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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 29, 2000
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number: 333-15627
8X8, INC.
Delaware 77-0142404
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
2445 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(408) 727-1885
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
The number of shares of the Registrant's Common Stock outstanding as of August
9, 2000 was 25,159,748.
The exhibit index begins on page 30.
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8X8, INC.
INDEX
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at
June 30, 2000 and March 31, 2000..........................................1
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999.........................2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999.........................3
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements................4
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations....................................................8
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk...................15
PART II- OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K............................................29
Signatures.......................................................................... 29
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
8X8, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, unaudited)
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June 30, March 31,
2000 2000
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ................. $ 49,443 $ 48,576
Accounts receivable, net .................. 2,004 2,394
Inventory ................................. 926 1,367
Prepaid expenses and other assets ......... 2,459 1,043
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Total current assets .................... 54,832 53,380
Property and equipment, net ................. 2,942 2,687
Intangibles and other assets ................ 5,054 3,136
Deferred debt issuance costs ................ 709 780
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$ 63,537 $ 59,983
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable .......................... $ 3,577 $ 1,887
Accrued compensation ...................... 2,187 2,154
Accrued warranty .......................... 620 694
Deferred revenue .......................... 4,515 731
Other accrued liabilities ................. 2,185 1,629
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Total current liabilities ............... 13,084 7,095
Convertible subordinated debentures ......... 5,683 5,498
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Total liabilities ....................... 18,767 12,593
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Stockholders' equity:
Common stock .............................. 23 23
Additional paid-in capital ................ 101,836 101,559
Notes receivable from stockholders ........ (43) (69)
Deferred compensation ..................... (74) (376)
Accumulated deficit ....................... (56,972) (53,747)
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Total stockholders' equity .............. 44,770 47,390
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$ 63,537 $ 59,983
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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8X8, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
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Three months ended June 30,
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2000 1999
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Product revenues ........................... $ 4,970 $ 5,560
License and other revenues ................. 853 334
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Total revenues ............................. 5,823 5,894
Cost of product revenues ................... 1,536 3,353
Cost of license and other revenues ......... 42 --
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Gross profit ............................... 4,245 2,541
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Operating expenses:
Research and development ............... 4,214 2,423
Selling, general and administrative .... 3,699 3,587
In-process research and development .... -- 10,100
Amortization of intangibles ............ 190 50
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Total operating expenses ........ 8,103 16,160
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Loss from operations ....................... (3,858) (13,619)
Other income, net .......................... 976 1,881
Interest expense ........................... (331) --
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Loss before provision for income taxes ..... (3,213) (11,738)
Provision for income taxes ................. 12 --
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Net loss ................................... $ (3,225) $(11,738)
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Net loss per basic and diluted share ....... $ (0.14) $ (0.72)
Basic and diluted shares outstanding ....... 22,582 16,341
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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8X8, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands, unaudited)
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Three months ended June 30,
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2000 1999
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss ....................................................... $ (3,225) $(11,738)
Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash
(used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization ........................... 434 337
Amortization of deferred compensation ................... 305 54
Amortization of debt discount ........................... 185 --
Amortization of intangibles ............................. 190 --
Purchased in-process research and development ........... -- 10,100
Gain on sale of investments, net ........................ (225) (1,687)
Other ..................................................... 29 --
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of business
acquired and disposal of business ............................ 99 3,102
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Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities ...... (2,208) 168
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment ......................... (647) (89)
Proceeds from sale of nonmarketable equity investment ....... 225 1,880
Cash paid for acquisitions, net ............................. (1,536) (15)
Proceeds from disposition of business, net .................. 4,733 --
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Net cash provided by investing activities ................ 2,775 1,776
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock ...................... 274 153
Repayment of notes receivable from stockholders ............. 26 22
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Net cash provided by financing activities ............... 300 175
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents ...................... 867 2,119
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period ....... 48,576 15,810
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Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period ............. $ 49,443 $ 17,929
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Supplemental non-cash disclosures:
Interest paid during the period .............................. $ 87 $ --
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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8X8, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
8x8, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated in California in February
1987. In December 1996, the Company was reincorporated in Delaware. In March
2000, the Company announced that it would change its name, subject to
shareholder approval, to Netergy Networks, Inc.
The Company is a leading developer of digital communications products
and technologies, including highly integrated Internet protocol (IP) telephony
solutions marketed to telephone service providers and semiconductors and related
embedded technology marketed to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of
telecommunication and videoconferencing equipment.
In addition, until May 19, 2000, the Company developed and marketed
remote video monitoring systems to dealers and distributors of security
products. See Note 6 regarding the sale of net assets and the license of certain
related technologies associated with the Company's video monitoring business.
2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Our fiscal year ends on the last Thursday in March. Fiscal 2001 will be
a 52 week year, while fiscal 2000 was a 53 week year. Our fiscal quarters end on
the last Thursday of each calendar quarter. The three month periods ended June
29, 2000 and June 24, 1999, respectively, each included 13 weeks of operations.
For purposes of these condensed consolidated financial statements, we have
indicated our fiscal year as ending on March 31 and our interim periods as
ending on June 30.
The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements are
unaudited and have been prepared on substantially the same basis as our annual
financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000. In the opinion of
management, these financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only
of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair statement of our
financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods
presented. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our
audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2000,
including notes thereto, included in our fiscal 2000 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods
included in these financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the
results to be expected for any future period or the entire fiscal year.
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3. BALANCE SHEET DETAIL
(in thousands)
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June 30, March 31,
2000 2000
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Inventory:
Raw materials ....... $ 84 $ 65
Work-in-process ..... 544 797
Finished goods ...... 298 505
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$ 926 $1,367
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4. NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income
(loss) available to common stockholders (numerator) by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding during the period (denominator). Diluted net
income (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of common
shares and potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential
common shares result from the assumed exercise, using the treasury stock method,
of common stock options, convertible subordinated debentures, warrants and
unvested restricted common stock having a dilutive effect. The numerators for
each period presented are equal to the reported net loss. Additionally, due to
net losses incurred for all periods presented, weighted average basic and
diluted shares outstanding for the respective three-month periods are the same.
The following equity instruments were not included in the computations of net
income (loss) per share because the effect on the calculations would be
anti-dilutive (in thousands):
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June 30,
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2000 1999
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Common stock options .................. 4,452 3,859
Convertible subordinated debentures ... 638 --
Warrants .............................. 701 --
Unvested restricted common stock ...... 432 240
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Total ............................... 6,223 4,099
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5. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Comprehensive income (loss), as defined, includes all changes in equity
(net assets) during a period from non-owner sources. For us, the primary
difference between net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) is gains
and losses on short-term investments classified as available-for-sale.
Comprehensive losses for the periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 were
approximately $3.2 million and $11.5 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2000,
accumulated other comprehensive loss and accumulated deficit are the same.
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6. DISPOSITION OF VIDEO MONITORING BUSINESS
On May 19, 2000, the Company entered into an agreement with Interlogix,
Inc. ("Interlogix") whereby the Company agreed to sell certain assets and
license certain technology to Interlogix related to the Company's video
monitoring business. The Company is obligated to provide Interlogix with future
updates and upgrades to the licensed technology, if any, over the initial
three-year term of the technology license. The assets sold included certain
accounts receivable, inventories, machinery, equipment, and intangibles.
