UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
10-KT/A
Amendment
No. 2
(Mark
One)
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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For the
fiscal year ended ____________
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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For the
transition period from January 1, 2009 to June 30,
2009.
Commission
File No. 000-52882
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VERECLOUD,
INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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26-0578268
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(State or
other jurisdiction of incorporation
or
organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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6560
South Greenwood Plaza Boulevard
Number
400
Englewood,
Colorado 80111
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(877)
711-6492
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(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock,
par value $.001 per share
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES o
NO x
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has (1) filed all reports to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during
the past 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
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NO o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically
and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive
Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405
of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit and post such files). YES
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Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers in response to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405) is not contained in this
form and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of
registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K
or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer,
an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated
filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. Check one:
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accelerated filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
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Smaller
reporting company x
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined
by Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
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NO x
Aggregate
market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates:
N/A.
As of
February 26, 2010, the Company had 48,728,000 shares of its $.001
par value common stock issued and outstanding.
Index to
Verecloud, Inc. Transition Report Form 10-K
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Explanatory
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PART
I
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Item
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Business
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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Item
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Unresolved
Staff Comments
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Item
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Properties
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Item
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Legal
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Item
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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PART
II
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Item
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Market for
Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
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Item
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Selected
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Item
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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Item
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Quantitative
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Item
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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F-1
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Item
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Changes in
and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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Item9A(T).
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Controls
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Item
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Other
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PART
III
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Item
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Item
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Executive
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Item
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
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Item
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions and Director
Independence
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Item
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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PART
IV
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Item
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Exhibits
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Signatures
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Exhibits
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EXPLANATORY
NOTE
This
Amendment No. 2 on Form 10-KT/A (this "Amendment") amends the
Transition Report on Form 10-KT of Verecloud, Inc.
(“Verecloud”, “we,” “us,”
“our,” or the “Company”) for the
period of January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 1,
2010 (the “Original Transition Report”), as amended by
Amendment No. 1 to the Original Transition Report on Form 10-KT/A,
filed with the SEC on April 13, 2010 ("Amendment No. 1"). This
Amendment amends the Original Transition Report and Amendment No. 1
in the following respects: (i) to remove the "restated" label from
the column entitled "Six Months Ended June 30, 2009" on the
Statements of Operations and Statements of Cash Flows; and
(ii) to clarify in Item 13 that since the Company was a limited
liability company rather than a corporation at the time of the
Company’s re-purchase of membership interests from Pat and
Ann Burke, former affiliates of the Company, on May 26, 2009, the
Company’s restated financial statements account for this
related party transaction as a purchase of members’ interest
recorded as a reduction in members’ equity rather than a
purchase of stock, recorded as treasury stock and then
retired. We are also re-filing Exhibit 31.1, Section 302
Certification – Principal Executive Officer, Exhibit 31.2,
Section 302 Certification – Principal Financial Officer,
Exhibit 32. 1 – Certification of Principal Executive
Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and Exhibit 32.2
– Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as required by Rule 12b-15 of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.
Except as
described above, no attempt has been made in this Amendment to
modify or update other disclosures presented in the Original
Transition Report or Amendment No. 1. This Amendment does not
reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original
Transition Report or Amendment No. 1, or modify or update those
disclosures, including the exhibits to the Original Transition
Report and Amendment No. 1 affected by subsequent events.
Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with our
filings with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Original
Transition Report and Amendment No. 1.
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CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
Transition Report on Form 10-K for Verecloud contains
“forward-looking statements.” All statements other than
statements of historical fact are “forward-looking
statements” for purposes of federal and state securities
laws, including any projections of earnings, revenue or other
financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and
objectives of management for future operations; any statements
concerning proposed new products or developments; any statements
regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements
of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the
foregoing. Forward-looking statements may include the words
“may,” “will,” “estimate,”
“intend,” “continue,”
“believe,” “expect” or
“anticipate” and other similar words.
These
forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks,
uncertainties and assumptions described in “Risk
Factors” and elsewhere in this Transition Report on Form
10-K. In addition, our past results of operations do not
necessarily indicate our future results. Moreover, the
telecommunications service business is very competitive and rapidly
changing. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not
possible for us to predict all such risk factors, nor can we assess
the impact of all such risk factors on our business or the extent
to which any risk factor, or combination of risk factors, may cause
actual results to differ materially from those contained in any
forward-looking statements.
Except as
otherwise required by applicable laws, we undertake no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or the
risk factors described in this Transition Report on Form 10-K or in
the documents we incorporate by reference, whether as a result of
new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other
reason after the date of this Transition Report on Form 10-K. You
should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of
future events or performance. We cannot assure you that the events
and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will
be achieved or occur. Although we believe that the expectations
reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we
cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements.
