UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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) July 2, 2003


                             PERFECTDATA CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                   California
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


                   0-12817                    95-3087593
           (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)


               110 West Easy Street, Simi Valley, California 93065
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


                                 (805) 581-4000
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)












                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 5   Other Events.

         On July 8, 2003, PerfectData Corporation (the "Company") issued a press
release reporting that SuperCom Ltd. ("SuperCom"), a company organized under the
laws of Israel, and the Company had executed an Agreement and Plan of Merger and
Reorganization  dated July 2, 2003 (the "Merger  Agreement")  setting  forth the
terms and conditions of a proposed merger  transaction  between SuperCom and the
Company.  A copy of the press  release is filed as Exhibit A to this  Report,  a
copy of the Merger  Agreement  is filed as Exhibit B to this  Report and each is
incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired:

             None

         (b) Proforma financial information:

             None

         (c) Exhibits

             Number            Exhibit
             A                 Press Release dated July 8, 2003.

             B                 Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization
                               dated July 2, 2003
                               (without disclosure schedules or exhibits)

                                   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.


                                               PERFECTDATA CORPORATION
                                                     (Registrant)



         Date  July 8, 2003                By  /s/ Irene J. Marino
                                               (Signature)
                                               Irene J. Marino
                                               Vice President, Finance






                    Index to Exhibits Filed with This Report


Number     Exhibit                                                         Page
  99.1     Press Release dated July 8, 2003..............................  E-2

  2.1      Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization
           dated July 2, 2003 (without disclosure schedules
           or exhibits)..................................................  E-5