Unassociated Document
Filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(Registration
Statement 333-146060)
PROSPECTUS
ATLAS
TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
4,423,660
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
This
is
an offering of shares of our common stock by persons and companies that were
issued shares of common stock, par value $0.0004 (the “Common
Stock”),
of
Atlas Technology Group, Inc. (the “Company”
or
the
“Registrant”)
in
various private offerings. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale
of the shares of Common Stock offered by the selling stockholders.
We
are
currently a reporting company under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”).
Our
Common Stock is traded on the NASD Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board (the
“OTC
Bulletin Board”)
under
the symbol “ATYG.OB”.
Registration
of the shares of Common Stock contemplated herein, will allow certain
stockholders to sell all or part of their equity interests in the Company.
The
stockholders whose shares will become freely tradable shares under the
Registration Statement are identified herein. See
Selling Stockholders.
The
Company shall bear all of the cost of preparing and printing the Registration
Statement, Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplements and all filing fees and
legal and accounting expenses associated with registration under federal and
state securities laws. The selling stockholders will be responsible for any
brokerage commissions, discounts or other expenses relating to the sales of
the
shares.
THE
PURCHASE OF THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. YOU
SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE FACTORS DESCRIBED UNDER THE HEADING “RISK FACTORS”
BEGINNING ON PAGE 6.
NEITHER
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
HAS
APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS
IS
TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.
On
November 6, 2007, the closing price of our Common Stock as quoted on the OTC
Bulletin Board was $0.80. The
terms
“we,” “our” and “us,” refer to the Company.
The
date of this prospectus is November 7, 2007.
Table
of Contents
The
following table of contents has been designed to help you find important
information contained in this prospectus. We encourage you to read the entire
prospectus.
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Prospectus
Summary
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1
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Risk
Factors
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6
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Special
Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
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12
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Use
Of Proceeds
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13
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations
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14
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Business
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21
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Description
of Property
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28
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Directors,
Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons
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29
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Corporate
Governance
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31
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Executive
Compensation
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33
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
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35
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Dividend
Policy
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37
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Market
for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
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38
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Selling
Stockholders
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39
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Certain
Relationships and Transactions and Related Party
Transactions
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41
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Description
of Securities
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42
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Plan
of Distribution
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44
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Legal
Proceedings
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46
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Interest
of Named Experts and Counsel
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46
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Disclosure
of Commission Position of Indemnification For Securities Act
Liabilities
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46
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Changes
In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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47
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Legal
Matters
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47
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Experts
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47
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Where
You Can Find More Information
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You
should rely only upon the information contained in this prospectus and the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. We have not
authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If
anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should
not
rely on it. The selling stockholders will only sell shares of our Common Stock
and seek offers to buy shares of our Common Stock in jurisdictions where offers
and sales are permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is
accurate as of November 7, 2007.
We
obtained statistical data, market data and other industry data and forecasts
used throughout this prospectus from market research, publicly available
information and industry publications. Industry publications generally state
that they obtain their information from sources that they believe to be
reliable, but they do not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the
information. We have not sought the consent of the sources to refer to their
reports in this prospectus.
PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
Our
Business
We
are
leveraging the recent advances in software, monitoring systems, and
communications, to build a new, cutting edge, global support infrastructure,
providing 24x7 software support to large and medium sized companies. Our new
application on-boarding and monitoring processes allow for dramatic cost savings
over existing Information Technology (“IT”)
service providers. With more than thirty years of combined experience in IT
support, our management team brings a significant level of knowledge and
experience in outsourced application support. Our management team’s experience
includes worldwide application support for companies such as JP Morgan,
Microsoft, and Avanade.
We
intend
to offer our services worldwide, with the majority of our targeted customers
having multi-national operations. Our operations are designed to be a highly
distributable venture, with the ability to place people in the best possible
locations so that we can provide a seamless service offering across the world.
The worldwide IT market is approximately one trillion US dollars in size
including hardware, software and communications. (Source: Gartner Group, Inc.
(“Gartner”)
available at http://www.gartner.com/Init.)
The
latest trend in outsourcing toward outsourcing application support is dramatic.
According to Forrester Research Inc. (“Forrester”),
Tier
2 application support and business outsourcing grew to represent a $220 billion
market by 2006 with additional growth averaging 10% annually. According to
Forrester the percentage of IT budgets spent on maintaining existing
applications was 73% in 2004 and 76% in 2005. (Source: Forrester Research,
Inc.
“2005 Enterprise IT Outlook: Business Technographics North
America”.)
To
many
industry leaders, managed services represent an important change to how
technology is delivered and consumed. The managed services market has expanded
rapidly over the past several years, particularly in the under-served small-
and
medium-sized business (“S-MMB”)
market. The S-MMB IT services market estimated to be worth $220 is expected
to
grow at a compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”)
of
7.6% from 2004 to 2008. Remote monitoring and management (“RMM”)
is the
hottest growing segment expected to grow at 36% CAGR though 2008 in North
America. A recent study by Forrester cited the S-MMB market at 48% of overall
U.S. IT spending, stating that it will surpass enterprise IT spending by 2007.
(Source: Gartner - Forecast IT Service, Worldwide, November 2005.)
Products
and Services
We
are in
the business of providing custom, outsourced, application software support
services to our customers. These services range from supporting specialized
networks and single applications to providing the entire IT infrastructure
management for customers who want to outsource IT application support and focus
on their core business competencies. Through partnerships with other IT
development consultants, fully outsourced IT services can be provided, with
hard
performance metrics and predictable costs.
With
more
than thirty years of combined experience in IT support, our management team
brings a significant level of knowledge and experience in outsourced application
support. Our management team’s experience includes worldwide application support
for companies such as JP Morgan, Microsoft, and Avanade.
We
have
spent two years developing our own proprietary software tools and processes.
We
are currently leveraging the recent advances in software, monitoring
systems, and communications, to build a new, leading edge, global support
infrastructure that provides 24x7 software support to large and medium sized
companies. These new application on-boarding and monitoring processes should
allow for dramatic cost savings over existing legacy IT service providers.
Through
our BLive Networks, Inc. subsidiary we also provide our proprietary interactive
support tools for both smaller and larger companies via systems that can
be used by companies for remote technical support and sales, both
externally, and for internal corporate “Helpdesk” support departments. This
technology enables our service providers to deliver faster response times and
a
personal connection with users.
We
provide both technical support and training to our customers as well as in-house
and external training to our staff. Successful training of our technical support
staff is key to our success. During 2006, all of our technical staff received
training for various Microsoft technical qualifications. During 2007, we
anticipate becoming a Microsoft “Gold Partner” with advanced infrastructure and
learning solutions specializations. We believe that by becoming a Microsoft
“Gold Partner” this will provide us with additional recognition and therefore
revenue opportunities.
Our
History and Recent Developments
We
were
incorporated in August 1998 as Tribeworks, Inc., a California corporation
(“California
Tribeworks”).
On
November 2, 1999, we entered into a transaction with Pan World Corporation,
a
publicly-traded Nevada corporation (“Pan
World”),
whereby Pan World agreed to provide financing in connection with the merger
of a
newly formed subsidiary of Pan World into California Tribeworks (the
“Recapitalization”).
Prior
to the Recapitalization, Pan World never had any material operations. As a
result of the Recapitalization, shareholders of California Tribeworks exchanged
all of their shares of California Tribeworks for shares of Pan World common
stock. Subsequent to the Recapitalization, we were reincorporated in Delaware
as
Tribeworks, Inc. We opened a wholly-owned subsidiary in Japan (“Tribeworks
Japan”)
in
August 2000, which engaged in sales and professional services activities
primarily in our Enterprise application development business, until it was
closed during the third quarter of 2004.
Beginning
in 2003, we partnered with Kinoma, Inc. (“Kinoma”)
to
create new products for the mobile software market, specifically targeting
Palm
OS devices. Kinoma makes Kinoma Player, which is a high-resolution, interactive
movie player for handhelds running the Palm OS. We developed two products in
partnership with Kinoma that create Kinoma Player content, iShell Mobile, an
iShell-based application development tool, launched in October 2003, and Kinoma
Media Album, a consumer multimedia management tool, launched in May of 2004.
During
2005, the previous business lines of Tribeworks were separated into a wholly
owned subsidiary named Tribeworks Development Corporation (“TDC”).
The
TDC business was primarily built around the sale of software through two main
distribution channels: the graphics software tools business and proprietary
products called iShell or iShell Mobile and an enterprise application
development business. TDC was sold to its former management on September 14,
2006. Until approximately the middle part of 2006, the iShell line of products
and an enterprise application development business were our primary product
offering and business. The former assets, liabilities and business operations
of
TDC have been reclassified as discontinued operations beginning with the
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006 on Form 10-KSB (the
“Annual
Report”).
On
January 20, 2006 we acquired TakeCareofIT Holdings Ltd., doing business as
Atlas
Technology Group, a Malta Corporation that was established in September 2004
to
provide external IT application support services for organizations with large
IT
functions. This support business is our primary business focus going forward.
We
plan to become a leading IT outsourcing support company for custom software
applications worldwide. After extensive beta testing, the AtlasTG business
line
is now at the revenue launch stage with the first support customers being signed
on in February 2007. Our in-house developed tools and processes needed to
onboard IT applications and provide remote IT application support are now ready
to meet the needs of our customers.
In
January of 2007, we acquired all of the assets and approximately 700 customers
of BLive Networks, Inc. This acquisition further strengthens our capability
of
delivering high quality outsourced support into the US$220 billion worldwide
IT
Support market. The BLive Networks, Inc. acquisition strengthens our proprietary
interactive support tools for companies providing IT support worldwide. The
BLive Networks, Inc. systems can be used by companies for remote technical
support and sales, both externally, and for internal corporate “Helpdesk”
support departments. This technology enables our service providers to deliver
faster response times and a personal connection with users.
We
are
currently a reporting company under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and our
Common Stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol
ATYG.OB.
Corporate
Information
Our
head
operating office is located in Malta. We also have subsidiary offices in
Wellington, New Zealand and Redmond, Washington and a data center in Seattle,
Washington. We currently have 28 employees and 3 working executive directors.
Our
US
headquarters are located at 2001 152nd
Ave NE,
Redmond, Washington 98052 and our telephone number there is (425) 458-2360.
We
also maintain a website at www.atlastg.com. Information included on our website
is not a part of this prospectus.
About
The Offering
Common
Stock Offered by the Selling Stockholders |
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Up
to 4,423,660 shares of Common Stock |
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Common
Stock Currently Outstanding
(1)
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33,856,805
shares
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Use
of Proceeds
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The
selling stockholders will receive the proceeds from the sale of shares
of
Common Stock. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale
of
shares of Common Stock offered by this prospectus.
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Risk
Factors
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See
“Risk Factors” for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider
before deciding to invest in shares of our Common
Stock.
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OTCBB
Trading Symbol
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ATYG.OB
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(1) |
The
number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding is based on the
number of
shares outstanding as of November 6, 2007 and
excludes:
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8,639,019
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding
warrants with
exercise prices ranging from $1.00 to $2.60;
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134,084
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding
options with
exercise prices ranging from $0.42 to $37.08;
and
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8,374,201
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under our 2004 Employee
Stock
Incentive Plan.
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Summary
Financial Information
You
should read the following summary consolidated financial data together with
our
consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing at the end of
this
prospectus and our “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” sections included elsewhere in
this prospectus. The consolidated summary financial data as of and for the
years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 are derived from our audited financial
statements and are included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our summary
consolidated financial information for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and
2006 are derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements which
are
included elsewhere in this prospectus. Historical results are not
necessarily indicative of future results.
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6 Months Ended
June 30,
(Unaudited)
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Year Ended
December 31,
(Audited)
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Statements of Operations Data:
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2007
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2006
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2006
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2005
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Revenue
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$
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281,716
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$
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—
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$
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39,706
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$
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—
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Cost
of sales
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(193,691
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)
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—
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(68,000
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)
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—
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Gross
Profit (Loss)
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88,025
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—
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(28,294
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)
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—
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Operating
expenses
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(1,486,601
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(794,991
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(
1,926,455
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(218,626
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Operating
loss
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(1,398,576
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(794,991
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(1,954,749
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(218,626
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Net
interest/other income(expense)
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(28,796
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1,532
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(35,741
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)
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22,987
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Other
financing charges
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(1,415,181
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—
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—
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—
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Loss
before discontinued operations
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(2,842,553
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(793,459
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(1,990,490
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(195,639
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Discontinued
operations
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—
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(42,752
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173,853
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23,730
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Net
loss from operations
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(2,842,553
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(836,236
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(1,816,637
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(171,909
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Comprehensive
Loss attributable to common shareholders
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(2,988,652
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(836,236
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(1,817,767
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)
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(175,791
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Basic
and diluted loss per share before discontinued operations
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$
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(0.11
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$
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(0.03
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$
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(0.09
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$
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(0.02
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Basic
and diluted loss per share
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$
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(0.11
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)
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$
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(0.03
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$
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(0.08
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$
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(0.02
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At June 30
(Unaudited)
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At December 31
(Audited)
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2007
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2006
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2006
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2005
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Working
capital
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$
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999,916
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$
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205,222
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$
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(694,336
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)
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$
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(365,431
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Total
assets
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4,895,835
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2,531,130
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1,672,429
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1,200,026
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Long
term obligations (net of discount of $2,429,775)
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70,225
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—
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—
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—
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Stockholders’
equity
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3,593,696
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1,295,820
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772,437
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415,583
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An
investment in our Common Stock involves a high degree of risk. You should
carefully consider the risks described below and the other information in this
prospectus before investing in our Common Stock. If any of the following risks
occur, our business, operating results and financial condition could be
seriously harmed. Additional risk and uncertainties not currently known to
us,
or that we currently believe are not material, could also materially adversely
affect our business, financial condition or operating results.
