CIDCO INC
10-Q, 1999-08-13
TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS
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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[ x ]  Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
       Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999.

                                       OR

[   ]  Transition report pursuant to Section 13(d) or 15(d) of the Securities
       Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from _______ to _______.

                         Commission file number: 0-23296


                               CIDCO INCORPORATED
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                  Delaware                           13-3500734
       (State or other jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. employer
        incorporation or organization)          identification number)


                               220 Cochrane Circle
                              Morgan Hill, CA 95037
              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

                                 (408) 779-1162
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



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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  outstanding of the Registrant's  Common Stock on August 4,
1999 was 13,468,862.

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                               CIDCO INCORPORATED
                                      INDEX


PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                              Page

    ITEM 1.  Financial Statements:

             Balance sheets at June 30, 1999
                and December 31, 1998 .........................................3

             Statements of operations for the three and six months
                ended June 30, 1999 and 1998 ..................................4

             Statements of cash flows for the six months
                ended June 30, 1999 and 1998 ..................................5

             Notes to financial statements ....................................6

    ITEM 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                Financial Condition and Results of Operations..................8

    ITEM 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risks ......19

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

    ITEM 1.  Legal Proceedings ...............................................20

    ITEM 2.  Changes in Securities ...........................................20

    ITEM 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities .................................20

    ITEM 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders .............20

    ITEM 5.  Other Information ...............................................21

    ITEM 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K ................................21


SIGNATURES ...................................................................22


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Part I.       FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.       Financial Statements


                               CIDCO INCORPORATED
                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                (in thousands, except per share data; unaudited)


                                                          June 30,     Dec. 31,
                                                              1999         1998
                                                        ----------   ----------
ASSETS
Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents .........................    $  39,890   $  12,349
   Short-term investments ............................        8,686      13,975
   Accounts receivable, net of allowance
     for doubtful accounts of $1,578 and $1,885 ......       24,182      27,689
   Inventories .......................................       15,861      22,086
   Deferred tax asset ................................           --       1,490
   Income tax refunds receivable .....................           --      18,367
   Other current assets ..............................          259       1,547
                                                          ---------   ---------
     Total current assets ............................       88,878      97,503
Property and equipment, net ..........................        8,294       9,691
Other assets .........................................          602         473
                                                          ---------   ---------

                                                          $  97,774   $ 107,667
                                                          =========   =========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
   Accounts payable ..................................    $   5,197   $  12,446
   Accrued liabilities ...............................       11,572      14,585
   Accrued taxes payable .............................           57         234
                                                          ---------   ---------
     Total current liabilities .......................       16,826      27,265
                                                          ---------   ---------
Stockholders' equity:
   Common stock, $.01 par value; 35,000 shares
      authorized, 14,418 and 14,418 shares issued ....          144         144
   Treasury stock, at cost (992 and 339 shares) ......       (6,967)     (4,600)
   Additional paid-in capital ........................       88,916      88,916
   Retained earnings .................................       (1,145)     (4,058)
                                                          ---------   ---------
     Total stockholders' equity ......................       80,948      80,402
                                                          ---------   ---------

                                                          $  97,774   $ 107,667
                                                          =========   =========


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


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                               CIDCO INCORPORATED
                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                (in thousands, except per share data; unaudited)


                                         Three months ended     Six months ended
                                                   June 30,             June 30,
                                        -------------------     ----------------
                                            1999      1998       1999      1998
                                        --------  --------   --------  --------

Sales ................................  $ 47,101  $ 43,387   $ 94,303  $112,740
Cost of sales ........................    34,508    32,990     69,546    85,046
                                        --------  --------   --------  --------

Gross margin .........................    12,593    10,397     24,757    27,694
                                        --------  --------   --------  --------
Operating expenses:
     Research and development ........     2,642     3,218      4,578     6,808
     Selling and marketing ...........     6,593    15,765     13,925    33,414
     General and administrative ......     1,539     2,053      3,058     5,535
     Restructuring ...................        --        --         --     2,672
                                        --------  --------   --------  --------

                                          10,774    21,036     21,561    48,429
                                        --------  --------   --------  --------

Income (loss) from operations.........     1,819   (10,639)     3,196   (20,735)
Other income, net ....................       230       983        395     2,432
                                        --------  --------   --------  --------
Income (loss) before income taxes ....     2,049    (9,656)     3,591   (18,303)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes .        --    (3,669)        --    (6,955)
                                        --------  --------   --------  --------

Net income (loss) ....................  $  2,049  $ (5,987)  $  3,591  $(11,348)
                                        ========  ========   ========  ========

Basic earnings (loss) per share ......  $   0.15  $  (0.43)  $   0.26  $  (0.81)
                                        ========  ========   ========  ========

Diluted earnings (loss) per share ....  $   0.14  $  (0.43)  $   0.25  $  (0.81)
                                        ========  ========   ========  ========

Common shares outstanding ............    13,409    14,035     13,584    14,019
                                        ========  ========   ========  ========

Common shares assuming dilution.......    14,471    14,035     14,435    14,019
                                        ========  ========   ========  ========


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


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                               CIDCO INCORPORATED
                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                            (in thousands; unaudited)
                                                              Six months ended
                                                                  June 30,
                                                           --------------------
                                                               1999        1998
                                                           --------    --------

Cash flows provided by (used in)
           operating activities:
   Net income (loss) ..................................     $  3,591   $(11,348)
   Adjustments to reconcile net income
     (loss) to net cash provided by
     (used in) operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization ...................        2,787      1,935
      Deferred taxes...................................        1,490         --
      Equity in losses of affiliate ...................           --        205
  Changes in assets and liabilities:
       Accounts receivable ............................        3,507     19,612
       Inventories ....................................        6,225    (14,867)
       Income tax refunds receivable...................       18,367         --
       Other current assets ...........................        1,288     (6,694)
       Other assets ...................................         (129)    (3,864)
       Accounts payable ...............................       (7,249)       (72)
       Accrued liabilities ............................       (3,013)     2,782
       Accrued taxes payable ..........................         (177)    (1,875)
                                                            --------   --------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities ...       26,687    (14,186)
                                                            --------   --------
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:
   Acquisition of property and equipment ..............       (1,390)    (6,079)
   Sale (purchase) of short-term investments, net .....        5,220    (11,694)
                                                            --------   --------

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities ...        3,830    (17,773)
                                                            --------   --------
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
   Issuance of common stock ...........................          178        822
   Purchase of treasury stock .........................       (3,154)        --
                                                            --------   --------

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities ...       (2,976)       822
                                                            --------   --------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ..       27,541    (31,137)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period ......       12,349     48,253
                                                            --------   --------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period ............     $ 39,890   $ 17,116
                                                            ========   ========
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
   Cash paid for income taxes .........................     $     --   $  2,075
                                                            ========   ========


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1.        Basis of Presentation

         The  accompanying  financial  information  is  unaudited,  but,  in the
opinion of  management,  reflects  all  adjustments  (which  include only normal
recurring  adjustments)  necessary  to present  fairly the  Company's  financial
position,  operating results and cash flows for those periods presented. Certain
information and footnote  disclosures  normally included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with generally accepted  accounting  principles have been
condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange  Commission.  The financial  information  should be read in conjunction
with the  audited  financial  statements  and notes  thereto  for the year ended
December 31, 1998  included in the  Company's  most recent Annual Report on Form
10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Results for the interim
period are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year.


