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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

/X/   QUARTERLY  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13 OR  15(d)  OF THE  SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      For the quarterly period ended              June 30, 2004
                                     -------------------------------------------

/ /   TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13 OR 15(d)  OF THE  SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      For the transition period from _______________ to ____________________

                         Commission File Number 0-23970

                            FALCONSTOR SOFTWARE, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          DELAWARE                                   77-0216135
  (State of Incorporation)                  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

      2 Huntington Quadrangle
        Melville, New York                            11747
(Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip code)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 631-777-5188

            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  whether  the  registrant  is an  accelerated
filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes / / No /X/

The number of shares of Common Stock issued and  outstanding as of July 31, 2004
was 46,984,172, which includes redeemable common shares.







                   FALCONSTOR SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                    FORM 10-Q

                                      INDEX

                                                                            Page

PART I.   Financial Information                                              3

Item 1.   Consolidated Financial Statements                                  3

          Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2004
            (unaudited) and December 31, 2003                                3

          Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
            three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003                4

          Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six
            months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003                              5

          Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated
            Financial Statements                                             6

Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
            and Results of Operations                                       12

Item 3.   Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk        25

Item 4.   Controls and Procedures                                           25

PART II.  Other Information                                                 25

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings                                                 25

Item 2.   Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds                         26

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders               26

Item 5.   Other Information                                                 26

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                  26

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.     Consolidated Financial Statements

                   FALCONSTOR SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                                                                         June 30, 2004   December 31, 2003
                                                    Assets                                (unaudited)
                                                                                         ------------      ------------

Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents .......................................................     $ 12,535,117      $  8,486,144
   Marketable securities ...........................................................       22,167,010        28,199,242
   Accounts receivable, net of allowances of 2,185,078 and
      1,837,934, respectively ......................................................        7,960,190         7,109,922
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets .......................................        1,323,158         1,273,125
                                                                                         ------------      ------------

            Total current assets ...................................................       43,985,475        45,068,433

Property and equipment, net ........................................................        4,182,617         3,861,069
Goodwill ...........................................................................        3,512,796         3,366,642
Other intangible assets, net .......................................................          334,500           396,940
Other assets .......................................................................        3,039,982         3,799,949
                                                                                         ------------      ------------

            Total assets ...........................................................     $ 55,055,370      $ 56,493,033
                                                                                         ============      ============

                             Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
   Accounts payable ................................................................     $    922,014      $    562,305
   Accrued expenses ................................................................        3,519,753         2,777,391
   Deferred revenue ................................................................        3,057,476         2,202,179
                                                                                         ------------      ------------

              Total current liabilities ............................................        7,499,243         5,541,875

Deferred revenue ...................................................................          877,952           395,609
                                                                                         ------------      ------------

              Total liabilities ....................................................        8,377,195         5,937,484
                                                                                         ------------      ------------

Commitments

Stockholders' equity:
   Convertible preferred stock - $.001 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized ......             --                --
   Common stock - $.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized,
      47,241,036 and 46,745,330 shares issued, respectively ........................           47,241            46,745
   Additional paid-in capital ......................................................       83,749,741        83,277,981
   Deferred compensation ...........................................................             --              (7,969)
   Accumulated deficit .............................................................      (34,998,187)      (31,063,589)
   Common stock held in treasury, at cost (277,100 and
      235,000 shares, respectively).................................................       (1,714,775)       (1,435,130)
   Accumulated other comprehensive loss ............................................         (405,845)         (262,489)
                                                                                         ------------      ------------

            Total stockholders' equity .............................................       46,678,175        50,555,549
                                                                                         ------------      ------------
            Total liabilities and stockholders' equity .............................     $ 55,055,370      $ 56,493,033
                                                                                         ============      ============

      See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

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                   FALCONSTOR SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (UNAUDITED)


                                                                  Three Months Ended June 30,          Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                              ----------------------------------   -------------------------------

                                                                   2004               2003             2004              2003
                                                              -------------     ----------------   ------------     --------------


Revenues:
Software license revenue ...................................  $  4,915,498      $  3,023,920      $  8,463,329      $  5,710,738
Maintenance revenue ........................................     1,043,202           762,837         1,865,055         1,047,048
Software services and other revenue ........................       524,437           304,120         1,413,551         1,011,998
                                                              ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------
                                                                 6,483,137         4,090,877        11,741,935         7,769,784
                                                              ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------

Operating expenses:
   Amortization of purchased and capitalized
       software.............................................       409,250           338,798           824,298           622,539
   Cost of maintenance, software services and
       other revenue........................................       989,955           591,655         1,967,960         1,183,656
   Software development costs ..............................     2,178,927         1,671,490         4,340,843         3,283,754
   Selling and marketing ...................................     3,401,078         2,637,991         6,714,616         5,186,921
   General and administrative ..............................     1,397,409           698,499         2,208,052         1,390,819
                                                              ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------
                                                                 8,376,619         5,938,433        16,055,769        11,667,689
                                                              ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------
           Operating loss ..................................    (1,893,482)       (1,847,556)       (4,313,834)       (3,897,905)
                                                              ------------      ------------      ------------      -------------

Interest and other income ..................................       188,852           279,528           391,777           597,839
                                                              ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------

         Loss before income taxes ..........................    (1,704,630)       (1,568,028)       (3,922,057)       (3,300,066)

Provision for income taxes .................................         8,461            10,897            12,541            17,712
                                                              ------------      ------------      ------------      ------------

         Net loss ..........................................  $ (1,713,091)     $ (1,578,925)     $ (3,934,598)     $ (3,317,778)
                                                              ------------      ------------      ------------      -------------

Basic and diluted net loss per share .......................  $      (0.04)     $      (0.03)     $      (0.08)     $      (0.07)
                                                              ============      ============      ============      =============

Weighted average basic and diluted shares
   outstanding .............................................    46,859,326        45,848,994        46,750,352        45,675,392
                                                              ============      ============      ============      ============

     See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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                   FALCONSTOR SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

                                                                   Six Months Ended
                                                                       June 30,
                                                                2004             2003
                                                          -------------     ------------
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net loss .........................................     $ (3,934,598)     $ (3,317,778)
      Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
         used in operating activities:
         Depreciation and amortization ..............        1,853,942         1,320,135
         Non-cash professional services expenses ....           21,092            34,325
         Equity-based compensation expense ..........            7,969           231,738
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
         Accounts receivable, net ...................         (850,268)         (326,936)
         Prepaid expenses and other current assets ..          (57,914)          509,044
         Other assets ...............................           (1,948)          (89,389)
         Accounts payable ...........................          359,709            49,515
         Accrued expenses ...........................          596,207           153,606
         Deferred revenue ...........................        1,337,640          (125,208)
                                                          ------------      ------------

            Net cash used in operating activities ...         (668,169)       (1,560,948)
                                                          ------------      ------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Sale of marketable securities ....................       22,698,597        11,745,748
   Purchase of marketable securities ................      (16,810,099)       (6,216,791)
   Purchase of investment ...........................             --            (137,710)
   Purchase of property and equipment ...............       (1,245,281)       (1,121,864)
   Purchase of software licenses ....................          (50,000)       (1,171,000)
   Purchase of intangible assets ....................          (43,472)          (90,235)
   Security deposits ................................           (4,501)             --
                                                          ------------      ------------

      Net cash provided by  investing activities ....        4,545,244         3,008,148
                                                          ------------      ------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Proceeds from exercise of stock options ..........          451,165           279,061
   Payments to acquire treasury stock ...............         (279,645)             --
                                                          ------------      ------------

      Net cash provided by financing activities .....          171,520           279,061
                                                          ------------      ------------

Cash flows from discontinued operations:
   Payments of liabilities of discontinued operations             --          (3,012,527)
                                                          ------------      ------------

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash .............              378           (54,802)
                                                          ------------      ------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents         4,048,973        (1,341,068)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period ......        8,486,144        14,191,075
                                                          ------------      ------------

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period ............     $ 12,535,117      $ 12,850,007
                                                          ============      ============

The Company did not pay any interest  expense or income taxes for the six months
ended June 30, 2004 and 2003. See accompanying  notes to unaudited  consolidated
financial statements.

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                   FALCONSTOR SOFTWARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

         NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


(a) THE COMPANY AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

      FalconStor  Software,   Inc.,  a  Delaware  Corporation  (the  "Company"),
develops,   manufactures  and  sells  network  storage  infrastructure  software
solutions and provides the related  maintenance,  implementation and engineering
services.

(b)   PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

      The consolidated  financial statements include the accounts of the Company
and its wholly owned  subsidiaries.  All significant  intercompany  balances and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.


(c)   UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION

      The unaudited interim consolidated  financial statements of the Company as
of and for the three  and six  months  ended  June 30,  2004 and 2003,  included
herein have been prepared,  without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").  Certain information and note
disclosures  normally  included in financial  statements  prepared in accordance
with accounting  principles  generally  accepted in the United States of America
have been condensed or omitted  pursuant to such rules and regulations  relating
to interim financial statements.

      In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim condensed
consolidated  financial  statements reflect all adjustments,  consisting only of
normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position
of the Company at June 30, 2004 and the results of its  operations for the three
months and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003.

(d)   CASH EQUIVALENTS AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES

         The Company considers all highly liquid  investments with a maturity of
three months or less when purchased to be cash  equivalents.  Cash  equivalents,
consisting of money market funds and commercial paper, amounted to approximately
$11.0 million at June 30, 2004.  Marketable securities at June 30, 2004 amounted
to $22.2 million and  consisted of corporate  bonds and  government  securities,
which are classified as available for sale, and  accordingly,  unrealized  gains
and losses on marketable  securities are reflected as a component of accumulated
other comprehensive loss in stockholders' equity.