The
following risk factors apply to our business:
We
have a limited operating history and there is a great degree of uncertainty
as
to our future results. We have experienced losses recently and may never achieve
sustained profitability.
We
have a
limited operating history upon which an evaluation of our business and prospects
can be based. Our prospects must be evaluated with a view to the risks
encountered by a company in an early stage of development, particularly in
light
of the uncertainties relating to the new and evolving markets in which we intend
to operate and in light of the uncertainty as to market acceptance of our
business model.
We
will
be incurring costs in marketing our products and services to customers and
in
building and developing an administrative organization. To the extent that
revenues do not match these expenses, our business, results of operations,
and
financial conditions will be materially adversely affected. There can be no
assurance that we will be able to generate sufficient revenues from the new
IT
support business to maintain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis in
the
future. We may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly
basis or achieve profitability on an annual basis.
We
face substantial competition in our industry.
While
we
are seeking to position ourselves in a new and unique space, there are also
a
large number of traditional consultancy competitors competing in this space,
including IBM Global Services (“IBM”),
Hewlett-Packard (“HP”),
Electronic Data Systems Corporation (“EDS”),
and
Accenture Ltd. (“Accenture”)
as
well as a number of smaller independent service providers. The industry is
broken down into three segments; first are the hardware manufacturers that
provide additional IT services; second, are the large pure-play IT service
providers targeting fortune 500 companies, and third are smaller independent
companies that generally specialize in specific local markets.
The
improvement of infrastructure has meant the introduction of additional
competitors to the competitive picture, notably in India, where Wipro Limited
(“Wipro”)
and
Infosys Technologies Limited (“Infosys”)
provide support services and call centers. Many hosting providers are also
trying to offer Application Service Provider (“ASP”)
services as an add-on. There are other smaller regional players, such as Wavex
and Motive that are also targeting the S-MMB market.
In
addition, we believe that the single biggest competitive factor is existing
in-house support groups. We believe that we will be competing with in-house
support groups rather than external competitors in over 90% of competitive
cases. Having stated all of the above, we believe that there is a market for
our
IT support services and that we are well positioned to take advantage of large
customers deciding to outsource the final element of their IT business,
specifically their IT application support.
Our
success depends on our ability to address potential market opportunities while
managing our expenses. If we are unable to manage our expenses, our business
and
financial conditions will be materially adversely
affected.
Our
future success depends upon our ability to successfully balance maximizing
market opportunities and managing our expenses. Our need to manage expenses
will
place a strain on our management and operational resources. If we are unable
to
manage our expenses effectively, our business, financial condition, and
operating results will be materially adversely affected. We have experienced
an
unprofitable year during 2006 and for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and
we
expect increased expenses in the near future as we increase the size of our
operations and continue to comply with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
Our
future success depends on our ability to attract customers from both within
and
outside the United States. Jurisdictions outside the United States may impose
tax and regulatory burdens on our business, which could have a material adverse
affect on our business, financial condition, and results of
operations.
Our
future success will be affected by our ability to attract customers from
countries outside the United States. Foreign countries could impose withholding
taxes or otherwise tax our foreign income, impose tariffs, embargoes or exchange
controls, or adopt other restrictions on foreign trade or restrictions relating
to use or access of or distribution of software through electronic means.
The
laws
of certain countries also do not protect our intellectual property rights to
the
same extent as the laws of the United States. In addition, we are subject to
the
United States export control regulations that may restrict our ability to market
and sell our products to certain countries outside of the United States. Failure
in successfully marketing our products in international markets could have
a
material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial
conditions.
Our
success depends on our key personnel and attracting suitably skilled staff.
We
may be unable to attract and retain qualified
employees
Our
performance and success of the existing business is dependent substantially
on
the services of our existing small group of experienced senior staff as well
as
on our ability to recruit, retain and motivate our key employees. We will
require a much larger staff as our business grows.
We
do not
have employment contracts with our key officers. Their relationships with us
are
terminable at-will. We intend to address the issue of employment contracts
with
our key officers in 2007. Support and general staff have employment contracts
appropriate to their particular locale and the type of services they provide.
Our success also depends on our ability to attract and retain additional
qualified employees. Competition for qualified personnel in all of our locations
is intense and there are a limited number of persons with the knowledge and
experience in our industry. There can be no assurance that we will be able
to
attract and retain key personnel in our key initial recruitment areas of Malta
and Wellington, New Zealand.
We
expect high variability and uncertainty as to our future operations and
financial results.
We
expect
high variability and uncertainty as to our future operations and financial
results. As we continue to develop and market our business, our quarterly
operating results may fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors. Many of
these factors are outside our control, including demand for the development
and
introduction of new products and services by our competitors, price competition
or pricing changes in the industry, technical difficulties or system downtime,
general economic conditions, and economic conditions specific to the Internet
and related media. Due to these factors, among others, our operating results
may
fall below our expectations and the expectations of investors.
Our
IT support services may not be accepted by the industries that require IT
support.
Our
future success depends on our ability to create and deliver sophisticated tools
to support our new IT support business in order to be attractive to a sufficient
number of users to generate significant revenues. We need to develop, attract,
retain, and expand a loyal customer base for our new services, so that the
results of our operations and financial condition will materially improve over
the next twelve months.
Our
success depends on our ability to develop services that meet our customers’
requirements and to keep pace with technology trends in an ever evolving IT
sectors.
Our
success depends on our ability to develop and provide new services that meet
our
customers’ changing requirements. The IT sector and the Internet are
characterized by rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards,
changes in customer needs and frequent new service and product innovations.
Our
success will depend, in part, on our ability to assess and effectively use
unproven technologies and unproven standards. We must evaluate and utilize
technical standards developed by industry committees and continue to develop
our
technological expertise, enhance our current services, develop new services
that
meet changing customer needs, and influence and respond to emerging industry
standards and other technological changes on a timely and cost-effective basis.
If we fail to adequately assess or utilize these standards or proprietary
technologies at the appropriate time in the marketplace, the competitive
advantages of our products and services and our business, financial condition,
and operating results could be materially adversely affected.
Increasing
governmental regulation on electronic commerce and legal uncertainties could
limit our growth.
The
adoption of new laws or the adaptation of existing laws to the Internet may
limit use of the Internet, which could in turn limit or decrease the demand
for
our services, increase our cost of doing business or otherwise harm our
business. Federal, state, local and foreign governments are considering a number
of legislative and regulatory proposals related to Internet commerce.
A
number
of laws and regulations may be adopted related to Internet user privacy,
Internet security, taxation, pricing, quality of products and services on the
Internet, and intellectual property ownership. The application of existing
laws
to the Internet, in areas such as property ownership, copyrights, trademarks
and
trade secrets could have an effect on our business.
Capacity
constraints and system disruptions could substantially reduce the products
we
sell and undermine our reputation for reliability among our customers and
potential customers.
The
satisfactory performance, reliability and availability of our data centers
and
our network infrastructure are critical to attracting and maintaining
relationships with customers. While the primary data center has back-up measures
built into it, and we have some duplication and back-up in our Malta and
Wellington offices, any system interruptions that result in the unavailability
of our data center and slower response times over the Internet for users could
reduce the attractiveness of our services to our customers. Any disruption
of
our services would materially adversely affect our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
Our
primary data center is now located in Seattle, Washington. While this area
is
not seismically active, with our operations centralized in a single facility,
a
natural disaster, such as an earthquake, fire, or flood, could substantially
disrupt our operations or destroy our facilities. This could cause delays and
cause us to incur additional expenses and adversely affect our reputation with
our customers if we suffer a catastrophic loss from a natural
disaster.
As
resources allow and growth develops, it is intended that a second data center
will be established so that we can continue operating following a natural or
other disaster in one of our locations. Until this second data center is
established some duplicate files are being kept on the local systems in Malta
and New Zealand.
We
do
have an insurance policy that partially alleviates some of the financial losses
that could be incurred, but this does not compensate for reputation
loss.
There
may be conflicts of interest among our officers, directors and
stockholders.
Our
executive officers and directors and their affiliates may engage in other
activities and have interests in other entities on their own behalf or on behalf
of other persons. Neither we nor any of our stockholders will have any rights
in
these ventures or their income or profits. In particular:
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executive officers or directors or their affiliates may have an economic
interest in, or other business relationship with, partner companies
that
invest in us; and
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executive officers or directors or their affiliates may have interests
in
entities that provide products or services to
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any of
these cases:
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Our
executive officers or directors may have a conflict between our current
interests and their personal financial and other interests in another
business venture;
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Our
executive officers or directors may have conflicting fiduciary duties
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us and the other entity; and
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The
terms of transactions with the other entity may not be subject to
arm’s
length negotiations and therefore may be on terms less favorable
to us
than those that could be procured through arm’s length
negotiations.
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We
may be unable to protect our intellectual property rights, or we may infringe
the intellectual property rights of others, which may result in lawsuits and
prevent us from selling our products.
We
rely
on copyright, patent, and trade secret laws to protect our trademarks, content,
and proprietary technologies and information. There can be no assurance that
such laws will provide sufficient protection to us, other parties will not
develop technologies that are similar or superior to ours, or, given the
availability of our products’ source-code, other parties will not copy or
otherwise obtain and use our content or technologies without authorization.
Effective
trademark, copyright, and other intellectual property protection may not be
available in every country in which our technology is distributed or made
available through the Internet. There can be no assurance that our means of
protecting our proprietary rights in the United States or abroad will be
adequate or that competitors will not independently develop similar
technology.
There
are
no pending lawsuits against us regarding infringement of any existing patents
or
other intellectual property rights or any material notices that we are
infringing the intellectual property rights of others. However, there can be
no
assurance that third parties will not assert infringement claims in the future.
If any claims are asserted and determined to be valid, there can be no assurance
that we will be able to obtain licenses of the intellectual property rights
in
question or obtain licenses on commercially reasonable terms.
Our
involvement in any patent dispute or other intellectual property dispute or
action to protect proprietary rights may have a material adverse effect on
our
business, operating results, and financial condition. Adverse determinations
in
any litigation may subject us to liabilities, require us to seek licenses from
third parties, and prevent us from marketing and selling our products. Any
of
these situations can have a material adverse effect on our business, operating
results, and financial condition.
We
might require additional capital to support business growth, and this capital
might not be available.
We
intend
to continue to make investments to support our business growth and may require
additional funds to respond to business challenges or opportunities, including
the need to develop new services or enhance our existing service, enhance our
operating infrastructure, or acquire complementary businesses and technologies.
Accordingly, we may need to engage in equity or debt financings to secure
additional funds. In addition, if we raise additional funds through further
issuances of equity or securities, our existing stockholders would suffer
dilution.
We
are susceptible to parties who may compromise our security measures, which
could
cause us to expend capital and materially adversely affect our financial
condition and results of operations.
Hackers
may be able to circumvent our security measures and could misappropriate
proprietary information or cause interruptions in our Internet operations.
In
the past, computer viruses or software programs that disable or impair computers
have been distributed and have rapidly spread over the Internet. Computer
viruses could be introduced into our systems or those of our users, which could
disrupt our network or make our systems inaccessible to users. Any of these
events could damage our reputation among our customers and potential customers
and substantially harm our business. We may be required to expend capital and
resources to protect against the threat of security breaches or to alleviate
problems caused by these breaches. Consumer concern over Internet security
has
been, and could continue to be, a barrier to commercial activities requiring
consumers to send their credit card information over the Internet. Computer
viruses, break-ins, or other security problems could lead to misappropriation
of
proprietary information and interruptions, delays or cessation in service to
our
customers. Moreover, until more comprehensive security technologies are
developed, the security and privacy concerns of existing and potential customers
may inhibit the growth of the Internet as a merchandising medium. Further,
our
business is subject to the effects of war and acts of terrorism.
The
following risk factors apply to the securities markets and investments in our
Common Stock:
Our
stock price is volatile and a stockholder’s investment in our common stock could
suffer a decline in value.
The
trading price of our Common Stock has fluctuated significantly in the past.
The
future trading price of our common stock may continue experiencing wide price
fluctuations in response to a number of factors, some of which are beyond our
control, such as:
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of research activities and technology innovations or new products
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As
a
result of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, a
significant number of restricted shares will have been registered and made
available for sale. Sales of a substantial number of shares of our Common Stock
in the public market (including the shares offered under this prospectus, under
other registration statements and shares available for resale under Rule 144
under the Securities Act) or the perception that such sales could occur, could
significantly depress the prevailing market price of our Common Stock.
We
expect quarterly revenue and operating results to vary in future periods, which
could cause our stock price to fluctuate.
Our
limited operating results have varied widely in the past, and we expect they
will continue to vary from quarter to quarter as we attempt to commercialize
our
product and develop the new IT support business. Our quarterly results may
fluctuate for many reasons, including a limited operating history and dependence
on a limited number of customers for a significant portion of our
revenue.
As
a
result of these fluctuations and uncertainties in our operating results, we
believe quarter-to-quarter or annual comparisons of our operating results are
not a good indication of our future performance. In addition, at some point
in
the future, these fluctuations may likely cause us to perform below the
expectations of public market analysts or investors. If our results fall below
market expectations, the price of our Common Stock will be adversely affected.
In
addition we believe that various other factors may cause the market price of
our
Common Stock to fluctuate, including announcements of:
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in our financial conditions or securities or analysts’
recommendations.
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The
stock
markets, in general, and the shares of IT companies, in particular, have
experienced extreme price fluctuations. These broad market and industry
fluctuations may cause the market price of our Common Stock to decline. In
addition, the low trading volume of our stock will accentuate price swings
of
our stock.
