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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

(Mark One)

 

x	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2010

 

¨	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 000-26399

eOn Communications Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE		62-1482176
(State of incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

185 Martinvale Lane, San Jose, CA 95119

(Address of principal executive offices)

(408) 694-9500

(Telephone number)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, $0.005 par value per share

(Title of each class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Check whether the issuer is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act    ¨

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  ¨    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.    x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one):

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨		Accelerated filer  ¨		Non-accelerated filer  ¨		Smaller reporting company  x
				(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes  ¨    No  x

The aggregate market value of the shares of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $7,329,360 based upon the closing sale price as reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market on the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter (January 31, 2010).

2,857,966 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.005, were outstanding as of September 30, 2010.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Certain portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference in Part III.

 

 

 

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ITEM NO.				PAGE NO.
PART I					1
ITEM 1.		Description of Business			1
ITEM 1A.		Risk Factors			14
ITEM 1B.		Unresolved Staff Comments			N/A
ITEM 2.		Properties			19
ITEM 3.		Legal Proceedings			19
ITEM 4.		(Removed and Reserved)			19
PART II					20
ITEM 5.		Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities			20
ITEM 6.		Selected Financial Data			*
ITEM 7.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			22
ITEM 7A.		Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			*
ITEM 8.		Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.			32
ITEM 9.		Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure			63
ITEM 9A		Controls and Procedures.			63
ITEM 9B.		Other Information			63
PART III					64
ITEM 10.		Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance			64
ITEM 11.		Executive Compensation			64
ITEM 12.		Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters			64
ITEM 13.		Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence			64
ITEM 14.		Principal Accountant Fees and Services			64
PART IV					65
ITEM 15.		Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.			65

* - Information is not required because the registrant is a smaller reporting company

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PART 1

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are those that express management’s views of future events, developments, and trends. In some cases, these statements may be identified by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of such terms and other comparable expressions. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our anticipated or projected operating performance, financial results, liquidity, and capital resources. These statements are based on management’s beliefs, assumptions, and expectations, which in turn are based on the information currently available to management. Information contained in these forward-looking statements is inherently uncertain, and our actual operating performance, financial results, liquidity, and capital resources may differ materially due to a number of factors, most of which are beyond our ability to predict or control. Factors that may cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, eOn’s ability to compete successfully in its industry and to continue to develop products for new and rapidly changing markets. We also direct your attention to the risk factors affecting our business that are discussed elsewhere in Item 6. eOn disclaims any obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements contained in this report to reflect any future events or developments. The following discussions should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes included thereto in Item 7.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS.

BACKGROUND

eOn Communications Corporation™ (“eOn” or the “Company”) is a provider of communications solutions incorporated in Delaware in July 1991. Backed with over 20 years of telecommunications engineering expertise, the Company’s solutions enable its customers to use technologies in order to communicate more effectively. eOn’s offerings are built on open architectures that enable adoption of technologies, such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and concepts, such as Service Oriented Architectures (SOA). Whether businesses are looking to leverage the advantages of enterprise IP telephony or contact center technologies, eOn delivers products that enable businesses to perform. Sales and support of products in Asia are done through eOn Communications (Beijing) Corporation Limited (“eOn China”), the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary based in Beijing, China.

On April 1, 2009, the Company acquired Cortelco Systems Holding Corp. (“Cortelco”). David Lee, Chairman of eOn, was the Chairman and the controlling shareholder of Cortelco. Cortelco, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cortelco Systems Holding Corp. Cortelco provides commercial grade telephone products primarily for use in businesses, government agencies, colleges and universities, telephone companies, and utilities. Cortelco sells primarily through large national distributors with whom it has long term relationships.

On June 9, 2010, the Company executed a Stock Purchase Agreement to purchase 501,382 shares of common stock of Cortelco Systems Puerto Rico, Inc. (“CSPR”) from David S. Lee, eOn’s Chairman. The acquisition of CSPR stock was completed on June 9, 2010. The consideration for the CSPR shares consists of (i) 90,959 Company shares of stock, issued to Mr. Lee effective June 9, 2010, (ii) a cash payment of $185,511.34, payable in three annual installments, with the initial installment due on June 9, 2011, (iii) and the right to share in sales proceeds received by the Company if the Company sells the CSPR shares on or before June 9, 2013 for a price that is more than the Company paid for the shares. The number of eOn shares issued to Mr. Lee was calculated based on the average closing price of eOn Shares for thirty (30) trading days ending on June 8, 2010. The Company has the right to require Mr. Lee to repurchase the CSPR shares at the price paid by the Company on or after June 9, 2013, but before June 9, 2014. The purchase, combined with shares already owned by the Company, establishes eOn Communications as the majority shareholder of Cortelco Systems Puerto Rico.

 

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The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 185 Martinvale Lane, San Jose, California 95119. The telephone number at that address is (408) 694-9500. The Company also has offices located in Kennesaw, GA; Corinth, MS; Caguas, Puerto Rico; and Beijing, PRC.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

eOn focuses its resources on developing and marketing products that help businesses communicate with their customers. Communications technology is a critical factor for businesses in their effort to gain a competitive edge. To enable businesses to succeed in this area, eOn offers the Millennium Converged Communications Platform and the eQueue Multimedia Contact Center Solution.

Cortelco is committed to fulfilling the communication needs of business and organizations. Cortelco’s mission is to provide our customers with telephone products together with service and support. Cortelco has formed partnerships with distributors and provides the support needed to supply customers with sales, marketing, customer service, technical support and training.

Cortelco Systems Puerto Rico’s operations include the sale and service of integrated communications systems, data equipment, security products, and telephony billing services.

Millennium Converged Communications Platform

The Millennium is a modular, multi-shelf system combining hardware design with the flexibility of configurable software supporting both basic and complex telephony operations. It is a flexible system that can be configured to operate as a PBX, key system, hybrid, tandem switch channel bank or as a conduit for data applications. The Millennium is digital end-to-end and VoIP compatible. Its system design is based on distributed processing and DSP technology. This product offers businesses the following features:

 

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Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

The Millennium System offers support of VoIP, digital and analog technologies—enabling businesses to deploy traditional, IP telephony or a combination of both when and where it’s appropriate for the organization. Whether the need is to connect several phones in an office, hundreds of phones in a campus environment or clusters of remote workers, Millennium VoIP enables the creation of a virtual enterprise.

 

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Flexible Desktop Solutions

The Millennium offers a selection of telephones and desktop appliances to meet the communications needs of employees. Multiple models of VoIP and traditional phones as well as button expansion modules are offered that provide access to the Millennium’s call processing features.

 

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Advanced Call Routing

The Millennium offers an array of call routing features necessary to route calls to the appropriate resource throughout an enterprise. Call routing plans can be simple or complex depending on business requirements. The Millennium supports up to 64 call routing plans with each plan allowing for 60 different sequences of instructions for customized call handling needs.

 

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Flexible Networking Options

The Millennium offers solutions for a variety of networking applications. From campus environments to distributed call centers, the Millennium provides networking capabilities and data connectivity in industries where a communications hub is required to provide a central point of entry into a system or network.

 

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Multimedia Messaging

With the Millennium’s unified messaging option, employees and customers can use the communications medium that they prefer or that is convenient – any combination of voice, fax, or email. The unified messaging option module provides users the ability to access and manage all of their voice, fax and email messages together from a single, highly intuitive interface.

 

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Automatic Call Distribution

Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) is an effective tool both for handling a high volume of calls and managing call center operations. It is also a tool that small to medium sized call centers need, but they often do not want the burdens that can accompany full-featured ACD equipment. The Millennium offers a flexible solution by providing call routing capabilities that easily distribute calls to equalize the workload across employees and provide callers with prompt service.

Millennium Business Benefits

Business communications powered by the Millennium Converged Communications Platform give employees productivity enhancing features that enable collaboration and productivity. All forms of networking technology are supported, including VoIP, digital as well as traditional. This gives enterprises the option to deploy advanced technologies and, at the same time, preserve investment in legacy applications and investments. Lastly, since the Millennium system offers a wide variety of communications solutions, enterprises can invest in one comprehensive platform that meets the needs of the entire enterprise. This lowers the total cost of ownership and simplifies ongoing administrative and expansion needs.

eQueue Multi-Media Contact Center Solution

The eQueue^® Multi-Media Contact Center is our product for customers who are looking to evolve from being a traditional call center company to a multimedia contact center. Unlike traditional telecom solutions, the eQueue System is designed to replace proprietary communication devices such as Private Branch Exchanges (PBX), Automatic Call Distributors (ACD), Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems, recording systems, workforce management systems, voice mail systems, and Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) middleware systems with an all-in-one blended communications system. Because the eQueue platform is built on an “open” unified architecture, organizations can eliminate the need for complex communications systems integration while reducing start-up and maintenance costs, simplifying administration, and increasing ease of customization. The eQueue enables enterprises to communicate more effectively with customers, lowers operational costs and increases agent productivity.

The eOn eQueue solution offers many advantages in the complex and competitive customer interaction management marketplace.

 

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Universal Queue

The eQueue’s universal queue approach enables contact centers to interact with their customers regardless of the media. The capability not only provides customers with consistent interaction management across all media, but also includes extensive skills-based routing for all contacts that can match the most appropriate resource to a customer’s need.

 

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Comprehensive

The eQueue offers comprehensive applications including ACD with skills based routing, PBX with VoIP capabilities, email and web chat applications with an integrated knowledge base, integrated voice response, voice mail with unified messaging, quality assurance recording, workforce management and a complete range of desktop devices and applications.

 

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Open

The eQueue is an open standards-based solution based on the Linux™ operating system. Using an open solution not only provides for ease of integration, but also provides the contact center with support for evolving future needs.

 

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Modular

The eQueue provides the flexibility to add, combine and customize important features and functions to meet the individual needs of a contact center. The eQueue is compatible with most third party systems, allowing companies the ability to integrate other applications.

 

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Scalable

For contact centers with as few as 10 agents to those with over 1000 agents, the eQueue provides the functionality required.

 

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Proven

With a quarter century of contact center expertise, eOn has served customers in a variety of markets including Multi-Media Contact Centers, Traditional Call Centers, General Business Applications, Service Providers and Emergency 911 Centers. The eQueue is a fully redundant solution designed to perform in a mission-critical environment.

Benefits of an eQueue Solution

The benefits of using an eQueue include improved customer satisfaction, retention and loyalty, increased agent productivity and lower total cost of ownership.

 

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Improved Customer Satisfaction, Retention & Loyalty

Outstanding customer service is the primary goal of most companies. Attaining this goal is often the direct result of how effectively voice calls, emails and web-based communications are routed and managed within the contact center. The eQueue provides a universal queue together with a common management interface for all types of customer contacts. This, combined with skills-based routing capabilities, ensures that contact centers can match the best possible resource to meet a customer’s need consistently across all media types. Additionally, the eQueue’s open platform provides ease of integration with customer relationship management (“CRM”) and other enterprise applications, allowing a high level of business-driven management of all customer interactions. This enables improved customer satisfaction and retention with consistent service delivery across all contact channels.

 

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Increased Productivity

Multi–media contact blending is one way to significantly improve productivity. In traditional call centers, individual agents can only handle one contact type, such as voice calls. Therefore, different pools of agents must be created to manage different forms of media. To cover peak demand times, each unique agent pool must be staffed to maximum capacity. With the eQueue, however, all agents can effectively handle all types of contacts, coverage is more flexible, fewer agents can handle the same demand, and idle agents can be minimized. Agent productivity is also increased through the use of features such as skills-based routing, remote agent support, unified reporting of all media types, quality monitoring and dynamic supervisory control.

 

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Lower Total Cost of Ownership

The eQueue solution offers an overall total lower cost of ownership—lower capital costs and lower operating costs, which equates to a higher return on investment. Integration costs are kept to a minimum with eQueue’s set of applications and open platform. Because the eQueue architecture is open and modular, the contact center is also prepared for future growth.

 

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Cortelco Products

The telephone industry has evolved in recent years with cordless telephones, cell phones, VOIP and other computer based voice/data products broadening their scope of application. Most homes in the United States have moved to cordless products and have perhaps one corded or wired telephone. Despite the decline in the number of corded telephones in the residential market, there has been less migration to cordless and cellular in the business/commercial, government and institutional applications. Cortelco is an industry leader that markets a traditional design/style single line corded telephone. In order to maintain this leadership, Cortelco must leverage its existing business relationships and introduce new products that address the needs of the converging communications marketplace.

CSPR Products

Cortelco Systems Puerto Rico’s operations include the sale and service of integrated communications systems, data equipment, security products, and telephony billing services.

CUSTOMERS

During fiscal year 2010, the Company recognized revenue from the federal government of $1,366,000, or 8% of total revenue. Revenue from four major distributors was $8,801,000 or 51% of total revenue for the year ended July 31, 2010. Revenue from one of these distributors, Graybar Electric Co., Inc., was $4,294,000 or 25% of the total revenue for the year ended July 31, 2010.

STRATEGY

Key elements of our strategy for future growth are as follows:

 

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Provide Migration Paths to Encourage Millennium Customer VoIP Adoption

Many existing Millennium customers require that they be able to support more VoIP based applications. Since the Millennium has an architecture that supports traditional TDM switching and IP-based transmission technology, eOn is able to provide a solution that allows customers to migrate to IP at their own pace and ultimately reap the cost savings and business performance enhancement benefits of converged networks. eOn offers customer migration programs to encourage IP adoption, that preserve a customer’s existing investment in the Millennium system.

 

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Maintain Our Investment in the eQueue Business

In spite of the maturity of the North American market, we believe our eQueue Multi-Media Contact Center Solution offers advantages that will enable eOn to capture new customers. We will continue to support our core product offering to improve our ability to win competitive bids and provide additional solutions to our existing customers.

 

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Maintain and Develop Strategic Relationships

eOn and Cortelco believe that it is critical that strategic relationships with major distributors be maintained and enhanced. The Company seeks new relationships that fit and do not create conflicting efforts within its distributor network. In the highly competitive telephony business, Cortelco sells products that are not leading edge technology. Product sales are based on a reputation for quality and service that has been built over many years.

 

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Introduce a new VOIP Platform

During the next fiscal year, eOn plans to introduce a new VOIP platform that will support PBX and ACD functions. The goal is to provide all of the features inherent in our existing products while at the same time improve our capability to seamlessly network over distributed environments.

 

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Explore Emerging Market Opportunities

eOn will actively pursue other business options that will favorably position shareholders to participate in emerging market opportunities.

PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT

Our products and products under development include:

Millennium Converged Communications Platform

The Millennium is a VoIP-enabled PBX offering customer contact center and computer telephony integration features. It can be expanded in a modular manner from 32 to 1,024 communication ports and provides enterprises with the ability to increase the number of ports and add new features through the simple installation of add-on cards and software.

The Millennium offers a broad feature set, including:

 

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IP Telephony

The Millennium system offers IP, digital, and analog technologies—allowing customers to deploy traditional, IP telephony or a combination of both when and where it’s right for their organization. Whether needing to connect several phones in an office, hundreds of phones in a campus environment or clusters of remote workers, Millennium allows customers to create a virtual enterprise, maximizing productivity while reducing networking and equipment costs.

 

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Modular Architecture

The modular architecture of the Millennium allows it to be configured in a variety of ways—PBX, IP gateway, key system, hybrid, tandem switch, channel bank, protocol converter, or conduit for data applications. Digital and IP switching capability, universal ports, highly adaptable programmability, and architectural flexibility are inherent in the system design.

 

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Easy System Management

The Millennium’s real-time monitoring and management tools operate network-wide, with reporting capabilities that help to maximize system reliability across the entire enterprise. Extensive management and cost control features ensure system administrators can account for costs, track phone usage patterns, and perform traffic analysis. Additionally, Millennium’s database programming interface is intuitive and easy to use making installations simple and economical to maintain.

 

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Business Telephones

Bringing all the features and services of the Millennium to each desktop helps employees communicate better and improves productivity company-wide. Customers can choose from a wide selection of digital and IP telephones to match the specific needs of each employee. If the enterprise is seeking to bring VoIP to the desktop, the eNterprise series of IP telephones provide the feature sets of traditional digital telephone with IP telephony administrative advantages. eNterprise digital phones are a good match for users not requiring IP connectivity but who are in need of advanced call handling capabilities.

 

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VoIP and Traditional Networking Options

Utilizing circuit-switched and in the future, IP networking, the Millennium’s networking capabilities facilitates communications across geographically dispersed locations. The system’s networking solutions help businesses consolidate resources as well as ensure call answering and routing consistency throughout all locations.