(e)   REVENUE RECOGNITION

         The Company  recognizes  revenue from  software  licenses in accordance
with  Statement  of  Position  ("SOP")  97-2,   SOFTWARE  REVENUE   RECOGNITION.
Accordingly,  revenue  for  software  licenses  is  recognized  when  persuasive
evidence of an arrangement  exists,  the fee is fixed and  determinable  and the
software is delivered  and  collection  of the  resulting  receivable  is deemed
probable. Software delivered to a customer on a trial basis is not recognized as
revenue  until a permanent  key is  delivered to the  customer.  When a customer
licenses  software  together  with the  purchase  of  maintenance,  the  Company
allocates  a portion of the fee to  maintenance  for its fair value based on the
contractual maintenance renewal rate. Software maintenance fees are deferred and
recognized  as  revenue  ratably  over  the  term of the  contract.  The cost of
providing technical support is included in cost of revenues.

         Revenues   associated   with  software   implementation   and  software
engineering  services are  recognized  as the services are  performed.  Costs of
providing these services are included in cost of revenues.

         The Company has entered into various distribution,  licensing and joint
promotion  agreements  with  OEMs and  distributors,  whereby  the  Company  has
provided to the reseller a software license to install the Company's software on
certain  hardware or to resell the  Company's  software in exchange for payments
based  on the  products  distributed  by the OEM or  distributor.  Nonrefundable
advances and  engineering  fees received by the Company from an OEM are recorded

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as deferred revenue and recognized as revenue when related software  engineering
services are complete,  if any, and the software product master is delivered and
accepted.

         For the quarters ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003, the Company had
a limited number of transactions in which it purchased hardware and bundled this
hardware  with the  Company's  software  and sold the  bundled  solution  to its
customer.  Since the  software is not  essential  for the  functionality  of the
equipment included in the Company's bundled solutions, and both the hardware and
software  have stand alone value to the customer,  a portion of the  contractual
fees is recognized  as revenue when the software or hardware is delivered  based
on the relative fair value of the delivered element(s).

(f)   PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

      Property and  equipment are recorded at cost.  Depreciation  is recognized
using the straight-line  method over the estimated useful lives of the assets (3
to 7 years).

(g)   GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

         Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated
fair value of net  tangible  and  identifiable  intangible  assets  acquired  in
business  combinations.   Consistent  with  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting
Standards  ("SFAS") 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible  Assets,  the Company has
not  amortized  goodwill  related to its  acquisitions,  but instead  tested the
balance for impairment.  The Company's annual impairment assessment is performed
as of  December  31st of each  year,  and  additionally  if events or changes in
circumstances  indicate  that it is more  likely  than  not  that  the  asset is
impaired.  Identifiable intangible assets are amortized over a three-year period
using the straight-line method. Amortization expense was $54,169 and $34,940 for
the three  months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003,  respectively,  and $105,912 and
$66,615 for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The gross
carrying amount and accumulated  amortization of other  intangible  assets as of
June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 are as follows:


                                          June 30,     December 31,
                                           2004            2003
                                         ---------     ------------

          Customer relationships and
          purchased technology:

           Gross carrying amount        $ 216,850      $ 216,850
           Accumulated amortization      (144,566)      (108,425)
                                        ---------      ---------

           Net carrying amount          $  72,284      $ 108,425
                                        =========      =========


           Patents and trademarks:

           Gross carrying amount        $ 435,703      $ 392,231
           Accumulated amortization      (173,487)      (103,716)
                                        ---------      ---------

           Net carrying amount          $ 262,216      $ 288,515
                                        =========      =========

(h)   SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND PURCHASED TECHNOLOGY

         Costs  associated  with the  development  of new software  products and
enhancements  to existing  software  products  are  expensed  as incurred  until
technological  feasibility  of the  product has been  established.  Based on the
Company's product development process,  technological feasibility is established
upon completion of a working model.  The Company did not capitalize any software
development costs until its initial product reached technological feasibility at
the end of March 2001. Until such product was released,  the Company capitalized
$94,570 of software  development  costs,  of which $7,881 was  amortized for the
three  months  ended  June 30,  2003.  Software  development  costs  were  fully
amortized as of June 30, 2004.  For the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003,
$7,881 and $15,762 of software  development costs were amortized,  respectively.
Amortization  of  software  development  costs is  recorded  at the  greater  of
straight  line over three  years or the ratio of current  revenue of the related
products to total current and anticipated future revenue of these products.

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         Purchased  software  technology of $1,615,417  and  $2,381,833,  net of
accumulated  amortization  of $3,295,583  and  $2,479,167,  is included in other
assets  in the  balance  sheets  as of June 30,  2004  and  December  31,  2003,
respectively.  Amortization  expense was  $409,250  and  $330,917  for the three
months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and $816,416 and $606,778 for
the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

(i)   INCOME TAXES

         Deferred tax assets and  liabilities  are recognized for the future tax
consequences   attributable  to  differences  between  the  financial  statement
carrying  amounts of existing assets and  liabilities  and their  respective tax
bases.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates
expected  to apply to  taxable  income  in the  years in which  those  temporary
differences  are expected to be realized or settled.  The effect on deferred tax
assets and  liabilities  of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the
period that includes the enactment date.

(j)   LONG-LIVED ASSETS

         The  Company  reviews its  long-lived  assets for  impairment  whenever
events or changes in  circumstances  indicate  that the  carrying  amount of the
asset may not be  recoverable.  If the sum of the  expected  future  cash flows,
undiscounted  and  without  interest,  is less than the  carrying  amount of the
asset,  an  impairment  loss is  recognized  as the amount by which the carrying
amount of the asset exceeds its fair value.

(k)   ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

         The Company  applies the  intrinsic-value  based  method of  accounting
prescribed by Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25, Accounting for
Stock  Issued  to  Employees,   and  related   interpretations   including  FASB
Interpretation  No. 44,  ACCOUNTING  FOR CERTAIN  TRANSACTIONS  INVOLVING  STOCK
COMPENSATION,  AN  INTERPRETATION  OF APB  OPINION  NO.  25 to  account  for its
fixed-plan stock options.  Under this method,  compensation  expense is recorded
only if on the date of grant only if the current  market price of the underlying
stock exceeded the exercise  price.  SFAS No. 123,  ACCOUNTING  FOR  STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION,   established  accounting  and  disclosure  requirements  using  a
fair-value-based  method of accounting  for  stock-based  employee  compensation
plans.  As allowed by SFAS No. 123, the Company has elected to continue to apply
the intrinsic-value-based  method of accounting described above, and has adopted
only the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123.

          Had the Company  determined  stock-based  compensation cost based upon
the fair value method under SFAS No. 123, the  Company's  pro forma net loss and
diluted  net loss per share would have been  adjusted  to the pro forma  amounts
indicated below:

                                                      Three Months Ended June 30,       Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                      ---------------------------       -------------------------

                                                         2004             2003             2004              2003
                                                         ----             ----             ----              ----

Net loss as reported                                 $(1,713,091)     $(1,578,925)     $(3,934,598)     $(3,317,778)

Add stock-based employee compensation expense
included  in reported net income, net of tax                --            115,861            7,969          231,738

Deduct total stock-based employee compensation
expense determined under fair-value-based method
for all awards, net of tax                            (2,035,104)      (1,688,785)      (3,718,235)      (3,005,827)
                                                     -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------

Net loss - pro forma                                 $(3,748,195)     $(3,151,849)     $(7,644,864)     $(6,091,867)
                                                     ===========      ===========      ===========      ===========

Basic net loss per common share-as reported          $      (.04)     $      (.03)     $      (.08)     $      (.07)

Basic net loss per common share-pro forma            $      (.08)     $      (.07)     $      (.16)     $      (.13)

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The per share weighted average fair value of stock options granted was $5.18 and
$3.20 for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and $5.41
and $3.07 for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively,  on the
date of grant using the  Black-Scholes  option pricing method with the following
weighted average assumptions:

2004--expected  dividend  yield of 0%, risk free interest  rate of 3%,  expected
stock  volatility  ranging from 116% to 160% and an expected option life of five
years for options granted to employees of the Company, and an option life of ten
years for options granted to non-employees;

2003--expected  dividend  yield of 0%, risk free interest  rate of 3%,  expected
stock  volatility  ranging from 68% to 153% and an expected  option life of five
years for options granted to employees of the Company, and an option life of ten
years for options granted to non-employees;

(l)   FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

         As of June 30,  2004  and  December  31,  2003,  the fair  value of the
Company's financial  instruments  including cash and cash equivalents,  accounts
receivable,  accounts payable and accrued expenses,  approximates book value due
to the short maturity of these instruments.

(m)   FOREIGN CURRENCY

         Assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated at rates of
exchange at the end of the period, while results of operations are translated at
average  exchange  rates in effect for the period.  Unrealized  gains and losses
from the  translation  of foreign  assets and  liabilities  are  classified as a
separate  component  of  stockholders'  equity.  Realized  gains and losses from
foreign currency transactions are included in the statements of operations.

(n)   EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)

         Basic EPS is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of
common stock outstanding.  Diluted EPS is computed based on the weighted average
number  of  common  shares  outstanding   increased  by  dilutive  common  stock
equivalents.  Due to net  losses for the  periods  presented,  all common  stock
equivalents  were excluded from diluted net loss per share. As of June 30, 2004,
potentially  dilutive common stock equivalents  included 9,521,257 stock options
outstanding and 750,000 warrants outstanding.

