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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 10-K
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(MARK ONE)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1999
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 333-15627
8X8, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE 77-0142404
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (IRS EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
2445 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD.
SANTA CLARA, CA 95054
(408) 727-1885
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT: NONE
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT: COMMON STOCK, PAR
VALUE $.001 PER SHARE
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of the Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]
Based on the closing sale price of the Registrant's common stock on the
NASDAQ National Market System on May 20, 1999, the aggregate market value of the
voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was $66,531,888.50. Shares
of the Registrant's common stock held by each officer and director and by each
person who owns 5% or more of the Registrant's outstanding common stock have
been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This
determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination
for other purposes.
The number of shares of the Registrant's common stock outstanding as of May
20, 1999 was 15,437,239.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
DOCUMENT LOCATION IN FORM 10-K
Proxy Statement for the 1999 Annual Meeting of Part III
Stockholders to be held on July 15, 1999
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8X8, INC.
INDEX
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PART I
Item 1. Business............................................ 1
Item 2. Properties.......................................... 24
Item 3. Legal Proceedings................................... 24
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders................................................... 25
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related
Stockholder Matters................................. 26
Item 6. Selected Financial Data............................. 26
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations................. 26
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
Market Risk............................................... 33
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data......... 34
Consolidated Balance Sheets......................... 36
Consolidated Statements of Operations............... 37
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity..... 38
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows............... 39
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.......... 40
Consolidated Quarterly Financial Data............... 53
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on
Accounting and Financial Disclosure................. 54
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the
Registrant................................................ 54
Item 11. Executive Compensation............................. 54
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management................................................ 54
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions..... 54
PART IV
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and
Reports on Form 8-K....................................... 54
Signatures.................................................. 55
Exhibit Index............................................... 56
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This Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements, including but
not limited to those specifically identified as such, that involve risks and
uncertainties. The statements contained in this Report on Form 10-K that are not
purely historical are forward-looking statements, including without limitation
statements regarding the Company's expectations, beliefs, intentions or
strategies regarding the future. All forward-looking statements included in this
Report on Form 10-K are based on information available to the Company on the
date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any such
forward-looking statements. The Company's actual results could differ materially
from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a
number of factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth below under
the headings "Manufacturing," "Competition" and "Factors That May Affect Future
Results" and elsewhere in this Report on Form 10-K.
PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
OVERVIEW
8x8, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets telecommunication equipment
with an emphasis on multimedia Internet protocol (IP) applications. The
Company's products are highly integrated, leverage its proprietary technology
and are comprised of communication semiconductors, multimedia compression
algorithms, network protocols and embedded system design. These products may be
used in applications including voice-over-IP (VoIP), video monitoring and
streaming, and videoconferencing. The company markets its products mainly to
original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), but also to end users for its Video
Monitoring system products.
The Company began developing its multimedia communication technology in the
form of programmable multimedia semiconductors and accompanying software in
1990, and has subsequently become a leading manufacturer of semiconductors for
the embedded videoconferencing and videophone markets. Customers for the
Company's multimedia processors include OEM manufacturers such as Sony
Electronics, Inc., Samsung, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Siemens AG and PictureTel
Corporation. To date the primary customer applications for the Company's
semiconductors have been multimedia communication terminals (such as
videophones, telephones or room conferencing systems) for the integrated
services digital network (ISDN) and the public switched telephone network
(PSTN). Recently, however, several of the Company's customers have announced IP
communications capabilities for their products, allowing voice, video and data
connections via local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and the
Internet. The Company intends to focus all of its future efforts with respect to
development of multimedia communications semiconductors on IP applications.*
In an effort to expand the available market for its multimedia
communication products, and to capitalize on its vertically integrated
technology, the Company began developing low cost consumer videophones and
marketing these products to consumers under the ViaTV brand name in 1997. The
ViaTV videophone enables phone call participants to both hear and see each other
while communicating over a standard analog telephone line (commonly known as a
plain old telephone service, or POTS, line). The Company shipped its first ViaTV
product in February 1997, and over the next two years introduced several new
videophone products, expanded its distribution channels in North America, Europe
and Asia, and became a leading manufacturer of consumer videophones. However, in
the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999 the Company determined that due to a
combination of factors including the high cost of maintaining a consumer
distribution channel, the slower than expected growth rate of the consumer
videophone market, and the low gross margins typical of a consumer electronics
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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product made it unlikely that the consumer videophone business would be
profitable in the foreseeable future. Therefore, the Company announced in April
1999 that it would cease production of the ViaTV product line and withdraw from
its distribution channels over the subsequent several quarters.
In June 1998, the Company entered the market for video monitoring products
with its RSM-1500 Remote Surveillance Module. The RSM-1500 module enables
real-time remote video monitoring over POTS lines. Its target market is
primarily owners of small businesses such as convenience stores and restaurants
who need the ability to view their premises from any remote location in the
world at any time. The Company currently sells its RSM-1500 module product to
security distributors and dealers in North America, and is attempting to expand
its distribution channels into Europe and Asia. The Company intends to continue
developing, manufacturing and marketing its Video Monitoring products and to
address new opportunities in the video monitoring market enabled by IP
communications, such as broadband connections and streaming video over the
Internet.*
The Company entered the market for VoIP products in December 1998 with the
announcement of its Audacity Internet Telephony Processor. The Audacity
processor combines IP telephony protocol support with audio
compression/decompression capability and runs multiple simultaneous IP phone
calls on a single integrated circuit. In April 1999, the Company announced its
Symphony VoIP module, an integrated system product that is based on the Audacity
semiconductor and that connects up to four analog telephone lines to an IP
network. The Company's VoIP products target OEM manufacturers of telephony
equipment such as cable and DSL modems for residential applications and PBX
equipment for business applications.
The Company has recently organized into two business units. The first
business unit, Broadband Telephony, markets the Company's telecommunications
products to OEMs. This business unit's product line includes the Audacity
processor, the Symphony VoIP module, and the Company's videoconferencing and
videophone semiconductors. The second business unit, Video Monitoring, markets
the Company's monitoring products under the RSM brand name to end users. In
addition, the Company will continue to sell its existing inventory of ViaTV
videophone products through select channels over the next several quarters.
In May 1999, the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive
agreement to acquire Odisei S.A., a privately held, development stage company
based in Sophia Antipolis, France, that develops Internet protocol telephony
software. Odisei is developing a scalable, Java-based software solution for
managing VoIP networks. The software will run on a carrier-grade server located
at a telephony service provider's site and will provide complete voice and data
services over T1/E1, xDSL or cable communication links.
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
Broadband Telephony
Traditional telecommunications networks such as the PSTN, ISDN, and
corporate PBXs utilize a "circuit-switched" topology in which two communicating
terminals (e.g. telephones or videophones) are connected via a fixed electrical
path that travels through a series of switches across the network. In many
cases, the connection between the terminals consists of both analog and digital
components; for example a normal residential phone call uses an analog
connection from each caller's house to the closest telephone exchange, and a
digital connection between the exchanges. The circuit-switched topology allots a
fixed bandwidth to the digital component of the connection; typically this is 64
kilobits per second (Kbps) for a voice call.
Circuit-switched networks such as the PSTN have been built over decades for
the single purpose of carrying real-time voice communications. These networks
feature very high reliability, a guaranteed quality of
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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service (QoS) and ubiquitous availability. The common standard of reliability
for a voice network is 99.999% ("five- nines") reliability, meaning that the
network can only be down for a few minutes per year. The vast majority of calls
over the PSTN have imperceptible delay and a consistently satisfactory audio
quality known as "toll quality". Additionally, the PSTN is ubiquitous, with over
500 million lines installed throughout the world. However, circuit-switched
networks have some inherent disadvantages. Allotting fixed bandwidth throughout
the duration of each call, whether or not voice is actually being transmitted,
is inefficient. As a result, the bandwidth available for each call is relatively
low (e.g. 33.6 kbps for a standard POTS call) and unacceptable for rich content
such as music, high-quality audio or motion video. Furthermore, it is difficult
for telecommunications service providers to provide differentiated services
based on varying the bandwidth or QoS for a particular call.
Equipment providers for the circuit-switched telecommunications network are
traditional switch and PBX manufacturers such as Lucent Technologies, Nortel
Networks and Siemens AG. Service providers for this market are regional Bell
operating companies (RBOCs), long distance carriers and national public
telephone companies.
In contrast to voice networks, data networks, such as the Internet or the
corporate LAN, utilize a "packet-switched" topology in which information between
two communicating terminals (e.g. a PC downloading a page from a web server) is
transmitted in the form of small data packets that travel through a series of
switches, routers and hubs across the network. Individual packets do not
necessarily travel along the same path, nor arrive in the same order in which
they were sent. If the terminals are not exchanging data then no bandwidth is
allotted to their connection. Information is sent strictly in digital form over
the entire connection, and the most common protocol used for communicating is
the Internet protocol (IP).
Packet-switched networks have been built mainly for carrying non real-time
data. The advantages of such networks are efficiency, flexibility and
scalability. Bandwidth is only consumed when needed. Networks can be built in a
variety of configurations to suit the number of users, client/server application
requirements and desired availability of bandwidth. The exponential growth of
the Internet in recent years has proven the scalability of packet networks.
However, most packet-switched networks offer limited or no QoS; typical networks
cannot guarantee that a transmitted packet will arrive at its destination within
a given amount of time, or at all, and cannot guarantee a minimum bandwidth
available to a particular connection. Furthermore, traditional packet-switched
networks offer only moderate reliability; for example, it is not uncommon for a
corporate LAN to be down several hours every month.
Equipment providers for the packet-switched telecommunications network are
data networking companies like Cisco Systems, Inc., 3Com Corporation and Ascend
Communications. Service providers for this market are mainly Internet service
providers (ISPs).
Until recently circuit-switched networks for real-time voice and video
communications have been completely separate from packet-switched data networks.
For example, a typical residential customer uses a different service provider
and a different network for Internet access and for telephone calls. Most
businesses have completely separate networks for voice (based on a PBX) and data
(based on switches, routers and hubs). Recently, however, a strong trend towards
the convergence of voice, video and data over packet-switched networks has
emerged within the telecommunication industry, mainly focused on IP networks.
This convergence has been enabled by several factors, including: the
deregulation of the telecommunications industry, which has allowed new
competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) and long distance carriers to
compete with established service providers in offering telephony services; the
availability of low-cost digital signal processing technology required for
transmission of voice over IP networks; the growth of large-scale IP networks
such as the Internet; and the emergence of high-bandwidth, or broadband, access
such as cable modems and DSL that extends the ability of IP networks to carry
content to homes and businesses.
Initial applications for IP telephony focused on voice, or voice-over-IP.
The first VoIP product, launched in 1995, was a software package that allowed PC
users to talk for free over the Internet. As reliable IP backbone connections
became available, the VoIP market focused on applications such as IP fax and
toll bypass in which calls were routed off the PSTN and onto the IP network at
the local exchange through gateway equipment, and which provided reduced rates
for long distance and international calls. Recently the
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market trend has been to bring IP to the "edge" of the network, i.e. to extend
the IP component of the call from the backbone to the customer premises.
A limiting factor for converged voice, video and data networks,
particularly for residences and small businesses, has been the "last mile" of
the network connection to the customer premises from the local exchange of the
provider of network services. For residential applications, the last mile is
usually a POTS telephone line, which is limited in bitrate to 56 Kbps downstream
(i.e. from the exchange to the residence) and 33.6 Kbps upstream. Higher speed
residential connections such as ISDN exist, but deployment of ISDN has been
slowed by limited availability and expensive service. Recently, however, a new
group of broadband access technologies has emerged that dramatically increases
the bandwidth available for delivery of voice, video and data into the home.
These technologies, including cable modems, DSL and high-bandwidth wireless
local loop, offer high-speed connections to the Internet (ranging from several
hundred Kbps to several megabits per second), are relatively low cost (typically
a few hundred dollars for installation and $40 to $80 per month for service),
and enable a multimedia IP communication. To date the deployment of broadband
access technologies has been relatively small with a total installed base of a
few million, but the deployment is expected to accelerate over the next several
years and eventually penetrate a significant fraction of U.S. households. Adding
to the potential of broadband access is the emergence of home networks, which
connect PCs and communication appliances to each other and to the Internet at
high speeds. These technologies will enable non-traditional telephone service
providers such as cable operators and ISPs to compete with RBOCs to provide
telephony services to consumers. These services will include basic dial tone,
multiple phone lines, conference calling, web-based provisioning and billing,
videoconferencing and video on demand.
While the value proposition for IP communications thus far has been to
reduce the charges for long-distance voice calls, the ultimate success of IP
communications will depend on its ability to provide services and features that
exceed the capability of switched-circuit networks. These services and features
will leverage the connectivity, scalability and open architecture of the
Internet. For example, IP communications allow a customer to provision a second
or third line in his house over the Internet using a standard web browser,
without requiring a visit from an installer or even a call to the phone company.
The second or third line can be provided at a small incremental cost, allowing
the customer to save money while the service provider increases its profits
compared to the same scenario in the traditional switched circuit model.
In order for the IP communications market to continue to grow, several
things need to occur. First, IP networks must improve their QoS for real-time
communications, managing effects such as packet jitter, packet loss and
unreliable bandwidth, so that toll-quality service can be provided. Second, IP
communications equipment must achieve "five-nines" reliability that users of the
PSTN have come to expect from their telephone service. Third, IP communications
service providers must offer cost and feature benefits to their customers that
are sufficient to cause the customers to switch away from traditional telephony
service providers.
Video Monitoring
A growing number of businesses worldwide are installing new security
systems that incorporate video monitoring or are expanding their existing
systems to include video monitoring. Today the most common video monitoring
product is closed-circuit TV (CCTV) security. Both large and small businesses
use CCTV security systems and the market spans a wide range of applications and
product types. CCTV systems are generally installed at a business location and,
unless there is a guard at the location who can watch video monitors, the
systems are used strictly for recording and archival purposes. The CCTV system
records and stores all of the activity in view of the cameras. The video is
typically not viewed real time and is used to review employee activity or as
evidence in the event a crime is captured on tape. CCTV systems typically
consist of any number of cameras, video switchers and video tape recorders.
Until recently, CCTV systems were, as the name indicates, "closed-circuit"
- -- all the components of the system, including the monitor, had to be wired
together and therefore, had to be in the same general location. Remote video
monitoring products allow the user to move outside the confines imposed by a
traditional closed
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circuit system. By combining a traditional CCTV system with a remote video
monitoring product, and connecting the resulting system to the public telephone
network, a corporate LAN or WAN, or some other network, the video being recorded
in the CCTV system may also be observed at a distant location.
There is a market need for cost-effective, high-quality remote video
monitoring products. Traditional CCTV systems by themselves do not, for example,
always provide an effective deterrent for problem employees since they provide
no means for monitoring the premises from another location. Studies show that
dealing with employee theft is the single most pressing concern held by owners
of small businesses. However, since tapes from CCTV systems are generally
reviewed only after a major event occurs, employees do not consider themselves
at risk even if an advanced system is installed in the business. Employers need
a way to see what is occurring at their business at any time, day or night, and
from any location. A system filling this need becomes an effective deterrent,
encouraging employees to act in the same manner with or without the owner
present.
Historically, security equipment manufacturers have responded slowly to
demand for remote video monitoring products. Product offerings frequently have
been expensive, offered slow frame speed, required the use of specialized
software running on a PC, and/or required the use of an ISDN line. These factors
have inhibited growth of the remote video monitoring market. The price was too
high for mass-market acceptance, the performance was too low for those who could
afford it, and the need for specialized software and ISDN lines deterred many
resellers of security products. The Company's initial offering in the remote
video monitoring market, the RSM-1500 module, provides a low-cost, high-quality
product using an ordinary phone line without the use of a computer.
PRODUCTS
Broadband Telephony
The Company offers a range of technology products addressing the broadband
communications marketplace. Products include semiconductor software and system
level products. The Company's broadband telephony semiconductor products are
based on the Company's proprietary architecture. This architecture combines, on
a single chip, a custom RISC microprocessor, a high performance DSP core, static
random access memory and proprietary software, which together perform the core
processing functions required by broadband telephony and other digital
communication applications. The Audacity Internet Telephony Processor (ITP)
combines telephony protocols with audio compression/decompression algorithms and
implements multiple, simultaneous Internet Protocol phone calls on a single
integrated circuit.
The Company's system level products are based upon its proprietary
semiconductor architecture and are highly integrated gateway systems which allow
for voice and data communications over broadband networks such as cable, DSL,
and LANs.
The table below describes the Company's current offerings in the broadband
telephony area:
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION APPLICATIONS
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Audacity ITP Communications semiconductor for - LAN audio communication systems
IP phone calls. - Cable modem audio communication
systems
- DSL audio communication systems
- Internet phone calls
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Symphony VoIP Module 4-line VoIP gateway for broadband - Cable modem peripheral device
networks for IP telephony
- DSL peripheral device for IP
telephony
- LAN attachment for IP telephony
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- Audacity -- The Company recently announced the introduction of its
Audacity ITP, which is designed to support IP based phone terminals and
gateways operating over broadband networks. Systems based
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on the Audacity ITP benefit from the same RISC and DSP technology found
in the Company's VCPex products. The Audacity ITP translates audio
signals from analog telephones into the compressed data format needed for
real time audio transmission over networks that use packet protocols,
including corporate LANs, WANs and the Internet. Two versions of the
Audacity ITP are available: the 8x84006ARCA provides full-duplex acoustic
echo cancellation, DTMF detection and generation, and SGCP or H.323
communication stacks for up to two channels of G.728, four channels of
G.723 and up to eight channels of G.711 or G.722. The 8x84106ARCA
provides identical audio performance but adds a graphics display channel
for driving TV or LCD screens for a user interface, or for network data
or graphics. Implemented in 8x8's proprietary "dual programmable"
architecture, the Audacity ITP has the flexibility of a general-purpose
RISC processor while supplying the processing power of a
single-instruction, multiple-datapath DSP. The RISC processor runs the
user interface and the SGCP or H.323 communication stacks under the
control of the 8xOS operating system, which performs memory management
and process scheduling functions. The DSP executes the audio codec, DTMF
detection/ generation and echo cancellation routines.
