SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC, 424B4, 1996-10-09

SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC
424B4, 1996-10-09
COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC

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FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(4)
REGISTRATION NO: 333-09591

2,600,000 Shares

[LOGO OF SPLASH APPEARS HERE]

Common Stock

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All of the 2,600,000 shares of Common Stock offered hereby are being sold by
Splash Technology Holdings, Inc. ("Splash" or the "Company"). Prior to the
Offering, there has been no public market for the Common Stock of the Company.
See "Underwriting" for a discussion of factors considered in determining the
initial public offering price. The Company's Common Stock has been approved for
quotation on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "SPLH."

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THE COMMON STOCK OFFERED HEREBY INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK.
SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 5.

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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS
A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

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PRICE UNDERWRITING PROCEEDS
TO DISCOUNTS AND TO
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS(1) COMPANY(2)
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Per Share............................... $11.00 $0.77 $10.23
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Total(3)................................ $28,600,000 $2,002,000 $26,598,000
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(1) See "Underwriting" for information relating to indemnification of the
Underwriters and other matters.
(2) Before deducting expenses payable by the Company estimated at $1,200,000.

(3) The Company has granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to
390,000 additional shares of Common Stock solely to cover over-allotments,
if any. To the extent that the option is exercised, the Underwriters will
offer the additional shares at the Price to Public shown above. If the
option is exercised in full, the total Price to Public, total Underwriting
Discounts and Commissions and total Proceeds to Company will be
$32,890,000, $2,302,300 and $30,587,700, respectively. See "Underwriting."

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The shares of Common Stock are offered by the several Underwriters, subject
to prior sale, when, as and if delivered to and accepted by them, and subject
to the right of the Underwriters to reject any order in whole or in part. It is
expected that delivery of the shares of Common Stock will be made at the
offices of Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated, Baltimore, Maryland, on or about
October 15, 1996.

Alex. Brown & Sons Montgomery Securities
INCORPORATED

THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS OCTOBER 9, 1996.
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This page contains a large copy of the Splash logo above the text "When You're
Serious About Color(TM)." This page also includes the following text:

IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITERS MAY OVER-ALLOT OR EFFECT
TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE COMMON STOCK
OF THE COMPANY AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN
MARKET. SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.

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Inside front cover fold out
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This page contains a picture of a Splash color server (including an Apple
Macintosh computer) and Xerox photocopier. In addition, this page contains
twelve other pictures of documents produced, at least in part, with Splash. The
page also includes the following text:

Desktop Publishing -- With Splash, high quality color brochures, flyers, and
newsletters can be printed quickly and cost effectively from the desktop.

Office Graphics -- Multiple users across a corporate network can use Splash for
color charts, graphs, and high-impact presentations.

The front, inside and back covers of this prospectus were created, revised and
proofed in-house using Splash.

Graphic Arts -- Splash's specialized color and workflow capabilities can be
used in a variety of graphic arts applications.

Professional Color Publishing -- Splash technology enables magazine publishers
to produce high quality pre-proofs before going to press.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

The following summary is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed
information, including "Risk Factors" and consolidated financial statements and
notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus. This Prospectus contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's
actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in such
forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include,
but are not limited to, those discussed in "Risk Factors." Unless the contexts
otherwise specifies, references in this Prospectus to "Splash" and the
"Company" refer to Splash Technology Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries,
including its principal operating subsidiary, Splash Technology, Inc., as well
as predecessor entities.

THE COMPANY

Splash develops, produces and markets color servers that provide an
integrated link between desktop computers and digital color laser copiers and
enable such copiers to provide high quality, high speed, networked color
printing. These hybrid systems, consisting of color servers and digital color
laser copiers (referred to as connected or multifunction copiers), support
multiple uses including image scanning, image manipulation, printing and
photocopying. The Company's products feature advanced color correction, color
calibration and separations support, ease of use, time-saving workflow
functionality, simulation of many color monitors and printing presses, and
automatic correction for certain printing workflow problems.

Commercial color printing customarily involves multiple iterations of
complex, labor-intensive and costly steps, including design and composition,
color retouching and other manipulation, color separation, image setting and
proofing, and, finally, preparation of printing plates and printing on a large,
expensive commercial press. The process involves high fixed costs and
considerable time, and historically has been justified only for printing in
large volumes. The broader use of desktop color displays, desktop publishing
software, and desktop-based color scanners, as well as the increased
availability of digital color copiers and networked and desktop color printers,
has enabled a greater amount of color design and print preparation to be
performed more rapidly and at lower costs than previously possible. Although
the quality of both color copiers and desktop color displays has improved in
recent years, users hoping to take advantage of such improvements have faced
considerable difficulties due to the complexities inherent in color technology,
thus creating a need for advanced, integrated, high quality, easy-to-use, and
cost-effective color printing solutions.

Splash servers transform color copiers into effective network-based system
solutions for a variety of color printer applications from commercial and short
run printing to desktop publishing and office color printing. The Company's
products utilize open systems that can be readily integrated with corporate
networks, enabling easy access by a broad range of end users. The use of open
systems enables the Company to concentrate its development resources on value-
added solutions for end users, and provides greater flexibility by allowing use
of standard peripheral products and software. The Company believes it was the
first among its direct competitors to commercially offer a number of
significant features for multifunction copiers, including features in the areas
of color calibration, color corrections, color separations and scanning.

Splash sells its Professional Color Imaging ("PCI") Series color server
products to two of the leading providers of color copiers, Xerox Corporation
(including its affiliate in Europe, Rank Xerox) ("Xerox") and Fuji Xerox
Company Ltd. ("Fuji Xerox"). These original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs")
integrate the Company's color servers with their digital color copiers and sell
the connected systems to end users through a worldwide direct distribution
network. Users of the Company's color servers include magazine publishers,
advertising firms, graphic arts firms, publishing services providers, prepress
and printing firms, and Fortune 500 companies with in-house graphics, marketing
and advertising and publishing needs.

Splash Technology Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in December
1995. The Company's business operated as the Color Server Group ("CSG")
division of SuperMac Technology, Inc. ("SuperMac") from late 1992 to August
1994, and after the merger of SuperMac into Radius, Inc. ("Radius") as the CSG
division of Radius from August 1994 until January 1996. In January 1996, the
Company was acquired by an investor group led by certain entities affiliated
with Summit Partners, L.P. and Sigma Partners, L.P. (the "Acquisition"). The
Company's executive offices are located at 555 Del Rey Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA
94086, and its telephone number is (408) 328-6300. See "Acquisition" and
"Certain Transactions."

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THE OFFERING

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Common Stock offered by the Company.......... 2,600,000 shares
Common Stock to be outstanding after the
offering made hereby (the "Offering")....... 11,920,622 shares(1)
Use of proceeds.............................. For repayment of subordinated
promissory notes, redemption of
Series A Preferred Stock, and
general corporate purposes
including working capital. See
"Use of Proceeds."
Nasdaq National Market symbol................ SPLH
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SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(IN THOUSANDS)
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SPLASH
TECHNOLOGY
PREDECESSOR BUSINESS HOLDINGS, INC.
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YEAR ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, JUNE 30,
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1994 1995 1995 1996(2)
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(UNAUDITED)
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
DATA:
Net revenue............................. $16,354 $30,472 $20,343 $ 31,334
Cost of net revenue..................... 12,068 20,723 13,737 19,882
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Gross profit............................ 4,286 9,749 6,606 11,452
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Research and development................ 1,999 3,295 2,034 3,122
Sales and marketing..................... 562 2,076 1,505 1,494
General and administrative.............. 377 891 667 955
Amortization and write-off of
technology............................. -- -- -- 22,729
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Income (loss) from operations........... 1,348 3,487 2,400 (16,848)
Interest expense, net................... -- -- -- 406
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Income (loss) before provision for
income taxes........................... 1,348 3,487 2,400 (17,254)
Provision for (benefit from) income
taxes.................................. 99 1,395 960 (6,929)
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Net income (loss)....................... $ 1,249 $ 2,092 $ 1,440 $(10,325)
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JUNE 30, 1996
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ACTUAL AS ADJUSTED(3)
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Working capital.......................................... $ 5,955 $ 7,927
Total assets............................................. 28,502 30,474
Long term debt........................................... 8,600 --
Stockholders' equity..................................... 7,522 17,855
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(1) Based on the number of shares outstanding as of June 30, 1996. Excludes an
aggregate of approximately 250,000 shares of Common Stock issuable on the
exercise of options and warrants outstanding as of June 30, 1996 at a
weighted average exercise price of $0.47 per share; approximately 73,000
shares of Common Stock issuable on the exercise of options granted after
June 30, 1996; approximately 2,280,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for
future grants under the Company's 1996 Stock Option Plan as of the date of
this Prospectus; and 175,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
under the Company's 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Also excludes 15,426
shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed upon the closing of the
Offering. See "Use of Proceeds," "Management--Compensation Plans" and Notes
8 and 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(2) Represents the results of operations of CSG for the four months ended
January 31, 1996 plus the results of operations of the Company for the five
months ended June 30, 1996. There were no significant pro forma
adjustments.

(3) Adjusted to reflect the sale of 2,600,000 shares of Common Stock offered by
the Company hereby at the public offering price of $11.00 per share, after
deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated
offering expenses and application of the net proceeds therefrom. See "Use
of Proceeds" and "Capitalization."

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This Prospectus includes trademarks and trade names of the Company and other
corporations.

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Except for the Consolidated Financial Statements and as otherwise noted, all
information in this Prospectus has been adjusted to give effect to (i) the
conversion of each outstanding share of Series B Preferred Stock into Common
Stock upon the closing of the Offering and (ii) the filing of an Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation on or prior to the closing of the
Offering to effect a 3.5-for-1 split of the Common Stock and to increase the
authorized number of shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock. See
"Capitalization," "Description of Capital Stock" and "Underwriting."

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RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information in this Prospectus, the following
factors should be considered carefully in evaluating an investment in the
shares of Common Stock offered hereby. This Prospectus contains forward-
looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual
results may differ materially from the results discussed in such forward-
looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include, but are
not limited to, those discussed below.

Short Period of Independent Operations; No Assurance of Future
Profitability. Prior to the Acquisition in January 1996, the business of the
Company had been operated as a division of Radius and, prior to the merger of
SuperMac into Radius, as a division of SuperMac. Moreover, Splash was
dependent on Radius through May 1996 for certain financial and administrative
services and related support functions. Accordingly, the Company has had
limited experience operating as an independent entity, and there can be no
assurance that the Company will be able to operate effectively as an
independent company. Moreover, the Company only began implementing independent
accounting systems, financial, operational and management controls, and
reporting systems and procedures in February 1996. The Company believes that
further improvements in financial, management and operational controls will
continue to be needed to manage any expansion of the Company's operations. The
failure to implement such improvements could have a material adverse effect
upon the Company's business, operating results and financial condition.

Although the Company's net revenue has increased each year since fiscal
1994, the Company's limited history of operations as an independent entity
make reliable predictions of future operating results difficult or impossible.
In particular, the Company's recent revenue growth should not be considered
indicative of future results. There can be no assurance that any of the
Company's business strategies will be successful or that the Company will be
able to sustain growth on a quarterly or annual basis. Although the Company
was profitable for the first nine months of fiscal 1996 (pro forma and before
purchase accounting adjustments) and the first five months of independent
operations through June 30, 1996 (before purchase accounting adjustments),
there can be no assurance that the Company will continue to be profitable on
an annual or quarterly basis in the future. See "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."

Fluctuations in Operating Results; Seasonal Purchasing Patterns. The
Company's operating results have fluctuated and will likely continue to
fluctuate in the future on a quarterly and annual basis as a result of a
number of factors, many of which are outside the Company's control. These
fluctuations are in part due to the purchasing patterns of the Company's two
customers, Xerox and Fuji Xerox. These customers have historically made, and
are expected to continue to make, a significant portion of their purchases of
the Company's products in the second half of the Company's fiscal year. As a
result, the Company's sales have historically been significantly lower, and
are expected to continue to be lower, in the first quarter of the Company's
fiscal year than in the immediately preceding fourth quarter. In addition, any
increases in inventories by the Company's customers could also result in
variations in the timing of purchases by such customers. For example, in May
1996, as the Company transitioned from its Power Series line of products to
its PCI Series line of products, Xerox informed Splash that it held in its
inventory a substantial quantity of Power Series products accumulated since
January 1996. As a result of the Company's product transition and Xerox's
accumulation of inventory of these products, sales of Power Series products
shipped to Xerox between January 1996 and April 1996 are recorded as net
revenue when Xerox sells these products to end users. All other Power Series
and PCI Series product sales are recorded as net revenue upon shipment to the
OEM customer. There can be no assurance that the Company will receive
sufficient inventory information from its OEM customers over time or that the
Company will be able to prevent a recurrence of a similar problem in the
future. In addition, announcements by the Company or its competitors of new
products and technologies could cause customers to defer purchases of the
Company's existing products. In the event that anticipated orders

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from end users fail to materialize, or delivery schedules are deferred or
canceled as a result of the above factors or other unanticipated factors, it
would materially and adversely affect the Company's business, operating
results and financial condition.

Results in any period could also be affected by changes in market demand,
competitive market conditions, sales promotion activities by the Company, its
OEM customers or its competitors, market acceptance of new or existing
products, sales of color copiers with which the Company's products are
compatible, the cost and availability of components, the mix of the Company's
customer base and sales channels, the amount of any third party funding of
development expenses, the mix of products sold, the Company's ability to
effectively expand its sales and marketing organization, the Company's ability
to attract and retain key technical and managerial employees, and general
economic conditions. As a result, the Company believes that period-to-period
comparisons of its results of operations are not necessarily meaningful and
should not be relied upon as indicative of future performance. Due to all of
the foregoing factors, the Company's operating results in one or more future
periods may be subject to significant fluctuations. In the event this results
in the Company's financial performance being below the expectations of public
market analysts and investors, the price of the Company's Common Stock would
be materially and adversely affected.

The Company's gross margin is affected by a number of factors, including
product mix, product pricing, and manufacturing and component costs. The
Company may be required to reduce prices in response to competitive pressure
or increase spending to pursue new market opportunities. In this regard, in
the event of significant price competition in the market for color copier
servers or competitive systems, the Company could be at a significant
disadvantage compared to its competitors, many of which have substantially
greater resources (and, in the case of the Company's principal competitor,
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. ("EFI"), lower product costs) than the Company
and therefore could more readily withstand an extended period of downward
pricing pressure. Any decline in average selling prices of a particular
product which is not offset by a reduction in production costs or by sales of
other products with higher gross margins would decrease the Company's overall
gross margin and adversely affect the Company's operating results. The Company
establishes its expenditure levels for product development and other operating
expenses based on projected sales levels and margins, and expenses are
relatively fixed in the short term. Moreover, the Company's overall expense
level is expected to increase as the Company builds corporate infrastructure
to replace services previously provided by Radius and to support expansion of
operations. Accordingly, if sales are below expectations in any given period,
the adverse impact of the shortfall on the Company's operating results may be
increased by the Company's inability to adjust spending in the short term to
compensate for the shortfall. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations."

Emerging Color Server Market. The market for the Company's color server
products has only recently begun to develop. Because the markets for digital
color copiers and connected color servers are relatively new, and because
current and future competitors are likely to continue to introduce competing
solutions, it is difficult to predict the rate at which these markets will
grow, if at all. If the color server market fails to grow, or grows more
slowly than anticipated, the Company's business, operating results and
financial condition will be adversely affected. The Company intends to
continue to spend resources educating potential customers about color servers.
However, there can be no assurance that such expenditures will enable the
Company's products to achieve any additional degree of market acceptance.
Moreover, the Company has historically focused on certain segments of the
market (the prepress and graphic arts segments) and has had only limited
penetration to date into the broader office segment or other market segments.
There can be no assurance the Company will be able to maintain or increase its
presence in its existing market segments or to successfully penetrate such
additional market segments. See "Business--Industry Background," "--Markets
and Customers" and "--Competition."

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Dependence on Xerox and Fuji Xerox. The Company's products operate only with
certain color laser copiers offered by Xerox and Fuji Xerox, and the Company
currently sells its products solely to Xerox and Fuji Xerox, which resell the
Company's products on an OEM basis to their color copier end users. Sales to
Xerox in fiscal 1994 and 1995 and the nine months ended June 30, 1996 accounted
for approximately 40%, 41% and 49%, respectively, of the Company's net revenue,
and sales to Fuji Xerox in such periods accounted for approximately 60%, 59%
and 51%, respectively, of net revenue. As a result, sales of the Company's
products have been and will continue to be heavily influenced by the market
acceptance of the Xerox and Fuji Xerox color copiers with which the Company's
products operate and the sales efforts of Xerox and Fuji Xerox with respect to
Splash products. Xerox and Fuji Xerox face substantial competition from other
manufacturers of color copiers, including Canon Inc. ("Canon"), which the
Company believes has the largest share of the worldwide market for color
copiers. If sales of the color copiers of Xerox and Fuji Xerox with which
Splash's products are compatible decrease, the Company's business, operating
results and financial condition would be materially and adversely affected.
Similarly, if Xerox or Fuji Xerox were to introduce color copiers that are not
compatible with the Company's products, or if Xerox or Fuji Xerox were to
introduce color copiers that already contain a significant portion of the
functionality of the Company's products so as to render the Company's products
unnecessary, the Company's business, operating results and financial condition
would be materially and adversely affected. In addition, Fuji Xerox color
copiers are produced in a single location in Japan, and any disruption of
production at such facility could materially and adversely affect the Company's
business, operating results and financial condition.

As a result of its reliance on Xerox and Fuji Xerox, the Company currently
has a very small sales and marketing organization and has limited experience
with direct sales efforts. Any change in the sales and marketing efforts of
Xerox or Fuji Xerox with respect to Splash's products, including any reduction
in the size or effectiveness of the Xerox or Fuji Xerox sales and marketing
forces, or changes in incentives for Xerox or Fuji Xerox salespersons to sell
Splash products or color servers produced by competitors of Splash, could have
a material adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results and
financial condition.

Xerox currently sells a substantial number of color servers made by companies
other than Splash, including those of the Company's principal competitor, EFI,
and Fuji Xerox has recently commenced sales of EFI color servers. Either Xerox
or Fuji Xerox may choose to promote the use of color servers manufactured by
competitors of the Company to the detriment of sales of the Company's products,
may choose to manufacture color servers themselves, may choose to manufacture
only color copiers that are not compatible with Splash products, or may
otherwise reduce or cease purchases and sales of Splash color servers. The
Company does not have contracts with Xerox and Fuji Xerox with respect to its
PCI Series products and is currently operating on a purchase order basis with
these customers. Although the Company is currently negotiating an agreement
with Xerox and Fuji Xerox for its PCI Series products, there can be no
assurance that any such agreement will be completed or that the Company will
continue to receive orders from Xerox or Fuji Xerox. Any decrease in the level
of sales to Xerox or Fuji Xerox would have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, operating results and financial condition.

Inventory Risks. Xerox and Fuji Xerox may from time to time carry excess
inventory of Splash color servers, inaccurately project future demand for
Splash products or fail to optimally manage their ordering of Splash products,
any of which could result in a significant decrease in orders from such
customers in subsequent periods. For example, in May 1996, as the Company
transitioned from its Power Series line of products to its PCI Series line of
products, Xerox informed Splash that it held in its inventory a substantial
quantity of Power Series products accumulated since January 1996. Xerox has
indicated to Splash that, to eliminate this inventory and to permit Xerox to
introduce the new PCI Series products, Xerox substantially reduced the selling
prices of the Power Series products beginning in June 1996. Sales by Xerox of
the Power Series products at a discount may have resulted or could result in
reduced sales of the Company's PCI Series products and Xerox may not be able to
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Splash products at historical levels once it returns to a policy of not
discounting Splash products. Further, the reduced margin that Xerox will
experience as a result of its efforts to sell off its inventory of the Power
Series products may impair Splash's relationship with Xerox and thus could
result in reduced future sales of Splash products by Xerox. Xerox may have
difficulty selling color server kits for the Power Series products, which do
not include a computer platform, because these units require the use of an
Apple Power Macintosh based upon the NuBus architecture no longer used in
Apple Power Macintosh computers. Thus, a purchaser of the earlier generation
color server kit must either already possess a NuBus based Apple Power
Macintosh or purchase one used. Moreover, although Xerox has no commercial
right of return with respect to the Company's products, there can be no
assurance that the Company will not elect to make accommodations to Xerox in
light of its status as a significant customer. Reduced sales of Splash
products by Xerox or any financial or other accommodation made to Xerox could
have a material adverse effect on the business, operating results and
financial condition of Splash. There can be no assurance that the Company will
receive sufficient inventory information from Xerox or other customers over
time or that the Company will in any event be able to prevent recurrence of a
similar problem in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on
the Company's business, operating results and financial condition. See
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations."

Dependence on Adobe Systems Incorporated. The Company's products depend on
the PostScript page description language software developed by Adobe Systems
Incorporated ("Adobe") and licensed by the Company from Adobe on a non-
exclusive basis. Any delay in the release of future versions of PostScript by
Adobe or in the upgrade of the Company's products to be compatible with future
versions of PostScript, or any material defects in any future versions of
PostScript software, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, operating results and financial condition. The Company is required
to pay a royalty for each copy of PostScript that is incorporated in Splash
products, which royalty constitutes a substantial portion of the total
manufactured cost of the Company's products. In addition, the Company is
required to permit testing by Adobe of the beta release version of the
Company's products, and the Company cannot begin shipping any version until
such version meets Adobe's quality standards. The license agreement between
the Company and Adobe expires in September 1997, subject to renewal upon
mutual consent. There can be no assurance that Adobe will continue to enjoy
its leadership position in the market, renew the current license at the end of
its term or license future versions of PostScript to Splash on terms favorable
to Splash or at all. If the license agreement between Adobe and the Company is
terminated for any reason or the Company's relationship with Adobe is
impaired, the Company could be required to change to an alternative page
description language which would require the expenditure of significant
resources and time and could significantly limit the marketability of the
Company's products. Any increase in royalties payable to Adobe also could have
a material adverse effect on the Company's operating results. In addition, the
Adobe PostScript software is incorporated in the products of certain of the
Company's competitors. The Company's business could be materially and
adversely affected if Adobe were to make available to the Company's
competitors future versions of Adobe PostScript software that include
enhancements to the Adobe PostScript software that were originally developed
or implemented by Splash. See "Business--Competition" and "--Intellectual
Property."

Dependence on Apple Computer, Inc. All of the Company's current products
require the use of an Apple Power Macintosh computer as a computer platform.
Apple has recently experienced significant financial difficulties and losses
in market acceptance, and its products have particularly low levels of market
acceptance in the office color printing market into which the Company is
seeking to expand. If Apple were to discontinue production of the Power
Macintosh models with which Splash products operate or were unable to provide
or otherwise cease to provide an acceptable level of end user customer
support, the Company's business, operating results and financial condition
would be materially and adversely affected. For example, Apple phased out the
manufacture of Power Macintosh products based on the NuBus architecture in the
second half of calendar 1995 in favor of Power Macintosh

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products based on the PCI bus architecture. As a result, the Company had to
expend significant resources and faced substantial risk of technological
failure or lack of market acceptance in developing and introducing its PCI-
based products. Any efforts of the Company to migrate its products to a
different computer platform would require a substantial expenditure of
resources and time, and there can be no assurance that any such products can
be successfully developed or introduced in a timely fashion and at competitive
cost or otherwise achieve widespread market acceptance. See "Business--
Manufacturing."

Dependence on Single Product Line. Substantially all of Splash's current
shipments consist, and are expected to continue to consist, of the Company's
PCI Series of color server products. Because of this product concentration, a
decline in demand for or pricing of these products would have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results and financial
condition, whether as a result of a decline in sales of complementary Xerox
and Fuji Xerox copiers; a further decline in the market for Apple Power
Macintosh computers; increased sales by Xerox or Fuji Xerox of color servers
offered by competitors of the Company or developed internally by Xerox or Fuji
Xerox; new product introductions by competitors; price competition; or
technological change. Any decline in the market for this product line or any
failure to timely produce new and enhanced products would have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of
operations. See "Business--Products and Technology."