Interlogix agreed to pay the Company approximately $5.2 million for the assets
and the associated technology license, of which $4.75 million was received prior
to the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2001. The remaining balance of the
purchase price of approximately $427,000 was included in prepaid and other
assets at June 30, 2000 and was subsequently paid by Interlogix in July 2000.
Upon delivery of certain remaining obligations, the Company will commence
recognition of the resulting net gain of approximately $3.9 million, which has
been recorded as deterred revenue, over the remaining term of the technology
license.
7. ACQUISITION OF U|FORCE
On May 19, 2000, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire
U|Force Inc., a Canadian corporation ("U|Force"). In connection with the
acquisition, the Company agreed to issue up to a total of 4,579,201 shares of
common stock as follows: (1) 1,447,523 shares upon closing of the acquisition to
U|Force shareholders that elected to receive the Company's common stock at
closing in exchange for their U|Force shares or rights to acquire U|Force
shares; (2) 2,107,780 shares will be issued upon the exchange or redemption of
the exchangeable shares (the "Exchangeable Shares") of Canadian entities held by
former shareholders or indirect owners of U|Force stock; and (3) 1,023,898
shares will be issued upon exercise of options formerly for the purchase of
U|Force stock that the Company assumed. In addition, the Company agreed to
create a Special Voting Share that provides holders of Exchangeable Shares with
voting rights that are equivalent to the shares of common stock into which their
shares are convertible. Based on the closing price of the Company's common stock
for a period surrounding the date of the agreement and the value of U|Force
employee stock options assumed, the transaction is valued at approximately $44.6
million.
The Company closed the acquisition on June 30, 2000. The acquisition
will be accounted for as a purchase transaction and will result in a charge for
purchased in-process research and development expense in the second quarter of
fiscal 2001.
8. SEGMENT REPORTING
Due to a change in the Company's organizational structure during its
second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1999, the Company determined that it
had two reportable segments, Broadband Communications and Video Monitoring, as
defined by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, "Disclosures
about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information." The Broadband
Communications segment is comprised of revenues and direct expenses associated
with sales of the Company's products focused on the IP telephony and
videoconferencing markets. The Video Monitoring segment is
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comprised of revenues and direct expenses associated with sales of the Company's
products focused on the video monitoring market. See Note 6 above regarding the
sale of the Company's video monitoring business effective May 19, 2000. Due to
limitations in the Company's internal reporting systems, it is not practicable
to disclose results for the segments for the three months ended June 30, 1999.
The following table illustrates results by segment for the three months ended
June 30, 2000 only (in thousands):
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Broadband Communications ...... $ 4,860 $(3,111)
Video Monitoring .............. 963 351
Corporate and Other ........... -- (1,098)
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Total ...................... $ 5,823 $(3,858)
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There are no intersegment revenues between the two reportable segments.
Shared support service functions such as human resources, facilities management
and other infrastructure support and overhead are not allocated, but rather are
included in the Corporate and Other category. In addition, special charges which
are reported separately in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
are not assigned or allocated to the segments, but rather have been included in
the Corporate and Other category. All other accounting policies are applied
consistently to the segments, where applicable. Due to the sale of all
associated inventories as part of the disposition of the Video Monitoring
business, the $926,000 of inventory reported at June 30, 2000 is related to the
Company's Broadband Communications segment.
9. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 ("FAS 133"), "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." FAS 133 is effective for all
fiscal quarters of fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000 pursuant to the
issuance of FAS 137, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities -- Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133," which
deferred the effective date of FAS 133 by one year. FAS 133 establishes methods
of accounting for derivative financial instruments and hedging activities
related to those instruments as well as other hedging activities. The Company
does not expect that the adoption of FAS 133 will have a material impact on its
consolidated financial statements.
In March 2000, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 44 ("FIN 44"),
"Accounting for Certain Transactions involving Stock Compensation, an
interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25." FIN 44 clarifies the application of APB
25 for certain issues including: (a) the definition of employee for purposes of
applying APB 25, (b) the criteria for determining whether a plan qualifies as a
noncompensatory plan, (c) the accounting consequence of various modifications to
the terms of a previously fixed stock option or award, and (d) the accounting
for an exchange of stock compensation awards in a business combination. In
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general, FIN 44 is effective July 1, 2000. We do not expect the adoption of FIN
44 to have a material effect on our consolidated financial position or results
of operations.
In December 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 ("SAB 101"), "Revenue Recognition in Financial
Statements." SAB 101 provides guidance on applying generally accepted accounting
principles to revenue recognition issues in financial statements. The Company is
required to adopt SAB 101 by no later than the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001.
The Company has reviewed SAB 101 and believes it should not have a significant
impact on its revenue recognition practices.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Statements contained in this Report on Form 10-Q that are not purely
historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, including without
limitation statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, estimates, intentions
or strategies regarding the future, our planned integration of U|Force products
into our IP telephony product solutions, our research and development plans, our
sales and administrative costs, our in-process research and development expenses
and the sufficiency of our cash position. All forward-looking statements
included in this Report on Form 10-Q are based on information available to us on
the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking
statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in
these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including,
but not limited to, those set forth below under the heading "Factors That May
Affect Future Results" and elsewhere in this Report on Form 10-Q.
Overview
We began developing multimedia communication technology in the form of
programmable multimedia semiconductors and accompanying software in 1990, and
have subsequently become a leading manufacturer of semiconductors for the
embedded videoconferencing and videophone markets. We maintain sales and
marketing operations to support our multimedia semiconductor business, but we
have focused virtually all of our ongoing research and development efforts on IP
telephony products and technologies.
In an effort to expand the available market for our multimedia
communication products, and to capitalize on our vertically integrated
technology, we began developing low cost consumer videophones and marketing
these products to consumers under the ViaTV brand name in 1997. Over the next
two years, we became a leading manufacturer of consumer videophones. However, in
1999 we determined that a combination of factors including the high cost of
maintaining a consumer distribution channel, the slower than expected growth
rate of the consumer videophone market, and the low gross margins typical of a
consumer electronics product made it unlikely that the consumer videophone
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business would be profitable in the foreseeable future. Therefore, we announced
in April 1999 that we would cease production of the ViaTV product line and
withdraw from our ViaTV distribution channels over the subsequent several
quarters, resulting in a charge of $5.7 million related to the write off of
ViaTV inventories. By March 2000 we had completed the exit from the consumer
videophone business and we expect no further revenues from ViaTV products.
In June 1998, using technology designed for our consumer videophone
business, we entered the video monitoring market with our RSM (remote
surveillance module) line of video monitoring products, focusing on security
applications for small businesses. Until recently, we sold our video monitoring
products primarily to security distributors and dealers in North America and
Europe. However, in an effort to align our strategic focus on the IP telephony
market, we announced the sale of our entire video monitoring business to
Interlogix, a leading manufacturer of security equipment, in May 2000. We are
currently transitioning our video monitoring operations to Interlogix and expect
no further revenues from this business.
We entered the market for embedded IP telephony products in December
1998 with the announcement of our Audacity Internet Telephony Processor. The
Audacity processor combines IP telephony protocol support with audio
compression/decompression capability and runs multiple simultaneous IP phone
calls on a single integrated circuit. In April 1999, we announced our Netergy
Media Hub (formerly known as the Symphony module), an integrated system product
that is based on the Audacity semiconductor and that connects up to four analog
telephone lines to an IP network. In September 1999, we announced our
Audacity-T2 IP Phone Processor, which combines all the digital processing
required to implement an IP telephone onto a single integrated circuit. Our
embedded IP telephony products target OEM manufacturers of IP telephony
equipment, such as voice-enabled cable and DSL modems, as well as IP phones and
gateways.