- Symphony -- The Symphony VoIP Module, announced in April 1999, is a
four-line, VoIP gateway designed to be used in a variety of applications
including telephony over cable and DSL networks as well as the emerging
IP-PBX segment. About the size of a video cassette tape, the Symphony
VoIP module uses Audacity ITP to deliver four independent voice telephone
lines over broadband IP networks. Multiple Symphony modules may be used
together for applications requiring more than four telephone lines.
The Symphony VoIP Module connects to cable, DSL modems or LANs via a
standard Ethernet connection and it connects up to four telephones with standard
RJ-11 connectors. The Symphony module supports numerous industry standard audio
codecs including the G.711, G.722, G.723 and G.728 audio codecs. Any codec can
be used on any line, and the codecs can be changed dynamically during a call.
The Symphony module also provides full-duplex acoustic echo cancellation on each
line. With its multi-codec capability, the module can respond to varying network
congestion by switching among audio codecs both at the initiation of a call and
also during a call. This ability to select lower bandwidth codecs allows system
operators to make the most efficient use of their networks while maintaining
call quality. The Symphony module supports the following call control protocols:
H.323, MGCP and the Cable Labs PacketCable Network Client Specification.
To date, the Company has not generated significant revenue from its
Broadband Telephony products.
Video Monitoring Products
The Company has created a new business unit to specifically target video
monitoring applications. Currently, the Company offers the RSM-1500 Remote
Surveillance Module to distributors and dealers in the security and surveillance
industry.
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION APPLICATIONS
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RSM-1500 Remote Two-way video and audio - Remote surveillance
Surveillance Module transmission system. - Store monitoring
- Day-care, health care video
transmission
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- RSM-1500 -- The RSM-1500 Remote Surveillance module allows anyone within
reach of a touch-tone telephone to monitor any similarly equipped
location worldwide. The RSM-1500 module uses standard telephone lines to
transmit both full-color motion video and audio in real-time, making
remote surveillance of businesses and property both practical and
cost-effective. The RSM-1500 module is designed with features tailored
specifically for security and monitoring applications. These include:
automatic camera selection, automatic connection mode with passcode
security, Caller ID verification, electronic pan/tilt/zoom camera
control, and a high-resolution snapshot mode, making the RSM-1500 module
usable in small business, office, manufacturing facility, public safety,
and a
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variety of residential applications. A black box about the size and shape
of a video cassette tape, the RSM-1500 module connects to a standard
telephone line and up to three in-store cameras (or to a multiplexer to
connect additional cameras) and is fully compatible with existing CCTV
systems. Using a second RSM-1500 module connected to a TV and telephone
line at home or in the office, a business owner can dial in and see
anything that is in view of the remote cameras in real-time, full-color
motion video. No computer is required for operation on either end, making
the RSM-1500 module simple and reliable to use. The RSM-1500 module uses
the Company's LVP semiconductor and takes advantage of the Company's
expertise in video and audio processing, network control protocols, and
cost effective system design and manufacturing.
Videoconferencing Semiconductors
The Company's videoconferencing semiconductors are based on the Company's
proprietary architecture. This architecture combines, on a single chip, a custom
RISC microprocessor, a high performance DSP core, static random access memory
and proprietary software, which together perform the core processing functions
required by video communication and other digital video applications. The VCP,
LVP and VCPex semiconductors also include specialized video processing
circuitry.
The table below describes the Company's videoconferencing semiconductors
and their applications:
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION APPLICATIONS
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VCP Video Communications H.320 compression semiconductor - PC ISDN video communication
Processor for ISDN video communication add-in boards
systems; or H.323 Semiconductor - ISDN group video communication
for LAN Videoconferencing systems systems
or Internet phone calls. - LAN video communication systems
- Internet phone calls
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LVP Low bit-rate Videophone H.324 compression semiconductor - Consumer video telephones for
Processor for POTS video communication POTS
systems - PC videophone add-in boards for
Compression semiconductor for POTS
video capture and encoding - Cameras with embedded
systems compression
- Video capture PC add-in boards
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VCPex Enhanced Video Successor product to the VCP and - See VCP and LVP applications
Communications Processor LVP above
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VPIC Video to PCI Interface Interface chip which connects the - PC (POTS, ISDN or LAN-based)
Chip VCP/LVP devices to the PCI Bus video communication boards
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- VCP -- Video Communications Processor. The Company's VCP is an integrated
video communication semiconductor, which allows OEMs to develop video
communication systems based on the H.320 standard for ISDN video
communication or on the H.323 standard for LAN video communication. In
recent quarters, the VCP accounted for the majority of the Company's
semiconductor product sales. The Company's proprietary RISC and DSP
technology allows a single VCP semiconductor to compress and decompress
video at up to 30 frames per second for transmission over ISDN or high
speed LAN networks. The VCP semiconductor includes video processing
circuitry that compresses and decompresses video images. Systems designed
using multiple VCPs are capable of providing full-duplex video quality
approaching that of a television. The VCP can reside on PC add-in cards
or non-PC based corporate conference room systems.
- LVP -- Low bit-rate Videophone Processor. The LVP semiconductor is
designed to support H.324 based videophones using standard POTS phone
lines. Systems based on the LVP semiconductor benefit from the same RISC
and DSP technology found in the Company's VCP product, and are designed
to deliver video at up to 15 frames per second over a standard POTS
telephone line. The LVP semiconductor can be designed into systems in a
variety of form factors, including non-PC based
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systems that utilize a telephone and either a television or LCD display.
The LVP semiconductor can also be designed into PC videophone add-in
boards and used for multimedia compression applications which require
high processing power to compress high bandwidth digital video, such as
cameras with embedded compression, PC add-in boards for video capture and
editing and CD-ROM title development. The LVP semiconductor is the core
video communication semiconductor inside the Company's ViaTV and Video
Monitoring products.
- VCPex. The Company has begun production shipments of its VCPex
semiconductor, which is the successor to its VCP and LVP semiconductors.
The VCPex semiconductor provides greater functionality and operates at
greater speeds than the VCP and LVP semiconductors. Many of 8x8's
customers who have system designs based on the Company's VCP chip are
developing new systems based upon the VCPex semiconductor.
- VPIC -- Video to PCI Interface Chip. The VPIC semiconductor is a
companion semiconductor to the Company's multimedia communication
semiconductors. The VPIC semiconductor provides a direct interface
between the Company's compression semiconductors and the high speed PCI
expansion bus found in PCs. By providing a direct path into the PC's
graphic display memory, the VPIC semiconductor allows PC board designers
to improve the performance and quality of their designs based on the
Company's multimedia communication semiconductors.
Semiconductor Reference Design
The Company sells reference designs, based on the Company's semiconductors,
that serve as prototype system products. These reference designs allow a
customer to leverage the Company's system design expertise and accelerate its
time to market with new products. Each reference design is provided with
schematics, complete documentation, video processor software and board-level
software diagnostics.
Application Software
The Company sells its semiconductors with its proprietary application
specific software to address the specific system requirements of various
international audio, video and other telephony communication standards. This
software, which is a combination of microcode assembly and C firmware, enables
the Company's proprietary semiconductor architecture to implement multiple
compression standards and network protocols such as H.320, H.323, H.324, MPEG,
TCP/IP, and SGCP. In many cases, by enhancing its application software, the
Company can improve the quality of transmitted audio and video, address emerging
standards and add features to its existing semiconductor and system products.
Certain of the Company's software may be ported to other platforms such as PCs
or embedded controllers. The Company supplies an Application Programmers
Interface (API) with its software to allow limited customization through an
external microprocessor or host controller. The Company also sells licenses for
the source code for its software to customers who wish to modify the software by
adding their own features and controls. Development kits are also licensed to
customers allowing them to write, compile and develop software for the Company's
proprietary semiconductor architecture.
ViaTV Consumer Videophones
The Company developed a line of consumer videophone products that have been
marketed and sold under the ViaTV brand name. The Company announced in April
1999 that due to the high cost of maintaining a consumer distribution channel,
the slower than expected growth rate of the consumer videophone market, and the
low gross margins typical of a consumer electronics product, the Company would
cease production of the ViaTV product line and withdraw from its distribution
channels over the subsequent several quarters. There will be a transition period
during which the Company will be selling its remaining inventory of the products
through select channels, both retail and direct. The Company also plans to seek
out OEM
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opportunities for its ViaTV videophone technology wherever possible. * The table
below lists those products currently being offered.
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION FEATURES
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ViaTV Model VC105 Set-top H.324 set-top videophone - Built-in video camera
Videophone requiring connection to a - Accessory port input
television and touch-tone phone.
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ViaTV Model VC150 Desktop H.324 videophone requiring - Built-in video camera
Videophone connection to a touch-tone - Built-in 4-inch LCD display
telephone. - Accessory port input
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The Company's ViaTV videophones connect to a standard touch-tone telephone
and add video to an otherwise normal telephone call, without the need for a PC.
The ViaTV videophones are designed to be compliant with the H.324 international
standard for video telephony over POTS and to be compatible with PC and non-PC
based systems that adhere to the H.324 standard. In addition, the ViaTV
videophones are designed to communicate with full duplex audio and video rates
of up to 15 frames per second. The ViaTV videophones are based on the Company's
proprietary semiconductor and software technology and include a V.34 modem and
display video on the display screen in several sizes, as well as in a
simultaneous remote and self-view mode. Additional features include caller ID,
electronic pan/tilt/zoom, snapshot mode, video privacy mode and an auto-answer
feature with an optional security password. The ViaTV videophones are controlled
through the touch-tone keypad of the user's telephone and menu driven
instructions that appear on the video display screen.
The VC105 videophone requires the use of a television as the display, while
the VC150 videophone includes a built-in four-inch LCD video display. The VC105
and VC150 videophones each contain a built-in color video camera. Particular
aspects of each product are as follows:
- VC105 Set-top Videophone. The VC105 Set-top Videophone is the successor
to the Company's initial videophone product, the VC100 videophone, which
was first sold in February 1997. The VC105 videophone requires the use of
a television as a display and it contains a built-in digital video
camera. It is simple to install and use and is targeted primarily for
home and small-business video communication use.
- VC150 Desktop Videophone. The VC150 Desktop Videophone, which the Company
first shipped in March 1998 contains a built-in four-inch LCD display and
a built-in digital camera. As a result, it merely requires connection to
a touch-tone telephone. The VC150 is suited for desktop or countertop use
in a home or business environment.
Since the Company has discontinued production of its ViaTV videophones, the
ability of the Company to generate future revenues from this product line are
highly uncertain.* The Company is currently attempting to sell its existing
inventory of ViaTV products.
TECHNOLOGY
The Company has developed the following technologies:
Semiconductor Architecture
The Company's digital and multimedia communication semiconductors share a
common programmable architecture that enables implementation of multimedia
communication applications in a highly efficient
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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manner. In such an application, a multimedia communication terminal must
compress and transmit one or multiple sources of audio, video, graphics and/or
other data while simultaneously receiving and decompressing similar data from a
remote source. The Company's semiconductor architecture integrates two core
processors that run in parallel: a 32-bit RISC microprocessor and a 64-bit
Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) DSP.
The Company's VCP and LVP semiconductors currently in production are
manufactured using 0.5 micron, 3-layer metal complementary metal oxide
semiconductor (CMOS) process technology, while the VCPex and Audacity
semiconductors are manufactured using 0.35 micron, 4-layer metal CMOS process
technology. The VCP and LVP semiconductors operate at 5 volts, while the VCPex
and Audacity semiconductors operate at 3.3 volts. Future generations the
Company's semiconductors will likely be based on a 0.25 micron, 4-layer metal
CMOS process technology and are expected to operate at 3.3 volts. *The Company
may take advantage of further process shrinks for its semiconductors as they
become available.*
The Company's RISC processor core uses a proprietary instruction set
specifically designed for multimedia communication applications. The RISC core
in the VCP and LVP semiconductors operate at frequencies up to 36 MHz, while the
RISC core in the VCPex and Audacity semiconductors operates at 40 MHz. The RISC
core controls the overall chip operation and manages the input/output interface
through a variety of specialized ports which connect the chip directly to
external host, audio and network subsystems. This core is programmable in the C
programming language and allows customers to add their own features and
functionality to the device software provided by the Company. The RISC core
accesses 32-bit instructions and data through a bus that interfaces to external
static random access memory (SRAM).
The Company's DSP core is a SIMD processor that implements computationally
intensive video, audio and graphics processing routines as well as certain
digital communications protocols. The DSP core in the VCP and LVP semiconductors
operates at frequencies up to 72 MHz, while the VCPex and Audacity DSP cores
operate at 80 MHz. The DSP core is programmable with a proprietary instruction
set consisting of variable-length 32-bit and 64-bit microcode instructions that
provide the flexibility to improve algorithm performance, enhance video and/or
audio quality and maintain compliance with changing digital video, audio,
graphics and communication protocol standards. The DSP cores access their
instructions through an internal bus that interfaces to 8 kilobytes of on-chip
SRAM and 8 kilobytes of on-chip read-only memory (ROM) that is preprogrammed
with video and audio processing subroutines.
The RISC and DSP cores combine to provide an efficient and flexible
architecture that can be reconfigured through a change of application software.
This flexibility allows the architecture to implement the fundamental processing
steps that form the basis of SGCP/MGCP and H.323 standards-based audio telephony
systems and H.320, H.323 and H.324 (together, H.32x) standards-based video
communication systems.
The Company's semiconductors contain hardware-accelerated data pre- and
post-processing capabilities that manage the flow of multimedia information
through the system and provide an interface to various network, telephony,
and/or video capture and display devices. These capabilities include direct
memory access (DMA) channels, memory control functions, bus control functions,
and filtering and scaling algorithms.
The Company's semiconductors contain interfaces to the external devices
that comprise a typical digital multimedia communication system. These
interfaces include digital video and/or audio ports, a programmable serial port
(for communication via a synchronous digital interface) and a host port (for
communication with a PC or microcontroller). In addition, the semiconductors
contain memory bus interfaces to external SRAM for
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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access to stored RISC instruction and data and to external dynamic random access
memory (DRAM) for access to stored audio, video and/or graphics data.
Embedded Software
The Company has developed a broad range of application software that runs
on the Company's semiconductor products. The Company's application software
allows the use of its semiconductors in systems that conform with various
emerging and established international digital video, audio, graphics and
communication protocol telephony standards. By refining its software, the
Company can enhance quality, address new standards and add significant features
and functionality to systems that contain the semiconductor product. In
addition, certain of the Company's customers have licensed source code to which
they add proprietary features, custom interfaces and, in some cases, algorithm
improvements.
The Company's software can be categorized as follows:
- Control protocols that run on the RISC and manage user control, call
negotiation, call progress and mixing and separation of audio, video and
other data.
- Audio and video codec routines that run on the DSP.
- Digital communication and network protocols that interface to external
communications networks such as POTS, ISDN and Ethernet LAN.
- Development tools such as compilers, assemblers and debuggers that allow
the Company and customers to write new applications and modify existing
applications.
Algorithm Expertise
The Company has devoted significant resources to develop audio and video
codec algorithms to meet new, emerging and established international telephony
and video transmission standards. While most of these standards clearly specify
the syntax requirements of a standards-compliant decoder, and thus what
constitutes a valid encoded bitstream, they do not specify the methods by which
an encoder generates such a bitstream. The flexibility of the Company's
multimedia communication semiconductor architecture allows the Company to apply
its core algorithm expertise to develop products for a variety of digital and
multimedia communication applications.
The Company's algorithm expertise enables the following:
- Parallel Audio Coding and Processing Applications. The Company's
proprietary implementations of standards-based audio compression
algorithms and support applications (such as acoustic echo cancellation,
tone detection and signal generation) allow systems that contain the
Company's semiconductors to run several channels of IP telephony in
parallel on a single device.
- Video Coding Efficiency and Video Quality. The Company's proprietary
motion search, mode decision and rate buffer control algorithms enhance
video quality for Video Monitoring and communication applications.
- Integrated Control of Real-Time Systems. Digital and multimedia
communication systems are inherently complex due to the convergence of
video, audio, network and control information. The Company's proprietary
semiconductor architecture and control software manage these varying data
streams in concert, thereby reducing the complexity of the external
system design. In addition, the Company's single-chip control of audio
and/or video data in certain applications provides for audio/video
synchronization and minimization of transmission latency.
- Robustness to Varying Network Conditions. Digital and multimedia
communication systems must interface to networks with transmission
characteristics that vary over time. These characteristics can cause
network bandwidth to change and can result in the loss or corruption of
transmitted information. The Company has developed control algorithms
that adapt to changes in network bandwidth and that recover or conceal
the loss or corruption of data in a way that reduces negative perceptual
effects on the user.
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- Implementation of Network Communications Protocols. The Company has
developed expertise in implementing both physical layer communications
protocols (such as the V.34 modem standard) and low layer network
management protocols (such as TCP/IP) as software modules on its
programmable semiconductors. Inclusion of these modules in the Company's
application software running on its programmable semiconductors leads to
cost reduction and efficiency improvements in the resulting communication
systems products.
System Design
The Company has developed expertise in integrating its semiconductors and
software with peripheral components to produce complete digital telephony and
multimedia communication systems. The Company's system technology consists of
modular subsystems that can be combined and rearranged to interface to various
networks (such as POTS, ISDN, Ethernet LAN and home networks) and to interface
to various telephony devices, such as the analog phones in a home. In addition,
the Video Monitoring products connect to video input and display devices which
allows video data to be transmitted across various networks. The Company's
system design expertise includes design and testing for national and
international regulatory requirements such as consumer safety, public telephone
network requirements and electromagnetic emissions.