The
market for our stock has not been liquid.
Our
Common Stock is currently quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board. As
a
result, the liquidity of our common stock is limited, not only in the number
of
shares that are bought and sold, but also through delays in the timing of
transactions, and the lack of coverage by security analysts and the news media
of the Company. The average daily trading volume for our Common Stock during
the
three months prior to the date of this prospectus was approximately 2,000 shares
per day. Therefore, holders of our Common Stock may have difficulty selling
their shares in the public markets.
Future
sales of shares by existing stockholders, or perceptions of these sales, could
cause the stock price to decline.
If existing
stockholders sell, or indicate an intention to sell, substantial amounts
of the Common Stock in the public market, the trading price of the
Common Stock could decline. Following effectiveness of the initial resale
registration statement related to this offering, or if necessary a secondary
or
tertiary resale registration statement, approximately 8,214,000 shares of Common
Stock, and up to 6,842,000 additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the warrants, will be eligible for sale in the public market. If
any
of these additional shares are sold, or if it is perceived that they will be
sold, in the public market, the trading price of the Common Stock could
decline.
Our
ability to issue additional securities without stockholder approval could have
substantial dilutive and other adverse effects on existing stockholders and
investors in this offering.
We
have
the authority to issue additional shares of Common Stock and to issue options
and warrants to purchase shares of our Common Stock without stockholder
approval. Future issuance of Common Stock could be at values substantially
below the offered price of the Common Stock, and therefore could represent
further substantial dilution. As of November 6, 2007, we had outstanding
options exercisable to purchase up to 134,084 shares of Common Stock and
outstanding warrants exercisable to purchase up to 8,639,019 shares of Common
Stock. Exercise of these warrants and options could have a further
dilutive effect on existing stockholders and you as an investor.
Issuances
of additional equity securities in the future, including through the exercise
of
any of our outstanding warrants or options could significantly dilute the
holdings of our stockholders.
In
connection with our equity and debt financing with West Coast Opportunity Fund,
LLC (“WCOF”),
we
issued warrants to purchase 6,500,000 shares of Common Stock exercisable for
5
years at an exercise price of $2.60 per share with expiration dates of June
15,
2012 and July 11, 2012, and in addition we have further issued additional
warrants to other investors purchase up to 2,618,019 shares of Common Stock
with
varying expiration dates from December 29, 2007 to June 15, 2012 and exercise
prices from $1.00 to $2.60.
As
we
issue stock or convertible securities in the future, including for any future
equity financing or upon exercise of any of the outstanding stock purchase
warrants and stock options, those issuances would dilute our stockholders.
If
any of these additional shares are issued and are sold into the market, it
could
decrease the market price of our Common Stock and could also encourage short
sales. Short sales and other hedging transactions could place further downward
pressure on the price of our Common Stock.
SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
In
addition to historical information, the following discussion contains statements
that plan for or anticipate the future; “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities
Act”),
and
Section 21E of the Exchange Act, that are subject to risks and uncertainties.
These
forward-looking statements include statements about our future business plans
and strategies, future actions, future performance, costs and expenses, interest
rates, outcome of contingencies, financial condition, results of operations,
liquidity, objectives of management, and other such matters, as well as certain
projections and business trends, and most other statements that are not
historical in nature, that are "forward-looking" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for
forward-looking information to encourage companies to provide prospective
information about themselves without fear of litigation so long as that
information is identified as forward-looking and is accompanied by meaningful
cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected in the information.
Forward-looking information may be included in this Registration Statement
or
may be incorporated by reference from other documents we have filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
You
can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words like “may,”
“will,” “could,” “should,” “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,”
“estimate,” “forecast,” “potential,” “intend,” “continue” and variations of
these words or comparable words. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee
future performance, and because forward-looking statements involve future risks
and uncertainties, there are factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied. These risks and uncertainties
include, without limitation, those detailed from time to time in our filings
with the SEC.
We
have
based the forward-looking statements relating to our operations on management's
current beliefs expectations, estimates, and projections about us and the
industry in which we operate, as well as assumptions and information currently
available to us. These statements are not guarantees of future performance
and
involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that we cannot predict. In
particular, we have based many of these forward-looking statements on
assumptions about future events that may prove to be inaccurate. Because
forward-looking statements involve future risks and uncertainties, there are
several important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from historical results and percentages and from the results anticipated by
these forward-looking statements.
For
example, a few of the uncertainties that could affect the accuracy of
forward-looking statements include, without limitation:
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Our
business model is primarily focused on delivering IT support services. We are
leveraging the recent advances in software, IT monitoring systems, and
communications, to build a new, leading edge, global support infrastructure,
providing 24x7 software support to large and medium sized companies. The new
application onboarding and monitoring processes that we have developed should
allow for cost savings over existing IT service providers. We believe the IT
support offerings offered using our software, systems and processes will provide
a quality product to a wide range of business enterprises and provide a maximum
return on our investment.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
We
will
not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL
CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results
of Operations
We
experienced a net operating loss (EBIT) of $1,398,576 for the six months ended
June 30, 2007 compared to a net operating loss of $794,991 for the same six
months in 2006.
2006
was
a transitional year for us with the acquisition of AtlasTG on January 20, 2006
and the sale of our previous business, operated from within TDC, on September
14, 2006. We incurred an overall net operating loss from continuing operations
of $1,780,896 for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to a net operating
loss for continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2005 of $194,896.
This change is attributed to the sale of certain of our TDC product lines that
generated revenue in 2005.
On
January 26, 2007 the Company acquired all of the assets (but not the
liabilities) and 700 customers of BLive Networks, Inc., for a consideration
of
1,150,000 shares of common stock of the Company. Included with these assets
was
49% of a Canadian company called InfoBuild Networks (Canada) Inc. (since
increased to 100% by way of the exercise of an option over the other 51%) and
the assets acquired from BLive have been injected into this company and the
name
of it has been changed to BLive Networks Inc. and the business has continued
to
trade through this company. The assets acquired have been consolidated into
these financial statements and the results of BLive from January 26, 2007 have
been included after making adjustments for certain pre-acquisition and
post-acquisition events. For the period to June 30, 2007, BLive incurred a
small
loss from operations before amortization and is expected to make a profit for
the 2008 year, before amortization, as it is integrated into the overall
business.
Revenues
Because
2006 was a transitional and development year, revenue was limited to $39,706
from consulting activities performed during the third and four quarters of
fiscal year 2006. Our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006 came from
these consulting services, which were an adjunct to our new main business focus.
This
figure is substantially lower than our December 31, 2005 revenue of
$593,595 when we had the TDC product lines. The TDC business was sold to the
former management on September 14, 2006 and the TDC revenue and expenses have
been treated as discontinued operations in the attached financial statements
for
the year ended December 31, 2006. TDC
earned 73% of total revenues in 2005 from developing customized multimedia
authoring tools or multimedia applications or presentations for three large
multi-national corporations and the balance of its revenue came from sales
of
its proprietary iShell® or iShell Mobile products.
Total
revenues for the first six months ended June 30, 2007 were $281,716, split
as to
$175,903 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and $105,813 for the three
months ended March 31, 2007. There are no relevant comparative revenues for
the
six months ended June 30, 2007.
The
revenue of $281,716 can be split into three categories: a) revenue from
consulting services and placing consultants with third parties of $143,553;
b)
sales support services software through our BLive operations of $59,924 for
the
five months following the acquisition of BLive; and c) $78,239 of onboarding
and
support sales, which is the first revenue generated by our new mainstream
business. The consulting services are being provided to potential software
support customers from our Redmond office and the provision of consultants
is
through a joint venture with Breard LLC where we are operating a staff
augmentation consulting service for potential support customers as a first
step
in developing a relationship with these potential customers.
While
the
revenue in the first quarter came from the provision of consulting services
and
from our new BLive operation, the bulk of the increase in our revenue for the
second quarter came primarily from our first IT support customers that we began
providing services to in March 2007. We completed the onboarding to our first
customer, Mobile Content Networks, Inc. (“MCN”),
in
Palo Alto, California in March 2007. MCN provides real-time mobile search
solutions to 3GSM mobile telephone networks such as D2 of Japan and Total Access
Communications Plc (“DTAC”)
of
Thailand. At the end of 2006, D2 Communications, the largest mobile advertising
agency in the world, released its FM Radio Search service to DoCoMo handset
users providing listeners of FM radio with one click access to ringtones, music
downloads, CDs and DVDs through MCN’s MobileSearch.net platform. MCN is
currently working with over twenty partners in ten countries who are developing
solutions based on its platform.
We
are
currently onboarding our second IT application support customer, Viewpath.com
(“Viewpath”)
and we
expected to start generating revenue from this customer before the end of the
third quarter. We have entered into an agreement with Viewpath that calls for
us
to provide 24x7 support to Viewpath's customers and to monitor its highly
sophisticated .NET application.
We
are
also in discussions with a major international IT company to provide our
application support services and will hopefully enter into a preliminary
agreement with this company by the end of the fourth quarter and it is this
contract that unlocks the WCOF escrow deposit.
We
anticipate that revenue from our new IT support services will increase during
the year as new customers are recruited and onboarded by our newly appointed
sales and onboarding partners. To date, we have appointed Universal Information
Technology Group, Ltd. (“UniTech”)
and PA
Consulting from the UK and the Italian IT consulting company Bizmatica Sistemi
s.r.l., as onboarding partners for our software services and IT support. We
are
currently negotiating with another party in Europe and are close to finalizing
an agreement with a large international consulting firm to also become our
onboarding partner in the United States.
With
the
acquisition of the business of BLive in January 2007, we acquired 700 customers
and an established annual revenue base of approximately $250,000. We are
planning to integrate the BLive business and proprietary support tools to
strengthen our remote technical support and sales, both externally, and for
our
internal corporate Helpdesk support departments. BLive targets users within
the
worldwide Helpdesk support market, which diversifies our revenue base.
Cost
of Sales
Our
cost
of sales for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $68,000, which includes an
allocation of salary costs related to the consulting work performed and
engagement fees. Some of these costs are expected to be recovered from revenue
expected to be generated in 2007. For
the
year ended December 31, 2005, the cost of sales, from the now discontinued
TDC
business, included royalties paid to third parties for licensed technology,
costs associated with order fulfillment, credit card fees, web hosting fees,
and
costs associated with consulting services, including salaries, subcontractor
fees, and out-of-pocket expenses. Our cost of sales were $214,606 for the year
ended December 31, 2005. Because these operations were discontinued, our cost
of
sales were significantly decreased in 2006.
Our
cost
of sales for the first half of 2007 was $193,691 compared to $83,711 in the
first three months to March 31, 2007. This includes an allocation of salary
costs related to the consulting work performed and BLive support services
provided, as well as the salaries and engagement fees for the consultants
provided and the share of income for our joint venture partner. The salary
costs
for our mainstream support services are included under operating expenses with
the IT software development and support line. There are no comparable cost
of
sales for the first half of 2006 as AtlasTG was still developing its software
tools and BLive was acquired in January 2007.
Operating
Expenses
During
2006, we have been developing our new software tools for onboarding and
monitoring of our customer’s software applications. In the past we have expensed
all of our software development costs in the period the costs were incurred.
With the new software purchased and developed through our AtlasTG line of
business reaching the live beta and production testing stages, and by year
end
the production implementation stage, our board of directors adopted Statement
of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 86, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer
Software to Be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed” (“SFAS
86”)
and
capitalized certain software development costs that meet the requirements of
SFAS No. 86. There are no 2005 comparative figures as AtlasTG was acquired
on
January 20, 2006 and the expenses from the TDC line of business have been
treated as discontinued operations.
As
a
result of the adoption of SFAS No. 86, $454,942 of software development costs
were capitalized during the year ended December 31, 2006, which were in
addition to the $835,192 of IT software costs we acquired with AtlasTG on
January 20, 2006. These capitalized costs will be amortized over three years
from the date on which the new AtlasTG business goes into full
commercialization. However, not all of the software development costs for the
year met the requirements of SFAS No. 86, and $859,780 of software development
costs have been expensed in the year ended December 31, 2006.
In
the
first half of 2007, $193,676 was capitalized (compared to $407,572 in the first
half of 2006) with $642,377 of IT development and support costs being expensed
compared to $374,096 in the first half of 2006. In the second quarter of 2007
a
net $406,959 was expensed compared to $270,117 in the second quarter of 2006.
With
our
software now going into production with real-time customers the amount being
capitalized in future periods will substantially reduce and in future periods
more or our costs will be directed at our support functions rather than
development functions.
Also
during 2007 and more particularly in the second quarter of 2007 as the value
of
the US dollar has fallen against both the Euro and the New Zealand dollar,
the
cost of our operations in both Malta and New Zealand have increased in US dollar
terms even though the local costs have not increased substantially.
Sales
and
marketing expenses for the period ended December 31, 2006 were $136,260 and
consist primarily of compensation and benefits, plus advertising expenses which
are primarily the costs incurred in the design, development, and printing of
our
literature and marketing materials including website design. We expense all
advertising expenditures as incurred. Sales
and
marketing expenses for the previous business for the year ended December 31,
2005, were $132,262. These expenses have been reclassified as discontinued
operations.
Sales
and
marketing expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were $131,931 (which
is in line with the level of expenditure in the first quarter of 2007) compared
to $44,524 for the six months ended June 30, 2006. Sales and marketing expenses
for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 were $65,616 compared to $32,292 for the
quarter ended June 30, 2006. Sales and marketing expense consists primarily
of
compensation and benefits for our sales and marketing team, plus advertising
expenses which are primarily the costs incurred in the design, development,
and
printing of our literature and marketing materials. Sales and marketing expenses
will continue to grow as we move into the growth stage and as we continue to
expand our market presence in 2007.