Note 2.        Inventories

         Inventories  are  stated at the  lower of cost or  market,  cost  being
determined  using the standard cost method (which  approximates  first in, first
out).  The  Company's  inventories  consist of finished  goods and raw materials
purchased for the manufacture of finished goods.

         The components of inventory are as follows (in thousands):

                                                   Jun. 30, 1999  Dec. 31, 1998
                                                   -------------  -------------
Inventories, net of reserves:
  Finished Goods ................................      $  9,683        $ 14,005
  Raw Materials (1)  ............................         6,178           8,081
                                                       --------        --------
                                                       $ 15,861        $ 22,086
                                                       ========        ========

(1) A  reserve  of $2,212  and  3,935 (in  thousands)  related  to  i-Phone  raw
materials has been included in restructuring for the periods ended June 30, 1999
and December 31,1998, respectively. See Note 3.


Note 3.        Restructuring

     The Company incurred a pretax restructuring charge of $19.9 million in 1998
due to  implementation of several  streamlining  programs,  including  combining
certain  marketing  and  operations   functions,   restructuring   research  and
development  activities and discontinuing  certain products,  resulting in asset
write-downs,  lease  termination costs and accrued employee costs. No additional
restructuring costs have been incurred in 1999.

     The following table lists the components of the  restructuring  accrual for
the quarter ended June 30, 1999:

                                       Employee       Asset
(in thousands):                           Costs Write-downs    Leases     Total
                                       -------- -----------   -------   -------
Balance at December 31, 1998 ...        $    60     $ 3,935   $  (112)  $ 3,883
Actual results for 1999 ........            345       1,723      (129)    1,939
                                        -------     -------   -------   -------

Balance at June 30, 1999 .......        $  (285)    $ 2,212   $    17   $ 1,944
                                        =======     =======   =======   =======


Note 4.       Earnings per Share

         Basic  Earnings  Per Share  ("EPS") is computed by dividing  net income
available to common  stockholders  (numerator) by the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding  (denominator)  during the period.  Basic EPS excludes
the dilutive  effect of stock options.  Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive
potential  common shares  outstanding  during a period using the treasury  stock
method. In computing diluted EPS, the average stock price for the period is used
in  determining  the number of shares  assumed to be purchased  from exercise of
stock options.

The following table is a  reconciliation  of the numerators and  denominators of
the basic and diluted EPS:

                                                Three Months         Six months
                                              ended June 30,     ended June 30,
                                            ----------------  -----------------
                                               1999     1998     1999      1998
                                            -------  -------  -------  --------
Net income (loss) used to compute
     earnings per common share ............ $ 2,049  $(5,987) $ 3,591  $(11,348)
                                            =======  =======  =======  ========
Denominator used to compute basic
     earnings (loss) per common share .....  13,409   14,035   13,584    14,019
Shares issuable on exercise of options(1)..   1,062       --      851        --
                                            -------  -------  -------  --------
Denominator used to compute diluted
     earnings (loss) per common share .....  14,471   14,035   14,435    14,019
                                            =======  =======  =======  ========
Basic earnings (loss) per share ........... $  0.15  $ (0.43) $  0.26  $  (0.81)
                                            =======  =======  =======  ========
Diluted earnings (loss) per share ......... $  0.14  $ (0.43) $  0.25  $  (0.81)
                                            =======  =======  =======  ========

(1) Stock options to purchase  292,659 shares of common stock priced at $7.41 to
$24.95 per share were excluded  because their inclusion  would be  anti-dilutive
for the quarter ended June 30, 1999.  Stock options  outstanding  as of June 30,
1998 were excluded because any stock option inclusion would be anti-dilutive.



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Item 2.       Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
                              Results of Operations

     The following  information  should be read in conjunction  with the interim
financial  statements  and the notes thereto in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly
Report.

Historical Background
         CIDCO was  incorporated  in July 1988 to  design,  develop  and  market
subscriber  telephone  equipment that would support Caller ID, Caller ID on Call
Waiting and other intelligent  network feature  ("Network" or "Network Feature")
Services  (individually  or collectively  "Services")  then being  introduced by
Regional Bell Operating Companies ("RBOCs") and independent  telephone operating
companies, both domestic and international  (collectively with RBOCs, "Telcos").
The Company  began  operations  in 1989,  initially  funding its business with a
capital  investment made by its founders.  Prior to its initial public offering,
the Company financed its growth principally  through internally  generated funds
and  short-term  borrowings.  In March 1994,  the Company  completed its initial
public offering of Common Stock and had two subsequent  public offerings in 1994
resulting  in capital  infusions  to the Company  totaling  approximately  $59.4
million.

         Historically,  the Company's  primary sales and  distribution  channels
have been direct marketing  relationships with certain Telcos ("Direct Marketing
Services"),  fulfillment of Telco generated  orders  ("Fulfillment"),  wholesale
shipments  directly  to Telcos  ("Direct to  Telco"),  and, to a lesser  extent,
international  accounts,  retail  stores  ("Retail"),   and  original  equipment
manufacturing  ("OEM")  customers.  Direct Marketing Services programs are sales
campaigns  run  by the  Company  involving  the  use of  consumer  mailings  and
telemarketing  to sell  Services  for the Telcos  which  utilize  the  Company's
products. As part of these programs the Company,  acting as the Telco's "agent,"
generates  an order for Network  Services,  such as Caller ID, and then ships on
the  Telco's  behalf an  adjunct  product or a phone  product  to each  customer
"acquired"  through  the  campaign.  Fulfillment  sales  occur when the  Company
receives an order and ships the requested  product directly to the customer.  In
the case of  Fulfillment  sales,  the Telcos  generate  orders by performing the
marketing  activities  themselves  rather than  retaining the Company to perform
such  services,  as in Direct  Marketing  Services  programs.  Direct  Marketing
Services  sales  totaled  32%,  49%,  and 25% of sales in 1998,  1997 and  1996,
respectively.  Fulfillment  sales  accounted  for 34%,  35%, and 43% of sales in
1998, 1997 and 1996,  respectively.  Sales through Direct Marketing Services and
Fulfillment  channels  for the  quarter  ended June 30, 1999 were 12% and 16% of
total sales,  respectively,  and for the six months ended June 30, 1999 were 17%
and 29% of total sales, respectively.

         This  Report  contains  forward-looking  statements  that  reflect  the
Company's  current  views  with  respect  to future  events  that may impact the
Company's  results of operations and financial  condition.  In this report,  the
words  "anticipates,"  "believes,"  "expects,"  "intends," "future," and similar
expressions   identify   forward-looking   statements.   These   forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties  and other factors,  including
those set forth  below  under  the  caption  "Factors  Which May  Affect  Future
Results,"  which could cause actual  future  results to differ  materially  from
historical  results or those described in the  forward-looking  statements.  The
forward-looking  statements  contained in this Report  should be  considered  in
light of these  factors.  Readers are cautioned  not to place undue  reliance on
these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.