In May 1999, we acquired Odisei S.A., a privately held developer of IP
telephony software based in Sophia Antipolis, France. We have leveraged the
acquisition of Odisei to develop and market IP telephony solutions to service
providers such as competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) and Internet
service providers (ISPs). In March 2000 the Company announced its Netergy
Advanced Telephony System (ATS), an all-IP hosted iPBX solution that will allow
service providers to offer dial tone and advanced private branch exchange (PBX)
services to business customers over any broadband IP connection, including DSL,
cable, T1/E1 and broadband wireless. The ATS makes use of our embedded IP
telephony products, including the Netergy Media Hub, semiconductors and embedded
IP telephony software.
In May 2000, we announced that we had entered into a definitive
agreement to acquire U|Force, Inc., a developer of IP-based software
applications (such as unified messaging) based in Montreal, Canada. U|Force also
develops a service creation environment (SCE) that will allow telecommunication
service providers to develop, deploy and manage
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telephony applications and services to their customers. We intend to integrate
the products currently being developed by U|Force into our IP telephony
solutions product line. We closed the U|Force acquisition on June 30, 2000. The
transaction will be accounted for using the purchase method.
In March 2000, we announced the change of our name, to Netergy Networks,
Inc. subject to shareholder approval. The name change reflects our strategic
transition to the IP telephony market.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth consolidated statement of operations data
for each of the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively, as
well as the percentage of our total revenues represented by each item. Cost of
product revenues is presented as a percentage of product revenues and cost of
license and other revenues is presented as a percentage of license and other
revenues:
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Quarter Ended June 30,
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2000 1999
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Product revenues $ 5.0 86% $ 5.6 95%
License and other revenues 0.8 14% 0.3 5%
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Total revenues 5.8 100% 5.9 100%
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Cost of product revenues 1.5 30% 3.3 59%
Cost of license and other revenues 0.1 13% -- 0%
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Total cost of revenues 1.6 28% 3.3 56%
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Gross profit 4.2 72% 2.6 44%
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Operating expenses:
Research and development 4.2 72% 2.4 41%
Selling, general and 3.7 64% 3.6 61%
administrative
In-process research and -- 0% 10.1 171%
development
Amortization of intangibles 0.2 3% 0.1 2%
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Total operating expenses 8.1 139% 16.2 275%
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Loss from operations (3.9) (67%) (13.6) (231%)
Other income, net 1.0 17% 1.9 32%
Interest expense (0.3) (5%) -- 0%
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Loss before income taxes (3.2) (55%) (11.7) (198%)
Provision for income taxes 0.0 0% -- 0%
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Net loss $(3.2) (55%) $(11.7) (198%)
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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and the notes thereto:
Revenues
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Three months ended June 30,
2000 1999
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Product revenues: ($ in millions)
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Multimedia communication semiconductor $3.6 $2.5
IP telephony semiconductor and Media Hub 0.5 0.1
Video monitoring 0.9 1.5
Consumer videophone -- 1.5
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Total product revenues $5.0 86% $5.6 95%
License and other revenues 0.8 14% 0.3 5%
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Total revenues $5.8 100% $5.9 100%
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Product revenues were $5.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2001,
a decrease of $590,000 from the $5.6 million reported in the first quarter of
fiscal 2000. The decrease in product revenues in the first quarter of fiscal
2001 is due primarily to significantly lower ViaTV product revenue, resulting
from our decision in fiscal 1999 to exit the consumer videophone market, a
decrease in video monitoring product revenues due to the sale of our video
monitoring business on May 19, 2000, and lower average selling prices or ASPs on
sales of our multimedia communicator semiconductors. These decreases were
partially offset by increases in unit shipments of our multimedia communication
semiconductor, IP telephony semiconductor and Netergy Media Hub products.
License and other revenues consist of technology licenses, including
royalties required under such licenses, and nonrecurring engineering fees for
services performed by us for our customers. License and other revenues were
$853,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2001, an increase of $519,000 from the
$334,000 reported in the quarter ended June 30, 1999, due primarily to an
increase in royalties earned under a license of certain of our video compression
technology.
No customer represented 10% or more of our total revenues for the
quarter ended June 30, 2000. Revenues derived from one customer represented
approximately 11% of our total revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 1999.
Our sales to Europe represented 32% and 23% of total revenues for the
first quarters of fiscal 2001 and 2000, respectively. Our sales to the Asia
Pacific region represented 34% and 17% of total revenues for the first quarters
of fiscal 2001 and 2000, respectively.
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Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit
The cost of product revenues consists of costs associated with
components, semiconductor wafer fabrication, system and semiconductor assembly
and testing performed by third-party vendors and direct and indirect costs
associated with purchasing, scheduling and quality assurance. Gross profit from
product revenues was approximately $3.4 million and $2.2 million for the fiscal
quarters ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Product gross margin
increased to 70% in the first quarter of fiscal 2001 compared to 41% in the
corresponding period of fiscal 2000. The increase in gross profit and margin
from product revenue in fiscal 2001 compared to fiscal 2000 is due primarily to
an increase in higher margin multimedia communication semiconductor revenue and
a significant decrease in low margin consumer videophone revenue as a percentage
of total revenues, offset by lower ASPs on sales of our multimedia communication
semiconductor products. In addition, we realized higher gross margins on sales
of our video monitoring products in the quarter ended June 30, 2000 primarily
due to decreases in product costs.
Gross profit from license and other revenues, all of which are
considered nonrecurring, was $811,000 and $334,000 in the fiscal quarters ended
June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. There can be no assurance that we will
receive any revenues from such license and other revenue sources in the future.
Our gross margin is affected by a number of factors including, product
mix, the recognition of license and other revenues for which there may be no or
little corresponding cost of revenues, product pricing, the allocation between
international and domestic sales, the percentage of direct sales and sales to
resellers, and manufacturing and component costs. The markets for our products
are characterized by falling average selling prices. We expect that, as a result
of competitive pressures and other factors, gross profit as a percentage of
revenue for our multimedia communication semiconductor products will likely
decrease for the foreseeable future. Because the market is emerging, the average
selling price for IP telephony semiconductors and Netergy Media Hubs is
uncertain. We may not be able to attain ASPs for IP telephony semiconductors
similar to those of our historical videoconferencing semiconductors. If ASPs for
IP telephony semiconductors are lower, gross margins will be lower than our
historical gross margins, unless costs for IP telephony semiconductors are also
proportionately lower. In the likely event that we encounter significant price
competition in the markets for our products, we could be at a significant
disadvantage compared to our competitors, many of whom have substantially
greater resources, and therefore may be better able to withstand an extended
period of downward pricing pressure.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel, system
prototype design and fabrication, mask, prototype wafer and equipment costs
necessary for us to conduct our development efforts. Research and development
costs, including software development costs, are expensed as incurred. Research
and development expenses were
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$4.2 million and $2.4 million for the first quarters of fiscal 2001 and 2000,
respectively. Higher research and development expenses during fiscal 2001 as
compared to fiscal 2000 were primarily associated with increases in headcount,
consulting expenses associated with development of the graphical user interface
for the Netergy ATS product, mask charges associated with Audacity-T2
development, and a stock compensation charge of approximately $300,000 related
to the acceleration of stock option vesting pursuant to an existing bonus
program.
