Resonate Blends, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2007 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR
THE
QUARTER ENDED March 31, 2007
COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER 0-21202
FIRSTWAVE
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia
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58-1588291
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(State
of incorporation)
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(IRS
Employer ID #)
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7000
Central Parkway
Suite
330
Atlanta,
GA 30328
(Address
of principal executive offices)
678-672-3100
(Telephone
number of registrant)
5775
Glenridge Drive, Bldg. E, Ste. 400
Atlanta,
GA 30328
(Former
address, if changed from last report)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes
X
No__
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.
Large
accelerated filer__ Accelerated
filer __ Non-accelerated
filer X
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes__
No
X
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Outstanding
as of May 10, 2007:
Common
Stock, no par value 2,891,342
shares
FIRSTWAVE
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FORM
10-Q
For
the quarter ended March 31, 2007
Index
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No.
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17
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18
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2
FIRSTWAVE
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
|
(in
thousands)
|
December
31,
|
March
31,
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|||||||||
2006
|
2007
|
|||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||||
Current
assets
|
||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
997
|
$
|
792
|
||||||
Accounts
receivable, less allowance for
|
||||||||||
doubtful
accounts of $20 and $21, respectively
|
248
|
322
|
||||||||
Note
receivable, current
|
500
|
500
|
||||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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425
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394
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||||||||
Total
current assets
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2,170
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2,008
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||||||||
Property
and equipment, net
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55
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37
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||||||||
Investment
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8
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5
|
||||||||
Intangible
assets
|
418
|
386
|
||||||||
Goodwill
|
593
|
593
|
||||||||
Note
receivable
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580
|
601
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||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
3,824
|
$
|
3,630
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||||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$
|
138
|
$
|
241
|
||||||
Deferred
revenue
|
703
|
737
|
||||||||
Accrued
employee compensation and benefits
|
59
|
84
|
||||||||
Dividends
payable
|
46
|
46
|
||||||||
Other
accrued liabilities
|
30
|
19
|
||||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
976
|
1,127
|
||||||||
Shareholders'
equity
|
2,848
|
2,503
|
||||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
$
|
3,824
|
$
|
3,630
|
||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
3
FIRSTWAVE
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
|
(in
thousands, except per share amounts)
|
(unaudited)
|
For
the Three Months Ended
|
|||||||
March
31,
|
March
31,
|
||||||
2006
|
2007
|
||||||
Net
Revenues
|
|||||||
Software
|
$
|
47
|
$
|
60
|
|||
Services
|
94
|
78
|
|||||
Maintenance
|
458
|
325
|
|||||
Other
|
-
|
2
|
|||||
599
|
465
|
||||||
Cost
and Expenses
|
|||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
|||||||
Software
|
172
|
14
|
|||||
Services
|
3
|
114
|
|||||
Maintenance
|
178
|
61
|
|||||
Other
|
-
|
12
|
|||||
Sales
and marketing
|
53
|
171
|
|||||
Product
development
|
77
|
174
|
|||||
General
and administrative
|
253
|
254
|
|||||
736
|
800
|
||||||
Operating
loss
|
(137
|
)
|
(335
|
)
|
|||
Interest
income
|
21
|
25
|
|||||
Loss
before income taxes
|
(116
|
)
|
(310
|
)
|
|||
Income
taxes
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Net
loss
|
(116
|
)
|
(310
|
)
|
|||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
(71
|
)
|
(70
|
)
|
|||
Net
Loss applicable to common shareholders
|
$
|
(187
|
)
|
$
|
(380
|
)
|
|
Loss
per common share - Basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
$
|
(0.13
|
)
|
|
Weighted
average shares - Basic and diluted
|
2,734
|
2,868
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
4
FIRSTWAVE
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
|
(In
thousands, except share data)
|
(unaudited)
|
For
the Three Months Ended March 31,
2007
|
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock
|
Preferred
Stock
|
Additional
|
Compre-
|
compre-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
paid-in
|
hensive
|
hensive
|
Accumulated
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
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Amount
|
Shares
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Amount
|
capital
|
income
|
loss
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Deficit
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Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2006
|
2,868,302
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$
|
13
|
33,720
|
$
|
2,981
|
$
|
25,296
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(25,442
|
)
|
$
|
2,848
|
|||||||||||||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
(70
|
)
|
(70
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
option expense
|
38
|
38
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(310
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)
|
(310
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)
|
(310
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)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
loss on equity securities: available-for-sale
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(3
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)
|
(3
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)
|
(3
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)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
$
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(313
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)
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|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at end of period
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2,868,302
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$
|
13
|
33,720
|
$
|
2,981
|
$
|
25,264
|
$
|
(3
|
)
|
$
|
(25,752
|
)
|
$
|
2,503
|
||||||||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
5
FIRSTWAVE
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
|
(in
thousands)
|
(unaudited)
|
For
the Three Months Ended
|
|||||||
March
31,
|
March
31,
|
||||||
2006
|
2007
|
||||||
Cash
flows provided by/(used in) operating activities
|
$
|
62
|
$
|
(135
|
)
|
||
Cash
flows from investing activities
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Cash
flows from financing activities
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
58
|
-
|
|||||
Payment
of dividends on preferred stock
|
(71
|
)
|
(70
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
(13
|
)
|
(70
|
)
|
|||
Increase/(decrease)
in cash and cash equivalents
|
49
|
(205
|
)
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
360
|
997
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
|
409
|
$
|
792
|
|||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information
|
|||||||
Cash
paid for income taxes
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Cash
paid for interest
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
6
FIRSTWAVE
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
March
31, 2007
(Unaudited)
1.