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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the percentage of sales
represented by certain line items in the Company's Statement of Operations:

                                                Three months        Six months
                                              ended June 30,    ended June 30,
                                             ---------------   ---------------
                                               1999     1998     1999     1998
                                             ------   ------   ------   ------
Sales ....................................    100.0%   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%
Cost of sales ............................     73.3     76.0     73.8     75.4
                                             ------   ------   ------   ------

Gross margin .............................     26.7     24.0     26.2     24.6
                                             ------   ------   ------   ------
Operating expenses:
   Research and development ..............      5.6      7.5      4.8      6.0
   Selling and marketing .................     14.0     36.3     14.8     29.7
   General and administrative ............      3.3      4.7      3.2      4.9
   Restructuring .........................       --       --       --      2.4
                                             ------   ------   ------   ------

                                               22.9     48.5     22.8     43.0
                                             ------   ------   ------   ------
Income (loss) from operations ............      3.8    (24.5)     3.4    (18.4)
Other income, net ........................      0.5      2.3      0.4      2.2
                                             ------   ------   ------   ------

Income (loss) before income taxes ........      4.3    (22.2)     3.8    (16.2)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes .....       --     (8.4)      --     (6.2)
                                             ------   ------   ------   ------

Net income (loss) ........................      4.3%   (13.8)%    3.8%   (10.0)%
                                             ======   ======   ======   ======


 Sales
         Sales are recognized  upon shipment of the product to the customer less
reserves for anticipated  returns or, in the case of Direct Marketing  Services,
non-retention  of certain Services  provided by the Telcos,  and customer credit
worthiness.  Sales  increased 9% to $47.1 million in the second  quarter of 1999
from $43.4  million in the second  quarter of 1998.  This  increase in sales was
mainly due to the increase in  wholesale  channel  sales of the  cordless  phone
product, the CL980; partially offset by decreased adjunct sales from both Direct
Marketing Services and Fulfillment  Programs.  The CL980 is a new cordless phone
product that supports  Network Features and our Telco customers are aggressively
promoting  it  through  their own  marketing  channels.  Adjunct  product  sales
decreased to 43% of dollar  sales volume in the second  quarter of 1999 from 61%
of dollar sales volume in the second  quarter of 1998.  This decrease was mainly
due to the decrease in the average adjunct selling price,  which fell 33% in the
second  quarter  of 1999  from the  second  quarter  of 1998 due to  competitive
pricing pressures. For the six-month periods ended June 30, 1999 and 1998, sales
decreased 16% to $94.3 million from $112.7 million mainly due to the decrease in
adjunct  product  sales,  partially  offset by the  increase in  cordless  phone
product sales.

 Gross margin
         Cost of sales  includes the cost of finished  goods  purchased from the
Company's offshore contract  manufacturers,  costs associated with procuring and
warehousing the Company's inventory and royalties payable on licensed technology
used in the Company's products.  Gross margin as a percentage of sales increased
to 27% in the second  quarter  of 1999 from 24% in the  second  quarter of 1998.
This  increase was primarily  due to product cost  reductions  and higher margin
Network Feature phone sales.  For the six-month  periods ended June 30, 1999 and
1998, gross margin as a percentage of sales increased  slightly to 26% from 25%,
respectively. This increase was primarily due to the absence of one-time charges
in the first six months of 1999 that were  present  in the same  period of 1998.
Excluding  one-time  charges,  gross margin for the first six months of 1998 was
31%. The decrease in gross margin  between the first six months of 1999 and 1998
(adjusted  for  one-time  charges)  was  primarily  due to the decrease in sales
generated by direct marketing sales programs that, in the first quarter of 1998,
had significantly  higher gross margins in conjunction with significantly higher
marketing  costs. The Company expects gross margins to vary in the future due to
changes in sales mix by distribution  channel and product mix. For the remainder
of 1999, the Company believes gross margins will range between 20% and 30%.

 Research and development expenses
         Research and  development  expenses  consist of salaries for personnel,
associated  benefits  and tooling and  supplies  for  research  and  development
activities.  The  Company's  policy is to expense all research  and  development
expenditures  as incurred except for certain  investments for tooling.  Research
and development expenses decreased to $2.6 million in the quarter ended June 30,
1999 from $3.2 million in the second quarter of 1998. For the six-month  periods
ended June 30, 1999 and 1998,  research and  development  expenses  decreased to
$4.6 million from $6.8 million, respectively. These decreases primarily resulted
from decreased  spending on iPhone(R)(1) related development projects due to the
discontinuance  of its Internet  Solutions  Division as well as overall  expense
reductions  due to the  restructuring  initiated  in the third  quarter of 1998.
Research and development  expenses as a percentage of sales decreased to 5.6% in
the quarter ended June 30, 1999 from 7.5% in the same period of 1998. In the six
months ended June 30, 1999, research and development expenses as a percentage of
sales  decreased  to 4.8% from  6.0% in the same  period  of 1998.  The  Company
expects that research and development  spending will remain at approximately the
same absolute  dollar level  experienced in the first six months of 1999 for the
remainder of 1999.

 Selling and marketing expenses
         Selling and marketing  expenses consist of personnel  costs,  telephone
and electronic data exchange  expenses,  promotional  costs and travel expenses.
Selling and  marketing  expenses  decreased to $6.6 million in the quarter ended
June 30, 1999, from $15.8 million in the comparable  period of 1998. For the six
months ended June 30, 1999,  selling and marketing  expenses  decreased to $13.9
million  from  $33.4  million  in the  comparable  period of 1998.  Selling  and
marketing  expenses  decreased as a percentage  of sales to 14.0% in the quarter
ended  June 30,  1999 from 36.3% in the same  period of 1998.  In the six months
ended June 30, 1999, selling and marketing expenses decreased as a percentage of
sales to 14.8%  from  29.7% in the same  period of 1998.  These  decreases  were
primarily due to decreased  external  marketing  costs for the Company's  Direct
Marketing Services programs for Network Services. These external marketing costs
totaled  $4.1  million  in the first six  months  of 1999 as  compared  to $19.9
million in the same  period of 1998.  The balance of the  decreases  were due to
overall expense  reductions  resulting from the  restructuring  initiated in the
third quarter of 1998. The Company  expects that selling and marketing  expenses
as a  percentage  of sales may vary in the future due to changes in sales mix by
distribution  channel.  For the remainder of 1999, the Company  believes selling
and marketing expenses will range between 15% and 20% of sales.