(o)   COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

         Comprehensive  loss amounted to $1,772,848 and $1,514,677 for the three
months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and $4,077,954 and $3,384,196
for the six months  ended June 30,  2004 and 2003,  respectively.  Comprehensive
loss  includes  the  Company's  net  loss  and  foreign   currency   translation
adjustments  of $(63,699) and $(49,365) for the three months ended June 30, 2004
and 2003, respectively, and $378 and $(54,802) for the six months ended June 30,
2004 and 2003,  respectively.  Additionally,  comprehensive  loss  includes  the
Company's  unrealized  gains/(losses)  on  marketable  securities  of $3,942 and
$113,613 for the three months  ended June 30, 2004 and 2003,  respectively,  and
$(143,734)  and  $(11,616)  for the six  months  ended  June 30,  2004 and 2003,
respectively.

(p)   USE OF ESTIMATES

         The  preparation of 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 financial
statements  and the  reported  amounts  of  revenues  and  expenses  during  the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(q)   NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

            In April 2003,  the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board ("FASB")
determined that stock-based  compensation  should be recognized as a cost in the
financial  statements and that such cost be measured according to the fair value
of the stock options.  The FASB plans to issue an accounting standard that would
become effective in 2005. The Company will continue to monitor communications on

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this subject from the FASB to determine the impact on the Company's consolidated
financial statements.

(r)   RECLASSIFICATIONS

         Certain  reclassifications  have been made to prior year's consolidated
financial statements to conform to the current year's presentation.

(2)   SEGMENT REPORTING

         The Company is organized in a single operating  segment for purposes of
making operating decisions and assessing  performance.  Revenues from the United
States to customers in the  following  geographical  areas for the three and six
months  ended June 30,  2004 and June 30, 2003 and the  location  of  long-lived
assets as of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 are summarized as follows:


                                    Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,
                                    --------------------------      -------------------------


                                     2004             2003           2004            2003
                                     ----             ----           ----            ----


United States                    $ 3,888,657     $ 2,179,226     $ 6,502,730     $ 4,480,792
Asia and other international       2,594,480       1,911,651       5,239,205       3,288,992
                                 -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------

      Total revenues             $ 6,483,137     $ 4,090,877     $11,741,935     $ 7,769,784
                                 ===========     ===========     ===========     ===========

                                                                    June 30,       December 31,
                                                                      2004            2003
                                                                   ------------    -----------

          Long-lived assets (includes all non-current assets):

          United States                                            $10,068,644     $10,329,876
          Asia and other international                               1,001,251       1,094,724
                                                                   -----------     -----------

                                    Total long-lived assets        $11,069,895     $11,424,600
                                                                   ===========     ===========

(3)   STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

           On  October  25,  2001,  the  Company  announced  that  its  Board of
Directors authorized the repurchase of up to two million shares of the Company's
outstanding  common stock. The repurchases may be made from time to time in open
market  transactions  in such amounts as  determined  at the  discretion  of the
Company's  management.  The terms of the stock repurchases will be determined by
management based on market  conditions.  During the quarter ended June 30, 2004,
the Company purchased 42,100 shares of its common stock in open market purchases
for a total cost of $279,645.  As of June 30, 2004,  the Company  repurchased  a
total of 277,100 shares for $1,714,775.

(4)   CONTINGENCIES

            Dot Hill  Systems  Corporation  ("Dot  Hill")  brought a third party
action  against  the  Company  alleging a right to be  indemnified  for  certain
potential  liabilities  in a patent  infringement  action by  Crossroad  Systems
(Texas),  Inc.  ("Crossroads")  against Dot Hill in the United  States  District
Court for the Western  District of Texas. In the underlying  action,  Crossroads

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alleges that multiple products sold by Dot Hill,  including two that incorporate
software licensed from the Company,  infringe certain patents held by Crossroads
(the "Crossroads  Patents").  The Company subsequently brought an action against
Crossroads  claiming,  among other things, that the FalconStor products licensed
to Dot Hill and its subsidiary do not infringe the Crossroads patents,  and that
the  Crossroads  patents  are  invalid or  unenforceable.  Crossroads  brought a
counterclaim  against the Company alleging that the Crossroads patents are valid
and enforceable,  and that certain  FalconStor  products infringe the Crossroads
Patents.  While the outcome of litigation can never be predicted with certainty,
the Company believes that it has meritorious  defenses to the claims asserted by
Dot Hill and that the Company's positions  regarding validity,  unenforceability
and non-infringement are correct. The Company intends to take any and all action
necessary to vigorously defend the Company's products.

           In addition to the action  discussed above, the Company is subject to
various legal proceedings and claims, asserted or unasserted, which arise in the
ordinary  course of business.  While the outcome of any such  matters  cannot be
predicted with certainty, the Company believes that such matters will not have a
material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  financial  condition  or  operating
results.

(5)   STOCK OPTION PLAN

           On May 14, 2004, the Company's  stockholders approved an amendment to
the Company's  2000 Stock Option Plan to increase the number of shares of common
stock  reserved  for  issuance   thereunder  by  1,500,000  from  12,662,296  to
14,162,296.  In addition,  the Company's  stockholders approved the 2004 Outside
Director Stock Option Plan (the "2004 Plan"). A maximum of 300,000 of authorized
but unissued or treasury shares of the common stock of the Company may be issued
upon the exercise of the options granted under the 2004 Plan.


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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION  AND  ANALYSIS OF  FINANCIAL  CONDITION  AND
           RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

THE FOLLOWING  MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL  CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS CONTAINS  "FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS" WITHIN THE MEANING
OF SECTION 27A OF THE  SECURITIES  ACT OF 1933 AND SECTION 21E OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE
USE  OF  PREDICTIVE,   FUTURE-TENSE  OR  FORWARD-LOOKING  TERMINOLOGY,  SUCH  AS
"BELIEVES,"  "ANTICIPATES,"  "EXPECTS,"  "ESTIMATES," "PLANS," "MAY," "INTENDS,"
"WILL," OR SIMILAR  TERMS.  INVESTORS  ARE  CAUTIONED  THAT ANY  FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS  ARE NOT  GUARANTEES OF FUTURE  PERFORMANCE  AND INVOLVE  SIGNIFICANT
RISKS AND  UNCERTAINTIES,  AND THAT ACTUAL  RESULTS MAY DIFFER  MATERIALLY  FROM
THOSE  PROJECTED IN THE  FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS.  THE FOLLOWING  DISCUSSION
SHOULD BE READ TOGETHER WITH THE CONSOLIDATED  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES TO
THOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS REPORT.

OVERVIEW

         The  second  quarter  of 2004 was  another  quarter  of growth  for our
Company.  Our revenues  increased 58% compared with the second  quarter of 2003,
and 23% compared with the first quarter of 2004.  This ongoing  growth  reflects
the continued success and acceptance of our products in the marketplace.

            We saw  increases in sales by both our  resellers  and our strategic
OEM partners.  As we expected would happen in the second quarter of 2004, and as
we anticipate will be the case for several additional  quarters,  the percentage
of  revenues  attributable  to  sales by our OEM  partners  as  compared  to our
resellers  increased.  This increase in sales attributable to OEMs is one of the
key factors we look to for the future growth of our business.

         During  the  second   quarter  of  2004,   we  announced   several  OEM
relationships,  including an agreement  with EMC  Corporation.  The EMC solution
that  incorporates  portions  of our  technology  began  shipping  in the second
quarter.

            Our  deferred  revenues  also  increased  on both a  second  quarter
2004/second   quarter  2003  and  a  second  quarter   2004/first  quarter  2004
comparison.  We  believe  this is an  indicator  of the  health of our  business
because it reflects, in part, maintenance renewals from satisfied customers.

            Our  expenses  for the  second  quarter  of 2004  increased  by $2.4
million,  or 41%  compared  with the second  quarter  of 2003.  An  increase  in
expenses  was  expected  and is  attributable  primarily  to:  increases  in our
research and  development,  quality  assurance,  support and sales  staffs;  the
higher cost of our new headquarters  compared with our old office space; and the
purchase  of  additional  hardware  and  software  to support and to develop our
products.  All of these  increases  were  necessary to support the growth of our
business.  In addition,  we incurred $0.6 million in expenses  related to patent
litigation which is discussed in Note 4 to our financial  statements and in Part
II, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q. We are unable to predict what our future  expenses
related to the patent litigation will be.

            We try to contain the growth of our expenses by  exercising  prudent
oversight of spending.  To that end,  expenses related to the growth and support
of our business, and other recurring expenses,  increased only $0.1 million from
the first quarter of 2004.  Overall,  expenses  increased  $0.7 million from the
first quarter of 2004. The  additional  $0.6 million in expenses were related to
patent litigation. We anticipate that our overall expenses for the third quarter
of 2004 will continue to increase.  The cost of  compliance  with Section 404 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 will contribute to this overall increase.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2004 COMPARED TO THE
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2003.

Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2004  increased 58% to $6.5 million
compared  with $4.1  million  for the three  months  ended  June 30,  2003.  Our
operating  expenses  increased  41% from $5.9 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2003 to $8.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004. Net loss
increased  8% from $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 to $1.7
million for the three months  ended June 30, 2004.  The increase in revenues was
mainly due to an increase in demand for our network storage  solution  software.
Revenue  contribution  from our OEM partners  increased to over 20% of our total
revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2004, and the remaining  revenue was
derived from resellers and  distributors.  Expenses  increased in all aspects of
our business to support our growth. In November,  2003 we moved our headquarters

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to a larger  facility and for the three months ended June 30, 2004, we increased
the number of employees and continued to invest in  infrastructure by purchasing
additional  computers and  equipment.  We also increased the number of employees
from  150 as of June  30,  2003 to 189 as of June  30,  2004.  In  addition,  we
incurred $0.6 million in expenses related to patent litigation.