Description
of Business and Basis of Presentation
Description
of the Company
Headquartered
in Atlanta, Georgia, Firstwave is a provider of lead generation, lead nurturing
and customer management and tracking solutions built upon a suite of Customer
Relationship Management (CRM) products. Firstwave's solutions help customers
find new prospects, continuously engage these prospects throughout the sales
cycle and maintain contact with customers throughout their lifecycle.
Firstwave’s modular internet marketing, sales lead, and customer management
solutions help customers achieve results. The Company was incorporated in
October 1984 in the State of Georgia, and has one subsidiary, Connect-Care,
Inc., acquired in March 2003, which is incorporated under the laws of the
State
of Georgia. Our product solutions include client-server based CRM products,
web-based (on demand or behind the firewall) CRM products and a series of
marketing products and services integrated with our CRM product
suite.
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America for interim financial information and the instructions
to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the condensed
consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America for complete financial statement presentations and should
be
read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements contained
in the
Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. In the opinion of
management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments)
considered necessary for a fair presentation of the unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements have been included.
The
condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2006 has been derived
from
the audited consolidated financial statements for the Company at that date,
but
does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete
financial statement presentations.
On
June
3, 2005, Firstwave entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”)
with AllAboutTickets LLC (the “Buyer”) now doing business as First Sports
International (“FSI”). Pursuant to the Agreement, effective May 1, 2005, the
Company sold to Buyer all of the issued share capital of Firstwave Technologies
UK, Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, located at The Pavillion, 1 Atwell
Place,
Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, KT7 ONF (the “Target”). The Company has also
entered into a License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Buyer and
Target, dated June 3, 2005, pursuant to which it granted to Buyer a
non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable, limited worldwide and revocable
license to use, modify, recompile, reproduce, distribute and maintain the
object
code version of certain portions of its software and the Source Code materials
relating to that software for use only in the “sports industry,” as defined in
the License Agreement. Both the Stock Purchase Agreement and the License
Agreement were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibits
to
Form 8-K on June 9, 2005.
On
July
1, 2005, we entered into a consulting arrangement with FSI to provide service
and maintenance to our existing U.K. CRM customers. These CRM customers remain
customers of Firstwave, but FSI provides the services to support these
customers. If FSI were not to provide the services, we would either provide
the
support services ourselves or would contract with another third party in
the
U.K. to provide such services. These customers are not associated with the
sports customers acquired by FSI as part of the sale of the U.K. Subsidiary
on
June 3, 2005, and they are part of the continuing operations of Firstwave.
Under
the terms of this outsourcing arrangement, FSI receives a fee of 20% of the
maintenance revenues upon collection, for providing local support. The agreement
was renewed for one year under the same terms and conditions in July of 2006,
except that the fee was reduced to 15% of the maintenance revenues upon
collection.
On
October 10, 2005, the Company entered into a three-year OEM/Outsourcing
Agreement and a Licensing Agreement with M1 Global, an Atlanta-based technology
company. Under the terms of the agreements, M1 Global has licensed the Firstwave
CRM database schema to develop its future products, and is a non-exclusive
reseller of Firstwave products. Although the agreements included the outsourcing
of Firstwave’s Professional Services and Support functions to M1 Global,
Firstwave is currently providing its own coverage in those areas and no longer
pays M1 Global for these services. The agreements provide that M1 Global
also
pays royalty commissions to Firstwave as follows: 33% on licenses and 20%
on
services. During the first six months of 2006, M1 Global handled most of
the
professional services and paid a commission of 20% of services revenues to
Firstwave. Commissions
7
received
from M1 Global for professional services for 2006 were $72,259. As
we
have increased our professional services staff since July of 2006,
the
amount of professional services provided by M1 Global to our customers, and
the
commissions received from M1
Global, have declined. In addition, during the first six months of 2006,
M1
Global provided most of the maintenance
services for our customers in exchange for a quarterly fee of $154,000per
quarter. Since July of 2006, we have hired additional personnel for customer
support, and the support services provided by M1 Global have been reduced.
The
quarterly fees to M1 Global were approximately $90,000 in the third quarter
and
$78,000 in the fourth quarter of 2006. For 2007, there have been no fees
paid or
payable to M1Global through April 30, 2007.