 General and administrative expenses
         General and  administrative  expenses  consist of  primarily  salaries,
benefits  and other  expenses  associated  with the finance  and  administrative
functions of the Company.  General and administrative expenses decreased to $1.5
million in the quarter  ended June 30, 1999 from $2.1 million in the  comparable
period of 1998.  In the first six  months of 1999,  general  and  administrative
expenses decreased to $3.1 million from $5.5 million in the comparable period of
1998. As a percentage of sales, general and administrative expenses decreased to
3.3% in the quarter  ended June 30, 1999 from 4.7% in the  comparable  period of
1998.  In the first six  months of 1999,  general  and  administrative  expenses
decreased to 3.2% as a percentage of sales from 4.9% in the comparable period of
1998. These decreases are mainly due to the absence of a one-time charge of $1.2
million  incurred  in the first  quarter  of 1998,  as well as  overall  expense
reductions  due to the  restructuring  begun in the third  quarter of 1998.  The
Company  believes that general and  administrative  expenditures  will remain at
approximately first six months spending levels during the remainder of 1999.
 Restructuring
         The Company incurred no additional  restructuring  charges in the first
six months of 1999 as compared to $2.7  million in the first six months of 1998.
The Company currently expects no further restructuring charges in 1999.

 Provision (benefit) for income taxes
         The Company  recorded no tax  provision in the first six months of 1999
due to a loss  carry-forward  from 1998.  In the first six  months of 1998,  the
benefit for income taxes reflects an effective tax rate of 38%.


(1) iPhone  is a  registered  trademark  of  InfoGear  Technology  Corporation.


 Liquidity and capital resources
         The Company's cash, cash equivalents increased $27.5 million during the
six months ended June 30, 1999 primarily from cash generated from  operations of
$26.7  million,  the sale of  short-term  investments  of $5.2  million  and the
proceeds from the issuance of common stock of $0.2 million,  partially offset by
acquisition  of treasury  stock of $3.2 million and  acquisition of property and
equipment  of $1.4  million.  Cash  generated  by  operations  of $26.7  million
resulted  primarily  from the  receipt of income tax  refunds of $18.4  million,
decreased  inventories  of $6.2 million,  net income of $3.6 million,  decreased
accounts  receivable  of $3.5 million,  depreciation  and  amortization  of $2.8
million,  decreased deferred taxes payable of $1.4 million,  and decreased other
assets of $1.2 million,  partially offset by decreased  accounts payable of $7.2
million and  decreased  accrued  liabilities  and income  taxes  payable of $3.2
million.

         The Company had working  capital of $72.1  million as of June 30, 1999,
as compared to $70.2 million at December 31, 1998.  The Company's  current ratio
increased  to 5.3 to 1, as of June 30,  1999,  from 3.6 to 1, as of December 31,
1998. The average daily sales outstanding rate decreased to 47 days from 83 days
in the second quarter of 1999 over the last quarter of 1998.

         The  Company  has a line of credit  for up to $15  million.  Borrowings
under the line bear interest at the bank's base rate and the interest is payable
monthly.  The bank's base rate was 7.75% per annum at June 30, 1999.  Borrowings
under the line are secured by substantially  all of the Company's  assets. As of
June 30, 1999,  the Company had not borrowed any funds under the line.  The line
is primarily  used as security for letters of credit used to purchase  inventory
from  international  suppliers.  Letters of credit  secured by this line totaled
$2.5 million as of June 30, 1999.

         On January 27, 1999, the Company  announced plans to purchase up to two
million shares of its outstanding Common Stock. As of June 30, 1999, the Company
had repurchased 713,000 shares at an aggregate purchase price of $3.1 million.

         The  Company  plans  to  continue  to  invest  in  its  infrastructure,
including  information systems, to gain efficiencies and meet the demands of its
markets  and  customers.   The  Company  believes  its  remaining  1999  capital
expenditures  will be  approximately  $3.0 million.  The remaining  1999 capital
expenditures  are  expected to be funded from  available  working  capital.  The
planned  expenditure  level  is  subject  to  adjustment  as  changing  economic
conditions necessitate. The Company believes its current cash, cash equivalents,
short-term  investments,  and  borrowing  capacity  will  satisfy the  Company's
working capital and capital expenditure requirements through the end of 1999.


Factors That May Affect Future Results

 Dependence on Telco Services and Maturation of Market
         Approximately  51%, 65% and 84% of the  Company's  revenues  during the
first six  months of 1999 and the years 1998 and 1997,  respectively,  came from
the  Company's  sales of Network  Feature  adjuncts and the balance from Network
Feature phones.  The size of the overall market for Network Feature products and
Services is a function of the total number of potential subscribers with Network
Feature-enabled  telephone  lines and the rate of  adoption  of Network  Feature
Services, or the "penetration rate," among those subscribers.  Customer adoption
of Network  Feature  Services  has been in the past,  and likely  will be in the
future,  dependent on a variety of factors,  including  the rate at which Telcos
from time-to-time elect to promote Network Feature Services, the perceived value
of the Services to end users, including the extent to which other end users have
also adopted Network Feature  Services,  and the end user cost for the Services.
There can be no assurances  that Telcos will continue to promote Network Feature
Services that one or more Network Feature  Services will gain market  acceptance
or that, in areas where the Services are accepted, those markets will not become
saturated.  In addition,  even if peak market  penetration  for Network  Feature
Service has not been achieved for the entire United States  market,  one or more
regional markets may become saturated.  Further,  the market for Network Feature
adjunct products may be eroded as Network Feature functionality is designed into
competitively  priced phone products as a standard  feature.  While this adjunct
market decline may increase the market for the Company's Network Feature phones,
this could  increase the Company's  dependence  upon growth of this product line
and there is no assurance that the Company will not see increased competition in
this arena, which could drive down margins and sales.  Declines in demand for or
revenues from Network Feature Services, whether due to reduced promotion of such
Services  by  Telcos,   competition,   market   saturation,   price   reduction,
technological  change or otherwise,  could have a material adverse affect on the
Company's business,  operating results or financial condition.  In addition,  as
penetration  rates for adoption of Network  Feature  Services  increase  towards
projected saturation levels, the expenses, or "cost per order," the Company must
incur in its Direct Marketing  Services  arrangements to obtain  incremental end
user  adoption  of  Network  Feature  Services  increases,  which may  result in
unfavorable pressures on the Company's profitability.

 Dependence on Telcos; Concentrated Customer Base
         A significant portion of the Company's revenues is derived from a small
number of  Telcos.  During  the first six  months of 1999 and the years 1998 and
1997,  respectively,  the percentage of revenue  derived by the Company from its
significant  (greater  than  10%  of  total  sales)  customers  was  80%  (three
customers),  62%  (four  customers)  and 77% (four  customers).  There can be no
assurance  that the Company will retain its current  Telco  customers or that it
will be able to attract  additional  customers.  The Company  generally does not
enter into long term contracts with its Telco or other  customers where on-going
minimum  purchases are required.  Moreover,  the arrangements are typically both
nonexclusive  and  terminable  at will  following  a  specified  notice  period,
generally 20 to 60 days. In addition, these Telco customers may have significant
leverage  over the Company and may try to obtain terms  relatively  favorable to
the customer and/or subsequently  change the terms,  including pricing, on which
the Company and such  customers do business.  If the Company is forced to accept
such  terms  and/or  change  the  terms,  including  pricing,  on  which it does
business,  the Company's operating margins may decline and such decline may have
a material  adverse effect on the Company's  business,  results of operations or
financial condition.