REVENUES

SOFTWARE LICENSE REVENUE

            Software  license  revenue is  comprised of software  licenses  sold
through our OEMs,  value-added resellers and distributors to end users and, to a
lesser extent,  directly to end users. These revenues are recognized when, among
other  requirements,  we receive a customer  purchase order and the software and
permanent key codes are delivered to the customer. We also receive nonrefundable
royalty  advances  and  engineering  fees from some of our OEM  partners.  These
arrangements  are evidenced by a signed  customer  contract,  and the revenue is
recognized when the software  product master is delivered and accepted,  and the
engineering services, if any, have been performed.

            Software  license  revenue  increased  63% from $3.0 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2003 to $4.9 million for the three months ended June
30,  2004.  Increased  market  acceptance  and demand for our  product  were the
primary  drivers of the  increase  in  software  license  revenue.  A  continued
increase  in the number of our  channel  partners  and OEMs also  increased  our
revenues.  We  expect  software  license  revenue  to  continue  to grow and the
percentage of software license revenue derived from OEM partners to increase.

MAINTENANCE, SOFTWARE SERVICES AND OTHER REVENUE

            Maintenance,  software  services and other revenues are comprised of
software  maintenance and technical  support,  professional  services  primarily
related to the implementation of our software,  engineering services,  and sales
of computer  hardware.  Revenue derived from  maintenance and technical  support
contracts is deferred and recognized  ratably over the  contractual  maintenance
term. Professional services revenue is recognized in the period that the related
services are performed.  Revenue from engineering  services is primarily related
to customizing  software  product masters for some of our OEM partners.  Revenue
from  engineering  services  is  recognized  in  the  period  the  services  are
completed.  For the three months ended June 30, 2004, we had a limited number of
transactions  in which we purchased  hardware and bundled this hardware with our
software  and sold the  bundled  solution  to our  customer.  A  portion  of the
contractual  fees is  recognized  as revenue  when the  hardware  or software is
delivered to the  customer  based on the  relative  fair value of the  delivered
element(s).  Through  June 30,  2004,  the  software  and  hardware  in  bundled
solutions have almost always been delivered to the customer in the same quarter.
Maintenance,  software  services and other revenue increased 47% to $1.6 million
for the three  months ended June 30, 2004 from $1.1 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2003.

            The major  factor  behind  the  increase  in  maintenance,  software
services  and other  revenue was an increase  in the number of  maintenance  and
technical  support  contracts we sold. As we are in business  longer,  and as we
license more software,  we expect these revenues will continue to increase.  The
majority  of our  new  customers  purchase  maintenance  and  support  and  most
customers  renew their  maintenance  and support after their  initial  contracts
expire.  Maintenance  revenue  increased  from $0.8 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2003 to $1.0  million for the three  months  ended June 30, 2004.
Growth in our professional  services sales,  which increased by $0.3 million for
the three months ended June 30, 2004  compared  with the three months ended June
30,  2003,  also  contributed  to the  increase in software  services  and other
revenues.  This  increase in  professional  services  revenue was related to the
increase in our software license customers that elected to purchase professional
services.  Additionally,  our hardware sales decreased from  approximately  $0.3
million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 to  approximately  $0.2 million
for the three  months  ended June 30,  2004.  This  decrease was the result of a
decrease in demand from our customers for bundled solutions.

            We expect  maintenance,  software  services  and other  revenues  to
continue to increase.

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COST OF REVENUES

AMORTIZATION OF PURCHASED AND CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE

         To remain  successful in the network storage  solutions market, we must
continually  upgrade our  software by  enhancing  the  existing  features of our
products and by adding new features and products.  We often evaluate  whether to
develop these new offerings  in-house or whether we can achieve a greater return
on investment by purchasing or licensing  software from third parties.  Based on
our evaluations we have purchased or licensed  various software for resale since
2001.  Amortization  of purchased and capitalized  software  increased from $0.3
million for the three  months  ended June 30, 2003 to $0.4 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2004. The increase in amortization  expense was due to our
purchase of an additional  $0.7 million of software  licenses  subsequent to the
second  quarter of 2003.  As of June 30, 2004,  we had $4.9 million of purchased
software  licenses  that are being  amortized  over three  years.  For the three
months ended June 30, 2004, we recorded $0.4 million of amortization  related to
these purchased software  licenses.  As of June 30, 2003, we had $4.2 million of
purchased   software  licenses  and  recorded   approximately  $0.3  million  of
amortization for the three months ended June 30, 2003 related to these purchased
software  licenses.  We will continue to evaluate third party software  licenses
and may  make  additional  purchases,  which  would  result  in an  increase  in
amortization expense.

         The Company did not capitalize any software development costs until our
initial product reached technological  feasibility in March 2001. At that point,
we  capitalized  $0.1  million of software  development  costs,  which are being
amortized  at the  greater of  straight  line over  three  years or the ratio of
current revenue of the related products to total current and anticipated  future
revenue of these products. Amortization of capitalized software costs was $7,881
for the three months ended June 30, 2003.  Capitalized software costs were fully
amortized as of the end of the first quarter of 2004.

COST OF MAINTENANCE, SOFTWARE SERVICES AND OTHER REVENUE

         Cost of  maintenance,  software  services and other  revenues  consists
primarily  of  personnel  and other costs  associated  with  providing  software
implementations,  technical support under maintenance  contracts,  and training.
Cost of maintenance, software services and other revenues also includes the cost
of hardware  purchased for resale.  Cost of maintenance,  software  services and
other revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2004 increased by 67% to $1.0
million  compared to $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003.  The
increase  in cost of  maintenance,  software  services  and  other  revenue  was
principally due to an increase in personnel.  As a result of our increased sales
of maintenance and support  contracts and professional  services,  we required a
higher  number of employees to provide  technical  support and to implement  our
software.  Our cost of  maintenance,  software  services and other  revenue will
continue to grow in absolute dollars as our revenue increases.

         Gross  profit for the three months ended June 30, 2004 was $5.1 million
or 78% of revenue  compared  to $3.2  million  or 77% of  revenue  for the three
months  ended June 30,  2003.  The increase in gross profit and gross margin was
directly related to the increase in revenues.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS

         Software  development  costs consist  primarily of personnel  costs for
product  development  personnel  and other  related  costs  associated  with the
development  of  new  products,   enhancements  to  existing  products,  quality
assurance and testing.  Software development costs increased 30% to $2.2 million
for the three  months ended June 30, 2004 from $1.7 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2003.  The increase in software  development  costs was primarily
due to an increase in  employees  required to enhance and test our core  network
storage  software  product,  as well as to develop new  innovative  features and
options.  In addition,  as we entered into agreements with new OEM partners,  we
required  additional  employees to test and  customize our software with our OEM
partners'  products.  In the  fourth  quarter of 2003,  we opened a  development
office in China to assist in our development  efforts which also  contributed to
the increase in software development costs. We intend to continue recruiting and
hiring product development personnel to support our development process.

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SELLING AND MARKETING

         Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of sales and marketing
personnel  and  related  costs,  travel,  public  relations  expense,  marketing
literature  and  promotions,  commissions,  trade show  expenses,  and the costs
associated  with our  foreign  sales  offices.  Selling and  marketing  expenses
increased 29% to $3.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 from $2.6
million for the three months ended June 30, 2003. As a result of the increase in
revenue, our commission expense increased. In addition, we continued to hire new
sales  and  sales  support  personnel  and  expand  our  worldwide  presence  to
accommodate our revenue growth.  We believe that to continue to grow sales,  our
sales and marketing expenses will continue to increase.

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE

         General and  administrative  expenses  consist  primarily  of personnel
costs of general and  administrative  functions,  public company  related costs,
directors and officers insurance, legal and professional fees, and other general
corporate overhead costs. General and administrative  expenses increased 100% to
$1.4  million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 from $0.7 million for the
three  months ended June 30,  2003.  The increase in general and  administrative
expenses  was  primarily  due to an  $0.6  million  increase  in  legal  expense
attributable  to the patent  litigation  with  Crossroads  Systems,  Inc. We are
unable to predict what our future expenses related to the patent litigation will
be. An increase in the number of employees  also  contributed to the increase in
expenses.

INTEREST AND OTHER INCOME

         We invest our cash,  cash  equivalents  and  marketable  securities  in
government securities and other low risk investments.  Interest and other income
decreased 32% to $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 from $0.3
million for the three  months  ended June 30,  2003.  This  decrease in interest
income was due to lower interest rates and lower average cash,  cash  equivalent
and marketable securities balances.

INCOME TAXES

         We did not  record  a tax  benefit  associated  with the  pre-tax  loss
incurred  from the period from  inception  (February  10, 2000) through June 30,
2004, as we deemed that it was more likely than not that the deferred tax assets
will not be realized based on our  development  and now early stage  operations.
Accordingly, we provided a full valuation allowance against our net deferred tax
assets.  Our income tax  provision  consists of tax  liabilities  related to our
foreign subsidiaries.

RESULTS OF  OPERATIONS - FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2004  COMPARED TO THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2003.