Rapid Technological Change; Dependence on New Product Introductions. The
graphics and color reproduction, color processing and personal computing
markets are characterized by rapid changes in customer requirements, frequent
introductions of new and enhanced products, and continuing and rapid
technological advancement. To compete successfully, the Company must continue
to design, develop, manufacture and sell new products that provide
increasingly higher levels of performance and reliability, take advantage of
technological advancements and changes and respond to new customer
requirements. The Company's success in designing, developing, manufacturing
and selling new products will depend on a variety of factors, including the
identification of market demand for new products, product selection, timely
implementation of product design and development, product performance, cost-
effectiveness of current products and products under development, effective
manufacturing processes and the success of promotional efforts.

The Company has recently transitioned its product offerings from its Power
Series products to its PCI Series products, and there can be no assurance that
the PCI Series or any future products will achieve widespread market
acceptance. In addition, the Company has in the past experienced delays in the
development of new products and the enhancement of existing products, and such
delays may occur in the future. If the Company is unable, due to resource
constraints or technological or other reasons, to develop and introduce new
products or versions in a timely manner, or if such new products or releases
do not achieve timely and widespread market acceptance, it would have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results and
financial condition. See "Business--Products and Technology" and "--Research
and Development."

Competition. The markets for the Company's products are characterized by
intense competition and rapid change. The Company competes directly with other
independent manufacturers of color servers and with copier manufacturers, and
indirectly with printer manufacturers and others. The Company has a number of
direct competitors for color server products, the most significant of which is
EFI. Splash also faces competition from copier manufacturers that offer
internally developed color server products, such as a non-PostScript color
server offered by Fuji Xerox, or that incorporate color server features into
their copiers. In addition, the Company faces competition from desktop color
laser printers that offer increasing speed and color server capability. As
component prices decrease and the processing power and other functionality of
copiers, printers and computers increases, it becomes more likely that copier,
printer and computer manufacturers will continue to add color server
functionality to their systems, which could reduce the market for the
Company's existing line of products.

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The Company also competes indirectly with manufacturers of electronic color
prepress systems, which offer similar functionality for the short-run and
commercial printing market as is provided by the Company's products. The
Company also competes indirectly with providers of color separation, color
editing and page layout software. While such software typically is
complementary to the Company's systems, such software can also be competitive
with the Company's systems and may become increasingly competitive to the
extent that the providers of such software extend the functionality of their
products in future releases.

Many of the Company's current and potential direct and indirect competitors
have longer operating histories, are substantially larger, and have
substantially greater financial, technical, manufacturing, marketing and other
resources than Splash. A number of these current and potential competitors also
have substantially greater name recognition and a significantly larger
installed base of products than the Company, which could provide leverage to
such companies in their competition with Splash. The Company expects
competition to increase to the extent the color server market grows, and such
increased competition may result in price reductions, reduced gross margins and
loss of market share, any of which could materially adversely affect the
Company's business, operating results and financial condition. As a result of
their greater resources, many of such competitors are in a better position than
Splash to withstand significant price competition or downturns in the economy.
There can be no assurance that Splash will be able to continue to compete
effectively, and any failure to do so would have a material adverse effect upon
the Company's business, operating results and financial condition. See
"Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" and "Business--Competition."

Management of Expanding Operations. The growth in the Company's business has
placed, and any further expansion would continue to place, a significant strain
on the Company's limited personnel, management and other resources. The
Company's ability to manage any future expansion effectively will require it to
attract, train, motivate and manage new employees successfully, to integrate
new management and employees into its overall operations and to continue to
improve its operational, financial and management systems. In this regard, the
Company's Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance and
Administration joined the Company on March 29, 1996, and the Company currently
does not have and has been searching for a Vice President, Sales and Marketing.
Moreover, the Company expects to increase significantly the size of its
domestic and international sales support staff and the scope of its sales and
marketing activities, and to hire additional research and development
personnel. The Company's failure to manage any expansion effectively, including
any failure to integrate new management and employees or failure to continue to
implement and improve financial, operational and management controls, systems
and procedures, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
operating results and financial condition.

Dependence on Third Party Manufacturers. The Company outsources the
manufacture of its products to third party subcontract manufacturers including
Manufacturing Services, Ltd. ("MSL"), located in Sunnyvale, California and
Logistix Incorporated ("Logistix") located in Fremont, California. MSL
purchases the components used in Splash boards from its component suppliers and
performs double-sided active surface mount assembly, in-circuit test,
functional test and system test of the printed circuit boards used in the
Splash PCI Series products, on a turnkey basis. MSL also performs in-warranty
and out-of-warranty repair of failed boards for the Splash PCI Series products.
The Company directly purchases Apple Power Macintosh computers, monitors and
memory, and furnishes these components, as well as the MSL-assembled boards, to
Logistix for final assembly. Logistix directly purchases a small portion of the
components used in Splash color servers and does all final assembly and system
configuration. Other subcontract manufacturers perform similar services with
respect to the Splash Power Series product line.

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While the Company's subcontract manufacturers conduct quality control and
testing procedures specified by the Company, the Company has from time to time
experienced manufacturing quality problems. Although the Company does not
believe any such problem had a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, there can be no assurance that quality problems will not occur again
in the future or that any such problem would not have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business, operating results and financial condition.

If the Logistix, MSL or other third party manufacturing facilities utilized
by the Company become unavailable to the Company, or if the manufacturing
operations at these facilities are slowed, interrupted or terminated, the
Company's business, operating results and financial condition could be
adversely affected. Although the Company believes that there are a variety of
companies available with the capability to provide the Company with such
services, there can be no assurance that the Company would be able to enter
into alternative third party manufacturing arrangements on terms satisfactory
to the Company, in a timely fashion, or at all. See "Business--Manufacturing."

Dependence on Component Availability and Cost. The Company purchases
components comprising a significant portion of the total cost of its color
servers. The balance of the inventory required to manufacture the Company's
products is purchased by Logistix. The Company currently sources most of its
Power Macintosh computers that serve as the platforms for its color servers
exclusively from Apple. The Company is currently operating on a purchase order
basis with Apple.

Certain components necessary for the manufacture of the Company's products
are obtained from a sole supplier or a limited group of suppliers. These
include Apple Power Macintosh computers, certain ASICs and other semiconductor
components. The Company does not maintain any long-term agreements with any of
its suppliers of components. Because the purchase of certain key components
involves long lead times, in the event of unanticipated increases in demand
for the Company's products, the Company could be unable to manufacture certain
products in a quantity sufficient to meet end user demand. The Company also
purchases memory modules from a single supplier. Although other sources are
available, a change in memory supplier could require time to effect and could
impact production. This risk would be exacerbated in times of memory supply
shortages. Any inability to obtain adequate deliveries of any of the
components or any other circumstance that would require the Company to seek
alternative sources of supply could affect the Company's ability to ship its
products on a timely basis, which could damage relationships with current and
prospective customers and could therefore have a material adverse effect on
the Company's business, financial condition and operating results. Moreover,
there can be no assurance that alternative sources of supply would be
available on reasonably acceptable terms, on a timely basis, or at all. The
Company has from time to time experienced shortages in deliveries of ASICs
from Toshiba Corporation, which shortages have impacted production volume
capabilities. In order to attempt to mitigate the risk of such shortages in
the future, the Company intends to increase its inventory of components for
which the Company is dependent upon sole or limited source suppliers. As a
result, the Company may be subject to an increasing risk of inventory
obsolescence in the future, which could materially and adversely affect its
operating results and financial condition.

The market prices and availability of certain components, particularly
memory and other semiconductor components and, to a lesser extent, Apple Power
Macintosh computers, which collectively represent a substantial portion of the
total manufactured cost of the Company's products, have fluctuated
significantly in the past. Significant fluctuations in the future could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's operating results and financial
condition. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations" and "Business--Manufacturing."

Dependence on Proprietary Technology; Reliance on Third Party Licenses. The
Company relies in part on trademark, copyright and trade secret law to protect
its intellectual property in the United States and abroad. The Company seeks
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under trade secret and copyright laws, which afford only limited protection and
there can be no assurances that the steps taken by the Company will prevent
misappropriation of its technology. The Splash software included as a part of
the Company's products is sold pursuant to "shrink wrap" licenses that are not
signed by the end user and, therefore, may be unenforceable under the laws of
certain jurisdictions. The Company does not own any issued patent. There can be
no assurance that any trademark or copyright owned by the Company, or any
patent, trademark or copyright obtained by the Company in the future, will not
be invalidated, circumvented or challenged, that the rights granted thereunder
will provide competitive advantages to the Company or that any of the Company's
pending or future patent applications will be issued with the scope of the
claims sought by the Company, if at all. In addition, the laws of some foreign
countries do not protect the Company's proprietary rights as fully as do the
laws of the United States. Thus, effective intellectual property protection may
be unavailable or limited in certain foreign countries. There can be no
assurance that the Company's means of protecting its proprietary rights in the
United States or abroad will be adequate or that competition will not
independently develop technologies that are similar or superior to the
Company's technology, duplicate the Company's technology or design around any
patent of the Company. Moreover, litigation may be necessary in the future to
enforce the Company's intellectual property rights, to determine the validity
and scope of the proprietary rights of others or to defend against claims of
infringement or invalidity. Such litigation could result in substantial costs
and diversion of management time and resources and could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results and financial
condition.

There have been substantial amounts of litigation in the computer and related
industries regarding intellectual property rights, and there can be no
assurance that third parties will not claim infringement by the Company of
their intellectual property rights. In particular, EFI filed suit against
Radius in November 1995, alleging infringement of an EFI patent by Splash's
predecessor, CSG, and requesting unspecified monetary damages and injunction
relief. The technology which is the subject of the patent claim was acquired by
Splash in the Acquisition, and EFI could add Splash as a defendant to this suit
at any time. Although a portion of the purchase price in the Acquisition was
placed in escrow pending resolution of the EFI litigation, there can be no
assurance that any such litigation against Splash would not have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results and financial
condition. The addition of Splash as a defendant in the EFI suit or any other
claims that the Company is infringing on proprietary rights of others, with or
without merit, could be time consuming to defend, result in costly litigation,
divert management's attention and resources, and cause product shipment delays.
If the Company were found to be infringing on the intellectual property rights
of any third party, the Company could be subject to liabilities for such
infringement, which liabilities could be material, and could be required to
seek licenses from other companies or to refrain from using, manufacturing or
selling certain products or using certain processes. Although holders of
patents and other intellectual property rights often offer licenses to their
patent or other intellectual property rights, no assurance can be given that
licenses would be offered or that the terms of any offered license would be
acceptable to the Company. Any need to redesign the products or enter into any
royalty or licensing agreement could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, operating results and financial condition.

The Company relies upon certain software licensed from third parties. There
can be no assurance that the software licensed by the Company will continue to
provide competitive features and functionality or that licenses for software
currently utilized by the Company or other software which the Company may seek
to license in the future will be available to the Company on commercially
reasonable terms. The loss of, or inability to maintain, existing licenses
could result in shipment delays or reductions until equivalent software or
suitable alternative products could be developed, identified, licensed and
integrated, and the inability to license key new software that may be
developed, on commercially reasonable terms, would have a material adverse
effect on the Company's competitive position. Any such event would materially
adversely affect the Company's business, operating results and financial
condition. See "Acquisition," "Business--Intellectual Property" and "Certain
Transactions."

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Need for Additional Capital. The Company believes that in order to remain
competitive it may require additional financial resources over the next
several years for working capital, research and development, expansion of
sales and marketing resources, and capital expenditures. The Company believes
that it will be able to fund planned expenditures for at least the next twelve
months from a combination of the proceeds of the Offering, cash flow from
operations and existing cash balances. Assuming completion of the Offering and
the application of $23.4 million of the net proceeds therefrom for repayment
of the subordinated notes and redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock, the
Company would have had as of June 30, 1996 approximately $7.9 million in
working capital, including approximately $8.6 million in cash and cash
equivalents. The Company's operations generated cash flow of $6.8 million
during the nine months ended June 30, 1996. The Company believes that it will
be able to satisfy its cash requirements for at least the next twelve months
from a combination of the proceeds of the Offering, cash flow from operations
and the Company's bank line of credit. However, upon completion of the
Offering, the Company will continue to have limited capital resources and may
require additional capital sooner. There can be no assurance that the Company
will be able to obtain additional financing as needed on acceptable terms or
at all. See "Use of Proceeds," "Capitalization," "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Liquidity and
Capital Resources" and "Certain Transactions."

Risk of Product Defects. The Company's products consist of hardware and
software developed by Splash and others. Products such as those of the Company
may contain undetected errors when first introduced or when new versions are
released, and the Company has in the past discovered software and hardware
errors in certain of its new products after their introduction. Although the
Company has not experienced material adverse effects resulting from any errors
to date, there can be no assurance that errors would not be found in new
versions of Splash products after commencement of commercial shipments, or
that any such errors would not result in a loss of or delay in market
acceptance and have a material adverse effect upon the Company's business,
operating results and financial condition. In addition, errors in the
Company's products (including errors in licensed third party software)
detected prior to new product release could result in delay in the
introduction of new products and incurring of additional expense, which also
could have a material adverse effect upon the Company's business, operating
results and financial condition. See "Business--Products and Technology."

International Sales. All sales to Fuji Xerox are international sales. As a
result, international sales accounted for approximately 60%, 59% and 51% of
net revenue in fiscal 1994 and 1995 and in the nine months ended June 30,
1996, respectively. In addition, although all sales to Xerox are U.S. sales,
Xerox has a significant international customer base, and the Company believes
that a significant portion of Splash products purchased by Xerox are resold
outside the United States. The Company expects that direct and indirect
international sales will continue to represent a substantial portion of its
net revenue for the foreseeable future. While the Company's international
sales are presently denominated in U.S. dollars, fluctuations in currency
exchange rates could cause the Company's products to become relatively more
expensive to end users in a particular country, leading to pressure to reduce
the U.S. dollar denominated price to the Company's OEM customers, which could
in turn result in a reduction in net revenue and profitability. The Company's
business, operating results and financial condition would be materially
adversely affected if foreign markets do not continue to develop. See
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" and "Business--Sales and Marketing."

Financial Difficulties of a Major Shareholder; Potential Sales of Common
Stock. Radius, which will beneficially own approximately 14.6% of the
outstanding shares of the Common Stock immediately following the Offering, has
faced significant financial difficulties in recent periods, including the
period before the Acquisition, and continues to face such difficulties. Radius
has certain rights to demand that the Company register Radius' shares of
Common Stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), which registration would permit the sale by Radius of the shares
registered in the public market. If Radius were to enter bankruptcy, Radius
might have the ability to sell a substantial portion of its holdings of Common
Stock in the public market without regard to requirements for registration of
such shares under the Securities Act or the requirements of Rule 144
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the Securities Act and may have the ability to avoid its obligations under the
lock-up agreement with respect to Common Stock held by it. Sales of
substantial amounts of the shares of Common Stock held by Radius in the public
market or the prospect of such a sale could adversely affect the market price
of the Company's Common Stock. See "Principal Stockholders."

Dependence on Key Personnel. Because of the nature of the Company's
business, the Company is highly dependent on the continued service of, and on
its ability to attract and retain, qualified technical, marketing, sales and
managerial personnel, including senior members of management. The competition
for such personnel is intense, and the loss of any of such persons, as well as
the failure to recruit additional key technical and sales personnel in a
timely manner, would have a material adverse effect on the Company's business
and operating results. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able
to continue to attract and retain the qualified personnel necessary for the
development of its business. The Company currently does not have employment
contracts with any of its employees and does not maintain key person life
insurance policies on any of its employees. See "Business--Employees" and
"Management."

Control By Principal Stockholders, Officers and Directors; Antitakeover
Effects of Certificate of Incorporation and Delaware Law. Immediately
following the Offering, the Company's principal stockholders, officers,
directors and their affiliates will beneficially own approximately 75.2% of
the outstanding shares of the Common Stock. As a result, such persons, acting
together, would have the ability to control all matters requiring stockholder
approval, including the election of directors and approval of significant
corporate transactions. In addition, effective upon the closing of the
Offering, the Board of Directors will have the authority to issue up to
5,000,000 shares of undesignated Preferred Stock, to determine the powers,
preferences and rights and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions
granted to or imposed upon any unissued series of undesignated Preferred
Stock, and to fix the number of shares constituting any series and the
designation of such series, without any further vote or action by the
Company's stockholders. The Preferred Stock could be issued with voting,
liquidation, dividend and other rights superior to the rights of the Common
Stock. The concentration of ownership and the issuance of Preferred Stock
under certain circumstances could have the effect of delaying or preventing a
change in control of the Company. The Company's Certificate of Incorporation
also provides for a classified board of directors such that only approximately
one-third of the board is selected at each annual meeting of stockholders. A
classified board may have the effect of deferring or discouraging a charge in
control of the Company. The Company's Certificate of Incorporation also
eliminates cumulative voting in the election of directors. See "Principal
Stockholders" and "Description of Capital Stock."

Benefit of Transaction to Existing Stockholders. The Offering will provide
substantial benefits to existing stockholders of the Company, particularly
Radius and certain entities affiliated with Summit Partners, L.P. and Sigma
Partners, L.P. The existing stockholders of the Company will benefit from the
creation of a public market for the Common Stock held by them after the
closing of the Offering. In addition, the Company will use approximately $15.4
million of the proceeds of the Offering to redeem all outstanding shares of
the Company's Series A Preferred Stock and approximately $8.0 million of the
proceeds to repay all outstanding subordinated promissory notes. Upon the
closing of the Offering, the shares of Common Stock then held by Radius will
have an aggregate market value of approximately $19.2 million, based upon the
public offering price of $11.00 per share. Certain entities affiliated with
Summit Partners, L.P. which previously acquired shares of Common Stock and
Series A Preferred Stock for an aggregate of $14.0 million in cash and
subordinated promissory notes for an aggregate of $8.0 million in cash (i)
will receive approximately $13.9 million of the proceeds of the Offering upon
the redemption of all outstanding shares of the Company's Series A Preferred
Stock coincident with the closing of the Offering, (ii) will receive
approximately $8.0 million of the proceeds of the Offering upon repayment of
outstanding subordinated promissory notes, and (iii) will hold, upon the
closing of the Offering, shares of Common Stock having an aggregate value
equal to approximately $64.8 million, based on the public offering price of
$11.00 per share. Certain entities affiliated with Sigma Partners, L.P.

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which acquired shares of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock for an
aggregate of approximately $1.5 million in cash (i) will receive approximately
$1.5 million of the proceeds of the Offering upon the redemption of all
outstanding shares of the Company's Series A Preferred Stock coincident with
the closing of the Offering and (ii) will hold, upon the closing of the
Offering, shares of Common Stock having an aggregate value equal to
approximately $6.4 million based on the public offering price of $11.00 per
share. See "Use of Proceeds" and "Principal Stockholders."

Shares Eligible for Future Sale. Sale of substantial amounts of shares in
the public market or the prospect of such sales could adversely affect the
market price of the Company's Common Stock. Upon completion of the Offering,
the Company will have outstanding 11,920,622 shares of Common Stock. Of these
shares, with the exception of approximately 2,525,000 of the 2,600,000 shares
offered hereby, all shares of Common Stock held by current stockholders are
subject to lock-up agreements under which the holders of such shares have
agreed not to sell or otherwise dispose of any of their shares for a period of
180 days after the date of this Prospectus without the prior written consent
of the Representatives of the Underwriters. After the 180-day period,
approximately 1,180,000 shares will be eligible for sale under Rules 144 and
701 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act. The remaining approximately
8,220,000 shares held by existing stockholders will become eligible for sale
from time to time in the future under Rule 144. In addition, the Company
intends to file a registration statement under the Securities Act, upon the
effectiveness of the Offering or shortly thereafter, covering the sale of
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Company's 1996 Stock
Option Plan and 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. As of June 30, 1996, there
were options outstanding to purchase a total of approximately 240,000 shares
of the Company's Common Stock, all of which are subject to 180-day lock-up
agreements, and approximately 2,350,000 additional shares reserved for future
option grants. Approximately 240,000 shares issuable upon exercise of such
options will be eligible for purchase and resale into the public market 180
days after the date of this Prospectus in reliance upon Rule 701. Upon
completion of the offering, the 4,282 shares of Series B Preferred Stock owned
by Radius will convert into 1,741,127 shares of the Company's Common Stock,
which are subject to a 180-day lockup agreement. If Radius were to enter
bankruptcy and were allowed to sell its shares of the Company's Common Stock
without regard to the lock-up agreement with respect to its shares of Common
Stock or the restrictions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, such
additional shares of Common Stock would become eligible for resale into the
public market at an indeterminate date after the date of this Prospectus.
Certain existing stockholders, including Radius and funds affiliated with
Summit Partners, L.P. and Sigma Partners, L.P., holding an aggregate of
approximately 8,750,000 shares of Common Stock and the holder of a warrant to
purchase 8,750 shares of Common Stock also will be entitled to registration
rights with respect to their shares of Common Stock after the Offering. See
"Management--Compensation Plans," "Shares Eligible for Future Sale,"
"Underwriting" and "Description of Capital Stock--Registration Rights."

No Prior Trading Market for Common Stock; Potential Volatility of Stock
Price. Prior to the Offering, there has been no public market for the Common
Stock, and there can be no assurance that an active trading market will
develop or be sustained after the Offering. The initial public offering price
will be determined through negotiations between the Company and the
representatives of the Underwriters based on several factors and may not be
indicative of the market price of the Common Stock after the Offering. The
market price of the shares of Common Stock may be highly volatile and may be
significantly affected by factors such as actual or anticipated fluctuations
in the Company's operating results, change in estimates or recommendations by
securities analysts, litigation by or against the Company, announcements of
technical innovations, new products or new contracts by the Company, its
competitors or their end users, developments with respect to patents or
proprietary rights, general market conditions and other factors, certain of
which could be unrelated to, or outside the control of, the Company. The stock
market has from time to time experienced significant price and volume
fluctuations that have particularly affected the market prices for securities
of technology companies and that have often been unrelated to the operating
performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may
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periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities,
securities class action litigation has been initiated against the issuing
company. There can be no assurance that such litigation will not occur in the
future with respect to the Company. Such litigation could result in
substantial costs and a diversion of management's attention and resources,
which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business and
operating results. Any settlement or adverse determination in such litigation
could also subject the Company to significant liability, which could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition. See
"Underwriting."

Dilution. The initial public offering price is substantially higher than the
net tangible book value per share of the Common Stock. Investors purchasing
shares of Common Stock in the Offering will therefore incur immediate and
substantial dilution in net tangible book value per share. To the extent that
outstanding options and warrants to purchase the Company's Common Stock are
exercised, there will be further dilution. See "Dilution."

Dividend Policy; Restrictions on Payment of Dividends. The Company has never
declared or paid cash on its Common Stock. The Company currently intends to
retain any earnings for use in its business and does not anticipate paying any
cash dividends on its Common Stock in the foreseeable future. In addition, the
Company's borrowing arrangements, including the Company's line of credit and
outstanding subordinated promissory notes (which notes will be repaid out of
the proceeds of the Offering) prohibit the payment of cash dividends without
the lender's prior written consent. See "Dividend Policy."

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USE OF PROCEEDS

The net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the 2,600,000 shares of
Common Stock offered by the Company hereby, after deducting underwriting
discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, will be
$25.4 million ($29.4 million if the Underwriters' over-allotment option is
exercised in full). The Company will use approximately $15.4 million of the
proceeds of the Offering to redeem all outstanding shares of the Company's
Series A Preferred Stock, which are held by entities affiliated with Summit
Partners, L.P. and Sigma Partners, L.P., and approximately $8.0 million to
repay all outstanding subordinated promissory notes, which are held by entities
affiliated with Summit Partners. The subordinated notes bear interest at a rate
of 12% and require principal repayments beginning January 30, 2001. The
Series A Preferred Stock and the subordinated notes were issued in connection
with the Acquisition. The remaining net proceeds will be used for working
capital and general corporate purposes. A portion of the net proceeds may also
be used for investments in or acquisitions of complementary businesses,
products or technologies, although no such transactions are currently under
negotiation. Pending such uses, the Company expects to invest the net proceeds
in short-term, interest-bearing securities. See "Certain Transactions."

