UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30,
2008
Commission File Number 0-25882
EZENIA! INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
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04-3114212
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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or organization)
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14 Celina Avenue, Suite 17-18,
Nashua, NH 03063
(Address of
principal executive offices, including zip code)
(603)
589-7600
(Registrants
telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
x
No
o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or
a smaller reporting company. See the
definitions of large accelerated filer,
accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer
o
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Accelerated Filer
o
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Non-Accelerated Filer
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller Reporting Company
x
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Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act). Yes
o
No
x
The number of shares outstanding of the registrants Common Stock as of
October 31, 2008 was 14,658,217.
EZENIA! INC
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INDEX
Note:
Ezenia!, the
Ezenia! Logo, InfoWorkSpace, LaunchPad and Encounter are
trademarks of Ezenia! Inc. All other
trademarks are property of their respective companies.
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EZENIA! INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHE
ETS
(In thousands, except for share
and per share related data)
(Unaudited)
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September 30,
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December 31,
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2008
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2007
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Assets
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Current assets
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Cash and cash
equivalents
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$
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8,100
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$
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9,395
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Accounts
receivable, less allowances of $28 at September 30, 2008 and $413 at
December 31, 2007
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503
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2,479
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Prepaid software
licenses
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1,540
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1,417
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Prepaid expenses
and other current assets
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218
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292
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Total current
assets
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10,361
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13,583
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Deposits
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15
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15
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Prepaid
licenses, net of current portion
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169
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Capitalized
software, net
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18
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Equipment and
improvements, net
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260
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380
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Total assets
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$
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10,636
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$
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14,165
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Liabilities
and stockholders equity
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Current
liabilities
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Accounts payable
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$
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352
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$
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497
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Accrued expenses
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1,775
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1,885
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Accrued
restructuring
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210
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215
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Employee
compensation and benefits
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251
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266
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Deferred revenue
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1,960
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3,512
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Total current liabilities
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4,548
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6,375
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Deferred
revenue, net of current portion
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17
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Stockholders
equity
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Preferred stock,
$.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
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Common stock,
$.01 par value, 40,000 shares authorized, 15,417,754 issued and 14,658,217
outstanding at September 30, 2008; 15,360,629 issued and 14,601,092
outstanding at December 31, 2007
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154
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154
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Capital in
excess of par value
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65,370
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64,870
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Accumulated
deficit
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(56,491
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)
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(54,306
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)
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Treasury stock
at cost, 759,537 shares at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007
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(2,945
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)
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(2,945
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)
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Total
stockholders equity
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6,088
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7,773
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Total
liabilities and stockholders equity
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$
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10,636
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$
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14,165
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See
accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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EZENIA!
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMEN
TS OF
OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except for share
and per share related data)
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended
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Nine Months Ended
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September 30,
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September 30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Revenues
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Product revenue
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$
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1,680
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$
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2,003
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$
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5,211
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$
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6,417
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Product
development revenue
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65
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19
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82
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751
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Service revenue
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2
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1,745
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2,022
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5,293
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7,170
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Cost of
revenues
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Cost of product
revenue
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663
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2,160
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2,027
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3,921
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Cost of product
development revenue
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6
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17
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6
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568
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Cost of service
revenue
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2
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669
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2,177
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2,033
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4,491
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Gross
profit (loss)
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1,076
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(155
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)
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3,260
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2,679
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Operating
expenses
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Research and
development
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533
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603
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1,598
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1,695
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Sales and
marketing
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565
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568
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1,658
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1,425
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General and
administrative
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497
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761
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1,748
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1,928
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Depreciation
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45
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40
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165
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108
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Occupancy and
other facilities related expenses
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82
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125
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244
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354
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Restructuring
charge
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101
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101
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Total operating
expenses
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1,823
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2,097
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5,514
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5,510
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Loss
from operations
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(747
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)
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(2,252
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)
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(2,254
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)
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(2,831
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)
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Interest income,
net
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37
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146
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129
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453
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Other income
(expense)
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(38
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)
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10
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(60
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)
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32
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(1
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)
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156
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69
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485
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Net
loss
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$
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(748
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)
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$
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(2,096
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)
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$
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(2,185
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)
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$
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(2,346
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)
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Basic
and diluted loss per share:
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Basic
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$
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(0.05
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)
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$
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(0.14
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)
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$
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(0.15
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)
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$
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(0.16
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)
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Diluted
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$
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(0.05
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)
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$
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(0.14
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)
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$
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(0.15
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)
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$
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(0.16
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)
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Weighted
average common shares:
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Basic
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14,608,696
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14,686,234
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14,641,891
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14,680,141
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Diluted
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14,608,696
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14,686,234
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14,641,891
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14,680,141
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
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EZENIA!