With
the
acquisition of AtlasTG we acquired a substantial amount of computer equipment,
as well as office furniture and fittings in the various offices. As a result
we
incurred depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 of
$106,326.
Depreciation
and amortization expense increased substantially in the second quarter ended
June 30, 2007 to $111,956. $88,137 of this was amortization of the IT technology
and customer lists that we purchased as part of the BLive assets, which are
being amortized over the next three years. When this is deducted the
remaining depreciation charge for the six months ended June 30, 2007 at $23,819
is in line with the depreciation charge of $22,522 incurred in the first quarter
of 2007. There are no relevant comparables for 2006 as the business and software
were in the development phase. As we move into the full support phase in the
coming months, the amortization of the capitalized software over three years
will begin and this will also become a significant expense in future periods,
which will offset the increase in revenue from our application support
operations.
General
and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation and benefits,
fees
for professional services, and overhead. General and administrative expenses
were $650,236 for the year ended December 31, 2006, while the general and
administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005 were $359,050.
$194,896 of this figure for 2005 is attributed to the ongoing business with
the
rest reclassified as part of discontinued operations. The difference between
2005 and 2006 is attributed to the increase in employees and additional
operating locations in 2006. With the acquisition of AtlasTG, we also incurred
additional overhead expenses with the addition of a new group operating head
office in Malta, the addition of a subsidiary office in New Zealand and a
subsidiary office in Redmond, Washington. Following the sale of TDC we closed
the previous operating head office in San Francisco.
General
and administrative expenses were $577,856 for the six months ended June 30,
2007
compared to $376,371 for the six months ended June 30, 2006. General and
administrative expenses were $266,877 for the quarter ended June 30, 2007
compared to $227,297 for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. The differences
between the two years is attributed to an increase in administrative costs
associated with an increasing number of executives; additional costs that are
attributed to and increase in employees and rental expenses associated with
our
additional operating location we added in Redmond, Washington in the middle
of
2006. In addition, three members of the executive team worked without
compensation in the first quarter of 2006. It is expected that general and
administrative costs will be maintained at the present level during the
remainder of 2007.
Interest
Income, Expense and Other Financing Charges
Interest
expense and financing charges for the year ended December 31, 2006 were $36,209
and arose primarily from an advance received from a third party during the
year
which is repayable on March 30, 2007 (subsequently extended to September 30,
2007) and evidenced by a Note Payable.
There
was
also interest earned of $468 on credit bank balances during the year ended
December 31, 2006. In the year ended December 31, 2005 we accrued $22,667 of
interest income on the advances made to AtlasTG in the 2nd
half of
2005. With the acquisition of AtlasTG in January 2006, this interest income
was
eliminated as a consolidation entry.
Interest
expense was $30,862 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and $19,569 for
the
quarter ended June 30, 2007. For the six months ended June 30, 2006 interest
was
a net income of $2,288. The increase in the second quarter of 2007 is
attributable to the accrual of interest on the $2,500,000 borrowed from WCOF
as
detailed in Note 5 to the financial statements. Interest expense will be an
increasing cost for the remainder of 2007 and through 2008 as interest expense
is accrued and paid on the full WCOF facility of $5 million at an interest
rate
of 5%. Some of this expense will be offset by interest income on the escrow
deposit which accounted for the bulk of the interest income in the
period.
Following
the issuance to WCOF of 3,250,000 shares of Common Stock in the form of “yield
enhancement shares” and a warrant exercisable for five years to purchase
3,250,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.60 per share (see
Note 5 to the financial statements) and other associated transactions, we have
been required to carry out a series of Black-Scholes valuations to fair value
the various securities that have been issued and then to account for them as
additional paid in capital that has then been either expensed as the $1,415,181
of other financing charges in the quarter ended June 30, 2007, or accounted
for
as unamortized debt discounts of $2,429,775. These debt discounts will be then
be amortized over the 17 months to the repayment date of the debt on November
30, 2008 along with a similar level of financing charges from the second tranche
of $2,500,000 drawn down on July 11, 2007 and placed in escrow until the terms
of release are met.
The
offering of these unregistered securities were exempt from registration pursuant
to Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. WCOF represented
to
us, in writing, that it was an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in
Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. The
proceeds from these unregistered sales of securities are being used for general
working capital purposes.
Discontinued
Operations
The
sale
of our TDC line of business, in early 2006, resulted in income of $173,853
(after taxes) from discontinued operations compared with income of $23,730
for
the year ended December 31, 2005. This sale of assets offsets some of the losses
we experienced in 2006 and 2005 from the TDC business.
Provision
for Income Taxes
$1,914
of
income tax provision was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2006, which
related to the taxes due for the 2005 year. Income taxes in the amount of $3,882
were reported in the year ended December 31, 2005, which related to taxes for
the years 2003 and 2004. The 2003 tax return had not been prepared when the
2004
financial statements were completed and therefore there was no tax provided
in
the 2004 financial statements.
Income
taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were $25 (being withholding taxes
deducted from interest income) which is the same as in the six months ended
June
30, 2006.
Foreign
Exchange Translation
There
was
also $784 of foreign exchange gains for the year ended December 31, 2006. We
had
no loss or gain for the year ended December 31, 2005. This contrasted with
$146,074 of unrealized exchange losses for the first six months end June 30,
2007, when there were a number of countervailing movements in both the US
Dollar, the Euro and the New Zealand Dollar.
The
Company reports in United States Dollars (“USD”)
but
through its subsidiaries does business in the United States, Malta, and New
Zealand. BLive does business both in US and Canadian dollars, but primarily
in
USD. The Company seeks to borrow in USD to match with the reporting currency,
but business units outside of the US receive some revenue and incur expenses
and
credit in foreign currencies.
Transactions
denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates of exchange ruling
on the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities expressed
in
foreign currencies are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing at the
end-of-period exchange rates and the translation differences are reported as
other comprehensive income.
Comprehensive
Net Income (Loss)
The
comprehensive net loss for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $1,817,767.
We
incurred an operating loss of $1,991,620 from continuing operations which was
offset by the recovery of $173,853 (after taxes) on the sale of the assets
associated with the TDC business. The net loss for the year ended December
31,
2005 was $175,791. The 2005 net loss consists of a loss of $199,521 for the
parent company, and a profit of $23,730 from discontinued TDC operations sold
in
September 2006.
We
experienced a net operating loss (EBIT) of $1,398,576 for the six months ended
June 30, 2007 compared to a net operating loss of $794,991 for the first six
months of 2006. The net operating loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2007
was
$785,485 compared with a net loss of $529,706 for the quarter ended June 30,
2006.
When
our
net operating loss of $1,398,576 is added to our net interest and other
financing charges of $1,443,977, taxes of $25 and foreign exchange translation
losses of $146,074, our comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30,
2007 is $2,988,652 compared to a comprehensive loss of $836,236 for the six
months ended June 30, 2006. The comprehensive net loss for the quarter ended
June 30, 2007 was $2,205,846 compared with a comprehensive loss of $543,221
for
the quarter ended June 30, 2006.
We
do not
expect to be profitable during 2007, but we expect our level of operating losses
to reduce as we gain new application support customers and increase our revenue
throughout the year.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
On
December 31, 2006, we had cash on hand of $130,991 compared to $52,344 at
December 31, 2005. During the year ended December 31, 2006 we raised $2,439,753
through the sale of new equity securities (before costs) to finance the
development of the new AtlasTG business compared to $1,069,755 raised in the
year ended December 31, 2005. Sales of equity have historically been our primary
source of funding. We will need to continue to successfully raise additional
capital through the sale of our equity securities throughout 2007 to finish
the
development phase of our software, hire and train staff and successfully bring
in new customers to achieve our revenue targets.
The
capital raised during both 2006 and 2005 has been used to develop the IT support
tools and platform for our new business line. The net loss for 2006
was funded out of our new equity issuances.
At
June
30, 2007 we had total cash resources of $581,470 compared to $214,766 at March
31, 2007 and $130,991 at December 31, 2006. At June 30, 2007, the Company also
had $1,500,000 of restricted cash in a restricted escrow account at
Wells Fargo N.A.,
During
the second quarter of 2007 we arranged a further $475,000 of short-term loans
from a stockholder in the early part of the quarter, which were subsequently
converted to equity following the completion of the closing of the first tranche
of the Securities Purchase Agreement with WCOF. The WCOF facility yielded us
a
medium term loan in the amount of $5,000,000 ($2,500,000 made on June 15, 2007
and $2,500,000 made on July 11, 2007), which is repayable on November 30, 2008.
$1,500,000 of the first tranche of the loan was placed into an escrow account
with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells
Fargo”)
as
shown in the consolidated balance sheet. Pursuant to the terms of an Escrow
Agreement, dated June 15, 2007, between the Company, WCOF and Wells Fargo,
the
amount of $1,500,000 will not be released from escrow, unless one of our
subsidiaries enters into contracts with certain customer entities, totaling
$1,000,000 in annual, non-contingent future revenues prior to 5:00 p.m. on
December 31, 2007.
The
escrow account for the second tranche of $2,500,000 made on July 11, 2007 will
not be released from escrow, unless Atlas US, the Company or any of its
subsidiaries enters into contracts with certain customer entities, totaling
$5,000,000 in non-contingent future revenues prior to 5:00 p.m. on December
31,
2007.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Our
critical accounting policies are described in Note 2 to the accompanying
financial statements - Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies of the Notes to our financial
statements.
Our
discussion and analysis of financial conditions and results of operations are
based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared
in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
The preparation of the financial statements requires us to make estimates and
judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues,
expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an
on-going basis, we evaluate the estimates that we have made. These estimates
have been based upon historical experience and on various other assumptions
that
we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ
from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe
the
following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments
and
estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial
statements.
Allowance
for Doubtful Accounts.
We
regularly review our accounts receivable and where necessary, set up and
maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting
from
the inability of our customers to make required payments, which is included
in
our bad debt expense. Management determines the adequacy of this allowance
by
regularly reviewing our accounts receivable aging and evaluating individual
customer receivables, considering customers’ financial condition, credit history
and current economic conditions. If the financial condition of our customers
were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make
payments, additional allowances may be required.
Revenue
Recognition.
Revenue
is generally recognized when all the following criteria are met: (a) persuasive
evidence that contractual agreement exists, (b) delivery has occurred and (c)
the fee is fixed or determinable and collection is probable. If all aspects
but
the last have been met or if post contract customer support could be material,
revenue is recognized with payments from customers are received. Any losses
on
contracts are recognized immediately.
Income
Taxes.
We
account for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income
Taxes.” Significant judgment is required in determining our provision for income
taxes. We assess the likelihood that our deferred tax asset will be recovered
from future taxable income, and to the extent we believe that recovery is not
likely, we establish a valuation allowance. We consider future taxable income
projections, historical results and ongoing tax planning strategies in assessing
the recoverability of deferred tax assets. However, adjustments could be
required in the future if we determine that the amount to be realized is less
or
greater than the amount that we recorded. Such adjustments, if any, could have
a
material impact on our results of our operations.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
have
no off-balance sheet arrangements.
BUSINESS
Overview
We
are
currently a reporting company under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and our
Common Stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. At
the
annual general meeting of the Company on July 12, 2007, the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company was amended to change the name of the Company
from
Tribeworks, Inc. to Atlas Technology Group, Inc. As of August 16, 2007, the
Company’s Common Stock now trades under the ticker symbol ATYG.OB with the
new CUSIP number of 049432 107 and new ISIN number of US0494321070.
We
were
incorporated in August 1998 as Tribeworks, Inc., a California corporation
(previously defined as “California
Tribeworks”).
On
November 2, 1999, we entered into a transaction with Pan World, whereby Pan
World agreed to provide financing in connection with the merger of a newly
formed subsidiary of Pan World into California Tribeworks (the “Recapitalization”).
Prior
to the Recapitalization, Pan World never had any material operations. As a
result of the Recapitalization, shareholders of California Tribeworks exchanged
all of their shares of California Tribeworks for Pan World common stock.
Subsequent to the Recapitalization, we were reincorporated in Delaware as
Tribeworks, Inc. We opened a wholly-owned subsidiary in Japan, Tribeworks Japan,
in August 2000, which engaged in sales and professional services activities
primarily in our Enterprise application development business, until it was
closed during the third quarter of 2004.
Beginning
in 2003, we partnered with Kinoma to create new products for the mobile software
market, specifically targeting Palm OS devices. Kinoma makes Kinoma Player,
which is a high-resolution, interactive movie player for handhelds running
the
Palm OS. We developed two products in partnership with Kinoma that create Kinoma
Player content, iShell Mobile, an iShell-based application development tool,
launched in October 2003, and Kinoma Media Album, a consumer multimedia
management tool, launched in May of 2004.
During
2005, the previous business lines of Tribeworks were separated into a wholly
owned subsidiary named Tribeworks Development Corporation (previously defined
as
“TDC”).
The
TDC business was primarily built around the sale of software through two main
distribution channels: the graphics software tools business and proprietary
products called iShell® or iShell Mobile and an enterprise application
development business. TDC was sold to its former management on September 14,
2006. Until approximately the middle part of 2006, the iShell line of products
and an enterprise application development business were our primary product
offering and business. The former assets, liabilities and business operations
of
TDC were reclassified as discontinued operations in the financial statements
in
annual report for the year ended December 31, 2006 on Form 10-KSB.