DIVIDEND POLICY

The Company has never declared or paid cash dividends on its Common Stock.
The Company currently intends to retain any earnings for use in its business
and does not anticipate paying any cash dividends on its Common Stock in the
foreseeable future. In addition, the Company's borrowing arrangements,
including the Company's line of credit and outstanding subordinated promissory
notes (which notes will be repaid out of the proceeds of the Offering) prohibit
the payment of cash dividends without the lender's prior written consent. See
"Risk Factors -- Dividend Policy; Restrictions on Payment of Dividends."

ACQUISITION

On January 30, 1996, the Company was acquired by an investor group (the
"Acquisition Group") led by certain entities affiliated with Summit Partners,
L.P. and certain entities affiliated with Sigma Partners, L.P. The Acquisition
was effected through the following series of transactions: (i) the Acquisition
Group formed and capitalized a new corporation, the Company, called Splash
Technology Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation; (ii) the Company formed and
capitalized a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Splash Merger Company, Inc., a
Delaware corporation; (iii) Radius created a new corporation, Splash
Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation, into which Radius placed
substantially all of the assets and liabilities of its Color Server Group in
exchange for all of the capital stock of Splash Technology, Inc.; and (iv)
Splash Merger Company, Inc. was merged with and into Splash Technology, Inc.,
thereby effecting the Acquisition. As a result of these transactions, the
surviving corporation in the merger was Splash Technology, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company, which in turn was owned principally by the
Acquisition Group. As a result of these transactions, Radius received (i) a
payment of approximately $21.9 million in cash on January 30, 1996
(approximately $2.35 million of which remains in escrow for the benefit of the
Company and its stockholders, as described below), (ii) an aggregate of 4,282
shares of Series B Preferred Stock of the Company, which are convertible into a
total of 1,741,129 shares of Common Stock of the Company (representing
approximately 19% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company on an as-
converted basis prior to the Offering), and (iii) a payment of approximately
$1.5 million in cash on June 9, 1996. None of the entities within the
Acquisition Group which are affiliated with Summit Partners, L.P. or Sigma
Partners, L.P. were affiliated with Radius immediately prior to the
Acquisition. Entities affiliated with Sigma Partners, L.P. collectively held
more than 5% of the outstanding capital stock of SuperMac until January 1993
and Lawrence G. Finch was a director of Radius until October 1995.

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The Acquisition was funded by the purchase of approximately $15.5 million of
Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock by entities associated with Summit
Partners, L.P. and entities associated with Sigma Partners, L.P. and the
purchase of $8.0 million of subordinated promissory notes by entities
associated with Summit Partners, L.P. As a result of an independent third party
valuation, the Series A Preferred Stock was valued at $14.7 million and the
subordinated promissory notes were valued at $8.6 million.

In connection with the Acquisition, the parties entered into an escrow
agreement providing for an escrow of $4.7 million for satisfaction of possible
claims for indemnification by Splash Technology, Inc., Splash Technology
Holdings, Inc. and its stockholders against Radius. An amount equal to
approximately $2.35 million remains in escrow pending (i) a final, non-
appealable order dismissing with prejudice the EFI litigation, (ii) the
attainment by Radius of certain financial tests or (iii) the discretionary
decision by Splash Technology Holdings, Inc. and its stockholders to release
the amount in escrow. See "Risk Factors--Dependence on Proprietary Technology;
Reliance on Third Party Licenses" and "Business--Intellectual Property."

In connection with the Acquisition and related transactions, entities
affiliated with Summit Partners, L.P. and Sigma Partners, L.P. acquired an
aggregate of 5,888,749 shares of Common Stock and 586,249 shares of Common
Stock, respectively, representing 63.2% and 6.3% of the Company's outstanding
Common Stock immediately prior to the Offering. In addition, entities
affiliated with Summit Partners, L.P. and Sigma Partners, L.P. acquired an
aggregate of 13,933 shares and 1,493 shares, respectively, of Series A
Preferred Stock of the Company and entities affiliated with Summit Partners,
L.P. acquired subordinated promissory notes of the Company in the aggregate
principal amount of $8.0 million. The subordinated promissory notes are
required to be repaid at face value plus accrued and unpaid interest, and the
Series A Preferred Stock is required to be redeemed at a price of $1,000 per
share plus accrued and unpaid dividends, upon certain events including an
initial public offering at a price of at least $3.43 per share and aggregate
gross proceeds (net of underwriting discounts) to the Company of at least $35.0
million. It is anticipated that the subordinated promissory notes will be
repaid and the Series A Preferred Stock will be redeemed out of the proceeds of
the Offering even at a lesser amount of aggregate gross proceeds to the
Company. See "Use of Proceeds," "Certain Transactions," "Principal
Stockholders" and "Description of Capital Stock."

The Acquisition constituted a leveraged transaction and was accounted for as
a purchase. As of January 30, 1996, the Company had approximately $12.6 million
in assets and approximately $9.6 million of liabilities. Immediately following
the Acquisition, the Company had $18.2 million in assets and $19.7 million of
liabilities. The proceeds from the Offering will be used primarily to repay the
$8.0 million in subordinated promissory notes and redeem the $15.4 million of
outstanding Series A Preferred Stock issued in connection with the Acquisition.
See "Use of Proceeds," "Capitalization," "Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Certain Transactions" and
"Principal Stockholders."

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth as of June 30, 1996: (i) the actual
capitalization of the Company, (ii) the capitalization of the Company on a pro
forma basis to give effect to the conversion into Common Stock of all
outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock upon the closing of the
Offering, and (iii) the pro forma capitalization of the Company as adjusted to
give effect to the receipt of the estimated net proceeds from the initial
public offering, the application of the net proceeds therefrom and the filing
of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation upon the
closing of the Offering. See "Use of Proceeds."

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
JUNE 30, 1996
----------------------------
PRO AS
ACTUAL FORMA ADJUSTED
-------- -------- --------
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT FOR
SHARE DATA)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Long-term debt(1)............................... $ 8,600 $ 8,600 $ --
-------- -------- --------
Stockholders' equity
Preferred Stock:
Authorized: 19,708 shares, actual and pro
forma; 5,000,000 shares as adjusted
Series A Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per
share: Authorized: 15,426 shares, actual and
pro forma; issued and outstanding: 15,426
shares, actual and pro forma and no shares as
adjusted..................................... 1 1 --
Series B Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per
share: Authorized, issued and outstanding:
4,282 shares actual; no shares pro forma or
as adjusted.................................. 1 -- --
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share:
Authorized: 50,000,000 shares; issued and
outstanding: 7,579,495 shares actual, 9,320,622
shares pro forma and 11,920,622 shares as
adjusted(2).................................... 8 9 12
Additional paid-in capital...................... 19,456 19,456 29,788
Accumulated deficit(3).......................... (11,944) (11,944) (11,945)
-------- -------- --------
Total stockholders' equity.................... 7,522 7,522 17,855
-------- -------- --------
Total capitalization........................ $ 16,122 $ 16,122 $ 17,855
======== ======== ========
</TABLE>
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(1) Represents subordinated promissory notes having a face amount of $8.0
million, which have been valued at $8.6 million pursuant to an independent
valuation. See Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

(2) Excludes an aggregate of approximately 250,000 shares of Common Stock
issuable on exercise of options and warrants outstanding as of June 30,
1996; approximately 73,000 shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of
options granted after June 30, 1996; approximately 2,280,000 shares of
Common Stock reserved for future grants under the Company's 1996 Stock
Option Plan as of the date of this Prospectus; and 175,000 shares of Common
Stock reserved for issuance under the Company's 1996 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan. See "Use of Proceeds," "Management--Compensation Plans" and
Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(3) Accumulated deficit has been adjusted for the effects of a gain of $600,000
(less associated taxes of $240,000) relating to the early extinguishment of
subordinated debt, offset in part by a loss of $361,000 on retirement of
the Series A Preferred Stock and net of conversion of the Series B
Preferred Stock.

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DILUTION

The pro forma net tangible book value of the Company at June 30, 1996, giving
effect to the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock
into Common Stock upon or prior to the closing of the Offering, was
approximately $6.4 million, or $0.69 per share of Common Stock. "Pro forma net
tangible book value" per share represents the amount of total tangible assets
of the Company less total liabilities, divided by the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding. After giving effect to the sale by the Company of
2,600,000 shares of Common Stock offered hereby at the initial public offering
price of $11.00 per share (and after deducting the underwriting discounts and
commissions and estimated Offering expenses), the pro forma net tangible book
value of the Company at June 30, 1996 would have been approximately $31.8
million, or $2.67 per share. This represents an immediate increase in net
tangible book value of $1.98 per share to existing stockholders and an
immediate dilution of $8.33 per share to new investors. The following table
illustrates this per share dilution:

<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Initial public offering price...................................... $11.00
Pro forma net tangible book value before the Offering............ $ .69
Increase attributable to new investors........................... 1.98
-----
Pro forma net tangible book value after the Offering............... 2.67
------
Pro forma net tangible book value dilution to new investors........ $ 8.33
======
</TABLE>

The following table summarizes, on a pro forma basis as of June 30, 1996, the
differences in the total consideration paid and the average price per share
paid by the Company's existing stockholders and the new investors with respect
to the 2,600,000 shares of Common Stock to be sold by the Company.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES AVERAGE
PURCHASED TOTAL CONSIDERATION PRICE
-------------- --------------------- PER
NUMBER PERCENT AMOUNT PERCENT SHARE
------ ------- ---------- ---------- -------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Existing stockholders.............. 9,321 78.2% $ 301 1.0% $ 0.03
New investors...................... 2,600 21.8 28,600 99.0 11.00
------ ----- ---------- --------
Total............................ 11,921 100.0% $ 28,901 100.0%
====== ===== ========== ========
</TABLE>

The foregoing computations exclude, as of June 30, 1996, an aggregate of
approximately 250,000 shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of
outstanding options and warrants at a weighted average exercise of $0.47 per
share. To the extent outstanding options and warrants are exercised, there will
be further dilution to new investors. See "Risk Factors--Dilution,"
"Management--Compensation Plans" and "Description of Capital Stock."

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

The selected consolidated statement of operations data presented below for
the years ended September 30, 1994 and 1995, the four months ended January 31,
1996 and the five months ended June 30, 1996, and the selected consolidated
balance sheet data as of September 30, 1994 and 1995 and June 30, 1996 are
derived from, and are qualified by reference to, the audited consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Prospectus.
The selected consolidated statement of operations data for the nine months
ended June 30, 1995 are derived from unaudited consolidated financial
statements included elsewhere in this Prospectus, have been prepared on the
same basis as the annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion
of management, contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring
adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the operating results and
financial position for such periods and as of such dates. The consolidated
operating results for the four months ended January 31, 1996 and five months
ended June 30, 1996 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be
expected for the full year or any other future period.

The financial statements for the periods prior to January 31, 1996 reflect
the operations of the CSG division of Radius and SuperMac, adjusted to reflect
operations as a separate corporation. The financial statements after January
31, 1996 reflect the consolidated operations of the Company after accounting
for the Acquisition using the purchase method of accounting. Operating results
subsequent to January 31, 1996 reflect (i) interest on the debt incurred in
connection with the Acquisition, (ii) non-recurring, non-cash charges relating
to the write-off of in-process research and development projects and the
amortization of purchased technology, and (iii) an income tax benefit from the
net operating loss associated with the Acquisition.

The data set forth on the following page are qualified in their entirety by,
and should be read in conjunction with, "Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the consolidated
financial statements, notes thereto and other financial and statistical
information appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SPLASH
TECHNOLOGY
PREDECESSOR BUSINESS HOLDINGS, INC.
--------------------------------------- --------------
FISCAL YEAR
ENDED NINE MONTHS FOUR MONTHS FIVE MONTHS
SEPTEMBER 30, ENDED ENDED ENDED
--------------- JUNE 30, JANUARY 31, JUNE 30,
1994 1995 1995 1996 1996
------- ------- ----------- ----------- --------------
(UNAUDITED)
(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Net revenue............. $16,354 $30,472 $20,343 $13,008 $ 18,326
Cost of net revenue..... 12,068 20,723 13,737 8,427 11,455
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Gross profit............ 4,286 9,749 6,606 4,581 6,871
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Operating expenses:
Research and
development.......... 1,999 3,295 2,034 1,498 1,624
Sales and marketing... 562 2,076 1,505 688 806
General and
administrative....... 377 891 667 287 668
Amortization of
purchased technology
and write-off of in-
process technology... -- -- -- -- 22,729
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Total operating
expenses........... 2,938 6,262 4,206 2,473 25,827
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Income (loss) from
operations............. 1,348 3,487 2,400 2,108 (18,956)
Interest expense, net... -- -- -- 18 388
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Income (loss) before
provision for income
taxes.................. 1,348 3,487 2,400 2,090 (19,344)
Provision for (benefit
from) income taxes..... 99 1,395 960 836 (7,765)
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Net income (loss)....... $ 1,249 $ 2,092 $ 1,440 $ 1,254 $(11,579)
======= ======= ======= ======= ========
Net income (loss) per
share(1)............... $ (1.25)
========
Shares used in computing
per share amounts(1)... 9,580
========
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SPLASH
PREDECESSOR TECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS HOLDINGS, INC.
------------- --------------
SEPTEMBER 30,
------------- JUNE 30,
1994 1995 1996
------ ------ --------------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Working capital.................................... $4,126 $2,318 $ 5,955
Total assets....................................... 7,383 9,688 28,502
Long term debt..................................... -- -- 8,600
Total liabilities.................................. 3,057 6,985 20,980
Equity............................................. 4,326 2,703 7,522
</TABLE>
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(1) See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for an explanation
of the method used to determine the number of shares used to compute per
share amounts.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations and other parts of this Prospectus contain forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results
may differ materially from the results discussed in such forward-looking
statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include, but are not
limited to, those discussed in "Risk Factors."

OVERVIEW

The Company operated as the CSG division of SuperMac from late 1992 to
August 1994 and, after the merger of SuperMac into Radius, as the CSG division
of Radius from August 1994 until January 1996. In January 1996, Splash was
acquired by an investor group in a leveraged transaction. See "Acquisition"
and "Certain Transactions." References below to the results of operations for
the nine months ended June 30, 1996 refer to the results of operations of CSG
for the four months ended January 31, 1996 plus the results of operations of
the Company for the five months ended June 30, 1996.

The Company sells pre-configured color server systems and board-level server
kits to two OEM customers, Xerox and Fuji Xerox, which integrate the Company's
color servers with their color copiers and sell such connected systems on a
worldwide basis. Sales to Xerox accounted for approximately 40%, 41% and 49%
of net revenue in fiscal 1994, fiscal 1995 and the nine months ended June 30,
1996, respectively. Sales to Fuji Xerox accounted for approximately 60%, 59%
and 51% of net revenue in fiscal 1994, fiscal 1995 and the nine months ended
June 30, 1996, respectively. The Company expects that sales to Xerox and Fuji
Xerox will continue to account for all or a substantial portion of its net
revenue for the foreseeable future. As a result, sales of the Company's
products have been and will continue to be heavily influenced by the market
acceptance of the Xerox and Fuji Xerox color copiers with which the Company's
products operate and the sales efforts of Xerox and Fuji Xerox with respect to
Splash products. See "Risk Factors--Dependence on Xerox and Fuji Xerox."

Substantially all net revenue has been derived from the sale of systems and
color server kits. The Company's policy is to recognize revenue at the time of
shipment of its products to its OEM customers, which have no right to return
products. From inception to September 30, 1993, the Company was engaged
principally in research and development, and recorded approximately $1.3
million of net revenue from product shipments and $1.6 million of research and
development costs. The Company began shipping board-level color server kits in
fiscal 1993 and pre-configured color server systems in fiscal 1995. In May
1996, the Company made the transition from its Power Series products to its
new PCI Series products, and continues to offer Power Series products only as
server kits in limited quantities and as warranty and replacement parts. In
May 1996, Xerox informed Splash that it held in its inventory a substantial
quantity of Power Series products accumulated since January 1996. As a result
of the Company's product transition and Xerox's accumulation of inventory of
these products, sales of Power Series products shipped to Xerox between
January and April 1996 are recorded as net revenue when Xerox sells these
products to end users. All other Power Series and PCI Series product sales are
recorded upon shipment to the OEM customer.

The Company has achieved significant growth in net revenue and operating
income each year since fiscal 1994, before purchase accounting adjustments.
However, there can be no assurance that the Company will continue to grow at
similar rates in the future, if at all. In addition, the Company's overall
expense level is expected to increase as the Company builds corporate
infrastructure and expands its operations. Accordingly, the Company believes
that period-to-period comparisons of its financial results should not be
relied upon as an indication of future performance. Although the Company was
profitable for the first nine months of fiscal 1996 (pro forma and before
purchase accounting adjustments) and the first five months of independent
operations through June 30, 1996 (before purchase accounting

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adjustments), there can be no assurance that the Company will continue to be
profitable on an annual or quarterly basis in the future.

The Company establishes its expenditure levels for operating expenses based
on projected sales levels and margins, and expenses are relatively fixed in
the short term. Moreover, the Company expects to expand its sales and
marketing, technical and customer support, research and product development
and administrative activities. Accordingly, if sales are below expectations in
any given quarter, the adverse impact of the shortfall in revenues on
operating results may be increased by the Company's inability to adjust
spending in the short term to compensate for the shortfall.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table sets forth consolidated statement of operations data as
a percentage of revenue for the periods indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SPLASH
TECHNOLOGY
PREDECESSOR BUSINESS HOLDINGS, INC.
----------------------------- --------------
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
--------------- --------------------------
1994 1995 1995 1996
------ ------ ----------- --------------
(UNAUDITED) (PRO FORMA)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net revenue......................... 100% 100% 100% 100%
Cost of net revenue................. 74 68 68 63
------ ------ --- ---
Gross margin........................ 26 32 32 37
------ ------ --- ---
Operating expenses:
Research and development.......... 12 11 10 10
Sales and marketing............... 3 7 7 5
General and administrative........ 3 3 3 3
Amortization of purchased
technology and write-off of in-
process technology............... -- -- -- 73
------ ------ --- ---
Total operating expenses........ 18 21 20 91
------ ------ --- ---
Income (loss) from operations....... 8 11 12 (54)
Interest expense, net............... -- -- -- 1
------ ------ --- ---
Income (loss) before provision for
income taxes....................... 8 11 12 (55)
Provision for (benefit from) income
taxes.............................. -- 4 5 (22)
------ ------ --- ---
Net income (loss)................... 8% 7% 7% (33)%
====== ====== === ===
</TABLE>

Net Revenue. The Company's net revenue increased 86% to $30.5 million in
fiscal 1995 from $16.4 million in fiscal 1994, and increased 54% to $31.3
million in the nine months ended June 30, 1996 from $20.3 million in the nine
months ended June 30, 1995. These increases were primarily attributable to
higher unit sales of systems and color server kits. In addition, the Company
has experienced a shift toward higher priced, pre-configured color server
systems from lower priced color server kits, particularly in the third quarter
of fiscal 1995 with the introduction of the Company's Power Series product
line and in the third quarter of fiscal 1996 with the introduction of the
Company's PCI Series product line. For example, since the Company's
introduction of the PCI Series product line, Fuji Xerox has shifted its
product purchases from substantially all kits to substantially all pre-
configured systems. There can be no assurance that Fuji Xerox or Xerox will
not change its mix of product purchases again in the future. Any sales mix
shift toward kits would result in lower average selling prices and impact net
revenue. Net revenue has also been and may continue to be impacted by the
Company's sales mix of systems and kits in greater or lesser memory
configurations.

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Through April 1996, the Company derived substantially all of its revenue
from color server products designed for NuBus-based Apple Macintosh computers,
including the Power Series product line originally introduced in fiscal 1995
and the Company's original Splash color server kit products introduced in
fiscal 1993. Beginning in mid-calendar 1995, Apple began to transition from a
NuBus architecture in its high end Power Macintosh products to a PCI bus
architecture. Accordingly, Splash developed its initial PCI bus-based product
line, the PCI Series, and commenced shipment of such product line in May 1996.
The Company does not expect that sales of Power Series products will represent
any material portion of net revenue in the future other than any net revenue
recognized from the sale to end users of the remaining Power Series products
held by Xerox. See "--Overview" and "Risk Factors--Dependence on Xerox and
Fuji Xerox."

All sales to Fuji Xerox are international sales. As a result, international
sales accounted for 60% and 59% of net revenues in fiscal 1994 and 1995,
respectively, and accounted for approximately 59% and 51% of net revenue in
the nine months ended June 30, 1995 and 1996, respectively. In addition,
although all sales to Xerox are U.S. sales, Xerox has a significant
international customer base and the Company believes that a significant
portion of Splash products purchased by Xerox are resold outside the United
States. The Company expects that direct and indirect international sales will
continue to represent a substantial portion of its net revenue for the
foreseeable future. While the Company's international sales are presently
denominated in U.S. dollars, fluctuations in currency exchange rates could
cause the Company's products to become relatively more expensive to end users
in a particular country, leading to pressure to reduce the U.S. dollar
denominated price to the Company's OEM customers, which could in turn result
in a reduction in net revenue and profitability. See "Risk Factors--
International Sales."

Gross Margin. Cost of net revenue consists primarily of the costs of Apple
Power Macintosh computers (in the case of pre-configured systems), memory, and
royalties for Adobe PostScript software, plus, to a lesser extent, the cost of
other components, additional third party software license fees and royalties,
and manufacturing services. Gross margins increased to 32% in fiscal 1995 from
26% in fiscal 1994, and increased to 37% in the nine months ended June 30,
1996 from 32% in the nine months ended June 30, 1995. The increases in gross
margin were primarily due to economies of scale derived from higher sales
volumes and increases in pricing due to product improvements from additional
software features, partially offset by a sales shift toward certain lower
margin pre-configured server models. The gross margin for the nine months
ended June 30, 1996 as compared to the nine months ended June 30, 1995 also
increased due to reductions in component costs achieved through new product
designs and favorable component pricing. The Company expects that gross
margins will fluctuate from period to period and may decrease in future
periods. Gross margin is affected by a number of factors, including product
mix, product pricing and manufacturing and component costs. The Company may
also be required to reduce prices in response to competitive pressure. Any
decline in average selling prices of a particular product which is not offset
by a reduction in production costs or by sales of other products with higher
gross margins would decrease the Company's overall gross margin and adversely
affect the Company's operating results. See "Risk Factors--Fluctuations in
Operating Results; Seasonal Purchasing Patterns."

Research and Development. Research and development expenses consist
primarily of compensation and related costs, consulting fees and depreciation
of equipment. Research and development expenses increased 65% to $3.3 million
in fiscal 1995 from $2.0 million in fiscal 1994, and increased 53% to $3.1
million in the nine months ended June 30, 1996 from $2.0 million in the nine
months ended June 30, 1995. As a percentage of net revenue, however, research
and development decreased to 11% in fiscal 1995 from 12% in fiscal 1994, and
was 10% of net revenue in each of the nine month periods ended June 30, 1995
and 1996. These increases in the absolute dollar amount of these expenses were
primarily attributable to increased staffing and associated support required
to enhance the Company's product line and, in fiscal 1995 and 1996, to
introduce the Company's Power Series and

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PCI Series product lines, respectively. Except for charges related to the
Acquisition, all research and development costs to date have been expensed as
incurred. In view of current projects under development and contemplated,
research and development expenses are expected to increase in absolute dollars
in future periods, although they may vary as a percentage of net revenue. See
"Business--Research and Development."

Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of
salaries and related costs, consulting fees, trade show costs and marketing
materials. Sales and marketing expenses increased 269% to $2.1 million in
fiscal 1995 from $562,000 in fiscal 1994 and remained relatively constant at
$1.5 million in the nine months ended June 30, 1996 and the nine months ended
June 30, 1995. Such expenses represented 7%, 3%, 5% and 7% of net revenue for
such respective periods. The increase in the absolute dollar amount of these
expenditures were primarily related to expansion of the Company's sales
support and marketing staff and associated costs, primarily to increase the
Company's level of support for Xerox's sales organization. The Company intends
to continue to increase sales and marketing expenses in order to enhance sales
support capabilities and to pursue promotional programs designed to improve
name and product recognition in the end user community. Accordingly, sales and
marketing expenses are expected to increase in absolute dollars in future
periods, although they may vary as a percentage of net revenue.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses prior to
January 31, 1996 consisted primarily of an allocation of overhead expenses by
Radius and SuperMac based on headcount. Since February 1, 1996, general and
administrative expenses have consisted primarily of compensation and related
costs, and consulting and professional fees. General and administrative
expenses increased 136% to $891,000 in fiscal 1995 from $377,000 in fiscal
1994, representing 3% of net revenue for each respective period, and increased
43% to $955,000 in the nine months ended June 30, 1996 from $667,000 in the
nine months ended June 30, 1995, representing 3% of net revenue in each such
period. The increase from 1994 to 1995 was primarily due to increased salary
and related costs due to increased headcount. The increase in the first nine
months of 1996 was primarily related to the Company's efforts to enhance its
corporate infrastructure to replace services provided by Radius prior to the
Acquisition, and to support expansion of the Company's operations. The Company
believes that its general and administrative expenses will increase in
absolute dollars in the foreseeable future as it continues to implement
additional management and operational systems, expands its administrative
staff and incurs additional costs relating to being a public company.