PART
I
ITEM 1.
BUSINESS
General
On July
19, 2007, Sage was incorporated in Nevada as a web development
services company.
On August
31, 2009, Sage consummated the Share Exchange with the sole member
of Cadence II, pursuant to which it acquired all of the membership
interests of Cadence II in exchange for the issuance to the
sole member of Cadence II, 42,320,000 shares of our common stock
representing 92.0% of our issued and outstanding common
stock. After the Share Exchange, our business operations
consist of those of Cadence II. The Share Exchange was
treated as a merger of Sage and Cadence II, which is accounted for
as a reverse acquisition with Cadence II being the acquirer for
financial reporting purposes. As such, for all
disclosures referencing shares authorized, issued, outstanding,
reserved for, per share amounts and other disclosures related to
equity, amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect share
quantities as if the exchange of Cadence II membership interest had
occurred at the beginning of the periods presented as altered by
the terms of the Share Exchange. Upon the closing of the
Share Exchange, the Articles of Incorporation were amended to
change the name of the Company to Network Cadence, Inc. and Cadence
II became a wholly owned subsidiary of Network Cadence,
Inc. On January 25, 2010, the Company instituted a
four-for-one forward split of its common stock and amended its
Articles of Incorporation to change the name of the Company from
Network Cadence, Inc. to Verecloud, Inc.
Upon
completion of the Share Exchange, the operations of Sage
ceased. As a result, net assets of Sage at August 31,
2009, which were negative $13,774 and consisted of cash and web
development costs ($4,326) offset by amounts owed to the former
President ($18,100) were written off.
The
Company is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado and, through its
wholly owned subsidiary, Cadence II, provides transformation
solutions to the telecommunications industry. The Company creates
and implements functional architectural designs that solve the
problems related to the high costs of integration for communication
service providers (“CSPs”). Through its Service
Lifecycle Management methodology (“SLM”), the Company
enables CSPs to dramatically improve performance in deploying new
services while reducing their operation costs. Although
it is anticipated that these professional services will drive the
short-term revenue growth for the Company, Verecloud is in the
process of developing and rolling out a cloud-based computing
system known as Nimbus. However, if the Company is
unable to secure outside private financing, this may prevent the
Company’s business plan from materializing.
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Our
Business
Verecloud
is focused on providing professional services and business platform
solutions to CSPs. These services and solutions are focused on the
service delivery platform component of CSPs back office systems and
enable CSPs to, among other things, operate more efficiently,
introduce new products faster and deliver a better customer
experience.
Cadence II
was formed in 2006 and, for the past three years, has driven
operational improvements and innovation with clients across the
telecommunications landscape through professional services
contracts. From architecture design to solution, or technology
selection to delivery and implementation, Cadence II has
provided professional service solutions in areas of operational
support systems (service creation, order fulfillment, inventory,
activation and provisioning, assurance and billing, among
others). For the periods covered by this report, the
Company’s revenue stream consists solely of billable
professional services. No software or product revenue
has yet occurred.
While
professional services remain the Company’s sole source of
revenue through at least mid-2010, the Company’s objective
is to develop a unique platform known as Nimbus, which
we hope will position the Company to exploit the opportunity
created by the continued growth in cloud computing. Nimbus is
expected to bridge the gap between (i) small and medium businesses,
that want expanded and integrated services via the
“cloud,” (ii) CSPs who need innovative, high-margin
services to drive growth, and (iii) innovative cloud computing
solution providers who want access to the large distribution
channel that CSPs have developed for voice and data services. The
Company believes that Nimbus can potentially open new revenue
opportunities, protect investments made in existing services and
create a new distribution model for both CSPs and cloud computing
solution providers in a low cost, high return
manner. The success of the Company’s plan will
depend on several major factors. First, its ability to
raise the capital needed to develop Nimbus. Second, the
successful development of Nimbus into a commercially viable and
competitive cloud-based solution. Third, the
Company’s ability to effectively market and sell the Nimbus
solution to CSPs. If the Company is unable to
successfully execute on some or all of these factors, there could
be a material adverse effect on the Company’s business,
financial condition and results of
operations. Currently, the development of Nimbus is in
the early phase with the focus in the first quarter of 2010 on
developing technical timelines and partner
strategies. The Company expects to roll out the beta
phase in the second quarter of 2010 with platform testing and
integration occurring in the third quarter of
2010. Commercial viability is targeted for the fourth
quarter of 2010. However, the entire foregoing plan is
dependent on the Company’s ability to raise the needed
capital in the first half of 2010.