We expect to continue to allocate substantial resources to research and
development. However, future research and development costs may vary both in
absolute dollars and as a percentage of total revenues.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of
personnel and related overhead costs for sales, marketing, finance, human
resources and general management. Such costs also include advertising, sales
commissions, trade show and other marketing and promotional expenses. Selling,
general and administrative expenses were $3.7 million and $3.6 million in the
first quarters of fiscal 2001 and 2000, respectively. The slight increase in
expenses in the first quarter of fiscal 2001 compared to the corresponding
period in fiscal 2000 is primarily the result of higher market research and
trade show expenditures, as well as costs incurred related to the Company's
pending name change. These increases were offset by lower headcount and other
costs required to support ViaTV sales, promotion and support activities due to
our exit from the consumer videophone business.
As we introduce and promote new IP telephony products, attempt to expand
distribution channels for such products, and integrate the existing U|Force
sales, marketing, finance and corporate organizations, we expect that future
selling, general and administrative costs may be higher both in absolute dollars
and as a percentage of total revenues for the foreseeable future.
In-Process Research and Development and Amortization of Intangibles
In conjunction with the May 1999 acquisition of Odisei, we recorded
intangible assets related to goodwill and workforce that are being amortized on
a straight-line basis over five and three years, respectively. Amortization of
goodwill and workforce charged to operations was $190,000 and $50,000 during the
quarters ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. In addition, we incurred an
in-process research and development charge of $10.1 million in the first quarter
of fiscal 2000 related to the acquisition of Odisei.
Beginning in our second quarter of fiscal 2001, we will begin to incur
charges associated with the acquisition of U|Force. These charges will include
amortization of intangible assets acquired and goodwill, as well as a write-off
of in-process research and development. We expect these charges to be
significant.
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Other Income, Net
In the first quarters of fiscal 2001 and 2000, other income, net, was
$976,000 and $1.9 million, respectively. During fiscal 1996, we acquired an
equity position in a privately held company. We realized gains of $225,000 and
$1.9 million during the quarters ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively,
resulting from the sale of this investment. The remaining balance of other
income, net, in the quarter ended June 30, 2000 consisted primarily of interest
income earned on our cash and cash equivalents. Interest income increased
significantly in the first quarter of fiscal 2001 as compared to the
corresponding quarter of the prior fiscal year due primarily to significantly
higher average cash and cash equivalent balances. Other income, net, in the
first quarter of fiscal 2000 also included approximately $200,000 of losses
realized on the sale of certain of our cash equivalent investments during the
period.
Interest Expense
Interest expense of $331,000 included interest charges associated with
the convertible subordinated debentures issued in December 1999, as well as the
amortization of the related debt discount and debt issuance costs.
Provision for Income Taxes
The provision of $12,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2000 represents
certain foreign taxes. There was no tax provision for the quarter ended June 30,
1999 due to the net losses incurred.
Year 2000 Impact
We have not experienced any problems with our computer systems or our
products relating to their inability to recognize appropriate dates related to
the year 2000. We are also not aware of any material problems with our clients
or vendors. Accordingly, we do not anticipate incurring material expenses or
experiencing any material operational disruptions as a result of any year 2000
issues.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2000, we had cash and cash equivalents totaling $49.4
million, representing an increase of $867,000 from March 31, 2000. We currently
have no bank borrowing arrangements.
Cash used in operations of approximately $2.2 million in the first
quarter of fiscal 2001 is primarily attributable to the net loss of $3.2
million, increases in prepaid expenses and other assets of approximately $1.0
million, a decrease in accrued compensation of $354,000, and a net gain
resulting from the sale of investments of $225,000. Cash used in operations was
partially offset by an increase in accounts payable of $1.7 million, and noncash
items, including depreciation and amortization of $434,000, amortization of
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intangibles of $190,000, amortization of the debt discount of $185,000, and a
stock compensation charge of $305,000. Cash provided by operations of $168,000
in the first quarter of fiscal 2000 is primarily attributable to decreases in
accounts receivable, net, and inventory of $4.0 million and $2.4 million,
respectively, an increase in other accrued liabilities of $177,000, and noncash
items, including a charge for purchased in-process research and development of
$10.1 million and depreciation and amortization of $337,000. Cash provided by
operations was partially offset by the net loss of $11.7 million, decreases in
deferred revenue and accounts payable of $2.9 million and $587,000,
respectively, and a net gain resulting from the sale of investments of $1.7
million.
Cash provided by investing activities in the quarter ended June 30, 2000
is primarily attributable to net proceeds from the disposition of our video
monitoring business of $4.7 million and proceeds from the sale of a
nonmarketable equity investment of $225,000, offset by capital expenditures of
$647,000 and net cash paid of $1.5 million related to the acquisition of
U|Force. Cash provided by investing activities in the quarter ended June 30,
1999 is primarily attributable to proceeds from the sale of a nonmarketable
equity investment of $1.9 million, offset by capital expenditures of $89,000 and
net cash paid of $15,000 related to the acquisition of Odisei.
Cash provided by financing activities in the quarters ended June 30,
2000 and 1999 consisted primarily of net proceeds from the repayment of
stockholders' notes receivable and net proceeds from sales of the Company's
common stock upon the exercise of employee stock options.
We believe that we will be able to fund planned expenditures and satisfy
our cash requirements for at least the next twelve months from existing cash
balances. However, we may seek to explore business opportunities, including
acquiring or investing in complementary businesses or products, that will
require additional capital from equity or debt sources. Additionally, the
development and marketing of new products could require a significant commitment
of resources, which could in turn require us to obtain additional financing
earlier than otherwise expected. We may not be able to obtain additional
financing as needed on acceptable terms, or at all, which would force us to
delay our plans for growth and implementation of our strategy which could
seriously harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. If
we issue additional equity or convertible debt securities to raise funds, the
ownership percentage of our existing stockholders would be reduced. New
investors may demand rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of
existing holders of our common stock.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our financial market risk includes risks associated with international
operations and related foreign currencies. We derive a significant portion of
our revenues from customers in Europe and Asia. In order to reduce the risk from
fluctuation in foreign exchange rates, the vast majority of our sales are
denominated in U.S. dollars. In addition, all of our arrangements with our
semiconductor foundry and assembly vendors, and with our subcontract
manufacturer for our Netergy Media Hub products, are denominated in U.S.
dollars. We have subsidiaries in Europe and Canada (effective June 30, 2000 upon
closing of the acquisition of U|Force), and as such we are exposed to market
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risk from changes in exchange rates. We have not entered into any currency
hedging activities. To date, our exposure to exchange rate volatility has not
been significant, however, there can be no assurance that there will not be a
material impact in the future.
Factors That May Affect Future Results
The following factors should be considered in conjunction with the
information in this Report on Form 10-Q.
WE HAVE A HISTORY OF LOSSES AND WE ARE UNCERTAIN AS TO OUR FUTURE PROFITABILITY
We recorded an operating loss of approximately $3.9 million in the
quarter ended June 30, 2000 and had an accumulated deficit of $57.0 million at
June 30, 2000. In addition, we recorded operating losses for the fiscal years
ended March 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. We expect to continue to incur
operating losses for the foreseeable future, and such losses may be substantial.
We will need to generate significant revenue growth to achieve profitability.
Given our history of fluctuating revenues and operating losses, we cannot be
certain that we will be able to achieve profitability on either a quarterly or
annual basis.