Acquisition-Related and Non-Operating Expenses. In the nine months ended
June 30, 1996, the Company recorded certain costs related to the Acquisition,
including a write-off of $19.3 million of in-process research and development,
and the amortization in full through May 1996 of $3.4 million of purchased
technology. These in-process research and development projects related to the
development of the Company's PCI Series product line. Substantially all the
research and development costs incurred from the Acquisition through May 1996
(the time of the PCI Series product launch) were for the development of the
PCI Series products. Through June 30, 1996, the Company had incurred interest
costs pursuant to the subordinated notes and line of credit established in
connection with the Acquisition, offset in part by interest earned on short-
term investments.

Provision for Income Taxes. The Company accounts for income taxes in
accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard No. 109 "Accounting for Income Taxes." For
fiscal 1994, 1995 and the nine month periods ended June 30, 1995 and 1996, the
Company estimated a provision for income taxes as if CSG had been operating as
a separate company. In addition, as a result of the Acquisition, the Company
recorded a deferred tax asset of approximately $9.1 million and realized a
corresponding credit to the provision for income taxes, arising from the
difference in treatment of acquired intangible assets for tax and financial
reporting purposes. The Company has not reduced the deferred tax asset by a
valuation allowance as it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax
asset will be realized through future taxable income.

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QUARTERLY RESULTS

The following tables set forth consolidated statements of operations data for
the seven quarters in the period ended June 30, 1996, both in dollar amounts
and as percentages of net revenue. This information has been derived from
unaudited financial statements that, in the Company's opinion, reflect all
normal recurring adjustments that the Company considers necessary to present a
fair statement of the results of operations in the quarterly periods. The data
set forth should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes
thereto appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus. The operating results for any
quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for future quarters. The
following tables set forth consolidated statements of operations data.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
QUARTER ENDED
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DEC. 31, MAR. 31, JUNE 30, SEPT. 30, DEC. 31, MAR. 31, JUNE 30,
1994 1995 1995 1995 1995 1996 1996
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(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net revenue............. $4,559 $6,346 $9,438 $10,129 $7,206 $ 10,791 $13,337
Cost of net revenue..... 3,042 4,171 6,524 6,986 4,847 6,871 8,164
------ ------ ------ ------- ------ -------- -------
Gross profit........... 1,517 2,175 2,914 3,143 2,359 3,920 5,173
------ ------ ------ ------- ------ -------- -------
Operating expenses
Research and
development........... 372 825 837 1,261 1,256 884 982
Sales and marketing.... 281 504 720 571 568 438 488
General and
administrative........ 222 223 222 224 236 188 531
Amortization of
purchased technology
and write-off of in-
process technology.... -- -- -- -- -- 21,027 1,702
------ ------ ------ ------- ------ -------- -------
Total operating
expenses............ 875 1,552 1,779 2,056 2,060 22,537 3,703
------ ------ ------ ------- ------ -------- -------
Income (loss) from
operations.......... 642 623 1,135 1,087 299 (18,617) 1,470
Interest expense, net... -- -- -- -- -- 197 209
------ ------ ------ ------- ------ -------- -------
Income (loss) before
income taxes.......... 642 623 1,135 1,087 299 (18,814) 1,261
Provision for (benefit
from) income taxes..... 257 249 454 435 120 (7,550) 501
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Net income (loss)...... $ 385 $ 374 $ 681 $ 652 $ 179 $(11,264) $ 760
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<CAPTION>
AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET REVENUE
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DEC. 31, MAR. 31, JUNE 30, SEPT. 30, DEC. 31, MAR. 31, JUNE 30,
1994 1995 1995 1995 1995 1996 1996
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net revenue............. 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Cost of net revenue..... 67 66 69 69 67 64 61
------ ------ ------ ------- ------ -------- -------
Gross profit........... 33 34 31 31 33 36 39
------ ------ ------ ------- ------ -------- -------
Operating expenses
Research and
development........... 8 13 9 12 18 8 7
Sales and marketing.... 6 8 8 6 8 4 4
General and
administrative........ 5 3 2 2 3 2 4
Amortization of
purchased technology
and write-off of in-
process technology.... -- -- -- -- -- 195 13
------ ------ ------ ------- ------ -------- -------
Total operating
expenses............ 19 24 19 20 29 209 28
------ ------ ------ ------- ------ -------- -------
Income (loss) from
operations.......... 14 10 12 11 4 (173) 11
Interest expense, net... -- -- -- -- -- 2 1
------ ------ ------ ------- ------ -------- -------
Income (loss) before
income taxes.......... 14 10 12 11 4 (175) 10
Provision for (benefit
from) income taxes..... 6 4 5 5 2 (71) 4
------ ------ ------ ------- ------ -------- -------
Net income (loss)...... 8% 6% 7% 6% 2% (104)% 6%
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The Company's net revenue increased on a sequential quarterly basis from the
first quarter of fiscal 1995 to the fourth quarter of fiscal 1995, and the
same pattern was followed for the first three quarters of fiscal 1996.
Increases within each year reflected higher unit sales quarter to quarter due
to increasing market acceptance of the Company's products. In addition, the
Company has experienced shifts in sales to its higher-priced color server
systems from its lower-priced color server kits, particularly beginning in the
third quarters of fiscal 1995 and 1996 with the introductions of the Power
Series and PCI Series product lines, respectively. The gross margins decreased
in the second half of fiscal 1995 primarily due to a sales shift toward
certain lower margin pre-configured server systems. The subsequent increases
in gross margins for each of the first three quarters in fiscal 1996 were
primarily due to the reductions in component costs achieved through redesigns
of the Power Series boards, new product line designs, continued economies of
scales from higher sales volumes and favorable component pricing, particularly
computers and memory. Memory prices have experienced significant fluctuations
in the past and there can be no assurances that current pricing trends will
continue. The Company expects that gross margins will fluctuate quarter to
quarter and may decrease in the future. See "Risk Factors--Fluctuations in
Operating Results; Seasonal Purchasing Patterns."

Research and development expenses have fluctuated from quarter to quarter
due in part to periodic third party funding of development efforts, which
totaled approximately $337,000, $543,000 and $453,000 in fiscal 1994, fiscal
1995 and the nine months ended June 30, 1996 respectively, ranging from $0 to
approximately $300,000 per quarter in the periods presented. Third party
funding of development is included in net revenue and costs of net revenue for
such products. In addition, research and development spending generally
increased quarter to quarter in fiscal 1995 as the Company expanded its
development efforts, and decreased in the second and third quarters of fiscal
1996 due to elimination of overhead charges by Radius following the
Acquisition. There can be no assurance that the Company will continue to
receive third party funding of any of its future development projects. Sales
and marketing expenses increased in the third quarter of fiscal 1995 and third
quarter of fiscal 1996 due to marketing efforts in connection with the
introduction of Splash's Power Series and PCI Series products, respectively.
General and administrative expenses decreased in the second quarter of fiscal
1996 as the Company discontinued use of Radius' administrative services and
increased in the third quarter of fiscal 1996 as the Company began adding its
own administrative infrastructure.

The Company's operating results have fluctuated and will likely continue to
fluctuate in the future on a quarterly and annual basis as a result of a
number of factors, many of which are outside the Company's control. These
fluctuations are in part due to the purchasing patterns of the Company's two
customers, Xerox and Fuji Xerox. These customers have historically made, and
are expected to continue to make, a significant portion of their purchases of
the Company's products in the second half of the Company's fiscal year. As a
result, the Company's sales have historically been significantly lower, and
are expected to continue to be lower, in the first quarter of the Company's
fiscal year than the immediately preceding fourth quarter. In addition, any
increases in inventories by the Company's customers could also result in
variations in the timing of purchases by such customers. In addition,
announcements by the Company or its competitors of new products and
technologies could cause customers to defer purchases of the Company's
existing products. In the event that anticipated orders from end users fail to
materialize, or delivery schedules are deferred or canceled as a result of the
above factors or other unanticipated factors, it would materially and
adversely affect the Company's business, operating results and financial
condition.

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the Company believes that period-to-period comparisons of its results of
operations are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as
indicative of future performance. Due to all of the foregoing factors, the
Company's operating results in one or more future periods may be subject to
significant fluctuations. In the event this results in the Company's financial
performance being below the expectations of public market analysts and
investors, the price of the Company's stock would be materially and adversely
affected.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

From fiscal 1994 until the Acquisition in January 1996, the Company satisfied
its liquidity requirements through cash flow generated from operations. The
Company had limited cash balances following the Acquisition and satisfied its
cash needs through a $4.0 million revolving line of credit and cash flow from
operations.

As of June 30, 1996, the Company had $6.6 million of cash and cash
equivalents and had repaid all borrowings under the bank line of credit.
Borrowings are available under the line of credit based on a percentage of
eligible accounts receivable, and at June 30, 1996, borrowings of $3.4 million
were available. Borrowings under the line of credit bear interest at a rate of
prime plus three-quarters of one percent. The line of credit expires on January
31, 1997. The Company also had outstanding an aggregate of $8.0 million of
subordinated promissory notes issued to stockholders in connection with the
Acquisition. The subordinated promissory notes bear interest at a rate of 12%
per annum, payable quarterly. Such notes are payable in 2001 and 2002, or
earlier if certain events occur, including the Offering, and will be paid in
full out of the proceeds of the Offering. (The notes were valued at
$8.6 million by an independent third party valuation.) See Notes 4 and 5 of
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company's operating activities provided $4.2 million in cash in fiscal
1995, primarily due to increases in accounts payable, other accrued
liabilities, royalties payable and income taxes payable, offset in part by an
increase in inventories. For the nine months ended June 30, 1996, the Company
generated $6.8 million in cash from operations, primarily due to decreases in
accounts receivable and increases in other accrued liabilities, deferred
revenue and income taxes payable, partially offset by decreases in royalties
payable.

Notwithstanding an increase in net revenue over the respective periods,
accounts receivable decreased to $4.7 million at September 30, 1995 from $5.3
million at September 30, 1994. This was due to the introduction and significant
shipments of a new product series in late fiscal 1994 causing the resulting
accounts receivable balance to be unusually high at September 30, 1994. The
accounts receivable balance further decreased to $4.0 million at June 30, 1996
as the Company implemented its own cash collection procedures after becoming
independent from Radius, significantly reducing days sales outstanding.
Inventories increased to $4.0 million at September 30, 1995 from $1.3 million
at September 30, 1994 primarily due to a delay in product shipments at the end
of fiscal 1995. Trade accounts payable, other accrued liabilities and royalties
payable increased to $5.6 million at September 30, 1995 from $2.3 million at
September 30, 1994, primarily due to a slowdown in vendor payments imposed by
Radius, of which the Company was a division at such dates.

Investing activities used $444,000 in cash in fiscal 1995 and $22.9 million
in cash in the nine months ended June 30, 1996. These amounts represented
purchases of property and equipment and, in the nine months ended June 30,
1996, $22.5 million in cash used in connection with the Acquisition. Financing
activities used $3.7 million in cash in fiscal 1995, consisting of cash
transfers to Radius and provided $23.6 million in cash in the nine months ended
June 30, 1996, consisting primarily of financing related to the Acquisition.

The Company has no material commitments other than obligations under
operating leases. See Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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The Company expects to use $23.4 million of the net proceeds of the Offering
for repayment of the subordinated promissory notes payable to stockholders and
redemption of its Series A Preferred Stock. See Notes 5 and 7 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements. The remaining net proceeds will be used for
working capital and general corporate purposes. Assuming completion of the
Offering and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, the Company would
have had, as of June 30, 1996, approximately $7.9 million in working capital,
including approximately $8.6 million in cash and cash equivalents. The Company
believes that it will be able to satisfy its cash requirements for at least
the next twelve months from a combination of the proceeds of the Offering,
cash flow from operations and the Company's bank line of credit. However, upon
completion of the Offering, the Company will continue to have limited capital
resources and may require additional capital sooner. There can be no assurance
that the Company will be able to obtain additional financing as needed on
acceptable terms or at all. See "Use of Proceeds," "Capitalization," "Risk
Factors--Need for Additional Capital" and "Certain Transactions."

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BUSINESS

This Business section and other parts of this Prospectus contain forward-
looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual
results may differ materially from the results discussed in such forward-
looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include, but are
not limited to, those discussed in "Risk Factors."

Splash develops, produces and markets color servers that provide an
integrated link between desktop computers and digital color laser copiers and
enable such copiers to provide high quality, high speed, networked color
printing and scanning. These hybrid systems, consisting of color servers and
digital color laser copiers (referred to as connected or multifunction
copiers), support multiple uses including image scanning, image manipulation,
printing and photocopying. The Company's products feature advanced color
correction, color calibration and separations support, ease of use, time-
saving workflow functionality, simulation of many color monitors and printing
presses, and automatic correction for certain printing workflow problems.
Splash's color servers are commonly accessed by users across networks of
Windows-based personal computers, Apple personal computers and UNIX-based
computers.

INDUSTRY BACKGROUND

The use of color in communications media is becoming ubiquitous. Just as
photography, television, computer monitors and newspapers have migrated from
black and white to color, a similar transition is occurring in electronic
printing. Advances in computer-based color graphics, printing and imaging
technology are fueling increased demand for the ability to produce color
printed materials more easily, more frequently, in smaller batches, and at
lower cost.

Commercial color printing customarily involves a number of complex, labor
intensive and costly steps. Accordingly, color largely has been reserved for
high end and high volume applications, and printing of commercial quality
materials such as magazines, catalogs, brochures and sales material has been
performed primarily by professional independent printing companies. The images
to be printed are typically designed and composed by an end user's in-house
staff or a design house or advertising agency. The images are passed to a
service bureau for prepress preparation, which involves input by a high-
quality scanner (or, more recently, acceptance in electronic file format from
the designer) and other preparation for printing. Preparation for printing
includes color retouching and other manipulation and then separation into the
four colors--cyan, magenta, yellow and black ("CMYK")--utilized by large,
four-color commercial presses. The separated CMYK files are transferred
electronically to an imagesetter which generates a separate CMYK film for each
color. These films are then used to print a pre-proof via a film proofer.
Color separation and proofing are typically performed by service bureaus or,
at times, by commercial printers. These steps are often repeated several times
to ensure that the proof matches the end user's expectations. Once the proof
is approved by the end user, the commercial printer utilizes the CMYK films to
prepare printing plates and then print the job on a large, expensive
commercial press. Each step in the proofing and prepress process is
technically complex, time consuming, labor intensive and costly, and multiple
cycles are often required. Accordingly, the process involves high fixed costs
and considerable time, and historically has been justified only for printing
in large volumes.

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The following diagram depicts the steps involved in a typical commercial
printing process, showing the repetition of certain of the key steps prior to
the final print run.

[A graphic diagram appears here and depicts certain steps within the typical
commercial printing process.]

The broad use of high quality desktop color displays, desktop publishing
software such as Adobe Photoshop and QuarkXPress, and desktop-based color
scanners, as well as the increased availability of digital color copiers and
networked and desktop color printers, has enabled a greater amount of the color
design and production workflow to be performed more rapidly and at lower costs
than was previously possible. As a result, the different organizations in the
traditional printing workflow have begun to broaden their service offerings,
with resultant overlap of roles. For example, end users and designers are
seeking to perform a greater degree of color preparation and to review a
greater number of design proofs earlier in the process, and service bureaus are
seeking to expand their service offerings with faster and lower cost color
alternatives. End users, service bureaus and traditional commercial printers
are all seeking to expand their internal capabilities for inexpensive, low
volume, high quality color printing of final output. In the emerging end user
office market in particular, the improvements in color copier technology make
possible inexpensive production of a broad range of color materials, including
sales brochures, product literature and internal communications.

The use of color printing has historically been limited because color
printing involves significantly greater complexities and requires substantially
more memory and processing power than black and white printing. For example,
accurate printed replication of an electronic color image displayed on a
monitor is difficult to achieve because the monitor creates color by projecting
light in the three display colors of red, green and blue ("RGB")--an additive
process of light creation--while printed output is created through the mixing
of the four CMYK ink colors on paper--a subtractive process of light
absorption. Each display, scanning and printing device has unique color
properties that must be managed and adjusted during production, and each device
must be continually recalibrated over time. The variety of papers, ink and
printing processes also results in variations, as do changes in temperature and
humidity. In addition, different applications and devices may combine multiple
color and file formats when producing an image, resulting in issues of
compatibility and consistency.

The complexities inherent in color reproduction and printing have created a
need for advanced, easy-to-use and cost-effective color printing solutions. As
a result, digital laser color copiers and associated color servers are becoming
increasingly prevalent across a broader printing market. However, the different
segments of the broader market demand a variety of different capabilities. In
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commercial printer segment, printing companies are seeking means to broaden
their market through high quality solutions that can be offered at lower cost;
in design houses and service bureaus, color professionals require both superior
color quality and tools that enhance productivity in color production workflow;
and in the office market, ease of use is as critical as high quality results,
to make technology accessible to a broad range of end users with limited
special expertise in color. Accordingly, as color servers become more prevalent
and broadly used, there is a demand for solutions that offer more powerful
features and more accurate color capabilities with greater ease of use.

THE SPLASH SOLUTION

Splash color servers provide an integrated link between computers and color
copiers and address the demand for high performance, cost effective digital
color printing. The Company's color servers turn a color copier into an
effective network-based solution for a variety of color printing applications
from commercial and short-run printing to desktop publishing and office color
printing. The Company's products feature advanced color correction, color
calibration and separations support, ease of use, time-saving workflow
functionality, simulation of many color monitors and printing presses, and
automatic correction for certain workflow problems.

The diagram below is an example of how Splash color servers and connected
digital color copiers can eliminate certain costly and time consuming steps in
the printing workflow.

[A graphic diagram appears here and depicts an example of certain steps in the
printing process using a Splash color server and a connected color copier.]

Splash servers utilize open systems that can be readily integrated with
corporate networks enabling easy access by a broad range of end users. The
Company's products use Adobe PostScript and are based on the Apple Power
Macintosh computer, both of which are widely used by color graphics
professionals. The Company's servers support popular network protocols,
including AppleTalk for Apple Macintosh networks, Novell IPX for Windows-based
personal computer networks and TCP/IP for UNIX-based networks. Open systems
enable the Company to concentrate its development resources on value-added
solutions for end users, including improved color quality, workflow and overall
productivity, while being able to leverage ongoing enhancements in hardware,
software and computer performance from IBM, Motorola, Apple and Adobe. Open
systems also provide users with greater flexibility by allowing the use of
standard peripheral products and software. The Company believes that its open
systems approach and color expertise have enabled it to provide innovative,
high performance products.

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The diagram below reflects the connection between a Splash color server and
a color copier and a network containing Windows PCs, Mac OS computers and UNIX
workstations via the use of Novell, AppleTalk and TCP/IP network protocols.

[A graphic diagram appears here and depicts the integration of a Splash color
server and a connected color server within a computer network.]

STRATEGY

Splash's objective is to extend its position as a leading provider of
innovative, high quality color server solutions. To achieve this objective,
the Company's business strategy includes the following key elements:

Leverage Technology Expertise. Splash seeks to leverage its expertise in
color technology, application workflow, software and hardware design and
computer systems integration to continue to offer innovative, easy-to-use,
color server products. The Company believes that its technological leadership
has permitted it to offer a number of significant features for multifunction
copiers prior to its direct competitors. For example, Splash was first to
market with a number of key features in the areas of color calibration, color
correction, CMYK separation and mixed RGB/CMYK printing.

Support Open Systems. Splash intends to continue to utilize standards-based
open systems to enable it to bring new products to market more quickly and to
permit operation with a wide variety of computer networks, devices and
complementary software. Splash provides color servers based on open systems
and popular networking protocols in order to focus the Company's development
efforts on advanced software and hardware designs that optimize color quality
and consistency, workflow efficiency and ease of use.

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Broaden Markets and Product Lines. Splash intends to continue to pursue the
markets for connected copiers in pre-proof and prepress applications and to
migrate its products to additional computer platforms in order to address both
the high end of the color server market and the broader, office color printing
market. The Company also intends to develop color servers for a wider range of
Xerox and Fuji Xerox color copiers in order to provide systems with different
feature sets across a range of price points and may consider offering color
servers for the systems of additional copier manufacturers.

Expand Sales and Marketing Organizations. Splash intends to expand its sales
and marketing organizations on a worldwide basis in order to support its Xerox
and Fuji Xerox OEM relationships. The Company believes that such expansion
will allow it to better leverage the resources offered by Xerox, Fuji Xerox
and their affiliates, which are among the leading providers of digital color
copiers and have extensive worldwide sales organizations. Splash is seeking to
further develop sales through these channels in Europe and other geographic
regions in which the Company has had lower market penetration.

PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY

Product Lines

Splash offers both pre-configured color server systems and board-level
server kits. The pre-configured color server systems include a Splash copier
interface board and frame buffer installed in an Apple Power Macintosh
computer and feature Splash software, a color display, a keyboard and an
interface cable. The server kits do not include the computer, display and
keyboard, thereby allowing the customer or reseller to install the Splash
color server on a locally procured or existing compatible system. Splash
products are sold under the Splash brand worldwide except in Japan, where they
are sold under the SM ICS brand name of Fuji Xerox. The fundamental
architectures of the SM ICS and Splash products are substantially identical
other than localization differences for user interface and documentation.

Splash's primary product line is the Splash Professional Color Imaging
("PCI") Series, which was first introduced in the second calendar quarter of
1996. These products use the newest Apple Power Macintosh computers and are
compatible with the PCI bus architecture. The Splash Power Series product
line, based on a design originally launched in 1993 and updated over the years
with successive software releases, uses the NuBus architecture found in
earlier Apple Power Macintosh computers. The Company continues to offer, in
limited quantities, Power Series products, primarily board level kits and
spare parts. The retail prices of Splash PCI Series servers range from $28,500
to $35,000 in the United States and (Yen)2,560,000 to (Yen)3,760,000 in Japan,
and the retail prices of Splash PCI Series kits range from $23,000 to $29,500
in the United States in each case depending on model and configuration. The
Splash PCI kits are currently not sold in the Japanese market. See "Risk
Factors--Dependence on Xerox and Fuji Xerox" and "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."

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The Company's products vary primarily by available frame buffer memory.
Memory configuration impacts print quality, scan resolution and the ability to
scan images of larger sizes. The Company's principal products are as follows:

<TABLE>
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FRAME
PRODUCT COMPUTER HARDWARE DISPLAY BUFFER
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
PCI Series Servers
Splash PCI 1280 Server Power PC 604/120 MHz 149 color 128 MB RAM
Splash PCI 640 Server Power PC 604/120 MHz 149 color 64 MB RAM
Splash PCI 320 Server Power PC 604/120 MHz 149 color 32 MB RAM
PCI Series Kits(1)
Splash PCI 1280 Kit * * 128 MB RAM
Splash PCI 640 Kit * * 64 MB RAM
Splash PCI 320 Kit * * 32 MB RAM
Power Series Servers
Splash P105 Pro PowerPC 601/100 MHz NuBus 179 color 128 MB RAM
Splash P85 PowerPC 601/80 MHz NuBus 179 color 72 MB RAM
Splash P70 PowerPC 601/66 MHz NuBus 149 color 72 MB RAM
Power Series Kits(2)
Splash Power Kit Pro * * 128 MB RAM
Splash Power Kit * * 72 MB RAM
</TABLE>
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* Customer supplied.
(1) Compatible hosts for PCI Series Kits are: Apple Power Macintosh 7200, 7500,
7600, 8500, 9500.
(2) Compatible hosts for Power Series Kits are: Apple Power Macintosh 7100, 8100
(non-AV configurations).