CUSTOMERS AND MARKETING
The Company markets its OEM semiconductor, system and associated software
products through its own direct sales force as well as through distributors. The
Company sells its VCP and VCPex semiconductors and related software and
reference designs primarily to OEMs of ISDN office videoconferencing systems
that use the H.320 and H.323 standards, including PictureTel Corporation,
Siemens AG, Sony Electronics, Inc., VideoServer, Inc., VCON Telecommunications
Ltd. and VTEL Corporation. The Company sells its LVP semiconductors and related
software and reference board designs to OEMs of POTS video communication systems
for the consumer market using the H.324 standard, such as Kyushu Matsushita
Electric Co., Ltd. (KME), Leadtek Research, Inc., and Truedox Technology
Corporation. The Company is selling its Audacitysemiconductor and Symphony
module products to OEMs of broadband network equipment such as manufacturers of
carrier-class gateway systems, cable and DSL modems and PBX manufacturers. To
date, the Company has not generated significant revenue from its Audacity or
Symphony products.
The Company markets its RSM-1500 Remote Surveillance Module through its own
direct sales force as well as through authorized distributors and dealers. The
Company uses distributors such as ADI and Sprint North Supply to market its
products to a wide range of security dealers who in turn market the product to
end-users. Certain large dealers purchase product directly from the Company.
Historically, the Company marketed its ViaTV products through retail
channels, catalogs, and distributors. The Company also sold its ViaTV products
through a direct marketing effort utilizing a combination of advertising and
toll-free telemarketing in the United States and the United Kingdom. In
conjunction with the Company's distributors and resellers, the ViaTV products
have been sold in a number of countries throughout North America, Europe and
Asia. The Company announced in April 1999 that due to the high cost of
maintaining a consumer distribution channel, and the limited growth rate of the
consumer videophone market, the Company would cease production of the ViaTV
product line and withdraw from its distribution channels over the subsequent
several quarters. There will be a transition period during which the Company
will be marketing its remaining inventory of the products through select
channels, both retail and direct. The Company also plans to seek out OEM
opportunities for its consumer videophone technology wherever possible,
including licensing and/or private labeling arrangements.*
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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The Company's direct sales force supports domestic and international sales
and operates from the Company's headquarters in Santa Clara, California and a
European office in London, England. As of March 31, 1999, the Company employed
47 persons in sales and marketing. These persons provide account support for
direct, OEM, distributor and retail channel customers of the Company's products.
In addition, these persons staff the Company's telemarketing and end user
customer support efforts for its RSM-1500 and ViaTV products. The Company's
sales and marketing personnel typically provide support to its OEM, distributor
and retail channel customers through sales literature, periodic training,
customer symposia, pre-sales support and joint sales calls. The Company utilizes
several marketing programs to support the sale and distribution of its products,
including participation in industry trade shows and conferences. The Company
also publishes technical articles, distributes sales and product literature and
has an active public relations plan to encourage coverage of the Company's
products and technology by the media. In relation to its RSM-1500 and ViaTV
products, the Company has utilized advertising in print media and on television
and radio, in some cases in conjunction with its OEM, distributor and retail
channel customers.
Historically, a significant portion of the Company's sales has been to
relatively few customers, although the composition of these customers has
varied. Revenues from the Company's ten largest customers in the fiscal years
ended March 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 accounted for approximately 40%, 61% and
61%, respectively, of its total revenues. During the year-ended March 31, 1999,
no customer accounted for 10% or more of total revenues. 3Com accounted for 20%
during the year ended March 31, 1998, and ASCII, the Company's former
distributor in Japan, accounted for 13% during the year ended March 31, 1997.
The loss of, or any reduction in orders from, a significant customer, or any
general decline in the market for multimedia communication products, could have
a material adverse effect on the Company's business and operating results.
Sales to customers outside of the United States represented 43%, 47% and
54% of total revenues in the fiscal years ended March 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997,
respectively. Specifically, sales to customers in the Asia Pacific region
represented 26%, 25% and 33% of the Company's total revenues for the years ended
March 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively, while sales to customers in Europe
represented 17%, 22% and 21% of the Company's total revenues for the same
periods, respectively.
COMPETITION
The Company competes with both manufacturers of digital signal processing
semiconductors and gateway products developed for the growing VoIP marketplace.
The Company also competes with manufacturers of multimedia communication
semiconductors, and systems. The markets for the Company's products are
characterized by intense competition, declining average selling prices and rapid
technological change.
Broadband Telephony and Videoconferencing Semiconductors
The principal competitive factors in the market for broadband telephony and
videoconferencing semiconductors include product definition, product design,
system integration, chip size, functionality, time-to-market, adherence to
industry standards, price and reliability. The Company has a number of
competitors in this market including Analog Devices, Audio Codes, Broadcom
Corporation, Conexent, DSP Group, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Inc., Neo
Paradigm Labs, Philips Electronics, Telogy Networks, Texas Instruments, Inc. and
Winbond Electronics. Certain of the Company's competitors for broadband
telephony and videoconferencing semiconductors maintain their own semiconductor
foundries and may therefore benefit from certain capacity, cost and technical
advantages.
Principle competitive factors in the market for VoIP gateway products
include product definition, product design, system integration, system
functionality, time-to-market, interoperability with common network equipment,
adherence to industry standards, price and reliability. Currently there are a
large number of system suppliers offering carrier-class gateway products such as
Ascend Communications, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Clarent Corporation, Nokia
Corporation, Nortel Networks, Nuera Communications, Inc., VolcalTec
Communications, and Lucent Technologies. At this time there is limited
competition in the residential and small office VoIP gateway market. The Company
expects, however, that this market will be characterized by intense
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competition, declining average selling price and rapid technology change. In
addition, the presence of the Company in the VoIP systems business may result in
certain customers or potential customers perceiving the Company as a competitor
or potential competitor, which may be used by other semiconductor manufacturers
to their advantage.
Video Monitoring and ViaTV Products
The competitive factors in the market for the Company's RSM-1500 and ViaTV
products include audio and video quality, acceptable phone line transmission
rates, ability to connect and maintain stable connections, ease of use, price,
access to enabling technologies, product design, time-to-market, adherence to
industry standards, interoperability, strength of distribution channels,
customer support, reliability and brand name. The Company expects intense
competition for its RSM-1500 module and faces ongoing competition for its ViaTV
products as it exits that product area. Competition is expected from:
- Large security equipment manufacturers. The Company may face intense
competition for its Video Monitoring products from many well known,
established suppliers of security equipment, such as Pelco, and Ultrek
Electronics Limited who have continually reduced the cost of their
products and may enter the market for lower cost video communication
products.
- Personal computer system and software manufacturers. Potential customers
for the Company's RSM-1500 and ViaTV products may elect instead to buy
PCs pre-equipped with video communication software capabilities or a
third-party software application for use on a PC. As a result, the
Company faces or may face competition from Intel, and PC software
suppliers such as Microsoft, Netscape, Javelin and Prism.
ADVIS, InnoMedia PTE Ltd., C-Phone Corporation, Leadtek Research, Inc.,
Truedox Technology Corporation and Video Communication Systems GmbH are among
the companies selling low cost videophones, some targeted specifically at the
video monitoring marketplace. Other companies have announced the development of
low cost videophones. The Company expects that additional companies will
introduce products that compete with the RSM-1500 and ViaTV products in the
future. * Certain manufacturers or potential manufacturers of low cost
videophones have licensed or purchased, or may license or purchase, the
Company's technology and semiconductors in order to do so. KME and 3Com in
particular have licensed substantially all of the technology underlying the
ViaTV, and may use such technology to introduce products that compete with the
RSM-1500 or ViaTV products. Each of Leadtek Research, Inc. and Truedox
Technology Corporation license the Company's technology and purchase the
Company's Videoconferencing semiconductors. The Company aggressively licenses
its semiconductor, software and systems technology and sells its semiconductor
and system products to third parties. Thus, it is likely that additional of the
Company's OEM customers will become competitors with respect to the Company's
RSM-1500 or ViaTV products business. Other competitors may purchase multimedia
communication semiconductors and related technology from other suppliers.
The Company's reliance on developing vertically integrated technology,
comprising systems, circuit boards, software and semiconductors, places a
significant strain on the Company and its research and development resources.
Competitors that focus on one aspect of technology, such as systems or
semiconductors, may have a considerable advantage over the Company. In addition,
many of the Company's current and potential competitors have longer operating
histories, are substantially larger, and have greater financial, manufacturing,
marketing, technical and other resources. Many also have greater name
recognition and a larger installed base of products than the Company.
Competition in the Company's markets may result in significant price reductions.
As a result of their greater resources, many current and potential competitors
may
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There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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be better able than the Company to initiate and withstand significant price
competition or downturns in the economy. There can be no assurance that the
Company will be able to continue to compete effectively, and any failure to do
so would have a material adverse effect on the Company's business and operating
results.
MANUFACTURING
The Company outsources the manufacturing of its semiconductors and its
Broadband Telephony, Video Monitoring and ViaTV system products to independent
foundries and subcontract manufacturers, respectively. The Company's primary
semiconductor manufacturer is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation.
Subcontract manufacturers include EFA Corporation in Taiwan and Flash
Electronics in Fremont, California. The Company also relies on Amkor/Anam
Electronics in South Korea for packaging and testing of its semiconductors. The
Company does not have long term purchase agreements with its subcontract
manufacturers or its component suppliers. There can be no assurance that the
Company's subcontract manufacturers will be able or willing to reliably
manufacture the Company's products, or that the Company's component suppliers
will be able or willing to reliably supply components for the Company's
products, in volumes, on a cost effective basis or in a timely manner. The
Company may experience difficulties due to its reliance on independent
semiconductor foundries, subcontract manufacturers and component suppliers that
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business and operating
results.
In addition, from time to time the Company may issue non-cancelable
purchase orders to its third-party manufacturers for raw materials used in its
Video Monitoring or other potential system level products to ensure availability
for long lead-time items or to take advantage of favorable pricing terms. If the
Company should experience decreased demand for its Video Monitoring products or
future system level products, the Company would still be required to take
delivery of and make payment for such raw materials. In the event of a
significant decrease in system level product demand, such purchase commitments
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business and operating
results.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
As of March 31, 1999, the Company had 51 employees engaged in research and
development. Research and development expenses in the years ended March 31,
1999, 1998 and 1997 were $9.9 million, $12.3 million and $10.5 million,
respectively. The Company's development of new products and the enhancement of
existing products is essential to its success. Accordingly, the Company
anticipates that research and developments expenses will continue to increase in
the foreseeable future. However, such expenses may fluctuate from quarter to
quarter depending on a wide range of factors, including the status of and
prospects for various development projects.
The Company's current and future research and development efforts relating
primarily to digital and multimedia communication semiconductors have and will
continue to focus on the Company's next generations of these products. Areas of
emphasis will include enhanced versions of its digital communication
semiconductor architectures intended to provide higher performance, enhanced
functionality and further integration of certain essential system functions.*
This integration is designed to permit improved system price/performance. Future
software developments may focus on emerging audio and video telephony standards
and protocols, quality and performance enhancements to multimedia compression
algorithms and additional features supporting both the Company's Broadband
Telephony and Video Monitoring products.
Research and development efforts relating to the Company's Broadband
Telephony products are directed towards the addition of features, network
protocols and audio enhancements to systems which include the Audacity
semiconductor and Symphony VoIP module. To expand its line of telephony
products, the Company
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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is developing new form factors, network topologies and embedded systems that are
designed to comply with new and emerging IP telephony standards.*
The Company also intends to commit significant research and development
resources to developing additional products for Video Monitoring applications,
including the addition of IP communications components such as streaming video
over the Internet.*
If the Company is unable to develop and introduce new or enhanced products
in a timely manner, or if such new or enhanced products do not achieve
sufficient market acceptance, it would have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business and operating results.
LICENSING AND DEVELOPMENT ARRANGEMENTS
The Company has entered into licensing and development arrangements with
its customers to promote the design, development, manufacture and sale of the
Company's products. In order to encourage the use of its semiconductors, the
Company has licensed portions of its systems technology and software object code
for its semiconductors to virtually all of its semiconductor customers.
Moreover, many of the Company's OEM customers have licensed portions of the
source code to its software for its semiconductors. The Company intends to
continue to license its semiconductor, software and systems technology to other
companies, many of which are current or potential competitors of the Company.*
Such arrangements may enable these companies to use the Company's technology to
produce products that compete with the Company's Broadband Telephony and Video
Monitoring products.
The Company has also licensed the right to manufacture certain of its
multimedia communication semiconductors, subject to payment of royalties, to
several videoconferencing systems manufacturers. In addition, the Company has
licensed portions of its multimedia communication semiconductor technology to
ESS Technology. Of these licensees, ESS Technology may sell semiconductors based
on the licensed technology to third parties, while the other licensees are
limited to sale of such semiconductors as part of multimedia communication
systems or sub-systems. The obligation of ESS Technology to pay royalties to the
Company with regard to the sale of semiconductors based on the licensed
technology will expire in October 2000.
In the years ended March 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, technology licensing
revenues (all of which were nonrecurring) were $5.5 million, $14.5 million and
$3.9 million, respectively. There can be no assurance that the Company will
receive such licensing revenues in the future.
The Company has in the past licensed and in the future expects to
continuing licensing its technology to others, many of whom are located or may
be located abroad.* There are no assurances that such licensees will protect the
Company's technology from misappropriation.
In addition to licensing its technology to others, the Company from time to
time will take a license to others' technology. The Company relies upon certain
technology, including hardware and software, licensed from third parties. The
loss of, or inability to maintain, existing licenses could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business and operating results.
EMPLOYEES
As of March 31, 1999, the Company employed a total of 146 people, including
29 in manufacturing operations, 51 in research and development, 47 in sales and
marketing and 19 in general and administrative capacities. In April 1999, the
Company announced that it would cease production of the ViaTV product line.
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There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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At that time, the Company reduced the total number of employees to 126. The
decrease in headcount was due primarily to lower personnel requirements for the
sale and manufacture of ViaTVs. The Company also employs a number of temporary
employees and consultants on a contract basis.
FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
The following factors as well as the factors discussed above under the
headings "Competition" and "Manufacturing" should be considered in conjunction
with the information in this Report on Form 10-K.
HISTORY OF LOSSES; UNCERTAINTY OF FUTURE PROFITABILITY
The Company recorded operating losses of $20.2 million and $13.6 million in
the years ended March 31, 1999 and 1997, respectively, and operating losses in
three of the four quarters in fiscal 1998. The Company would not have been
profitable in fiscal 1998 had it not received nonrecurring license and other
revenues. Revenues fluctuated from $19.1 million in fiscal 1997 to $49.8 million
in fiscal 1998 to $31.7 million in fiscal 1999. In view of the Company's
historical operating losses, there can be no assurance that the Company will be
able to achieve profitability on either an annual or quarterly basis.
NO ASSURANCE OF FUTURE LICENSE AND OTHER REVENUES
The Company has in the past received substantial revenues from licensing of
technology. License and other revenues, all of which were nonrecurring, were
$5.5 million, $14.5 million and $3.9 million in the fiscal years ended March 31,
1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. There can be no assurance that the Company
will receive revenues from licensing of its technology in the future, which
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business and operating
results.
DISCONTINUATION OF VIATV PRODUCT LINE
The Company announced in April 1999 that it would cease production of the
ViaTV product line and withdraw from its distribution channels over the
subsequent several quarters. In fiscal 1999 and 1998, ViaTV and revenues
represented 49% and 38% of product revenues, respectively. With the
discontinuation of production, it is not clear how much, if any, revenue the
Company will be able to generate from selling its existing inventories of
ViaTV's. The Company does not expect to be able to generate revenues from its
other products to compensate for the loss of ViaTV revenues for at least the
next twelve months, if at all.* If the Company cannot adequately compensate for
lower revenues with decreased manufacturing overhead expenses and with lower
operating expenses, it could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business and operating results.
In fiscal 1999, the Company recognized a $5.7 million expense associated
with valuing the ViaTV inventory at the current estimated fair market value. The
Company's discontinuation of the sale of ViaTV's may also result in higher
levels of product returns, the necessity of granting price protection to
resellers, more lengthy receivable collection cycles and higher warranty costs,
which may have a material adverse effect on the Company's business and operating
results. If the Company is unable to sell the remaining ViaTV inventory in a
timely manner, at or above the estimated fair market value, it would have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business and operating results. At
March 31, 1999, the ViaTV inventory was recorded on the Company's financial
statements at a value of $2.5 million.
The Company's operating results historically have been subject to increased
seasonality with sales higher during the Company's third fiscal quarter,
corresponding to the Christmas shopping season. The Company's discontinuation of
ViaTV products may result in substantially different patterns in operating
results.
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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DEPENDENCE ON FUTURE BROADBAND TELEPHONY REVENUE
The Company believes that its business and future profitability will be
largely dependent on widespread market acceptance of its Broadband Telephony
products.* Neither the Company's Videoconferencing Semiconductor business nor
its Video Monitoring business have provided, nor are they expected to provide
sufficient revenues to profitably operate the Company. To date, the Company has
not sold any significant quantities of broadband telephony products. If the
Company is not able to generate revenue selling into the broadband telephony
market, it would have a material adverse effect on the Company's business and
operating results.
POTENTIAL FLUCTUATIONS IN FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS
The Company's historical operating results have fluctuated significantly
and will likely continue to fluctuate in the future. On an annual and a
quarterly basis there are a number of factors that may affect the operating
results of the Company, many of which are outside the Company's control. These
include, but are not limited to, changes in market demand, the timing of
customer orders, competitive market conditions, lengthy sales cycles, regulatory
approval cycles, new product introductions by the Company or its competitors,
market acceptance of new or existing products, the cost and availability of
components, the mix of the Company's customer base and sales channels, the mix
of products sold, the management of inventory, the level of international sales,
continued compliance with industry standards and general economic conditions.
The Company's gross margin is affected by a number of factors including,
product mix, the recognition of license and other revenues for which there may
be no or little corresponding cost of revenues, product pricing, the allocation
between international and domestic sales, the percentage of direct sales and
sales to resellers, and manufacturing and component costs. The markets for the
Company's products are characterized by falling average selling prices. The
Company expects that, as a result of competitive pressures and other factors,
gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the Company's semiconductor products
will likely decrease for the foreseeable future.* The market for IP telephony
semiconductors is likely to be a high volume market characterized by commodity
pricing. The Company will not be able to generate ASP's or gross margins for its
Broadband Telephony semiconductors similar to those that it has historically
commanded for its videoconferencing semiconductors. In addition, the gross
margins for the Company's Video Monitoring and Broadband systems products are,
and will likely continue to be, substantially lower than the gross margins for
its semiconductors. In the likely event that the Company encounters significant
price competition in the markets for its products, the Company could be at a
significant disadvantage compared to its competitors, many of which have
substantially greater resources, and therefore may be better able to withstand
an extended period of downward pricing pressure.