WE MAY NEED TO RAISE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL TO SUPPORT OUR GROWTH, AND FAILURE TO DO
SO IN A TIMELY MANNER MAY CAUSE US TO DELAY OUR PLANS FOR GROWTH
As of June 30, 2000, we had approximately $49.4 million in cash and cash
equivalents. We believe that we will be able to fund planned expenditures and
satisfy our cash requirements for at least the next twelve months from existing
cash balances. However, we may seek to explore business opportunities, including
acquiring or investing in complementary businesses or products, that will
require additional capital from equity or debt sources. Additionally, the
development and marketing of new products could require a significant commitment
of resources, which could in turn require us to obtain additional financing
earlier than otherwise expected. We may not be able to obtain additional
financing as needed on acceptable terms, or at all, which would force us to
delay our plans for growth and implementation of our strategy which could
seriously harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. If
we issue additional equity or convertible debt securities to raise funds, the
ownership percentage of our existing stockholders would be reduced. New
investors may demand rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of
existing holders of our common stock.
THE GROWTH OF OUR BUSINESS AND FUTURE PROFITABILITY DEPENDS ON FUTURE IP
TELEPHONY REVENUE
We believe that our business and future profitability will be largely
dependent on widespread market acceptance of our IP telephony products. Our
videoconferencing semiconductor business has not provided, nor is it expected to
provide, sufficient revenues to profitably operate our business. To date, we
have not generated significant revenue from the sale of our IP telephony
products. If we are not able to generate significant revenues
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selling into the IP telephony market, it would have a material adverse effect on
our business and operating results.
THE GROWTH OF OUR BUSINESS DEPENDS ON THE GROWTH OF THE IP TELEPHONY MARKET
Success of our IP telephony product strategy assumes that there will be
future demand for IP telephony systems. In order for the IP telephony market to
continue to grow, several things need to occur. Telephone service providers must
continue to invest in the deployment of high speed broadband networks to
residential and commercial customers. IP networks must improve quality of
service for real-time communications, managing effects such as packet jitter,
packet loss and unreliable bandwidth, so that toll-quality service can be
provided. IP telephony equipment must achieve the 99.999% reliability that users
of the public switched telephone network have come to expect from their
telephone service. IP telephony service providers must offer cost and feature
benefits to their customers that are sufficient to cause the customers to switch
away from traditional telephony service providers. If any or all of these
factors fail to occur our business may not grow.
IF OUR PRODUCTS DO NOT INTEROPERATE WITH OUR CUSTOMERS' NETWORKS, ORDERS FOR OUR
PRODUCTS WILL BE DELAYED OR CANCELED AND SUBSTANTIAL PRODUCT RETURNS COULD
OCCUR, WHICH COULD HARM OUR BUSINESS
Many of the potential customers for our Netergy ATS product have
requested that our products be designed to interoperate with their existing
networks, each of which may have different specifications and use multiple
standards. Our customers' networks may contain multiple generations of products
from different vendors that have been added over time as their networks have
grown and evolved. Our products must interoperate with these products as well as
with future products in order to meet our customers' requirements. In some
cases, we may be required to modify our product designs to achieve a sale, which
may result in a longer sales cycle, increased research and development expense,
and reduced operating margins. If our products do not interoperate with existing
equipment in our customers' networks, installations could be delayed, orders for
our products could be canceled or our products could be returned. This could
harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
OUR FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS MAY NOT FOLLOW PAST OR EXPECTED TRENDS DUE TO MANY
FACTORS AND ANY OF THESE COULD CAUSE OUR STOCK PRICE TO FALL
Our historical operating results have fluctuated significantly and will
likely continue to fluctuate in the future, and a decline in our operating
results could cause our stock price to fall. On an annual and a quarterly basis
there are a number of factors that may affect our operating results, many of
which are outside our control. These include, but are not limited to:
- changes in market demand;
- the timing of customer orders;
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- competitive market conditions;
- lengthy sales cycles, regulatory approval cycles;
- new product introductions by us or our competitors;
- market acceptance of new or existing products;
- the cost and availability of components;
- the mix of our customer base and sales channels;
- the mix of products sold;
- the management of inventory;
- the level of international sales;
- continued compliance with industry standards; and
- general economic conditions.
Our gross margin is affected by a number of factors including, product
mix, the recognition of license and other revenues for which there may be no or
little corresponding cost of revenues, product pricing, the allocation between
international and domestic sales, the percentage of direct sales and sales to
resellers, and manufacturing and component costs. The markets for our products
are characterized by falling average selling prices. We expect that, as a result
of competitive pressures and other factors, gross profit as a percentage of
revenue for our semiconductor products will likely decrease for the foreseeable
future. The market for IP telephony semiconductors is likely to be a high volume
market characterized by commodity pricing. We will not be able to generate
average selling prices or gross margins for our IP telephony semiconductors
similar to those that we have historically commanded for our videoconferencing
semiconductors. In addition, the gross margins for our Media Hub systems
products are, and will likely continue to be, substantially lower than the gross
margins for our videoconferencing semiconductors. In the likely event that we
encounter significant price competition in the markets for our products, we
could be at a significant disadvantage compared to our competitors, many of
which have substantially greater resources, and therefore may be better able to
withstand an extended period of downward pricing pressure.
Variations in timing of sales may cause significant fluctuations in
future operating results. In addition, because a significant portion of our
business may be derived from orders placed by a limited number of large
customers, including OEM customers, the timing of such orders can also cause
significant fluctuations in our operating results. Anticipated orders from
customers may fail to materialize. Delivery schedules may be deferred or
canceled for a number of reasons, including changes in specific customer
requirements or international economic conditions. The adverse impact of a
shortfall in our revenues may be magnified by our inability to adjust spending
to compensate for such shortfall. Announcements by us or our competitors of new
products and technologies could
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cause customers to defer purchases of our existing products, which would also
have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results.
As a result of these and other factors, it is likely that in some or all
future periods our operating results will be below the expectations of
securities analysts or investors, which would likely result in a significant
reduction in the market price of our common stock.
THE LONG AND VARIABLE SALES AND DEPLOYMENT CYCLES FOR OUR IP TELEPHONY PRODUCTS,
PARTICULARLY OUR NETERGY IPBX PRODUCT, MAY CAUSE OUR REVENUE AND OPERATING
RESULTS TO VARY SIGNIFICANTLY
Our IP telephony products have lengthy sales cycles and we may incur
substantial sales and marketing expenses and expend significant management
effort without making a sale. A customer's decision to purchase our products
often involves a significant commitment of its resources and a lengthy product
evaluation and qualification process. In addition, the length of our sales
cycles will vary depending on the type of customer to whom we are selling and
the product being sold. Even after making the decision to purchase our products,
our customers may deploy our products slowly. Timing of deployment can vary
widely and will depend on:
- the size of the network deployment;
- the complexity of our customers' network environments;
- our customers' skill sets;
- the hardware and software configuration and customization necessary to
deploy our products; and
- our customers' ability to finance their purchase of our products.
As a result, it is difficult for us to predict the quarter in which our
customers may purchase our products and our revenue and operating results may
vary significantly from quarter to quarter.
INTENSE COMPETITION IN THE MARKETS IN WHICH WE COMPETE COULD PREVENT US FROM
INCREASING OR SUSTAINING OUR REVENUE AND PREVENT US FROM ACHIEVING PROFITABILITY
IP Telephony and Multimedia Communication Semiconductors and Media Hub Markets
We compete with both manufacturers of digital signal processing
semiconductors and media hub products developed for the growing VoIP
marketplace. We also compete with manufacturers of multimedia communication
semiconductors. The markets for our products are characterized by intense
competition, declining average selling prices and rapid technological change.