Once
Nimbus is commercially available, the Company anticipates focusing
on three streams of revenue. First, upfront integration
fees charged to customers for integrating Nimbus into their
existing systems. Second, license and support fees for
ongoing maintenance and support of the
platform. Finally, revenue sharing with the CSPs related
to revenue generated via the Nimbus platform. If the
Company’s business plan is successful, the revenue share
component will be the major source of revenue moving
forward.
Recent
Events
On
November 2, 2009, our largest customer, SkyTerra Communications
(“SkyTerra”), terminated our contract. For
the six months ended June 30, 2009, SkyTerra accounted for 98% of
our revenue. As a result, we were forced to reduce 50%
of our work force and our revenues declined more than 90% beginning
in November 2009.
Market
Overview
The global
telecommunications industry is a multi-trillion dollar per year
industry. CSPs are a subset of the telecommunications industry that
interact directly with end-users and wholesale customers to provide
communication services such as voice, data, and wireless. CSPs
include AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, Qwest, and British
Telecom. As deregulation occurred in the telecommunications
industry over the past 20 years, the growth of CSPs accelerated at
an unprecedented level as they were able to offer a multitude of
new and innovative services.
Historically,
CSPs have managed to satisfy growing demand for their services by
continuing to add hardware to their communications networks. Rather
than upgrading their core software systems, CSPs have added more
servers, switches and routers. While capacity and capability of the
CSP commercial network broadly expanded, the two supporting
software components, the Operational Support System and Business
Support System (“OSS/BSS”) remained relatively
unchanged. OSS are a set of programs that help CSPs
monitor, control, analyze and manage a telephone or computer
network. BSS are systems which help CSPs run their business
operations when dealing with customers with respect to, taking
orders, processing bills, and collecting payments. CSPs, while
wanting to add new services, realized they had to overcome
significant hurdles such as the dated designs of their legacy
OSS/BSS and the high cost of deploying new technology in order to
capture new revenue opportunities. High deployment costs, coupled
with an inability to leverage existing hardware resources, have
been identified within the industry as “the Integration
Tax.”
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The
CSP’s difficulty in managing the Integration Tax issue has
created an opportunity for new entrants into the communications
services industry: IP-based service providers. IP-based, or
Internet Protocol based, refers to the use of the Internet
infrastructure to power communications services. Companies such as
Skype and Google launched creative and new telecommunication
services using the Internet as the foundational component of their
communications networks. While IP-based CSPs are a threat to the
traditional providers, traditional CSPs have a significant
advantage that the Internet companies desire: a large installed
base of customers with an established billing relationship .
Going forward, traditional CSPs choosing to leverage the power of
the Internet, coupled with a wholesale marketing model, can enhance
their revenue realization with the addition of next generation
services to their current product set.
Telecommunications
Transformation, or Telco 2.0, is accepted terminology that refers
to this overall paradigm shift which reduces the Integration Tax,
enabling CSPs to innovate and provide value-added services to their
customers. This can only be accomplished through the deployment of
a Service Delivery Platform (“SDP”) layer that enables
linkage of disparate network components and Internet based
applications (from any source) with legacy back-office systems
unique to each CSP. SDPs are a set of components which interface
with legacy OSS/BSS systems to create a new entry point for adding,
managing, and innovating new services. When a CSP desires to
develop a new communication service, they can work directly with
the SDP rather than inefficiently interfacing directly with the
OSS/BSS. This ultimately creates a way to deliver new services more
quickly and at lower cost.
Products
and Services
As a
result of experience in the telecommunications sector and
operational support systems, with significant focus on operational
support systems, Verecloud has identified the need for a creative
solution in the service management layer via the SDP. The service
management layer resides between the traditional OSS/BSS and the
commercial network of all CSPs and is designed to address all
phases of a service lifecycle. Our approach in the service
management layer consists of the following:
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Catalog / Inventory –
Maintains the repository of the service specification definition
and instances of the service. The catalog is the central hub of
service management that maintains the data model, processes, and
rules for the service in its various lifecycle stages.
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Service
Fulfillment –
This function is commonly referred to as service provisioning or
service activation. It provides the CSP with the ability to
allocate capabilities and/or resources, either physical or logical,
for the service with as much automation as possible. This function
significantly reduces the classic “swivel chair”
conundrum created by multiple systems input existing in most CSPs
today.
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Service
Assurance –
Network resources are monitored for faults or impairments, but
determining the impact to services that customers leverage is
challenging. The Verecloud approach creates a definition of not
only the primary quality indicators of a service, but also the
process definition of how to repair the service as well as the
model of the service to determine the relationships and impacts
with other services.
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Service
Charging –
New converged services that cross technological and organizational
boundaries create complexity in charging and billing. Traditional
back-office systems designs do not offer the unique charging
options desired by customers. Verecloud has employed an IMS
architectural orientation to support real-time charging of
composite services. This creative approach offers a CSP greater
flexibility in pricing their offerings to customers and provides
for revenue assurance capabilities to confirm proper billing based
upon accurate usage.