         The Company's sales and operating results are  substantially  dependent
on the extent of, and the timing of,  this  relatively  small  number of Telcos'
respective  decisions  to implement  and from  time-to-time  promote  Caller ID,
Caller ID on Call  Waiting  and  other  Network  Services  on a  system-wide  or
regional  basis.  The extent to which the Telcos  determine to implement  and/or
from time-to-time  promote Network Services may be affected by a wide variety of
factors,  including  regulatory  approvals,  technical  requirements,  budgetary
constraints at the Telcos, consolidation among Telcos, market saturation for the
Services, the profitability of the Services to the Telcos, market acceptance for
the Services and other  factors.  The Company  typically has little control over
any of these factors.  There can be no assurances  that the Telcos will continue
to implement  and/or promote Network Feature  Services,  or that the Telcos will
select the  Company's  product  and  program  offerings.  Moreover,  the Company
believes that certain  Telcos have begun to perform for  themselves the customer
acquisition  services  currently  undertaken  by the Company  through its Direct
Marketing programs,  rather than through third parties such as the Company.  The
continuation of this trend among the Telcos could have a material adverse affect
on the Company's business,  results of operations and financial  condition.  The
Company  operates  with  little or no  backlog  and its  quarterly  results  are
substantially  dependent  on the  Telcos'  implementation  and/or  promotion  of
Services on a system wide or regional  basis during each quarter.  The Company's
operating  expenses are based on anticipated sales levels, and a high percentage
of such  expenses  are  relatively  fixed.  As a result,  to the extent that the
Telcos delay the  implementation  and/or  promotion of these Services which were
anticipated for a particular quarter,  the Company's sales and operating results
in that quarter may be materially and adversely affected.

 New Product Introduction; Technological Change
         The  telecommunications  industry  is  subject  to rapid  technological
change,  changing customer requirements,  frequent new product introductions and
changing  industry  standards,  which may render existing products and Services,
obsolete.  The Company's future success will depend in large part on its ability
to timely  develop and introduce new products and services which keep pace with,
and  correctly  anticipate,  these changes and which meet new,  evolving  market
standards and changing customer requirements,  as well as its ability to enhance
and improve  existing  products and services.  Product  introductions  and short
product  life cycles  necessitate  high levels of  expenditure  for research and
development.  There can be no assurance that the Company's existing markets will
not be eroded or that the Company  will be able to correctly  anticipate  and/or
timely develop and introduce  products and services which meet the  requirements
of the changing  marketplace or which achieve market acceptance.  If the Company
is unable to develop and introduce  products and services  which timely meet the
changing  requirements  of the marketplace  and achieve market  acceptance,  the
Company's  business,  results  of  operations  or  financial  condition  may  be
materially and adversely affected.

         In particular,  the Company is seeking to expand its product  offerings
into a new business area,  Internet/E-Mail  appliances,  and expects to devote a
significant  portion of its research and development  resources on enhancing and
further developing its MailStation(TM)(2)product line, "e-mail appliances" which
allow electronic  messaging via an easy-to-use  device.  These are significantly
new areas for the Company and its existing  research and  development as well as
sales and marketing personnel.  There can be no assurances that the Company will
be successful in timely  developing  such products or that, if developed,  there
will be a market for such products.  Moreover,  there can be no assurances  that
the  Company's  existing  personnel  will have the  skills  necessary  to timely
develop,  market  and sell  products  for this  market  or that,  if it  becomes
necessary  to do so,  the  Company  will be able to hire the  necessary  skilled
personnel to develop, market and/or sell products in these new areas.

         Significant undetected errors or delays in new products or releases may
affect market  acceptance  of the  Company's  products and could have a material
adverse  effect on the  Company's  business,  results of operations or financial
condition.  There can be no assurances  that,  despite testing by the Company or
its  customers,  errors  will not be found in new  products  or  releases  after
commencement  of  commercial  shipments,  resulting  in loss of market  share or
failure to achieve market acceptance. Any such occurrences could have a material
adverse  effect on the  Company's  business,  results of operations or financial
condition.   Further,   if  the  Company  were  to  experience   delays  in  the
commercialization  and  introduction of new or enhanced  products,  if customers
were to  experience  significant  problems  with  products or if customers  were
dissatisfied  with  product  functionality  or  performance,  this  could have a
material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  business,  results of operations or
financial condition.
 Fluctuations in Quarterly Revenues and Operating Results
         The Company has  experienced  in the past,  and may  experience  in the
future,  significant fluctuations in sales and operating results from quarter to
quarter as a result of a variety of factors,  including the timing of orders for
the  Company's  products  from  Telcos and other  customers;  the success of the
Company's own direct marketing programs, in particular,  deriving adequate sales
volumes while  controlling  related costs;  the addition or loss of distribution
channels or outlets; the impact on adoption rates of changes in monthly end-user
charges  for  Services;   the  timing  and  market  acceptance  of  new  product
introductions  by the  Company  or its  competitors;  increases  in the  cost of
acquiring end-user customers for Services and the resulting effects on operating
expenses;  technical difficulties with Telco Networks;  changes in the Company's
product mix or sales mix by  distribution  channel that may affect sales prices,
margins or both; technological difficulties and resource constraints encountered
in developing,  testing and introducing new products;  uncertainties involved in
the  Company's  entry into markets for new  Services;  disruption  in sources of
supply,   manufacturing  and  product  delivery;   changes  in  material  costs;
regulatory  changes;   general  economic  conditions,   competitive   pressures,
including  reductions  in average  selling  prices  and  resulting  erosions  of
margins;  and other factors.  Accordingly,  the Company's  quarterly results are
difficult to predict  until the end of each  particular  quarter,  and delays in
product  delivery  or closing of  expected  sales near the end of a quarter  can
cause  quarterly  revenues  and  net  income  to  fall  significantly  short  of
anticipated  levels.  Because  of  these  factors,  the  Company  believes  that
period-to-period  comparisons of its results of operations  are not  necessarily
meaningful and that such comparisons should not be relied upon as indications of
future  performance.  Due to all of the foregoing factors,  it is likely that in
some  future  quarter  the  Company's   operating  results  will  be  below  the
expectations of public market analysts and investors.  In such event,  the price
of the Company's Common Stock would likely be materially adversely affected.

 Need to Develop Alternative Distribution Channels
         Historically,  the  Company's  Telco  customers  have been the  primary
distribution channel for the Company's products. However, the Company is seeking
to diversify its  distribution  channels toward  direct-to-end-user,  retail and
other  alternate  distribution  channels  to the  extent  such  channels  do not
conflict  with current  Telco  partnerships,  with the goals of  broadening  the
Company's  market  opportunities  and  adding  predictability  to the  Company's
quarter-by-quarter revenues. In addition, the Company is considering alternative
channels for the marketing and sale of its new MailStation product.  Moving into
these new channels may involve a number of risks, including, among other things,
the  establishment  of new  channel  relationships  and  presence,  the  cost of
creating brand awareness and end-user demand in the new channels,  the viability
of the Company's  product  offerings in the new channels and managing  conflicts
among  different  channels  offering  the  Company's  products.  There can be no
assurance  that the Company will be successful  in  identifying  and  exploiting
alternate distribution channels or in addressing any one or more of these risks.
If the Company is not successful,  it may lose significant  sales  opportunities
and will continue to be substantially dependent upon the Telco channel for sales
of its products.