Product Features and Technology

Splash servers are based on open systems, enabling the Company to leverage
the development efforts of computer and operating system suppliers, and thereby
concentrate its development resources in those areas specific to the concerns
of color users. This open systems approach has provided an advantage in
bringing innovative color and workflow solutions to the market rapidly. It has
also enabled the Company to provide its customers with performance increases by
taking advantage of improvements in industry standard computers.

The Company's products include a Splash-designed copier interface board
integrated with a standard computer system and Splash software written for the
server and its networked clients. The Splash PCI Series copier interface board
uses double-sided surface mount technology and includes a number of advanced
design features such as a proprietary application specific integrated circuit
(ASIC), certain other custom ASICs and a large frame buffer--all in a single-
slot PCI form factor.

Splash software includes: driver software written for several different types
of client workstations; server software including network interface, spooling,
and imaging engine modules that reside on the standard computer system; and
server software including print interface and device control modules that
reside on the Splash board itself. These software modules are layered on a
standard computer operating system to provide compatibility with a variety of
off-the-shelf peripherals and third-party software applications.

The combination of Splash-engineered technology and an open systems approach
has enabled the Company to introduce a number of technical innovations to
market prior to any of its direct competitors. Innovations first introduced to
market by Splash include techniques that enhance color quality, such as
accurate printing of RGB monitor blues (avoiding the common blue to purple
shift upon printing); techniques that enhance print quality, such as traps and
overprints (as described below); and features

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that enhance productivity workflow, such as advanced color calibration
capabilities and the ability to interpret and print multiple RGB formats or
mixed RGB and CMYK formats from the same electronic file.

The following describes these and other key features offered by Splash.

CMYK Separation Support. Splash's CMYK separation capability enables users
to employ page layout and publishing software to print pre-proofs from color
copiers that incorporate overprinting (overlapping mixing of colors) and
Desktop Color Separations (high-resolution separation files). This feature
allows the printing of high quality pre-proofs and thereby saves professional
color publishing end users time and money by reducing the number of cycles of
film proofs required for the design and production process.

Splash Match. Splash Match is a unique color management solution that
permits rapid, automatic and accurate color correction of image files. The
user can select among a variety of color profiles--including RGB monitor
matching and CMYK press matching--through "check box" selections within a
printing window in the graphical user interface from a networked client.

Splash ColorCal. Splash ColorCal is a fast, easy-to-use calibration utility
that utilizes a unique randomized calibration target and a copier's built-in
digital scanning capability for calibration. By making calibration fast and
simple and eliminating the need for separate, expensive densitometers, Splash
provides a mechanism for frequent calibration that assures reproducible,
consistent color. All Splash Match color profiles (RGB and CMYK) are updated
simultaneously upon completion of calibration. Splash Match also provides an
"expert mode" of operation that allows the user to customize a copier's output
to the unique print characteristics of a given press intended for final
printing.

Splash AccuColor. Splash AccuColor, implemented as part of Splash Match,
allows for more accurate translation and printing of monitor blues without the
significant purple shift that occurs with almost all other printing
alternatives. This is a performance advantage in printing applications where
the desired goal is producing output that comes as close as possible to
matching the RGB colors on a user's display. Splash AccuColor allows for
screen-to-press matching through the use of one of several Splash press
profiles selectable in Adobe Photoshop.

Splash IntelliColor. Splash IntelliColor compensates for mistakes commonly
made during the design process such as mixing different RGB file formats or
combining RGB and CMYK formats in the same document. Images combined in the
same file are separately and accurately color corrected. This capability is
independent of the end user's application or computer workstation.

Splash Scan and Splash Print. Both Splash Scan and Splash Print are Adobe
Photoshop Plug-in modules that provide 400-dpi, 24-bit color scanning from the
copier and ultra high-speed bit map printing to a copier, respectively. In
this way, scans can be made, retouched and printed locally without tying up
the network.

Splash Colortone. Splash Colortone enhances the print quality of color
servers that have limited frame buffer memory. Splash Colortone delivers true,
continuous tone (contone) or near-contone quality output optimized to the
available frame buffer memory. Splash Colortone is automatically engaged
whenever the Splash server has too little memory to print a given page size
with full color quality. The Splash Colortone feature can print with either a
2:1 memory savings, yielding near-contone quality, or a 4:1 memory savings,
yielding prints with some but often minimal degradation. Splash automatically
switches back to true contone printing when sufficient memory is available.

Splash Edit. Splash Edit is a utility that enables the user to change
certain print settings at the Splash server after the print job has been sent
by the user across the network. Changeable print settings include number of
copies, tray selection, color correction choice, page range and sorter.
Because these settings can be changed at the Splash server next to the copier,
the user saves time by not having to return to the client computer to resend
the file.

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SALES AND MARKETING

Splash sells its PCI Series color server products to two of the leading
providers of color copiers, Xerox and Fuji Xerox. These OEMs integrate the
Company's color servers with their digital color copiers and sell the connected
systems to end users through a worldwide direct distribution network. Xerox
sells primarily in North America, South America and (through its affiliate,
Rank Xerox) Europe, while Fuji Xerox sells primarily in Japan and the Asia
Pacific region. Xerox and Fuji Xerox each provide primary customer service
through their worldwide networks, while Splash provides backup support to Xerox
and Fuji Xerox. These relationships allow Splash to provide strong customer
support at the local level as well as providing Splash with a valuable source
of input for product enhancement. Splash believes that the strength of Xerox
and Fuji Xerox in the office equipment market provides the Company with a
significant opportunity to expand its presence in the end user office printing
market.

Xerox and Fuji Xerox sell Splash products as well as competing color servers
with their products. The Company does not have contracts with Xerox and Fuji
Xerox with respect to its PCI Series products and is currently operating on a
purchase order basis with these customers. Although the Company is currently
negotiating an agreement with Xerox and Fuji Xerox for its PCI Series products,
there can be no assurance that any such agreement will be completed or that the
Company will continue to receive orders from Xerox or Fuji Xerox. Any change in
the level of sales to Xerox or Fuji Xerox would have a material adverse effect
on the Company's business, operating results and financial condition. See "Risk
Factors--Dependence on Xerox and Fuji Xerox."

Revenue from Xerox constituted 40%, 41% and 49% of Splash net revenue in
fiscal 1994, 1995 and the first nine months of fiscal 1996, respectively.
Revenue from Fuji Xerox constituted 60%, 59% and 51% of Splash net revenue in
fiscal 1994, 1995 and the first nine months of fiscal 1996, respectively. See
"Risk Factors--Dependence on Xerox and Fuji Xerox."

As of June 30, 1996, the Company employed six people in sales and marketing.
These people support Xerox's sales force while Fuji Xerox is supported by its
own personnel. Splash's sales and marketing personnel typically provide support
to Xerox and Fuji Xerox through sales literature, periodic training, customer
symposia, pre-sales support and joint sales calls. The Company also
participates in industry trade shows and conferences, distributes sales and
product literature and has a public relations plan intended to generate
coverage of the Company's products and technology by editors of trade journals.

Splash believes that in order to increase its market penetration and enhance
brand awareness, it must expand its sales and marketing efforts. The Company
plans to recruit and hire additional field personnel in Europe, the United
States and the Asia Pacific region, as well as to expand its marketing
programs. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to hire
additional personnel, expand its marketing programs or that the Company will be
able to increase its market penetration.

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MARKETS AND CUSTOMERS

Splash products are employed by users in five principal markets: commercial
and short-run printing, prepress and photo labs, graphic arts and professional
color publishing, print-for-pay and office color printing. The Company to date
has focused principally on the prepress and graphic arts markets, where end
users who are discerning about color and print quality require high quality
innovative color server solutions. The Company believes that the emerging use
of color in a variety of printing applications is creating an opportunity for
the Company's products in the other market segments. Below is a diagram
showing the five markets in which Splash products are sold.

[A graphic diagram appears here and lists the five principal markets in which
Splash products sell. (These five markets are listed as: "Commercial/Short-
Run," "Prepress and Photo Labs," "Graphic Arts and Professional Color
Publishing," "Print-for-Pay" and "Office Color Printing.")]

Commercial and Short-Run Printing. The commercial printing market represents
the highest quality and highest volume color printing production. Firms in
this market typically have their roots in traditional offset press printing,
in which output is developed in-house at businesses and other organizations,
prepared for printing by service bureaus and trade shops (which often perform
prepress services as described below) and then delivered to the commercial
printer for printing on large, expensive printing presses. In recent years,
many firms in the commercial printing market have begun to expand into
prepress and short-run printing services. These firms use color server-based
printing devices to more rapidly and less expensively produce pre-proofs of
color output. In addition, many of these firms have begun to use color server-
based printing devices as a less expensive alternative for printing in smaller
quantities. End users of Splash products in this segment include Applied
Computer Services, Inc. and R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company.

Prepress and Photo Labs. The prepress market consists of service bureaus and
trade shops which handle complex color production for end users that intend to
send print jobs to short-run and commercial printing firms for high quality or
high volume printing, as well as photo labs which provide high-end
photographic services. Prepress firms work closely with end users and the
local commercial printers that perform the print jobs. Prepress firms provide
high end scanning, image retouching, imagesetter output of color separation
films for proofing and, in some cases, the production of contract proofs which
serve as the standard for the commercial print run. Firms in this market are
utilizing color server-based printing devices as a means to reduce the cost
and turnaround time for image design, modification and pre-proofing. End users
of Splash products in this segment include the Digital Cafe, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Boston Photo Imaging and smaller, local operators.

Graphic Arts and Professional Color Publishing. The graphic arts and
professional color publishing market consists of in-house creative staffs and
advertising agencies and design firms. These creative

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professionals perform extensive color design and layout, but historically have
not performed print production. Users typically utilize networked personal
computers and workstations for color design and use color server-based
printing devices for conceptual and comprehensive designs as well as pre-
proofs. Users typically compose the color image to be printed utilizing
applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress and Adobe
PageMaker. End users of Splash products in this segment include DRC
Advertising, Hearst Magazines and Gibson Greetings, Inc.

Print-for-Pay. Print-for-pay firms provide a broad range of walk-in services
including faxing, copying and desktop publishing. Recently these firms have
begun to use connected color copiers to offer expanded color printing and
copier services. Users in this market segment range from franchised and local
storefronts traditionally focused on black and white copying services to
specialized firms. End users of Splash products in this segment include PIP
Printing.

Office Color Printing. The office color printing market consists of
networked office printing and central reproduction departments in businesses
and other organizations. These organizations, which have typically used black
and white laser printers and desktop color ink jet printers for production of
word processed documents, spreadsheets and presentations, are increasingly
using connected copiers to produce materials such as product brochures and
internal communications. This market segment is still emerging, but the
Company believes the ability of color servers to operate across corporate
networks will help expand this market.

MANUFACTURING

The Company outsources the manufacture of its products to third party
subcontract manufacturers including MSL, located in Sunnyvale, California, and
Logistix, located in Fremont, California. MSL purchases the components used in
Splash boards from its suppliers and performs double-sided active surface
mount assembly, in-circuit test, functional test and system test of the
printed circuit boards used in the Splash PCI Series products, on a turnkey
basis. MSL also performs in-warranty and out-of-warranty repair of failed
boards for the Splash PCI Series products. The Company purchases Apple Power
Macintosh computers, monitors and memory, and furnishes these components as
well as the MSL-assembled boards to Logistix for final assembly. Logistix
directly purchases a small portion of the components used in Splash color
servers and does all final assembly and system configuration. Other
subcontract manufacturers perform similar services with respect to the Splash
Power Series product line.

While the Company's subcontract manufacturers conduct quality control and
testing procedures specified by the Company, the Company has from time to time
experienced manufacturing quality problems. Although the Company does not
believe any such problem had a material adverse effect on the its business,
there can be no assurance that quality problems will not occur again in the
future or that any such problem will not have a material adverse effect on its
business, operating results and financial condition.

If the Logistix, MSL or other third party manufacturing facilities utilized
by the Company become unavailable to the Company, or if the manufacturing
operations at these facilities are slowed, interrupted or terminated, the
Company's business, operating results and financial condition could be
materially and adversely affected. Although the Company believes that there
are other companies available with the capability to provide the Company with
such services, there can be no assurance that the Company would be able to
enter into alternative third party arrangements on terms satisfactory to the
Company, on a timely basis, or at all. See "Risk Factors--Dependence on Third
Party Manufacturers."

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lead times, in the event of unanticipated increases in demand for the Company's
products, the Company could be unable to manufacture certain products in a
quantity sufficient to meet end user demand. In addition, Apple has recently
experienced significant financial difficulties and losses in market acceptance,
and its products have particularly low levels of market acceptance in the
office color printing market into which the Company is seeking to expand. If
Apple were to discontinue production of the Power Macintosh models with which
Splash products operate or were unable to provide or otherwise cease to provide
an acceptable level of end user customer support, the Company's business,
operating results and financial condition would be materially and adversely
affected. The Company also purchases memory modules from a single supplier.
Although other sources are available, a change in memory supplier could require
time to effect and could impact production. This risk would be exacerbated in
times of short memory supply. Any inability to obtain adequate deliveries of
any of the components or any other circumstance that would require the Company
to seek alternative sources of supply could affect the Company's ability to
ship its products on a timely basis, which could damage relationships with
current and prospective customers and could therefore have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business, financial condition and operating results.
Moreover, there can be no assurance that alternative sources of supply would be
available on reasonably acceptable terms, on a timely basis, or at all. The
Company has from time to time experienced shortages in deliveries of ASICs from
Toshiba Corporation, which shortages have impacted production volume
capabilities. In order to attempt to mitigate the risk of such shortages in the
future, the Company intends to increase its inventory of components for which
the Company is dependent upon sole or limited source suppliers. As a result,
the Company may be subject to an increasing risk of inventory obsolescence in
the future, which could materially and adversely affect the operating results
and financial condition. See "Risk Factors--Dependence on Component
Availability and Cost" and "--Dependence on Apple Computer, Inc."

The market prices and availability of certain components, particularly memory
and other semiconductor components and, to a lesser extent, Apple Power
Macintosh computers, which collectively represent a substantial portion of the
total manufactured cost of the Company's products, have fluctuated
significantly in the past. Significant fluctuations in the future could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results and
financial condition. See "Risk Factors--Fluctuations in Operating Results;
Seasonal Purchasing Patterns," "--Dependence on Component Availability and
Cost" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations."

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Splash's research and development efforts are focused on color science,
application workflow, ASIC and board design, software and computer systems
integration and the continued development of new and enhanced products. The
Company also works closely with key technology partners including Adobe, Apple,
Fuji Xerox and Xerox.

The Company has historically devoted a significant amount of its resources to
research and development. As of June 30, 1996, the Company had 23 employees
engaged in research and development. Research and development expenses in
fiscal 1994 and 1995 and the first nine months of fiscal 1996 were $2.0
million, $3.3 million and $3.1 million, respectively.

The graphics and color reproduction, color processing and personal computing
markets are characterized by rapid changes in customer requirements, frequent
introductions of new and enhanced products, and continuing and rapid
technological advancement. To compete successfully, the Company must continue
to design, develop, manufacture and sell new products that provide increasingly
higher levels of performance and reliability, take advantage of technological
advancements and changes and respond to new customer requirements. The
Company's success in designing, developing, manufacturing and selling new
products will depend on a variety of factors, including the identification of
market demand for new products, product selection, timely implementation of
product design and development,

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product performance, cost-effectiveness of products under development,
effective manufacturing processes and the success of promotional efforts.

The Company has recently transitioned its product offerings from its Power
Series products to its PCI Series products, and there can be no assurance that
the PCI Series or any future products will achieve widespread market
acceptance. In addition, the Company has in the past experienced delays in the
development of new products and the enhancement of existing products, and such
delays may occur in the future. If the Company is unable, due to resource
constraints or technological or other reasons, to develop and introduce new
products or versions in a timely manner, or if such new products or releases do
not achieve timely and widespread market acceptance, it would have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results and financial
condition. See "Risk Factors--Rapid Technological Changes; Dependence on New
Product Introductions."

COMPETITION

The markets for the Company's products are characterized by intense
competition and rapid change. The Company competes directly with other
independent manufacturers of color servers and with copier manufacturers, and
indirectly with printer manufacturers and others. Splash has a number of direct
competitors for color server products, the most significant of which is EFI.
Splash also faces competition from copier manufacturers that offer internally
developed color server products, such as a non-PostScript color server offered
by Fuji Xerox, or that incorporate color server features into their copiers. In
addition, the Company faces competition from desktop color laser printers that
offer increasing speed and color capability. As component prices decrease and
the processing power and other functionality of copiers, printers and computers
increase, it becomes more likely that copier, printer and computer
manufacturers will continue to add color server functionality to their systems,
which could reduce the market for the Company's existing line of products.

The Company also competes indirectly with manufacturers of electronic color
prepress systems, which offer similar functionality for the short-run and
commercial printing market as is provided by the Company's products. The
Company also competes indirectly with providers of color separation, color
editing and page layout software. While this software typically is
complementary to the Company's systems, it may also be competitive and may
become increasingly competitive to the extent that the providers of such
software extend the functionality of their products in future releases. See
"Risk Factors--Dependence on Adobe Systems Incorporated."

The Company believes that the principal competitive factors in its markets
are product features, functionality and performance; strength of distribution
channels, including sales capability and after-market support; brand name
recognition and market share; and price. The Company believes that it competes
favorably with respect to product features, functionality and performance,
including color and print quality and the open architecture of the Company's
systems. Splash was the first to introduce a number of significant features to
the multifunction color copier market, and its products currently provide
certain features and functionality not offered by competitors. However,
Splash's competitors also offer certain unique features and functionality that
are not offered by the Company. EFI also has substantially greater name
recognition and a significantly larger installed base than the Company, its
products operate with a broader range of color photocopier systems and its
products are generally priced less than those of Splash. EFI has historically
had higher operating margins than Splash which could allow EFI to increase
pricing pressure on Splash or to respond more effectively to any third party
pricing pressures. The Company also believes that it competes favorably in many
distribution channels addressed by Xerox and Fuji Xerox, but the Company's
products do not support the range of products from different manufacturers
supported by EFI and other competitors, and the Company's relationship with the
Xerox distribution channel is currently not as strong in certain geographical
areas, such as Europe, where the Company historically has had a smaller market
presence and lesser support capabilities.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The Company relies in part on trademark, copyright and trade secret law to
protect its intellectual property in the United States and abroad. The Company
seeks to protect its software, documentation and other written materials under
trade secret and copyright laws, which afford only limited protection and there
can be no assurance that the steps taken by the Company will prevent
misappropriation of its technology. The Splash software included as a part of
the Company's products is sold pursuant to "shrink wrap" licenses that are not
signed by the end user and, therefore, may be unenforceable under the laws of
certain jurisdictions. The Company does not own any issued patent. There can be
no assurance that any trademark or copyright owned by the Company, or any
patent, trademark or copyright obtained by the Company in the future, will not
be invalidated, circumvented or challenged, that the rights granted thereunder
will provide competitive advantages to the Company or that any of the Company's
pending or future patent applications will be issued with the scope of the
claims sought by the Company, if at all. In addition, the laws of some foreign
countries do not protect the Company's proprietary rights as fully as do the
laws of the United States. Thus, effective intellectual property protection may
be unavailable or limited in certain foreign countries. There can be no
assurance that the Company's means of protecting its proprietary rights in the
United States or abroad will be adequate or that competition will not
independently develop technologies that are similar or superior to the
Company's technology, duplicate the Company's technology or design around any
patent of the Company. Moreover, litigation may be necessary in the future to
enforce the Company's intellectual property rights, to determine the validity
and scope of the proprietary rights of others, or to defend against claims of
infringement or invalidity. Such litigation could result in substantial costs
and diversion of management time and resources and could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results and financial
condition.

There have been substantial amounts of litigation in the computer and related
industries regarding intellectual property rights, and there can be no
assurance that third parties will not claim infringement by the Company of
their intellectual property rights. In particular, EFI filed suit against
Radius in November 1995, alleging infringement of an EFI patent by Splash's
predecessor, CSG and requesting unspecified monetary damages and injunctive
relief. The technology which is the subject of the patent claim was acquired by
Splash in the Acquisition, and EFI could add Splash as a defendant to the suit
at any time. Although a portion of the purchase price in the Acquisition was
placed in escrow pending resolution of the EFI litigation, there can be no
assurance that any such litigation against Splash would not have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results and financial
condition. The addition of Splash as a defendant in this suit or any other
third party claims that the Company is infringing on proprietary rights of
others, with or without merit, could be time consuming to defend, result in
costly litigation, divert management's attention and resources, and cause
product shipment delays. If the Company were found to be infringing on the
intellectual property rights of any third party, the Company could be subject
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could be required to seek licenses from other companies or to refrain from
using, manufacturing or selling certain products or using certain processes.
Although holders of patents and other intellectual property rights often offer
licenses to their patent or other intellectual property rights, no assurance
can be given that licenses would be offered or that the terms of any offered
license would be acceptable to the Company. Any need to redesign the products
or enter into any royalty or licensing agreement could have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business, operating results and financial condition.
See "Certain Transactions."

The Company has been required to place the source code for certain of its
software in escrow for the benefit of Xerox, and such software will be released
to Xerox in the event that the Company either files bankruptcy and as a result
is unable to deliver products for the thirty (30) days of the previously
committed date, or ceases operations.

The Company relies upon certain software licensed from third parties. There
can be no assurance that the software licensed by the Company will continue to
provide competitive features and functionality or that licenses for software
currently utilized by the Company or other software which the Company may seek
to license in the future will be available to the Company on commercially
reasonable terms. The loss of, or inability to maintain, existing licenses
could result in shipment delays or reductions until equivalent software or
suitable alternative products could be developed, identified, licensed and
integrated, and the inability to license key new software that may be
developed, on commercially reasonable terms, would have a material adverse
effect on the Company's competitive position. Any such event would materially
adversely affect the Company's business, operating results and financial
condition. See "Risk Factors--Dependence on Proprietary Technology; Reliance on
Third Party Licenses" and "--Dependence on Adobe Systems Incorporated."

EMPLOYEES

As of June 30, 1996, the Company employed 40 people, including 23 in research
and development, 5 in operations, 6 in sales and marketing, and 6 in a general
and administrative capacity. The Company also employs a number of temporary
employees and consultants on a contract basis. None of the Company's employees
is represented by a labor union with respect to his or her employment by the
Company. The Company has not experienced any work stoppages and considers its
relations with its employees to be good.

The Company's future success will depend, in part, upon its ability to
attract and retain qualified personnel. Competition for qualified personnel in
the Company's industry is intense, and there can be no assurance that the
Company will be successful in retaining its key employees or that it will be
able to attract skilled personnel necessary for the development of its
business. See "Risk Factors--Dependence on Key Personnel."

FACILITIES

The Company's principal operations are located in a leased facility of
approximately 24,000 square feet in Sunnyvale, California. The lease on this
building expires in 2001, and the Company has an option to extend the lease for
a period of up to five additional years. The Company also leases three office
suites in Paris, France, primarily for sales and marketing efforts in Europe.
The initial lease term on these offices expires in April 1998, and the lease is
automatically renewed every three months after April 1998 unless one of the
parties to the lease gives prior notice of termination. The Company believes
that its existing facilities are adequate to meet its needs for the foreseeable
future.

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MANAGEMENT

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY PERSONNEL

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the executive
officers, directors and other key personnel of the Company as of June 30,
1996:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AGE POSITION
---- --- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Kevin K. Macgillivray*** 37 President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
Joan P. Platt 42 Chief Financial Officer and
Vice President, Finance and Administration
Timothy D. Kleffman 38 Vice President, Engineering Operations
Christine A. Beheshti 34 Vice President, Software Engineering
Gregory M. Avis(1)*** 37 Director
Charles W. Berger(1)** 42 Director
Peter Y. Chung(2)* 28 Director
Lawrence G. Finch(2)** 62 Director
Richard A. Falk 37 Chief Scientist
</TABLE>
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(1) Member of the Compensation Committee.
(2) Member of the Audit Committee.
* Class I Director
** Class II Director
*** Class III Director

Kevin K. Macgillivray has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company since the Acquisition in January 1996. From April 1995 until the
Acquisition, Mr. Macgillivray was Vice President and General Manager of the
Publishing Division of Radius, a manufacturer of computer video cards and
display products, which included the CSG. From May 1993 to April 1995, Mr.
Macgillivray held other managerial positions within Radius and SuperMac, which
merged into Radius in 1994. From May 1991 to May 1993, Mr. Macgillivray was
Vice President and General Manager of Oce Graphics USA, a computer peripherals
manufacturer. Mr. Macgillivray received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from
Stanford University.