On
January 20, 2006, the Company acquired 100 percent of the issued capital of
TakeCareofIT Holdings Limited (now renamed Atlas Technology Group Holdings
Limited), a Malta corporation, and its subsidiaries, who have been collectively
doing business as Atlas Technology Group for $37,235 in cash and assumed
$1,143,780 of current liabilities (of which $1,073,744 plus interest was due
to
Tribeworks). Atlas Technology Group Holdings Limited was established in
September 2004 to provide external IT application support services for
organizations with large IT functions. The new Atlas Technology Group line
of
business acquired, together with all related developments in this regard since
the acquisition are hereinafter collectively described as “AtlasTG”.
The
results of the AtlasTG operations, from the date of acquisition, January 20,
2006, are included in the December 31, 2006 financial statements as presented
in
this document.
TakeCareofIT
Holdings Ltd., was established in September 2004 to provide external IT
application support services for organizations with large IT functions. The
AtlasTG IT support business will be our primary business focus going forward.
We
plan to become a leading IT outsourcing support company for custom software
applications worldwide. After extensive beta testing, the AtlasTG business
line
is now at the revenue launch stage with the first support customers being signed
on in February 2007. Our in-house developed tools and processes needed to
onboard IT applications and provide remote IT application support are now ready
to meet the needs of our customers.
On
January 26, 2007 the Company acquired all of the assets (but not the
liabilities) including its IT technology, trademarks and 700 customers of BLive
Networks Inc., in exchange for the issuance of 1,150,000 shares of restricted
Common Stock of the Company. 150,000 of these shares of Common Stock were for
an
M&A Advisory Fee. Additionally, in consideration of the payment by Petroleum
Corporation of Canada Limited (“Petroleum
Corp.”)
of
$100,010, the Company agreed to issue to Petroleum Corp. 100,000 fully paid
shares of Common Stock and a warrant to purchase 300,000 shares of Common Stock
exercisable for a period of two years at a strike price of $1.25 per share.
Included
in the assets was 49% of a Canadian company called InfoBuild Networks (Canada)
Inc., and subsequent to the initial acquisition an option to purchase the
remaining 51% of InfoBuild Networks (Canada) Inc was exercised. The assets
acquired have been transferred into InfoBuild Networks (Canada) Inc. and the
name of that company has been changed to BLive Networks Inc. and hereon this
business is referred to as (“BLive”).
The
assets acquired have been consolidated into the financial statements presented
herein along with the results of BLive from January 26, 2007.
Operation
of Business
Our
primary service is remotely supporting custom and complex software
applications for customers who want to outsource non-core business
processes and focus on their core competencies, through the use of
proprietary processes and monitoring systems.
Our
initial support centers are based in Malta and Wellington, New Zealand, with
technical support from a small staff in Redmond, Washington, creating
“follow-the-sun” 24 hour coverage. As business grows, additional locations will
be added to increase capacity, as needed.
The
Company continues to test and harden its new software tools and is now beginning
to implement its plan of selling software support services, and is pursuing
sales in the western United States (“US”),
the
European Union (“EU”),
specifically the United Kingdom and Italy. The Company now has support contracts
with three customers in the US. The Company will continue to target customers
in
Italy, the UK and the west coast of the US before it later expands its sales
efforts worldwide.
The
Company is initially marketing to four targeted groups of potential
clients:
1)
|
Directly
to initial pilot customers, who will serve as final beta test
opportunities for the Company’s systems, software monitoring and incident
management systems;
|
2)
|
Agent
companies, who are strategic partners and will represent the Company
in
specific regions in defining strategic reseller and onboarding
partners;
|
3)
|
Onboarding
partners who have the internal capabilities to select and technically
audit, harden, stress-test, and document complex software systems;
and
|
4)
|
Reseller
channel partners who will be the backbone of the Company’s sales strategy.
With existing large customer bases of large and complex software
systems,
resellers will be provided the advanced AtlasTG tools and systems
to
monitor and support highly complex software systems on an ongoing
basis.
|
The
acquisition of BLive has further expanded the Company’s capability of delivering
high quality outsourced support into the IT Support market. Prior to our
acquisition of BLive, BLive developed and operated interactive support tools
for
companies providing IT support worldwide. Utilizing proprietary technology,
BLive’s systems are used by companies for remote technical support and sales,
both externally, and for internal corporate ‘Helpdesk’ support departments. This
technology enables service providers to deliver faster response times and a
personal connection with users and is complimentary to the tools developed
by
AtlasTG .
We
currently have 28 employees and 3 working executive directors. Our primary
service of remotely supporting custom and complex software applications for
customers who want to outsource non-core business processes and focus on
their core competencies, through the use of proprietary processes and monitoring
systems, is maintained by our state-of-the-art data centers in Seattle and
Malta, and 24x7 “follow the sun” support centers in Malta, Redmond/Seattle, and
Wellington.
Products
and Services
We
are in
the business of providing custom, outsourced, application software support
services to our customers. These services range from supporting specialized
networks and single applications to providing the entire IT infrastructure
management for customers who want to outsource IT application support and focus
on their core business competencies. Through partnerships with other IT
development consultants, fully outsourced IT services can be provided, with
hard
performance metrics and predictable costs.
With
more
than thirty years of combined experience in IT support, our management team
brings a significant level of knowledge and experience in outsourced application
support. Our management team’s experience includes worldwide application support
for companies such as JP Morgan, Microsoft, and Avanade.
We
have
spent two years developing our own proprietary software tools and processes.
We
are currently leveraging the recent advances in software, monitoring
systems, and communications, to build a new, leading edge, global support
infrastructure that provides 24x7 software support to large and medium sized
companies. These new application on-boarding and monitoring processes should
allow for dramatic cost savings over existing legacy IT service providers.
We
intend
to offer our services worldwide, with the majority of our targeted customers
having multi-national operations. Our operations are designed to be a highly
distributable venture, with the ability to place people in the best possible
locations so that we can provide
a
seamless service offering across the world. The worldwide IT market is
approximately one trillion dollars in size including hardware, software and
communications. (Source: Gartner available at
http://www3.gartner.com/Init)
The
latest trend in outsourcing toward outsourcing application support is dramatic.
According to Forrester, Tier 2 application support and business outsourcing
is
forecast to represent a $220 billion market by 2006 with additional growth
averaging 10% annually. According to Forrester the percentage of IT budgets
spent on maintaining existing applications was 73% in 2004 and 76% in 2005,
and
the trend is expected to continue. (Source: Forrester Research, Inc. “2005
Enterprise IT Outlook: Business Technographics North America”).
To
many
industry leaders, managed services represent an important change to how
technology is delivered and consumed. The managed services market has expanded
rapidly over the past several years, particularly in the under-served S-MMB
market. The S-MMB IT services market estimated to be worth $220 is expected
to
grow at a CAGR of 7.6% from 2004 to 2008. RMM is the hottest growing segment
expected to grow at 36% CAGR though 2008 in North America. A recent study by
Forrester cited the S-MMB market at 48% of overall U.S. IT spending, stating
that it will surpass enterprise IT spending by 2007. (Source: Gartner - Forecast
IT Service, Worldwide, November 2005).
Through
our BLive subsidiary we also provide our proprietary interactive support tools
for both smaller and S-MMB companies via systems that can be used by
companies for remote technical support and sales, both externally, and for
internal corporate “Helpdesk” support departments. This technology enables our
service providers to deliver faster response times and a personal connection
with users.
Technical
Support and Education
We
provide both technical support and training to our customers as well as in-house
and external training to our staff. Successful training of our technical support
staff is key to our success. During 2006, all of our technical staff received
training for various Microsoft technical qualifications. During 2007, we
anticipate becoming a Microsoft “Gold Partner” with advanced infrastructure and
learning solutions specializations. We believe that by becoming a Microsoft
“Gold Partner” this will provide us with additional recognition and therefore
revenue opportunities.
Competition
IT
software application support is one of the last available outsourcing
opportunities in the IT field. While many other IT functions have been
outsourced, software application support has traditionally been kept in-house
so
that management is able to maintain control of this function. In recent years,
a
number of companies have outsourced all of their IT needs to large IT
companies.
There
are
a large number of traditional consultant competitors competing in the same
businesses as us, including IBM, HP, EDS, and Accenture as well as a number
of
smaller companies. The industry is broken down into three segments: (i) the
hardware manufacturers that provide additional IT services; (ii) the large
pure-play IT service providers targeting Fortune 500 companies, and (iii)
smaller independent companies that generally specialize in specific local
markets.
The
largest firms that we compete with in terms of 2006 revenue are HP with total
revenue of $91.7 billion, of which approximately $15.6 billion is services
including IT outsourcing. Source: HP.com.
IBM
with
total sales of $91.4 billion, of which approximately half, or $49 billion,
represents services, and of this amount approximately $17.0 billion is strategic
outsourcing services. Strategic outsourcing services is one of IBM’s fastest
growing business segments and is growing at 3.2% annually, almost twice as
fast as IMB Global Services total revenue. Source: IBM.com.
The
pure-play IT service providers, with the majority of their fiscal year ended
2006 revenues coming from IT support services include EDS, with $21.3 billion
in
revenue (Source: EDS.com), Computer Sciences Corporation with $14.6 billion
(Source: CSC.com), Accenture with $18.2 billion (Source: Accenture.com), and
BearingPoint Inc. with $3.4 billion in 2006 revenue. (Source: Bearingpoint.com)
Our advantage over our larger competitors is that IT support is our main
business focus and is not an ancillary service.
Other
competitors of ours that provide support services and call centers, especially
in India, include Wipro and Infosys. TCS is another of our primary competitors
that competes with us globally. Many hosting providers are also attempting
to offer ASP services as an add-on. There are other regional players, such
as
Wavex and Motive that are also targeting the S-MMB market.
The
principal advantage of what we offer is the ability to access the computers
of
our customers remotely. This allows our customers to maintain physical
possession of their computers and continue their daily operations. We also
compete against our competitors by establishing ourselves as a service provider
with deep industry expertise in our sector, which enables us to respond rapidly
to market trends and the evolving needs of our clients in our
sector. IT support is our sole business focus, unlike many of our
competitors who offer IT support as an adjunct to there existing hardware or
software sales.
In
addition to the small and large competitors described above, we believe that
our
single biggest competitive factor is existing in-house support groups. We
believe that in-house support groups are currently providing over 90% of IT
support services.
Proprietary
Rights
We
rely
on a combination of copyright laws, trademark laws, contract laws, and other
intellectual property protection methods (such as signing confidentiality and
non-disclosure agreements with potential clients) to protect our technology,
names and logos in the United States and other countries. Tribeworks’ patented
and trademarked “iShell” product and logo, which until mid 2006 was our lead
product, were sold during 2006 to a former staff member of ours.
The
acquisition of AtlasTG resulted in additional proprietary rights such as
AtlasTG’s unique OnBoarding processes as well as a range of trade secrets
relating to its IT support technologies. We are now in the process of applying
for a number of patents and trademarks for these systems, processes and their
unique names as part of securing our proprietary products and establishing
our
marketing and branding.
Service
Deployment Schedule and Capital Requirements
We
have
spent the past two years developing our own proprietary software tools and
processes and are now beginning to
implement our plan of selling IT software support services, and is pursuing
sales in the western US and the European Union, specifically the United Kingdom
and Italy.
With
initial support centers are based in Malta and Wellington, New Zealand, and
with
technical support from a small staff in Redmond, Washington, we have created
“follow-the-sun” 24 hour coverage to offer to our software application support
customers. As business grows, additional locations will be added to increase
capacity, as needed.
We
recently raised $5 million of medium term funds from WCOF, who are now our
largest stockholder, and these funds will be used to implement our sales and
marketing program and finance our operations as we develop revenue to a
breakeven point over the next 12-18 months.
We
will
need to raise additional equity in mid 2008 to repay the $5 million of medium
term debt we have raised from WCOF. The ability to raise this new equity will
depend upon our sales and marketing performance over the forthcoming twelve
months.
The
Company now has support contracts with four customers in the US and is
currently negotiating with two more potential US customers, with the aim of
concluding at least one of these contracts by the end of the fourth quarter
of 2007.
In
March
2007 we completed the onboarding of our first IT application support customer,
Mobile Content Networks, Inc. (“MCN”),
in
Palo Alto, California. MCN provides real-time mobile search solutions to 3GSM
mobile telephone networks such as D2 of Japan and Total Access Communications
Plc (“DTAC”)
of
Thailand. At the end of 2006, D2 Communications, the largest mobile advertising
agency in the world, released its FM Radio Search service to DoCoMo handset
users providing listeners of FM radio with one click access to ringtones, music
downloads, CDs and DVDs through MCN’s MobileSearch.net platform. MCN is
currently working with over twenty partners in ten countries who are developing
solutions based on its platform and we aim to support all of their software
applications as they grow their business.
We
are
currently onboarding our second IT application support customer, Viewpath.com
(“Viewpath”)
and we
expected to start generating revenue from this customer before the end of the
fourth quarter. We have entered into an agreement with Viewpath that calls
for
us to provide 24x7 support to Viewpath's customers and to monitor its highly
sophisticated .NET application.
We
have
recently concluded a third IT application support contract with Shoe Pavillion
Inc. (Sherman
Oaks, CA)
and this
customer is currently being onboarded with full support services commencing
during the fourth quarter of 2007.
We
are
also in discussions with a major international IT company to provide our IT
application support services and we will hopefully enter into a preliminary
agreement with this company by the end of the fourth quarter of 2007 and it
is this contract that unlocks the WCOF escrow deposit described in more detail
elsewhere in this document.
The
aim
is close one new IT application support contract per month over the next twelve
months.
Our
BLive
business which sells its support service software over the internet, has
recently increased its marketing spend and is planning to shortly release an
upgraded version of its software. The plan is to further revise the BLive
software and to develop and enterprise version that will achieve some degree
of
crossover between the two arms of our IT application support
businesses.