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT
S OF
CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
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Nine Months Ended
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September 30,
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2008
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2007
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Operating
activities
|
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Net loss
|
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$
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(2,185
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)
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$
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(2,346
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)
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Adjustments to
reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
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Depreciation
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165
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108
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Amortization of
capitalized software
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18
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52
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Share-based
compensation
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487
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338
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Changes in
operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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1,976
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2,863
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Prepaid software
licenses
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46
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1,397
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Prepaid expenses
and other assets
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74
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27
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Accounts
payable, accrued expenses, and employee and compensation benefits
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(275
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)
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(77
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)
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Deferred revenue
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(1,569
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)
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(2,827
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)
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Net cash used in
operating activities
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(1,263
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)
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(465
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)
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Investing
activities
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Purchases of
equipment and improvements
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(45
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)
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(229
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)
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Net cash used in
investing activities
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(45
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)
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(229
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)
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Financing
activities
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Proceeds from stock
issued under employee benefit plans
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13
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27
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Net cash
provided by financing activities
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13
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27
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Change in cash
and cash equivalents
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(1,295
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)
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(667
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)
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Cash and cash
equivalents at beginning of period
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9,395
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12,059
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Cash and cash
equivalents at end of period
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$
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8,100
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$
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11,392
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements.
5
EZENIA! INC
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1.
Nature
of Business and Basis of Presentation
Ezenia! Inc. (Ezenia, we, our, or the Company) operates in one
business segment, which is the design, development, manufacturing, marketing
and sale of conferencing and real-time collaboration solutions for corporate
and governmental networks and eBusiness.
Founded in 1991, we develop and market products that enable
organizations to provide high-quality group communication and collaboration
capabilities to commercial, governmental, consumer and institutional
users. Our products allow individuals
and groups, regardless of proximity constraints, to interact and share
information in a natural, spontaneous way voice-to-voice, face-to-face,
mouse-to-mouse, keyboard-to-keyboard, flexibly, securely and in real time. Using our products, individuals can interact
through a natural meeting experience, allowing groups to work together effectively
and disseminate vital information quickly in a secure environment.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
include the accounts of Ezenia and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. In the opinion of management, these financial
statements contain all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair
presentation of the results of these interim periods. Certain footnote
disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP)
have been condensed or omitted, although we believe the disclosures in these
financial statements are adequate to make the information presented not
misleading. These financial statements
should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements included in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007. The results of operations for the
interim periods shown are not necessarily indicative of the results for any
future interim period or for the entire fiscal year.
The preparation of these financial
statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported
amount of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
revenue and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could
differ materially from these estimates. The accounting policies applied
are consistent with those disclosed in Note 2 of our audited financial
statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007.
2.
Revenue Recognition
Product revenue
consists of sales of InfoWorkSpace (IWS) software licenses and maintenance
agreements, IWS product related training, installation, and consulting. Revenue from sales of IWS software licenses
and maintenance agreements is recognized ratably over the subscription software
license contract periods, which are generally one year, pursuant to the
guidance provided by Statement of Position (SOP) 97-2,
Software
Revenue Recognition
, issued by the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants (AICPA). Revenue
from IWS training, installation, and consulting services is recognized as the
services are performed because we believe we have established vendor specific
objective evidence of fair value based on the price charged when the services
are sold separately.
Product development revenue
relates to contracts involving customization of the IWS product according to
customer specifications. We account for
product development revenue in conformity with the guidance provided by SOP
81-1,
Accounting For Performance of Construction Type
and Certain Production Type Contracts
issued by the AICPA. When reliable estimates are available for the
costs and efforts necessary to complete the product development and the
contract does not include contractual milestones or other acceptance criteria,
product development revenue is recognized under the percentage of completion
contract method based upon input measures, such as hours. When such estimates are not available, we
defer all revenue recognition until we have completed the contract and have no
further obligations to the customer.
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Revenue associated with contracts
for product development with milestone-based deliverables requiring a customers
acceptance is recognized upon the customers acceptance in accordance with
terms of the contract. The cost
associated with these deliverables or milestones is deferred until the terms of
acceptance are satisfied and revenue is recognized. Certain of our product
development contracts are subject to government audit and retroactive
adjustment of the direct and indirect costs used to determine the contract
billings. Product development revenue
and accounts receivable reported in the financial statements are recorded at
the amount expected to be received.
Product development revenue is adjusted to actual upon final audit and
retroactive adjustment. Estimated contractual
allowances are provided based on managements evaluation of current contract
terms.
Service revenue represents sales
of service contracts related to the maintenance of our legacy video product
line. Maintenance revenue is deferred
and recognized ratably over the term of the applicable agreement.
Product and software licenses are
sold without any contractual right of return by the customer. Deferred revenue represents amounts received
from customers under subscription software licenses, maintenance agreements, or
for product sales in advance of revenue recognition. Judgments are required in evaluating the
creditworthiness of our customers. In
all instances, revenue is not recognized until we have determined, at the
outset of the arrangement that collectability is reasonably assured. Amounts billed to customers related to shipping
and handling charges are recorded upon shipment and the related costs are
included in cost of goods sold.