REVENUES

            Revenues  for the six months  ended June 30, 2004  increased  51% to
$11.7 million compared with $7.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003.
Our operating expenses increased 38% from $11.7 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2003 to $16.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004.  Net loss
increased  19% from $3.3  million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 to $3.9
million for the six months  ended June 30,  2004.  The  increase in revenues was
mainly due to an increase in demand for our network storage  solution  software.
Revenue  contribution  from our OEM partners  increased to over 20% of our total
revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2004,  and the  remaining  revenue was
derived from resellers and  distributors.  Expenses  increased in all aspects of
our business to support our growth. In November,  2003 we moved our headquarters
to a larger  facility  and, for the six months ended June 30, 2004, we increased
the number of employees and continued to invest in  infrastructure by purchasing
additional  computers and  equipment.  We also increased the number of employees
from  150 as of June  30,  2003 to 189 as of June  30,  2004.  In  addition,  we
incurred $0.6 million in expenses related to patent litigation.

SOFTWARE LICENSE REVENUE

            Software license revenue increased 48% from $5.7 million for the six
months  ended June 30, 2003 to $8.5  million  for the six months  ended June 30,
2004.  Increased  market  acceptance and demand for our product were the primary

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drivers of the increase in software license revenue. A continued increase in the
number of our channel  partners and OEMs also contributed to the increase in our
revenues.  We  expect  software  license  revenue  to  continue  to grow and the
percentage of software license revenue derived from OEM partners to increase.

MAINTENANCE, SOFTWARE SERVICES AND OTHER REVENUE

            Maintenance,  software  services and other revenue  increased 59% to
$3.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004  compared  with $2.1 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2003.  The primary  reason for the increase in
maintenance,  software  services and other revenue was an increase in the number
of our  maintenance  and  technical  support  contracts.  As we are in  business
longer, and as we license more software,  we expect these revenues will continue
to increase.  The majority of our new customers purchase maintenance and support
and most  customers  renew their  maintenance  and support  after their  initial
contracts  expire.  Maintenance  revenue increased from $1.0 million for the six
months  ended June 30, 2003 to $1.9  million  for the six months  ended June 30,
2004.  Growth in our  professional  service  sales,  which  increased  from $0.3
million  for the six months  ended  June 30,  2003 to $0.7  million  for the six
months  ended June 30,  2004,  also  contributed  to the  increase  in  software
services and other revenues.  This increase in professional services revenue was
related to the  increase  in our  software  license  customers  that  elected to
purchase professional services.

COST OF REVENUES

AMORTIZATION OF PURCHASED AND CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE

         Amortization of purchased and capitalized  software increased from $0.6
million  for the six months  ended  June 30,  2003 to $0.8  million  for the six
months ended June 30, 2004. The increase in amortization  expense was due to our
purchase of an additional  $0.7 million of software  licenses  subsequent to the
second  quarter of 2003.  As of June 30, 2004,  we had $4.9 million of purchased
software  licenses that are being amortized over three years. For the six months
ended June 30, 2004, we recorded $0.8 million of  amortization  related to these
purchased  software  licenses.  As of June  30,  2003,  we had $4.2  million  of
purchased   software  licenses  and  recorded   approximately  $0.6  million  of
amortization  for the six months ended June 30, 2003 related to these  purchased
software licenses.  Amortization of capitalized  software was $7,881 and $15,762
for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003, respectively.

COST OF MAINTENANCE, SOFTWARE SERVICES AND OTHER REVENUE

         Cost of maintenance,  software  services and other revenues for the six
months ended June 30, 2004  increased  by 66% to $2.0  million  compared to $1.2
million  for the six  months  ended  June  30,  2003.  The  increase  in cost of
maintenance,  software  services and other  revenues was  principally  due to an
increase in personnel.  As a result of our increased  sales of  maintenance  and
support  contracts  and  professional  services,  we required a higher number of
employees to provide technical  support and to implement our software.  Our cost
of  maintenance,  software  services and other  revenue will continue to grow in
absolute dollars as our revenue increases.

            Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2004 was $8.9 million
or 76% of revenues  compared  with $6.0  million or 77% of revenues  for the six
months ended June 30, 2003. The increase in gross profit was directly related to
the increase in revenues. The decrease in gross margins was primarily due to the
increase in amortization of purchased software licenses.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS

         Software  development  costs  increased 32% to $4.3 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2004  compared  with $3.3 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2003. The increase in software  development  costs was mainly due to an
increase in  employees  required to enhance  and test our core  network  storage
software product,  as well as to develop new innovative features and options. In
addition,  as we entered  into  agreements  with new OEM  partners,  we required
additional  employees to test and  customize our software with our OEM partners'
products.

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SELLING AND MARKETING

         Selling and  marketing  expenses  increased 29% to $6.7 million for the
six months  ended June 30, 2004 from $5.2  million for the six months ended June
30, 2003.  This increase in selling and marketing  expenses was partially due to
increased  commission  expense,  which is  directly  related to our  increase in
revenues.  Additionally,  salary related expenses  increased as we increased our
headcount to support our revenue growth.

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE

         General and  administrative  expenses increased 59% to $2.2 million for
the six months  ended June 30, 2004 from $1.4  million for the six months  ended
June 30, 2003. The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily
due to a $0.6  million  increase  in legal  expense  attributable  to the patent
litigation  with  Crossroads  Systems,  Inc.  We are unable to predict  what our
future  expenses  related to the patent  litigation  will be. An increase in the
number of employees also contributed to the increase in expenses.

INTEREST AND OTHER INCOME

         Interest  and other  income  decreased  34% to $0.4 million for the six
months  ended June 30, 2004 from $0.6  million for the six months ended June 30,
2003. This decrease in interest income was due to lower interest rates and lower
average cash, cash equivalent and marketable securities balances.

INCOME TAXES

         We did not  record  a tax  benefit  associated  with the  pre-tax  loss
incurred  from the period from  inception  (February  10, 2000) through June 30,
2004, as we deemed that it was more likely than not that the deferred tax assets
will not be realized based on our  development  and now early stage  operations.
Accordingly, we provided a full valuation allowance against our net deferred tax
assets.  Our income tax  provision  consists of tax  liabilities  related to our
foreign subsidiaries.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

         Our cash and cash  equivalents  totaled  $12.5  million and  marketable
securities  totaled  $22.2 million at June 30, 2004. As of June 30, 2003, we had
approximately  $12.9 million in cash and cash  equivalents  and $31.4 million in
marketable  securities.   The  reasons  for  this  decrease  in  cash  and  cash
equivalents and marketable  securities are discussed below.  Because we have not
yet been profitable, our cash has been used primarily to fund operations.  Until
we reach profitability, we will continue to use our cash to fund operations.

         In November,  2003 we moved our headquarters to a larger  facility.  We
continued to invest in our infrastructure to support our long-term growth during
the six  months  ended  June 30,  2004.  We made  investments  in  property  and
equipment and we increased the number of employees  during the second quarter of
2004.

         We currently do not have any debt and our only material commitments are
related to our office leases.

         In connection  with our acquisition of IP Metrics in July 2002, we must
make  cash  payments  to  the  former  shareholders  of IP  Metrics,  which  are
contingent  on the level of revenues  from IP Metrics  products  for a period of
twenty-four  months subsequent to the acquisition.  In 2003, we made payments to
the former shareholders of IP Metrics totaling $287,130. As of June 30, 2004, we
accrued $0.2 million of additional purchase consideration related to sales of IP
Metrics products, which will be paid in the third quarter of 2004.

         In October 2001, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up
to two million shares of our  outstanding  common stock, of which 277,100 shares
were repurchased  through June 30, 2004, at an aggregate  purchase price of $1.7
million.  During the quarter ended June 30, 2004, the Company  purchased  42,100
shares  of its  common  stock  in open  market  purchases  for a  total  cost of
$279,645.

         Net cash used in operating  activities totaled $0.7 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2004.  This was primarily a result of our net loss of $3.9
million,  and  increases  in accounts  receivable  and prepaid  expenses.  These

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amounts were partially offset by non-cash charges of $1.9 million  consisting of
depreciation and amortization,  non-cash  professional  services  expenses,  and
equity-based  compensation.  Additional  offsetting amounts include increases in
accounts  payable,  accrued expenses and deferred revenue of $2.3 million in the
aggregate.  Net cash used in operating  activities for the six months ended June
30, 2003 was $1.6  million.  The cash used in operating  activities  for the six
months  ended June 30, 2003 was mainly  comprised of the  Company's  net loss of
$3.3 million, an increase in accounts receivable and other assets and a decrease
in deferred revenue. These amounts were partially offset by non-cash expenses of
$1.6  million,  as well as  decreases  in prepaid  expenses and other assets and
increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

         Net cash provided by investing  activities was $4.5 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2004, due primarily to net sales of marketable  securities
of $5.9 million.  This amount was partially  offset by purchases of property and
equipment of $1.2  million and  purchases  of software  licenses and  intangible
assets of $0.1  million.  Net cash  provided by  investing  activities  was $3.0
million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, primarily due to $5.5 million in
net sales of marketable  securities.  This amount was  partially  offset by $1.1
million in purchases of property and equipment, and $1.2 million in purchases of
software licenses.

         Net cash provided by financing  activities was $0.2 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2004.  This amount was primarily  related to proceeds from
the exercise of stock  options of $0.5 million  partially  offset by payments to
acquire  treasury  stock  of  $0.3  million.  Net  cash  provided  by  financing
activities  was $0.3  million  for the six months  ended June 30, 2003 which was
related to the proceeds from the exercise of stock options.

         Our only  material  contractual  obligations  relate  to our  operating
leases.  We have an operating  lease covering our primary  office  facility that
expires in February,  2012. We also have several  operating  leases related to a
second domestic office and offices in foreign  countries.  The expiration  dates
for these leases range from 2004 through 2012.

         For the six months ended June 30, 2003, we paid $3.0 million related to
liabilities of discontinued operations. As of December 31, 2003, all significant
liabilities related to our discontinued operations had been paid.