Variations in timing of sales may cause significant fluctuations in future
operating results. In addition, because a significant portion of the Company's
business may be derived from orders placed by a limited number of large
customers, including OEM customers, the timing of such orders can also cause
significant fluctuations in the Company's operating results. For example, 3Com,
which purchased approximately 34% of ViaTV videophones sold by the Company in
the year ended March 31, 1998, has not ordered additional products from the
Company since delivery of its purchases in the quarter ended December 31, 1997.
Anticipated orders from customers may fail to materialize. Delivery schedules
may be deferred or canceled for a number of reasons, including changes in
specific customer requirements or international economic conditions. The adverse
impact of a shortfall in the Company's revenues may be magnified by the
Company's inability to adjust spending to compensate for such shortfall.
Announcements by the Company or its competitors of new products and technologies
could cause customers to defer purchases of the Company's
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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existing products, which would also have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business and operating results.
The Company's products have lead times of up to several months, and are
built to forecasts that are necessarily imprecise. Because of the Company's
practice of building its products to necessarily imprecise forecasts, it is
likely that, from time to time, the Company will have either excess or
insufficient product inventory. In particular, the Company had significant
inventory quantities of its ViaTV products, both on hand and at its retail
distributors when the Company discontinued production in April 1999. In the
fourth quarter ended March 31, 1999, cost of product revenues included a $5.7
million charge associated with the write off of inventories related to the
Company's decision to cease production of its ViaTV product line. At March 31,
1999, the ViaTV inventory was recorded at a value of $2.5 million. Because
retailers and other distributors may have contractual rights to price protection
if the Company decreases the selling price, and because the Company may need to
significantly decrease the selling price to sell existing ViaTV inventory, the
Company's cost of such inventory may exceed the Company's actual selling price.
Excess inventory levels will subject the Company to the risk of inventory
obsolescence and the risk that the Company's selling prices may drop below the
Company's inventory costs, while insufficient levels of inventory may negatively
affect relations with customers. Any of these factors could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's operating results and business.
As a result of these and other factors, it is likely that in some future
period the Company's operating results will be below the expectations of
securities analysts or investors, which would likely result in a significant
reduction in the market price for the Company's common stock.*
NEED FOR ADDITIONAL CAPITAL
The Company believes that it will be able to fund planned expenditures and
satisfy its cash requirements for at least the next twelve months from cash flow
from operations, if any, and existing cash balances. As of March 31, 1999, the
Company had approximately $15.8 million in cash and cash equivalents. However,
the Company currently estimates that it will be required to raise additional
financing at some point during calendar year 2000.* The Company will be
evaluating financing alternatives prior to that time. There also can be no
assurance that the Company will not seek to exploit business opportunities that
will require it to raise additional capital from equity or debt sources to
finance its growth and capital requirements. In particular, the development and
marketing of new products could require a significant commitment of resources,
which could in turn require the Company to obtain additional financing earlier
than otherwise expected. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able
to obtain additional financing as needed on acceptable terms or at all.
DEPENDENCE ON KEY CUSTOMERS
Historically, a significant portion of the Company's sales has been to
relatively few customers, although the composition of these customers has
varied. Revenues from the Company's ten largest customers in the years ended
March 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 accounted for approximately 40%, 61% and 61%,
respectively, of total revenues. 3Com accounted for 20% of total revenues during
the year ended March 31, 1998 and ASCII, the Company's former distributor in
Japan, accounted for 13% of total revenues during the year ended March 31, 1997.
Substantially all the Company's product sales have been made, and are expected
to be made, on a purchase order basis. None of the Company's customers has
entered into a long-term agreement requiring it to purchase the Company's
products. Further, all of the Company's license and other revenues are
nonrecurring.
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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RELIANCE ON GROWTH OF THE IP TELEPHONY MARKET
Success of the Company's Broadband Telephony product strategy assumes that
there will be future demand for IP telephony systems. In order for the IP
telephony market to continue to grow, several things need to occur. Telephone
service providers must continue to invest in the deployment of high speed
broadband networks to residential and commercial customers. IP networks must
improve their QoS for real-time communications, managing effects such as packet
jitter, packet loss and unreliable bandwidth, so that toll-quality service can
be provided. IP telephony equipment must achieve the five-nines reliability that
users of the PSTN have come to expect from their telephone service. IP telephony
service providers must offer cost and feature benefits to their customers that
are sufficient to cause the customers to switch away from traditional telephony
service providers. There can be no assurance that any or all of these will occur
and a failure of any or all of these to occur may have a material adverse effect
on the Company's business.
UNCERTAINTY OF MARKET ACCEPTANCE OF VIDEO MONITORING PRODUCTS
Due to bandwidth constraints, the Company's Video Monitoring products
transmit video over a POTS line at a frame rate and resolution that are
significantly less than the frame rate and resolution of standard CCTV monitors.
Furthermore, the Company's Video Monitoring products transmit audio over a POTS
line with a fidelity that is often less than toll quality and that degrades in
the presence of background noise. The POTS infrastructure varies widely in
configuration and integrity, which can degrade, make unreliable or even
eliminate the digital connections between the Company's Video Monitoring
products. The security industry demands a high degree of quality, robustness and
reliability of its products. Actual or perceived technical difficulties or
insufficient video or audio quality could impede market acceptance and have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business and results of operations.
RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; DEPENDENCE ON NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
The IP telephony and video monitoring are emerging markets and are
characterized by rapid changes in customer requirements, frequent introductions
of new and enhanced products, and continuing and rapid technological
advancement. To compete successfully, the Company must continue to design,
develop, manufacture and sell new and enhanced products that provide
increasingly higher levels of performance and reliability and lower cost, take
advantage of technological advancements and changes, and respond to new customer
requirements. The Company's success in designing, developing, manufacturing and
selling such products will depend on a variety of factors, including the
identification of market demand for new products, product selection, timely
implementation of product design and development, product performance, cost-
effectiveness of products under development, effective manufacturing processes
and the success of promotional efforts.
The Company has in the past experienced delays in the development of new
products and the enhancement of existing products, and such delays will likely
occur in the future.* If the Company is unable, due to resource constraints or
technological or other reasons, to develop and introduce new or enhanced
products in a timely manner, if such new or enhanced products do not achieve
sufficient market acceptance or if such new product introductions decrease
demand for existing products, it would have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business and operating results.
RELIANCE ON PARTNERSHIPS FOR BROADBAND TELEPHONY PRODUCTS
The Company is entering into new market areas and its success is partly
dependent on its ability to forge new marketing and engineering partnerships. IP
telephony communications systems are extremely complex
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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and no single company possesses all the required technology components needed to
build a complete end to end solution. Partnerships will be required to augment
the Company's development programs and to assist it in marketing complete
solutions to its customer base. There can be no assurance that the Company will
be capable of developing such partnerships in the course of its product
development. Even if the Company does establish the necessary partnerships,
there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to adequately capitalize
on these partnerships to aid in the success of the Company's business.
DEPENDENCE ON PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY; RELIANCE ON THIRD PARTY LICENSES
The Company relies in part on trademark, copyright and trade secret law to
protect its intellectual property in the United States and abroad. The Company
seeks to protect its software, documentation and other written materials under
trade secret and copyright law, which afford only limited protection. The
Company also relies in part on patent law to protect its intellectual property
in the United States and abroad. The Company currently holds nine United States
patents, including patents relating to programmable integrated circuit
architectures, telephone control arrangements, software structures and memory
architecture technology, and has a number of United States and foreign patent
applications pending. There can be no assurance that any such patent
applications will result in an issued patent. There can be no assurance that the
Company's means of protecting its proprietary rights in the United States or
abroad (where effective intellectual property protection may be unavailable or
limited) will be adequate or that competitors will not independently develop
technologies that are similar or superior to the Company's technology, duplicate
the Company's technology or design around any patent of the Company. The Company
has in the past licensed and in the future expects to continuing licensing its
technology to others, many of whom are located or may be located abroad.* There
are no assurances that such licensees will protect the Company's technology from
misappropriation. Moreover, litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce
the Company's intellectual property rights, to determine the validity and scope
of the proprietary rights of others, or to defend against claims of infringement
or invalidity. Such litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion
of management time and resources and could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business and operating results.
There has been substantial litigation in the semiconductor, electronics and
related industries regarding intellectual property rights, and there can be no
assurance that third parties will not claim infringement by the Company of their
intellectual property rights. The Company's broad range of technology, including
systems, digital and analog circuits, software and semiconductors, increases the
likelihood that third parties may claim infringement by the Company of their
intellectual property rights. If the Company were found to be infringing on the
intellectual property rights of any third party, the Company could be subject to
liabilities for such infringement, which could be material, and the Company
could be required to refrain from using, manufacturing or selling certain
products or using certain processes, either of which could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business and operating results. From time to
time, the Company has received, and may continue to receive in the future,
notices of claims of infringement, misappropriation or misuse of other parties'
proprietary rights. There can be no assurance that the Company will prevail in
these discussions and actions, or that other actions alleging infringement by
the Company of third-party patents will not be asserted or prosecuted against
the Company.
On March 2, 1999, the Company was informed that the Lemelson Foundation
Partnership filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court in Phoenix,
Arizona on February 26, 1999, against the Company and eighty-seven other United
States semiconductor and electronics companies for alleged infringement of
patent rights claimed to be owned by the Lemelson Medical Foundation. Litigation
may be necessary in the future to determine the validity and scope of the
claimed proprietary rights of the Lemelson Medical Foundation, or to
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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defend against the alleged claims of infringement. Such litigation could result
in substantial costs and diversion of management time and resources and could
have a material adverse effect on the Company's business and operating results.
If the Company were found to be infringing on the alleged intellectual property
rights of the Lemelson Medical Foundation, the Company could be subject to
liabilities for such infringement, which could be material, and the Company
could be required to refrain from using, manufacturing or selling certain
products or using certain processes, either of which could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business and operating results.
COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS
Circuit-switched networks such as the PSTN feature a very high reliability,
with a guaranteed QoS. The common standard for reliability of carrier-grade
real-time voice communications is 99.999%, meaning that the network can be down
for only a few minutes per year. In addition, such networks have imperceptible
delay and consistently satisfactory audio quality. Emerging broadband IP
networks such as LANs, WANs and the Internet, or emerging last mile technologies
such as cable, DSL and wireless local loop will not be used for telephony unless
such networks and technologies can provide reliability and quality consistent
with these standards.
The Company believes that the market acceptance of telephony over broadband
IP networks is dependent upon the adoption of industry standards so that
products from multiple manufacturers are able to communicate with each other.
Broadband telephony products rely heavily on standards such as H.323, SGCP,
MGCP, and H.GCP to interoperate with other vendors' equipment. There is
currently a lack of agreement among industry leaders about which standard should
be used for a particular application, and about the definition of the standards
themselves. Furthermore, the industry has had difficulty achieving true
multivendor interoperability for highly complex standards such as H.323.
Standards are continuously being modified and replaced. As standards evolve, the
Company may be required to modify its existing products or develop and support
new versions of its products. The failure of the Company's products to comply,
or delays in compliance, with various existing and evolving industry standards
could delay or interrupt volume production of the Company's Broadband Telephony
products, which would have a material adverse effect on the Company's business
and operating results.
The Company must comply with certain rules and regulations of the Federal
Communications Commission regarding electromagnetic radiation and safety
standards established by Underwriters Laboratories as well as similar
regulations and standards applicable in other countries. The failure of the
Company's products to comply, or delays in compliance, with the various existing
and evolving government regulations could delay or interrupt volume production
of its Broadband Telephony or Video Monitoring products, which could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business and operating results.
TRANSITION TO SMALLER GEOMETRY PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES AND HIGHER LEVELS OF DESIGN
INTEGRATION
The Company continuously evaluates the benefits, on an integrated circuit,
product-by-product basis, of migrating to smaller geometry process technologies
in order to reduce costs and has commenced migration of certain future products
to smaller geometry processes. The Company believes that the transition of its
products to increasingly smaller geometries will be important for the Company to
remain competitive. The Company has in the past experienced difficulty in
migrating to new manufacturing processes, which has resulted and could continue
to result in reduced yields, delays in product deliveries and increased expense
levels. Moreover, the Company is dependent on its relationships with its
foundries and their partners to migrate to smaller geometry processes
successfully. No assurance can be given that the Company's future process
migrations will be achieved or achieved without difficulties, delays or
increased expenses, or at all. The Company's business, financial condition and
results of operations could be materially and adversely affected if any such
transition is substantially delayed or inefficiently implemented. As smaller
geometry processes become more prevalent, the Company expects to integrate
greater levels of functionality as well as customer
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and third-party intellectual property into its products.* Some of this
intellectual property includes analog components for which the Company has
little or no experience or in-house expertise. No assurance can be given that
higher levels of design integration or the use of third-party intellectual
property will not adversely affect the Company's ability to deliver new
integrated products on a timely basis, or at all.
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY
Products as complex as those offered by the Company frequently contain
errors, defects and functional limitations when first introduced or as new
versions are released. The Company has in the past experienced such errors,
defects or functional limitations. The Company sells products into markets that
are extremely demanding of robust, reliable, fully functional products.
Therefore delivery of products with production defects or reliability, quality
or compatibility problems could significantly delay or hinder market acceptance
of such products, which could damage the Company's credibility with its
customers and adversely affect the Company's ability to retain its existing
customers and to attract new customers. Moreover, such errors, defects or
functional limitations could cause problems, interruptions, delays or a
cessation of sales to the Company's customers. Alleviating such problems may
require significant expenditures of capital and resources by the Company. There
can be no assurance that, despite testing by the Company, its suppliers or its
customers, errors, defects or functional limitations will not be found in new
products after commencement of commercial production, resulting in additional
development costs, loss of, or delays in, market acceptance, diversion of
technical and other resources from the Company's other development efforts,
product repair or replacement costs, claims by the Company's customers or others
against the Company, or the loss of credibility with the Company's current and
prospective customers. Any such event could have a material adverse effect on
the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
Sales to customers outside of the United States represented 43%, 47% and
54% of total revenues in the fiscal years ended March 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997,
respectively. Specifically, sales to customers in the Asia Pacific region
represented 26%, 25% and 33% of the Company's total revenues for the fiscal
years ended March 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively, while sales to
customers in Europe represented 17%, 22% and 21% of the Company's total revenues
for the same periods, respectively.
International sales of the Company's semiconductors will continue to
represent a substantial portion of the Company's product revenues for the
foreseeable future.* In addition, substantially all of the Company's current
products are, and substantially all of the Company's future products will be,
manufactured, assembled and tested by independent third parties in foreign
countries.* International sales and manufacturing are subject to a number of
risks, including general economic conditions in regions such as Asia, changes in
foreign government regulations and telecommunications standards, export license
requirements, tariffs and taxes, other trade barriers, fluctuations in currency
exchange rates, difficulty in collecting accounts receivable and difficulty in
staffing and managing foreign operations. The Company is also subject to
geopolitical risks, such as political, social and economic instability,
potential hostilities and changes in diplomatic and trade relationships, in
connection with its international operations. A significant decline in demand
from foreign markets, which may result from the current economic conditions in
the Asia Pacific region, or for other reasons could have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business and operating results.
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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MANAGEMENT OF GROWTH AND CHANGE; DEPENDENCE ON KEY PERSONNEL
The development and marketing of the Company's Broadband Telephony and
Video Monitoring products will continue to place a significant strain on the
Company's limited personnel, management and other resources. The Company's
ability to manage any future growth effectively will require it to successfully
attract, train, motivate, retain and manage employees, particularly key
engineering and managerial personnel, to effectively integrate new employees
into its operations and to continue to improve its operational, financial and
management systems. The Company's failure to manage its growth and changes in
its business effectively and to attract and retain key personnel could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business and operating results.
Further, the Company is highly dependent on the continued service of and
its ability to attract and retain qualified technical, marketing, sales and
managerial personnel. The competition for such personnel is intense,
particularly in the San Francisco Bay area where the Company is located. The
loss of any such person or the failure to recruit additional key technical and
sales personnel in a timely manner would have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business and operating results. There can be no assurance that the
Company will be able to continue to attract and retain the qualified personnel
necessary for the development of its business. The Company currently does not
have employment contracts with any of its employees and does not maintain key
person life insurance policies on any of its employees.
POTENTIAL VOLATILITY OF STOCK PRICE
The market price of the shares of the Company's common stock has been and
is likely to be highly volatile. It may be significantly affected by factors
such as: (1) actual or anticipated fluctuations in the Company's operating
results; (2) announcements of technical innovations; (3) loss of key personnel;
(4) new products or new contracts by the Company, its competitors or their
customers; (5) governmental regulatory action; (6) developments with respect to
patents or proprietary rights, general market conditions, changes in financial
estimates by securities analysts and other factors which could be unrelated to,
or outside the control of, the Company. The stock market has from time to time
experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have particularly
affected the market prices for the common stocks of technology companies and
that have often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular
companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price
of the Company's common stock. In the past, following periods of volatility in
the market price of a Company's securities, securities class action litigation
has often been initiated against the issuing company. There can be no assurance
that such litigation will not occur in the future with respect to the Company.
Such litigation could result in substantial costs and a diversion of
management's attention and resources, which would have a material adverse effect
on the Company's business and operating results. Any settlement or adverse
determination in such litigation would also subject the Company to significant
liability, which would have a material adverse effect on the Company's business
and financial condition.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company's principal operations are located in an approximately 45,623
square foot facility in Santa Clara, California. This lease expires in May 2003.