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Service
Delivery –A
unified SDP is an enabler for a CSP to offer converged services in
a much more flexible and adaptable environment than what has
traditionally been available. SDPs enable rapid, lower cost service
creation for product developers seeking to experiment with
offerings, accomplished with minimal required involvement from IT
and network operations personnel.
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Nimbus
Verecloud
began funding its research and development activities for the
Nimbus project in January 2009 with retained earnings from
operations. This research and development project was
chartered to develop a proof of concept to evaluate product
potential, functionality and product
deliverability. Through December 31, 2009, the cost of
this research and development project totaled approximately
$500,000. These costs consisted primarily of salaries and wages
associated with our technical staffing in assessing the viability,
potential and technical requirements of the Nimbus
solution. Going forward, our research and development
spending will focus on the development of the Nimbus solution,
however, such spending is dependent upon the Company raising
capital in 2010.
Business
Strategy
While
professional services remain the near term opportunity to drive
revenue and operating margin growth, the Company expects to develop
Nimbus, which we hope will position the Company to exploit the
opportunity created by the continued growth in cloud
computing. Nimbus will bridge the gap between
(i) small and medium businesses that want expanded and
integrated services via the “cloud,”(ii) CSPs who need
innovative, high-margin services to drive growth, and (iii)
innovative clouding computing solution providers who want access to
the large distribution channel that CSPs have developed for voice
and data services. We believe that Nimbus can potentially open new
revenue opportunities, protect investments made in existing
services and create an exciting new distribution model for both
CSPs and cloud computing solution providers in a low cost, high
return manner.
Verecloud
is focused on providing professional services and business platform
solutions to CSPs. These services and solutions are
focused on the service delivery platform component of CSPs back
office systems and enable CSPs to, among other things, operate more
efficiently, introduce new products faster and deliver a better
customer experience.
Verecloud
began in 2006 and, for the past three years, has driven operational
improvements and innovation with clients across the
telecommunications landscape through professional services
contracts. From architecture design to solution, or technology
selection to delivery and implementation, Verecloud has provided
professional service solutions in areas of operational support
systems (service creation, order fulfillment, inventory, activation
and provisioning, assurance and billing, among others).
In
addition to developing industry leading technology, Verecloud is
also a contributor to communication industry standards bodies such
as TM Forum’s SID and SDF, OASIS for Telecom, ATIS Services
Oriented Network, Open Mobile Alliance and Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Customers
Our
customer base has been focused in the telecommunications space.
Since inception, our business has been dependent on one significant
customer, SkyTerra. For the six months ended June 30, 2009,
SkyTerra represented 98% of our revenue. On November 2,
2009, we received a contract termination notice from SkyTerra. As a
result, beginning in November 2009, our monthly revenue was reduced
by more than 90% due to this termination. Since January 1, 2010, we
have successfully helped such providers as Qwest Communications,
Numerex, Taser and GigaSpace Technologies in projects ranging from
new implementations, or projects that are not constrained by prior
networks to enhance and expand the capabilities of legacy systems.
We are focused on expanding our customer base through continuing to
offer professional services as well as the selling the long term
vision of our platform.
Competition
The
competitive landscape includes firms that are attempting to address
CSP transformational needs in the telecommunications industry.
These can be segmented into three areas:
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large-scale
Systems Integrators (e.g. – Accenture and IBM);
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full Suite
Solution Providers (e.g. – Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and IBM);
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CSP
Transformation Agents who seek to redefine how CSPs deliver
services (e.g. – JamCracker and Amdocs).
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Large-scale
Systems
Integrators are engaged based upon their broad knowledge in
solving well-defined CSP problems. Their approach provides a
“remedy to a status-quo environment” versus
implementation of transformational change. These large competitors
are focused on multi-year, expensive projects that may not solve
the problem that SLM addresses.
Full Suite
Solution Providers offer a
suite of products, that when fully implemented, provide an
integrated approach in solving the CSPs transformation needs. Their
approach, however, comes at a great expense to CSPs. It can be very
time consuming to implement, very costly, provides a
“one-size-fits-all” solution, and is integrated only
within the bounds of their suite. Their solution does not integrate
with a CSPs unique legacy OSS/BSS environment. Cost of implementing
a full suite of products results in a much lower return on
investment for the CSP than a more flexible and less expensive SLM
solution.
CSP Transformation Agents are emerging as CSPs
embrace the value of and need for a service delivery layer
platform. These competitors are small and are narrowly focused on
specific areas of SLM. For example, they may address order
management but have not fully addressed how this solution
integrates with other areas of the overall service
lifecycle.