 Risks Related to Contract Manufacturing; Limited Sources of Supply
         The  Company's  products  are  manufactured  for the  Company  by third
parties that are primarily located in Malaysia,  China and Thailand.  The use of
third  parties to  manufacture  products  involves a number of risks,  including
limited control over  production  facilities and schedules and the management of
supply  chains for the  manufactured  products.  Moreover,  reliance on contract
manufacturers  in foreign  countries  subjects the Company to risks of political
instability,  financial  instability,   expropriation,   currency  controls  and
exchange  fluctuations,  and changes in tax laws,  tariffs and rules. See "Risks
Relating  to  International  Sales."  Many  of the  key  components  used in the
Company's  products are  available  either only from single  sources or, even if
potentially available from multiple sources,  involve relatively long lead times
to manufacture,  such that the Company cannot quickly obtain  additional  supply
without incurring  significant  incremental costs. In general,  the Company does
not have supply  contracts  with its  suppliers  and orders  parts on a purchase
order  basis.  The  Company's  inability  to  obtain  sufficient  quantities  of
components required, or to develop alternative  manufacturing  capability if and
as required  in the  future,  could  result in delays or  reductions  in product
shipments  that could  materially and adversely  affect the Company's  business,
results of operations and financial condition.

 Dependence on Key Personnel; Hiring and Retention of Employees
         The  Company's  continued  growth and success  depend to a  significant
extent  on the  continued  services  of its  senior  management  and  other  key
employees  and its  ability to  attract  and retain  highly  skilled  technical,
managerial,  sales and marketing  personnel.  Competition  for such personnel is
intense.  There can be no  assurance  that the  Company  will be  successful  in
continuously  recruiting new personnel or in retaining existing personnel.  None
of the Company's employees is subject to a long-term employment  agreement.  The
loss  of one or  more  key  employees  or the  Company's  inability  to  attract
additional  qualified  employees or retain other employees could have a material
adverse  effect on the Company's  business,  results of operations and financial
condition.  In addition, the Company may experience increased compensation costs
in order to attract and retain skilled employees.

 Risks Relating to International Sales
         The Company has had  relatively  limited  international  sales to date.
However,  the Company believes that international  sales,  particularly in Latin
America,  Asia-Pacific and Europe, may represent an increasing percentage of the
Company's sales in the future.  The Company's future success will depend in part
on its ability to compete in Latin America,  in the Asia-Pacific  region, and in
Europe,   and  this  will  depend  on  the  continuation  of  favorable  trading
relationships between the region and the United States. The Company's entry into
international  markets will likely require significant  management attention and
may require  significant  engineering efforts to adapt the Company's products to
such countries' telephone systems.  Moreover, the rate of customer acceptance of
Network  Feature  Services  in areas  outside  of the  United  States  is highly
uncertain. There can be no assurance that the Company's Network Feature products
will gain meaningful market penetration in target foreign jurisdictions, whether
due to local consumer preferences, local regulatory requirements,  technological
constraints  in the  local  Networks,  the  extent  to which  the  local  Telcos
determine to promote Network Feature Services,  or other factors.  Dependence on
revenues from international sales involves a number of inherent risks, including
new or different  regulations,  economic slowdown and/or downturn in the general
economy  in one or more  local  markets,  international  currency  fluctuations,
general  strikes  or  other   disruptions  in  working   conditions,   political
instability, trade restrictions, changes in tariffs, the difficulties associated
with  staffing  and  managing   international   operations,   generally   longer
receivables  collection  periods,   unexpected  changes  in  or  impositions  of
legislative or regulatory  requirements,  reduced  protection  for  intellectual
property rights in some countries,  potentially  adverse taxes, delays resulting
from difficulty in obtaining  export  licenses for certain  technology and other
trade  barriers.  International  sales  will also be  impacted  by the  specific
economic conditions in each country.

 Management of Infrastructure
         The Company's future success will require, among other things, that the
Company  continue  to  improve  its  operating  and  information   systems.   In
particular,  the  Company  must  constantly  seek to improve its order entry and
tracking and product  fulfillment  service  capabilities and systems in order to
retain and/or obtain Telco customers. The failure of the Company to successfully
manage and improve its operating and  information  systems may adversely  affect
both the  Company's  ability to obtain  and/or  retain its Telco  customers  and
accordingly,  could have a material  adverse  effect on the Company's  business,
results of operations or financial condition.

 Competition
         The  telecommunications  industry is an intensely  competitive industry
with several large  vendors that develop and market  Network  Feature  products.
Certain  of these  vendors  have  significantly  more  financial  and  technical
resources than the Company. The Company's competitors include in-house divisions
of the Company's current and potential customers,  as well as companies offering
specific  services and large firms. In addition to U.S.  companies,  competitors
for the Company's phone products include both large Asian and European  consumer
electronics  companies  and smaller  Asian and  European  manufacturers.  If the
Company's existing customers perform directly the customer  acquisition services
currently  undertaken  by the  Company  through  its Direct  Marketing  Services
programs,  or if potential customers retain or increase internal capabilities to
provide  such  services,  the  Company's  business,  results of  operations  and
financial  condition  could  be  adversely  affected.  The  introduction  of new
competitive  products  into one or more of the Company's  various  markets could
have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,  results of operations
or financial condition.

 Limited Protection of Intellectual Property;
                   Risk of Third-Party Claims of Infringement
         The Company has patent  protection  on certain  aspects of its existing
technology and also relies on trade secret  protection,  copyrights,  trademarks
and contractual  provisions to protect its proprietary  rights.  There can be no
assurance that the Company's protective measures will be adequate to protect the
Company's  proprietary  rights,  that others have not or will not  independently
develop or otherwise  acquire  equivalent  or superior  technology,  or that the
Company  will not be  required to obtain  royalty-bearing  licenses to use other
intellectual  property  in order  to  utilize  the  inventions  embodied  in its
patents. There also can be no assurance that any patents will be issued pursuant
to the Company's  current or future patent  applications  or that patents issued
pursuant to such applications or any patents the Company currently owns will not
be invalidated,  circumvented or challenged. Moreover, there can be no assurance
that  the  rights  granted  under  any such  patents  will  provide  competitive
advantages to the Company or be adequate to safeguard and maintain the Company's
proprietary  rights.  In  addition,  the laws of certain  countries in which the
Company's  products may from  time-to-time be sold may not protect  intellectual
property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States.