 

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ACD and Reporting

Automatic call distribution is fully integrated with the Millennium providing the enhanced call handling features required in call center environments. The Millennium coupled with its real-time reporting software allows managers to use both historical and real time data to reallocate agents and resources, forecast future requirements, and plot the long range calling patterns to determine if service level objectives are being met.

 

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CTI

The Millennium offers a standards-based computer/telephony integration (CTI) solution that includes support for native CSTA interfaces and third-party TAPI, TSAPI and CSTA applications. It provides customers with a common open-platform for building cost-effective computer telephony solutions. Through integration with existing customer databases and third-party TAPI applications, the Millennium can provide visual call control and call monitoring to enable presentation of caller information based on Caller ID, ANI, or DNIS.

eQueue Multi-Media Contact Center Solution

The eQueue Multi-Media Contact Center Solution is designed for mission-critical contact center environments. The eQueue incorporates a range of integrated applications, including:

 

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eQueue ACD

We built the eQueue with an understanding of the critical nature of call center operations, and the eQueue ACD application is at the core of the eQueue solution. It offers a single routing engine for all contact types and is designed with an extensive set of flexible routing capabilities. These capabilities include a single multi-media queue for all contact types, skills based routing for all media types, real-time supervision, and virtual agent groups. Effective customer service is a direct result of contact centers routing customers to the right agents quickly and efficiently.

 

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eQueue PBX

The eQueue comes complete with an extensive set of telephony features, telephony grade reliability, PBX capabilities, multi-featured phones, PC phones, and networking interfaces. The eQueue has a hybrid architecture that supports traditional TDM switching infrastructure and IP-based technology, including the support of VoIP desktop phones and software phones.

 

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eQueue IVR

The eQueue Interactive Voice Response (IVR) provides contact centers with a customer self-service option by providing voice announcements, customized greetings, variable delay messages, and interactive multi-level menu selections. With advanced scripting, thousands of customized voice files can be selected and combined so callers hear promotional, call status, and informational updates. Additionally, the eQueue IVR offers features that give contact centers an advantage in servicing their customers, such as real-time statistics, whisper announce, automated paging, callback and web callback capabilities.

 

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eQueue Recording

eQueue Recording is an application that allows agent and/or customer interactions to be recorded and stored for later review. eQueue Recording supports two distinct recording types: On-Demand Recording and Quality Assurance Recording. Agents can initiate an On-Demand Recording session at any time during the call by simply pressing a button on their phone or screen. Quality Assurance Recording sessions, on the other hand, are automatically activated based on the agent’s group, type of call, number of calls previously recorded for the agent and number of calls previously recorded for the group. A client application provided with this feature allows supervisors to schedule, maintain and administer all recordings from their desktop.

 

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eQueue Reporting

eQueue Reporting provides reports and displays, available in both real-time and historical formats. They combine to give contact centers the information needed to manage efficiency, agent performance, and service delivery levels. The unified architecture of the eQueue uses a single, standards-based reporting engine to track contact center resources, applications and interactions. Because of this architecture, eQueue Reporting enables companies to build comprehensive, end-to-end management reports that can also include information from multiple disparate systems. eQueue Reporting delivers consolidated data for voice, email and Web that is timely, easily accessible and presented in a form that can be customized to fit the unique needs of a contact center.

 

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eQueue Interfaces

eQueue Interfaces, including industry-standard CTI, gives companies the extensibility and integration tools necessary to customize the eQueue solution to meet the specific needs of each customer. The eQueue can be tightly integrated with other enterprise applications—including CRM, knowledge bases, self-service applications and e-commerce systems.

 

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eQueue WorkForce

eQueue Workforce provides an integrated workforce scheduling and forecasting solution that allows customers to have the ability to improve the quality of customer interactions, more closely adhere to service level goals, and lower their contact center workforce costs.

eNterprise SIP Business Telephones

The ability to conduct real time communication and collaboration is a critical component to an organization’s success. Telephones should offer the utmost in functionality, intuitive access to advanced telephone features and deliver maximum productivity to users all across the enterprise. eOn Communications’ eNterprise SIP Business Telephone series offers a variety of telephones which provide time saving and productivity enhancing features over IP networks.

eNterprise SIP Business Telephones leverage standards-based technologies to extend communications features of carrier class VoIP soft switch platforms to users over IP networks. These telephones access the potential of IP networks and deliver telephony applications to the desktop. Features offered include:

 

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SIP for Business—support for Session Initiation Protocol provides access to business IP telephony features and applications;

 

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Simplified Management—dynamic IP addressing allows phones to be relocated quickly and easily without a service technician or IT support;

 

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Multiple Power Options—support for power over Ethernet IEEE 802.3af technology;

 

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Voice Quality—voice compression codecs optimize bandwidth and audio quality;

 

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Built-in Speakerphone—enhanced voice quality and operation with acoustic echo cancellation;

 

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Programmable Feature Keys—optional 22 or 32 keys for customized access to advanced calling features; and

Optional Button Expansion Module—provides up to 192 programmable feature keys.

eConn

eOn is developing a new VOIP platform that will be named “eConn” and projected for availability in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011. This new platform will support over 500 telephony features which can be delivered through a new easy-to-use graphical user interface (“GUI”). The eConn platform will provide options

 

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to add unified messaging, auto-attendant, presence management tools and mobility applications. eConn will utilize a native Computer-Supported Telecommunications Applications (“CSTA”) interface making it easier to support an extensive range of third-party Computer Telephony Integration (“CTI”) applications.

Cortelco

Cortelco focuses its resources on developing and marketing telephony products that help businesses communicate more effectively, efficiently, and reliably with their customers. Communications technology is a critical factor for businesses in their effort to gain a competitive edge. To enable businesses to succeed in this area, Cortelco offers corded and cordless analog and digital telephones capable of operating in the multiple PBX, Key System and Centrex environments.

 

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Corded

Cortelco offers a wide variety of corded telephones in multiple colors and with multiple features (including message waiting indicator, flash, hold, mute, speakerphone, headset capable and one to four line models) for home, office, warehouse, shop or other business use. Models include traditional 2500 desk and 2554 wall models with multiple features and colors. Cortelco offers several models and model families which focus on business, schools, healthcare and other institutional applications. Cortelco also offers products that target markets for the aged and disabled with models that feature large easy-to-see dial buttons, emergency one-touch dial memory, Braille key pad, and large backlit LCD displays.

 

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Cordless

Cortelco has new products slated for introduction, including DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) cordless as well as expanded corded line powered caller ID models.

 

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SIP VOIP

Cortelco is introducing new SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) VoIP telephones to expand our Internet Protocol (IP) family of products, which have been certified to comply with equipment manufactured by the largest IP network equipment supplier in the United States. Further expansion of the IP family of products is planned.

SALES AND MARKETING

In North America, we sell, install, maintain and support our eQueue Multi-Media Contact Center through our direct sales force and through selected value added resellers (VAR). We sell the Millennium through our network of U.S. based dealers and VAR. Installation and support of Millennium systems is largely performed by the eOn dealer and VAR network. eNterprise SIP Business phones are to be sold through VoIP equipment suppliers and distributors. Sales and support of products in Asia is done through eOn Communications (Beijing) Corporation Limited (“eOn China”), the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary based in Beijing, China.

Our marketing objective is to position eOn as a proven provider of enterprise communications and contact center solutions. Our target customer base continues to be mid-size businesses that are looking to deploy or replace their legacy communications systems with next generation IP telephony and multi-media contact center solutions. We will continue to promote solutions within selected market segments, including the U.S. Federal Government, education/school systems, providers of outsourced contact center solutions, traditional and online retailers. We will continue to reach prospects in these markets via web-based marketing initiatives, customer referral programs and joint marketing efforts with our US and international dealers and VAR.

Cortelco products are sold through several distribution channels. An integral part of Cortelco’s strategy is to strengthen and protect its relationships with resellers, distributors and other vendors to encourage these parties to recommend or distribute Cortelco’s products and to add resellers both domestically and internationally. Cortelco currently invests, and intends to continue to invest, significant resources to expand its sales and marketing capabilities.

 

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Cortelco’s marketing objective is to offer competitively priced, but with superior quality and reliability, customer premise communication equipment through our distributor channel. Our distributor’s target customer base consists of businesses, government, schools, healthcare and other institutions that seek legacy as well as IP telephone equipment.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The market for our products is characterized by rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards and frequent product introductions. We believe that our future success depends in large part upon our ability to continue to enhance the functionality and capabilities of our products. We plan to extend the functionality of our hardware and software technology by continuing to invest in research and development.

Cortelco’s approach is to identify market and product applications that fit core competencies as well as to seek new technologies. Cortelco does not engage in product development engineering, but rather partners with companies that either already have the desired technology or possess the technical background to develop the desired products. The recent merger with eOn provides additional technical resources that can be applied, on an as needed basis, to evaluate new products and particularly those for VOIP applications. Cortelco’s “vendor/partner” strategy has resulted in favorable credit terms and the ability to buy small quantities of many models with various colors and features as well as avoid the large cost of baseline hardware and software engineering and development.

MANUFACTURING

We currently use two contract manufacturers to produce the Millennium—Ayrshire Electronics, Inc (formerly ACT Electronics, Inc.), and Innovative Circuits, Inc. Both contract manufacturers perform printed circuit board assembly and soldering, in-circuit and functional testing and packaging. We believe that Ayrshire Electronics and Innovative Circuits have sufficient capacity and technical capabilities to respond to foreseeable increases in customer demand and advances in technology. After final assembly by either manufacturer, we inspect and perform quality assurance testing prior to shipment to our dealers or customers. We make purchases from Ayrshire and Innovative Circuits through purchase orders.

We currently use Clover Electronics, Inc. to perform printed circuit board assembly and soldering, in-circuit and functional testing and packaging of boards for our eQueue product line. We believe that Clover Electronics has sufficient capacity and technical capabilities to respond to foreseeable increases in customer demand and advances in technology.

We depend on sole source suppliers for certain components, digital signal processors and chip sets, and voice processor boards. Interruptions in the availability of components from our key suppliers could result in delays or reductions in product shipments, which could damage our customer relationships and harm our operating results. Finding alternate suppliers or modifying product designs to use alternative components could cause delays and result in additional expenses.

Cortelco buys many of its product families from various offshore suppliers with whom we have worked for several years. We manufacture our 2500/2554/3554 product lines from both offshore and domestically produced components at our Corinth, Mississippi facility. We are dependent on sole source suppliers for certain components and finished goods. Interruptions in the availability of these items from our key suppliers could result in delays or reductions in product shipments, which could damage our customer relationships and harm our operating results. Finding alternate suppliers or modifying product designs to use alternative components could cause delays and result in additional expenses.

COMPETITION

We expect competition to intensify as competitors develop new products, new competitors enter the market, and companies with complementary products enter into strategic alliances.

 

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The competitive arena for our products is changing very rapidly. Well-established companies and many emerging companies are developing products to address the PBX, ACD, VoIP and Multi-Media Contact Center markets. While the industry remains fragmented, it is rapidly moving toward consolidation, driven by both emerging companies’ desires to expand product offerings and established companies’ attempts to acquire new technology and reach new market segments.

We compete on the basis of providing reliable integrated voice and data communications systems that can be customized and configured rapidly and at a low cost. Although we believe that we compete favorably with respect to these factors, we may not be successful in this rapidly changing and highly competitive market.

Many of our current and potential competitors have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing, customer service and other resources, greater name recognition and a larger installed customer base than we do. Therefore, our competitors may be able to respond to new or emerging technologies and changes faster than we can. They may also be able to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products. Actions by our competitors could result in price reductions, reduced margins and loss of market share, any of which would damage our business.

Our current and potential competitors can be grouped into the following categories:

 

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VoIP Communications Equipment Suppliers

Our major competitors for the Millennium are the companies that provide products for the traditional voice communications market. These products include PBXs, voicemail systems and related products. These companies include Avaya, Mitel, NEC, Toshiba, and Siemens.

 

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VoIP Telephone Suppliers

Our major competitors for the eNterprise SIP Business Telephones include Polycom, Aastra, Linksys, Snom, and Grandstream among others. Each providesVoIP phones families that are compatible with major VoIP softswitch suppliers.

 

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Contact Center Vendors

Our major competitors for the eQueue are the traditional ACD or call center vendors who have large customer bases, brand recognition, reliable scaleable product offerings and have extensive experience with voice applications. However, their contact center solutions often consist of multiple separate technologies with little integration, have proprietary system architectures, and are expensive. These competitors include Avaya, and Aspect Software. We also face competition from other contact center competitors that feature integrated applications (all-in-one products) that are built on Intel hardware platforms. These competitors have reduced the need for systems integration and are often aggressively priced, but also lack brand recognition and do not have the depth of telephony capability of the traditional vendors. These vendors include Interactive Intelligence and Syntellect.

 

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Data Communications Equipment Suppliers

Many data communications equipment suppliers have a strategic objective of penetrating the voice communications and customer interaction management market, thereby substantially expanding their total served market. Foremost of these data-centric companies pursuing this strategy is Cisco Systems. Although data communications companies generally do not have substantial experience with voice communications systems, these companies can be expected to compete intensely in this market.

 

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Application Solution or Hosted Solution Providers

Emerging areas for competitors are firms that deliver enterprise communications and contact center functionality from a web based hosted platform. Oracle, Five9, and 8 X 8 are examples of companies offering this model in the market place. Advantages typically promoted are investment flexibility with

 

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monthly or transaction based licensing, immediate access to technology upgrades, and disaster recovery options. Business issues that must be considered include IP voice quality, system and application scalability, and limitations in system management and control.

 

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Cortelco Competition

The market in which Cortelco participates is intensely competitive, rapidly evolving and subject to technological changes. Cortelco considers KGP Logistics (formerly Embarq or Sprint North Supply), Telematrix (SciTec), Vtech (AT&T), Aastra and Panasonic to be key competitors for current products. Key competitive factors include product quality, features, functionality, product differentiation and reputation. Cortelco does not sell into the extremely competitive and low margin retail market but rather sells products into the commercial, government, independent telephone companies and various institutional markets.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

We rely on patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret protection and confidentiality and license agreements with our employees, clients, partners and others to protect our proprietary rights. We currently have numerous patents issued in the United States related to our business.

Our patent position, and that of technology companies in general, involves complex legal and factual questions and, therefore, the validity and enforceability of our patents cannot be predicted with certainty. The steps we have taken to protect our proprietary rights might not be adequate. Third parties might infringe or misappropriate our patents, trade secrets, trademarks and similar proprietary rights. Furthermore, others might independently develop or duplicate technologies similar to ours.

If we fail to protect our intellectual property, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed. In addition, we may have to litigate to enforce our intellectual property rights, protect our trade secrets or determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. Such litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of management and technical resources, which could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

“eOn,” “eQueue,” “Millennium”, “eNterprise”, “WorkSpace”, “eConn”, “Cortelco”, “Centurion”, “Tel-Flash”, “Tel-Trex”, & “Trendline” are trademarks of eOn and Cortelco.

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW COMPLIANCE

Our operations are affected by federal, state and local environmental laws. The Company makes every effort to comply with all laws deemed applicable. While we cannot predict with certainty future costs for environmental compliance, we do not believe they will have a material effect on our earnings or our competitive position.

EMPLOYEES

As of July 31, 2010, we had 104 employees. We had 93 employees in the United States (including 51 in Puerto Rico), 10 employees in China and 1 employee in Canada. The mix of employees was 23 in sales and marketing, 15 in research, development, and professional services, 23 in general and administration, and 43 in manufacturing and distribution. The Company also utilizes temporary employees, independent contractors, and part-time employees as needed. None of our employees are represented by a labor union and we consider our employee relations to be good.

 

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following table sets forth information about our Directors and Executive Officers:

 

NAME		AGE				POSITION
David S. Lee			73			Chairman and Director
James W. Hopper			66			Chief Executive Officer and Director
Lee M. Bowling			55			Chief Financial Officer

DAVID S. LEE, became the Chairman of the Board of eOn in 1991. From 2003 until June 2008, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer. Previously Mr. Lee served as Chief Executive Officer from May 2000 through August 2001. Mr. Lee is a director of Linear Technology Corporation, a semiconductor company, and Vizio, a consumer electronics company, Chairman of Symbio, a global outsourcing company, and serves as a Senior Advisor for Silver Lake, a private equity investment firm for technology. Mr. Lee is also Regent Emeritus for the University of California. From 1985 to 1988, Mr. Lee was President and Chairman of Data Technology Corporation, a computer peripheral company. Prior to 1985, he was Group Executive and Chairman of the Business Information Systems Group of ITT Corporation, a diversified company, and President of ITT Qume, formerly Qume Corporation, a computer systems peripherals company. In 1973, Mr. Lee co-founded Qume Corporation and was its Executive Vice President until the company was acquired by ITT Corporation in 1978. Mr. Lee received an M.S. from North Dakota State University and a B.S. and an honorary doctorate from Montana State University.