While
our
primary focus is IT application support we also have a joint venture with Breard
LLC in Redmond, where we are operating a staff augmentation consulting service
for potential IT support customers as a first step in developing a relationship
with these potential customers with a view to them becoming an IT support
customer over time. It is also a profitable supplement to our mainstream
business.
Strategic
Partnerships
The
marketing plan is to start by targeting customers on the west coast of the
US as
well as in Italy and the UK, before it later expands its sales efforts
worldwide.
The
Company is initially marketing to four targeted groups of potential
clients:
1)
|
Directly
to initial pilot customers, who will serve as final beta test
opportunities for the Company’s systems, software monitoring and incident
management systems;
|
2)
|
Agent
companies, who are strategic partners and will represent the Company
in
specific regions in defining strategic reseller and onboarding
partners;
|
3)
|
Onboarding
partners who have the internal capabilities to select and technically
audit, harden, stress-test, and document complex software systems;
and
|
4)
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Reseller
channel partners who will be the backbone of the Company’s sales strategy.
With existing large customer bases of large and complex software
systems,
resellers will be provided the advanced AtlasTG tools and systems
to
monitor and support highly complex software systems on an ongoing
basis.
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While
our
initial sales have been made by our internal marketing team, we anticipate
that
revenue from our new IT support services will increase during the 2008 year
as
new customers are recruited and onboarded by our newly appointed sales and
onboarding partners.
To
date,
we have appointed UniTech and PA Consulting from the UK and the Italian IT
consulting company Bizmatica Sistemi s.r.l., as onboarding partners for our
software services and IT support. We are currently negotiating with another
party in Europe and are close to finalizing an agreement with a large
international consulting firm to also become our onboarding partner in the
United States.
Staff
and Staff Development
We
currently have 28 employees and 3 working executive directors operating from
our
initial
support centers based in Malta and Wellington, New Zealand, and with technical
support from a small staff in Redmond, Washington. Through these three locations
we have created “follow-the-sun” 24 hour coverage to offer to our IT application
support customers.
We
actively recruit staff with the appropriate technical qualifications and then
train them in the operation of our proprietary software and tools. Over
the
past twelve months we have provided technical training to our staff through
both
in-house and external training. Successful training of our technical support
staff is key to our success. During 2006, all of our technical staff received
training for various Microsoft technical qualifications. During 2007, we
anticipate becoming a Microsoft “Gold Partner” with advanced infrastructure and
learning solutions specializations. We believe that by becoming a Microsoft
“Gold Partner” this will provide us with additional recognition and therefore
revenue opportunities.
We
pay
competitive salaries in relative local market and also operate a performance
related bonus and incentive program which is payable both in cash and staff
options and stock, so as to retain those individuals capable of achieving
challenging our performance standards
Litigation
We
are
currently unaware of any currently pending or threatened material litigation
against us.
Independent
Accountants
Our
annual financial statements are audited by Williams & Webster, P.S., an
independent registered public accounting firm located in Spokane,
Washington.
DESCRIPTION
OF PROPERTY
Our
subsidiary in Malta, has a six (6) year office lease covering approximately
471
square meters located at Level 3, 9 Empire Stadium Street, Gzira GZR04, Malta,
expiring on August 14, 2010 at a base annual rent of MTL16,000 (approx
US$51,000), which escalates by MTL2,000 per annum (approx US$6,000) until the
final year.
Our
New
Zealand subsidiary, has a four year office lease of the second floor of 139-141
Featherston Street in Wellington, New Zealand expiring on July 31, 2009. The
office comprises approximately 300 sq meters with a base annual rental of
NZ$55,500 per annum (approx US$38,500) plus 12.5% Goods and Services Tax
(“GST”)
which
is claimable against GST revenue tax payable or is refundable, with two year
rent reviews. The annual rental on this lease has just been reviewed to
NZ$66,000 (approx. US$46,200).
Our
US
subsidiary, has a three year office lease of Suite 2001 at the Limited Edition
Office Park, 2001 152nd
Avenue
NE, Redmond, Washington, expiring on July 31, 2009. The office comprises 3,825
rentable square feet at a base annual rental of US$61,200 in the first year,
escalating to $68,850 in the 2nd
year and
$76,500 in the 3rd
year.
All
of
the aforementioned leased facilities are adequate for our current
needs.
DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
Set
forth
below is the name, age, years of service and positions of our executive officers
and directors of the Company as of November 6, 2007.
Name
|
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Age
|
|
Position
|
|
Officer/Director
Since
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert
E. Altinger
|
|
45
|
|
Director
and Chairman of the Board
|
|
August,
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Andrew
J E Berger
|
|
46
|
|
Director
|
|
June
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W.
Gordon Blankstein
|
|
57
|
|
Director
|
|
August,
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert
C. Gardner
|
|
66
|
|
Director
|
|
August,
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peter
B. Jacobson
|
|
49
|
|
Director
and CEO
|
|
June,
2005
CEO
since August 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
B.S.P.
(Paddy) Marra
|
|
61
|
|
Director
and CFO
|
|
December
2005
CFO
since Sept. 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael
T. Murphy
|
|
39
|
|
Chief
Operating Officer
|
|
July
2006
|
The
directors serve until their successors are elected by the stockholders.
Vacancies on the Board of Directors may be filled by appointment of the majority
of the continuing directors. The executive officers serve at the discretion
of
the Board of Directors. The directors named above will serve until our next
annual general meeting of stockholders in 2008. Directors will be elected for
one-year terms at the annual general meeting. All officers and directors listed
above will remain in office until the next annual general meeting of our
stockholders, and until their successors have been duly elected and
qualified.
There
are
no agreements with respect to the election of directors. During 2007, we have
not compensated our directors for service on our Board of Directors, any
committee thereof, but they have been reimbursed for expenses incurred for
attendance at meetings of our Board of Directors and/or any committee of our
Board of Directors. Officers are appointed annually by our Board of Directors
and each executive officer serves at the discretion of our Board of Directors.
We do not have any standing committees. Our Board of Directors may in the future
determine to pay directors’ fees.
None
of
our officers and/or directors have ever filed any bankruptcy petition, been
convicted of or been the subject of any criminal proceedings or the subject
of
any order, judgment or decree involving the violation of any state or federal
securities laws.
Biographical
Information of Executive Officers and Directors
Robert
Altinger, 45 - Director
Prior
to
founding Atlas Technology Group, a Malta company (“Atlas
Malta”),
Robert Altinger was Principal Consultant of WebConsult, Inc, a Microsoft-
approved vendor of IT consulting services since September 2001. Prior to joining
WebConsult, Inc., Mr. Altinger had over 20 years of IT experience, including
serving as Director of Worldwide IT Operations for Avanade Corp, in various
capacities at Microsoft, including Director of Product Group IT Services, and
prior to that at JP Morgan. Mr Altinger obtained a B.Sc. (Eng.) from Exeter
University in the United Kingdom in 1986.
Andrew
Berger, 46 - Director
Andrew
Berger recently retired from the position of Vice President of Alien Technology
Europe, a world leader in RFID technologies. Mr. Berger was responsible for
all
European activity. Prior to joining Alien Technology, Mr. Berger was an equity
partner and founding member of Accenture's strategy practice. He also led
Accenture's Northern European supply chain practice and global Supply Chain
Innovation team. Prior to joining Accenture, he served as an operational
Intelligence Officer with the Airborne and Special Forces divisions of the
British Army. He has a Bachelor's of Science from Bristol University and an
MBA
with Distinction from London Business School.
W.
Gordon Blankstein, 57 - Director
Gordon
Blankstein is currently a member of the board of directors of Genco Resources,
Ltd., a publicly-traded mining company and has been since 2002. He is also
a
director of Digifonica (International) Limited. From 1997 through 2002, Mr.
Blankstein was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Global Light
Telecommunications, Inc., an American Stock Exchange-listed company. Mr.
Blankstein obtained a B.Sc. (Agri.) from the University of British Columbia
in
1973 and an MBA from the University of British Columbia in 1976.
Robert
C. Gardner, 66 - Director
Robert
Gardner is currently Chairman of the Board of Genco Resources Ltd. and a partner
in the law firm of Gardner & Associates in Vancouver, BC, Canada. He is also
a Director of Kootenay Gold Inc. and United Bolero. Mr. Gardner is a corporate
lawyer and has practiced law there since 1989. Mr. Gardner and obtained a M.A.
from Cambridge University in Cambridge, United Kingdom in 1961 and a L.L.M.
degree from Cambridge University in 1962.
Peter
B. Jacobson, 46 - Director and CEO
Prior
to
joining Atlas and Tribeworks, Peter Jacobson was founder and President of
Monitor Technologies, Inc., an IT network and support company to Fortune 1000
firms from 1985 to 1995, a partner and Marketing Director of OceanPC, Inc.,
a
leader in computer-based marine GPS navigation systems from 1995 to 2002, and
subsequently, was President of First Call Wireless, LLC., a worldwide cellular
distribution company, from 2002 until 2005. Peter Jacobson has served on
numerous boards of directors, including The Seattle Center, Northwest Children’s
Fund, Lakeside Technology Foundation and Creditnet.com. He is a past President
of the Washington Young Entrepreneurs Organization. Mr. Jacobson obtained a
B.A.
from the University of Washington in 1985.
Byran
S.P. (Paddy) Marra, 61 - Director and CFO
Paddy
Marra has over 30 years of corporate finance experience, including, recently
with FreshXtend Technologies Corp. (Canada) (CEO and now Deputy Chairman) a
TSX-V listed company, CFO of the Brierley Investments Limited group (New
Zealand), and Chairman and CEO of Chamundi Power Corporation Ltd. (India).
Paddy
Marra has degrees in both Accounting and Finance (BCA) and in Economics and
Economic History (BA) from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
He is
also a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand
and
is a former member of the Financial Reporting Standards Board in New Zealand
and
numerous other Boards and Directorships of publicly traded companies. Mr. Marra
also acts as Corporate Secretary to the Board of Directors.
Michael
Murphy, 39 - Chief Operating Officer
Mike
Murphy joined us after a 15 year career at Microsoft Corporation where he was
most recently the Senior Director leading the Business Group IT organization.
At
Microsoft, Mr. Murphy was responsible for critical aspects of Microsoft’s
business, including source code management and product localization. His
experience includes leading teams throughout the US, Europe, Eastern Asia,
and
India. Mr. Murphy holds a B.A. in Information Systems from Washington State
University.
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Code
of Business Conduct and Ethics
We
have
not yet adopted a code of ethics for our officers, directors or employees but
intend to do so during 2007.
Director
Independence
The
Board
of Directors currently has three independent directors, Messrs. Gardner,
Blankstein and Berger.
Board
of Directors Composition and Director Qualifications
As
of the
date of this prospectus, the Board of Directors has not appointed members to
a
Nominating Committee and is therefore responsible for those matters that a
Nominating Committee might otherwise assume. Currently, the Board of Directors
has no formal procedures in place for assessing the composition of the Board
of
Directors or the qualifications of the directors. However, we believe that
the
individuals currently serving on our Board of Directors are a qualified and
diverse group of individuals that possess broad experience at the policy-making
level, are committed to enhancing stockholder value and have sufficient time
to
carry out their duties and to provide insight and practical wisdom based on
their experience.
Director
Recommendations by Stockholders
The
Board
of Directors has not established a formal process for consideration of director
recommendations from stockholders. The Board of Directors will, however,
consider recommendations, if received, in ample time before the preparation
and
release of the Company’s annual proxy materials. For consideration, a
recommendation would typically be submitted to our corporate secretary by the
January 1st
immediately preceding the annual meeting.
Communications
with the Board of Directors
Stockholders
may communicate with the Board of Directors, non-management directors as a
group, and individual directors by submitting their communications in writing
to
the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. All communications must identify the
author, state that the author is a stockholder of the Company, and be forwarded
by certified mail to the following address:
Atlas
Technology Group, Inc.
2001
152nd
Avenue
NE
Redmond,
Washington 98052
Attn:
Chief Executive Officer
Board
of Directors Meetings
Our
Board
of Directors held one meeting during 2006. The Board of Directors acted by
unanimous written consent on sixteen occasions in 2006.
Certain
Legal Proceedings
No
director, nominee for director, or executive officer of ours has appeared as
a
party in any legal proceeding that would be indicative of his ability or
integrity during the past five years.
Board
of Directors Committees
As
of the
date of this prospectus, the Board of Directors has not formed any committees,
but has plans to form committees of the Board of Directors. Therefore, the
roles
of an Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committee have been conducted by the
entire Board of Directors.
Audit
Committee
As
stated
above we do not have an Audit Committee. When choosing the board’s Audit
Committee members, the Board of Directors will consider a number of factors,
including the business experience and financial expertise of proposed Audit
Committee members such that each satisfies the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s definition of “audit committee financial expert”.
We
do not
have an Audit Committee or an “audit committee financial expert” within the
meaning of such phrase under applicable regulations of the SEC. Our Board of
Directors believes that each of its directors is financially literate and
experienced in business matters, and that one or more directors are capable
of:
|
|
Understanding
generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and financial
statements;
|
|
|
Assessing
the general application of GAAP principles in connection with our
accounting for estimates, accruals and
reserves;
|
|
|
Analyzing
and evaluating our financial statements;
and
|
|
|
Understanding
our internal controls and procedures for financial
reporting;
|
all
of
which are attributes of an audit committee financial expert. However, the Board
of Directors believes that our directors have not obtained these attributes
through the experience specified in the SEC’s definition of “audit committee
financial expert.”
Nominating
Committee
As
of the
date of this prospectus, the Board of Directors has not appointed members to
a
Nominating Committee and is therefore responsible for those matters that a
Nominating Committee might otherwise assume. Currently, the Board of Directors
has no formal procedures for assessing the composition of the Board of Directors
or the qualifications of our directors. However, we believe that the individuals
currently serving on our Board of Directors are a qualified and diverse group
of
individuals that possess broad experience at the policy-making level, are
committed to enhancing stockholder value and have sufficient time to carry
out
their duties and to provide insight and practical wisdom based on their
experience.