         Frequent claims and litigation  involving patent and other intellectual
property  rights  characterize  the  telecommunications   industry,   like  many
technology-based  industries.  The Company  from time to time may be notified by
third parties that the Company may be infringing patents owned by or proprietary
rights of third parties.  The Company has in the past and may in the future have
to seek a license under such patent or proprietary rights, or redesign or modify
their  products  and  processes in order to avoid  infringement  of such rights.
There can be no assurance  that such a license  would be available on acceptable
terms, if at all, or that the Company could so avoid infringement of such patent
or proprietary rights, in which case the Company's business, financial condition
and  results  of  operations   could  be  materially  and  adversely   affected.
Additionally,  litigation may be necessary to protect the Company's  proprietary
rights.  Any claims or  litigation  involving  the  Company's  owned or licensed
patents or other intellectual  property rights may be time consuming and costly,
or cause product shipment delays,  either of which could have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

 Possible Volatility of Stock Price
         The  market  price  of  the  Company's  Common  Stock  has  experienced
significant fluctuations and may continue to fluctuate significantly. The market
price of the Common Stock may be  significantly  affected by factors such as the
announcement  of new  products  or product  enhancements  by the  Company or its
competitors,  technological  innovation  by  the  Company  or  its  competitors,
quarterly variations in the Company's or its competitors' products and services,
changes in revenue  and revenue  growth  rates for the Company as a whole or for
specific geographic areas,  products or product categories,  changes in earnings
estimates by market analysts,  speculation in the press or analyst community and
general  market  conditions  or market  conditions  specific  to the  technology
industry or the telecommunications  industry in particular. The stock prices for
many companies in the technology  sector have experienced wide fluctuations that
often have been unrelated to their operating performance.  Such fluctuations may
adversely  affect the market  price of the  Company's  Common  Stock.  Year 2000
Compliance

     The  information   provided  below   constitutes  a  "Year  2000  Readiness
Disclosure" for purposes of the Year 2000  Information and Readiness  Disclosure
Act.

         The Year  2000  problem  arises  from the use of a  two-digit  field to
identify years in computer programs (for example,  98=1998),  and the assumption
of a single  century,  namely the 1900s. A program  created with this assumption
may read or attempt to read "00" as the year 1900.  If computer  or  information
systems do not correctly  recognize  date  information  when the year changes to
2000, there could be an adverse impact to the operations of a company who is not
sufficiently  prepared. To minimize the possibility and extent of such an impact
to the  Company's  operation,  the Company has put into place a formal Year 2000
Compliance  Project  that  focuses  on four key  readiness  areas:  (1)  product
readiness,   addressing  the  Company's  product  functionality;   (2)  internal
infrastructure   readiness,   addressing   internal   information   systems  and
non-information  technology  systems;  (3) supplier  readiness,  addressing  the
preparedness  of our supplier base; and (4) customer  readiness;  addressing the
preparedness  of our  customer  base.  The  Company  has  appointed  a Year 2000
Compliance Officer,  and for each readiness area, a task force is systematically
performing  company-wide  risk assessment and contingency  planning,  conducting
testing and remediation, and communicating with employees,  suppliers, customers
and  third-party  business  partners to uncover problem areas and develop action
plans  related to the Year 2000 problem.  Below are overviews of each  readiness
area and the Company's progress thereon for becoming ready for the Year 2000.

Product Readiness
         The Company has  completed  its review of Year 2000 issues with respect
to  its  product  line.  The  Company's   telephones,   telephone  adjuncts  and
accessories,  and other  products,  with the  exception of one  product,  do not
calculate  dates  or  rely  upon  software  that  calculates   dates.  Any  date
information that is displayed on these products is provided by the Telco Service
provider over the Telco's  Network,  and only month and day  information is sent
over the Network and displayed by the products.  Additionally,  the user can set
the date  information  in two (2) of the Company's  current  products.  In other
words, The Company's products simply display the date information that the Telco
provides,   or  in  some  cases,  the  date  information  that  a  user  inputs.
Accordingly,  Year 2000 issues are not  relevant to the  functionality  of these
products.  For the one product that calculates  dates,  the  MailStation  e-mail
appliance,  the related  software  will,  under  normal use,  record and process
calendar dates falling on or after January 1, 2000 with the same  functionality,
data integrity and  performance as the software  records and processes  calendar
dates on or before December 31, 1999. In any future products developed by or for
the Company that may  calculate or utilize  date  information,  the Company will
take steps to assure Year 2000 compliance.

Internal Infrastructure Readiness
         Remediation of internal information  systems,  hardware and software is
in process and is mostly  complete.  The Company has  migrated to a new software
platform for it's  enterprise-wide  accounting and management  system,  which is
warranted  to be Year 2000  compliant  and which is  currently  being tested for
compliance.  For other  systems,  the  Company is in the  process  of  modifying
non-compliant  systems,  has  established  a  schedule  for  prioritized  system
compliance,  and is in the  process of  executing  the  Compliance  Project.  In
addition to applications  and  information  technology  systems,  the Company is
implementing,  testing and developing  remediation  plans for embedded  systems,
facilities  and  other  operations.  One  particular  area  of  activity  is  in
examining,  testing and reviewing the interfaces  between the Company's  various
internal  systems,  some of which may require  further  revision to be Year 2000
compliant. Most systems are now compliant and the Company expects all systems to
be compliant by no later than September 1999.


(2) MailStation is a trademark of CIDCO Incorporated.


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Supplier Readiness
         This  program  is  focused  on  minimizing  the  risk  associated  with
suppliers in two areas: (1) a supplier's  ability to continue providing products
and services,  and (2) the Year 2000  compliance of suppliers in their  internal
operations.  The Company has contacted all its material  suppliers.  The Company
has  received  responses  from the vast  majority  of its  preferred  suppliers.
Supplier issues that  potentially  affect the Company's  operations and products
are  targeted to be resolved by  September  1999.  The Company has  informed its
suppliers that it will  reevaluate its business  relationship  with any supplier
who either  fails to respond or  cooperate  with this  project,  or who fails to
certify as to Year 2000  compliance by July 1999.  The Company has also placed a
number of non-mission  critical suppliers on hold and continues to work with and
seek  alternatives to certain mission critical  suppliers who have not certified
that they are compliant.

Customer Readiness
         This  program is focused on  minimizing  the risk  associated  with our
customers  in two areas:  (1) a  customer's  ability to  continue  ordering  and
utilizing the Company's products and services,  and (2) the Year 2000 compliance
of customers in their internal operations, especially with respect to Electronic
Data  Interchange  ("EDI") with the Company.  The Company has  contacted all its
significant  customers.  The Company  has  received  responses  from most of its
customers  and  anticipates  that the  majority of  customers  will  respond and
provide the Company with the requested  information,  and will  participate with
the Company in joint testing of EDI processes and  interfaces.  Customer  issues
that  potentially  affect the  Company's  sales of  products  and  services  are
targeted to be resolved by September 1999.

Risk Factors, Costs, Remediation and Contingency Planning:
     The Company's overall Year 2000 project is currently in the remediation and
contingency planning phases on a number of fronts. The Company believes that its
greatest  potential  risks are  associated  with the  systems  of the  Company's
suppliers,   and   secondarily,   problems   associated   with   the   Company's
infrastructure  needs. For example, it is possible that  infrastructure  service
providers (e.g., electricity and/or water providers) may, despite assurances, be
unable to deliver  services  without  interruption to the Company's  headquarter
facilities and/or to the Company's overseas manufacturers.  For example, reports
indicate  that China may suffer  electricity  outages for failure to  adequately
prepare  for the year 2000.  The  Company  utilizes  contract  manufacturers  in
Malaysia,  China and Thailand and plans to build surplus product  inventory this
year as a contingency measure.  Additionally, it is possible that one or more of
the Company's Telco  customers may choose to defer the  commencement of programs
that  they  would  ordinarily  start in the last  quarter  of 1999 or the  first
quarter of 2000 to avoid Year 2000 issues that may arise with respect to Network
Services.  Such a decision  could have a  detrimental  impact upon the Company's
revenue for those quarters.