JAMES W. HOPPER, became Chief Executive Officer and director of eOn in June 2009. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hopper has been President of Cortelco, Inc. since 1997. Prior to 1997, he was Executive Vice President of Cortelco International, Inc., President and Chief Executive Officer of CMC Industries, and Executive Vice President and Plant Manager of Cortelco USA. Mr. Hopper’s experience also includes thirty-five years with ITT Corporation where he held numerous senior management positions. He has served on the Board of Directors of CMC Industries, Cortelco Systems Puerto Rico, International Telecommunications Corp., Ringers, Inc., and KSS Mid-South, Inc. Mr. Hopper holds a B.B.A in Management and Economics from the University of Memphis.

LEE M. BOWLING, became Chief Financial Officer of eOn in June 2009. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bowling has been Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cortelco, Inc. since 2004. Prior to 2004, Mr. Bowling was Controller of Cortelco, Inc from 1997 until 2004. His experience also includes various supervisory and management positions with ITT Telecommunications and Telephone Electronics Corporation. Mr. Bowling holds a B.S. in Accounting from Mississippi State University.

 

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ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS.

RISK FACTORS

The following risk factors and other information contained in this report should be carefully considered. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties that are not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our business operations. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, and operating results could be materially adversely affected.

In addition to the other information included in this report, the following factors should be considered in evaluating our business and future prospects.

eOn has experienced substantial losses and may continue to incur losses in the future.

For the year ended July 31, 2010, eOn had net income of $502,000. However, eOn has incurred substantial losses since inception resulting in an accumulated deficit of $48,389,000. eOn may not be able to achieve profitability from operations in the future.

Downturns in the U.S. economy adversely affect operating results.

Weakness in the U.S. economy has had a negative effect on our operating results. In an economic slowdown, we may also experience the negative effects of increased competitive pricing pressure and customer turnover. Worsening economic conditions or a prolonged or recurring recession could adversely affect our operating results. Further, we cannot assure you that an improvement in economic conditions will result in an immediate, if at all positive, improvement in our operating results or cash flows.

Fluctuations in our quarterly operating results could cause our stock price to decline.

Future operating results are likely to fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter. Factors that could affect our quarterly operating results include:

 

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Delays or difficulties in introducing new products;

 

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Increasing expenses without commensurate revenue increases;

 

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Variations in the mix of products sold;

 

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Variations in the timing or size of orders from our customers;

 

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Delayed deliveries from suppliers and

 

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Price decreases and other actions by our competitors.

Our quarterly operating results are also likely to fluctuate due to seasonal factors. Some of our vertical markets, such as the U.S. government, educational and retail buyers, follow seasonal buying patterns and do not make substantial purchases during our fiscal quarters ending January 31. Thus, revenues in the quarters ending January 31 are often lower than in the previous quarters. Because of these and other factors, our operating results may not meet expectations in some future quarters, which could cause our stock price to decline.

Our communications servers face intense competition from many companies that have targeted our markets.

The competitive arena for our products is changing very rapidly and we face intense competition in our markets. Well-established companies and many emerging companies continue to develop products that improve communications, increase employee productivity and lower costs. While the industry remains fragmented, it is rapidly moving toward consolidation. A number of our current competitors have been recently acquired by

 

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companies seeking to increase market share and their ability to compete. Additionally, robust open-source products have recently emerged in the market further lowering barriers to market entry and increasing competition.

We expect competition to intensify as competitors develop new products, new competitors enter the market, and companies with complementary products enter into strategic alliances.

Our current and potential competitors can be grouped into the following categories:

 

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Contact center vendors, such as Avaya and Aspect;

 

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Data communication equipment suppliers, such as Cisco Systems and Huawei;

 

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VoIP telephone manufacturers, such as Polycom, Linksys, Snom, Grand Stream and Aastra;

 

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Hosted solution providers including 8 X 8, Five9, Echopass and Oracle;

 

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Email management and web center software suppliers, such as eGain Communications, Kana Software, and LivePerson;

 

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Voice communications equipment suppliers, such as Avaya, Mitel, NEC, Toshiba, and Siemens;

 

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Customer relationship management (CRM) suppliers such as Oracle, and SalesForce.com; and

 

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Telephony product suppliers such as KGP Logistics, Telematrix, Vtech, Aastra, and Panasonic.

Many of our current and potential competitors have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing, customer service and other resources, greater name and brand recognition and a larger installed customer base than we do. Therefore, our competitors may be able to respond to new or emerging technologies and changes faster than we can. They may also be able to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products.

Actions by our competitors could result in price reductions, reduced margins and loss of market share, any of which would damage our business. We cannot assure you that we will be able to compete successfully against these competitors.

If we cannot maintain our indirect sales channels, our ability to generate revenue would be harmed.

A significant portion of our revenues are derived from dealers and value added resellers who have no obligation to sell our products. Therefore, dealers and value added resellers could discontinue selling our products at any time in favor of our competitors’ products or for any other reason. A reduction or loss of orders from our dealers and value added resellers could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

The lengthy sales cycles of some of our products and the difficulty in predicting the timing of our sales may cause fluctuations in our quarterly operating results.

The uncertainty of our sales cycle makes the timing of sales difficult to predict and may cause fluctuations in our quarterly operating results. Our sales cycles generally vary from four to twelve months for our eQueue products and from one to six months for our Millennium voice switching platform. The purchase of our products may involve a significant commitment of our customers’ time, personnel, and financial and other resources. Also, it is difficult to predict the timing of indirect sales because we have little control over the selling activities of our dealers and value added resellers.

We incur substantial sales and marketing expenses and spend significant management time before customers place orders with us, if at all. Revenues from a specific customer may not be recognized in the quarter in which we incur related sales and marketing expense, which may cause us to miss our revenues or earnings expectations.

 

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Our strategic relationships with third parties may not be successful.

Our ability to develop our business, particularly in China, will depend on our ability to identify partnership opportunities and to enter into suitable commercial arrangements and to maintain close working relationships with these and other industry participants. Our success in this area will also depend on our ability to select and evaluate suitable projects, as well as to consummate transactions in a highly competitive environment.

To develop our business, we plan to use the business relationships of our management team in order to form strategic relationships. These relationships may take the form of joint ventures with other private parties and local government bodies and contractual arrangements with other companies. We may not be able to establish these strategic relationships, or, if established, may not be able to maintain these relationships, particularly if members of the management team leave us. In addition, the dynamics of our relationships with strategic partners may require us to incur expenses or undertake activities we would not otherwise be inclined to incur or undertake to fulfill our obligations to these partners and/or maintain these relationships. If we do not successfully establish or maintain strategic relationships, we may not be able to achieve our business goals and that could adversely affect our anticipated results of operations and financial condition.

We face many risks from expanding into foreign markets.

The Company expects to increase sales to customers outside of the United States and establish additional distribution channels in Asia. However, foreign markets for our products may develop more slowly than currently anticipated. eOn may not be able to successfully establish international distribution channels, or may not be able to hire the additional personnel necessary to support such distribution channels.

Our future results could be harmed by economic, political, regulatory and other risks associated with international sales and operations.

Because our growth initiatives include expansion into foreign markets, we are subject to the risks of conducting business outside of the United States, including:

 

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Changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic conditions;

 

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Trade protection measures and import or export licensing requirements;

 

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Potentially negative consequences from changes in tax laws;

 

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Difficulty in managing widespread sales and customer service operations and

 

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Less effective protection of intellectual property.

Our products must respond to rapidly changing market needs and integrate with changing protocols to remain competitive.

The markets for our products are characterized by rapid technological change, frequent new product introductions, uncertain product life cycles and changing customer requirements. If we are not able to rapidly and efficiently develop new products and improve existing products to meet the changing needs of our customers and to adopt changing communications standards, our business, operating results and financial condition would be harmed.

Key features of our products include integration with standard protocols, computer telephony integration and automatic call distribution applications and protocols, operating systems and databases. If our products cannot be integrated with third-party technologies or if they do not respond to changing market needs, we could be required to redesign our products. Redesigning any of our products may require significant resources and could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

 

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Delayed deliveries of components from our single source suppliers or third-party manufacturers could reduce our revenues or increase our costs.

We depend on sole source suppliers for certain components, digital signal processors and chip sets, and voice processor boards. Interruptions in the availability of components from our key suppliers could result in delays or reductions in product shipments, which could damage our customer relationships and harm our operating results. Finding alternate suppliers or modifying product designs to use alternative components may cause delays and expenses. Further, a significant increase in the price of one or more third-party components or subassemblies could reduce our gross profit.

We depend upon our primary contract manufacturers Ayrshire Electronics, Innovative Circuits, and Clover Electronics. We may not be able to deliver our products on a timely basis if any of these manufacturers fail to manufacture our products and deliver them to us on time. In addition, it could be difficult to engage other manufacturers to build our products. Our business, results of operations and financial condition could be harmed by any delivery delays.

We buy many of our Cortelco products from various offshore suppliers with whom we have worked for several years. We are dependent on sole source suppliers for certain components and finished goods. Interruptions in the availability of these items from our key suppliers could result in delays or reductions in product shipments, which could damage our customer relationships and harm our operating results. Finding alternate suppliers or modifying product designs to use alternative components could cause delays and result in additional expenses.

We may be unable to hire and retain engineering and sales and marketing personnel necessary to execute our business strategy.

Competition for highly qualified personnel is intense due to the limited number of people available with the necessary technical skills, and we may not be able to attract, assimilate or retain such personnel. If we cannot attract, hire and retain sufficient qualified personnel, we may not be able to successfully develop, market and sell new products.

Our business could be harmed if we lose principal members of our management team.

We are highly dependent on the continued service of our management team. The loss of any key member of our management team may substantially disrupt our business and could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, replacing management personnel could be costly and time consuming.

We are effectively controlled by our principal stockholders and management, which may limit your ability to influence stockholder matters.

As of September 30, 2010, our executive officers, directors and principal stockholders and their affiliates beneficially owned 891,669 shares, or 30.2% of the outstanding shares of common stock. Thus, they effectively control us and direct our affairs, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions. This concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our company and some transactions may be more difficult or impossible without the support of these stockholders. The interests of these stockholders may conflict with those of other stockholders. We also conduct transactions with businesses in which our principal stockholders maintain interests. We believe that these transactions have been conducted on an arm’s length basis, but we cannot assure you that these transactions would have the same terms if conducted with unrelated third parties.

 

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We may not be able to protect our intellectual property, and any intellectual property litigation could be expensive and time consuming.

Our business and competitive position could be harmed if we fail to adequately protect our intellectual property. Although we have filed patent applications, we are not certain that our patent applications will result in the issuance of patents, or that any patents issued will provide commercially significant protection to our technology. In addition, as we grow and gain brand recognition, our products are more likely to be subjected to infringement litigation. We could incur substantial costs and may have to divert management and technical resources in order to respond to, defend against, or bring claims related to our intellectual property rights. In addition, we rely on a combination of patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws and contractual restrictions to establish and protect our proprietary rights. These statutory and contractual arrangements may not provide sufficient protection to prevent misappropriation of our technology or to deter independent third-party development of similar technologies. Any litigation could result in our expenditure of funds, management time and resources.

Our products may have undetected faults leading to liability claims, which could harm our business.

Our products may contain undetected faults or failures. Any failures of our products could result in significant losses to our customers, particularly in mission-critical applications. A failure could also result in product returns and the loss of, or delay in, market acceptance of our products. In addition, any failure of our products could result in claims against us. Our purchase agreements with our customers typically contain provisions designed to limit our exposure to potential product liability claims. However, the limitation of liability provisions contained in our purchase agreements may not be effective as a result of federal, state or local laws or ordinances or unfavorable judicial decisions in the United States or other countries. We maintain insurance to protect against certain claims associated with the use of our products, but our insurance coverage may not adequately cover all possible claims asserted against us. In addition, even claims that ultimately are unsuccessful could be expensive to defend and consume management time and resources.

Our charter contains certain anti-takeover provisions that may discourage take-over attempts and may reduce our stock price.

Our board of directors has the authority to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock and to determine the preferences, rights and privileges of those shares without any further vote or action by the stockholders. The rights of the holders of common stock may be harmed by the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that may be issued in the future. Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us without the consent of our board of directors, even if such changes were favored by a majority of the stockholders. These include provisions that provide for a staggered board of directors, prohibit stockholders from taking action by written consent and restrict the ability of stockholders to call special meetings.

Future sales of shares may decrease our stock price.

Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, including shares issued upon the exercise of outstanding options, or the perception that such sales could occur, could reduce the market price of our common stock. These sales also might make it more difficult for us to raise funds through future offerings of common stock.

 

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ITEM 2.

PROPERTIES.

The Company leases property as detailed in the following table.

 

LOCATION		APPROXIMATE SIZE		LEASE EXPIRATION DATE		INTENDED USE
Kennesaw, Georgia, USA		2,002 sq. ft.		August 2012		Office
Corinth, Mississippi, USA		77,000 sq. ft.		December 2010		Office/Warehouse
San Jose, California, USA		3,780 sq. ft.		December 2010		Office
Caguas, Puerto Rico		17,236 sq. ft.		August 2019		Office/Warehouse

Aggregate annual rental payments for the Company’s facilities are approximately $325,000. The Company’s current facilities are generally adequate for anticipated needs over the next 12 to 24 months. The Company does not own any real property.

 

ITEM 3.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

As of the acquisition date, CSPR had a contingent liability associated with a property tax audit. The Municipal Revenue Collection Center of Puerto Rico (“CRIM”) conducted a personal property tax audit for the years 1999 and 2000 which resulted in assessments of approximately $320,000 (approximately $496,000 as of September 14, 2010, including interest and penalties). The assessments arose from CRIM’s disallowances of certain credits for overpayments from 1999 and 2000, claimed in the 2001 through 2003 personal property tax returns. During the audit process, CRIM alleged that some components of the inventory reported as exempt should be taxable. The parties met several times and an informal administrative hearing was held on September 27, 2006. CSPR submitted its position in writing within the time period provided by CRIM. CSPR believes it has strong arguments to support its position that the components of inventory qualify as raw material. However, management believes a settlement may be reached for an amount less than the assessment. Accordingly, the Company has recorded a liability of $80,000 as of the CSPR stock acquisition date and July 31, 2010.

From time to time, we may be a party to legal proceedings incidental to our business. We do not believe that any of these proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition.

 

ITEM 4.

(REMOVED AND RESERVED).

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5.

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

Market Information

Our common stock began trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol EONC on February 4, 2000. Prior to that date, there was no public market for our common stock. The Company split its common shares in a 5 to 1 reverse split effective at market close on April 18, 2008. The following table sets forth, for the fiscal quarters indicated, the high and low sales prices of our common stock as reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market.

 

QUARTER ENDED		HIGH				LOW
July 31, 2010		$	2.70			$	1.35
April 30, 2010		$	5.14			$	2.55
January 31, 2010		$	7.10			$	1.40
October 31, 2009		$	1.53			$	0.79
July 31, 2009		$	0.90			$	0.59
April 30, 2009		$	0.90			$	0.37
January 31, 2009		$	0.80			$	0.30
October 31, 2008		$	1.25			$	0.54

The prices in the table above represent inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not reflect actual transactions.

On June 23, 2008 the Company received a NASDAQ Staff Deficiency Letter from the NASDAQ Stock Market. The letter stated that for the prior 30 consecutive business days, the closing bid price per share of the Company’s common stock had been below the $1.00 minimum per share requirement for continued listing as set forth in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4). According to the Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(8)(D), the Company was provided 180 calendar days, or until December 22, 2008, to regain compliance. On October 22, 2008, pursuant to the suspension of NASDAQ’s bid and market value rules, NASDAQ notified the Company that eOn had until March 26, 2009 to regain compliance.

On December 23, 2008, March 25, 2009, and July 13, 2009, NASDAQ suspended the bid price and market value of publicly held shares requirement, effectively freezing the stage in the compliance period until July 31, 2009. The Company had 66 calendar days, or until October 7, 2009 to regain compliance. On August 26, 2009, NASDAQ notified the Company that it has regained compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and the matter is now closed.

Holders

As of September 30, 2010, there were approximately 240 shareholders of record of our common stock and, to the best of our knowledge, approximately 2,800 beneficial owners whose shares of common stock were held in the names of brokers, dealers, and clearing agencies.

