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)     November 2, 2005
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                        Parametric Technology Corporation
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                  Massachusetts
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

          0-18059                                      04-2866152
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  (Commission File Number)                  (IRS Employer Identification No.)

          140 Kendrick Street
          Needham, Massachusetts                           02494-2714
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)

                                 (781) 370-5000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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                        Section 2 - Financial Information

Item  2.02.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.


     On November 2, 2005, Parametric Technology Corporation issued a press
release announcing results for its fiscal quarter and year ended September 30,
2005. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.






                  Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item  9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d)  Exhibits.

     99.1     A copy of the press release issued by Parametric Technology 
     Corporation on November 2, 2005 is furnished herewith.










                                   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.

                                    Parametric Technology Corporation



Date:  November 2, 2005             By:  /s/ Cornelius F. Moses, III        
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                                         Cornelius F. Moses, III
                                         Executive Vice President and 
                                         Chief Financial Officer