;  VP and General Manager of Integrated Micro Products; Vice President
of Predirect  Marketing of Sequent Computer Systems,  Inc (now IBM); Founder and
CEO of Toltec  Computers/Edge  Computers;  and has been a member of the Board of
Directors of several companies.

Mr. Martin has served as Chief  Financial  Officer of Xyterra  Computing,  Inc.;
Chief  Financial  Officer of Clear Data  Communications,  Inc; Vice President of
Finance of Nortel Networks  Corporation;  Vice  President/Head  Structured Trade
Finance of the First  National  Bank of  Chicago  ["FNBC"-  now Bank One];  Vice
President and Division Head - Communications Lending at FNBC, and Vice President
and Regional Manager- Eastern Europe at FNBC.

Mr. Craig was a Founder and CEO of  Fourthstage  Technologies,  Inc., and became
CEO and President of Aperian,  Inc.,  known as Fourthstage  Technologies,  Inc.,
after its merger with Aperian,  Inc., in April 2001. Mr. Craig served in various
positions with Intel Corporation,  including Director of Enterprise Architecture
Labs; and was also with Advanced Micro Devices,  Inc., as its Manager-Technology
Development.  Mr.  Craig is a member of the Board of  Directors  of  Fourthstage
Technologies, Inc.

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.

                                   Fourthstage Technologies, Inc.

                                   By /s/ Al Dei Maggi
                                      -----------------------------------
                                      President/Chief Executive Officer