Dividends

During fiscal 2010 and 2009, we did not declare any cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain any earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business and, therefore, do not expect to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

 

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Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

Information with respect to Equity Compensation plans is set forth under Part III of this report under the caption “Item 11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.”

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

On April 1, 2009, the Company acquired Cortelco for up to $11,000,000 in cash. Cortelco merged with a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of eOn and is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of eOn. David Lee, Chairman of eOn, was the Chairman and the controlling shareholder of Cortelco. In exchange for all of the outstanding shares of Cortelco stock, Cortelco shareholders received an initial aggregate payment of $500,000. The Company executed a note payable to Cortelco’s former shareholders for $10,500,000. The note is non-interest bearing and is contingent primarily upon the level of Cortelco earnings after closing and all Cortelco shareholders are eligible to receive quarterly payments thereunder in cash until the full consideration has been paid. The note was issued pursuant to an exemption from registration under The Securities Act of 1933 in reliance upon Section 4(2) and Regulation D. The fair value of the note payable obligation assumed on the April 1, 2009 acquisition date was estimated using a discounted cash flow method, and together with approximately $124,000 in acquisition costs, resulted in a total purchase price of $5,054,000.

On June 9, 2010, the Company executed a Stock Purchase Agreement to purchase 501,382 shares of common stock of Cortelco Systems Puerto Rico, Inc. (“CSPR”) from David S. Lee, eOn’s Chairman. The acquisition of CSPR stock was completed on June 9, 2010. The consideration for the CSPR shares consists of (i) 90,959 Company shares of stock, issued to Mr. Lee effective June 9, 2010, (ii) a cash payment of $185,511.34, payable in three annual installments, with the initial installment due on June 9, 2011, (iii) and the right to share in sale proceeds received by the Company if the Company sells the CSPR shares on or before June 9, 2013 for a price that is more than the Company paid for the shares. The number of eOn shares issued to Mr. Lee was calculated based on the average closing price of eOn Shares for thirty (30) trading days ending on June 8, 2010. The Company has the right to require Mr. Lee to repurchase the CSPR shares at the price paid by the Company on or after June 9, 2013, but before June 9, 2014.

Stock Repurchases in the Fourth Quarter

None.

 

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ITEM 7.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

OVERVIEW

eOn Communications Corporation™ (“eOn” or the “Company”) is a provider of communications solutions. Backed with over 20 years of telecommunications engineering expertise, the Company’s solutions enable its customers to use the eOn products to communicate more effectively. eOn’s offerings are built on open architectures that enable easy adoption of emerging technologies, such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and concepts such as Service Oriented Architectures (SOA).

The Company completed its acquisition of Cortelco on April 1, 2009. For additional information, refer to the amended and restated Merger Agreement among the Company, Cortelco Holding, and a subsidiary of the Company, setting forth the terms and conditions of the acquisition, filed as an exhibit to the Company 8-K dated as of December 18, 2008. Cortelco, Cortelco Holding’s wholly owned subsidiary, provides customer premise equipment (CPE) commercial grade telephone products primarily for use in businesses, government agencies, colleges and universities, telephone companies, and utilities. Cortelco has formed strategic alliances with distributors and provides the support needed to supply customers with quality sales, marketing, customer service, technical support, and training.

On June 9, 2010, the Company executed a Stock Purchase Agreement to purchase 501,382 shares of common stock of Cortelco Systems Puerto Rico, Inc. (“CSPR”) from David S. Lee, eOn’s Chairman. The acquisition of CSPR stock was completed on June 9, 2010 and combined with the shares already owned by the Company, establishes eOn Communications as the majority shareholder of Cortelco Systems Puerto Rico. For additional information, refer to the Stock Purchase Agreement between the Company and David S. Lee, setting forth the terms and conditions of the acquisition, filed as an exhibit to the Company 8-K dated as of June 9, 2010. CSPR’s operations include the sale and service of integrated communications systems, data equipment, security products and telephony billing services. CSPR is a registered company under the Security and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). On July 30, 2009, CSPR filed Form 15, Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or suspension of duty to file reports under sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and discontinued all SEC filing requirements.

The Company had net income of $502,000 for fiscal year 2010. The increase in revenue and gross margin resulting from the acquisition of Cortelco was partially offset with imputed interest on the note payable to Cortelco’s shareholders. Imputed interest is dependent on Cortelco’s projected earnings and resulting payments pursuant to the note payable to Cortelco’s former shareholders. Cash flows generated by Cortelco subsequent to the merger will first be used to pay the obligation under the merger agreement until the full $11,000,000 is satisfied.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Critical accounting policies are defined as those that are reflective of significant judgments and uncertainties and that could potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. We believe that our critical accounting policies are limited to those described below. For a detailed description of our accounting policies, see Footnote 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Revenue Recognition

The Company’s revenues from its six product lines are the result of separate, individual deliverables:

 

		Type of Revenues Earned
Product Line		Equipment/Software		Professional Services		Maintenance Contracts
Millennium PBX System		Individual sale
eQueue Contact Center System		Individual sale		Individual sale		Individual sale
VOIP Telephones		Individual sale
Cortelco Products		Individual sale
CSPR Products		Individual sale		Individual sale		Individual sale
CSPR Telephony Billing				Individual sale

Because the eQueue system is very flexible in its applications, some customers contract for professional services to tailor their system to specific requirements. Professional services are invoiced separately upon completion. eQueue customers can also elect to enter into maintenance contracts to receive software updates and free technical support. Revenue is booked quarterly for each maintenance period as provided. The VOIP phones can be deployed with either the Millennium or eQueue systems to provide lower call costs as well as flexible telecom management across multiple locations. These phones may be sold with a new system, but are often sold subsequent to the system sale.

Telephony billing revenues from the resale of Puerto Rico Telephone services are recognized monthly as services are provided to the customers.

Revenues from our products are recognized only when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the price to the customer is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured. Generally, revenue is recognized (1) upon shipment for equipment and software, (2) as work is performed for professional services, and (3) in equal periodic amounts over the term of the contract for software and hardware maintenance. The Company’s revenue recognition policies are in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue Recognition, and Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 985, Software.

Product Warranties

We generally provide customers a one year product warranty from the date of purchase. We estimate the costs of satisfying warranty claims based on analysis of past claims experience and provide for these future claims in the period that revenue is recognized. The cost of satisfying warranty claims, which approximates 0.6%—1.5% of product revenues, has historically been comprised of materials and direct labor costs. We perform quarterly evaluations of these estimates and any changes in estimates, which could potentially be significant, are included in earnings in the period in which the evaluations are completed.

Inventory Obsolescence

We carry inventories at the lower of cost or market. This policy depends on the timely identification of those items included in inventory whose market price may have declined below carrying value, such as slow-moving or obsolete items, and we record any necessary valuation reserves. We perform an analysis of slow-moving or obsolete inventory on a quarterly basis and any necessary valuation reserves, which could potentially be significant, are included in earnings in the period in which the evaluations are completed.

 

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Software Development

We capitalize costs for developing software upon determination that technological feasibility has been established for the product, if that product is to be sold, leased or otherwise marketed. Costs incurred prior to the establishment of technological feasibility are charged to research and development expense. When the product or enhancement is available for general release to customers, capitalization is ceased, and previously capitalized costs are amortized based on current and anticipated future revenues for the product, but with an annual amortization amount at least equal to the straight-line amortization over an estimated economic life of five years.

For the years ended July 31, 2010 and 2009, capitalized software development costs, which relate to our eConn IP-PBX product, were approximately $562,000 and $243,000, respectively. Amortization of the software development costs are projected to be amortized beginning in the first fiscal quarter of 2011.

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable

We typically grant standard credit terms to customers in good credit standing. As a result, we must estimate the portion of our accounts receivable that are uncollectible and record any necessary valuation reserves. We generally reserve for estimated uncollectible accounts on a customer-by-customer basis, which requires us to make judgments about each individual customer’s ability and intention to fully pay balances payable to us. We make these judgments based on our knowledge of and relationships with our customers and we update our estimates on a monthly basis. Any changes in estimate, which can be significant, are included in earnings in the period in which the change in estimate occurs.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is the vesting period.

We currently use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options and employee stock purchase plan shares. The determination of the fair value of stock-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model is affected by our stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables. These variables include our expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors, risk-free interest rate and expected dividends.

The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Expected volatilities are based on historical daily closing prices adjusted for our expected future volatility. The Company believes that implied volatility is more reflective of market conditions and a better indicator of expected volatility than historical volatility. The Company uses historical information to calculate the expected life of option grants. The Company believes that historical information is currently reflective of the economic life of outstanding option grants. The dividend yield is determined by dividing the expected per share dividend during the coming year by the average fair market value of the stock during the period. The Company has not historically declared any cash dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain any earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business and therefore do not expect to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The estimated fair value of the employee stock options are amortized to expense using the straight-line method over the vesting period.

If factors change and we employ different assumptions for estimating stock-based compensation expense in future periods or if we decide to use a different valuation model, the future periods may differ significantly from what we have recorded in the current period and could materially affect our operating income, net income and net income per share.

 

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The Black-Scholes option-pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable, characteristics not present in our option grants and employee stock purchase plan shares. Existing valuation models, including the Black-Scholes and lattice binomial models, may not provide reliable measures of the fair values of our stock-based compensation. Consequently, there is a risk that our estimates of the fair values of our stock-based compensation awards on the grant dates may bear little resemblance to the actual values realized upon the exercise, expiration, early termination or forfeiture of those stock-based payments in the future. Certain stock-based payments, such as employee stock options, may expire worthless or otherwise result in zero intrinsic value as compared to the fair values originally estimated on the grant date and reported in our financial statements. Alternatively, value may be realized from these instruments that are significantly higher than the fair values originally estimated on the grant date and reported in our financial statements. There currently is no market-based mechanism or other practical application to verify the reliability and accuracy of the estimates stemming from these valuation models, nor is there a means to compare and adjust the estimates to actual values.

See Note 11 Stock—Based Compensation to the consolidated financial statements for further information regarding ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation.

Deferred Taxes

We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities. Because of substantial losses from inception through fiscal year 2009, the Company has available net operating loss (“NOL”) carry-forwards of approximately $25,300,000.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require the recording of a valuation allowance against the net deferred tax asset associated with this NOL and other timing differences if it is “more likely than not” that the Company will not be able to utilize the NOL to offset future taxes. Due to the size of the NOL carry-forward in relation to the Company’s taxable income in recent years and to the continuing uncertainties surrounding future earnings, to the extent that it is more likely than not that deferred tax assets may not be realized, management has provided for an allowance on its net deferred tax assets. The Company currently provides for income taxes only to the extent of expected cash payments of taxes, primarily state and foreign income taxes.

Should the Company’s earnings trend cause management to conclude that it is more likely than not the Company will realize all or a material portion of the NOL carry-forward, management would record the estimated net realizable value of its deferred tax asset at that time. The Company would then provide for income taxes at a rate equal to its combined federal and state effective rates, which would approximate 39% under current tax rates. Subsequent revisions to the estimated net realizable value of the deferred tax asset could cause the provision for income taxes to vary significantly from period to period, although the Company’s cash tax payments would remain unaffected until the benefit of the NOL is utilized.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table presents our statements of operations expressed as a percentage of net revenues for fiscal years 2010 and 2009:

 

		For the Years Ended July 31,
		2010				2009
Net revenue			100.0	%			100.0	%
Cost of revenue			63.8	%			55.1	%
Gross profit			36.2	%			44.9	%
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative			28.0	%			34.1	%
Research and development			2.9	%			8.7	%
Other			0.3	%			1.1	%
Total operating expense			31.2	%			43.9	%
Income from operations			5.0	%			1.0	%
Interest (expense)			(3.9	)%			(4.4	)%
Equity earnings of an unconsolidated investee			0.4	%			0.3	%
Gain on bargain purchase			2.9	%			0.0	%
Gain on investment			0.1	%			0.0	%
Income (loss) before income taxes			4.5	%			(3.1	)%
Income taxes			(1.5	)%			0.0	%
Net income (loss)			3.0	%			(3.1	)%
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest			0.2	%			0.0	%
Net income (loss) attributable to eOn Communications Corp. shareholders			2.8	%			(3.1	)%

NET REVENUE

Revenue is comprised of product revenue generated by our Millennium and Cortelco and CSPR product lines and product and maintenance and professional service revenue generated by our eQueue and CSPR product line. Net revenue increased approximately 61% to $17,094,000 for the year ended July 31, 2010 from $10,645,000 for the previous fiscal year. The increase reflects $12,125,000 in Cortelco revenue for the full fiscal year compared to four months in the prior year subsequent to the acquisition of Cortelco on April 1, 2009. Net revenue also includes $1,236,000 of CSPR revenue subsequent to the acquisition of a majority interest on June 9, 2010. The increase in revenue is partially offset by lower eQueue revenue from products, maintenance and professional services, and lower Millennium revenue compared to the prior year. Sales of Millennium systems and eQueue systems were adversely impacted by slowdowns in key U.S. government and education markets and increased competition.

COST OF REVENUE AND GROSS PROFIT

Cost of revenue is primarily comprised of purchases from our contract manufacturers and other suppliers and costs incurred for final assembly of our phones and systems. Gross profit increased approximately 29% to $6,186,000 for the year ended July 31, 2010 compared to $4,782,000 for the previous fiscal year. The increase in gross profit reflects inclusion of Cortelco’s and CSPR’s gross profit and partially offset by lower Millennium product and eQueue product, maintenance and professional service gross profit. Our gross margins were 36% and 45% for fiscal years 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease in margin percentage reflects lower maintenance and professional services revenue, which historically has higher margins. The inclusion of Cortelco operations beginning April 1, 2009, which historically has a lower margin, also contributed to the decline in gross margin percentages.

 

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SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $4,784,000 for the year ended July 31, 2010, an increase of 32% from $3,633,000 in the prior fiscal year. The increase is primarily attributable to an increase of $1,473,000 in Cortelco expenses due to inclusion of the full fiscal year compared to four months in the previous fiscal year. The increase also reflects inclusion of CSPR’s expenses of approximately $292,000 and higher domestic contract services and trade show expenses, partially offset by lower personnel costs, overhead expenses, travel expenses, professional fees, and bad debt expenses.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE

Research and development expenses are primarily comprised of personnel and related expenses for our engineering staff. Our research and development efforts are currently concentrated on development of the new eConn IP-PBX/ACD with continued enhancements for our eQueue and Millennium product lines. Research and development expenses were $502,000 for the year ended July 31, 2010, which represents a decrease of approximately 46% from $926,000 in fiscal year 2009. The decrease primarily reflects lower subcontract costs and overhead expenses. The Company capitalized approximately $561,000 of software development costs related to a new IP PBX that is under development. Amortization of the capitalized cost is expected to begin in the first fiscal quarter of 2011 when the product is available for general release to customers.

OTHER EXPENSE

Other income and expense is primarily comprised of bank service charges, franchise taxes, currency differences and gains or losses from disposal of fixed assets. Other expense was $52,000 in fiscal 2010 compared to an expense of $120,000 in fiscal year 2009. The decrease is primarily a result of the disposal of leasehold improvements in China in fiscal year 2009.

INTEREST EXPENSE, NET

Interest expense was $671,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $466,000 in fiscal year 2009. Fiscal year 2010 reflects imputed interest of $674,000 on the note payable to the former Cortelco shareholders.

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

Income tax expense totaled $248,000 in fiscal 2010 and $5,000 in fiscal 2009. Income tax expense differed from tax expense at the statutory federal income tax rate due to state income taxes and the valuation allowance established.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of July 31, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of $4,108,000 and a working capital balance of $8,557,000.

Our operating activities resulted in net cash inflows of $2,885,000 for fiscal year 2010 compared to net cash inflows of $1,256,000 for fiscal year 2009. The increase in net operating cash flow for the current fiscal year primarily reflects lower accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid assets, and net income (adjusted for non cash items) for the year partially offset by lower accrued expenses. Net operating cash inflow for fiscal year 2009 was primarily the result of lower inventories and higher accounts payable partially offset by net loss (adjusted for non cash items) for the year and higher accounts receivable.

Our investing activities resulted in net cash outflows of $222,000 for fiscal year 2010 compared to net cash inflows of $209,000 in fiscal year 2009. Cash used investing activities for fiscal year 2010 included capitalized

 

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software development costs of $562,000 and capital expenditures partially offset by cash acquired in the acquisition of CSPR. Cash provided by investing activities during fiscal year 2009 consisted primarily of net sales of marketable securities, partially offset by net cash used in the acquisition of Cortelco, capitalized software development costs, investment in a joint venture and capital expenditures.