Compensation
Committee
We
do not
currently have a Compensation Committee. Compensation decisions are made by
our
Board of Directors. Our Board of
Directors places
high value on attracting and retaining our executives since it is their talent
and performance that is responsible for our success. Therefore, our compensation
philosophy is to create a performance-based culture that attracts and retains
a
superior team. We aim to achieve this goal by designing a competitive and
fiscally responsible compensation program to:
|
|
|
Attract
the highest caliber of talent required for the success of our
business;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retain
those individuals capable of achieving challenging performance
standards;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Incent
our executives to strive for superior company wide and individual
performance; and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Align
management and stockholder interests over both the short and
long-term.
|
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
The
following table provides certain summary information concerning compensation
of
our executives for the year ended December 31, 2006. No executive officer,
other
than as listed below, received total compensation from us in excess of $100,000
during 2005.
Summary
Compensation Table
Name
and
Principal
Position
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
|
Non-
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compen-
sation
($)
|
|
Change
in
Pension
Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
|
|
All
other
Compen-
sation
($)
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
Peter
B. Jacobson,
Chief
Executive Officer, President and Director
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
(1)
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
Robert
Altinger,
Executive
Chairman
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
145,000
|
(1)
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
$
|
145,000
|
|
B.S.P.
(Paddy) Marra,
Chief
Financial Officer and Director
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
(1)
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
(1)
Messrs. Altinger and Marra are not direct employees, but are engaged through
consulting companies who are responsible for paying their salaries, taxes and
benefits. Mr. Jacobson receives his salary on an independent contractor
basis.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table
No
options or stock awards have been granted to any of our executive officers
or
directors in the form of equity awards. Pursuant to Item 402(a)(4) of Regulation
S-B, the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table is omitted because
there has been no compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to any of the
named executive officers or directors required to be reported in that table.
Employment
Agreements and Change of Control Agreements
We
have
not entered into written employment agreements with any of our executive
officers named in the Summary Compensation Table above. There are no
compensatory plans or arrangements, including payments to be received from
us,
with respect to a named executive officer, if such plan or arrangement would
result from the resignation, retirement or any other termination of such
executive officer's employment with us or form a change-in-control of us or
a
change in the named executive officer's responsibilities following a
change-in-control. We may enter into written employment agreements in 2007
with
Messrs. Jacobson, Altinger, Marra and our other executive officers.
Option
Grants in Last Fiscal Year
We
do not
currently have any outstanding stock appreciation rights (SARs). No options
or
warrants were granted in 2006 to any executive officers.
Aggregated
Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year End Option
Values
No
options were exercised in 2006 by any executive officers.
Director
Compensation
Directors
do not receive any compensation for their services as members of the Board
of
Directors during 2006, although this could be subject to change during
2007. Directors are reimbursed for expenses in connection with attendance at
Board of Directors and committee meetings. Directors are eligible to participate
as optionees under our compensatory equity plans.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The
following table sets forth as of November 6, 2007, certain information regarding
the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock by (i) all person known to the
Company who own more than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock, (ii) each
director, (iii) each of our executive officers, and (iv) all executive officers
and directors as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, the persons named in
the
table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares
of
Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by them.
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
|
|
Shares
Beneficially Owned
(1)
|
|
Percent
of Class (2)
|
|
Directors
and Officers:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael
T. Murphy
2812
West Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE
Redmond,
WA 98052
|
|
|
4,338,636
|
(3)
|
|
12.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert
Altinger
The
Ridge
31st
March Street
Gharghur,
Malta
|
|
|
1,575,000
|
(4)
|
|
4.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peter
Jacobson
111
Via Quito
Newport
Beach, CA 92663-5503
|
|
|
1,575,000
|
(5)
|
|
4.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W.
Gordon Blankstein
8011
240 St.
Vancouver,
B.C., Canada
|
|
|
600,000
|
(6)
|
|
1.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert
C. Gardner
2153,
349 West Georgia St.
Vancouver,
B.C., Canada
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
1.5
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Officers
and Directors as a group (7 persons)
|
|
|
6,638,636
|
(7)
|
|
19.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5%
Shareholders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West
Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC
2151
Alessandro Drive, Suite 100
Ventura,
CA 93001
|
|
|
13,000,000
|
(8)
|
|
32.2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert
Blankstein
8032
Government Rd.
Burnaby,
B.C., Canada
|
|
|
4,017,750
|
(9)
|
|
11.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WebConsult
Limited
Bankhaus
Carl Spangler
Schwatzstr
17 A 5030, Austria
|
|
|
2,202,274
|
|
|
6.5
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pharaoh
Properties Corporation
Alves
De Souza Houman Colart
6
Cours De Rive
1204
Geneva, Switzerland
|
|
|
2,002,272
|
|
|
5.9
|
%
|
(1)
Includes all shares of our Common Stock with respect to which each holder
directly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or
otherwise has or shares the power to vote or direct voting of such shares or
to
dispose or direct the disposition of such shares.
(2)
Based
upon 33,856,805 shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November
6, 2007.
(3)
Includes 975,000 shares held by AMJ Holdings. We anticipate that the shares
held
by AMJ Holdings will be granted in the form of stock options to our employees
in
the future. Mr. Murphy, Mr. Altinger and Mr. Jacobson serve as co-trustees
of
shares held by AMJ Holdings.
(4)
Includes 975,000 shares held by AMJ Holdings. We anticipate that the shares
held
by AMJ Holdings will be granted in the form of stock options to our employees
in
the future. Mr. Murphy, Mr. Altinger and Mr. Jacobson serve as co-trustees
of
shares held by AMJ Holdings.
(5)
Mr.
Jacobson personally owns 600,000 shares of our Common Stock. Includes 975,000
shares held by AMJ Holdings. We anticipate that the shares held by AMJ Holdings
will be granted in the form of stock options to our employees in the future.
Mr.
Murphy, Mr. Altinger and Mr. Jacobson serve as co-trustees of shares held by
AMJ
Holdings. Mr. Jacobson’s wife, Georgina Jacobson, owns 40,000 shares of our
Common Stock and a warrant to purchase 20,000 shares of our Common Stock. Mr.
Jacobson expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of shares owned by his
wife.
(6)
Mr.
Blankstein personally owns 600,000 shares of our Common Stock. Yvonne
Blankstein, the wife of Gordon Blankstein, owns 530,083 shares of our Common
Stock and holds 500,000 shares of Common Stock in trust for Shelby Blankstein.
Mr. Blankstein expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of shares owned by
his
wife and shares that his wife holds in trust for Shelby Blankstein.
(7)
This
group includes 7 people, 5 of whom are listed on the accompanying table. Paddy
Marra, an officer and director, and Andrew Berger, a director, are not listed
on
the accompanying table and do not currently own any of our Common Stock. To
avoid double-counting: the 975,000 shares of Common Stock held by AMJ
Holdings and deemed to be beneficially owned by Robert Altinger, Peter Jacobson
and Michael Murphy as a result of their position as co-trustees of AMJ Holdings
have only been included once in the total (see Note (3), (4) and (5)
above).
(8)
Includes
6,500,000 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase up to 6,500,000 shares
of Common Stock. The shares of Common Stock and warrants are owned directly
by
West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC. West Coast Asset Management, Inc. is the
managing member of West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC. Paul J. Orfalea, Lance
W.
Helfert and R. Atticus Lowe, the members of the Investment Committee of West
Coast Asset Management, Inc. exercise shared voting and investment power over
the shares of Common Stock and warrants. Each of West Coast Asset Management,
Inc. and Messrs. Orfalea, Helfert and Lowe disclaims beneficial ownership of
the
shares and warrants except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest
therein.
(9) Mr.
Blankstein personally owns 2,581,500 shares of Common Stock and indirectly
owns
575,000 shares of Common Stock as trustee for Charles Blankstein, the Mr.
Blankstein’s minor son. Mr. Blankstein also owns warrants to purchase up to
861,250 shares of our Common Stock.
DIVIDEND
POLICY
The
payment of dividends is within the discretion of the Company’s Board of
Directors. The Company presently intends to retain all earnings, if any, for
use
in the Company’s business operations and accordingly, the Board of Directors
does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future.
We
have
not previously declared or paid any cash dividends on our Common Stock and
presently intend to retain our future earnings, if any, to fund the development
and growth of our business and, therefore, do not anticipate paying any cash
dividends in the foreseeable future. We have accrued $5,880 of dividends owed
to
holders of our Series “B” Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series
B Preferred Stock”).
The
Series B Preferred Stock was converted into Common Stock on December 29, 2006.
MARKET
FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Price
Range of Our Common Stock
Our
Common Stock is currently quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the trading
symbol ATYG.OB (formerly TWKS.OB). The following table sets forth the range
of
closing high and low bid quotes for each period indicated as reported by
stockwatch.com and reflects all stock splits effected by us:
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2007
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2007
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2006
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2006
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2005
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2005
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High
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Low
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High
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|
Low
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|
High
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Low
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First
Quarter
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$
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1.05
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$
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0.85
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$
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1.80
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$
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1.50
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$
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1.40
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$
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0.90
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Second
Quarter
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$
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1.01
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$
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0.75
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$
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1.70
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$
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1.46
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$
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1.35
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$
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0.72
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Third
Quarter
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$
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1.01
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$
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0.80
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$
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1.60
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$
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1.10
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$
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1.75
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$
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1.26
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Fourth
Quarter
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|
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$
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1.19
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$
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0.90
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$
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1.80
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$
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1.25
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The
quotations above reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down
or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.
We
have
approximately 200 stockholders as of November 6, 2007 comprising both registered
stockholders and those whose shares are held in “street name”.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
We
established our 1999 Stock Option Plan (the “1999
Plan”)
on
November 2, 1999 with 133,333 shares of Common Stock (on an adjusted basis)
approved for issuance. We established our 2001 Stock Plan (the “2001
Plan”)
on
August 16, 2001 with 250,000 shares of Common Stock (on an adjusted basis)
approved for issuance. We established our 2004 Employee Stock Incentive Plan
(the “2004
Plan”)
on
March 24, 2004 which allows us to issue options to staff and consultants of
up
to 25% of our outstanding Common Stock, as determined from time to time, which
was equal to 8,464,201 shares at November 6, 2007. The purpose of the 1999
Plan
is to grant our Common Stock and options to purchase our Common Stock to our
employees and key consultants. The purpose of the 2001 Plan is to grant stock
and warrants to purchase our Common stock to employees and key consultants
for
outstanding cash payments due. The purpose of the 2004 Plan is to grant stock
options to purchase our Common Stock, restricted stock (“Restricted
Stock”),
and
stock bonuses to employees, officers and key consultants. The outstanding
options at December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006 were:
Plan
Category
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Number
of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options,
warrants
and rights
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Weighted-average
exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and
rights
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Number
of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity
compensation plans
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|
Equity
Compensation Plans approved by security holders at December 31,
2005
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|
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50,334
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$
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6.53
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5,702,221
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|
Equity
Compensation Plans approved by security holders at December 31,
2006
|
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134,084
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$
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3.10
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6,123,867
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During
the year ended December 31, 2006, options to purchase 6,250 shares of our Common
Stock were exercised at an exercise price $0.48 per share.
On
December 29, 2006, new options to purchase 90,000 shares of our Common Stock
were issued under the 2004 Plan to two staff members and a consultant at an
exercise price of $1.00 per share with the options vesting 20% annually starting
December 31, 2007.
SELLING
STOCKHOLDERS
The
following table provides certain information regarding the selling stockholder’s
beneficial ownership of our Common Stock prior to and after the offering. The
aggregate number of shares in this offering constitutes 13.1% of our issued
and
outstanding shares of Common Stock and 33.0% of our public float. Beneficial
ownership is determined under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules,
and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities.
Except where otherwise indicated, each of the following selling stockholders
exercises solve voting and investment control over the shares of our Common
Stock owned by them.
The
shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling stockholders were originally
issued by the Company to investors in certain private placement
transactions. We are registering the resale of these shares of Common
Stock in order to permit the selling stockholders to offer the shares for resale
from time to time. Except for the ownership of the shares of Common Stock
issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement or pursuant to a
Subscription Agreement, the selling stockholders have not had any material
relationship with us within the past three years.
The
table
below lists the selling stockholders and other information regarding the
beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock by each of the selling
stockholders. The second column lists the shares of Common Stock being
offered by this prospectus by the selling stockholders as of the date hereof.
The third column lists the shares of Common Stock being offered by this
prospectus by the selling stockholders.
In
accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the selling
stockholders, this prospectus (or future prospectuses) generally covers the
resale of up to 100% of the shares of Common Stock issued by the Company to
the
Securities Purchase Agreement.
The
selling stockholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this
offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”
Selling
Stockholder
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Number
of Shares Owned Prior to the Offering
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Number
of Warrants Owned Prior to the Offering(1)
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Number
of Shares Being Offered for Sale
|
|
Number
of Shares Owned After the Offering
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|
West
Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC (2)
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6,500,000
|
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6,500,000
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3,770,000
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2,730,000
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|
Petroleum
Corporation of Canada Limited
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1,100,000
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300,000
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406,000
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694,000
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311466
Alberta Ltd.