         We believe  that our  current  balance of cash,  cash  equivalents  and
marketable  securities,   and  expected  cash  flows  from  operations  will  be
sufficient to meet our cash requirements for at least the next twelve months.


IMPACT OF RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

         In April  2003,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  ("FASB")
determined that stock-based  compensation  should be recognized as a cost in the
financial statements and that such cost should be measured according to the fair
value of the stock options.  The FASB plans to issue an accounting standard that
would become  effective in 2005. We will continue to monitor  communications  on
this subject from the FASB to determine the impact on our consolidated financial
statements.


                                  RISK FACTORS

WE HAVE HAD LIMITED REVENUES AND A HISTORY OF LOSSES,  AND WE MAY NOT ACHIEVE OR
MAINTAIN PROFITABILITY.

         We have had  limited  revenues  and a history of  losses.  For the year
ended  December 31, 2003 and the six months ended June 30, 2004, we had revenues
of $16.9 million and $11.7 million,  respectively. For the period from inception
(February  10, 2000) through June 30, 2004 and for the six months ended June 30,
2004, we had a net loss of $35.0 million and $3.9 million, respectively. We have
signed contracts with resellers and original equipment  manufacturers,  or OEMs,
and believe that as a result of these contracts, our revenues should increase in
the future, although we are unable to predict whether we will be profitable. Our
business model depends upon signing  agreements  with  additional OEM customers,
further  developing our reseller  sales channel,  and expanding our sales force.

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Any  difficulty in obtaining  these OEM and reseller  customers or in attracting
qualified  sales  personnel  will  hinder  our  ability to  generate  additional
revenues and achieve or maintain profitability.

FAILURE TO ACHIEVE  ANTICIPATED  GROWTH COULD HARM OUR  BUSINESS  AND  OPERATING
RESULTS.

         Achieving  our  anticipated  growth will depend on a number of factors,
some of which include:

o        retention of key management, marketing and technical personnel;

o        our ability to increase our customer  base and to increase the sales of
         our products; and

o        competitive conditions in the network storage  infrastructure  software
         market.

         We cannot assure you that the anticipated growth will be achieved.  The
failure  to  achieve  anticipated  growth  could  harm our  business,  financial
condition and operating results.

WE HAVE  SIGNIFICANT LEASE COMMITMENTS THAT COULD IMPACT OUR PROFITABILITY.

         During  the third  quarter  of 2003,  we signed a lease for new  office
space that commenced on November 1, 2003 and continues through  February,  2012.
This   commitment   could   impact  our   ability  to  achieve  or  to  maintain
profitability.

DUE  TO  THE  UNCERTAIN  AND  SHIFTING   DEVELOPMENT  OF  THE  NETWORK   STORAGE
INFRASTRUCTURE  SOFTWARE MARKET,  WE MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY  ACCURATELY  PREDICTING
REVENUE FOR FUTURE PERIODS AND APPROPRIATELY BUDGETING FOR EXPENSES.

       The  rapidly  evolving  nature  of  the  network  storage  infrastructure
software market in which we sell our products, and other factors that are beyond
our control, reduces our ability to accurately forecast our quarterly and annual
revenue. However, we use our forecasted revenue to establish our expense budget.
Most of our  expenses  are fixed in the short  term or  incurred  in  advance of
anticipated revenue. As a result, we may not be able to decrease our expenses in
a timely manner to offset any shortfall in revenue.

OUR REVENUES DEPEND IN PART ON SPENDING BY CORPORATE CUSTOMERS.

       The  operating  results  of our  business  depend in part on the  overall
demand  for  network  storage  infrastructure  software.  Because  our sales are
primarily  to major  corporate  customers,  any  softness  in demand for network
storage infrastructure software may result in decreased revenues.

THE MARKETS FOR STORAGE AREA NETWORKS AND NETWORK  ATTACHED  STORAGE ARE NEW AND
UNCERTAIN, AND OUR BUSINESS WILL SUFFER IF THEY DO NOT DEVELOP AS WE EXPECT.

         The rapid adoption of Storage Area Networks (SAN) and Network  Attached
Storage (NAS) solutions is critical to our future  success.  The markets for SAN
and NAS  solutions  are still  unproven,  making it difficult  to predict  their
potential  sizes or future  growth rates.  Most  potential  customers  have made
substantial investments in their current storage networking infrastructure,  and
they may elect to remain  with  current  network  architectures  or to adopt new
architecture,  in  limited  stages  or over  extended  periods  of time.  We are
uncertain  whether  a  viable  market  for  our  products  will  develop  or  be
sustainable.  If these  markets fail to develop,  or develop more slowly than we
expect,  our business,  financial  condition and results of operations  would be
adversely affected.

IF WE ARE UNABLE TO DEVELOP AND MANUFACTURE NEW PRODUCTS THAT ACHIEVE ACCEPTANCE
IN THE NETWORK STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE SOFTWARE MARKET, OUR OPERATING RESULTS MAY
SUFFER.

         The network storage infrastructure  software market continues to evolve
and as a result there is continuing demand for new products. Accordingly, we may
need to develop and  manufacture  new products that address  additional  network
storage  infrastructure  software market  segments and emerging  technologies to
remain  competitive  in the data storage  software  industry.  We are  uncertain
whether we will successfully qualify new network storage infrastructure software
products  with  our  customers  by  meeting  customer  performance  and  quality
specifications or quickly achieve high volume  production of storage  networking

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infrastructure  software  products.  Any  failure to address  additional  market
segments could harm our business, financial condition and operating results.

OUR  PRODUCTS  MUST  CONFORM TO  INDUSTRY  STANDARDS  IN ORDER TO BE ACCEPTED BY
CUSTOMERS IN OUR MARKETS.

         Our  current  products  are only one part of a SAN or NAS  system.  All
components  of these  systems  must comply with the same  industry  standards in
order to operate together efficiently. We depend on companies that provide other
components  of these  systems to conform to industry  standards.  Some  industry
standards  may not be widely  adopted or  implemented  uniformly,  and competing
standards  may emerge that may be  preferred by OEM  customers or end users.  If
other  providers of components do not support the same industry  standards as we
do, or if  competing  standards  emerge,  our  products  may not achieve  market
acceptance, which would adversely affect our business.

OUR COMPLEX  PRODUCTS  MAY HAVE ERRORS OR DEFECTS  THAT COULD  RESULT IN REDUCED
DEMAND FOR OUR PRODUCTS OR COSTLY LITIGATION.

         Our IPStor  platform is complex and is designed to be deployed in large
and complex networks. Many of our customers have unique  infrastructures,  which
may require additional  professional  services in order for our software to work
within their  infrastructure.  Because our products are critical to the networks
of our customers,  any significant  interruption in their service as a result of
defects in our  product  within our  customers'  networks  could  result in lost
profits  or damage to our  customers.  These  problems  could  cause us to incur
significant  service and  warranty  costs,  divert  engineering  personnel  from
product  development  efforts and  significantly  impair our ability to maintain
existing  customer  relationships  and attract new  customers.  In  addition,  a
product  liability  claim,  whether  successful  or not,  would  likely  be time
consuming  and  expensive  to  resolve  and  would  divert  management  time and
attention.  Further,  if we are unable to fix the errors or other  problems that
may be  identified in full  deployment,  we would likely  experience  loss of or
delay in revenues and loss of market share and our business and prospects  would
suffer.

FAILURE OF STORAGE  APPLIANCES  POWERED BY IPSTOR TO INTEGRATE SMOOTHLY WITH END
USER SYSTEMS COULD IMPACT DEMAND FOR THE APPLIANCES.

         We have entered into  agreements with our resellers and OEM partners to
develop storage appliances that combine certain aspects of IPStor  functionality
with third party  hardware to create single purpose  turnkey  solutions that are
designed to be easy to deploy. If the storage  appliances are not easy to deploy
or do not integrate smoothly with end user systems, the basic premise behind the
appliances will not be met and sales would be impacted negatively.

OUR OEM  CUSTOMERS  REQUIRE  OUR  PRODUCTS  TO UNDERGO A LENGTHY  AND  EXPENSIVE
QUALIFICATION PROCESS THAT DOES NOT ASSURE PRODUCT SALES.

         Prior to offering our products for sale, our OEM customers require that
each of our products undergo an extensive  qualification process, which involves
interoperability  testing of our product in the OEM's system as well as rigorous
reliability  testing.  This qualification of a product by an OEM does not assure
any  sales of the  product  to the OEM.  Despite  this  uncertainty,  we  devote
substantial resources, including sales, marketing and management efforts, toward
qualifying  our products with OEMs in  anticipation  of sales to them. If we are
unsuccessful  or delayed in qualifying any products with an OEM, such failure or
delay would preclude or delay sales of that product to the OEM, which may impede
our ability to grow our business.

WE RELY ON OUR OEM CUSTOMERS AND RESELLERS FOR MOST OF OUR SALES.

         Almost all of our sales come from sales to end users of our products by
our OEM customers and by our  resellers.  These OEM customers and resellers have
limited resources and sales forces and sell many different products, both in the
network storage  infrastructure  software  market and in other markets.  The OEM
customers  and  resellers  may  choose to focus  their  sales  efforts  on other
products in the network storage infrastructure software market or other markets.
The OEM  customers  might also  choose not to  continue  to develop or to market
products which include our products.  This would likely result in lower revenues
to us and would impede our ability to grow our business.

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ISSUES WITH THE HARDWARE SOLD BY OUR PARTNERS COULD RESULT IN LOWER SALES OF OUR
PRODUCTS.