The Company also leases 2,663 square feet in London, England. This lease expires
in July 1999 and the Company has no option to extend the lease. The Company's
existing facilities are adequate to meet its current needs.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On March 2, 1999, the Company was informed that the Lemelson Foundation
Partnership filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court in Phoenix,
Arizona on February 26, 1999, against the Company and eighty-seven other United
States semiconductor and electronics companies for alleged infringement of
patent rights claimed to be owned by the Lemelson Medical Foundation. Litigation
may be necessary in the future to determine the validity and scope of the
claimed proprietary rights of the Lemelson Medical Foundation, or to defend
against the alleged claims of infringement. Such litigation could result in
substantial costs and
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diversion of management time and resources and could have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business and operating results. If the Company were
found to be infringing on the alleged intellectual property rights of the
Lemelson Medical Foundation, the Company could be subject to liabilities for
such infringement, which could be material, and the Company could be required to
refrain from using, manufacturing or selling certain products or using certain
processes, either of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business and operating results.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
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PART II
ITEM 5.MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED SECURITY HOLDER MATTERS
The Company effected its initial public offering on July 2, 1997. Since
that date, 8x8's common stock has been traded on the Nasdaq National Market
under the symbol "EGHT." No dividends have ever been paid or declared on 8x8's
common stock. The Company currently does not anticipate paying any cash
dividends on its capital stock in the foreseeable future. As of March 31, 1999,
there were 279 holders of record of the Company's common stock. Many of the
Company's shares of common stock are held by brokers and other institutions on
behalf of stockholders, therefore, the Company is unable to determine the total
number of stockholders represented by these record holders. Responses from
brokers and other institutions regarding shares held on behalf of other
stockholders indicate that there were at least 12,400 such other stockholders as
of March 31, 1999.
PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK
PERIOD HIGH LOW
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Fiscal 1998
Second Quarter (from July 2, 1997)........................ $11 13/16 $ 6 5/8
Third Quarter............................................. $16 $10 7/16
Fourth Quarter............................................ $10 7/8 $ 5 1/2
Fiscal 1999
First Quarter............................................. $ 7 1/8 $ 5
Second Quarter............................................ $ 5 1/16 $ 1 7/8
Third Quarter............................................. $ 9 3/8 $ 2 1/4
Fourth Quarter............................................ $ 7 $ 3 11/16
On February 17, 1998, the Company, issued to Stanford University a warrant
to purchase 10,000 shares of the Company's common stock at a per share exercise
price of $5.50, then equal to its fair market value. This warrant expired on
February 17, 1999. This warrant and the underlying shares are not registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and were issued pursuant to the
exemption provided by Section 4 (2) of such Act.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
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1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
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(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
Total revenues......................... $ 31,682 $49,776 $ 19,146 $28,774 $19,929
Net income (loss)...................... (19,224) 3,727 (13,613) (3,217) (5,881)
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic................................ $ (1.28) $ 0.31 $ (2.56) $ (0.70) $ (1.34)
Diluted.............................. $ (1.28) $ 0.25 $ (2.56) $ (0.70) $ (1.34)
Total assets........................... $ 28,709 $46,429 $ 12,727 $23,067 $20,644
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
Since June 1995, the Company has been executing a business strategy
designed to focus the Company's efforts exclusively on the development,
manufacture and marketing of multimedia communication semiconductors, software
and systems. As part of this strategy, the Company discontinued sales of its
MPEG semiconductor product line and reduced its workforce in the quarter ended
June 30, 1996.
To date, the Company has marketed its line of multimedia communication
semiconductors and related technology to OEMs and distributors, mainly for
videoconferencing and videophone applications. This product line includes the
LVP, VCP and VCPex semiconductors.
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In an effort to expand the available market for its multimedia
communication products, and to capitalize on its vertically integrated
technology, the Company began developing low-cost consumer videophones and
marketing these products to consumers under the ViaTV brand name in 1997. The
ViaTV videophone enables phone call participants to both hear and see each other
while communicating over a standard analog telephone line. The Company shipped
its first ViaTV product in February 1997, and over the next two years introduced
several new videophone products, expanded its distribution channels in North
America, Europe and Asia, and became a leading manufacturer of consumer
videophones. However in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999, the Company
determined that a combination of factors including the high cost of maintaining
a consumer distribution channel, the slower than expected growth rate of the
consumer videophone market, and the low gross margins typical of a consumer
electronics product made it unlikely that the consumer videophone business would
be profitable in the foreseeable future. Therefore, the Company announced in
April 1999 that it would cease production of the ViaTV product line and withdraw
from its distribution channels over the subsequent several quarters. In
conjunction with this decision the Company recorded a $5.7 million charge
associated with the write off of ViaTV videophone inventories. The Company does
not expect to be able to generate revenues from its other products to compensate
for the loss of ViaTV revenues for at least the next twelve months, if at all.*
If the Company cannot adequately compensate for lower revenues with decreased
manufacturing overhead expenses and with lower operating expenses, it could have
a material adverse effect on the Company's business and operating results.
In June 1998, the Company entered the market for video monitoring products
with its RSM-1500 Remote Surveillance Module. The RSM-1500 module enables
real-time remote video monitoring over POTS lines. The target market for video
monitoring is primarily owners of small businesses such as convenience stores
and restaurants who need the ability to view their premises from any remote
location in the world at any time. The Company currently sells its RSM-1500
product to security distributors and dealers in North America, and is attempting
to expand its distribution channels into Europe and Asia.
In December 1998, the Company introduced a new semiconductor product, the
Audacity Internet telephony processor, which combines telephony protocols with
audio compression/decompression algorithms and implements multiple, simultaneous
Internet protocol phone calls on a single integrated circuit. In April 1999, the
Company announced its Symphony VoIP Module, an integrated system product that is
based on the Audacity semiconductor and that connects up to four analog
telephone lines to an IP network. These products reflect the Company's recent
efforts to develop Broadband Telephony technology. To date the Company has not
realized any revenue from its products focused on the IP telephony market.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company's
Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto:
Revenues
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
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1999 1998 1997
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(IN MILLIONS)
Product revenues....................... $26.2 83% $35.3 71% $15.2 80%
License and other revenues............. 5.5 17% 14.5 29% 3.9 20%
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$31.7 100% $49.8 100% $19.1 100%
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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Total revenues were $31.7 million, $49.8 million and $19.1 million for the
fiscal years ended March 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Total revenues
for fiscal 1999 were divided among multimedia communication semiconductors
($10.3 million), ViaTV systems ($12.9 million), video monitoring systems ($3.0
million) and nonrecurring license and other revenues ($5.5 million). In fiscal
1998, total revenues were divided among multimedia communications semiconductors
($21.9 million), ViaTV systems ($13.4 million) and nonrecurring license and
other revenues ($14.5 million). In fiscal 1997, total revenues were divided
between semiconductors ($14.8 million), ViaTV systems ($500,000) and
nonrecurring license and other revenues ($3.9 million).
Product revenues were $26.2 million in fiscal 1999, a decrease of $9.1
million from the $35.3 million reported in fiscal 1998. The decrease in product
revenues in fiscal 1999 compared to fiscal 1998 is primarily due to a decrease
in sales of the Company's multimedia communication semiconductors, partially
offset by an increase in sales of the Company's ViaTV and Video Monitoring
system products. In fiscal 1998, product revenues increased by $20.1 million
above the $15.2 million reported in fiscal 1997. The increase in product
revenues is primarily due to sales generated from the Company's ViaTV products,
combined with an increase in sales of the Company's multimedia communication
semiconductors, offset by a decrease in both MPEG semiconductor and math
co-processor sales due to the discontinuation of such product lines in fiscal
1997.
License and other revenues consist of technology licenses, including
royalties required under such licenses, and nonrecurring engineering fees for
services performed by the Company for its customers. License and other revenues
were $5.5 million in fiscal 1999, a decrease of $9.0 million from the $14.5
million reported in fiscal 1998, due in part to the approximately $5.3 million
paid by 3Com in fiscal 1998 for a license to substantially all of the Company's
technology underlying its ViaTVs. Compared to fiscal 1997, in fiscal 1998
license and other revenues increased by $10.6 million from $3.9 million to $14.5
million, due in part to the $5.3 million paid by 3Com in fiscal 1998.
Revenues from the Company's ten largest customers in the fiscal years ended
March 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 accounted for approximately 40%, 61% and 61%,
respectively, of its total revenues. During the year ended March 31, 1999, no
customer accounted for 10% or more of total revenues. 3Com accounted for 20%
during the year ended March 31, 1998, and ASCII, the Company's former
distributor in Japan, accounted for 13% during the year ended March 31, 1997.
Sales to customers outside the United States represented 43%, 47% and 54%
of total revenues in the fiscal years ended March 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997,
respectively. Specifically, the Company's sales to the Asia Pacific region
represented 26%, 25% and 33% of total revenues for the fiscal years ended March
31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, respectively. The Company's sales to Europe
represented 17%, 22% and 21% of total revenues for the fiscal years ended March
31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, respectively.
Cost of Revenues
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
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1999 1998 1997
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(IN MILLIONS)
Cost of product revenues................................ $24.2 $17.8 $12.0
As a percentage of product revenues..................... 92% 50% 79%
Cost of license and other revenues...................... $ 0.1 $ 1.1 $ 0
As a percentage of license and other revenues........... 2% 7% 0%
The cost of product revenues consists of costs associated with components,
semiconductor wafer fabrication, system and semiconductor assembly and testing
performed by third-party vendors and direct and indirect costs associated with
purchasing, scheduling and quality assurance. Costs of product revenues were
$24.2 million, $17.8 million and $12.0 million for the fiscal years ended March
31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, respectively. In fiscal 1999, cost of product revenues
included a $5.7 million charge associated with the write off of inventories
related to the Company's decision to cease production and distribution of its
ViaTV product line. In addition, increased costs associated with increased ViaTV
videophone revenues were partially offset by decreased cost of shipments of the
Company's multimedia communication semiconductor products. The cost
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of product revenues for the ViaTV and Video Monitoring products is substantially
greater as a percentage of related revenues as compared to the Company's
multimedia semiconductor products. The cost of product revenues in fiscal year
1998 included costs associated with increasing shipments of its ViaTV videophone
products. In fiscal 1997, cost of product revenues included a $4.0 million
charge associated with the write-off of inventories related to the Company's
discontinuation of the MPEG product line in September 1996. As a result of this
write-off, costs for the period increased and were equal to 79% of product
revenue.
Cost of license, and other revenues was $100,000 and $1.1 million for the
fiscal years ended March 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. In fiscal 1998 cost of
license and other revenues consisted of personnel and other costs incurred to
perform certain development work under terms of a nonrecurring engineering
contract between the Company and one of its customers. There were no costs
associated with license and other revenues in the fiscal year ended March 31,
1997.
Gross Profit
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
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1999 1998 1997
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(IN MILLIONS)
Gross profit............................................. $ 7.4 $30.9 $ 7.1
As a percentage of total revenues........................ 23% 62% 37%
Total gross profit was $7.4 million, $30.9 million and $7.1 million in
fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Gross profit from product revenues was
$2.0 million, $17.5 million and $3.2 million for the fiscal years ended March
31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, respectively. Gross profit from license and other
revenues, all of which were nonrecurring was $5.4 million, $13.4 million and
$3.9 million in fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
The decrease in gross profit and margin from product revenues in fiscal
1999 compared to fiscal 1998 was due to the decrease in multimedia communication
semiconductor revenues and to the $5.7 million write off of inventories due to
the Company's decision to cease production and distribution of its ViaTV
videophone product line. The increase in gross profit and margin from product
revenues in fiscal 1998 compared to fiscal 1997 was due to the increase in
multimedia communication semiconductor revenues in fiscal 1998 and to lower
revenues and charges associated with the write-off of inventories related to the
Company's exit from the MPEG semiconductor market in fiscal 1997.
The Company's gross margin is affected by a number of factors including,
product mix, the recognition of license and other revenues for which there may
be no or little corresponding cost of revenues, product pricing, the allocation
between international and domestic sales, the percentage of direct sales and
sales to resellers, and manufacturing and component costs. The markets for the
Company's products are characterized by falling average selling prices. The
Company expects that, as a result of competitive pressures and other factors,
gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the Company's multimedia
communication semiconductor products will likely decrease for the foreseeable
future.* Because the market is emerging, the average selling price for broadband
telephony semiconductors is uncertain. The Company may not be able to attain
ASPs similar to those of its historical videoconferencing semiconductors. If
ASPs are lower, gross margins will be lower than the Company's historical gross
margins, unless costs for Broadband Telephony semiconductors are also
proportionately lower. In addition, the gross margins for the Company's Video
Monitoring products are, and will continue to be, substantially lower than the
gross margins for its semiconductors. In the likely event that the Company
encounters significant price competition in the markets for its products, the
Company could be at a significant disadvantage compared to its competitors, many
of which have substantially greater resources, and therefore may be better able
to withstand an extended period of downward pricing pressure.
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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Research and Development Expenses
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
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1999 1998 1997
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(IN MILLIONS)
Research and development................................. $9.9 $12.3 $10.5
As a percentage of total revenues........................ 31% 25% 55%
Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel, system
prototype design and fabrication, mask, prototype wafer and equipment costs
necessary for the Company to conduct its development efforts. Research and
development costs, including software development costs, are expensed as
incurred. Research and development expenses were $9.9 million, $12.3 million and
$10.5 million for fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. During fiscal 1999,
1998 and 1997, research and development expenses were concentrated on multimedia
communication semiconductors and ViaTV and Video Monitoring systems products. In
addition, in fiscal 1999 the Company's research and development costs also
included costs associated with the development of the Audacity Internet
telephony processor, and the Symphony VoIP module. Lower research and
development expenses during fiscal 1999 were due to decreases in profit sharing
and incentive bonuses, non-recurring ViaTV and Video Monitoring system design
costs, and costs associated with materials and tooling used in prototype builds
of the Company's ViaTV and Video Monitoring system products. During fiscal 1998,
research and development costs would have been higher, except that certain
research and development personnel performed non-recurring engineering services
under a revenue-generating contract. The costs associated with this contract
were included in the cost of license and other revenues. Higher research and
development costs as a percentage of total revenues for fiscal 1999 were due to
lower revenues as compared to fiscal 1998. The non-cash compensation expense
recognized on certain stock option grants and charged to research and
development decreased to $194,000 in fiscal 1999 from $416,000 in fiscal 1998,
and $1.1 million in fiscal 1997.
The Company expects to continue to allocate substantial resources to
research and development.* However, future research and development costs may
vary both in absolute dollars and as a percentage of total revenues.*
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
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1999 1998 1997
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(IN MILLIONS)
Selling, general and administrative..................... $17.7 $17.4 $10.1
As a percentage of total revenues....................... 56% 35% 53%
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel
and related overhead costs for sales, marketing, finance, human resources and
general management. Such costs also include advertising, sales commissions,
trade show and other marketing and promotional expenses. Selling, general and
administrative expenses were $17.7 million, $17.4 million and $10.1 million in
fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. In fiscal 1999, expenses increased due
to costs associated with the marketing, advertising and promotion of the
Company's ViaTV videophone product line, additional headcount required to
support these activities, and expenses associated with the Company's
implementation of a new enterprise-wide database and information management
system. These increases were substantially offset by decreases in profit sharing
and incentive bonuses, and commission expenses. Compared to fiscal 1997, in
fiscal 1998 selling general and administrative
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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expenses increased by $7.3 million due to additional headcount, higher
compensation costs and costs associated with the marketing, advertising and
promotion of the Company's ViaTV videophone product line.
In April 1999, the Company announced that it would cease production of the
ViaTV videophone product line and withdraw from its distribution channels over
the next several quarters. As a result, the Company expects decreases in the
expenses associated with promoting the ViaTV videophone product line.* However,
the Company will likely need to increase sales and marketing personnel to
support the IP telephony and video monitoring markets.* As a result, future
selling, general and administrative costs may vary both in absolute dollars and
as a percentage of total revenues.*
The non-cash compensation expense recognized on certain stock option grants
and charged to selling, general and administrative decreased to $159,000 in
fiscal 1999 from $741,000 in fiscal 1998 and $3.1 million in fiscal 1997.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net, consists primarily of interest earned on cash
equivalents and short-term investments. In fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, other
income, net, was approximately $1.0 million, $1.5 million, $120,000,
respectively. Compared to fiscal 1998, the decrease in interest income earned in
fiscal 1999 is due primarily to lower average cash equivalents and short-term
investment balances as compared to fiscal 1998.
(Benefit) Provision for Income Taxes
There was no tax provision for the year ended March 31, 1999 due to the net
losses incurred. The tax benefit for the year ended March 31, 1998 resulted from
the reversal of approximately $1.0 million of the Company's income tax liability
in the first quarter of fiscal 1998 upon notice from the Internal Revenue
Service that it had reversed a previously asserted deficiency related to the
taxable year 1992.
At March 31, 1999, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for
federal and state income tax purposes of approximately $19.9 million and $7.1
million, respectively, which expire at various dates beginning in 2005. In
addition, at March 31, 1999, the Company had research and development credit
carryforwards for federal and state tax reporting purposes of approximately $2.4
million which begin expiring in 2009. Under the ownership change limitations of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the amount and benefit from the
net operating losses and credit carryforwards may be impaired or limited in
certain circumstances.
At March 31, 1999, the Company had deferred tax assets of approximately
$15.5 million. The weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely
than not that the Company will not be able to realize its deferred tax assets
and thus a full valuation reserve has been recorded at March 31, 1999.
Year 2000
Many currently installed computer systems and software products are coded
to accept only two digit entries in the date code field. As the Year 2000
approaches, these code fields will need to accept four digit entries to
distinguish years beginning with "19" from those beginning with "20." The
Company is assessing the readiness of its products, internal computer systems,
and third-party equipment and software utilized by the Company to handle Year
2000 issues. Based upon the Company's assessments, all of the Company's products
are Year 2000 compliant. With regard to the Company's internal computer systems,
the Company completed its implementation of an enterprise-wide database and
information management system that is Year 2000 compliant during the quarter
ended March 31, 1999. The total cost of the system implementation project was
approximately $1.6 million. The Company does not believe that the incremental
project cost
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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associated with Year 2000 compliance was material as the feature is included
with a system purchased by the Company to satisfy its business needs. As such,
the Company has not allocated any portion of the total project cost to the Year
2000 issue.
