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                                  UNITED STATES
                       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): November 1, 2006


                          DOCUMENT SCIENCES CORPORATION
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

            Delaware                   000-20981               33-0485994
  (State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission             (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)              File Number)         Identification No.)

                 5958 Priestly Drive
                 Carlsbad, California                            92008
       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (760) 602-1400

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 2.02.   RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

       On November 1, 2006, Document Sciences Corporation issued a press release
to report its financial results for the year and third fiscal quarter of 2006. A
copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as
Exhibit 99.1.

       The information in this Current Report, including the exhibit attached
hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of such section.

ITEM 9.01.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

       (d)   Exhibits:

       The following exhibit is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

       Exhibit Number                   Description of Exhibit
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            99.1       Press release, dated November 1, 2006, reporting Document
                       Sciences Corporation's financial results for the third
                       fiscal quarter of 2006.

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                                   SIGNATURES

       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date:  November 1, 2006
                                     DOCUMENT SCIENCES CORPORATION


                                     By:   /s/ John L. McGannon
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                                     Name: John L. McGannon
                                     Its:  President and Chief Executive Officer

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NUMBER                         DESCRIPTION
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99.1            Press release, dated November 1, 2006, reporting Document
                Sciences Corporation's financial results for the year and
                third fiscal quarter of 2006.

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