On
May
31, 2006, Firstwave entered into an agreement with ListK that granted Firstwave
the right to use ListK’s marketing lists, custom marketing list generation
capabilities, and email delivery capabilities in exchange for a royalty and
services prepayment of $97,500 payable in unregistered Firstwave common stock.
Fifty thousand shares of common stock were issued representing the royalty
payment, calculated on the closing price of Firstwave stock at May 31, 2006,
the
contract closing date. Future royalty and service payments to ListK will
be made
partially in cash and partially in additional unregistered stock after the
initial prepayment has been applied to amounts due for royalties and services
delivered. As of March 31, 2007, there were no other transactions with ListK
that affected the royalty and service prepayments. Firstwave has no future
performance commitments regarding the prepayment agreement.
The
condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Firstwave
Technologies, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Connect-Care, Inc. All
intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in
consolidation.
2.
Use
of Estimates and Critical Accounting Policies
Use
of 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 which affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
date
of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Examples of estimates that require management’s
judgment include revenue recognition, accounts receivable reserve, valuation
of
long-lived assets, investment(s) and intangible assets, and valuation of
goodwill. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on
various
other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
All
accounting estimates and the basis for these estimates are discussed among
the
Company’s senior management and members of the Audit Committee. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The
Company believes that the following accounting policies are critical to
understanding the condensed consolidated financial statements:
· Revenue
Recognition
· Valuation
of Intangible Assets
3.
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
Revenue
recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Statement of Position (SOP)
97-2,
“Software Revenue Recognition,” as amended by SOP 98-9 “Modification
of SOP 97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition,”
and
related interpretations.
Revenue
from software product licenses is recognized upon shipment of the product
when
the Company has a signed contract, the fees are fixed and determinable, no
significant obligations remain and collection of the resulting receivable
is
probable.
The
Company’s products are licensed on a per-user model, except for hosting
services. In accordance with Paragraph 8 of SOP 97-2, license revenues under
the
per-user model are recognized under the Company’s revenue recognition polices
when revenue recognition criteria are met. Hosting services are priced as
a
monthly or yearly fixed amount based upon number of users, and are recognized
ratably by month over the period of service. Hosting services revenues are
consolidated into services revenues on the Company’s financial
statements.
Services
revenue is recognized as services are performed. Our software product is
able to
function independently in a customer’s environment without additional services.
Our training, implementation, email, and customization services are optional
services to our customers and are not necessary for the functioning of
the
software product. Our software is offered as a stand-alone product. It
can be
implemented with minimal services. The essential functionality of the software,
such as database support and maintenance, preparation of marketing campaigns,
and standard workflow, is functional and can be utilized by the customer
upon
installation as intended by the customer. At a customer’s request, the software
can also be implemented with additional services, such as data conversion
and
workflow modifications, which are not significant to the functionality
of the
software, but rather tailor features to most effectively function in the
customer’s environment.
8
The
revenue for the customization or implementation services is recognized as
the
services are provided and earned. Revenue is allocated to software and services
based on vendor specific objective evidence of fair values. Because the software
is a stand-alone product that can be used for the customer’s purpose upon
installation, and because any services performed have insignificant effect
on
the functionality of the software, services revenues are accounted for
separately in accordance with Paragraph 69 of SOP 97-2.
The
Company has not recorded any unbilled receivables related to implementation
and
customization service revenues, and the Company has accounted for any
implementation and customization service revenues that have been billed as
the
services were performed, in accordance with Paragraphs 65 and 66 of SOP 97-2.
The
Company has arrangements with customers that provide for the delivery of
multiple elements, including software licenses and services. The Company
allocates and recognizes revenue related to each of the multiple elements
based
on vendor specific objective evidence of the fair value of each element and
when
there are no undelivered elements essential to the functionality of the
delivered element. Vendor specific objective evidence is based on standard
pricing for each of the elements in our multiple element arrangements. Revenue
associated with the various elements of multiple element arrangements is
based
on such vendor specific objective evidence as the price charged for each
element
is the same as when the element would be sold separately from any other element.
Standard pricing does not vary by customer or by duration, or by requirements
of
the arrangement.
Maintenance
revenue is recognized on a pro-rata
basis over the term of the maintenance agreements.
Advanced
billings for services and maintenance contracts are recorded as deferred
revenue
on the Company's balance sheet, with revenue recognized as the services are
performed and on a pro-rata basis over the term of the maintenance agreements.
The
Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts based on management’s
estimate of receivables that will be uncollectible. The estimate is based
on
historical charge-off activity and current account status.
Goodwill
and other intangibles
In
accordance with SFAS 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” intangible
assets with indefinite useful lives must be tested periodically for impairment.
Examples of matters requiring management’s judgment regarding the existence of
impairment of an intangible asset, and the resulting fair value, would include
management’s assessment of adverse changes in legal factors, market conditions,
loss of key personnel or the sale of a significant portion of a reporting
unit.
If the fair value of the intangible asset is determined to be less than the
carrying value, the Company would record an impairment loss. SFAS
142
prescribes a two-phase approach for impairment testing. The first phase screens
for impairment, while the second phase (if necessary) measures the impairment.
Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets were evaluated for impairment at the end of the
first quarter of 2007 in accordance with SFAS 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets,” and it was determined there was no instance of impairment of recorded
Goodwill or Other Intangible Assets.
Concentration
of credit risk
The
Company is subject to credit risk primarily due to its trade receivables
and its
note receivable. The note receivable from AllAboutTickets LLC is more fully
detailed in Note 4, Discontinued Operations. The Company has credit risk
due to
the high concentration of trade receivables through certain customers. The
customer accounts receivable that represented more than 10% of total accounts
receivable are shown below.
December
31, 2006
|
March
31, 2007
|
||||||
CapGemini
UK
|
22.9%
|
|
0.0%
|
|
|||
Idexx
Systems
|
23.1%
|
|
11.6%
|
|
|||
Quovadx
|
0.0%
|
10.6%
|
|
Significant
Customers
For
the
first quarter of 2006 and 2007, none of our customers contributed more than
10%
of total revenue.
Basic
and diluted net
loss per common share
Basic
net
loss per common share is based on the weighted average number of shares of
common stock outstanding during the period. Stock options and convertible
preferred stock are included in the diluted earnings per share calculation
when
they are not antidilutive. Net loss applicable to common shareholders includes
a
charge for dividends related to the Company’s outstanding preferred
stock.
9
The
potentially dilutive common shares relate to options granted under the Company’s
stock compensation plans and convertible preferred shares. The Company has
excluded the outstanding stock options to purchase 28,000 and 118,000 shares
of
common stock from the calculations of diluted loss per share for the first
quarter of 2006 and 2007, respectively, because all such securities are
antidilutive.
Preferred
shares convertible to shares of common stock outstanding but not included
in the
computation of diluted loss per share amounted to 898,000 and 888,000 shares
of
common stock for the first quarter of 2006 and 2007, respectively, because
all
such securities are antidilutive.
Impairment
of long-lived assets
The
Company evaluates impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes
in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be
recoverable. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows is
less
than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss would be recognized.
Measurement of an impairment loss for long-lived assets is based on the fair
value of the asset.
Segment
reporting
Management
believes that the Company has only a single segment consisting of software
sales
with related services and support. The information presented in the condensed
consolidated statement of operations reflects the revenues and costs associated
with this segment that management uses to make operating decisions and assess
performance.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
Cash
and
cash equivalents include amounts on deposit with financial institutions and
money market investments with original maturities of less than ninety
days.
4.
Discontinued
Operations
On
June
3, 2005, Firstwave entered into the Stock Purchase Agreement with AllAboutTickets
LLC
(“Buyer”), now doing business as First Sports International, as described in
Note 1. Pursuant to the Agreement, effective May 1, 2005, the Company sold
to
Buyer all of the issued share capital of Firstwave Technologies UK, Ltd.,
a
subsidiary of the Company. This sale of the Company’s UK Subsidiary was
accounted for as a discontinued operation. The total price for the stock
purchase transaction was $2,214,000, of which $256,000 in cash was received
at
closing and $1,620,000 was included in a non-interest bearing Promissory
Note
that calls for payments to be made over a maximum of three years. The Company
had previously prepaid $338,000 of royalties to a third party, the benefit
of
which was sold in the transaction and included in the purchase price. The
Buyer
is paying the company for the use of such prepaid royalties as software revenue
is achieved by the Buyer.
As
of
March 31, 2007, the remaining balance of the promissory note is $1,175,000
and
is payable in installments. The short-term portion of the note, $500,000,
is
payable prior to June 30, 2007, and has been classified as a current asset
in
the accompanying balance sheets as of December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2007.
The
long-term portion of the note, $675,000, is payable in installments, and
is
classified as a non-current asset on the Balance Sheet. Under the License
Agreement, Buyer will pay quarterly royalty amounts to the Company if such
royalty amounts exceed the quarterly payments due under the Promissory Note
and
such amounts will be applied against the final payment due on the note. In
accordance with APB 21,”Interest on Receivables and Payables,” imputed interest
was calculated at 8%, resulting in an unamortized discount at May 31, 2005
totaling $233,000 and recorded as a direct reduction from the face amount
of the
note. Through March 2007, $159,000 of such interest has been amortized,
resulting in a balance of $74,000 in unamortized discount as of March 31,
2007.
As of March 31, 2007, the Company had received $116,000 from the buyer with
another $36,000 due as a receivable from the buyer in payments against the
prepaid royalties. The balance of the prepaid royalties as of March 31, 2007
was
$186,000. There was no activity from discontinued operations for the first
quarter of 2006 and 2007.
5.
Goodwill
and Intangibles
As
of
March 31, 2007, the Company had $386,000 of Intangible Assets and $593,000
of
Goodwill as a result of acquisitions in 1998 and 2003, after subsequent
amortization expense and impairment charges. Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets were evaluated for impairment at the end of the first quarter of 2007
in
accordance with SFAS 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” and it was
determined there was no instance of impairment of recorded Goodwill or Other
Intangible Assets.