The Company is also assessing the possible effects on the Company's
operations of the Year 2000 readiness of key customers, subcontract
manufacturers, component suppliers and other providers of goods and services to
the Company. The Company expects that this assessment, as well as related
remediation and contingency planning activities, will be on-going throughout
calendar year 1999.* Failure to address Year 2000 issues by the Company's
customers, subcontract manufacturers, component suppliers, and other providers
of goods and services could have a material adverse impact on the Company's
business and operating results.*
The total estimated cost to be incurred by the Company regarding the
testing of current products for Year 2000 compliance, and answering and
responding to customer requests related to Year 2000 issues, including both
incremental spending and redeployed resources, is currently not expected to
exceed $100,000. The total cost estimate does not include costs of internal
software and hardware replaced in the normal course of business. In some
instances, the installation schedule of new software and hardware in the normal
course of business is being accelerated to also afford a solution to Year 2000
compliance issues.
The failure to correct a material Year 2000 problem could result in an
interruption in, or a failure of, certain normal business activities or
operations. Due to the general uncertainty inherent in the Year 2000 problem,
resulting in part from the uncertainty of the Year 2000 readiness of key
customers, subcontract manufacturers, component suppliers and other partners
providing goods and services to the Company, the Company is unable to determine
at this time whether the consequences of Year 2000 related interruptions or
failures will have a material impact on the Company's results of operations,
liquidity or financial condition. To attempt to mitigate the impact of Year 2000
related risks, the Company has begun development of contingency plans which will
include, for example, attempting to identify alternative vendors of critical
materials and services in the event of a Year 2000 related disruption in
supply.* Contingency planning will continue through at least calendar 1999, and
will depend heavily on responses received from current vendors and customers
regarding their Year 2000 readiness.* However, even if the Company, in a timely
manner, develops contingency plans believed to be adequate, some problems may
not be identified or corrected in time to prevent material adverse consequences
to the Company.* Additionally, if the Company fails to satisfactorily resolve
Year 2000 issues in a timely manner, it could be exposed to claims by third
parties.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 1999, the Company had cash and liquid investments totaling
$15.8 million, representing a decrease of $10.9 million from March 31, 1998. The
Company currently has no bank borrowing arrangements.
Cash used in operations of $10.4 million in fiscal 1999 reflected a net
loss of $19.2 million, an increase in accounts receivable of $1.4 million, and a
decrease in accounts payable of $708,000. Cash used in operations was partially
offset by cash provided by a decrease in inventory of $8.8 million, an increase
in deferred revenue of $1.6 million, and noncash items, including a deferred
compensation charge of $416,000 and depreciation and amortization of $967,000.
Cash used in investing activities in fiscal 1999 is primarily attributable to
capital expenditures of $1.8 million and the repurchase of common stock from
minority shareholders of a subsidiary of the Company in conjunction with its
merger with the Company in August 1998. Cash flows from financing activities in
fiscal 1999 consisted primarily of net proceeds from the repayment of
stockholders' notes receivable and sales of the Company's common stock upon the
exercise of employee stock options. For the year, cash and cash equivalents
decreased by $10.9 million.
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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Cash used in operations of $6.5 million in fiscal 1998 reflected a $3.5
million increase in accounts receivable, a $11.6 million increase in inventory,
and a $522,000 increase in prepaid expenses and other assets. Cash used in
operations was partially offset by net income of $3.7 million, increases of $2.1
million in deferred revenue, $1.2 million in accounts payable, $519,000 in
accrued compensation, and noncash items, including a deferred compensation
charge of $1.3 million and depreciation and amortization of $901,000. Cash used
in investing activities for fiscal 1998 was primarily attributable to capital
expenditures of approximately $1.0 million. Cash flows from financing activities
in fiscal 1998 consisted primarily of $24.7 million in net proceeds from the
sale of the Company's common stock in its initial public offering. For the year,
cash and cash equivalents increased by $18.0 million.
Cash used in operations of $4.3 million in fiscal 1997 reflected a net loss
of $13.6 million, and a decrease in accounts payable of $4.2 million. Cash used
in operations was partially offset by cash provided by decreases in inventory
and accounts receivable of $6.1 million and $2.6 million, respectively, and
noncash items, including a deferred compensation charge of $4.5 million and
depreciation and amortization of $873,000. Cash provided by investing activities
for fiscal 1997 was primarily attributable to net sales of short-term
investments of $5.2 million which was offset by capital expenditures of
approximately $691,000. Cash flows from financing activities in fiscal 1997
consisted primarily of proceeds from the sales of convertible noncumulative
preferred stock and sales of common stock upon the exercise of stock options,
respectively. For the year, cash and cash equivalents increased by $4.1 million.
The Company believes that it will be able to fund planned expenditures and
satisfy its cash requirements for at least the next twelve months from cash flow
from operations, if any, and existing cash balances. As of March 31, 1999, the
Company had approximately $15.8 million in cash and cash equivalents. However,
the Company currently estimates that it will be required to raise additional
financing at some point during calendar year 2000.* The Company will be
evaluating financing alternatives prior to that time. There also can be no
assurance that the Company will not seek to exploit business opportunities that
will require it to raise additional capital from equity or debt sources to
finance its growth and capital requirements. In particular, the development and
marketing of new products could require a significant commitment of resources,
which could in turn require the Company to obtain additional financing earlier
than otherwise expected. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able
to obtain additional financing as needed on acceptable terms or at all.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company derives a significant portion of its revenues from customers in
Europe and Asia. In order to reduce the risk from fluctuation in foreign
exchange rates, the majority of the Company's sales are denominated in U.S.
dollars. In addition, all of the Company's arrangements with its semiconductor
foundry and assembly vendors, and with its subcontract manufacturers for its
ViaTV and Video Monitoring systems, are denominated in U.S. dollars. The Company
also maintains a sales office in London, England, and as such the Company is
exposed to market risk from changes in exchange rates. The Company has not
entered into any currency hedging activities. To date, the exposure to the
Company related to exchange rate volatility has not been significant, however,
there can be no assurance that there will not be a material impact in the
future.
The Company also invests in certain money market and bond mutual funds.
These securities, like all fixed income instruments, are subject to interest
rate risk and will decline in value if market interest rates increase.
Consequently, the Company is exposed to fluctuations in rates on these
investments. All of the investments have been classified as available-for-sale
at March 31, 1999. Unrealized losses on available-for-sale investments were
$193,000 at March 31, 1999. Realized losses during fiscal 1999 on such
investments were not significant.
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* This statement is a forward looking statement reflecting current expectations.
There can be no assurance that the Company's actual future performance will
meet the Company's current expectations. See "Manufacturing" commencing on
page 15, "Competition" commencing on page 13 and "Factors That May Affect
Future Results" commencing on page 17 for a discussion of certain factors that
could affect future performance.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PAGE
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
Report of Independent Accountants......................... 35
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 1999 and 1998.... 36
Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the
three years in the period ended March 31, 1999......... 37
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for each
of the three years in the period ended March 31,
1999................................................... 38
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the
three years in the period ended March 31, 1999......... 39
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................ 40
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE:
Schedule II -- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts.......... 52
Schedules other than the one listed above have been omitted because they
are inapplicable, because the required information has been included in the
financial statements or notes thereto, or the amounts are immaterial.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
8x8, Inc.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the
accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of 8x8, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") at March 31, 1999 and
1998 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended March 31, 1999, in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles. In addition, in our opinion, the financial
statement schedule listed in the accompanying index presents fairly, in all
material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction
with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements
and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company's
management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits. We conducted
our audits of these statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
April 27, 1999, except for Note 10, which is as of May 13, 1999
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
ASSETS
MARCH 31,
------------------
1999 1998
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents................................. $15,810 $26,677
Short-term investments.................................... -- 60
Accounts receivable, net.................................. 5,886 4,527
Inventory................................................. 3,915 12,758
Prepaid expenses and other current assets................. 878 876
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Total current assets.............................. 26,489 44,898
Property and equipment, net................................. 2,163 1,370
Deposits and other assets................................... 57 161
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$28,709 $46,429
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable.......................................... $ 1,917 $ 2,216
Accounts payable to related parties....................... -- 409
Accrued compensation...................................... 1,236 1,445
Accrued warranty.......................................... 1,043 1,461
Deferred revenue.......................................... 4,089 2,447
Other accrued liabilities................................. 1,190 1,387
Income taxes payable...................................... 411 536
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Total current liabilities......................... 9,886 9,901
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)
Minority interest........................................... -- 85
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Stockholders' equity:
Convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value:
Authorized: 5,000,000 shares; No shares issued and
outstanding at March 31, 1999 or 1998................. -- --
Common stock, $0.001 par value:
Authorized: 40,000,000 shares; Issued and outstanding:
15,425,752 shares at March 31, 1999 and 15,293,614
shares at March 31, 1998.............................. 15 15
Additional paid-in capital................................ 48,363 47,785
Notes receivable from stockholders........................ (266) (893)
Deferred compensation..................................... (197) (744)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss...................... (193) (45)
Accumulated deficit....................................... (28,899) (9,675)
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Total stockholders' equity........................ 18,823 36,443
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$28,709 $46,429
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
-------------------------------
1999 1998 1997
-------- ------- --------
Product revenues............................................ $ 26,189 $34,933 $ 12,771
Product revenues from related parties....................... -- 355 2,521
License and other revenues.................................. 5,493 14,488 3,854
-------- ------- --------
Total revenues.................................... 31,682 49,776 19,146
-------- ------- --------
Cost of product revenues.................................... 24,199 17,764 12,030
Cost of license and other revenues.......................... 82 1,087 --
-------- ------- --------
Total cost of revenues............................ 24,281 18,851 12,030
-------- ------- --------
Gross profit................................................ 7,401 30,925 7,116
-------- ------- --------
Operating expenses:
Research and development.................................. 9,922 12,317 10,522
Selling, general and administrative....................... 17,712 17,381 10,145
-------- ------- --------
Total operating expenses.......................... 27,634 29,698 20,667
-------- ------- --------
Income (loss) from operations............................... (20,233) 1,227 (13,551)
Other income, net........................................... 1,009 1,518 120
-------- ------- --------
Income (loss) before income taxes........................... (19,224) 2,745 (13,431)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes........................ -- (982) 182
-------- ------- --------
Net income (loss)........................................... $(19,224) $ 3,727 $(13,613)
======== ======= ========
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic..................................................... $ (1.28) $ 0.31 $ (2.56)
Diluted................................................... $ (1.28) $ 0.25 $ (2.56)
Shares used in per share calculations:
Basic..................................................... 15,018 12,083 5,312
Diluted................................................... 15,018 15,128 5,312
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)
NOTES ACCUMULATED
PREFERRED STOCK COMMON STOCK ADDITIONAL RECEIVABLE OTHER
------------------- ------------------- PAID-IN FROM DEFERRED COMPREHENSIVE
SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL STOCKHOLDERS COMPENSATION LOSS
---------- ------ ---------- ------ ----------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Balance at March 31,
1996................... 3,041,820 $ 3 4,782,021 $ 5 $11,155 $ -- $ -- $ --
Issuance of common stock
upon exercise of
options................ -- -- 2,188,265 2 1,095 (1,078) -- --
Issuance of common
stock.................. -- -- 20,000 -- 10 -- -- --
Issuance of Series D
convertible
noncumulative preferred
stock.................. 684,553 1 -- -- 3,764 -- -- --
Deferred compensation
related to stock
options................ -- -- -- -- 7,267 -- (2,781) --
Net and total
comprehensive loss..... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
---------- --- ---------- --- ------- ------- ------- -----
Balance at March 31,
1997................... 3,726,373 4 6,990,286 7 23,291 (1,078) (2,781) --
Issuance of common stock
upon initial public
offering, net of
issuance costs of
$2,231................. -- -- 4,140,000 4 24,675 -- -- --
Issuance of common stock
upon exercise of
options and purchases
under the employee
stock purchase plan.... -- -- 483,593 -- 597 -- -- --
Conversion of
convertible
noncumulative preferred
stock to common stock.. (3,726,373) (4) 3,726,373 4 -- -- -- --
Issuance of warrant..... -- -- -- -- 17 -- -- --
Repayment of notes
receivable from
stockholders........... -- -- -- -- -- 162 -- --
Repurchase of unvested
common stock........... -- -- (46,638) -- (23) 23 -- --
Deferred compensation
related to stock
options................ -- -- -- -- (772) -- 2,037 --
Unrealized loss on
investments............ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (45)
Net income.............. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Total comprehensive
income................. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
---------- --- ---------- --- ------- ------- ------- -----
Balance at March 31,
1998................... -- -- 15,293,614 15 47,785 (893) (744) (45)
Issuance of common stock
upon exercise of
options and purchases
under the employee
stock purchase plan.... -- -- 389,823 -- 838 -- -- --
Repayment of notes
receivable from
stockholders........... -- -- -- -- -- 498 -- --
Repurchase of unvested
common stock........... -- -- (257,685) -- (129) 129 -- --
Deferred compensation
related to stock
options................ -- -- -- -- (131) -- 547 --
Unrealized loss on
investments............ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (148)
Net loss................ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Total comprehensive
loss................... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
---------- --- ---------- --- ------- ------- ------- -----
Balance at March 31,
1999................... -- $-- 15,425,752 $15 $48,363 $ (266) $ (197) $(193)
========== === ========== === ======= ======= ======= =====
RETAINED
EARNINGS
(ACCUMULATED
DEFICIT) TOTAL
------------ --------
Balance at March 31,
1996................... $ 211 $ 11,374
Issuance of common stock
upon exercise of
options................ -- 19
Issuance of common
stock.................. -- 10
Issuance of Series D
convertible
noncumulative preferred
stock.................. -- 3,765
Deferred compensation
related to stock
options................ -- 4,486
Net and total
comprehensive loss..... (13,613) (13,613)
-------- --------
Balance at March 31,
1997................... (13,402) 6,041
Issuance of common stock
upon initial public
offering, net of
issuance costs of
$2,231................. -- 24,679
Issuance of common stock
upon exercise of
options and purchases
under the employee
stock purchase plan.... -- 597
Conversion of
convertible
noncumulative preferred
stock to common stock.. -- --
Issuance of warrant..... -- 17
Repayment of notes
receivable from
stockholders........... -- 162
Repurchase of unvested
common stock........... -- --
Deferred compensation
related to stock
options................ -- 1,265
Unrealized loss on
investments............ --
Net income.............. 3,727
Total comprehensive
income................. -- 3,682
-------- --------
Balance at March 31,
1998................... (9,675) 36,443
Issuance of common stock
upon exercise of
options and purchases
under the employee
stock purchase plan.... -- 838
Repayment of notes
receivable from
stockholders........... -- 498
Repurchase of unvested
common stock........... -- --
Deferred compensation
related to stock
options................ -- 416
Unrealized loss on
investments............ --
Net loss................ (19,224)
Total comprehensive
loss................... -- (19,372)
-------- --------
Balance at March 31,
1999................... $(28,899) $ 18,823
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
--------------------------------
1999 1998 1997
-------- -------- --------
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss).......................................... $(19,224) $ 3,727 $(13,613)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used
in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization............................ 967 901 873
Amortization of deferred compensation.................... 416 1,265 4,486
Writedown of nonmarketable equity investment............. -- -- 400
Other.................................................... (148) (15) (5)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net................................. (1,359) (3,515) 2,567
Inventory................................................ 8,843 (11,580) 6,092
Prepaid expenses and other current assets................ (2) (522) (70)
Deposits and other assets................................ 104 (46) --
Accounts payable......................................... (708) 1,246 (4,202)
Accrued compensation..................................... (209) 519 (853)
Accrued warranty......................................... (418) (142) 545
Deferred revenue......................................... 1,642 2,084 163
Other accrued liabilities................................ (197) 698 (852)
Income taxes payable..................................... (125) (1,118) 120
-------- -------- --------
Net cash used in operating activities................. (10,418) (6,498) (4,349)
-------- -------- --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of property and equipment..................... (1,760) (927) (691)
Purchases of common stock from minority interest in
subsidiary............................................... (85) -- --
Sales of short-term investments -- available for sale...... -- -- 5,168
Short-term investments -- trading activity, net............ 60 (58) 71
-------- -------- --------
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities... (1,785) (985) 4,548
-------- -------- --------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of convertible noncumulative
preferred stock, net..................................... -- -- 3,765
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net................ 838 25,276 29
Repayment of notes receivable from stockholders............ 498 162 --
Proceeds from minority interest in subsidiary.............. -- -- 77
-------- -------- --------
Net cash provided by financing activities............. 1,336 25,438 3,871
-------- -------- --------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents....... (10,867) 17,955 4,070
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of the year............ 26,677 8,722 4,652
-------- -------- --------
Cash and cash equivalents end of the year.................. $ 15,810 $ 26,677 $ 8,722
======== ======== ========
Supplemental non-cash disclosures:
Taxes paid (refunded), net................................. $ 126 $ 136 $ (139)
======== ======== ========
Repurchase of unvested common stock........................ $ 129 $ 23 $ --
======== ======== ========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 -- THE COMPANY AND ITS SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
THE COMPANY
8x8, Inc. (the "Company" or "8x8") was incorporated in California in
February 1987. In December 1996, the Company was reincorporated in Delaware.
The Company develops, manufactures and markets telecommunication equipment
focused on multimedia Internet protocol (IP) applications. The Company's
products are highly integrated, leverage its proprietary technology and are
comprised of multimedia communication semiconductors, multimedia compression
algorithms, network protocols and embedded system design. These products are
used in applications including voice-over-IP, video monitoring and streaming,
and videoconferencing. The Company markets its products mainly to original
equipment manufacturers (OEMs), but also to end users for its Video Monitoring
system products.
In an effort to expand the available market for its multimedia
communication products, the Company began developing low-cost consumer
videophones and marketing these products to consumers under the ViaTV brand name
in 1997. However in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999, the Company determined
that due to a combination of factors including the high cost of maintaining a
consumer distribution channel, the slower than expected growth rate of the
consumer videophone market, and the low gross margins typical of a consumer
electronics product made it unlikely that the consumer videophone business would
be profitable in the foreseeable future. Therefore, the Company announced in
April 1999 that it would cease production of the ViaTV product line and withdraw
from its distribution channels over the subsequent several quarters. The Company
does not expect to be able to generate revenues from its other products to
compensate for the loss of ViaTV revenues for at least the next twelve months,
if at all. If the Company can not adequately compensate for lower revenues with
decreased manufacturing overhead expenses and with lower operating expenses, it
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business and operating
results. See also Note 9.