Joan P. Platt joined the Company in March 1996 as Vice President, Finance
and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. From October 1986 to March
1996, Ms. Platt was a general practice partner at Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., a
public accounting firm. Prior to 1986, Ms. Platt was a staff accountant and
manager in the business advisory, accounting and audit practice of Coopers &
Lybrand L.L.P. Ms. Platt received a B.S. in Business Administration from The
Pennsylvania State University.

Timothy D. Kleffman has served as Vice President, Engineering Operations of
the Company since the Acquisition. Mr. Kleffman was Director of Printer
Systems within the CSG at Radius and SuperMac from October 1992 until the
Acquisition. From August 1985 to October 1992, Mr. Kleffman held various
management positions at ROLM Corporation. Mr. Kleffman received a B.S. in
Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California, Davis.

Christine A. Beheshti has served as Vice President, Software Engineering of
the Company since the Acquisition. From March 1993 until the Acquisition, Ms.
Beheshti held various engineering management positions with Radius and
SuperMac. From December 1990 to March 1993, Ms. Beheshti worked for ROLM
Corporation, where she held various software development, management and
engineering positions. Ms. Beheshti received a B.S. in Computer Science from
the University of Wisconsin.

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Gregory M. Avis has been a director of the Company since its formation in
December 1995. Mr. Avis has served as a General Partner of Summit Partners,
L.P., a venture capital partnership, since 1987 and has served as a Managing
Partner of Summit Partners, L.P. since 1990. Mr. Avis is also a director of
CMG Information Services, Inc. and Digital Link Corporation. Mr. Avis received
a B.A. in Political Economy from Williams College and an M.B.A. from Harvard
Business School.

Charles W. Berger has been a director of the Company since the Acquisition
in January 1996. Mr. Berger has served as Chief Executive Officer, President
and a director of Radius, a computer peripherals manufacturer, since March
1993 and has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Radius since March
1994. From April 1992 until he joined Radius, Mr. Berger was Senior Vice
President, Worldwide Sales, Operations and Support for Claris Corporation, a
software subsidiary of Apple, a personal computer manufacturer, that develops
and markets application software. From March 1989 to April 1992, Mr. Berger
held various executive positions at Sun Microsystems, Inc. and its
subsidiaries. Mr. Berger received a B.S. in Business Administration from
Bucknell and an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University.

Peter Y. Chung has been a director of the Company since its formation in
December 1995. Mr. Chung has served as a Senior Associate at Summit Partners,
L.P., a venture capital partnership, since August 1994. From August 1989 to
July 1992, Mr. Chung was employed by Goldman, Sachs & Co., an investment
banking firm. Mr. Chung received an A.B. in Economics from Harvard College and
an M.B.A. from Stanford University.

Lawrence G. Finch has been a director of Splash since the Acquisition in
January 1996. Mr. Finch has served as a General Partner of Sigma Partners,
L.P., a venture capital firm, since January 1989. Mr. Finch is also a director
of Phoenix Technologies Ltd., a developer of computer firmware and software.

Richard A. Falk has served as Splash's Chief Scientist since the Acquisition
in January 1996. From October 1992 until the Acquisition, Mr. Falk served in
various engineering positions with SuperMac and Radius. From August 1983 to
October 1992, Mr. Falk worked for ROLM Corporation in a variety of
development, engineering and management positions. Mr. Falk received a B.A. in
Physical Sciences and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.

The Company's Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes upon
the closing of the Offering. The initial term of the Class I directors expires
at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders in 1997, the initial term of
the Class II directors expires at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders
in 1998, and the initial term of the Class III directors expires at the
Company's annual meeting of stockholders in 1999. Thereafter, the term of each
class of directors shall be three years. All directors hold office until the
annual meeting of stockholders at which their respective class is subject to
reelection and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until
their earlier resignation or removal. Officers serve at the discretion of the
Board and are elected annually. There are no family relationships among the
directors or officers of the Company.

BOARD COMMITTEES

The Board of Directors has had a Compensation Committee and an Audit
Committee since July 1996. The Compensation Committee makes recommendations to
the Board concerning salaries and incentive compensation for the Company's
officers and employees and administers the Company's 1996 Stock Option Plan
and 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Audit Committee aids management in
the establishment and supervision of the Company's financial controls,
evaluates the scope of the annual audit, reviews audit results, consults with
management and the Company's independent auditors prior to the presentation of
financial statements to stockholders and, as appropriate, initiates inquiries
into aspects of the Company's financial affairs.

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Directors receive no cash remuneration for serving on the Board of Directors,
although directors are reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred by them
in attending Board and Committee meetings. Non-employee directors are eligible
to receive stock options under the 1996 Stock Option Plan. See "--Compensation
Plans."

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors currently consists of
Messrs. Avis and Berger. Neither of these individuals were at any time since
the formation of the Company, an officer or employee of the Company. No
executive officer of the Company serves as a member of the board of directors
or compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers
serving as a member of the Company's Board of Directors or Compensation
Committee.

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND CHANGE OF CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS

The Company does not currently have any employment contract in effect with
its Chief Executive Officer or any other Named Executive Officer (as defined
below).

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The following table set forth a summary of the compensation paid by Radius
during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995 to the Company's Chief
Executive Officer and the Company's other most highly compensated executive
officers (collectively, the "Named Executive Officers") for services rendered
in all capacities to Radius.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PREDECESSOR BUSINESS
-----------------------------------------------------
1995 ANNUAL LONG TERM
COMPENSATION COMPENSATION
------------------ ------------------
NAME AND PRINCIPAL SECURITIES ALL OTHER
POSITION(1) SALARY($) BONUS($) UNDERLYING OPTIONS COMPENSATION($)
------------------ --------- -------- ------------------ ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Kevin K. Macgillivray.... $137,711 $35,500 -- --
President, Chief
Executive Officer and
Director
Timothy D. Kleffman...... $127,284 $36,000 -- --
Vice President,
Engineering Operations
Christine A. Beheshti.... $125,000 $24,000 -- --
Vice President, Software
Engineering
</TABLE>
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(1) In March 1996, the Company hired Joan P. Platt as Vice President, Finance
and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Platt's annualized
compensation and target bonus are $135,000 and $25,000, respectively.

OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR

The Company was formed in December 1995 and effected the Acquisition in
January 1996. Accordingly, the Company did not grant any stock options to the
Named Executive Officers during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995. In
February 1996, the Company granted options to purchase shares of the Company's
Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.14 per share to the following executive
officers: (i) Kevin K. Macgillivray received options to purchase an aggregate
of 48,124 shares,

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(ii) Timothy D. Kleffman received options to purchase an aggregate of 48,124
shares and (iii) Christine A. Beheshti received options to purchase an
aggregate of 48,124 shares. In March 1996, the Company granted options to
purchase an aggregate of 96,659 shares of the Company's Common Stock at an
exercise price of $.29 per share to Joan P. Platt.

COMPENSATION PLANS

1996 Stock Option Plan

The Company's 1996 Stock Option Plan (the "1996 Plan") was adopted in January
1996 and amended in July 1996. The 1996 Plan provides for the grant to
employees of the Company (including officers and employee directors) of
incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and for the grant of
nonstatutory stock options to employees and consultants of the Company. The
1996 Plan is administered by the Board of Directors or a Committee of the Board
of Directors (the "Administrator"), which selects the optionees, determines the
number of shares to be subject to each option and determines the exercise price
of each option. The 1996 Plan authorizes the issuance of an aggregate of up to
3,150,000 shares of Common Stock. As of June 30, 1996, approximately 575,000
shares had been issued under the 1996 Plan, options for approximately 240,000
shares were outstanding, and approximately 2,350,000 shares remained available
for future grants. The exercise price of all incentive stock options granted
under the 1996 Plan must be at least equal to the fair market value of the
Common Stock on the date of grant. The exercise price of all nonstatutory stock
options granted under the 1996 Plan shall be determined by the Administrator.
With respect to any participant who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, the exercise price of any
incentive stock option granted must equal at least 110% of the fair market
value on the grant date and the maximum term of the option must not exceed five
years. The term of all other options granted under the 1996 Plan may not exceed
ten years.

In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation or a
sale of substantially all the Company's assets, the 1996 Plan requires that
each outstanding option be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the
successor corporation; provided, however, that in the event the successor
corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the outstanding options, such
options will become fully vested and exercisable for a period of fifteen days
after notice from the Administrators. Unless terminated sooner, the 1996 Plan
will terminate ten years from its effective date. The Board has authority to
amend or terminate the 1996 Plan, provided that no such action may impair the
rights of the holder of any outstanding options without the written consent of
such holder.

1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company's 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan") was
adopted in July 1996 and will become effective upon the closing of the
Offering. A total of 175,000 shares of Common Stock has been reserved for
issuance under the Purchase Plan. The Purchase Plan is intended to qualify
under Section 423 of the Code. Offering periods may be up to 24 months in
duration and may include several purchase periods as determined by the Board.
The initial offering period will commence on the date of the Offering and end
on the last business day on or prior to April 30, 1997, and subsequent offering
periods are initially expected to be May 1 to October 31 and November 1 to
April 30 of each year. Employees are eligible to participate if they are
regularly employed by the Company for at least twenty hours per week and more
than five months in any calendar year.

The Purchase Plan permits eligible employees to purchase Common Stock through
payroll deductions, which may not exceed 10% of an employee's base compensation
(20% in the first offering period), including commissions, bonuses and
overtime, at a price equal to 85% of the fair market value of the Common Stock
at the beginning of each offering period or the purchase date, whichever is
lower. In the event of certain changes in control of the Company, the Purchase
Plan provides that the Board

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of Directors will shorten the offering period by setting a new purchase date to
occur before the change in control event. Unless terminated sooner, the
Purchase Plan will terminate ten years after its effective date. The Board of
Directors has authority to amend or terminate the Purchase Plan provided no
such action may adversely affect the rights of any participant.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION MATTERS

The Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation limits the
liability of directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the "Delaware Law"). Under the Delaware Law, a director's
liability to a company or its stockholders may not be limited with respect to
(i) any breach of his duty of loyalty to the company or its stockholders, (ii)
acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or
a knowing violation of law, (iii) unlawful payments or dividends or unlawful
stock repurchases or redemptions, or (iv) transactions from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit.

The Company's Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify its officers
and directors and may indemnify its employees and other agents to the fullest
extent permitted under the Delaware Law. The Company has also entered into
agreements to indemnify its directors and executive officers, in addition to
the indemnification provided for in the Company's Bylaws. The Company believes
that these provisions and agreements are necessary to attract and retain
qualified directors and executive officers. The Company's Bylaws also permit it
to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or other agent
for any liability arising out of his or her actions, regardless of whether the
Delaware Law would permit indemnification.

There is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any director, officer,
employee or agent of the Company where indemnification will be required or
permitted. The Company is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation or
proceeding that might result in a claim for such indemnification.

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CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

On January 30, 1996, the Company was acquired by an investor group (the
"Acquisition Group") led by certain entities affiliated with Summit Partners,
L.P. and certain entities affiliated with Sigma Partners, L.P. The Acquisition
was effected through the following series of transactions: (i) the Acquisition
Group formed and capitalized a new corporation, the Company, called Splash
Technology Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation; (ii) the Company formed and
capitalized a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Splash Merger Company, Inc., a
Delaware corporation; (iii) Radius created a new corporation, Splash
Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation, into which Radius placed
substantially all of the assets and liabilities of its Color Server Group in
exchange for all of the capital stock of Splash Technology, Inc.; and (iv)
Splash Merger Company, Inc. was merged with and into Splash Technology, Inc.,
thereby effecting the Acquisition. As a result of these transactions, the
surviving corporation in the merger was Splash Technology, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company, which in turn was owned principally by the
Acquisition Group. As a result of these transactions, Radius received (i) a
payment of approximately $21.9 million in cash on January 30, 1996
(approximately $2.35 million of which remains in escrow for the benefit for the
Company and its stockholders, as described below), (ii) an aggregate of 4,282
shares of Series B Preferred Stock of the Company, which are convertible into a
total of 1,741,129 shares of Common Stock of the Company (representing
approximately 19% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company on an as-
converted basis prior to the Offering), and (iii) a payment of approximately
$1.5 million in cash on June 9, 1996. None of the entities within the
Acquisition Group which are affiliated with Summit Partners, L.P. or Sigma
Partners, L.P. were affiliated with Radius immediately prior to the
Acquisition. Entities affiliated with Sigma Partners, L.P. collectively held
more than 5% of the outstanding capital stock of SuperMac until January 1993
and Lawrence G. Finch was a director of Radius until October 1995.

The Acquisition was funded by the purchase of approximately $15.5 million of
Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock by entities associated with Summit
Partners, L.P. and entities associated with Sigma Partners, L.P. and the
purchase of $8.0 million of subordinated promissory notes by entities
associated with Summit Partners, L.P. The following table shows the aggregate
amount of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and subordinated promissory
notes acquired by each of the principal parties in connection with the initial
capitalization of Splash Technology Holdings, Inc. and the amount and type of
consideration contributed therefor.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PRINCIPAL
PURCHASE PURCHASE AMOUNT OF
PRICE SHARES OF PRICE FOR SUBORDINATED
SHARES OF FOR SERIES A SERIES A PROMISSORY
COMMON COMMON PREFERRED PREFERRED NOTES
STOCK STOCK STOCK STOCK PURCHASED TOTAL
--------- -------- --------- ----------- ------------ -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Entities associated with
Summit Partners, L.P. . 5,888,749 $67,300 13,933 $13,933,000 $8,000,000 $22,000,300
Entities associated with
Sigma Partners, L.P. .. 586,249 6,700 1,493 1,493,000 -- 1,499,700
Management.............. 533,748 6,100 -- -- -- 6,100
--------- ------- ------ ----------- ---------- -----------
Total................. 7,008,746 $80,100 15,426 $15,426,000 $8,000,000 $23,506,100
========= ======= ====== =========== ========== ===========
</TABLE>

In connection with the Acquisition, the parties entered into an escrow
agreement providing for an escrow of $4.7 million for satisfaction of possible
claims for indemnification by Splash Technology, Inc., Splash Technology
Holdings, Inc. and its stockholders against Radius. An amount equal to
approximately $2.35 million remains in escrow pending (i) a final, non-
appealable order dismissing with prejudice the EFI litigation, (ii) the
attainment by Radius of certain financial tests, or (iii) or the discretionary
decision by Splash Technology Holdings, Inc. and its stockholders to release
the amount in escrow. See "Risk Factors--Dependence on Proprietary Technology;
Reliance on Third Party Licenses" and "Business--Intellectual Property."

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In connection with the Acquisition, and related transactions, entities
affiliated with Summit Partners, L.P. and Sigma Partners, L.P. acquired an
aggregate of 5,888,749 shares of Common Stock and 586,249 shares of Common
Stock, respectively, representing 63.2% and 6.3% of the Company's outstanding
Common Stock immediately prior to the Offering. In addition, entities
affiliated with Summit Partners, L.P. and Sigma Partners, L.P. acquired an
aggregate of 13,933 shares and 1,493 shares, respectively, of Series A
Preferred Stock of the Company and entities affiliated with Summit Partners,
L.P. acquired subordinated promissory notes of the Company in the aggregate
principal amount of $8.0 million. The subordinated promissory notes are
required to be repaid at face value plus accrued and unpaid interest, and the
Series A Preferred Stock is required to be redeemed at a price of $1,000 per
share plus accrued and unpaid dividends, upon certain events including an
initial public offering at a price of at least $3.43 per share and aggregate
gross proceeds (net of underwriting discounts) to the Company of at least $35.0
million. It is anticipated that the subordinated promissory notes will be
repaid and the Series A Preferred Stock will be redeemed out of the proceeds of
the Offering even at a lesser amount of aggregate gross proceeds to the
Company. See "Use of Proceeds," "Principal Stockholders" and "Description of
Capital Stock."

The Acquisition constituted a leveraged transaction. As of January 30, 1996,
the Company had approximately $12.6 million in assets and approximately $9.6
million of liabilities. Immediately following the Acquisition, the Company had
$18.2 million in assets and $19.7 million of liabilities. The proceeds from the
Offering will be used primarily to repay the face value of $8.0 million in
subordinated promissory notes and redeem the face value of the $15.4 million of
outstanding Series A Preferred Stock issued in connection with the Acquisition.
See "Acquisition," "Use of Proceeds," "Capitalization," "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and
"Principal Stockholders."

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership of the Common Stock of the Company as of June 30, 1996 and as
adjusted to reflect the sale of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby with
respect to (i) each person (or group of affiliated persons) known by the
Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock, (ii) each of the Company's directors, (iii) each of the Named Executive
Officers, and (iv) all directors and executive officers as a group.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENT OF
TOTAL (1)(2)
NUMBER OF --------------------
SHARES BENEFICIALLY BEFORE THE AFTER THE
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OWNED(1) OFFERING OFFERING
------------------------ ------------------- ---------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Summit Partners, L.P.(3)(4)........... 5,888,749 63.2% 49.4%
499 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 200
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Gregory M. Avis(3)(4)................. 5,888,749 63.2 49.4
Peter Y. Chung(3)(4).................. -- -- --
Sigma Partners, L.P.(5)(6)............ 586,249 6.3 4.9
2884 Sand Hill Road, Suite 121
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Lawrence G. Finch(5)(6)............... 586,249 6.3 4.9
Radius Inc.(7)........................ 1,741,127 18.7 14.6
215 Moffett Park Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Charles W. Berger(7).................. 1,741,127 18.7 14.6
Kevin K. Macgillivray(8).............. 242,216 2.6 2.0
Joan P. Platt(9)...................... 96,659 1.0 *
Timothy D. Kleffman(10)............... 193,706 2.1 1.6
Christine A. Beheshti(11)............. 145,161 1.6 1.2
All directors and executive officers
as a group
(8 persons)(3)(5)(7)(12)............. 8,893,867 95.4 74.6
</TABLE>
- --------
* Less than 1%
(1) Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of
Securities and Exchange Commission. In computing the number of shares
beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that
person, shares of Common Stock subject to options or warrants held by that
person that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of
June 30, 1996 are deemed outstanding. Such shares, however, are not deemed
outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any
other person. Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table and
pursuant to applicable community property laws, each stockholder named in
the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares
set forth opposite such stockholder's name.

(2) Percentage of ownership is based on 9,320,622 shares of Common Stock
outstanding on June 30, 1996 and 11,920,622 shares of Common Stock
outstanding after completion of the Offering. Shares owned do not include
15,426 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, all shares of which are held by
affiliates of Summit Partners, L.P. and Sigma Partners, L.P. and all of
which are to be redeemed upon the closing of the Offering. See
"Description of Capital Stock." Assumes no exercise of the Underwriters'
over-allotment option.

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(3) Includes 5,254,812, 224,175 and 409,762 shares of Common Stock held of
record by Summit Ventures IV, L.P., Summit Investors III, L.P. and Summit
Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P., respectively. Summit Partners IV, L.P. is a
General Partner of Summit Ventures IV, L.P. and Summit Partners SD, L.P.
is a General Partner of Summit Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P. Stamps,
Woodsum & Co., IV is a General Partner of Summit Ventures IV, L.P. and
Stamps, Woodsum & Co., III is a General Partner of Summit Subordinated
Debt Fund, L.P. Gregory M. Avis, a director of the Company, is a General
Partner of Stamps, Woodsum & Co., III, Stamps, Woodsum & Co., IV and
Summit Investors III, L.P. See Note (4).
(4) Includes shares described in Note (3) above. Mr. Avis, a director of the
Company, is a general partner of affiliates of Summit Partners, L.P. Mr.
Avis exercises shared investment and voting power with respect to such
shares, but disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.

(5) Includes 489,520, 89,106, and 7,623 shares of Common Stock held by Sigma
Partners III, L.P., Sigma Associates III, L.P., and Sigma Investors III,
L.P., respectively. Sigma Management III is a General Partner of Sigma
Partners III, L.P., Sigma Associates III, L.P. and Sigma Investors III,
L.P. Mr. Finch, a director of the Company, is General Partner of Sigma
Partners, L.P and Sigma Management III. Does not include an aggregate of
approximately 75,000 shares of Common Stock that the Company currently
anticipates Sigma Partners III, L.P., Sigma Associates III, L.P. and Sigma
Investors III, L.P. will purchase in the Offering. See Note (6).
(6) Includes shares described in Note (5) above. Mr. Finch, a director of the
Company, is a General Partner of Sigma Partners, L.P. Mr. Finch exercises
shared investment and voting power with such shares, but disclaims
beneficial ownership of such shares.

(7) Includes 1,741,127 shares beneficially owned by Radius Inc. Mr. Berger, a
director of the Company, is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief
Executive Officer of Radius Inc.
(8) Includes 242,216 shares that are subject to a right of repurchase in favor
of the Company which expires ratably through February 2000.
(9) Includes 96,659 shares that are subject to a right of repurchase in favor
of the Company which expires ratably through March 2000.
(10) Includes 193,706 shares that are subject to a right of repurchase in favor
of the Company which expires ratably through February 2000.
(11) Includes 145,161 shares that are subject to a right of repurchase in favor
of the Company which expires ratably through February 2000.
(12) Includes 677,742 shares that are subject to a right of repurchase in favor
of the Company which expires ratably through March 2000.

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

After giving effect to the filing of an Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation on or prior to the closing of the Offering, the authorized
capital stock of the Company will consist of 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value
$0.001 per share.

The following summary of certain provisions of the Common Stock and Preferred
Stock does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its
entirety by, the provisions of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation, which is included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement
of which this Prospectus is a part, and by the provisions of applicable law.

COMMON STOCK

As of June 30, 1996, there were 9,320,622 shares of Common Stock outstanding
held of record by approximately 33 stockholders, as well as options and
warrants to purchase an aggregate of approximately 250,000 shares of Common
Stock. The holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all
matters to be voted on by the stockholders. Subject to preferences that may be
applicable to outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, if any, the holders of
Common Stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared
from time to time by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available
therefor. In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Company, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in all
assets remaining after payment of liabilities, subject to prior liquidation
rights of Preferred Stock, if any, then outstanding. The Common Stock has no
preemptive conversion rights or other subscription rights. There are no
redemption or sinking funds provisions applicable to the Common Stock. All
outstanding shares of Common Stock are fully paid and non-assessable, and the
shares of Common Stock to be outstanding upon completion of the Offering will
be fully paid and non-assessable.

PREFERRED STOCK

Effective upon the closing of the Offering, the redemption of outstanding
Series A Preferred Stock and the automatic conversion of outstanding Series B
Preferred Stock, the Company will be authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of
undesignated Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors will have the authority to
issue the undesignated Preferred Stock in one or more series and to fix the
rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon any
wholly unissued shares of undesignated Preferred Stock and to fix the number of
shares constituting any series in the designations of such series, without any
further vote or action by the stockholders. The Board of Directors, without
stockholder approval, can issue Preferred Stock with voting and conversion
rights which could adversely affect the voting power of the holders of Common
Stock. The issuance of Preferred Stock may have the effect of delaying,
deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company. The Company has no
present plan to issue Preferred Stock.

WARRANT

In connection with the Acquisition, the Company issued to Imperial Bancorp
(the "Warrantholder") a warrant to purchase an aggregate of 8,750 shares of
Common Stock at a price of $0.01 per share. The warrant terminates on January
31, 2001. The Warrantholder has certain rights to registration of its shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such warrant.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of January 30,
1996 among the Company and certain holders of its securities (the "Rights
Agreement"), following the closing of the Offering, the holders of
approximately 8,750,000 shares of Common Stock and the holder of a warrant to
purchase 8,750 shares of Common Stock (the "Registrable Securities") will be
entitled to certain rights with respect to the registration of such shares of
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Rights Agreement, if the Company proposes to register any of its Common Stock
under the Securities Act, certain holders of Registrable Securities are
entitled to notice of such registration and to include their Registrable
Securities therein; provided, among other conditions, that the underwriters
have the right to limit the number of shares included in any such registration.
Beginning six months after the closing of the Offering, the holders of at least
fifty percent (50%) of the Registrable Securities have the right to require the
Company, on not more than two occasions, to file a registration statement under
the Securities Act in order to register all or any part of their Registrable
Securities. The Company may, in certain circumstances, defer such registration
and the underwriters have the right, subject to certain limitations, to limit
the number of shares included in such registrations. Further, the holders of
Registrable Securities may require the Company to register all or any portion
of their Registrable Securities on Form S-3, when such form becomes available
to the Company, subject to certain conditions and limitations.