3.
Share-Based
Compensation
We account for share-based compensation in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123
(Revised 2004),
Share-Based Payments
(SFAS No. 123R).
SFAS No. 123R requires compensation cost to be recognized for equity
or liability instruments based on the fair value on the grant date, with
expense recognized over the periods that an employee provides service in
exchange for the award and requires us to estimate forfeitures at the grant
date. Total share-based compensation cost was $149,000 and $98,000 for the
three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively
, and $487,000 and $338,000
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
A summary of stock option
activity under all of our stock option plans for the nine months ended September 30,
2008 is as follows:
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Weighted Average
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Number
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Exercise Price
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Of Shares
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Fair Value
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Options
outstanding, December 31, 2007
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2,747,066
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$
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3.40
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Granted
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1,025,100
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0.69
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Exercised
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(57,125
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)
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0.23
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Canceled
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(135,039
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)
|
1.48
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Options
outstanding, March 31, 2008
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3,580,002
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$
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2.75
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Granted
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158,500
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|
0.55
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Canceled
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(265,325
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)
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5.26
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Options
outstanding, June 30, 2008
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3,473,177
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$
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2.46
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Granted
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91,000
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|
0.35
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Canceled
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(146,927
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)
|
1.57
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Options
outstanding, September 30, 2008
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3,417,250
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$
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2.43
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Options
exercisable, September 30, 2008
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1,610,944
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3.81
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We estimate the fair
value of each option award issued under our option plans on the date of grant
using a Black-Scholes based option-pricing model that uses the assumptions
noted in the below table. Expected
volatilities are based on historical volatility of our common stock. We base the expected term of the options on
our historical option exercise data with a minimum life expected equal to the
vesting period of the option. We base
the risk-free interest rate on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of
the grant for
7
a term closest to the
expected life of the options.
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Nine months ended September 30,
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2008
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2007
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Expected volatility
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70%-93%
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94%-95%
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Risk-free interest rate
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1.52%-3.35%
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4.11%-4.49%
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Expected life in years
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4.0
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4.0
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Expected dividend yield
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None
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None
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|
Based on the above assumptions, the weighted average estimated fair
value of options granted for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and
2007 was $0.19 and $1.10 per share, respectively. The weighted average
estimated fair value of options granted during the nine months ended September 30,
2008 and 2007 was $0.38 and $1.91 per share, respectively. We estimated
forfeitures related to option grants at an annual rate of 30% and 25% during
the three-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Other reasonable assumptions about these factors could provide
different estimates of fair value.
Future changes in stock price volatility, life of options, interest
rates, forfeitures and dividend practices, if any, may require changes in our
assumptions, which could materially affect the calculation of fair value.
Total unrecognized equity-based compensation expense related to unvested
stock options, expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.47
years, amounted to $1.3 million at September 30, 2008.
4.
Research and
Development Costs
We account for research and development
costs in accordance with several accounting pronouncements, including SFAS No. 2,
Accounting
for Research and Development Costs,
and SFAS No. 86,
Accounting for the
Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed
(SFAS No.86). SFAS No. 86 specifies that costs
incurred internally in researching and developing a computer software product
should be charged to expense until technological feasibility has been
established for the product. Once technological feasibility is established, all
software costs should be capitalized until the product is available for general
release to customers. During the quarter
ended March 31, 2006, we released version 3.0 of our IWS software
product. In connection with this
development effort, a total of $140,000 of costs were capitalized and amortized
on a straight-line basis over the estimated economic life of the product, which
we determined to be two years. The
carrying value at September 30, 2008 is zero.
Judgment is required in determining when
technological feasibility of a product is established. In most cases, we have
determined that technological feasibility for our software products/updates is
reached shortly before the products are released to manufacturing. Prior to IWS version 3.0, costs incurred
after technological feasibility had historically not been material, and
accordingly, were expensed when incurred in these instances.
5.
Fair Value Measurements
On January 1, 2008,
we adopted SFAS No. 157
Fair Value Measurements
(SFAS 157). In February 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-2,
Effective
Date of FASB Statement No. 157,
which provides a one year
deferral of the effective date of SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and
non-financial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed in the
financial statements at fair value at least annually. Therefore, we only have
adopted the provisions of SFAS 157 with respect to our financial assets and
liabilities. This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
This statement does not require any new fair value measurements in
GAAP. The adoption of SFAS 157 did not result in any changes to our
valuation techniques, or material changes to our financial position or results
of operations.
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The only financial instruments reported at fair value are our cash
equivalents, which include short-term investments, and are reported at fair
value using Level 1 inputs (quoted market values). The unrealized gains and
losses that relate to the short-term investments held at September 30,
2008 are reported as other income (expense) on the accompanying condensed
consolidated statements of operations.
6. Earnings Per Share
We report earnings
per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128,
Earnings
per Share.
Diluted earnings per share include
the effect of dilutive stock options.
