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:  August 12, 1998


                                NCR CORPORATION
            (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


           MARYLAND                      001-00395             31-0387920
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF         (COMMISSION         (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
        INCORPORATION)                 FILE NUMBER)        IDENTIFICATION NO.)



                   1700 S. PATTERSON BLVD., DAYTON, OH 45479
                                (937) 445-5000
         (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING
            AREA CODE, OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

 
Item 5. Other Events
     The Registrant's news release dated August 12, 1998, is attached and
incorporated herein by reference. The news release announces that David Bearman
was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective
September 1, 1998, to succeed John L. Giering, who is retiring. In addition,
Gary Cotschott, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Customer Services will leave
to pursue other business interests.
     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, thereunto duly authorized.


                                        NCR Corporation

Date:  August 14, 1998                  By: /s/ John L. Giering
                                            ------------------------
                                            John L. Giering, Senior
                                            Vice President and Chief
                                            Financial Officer    

 
News Release
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For further information:

Anthony Sprauve
937-445-2311 (office)
937-223-1166 (home)
Anthony.Sprauve@DaytonOH.NCR.COM

For Release at 4 p.m. Wednesday, August 12, 1998
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         NCR Corporation Names David Bearman of Cardinal Health, Inc.
              Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer;
             He Replaces John L. Giering Who Retires in September

                 Gary Cotshott Leaving Customer Services Post

     Dayton, Ohio - NCR Corporation today appointed David Bearman, 52, senior 
vice president and chief financial officer effective September 1, 1998, to 
succeed John L. Giering, 54, who is retiring. Since 1989, Bearman has been 
executive vice president and chief financial officer of Cardinal Health, Inc., a
$16 billion pharmaceutical services provider headquartered in Dublin, Ohio. He 
earlier spent 20 years with General Electric Company in a variety of financial 
and operational posts.
     Giering, who has been CFO since 1989, decided early this year to retire 
after a successor was found. Giering said he is thinking about a number of 
options other than full-


 
time employment. He is continuing his involvement on non-profit boards of 
directors, and he will consider joining the boards of companies as well as 
part-time consulting in financial management and business operations.
     Meanwhile, Gary Cotshott, 47, senior vice president of worldwide customer 
services, will leave NCR to pursue other business interests that will be 
announced later.
     Joining NCR in 1980, Giering served as assistant corporate controller, 
director of finance and administration for the Europe sales and services 
operations, vice president and corporate controller, and president and general 
manager of NCR France before being appointed vice president and CFO in 1988. He 
was promoted to senior vice president and CFO in 1990.
     "John Giering has provided important leadership and continuity through 
turbulent periods," said NCR Chairman and CEO Lars Nyberg. "John was CFO for
four different NCR chairmen before my arrival. Since I joined NCR in 1995, John
has been at my side helping with our restructuring and subsequent spin off from
AT&T in 1997 as well as the many changes we are making in operations to be more
valuable to our customers and successful for our investors."
     "David Bearman is a strong leader who brings proven financial and business 
operations experience to NCR", added Nyberg. "Dave's experience at General 
Electric and at Cardinal Health, which has had rapid growth in recent years, is 
just what we need in our evolution to be a solutions company."


About NCR Corporation
      NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a recognized world leader in scalable data 
warehousing, self-service and store automation solutions for the retail, 
financial and communications industries and other select markets. NCR's 
solutions are built on the foundation of the company's long-established industry
knowledge and consulting expertise, value-adding software, world-leading 
hardware technology, global customer support services and a complete line of 
consumable and media products. More information on NCR and its products can be 
found on the World Wide Web at:  http://www.ncr.com

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