         As part of our sales channel, we license our software to OEMs and other
partners  who install our  software on their own  hardware or on the hardware of
other third parties. If the hardware does not function properly or causes damage
to customers' systems, we could lose sales to future customers,  even though our
software  functions  properly.   Problems  with  our  partners'  hardware  could
negatively impact our business.

WE MUST MAINTAIN OUR EXISTING  RELATIONSHIPS AND DEVELOP NEW RELATIONSHIPS  WITH
STRATEGIC INDUSTRY PARTNERS.

         Part of our strategy is to partner with major third-party  software and
hardware  vendors who integrate our products into their offerings  and/or market
our  products  to  others.  These  strategic  partners  often have  customer  or
distribution  networks  to which we  otherwise  would  not  have  access  or the
development  of  which  would  take up  large  amounts  of our  time  and  other
resources.  There is intense  competition to establish  relationships with these
strategic partners.  We cannot guarantee that our current strategic partners, or
those companies with whom we may partner in the future,  will continue to be our
partners for any period of time.

THE NETWORK STORAGE  INFRASTRUCTURE  SOFTWARE  MARKET IS HIGHLY  COMPETITIVE AND
INTENSE COMPETITION COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR BUSINESS.

         The  network  storage  infrastructure   software  market  is  intensely
competitive  even during periods when demand is stable.  Some of our current and
potential  competitors have longer operating  histories,  significantly  greater
resources,  broader name  recognition  and a larger  installed base of customers
than we have. Those  competitors and other potential  competitors may be able to
establish or to expand network storage  infrastructure  software  offerings more
quickly,  adapt to new technologies and customer  requirements  faster, and take
advantage of acquisition and other opportunities more readily.

         Our competitors also may:

o        consolidate or establish  strategic  relationships  among themselves to
         lower their  product  costs or to otherwise  compete  more  effectively
         against us; or

o        bundle their products with other products to increase  demand for their
         products.

In  addition,  some OEMs with whom we do business,  or hope to do business,  may
enter the market  directly  and  rapidly  capture  market  share.  If we fail to
compete  successfully  against  current  or future  competitors,  our  business,
financial condition and operating results may suffer.

OUR FUTURE QUARTERLY RESULTS MAY FLUCTUATE SIGNIFICANTLY,  WHICH COULD CAUSE OUR
STOCK PRICE TO DECLINE.

         Our future performance will depend on many factors, including:

o        the timing of securing  software license  contracts and the delivery of
         software and related revenue recognition;

o        the average unit selling price of our products;

o        existing or new competitors  introducing better products at competitive
         prices before we do;

o        our ability to manage successfully the complex and difficult process of
         qualifying our products with our customers;

o        new products or enhancements from us or our competitors;

o        import or export restrictions on our proprietary technology; and

o        personnel changes.

         Many of our expenses are  relatively  fixed and  difficult to reduce or
modify.  As a result,  the fixed nature of our expenses will magnify any adverse
effect of a decrease in revenue on our operating results.

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OUR STOCK PRICE MAY BE VOLATILE

         The market price of our common stock has been  volatile in the past and
may be volatile in the future. For example,  during the past twelve months ended
June 30,  2004,  the market  price of our  common  stock as quoted on the NASDAQ
National Market System fluctuated  between $4.54 and $10.32. The market price of
our common stock may be significantly affected by the following factors:

         o   actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;

         o   failure to meet financial estimates;

         o   changes  in  market  valuations  of  other  technology   companies,
             particularly  those  in  the  storage   networking   infrastructure
             software market;

         o   announcements  by us or our  competitors of  significant  technical
             innovations,  acquisitions,  strategic partnerships, joint ventures
             or capital commitments;

         o   loss of one or more key OEM customers; and

         o   departures of key personnel.

The  stock  market  has  experienced  extreme  volatility  that  often  has been
unrelated to the performance of particular companies.  These market fluctuations
may cause our stock price to fall regardless of our performance.

WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT  AMOUNT OF AUTHORIZED BUT UNISSUED  PREFERRED STOCK, WHICH
MAY AFFECT THE LIKELIHOOD OF A CHANGE OF CONTROL IN OUR COMPANY.

         Our Board of Directors has the authority, without further action by the
stockholders,  to issue up to 2,000,000  shares of preferred stock on such terms
and  with  such  rights,  preferences  and  designations,   including,   without
limitation  restricting  dividends on our common  stock,  dilution of the voting
power of our common stock and impairing the liquidation rights of the holders of
our  common  stock,  as  the  Board  may  determine  without  any  vote  of  the
stockholders.  Issuance  of such  preferred  stock,  depending  upon the rights,
preferences and designations thereof may have the effect of delaying,  deterring
or  preventing  a  change  in  control.  In  addition,  certain  "anti-takeover"
provisions of the Delaware  General  Corporation  Law,  among other things,  may
restrict  the  ability  of our  stockholders  to  authorize  a merger,  business
combination  or change of  control.  Finally,  we have  entered  into  change of
control agreements with certain executives.

WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING  OPTIONS AND WARRANTS,  THE EXERCISE
OF WHICH WOULD DILUTE THE THEN-EXISTING  STOCKHOLDERS'  PERCENTAGE  OWNERSHIP OF
OUR COMMON STOCK.

         As of June  30,  2004,  we had  outstanding  options  and  warrants  to
purchase an  aggregate  of  9,521,257  shares of our common  stock at a weighted
average  exercise  price of $4.53  per  share.  We also  have  2,904,733  shares
reserved for issuance  under our stock option plans with respect to options that
have not been granted.

         The  exercise  of all of  the  outstanding  options  would  dilute  the
then-existing  stockholders' percentage ownership of common stock, and any sales
in the public  market of the common  stock  issuable  upon such  exercise  could
adversely affect  prevailing market prices for the common stock.  Moreover,  the
terms upon which we would be able to obtain  additional  equity capital could be
adversely  affected  because the holders of such  securities  can be expected to
exercise or convert them at a time when we would, in all likelihood,  be able to
obtain any needed  capital on terms more  favorable  than those provided by such
securities.

IF WE ARE REQUIRED TO RECOGNIZE  THE FAIR VALUE OF STOCK  OPTIONS  GRANTED AS AN
EXPENSE, OUR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS WILL BE IMPACTED NEGATIVELY.

         The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") has formally proposed
to require  companies  to  recognize  the fair value of stock  options and other
stock-based  compensation to employees as compensation  expense in the statement

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of operations for the 2005 reporting  periods.  If the FASB proposal is adopted,
there will be a negative impact on our results of operations.

OUR BUSINESS  COULD BE  MATERIALLY  AFFECTED AS A RESULT OF A NATURAL  DISASTER,
TERRORIST ACTS, OR OTHER CATASTROPHIC EVENTS

         In August,  2003,  our  business was  interrupted  due to a large scale
blackout in the northeastern United States. While the headquarters facilities we
moved in to in November,  2003 contain  redundant power supplies and generators,
our operations,  and the operations of our industry partners, remain susceptible
to fire,  floods,  power loss,  power  shortages,  telecommunications  failures,
break-ins and similar events.

         Terrorist  actions  domestically  or  abroad  could  lead  to  business
disruptions  or to  cancellations  of customer  orders or a general  decrease in
corporate spending on information technology, or could have direct impact on our
marketing,  administrative  or financial  functions and our financial  condition
could suffer.

THE  INTERNATIONAL  NATURE OF OUR BUSINESS  COULD HAVE AN ADVERSE  AFFECT ON OUR
OPERATING RESULTS.

         We sell our products  worldwide.  Accordingly,  our  operating  results
could be materially adversely affected by various factors including  regulatory,
political,  or  economic  conditions  in a specific  country  or  region,  trade
protection measures and other regulatory requirements, and acts of terrorism and
international conflicts.

         Our international  sales are denominated  primarily in U.S. dollars. An
increase in the value of the U.S.  dollar relative to foreign  currencies  could
make our products more expensive and, therefore, potentially less competitive in
foreign markets.

         Additional  risks  inherent in our  international  business  activities
generally  include,  among others,  longer accounts  receivable  payment cycles,
difficulties  in managing  international  operations,  decreased  flexibility in
matching  workforce to needs as compared with the U.S., and potentially  adverse
tax  consequences.  Such factors could  materially  adversely  affect our future
international sales and, consequently, our operating results.

IF WE ARE UNABLE TO PROTECT OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, OUR BUSINESS WILL SUFFER.

         Our success is dependent upon our  proprietary  technology.  Currently,
the IPStor software suite is the core of our proprietary technology. We have one
patent  issued,  multiple  pending  patent  applications,   numerous  trademarks
registered and multiple  pending  trademark  applications  related to our IPStor
product.  We cannot predict  whether we will receive  patents for our pending or
future patent applications, and any patents that we own or that are issued to us
may be invalidated, circumvented or challenged. In addition, the laws of certain
countries  in which we sell and  manufacture  our  products,  including  various
countries in Asia, may not protect our products and intellectual property rights
to the same extent as the laws of the United States.

         We also rely on trade secret,  copyright and trademark laws, as well as
the  confidentiality  and other  restrictions  contained in our respective sales
contracts  and  confidentiality  agreements to protect our  proprietary  rights.
These legal protections afford only limited protection.

OUR EFFORTS TO PROTECT OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MAY CAUSE US TO BECOME INVOLVED
IN COSTLY AND LENGTHY LITIGATION, WHICH COULD SERIOUSLY HARM OUR BUSINESS.

         In recent years,  there has been  significant  litigation in the United
States involving patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights.