Shares used in
computing basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were as follows:
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|
Three Months Ended
September 30,
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|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
Basic-weighted
average shares outstanding
|
|
14,608,696
|
|
14,686,234
|
|
14,641,891
|
|
14,680,141
|
|
Dilutive impact
from outstanding stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted-
weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
14,608,696
|
|
14,686,234
|
|
14,641,891
|
|
14,680,141
|
|
Outstanding
options excluded as impact is anti-dilutive
|
|
3,417,250
|
|
3,073,508
|
|
3,417,250
|
|
3,073,508
|
|
7. Commitments and Contingencies
We lease our primary
facility in Nashua, New Hampshire, under an operating lease. In July 2007,
we signed an additional lease for 6,000 square feet adjacent to our existing
rented space in Nashua, New Hampshire. These leases will expire in August 2010.
We also have office space in Sterling, Virginia for our sales force under a
lease that expires in 2010. Future minimum lease obligations at September 30,
2008, under all of these non-cancelable operating leases are approximately
$30,000 in 2008, $120,000 in 2009, and $50,000 in 2010.
In December 2007, we
completed the closure of our Colorado Springs facility. We recorded a
restructuring charge of $215,000 to cover the expected lease payments of the
abandoned facility, net of expected sublease proceeds; in September 2008,
we recorded an additional $101,000 charge based on managements estimates that
the facility will remain vacant for several months beyond the point at which it
was initially estimated to be subleased due to the weak real estate market. The
space is currently available for subleasing.
The adjustments to the accrued restructuring liability related to the
shutdown of the Colorado facility for the nine months ended September 30,
2008 were as follows (in thousands):
Restructuring
balance as of January 1, 2008
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|
$
|
215
|
|
Cash payments
|
|
(40
|
)
|
Restructuring
liability at March 31, 2008
|
|
$
|
175
|
|
Cash payments
|
|
(40
|
)
|
Restructuring
liability at June 30, 2008
|
|
$
|
135
|
|
Cash payments
|
|
(29
|
)
|
Addition to
restructuring balance
|
|
101
|
|
Restructuring
liability at September 30, 2008
|
|
$
|
207
|
|
In April 2007, we entered into a new agreement with Microsoft to
extend an existing software distribution license agreement through 2008. Under
the agreement, we were required to purchase a minimum of $1.7 million of
product licenses during fiscal year 2007, and are committed to purchase a minimum
of $2.75
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million of product
licenses during fiscal year 2008, with an additional $0.5 million over the life
of the agreement.
After a review of the
forecast for license sales for the balance of the agreement, we recorded a
charge of $1.45 million to reserve for excess purchase commitments under the
Microsoft agreement. The charge was recorded as a component of cost of product
revenue in September 2007. We are continuing our efforts to maximize utilization
of licenses on hand and licenses under commitment. The computation of the
excess purchase commitment reserve requires management to make certain
significant assumptions regarding future license renewals, and sales growth.
Actual results may differ materially from managements estimates.
We are currently
negotiating an amendment to the Microsoft agreement, which is expected to
extend the term of the agreement and provide for certain payments to be
deferred until 2009. There can be no assurances, however, that we will be able
to finalize an amendment to the Microsoft agreement, whether in a timely manner
or on favorable terms.
8. Related-Party
Transactions
During 2007, we engaged the Carmen Group, Inc. as consultants to
assist in the development and implementation of a strategy for marketing our
products to Federal purchasers within the Department of Defense and appropriate
adjacent markets. The President of the Carmen Group is the son of a member of
our Board of Directors. We paid the Carmen Group $75,000 and $225,000 during
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, and
$65,000 and $125,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2007 for consulting services.
Item 2. Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
SAFE HARBOR FOR FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 10-Q, and other information provided
by us or statements made by our directors, officers or employees from time to
time, may contain forward-looking statements and information, which involve
risks and uncertainties. Statements indicating that we expect, estimate, believe,
are planning, or plan to, are forward-looking, as are other statements
concerning our business focus, expansion of our sales, service, engineering and
marketing organizations, key differentiators in our market, product development
initiatives, changes in the competitive landscape, future financial results, changes
in our custome base, changes in our relationship with Microsoft, our ability to
generate cash and to meet our working capital needs, and other events that have
not yet occurred. These forward-looking statements are neither promises nor
guarantees, but involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results
to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that
may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, our ability to
maintain or accurately forecast revenue growth or to anticipate and accurately
forecast a decline in revenue from any of our products or services, customer
acceptance of our IWS version 3.0, our ability to compete in an intensely
competitive market, our ability to develop and introduce new products or
product enhancements on schedule and that respond to customer requirements and
rapid technological change, our dependence on the U.S. government as our
largest customer, budgetary constraints within the defense and intelligence
communities or the redirection of such budgeted funds, new product
introductions and product enhancements by competitors, our ability to select
and implement appropriate business models, plans and strategies and to execute
on them, our ability to identify, hire, train, motivate, and retain highly
qualified management/other key personnel and our ability to manage changes and
transitions in management/other key personnel, the impact of global economic
and political conditions on our business, unauthorized use or misappropriation
of our intellectual property, as well as the risk factors discussed in Part I -
Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007, Part II - Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and in
other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Readers should not place undue reliance on any such forward-
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looking
statements,
which speak only as of the date they are made. We disclaim any obligation to
publicly update or revise any such statement to reflect any change in our expectations
or in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statements may be
based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements.