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The
weighted average amortization period for the intangible assets with finite
useful lives is six years. There are no significant residual values in the
intangible assets. The Company began amortization of the above-mentioned
intangible assets relating to the acquisitions effective April 1, 2003.
The
following table presents details of intangible assets with finite lives (in
thousands):
December
31, 2006
|
March
31, 2007
|
||||||||||||
Gross
carrying
|
Accumulated
|
Gross
carrying
|
Accumulated
|
||||||||||
amount
|
amortization
|
amount
|
amortization
|
||||||||||
Amortizable
intangible assets
|
|||||||||||||
Connect-Care
Technology
|
$
|
300
|
$
|
300
|
$
|
300
|
$
|
300
|
|||||
Connect-Care
Customer Relationships
|
900
|
482
|
900
|
514
|
|||||||||
Total
|
$
|
1,200
|
$
|
782
|
$
|
1,200
|
$
|
814
|
|||||
Aggregrate
Amortization Expense
|
|||||||||||||
For
the Three months ended March 31, 2007
|
$
|
32
|
|||||||||||
Estimated
Amortization Expense
|
|||||||||||||
For
the nine months ended December 31, 2007
|
$
|
97
|
|||||||||||
For
year ended December 31, 2008
|
$
|
129
|
|||||||||||
For
year ended December 31, 2009
|
$
|
129
|
|||||||||||
For
year ended December 31, 2010
|
$
|
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6.
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock
Incentive Plan
In
May
2005 the shareholders of Firstwave Technologies, Inc. approved the Company’s
2005 Stock incentive Plan which provides for the granting of options and
other
types of awards for shares of our Company’s common stock for the Company’s
employees, directors, advisors and consultants. There was an aggregate of
310,841 shares remaining available for issuance under the Company’s stock
incentive plan as of March 31, 2007. Stock options granted to date generally
have had an exercise price per share equal to the closing market value per
share
of the common stock on the day before the grant and expire ten years from
the
date of grant. Some of these options become exercisable in annual increments
over a four-year period beginning one year from the grant date while others
became immediately exercisable upon their grant.
Accounting
for Share-Based Compensation
Effective
January 1, 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
123(R) ("SFAS 123(R)"), which requires the measurement of compensation expense
for all share-based awards made to employees and directors based on estimated
fair values on the date of grant and recognition of compensation expense
over
the expected vesting period. We adopted SFAS 123(R) using the modified
prospective transition method, and accordingly, prior period results have
not
been restated. Under the transition method, compensation cost recognized
on or
after January 1, 2006 includes: (a) compensation cost for all share-based
awards
granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the
grant
date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS
123, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based awards granted on or after
January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance
with
SFAS 123(R). No stock-based compensation expense related to stock options
was
recognized in the Statement of Operations for options granted during periods
prior to January 1, 2006, as all stock options granted prior to such date
were
fully vested as of December 31, 2005. The Company did not grant any stock
options during the first quarter of 2006 or 2007. In accordance with SFAS
123(R), $38,500 in stock compensation expense was recorded for the first
quarter
of 2007, for stock options granted prior to the first quarter of 2007.
Effective
January 1, 2006, expected volatilities are based on historical volatility
of our
stock. We also use historical data to estimate the term that options are
expected to be outstanding and the forfeiture rate of options granted. The
interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury rates. The total value of the
award
is expensed on a straight line basis over the vesting period. As of March
31,
2007, unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock option awards
totaled $435,535 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average
period
of 4 years.
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On
November 10, 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB
Staff Position No. SFAS 123(R)-3 (“FSP 123(R)-3”), Transition Election Related
to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards. We have adopted
the
transition method provided in FSP 123(R)-3 for calculating the tax effects
of
stock-based compensation expense. We use the “with and without” approach, which
compares the actual income taxes payable for the period to the amount of
tax
payable that would have been incurred absent the deduction for employee
share-based awards in excess of the amount of compensation expense recognized
for financial reporting. As a result of this approach, tax net operating
loss
carryforwards not generated from share-based awards in excess of expense
recognized for financial reporting are considered utilized before the current
period’s share-based compensation expense deduction. No tax expense was recorded
during the first quarter of 2007 and 2006 because the Company’s deferred tax
assets are fully reserved. Stock compensation expense reduced income before
income taxes by $38,500 and is recorded directly to Additional Paid in Capital.
After all tax net loss carryforwards are utilized, we will incur an income
tax
benefit which will be credited to equity.
Stock
Options
There
were no options granted, exercised, expired, or forfeited during the three
month
period ended March 31, 2007. The balance of stock options outstanding of
556,919
as of December 31, 2006, remains outstanding as of March 31, 2007.