         We have already been subject to one action alleging that our technology
infringes  patents held by a third party. This and other legal proceedings could
subject us to significant  liability for damages or invalidate our  intellectual
property rights. The litigation has been expensive and has diverted management's
time and attention. Any additional litigation,  regardless of its outcome, would
likely be time consuming and expensive to resolve and would divert  management's
time and attention.  Any potential  intellectual  property litigation against us
could force us to take specific actions, including:

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         o   cease  selling our products  that use the  challenged  intellectual
             property;

         o   obtain from the owner of the infringed  intellectual property right
             a license  to sell or use the  relevant  technology  or  trademark,
             which license may not be available on reasonable  terms, or at all;
             or

         o   redesign those products that use infringing  intellectual  property
             or cease to use an infringing product or trademark.

THE LOSS OF ANY OF OUR KEY PERSONNEL COULD HARM OUR BUSINESS.

         Our  success  depends  upon  the  continued  contributions  of our  key
employees,  many of whom would be extremely difficult to replace. We do not have
key person life insurance on any of our  personnel.  Worldwide  competition  for
skilled  employees in the network storage  infrastructure  software  industry is
extremely intense.  If we are unable to retain existing employees or to hire and
integrate new employees, our business, financial condition and operating results
could suffer.  In addition,  companies  whose  employees  accept  positions with
competitors  often  claim that the  competitors  have  engaged in unfair  hiring
practices. We may be the subject of such claims in the future as we seek to hire
qualified  personnel  and could  incur  substantial  costs  defending  ourselves
against those claims.

WE MAY NOT SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE THE PRODUCTS, TECHNOLOGIES OR BUSINESSES FROM,
OR REALIZE THE INTENDED BENEFITS OF ACQUISITIONS.

         We have made, and may continue to make, acquisitions of other companies
or  their  assets.  Integration  of  the  acquired  products,  technologies  and
businesses, could divert management's time and resources. Further, we may not be
able to properly  integrate the acquired  products,  technologies or businesses,
with our existing products and operations,  train, retain and motivate personnel
from  the  acquired  businesses,  or  combine  potentially  different  corporate
cultures.   If  we  are  unable  to  fully  integrate  the  acquired   products,
technologies  or businesses,  or train,  retain and motivate  personnel from the
acquired   businesses,   we  may  not  receive  the  intended  benefits  of  the
acquisitions,  which could harm our  business,  operating  results and financial
condition.

IF  ACTUAL  RESULTS  OR  EVENTS  DIFFER   MATERIALLY   FROM  OUR  ESTIMATES  AND
ASSUMPTIONS,  OUR REPORTED  FINANCIAL  CONDITION AND RESULTS OF  OPERATIONS  FOR
FUTURE PERIODS COULD BE MATERIALLY AFFECTED.

         The  preparation  of  consolidated  financial  statements  and  related
disclosure in accordance with generally  accepted  account  principles  requires
management to establish  policies that contain  estimates and  assumptions  that
affect the amounts  reported in the  consolidated  financial  statements and the
accompanying  notes.  Note 1 to the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements in this
Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q  describes the  significant  accounting  policies
essential  to preparing  our  financial  statements.  The  preparation  of these
financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the
reported  amounts of assets,  liabilities,  revenues and  expenses,  and related
disclosures. We base our estimates on historical experience and assumptions that
we be believe to be reasonable  under the  circumstances.  Actual future results
may differ  materially from these estimates.  We evaluate,  on an ongoing basis,
our estimates and assumptions.

LONG TERM CHARACTER OF INVESTMENTS.

         Our present  and future  equity  investments  may never  appreciate  in
value,  and are subject to normal risks  associated  with equity  investments in
businesses.   These  investments  may  involve   technology  risks  as  well  as
commercialization  risks and market  risks.  As a result,  we may be required to
write down some or all of these investments in the future.

UNKNOWN FACTORS

         Additional  risks and  uncertainties  of which we are  unaware or which
currently we deem immaterial also may become important factors that affect us.

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ITEM 3.      QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

INTEREST RATE RISKS. Our return on our investments in cash, cash equivalents and
marketable  securities  is subject to interest rate risks.  We regularly  assess
these risks and have established  policies and business  practices to manage the
market risk of our marketable securities.

FOREIGN  CURRENCY  RISK.  We have  several  offices  outside the United  States.
Accordingly,  we are  subject to  exposure  from  adverse  movements  in foreign
currency   exchange  rates.  The  effect  of  foreign  currency   exchange  rate
fluctuations  have  not  been  material  since  our  inception.  We do  not  use
derivative financial instruments to limit our foreign currency risk exposure.

ITEM 4.         CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Under the supervision and with the  participation  of our management,  including
our  principal  executive  officer  and  principal  financial  officer,  we have
evaluated  the  effectiveness  of the design  and  operation  of our  disclosure
controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report, and,
based on  their  evaluation,  our  principal  executive  officer  and  principal
financial  officer  have  concluded  that  these  controls  and  procedures  are
effective.  No  changes  in  the  Company's  internal  controls  over  financial
reporting  occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2004, that have materially
affected,  or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal
controls over financial reporting.

Disclosure  controls and procedures  are procedures  that are designed to ensure
that  information  required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or
submit under the Exchange Act is recorded,  processed,  summarized and reported,
within the time periods  specified in the Securities  and Exchange  Commission's
rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation,
controls  and  procedures  designed  to ensure that  information  required to be
disclosed  by us in  the  reports  that  we  file  under  the  Exchange  Act  is
accumulated  and  communicated  to  our  management,   including  our  principal
executive  officer and principal  financial  officer,  as  appropriate  to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Dot Hill Systems  Corporation  ("Dot Hill") brought a third party action against
us alleging a right to be  indemnified  for certain  potential  liabilities in a
patent  infringement  action by Crossroad Systems (Texas),  Inc.  ("Crossroads")
against Dot Hill in the United States District Court for the Western District of
Texas. In the underlying action,  Crossroads alleges that multiple products sold
by Dot Hill,  including two that incorporate software licensed from us, infringe
certain patents held by Crossroads (the "Crossroads  Patents").  We subsequently
brought an action  against  Crossroads  claiming,  among other things,  that the
FalconStor  products licensed to Dot Hill and its subsidiary do not infringe the
Crossroads   patents,   and  that  the   Crossroads   patents   are  invalid  or
unenforceable.  Crossroads  brought a counterclaim  against us alleging that the
Crossroads  patents  are  valid and  enforceable,  and that  certain  FalconStor
products  infringe the Crossroads  Patents.  While the outcome of litigation can
never be predicted with certainty,  we believe that we have meritorious defenses
to the claims  asserted by Dot Hill and that our positions  regarding  validity,
unenforceability and non-infringement are correct. We intend to take any and all
action necessary to vigorously defend our products.

In  addition to the action  discussed  above,  we are  subject to various  legal
proceedings  and claims,  asserted or  unasserted,  which arise in the  ordinary
course of business.  While the outcome of any such  matters  cannot be predicted
with  certainty,  we believe that such matters will not have a material  adverse
effect on our financial condition or operating results.

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ITEM 2.     CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

                                                      Total Number of                Maximum Number
                                                      Shares Purchased              of Shares that May
       Total Number of          Average Price        as Part of Publicly            Yet Be Purchased
      Shares Purchased          Paid per Share        Announced Plan                 Under the Plan

May, 2004         42,100          $ 6.60                  42,100                       1,722,900

  Total           42,100          $ 6.60                  42,100                       1,722,900

The Company's Board of Directors approved a program, effective October 24, 2001,
to  repurchase  up to two million  shares of the  Company's  common  stock.  The
program has no expiration date.

ITEM 4.     SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 14, 2004.  41,996,151
shares of Common Stock,  90% of the  outstanding  shares,  were  represented  in
person or by proxy.

Lawrence  S. Dolin was  elected to serve as a director of the Company for a term
expiring in 2007 with 41,270,122 shares voted in favor,  726,029 shares withheld
and 0 broker non-votes.

ReiJane  Huai was  elected  to serve as a  director  of the  Company  for a term
expiring in 2007 with 41,270,727 shares voted in favor,  725,424 shares withheld
and 0 broker non-votes.

The  Company's  2004  Outside  Directors  Stock  Option Plan was  approved  with
27,047,984 shares voted in favor, 1,265,380 shares voted against,  87,960 shares
abstained, and 13,594,827 broker non-votes.

An  amendment  to the  Company's  2000  Stock  Option  Plan  was  approved  with
26,562,497 shares voted in favor, 1,731,336 shares voted against, 107,491 shares
abstained and 12,594,827 broker non-votes.

The  selection  of KPMG  LLP as  independent  accountants  for the  Company  was
ratified with  41,552,605  shares voted in favor,  171,461 shares voted against,
272,085 shares abstained and 0 broker non-votes.

ITEM 5.     OTHER INFORMATION

On August 6, 2004  Steven  Owings  resigned  as a Director of the Company due to
personal health issues.

ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

            (a)   Exhibits

                  31.1        Certification of the Chief Executive Officer

                  31.2        Certification of the Chief Financial Officer

                  32.1        Certification of Chief Executive  Officer pursuant
                              to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002
                              (18 U.S.C.ss.1350)

                  32.2        Certification of Chief Financial  Officer pursuant
                              to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002
                              (18 U.S.C.ss.1350)

            (b)   Reports on Form 8-K

                  On April 28, 2004, we filed a Form 8-K under Items 7 and 12.

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                                   SIGNATURES

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



                                         FALCONSTOR SOFTWARE, INC.

                                         /s/ James Weber
                                         ---------------
                                         James Weber
                                         Chief Financial Officer, Vice President
                                         and Treasurer
                                         (Principal Accounting Officer)

August 9, 2004


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