Overview
For the quarter ended September 30, 2008, revenue
declined approximately 13.7%, operating loss was approximately $747,000, and
basic loss per share was ($0.05), an improvement of $0.09 per share, when
compared to the ($0.14) loss per share for the quarter ended September 30,
2007. Revenue relating to our IWS product declined approximately 16.1% for the
quarter ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007,
while our development revenue increased $46,000 as compared to the same period
in 2007. These results demonstrate the impact of the budgetary constraints
within the Department of Defense (DOD) that have been in place since 2006.
Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue were 104% for the quarters ended September 30,
2008 and September 30, 2007.
On a year-to-date basis,
revenue has declined by approximately 26.2%, gross profit has increased 21.7%,
operating expenses have remained constant and the loss per share has decreased
by $0.01 when compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2007.
Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue increased to approximately 104%
for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from 76.8% for the nine
month period ended September 30, 2007.
Our immediate business focus is to continue to enhance
our existing various collaborative product and service offerings and to develop
and ultimately deploy the next generation of products and services, via
aggressive and concentrated sales, service, engineering, and marketing efforts.
We plan to continue to vigorously defend and endeavor to protect our customer
base within the military and intelligence community, while pursuing new
opportunities with various agencies and first responders dealing with the
threat of terrorism and natural disasters, as well as emerging commercial applications.
This focus is subject to change as the driving influence in our future
direction is based on the needs and requirements of our customer base, both
current and future, and may be adversely affected by current economic and
market conditions.
Competition for the market for multi-media collaboration products, for
military and commercial applications, remains highly competitive and is
expected to further intensify in the future. We continue to face competitors with more robust financial,
marketing, and lobbying resources and thus they will continue to leverage such
assets and influence to win large defense contracts and erode our customer
base. As a result, we continue to experience pressure from our competitors and
their sponsors on our installed customer base. In spite of these real difficulties, we are working diligently to
retain our existing customers in the military and intelligence communities.
However, if we are unable to convince a sufficient number of customers,
existing and new, with an interest in collaborative technologies to adopt our
current and future product and service offerings (or renew their licenses), our
financial results would suffer.
In particular, we believe that our revenue has declined as a result of
the redirections of IT budget by the Defense Information System Agency (DISA)
to competing solutions. Coupled with the currently difficult economic
conditions which lengthen the business development and sales activities on the
commercial segment, we anticipate continued downward pressure on revenue and
our profitability for the foreseeable future.
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Results
of Operations
Three months ended September 30, 2008
compared to the three months ended September 30, 2007
Revenue:
Revenue
declined 13.7% to approximately $1.7 million for the quarter ended September 30,
2008 from approximately $2.0 million for the quarter ended September 30,
2007. This decline in revenue was related to reduced sales of our IWS product
line, which includes license, maintenance, consulting, training, and product
development revenue. We believe that the decline in IWS revenue is primarily
attributable to the redirection of IT budget and delays and reductions of
purchases due to market confusion created by the Net-Centric Enterprise
Services (NCES) programs, administered by DISA. Product development revenue
is revenue related to customization work performed for customers seeking
enhancements to our current product. Product development revenue increased to
$65,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $19,000
for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. This increase is primarily
attributable to our completion of the audits of our development projects for
the years 2004 2007 and the release of associated revenue-related reserves.
Revenue from
international markets, accounted for less than 1% of total revenue for the
three-month period ended September 30, 2008 and for the same period in
2007.
Gross
Profit:
Cost of revenue includes material
costs, costs of third-party software licenses, assembly labor and overhead,
customer support costs, and engineering and development costs associated with
product development revenue. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue was
approximately 61.7% for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 as compared
to approximately (7.6%) for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. The
increase in the gross profit percentage is primarily attributable to a charge
of $1.45 million recorded in Q3 of 2007 to reserve for excess purchase
commitments under the Microsoft agreement in 2007. There was no comparable
charge recorded in 2008.
Research
and Development:
Research
and development expenses include payroll, employee benefits, other
headcount-related costs, and miscellaneous costs associated with product
development. Research and development expenses declined by 11.6% to
approximately $533,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 from
approximately $603,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. This
decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in employee related
compensation costs, travel and consulting expenses.
Sales and Marketing:
Sales and marketing expenses include payroll,
employee benefits, and other headcount-related costs associated with sales and
marketing personnel, advertising, tradeshows, seminars, and other
marketing-related programs. Sales and marketing expenses remained basically
flat from approximately $568,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007
to approximately $565,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008.