FISCAL YEAR
The Company's fiscal year ends on the last Thursday on or before March 31.
For purposes of these consolidated financial statements, the Company has
indicated its fiscal year as ending on March 31.
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company
and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions
have been eliminated.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Revenues from product sales to OEMs and other end users are recognized upon
shipment. License revenues are generally recognized upon the delivery of the
licensed technology provided no significant future obligations exist and
collection is probable. For financial reporting purposes, revenues generated by
sales to distributors and retailers under agreements allowing certain rights of
return are deferred until the product is
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
sold by the distributor or retailer. When no rights of return exist, revenues
generated by product sales are recognized upon shipment.
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with an original
maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Management determines
the appropriate classification of debt and equity securities at the time of
purchase and reevaluates the classification at each reporting date. At March 31,
1999 and 1998, the Company classified its investments either as
available-for-sale or as trading. The cost of the Company's investments is
determined based upon specific identification. Investments classified as
available-for-sale are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses,
net of related tax, if any, recorded as a separate component of stockholders'
equity. At March 31, 1999 and 1998, the Company's investments classified as
available-for-sale totaled $14.1 million and $26.0 million, respectively, and
were primarily comprised of money market funds with an effective maturity of
three months or less. Unrealized losses on available-for-sale investments were
$193,000 and $45,000 at March 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The investments
classified as trading are reported at fair value with realized and unrealized
gains and losses being reported in the statement of operations. The Company did
not have any investments classified as trading at March 31, 1999 and the cost
and fair value of investments classified as trading at March 31, 1998 were not
significant. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on the Company's
investments classified as trading were also not significant for the years ended
March 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997.
INVENTORY
Inventory is stated at the lower of standard cost, which approximates
actual cost, using the first-in, first-out method or market.
NONMARKETABLE EQUITY INVESTMENTS
Nonmarketable equity investments, included in other assets, of less than
20% of the investee's outstanding voting stock are accounted for using the cost
method, because the Company does not have an ability to significantly influence
the operating and financial policies of the investees. Loss resulting from
impairment in the value of investments which is other than a temporary decline
is recorded in the period in which such loss occurs.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and
amortization. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line
method, based upon the shorter of the estimated useful lives, ranging from three
to five years, or the lease term of the respective assets as follows:
Machinery and computer equipment......... 3 years
Furniture and fixtures................... 5 years
Licensed software........................ 3 years
Leasehold improvements................... Shorter of lease term or useful life of the asset
WARRANTY EXPENSE
The Company provides for the estimated cost which may be incurred under its
product warranties upon revenue recognition.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
RESEARCH AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS
Research and development costs are charged to operations as incurred.
Software development costs incurred prior to the establishment of technological
feasibility are included in research and development and are expensed as
incurred. The Company defines establishment of technological feasibility as the
completion of a working model. Software development costs incurred subsequent to
the establishment of technological feasibility through the period of general
market availability of the product are capitalized, if material. To date, all
software development costs have been expensed as incurred.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The U.S. dollar is the functional currency of the Company's foreign
subsidiary. Exchange gains and losses resulting from transactions denominated in
currencies other than the U.S. dollar are included in the results of operations
for the year. To date, such amounts have not been significant. Total assets of
the Company's foreign subsidiary were $656,000, $620,000 and $429,000, as of
March 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The Company does not undertake any
foreign currency hedging activities.
INCOME TAXES
Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability approach.
Under the asset and liability approach, a current tax liability or asset is
recognized for the estimated taxes payable or refundable on tax returns for the
current year. A deferred tax liability or asset is recognized for the estimated
future tax effects attributed to temporary differences and carryforwards. If
necessary, the deferred tax assets are reduced by the amount of benefits that,
based on available evidence, are not expected to be realized.
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant
concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash, cash equivalents,
short-term investments and trade accounts receivable. The Company places its
cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments primarily in market rate
accounts with reputable financial institutions. Cash equivalents present risk of
changes in value because of interest rate changes. The Company has not
experienced any material losses relating to any investment instruments. The
Company sells its products to OEMs and distributors throughout the world. The
Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers' financial
condition and maintains an allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable based
upon the expected collectibility of all accounts receivable. At March 31, 1999,
two customers accounted for 20% and 10% of accounts receivable, respectively. At
March 31, 1998, one customer accounted for 30% of accounts receivable.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The carrying amount of the Company's financial instruments, including cash
equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, and nonmarketable
equity investments, approximate fair values.
ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company accounts for stock-based awards to employees using the
intrinsic value method in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion
No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." Accordingly, no compensation
cost has been recognized for its stock plans. The Company provides additional
pro forma disclosures as required under Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123 (FAS 123), "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation." See Note
6.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
In fiscal 1999, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income." Comprehensive income, as
defined, includes all changes in equity (net assets) during a period from
non-owner sources. The primary difference between net income and comprehensive
income, for the Company, is due to unrealized losses on short-term investments
classified as available-for-sale. Comprehensive income is being shown in the
consolidated statements of stockholders' equity.
SEGMENT INFORMATION
In fiscal 1999, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 131 (FAS 131), "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and
Related Information." This statement establishes standards for the way companies
report information about operating segments in annual financial statements. It
also establishes standards for related disclosures about products and services,
geographical areas and major customers. In accordance with the provisions of FAS
131, the Company determined that it has one reportable operating segment.
RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform with the
fiscal 1999 presentation.
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss)
available to common stockholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding during the period (denominator). Diluted net income
(loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares
and potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common
shares result from the assumed exercise, using the treasury stock method, of
outstanding convertible noncumulative preferred stock (Preferred Stock), common
stock options and unvested restricted common stock having a dilutive effect.
The numerators for each period presented are equal to the reported net
income (loss). The reconciliation of the denominators used in computing basic
and diluted per share amounts is as follows (in thousands):
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
-------------------------
1999 1998 1997
------ ------ -----
Basic shares.............................................. 15,018 12,083 5,312
Effect of dilutive securities:
Preferred Stock......................................... -- 973 --
Common stock options.................................... -- 1,376 --
Unvested restricted common stock........................ -- 696 --
------ ------ -----
Diluted shares............................................ 15,018 15,128 5,312
====== ====== =====
The following equity instruments were not included in the computations of
net income (loss) per share because the effect on the calculations would be
anti-dilutive (in thousands):
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
----------------------
1999 1998 1997
----- ---- -----
Preferred Stock............................................. -- -- 3,726
Common stock options:....................................... 3,430 287 2,291
Unvested restricted common stock............................ 143 -- 1,296
----- --- -----
Total.................................................. 3,573 287 7,313
===== === =====
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In March 1998, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
issued Statement of Position No. 98-1 (SOP 98-1), "Software for Internal Use,"
which provides guidance on accounting for the cost of computer software
developed or obtained for internal use. The Company is required to adopt SOP
98-1 in fiscal 2000. The Company does not expect that the adoption of SOP 98-1
will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 (FAS 133), "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities." The Company is required to adopt FAS 133 in
fiscal 2001. FAS 133 establishes methods of accounting for derivative financial
instruments and hedging activities related to those instruments as well as other
hedging activities. The Company does not expect that the adoption of FAS 133
will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 2 -- BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS:
MARCH 31,
------------------
1999 1998
------- -------
(IN THOUSANDS)
Accounts receivable......................................... $ 6,572 $ 5,137
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts..................... (686) (610)
------- -------
$ 5,886 $ 4,527
======= =======
Inventories:
Raw materials............................................. $ 952 $ 3,864
Work-in-process........................................... 892 5,337
Finished goods............................................ 2,071 3,557
------- -------
$ 3,915 $12,758
======= =======
Property and equipment:
Machinery and computer equipment.......................... $ 4,317 $ 3,837
Furniture and fixtures.................................... 691 691
Licensed software......................................... 3,457 2,268
Leasehold improvements.................................... 600 600
------- -------
9,065 7,396
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization........... (6,902) (6,026)
------- -------
$ 2,163 $ 1,370
======= =======
NOTE 3 -- TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES:
The Company purchased $956,000, $3.8 million and $408,000 of raw materials
inventory from Sanyo Semiconductor Corporation (Sanyo) and an affiliate of Sanyo
during fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Additionally, during the fiscal
year ended March 31, 1997, the Company's product revenues included $106,000 in
sales to Sanyo. At March 31, 1998, the Company had amounts payable to Sanyo
totaling $409,000. The Company had no amounts receivable from or payable to
Sanyo at March 31, 1999. Sanyo is one of the Company's stockholders and an
executive of Sanyo is on the Company's Board of Directors.
A representative of National Semiconductor Corporation (National) was a
member of the Company's Board of Directors until May 19, 1997. The Company
subleased to National a portion of its facilities under a month to month
sublease arrangement until August 1, 1997. Proceeds from the sublease were
recorded as a
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
reduction to operating expenses and aggregated $149,000 and $276,000 during the
fiscal years ended March 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 1998, and 1997, the Company's
product revenues included $355,000 and $2,415,000, respectively, in sales to
ASCII Corporation (ASCII). The Company terminated its distribution relationship
with ASCII effective June 30, 1997. An executive of ASCII was a member of the
Company's Board of Directors until May 27, 1997.
During fiscal 1997, the Company and certain of its employees formed VidUs,
Inc. (VidUs). The Company and VidUs merged in August 1998 resulting in the
repurchase of all outstanding shares of VidUs common stock held by the Company's
employees for approximately $85,000.
During fiscal 1999 and 1998, the Company paid a member of the Board of
Directors approximately $85,000 and $50,000, respectively, for technical
consulting services provided on behalf of the Company.
NOTE 4 -- INCOME TAXES:
Income (loss) before income taxes includes $105,000, $91,000 and $74,000 of
income of its foreign subsidiary for the fiscal years ended March 31, 1999, 1998
and 1997, respectively. The components of the consolidated (benefit) provision
for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
---------------------
1999 1998 1997
---- ------- ----
Current:
Federal..................................................... $(26) $(1,018) $ --
State....................................................... -- -- --
Foreign..................................................... 26 36 182
---- ------- ----
$ -- $ (982) $182
==== ======= ====
Deferred tax assets are comprised of the following (in thousands):
MARCH 31,
------------------
1999 1998
-------- -------
Research and development credit carryforwards............... $ 2,403 $ 1,920
Net operating loss carryforwards............................ 7,165 1,839
Inventory valuation......................................... 3,037 1,020
Reserves and allowances..................................... 969 891
Other....................................................... 1,923 2,116
-------- -------
15,497 7,786
Valuation allowance......................................... (15,497) (7,786)
-------- -------
Total............................................. $ -- $ --
======== =======
Management believes that, based on a number of factors, the weight of
objective available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that it
will not be able to realize its deferred tax assets and thus a full valuation
allowance has been recorded at March 31, 1999.
At March 31, 1999, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for
federal and state income tax purposes of approximately $19.9 million and $7.1
million, respectively, which expire at various dates beginning in 2005. The net
operating loss carryforwards include approximately $400,000 resulting from
employee exercises of non-qualified stock options or disqualifying dispositions
the tax benefits of which, when realized, will be accounted for as an addition
to additional paid-in capital rather than as a reduction of the provision for
income taxes. In addition, at March 31, 1999, the Company had research and
development credit
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
carryforwards for federal and state tax reporting purposes of approximately $2.4
million which begin expiring in 2009. Under applicable tax laws, the amount of
and benefits from net operating losses and credits that can be carried forward
may be impaired or limited in certain circumstances. Events which may cause
limitations in the amount of net operating loss carryforwards that the Company
may utilize in any one year include, but are not limited to, a cumulative
ownership change of more than 50% over a three year period.
A reconciliation of the tax (benefit) provision to the amounts computed
using the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate of 34% is as follows (in
thousands):
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
---------------------------
1999 1998 1997
------- ------- -------
(Benefit) provision at statutory rate..................... $(6,572) $ 933 $(4,567)
State income taxes (benefit) before valuation allowance,
net of federal effect................................... (729) 160 (344)
Reversal of previously accrued income taxes payable....... -- (1,018) --
Research and development credits.......................... (483) (385) (373)
Valuation allowance....................................... 7,712 (995) 4,012
Non-deductible compensation............................... 165 504 1,525
Other..................................................... (93) (181) (71)
------- ------- -------
(Benefit) provision for income taxes...................... $ -- $ (982) $ 182
======= ======= =======
In August 1995, the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") asserted a
deficiency against the Company for the taxable year 1992 in the amount of
approximately $1,365,000, together with a penalty in the amount of approximately
$273,000 plus accrued interest. The IRS alleged that as of March 31, 1992, the
Company had accumulated earnings beyond the reasonable needs of the Company's
business. The Company did not make any payments and in accordance with IRS
procedures formally protested this assessment on October 30, 1995. In May 1997,
the Company received a notice from the IRS indicating it had fully reversed the
August 1995 notice of deficiency. As a result, the Company reversed
approximately $1.0 million of its income tax liability during the first quarter
of fiscal 1998.
NOTE 5 -- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
The Company leases its primary facility under a noncancelable operating
lease agreement that expires in May 2003. This agreement provides for annual
increments of rent in predetermined amounts and requires the Company to pay
property taxes, insurance and normal maintenance costs.
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases are as
follows (in thousands):
YEAR ENDING MARCH 31,
---------------------
2000........................................................ $1,043
2000........................................................ 1,058
2002........................................................ 1,136
2003........................................................ 1,173
2004........................................................ 196
------
Total minimum payments............................ $4,606
======
Rent expense for all operating leases for the years ended March 31, 1999,
1998 and 1997 was $890,000, $1,075,000 and $717,000, respectively.
The Company is a party to certain patent infringement matters and claims
which have arisen in the normal course of the Company's operations. While the
results of such litigation and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, the
Company believes that the final outcome of such matters will not have a
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significant adverse effect on the Company's financial position or results of
operations. However, should the Company not prevail in any such litigation, its
operating results and financial position could be adversely impacted.
NOTE 6 -- STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK
In July 1997, the Company completed an initial public offering (the
"Offering") of its common stock, selling 4,140,000 shares at $6.50 per share.
Net proceeds to the Company were approximately $24.7 million after deducting
related issuance costs. As of the closing date of the Offering, all of the
Preferred Stock outstanding was converted into an aggregate of 3,726,373 shares
of common stock.
1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN
In January 1992, the Board of Directors adopted the 1992 Stock Option Plan
(the "1992 Plan") and reserved 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock
for issuance under this plan. In August 1994, the Board of Directors authorized
an increase in the number of shares of the Company's common stock reserved for
issuance under the 1992 Plan to 2,000,000 shares. The 1992 Plan provides for
granting incentive and nonstatutory stock options to employees at prices equal
to the fair market value of the stock at the grant dates. Options generally vest
over periods ranging from two to four years. Vesting for certain options
accelerates if certain predefined milestones are met.
KEY PERSONNEL PLAN
In July 1995, the Board of Directors adopted the Key Personnel Plan and
reserved 2,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock for issuance under this
plan. In June 1996, the Board of Directors authorized an increase in the number
of shares of the Company's common stock reserved for issuance under the Key
Personnel Plan to 2,200,000 shares. The Key Personnel Plan provides for granting
incentive and nonstatutory stock options to officers of the Company at prices
equal to the fair market value of the stock at the grant dates. Options
generally vest over periods ranging from two to four years. Vesting for certain
options accelerated in fiscal 1998 upon the achievement of certain predefined
milestones.
1996 STOCK PLAN
In June 1996, the Board of Directors adopted the 1996 Stock Plan (the "1996
Plan") and reserved 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock for issuance
under this plan. In June 1997, the Company's shareholders authorized an increase
in the number of shares of the Company's common stock reserved for issuance
under the 1996 Plan to 1,500,000 shares. Effective November, 1997 this amount is
to be increased annually on the first day of each of the Company's fiscal years
in an amount equal to 5% of the Company's common stock issued and outstanding at
the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year subject to certain maximum
limitations. This provision resulted in an increase of 764,680 shares issuable
under the 1996 Plan during the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999. The 1996 Plan
provides for granting incentive and nonstatutory stock options to employees at
prices equal to the fair market value of the stock at the grant dates as
determined by the Company's Board of Directors. Options generally vest over a
period of not more than five years.
1996 DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN
The Company's 1996 Director Option Plan (the "Director Plan") was adopted
in June 1996 and became effective upon the closing of the Offering. A total of
150,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance under the
Director Plan. The Director Plan provides for the grant of nonstatutory stock
options to
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certain nonemployee directors of the Company (the "Outside Directors"). The
Director Plan provides that each Outside Director will be granted a nonstatutory
stock option to purchase 16,000 shares of common stock on the date upon which
such person first becomes an Outside Director or, if later, on the effective
date of the Director Plan. Thereafter, each Outside Director will be
automatically granted an option to purchase 4,000 shares of common stock on the
date such Outside Director is reelected to the Board of Directors, if on such
date, such Outside Director will have served on the Company's Board of Directors
for at least six months. The Director Plan provides that each option will become
exercisable in monthly installments over a period of one year from the date of
grant. The exercise price per share of all options granted under the Director
Plan will be equal to the fair market value of a share of the Company's common
stock on the date of grant. Options granted to Outside Directors under the
Director Plan have a ten year term, or shorter upon termination of an Outside
Director's status as a director. If not terminated earlier, the Director Plan
will have a term of ten years.