         With respect to suppliers and information  systems, the Company is well
along with performing  remediation and contingency planning,  but cannot predict
whether  significant  problems  will yet be  identified.  However,  based on the
status of the assessments  made and remediation  plans developed and implemented
to date, the Company  currently does not believe that problems  identified  will
pose significant  issues,  or that direct costs associated with such issues will
exceed  $1,000,000.  Once the Company has completed its  assessments,  developed
remediation plans for all problems,  developed remaining  contingency plans, and
completely  implemented and tested its remediation plans, it will be better able
to estimate  remediation  costs,  and it will provide updated  estimates at that
time.

         As the Year 2000 Compliance Project continues, the Company may discover
additional Year 2000 problems,  may not be able to develop,  implement,  or test
remediation  or  contingency  plans in time, or may find that the costs of these
activities exceed current expectations.  In many cases, the Company will be in a
position of relying on  assurances  from  suppliers and  infrastructure  service
providers that new and upgraded  information  systems and other products will be
Year 2000  compliant.  The Company plans to test such  third-party  products and
services,  but  cannot be sure  that its  tests  will be  adequate  or that,  if
problems are identified,  they will be addressed by the supplier in a timely and
satisfactory way. Because the Company uses a variety of information  systems and
has additional systems embedded in its operations and infrastructure,  it cannot
be sure that all of its  systems  will work  together  in a Year  2000-compliant
fashion.  Furthermore,  the  Company  cannot  be sure  that it will  not  suffer
business interruptions, either because of its own Year 2000 problems or those of
its  customers  or suppliers  whose Year 2000  problems may make it difficult or
impossible for them to fulfill their commitments to the Company.


Item 3        Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

         Management  believes that the market risk associated with the Company's
market  risk  sensitive  instruments  as of June 30, 1999 is not  material,  and
therefore, disclosure is not required.



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PART II.      OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings

         PhoneTel  Communications,  Inc.  filed a  complaint  in August  1998 in
Federal  District  Court in Texas,  alleging  that  CIDCO  Worldwide,  Inc.  (an
affiliate  of the  Company)  and 14  other  defendants  violated  one or more of
PhoneTel's  telephony  patents.  Although  this  matter  is at an  early  stage,
management  believes  that  the  Company  has not  infringed  any of  PhoneTel's
patents, and that it would prevail in any litigation which may proceed from this
complaint. Management of the Company currently believes that the outcome of this
matter and the ultimate  effect if any will not materially  impact the Company's
consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

         In the  ordinary  course of  business,  the  Company may be involved in
other legal  proceedings.  As of the date hereof,  the Company is not a party to
any other pending legal  proceedings that it believes will materially affect its
financial condition or results of operations.


ITEM 2. Changes in Securities

        None.


ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

        None.


ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

        The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 26, 1999.

        There were three proposals under consideration:
           1)To elect one Class B Director to hold office for a  three-year term
             and until a successor is elected and qualified. Ernest K. Jacquet
             was nominated. The results were:
             VOTES FOR        11,998,632           VOTES WITHHELD   137,288

           2)To approve the Company's 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
             The results were:
             VOTES FOR        11,780,185           VOTES AGAINST    322,661
             VOTES ABSTAINED      33,074

           3)To ratify the  appointment  of  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP as
             independent public accountants for the Company for the fiscal year
             ending December 31, 1999. The results were:
             VOTES FOR        12,068,586           VOTES AGAINST     46,983
             VOTES ABSTAINED      20,351






<PAGE>


ITEM 5.      Other Information

             None.


ITEM 6.       Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

              (a) Exhibits
                      See Index to Exhibits at page 23 below.

              (b) Reports on Form 8-K.
                      The Company  filed no reports on Form 8-K during the three
                      months ended June 30, 1999.


<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                          CIDCO INCORPORATED


August 6, 1999                   By:/s/Paul G. Locklin
     Date                            Paul G. Locklin
                                     President and Chief Executive Officer
                                     Chairman of the Board of Directors


August 6, 1999                       /s/Richard D. Kent
     Date                            Richard D. Kent
                                     Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations
                                     Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and
                                     Corporate Secretary



<PAGE>


                               CIDCO INCORPORATED

                                Index to Exhibits

   Exhibits                                                                Page

3.1   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (1)                 --

3.2   Second Amended and Restated By-laws of CIDCO Incorporated dated
        January 26, 1999. (7)                                                --

4.1  Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated March 29,1999
        between Registrant and Comerica Bank-California.                     --

4.2   Rights Agreement dated as of January 27, 1997, between the Registrant
        and United States Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent. (3)    --

10.4  Patent License Agreement dated as of May 1, 1989 between the
        Registrant and American Telephone and Telegraph Company. (1)         --

10.5  Form of Indemnification Agreement. (1)                                 --

10.17 Sublease dated Nov. 18, 1994,  between Thoits Bros. and
        the Registrant for 180 Cochrane Circle. (2)                          --

10.18 Lease dated Nov. 1, 1994, between Thoits Bros., Inc. and the
         Registrant for 105 Cochrane Circle, Units A, B, C, D, and E. (2)    --

10.20 Registrant's 1994 Directors' Stock Option Plan. (2)                    --

10.21 Registrant's 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. (2)                    --

10.24 Employment Agreement dated June 28, 1996 between Registrant
        and Ian Laing. (4)                                                   --

10.30 Registrant's Second Amended and Restated 1993 Stock Option Plan. (5)   --

10.31 Registrant's Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Option Plan. (5)          --

10.32 Employment Agreement dated June 1, 1998 between Registrant and
        Richard D. Kent. (5)                                                 --

10.33 Employment Termination Agreement dated Nov. 12, 1998 between
        Registrant and Daniel L. Eilers. (5)                                 --

10.34 Employment Agreement dated Nov. 12, 1998 between Registrant and
        Paul G. Locklin. (6)                                                 --

10.35 Employment Agreement dated Sept. 30, 1994 between Registrant and
        Timothy J. Dooley. (6)                                               --

10.39 Employment Agreement dated June 5, 1998 between Registrant
        and William A. Sole.                                                 --

                    (1)  Incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  the  Company's
                         registration statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-74114.

                    (2)  Incorporated  herein by reference to the Company's Form
                         10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994.

                    (3)  Incorporated  herein by reference to the Company's Form
                         10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1997.

                    (4)  Incorporated  herein by reference to the Company's Form
                         10-Q  for  the  quarter   ended  June  30,  1997.

                    (5)  Incorporated  herein by reference to the Company's Form
                         10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998.

                    (6)  Incorporated  herein by reference to the Company's Form
                         10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.


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