General and Administrative:
General and administrative
expenses include payroll, employee benefits, other headcount-related costs
associated with the finance, human resources, management information systems,
other administrative headcount, legal and investor relations costs, and other
administrative fees. General and administrative expenses declined by 34.7% to
approximately $497,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 as
compared to approximately $761,000 for the quarter ended September 30,
2007, primarily due to a decrease in headcount-related costs, professional fees
and networking fees offset by an increase in stock option expense and officers
life insurance expense.
Occupancy and Other Facilities-Related Expenses:
Occupancy and other facilities-related
expenses include rent expense and other operating costs associated with our
headquarters facility located in Nashua, New Hampshire, and sales office
located in Sterling, Virginia. Occupancy costs decreased by 35.2% to approximately
$82,000 during the three-month period ended September 30, 2008 as compared
to approximately $125,000 for the corresponding period of the previous year.
The decrease in spending was primarily due to the shutdown of our Colorado
Springs office in the fourth quarter of 2007.
Restructuring Charge:
We
recorded a $101,000 charge to operations in the three-month period ended September 30,
2008. The charge represents estimated additional future costs of the lease
pertaining
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to the Colorado
Springs facility which the Company is no longer using. The consolidation was
completed in December 2007 and the Company initially took a $215,000
restructuring charge in the fourth quarter of 2007 to reserve for the remaining
lease payments, net of estimated sublease proceeds. With the continued weak
real estate market the Company concluded that it will take longer to sublease
the facility than originally thought. As a result we provided the additional
$101,000 to cover future lease payments.
Interest Income, net:
Interest income, net consists of interest
income on cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. Interest income
decreased to approximately $37,000 for the three months ended September 30,
2008 from approximately $146,000 for the three-month period ended September 30,
2007. This decrease is due to a decline in interest rates and a lower average
cash balance on hand.
Other Income/(Expense):
For the quarter ended September 30,
2008, we had other expenses of $38,000 while for the three months ended September 30,
2007, we had other income of $10,000. This difference results from unrealized
losses on short-term investments.
Nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared
to the nine months ended September 30, 2007
Revenue:
Revenue
declined 26.2% to approximately $5.3 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2008 from approximately $7.2 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2007. This decline in revenue was related to reduced sales of our IWS product
line, which includes license, maintenance, consulting, training, and product
development revenue. We believe that the decline in IWS revenue is primarily
attributable to the redirection of IT budget and delays and reductions of
purchases due to market confusion created by the NCES programs administered by
DISA. Product development revenue decreased to $82,000 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $751,000 for the same period in
2007. This decrease was due to the lack of a development contract for most of
2008. IWS product-related revenue accounted for approximately 100.0% of total
revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to
approximately 99.9% for the same period in 2007.
Revenue from
international markets accounted for less than 1% of total revenue for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 and for the same period in
2007.
Gross
Profit:
Cost of revenue includes material
costs, costs of third-party software licenses, assembly labor and overhead,
customer support costs, and engineering and development costs associated with
product development revenue. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue was
approximately 61.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as
compared to approximately 37.4% for the nine months ended September 30,
2007. The increase in the gross profit percentage is primarily attributable a
charge of $1.45 million recorded in Q3 of 2007 to reserve for excess purchase
commitments under the Microsoft agreement in 2007. There was no comparable
charge recorded in 2008.
Research
and Development:
Research
and development expenses include payroll, employee benefits, other headcount
related costs, and miscellaneous costs associated with product development.
Research and development expenses declined by 5.7% to approximately $1.6
million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from approximately
$1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Spending
declined in salaries, recruiting, travel and consulting and was partially offset
by increases in supplies.
Sales and Marketing:
Sales and marketing expenses include payroll,
employee benefits, and other headcount-related costs associated with sales and
marketing personnel, advertising, tradeshows, seminars, and other marketing-related
programs. Sales and marketing expenses increased by 16.4%, to approximately
$1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from
approximately $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
The increase in sales and marketing expense was due to an increase in
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employee-related
compensation costs as the result of increased sales headcount added to pursue
commercial opportunities, higher commission expenses, and an increase in consulting
costs with a reduction in recruiting costs.
General and Administrative:
General and administrative expenses include
payroll, employee benefits, other headcount-related costs associated with the
finance, human resources, management information systems, other administrative
headcount, legal and investor relations costs, and other administrative fees.
General and administrative expenses decreased by 9.3% to approximately $1.7
million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to
approximately $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007,
primarily due to a decrease in headcount related expenses, relocation bonus,
professional fees, travel offset by an increase in officers life insurance
expense and stock option expense.
Occupancy and Other Facilities-Related Expenses:
Occupancy and other facilities-related
expenses include rent expense and other operating costs associated with our
headquarters facility in Nashua, New Hampshire, and our sales and development
office in Sterling, Virginia. Occupancy costs declined by 31.1% to
approximately $244,000 during the nine-month period ended September 30,
2008 as compared to approximately $354,000 for the corresponding period in
2007. The decline in spending was primarily due to the shutdown of our Colorado
Springs office in the fourth quarter of 2007.