Our financing activities resulted in net cash outflows of $1,572,000 in fiscal year 2010 compared to net cash inflows of $2,000 in fiscal year 2009. Cash used in financing activities during fiscal year 2010 was attributable to payments on the Cortelco Note and dividend payments by CSPR partially offset by purchases under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan and proceeds from the exercise of a stock warrant. Cash provided by financing activities during fiscal year 2009 was attributable to proceeds from the employee stock purchase plan.

We believe that our available funds will satisfy our projected working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. To the extent future revenues are not realized or we grow more rapidly than expected, we may need additional cash to finance our operating activities and capital expenditures. Should we need financing, there can be no assurances that financing will be available to us on economically acceptable terms.

Due to the current state of the credit markets, we are not able to predict with any certainty whether we could obtain debt or equity financing to provide additional sources of liquidity, should the need arise, at favorable rates.

Liquidity

Since inception, the Company has financed its operations through debt financing and proceeds generated from public offerings of its common stock. The proceeds from these transactions have been used primarily to fund research and development costs, and selling, general and administrative expenses.

The Company has incurred substantial net operating losses since inception and negative cash flows from operating activities resulting in an accumulated deficit of $48,389,000. The Company recorded net income of $467,000 in fiscal year 2010. As of July 31, 2010, the Company had $4,108,000 in cash and cash equivalents available to fund operations, of which $194,000 was held in international bank accounts.

The Company is largely dependent on available cash and operating cash flow to finance operations and meet its other capital needs. Cortelco has a line of credit based on an asset formula involving accounts receivable and inventory up to a maximum of $2,500,000, none of which was drawn on as of July 31, 2010. The line of credit is secured by substantially all of Cortelco’s assets. The loan’s interest rate is floating based on LIBOR and expires December 15, 2010. CSPR has a $400,000 revolving line of credit secured by trade accounts receivable and bears interest at 2.5% over Citibank’s base rate. The agreement, none of which was drawn on as of July 31, 2010, is renewable annually at the bank’s sole discretion and has certain covenants requirements. If such sources are not sufficient, alternative funding sources may not be available. The Company believes that cash on hand, short-term marketable securities, and the lines of credit plus the additional liquidity that it expects to generate from operations will be sufficient to cover its working capital and fund expected capital expenditures over at least the next twelve months.

Capital Resources

The Company believes that the cash, short-term marketable securities on hand, lines of credit, plus the additional liquidity that we expect to generate from operations will be sufficient to meet the cash requirements of the business including capital expenditures and working capital needs for at least the next twelve months. Should actual results differ significantly from our current assumptions, our liquidity position could be adversely affected and the Company could be in a position that would require the Company to raise additional capital, which may not be available to the Company or may not be available on acceptable terms.

 

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NET INCOME (LOSS)

Net income was $467,000 in fiscal year 2010 compared to a net loss of $339,000 in fiscal year 2009. Reported net income has been materially impacted by the imputed interest expense due to the amortization of the difference between the face value of the contingent obligation to the former Cortelco shareholders and the discounted present value of the note payable recorded on the balance sheet. The table below presents a non-GAAP financial disclosure to provide a quantitative analysis of the impact of the imputed interest expense on reported net income (loss) and income (loss) per share. Management does not include this expense in its analysis of financial results or how resources are allocated. Because of this, we deemed it meaningful to provide this non-GAAP disclosure of the impact of this significant item on our financial results.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Disclosure
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
		Year Ended July 31,  2010				Year Ended July 31,  2009
Net income (loss) reported		$	467			$	(339	)
Interest imputed			674				480
Net income less imputed interest		$	1,141			$	141
Net income (loss) per common share as reported		$	0.17			$	(0.12	)
Interest imputed			0.24				0.18
Net income per common share less imputed interest		$	0.41			$	0.05
Weighted average common shares outstanding			2,760				2,735

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Contractual Obligations

The Company is obligated to make future payments under various contracts it has entered into, including amounts pursuant to non-cancelable operating lease agreements for office and warehouse space and inventory purchase obligations. Expected future minimum contractual cash obligations for the next five years and in the aggregate at July 31, 2010 are as follows (in thousands):

 

		Payments Due by Period for the Years Ending July 31,
		Total				2011				2012				2013				2014				2015				Thereafter
Notes payable (1)		$	4,321			$	683			$	604			$	546			$	440			$	404			$	1,644
Operating leases (2)			1,139				213				137				107				110				117				455
Purchase obligations (3)			2,375				2,375				—				—				—				—				—
Total		$	7,835			$	3,271			$	741			$	653			$	550			$	521			$	2,099

 

(1)

Actual payments under the note payable to Cortelco shareholders (“Cortelco Note”), which are to be based on future earnings of Cortelco, may differ significantly from the projected payments estimated at the Cortelco Note’s inception. These differences may result in significant fluctuations in periodic interest expense in order to properly reflect interest expense over the actual life of the Cortelco Note.

(2)	Non-cancelable operating leases do not include payments due under renewals to the original lease term.

(3)	Outstanding commitments for purchases of inventory under open purchase orders.

On August 10, 2009, the Company’s lease was cancelled and the Company entered into a new sublease agreement reducing the leased square footage to 2,002 square feet of office space in Kennesaw, Georgia. The sublease has a term of three years and provided for rent expense of approximately $2,500 per month.

The Company leases approximately 3,780 square feet of office space in San Jose, California. This joint lease with Spark Technologies has monthly rent of approximately $3,200 and expires December 31, 2010.

 

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The Company leases approximately 77,236 square feet of office and warehouse space in Corinth, Mississippi. The lease has monthly rent of approximately $11,500 and has a term of four years expiring in December 2010.

CSPR leases approximately 17,236 square feet of office and warehouse space from the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company. The lease expires in August 2019 and has monthly rent of approximately $8,000.

The Company is involved in various matters of litigation, claims, and assessments arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the eventual disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial statements.

As of the acquisition date, CSPR had a contingent liability associated with a property tax audit. The Municipal Revenue Collection Center of Puerto Rico (“CRIM”) conducted a personal property tax audit for the years 1999 and 2000 which resulted in assessments of approximately $320,000 (approximately $496,000 as of September 14, 2010, including interest and penalties). The assessments arose from CRIM’s disallowances of certain credits for overpayments from 1999 and 2000, claimed in the 2001 through 2003 personal property tax returns. During the audit process, CRIM alleged that some components of the inventory reported as exempt should be taxable. The parties met several times and an informal administrative hearing was held on September 27, 2006. CSPR submitted its position in writing within the time period provided by CRIM. CSPR believes it has strong arguments to support its position that the components of inventory qualify as raw material. However, management believes a settlement may be reached for an amount less than the assessment. Accordingly, the Company has recorded a liability of $80,000 as of the CSPR stock acquisition date and July 31, 2010.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) approved the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”) as the single source of authoritative non-governmental generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). All existing accounting standard documents, such as FASB, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Emerging Issues Task Force and other related literature, excluding guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), have been superseded by the Codification. All other non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification has become nonauthoritative. The Codification did not change GAAP, but instead introduced a new structure that combines all authoritative standards into a comprehensive, topically organized online database. The Codification is effective for interim or annual periods ending after September 15, 2009, and impacts the Company’s consolidated financial statements, as all future references to authoritative accounting literature will be referenced in accordance with the Codification. As a result of the Company’s implementation of the Codification during the quarter ended October 31, 2009, previous references to new accounting standards and literature are no longer applicable.

On July 1, 2009, the Company adopted new guidance issued by the FASB related to the accounting for business combinations and related disclosures. This new guidance addresses the recognition and accounting for identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and noncontrolling interests in business combinations. The guidance also establishes expanded disclosure requirements for business combinations. The guidance was effective for the Company on July 1, 2009, and the Company will apply this new guidance prospectively to all business combinations subsequent to July 1, 2009.

On July 1, 2009, the Company adopted new guidance issued by the FASB related to the accounting for noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements. This guidance establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. This guidance requires that noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries be reported in the equity section of the controlling

 

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company’s balance sheet. It also changes the manner in which the net income of the subsidiary is reported and disclosed in the controlling company’s income statement. The adoption of this guidance had no impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In April 2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance related to interim disclosures about the fair values of financial instruments. This guidance requires disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments whenever a public company issues financial information for interim reporting periods. This guidance is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company adopted this guidance upon its issuance, and it had no material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In October 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on revenue recognition that becomes effective on a prospective basis for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Under the new guidance on arrangements that include software elements, tangible products that have software components that are essential to the functionality of the tangible product will no longer be within the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance, and software-enabled products will now be subject to other relevant revenue recognition guidance. Additionally, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables that are outside the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance. Under the new guidance, when vendor-specific objective evidence or third party evidence for deliverables in an arrangement cannot be determined, a best estimate of the selling price is required to separate deliverables and allocate arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. The new guidance includes new disclosure requirements on how the application of the relative selling price method affects the timing and amount of revenue recognition. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2010-06, Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements (“ASU No. 2010-06”), which amends the existing fair value measurements and disclosures guidance currently included in Accounting Standards Codification No. 820 to require additional disclosures regarding fair value measurements. Specifically, ASU No. 2010-06 requires entities to disclose the amounts of significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the reasons for these transfers, the reasons for any transfer in or out of Level 3, and information in the reconciliation of recurring Level 3 measurements about purchases, sales, issuance and settlements on a gross basis. In addition, ASU No. 2010-06 also clarifies the requirement for entities to disclose information about both the valuation techniques and inputs used in estimating Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU No. 2010-06 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for additional disclosures related to Level 3 fair value measurements, which are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. We do not expect ASU No. 2010-06 to have a material impact on our financial statements or results of operations.

 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms			33
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 31, 2010 and 2009			35
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended July 31, 2010 and 2009			36
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended July 31, 2010 and 2009			37
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended July 31, 2010 and 2009			38
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements			39

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders

eOn Communications Corporation

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of eOn Communications Corporation and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of July 31, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for the year ended July 31, 2010. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eon Communication Corporation and Subsidiaries as of July 31, 2010, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/ Horne LLP

Ridgeland, Mississippi

October 27, 2010

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors

eOn Communications Corporation

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of eOn Communications Corporation and subsidiaries as of July 31, 2009 and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of eOn Communications Corporation and subsidiaries as of July 31, 2009, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ GHP Horwath, P.C.

Denver, Colorado

October 29, 2009

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share amounts)

 

		As of July 31,
		2010				2009
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	4,108			$	3,010
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance of $235 and $332, respectively			4,168				2,943
Trade accounts receivable—related party			8				228
Inventories			4,948				5,032
Deferred income taxes			—				270
Prepaid and other current assets			257				242
Total current assets			13,489				11,725
Property and equipment, net			279				209
Intangibles, net			847				410
Investments			990				1,136
Investment in unconsolidated equity investee			—				140
Total assets		$	15,605			$	13,620
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable		$	2,361			$	1,127
Trade accounts payable—related party			—				11
Notes payable—related parties			674				1,157
Accrued expenses and other			1,977				1,628
Total current liabilities			5,012				3,923
Notes payable—related parties, net of current portion			3,647				3,891
Total liabilities			8,659				7,814
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, (10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding)			—				—
Common stock, $0.005 par value (10,000,000 shares authorized, 2,989,269 and 2,873,992 shares issued, respectively)			15				14
Additional paid-in capital			56,269				56,048
Treasury stock, at cost (139,580 shares)			(1,503	)			(1,503	)
Accumulated deficit			(48,389	)			(48,856	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income			110				103
Total eOn Communications Corp. stockholders’ equity			6,502				5,806
Noncontrolling interest			444				—
Total stockholders’ equity			6,946				5,806
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	15,605			$	13,620

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

		For the Years Ended July 31,
		2010				2009
REVENUE
Third party revenue		$	17,094			$	10,355
Related party revenue			—				290
Net revenue			17,094				10,645
COST OF REVENUE
Third party cost of revenue			10,908				5,659
Related party cost of revenue			—				204
Cost of revenue			10,908				5,863
Gross profit			6,186				4,782
OPERATING EXPENSE
Selling, general and administrative			4,784				3,633
Research and development			502				926
Other			52				120
Total operating expense			5,338				4,679
Income from operations			848				103
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense, net			(671	)			(466	)
Equity earnings of unconsolidated investee			61				29
Gain on bargain purchase			497				—
Gain on investment			15				—
Total other expense			(98	)			(437	)
Income (loss) before income taxes			750				(334	)
Income tax expense			(248	)			(5	)
Net income (loss)			502				(339	)
Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest			35				—
Net income (loss) attributable to eOn Communications Corp. shareholders		$	467			$	(339	)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic			2,760				2,735
Diluted			2,762				2,735
Basic income (loss) income per share		$	0.17			$	(0.12	)
Diluted income (loss) income per share		$	0.17			$	(0.12	)

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

 

		For the Years Ended July 31,
		2010				2009
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)		$	502			$	(339	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock based compensation expense			4				25
Depreciation and amortization			233				180
Deferred income taxes			270				—
Provision for doubtful accounts			(4	)			55
Loss on disposal of fixed assets			—				39
Imputed interest expense on note payable			676				480
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated investee			(61	)			(29	)
Gain on investments			(17	)			—
Gain on bargain purchase			(497	)			—
Changes in net assets and liabilities, net of effects of business acquisition
Trade accounts receivable			1,057				(488	)
Inventories			590				881
Prepaid and other current assets			195				232
Trade accounts payable			(21	)			329
Trade accounts receivable/payable—related party			206				(259	)
Accrued expenses and other			(248	)			150
Net cash provided by operating activities			2,885				1,256
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment			(45	)			(12	)
Capitalized software development costs			(562	)			(243	)
Purchase of investments			—				(194	)
Sale of investments			10				58
Sales of marketable securities			—				1,000
Net cash acquired (used) in business acquisition			375				(400	)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities			(222	)			209
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Payment of dividend by subsidiary			(124	)			—
Repayment of note payable			(1,425	)			—
Subsidiary purchase of treasury stock			(36	)			—
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan			11				2
Proceeds from stock warrant exercise			2				—
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities			(1,572	)			2
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash			7				(2	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			1,098				1,465
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			3,010				1,545
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	4,108			$	3,010
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid		$	642			$	—
Income taxes paid		$	—			$	5
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activity:
Net assets acquired in merger with Cortelco Systems Holding Corp., excluding cash (see Note 3)		$	—			$	4,954
Stock issued for purchase of CSPR stock		$	190			$	—
Note payable for purchase of CSPR stock		$	159			$	—

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands, except share amounts)

 

		Common Stock								Additional Paid-In Capital				Treasury Stock								Accumulated Deficit				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income				Noncontrolling Interest				Total Stockholders’ Equity
		Shares				Amount								Shares				Amount
Balance at August 1, 2008			2,869,608			$	14			$	55,931				(135,380	)		$	(1,502	)		$	(48,517	)		$	105			$	—			$	6,031
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan			4,384								2																								2
Stock based compensation expense, stock options and ESPP											25																								25
Capital contribution by David Lee											90																								90
Treasury stock acquired in merger															(4,200	)			(1	)															(1	)
Comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments																											(2	)							(2	)
Net loss																							(339	)											(339	)
Comprehensive loss																																			(341	)
Balance at July 31, 2009			2,873,992				14				56,048				(139,580	)			(1,503	)			(48,856	)			103				—				5,806
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan			9,318								11																								11
Stock based compensation expense, stock options and ESPP											4																								4
Issuance of common stock for exercise of stock warrant			15,000				1				1																								2
Issuance of common stock for purchase of CSPR stock			90,959								190																								190
Noncontrolling interest in acquisition of CSPR																															460				460
Subsidiary purchase of treasury stock																															(36	)			(36	)
Change in ownership interest in subsidiary											15																				(15	)			—
Comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments																											7								7
Net income																							467								35				502
Comprehensive income																																			509
Balance at July 31, 2010			2,989,269			$	15			$	56,269				(139,580	)		$	(1,503	)		$	(48,389	)		$	110			$	444			$	6,946

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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EON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Years Ended July 31, 2010 and 2009

 

1.	Description of Business

eOn Communications Corporation™ and subsidiaries (“eOn” or the “Company”) is a provider of communications solutions. Backed with over 20 years of telecommunications engineering expertise, the Company’s solutions enable its customers to leverage advanced technologies in order to communicate more effectively. eOn’s offerings are built on open architectures that enable adoption of emerging technologies, such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and concepts, such as Service Oriented Architectures (SOA). Whether businesses are looking to leverage the advantages of enterprise IP telephony or advanced contact center technologies, eOn Communications delivers, IP-ready products to improve business performance. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cortelco Systems Holding Corp. (“Cortelco”), the Company provides commercial grade telephone products primarily for use in businesses, government agencies, colleges and universities, telephone companies, and utilities. Cortelco sells primarily through large national distributors with whom it has long term relationships.