Based on
these definitions, Verecloud is considered a CSP Transformation
Agent. It is our belief that the SLM methodology provides a
superior end-to-end solution that is:
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more robust than that of other CSP Transformation
Agents;
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less
expensive and more cost effective; and
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more
nimble, flexible, and more suitable to the dynamically evolving
needs of all CSPs.
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Marketing
and Advertising
Verecloud
is focused on marketing its professional services and business
platform solutions to CSPs. These services and solutions
are focused on the service delivery platform component of CSPs back
office systems and enable CSPs to, among other things, operate more
efficiently, introduce new products faster and deliver a better
customer experience.
Intellectual
Property and Proprietary Rights
Verecloud
claims rights in its inventions, code, and other intellectual
property that it has created and that is contained in the SLM,
Nimbus, and other components of Verecloud's future products
and current services. It has not sought formal
registration or filed any U.S. patent or copyright applications for
such intellectual property. It has filed a federal
application with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for
the trademark VERECLOUD (U.S. Ser. No.
77/929,616).
Employees
We
currently have 26 employees, 21 of which are full time
employees. In addition to our full time employees, we
have three finance and sales consultants. We do not expect to
hire additional employees until such time as our operations
require.
None of
our employees is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Each
of our managerial, sales and administrative employees has entered
into a standard form of employment agreement which, among other
things, contains covenants not to compete for 24 months following
termination of employment and to maintain the confidentiality of
certain proprietary information. We believe that our employee
relations are good.
Properties
Our
principal address is 6560 South Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Number
400, Englewood, Colorado 80111. We currently lease approximately
10,000 square feet of office space. Our lease expires in April
2010.
Litigation
None.
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1A. RISK FACTORS
There are
numerous and varied risks that may prevent us from achieving our
goals, including those described below. You should
carefully consider the risks described below and other information
included in this prospectus, including our financial statements and
related notes. Our business, financial condition and
results of operations could be harmed by any of the following
risks. If any of the events or circumstances described
below were to occur, our business, financial condition and results
of operations could be materially adversely affected. As
a result, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and
investors could lose part or all of their investment.
Risks
Related to Our Business
We have
received a going concern opinion from our
auditors.
Our
financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting
principles applicable to a going concern. This raises substantial
doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability
to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ability to raise
additional capital and implement our business plan. Based on our
current business plan and projections, we will need approximately
$10 million to meet our cash requirements for the next twelve
months. This plan is the basis of discussion with
potential investors and strategic partners. Of this
amount, approximately $4 million will be used for Nimbus
development and product management, approximately $5 million for
sales, marketing, working capital and administrative expenses, and
$1.2 million to meet the obligations of the promissory
note. Furthermore, we intend to seek funding of up to
$20 million to fund operations through 2011. The
additional $10 million in 2011 is expected to be used to fund
ongoing working capital needs for sales and marketing ($3 million),
ongoing Nimbus product management and upgrade ($6 million) and
overhead and other working capital net of gross margins and cash
reserves ($1 million). Since January 2010, we have met with
several investment firms and strategic partners in the software and
telecommunications industries who have expressed interest in our
strategy and could be potential investors in the
Company. We are exploring funding options that include
debt financing, equity investments, co-development arrangements and
strategic alliances. As of February 26, 2010, we have
not secured any financing or commitments. Assurances
cannot be given that adequate financing can be obtained to meet our
capital needs. If we are unable to generate profits and
are unable to obtain financing to meet our working
capital requirements, we may have to curtail our business sharply
or cease operations altogether. Our continuation as a going concern
is dependent upon our ability to generate sufficient cash flow to
meet our obligations on a timely basis to retain our current
financing, to obtain additional financing, and, ultimately, to
attain profitability. Should any of these events not occur, we will
be adversely affected and we may have to cease
operations.
The
products and services we sell are based on an emerging technology
and therefore the potential market for our products remains
uncertain.
The
telecommunication transformation products and services we develop
and sell are based on an emerging technology platform and our
success depends on organizations and customers perceiving
technological and operational benefits and cost savings associated
with adopting our solutions. Our relatively limited operating
history and the limited extent to which our solutions have been
currently adopted may make it difficult to evaluate our business
because the potential market for our products remains
uncertain.
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Failure to
properly manage projects may result in unanticipated costs or
claims.
Our
engagements may involve large scale, highly complex projects. The
quality of our performance on such projects depends in large part
upon our ability to manage the relationship with our customers, and
to effectively manage the project and deploy appropriate resources,
including third-party contractors and our own personnel, in a
timely manner. Any defects or errors or failure to meet
customers’ expectations could result in claims for
substantial damages against us. Our contracts generally limit our
liability for damages that arise from negligent acts, errors,
mistakes or omissions in rendering services to our customers.