The
former President and COO of the Company, who resigned from the Company on
March
22, 2005, invested $30,000 in Series D Convertible Preferred Stock in June
of
2004. In addition, he is the General Manager of FSI, the buyer of the Company’s
UK Subsidiary as detailed above in Note 1. On May 1, 2006, he converted his
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock into 10,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock; therefore, there were no dividends paid to him in the first quarter
of
2007. For the first quarter of 2006, $675 was paid to him as dividends.
The
Chairman and CEO of the Company earned $50,625 in the first quarter of 2007
and
2006 for dividends related to his $2,250,000 investment in Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock, Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, and Series C Convertible
Preferred Stock.
8.
Income
Taxes
During
the first quarter of 2007, the Company made no tax provision for income taxes
due to its tax net loss carryforwards which were fully reserved as of March
31,
2006 and 2007. The Company has U.S. net operating loss carryforwards of
approximately $25,600,000 which expire in years 2009 through 2019.
9.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
June
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Financial
Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an
Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN 48 addresses the accounting for
uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements
in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48
prescribes specific criteria for the financial statement recognition and
measurement of the tax effects of a position taken or expected to be taken
in a
tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition of
previously recognized tax benefits, classification of tax liabilities on
the
balance sheet, recording interest and penalties on tax underpayments, accounting
in interim periods, and disclosure requirements. FIN 48 is effective for
fiscal
periods beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company adopted FIN 48 on
January
1, 2007, and the adoption had no material effect on its consolidated financial
position or results of operations as of March 31, 2007. The Company does
not
expect that uncertain tax positions will have a material impact on its results
of operations through December 31, 2007.
In
March
2006, the EITF reached a consensus on EITF Issue No. 06-3, “How Taxes Collected
from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented
in
the Income Statement (That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation),” (“EITF No.
06-3”). This EITF requires the adoption of a policy for presenting taxes in the
income statement either on a gross or net basis. Gross or net presentation
may
be elected for each different type of tax, but similar taxes should be presented
consistently. Taxes within the scope of this EITF would include taxes that
are
imposed on a revenue transaction between the seller and a customer (e.g.,
sales
taxes, use taxes, value-added taxes, and some types of excise taxes). EITF
No.
06-3 was effective for the Company’s financial statements for interim and annual
reporting periods beginning January 1, 2007, and the impact was not material
to
the Company’s results of operations. The Company’s policy is to present the net
amount of such taxes in its statement of operations.
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The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements
and Notes thereto of the Company presented in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. This Report contains
forward-looking statements that reflect management’s expectations, estimates,
and projections for future periods based on information (financial and
otherwise) available to management as of the end of the period covered by
this
Quarterly Report. These statements may be identified by the use of
forward-looking words such as “may”, “will”, “believe”, “anticipate”,
“estimate”, “expect”, “projects”, or “intends”. Actual events and results may
differ from the results anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Factors
that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, those
items
discussed under the caption "Certain Factors Affecting Forward-Looking
Statements" presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2006 and other factors discussed in the Company’s press
releases and other Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Overview
Headquartered
in Atlanta, Georgia, Firstwave Technologies, Inc. (“Firstwave” or “the Company”)
is a
provider of demand
generation, lead leakage and revenue retention solutions built on top of
the
Company’s suite of CRM (Customer Relationship Management) products. Firstwave’s
solutions increase visibility throughout the sales cycle, keeping customer
pipelines perpetually full of qualified leads, their prospects warm, and
their
customers loyal. With 20 years of sales management software, Firstwave’s modular
internet marketing, sales lead and customer management solutions, customers
achieve results at every opportunity. Firstwave
supports several product lines: The Wave Series of internet-based products,
Firstwave CRM (includes eCRM and v.10 products), Firstwave Technology and
TakeControl.
On
October 10, 2005, the Company entered into a three-year OEM/Outsourcing
Agreement and a Licensing Agreement with M1 Global. Under the terms of the
agreements, M1 Global has licensed the Firstwave CRM database schema to develop
its future products, and is a non-exclusive reseller of Firstwave products.
Although the agreements included the outsourcing of Firstwave’s Professional
Services and Support functions to M1 Global, Firstwave is currently providing
its own coverage in those areas and no longer pays M1 Global for these services.
The agreements provide that M1 Global also pays royalty commissions to Firstwave
as follows: 33% on licenses and 20% on services. During the first quarter
of
2006, M1 Global handled most of the professional services and paid a commission
of 20% of services revenues to Firstwave. Commissions received from M1 Global
for professional services during the first quarter of 2006 were $30,651.
As
we
have increased our professional services staff since July of 2006, the amount
of
professional services provided by M1 Global to our customers, and the
commissions received from M1 Global, have declined. There were no commissions
received from M1 Global for professional services during the first quarter
of
2007. In addition, during the first quarter of 2006, M1 Global provided most
of
the maintenance
services for our customers in exchange for a quarterly fee of $154,315. Since
July of 2006, we have hired additional personnel for customer support, and
the
support services provided by M1 Global have been reduced. The quarterly fees
to
M1 Global were approximately $154,000 in the second quarter, $90,000 in the
third quarter, and $78,000 in the fourth quarter of 2006. For 2007, there
have
been no fees paid or payable to M1Global through April 30, 2007.