 

2.	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

(a)	Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and include the accounts of eOn Communications Corporation, eOn Communications (Beijing) Corporation Limited (“eOn China”) formed on June 20, 2006, Cortelco acquired on April 1, 2009, and Cortelco Systems Puerto Rico (“CSPR”) control of which was acquired on June 9, 2010. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

(b)	Cash and Cash Equivalents

All highly liquid investments with a maturity date of three months or less when purchased are considered to be cash equivalents. At July 31, 2010, there was approximately $194,000 held in foreign bank accounts.

 

(c)	Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are stated net of allowances for doubtful accounts. The Company typically grants standard credit terms to customers in good credit standing. As a result, the Company must estimate the portion of accounts receivable that are uncollectible and record any necessary valuation reserves. The Company generally reserves for estimated uncollectible accounts on a customer-by-customer basis, which requires judgment about each individual customer’s ability and intention to fully pay account balances. The Company makes these judgments based on knowledge of and relationships with customers and current economic trends, and updates estimates on a monthly basis. Any changes in estimate, which can be significant, are included in earnings in the period in which the change in estimate occurs.

 

(d)	Inventories

Inventories consist of phones, systems, system cards and component parts for final assembly of our systems and are valued at the lower of cost or market with cost determined utilizing standard cost which approximates the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. The Company performs an analysis of slow-moving or obsolete inventory on a quarterly basis and any changes in valuation reserves, which could potentially be significant, are included in earnings in the period in which the evaluations are completed.

 

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Years Ended July 31, 2010 and 2009

 

 

(e)	Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes and accelerated methods for income tax reporting purposes over the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally three to five years. Maintenance and repair costs are charged to expense as incurred.

 

(f)	Intangible Assets

Intangibles represent process technology acquired from Aelix Systems Inc. (Aelix) and software development costs. Aelix was the Company’s 100% owned subsidiary, which was closed effective April 1, 2008.

The Company accounts for costs related to software developed for external use in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 985, Software. As required by ASC Topic 985, the Company capitalizes costs in developing software products upon determination that technological feasibility has been established for the product, if that product is to be sold, leased or otherwise marketed. Costs incurred prior to the establishment of technological feasibility are charged to research and development expense. When the product or enhancement is available for general release to customers, capitalization is ceased, and previously capitalized costs are amortized based on current and anticipated future revenues for the product, but with an annual amortization amount at least equal to the straight-line amortization over an estimated economic life of five years. The software is under development and is expected to be available for general release to customers in the first fiscal quarter of 2011, at which time the Company will begin amortizing it.

In accordance with ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant, Equipment, management of the Company evaluates the carrying value of the process technology and software development cost annually or when a possible impairment is indicated. Based on its evaluation, management recorded an impairment charge of approximately $41,000 against the process technology as of July 31, 2010.

Changes in the carrying amount of the intangible assets are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

		Process Technology				Software Under Development				Total Intangible Assets
Balance at August 1, 2008		$	251			$	—			$	251
Amortization			(84	)			—				(84	)
Additions			—				243				243
Balance at July 31, 2009			167				243				410
Amortization			(84	)			—				(84	)
Impairment			(41	)			—				(41	)
Additions			—				562				562
Balance at July 31, 2010		$	42			$	805			$	847

 

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Years Ended July 31, 2010 and 2009

 

 

The following schedule outlines the expected intangible related amortization expense over the respective lives (in thousands):

 

Year ending July 31,		Process Technology Amortization				Software Amortization				Total Amortization
2011		$	42			$	121			$	163
2012			—				161				161
2013			—				161				161
2014			—				161				161
2015			—				161				161
Thereafter			—				40				40
Total		$	42			$	805			$	847

 

(g)	Investments

The equity method of accounting is used when the Company has a 20% to 50% interest in other entities or when we exercise significant influence over the entity. Under the equity method, original investments are recorded at cost and adjusted by the Company’s share of undistributed earnings or losses of these entities. Investments in which the Company has less than a 20% interest and in which it does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee are initially recorded at cost, and periodically reviewed for impairment.

The Company evaluates its cost method investments for impairment on a quarterly basis in accordance with ASC 325, Cost Method Investments (“ASC 325”), which specifically addresses accounting for cost method investments subsequent to initial measurement. An impairment charge is recognized whenever a decline in value of an investment below its carrying amount is determined to be other-than-temporary. In determining if a decline is other-than-temporary, factors such as the length of time and extent to which the fair value of the investment has been less than the carrying amount of the investment, the near-term and longer-term operating and financial prospects of the affiliate and the intent and ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery are considered.

 

(h)	Stock Compensation Plans

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation under ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation (“Topic 718”). Topic 718 requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards based on estimated fair values. Topic 718 also required the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to be recorded as financing cash flows.

 

(i)	Product Warranties

The Company generally provides customers a one year product warranty from the date of purchase for the Millennium and eQueue product lines. Warranty for the Cortelco product line ranges from one to five years based upon the product purchased. The Company estimates the costs of satisfying warranty claims based on analysis of past claims experience and provides for these future claims in the period that revenue is recognized. The cost of satisfying warranty claims, which approximates 0.6%—1.5% of product revenues, has historically been comprised of materials and direct labor costs. The Company performs quarterly evaluations of these estimates and any changes in estimates, which could potentially be significant, are included in earnings in the period in which the evaluations are completed.

 

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Years Ended July 31, 2010 and 2009

 

 

(j)	Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets when management is unable to conclude that it is more likely than not that the asset will be realized.

The impact of an uncertain income tax position on the income tax return must be recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. The Company classifies interest and penalties, if any, as a component of its income tax provision.

 

(k)	Revenue Recognition

The Company’s revenues from its six product lines are the result of separate, individual deliverables:

 

		Type of Revenues Earned
Product Line		Equipment/Software		Professional Services				Maintenance Contracts
Millennium PBX System		Individual sale
eQueue Contact Center System		Individual sale			Individual sale				Individual sale
VOIP Telephones		Individual sale
Cortelco Products		Individual sale
CSPR Products		Individual sale			Individual sale				Individual sale
CSPR Telephony Billing					Individual sale

Because the eQueue system is very flexible in its applications, some customers contract for professional services to tailor their system to specific requirements. Professional services are invoiced separately upon completion.

eQueue customers can also elect to enter into maintenance contracts to receive software updates and free technical support. Revenue is recognized quarterly for each maintenance period as provided.

The VOIP telephones can be deployed with either the Millennium or the eQueue systems to provide lower call costs as well as flexible telecom management across multiple locations. These phones may be sold with a new system, but are often sold subsequent to the system sale.

Cortelco sells corded and cordless analog and digital telephones capable of operating in the multiple PBX, Key System and Centrex environments primarily through stocking distributors.

Telephony billing revenues from the resale of Puerto Rico Telephone services are recognized monthly as services are provided to the customers.

The Company records shipping and handling fees billed to customers as revenue, and shipping and handling costs incurred with the delivery of products as cost of sales.

Revenues from our products are recognized only when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the price to the customer is fixed or determinable, and

 

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Years Ended July 31, 2010 and 2009

 

collectibility is reasonably assured. Generally, revenue is recognized (1) upon shipment for equipment and software, (2) as work is performed for professional services and (3) in equal periodic amounts over the term of the contract for software and hardware maintenance. The Company’s revenue recognition policies are in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue Recognition and ASC Topic 985, Software.

 

(l)	Earnings Per Share

Basic EPS is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted EPS is similar to basic EPS except that the weighted average number of common shares outstanding is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potentially dilutive common shares, such as options, had been issued. During fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, potentially dilutive shares were excluded from the computation of dilutive loss per share because the Company has a net loss from operations for the periods and their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

 

(m)	Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Accounting standards define fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which the Company would transact, and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions, and risk of non performance.

Accounting standards have established a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Accounting standards have established three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1:		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2:		Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets), or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3:		Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

The carrying amounts of financial instruments such as cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate their fair value due to the short term nature of the instruments. The fair value of related party accounts receivable, related party accounts payable, and related party notes payable are not practical to estimate due to the related party nature of the underlying transactions.

 

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Years Ended July 31, 2010 and 2009

 

 

The following table presents information about the liabilities recorded at fair value at July 31, 2010, in the balance sheets (in thousands):

 

		Fair Value Measurements at July 31, 2010
		Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)				Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)				Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)				Total at July 31, 2010
Notes payable-related parties		$	—			$	—			$	4,321			$	4,321
Total		$	—			$	—			$	4,321			$	4,321

The following table presents information about the liabilities recorded at fair value at July 31, 2009, in the balance sheets (in thousands):

 

		Fair Value Measurements at July 31, 2009
		Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)				Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)				Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)				Total at July 31, 2009
Notes payable-related party		$	—			$	—			$	4,910			$	4,910
Total		$	—			$	—			$	4,910			$	4,910

As of July 31, 2010 the carrying value of the Company’s investment in Symbio was $990,000. The fair value of the Company’s investment in Symbio was not estimated as there were no events or changes in circumstances that may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment, and the Company’s management determined that it was not practicable to estimate the fair value of the investment. There are no quoted market prices for the Company’s investment in Symbio, and sufficient information is not readily available for the Company to utilize a valuation model to determine its fair value without incurring excessive costs relative to the materiality of the investment. The Company’s cost method investment is evaluated, on at least a quarterly basis for potential other-than-temporary impairment, or when an event of change in circumstances has occurred, that may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment.

Impairment indicators the Company considers in each reporting period include the following: whether there has been a significant deterioration in earnings performance, asset quality or business prospects; a significant adverse change in the regulatory, economic, or technological environment; a significant adverse change in the general market condition or geographic area in which the investment operates; industry and sector performance; current equity and credit market conditions; any bona fide offers to purchase the investment for less than the carrying value; and factors that raise significant concern, such as negative cash flow from operations or working capital deficiencies. Future changes in market conditions, the future performance of the investment, or new information provided by Symbio’s management could affect the recorded value of the investment and the amount realized upon liquidation. Due to the significant unobservable inputs, the fair value measurements used to evaluate impairment are a Level 3 input.

 

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Years Ended July 31, 2010 and 2009

 

 

The note payable to the former Cortelco shareholders (See Note 3) is valued using a discounted cash flow analysis of the projected future payments of Cortelco using a discount rate of 15.22%. The note is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The following represents transactions related to the note payable for the year ended July 31, 2010 (in thousands):

 

Beginning fair value—August 1, 2009		$	4,910
Inputed interest			619
Change in estimates			55
Interest expense			674
Payments			(1,425	)
Ending fair value—July 31, 2010		$	4,159

 

(n)

Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures 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.

 

(o)	Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income consists of net income (loss) and foreign currency translation adjustments. The functional currency of the Company’s China operations is the Renminbi Yuan. The financial statements of the operations were translated into United States dollars using year end rates of exchange for the assets and liabilities and average rates of exchange during the year for revenues, costs and expenses. Translation gains and losses were treated as a component of stockholders equity. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in determining net income (loss).

 

(p)	Research and Development Costs

The Company allocates expenses to research and development costs based on headcount that is dedicated to research and development activities.

 

(q)	Advertising Expense

The Company expenses advertising expenses as incurred. Advertising expenses for fiscal years 2010 and 2009 were not significant.

 

(r)	Segment Reporting

The Company operates in three business segments: Communications Systems and Services, Telephony Products, and Puerto Rico. Segment information is consistent with how management reviews its businesses, makes investing and resource allocation decisions and assesses operating performance.

 

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(s)	Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) approved the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”) as the single source of authoritative non-governmental generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). All existing accounting standard documents, such as FASB, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Emerging Issues Task Force and other related literature, excluding guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), have been superseded by the Codification. All other non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification has become nonauthoritative. The Codification did not change GAAP, but instead introduced a new structure that combines all authoritative standards into a comprehensive, topically organized online database. The Codification is effective for interim or annual periods ending after September 15, 2009, and impacts the Company’s consolidated financial statements, as all future references to authoritative accounting literature will be referenced in accordance with the Codification. As a result of the Company’s implementation of the Codification during the quarter ended October 31, 2009, previous references to new accounting standards and literature are no longer applicable.

On July 1, 2009, the Company adopted new guidance issued by the FASB related to the accounting for business combinations and related disclosures. This new guidance addresses the recognition and accounting for identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and noncontrolling interests in business combinations. The guidance also establishes expanded disclosure requirements for business combinations. The guidance was effective for the Company on July 1, 2009, and the Company will apply this new guidance prospectively to all business combinations subsequent to July 1, 2009.

On July 1, 2009, the Company adopted new guidance issued by the FASB related to the accounting for noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements. This guidance establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. This guidance requires that noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries be reported in the equity section of the controlling company’s balance sheet. It also changes the manner in which the net income of the subsidiary is reported and disclosed in the controlling company’s income statement. The adoption of this guidance had no impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In April 2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance related to interim disclosures about the fair values of financial instruments. This guidance requires disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments whenever a public company issues financial information for interim reporting periods. This guidance is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company adopted this guidance upon its issuance, and it had no material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In October 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on revenue recognition that becomes effective on a prospective basis for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Under the new guidance on arrangements that include software elements, tangible products that have software components that are essential to the functionality of the tangible product will no longer be within the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance, and software-enabled products will now be subject to other relevant revenue recognition guidance. Additionally, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables that are outside the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance. Under the new guidance, when vendor-specific objective evidence or third party evidence for deliverables in an arrangement cannot be determined, a best estimate of the selling price is required to separate deliverables and allocate arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. The new guidance

 

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includes new disclosure requirements on how the application of the relative selling price method affects the timing and amount of revenue recognition. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2010-06, Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements (“ASU No. 2010-06”), which amends the existing fair value measurements and disclosures guidance currently included in Accounting Standards Codification No. 820 to require additional disclosures regarding fair value measurements. Specifically, ASU No. 2010-06 requires entities to disclose the amounts of significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the reasons for these transfers, the reasons for any transfer in or out of Level 3, and information in the reconciliation of recurring Level 3 measurements about purchases, sales, issuance and settlements on a gross basis. In addition, ASU No. 2010-06 also clarifies the requirement for entities to disclose information about both the valuation techniques and inputs used in estimating Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU No. 2010-06 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for additional disclosures related to Level 3 fair value measurements, which are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. We do not expect ASU No. 2010-06 to have a material impact on our financial statements or results of operations.

 

3.	Acquisitions

On April 1, 2009, the Company acquired Cortelco for up to $11,000,000 in cash. Cortelco merged with a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of eOn and is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of eOn. In exchange for all of the outstanding shares of Cortelco stock, Cortelco shareholders received an initial aggregate payment of $500,000. The Company executed a note payable to Cortelco’s former shareholders for $10,500,000 (the “Cortelco Note”). The Cortelco Note is non-interest bearing and is to be repaid based primarily upon the level of Cortelco earnings after closing and all Cortelco shareholders are eligible to receive quarterly payments thereunder in cash until the full consideration has been paid. The fair value of the Cortelco Note payable obligation assumed on the April 1, 2009 acquisition date was estimated using a discounted cash flow method (Level 3 input of the fair value hierarchy), and together with approximately $124,000 in acquisition costs, resulted in a total purchase price of $5,054,000. David Lee, Chairman of eOn, was the Chairman and the controlling shareholder of Cortelco at the date of acquisition.

The following represents the purchase price allocation at the date of the Cortelco acquisition (in thousands):

 

Cash		$	100
Accounts receivable			1,578
Inventories			3,412
Deferred income taxes, current			212
Other current assets			333
Property and equipment			157
Deferred income taxes, long-term			58
Other assets			121
Current liabilities			(917	)
Net assets acquired		$	5,054

On June 9, 2010, the Company executed a Stock Purchase Agreement to purchase 501,382, or 33% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Cortelco Systems Puerto Rico, Inc. (“CSPR”), from David S. Lee, eOn’s Chairman. The acquisition of CSPR stock was completed on June 9, 2010. The consideration for the CSPR

 

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shares consists of (i) 90,959 Company shares of stock, issued to Mr. Lee effective June 9, 2010, (ii) a cash payment of $185,511 payable in three annual installments, with the initial installment due on June 9, 2011, (iii) and the right to share in sale proceeds received by the Company if the Company sells the CSPR shares on or before June 9, 2013 for a price that is more than the Company paid for the shares. The number of eOn shares issued to Mr. Lee was calculated based on the average closing price of eOn Shares for thirty (30) trading days ending on June 8, 2010. The Company has the right to require Mr. Lee to repurchase the CSPR shares at the price paid by the Company on or after June 9, 2013, but before June 9, 2014. The purchase, combined with shares already owned by the Company, establishes the Company as the majority shareholder of CSPR.