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200,000
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|
0
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58,000
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142,000
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Jim
Dubois
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100,000
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|
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0
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29,000
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71,000
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Peter
Maclean
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200,000
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(3)
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0
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29,000
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171,000
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Hazel
Bennett
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50,000
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|
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0
|
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14,500
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35,500
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Henri
Shohet
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50,000
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|
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0
|
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14,500
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35,500
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Michael
Wilson
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50,000
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|
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0
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14,500
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35,500
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Georgina
Jacobson
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40,000
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20,000
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23,200
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16,800
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Charles
Nye
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30,000
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(4)
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0
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5,800
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24,200
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Timothy
Biggio
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4,000
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2,000
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1,160
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2,840
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Roman
Haas
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100,000
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0
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29,000
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71,000
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Margaret
Haas
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100,000
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0
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29,000
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71,000
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(1)
The
resale of shares of Common Stock underlying warrants is not being registered
pursuant to this registration statement. The total number of shares of Common
Stock underlying warrants have been added to the total number of shares of
Common Stock owned by each stockholder for purposes of determining the total
number of shares for which resale of such shares can be registered by each
stockholder. We anticipate that shares of Common Stock underlying issued and
outstanding warrants will be registered in a future registration
statement(s).
(2)
The
shares of Common Stock and warrants are owned directly by West Coast Opportunity
Fund, LLC. West Coast Asset Management, Inc. is the managing member of West
Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC. Paul J. Orfalea, Lance W. Helfert and R. Atticus
Lowe, the members of the Investment Committee of West Coast Asset Management,
Inc. exercise shared voting and investment power over the shares of Common
Stock
and warrants. Each of West Coast Asset Management, Inc. and Messrs. Orfalea,
Helfert and Lowe disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock
and warrants except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest
therein.
(3)
Mr.
Maclean has decided to only register the resale of 100,000 of the 200,000 shares
of Common Stock he beneficially owns.
(4)
Mr.
Nye has decided to only register the resale of 20,000 of the 30,000 shares
of
Common Stock he beneficially owns.
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED PARTY
TRANSACTIONS
On
January 20, 2006 the Company acquired Atlas Technology Group Holdings Ltd.
and
its subsidiaries, which had over the previous 18 months been developing its
new
software system for providing external IT application support services for
organizations with large IT functions. This work is being carried out by both
employees of the Company and specialist consultants engaged to prepare modules
of this new system. Some of these consultants are engaged through WebConsult
Inc., a registered Microsoft vendor, and they continue to carry out such work
on
normal commercial terms. Robert Altinger a director of the Company was formerly
a consultant to WebConsult Inc. Robert Altinger’s wife is an officer of
WebConsult Inc.
Since
the
beginning of the second quarter of 2006, the three executive directors of the
Company have been paid or had fees accrued of $10,000 (or in one case 10,000
Euros) each per month to themselves or to their consulting companies in lieu
of
salary as compensation for their time until contracts are negotiated. In July
2006, Michael Murphy was engaged as COO and the three executive directors plus
the COO have together been paid or had accrued a total of $285,000 for the
six
months to June 30, 2007.
As
of
November 6, 2007, other than as already disclosed above we have not entered
into
any other contractual arrangements with related parties. There is not any other
currently proposed transaction, or series of the same, to which we are a party,
in which the amount involved exceeds $60,000 and in which, to our knowledge,
any
director, executive officer, nominee, 5% shareholder or any member of the
immediate family of the foregoing persons, have or will have a direct or
indirect material interest.
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
The
following is a summary of the material terms of the Company’s capital stock.
This summary is subject to and qualified in its entirety by our Certificate
of
Incorporation as amended, Bylaws and by the applicable provisions of Delaware
law.
General
The
Company is authorized to issue 210,000,000 shares of capital stock, par value
$0.0004 per share, consisting of 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock and
10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock. As of November 6, 2007, 33,856,805 shares
of Common Stock were outstanding and held of record by approximately 200
stockholders. The
total
shares of Common Stock outstanding reflect the results of a 1-for-3 reverse
stock split of outstanding common stock made effective August 19, 2005.
As
of
November 6, 2007, there were no outstanding shares of Preferred
Stock.
Common
Stock
Holders
of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters
to
be voted on by the stockholders. Holders of Common Stock do not have preemptive,
subscription or conversion rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund
provisions or rights. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding
up
of the Company, subject to the prior rights of any holders of Preferred Stock,
the holders of Common Stock are entitled to share pro rata all assets remaining
after payment in full of all liabilities.
Stockholders
do not have cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of more
than
50% of the outstanding shares, voting for the election of directors, can elect
all of the directors to be elected, if they so choose, and, in such event,
the
holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any of the Company’s
directors.
Preferred
Stock
The
Board
of Directors is authorized to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred
Stock in series, to establish the number of shares to be included in each such
series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences, and rights of the
shares of each such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions
thereof. The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased
or
decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by
the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of Common Stock, without a vote
of
the holders of the Preferred Stock, or of any series thereof, unless a vote
of
any such holders is required pursuant to the terms of any Preferred Stock
designation.
Warrants
and Yield Enhancement Shares
On
June
15, 2007, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with WCOF.
In
connection with the issuance of promissory notes in the amount of $5,000,000,
the Company issued warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 6,500,000 shares
of Common Stock at $2.60, as well as a yield enhancement consisting of 6,500,000
shares of the Common Stock for the aggregate purchase price of
$2,000.
In
connection with the foregoing private placement of capital stock, the Company
agreed to register for resale the shares of Common Stock underlying the warrants
and constituting the yield enhancement shares issued to WCOF. This registration
statement is intended to satisfy these obligations and is intended to register
the resale of such yield enhancement shares and shares of Common Stock
underlying warrants. Because of recent SEC interpretive guidance, we believe
only the resale of an amount of securities equal to one-third of a company’s
outstanding public float can be registered in a single registration statement.
Because of these limitations, we are only registering the resale of some of
the
shares of Common Stock issued to WCOF in this registration statement. In
addition to the registration of the resale of shares of Common Stock owned
by
WCOF, we are also registering the resale of shares of Common Stock issued to
certain existing stockholders of the Company in this registration statement.
Certain of our existing stockholders were issued shares of Common Stock and
warrants that provided them with piggyback registration rights. The resale
of
shares of Common Stock owned by WCOF and our existing stockholders are being
registered on a pro rata basis. We may register the resale of the remainder
of
the shares issued to WCOF and certain existing stockholders as well as the
resale of shares underlying warrants issued to WCOF and certain of our existing
stockholders in a future registration statement.
Transfer
Agent and Registrar
Our
transfer agent is Registrar and Transfer Company. They are located at
10
Commerce Drive, Cranford, NJ 07016, and can
be
reached at 800-866-1340.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
The
selling stockholders, or their pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors
in interest may, from time to time, sell all or a portion of the shares at
fixed
prices that may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale,
at
prices related to such market prices or at negotiated prices. The selling
stockholders may offer their shares at various times in one or more of the
following transactions:
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on
any national securities exchange, or other market on which our Common
Stock may be listed at the time of sale;
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in the over-the-counter
market; |
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in transactions otherwise than on these
exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter
market; |
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·
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through block trades in which the broker
or
dealer so engaged will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may
position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate
the
transaction; |
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through
purchases by a broker or dealer as principal and resale by such broker
or
dealer for its account pursuant to this
prospectus;
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in ordinary brokerage transactions
and
transactions in which the broker solicits
purchasers; |
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through options, swaps or
derivatives; |
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in privately negotiated
transactions; |
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in transactions to cover short
sales; |
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through a combination of any such methods
of
sale; and |
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·
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and any other method permitted pursuant
to
applicable law. |
In
addition, the selling stockholders may also sell their shares that qualify
for
sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act under the terms of such
rule
rather than pursuant to this prospectus.
The
selling stockholders may sell their shares directly to purchasers or may use
brokers, dealers, underwriters or agents to sell their shares upon terms and
conditions that will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
In
effecting sales, brokers and dealers engaged by the selling stockholders may
arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate. Brokers or dealers may
receive commissions, discounts or concessions from a selling stockholder or,
if
any such broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of such shares, from
such
purchaser in amounts to be negotiated. Such compensation may, but is not
expected to, exceed that which is customary for the types of transactions
involved. Broker-dealers may agree with a selling stockholder to sell a
specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share, and, to the
extent such broker-dealer is unable to do so acting as agent for a selling
stockholder, to purchase as principal any unsold shares at the price required
to
fulfill the broker-dealer commitment to the selling stockholders. Broker-dealers
who acquire shares as principal may thereafter resell such shares from time
to
time in transactions, which may involve block transactions and sales to and
through other broker-dealers, including transactions of the nature described
above, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise at prices and on terms then
prevailing at the time of sale, at prices then related to the then-current
market price or in negotiated transactions. In connection with such resales,
broker-dealers may pay to or receive from the purchasers of such shares
commissions as described above.
The
selling stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that participate with
the
selling stockholders in sales of the shares may be deemed to be "underwriters"
within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In
such
event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit
on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.
The
selling stockholders and any other person participating in such distribution
will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, and the rules
and
regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the
Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the
shares of Common Stock by the selling stockholders and any other participating
person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in
the
distribution of the shares of Common Stock to engage in market-making activities
with respect to the shares of Common Stock. All of the foregoing may affect
the
marketability of the shares of Common Stock and the ability of any person or
entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of
Common Stock.
From
time
to time the selling stockholders may be engaged in short sales, short sales
against the box, puts and calls and other hedging transactions in our
securities, to the extent permitted by applicable law and exchange regulations,
and may sell and deliver the shares in connection with such transactions or
in
settlement of securities loans. These transactions may be entered into with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions. In addition, from time to time,
a selling stockholder may pledge its shares pursuant to the margin provisions
of
its customer agreements with its broker-dealer. Upon delivery of the shares
or a
default by a selling stockholder, the broker-dealer or financial institution
may
offer and sell the pledged shares from time to time.
We
will
pay all expenses of the registration of the resale of the shares of Common
Stock, estimated to be $143,000 in total, including, without limitation,
Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with
state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided,
however,
that a
selling stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts, commissions and
concessions and brokers’ or agents’ commissions and concessions or selling
commissions and concessions, if any. We will indemnify the selling
stockholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the
Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreement between
the
Company and WCOF, or the selling stockholders will be entitled to
contribution. We will be indemnified by the selling stockholders against
civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may
arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling stockholder
specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related
registration rights agreement, or we may be entitled to
contribution.
Once
sold
under the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part,
the shares of Common Stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons
other
than our affiliates.
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
We
are
not aware of any legal proceedings (either presently engaged in or contemplated)
by any government authority or other party involving us, our properties or
our
products.
INTEREST
OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
None.
DISCLOSURE
OF COMMISSION POSITION OF INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT
LIABILITIES
As
permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, our Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, eliminates the liability of directors to the Company
or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of
loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not
in
good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv)
for any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal
benefit.
Our
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, further provides that: “If the
Delaware General Corporation Law is amended after approval by the stockholders
of this Article to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting
the personal liability of directors then the liability of a director of the
Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted
by
the Delaware General Corporation Law as so amended.”
Section
145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a corporation to
indemnify directors, officers, employees or agents of the corporation in
non-derivative suits if such party acted in good faith and in a manner which
he
or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of
the
corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe this conduct was unlawful, as determined in
accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the small business
issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised
that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and
is, therefore, unenforceable.
CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
On
October 13, 2006, the Board of Directors dismissed HLB Cinnamon, Jang,
Willoughby & Company, Chartered Accountants (“HLB
CJW”),
as
our independent registered public accountants. Except as noted in the next
sentence, the reports of HLB CJW on our consolidated financial statements as
of
and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 did not contain any adverse
opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle. The report of HLB CJW on
our
financial statements as of December 31, 2005 included an explanatory
paragraph expressing substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue
as a going concern. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and
2004 and the interim period through October 13, 2006, there were no
disagreements with HLB CJW on any matter of accounting principles or practices,
financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which
disagreement(s), if not resolved to the satisfaction of HLB CJW, would have
caused it to make reference thereto in its reports on the financial statements
for such periods, and there were no reportable events (as described in
Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-B).
On
October 13, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the dismissal of HLB CJW
and
approved the engagement of Williams & Webster, P.S. (a member of Russell
Bedford International, a global network of independent professional services
firms) as our principal independent registered public accountants to audit
our financial statements. Prior to the engagement of Williams & Webster,
P.S., neither we, nor any person on our behalf consulted Williams & Webster,
P.S. regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a
specified completed or proposed transaction or the type of audit opinion that
might be rendered on our financial statements, or (ii) any matter that was
the
subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-B
and the related instructions to such Item) There were also no reportable events
(as described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-B).
LEGAL
MATTERS
An
opinion has been rendered by the law firm of Hughes & Luce, LLP to the
effect that the shares of our common stock offered by the selling stockholders
under this prospectus are legally issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
EXPERTS
The
financial statements included in this prospectus for the years ended December
31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 have been audited by Williams & Webster,
P.S., independent registered public accounting firm and have been included
herein in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority
as
experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We
have
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, a registration statement
on
Form SB-2 under the Securities Act with respect to the Common Stock offered
in this offering. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set
forth in the registration statement. For further information with respect to
us
and the Common Stock offered in this offering, we refer you to the registration
statement and to the attached exhibits. With respect to each such document
filed
as an exhibit to the registration statement, we refer you to the exhibit for
a
more complete description of the matters involved.
You
may
inspect our registration statement and the attached exhibits and schedules
without charge at the Public Reference Room maintained by the Securities and
Exchange Commission at 100 F Street, N.E. Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549.
You
may obtain copies of all or any part of our registration statement from the
Securities and Exchange Commission upon payment of prescribed fees. You may
obtain information on the operation of the public reference room by calling
the
Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330.
Our
Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the registration statement
and the exhibits filed with the registration statement, are also available
from
the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, which contains
reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding
issuers that file electronically with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.