However, we cannot be sure that these contractual provisions will
protect us from liability for damages in the event we are sued. In
addition, in certain instances, we guarantee customers that we will
complete a project by a scheduled date or that the network will
achieve certain performance standards. If the project or network
experiences a performance problem, we may not be able to recover
the additional costs we would incur, which could exceed revenues
realized from a project.
Our
clients’ complex regulatory requirements may increase our
costs, which could negatively impact our
profits.
Many of
our clients, particularly those in the telecommunication services,
are subject to complex and constantly changing regulatory
requirements. On occasion, these regulatory requirements change
unpredictably. These regulations may increase our potential
liabilities if our services are found to contribute to a failure by
our clients to comply with the requirements applicable to them and
may increase compliance costs as regulatory requirements increase
or change. These increased costs could negatively impact our
profits.
In our
course of business, we expose ourselves to possible litigation
associated with performing services on our customers’
properties.
We perform
services on our customers’ properties and doing so can result
in claims of property damage, breach of contract, harassment,
theft, and other such claims. These claims may become time
consuming and expensive, which would adversely affect our financial
condition and the reputation of our business.
We are
highly dependent upon technology, and our inability to keep pace
with technological advances in our industry could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Our
success depends in part on our ability to develop IT solutions that
keep pace with continuing changes in the IT industry, evolving
industry standards and changing client preferences. There can be no
assurance that we will be successful in adequately addressing these
developments on a timely basis or that, if these developments are
addressed, we will be successful in the marketplace. We need to
continually make significant investments, with ever increasing
regularity, in sophisticated and specialized communications and
computer technology to meet our clients’ needs. We anticipate
that it will be necessary to continue to invest in and develop new
and enhanced technology in shorter intervals and on a timely basis
to maintain our competitiveness. Significant capital expenditures
may be required to keep our technology up-to-date. There can be no
assurance that any of our information systems will be adequate to
meet our future needs or that we will be able to incorporate new
technology to enhance and develop our existing services. Moreover,
investments in technology, including future investments in upgrades
and enhancements to software, may not necessarily maintain our
competitiveness. Our future success will also depend in part on our
ability to anticipate and develop information technology solutions
that keep pace with evolving industry standards and changing client
demands. Our inability to effectively keep pace with continuing
changes in the IT industry could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Our
failure to protect or maintain our existing systems could have
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
result of operations.
Moreover,
experienced computer programmers and hackers may be able to
penetrate our network security, or that of our customers, and
misappropriate confidential information, create system disruptions
or cause shutdowns. If this were to occur, we could incur
significant expenses in addressing problems created by security
breaches of our network.
Our
business depends on our clients not going offshore for
services.
The
potential exists for us to lose existing customers for information
technology outsourcing services or other information technology
solutions, or incur significant expenses in connection with our
customers’ system failures. In addition, sophisticated
hardware and operating system software and applications that we
produce or procure from third parties may contain defects in design
and manufacture, including “bugs” and other problems
that can unexpectedly interfere with the operation of our systems.
The costs to eliminate or alleviate security problems, viruses,
worms and bugs could be significant, and the efforts to address
these problems could result in interruptions, delays or cessation
of service.
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Our
business depends on the growth and maintenance of wireless
communications infrastructure.
Our
success will depend on the continued growth and maintenance of
wireless communications infrastructure in the United States and
around the world. This includes deployment and maintenance of
reliable next-generation digital networks with the necessary speed,
data capacity and security for providing reliable wireless
communications services. Wireless communications infrastructure may
be unable to support the demands placed on it if the number of
customers continues to increase, or if existing or future customers
increase their bandwidth requirements. In addition, viruses, worms
and similar break-ins and disruptions from illicit code or
unauthorized tampering may harm the performance of wireless
communications. If a well-publicized breach of security were to
occur, general mobile phone usage could decline, which could reduce
the demand for and use of our applications. Wireless communications
experience a variety of outages and other delays as a result of
infrastructure and equipment failures, and could face outages and
delays in the future. These outages and delays could reduce the
level of wireless communications usage as well as our ability to
distribute our applications successfully.
The
industry in which we operate has relatively low barriers to entry
and increased competition could result in margin erosion, which
would make profitability even more difficult to
sustain.
Other than
the technical skills required in our business, the barriers to
entry in our business are relatively low. Business start-up
costs do not pose a significant barrier to entry. The success of
our business is dependent on our employees, customer relations and
the successful performance of our services. If we face increased
competition as a result of new entrants in our markets, we could
experience reduced operating margins and loss of market share and
brand recognition.
We
operate in a competitive industry with several established and more
horizontally integrated companies. It may be difficult to sustain
our market share in the event of a decline in market
conditions.