ANTITAKEOVER EFFECTS OF PROVISIONS OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS AND
DELAWARE LAW

The Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, as amended and
restated on or prior to the closing of the Offering, among other things, (i)
permit vacancies on the Board of Directors that may occur between annual
meetings and any newly created seats to be filled only by the Board of
Directors and not by the stockholders, subject to any rights of holders of the
Preferred Stock that may be granted by the Board of directors in the future,
(ii) limit the rights of stockholders to call special meetings of stockholders,
(iii) provide for classification of the Board of Directors into three classes
having terms of three years each, and (iv) provide that the Board of Directors,
without action by the stockholders, may issue and fix the rights and
preferences of shares of Preferred Stock. These provisions may have the effect
of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of the Company without
further action by the stockholders, may discourage bids for the Common Stock at
a premium over the market price of the Common Stock, may adversely affect the
market price of, and the voting and other rights of, the holders of the Common
Stock and could have the effect of discouraging certain attempts to acquire the
Company or remove incumbent management, including incumbent members of the
Company's Board of Directors, even if some or a majority of the Company's
stockholders deemed such an attempt to be in their best interests. See "Risk
Factors--Control by Principal Stockholders, Officers and Directors;
Antitakeover Effects of Certificate of Incorporation and Delaware Law" and
"Management--Executive Officers, Directors and Key Personnel."

The Company is subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
("Section 203"). Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation
from engaging in a "business combination" with an "interested stockholder" for
a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person
became an interested stockholder, unless (i) prior to such date, the board of
directors of the corporation approves either the business combination of the
transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested
stockholder, (ii) upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the
stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owns
at least 85% of the outstanding voting stock, excluding certain shares held by
employee directors and employee stock plans, or (iii) on or after the
consummation date the business combination is approved by the board of
directors and by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding
voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder. For purposes of
Section 203, a "business combination" includes, among other things, a merger,
asset sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the
interested stockholder, and an "interested stockholder" is generally a person
who, together with affiliates and associates, owns (or within three years, did
own) 15% or more of the corporation's voting stock.

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

The Transfer Agent and Registrar for the Common Stock is The First National
Bank of Boston. Its telephone number is (617) 575-2000.

LISTING

The Company has applied to list its Common Stock on the Nasdaq National
Market under the trading symbol "SPLH."

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

Prior to the Offering, there has been no public market for securities of the
Company. No prediction can be made as to the effect, if any, that market sales
of shares or the availability of shares for sale will have on the market price
prevailing from time to time. Nevertheless, sales of substantial amounts of
Common Stock of the Company in the public market after the lapse of the
restrictions described below could adversely affect the prevailing market price
and the ability of the Company to raise equity capital in the future at a time
and place which it deems appropriate.

Upon completion of the Offering, the Company will have 11,920,622 shares of
Common Stock outstanding, assuming no exercise of the Underwriters' over-
allotment option, no exercise of outstanding options and no exercise of
warrants after June 30, 1996. Of this amount, approximately 2,525,000 of the
2,600,000 shares offered hereby and no additional shares will be available for
immediate sale in the public market as of the date of this Prospectus.
Approximately 1,180,000 additional shares will be available for sale in the
public market following the expiration of the 180-day lockup agreements with
the Representatives of the Underwriters or the Company, subject in some cases
to compliance with the volume and other limitations of Rule 144.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DAYS AFTER DATE SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR
OF THIS PROSPECTUS SALE COMMENT
------------------ ------------------- -------
<C> <C> <S>
Upon Effectiveness...... 0 Freely tradeable shares sold
in Offering and shares
saleable under Rule 144(k)
that are not subject to 180-
day lockup
180 days................ approximately 1,180,000 Lockup released; shares
saleable under Rules 144 and
701
Thereafter.............. approximately 8,220,000 Restricted securities held
for two years or less
</TABLE>

In general, under Rule 144 a person (or persons whose shares are aggregated)
who has beneficially owned shares for at least two years is entitled to sell
within any three-month period commencing 90 days after the date of this
Prospectus a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of (i) 1% of the
then outstanding shares of Common Stock (approximately 120,000 shares
immediately after the Offering) or (ii) the average weekly trading volume
during the four calendar weeks preceding such sale, subject to the filing of a
Form 144 with respect to such sale. A person (or persons whose shares are
aggregated) who is not deemed to have been an affiliate of the Company at any
time during the 90 days immediately preceding the sale who has beneficially
owned his or her shares for at least three years is entitled to sell such
shares pursuant to Rule 144(k) without regard to the limitations described
above. Persons deemed to be affiliates must always sell pursuant to Rule 144,
even after the applicable holding periods have been satisfied.

The Company is unable to estimate the number of shares that will be sold
under Rule 144, as this will depend on the market price for the Common Stock of
the Company, the personal circumstances of the sellers and other factors. Prior
to the Offering, there has been no public market for the Common Stock, and
there can be no assurance that a significant public market for the Common Stock
will develop or be sustained after the Offering. Any future sale of substantial
amounts of the Common Stock in the open market may adversely affect the market
price of the Common Stock offered hereby.

The Company, its directors, executive officers, stockholders with
registration rights and certain other stockholders have agreed pursuant to the
Underwriting Agreement and other agreements that they will not sell any Common
Stock without the prior consent of Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated for a period
of 180 days from the date of this Prospectus (the "180-day Lockup Period"),
except that the Company may, without such consent, grant options and sell
shares pursuant to the 1996 Plan and the Purchase Plan.

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The Company intends to file a registration statement on Form S-8 under the
Securities Act to register the approximately 2,550,000 shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of options or reserved for issuance under the 1996
Plan and the 175,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the
Purchase Plan within 180 days after the date of this Prospectus, thus
permitting the resale of such shares by nonaffiliates in the public market
without restriction under the Securities Act.

Any employee or consultant to the Company who purchased his or her shares
pursuant to a written compensatory plan or contract is entitled to rely on the
resale provisions of Rule 701, which permits nonaffiliates to sell their Rule
701 shares without having to comply with the public information, holding
period, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144 and permits
affiliates to sell their Rule 701 shares without having to comply with the Rule
144 holding period restrictions, in each case commencing 90 days after the date
of this Prospectus. As of June 30, 1996, the holders of options exercisable
into approximately 240,000 shares of Common Stock will be eligible to sell
their shares in reliance upon Rule 701 or pursuant to the Form S-8 upon the
expiration of the 180-day Lockup Period. Upon completion of the Offering, the
4,282 shares of Series B Preferred Stock owned by Radius will convert to
1,741,127 shares of the Company's Common Stock. If Radius were to enter
bankruptcy and were allowed to sell its shares of the Company's Common Stock
without regard to the restrictions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, such
additional shares of Common Stock would become eligible for resale into the
public market at an indeterminate date after the date of this Prospectus.

In addition, after the Offering, the holders of approximately 8,750,000
shares of Common Stock and the holder of a warrant to purchase 8,750 shares of
Common Stock will be entitled to certain rights with respect to registration of
such shares under the Securities Act. Registration of such shares under the
Securities Act would result in such shares becoming freely tradeable without
restriction under the Securities Act (except for shares purchased by affiliates
of the Company) immediately upon the effectiveness of such registration. See
"Description of Capital Stock--Registration Rights."

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UNDERWRITING

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, the
Underwriters named below (the "Underwriters"), through their Representatives,
Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated and Montgomery Securities, have severally
agreed to purchase from the Company the following respective numbers of shares
of Common Stock at the initial public offering price less the underwriting
discounts and commissions set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF
UNDERWRITER SHARES
- ----------- ---------
<S> <C>
Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated....................................... 715,000
Montgomery Securities................................................. 715,000
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation................... 90,000
Hambrecht & Quist LLC................................................. 90,000
Lehman Brothers Inc. ................................................. 90,000
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated..................................... 90,000
Prudential Securities Incorporated.................................... 90,000
Robertson, Stephens & Company LLC..................................... 90,000
Smith Barney Inc. .................................................... 90,000
Brean Murray & Co., Inc. ............................................. 60,000
Cowen & Company....................................................... 60,000
Furman Selz LLC....................................................... 60,000
Hampshire Securities Corporation...................................... 60,000
Josephthal Lyon & Ross Incorporated................................... 60,000
The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc. .................................. 60,000
Sutro & Co. Incorporated.............................................. 60,000
Van Kasper & Company.................................................. 60,000
Wheat First Butcher Singer............................................ 60,000
---------
Total............................................................. 2,600,000
=========
</TABLE>

The Underwriting Agreement provides that the obligations of the Underwriters
are subject to certain conditions precedent and that the Underwriters will
purchase all shares of the Common Stock offered hereby if any of such shares
are purchased.

The Company has been advised by the Representatives of the Underwriters that
the Underwriters propose to offer the shares of Common Stock to the public at
the initial public offering price set forth on the cover page of this
Prospectus and to certain dealers at such price less a concession not in excess
of $0.43 per share. The Underwriters may allow, and such dealers may reallow, a
concession not in excess of $0.10 per share to certain other dealers. After the
initial public offering, the offering price and other selling terms may be
changed by the Representatives of the Underwriters.

The Company has granted to the Underwriters an option, exercisable not later
than 30 days after the date of this Prospectus, to purchase up to 390,000
additional shares of Common Stock at the public offering price less the
underwriting discounts and commissions set forth on the cover page of this
Prospectus. To the extent that the Underwriters exercise such option, each of
the Underwriters will have a firm commitment to purchase approximately the same
percentage thereof that the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased by
it shown in the above table bears to 390,000 and the Company will be obligated,
pursuant to the option, to sell such shares to the Underwriters. The
Underwriters may exercise such option only to cover over-allotments made in
connection with the sale of Common Stock offered hereby. If purchased, the
Underwriters will offer such additional shares on the same terms as those on
which the 2,600,000 shares are being offered.

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<PAGE>

The Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

The Company and all stockholders of the Company have agreed not to offer,
sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock for a period of 180
days after the effective date of the Offering without the prior written consent
of Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated, except that the Company may issue, and
grant options to purchase, shares of Common Stock under its current stock
option and purchase plans and other currently outstanding options and warrants.
In addition, the Company may issue shares of Common Stock in connection with
corporate acquisitions.

The Representatives of the Underwriters have advised the Company that the
Underwriters do not intend to confirm sales to any account over which they
exercise discretionary authority.

The Representatives currently anticipate that approximately 75,000 shares of
Common Stock will be sold at the initial public offering price in the Offering
to Sigma Partners III, L.P. Sigma Associates III, L.P. and Sigma Investors III,
L.P., entities that are current stockholders of the Company and are affiliated
with Lawrence G. Finch, a director of the Company. See "Principal
Stockholders." The number of shares available for sale to the general public
will be reduced to the extent such entities purchase such shares. Any such
shares not so purchased will be offered by the Representatives to the general
public on the same basis as the other shares offered here.

Prior to the Offering, there has been no public market for the Common Stock
of the Company. Consequently, the initial public offering price for the Common
Stock has been determined by negotiations between the Company and the
Representatives of the Underwriters. Among the factors considered in such
negotiations were prevailing market conditions, the results of operations of
the Company in recent periods, the market capitalizations, the price-earnings
ratios, the price-sales ratios, the market prices generally of securities and
stages of development of other companies that the Company and the
Representatives of the Underwriters believe to be comparable to the Company,
estimates of the business potential of the Company and its industry in general
and the present state of the Company's development.

LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the issuance of shares of Common Stock offered hereby will be
passed upon for the Company by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation, Palo Alto, California. Certain legal matters in connection with
the Offering will be passed upon for the Underwriters by Gunderson Dettmer
Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP, Palo Alto, California. Jeffrey D.
Saper, a member of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation,
is the Secretary of the Company.

EXPERTS

The consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of September 30, 1994 and
1995 and June 30, 1996 and the consolidated statements of operations and cash
flows for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 1995, the
four months ended January 1996, and the five months ended June 30, 1996; and
statement of parent company investment for each of the two years in the period
ended September 30, 1995 and the four months ended January 31, 1996 and the
consolidated statement of stockholders' equity for the five months ended June
30, 1996, included in this Prospectus have been so included in reliance on the
report of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., independent accountants, given on the
authority of such firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a Registration Statement on Form S-1 with respect to the shares
of Common Stock offered hereby, of which this Prospectus forms a part. In
accordance with the rules of the Commission, this Prospectus omits certain
information contained in the Registration Statement. For further information
with respect to the Company and the securities offered hereby, reference is
made to the Registration Statement and the exhibits and schedules filed
therewith. Statements contained in this Prospectus concerning the provisions of
such documents are necessarily summaries of such documents and each such
statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the
applicable document filed with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement. Copies of the Registration Statement and the exhibits and schedules
thereto may be inspected, without charge, at the offices of the Commission, or
obtained at prescribed rates from the Public Reference Section of the
Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. The Commission
maintains a Web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements
and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the
Commission at http://www.sec.gov.

The Company intends to furnish to its stockholders annual reports containing
audited consolidated financial statements and quarterly reports for the first
three quarters of each fiscal year containing unaudited summary financial
information.

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SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PAGE
----
<S> <C>
Report of Independent Accountants......................................... F-2
Consolidated Financial Statements:
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1994, 1995 and June 30,
1996................................................................... F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended September 30,
1994 and 1995; the four months ended January 31, 1996 and the five
months ended June 30, 1996............................................. F-4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the five months
ended June 30, 1996.................................................... F-5
Predecessor Business Statement of Parent Company Investment for the
years ended September 30, 1994 and 1995 and the four months ended
January 31, 1996....................................................... F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended September 30,
1994 and 1995; the four months ended January 31, 1996 and the five
months ended June 30, 1996............................................. F-7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................................ F-8
</TABLE>

F-1
<PAGE>

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Splash Technology Holdings, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Splash
Technology Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 1996 and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash
flows for the five months ended June 30, 1996. We have also audited the
balances sheets at September 30, 1994 and 1995, and the statements of
operations, cash flows and parent company investment of the Predecessor
Business for the years ended September 30, 1994 and 1995, and the four months
ended January 31, 1996. These financial statements are the responsibility of
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position
of Splash Technology Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 1996,
and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for the
five months ended June 30, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the financial statements of the
Predecessor Business referred to above present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Predecessor Business as of September
30, 1994 and 1995 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the
years ended September 30, 1994 and 1995 and for the four months ended January
31, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

San Jose, California
July 23, 1996, except for Note 12, the dates for which are July 31, 1996
and September 6, 1996.

F-2
<PAGE>

SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 AND 1995 AND JUNE 30, 1996

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT FOR SHARE DATA)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PREDECESSOR SPLASH TECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS HOLDINGS, INC.
------------- ---------------------
PRO FORMA
SEPTEMBER 30, (NOTE 2)
------------- JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
1994 1995 1996 1996
------ ------ -------- -----------
(UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents................. $ -- $ -- $ 6,601
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
doubtful accounts of $16, $84 and $300
as of September 30, 1994 and 1995 and
June 30, 1996, respectively.............. 5,274 4,716 4,037
Inventories............................... 1,287 3,965 3,945
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets................................... -- -- 119
Deferred income taxes..................... 622 622 3,633
------ ------ --------
Total current assets.................... 7,183 9,303 18,335
Property and equipment, net................ 200 385 679
Deferred income taxes...................... -- -- 8,249
Other long term assets..................... -- -- 1,239
------ ------ --------
Total assets............................ $7,383 $9,688 $ 28,502
====== ====== ========
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable.................... $ 772 $2,538 $ 2,154
Other accrued liabilities................. 331 1,074 1,955
Royalties payable......................... 1,233 1,978 1,070
Deferred revenue.......................... -- -- 5,227
Income taxes payable...................... 721 1,395 1,974
------ ------ --------
Total current liabilities............... 3,057 6,985 12,380
Subordinated promissory notes payable to
stockholders.............................. -- -- 8,600
------ ------ --------
Total liabilities....................... 3,057 6,985 20,980
------ ------ --------
Commitments (Note 6)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock:
Authorized: 5,000,000 shares
Series A preferred stock, par value $.001
per share:
Authorized: 15,426 shares; issued and
outstanding: 15,426 shares; liquidation
value: $15,735,000..................... -- -- 1 $ 1
Series B preferred stock, par value $.001
per share:
Authorized, issued and outstanding:
4,282 shares as of June 30, 1996 and no
shares pro forma; liquidation value:
$4,338,000............................. -- -- 1 --
Parent company investment.................. 4,326 2,703 -- --
Common stock, par value $.001:
Authorized: 10,000,000 shares as of June
30, 1996, 50,000,000 shares pro forma;
issued and outstanding: 7,579,495 shares
as of June 30, 1996 and 9,320,622 shares
pro forma................................ -- -- 8 9
Additional paid-in capital................. -- -- 19,456 19,456
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit).... -- -- (11,944) (11,944)
------ ------ -------- --------
Total stockholders' equity................. 4,326 2,703 7,522 $ 7,522
------ ------ -------- --------
Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity................................. $7,383 $9,688 $ 28,502
====== ====== ========
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.

F-3
<PAGE>

SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SPLASH
TECHNOLOGY
PREDECESSOR BUSINESS HOLDINGS, INC.
--------------------------------------- --------------
YEAR ENDED NINE MONTHS FOUR MONTHS
SEPTEMBER 30, ENDED ENDED FIVE MONTHS
--------------- JUNE 30, JANUARY 31, ENDED JUNE 30,
1994 1995 1995 1996 1996
------- ------- ----------- ----------- --------------
(UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net revenue............. $16,354 $30,472 $20,343 $13,008 $ 18,326
Cost of net revenue..... 12,068 20,723 13,737 8,427 11,455
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Gross profit.......... 4,286 9,749 6,606 4,581 6,871
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Operating expenses:
Research and
development.......... 1,999 3,295 2,034 1,498 1,624
Sales and marketing... 562 2,076 1,505 688 806
General and
administrative....... 377 891 667 287 668
Amortization of
purchased technology
and write-off of in-
process technology... -- -- -- -- 22,729
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Total operating
expenses........... 2,938 6,262 4,206 2,473 25,827
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Income (loss) from
operations............. 1,348 3,487 2,400 2,108 (18,956)
Interest expense, net... -- -- -- 18 388
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Income (loss) before
provision for income
taxes.................. 1,348 3,487 2,400 2,090 (19,344)
Provision for (benefit
from) income taxes..... 99 1,395 960 836 (7,765)
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Net income (loss)....... $ 1,249 $ 2,092 $ 1,440 $ 1,254 $(11,579)
======= ======= ======= ======= ========
Net loss per share...... $ (1.25)
========
Shares used in computing
per share amounts...... 9,580
========
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.

F-4
<PAGE>

SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT FOR SHARE DATA)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PREFERRED STOCK
--------------------------- RETAINED
SERIES A SERIES B COMMON STOCK ADDITIONAL EARNINGS
------------- ------------- ---------------- PAID-IN (ACCUMULATED
SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL DEFICIT) TOTAL
------ ------ ------ ------ --------- ------ ---------- ------------ ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balances, February 1,
1996
Issuance of preferred
stock:
Series A............... 15,426 $ 1 -- $-- -- $-- $14,699 $ -- $ 14,700
Series B............... -- -- 4,282 1 -- -- 4,099 -- 4,100
Issuance of common
stock................. -- -- -- -- 7,008,746 8 198 -- 206
Exercise of employee
stock options for
cash.................. -- -- -- -- 570,749 -- 95 -- 95
Accretion for dividends
on Series A and B
preferred stock....... -- -- -- -- -- -- 365 (365) --
Net loss............... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (11,579) (11,579)
------ --- ----- --- --------- --- ------- -------- ---------
Balances, June 30, 1996. 15,426 $ 1 4,282 $1 7,579,495 $ 8 $19,456 $(11,944) $ 7,522
====== === ===== === ========= === ======= ======== =========
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.

F-5
<PAGE>

SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

PREDECESSOR BUSINESS STATEMENT
OF PARENT COMPANY INVESTMENT

(IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Balance, October 1, 1993............................................... $ (20)
Net change in parent company investment................................ 3,097
Net income............................................................. 1,249
------
Balance, September 30, 1994............................................ 4,326
Net change in parent company investment................................ (3,715)
Net income............................................................. 2,092
------
Balance, September 30, 1995............................................ 2,703
Net change in parent company investment................................ (12)
Net income............................................................. 1,254
------
Balance, January 31, 1996.............................................. $3,945
======
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.

F-6
<PAGE>

SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SPLASH
TECHNOLOGY
PREDECESSOR BUSINESS HOLDING, INC.
----------------------------------------- -------------
YEAR ENDED NINE MONTHS FOUR MONTHS
SEPTEMBER 30, ENDED ENDED FIVE MONTHS
---------------- JUNE 30, JANUARY 31, ENDED
1994 1995 1995 1996 JUNE 30, 1996
------- ------- ----------- ----------- -------------
(UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)..... $ 1,249 $ 2,092 $ 1,440 $ 1,254 $(11,579)
Adjustments to
reconcile net income
to net cash provided
by operating
activities:
Depreciation and
amortization......... 80 259 82 102 57
Provision for
doubtful accounts.... 16 68 -- 17 199
Purchased and in-
process technology... -- -- -- -- 22,729
Deferred income
taxes................ (622) -- -- 622 (11,014)
Changes in assets and
liabilities:
Accounts receivable. (3,947) 490 419 (4,597) 5,059
Inventories......... (513) (2,678) (2,678) 2,231 (2,211)
Prepaid expenses and
other current
assets............. -- -- -- -- (119)
Other long term
assets............. -- -- -- -- (118)
Trade accounts
payable............ (914) 1,766 1,049 (2,391) 2,008
Other accrued
liabilities........ 317 743 108 1,986 (1,042)
Royalties payable... 796 745 (47) 1,434 (2,302)
Deferred revenue.... -- -- -- 905 2,157
Income taxes
payable............ 721 674 239 (559) 1,974
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Net cash provided
by (used in)
operating
activities....... (2,817) 4,159 612 1,004 5,798
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
CASH FLOWS FROM
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property
and equipment........ (280) (444) (333) (63) (306)
Acquisition of Color
Server Group from
Radius (net of cash
acquired)............ -- -- -- -- (22,492)
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Net cash used in
investing
activities....... (280) (444) (333) (63) (22,798)
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
CASH FLOWS FROM
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from Series
A preferred stock.... -- -- -- -- 14,700
Proceeds from common
stock................ -- -- -- -- 206
Proceeds from
subordinated debt.... -- -- -- -- 8,600
Exercise of stock
options for cash..... -- -- -- -- 95
Net change in Parent
Company Investment... 3,097 (3,715) (279) (12) --
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Net cash provided by
(used in) financing
activities............ 3,097 (3,715) (279) (12) 23,601
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Net increase in cash... -- -- -- 929 6,601
Cash and cash
equivalents at
beginning of period... -- -- -- -- --
------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Cash and cash
equivalents at end of
period................ $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 929 $ 6,601
======= ======= ======= ======= ========
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE
OF CASH FLOW
INFORMATION:
Taxes paid............ $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 1,275
Interest paid......... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 198
NON-CASH FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
Accretion of
preferred stock...... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 365
Issuance of Series B
preferred stock...... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 4,100
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.

F-7
<PAGE>

SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. RECENT REORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Splash Technology Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), through its wholly-owned
subsidiaries Splash Technology, Inc., Splash Foreign Sales Corporation and
Splash Technology S.a.r.l., develops, produces and markets color servers, which
consist of computer hardware and software systems that provide an integrated
link between desktop computers and digital color copiers and enable such
copiers to provide high speed and quality networked color printing and
scanning. The Company sells its color servers through two original equipment
manufacturers ("OEMs") who integrate the Company's color servers into connected
digital color photocopier systems which are sold to end users in North and
South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Africa and the
Middle East. The Company operates in one business segment.