The fair value of the 90,959 Company shares of stock issued was $190,000 based upon the closing price of the Company’s stock on June 8, 2010. The fair value of the cash obligation was $159,000 at the date of the acquisition determined using a discounted cash flow method (Level 3 input) and a discount rate of 7%.

The acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method in accordance with the guidance provided by ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations. Acquisition-related costs of approximately $6,000 are included in the general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2010.

The guidance on accounting for business combinations requires that an acquirer remeasure its previously held equity interest in an acquiree at its acquisition date fair value and recognize the resulting gain or loss in earnings. Thus, in connection with the acquisition of CSPR stock, the carrying amounts of the Company’s previously held equity interest in CSPR was revalued to fair value at the acquisition date, resulting in a gain of approximately $15,000 which is recorded in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended July 31, 2010. The total fair value of the noncontrolling interesting in CSPR was $460,000 at the acquisition date. The fair value of the Company’s existing ownership interest and the noncontrolling interest was determined using the CSPR stock price from transactions on or around the acquisition date.

The following represents the fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the CSPR acquisition (in thousands):

 

Cash		$	375
Accounts receivable			2,352
Inventories			70
Projects in process			436
Other current assets			135
Property and equipment			133
Total assets acquired			3,501
Total liabilities assumed			(2,009	)
Net assets acquired			1,492
Fair value of existing ownership			(186	)
Fair value of noncontrolling interest			(460	)
Gain on bargain purchase			(497	)
Total purchase price		$	349

The purchase price allocation resulting in the recognition of a gain on bargain purchase of $497,000, which is recorded in other income (expense) in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended July 31, 2010. The gain on bargain purchase resulted from the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired exceeding

 

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the value of the purchase consideration. The acquisition resulted in a bargain purchase as CSPR had declining annual revenues at the time of the acquisition thus impacting the fair value of CSPR as of the date of the acquisition.

Subsequent to the acquisition, CSPR reacquired a percentage of its own shares causing the Company’s ownership interest to increase. Accounting guidance requires changes in the ownership interest while the Company retains its controlling financial interest in the subsidiary to be treated as equity transactions. As a result, the Company recorded a reduction to noncontrolling interest and an increase to additional paid-in capital in the amount of $15,000.

As of the acquisition date, CSPR had a contingent liability associated with a property tax audit. The Municipal Revenue Collection Center of Puerto Rico (“CRIM”) conducted a personal property tax audit for the years 1999 and 2000 which resulted in assessments of approximately $320,000 (approximately $496,000 as of September 14, 2010, including interest and penalties). The assessments arose from CRIM’s disallowances of certain credits for overpayments from 1999 and 2000, claimed in the 2001 through 2003 personal property tax returns. During the audit process, CRIM alleged that some components of the inventory reported as exempt should be taxable. The parties met several times and an informal administrative hearing was held on September 27, 2006. CSPR submitted its position in writing within the time period provided by CRIM. CSPR believes it has strong arguments to support its position that the components of inventory qualify as raw material. However, management believes a settlement may be reached for an amount less than the assessment. Accordingly, the Company has recorded a liability of $80,000 as of the CSPR stock acquisition date and July 31, 2010.

The following unaudited pro forma financial information gives effect to the acquisition as if it had been consummated at the beginning of the periods presented. This information is not necessarily indicative of the operational results that would have occurred if the acquisition had been consummated on the dates indicated nor is it necessarily indicative of the future consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

 

		Year Ended July 31,
		2010				2009
Revenue		$	23,726			$	29,232
Net income			161				92
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling shareholders			117				(191	)
Net income attributable to eOn shareholders		$	44			$	283
Proforma income per share:
Basic		$	0.02			$	0.10
Diluted		$	0.02			$	0.10

 

4.	Concentrations of Credit Risk, Major Customers, Major Suppliers and Geographic Information

Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk, consist principally of cash and trade accounts receivable. The Company maintains its cash balances with large regional U.S. and foreign financial institutions and has not experienced losses. The Company’s products are sold principally to dealers, distributors, value added resellers, national accounts, the U.S. government and foreign telecommunications companies. The Company’s credit risk is limited principally to trade accounts receivable.

 

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The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral. No additional risk beyond amounts provided for collection losses is believed inherent in the Company’s trade accounts receivable.

During fiscal years 2010 and 2009, the Company recognized revenue from the United States federal government of $1,366,000, or 8% of total revenue and $1,638,000, or 15% of total revenue, respectively. Revenue from four distributors arising from the acquisition of Cortelco was $8,801,000 or 51% of revenue during fiscal year 2010 and $2,937,000 or 28% of revenue for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009. Revenue from one of these distributors was $4,294,000 or 25% of total revenue for the year ended July 31, 2010 and $1,525,000 or 14% of total revenue for the year ended July 31, 2009. As of July 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company had receivables from the federal government of $193,000 and $600,000, respectively. As of July 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company had receivables from four major distributors of $1,526,000 and $1,428,000, respectively. Two of these distributors accounted for 23% and 30% of trade accounts receivable at July 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The Company purchases approximately 85% of its Millennium phones, systems and system cards from one contract manufacturer. Although the Company utilizes another contract manufacturer, a change in suppliers could cause a delay in manufacturing and a possible loss of sales, which could adversely affect operating results. During fiscal years 2010 and 2009, purchases from this vendor totaled approximately $404,000 and $514,000, respectively. As of July 31, 2010 and 2009, the balances payable to this contract manufacturer were $53,000 and $50,000, respectively.

The Company purchases approximately 51% of its Cortelco phones from two major suppliers. A change in suppliers could cause a delay in manufacturing and a possible loss of sales, which could adversely affect operating results. During fiscal year 2010 and 2009, purchases from these two suppliers totaled approximately $4,392,000 and $1,534,000, respectively. As of July 31, 2010 and 2009, the balances payable to these two suppliers were $762,000 and $747,000, respectively.

 

5.	Inventories

Inventories consist of the following as of July 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):

 

		2010				2009
Raw materials and purchased components		$	1,465			$	1,626
Finished goods			5,256				5,098
Total			6,721				6,724
Inventory obsolescence reserve			(1,773	)			(1,692	)
Total inventories		$	4,948			$	5,032

 

6.	Prepaid and Other Current Assets

Prepaid and other current assets consist of the following as of July 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):

 

		2010				2009
Refundable facility deposits		$	19			$	24
Prepaid expenses			238				216
Other			—				2
Total		$	257			$	242

 

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7.	Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following as of July 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):

 

		2010				2009
Leasehold improvements		$	369			$	317
Equipment			1,895				1,713
Furniture and fixtures			352				345
Total			2,616				2,375
Less: accumulated depreciation			(2,337	)			(2,166	)
Property and equipment, net		$	279			$	209

 

8.	Accrued Expenses and Other

Accrued expenses and other consist of the following as of July 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):

 

		2010				2009
Employee compensation		$	269			$	131
Vacation			105				104
Deferred income			338				348
Warranty reserve			223				196
Professional fees			148				246
Other			894				603
Total		$	1,977			$	1,628

The following table summarizes the activity related to the product warranty liability during fiscal years 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):

 

		2010				2009
Balance at beginning of period		$	196			$	82
Warranty accrual acquired from CSPR/Cortelco			51				120
Accruals for warranty liability			107				42
Warranty expense			(131	)			(48	)
Balance at end of period		$	223			$	196

 

9.	Notes Payable and Lines of Credit

On June 20, 2008, eOn China issued a note to Hangzhou Nature Opto Company in exchange for RMB 945,000, or approximately $138,000. The note payable was cancelled in fiscal year 2010 in exchange for the Company’s interest in Symbio-ES Park Business Outsourcing Joint Venture. (See Note 12.)

Cortelco has a line of credit with available borrowings based on an asset formula involving accounts receivable and inventory up to a maximum of $2,500,000, none of which was drawn on as of July 31, 2010. The line of credit is secured by substantially all of Cortelco’s assets. The loan’s interest rate (4% at July 31, 2010) is floating based on LIBOR and expires December 15, 2010.

 

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CSPR has a $400,000 revolving line of credit secured by trade accounts receivable and bears interest at 2.5% over Citibank’s base rate. The agreement, none of which was drawn on as of July 31, 2010, is renewable annually at the bank’s sole discretion and has certain covenants requirements.

The fair value of the Cortelco Note payable obligation was valued at approximately $4,430,000 at the April 1, 2009 Cortelco acquisition date using a discounted cash flow analysis of the projected future payments and a discount rate of 15.22%. The Cortelco Note balance totaled $4,159,000 at July 31, 2010 and $4,910,000 at July 31, 2009.

Actual payments under the Cortelco Note, which are to be based on future earnings of Cortelco, may differ significantly from the projected payments estimated at the Cortelco Note’s inception. These differences may result in significant fluctuations in periodic interest expense in order to properly reflect interest expense over the actual life of the Cortelco Note.

On June 9, 2010 pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company recorded a note payable to David S. Lee, eOn’s Chairman, for the principal amount of $185,511 payable in three annual installments beginning June 9, 2011. The present value of the note payable at July 31, 2010 is approximately $161,000.

The following table represents projected payouts for notes payable based on current assumptions (in thousands):

 

Fiscal year ending July 31,
2011		$	683
2012			604
2013			546
2014			440
2015			404
Thereafter			1,644
		$	4,321

 

10.	Income Taxes

Income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

		Fiscal year ended
		July 31, 2010				July 31, 2009
Current
Federal		$	(20	)		$	5
State			(2	)			—
			(22	)			5
Deferred
Federal			228				—
State			42				—
			270				—
		$	248			$	5

No provision has been made for income taxes which may become payable upon distribution of foreign subsidiary’s earnings since management considers essentially all of these earnings to be permanently invested. Determination of the net amount of unrecognized U.S. income tax with respect to these earnings is not practicable.

 

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A reconciliation between the income tax expense recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and the income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rate to income (loss) before income taxes for fiscal years 2010 and 2009 is as follows (in thousands):

 

		2010				2009
Income tax expense (benefit) at federal statutory rate (35%)		$	263			$	(117	)
State income taxes			26				(20	)
Change in valuation allowance			(93	)			292
Other, net			52				(150	)
Total income tax expense		$	248			$	5

The deferred tax effects of the Company’s principal temporary differences at July 31, 2010 and 2009 are as follows (in thousands):

 

		2010				2009
Allowance for doubtful receivables		$	124			$	129
Inventories			691				708
Basis difference in property and equipment			(31	)			(1	)
Intangible assets			(346	)			(30	)
Accrued warranty costs			134				76
Accrued expenses and other			176				(478	)
Deferred revenue			(64	)			135
Net operating loss carry-forwards			10,086				9,882
Valuation allowance			(10,770	)			(10,151	)
Total deferred tax asset		$	—			$	270

Due to uncertainties surrounding the timing of realizing the benefits of its net favorable tax attributes in future tax returns; to the extent that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets may not be realized, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets at July 31, 2010 and 2009.

At July 31, 2010, the Company has federal and state net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately $25,300,000 which expire on various dates through 2029. As a Puerto Rico corporation not doing business in the United States, CSPR is subject to Puerto Rico income taxes but is exempt from U.S. federal income taxes. CSPR has net operating loss carry-forwards totaling $3,745,000 available to offset future taxable income of CSPR expiring at various dates through 2017.

Tax periods for all years after fiscal 2006 remain open to examination by the federal and state taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.

 

11.	Stock-Based Compensation

The Company’s Equity Incentive Plans, adopted in fiscal years 1997, 1999 and 2001, authorize the granting of incentive stock options, supplemental stock options, stock bonuses, and restricted stock purchase agreements to officers, directors, and employees of the Company and to non-employee consultants. Incentive stock options are granted only to employees and are issued at prices not less than the fair market value of the stock at the date

 

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of grant. The options generally vest over a four-year period and the term of any option cannot be greater than ten years from the date of grant. Stock bonuses and restricted stock purchase agreements are issued at prices not less than 85% of the fair market value of the stock at the date of grant.

Equity Incentive Plans

No grants were made under the 1997 Equity Incentive Plan during fiscal years 2010 and 2009. The Board of Directors has declared that no future grants will be made under this plan.

During fiscal year 1999, the Board of Directors authorized up to an aggregate of 400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance under the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan. No grants were made under the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan during fiscal years 2010 and 2009.

During fiscal year 2001, the Board of Directors authorized up to an aggregate of 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance under the 2001 Equity Incentive Plan. Grants to officers or directors are prohibited under the terms of this plan. During fiscal year 2010, no options were issued under this plan. During fiscal year 2009, 2,500 options were issued under this plan with an exercise price of $.54 per share and a fair value of $.44 per share, vesting in four years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

During 1999, the board of directors adopted an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which permits employees to purchase up to 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The plan was amended in 2005 to increase the number of shares available under the plan to 200,000. The purchase price under this plan is 85% of the fair market value of the common stock at the beginning of an offering period or on a purchase date, whichever is less. Offering periods generally last one year with purchase dates six and twelve months from the beginning of an offering period. During fiscal years 2010 and 2009, employees purchased 9,318 and 4,384 shares of common stock respectively, under this plan. In September 2010, employees purchased 8,277 shares under this plan.

Stock Compensation

Stock-based compensation is calculated on the date of grant using the fair value of the option as determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The compensation cost is then amortized straight-line over the vesting period. The Black-Scholes valuation calculation requires the Company to estimate key assumptions such as expected term, volatility and forfeiture rates to determine the stock options fair value. The estimate of these key assumptions is based on historical information and judgment regarding market factors and trends.

Expected volatilities are based on historical daily closing prices adjusted for expected future volatility. The Company believes that implied volatility is more reflective of market conditions and a better indicator of expected volatility than historical volatility. The Company uses historical information to calculate expected life of option grants. The Company believes that historical information is currently reflective of the economic life of outstanding option grants. The dividend yield is determined by dividing the expected per share dividend during the coming year by the average fair market value of the stock during the quarter. The Company has not historically declared any cash dividends on its common stock, and currently intends to retain any retained earnings to finance the operation and expansion of the business and therefore does not expect to pay cash dividends on the common stock in the foreseeable future. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

 

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The assumptions used to value option grants and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan for the years ended July 31, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:

 

		2010				2009
Volatility			83% - 97	%			69% - 114	%
Expected term (in years)			0.50				6.25
Dividend yield			—				—
Risk free interest rate			.19% - .24	%			.44% - 1.92	%

Total stock-based compensation recognized for the year ended July 31, 2010 and 2009, related to stock options vested, stock grants and ESPP shares issued during the year totaled $4,000 and $25,000, respectively.

As of July 31, 2010, the Company has total unrecognized compensation costs of $1,000 related to unvested stock options outstanding under the Plans. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.2 years ending during fiscal year 2013.

Activity in the Company’s stock option plans during fiscal years 2010 and 2009 is as follows:

 

		2010
		Shares Available for Grant				Shares Outstanding				Weighted Average Exercise Price
Beginning of year			202,914				173,363			$	12.46
Granted			—				—				—
Exercised			—				—				—
Cancelled			42,339				(42,339	)			22.14
End of year			245,253				131,024			$	9.43
		2009
		Shares Available for Grant				Shares Outstanding				Weighted Average Exercise Price
Beginning of year			181,871				210,096			$	17.30
Granted			(2,500	)			2,500				0.54
Exercised			—				—				—
Cancelled			23,543				(39,233	)			37.60
End of year			202,914				173,363			$	12.46

 

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Information regarding the stock options outstanding under the Company’s stock option plans at July 31, 2010 is summarized as follows:

 

Range of Exercise Prices		Outstanding at July 31, 2010				Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life				Weighted Average Exercise Price				Exercisable at July 31, 2010				Weighted Average Exercise Price
$  0.00 – $5.00			15,688				2.8 years			$	3.45				14,281			$	3.74
$  5.01 – $10.00			78,003				4.6 years				7.22				78,003				7.22
$10.01 – $15.00			1,000				3.3 years				11.90				1,000				11.90
$15.01 – $25.00			36,333				3.6 years				16.35				36,333				16.35
			131,024				4.1 years			$	9.33				129,617			$	9.43

Activity in the Company’s nonvested options during fiscal year 2010 is as follows:

 

		Nonvested Shares				Weighted Average Exercise Price
Beginning Balance			2,534			$	0.61
Options granted			—				—
Options vested			(1,127	)			0.70
Options cancelled			—				—
Ending Balance			1,407			$	0.54

The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and options exercisable as of July 31, 2010 was approximately $3,000 and $1,000, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of the 1,127 options which vested during the year ended July 31, 2010 was approximately $1,000.