Our
industry is competitive and rapidly changing. Future competitors
may include large international and domestic engineering companies.
These competitors may have a material advantage in their financial,
technical and marketing resources. We may be unable to successfully
compete against future competitors, which would adversely affect
our business and operations.
Risks
Relating To Our Company
With the
recent loss of our largest customer, our revenue has been
significantly reduced and we no longer operate at a
profit.
On
November 2, 2009, we received a contract termination notice from
our largest customer, SkyTerra. As a result, we lost more than 90%
of our revenue. In light of this notice, we reduced our workforce
by approximately 50%. With the loss of our most significant
customer, we have limited revenue and, going forward, will not
operate at a profit without additional business. We cannot assure
you that we will ever be profitable and you should not invest
unless you are prepared to lose your entire investment.
We have a
material weakness in our system of internal controls, which may
prevent us from accurately reporting our financial results or
prevent fraud. Currently, the Company does not have a
plan nor the resources to remediate this material
weakness. As a result, current and potential
stockholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting,
which could harm our business and the trading price of our stock,
if we are ever able to list it on an exchange.
We
currently have a material weakness in our system of internal
controls. In addition, we currently do not have a plan
nor the resources to remediate this material
weakness. Effective internal controls are necessary for us to
provide reliable financial reports and effectively prevent fraud.
If we cannot provide financial reports or prevent fraud, our
business reputation and operating results could be harmed. Internal
control weaknesses could also cause investors to lose confidence in
our reported financial information, which could have a negative
effect on the trading price of our stock, if we are ever able to
list it on the OTC Bulletin Board or an exchange.
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We may
not be able to manage our expansion of operations effectively and
if we are unable to do so, we will not achieve
profitability.
We believe
our Nimbus solution will allow us to significantly expand our
business and capture new market opportunities. As we grow, we
must continue to improve our operational and financial systems,
procedures and controls, and expand, train and manage our growing
employee base. In order to fund our on-going operations and our
future growth, we will need to have sufficient internal sources of
liquidity or access to additional financing from external sources.
Furthermore, our management will be required to maintain and
strengthen our relationships with our customers, suppliers and
other third parties. As a result, our continued expansion has
placed, and will continue to place, significant strains on our
management personnel, systems and resources. We will also need to
further strengthen our internal control and compliance functions to
ensure that we will be able to comply with our legal and
contractual obligations and minimize our operational and compliance
risks. Our current and planned operations, personnel, systems,
internal procedures and controls may not be adequate to support our
future growth. If we are unable to manage our growth effectively,
we may not be able to take advantage of market opportunities,
execute our business strategies or respond to competitive
pressures. As a result, our results from operations may
decline.
Our
limited operating history may not serve as an adequate basis to
judge our future prospects and results of
operations.
Our
limited operating history and the unpredictability of our industry
make it difficult for investors to evaluate our business and future
operating results. An investor in our securities must consider the
risks, uncertainties and difficulties frequently encountered by
companies in new and rapidly evolving markets. The risks and
difficulties we face include challenges in accurate financial
planning as a result of limited historical data and the
uncertainties resulting from having had a relatively limited time
period in which to implement and evaluate our business strategies
as compared to companies with longer operating
histories.
Our
operating results may fluctuate significantly, which makes our
future results difficult to predict and may result in our operating
results falling below expectations or our guidance, which could
cause the price of our common stock to decline.
Our
operating results may fluctuate due to a variety of factors, many
of which are outside of our control. As a result, comparing our
operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be
meaningful. You should not rely on our past results as an
indication of our future performance. If our revenue or operating
results fall below the expectations of investors or securities
analysts or below any guidance we may provide to the market, the
price of our common stock would likely decline
substantially.
In
addition, factors that may affect our operating results include,
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in demand, adoption, sales cycles and pricing levels for our
products and services;
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customers’ budgets for information technology purchases and
in the timing of their purchasing decisions;
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of recognizing revenue in any given quarter as a result of software
revenue recognition policies;
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number and size of orders in each quarter;
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ability to develop, introduce and deliver in a timely manner new
products and product enhancements that meet customer demand,
certification requirements and technical requirements;
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of the announcement or release of products or upgrades by us or by
our competitors;
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ability to implement scalable internal systems for reporting, order
processing, license fulfillment, product delivery, purchasing,
billing and general accounting, among other functions;
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If our
clients terminate significant contracted projects or choose not to
retain us for additional projects, or if we are restricted from
providing services to our clients’ competitors, our revenues
and profitability may be negatively affected.