The business of the Company was previously operated as the unincorporated
Color Server Group of SuperMac Technology Inc. ("SuperMac") until August 1994
when SuperMac merged with Radius Inc. ("Radius"). In January 1996, the assets
and liabilities of the Color Server Group of Radius were transferred by Radius
into its newly created wholly-owned subsidiary, Splash Technology, Inc. In
December 1995, Splash Technology Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware
and was capitalized by the sale of Series A preferred stock and common stock
and subordinated debt to an investor group led by certain affiliates of Summit
Partners, L.P., and Sigma Partners, L.P. On January 31, 1996, Splash
Technology, Inc. merged with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Splash Technology
Holdings, Inc. and as part of the consideration for the merger, Splash
Technology Holdings, Inc. issued Series B preferred stock to Radius. The
surviving corporation in the merger was Splash Technology, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company.

The acquisition of Splash Technology, Inc. was regarded as a purchase of net
assets accounted for under the purchase method of accounting as of January 31,
1996. The total purchase price of $27,843,000 (including the costs of the
acquisition of $321,000), consisting of cash and the fair value of Series B
preferred stock of $4,100,000, has been allocated to the net assets acquired
based on their estimated fair values as of January 31, 1996. The two principal
components of the initial excess purchase price allocation included in-process
research and development projects ($19,324,000) and existing purchased
technology ($3,405,000). The Company allocated a portion of the purchase price
to various in-process research and development projects that had identifiable
economic value and expensed this value as of the date of the acquisition. The
purchased technology is related to the Company's Power Series product for which
the Company was developing a replacement product at the time of the acquisition
due to the discontinuance of the Apple CPU architecture on which the Power
Series product relied. The Company transitioned to the new product in May 1996
and accordingly, the fair value of the purchased technology was fully amortized
over the four months to May 31, 1996.

The fair value of the assets acquired (net of cash acquired of $929,000) and
liabilities assumed were as follows:

<TABLE>
<S> <C>
In-process technology............................................ $19,324
Purchased technology............................................. 3,405
Receivables...................................................... 9,296
Inventories...................................................... 1,734
Property and equipment........................................... 430
Other long term assets........................................... 1,121
Payables......................................................... (147)
Other accrued liabilities........................................ (6,049)
Deferred revenue................................................. (2,200)
-------
$26,914
=======
</TABLE>

F-8
<PAGE>

SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)

Of the purchase consideration, $2,350,000 remains in escrow pending
resolution of certain events including unasserted claims.

The Predecessor Business's financial statements presented herein include the
results of operations and cash flows for the years ended September 30, 1994 and
1995, and for the four months ended January 31, 1996 and the balance sheets as
of September 30, 1994 and 1995, as if the Color Server Group existed as a
corporation separate from Radius and SuperMac during such periods on a
historical basis. The Company's financial statements presented herein include
the results of operations and cash flows for the five months ended June 30,
1996 and the balance sheet as of that date. Results for the four months ended
January 31, 1996 and the five months ended June 30, 1996 are not necessarily
indicative of the results for the entire year.

Radius and SuperMac each performed certain corporate headquarter functions on
behalf of the Color Server Group and provided certain marketing, technology,
human resource and financial and accounting services. Costs associated with
these services have been allocated to the Color Server Group based on relative
headcount, which management believes to be a reasonable basis for allocation.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Splash Technology, Inc. and
Splash Technology S.a.r.l. All significant intercompany transactions between
the entities have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is generally recognized upon shipment of the product to the customer.
The Company generally does not grant rights of return. In May 1996, the Company
made the transition from its Power Series products to its new PCI Series
products. In calendar year 1996, one of the Company's OEM customers accumulated
a substantial quantity of the Power Series product. Due to the transition of
products and the accumulation of Power Series product, the Company is
recognizing revenue from the sales of the Power Series product upon
notification from the OEM that the product has been sold to their end user. At
June 30, 1996, the Company had deferred revenue of $5,120,000 from sales of
Power Series products to one of its OEM customers.

Warranties

The Company's products are generally warranted for 15 months. Estimated
future costs of repair, replacement, or customer accommodations are reflected
in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Research and Development

Costs incurred in the research and development of new software products are
expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established. To
date, the establishment of technological feasibility

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SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)

of the Company's products and general release substantially coincide. As a
result, the Company has not capitalized any software development costs since
such costs have not been significant.

Income Taxes

The Company uses the liability method to calculate deferred income taxes. The
realization of deferred tax assets is based on historical tax positions and
expectations about future taxable income.

Income taxes have been provided in the Predecessor Business statements of
operations as if the Predecessor Business was a separate taxable entity. Since
the division was not a separate taxable entity but was included in the
consolidated income tax returns of the Radius and SuperMac companies, the
current benefit from or provision for U.S. federal and state income taxes was
ultimately assumed to be receivable from or payable to Radius or SuperMac in
the period presented. In accordance with the merger agreement with Radius, the
Company is not required to repay Radius for the utilization of their tax losses
against the Company's taxable income as a Predecessor Business. Such benefits
are reflected as capital contributions as of each fiscal year end.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

All highly liquid investments with an original, or remaining, maturity of
three months or less at the date of purchase and money market funds are
considered cash equivalents.

Cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of deposits with banks in the
United States.

Financial Instruments

The Company's financial instruments, including borrowings under the line of
credit and the subordinated promissory notes payable to stockholders, are
stated at fair value.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined on
a first-in, first-out basis.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated using the
straight line method over their estimated useful lives ranging from three to
seven years or, in the case of leasehold improvements, the lease period, if
shorter. Upon disposal, the assets and related accumulated depreciation are
removed from the Company's accounts, and the resulting gains or losses are
reflected in the statements of income. The Predecessor Business' accounting
policy was to expense all items of property and equipment upon acquisition.
Accordingly, appropriate adjustments have been included in the financial
statements to reflect the capitalization and depreciation of property and
equipment during the periods presented.

Concentration of Credit-Risks

Cash and cash equivalents are deposited with major banks in the United States
and France. Deposits in these banks may exceed the amount of insurance provided
on such deposits. The Company has not experienced any losses on its deposits of
cash and cash equivalents.

The Company sells its products to two OEM customers who distribute the
Company's products with their own color photocopier systems on a worldwide
basis. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers. The
Company does not require collateral for its receivables and maintains

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SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)

an allowance for potential credit losses. At June 30, 1996, the accounts
receivable balance is comprised primarily of these two customers, which
represent 57% and 37% of accounts receivable.

Recent Pronouncements

During March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
No. 121 (SFAS 121), "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for
Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of," which requires the Company to review for
impairment of long-lived assets, certain identifiable intangibles, and goodwill
related to those assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount of an asset might not be recoverable. In certain
situations, an impairment loss would be recognized. SFAS 121 will become
effective for the Company's year ending September 30, 1997.

During October 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
Statement No. 123 (SFAS No. 123), "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,"
which established a fair value based method of accounting for stock-based
compensation plans and requires additional disclosures for those companies who
elect not to adopt the new method of accounting. The Company intends to
continue to account for stock options under APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees." SFAS No. 123 will be effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 1995, and will require the Company to provide
additional disclosures in the financial statements for the year ending
September 30, 1997.

Computation of Net Loss Per Share

Net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common
and dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive
common equivalent shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon
conversion of convertible preferred stock (using the "if converted" method) and
stock options and warrants (using the treasury stock method) as if converted
for all periods presented.

The Company has computed common and dilutive common equivalent shares in
determining the number of shares used in calculating earnings per share for all
periods presented pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff
Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 83. SAB 83 requires the Company to include all
common shares and all common share equivalents issued during the 12 month
period preceding the filing date of an initial public offering in its
calculation of the number of shares used to determine earnings per share as if
the shares had been outstanding for all periods presented. Net loss for the
purposes of the computation reflects the dividend accretion on the shares of
preferred stock.

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The accompanying interim statements of operations and cash flows for the nine
months ended June 30, 1995 together with the related notes are unaudited but
include all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, which
the Company considers necessary to present fairly, in all material respects,
the results of operations and cash flows for the period ended June 30, 1995.
Results for the nine months ended June 30, 1995 are not necessarily indicative
of results for an entire year.

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SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)

Unaudited Pro Forma Information

In conjunction with the initial public offering, all of the Company's
outstanding Series B preferred stock will be converted into shares of Common
Stock as described in Note 7. The pro forma effect of these conversions has
been reflected in the accompanying pro forma balance sheet assuming the
conversion had occurred June 30, 1996 and is unaudited.

3. BALANCE SHEET DETAIL (IN THOUSANDS)

Inventories
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SPLASH
PREDECESSOR TECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS HOLDINGS, INC.
------------- --------------
SEPTEMBER 30,
------------- JUNE 30,
1994 1995 1996
------ ------ --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Raw materials................................... $ 714 $ 591 $1,593
Work in process................................. 81 166 --
Finished goods.................................. 492 3,208 2,352
------ ------ ------
$1,287 $3,965 $3,945
====== ====== ======
</TABLE>

Property and Equipment

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SPLASH
PREDECESSOR TECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS HOLDINGS, INC.
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SEPTEMBER
30,
------------- JUNE 30,
1994 1995 1996
----- ------ --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Furniture and fixtures........................ $ 81 $ 201 $270
Computer equipment............................ 199 523 241
Leasehold improvements........................ -- -- 80
Trade show booth.............................. -- -- 145
----- ------ ----
280 724 736
Less accumulated depreciation and
amortization................................. (80) (339) (57)
----- ------ ----
$ 200 $ 385 $679
===== ====== ====
</TABLE>

4. REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY

In January 1996, the Company entered into an agreement with a bank to borrow
up to a maximum of $4,000,000 under a revolving line of credit subject to a
borrowing base of 80% and 70% of eligible domestic and foreign accounts
receivable, respectively. The line bears interest at prime rate plus 0.75%, is
collateralized by accounts receivable, owned property and equipment and
inventory of the Company and matures on January 31, 1997. The agreement
contains dividend restrictions and certain financial covenants concerning
required liquidity, net worth and indebtedness ratios as well as required
profitability. The Company has no borrowings outstanding under the line of
credit as of June 30, 1996.

5. SUBORDINATED PROMISSORY NOTES PAYABLE TO STOCKHOLDERS

The Company issued subordinated promissory notes payable to stockholders,
with a face value totaling $8,000,000, which bear interest at 12%, payable
quarterly. The subordinated promissory notes were issued to certain
stockholders concurrent with the issuance of the Series A preferred stock and
the fair value of the notes was established at $8,600,000 by an independent
third party valuation. In the event

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SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
of liquidation, merger or a firm commitment underwriting pursuant to a public
offering of common stock at a price of at least $3.43 per share with aggregate
gross proceeds (net of underwriting discounts) to the Company of at least
$35,000,000, all principal and accrued interest shall be payable immediately
("Qualified Liquidity Event"). In the event that a public offering does not
qualify as a Qualified Liquidity Event, the interest rate increases to 15%. In
the event that a Qualified Liquidity Event is not consummated on or before
January 30, 2001, then all outstanding principal must be paid in two equal
installments on January 30, 2001 and 2002. The notes are subordinate to the
Revolving Credit Facility (see Note 4).

6. COMMITMENTS

The Company leases certain office facilities under noncancelable operating
leases which expire in April 2001. The Company is responsible for taxes,
insurance and maintenance expenses related to the leased facilities. Under the
term of certain lease agreements, the leases may be extended, at the Company's
options, and certain of the leases provide for adjustments of the minimum
monthly rent.

Future minimum annual lease payments under the leases are as follows (in
thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERIOD
ENDING
------
<S> <C>
June 30, 1997........................... $384
June 30, 1998........................... 398
June 30, 1999........................... 412
June 30, 2000........................... 427
June 30, 2001........................... 442
</TABLE>

Rent expense for the five months ended June 30, 1996 was $83,960.

7. PREFERRED STOCK

The Company has authorized and issued 15,426 shares of Series A preferred
stock at a face value of $1,000 per share and 4,282 shares of Series B
preferred stock in a non cash transaction as part of the consideration for the
merger. The valuation of the Series A and Series B preferred stock by an
independent third party resulted in values of $14,700,000 and $4,100,000,
respectively for those instruments. The rights, preferences and privileges of
the Series A and Series B preferred stock are as follows:

Liquidation Rights

The preferred stock has certain liquidation preferences over the common stock
in the event of a liquidating event such as a dissolution of the affairs of the
Company or a take-over by another corporation. The liquidation preferences
entitle the preferred stockholders to receive $1,000 per share in addition to
amounts due on unpaid dividends which have been accrued or declared. The Series
A preferred stockholders have preference over the Series B preferred
stockholders in determining the order of liquidation payout. The preferred
stock does not participate in the distribution of assets remaining after the
liquidation preference has been paid.

Conversion Rights

The Series A preferred stock has no conversion rights. The Series B preferred
stockholders have the right at any time to convert each share of preferred
stock into common stock at the specified conversion rate per share, which
currently is 406.616 shares of common stock for each share of preferred stock.
The conversion rate will be adjusted for stock splits and recapitalization. In
the event of a public offering of

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SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)

the Company's common stock where the net proceeds received by the Company
equals or exceeds $35,000,000 and the offering price is at least $3.43 per
share, or in the event of a merger or sale of the Company where the
consideration or proceeds equals or exceeds $50,000,000, all shares of the
Series B preferred stock automatically convert into shares of common stock at
the specified conversion rate.

Redemption Rights

The Company may redeem all or any of the shares of the Series A preferred
stock at any time. The Company may also redeem all or any of the shares of the
Series B preferred stock at any time but only if there are no shares of the
Series A preferred stock then outstanding.

The Company is required to redeem all of the shares of the Series A preferred
stock in the event of a public offering of the Company's common stock or a
merger or sale of the Company meeting the quantitative criteria disclosed in
the paragraph concerning conversion rights above. Provided there are no shares
of the Series A preferred stock then outstanding, the Company is required to
redeem the shares of the Series B preferred stock, one half on January 1, 2002
and one half on January 1, 2003. The redemption price for each share of
preferred stock will be $1,000, plus any unpaid and accrued dividends.

Voting Rights

The Series B preferred stockholders are entitled to vote on all matters with
the holders of common stock as if on an as converted basis. The Series A
preferred stockholders have no rights to vote other than to elect one director
to the Board of Directors. The other five directors are elected by the common
stockholders in conjunction with the Series B preferred stockholders.

Dividend Rights

The preferred stockholders will be entitled to receive dividends in
preference to the common stockholders. In addition, the Series A preferred
stockholders also have preference to the Series B preferred stockholders. From
the date of issuance until January 1, 1997, there shall be no cumulative
dividends payable to the preferred stockholders. After that date, cumulative
dividends are payable when and if declared or accumulate as part of the shares'
liquidation preferences as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE
-------------------
SERIES A SERIES B
-------------------
<S> <C> <C>
January 2, 1997 to January 1, 1998.................... $ 60 $60
January 2, 1998 to January 1, 1999.................... $ 80 $60
January 2, 1999, and thereafter....................... $100 $60
</TABLE>

The carrying amounts of both Series A and Series B have been increased by
amounts representing dividends not currently declared or paid but which will be
payable under the dividend rights of the respective series of preferred stock.
The increases have been effected by a charge against retained earnings.

8. COMMON STOCK

On January 31, 1996, the Company sold 7,008,746 shares of common stock for
$80,100. The shares have been valued at $206,000 based on a independent third
party appraisal. The Company has granted certain registration rights to certain
holders of common shares, options, warrants and convertible securities in the
event of any registration of shares by the Company under the Securities Act.

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SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)

In connection with the line of credit, the Company issued the bank a warrant
to purchase 8,750 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.011 per
share. The warrant is not exercisable until the earlier of January 31, 1997, an
initial public offering, or an asset sale or merger.

Stock Options and Repurchase Agreements

The Company reserved 916,153 shares of common stock for issuance under its
stock option plan as of January 30, 1996. Under this plan, the Board of
Directors may grant incentive or nonstatutory stock options at a price not less
than 100% or 85%, respectively, of fair market value of common stock, as
determined by the Board of Directors, at grant date. Options under the plan are
immediately exercisable. Stock issued through option exercises are subject to
the Company's right of repurchase at the original exercise price. The number of
shares subject to repurchase generally decrease by 25% of the options shares
one year after the grant date, and thereafter, ratably over 48 months.

Activity for the Company's stock option is summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AVERAGE
PRICE
AVAILABLE OUTSTANDING PER SHARE AMOUNT
--------- ----------- ----------- --------------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Options authorized.......... 916,153 -- -- --
Options granted............. (822,080) 822,080 $0.14-$1.71 $212
Options canceled............ 13,128 (13,128) $0.14 (2)
Options exercised........... -- (570,749) $0.14-$1.71 (95)
-------- -------- ----
Balances, June 30, 1996..... 107,201 238,203 $0.14-$1.71 $115
======== ======== ====
</TABLE>

At June 30, 1996, all options and shares outstanding under the Plan were
subject to repurchase.

9. BUSINESS SEGMENTS, EXPORTS AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS

The Company operates in a single industry segment encompassing the
development, manufacture, sales and support of high performance color servers.

The Company sells its products and services to customers in the United States
and Japan. Net revenue from export sales accounted for 60%, 59% and 43% of
total revenues for the years ended September 30, 1994, 1995 and the five months
ended June 30, 1996. All of export sales were made to Japan.

In the years ended September 30, 1994 and 1995 and the five months ended June
30, 1996, two customers accounted for 40% and 60%; 41% and 59%; and 57% and 43%
of total revenues, respectively. In addition, although all sales made to the
Company's U.S. based customers are considered U.S. sales, this customer has a
significant international customer base, and the Company believes that a
significant portion of the Company's products purchased by the customer are
resold outside the U.S.

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SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)

10. INCOME TAXES

The provision for (benefit from) income taxes consists of the following (in
thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SPLASH
TECHNOLOGY
PREDECESSOR BUSINESS HOLDINGS, INC.
--------------------------- --------------
FISCAL YEAR
ENDED FOUR MONTHS FIVE MONTHS
SEPTEMBER 30, ENDED ENDED
--------------- JANUARY 31, JUNE 30,
1994 1995 1996 1996
------ ------- ----------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Current:
Federal......................... $ 522 $ 1,095 $192 $ 2,551
State........................... 199 300 22 698
------ ------- ---- --------
721 1,395 214 3,249
------ ------- ---- --------
Deferred:
Federal......................... $ (537) $ -- $537 $ (9,365)
State........................... (85) -- 85 (1,649)
------ ------- ---- --------
(622) -- 622 (11,014)
------ ------- ---- --------
$ 99 $ 1,395 $836 $ (7,765)
====== ======= ==== ========
</TABLE>

The Company's effective tax rate differs from the statutory federal income
tax rate as shown in the following schedule:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SPLASH
TECHNOLOGY
PREDECESSOR BUSINESS HOLDINGS, INC.
---------------------------- --------------
FISCAL YEAR
ENDED FOUR MONTHS FIVE MONTHS
SEPTEMBER 30, ENDED ENDED
--------------- JANUARY 31, JUNE 30,
1994 1995 1996 1996
------- ------ ----------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Tax provision (benefit from) at
federal statutory rate........ 34.0% 34.0% 34.0% (34.0)%
State taxes, net of federal tax
benefit....................... 6.1 6.1 6.1 (6.1)
Net operating losses........... (33.3) -- -- --
Other.......................... 0.6 (0.1) (0.1) --
------- ------ ---- -----
7.4% 40.0% 40.0% (40.1)%
======= ====== ==== =====
</TABLE>

The components of the deferred tax asset are as follows (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SEPTEMBER 30,
------------- JUNE 30,
1994 1995 1996
------ ------ --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Deferred tax assets:
In-process and purchased technology................ $ -- $ -- $ 8,865
Receivable allowances.............................. 6 34 80
Inventory valuation allowance...................... 231 221 334
Warranty accruals.................................. 55 128 92
State taxes........................................ 68 102 240
Deferred revenue................................... -- -- 2,055
All other.......................................... 262 137 216
------ ------ -------
Total deferred tax assets........................ 622 622 11,882
Long-term portion of in-process and purchased
technology........................................ -- -- 8,249
------ ------ -------
Current portion of deferred tax asset............ $ 622 $ 622 $ 3,633
====== ====== =======
</TABLE>

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SPLASH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)

At June 30, 1996, the Company assessed the recoverability of the deferred tax
asset and based on its expectations about taxable income for future periods,
determined that it was more likely than not that the deferred tax asset would
be recovered.

11. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN

The Company adopted the Splash Technology, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
(the Plan) effective April 1996, which qualifies under Section 401(k) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and covers essentially all
employees. Each eligible employee may elect to contribute to the Plan, through
payroll deductions, up to 15% of compensation, subject to certain limitations.
The Company, at its discretion, may make additional contributions on behalf of
non-highly compensated employees. All employer contributions are 100% vested
after four years. During the five months ended June 30, 1996, there were no
Company contributions.

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On July 31, 1996, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized an
amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to
increase the Company's authorized number of shares to an aggregate of
50,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share and 5,000,000
shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share.

On July 31, 1996, the Board of Directors adopted a payroll deduction Employee
Stock Purchase Plan, effective upon the closing of the planned initial public
offering of the common stock, and reserved an aggregate of 175,000 shares of
common stock for issuance thereunder and also amended and restated the 1996
Stock Option Plan and increased the aggregate number of shares of common stock
reserved for issuance thereunder to 3,150,000 shares.

On September 6, 1996, the Board of Directors declared a common stock split of
3.5 shares to one and authorized management of the Company to file a
Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission permitting
the Company to sell 2,600,000 shares of its common stock with a price range
from $11 to $13 per share to the public. Further, the Board of Directors has
directed that the proceeds from the offering will be used to retire the
subordinated debt and Series A preferred stock at their fair value. In
addition, on September 6, 1996 Radius agreed that, pursuant to the Company's
planned public offering, it will convert its Series B preferred stock to common
stock at the applicable conversion price.

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Inside back cover
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This page includes eight pictures depicting examples of the Splash software
interface and printouts that illustrate features of Splash products. The page
also includes the following text:

Splash's ColorCal is a fast, easy-to-use calibration utility that uses the
copier's built-in digital scanning capability for calibration.

ColorCal's expert tools enable users to create custom color profiles.

ColorCal utilizes a unique customized calibration target to provide
reproducible, consistent color.

Splash supports CMYK separations.

Splash offers point-and-click color correction capabilities for Windows and Mac
OS users.

Printing mixed file types in a single document without Splash results in
inaccurate color.

With Splash, mixed file types or mixed RGB and CMYK images in a single document
are accurately color corrected.
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NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING MADE HEREBY TO
GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PRO-
SPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE
RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR ANY UNDERWRITER. THIS
PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER
TO BUY ANY OF THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY TO ANY PERSON OR BY ANYONE IN ANY
JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION. NEI-
THER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER
ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED
HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE HEREOF.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PAGE
----
<S> <C>
Prospectus Summary........................................................ 3
Risk Factors.............................................................. 5
Use of Proceeds........................................................... 17
Dividend Policy........................................................... 17
Acquisition............................................................... 17
Capitalization............................................................ 19
Dilution.................................................................. 20
Selected Consolidated Financial Data...................................... 21
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations............................................................... 23
Business.................................................................. 31
Management................................................................ 45
Certain Transactions...................................................... 50
Principal Stockholders.................................................... 52
Description of Capital Stock.............................................. 54
Shares Eligible for Future Sale........................................... 56
Underwriting.............................................................. 58
Legal Matters............................................................. 59
Experts................................................................... 59
Additional Information.................................................... 60
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements................................ F-1
</TABLE>

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UNTIL NOVEMBER 3, 1996 (25 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS), ALL DEAL-
ERS EFFECTING TRANSACTIONS IN THE COMMON STOCK OFFERED HEREBY, WHETHER OR NOT
PARTICIPATING IN THIS DISTRIBUTION, MAY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE OBLIGATION OF DEALERS TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS WHEN
ACTING AS UNDERWRITERS AND WITH RESPECT TO THEIR UNSOLD ALLOTMENTS OR
SUBSCRIPTIONS.

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2,600,000 Shares

[LOGO OF SPLASH APPEARS HERE]

Common Stock

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PROSPECTUS

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Alex. Brown & Sons
INCORPORATED

Montgomery Securities

October 9, 1996

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