As
of
March 31, 2007, the Company employed 16 individuals, including 3 executive
and
administrative personnel, 2 sales and marketing personnel, 3 professional
services personnel, 2 customer support personnel, and 6 employees in product
innovation and development. As of March 31, 2007, the Company employed 5
individuals, including 3 executive and administrative personnel and 2 employees
in product innovation and development. The increase in personnel is due to
bringing the professional services and customer support services in-house,
as
further described above.
Results
of Operations
Total
revenues decreased 22.4% from $599,000 in the first quarter of 2006 to $465,000
in the first quarter of 2007. The decrease is primarily due to decreases
in
services and maintenance revenues offset by an increase in software
revenues.
Software
revenues increased 27.7% from $47,000 in the first quarter of 2006 to $60,000
in
the first quarter of 2007 due to higher software revenues from FSI in payment
of
the prepaid software royalty fees, offset by fewer software license agreements.
Our software revenues remain significantly dependent upon the size and timing
of
closing of license agreements.
Services
revenues decreased 17.0% from $94,000 in the first quarter of 2006 to $78,000
in
the first quarter of 2007, primarily due to lower services projects as a
the
result of fewer software license agreements. Our services revenues are subject
to fluctuations based on variations in the length of and number of active
service engagements in a given quarter.
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Maintenance
revenues decreased 29.0% from $458,000 in the first quarter of 2006 to $325,000
in the first quarter of 2007. Maintenance revenues are the result of renewal
agreements from previous software license sales as well as new license
agreements. The decreases were due to reduced renewals of maintenance agreements
from existing customers and reduced new software licenses.
Cost
of
software revenues decreased 91.9% from $172,000 in
the
first quarter of 2006 to $14,000 in the first quarter of 2007. Cost of software
revenues includes amortization of capitalized software costs, costs of third
party software, media costs, and documentation materials. There was no
amortization expense in the first quarter of 2007. Cost of software as a
percentage of software revenues decreased from 366.0% in the first quarter
of
2006 to 23.3% in the first quarter of 2007, due to no amortization expense
being
recorded in the first quarter of 2007.
Cost
of
revenues for services increased from $3,000 in
the
first quarter of 2006 to $114,000 in the first quarter of 2007. The cost
of
revenues for services as a percentage of services revenues increased from
3.2%
in the first quarter of 2006 to 146.2% in the first quarter of 2007. The
increases are primarily due to an increase in personnel to perform professional
services rather than outsourcing professional services to M1 Global.
Cost
of
revenues for maintenance decreased 65.7% from $178,000 in the first quarter
of
2006 to $61,000 in the first quarter of 2007. The cost of revenues for
maintenance as a percentage of maintenance revenues decreased from 38.9%
in the
first quarter of 2006 to18.8% in the first quarter of 2007. The decreases
are
the result of the quarterly fees paid to M1 Global under the outsourcing
arrangement in the first quarter of 2006 for the support of our domestic
customers, offset by additional personnel in-house to handle the support
services in the first quarter of 2007. There were no fees paid to M1 Global
in
the first quarter of 2007, and there were $154,000 in fees paid to M1 Global
in
the first quarter of 2006.
Sales
and
marketing expense increased 222.6% from $53,000 in the first quarter of 2006
to
$171,000 in the first quarter of 2007. This increase is due to added sales
and
marketing activity in the first quarter of 2007, as well as increased costs
associated with the prepaid software royalty fees from FSI.
The
Company’s product innovation and development expenditures increased 126.0% from
$77,000 in the first quarter of 2006 to $174,000 in the first quarter of
2007.
The increase is primarily related to increases in payroll costs associated
with
additional personnel. No development costs have been capitalized during 2006
or
2007.
General
and administrative expenses remained consistent at $253,000 for both the
first
quarter of 2006 and 2007.
Dividends
on preferred stock were $71,000 for the first quarter of 2006, and $70,000
for
the first quarter of 2007.
The
above
factors combined to result in a net loss applicable to common shareholders
of
$187,000 in the first quarter of 2006 compared to a net loss applicable to
common shareholders of $379,000 in the first quarter of 2007. Net loss per
basic
and diluted share was $0.06 for the first quarter of 2006 compared to a net
loss
per basic and diluted share of $0.13 in the first quarter of 2007. For the
first
quarter of 2006, the number of basic and diluted weighted average shares
outstanding was 2,734,000 compared to 2,868,000 basic and diluted outstanding
shares for the first quarter of 2007.
Balance
Sheet
Cash
and
cash equivalents of $792,000 as of March 31, 2007 decreased 20.6% from the
cash
and cash equivalents balance of $997,000 as of December 31, 2006. The decrease
is primarily due to the cash used in operating activities of the business,
which
includes costs of additional personnel, administrative costs, and lower
maintenance revenues.