Restructuring charge:
We recorded a $101,000 charge to operations
in the three-month period ended September 30, 2008. The charge represents
estimated additional future costs of the lease pertaining to the Colorado
Springs facility which the Company is no longer using. The consolidation was
completed in December 2007 and the Company initially took a $215,000
restructuring charge in the fourth quarter of 2007 to reserve for the remaining
lease payments, net of estimated sublease proceeds. With the continued weak
real estate market the Company concluded that it will take longer to sublease
the facility than originally thought. As a result we provided the additional
$101,000 to cover future lease payments.
Interest Income, net:
Interest income, net consists of interest
income on cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. Interest income,
net, declined to approximately $129,000 for the nine months ended September 30,
2008 from approximately $453,000 for the nine-month period ended September 30,
2007. The decline was due to a reduction in the interest rate during the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the nine months ended September 30,
2007, along with a lower cash balance on hand.
Other Income (Expense):
Other income (expense) consists primarily of
unrealized gains (losses) on short-term investments. For the nine months ended September 30,
2008, we recorded a $60,000 loss while we recorded a gain of $32,000 in the
same period of 2007. This difference results from unrealized losses on
short-term investments.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At September 30, 2008, we had cash and
cash equivalents on hand of approximately $8.1 million.
We incurred a loss from operations of
approximately $747,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2008, and
a net loss for the quarter of approximately $748,000. We incurred an operating
loss of approximately $2.3 million and a net loss of $2.2 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to an operating loss of
approximately $2.8 million and a net loss of approximately $2.3 million in the
nine month period ended September 30, 2007.
In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, we used cash in
operations of approximately $1.3 million compared to using cash in operations
of approximately $465,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Cash was generated by decreases in accounts receivable and prepaid expenses,
offset by an increase in prepaid software licenses, and decreases in accounts
payable and deferred revenue. Cash used by operating activities in the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily the result of
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decreases in accounts receivable and prepaid software licenses, offset by
decreases in accounts payable, accrued expenses and deferred revenue.
We invested approximately $45,000 in property and equipment during the
first nine months of 2008 and $229,000 during the first nine months of 2007. We
generated cash from financing activities of approximately $13,000 during the
first nine months of 2008 and $27,000 during the first nine months of 2007, due
to proceeds from sales of our common stock via exercise of employee stock
options pursuant to our various stock option plans.
Our contractual
obligations relate primarily to our facilities leases and a contractual
purchase commitment. We lease our primary facility in Nashua, New Hampshire,
under an operating lease, which expires in August 2010. We also have a
lease for office space in Sterling, Virginia for sales and technical support
operations. The lease on our Colorado Springs facility is currently being
offered for sublease as we ceased operations there in the fourth quarter of
2007.
In April 2007, we
entered into a new, two-year agreement with Microsoft to extend an existing
software distribution license agreement through 2008. Under the agreement, we
were required to purchase a minimum of approximately $1.7 million of product
during fiscal year 2007 and are required to purchase a minimum of $2.75 million
in 2008 with an additional $0.5 million over the life of the contract. After a
review of the forecast for license sales for the balance of the agreement, we
recorded a charge of $1.45 million to reserve for excess purchase commitments
under the Microsoft agreement. The charge was recorded as a component of cost
of product revenue in September 2007. We are continuing our efforts to
maximize utilization of licenses on hand and licenses under commitment. The
computation of the excess purchase commitment reserve requires management to
make certain significant assumptions regarding future license renewals, and
sales growth. Actual results may differ materially from managements estimates.
We are currently
negotiating an amendment to the Microsoft agreement, which is expected to
extend the term of the agreement and provide for certain payments to be
deferred until 2009. We cannot assure you, however, that we will be able to
finalize an amendment to the Microsoft agreement, whether in a timely manner or
on favorable terms. The timing of the required minimum payments under the
Microsoft agreement will impact our use of cash and liquidity in those periods.
We include standard intellectual property indemnification
provisions in our licensing agreements in the ordinary course of business.
Pursuant to our product license agreements, we will indemnify, hold harmless,
and agree to reimburse the indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by
the indemnified party, generally business partners or customers, in connection
with certain patent, copyright or other intellectual property infringement
claims by third parties with respect to our products. Other agreements with our
customers provide indemnification for claims relating to property damage or
personal injury resulting from the performance of services by us or our
subcontractors. Historically, our costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims
relating to such indemnification provisions have been insignificant.
Accordingly, the estimated fair value of these indemnification provisions is
immaterial.
In May 2003, after failing to comply with
certain continued listing standards for the NASDAQ SmallCap Market, including
maintaining a minimum bid price of at least $1.00 per share, and the
requirement to have a minimum $2.5 million in stockholders equity, we received
a delisting notification from NASDAQ. After exercising our right for an appeal
of this determination to a NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel, the Panel determined
to delist our securities from The NASDAQ Stock Market in August 2003.