The principal competitive factors in the market for IP telephony and
videoconferencing semiconductors and firmware include product definition,
product design, system integration, chip size, code size, functionality,
time-to-market, adherence to industry standards, price and reliability. We have
a number of competitors in this market including
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Analog Devices, Audio Codes, Broadcom Corporation, Conexent, DSP Group, Lucent
Technologies, Motorola, Inc., Philips Electronics, Texas Instruments/Telogy
Networks, Inc., Mitel Semiconductors, Winbond Electronics, and Radvision Ltd.
Certain of our competitors for IP telephony and videoconferencing semiconductors
maintain their own semiconductor foundries and may therefore benefit from
certain capacity, cost and technical advantages.
Principle competitive factors in the market for VoIP media hub products
include product definition, product design, system integration, system
functionality, time-to-market, interoperability with common network equipment,
adherence to industry standards, price and reliability. Currently there are a
limited number of system suppliers offering residential and small office VoIP
media hub-like products, including Komodo Technology (which is being acquired
by Cisco Systems), Soliton Systems, Nx Networks and MCK Communications. We
expect, however, that this market will be characterized by intense competition,
declining average selling price and rapid technology change. In addition, our
presence in the VoIP systems business may result in certain customers or
potential customers perceiving us as a competitor or potential competitor, which
may be used by other semiconductor manufacturers to their advantage.
Netergy iPBX Server Software Market
We compete with suppliers of traditional PBXs, Centrex equipment and
newer generation IP-based solutions that seek to sell such products to
telecommunication service providers, which in turn offer voice services to the
Small Medium Enterprise (SME) marketplace. This market is rapidly shifting to a
network centric, IP-based solutions model. New IP-based solutions are
cannibalizing traditional markets due to increased efficiencies of IP
technology, lower costs, increases in return on investment (ROI), improved
features sets and the requirement for rapid innovation. As an IP-based solution,
the Netergy iPBX product competes by leveraging the innate efficiencies of IP
architectures and combining those efficiencies with best-of-class features from
competitive products. This market is characterized by rapid technological
change, intense competition and first mover advantage.
The main competition includes Lucent, Nortel Networks, VocalData,
VocalTec Communications, Inter-tel and several other providers of traditional
and newer generation IP-based solutions. Although each of these companies is in
competition with our iPBX product suite, all today provide solutions based on
past-generation integrated solutions, whereas the ATS product suite and hosted
iPBX establishes a new methodology for addressing an existing growth market.
Directly competitive products targeted for general release in calendar year 2001
are currently under development at several pre-IPO startup companies, including
BroadSoft, Sylantro Systems, IPCell Technologies and Shoreline Communications.
Principle competitive factors in the market for hosted iPBX solutions
include product feature parity, interface design, product reliability,
time-to-market, adherence to standards, price, functionality and IP network
delivery/design. We believe that the market for iPBX solutions is currently in
the initial adoption phase and that growth of the market will be
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driven by the ability of iPBX products to meet the advanced feature requirements
of service providers, by the lower costs of IP-based solutions, and by a general
trend toward the replacement of circuit-switched networks with packet switched
ones.
We expect our competitors to continue to improve the performance of
their current products and introduce new products or new technologies. If our
competitors successfully introduce new products or enhance their existing
products, this could reduce the sales or market acceptance of our products and
services, increase price competition or make our products obsolete. To be
competitive, we must continue to invest significant resources in research and
development, sales and marketing and customer support. We may not have
sufficient resources to make these investments or to make the technological
advances necessary to be competitive, which in turn will cause our business to
suffer.
Our reliance on developing vertically integrated technology, comprising
systems, software and semiconductors, places a significant strain on our
research and development resources. Competitors that focus on one aspect of
technology, such as systems or semiconductors, may have a considerable advantage
over us. In addition, many of our current and potential competitors have longer
operating histories, are substantially larger, and have greater financial,
manufacturing, marketing, technical and other resources. Many also have greater
name recognition and a larger installed base of products than us. Competition in
our markets may result in significant price reductions. As a result of their
greater resources, many current and potential competitors may be better able
than us to initiate and withstand significant price competition or downturns in
the economy. There can be no assurance that we will be able to continue to
compete effectively, and any failure to do so would have a material adverse
effect on our business and operating results.
WE DEPEND ON SUBCONTRACTED MANUFACTURERS TO MANUFACTURE SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF OUR
PRODUCTS, AND ANY DELAY OR INTERRUPTION IN MANUFACTURING BY THESE CONTRACT
MANUFACTURERS WOULD RESULT IN DELAYED OR REDUCED SHIPMENTS TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND
MAY HARM OUR BUSINESS
We outsource the manufacturing of our semiconductors and IP telephony
system products to independent foundries and subcontract manufacturers,
respectively. Our primary semiconductor manufacturer is Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Corporation. Subcontract system manufacturers include EFA
Corporation in Taiwan. We also rely on Amkor Electronics in South Korea,
Integrated Packaging Assembly Corporation in San Jose, California, and Digital
Testing Services in Santa Clara, California, for packaging and testing of our
semiconductors. We do not have long-term purchase agreements with our
subcontract manufacturers or our component suppliers. There can be no assurance
that our subcontract manufacturers will be able or willing to reliably
manufacture the our products, or that our component suppliers will be able or
willing to reliably supply components for the our products, in volumes, on a
cost effective basis or in a timely manner. We may experience difficulties due
to its reliance on independent semiconductor foundries, subcontract
manufacturers and component suppliers that could have a material adverse effect
on our business and operating results.
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WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MANAGE OUR INVENTORY LEVELS EFFECTIVELY WHICH MAY LEAD TO
INVENTORY OBSOLESCENCE WHICH WOULD FORCE US TO LOWER OUR PRICES
Our products have lead times of up to several months, and are built to
forecasts that are necessarily imprecise. Because of our practice of building
our products to necessarily imprecise forecasts, it is likely that, from time to
time, we will have either excess or insufficient product inventory. Excess
inventory levels would subject us to the risk of inventory obsolescence and the
risk that our selling prices may drop below our inventory costs, while
insufficient levels of inventory may negatively affect relations with customers.
Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our operating
results and business.
WE DEPEND ON PURCHASE ORDERS FROM KEY CUSTOMERS AND FAILURE TO RECEIVE
SIGNIFICANT PURCHASE ORDERS IN THE FUTURE WOULD CAUSE A DECLINE IN OUR OPERATING
RESULTS
Historically, a significant portion of our sales have been to relatively
few customers, although the composition of these customers has varied. Revenues
from our ten largest customers for the quarters ended June 30, 2000 and 1999,
respectively, accounted for approximately 53% and 56%, respectively, of total
revenues. Revenues from our ten largest customers for the fiscal years ended
March 31, 2000 and 1999 accounted for 35% and 40%, respectively, of total
revenues. Substantially all of our product sales have been made, and are
expected to continue to be made, on a purchase order basis. None of our
customers has entered into a long-term agreement requiring it to purchase our
products. In the future, we will need to gain purchase orders for our products
to earn additional revenue. Further, all of our license and other revenues are
nonrecurring.