 

12.	Related Parties

Cortelco, Inc. and Cortelco Systems Holding Corp.

Cortelco, Inc. is a subsidiary of Cortelco and a supplier of Millennium and eQueue peripheral hardware. On March 8, 2008, the Company and Cortelco entered into an outsourcing agreement whereby Cortelco provided management for all of eOn’s U.S. operations. Included in the management services were sales, marketing, product management, engineering, technical support, quality assurance, accounting, and information technology. Charges incurred for products and services in fiscal year 2009 prior to the Company’s acquisition of Cortelco on April 1, 2009 were approximately $535,000. David Lee, the Company’s Chairman, was the Chairman and a controlling shareholder of Cortelco.

Cortelco Systems Puerto Rico

Cortelco Systems Puerto Rico (“CSPR”) was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company until July 31, 2002, when it was spun off to the shareholders of eOn. Since the spin-off, the Company has not had significant trade activity with CSPR.

The Company acquired 300,100 shares (or 18.89%) of CSPR stock as the result of the acquisition of Cortelco on April 1, 2009. These shares were valued at approximately $111,000 at April 1, 2009 based on the

 

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quoted market price of CSPR’s shares at that date. Because David Lee, Chairman of eOn, was a significant shareholder of CSPR, eOn accounted for this investment using the equity method of accounting, and eOn’s proportionate share of CSPR’s earnings or losses, are included in income in the consolidated financial statements. The Company’s proportionate share of CSPR’s net income was approximately $61,000 for the period from August 1, 2009 through June 9, 2010, the effective date of the Company establishing a majority ownership in CSPR with the purchase of Mr. Lee’s CSPR shares.

On June 9, 2010, the Company executed a Stock Purchase Agreement to purchase 501,382 shares of common stock of Cortelco Systems Puerto Rico, Inc. (“CSPR”) from David S. Lee, eOn’s Chairman. The purchase of CSPR stock was completed on June 9, 2010 and combined with the shares already owned by the Company, establishes eOn Communications as the majority shareholder of Cortelco Systems Puerto Rico.

Summarized financial information of CSPR for the referenced periods is as follows (in thousands):

 

		June 9, 2010				July 31, 2009
Assets:
Current Assets		$	3,368			$	3,151
Property and equipment			133				66
Other noncurrent assets			—				91
Total assets		$	3,501			$	3,308
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
Current liabilities		$	2,009			$	1,864
Total liabilities			2,009				1,864
Stockholders’ equity			1,492				1,444
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	3,501			$	3,308
		Period from August 1, 2009 through June 9, 2010				For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009
Revenues		$	7,224			$	9,598
Cost of revenues			(5,700	)			(7,685	)
Gross profit			1,524				1,913
Expenses			(1,261	)			(2,328	)
Net income (loss) before taxes		$	263				$ (415	)

The following represent related party transactions for each of the period from August 1, 2009 until June 9, 2010 and for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009 (in thousands):

 

		2010				2009
Receivable from CSPR
Balance at beginning of period		$	1			$	—
Receivable acquired in merger			—				6
Purchases by CSPR			21				9
Payments from CSPR			(17	)			(14	)
Balance at end of period		$	5			$	1

 

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Spark Technologies, Inc.

Aelix and eOn China performed engineering development projects for Spark Technologies, Inc (“Spark”), a California company that is majority owned by David Lee, the Chairman and major shareholder of eOn. On November 1, 2006, the Company entered into a professional services agreement with Spark. Under the terms of the agreement, Spark was charged based upon actual personnel, actual operating costs and allocated general overhead based upon pro rata head count, plus a margin of 10% for these services. On April 1, 2008, an outsourcing services transfer agreement was entered into and eOn transferred all of its rights and obligations under the professional services agreement with Spark to Symbio Investment Corporation (“Symbio”). eOn holds an equity interest in Symbio. Spark charges the Company for facility and related expenses for a shared facility in San Jose, CA. The following represents related party transactions for each of the fiscal years ended July 31 (in thousands):

 

		2010				2009
Receivable from Spark
Balance at beginning of period		$	—			$	—
Engineering development and costs			—				3
Payments received from Spark			—				—
Payables offset against accounts receivable			—				(3	)
Balance at end of period		$	—			$	—
		2010				2009
Payable to Spark
Balance at beginning of period		$	—			$	—
Operating costs billed to eOn			55				67
Payments to Spark			(55	)			(64	)
Balance offset against receivable from Spark			—				(3	)
Balance at end of period		$	—			$	—

Symbio

On August 1, 2007 and August 27, 2007, the Company made strategic investments in Symbio of $500,000 and $400,000 for 250,000 and 200,000 shares, respectively, or approximately 3% of Symbio. Symbio is a China-based provider of software development, testing, and globalization outsourcing services to multinational companies. The investment is expected to establish eOn as a preferred provider of telephony and contact center solutions for Symbio’s outsourcing engagements requiring customer interaction management. eOn also gains the ability to provide Symbio outsourcing services to its customer base. Symbio is a privately held entity and the Company accounts for its investment by the cost method.

At the time of the second investment in Symbio for $400,000, the Company received a put option from David Lee, effective beginning January 1, 2008 and expiring January 1, 2011. The put option allows the Company to sell to David Lee a maximum aggregate of 200,000 shares of its investment in Symbio for a per share price of $2.00.

In consideration of the put option, in the event that the 200,000 shares are sold without exercise of the put option before January 1, 2011, the Company has agreed to pay David Lee 50% of the proceeds in excess of $1,000,000.

 

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In conjunction with the purchase of these shares, David Lee was appointed to the board of directors of Symbio and has been elected chairman. eOn has been granted 45,000 shares of Symbio as compensation for Mr. Lee’s services. These shares have been valued at $90,000, and have been recorded as an increase in investments and a capital contribution by David Lee.

In September 2009, Symbio announced a definitive agreement to merge with Flander, a leading mobile and embedded software development company, and Ardites, a leading expert in user experience technologies. The merger was completed in the fourth calendar quarter of 2009 and the merged companies were renamed Symbio s.a.r.l.

Symbio has contracted to assist eOn in the United States with software development. The following represent related party transactions for each of the fiscal years ended July 31 (in thousands):

 

		2010				2009
Receivable from Symbio
Balance at beginning of period		$	9			$	84
Billings and accruals for operating expenses			106				272
Payments received from Symbio			(107	)			(347	)
Balance at end of period		$	8			$	9
		2010				2009
Payable to Symbio
Balance at beginning of period		$	11			$	—
Billings and accruals for engineering services			22				11
Payments to Symbio			(33	)			—
Balance at end of period		$	—			$	11

Symbio-ES Park Business Processing Outsourcing Joint Venture

On August 12, 2008, Hangzhou East Software Park (“Hangzhou”), Symbio and eOn formed Symbio-ESPark Business Processing Outsourcing Joint Venture (the “Joint Venture”) located in Hangzhou, China.

On September 9, 2008, eOn invested RMB 900,000 (approximately $136,000) into the Joint Venture for a 9% ownership interest in the Joint Venture. On June 20, 2008, the Company received approximately $138,000 from an entity related to Hangzhou and executed a promissory note due January 19, 2009 (Note 9). The note payable was cancelled in fiscal 2010 in exchange for the Company’s ownership in the Joint Venture.

The following represents related party transactions for the each of the fiscal years ended July 31 (in thousands):

 

		2010				2009
Receivable from Hangzhou
Balance at beginning of period		$	154			$	—
Billings for product and services			—				220
Payments received from Hangzhou			(154	)			(66	)
Balance at end of period		$	—			$	154

 

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Joint Venture

On October 24, 2008, eOn China invested RMB 400,000 (approximately $58,000) into a joint venture in TaiCang, China. eOn China borrowed RMB 300,000 from an unrelated third party in TaiCang and RMB 100,000 from an employee to make this investment. These borrowings were unsecured and interest free. In November 2008, David Lee purchased this investment from eOn China for $58,000 and took personal ownership of the investment. The proceeds from David Lee were used to repay these borrowings in November 2008. The following represents related party transactions for each of the fiscal year ended July 31 (in thousands):

 

		2010				2009
Receivable from TaiCang
Balance at beginning of period		$	64			$	—
Billings for product and services			27				135
Payments received from TaiCang			(91	)			(71	)
Balance at end of period		$	—			$	64

 

13.	Employee Savings Plan

Substantially all U.S. employees of the Company can participate in the eOn Communications Corporation Profit Sharing Savings Plan, which is qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the provisions of the plan, all participants may contribute up to 60% of their compensation, subject to limitations established by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company may contribute a matching contribution of not less than 50% of the employee contributions up to 6% of the employee’s compensation. The Company may also provide special discretionary contributions equal to a percentage of an employee’s annual compensation and/or an amount determined by management. During fiscal years 2010 and 2009, contributions made by the Company under this plan totaled $16,000 and $19,000, respectively.

Cortelco offers a Section 401(k) Safe Harbor Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, a tax-qualified retirement plan, to eligible employees. Under the provisions of the plan, all participants may contribute a percentage of their compensation, subject to limitations established by the Internal Revenue Service. Cortelco contributes a matching contribution in an amount specified by management each year. Discretionary contributions may be made to the profit sharing portion of Cortelco’s plan in an amount specified by management annually. Company contributions made under the Cortelco plan since April 1, 2009 totaled $60,000 for fiscal 2010 and $18,000 for fiscal 2009.

CSPR provides its employees a savings plan. Under the terms of the savings plan, employees may contribute from 1% to 10% of pretax annual compensation not to exceed $9,000. No employer contributions are made to the savings plan.

 

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14.	Commitments and Contingencies

 

(a)	Operating Leases

The Company is obligated under non-cancelable operating lease agreements for its primary warehouse, office facilities and certain office equipment. Future minimum annual lease payments totaling $1,139,000 under non-cancelable operating lease agreements with remaining terms greater than one year are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

		July 31,
2011		$	213
2012			137
2013			107
2014			110
2015			117
Thereafter			455
Total		$	1,139

Rent expense for operating leases for the years ended July 31, 2010 and 2009 totaled $254,000 and $279,000, respectively.

On August 10, 2009, the Company’s lease for 11,321 sq. ft. of office and warehouse space in Kennesaw, Georgia was cancelled and the Company entered into a new sublease for approximately 2,002 sq. ft. The new sublease has a term of three years and provides for rent expense of approximately $2,500 per month.

In July 2009, the Company terminated its leases for approximately 4,171 sq. ft. of office space in Beijing China. The Company currently shares space with Symbio in Beijing.

The Company leases approximately 3,780 sq. ft. of office space in San Jose, California. This joint lease with Spark Technologies has monthly rent of approximately $3,700 and expires December 31, 2010.

The Company leases approximately 77,000 sq. ft. of office and warehouse space in Corinth, Mississippi. The lease has monthly rent of approximately $12,000 and has a term of four years expiring in December 2010.

The Company leases approximately 17,236 sq. ft. of office and warehouse space in Caguas, Puerto Rico from the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company, under an amended lease agreement that expires in August 2019.

 

(b)	Litigation

The Company is involved in various matters of litigation, claims, and assessments arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the eventual disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial statements.

 

15.

Segments

The Company’s reportable segments are Communications Systems and Services, Telephony Products and Puerto Rico, each of which offers different products and services or services a different geographic area. The Communications Systems and Services segment develops and markets products that help businesses

 

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communicate more effectively and efficiently with their customers. The Telephony Products segment provides telephone products, service and support to businesses and organizations. The Puerto Rico segment provides the sale and service of integrated communications systems, data equipment, security products and telephony billing services to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Performance of each segment is assessed independently. Prior to the acquisition of Cortelco Systems Puerto Rico on June 9, 2010, the Company reported all of its operations as two segments. Segment reporting for activity for the fiscal year ended and balances as of July 31, 2010 follows (in thousands):

 

		Communications Systems and  Services				Telephony Products				Puerto Rico				Total
Revenue		$	3,732			$	12,126			$	1,236			$	17,094
Income (loss) from operations			(573	)			1,349				72				848
Total assets			6,038				6,120				3,447				15,605
Capital expenditures			15				5				25				45
Allowance for doubtful accounts			219				16				—				235
Depreciation and amortization			162				63				8				233

Segment reporting for activity for the fiscal year ended and balances as of July 31, 2009 follows (in thousands):

 

		Communications Systems and Services				Telephony Products				Total
Revenue		$	6,414			$	4,231			$	10,645
Income (loss) from operations			(303	)			406				103
Total assets			6,808				6,812				13,620
Capital expenditures			12				—				12
Allowance for doubtful accounts			299				33				332
Depreciation and amortization			159				21				180

Substantially all of the Company’s revenues are earned in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). Revenue earned in the PRC for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2010 was approximately $297,000 or 1.7% of total revenue for the fiscal year. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, revenue in the PRC was approximately $928,000 or 8.7% of total revenue.

 

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ITEM 9.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

None.

 

ITEM 9A.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fourth quarter of 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate control over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act).

As of July 31, 2010, management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this assessment, management has determined that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of July 31, 2010 is effective.

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to Section 404(c) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended by Section 989G(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

 

ITEM 9B.

OTHER INFORMATION.

There were no events that occurred in the fourth quarter that were not previously disclosed in a form 8-K.

 

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ITEM 10.

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS, CONTROL PERSONS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 10(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT.

Information set forth under the captions “Election of Directors” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement (“Proxy Statement”), which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after July 31, 2010, are incorporated herein by reference in response to this item.

Information with respect to executive officers is set forth under the caption “Executive Officers” in Part I of this report.

 

ITEM 11.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

Information set forth under the caption “Executive Compensation” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference in response to this item.

 

ITEM 12.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

Information set forth under the caption “Stock Ownership” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 13.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS.

Information set forth under the caption “Certain Transaction” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference in response to this item.

 

ITEM 14.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Audit Fees

Information set forth under the caption “Fees Paid to Principal Accountant” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated by reference in response to this item.

 

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ITEM 15.

EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

(A) (1) Financial Statements

The following information appears in Item 8 of Part II of this Report:

 

•

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

•

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 31, 2010 and 2009

 

•

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended July 31, 2010 and 2009

 

•

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended July 31, 2010 and 2009

 

•

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended July 31, 2010 and 2009

 

•

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(B) Exhibits

The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index following the signature page of this report are filed as part of this report or are incorporated by reference herein.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

EON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

 

Date: October 29, 2010		By		/s/    LEE M. BOWLING
				Lee M. Bowling,
				Chief Financial Officer
				(Principal Financial Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Name		Title		Date
/s/    JAMES W. HOPPER         James W. Hopper		Chief Executive Officer, Director (Principal Executive Officer)		October 29, 2010
/s/    LEE M. BOWLING         Lee M. Bowling		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)		October 29, 2010
/s/    ROBERT P. DILWORTH         Robert P. Dilworth		Director		October 29, 2010
/s/    W. FRANK KING         W. Frank King		Director		October 29, 2010
/s/    FREDERICK W. GIBBS         Frederick W. Gibbs		Director		October 29, 2010
/s/    DAVID S. LEE         David S. Lee		Chairman of the Board, Director		October 29, 2010

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Documents listed below are being filed as exhibits herewith. Exhibits identified by asterisks (*) are being incorporated herein by reference and, pursuant to Rule 12b-32 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, reference is made to such documents as previously filed exhibits with the Commission.

 

Exhibit Number		Description of Document
2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger to Acquire Cortelco Systems Holding Corp., incorporated herein by reference to eOn’s Form 8-K dated December 12, 2008
2.2		Stock Purchase Agreement dated June 9, 2010 between eOn Communications Corporation and David S. Lee, incorporated herein by reference to eOn’s Form 8-K dated June 9, 2010
3.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of eOn as filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on November 16, 1999, incorporated herein by reference to eOn’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-77021), filed with the SEC on April 26, 1999
3.2		Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of eOn, incorporated herein by reference to eOn’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (No. 333-77021), filed with the SEC on November 23, 1999
3.3		Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of eOn, incorporated herein by reference to eOn’s Form 8-K dated April 18, 2008
3.3		Amended and Restated Bylaws of eOn, incorporated herein by reference to eOn’s Form 8-K dated December 11, 2007
4.1		Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3
10.1		Form of Indemnity Agreement between eOn and its officers and directors incorporated herein by reference to eOn’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-77021), filed with the SEC on April 26, 1999
14.1		Code of Ethics, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 14.1 of eOn’s Form 10-K/A filed July 19, 2005
21.1		Subsidiaries of eOn Communications Corporation
23.1		Consent of Horne, LLP
23.2		Consent of GHP Horwath, P.C.
31.1		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications
32.1		Section 1350 Certifications

 

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