Option activity under the stock option plans is summarized as follows:
WEIGHTED
SHARES AVERAGE
OPTIONS SUBJECT TO EXERCISE
AVAILABLE OPTIONS PRICE
FOR GRANT OUTSTANDING PER SHARE
---------- ----------- ---------
Balance at March 31, 1996........................ 1,171,389 2,560,757 $2.46
Increase in options available for grant.......... 1,200,000 -- --
Granted.......................................... (4,947,462) 4,947,462 $1.68
Exercised........................................ -- (2,188,265) $0.50
Cancellation of options available for grant...... (75) -- --
Returned to plan................................. 3,028,804 (3,028,804) $2.32
---------- ----------
Balance at March 31, 1997........................ 452,656 2,291,150 $2.83
Increase in options available for grant.......... 650,000 -- --
Granted.......................................... (1,273,665) 1,273,665 $7.92
Exercised........................................ -- (413,033) $0.50
Returned to plan................................. 291,918 (291,918) $4.73
---------- ----------
Balance at March 31, 1998........................ 120,909 2,859,864 $5.26
Increase in options available for grant.......... 764,680 -- --
Granted.......................................... (3,243,175) 3,243,175 $3.32
Exercised........................................ -- (202,332) $1.00
Returned to plan................................. 2,470,397 (2,470,397) $6.74
---------- ----------
Balance at March 31, 1999........................ 112,811 3,430,310 $2.60
========== ==========
Options exercisable at March 31, 1999............ 1,402,762 $2.25
==========
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Significant option groups outstanding at March 31, 1999 and related
weighted average exercise price and contractual life information are as follows:
OPTIONS OUTSTANDING OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
-------------------- -------------------- WEIGHTED
WEIGHTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE
AVERAGE AVERAGE REMAINING
EXERCISE EXERCISE CONTRACTUAL LIFE
RANGE OF EXERCISE PRICES SHARES PRICE SHARES PRICE (YEARS)
------------------------ --------- -------- --------- -------- ----------------
$0.50 to $1.40......................... 666,135 $0.50 443,568 $0.50 6.7
$1.40 to $2.80......................... 319,888 $2.44 33,196 $2.44 9.6
$2.80 to $4.20......................... 2,193,787 $2.90 867,370 $2.88 8.4
$4.20 to $5.60......................... 113,000 $4.71 22,862 $4.53 9.8
$5.60 to $7.00......................... 121,500 $6.37 31,766 $6.58 8.6
$8.40 to $9.80......................... 16,000 $8.94 4,000 $8.94 8.4
--------- ---------
3,430,310 $2.60 1,402,762 $2.25 8.2
========= =========
In September 1998, the Board of Directors approved a proposal under which
employees elected to cancel approximately 2,107,000 options in exchange for
grants of new options with an exercise price equal to the then current fair
market value. In consideration for such repricing, each participating employee
agreed that they forfeit their right to exercise such options should they resign
from the Company within 12 months of the repricing date.
In June 1996, the Board of Directors approved a proposal under which
employees elected to cancel approximately 2,467,000 options in exchange for
grants of new options with an exercise price equal to the then current fair
market value as determined by the Board of Directors.
During the year ended March 31, 1997, options to purchase 2,156,800 shares
under the Key Personnel Plan were exercised for partial recourse notes. Shares
issued under this plan are subject to repurchase at their original issuance
price of $0.50 if the employee leaves the Company prior to vesting. During
fiscal 1999 and 1998, the Company repurchased 257,685 and 46,638 unvested
shares, respectively. As of March 31, 1999, 143,029 shares were not vested.
In conjunction with the Offering, the Company recorded a deferred
compensation charge of approximately $7,267,000 with respect to options repriced
and certain additional options granted in fiscal 1997. The Company recognized
$416,000, $1,265,000 and $4,486,000 of said amount as compensation expense in
the fiscal years ended March 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The Company
is recognizing the deferred compensation over the related vesting period of the
options (which is generally 48 months). At March 31, 1999 the balance of this
deferred compensation was $197,000. This deferred compensation is subject to
reduction for any employee who terminates employment prior to the expiration of
such employee's option vesting period.
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For disclosure under the provisions of FAS 123, the fair value of each
option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model, using the multiple option approach with the following
weighted-average assumptions:
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
---------------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997
------------- ------------- -------------
Expected volatility....................... 71% 65% 0.0%
Expected dividend yield................... 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Risk-free interest rate................... 4.2% to 5.6% 5.7% to 6.5% 5.7% to 6.5%
Weighted average expected option term..... 5.3 years 5.3 years 5.0 years
Weighted average fair value of options
granted................................. $2.76 $4.89 $0.60
1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
The Company's 1996 Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan") was adopted in
June 1996 and became effective upon the closing of the Offering. Under the
Purchase Plan, a total of 500,000 shares of common stock were initially reserved
for issuance to participating employees who meet certain eligibility
requirements. At the start of each fiscal year, the number of shares of common
stock subject to the Purchase Plan increases so that 500,000 shares remain
available for issuance. This provision resulted in an increase of 70,560 shares
issuable under the Purchase Plan during the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999.
During fiscal 1999 and 1998, 187,491 and 70,560 shares were issued under the
Purchase Plan, respectively.
The Purchase Plan permits eligible employees to purchase common stock
through payroll deductions at a price equal to 85% of the fair market value of
the common stock at the beginning of each two year offering period or the end of
a six month purchase period, whichever is lower. The contribution amount may not
exceed ten percent of an employee's base compensation, including commissions but
not including bonuses and overtime, In the event of a merger of the Company with
or into another corporation or the sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company, the Purchase Plan provides that a new exercise date will
be set for each option under the plan which exercise date will occur before the
date of the merger or asset sale.
For the purpose of providing pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair
value of stock purchase rights were estimated using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
-----------------------
1999 1998
---------- ----------
Expected volatility......................................... 71% 65%
Expected dividend yield..................................... 0.0% 0.0%
Risk-free interest rate..................................... 4.49% 5.63%
Weighted average expected option term....................... 0.9 years 1.2 years
Weighted average fair value of options granted.............. $1.81 $2.62
CERTAIN PRO FORMA DISCLOSURES
The Company accounts for its stock plans in accordance with the provisions
of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25. Had compensation cost for the
Company's stock plans been determined based on the
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fair value of options at their grant dates, as prescribed in FAS 123, the
Company's net income (loss) would have been as follows (in thousands, except per
share amounts):
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
------------------------------
1999 1998 1997
-------- ------ --------
Net income (loss):
As reported........................................ $(19,224) $3,727 $(13,613)
Pro forma.......................................... $(24,175) $ 58 $(14,744)
Basic income (loss) per share:
As reported........................................ $ (1.28) $ 0.31 $ (2.56)
Pro forma.......................................... $ (1.61) $ 0.01 $ (2.78)
Diluted income (loss) per share:
As reported........................................ $ (1.28) $ 0.25 $ (2.56)
Pro forma.......................................... $ (1.61) $ 0.01 $ (2.78)
NOTE 7 -- EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS:
401(K) SAVINGS PLAN
In April 1991, the Company adopted a 401(k) savings plan (the "Savings
Plan") covering substantially all of its U.S. employees. Eligible employees may
contribute to the Savings Plan up to the maximum allowed by the IRS from their
compensation. Effective January 1, 1998, the Company's matching contribution
increased from $300 to $1,500 per employee per calendar year at a dollar for
dollar rate of the employee contribution. The Company's matching contributions
vest over three years. The Company contributed $144,000 to the Savings Plan
during fiscal 1999. The Company's contributions were not significant for the
fiscal years ended March 31, 1998 or 1997.
PROFIT SHARING PLAN
In April 1995, the Company's Board of Directors approved a profit sharing
plan which provides for additional compensation to all employees of the Company
based on quarterly income before income taxes. The profit sharing plan was
effective beginning in fiscal 1996 and provided for payments of 15% of total
quarterly income before income taxes. In July 1997, the Board of Directors
amended the profit sharing plan such that future profit sharing amounts are
calculated as a percentage of net income. Charges related to this plan were
approximately $685,000 in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998, and were not
significant for the fiscal years ended March 31, 1999 or 1997.
NOTE 8 -- GEOGRAPHIC AREA, PRODUCT AND SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION:
The following illustrates net revenues by geographic area. Revenues are
attributed to countries based on the destination of shipment.
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
-----------------------------
1999 1998 1997
------- ------- -------
United States......................................... $18,116 $26,381 $ 8,807
Japan................................................. 4,227 4,647 3,792
Europe................................................ 5,393 10,951 4,021
Other foreign countries............................... 3,946 7,797 2,526
------- ------- -------
$31,682 $49,776 $19,146
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The following illustrates net revenues by groupings of similar products:
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
---------------------------
1999 1998 1997
------- ------- -------
Videophone systems........................................ $15,887 $13,360 $ 531
Multimedia communication semiconductors................... 10,302 21,928 12,581
Other semiconductors...................................... -- -- 2,180
License, royalty and engineering services................. 5,493 14,488 3,854
------- ------- -------
$31,682 $49,776 $19,146
======= ======= =======
No customer represented greater than 10% of total revenues for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 1999. Product sales and license and other revenues derived
from one customer represented approximately 20% of total revenues for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 1998. Product sales to one customer represented
approximately 13% of total revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997.
NOTE 9 -- RESTRUCTURING COSTS AND INVENTORY CHARGES:
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999, the Company determined that due to a
combination of factors including the high cost of maintaining a consumer
distribution channel, the slower than expected growth rate of the consumer
videophone market, and the low gross margins typical of a consumer electronics
product made it unlikely that the consumer videophone business would be
profitable in the foreseeable future. Therefore, the Company announced in April
1999 that it would cease production of the ViaTV product line and withdraw from
its distribution channels over the subsequent several quarters. In conjunction
with this decision the Company recorded a $5.7 million charge associated with
the write off of ViaTV videophone inventories.
During fiscal 1997, the Company recorded a charge for restructuring its
operations by reducing its workforce by approximately 25%. Additionally, the
Company recorded a charge of $4.0 million related to its MPEG semiconductor
inventories. In September 1996, the Company sold its remaining MPEG inventory.
As of March 31, 1997, the Company's restructuring actions were fully completed.
NOTE 10 -- SUBSEQUENT EVENT:
On May 13, 1999, the Company and Odesei S.A. ("Odesei") announced an
agreement for the Company to acquire Odesei in a transaction where Odesei
shareholders will receive approximately 3.603 shares of the Company's common
stock for each share of Odesei common stock subject to certain adjustments. The
total number of shares of the Company to be exchanged is approximately 2.9
million shares. The transaction is expected to be accounted for using the
purchase method. The acquisition is subject to certain closing conditions. The
Company anticipates completing the acquisition during its first fiscal quarter
ending June 30, 1999.
SCHEDULE II -- VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(IN THOUSANDS)
WRITE-OFFS/
ADDITIONS CHARGED RECOVERIES OF
BALANCE AT TO COSTS AND UNCOLLECTIBLE BALANCE AT
DESCRIPTION BEGINNING PERIOD EXPENSES ACCOUNTS END OF PERIOD
----------- ---------------- ----------------- ------------- -------------
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
March 31, 1997.......................... $520 $ -- $146 $374
March 31, 1998.......................... 374 255 19 610
March 31, 1999.......................... 610 86 10 686
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CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
(UNAUDITED)
QUARTER ENDED
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MARCH 31, DEC. 31, SEPT. 30, JUNE 30, MARCH 31, DEC. 31, SEPT. 30, JUNE 30,
1999 1998 1998 1998 1998 1997 1997 1997
--------- -------- --------- -------- --------- -------- --------- --------
Total revenues................. $ 5,500 $10,079 $ 9,003 $ 7,100 $12,129 $15,138 $10,894 $11,615
Cost of revenues............... 8,348 5,630 5,913 4,390 4,891 6,879 4,537 2,544
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Gross profit (loss)............ (2,848) 4,449 3,090 2,710 7,238 8,259 6,357 9,071
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Operating expenses:
Research and development..... 2,045 2,512 2,753 2,612 2,838 3,284 2,982 3,213
Selling, general and
administrative............. 3,651 5,409 4,290 4,362 4,723 5,358 3,760 3,540
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Total operating expenses... 5,696 7,921 7,043 6,974 7,561 8,642 6,742 6,753
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Income (loss) from
operations................... (8,544) (3,472) (3,953) (4,264) (323) (383) (385) 2,318
Other income, net.............. 164 249 303 293 423 515 480 100
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Income (loss) before income
taxes........................ (8,380) (3,223) (3,650) (3,971) 100 132 95 2,418
(Benefit) provision for income
taxes........................ -- -- -- -- 18 -- -- (1,000)
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Net income (loss).............. $(8,380) $(3,223) $(3,650) $(3,971) $ 82 $ 132 $ 95 $ 3,418
======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic........................ $ (0.55) $ (0.21) $ (0.24) $ (0.27) $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.59
Diluted...................... $ (0.55) $ (0.21) $ (0.24) $ (0.27) $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.29
Shares used in per share
calculations:
Basic........................ 15,234 15,105 14,939 14,792 14,581 14,274 13,682 5,794
Diluted...................... 15,234 15,105 14,939 14,792 16,113 16,723 16,090 11,587
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
PART III
Certain information required by Part III is omitted from this Report on
Form 10-K in that the Registrant will file its definitive Proxy Statement for
its Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1999 Proxy Statement), not later than 120
days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Report, and certain
information included in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The information required by this is included in the 1999 Proxy Statement
under the captions "Election of Directors -- Nominees," "Additional
Information -- Executive Officers" and "Additional Information -- Section 16(a)
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" and is incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this Item is included in the 1999 Proxy
Statement under the captions "Election of Directors -- Compensation of
Directors," "Additional Information -- Executive Compensation" and is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The information required by this Item is set forth in the 1999 Proxy
Statement under the caption "Additional Information -- Security Ownership" and
is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSACTIONS
The information required by this Item is set forth in the 1999 Proxy
Statement under the captions "Additional Information -- Certain Relationships
and Transactions," "Additional Information -- Employment Contracts and
Termination of Employment and Change in Control Arrangements," "Additional
Information -- Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation,"
"Additional Information -- Report of the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors" and "Additional Information -- Stock Performance Graph" and is
incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a)(1) Financial Statements.
The information required by this item is included above in Item 8.
(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules.
The information required by this item is included above in Item 8.
(a)(3) Exhibits.
The documents listed on the Exhibit Index appearing at page 56 of this
Report are filed herewith. Copies of the exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index
will be furnished, upon request, to holders or beneficial owners of the
Company's common stock.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
On May 18, 1999, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K, pursuant
to Item 5, to report a change in the previously reported date of the Company's
annual meeting of stockholders.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant, 8x8, Inc., a Delaware corporation, has
duly caused this Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Santa Clara, State of
California, on May 24, 1999.
8X8, INC.
By: /s/ PAUL VOOIS
------------------------------------
Paul Voois,
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Paul Voois and Sandra L. Abbott, jointly and
severally, his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him
in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Report on Form 10-K,
and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that each of said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or
substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
this Report on Form 10-K has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated:
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
--------- ----- ----
/s/ PAUL VOOIS Chairman of the Board and Chief May 24, 1999
- ------------------------------------- Executive Officer
Paul Voois (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ SANDRA L. ABBOTT Chief Financial Officer and Vice May 24, 1999
- ------------------------------------- President, Finance (Principal
Sandra L. Abbott Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ KEITH R. BARRACLOUGH President, Chief Operating Officer May 24, 1999
- ------------------------------------- and Director
Keith R. Barraclough
/s/ BRYAN MARTIN Vice President, Engineering, Chief May 24, 1999
- ------------------------------------- Technical Officer and Director
Bryan Martin
/s/ CHRIS MCNIFFE Vice President, Sales and Marketing May 24, 1999
- ------------------------------------- and Director
Chris McNiffe
/s/ SAMUEL WANG Director May 24, 1999
- -------------------------------------
Samuel Wang
/s/ BERND GIROD Director May 24, 1999
- -------------------------------------
Bernd Girod
/s/ AKIFUMI GOTO Director May 24, 1999
- -------------------------------------
Akifumi Goto
/s/ GUY L. HECKER, JR. Director May 24, 1999
- -------------------------------------
Guy L. Hecker, Jr.
/s/ WILLIAM TAI Director May 24, 1999
- -------------------------------------
William Tai
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER EXHIBIT TITLE
- ------- -------------
3.2+ Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Registrant.
3.3+ Bylaws of Registrant.
10.1+ Form of Indemnification Agreement.
10.2+ 1992 Stock Option Plan, as amended, and form of Stock Option
Agreement.
10.3+ Key Personnel Plan, as amended, and form of Stock Option
Agreement.
10.4+ 1996 Stock Plan, as amended, and form of Stock Option
Agreement.
10.5+ 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, and form of
Subscription Agreement.
10.6+ 1996 Director Option Plan, as amended, and form of Director
Option Agreement.
10.7+ Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated as
of September 6, 1996 among the Registrant and certain
holders of the Registrant's Common Stock.
10.8+ Facility lease dated as of July 3, 1990 by and between
Sobrato Interests, a California Limited Partnership, and the
Registrant, as amended.
10.9*+ License Agreement dated as of May 7, 1996 by and between
Kyushu Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. and the
Registrant.
10.12+ Promissory Note between Sandra L. Abbott and Registrant
dated June 29, 1996.
10.13+ Promissory Note between David M. Harper and Registrant dated
June 29, 1996.
10.14+ Promissory Note between Bryan R. Martin and Registrant dated
June 29, 1996.
10.15+ Promissory Note between Chris McNiffe and Registrant dated
June 29, 1996.
10.16+ Promissory Note between Mike Noonen and Registrant dated
June 29, 1996.
10.17+ Promissory Note between Samuel T. Wang and Registrant dated
June 29, 1996.
10.18*+ License Agreement dated as of May 5, 1997 by and between
U.S. Robotics Access Corporation and the Registrant.
10.19** Warrant Number CS-01 issued by 8x8, Inc. to Stanford
University on February 17, 1998.
10.20** Fifth Amendment to Lease dated January 26, 1998 between
Sobrato Interests and the Registrant.
10.21** Landlords Consent to Sublease dated February 23, 1998 among
Sobrato Interests, Bay Networks, Inc. and the Registrant.
21.1+ Subsidiaries of Registrant.
23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants.
24.1 Power of Attorney (see page 55).
27.1 Financial Data Schedule.
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* Confidential treatment was granted with respect to certain portions of this
exhibit.
+ Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1, Securities and Exchange Commission File No. 333-15627, declared
effective on July 1, 1997 and incorporated by reference herein.
** Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Report on Form 10-K dated May
7, 1998.
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