THE IP TELEPHONY MARKET IS SUBJECT TO RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND WE DEPEND
ON NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN AND GROW OUR BUSINESS
IP telephony is an emerging market that is characterized by rapid
changes in customer requirements, frequent introductions of new and enhanced
products, and continuing and rapid technological advancement. To compete
successfully in this emerging market, we must continue to design, develop,
manufacture and sell new and enhanced products that provide increasingly higher
levels of performance and reliability and lower cost, take advantage of
technological advancements and changes, and respond to new customer
requirements. Our success in designing, developing, manufacturing and selling
such 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 and reliability;
- the ability to manage long development cycles;
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- cost-effectiveness of products under development;
- effective manufacturing processes; and
- the success of promotional efforts.
Additionally, we may also be required to collaborate with third parties
to develop our products and may not be able to do so on a timely and
cost-effective basis, if at all. We have in the past experienced delays in the
development of new products and the enhancement of existing products, and such
delays will likely occur in the future. If we are unable, due to resource
constraints or technological or other reasons, to develop and introduce new or
enhanced products in a timely manner, if such new or enhanced products do not
achieve sufficient market acceptance or if such new product introductions
decrease demand for existing products our operating results would decline and
our business would not grow.
IF WE DO NOT DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS FOR IP TELEPHONY
PRODUCTS, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY MARKET OUR SOLUTIONS
We are entering into new market areas and our success is partly
dependent on our ability to forge new marketing and engineering partnerships. IP
telephony communications systems are extremely complex and no single company
possesses all the required technology components needed to build a complete end
to end solution. Partnerships will be required to augment our development
programs and to assist us in marketing complete solutions to our targeted
customers. We may not be able to develop such partnerships in the course of our
product development. Even if we do establish the necessary partnerships, we may
not be able to adequately capitalize on these partnerships to aid in the success
of our business.
INABILITY TO PROTECT OUR PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY OR INFRINGEMENT BY US OF A THIRD
PARTY'S PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY WOULD DISRUPT OUR BUSINESS
We rely in part on trademark, copyright and trade secret law to protect
our intellectual property in the United States and abroad. We seek to protect
our software, documentation and other written materials under trade secret and
copyright law, which afford only limited protection. We also rely in part on
patent law to protect our intellectual property in the United States and abroad.
We currently hold nineteen United States patents, including patents relating to
programmable integrated circuit architectures, telephone control arrangements,
software structures and memory architecture technology, and have a number of
United States and foreign patent applications pending. We cannot predict whether
such patent applications will result in an issued patent. We may not be able to
protect our proprietary rights in the United States or abroad (where effective
intellectual property protection may be unavailable or limited) and competitors
may independently develop technologies that are similar or superior to our
technology, duplicate our technology or design around any patent of ours. We
have in the past licensed and in the future expect to
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continue licensing our technology to others, many of whom are located or may be
located abroad. There are no assurances that such licensees will protect our
technology from misappropriation. Moreover, litigation may be necessary in the
future to enforce our 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 our business and operating results.
There has been substantial litigation in the semiconductor, electronics
and related industries regarding intellectual property rights, and from time to
time third parties may claim infringement by us of their intellectual property
rights. Our broad range of technology, including systems, digital and analog
circuits, software and semiconductors, increases the likelihood that third
parties may claim infringement by us of their intellectual property rights. If
we were found to be infringing on the intellectual property rights of any third
party, we could be subject to liabilities for such infringement, which could be
material, and we could be required to refrain from using, manufacturing or
selling certain products or using certain processes, either of which could have
a material adverse effect on our business and operating results. From time to
time, we have received, and may continue to receive in the future, notices of
claims of infringement, misappropriation or misuse of other parties' proprietary
rights. There can be no assurance that we will prevail in these discussions and
actions, or that other actions alleging infringement by the Company of
third-party patents will not be asserted or prosecuted against the Company.
We rely on certain technology, including hardware and software licensed
from third parties. In addition, we may be required to license technology from
third parties in the future to develop new products or product enhancements.
Third-party licenses may not be available to us on commercially reasonable
terms, if at all. Our inability to obtain third-party licenses required to
develop new products and product enhancements could require us to obtain
substitute technology of lower quality or performance standards or at a greater
cost, any of which could seriously harm our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
THE FAILURE OF IP NETWORKS TO MEET THE RELIABILITY AND QUALITY STANDARDS
REQUIRED FOR VOICE COMMUNICATIONS WOULD RENDER OUR PRODUCTS OBSOLETE
Circuit-switched networks such as the public switched telephone network
feature a very high reliability, with a guaranteed quality of service. The
common standard for reliability of carrier-grade real-time voice communications
is 99.999%, meaning that the network can be down for only a few minutes per
year. In addition, such networks have imperceptible delay and consistently
satisfactory audio quality. Emerging broadband IP networks such as LANs, WANs
and the Internet, or emerging last mile technologies such as cable, DSL and
wireless local loop will not be used for telephony unless such networks and
technologies can provide reliability and quality consistent with these
standards.
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OUR PRODUCTS MUST COMPLY WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND FCC REGULATIONS, AND
CHANGES MAY REQUIRE US TO MODIFY EXISTING PRODUCTS
In addition to reliability and quality standards, the market acceptance
of telephony over broadband IP networks is dependent upon the adoption of
industry standards so that products from multiple manufacturers are able to
communicate with each other. IP telephony products rely heavily on standards
such as H.323, SIP, SGCP, MGCP, and H.GCP to interoperate with other vendors'
equipment. There is currently a lack of agreement among industry leaders about
which standard should be used for a particular application, and about the
definition of the standards themselves. Furthermore, the industry has had
difficulty achieving true multivendor interoperability for highly complex
standards such as H.323. We also must comply with certain rules and regulations
of the Federal Communications Commission regarding electromagnetic radiation and
safety standards established by Underwriters Laboratories as well as similar
regulations and standards applicable in other countries. Standards are
continuously being modified and replaced. As standards evolve, we may be
required to modify our existing products or develop and support new versions of
our products. The failure of our products to comply, or delays in compliance,
with various existing and evolving industry standards could delay or interrupt
volume production of our IP telephony products, which would have a material
adverse effect on our business and operating results.
FUTURE REGULATION OR LEGISLATION COULD RESTRICT OUR BUSINESS OR INCREASE OUR
COST OF DOING BUSINESS
At present there are few laws or regulations that specifically address
access to or commerce on the Internet, including IP telephony. We are unable to
predict the impact, if any, that future legislation, legal decisions or
regulations concerning the Internet may have on our business, financial
condition and results of operations. Regulation may be targeted towards, among
other things, assessing access or settlement charges, imposing tariffs or
imposing regulations based on encryption concerns or the characteristics and
quality of products and services, which could restrict our business or increase
our cost of doing business. The increasing growth of the broadband IP telephony
market and popularity of broadband IP telephony products and services heighten
the risk that governments will seek to regulate broadband IP telephony and the
Internet. In addition, large, established telecommunications companies may
devote substantial lobbying efforts to influence the regulation of the broadband
IP telephony market, which may be contrary to our interests.
WE MAY TRANSITION TO SMALLER GEOMETRY PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES AND HIGHER LEVELS OF
DESIGN INTEGRATION WHICH COULD DISRUPT OUR BUSINESS
We continuously evaluate the benefits, on an integrated circuit,
product-by-product basis, of migrating to smaller geometry process technologies
in order to reduce costs. We have commenced migration of certain future products
to smaller geometry processes. We believe that the transition of our products to
increasingly smaller geometries will be important for us to remain competitive.