Since then, our common stock has been quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. The
market value and liquidity of our common stock, as well as our ability to raise
additional capital, has been and may continue to be materially adversely
affected by this delisting decision.
Operating costs were in line with our
expectations for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Operating costs
compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were basically flat
with increases in sales and marketing expenses and reductions in all other
areas. There was an additional restructuring
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charge of $101,000 on the closed Colorado Springs
facility.
Order bookings, which are purchase orders placed
by customers, are properly not recorded as revenue or recognized as revenue
until all requirements of that order are satisfied, although the cash flow
received from these orders may more closely follow the receipt date of the
order. Accordingly, management believes that its existing cash resources will
be sufficient to fund its anticipated working capital and capital expenditure
needs for at least the next twelve months.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk
To date, we have
not utilized derivative financial instruments or derivative commodity
instruments. We invest cash in highly liquid investments, consisting of highly
rated U.S. and state government securities, commercial paper, mutual funds and
short-term money market funds. These investments are subject to minimal credit
and market risk and we have no debt other than our contractual lease
obligations. A 10% change in interest rates would not have a material impact on
our financial position, operating results or cash flows. We have closed our
foreign offices, and sales to foreign customers are in U.S. dollars. Therefore,
we have no significant foreign currency risk.
Item 4. Controls
and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), as
of September 30, 2008, our management, under the supervision and with the
participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer,
carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were
effective at the reasonable assurance level to ensure that the information
required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted by us under the
Exchange Act was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the
requisite time periods, including ensuring that such material information is
accumulated and communicated to our management to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure. There were no changes in our internal control
over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30,
2008 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect,
our internal control over financial reporting.
Our disclosure controls and
procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their
objectives. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no
evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues
and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. These
inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making
can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or
mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of
some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of
the control. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon
certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no
assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all
potential future conditions. Over time, control may become inadequate because
of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or
procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a
cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur
and not be detected.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From
time to time, we are subject to a variety of claims and suits that arise in the
ordinary course of business. While we cannot predict the outcome of these
matters, we believe that the outcome will not materially affect our business,
financial position or results of operations.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
For factors that could
affect our business, results of operation and financial condition, see the risk
factors discussion provided in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2007. There were no material changes in
these risk factors in the period ended
September 30, 2008, except as indicated below.
The continued redirection of
budget funds and increased competition within our Department of Defense
customer base would negatively impact our results of operations and financial
condition.
We believe our revenue has declined due to the redirections of the IT
budget by DISA to competing solutions selected for the Net-Centric Enterprise
Services (NCES) programs. We believe that, while there are potential
opportunities for limited recovery and new sales in our existing DOD customer
base, the redirection of budget funds and the promotion of competing solutions
by DISA will continue to result in the reduction of renewals and elimination of
new purchases of IWS by our customers, thereby creating losses within our core
business. Coupled with the currently difficult economic conditions which
lengthen the business development and sales activities on the commercial
segment, we anticipate continued downward pressure on revenue and profitability
for the foreseeable future.
Recent adverse economic and market conditions may
result in further budgetary constraints within the defense and intelligence
communities, as well as a downturn in spending on real-time collaboration
solutions by other users, that could adversely affect our revenues and results
of operations.
Unfavorable changes in
economic and market conditions, including inflation, recession, or other
changes, may result in further budgetary constraints on governmental users, and
lower spending by commercial, consumer and institutional users, of real-time
collaboration solutions. If demand for real-time collaboration products
declines significantly, or government or corporate spending for those products
declines, our business, results of operations, and financial condition would be
adversely affected. Challenging economic conditions also may impair the ability
of our customers to pay for products and services they have purchased. The
adverse effects of any sustained downturn in spending on our operating results
may be exacerbated by our investment in expanding our sales, service, engineering,
and marketing organizations, which may continue despite any such downturn.
There is no assurance that, if operations were to deteriorate and additional
financing were to become necessary, we would be able to obtain financing in
amounts sufficient to meet operating requirements or at terms which are
satisfactory and which allow us to remain competitive.
Item 5.
Other Information
None
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
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Description of Exhibit
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31.1
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Certificate of Khoa D.
Nguyen, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, filed pursuant
to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)
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31.2
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Certificate of Kevin M.
Hackett, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, filed pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)
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32.1
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Certificate of Khoa D.
Nguyen, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, furnished
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)
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32.2
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Certificate of Kevin M.
Hackett, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, furnished pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)
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Copies of any of these
exhibits are available without charge upon written request to Investor
Relations, Ezenia! Inc., 14 Celina Avenue, Suite 17-18, Nashua, NH 03063.
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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 thereunto duly
authorized.
EZENIA! INC.
(Registrant)
Date: November 14, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Khoa D. Nguyen
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Khoa D. Nguyen
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and
President
(principal executive officer)
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