Our
clients typically retain us on a non-exclusive basis. Many of our
client contracts, including those that are on a fixed price, fixed
timeframe basis, can be terminated by the client with or without
cause upon 90 days’ notice or less and generally without
termination-related penalties. Additionally, our contracts with
clients are typically limited to discrete projects without any
commitment to a specific volume of business or future work and may
involve multiple stages. In addition, the increased breadth of our
service offerings may result in larger and more complex projects
for our clients that require us to devote resources to more
thoroughly understand their operations. Despite these efforts, our
clients may choose not to retain us for additional stages or may
cancel or delay planned or existing engagements due to any number
of factors, including:
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potential terminations, cancellations or delays in planned or
existing engagements could make it difficult for us to use our
personnel efficiently. In addition, some of our client contracts
may restrict us from engaging in business with certain competitors
of our clients during the term of the agreements and for a limited
period following termination of these agreements. Any of the
foregoing factors could negatively impact our revenues and
profitability. Other than under existing contractual obligations,
none of our customers is obligated to purchase additional services
from us. As a result, the volume of work that we perform for a
specific customer is likely to vary from period to period, and a
significant customer in one period may not use our services in a
subsequent period.
We may
engage in acquisitions, strategic investments, partnerships,
alliances or other ventures that are not successful, or fail to
integrate acquired businesses into our operations, which may
adversely affect our competitive position and growth
prospects.
We may
acquire or make strategic investments in complementary businesses,
technologies, services or products, or enter into strategic
partnerships or alliances with third parties in the future in order
to expand our business. We may be unable to identify suitable
acquisition, strategic investment or strategic partnership
candidates, or if we do identify suitable candidates, we may not
complete those transactions on terms commercially favorable to us
or at all, which may adversely affect our competitive position and
our growth prospects.
If
we acquire another business, we may face difficulties,
including:
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into our operations;
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that business to achieve the forecasts we used to determine the
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These
difficulties could disrupt our ongoing business and increase our
expenses. As of the date of this Transition Report on Form 10-K, we
have no agreements to enter into any material acquisition,
investment, partnership, alliance or other joint venture
transaction.
We are
subject to the reporting requirements of the federal securities
laws, which impose additional burdens on us.
We are a
public reporting company and accordingly subject to the information
and reporting requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the
“Securities Act”), the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and other federal securities
laws, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(“Sarbanes-Oxley”). As a public company, these rules
and regulations may make it more difficult and expensive for us to
obtain director and officer liability insurance in the future, and
we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or
incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same coverage. As a
result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain
qualified persons to serve on our board of directors or as
executive officers. We are currently evaluating and monitoring
developments with respect to these new rules, and we cannot predict
or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the
timing of such costs.
It may be
time consuming, difficult and costly for us to develop and
implement the internal controls and reporting procedures required
by Sarbanes-Oxley. Some members of our management team have limited
or no experience operating a company whose securities are publicly
reported, traded or listed on an exchange, and with SEC rules and
requirements, including SEC reporting practices and requirements
that are applicable to a publicly reporting or publicly-traded
company. We may need to recruit, hire, train and retain additional
financial reporting, internal controls and other personnel in order
to develop and implement appropriate internal controls and
reporting procedures. If we are unable to comply with the internal
controls requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley, when applicable, we may
not be able to obtain the independent accountant certifications
required by Sarbanes-Oxley.
Assertions
by a third party that we infringe its intellectual property could
result in costly and time-consuming litigation, expensive licenses
or the inability to operate as planned.
The
software and technology industries are characterized by the
existence of a large number of patents, copyrights, trademarks and
trade secrets and by frequent litigation based on allegations of
infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights.
As we face increasing competition, the possibility of intellectual
property rights claims against us may grow. Our technologies may
not be able to withstand third-party claims or rights restricting
their use. Companies, organizations or individuals, including our
competitors, may hold or obtain patents or other proprietary rights
that would prevent, limit or interfere with our ability to provide
our services or develop new services and features, which could make
it more difficult for us to operate our business.
If we are
determined to have infringed upon a third party’s
intellectual property rights, we may be required to pay substantial
damages, stop using technology found to be in violation of a third
party’s rights or seek to obtain a license from the holder of
the infringed intellectual property right, which license may not be
available on reasonable terms, or at all, and may significantly
increase our operating expenses or may require us to restrict our
business activities in one or more respects. We may also be
required to develop alternative non-infringing technology that
could require significant effort and expense or may not be
feasible. In the event of a successful claim of infringement
against us and our failure or inability to obtain a license to the
infringed technology, our business and results of operations could
be harmed.
There is
a reduced probability of a change of control or acquisition of us
due to the possible issuance of preferred stock. This reduced
probability could deprive our investors of the opportunity to
otherwise sell our common stock in an acquisition of us by
others.
Our
Articles of Incorporation, as amended, authorize our board of
directors to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of prefer