We have in the past experienced difficulty in
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migrating to new manufacturing processes, which has resulted and could continue
to result in reduced yields, delays in product deliveries and increased expense
levels. Moreover, we are dependent on relationships with our foundries and their
partners to migrate to smaller geometry processes successfully. If any such
transition is substantially delayed or inefficiently implemented we may
experience delays in product introductions and incur increased expenses. As
smaller geometry processes become more prevalent, we expect to integrate greater
levels of functionality as well as customer and third-party intellectual
property into our products. Some of this intellectual property includes analog
components for which we have little or no experience or in-house expertise. We
cannot predict whether higher levels of design integration or the use of
third-party intellectual property will adversely affect our ability to deliver
new integrated products on a timely basis, or at all.
OUR ANNOUNCED ACQUISITION OF U|FORCE AND ANY FUTURE ACQUISITIONS MAY BE
DIFFICULT TO INTEGRATE, DISRUPT OUR BUSINESS, DILUTE STOCKHOLDER VALUE OR DIVERT
MANAGEMENT ATTENTION
We announced our intention to acquire U|Force on May 19, 2000 and
subsequently closed the transaction on June 30, 2000. There are significant
risks associated with the assimilation and integration of U|Force, including:
- unanticipated problems and costs associated with combining the
businesses and integrating U|Force's products and technologies;
- impact of integration efforts on management's attention to our core
business;
- adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers and
customers;
- risks associated with entering markets in which we have limited or no
prior experience; and
- potential loss of key employees, particularly those of the acquired
organizations.
If we are unable to successfully integrate U|Force or to create new or
enhanced products, we may not achieve the anticipated benefits from the pending
acquisition. If we fail to achieve the anticipated benefits from the
acquisition, we may incur increased expenses, experience a shortfall in our
anticipated revenues and we may not obtain a satisfactory return on our
investment. In addition, if any significant number of U|Force employees fail to
remain employed with us, we may experience difficulties in achieving the
expected benefits of the acquisition.
Beginning in our second quarter of fiscal 2001, we will begin to incur
charges associated with the acquisition of U|Force. These charges will include
amortization of intangible assets acquired and goodwill, as well as a write-off
of in-process research and development. We expect these charges to be
significant.
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IF WE DISCOVER PRODUCT DEFECTS, WE MAY HAVE PRODUCT-RELATED LIABILITIES WHICH
MAY CAUSE US TO LOSE REVENUES OR DELAY MARKET ACCEPTANCE OF OUR PRODUCTS
Products as complex as those offered by us frequently contain errors,
defects and functional limitations when first introduced or as new versions are
released. We have in the past experienced such errors, defects or functional
limitations. We sell products into markets that are extremely demanding of
robust, reliable, fully functional products. Therefore delivery of products with
production defects or reliability, quality or compatibility problems could
significantly delay or hinder market acceptance of such products, which could
damage our credibility with our customers and adversely affect our ability to
retain our existing customers and to attract new customers. Moreover, such
errors, defects or functional limitations could cause problems, interruptions,
delays or a cessation of sales to our customers. Alleviating such problems may
require significant expenditures of capital and resources by us. Despite testing
by us, our suppliers or our customers may find errors, defects or functional
limitations in new products after commencement of commercial production,
resulting in additional development costs, loss of, or delays in, market
acceptance, diversion of technical and other resources from our other
development efforts, product repair or replacement costs, claims by our
customers or others against us, or the loss of credibility with our current and
prospective customers.
WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS, WHICH SUBJECTS US TO RISKS THAT
COULD CAUSE OUR OPERATING RESULTS TO DECLINE
Sales to customers outside of the United States represented 66%, 47% and
43% of total revenues in the first quarter ended June 30, 2000 and the fiscal
years ended March 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Specifically, sales to
customers in the Asia Pacific region represented 34%, 24% and 26% of our total
revenues in the first quarter ended June 30, 1999 for the fiscal years ended
March 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively, while sales to customers in Europe
represented 32%, 23% and 17% of our total revenues for the same periods,
respectively.
International sales of our videoconferencing semiconductors will
continue to represent a substantial portion of our product revenues for the
foreseeable future. In addition, substantially all of our current products are,
and substantially all of our future products will be, manufactured, assembled
and tested by independent third parties in foreign countries. International
sales and manufacturing are subject to a number of risks, including general
economic conditions in regions such as Asia, changes in foreign government
regulations and telecommunications standards, export license requirements,
tariffs and taxes, other trade barriers, fluctuations in currency exchange
rates, difficulty in collecting accounts receivable and difficulty in staffing
and managing foreign operations. We are also subject to geopolitical risks, such
as political, social and economic instability, potential hostilities and changes
in diplomatic and trade relationships, in connection with its international
operations. A significant decline in demand from foreign markets could have a
material adverse effect on our business and operating results.
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WE NEED TO HIRE AND RETAIN KEY PERSONNEL TO SUPPORT OUR PRODUCTS
The development and marketing of our IP telephony products will continue
to place a significant strain on our limited personnel, management and other
resources. Competition for highly skilled engineering, sales, marketing and
support personnel is intense because there are a limited number of people
available with the necessary technical skills and understanding of our market,
particularly in the San Francisco Bay area where our corporate headquarters is
located. Any failure to attract, assimilate or retain qualified personnel to
fulfill our current or future needs could impair our growth. We currently do not
have employment contracts with any of our employees and we do not maintain key
person life insurance policies on any of our employees.
OUR STOCK PRICE HAS BEEN VOLATILE AND WE CANNOT ASSURE YOU THAT OUR STOCK PRICE
WILL NOT DECLINE
The market price of the shares of our common stock has been and is
likely to be highly volatile. It may be significantly affected by factors such
as:
- actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;
- announcements of technical innovations;
- loss of key personnel;
- new products or new contracts by us, our competitors or their customers;
- governmental regulatory action; and
- developments with respect to patents or proprietary rights, general
market conditions, changes in financial estimates by securities analysts
and other factors which could be unrelated to, or outside our control.
The stock market has from time to time experienced significant price and
volume fluctuations that have particularly affected the market prices for the
common stocks of technology companies and that have often been unrelated to the
operating performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations
may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. In the past,
following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities,
securities class action litigation has often been initiated against the issuing
company. If our stock price is volatile, we may also be subject to such
litigation. Such litigation could result in substantial costs and a diversion of
management's attention and resources, which would disrupt business and could
cause a decline in our operating results. Any settlement or adverse
determination in such litigation would also subject us to significant liability.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) See Exhibit Index.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
On May 23, 2000, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 19,
2000 announcing that the Company had entered into a Share Exchange Agreement,
("Exchange Agreement") with U|Force, Inc. ("U|Force") and all of the
shareholders of U|Force and indirect owners of shares of U|Force whereby the
Company will acquire all of the shares of capital stock of U|Force from the
holders of the capital stock of U|Force, as is more fully described in the
Exchange Agreement.
On May 26, 2000, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 19,
2000 announcing that the Company had entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement
with Interlogix, Inc. ("Buyer") providing for the sale of certain assets
comprising the Company's video monitoring business to Buyer.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized:
Date: August 14, 2000.
8X8, INC.
By: /s/ DAVID STOLL
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David Stoll
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER EXHIBIT TITLE
27.1+ Financial Data Schedule.
All other schedules are omitted because they are not required, are not
applicable or the information is included in the Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements or notes thereto.