Net
accounts receivable increased 29.8% from $248,000 at December 31, 2006 to
$322,000 at March 31, 2007, primarily due to increased software license revenues
invoiced and outstanding as of March 31, 2007. Net Property and equipment
decreased 32.7% from $55,000 at December 31, 2006 to $37,000 at March 31,
2007
as a result of year-to-date depreciation. Intangible assets decreased 7.7%
from
$418,000 at December 31, 2006 to $386.000 at March 31, 2007, due to year-to-date
amortization expense. There was no capitalized software development balance
as
of December 31, 2006.
Accounts
payable increased 74.6% from $138,000 as of December 31, 2006 to $241,000
as of
March 31, 2007 due the increased personnel, sales, and marketing costs described
above. Deferred revenue increased by 4.8% from $703,000 at December 31, 2006
to
$737,000 at March 31, 2007 due to slight increases in and the timing of billing
for annual maintenance renewals. Accrued employee compensation and benefits
increased 42.4% from $59,000 as of December 31, 2006 to $84,000 at March
31,
2007, primarily as a result of an increase in the number of personnel. Other
accrued liabilities decreased 36.7% from $30,000 at December 31, 2006 to
$19,000
as of March 31, 2007 due to lower sales tax payable.
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On
June
3, 2005, Firstwave entered into the Stock Purchase Agreement with
AllAboutTickets LLC (“Buyer”), now doing business as First Sports International,
as described in Note 1. Pursuant to the Agreement, effective May 1, 2005,
the
Company sold to Buyer all of the issued share capital of Firstwave Technologies
UK, Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company. This sale of the Company’s UK Subsidiary
was accounted for as a discontinued operation. The total price for the stock
purchase transaction was $2,214,000, of which $256,000 in cash was received
at
closing and $1,620,000 was included in a non-interest bearing Promissory
Note
that calls for payments to be made over a maximum of three years. The Company
had previously prepaid $338,000 of royalties to a third party, the benefit
of
which was sold in the transaction and included in the purchase price. The
Buyer
is paying the company for the use of such prepaid royalties as software revenue
is achieved by the Buyer.
As
of
March 31, 2007, the remaining balance of the promissory note is $1,175,000
and
is payable in installments. The short-term portion of the note, $500,000,
is
payable prior to June 30, 2007, and has been classified as a current asset
on
the Balance Sheet. The long-term portion of the note, $675,000, is payable
in
installments, and is classified as a non-current asset on the Balance Sheet.
Under the License Agreement, Buyer will pay quarterly royalty amounts to
the
Company if such royalty amounts exceed the quarterly payments due under the
Promissory Note and such amounts will be applied against the final payment
due
on the note. In accordance with APB 21,”Interest on Receivables and Payables,”
imputed interest was calculated at 8%, resulting in an unamortized discount
at
May 31, 2005 totaling $233,000 and recorded as a direct reduction from the
face
amount of the note. Through March 2007, $159,000 of such interest has been
amortized, resulting in a balance of $74,000 in unamortized discount as of
March
31, 2007. As of March 31, 2007, the Company had received $116,000 from the
buyer
with another $36,000 due as a receivable from the buyer in payments against
the
prepaid royalties. The balance of the prepaid royalties as of March 31, 2007
was
$186,000.
There
was
no activity related to FSI for the first quarter of 2006 and 2007. No payments
were due from FSI against the note receivable during the first quarter 2007.
Total payments against the note receivable since the effective date have
totaled
$673,615, and $500,000 is due June 2007.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Cash
and
cash equivalents of $792,000 at March 31, 2007 decreased 20.7% from the cash
and
cash equivalents balance of $997,000 at December 31, 2006. The decrease is
primarily due to the additional cash used in operating activities, which
includes costs of additional personnel, administrative costs, and lower
maintenance revenues. The Company carries no debt.
Our
future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our ability
to generate positive cash flows, collect the note receivable from FSI, retain
our maintenance revenues from existing customers, control expenses, and generate
additional revenues from other sources. Any projections of future cash needs
and
cash flows are subject to substantial uncertainty. We have no material
commitments for capital expenditures. We do not believe that inflation has
historically had a material effect on our Company's results of operations.
We
have expanded our employee base, and have moved into new facilities. We
anticipate that these new expenditures will have an impact on our operating
costs, cash flows, and requirements for capital.
The
Company is subject to market risk exposures of varying correlations and
volatilities, primarily relating to interest rate risk. The Company does
not
currently engage in hedging activities or otherwise use derivatives to alter
the
interest characteristics of its financial assets. Although a decrease in
interest rates could reduce the interest income we earn on our cash and cash
equivalents, at this time management does not believe a change in interest
rates
will materially affect the Company's financial position or results of
operations.
Based
on
the most recent evaluation, which was completed in consultation with management
as of the end of the period covered by the filing of this Form 10-Q, the
Company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
believes the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) were
effective as of the date of such evaluation in timely alerting the Company’s
management to material information required to be included in this
Form 10-Q and other Exchange Act filings.
None
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There
were no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s Form 10K
for the year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
The
Exhibits to this Report on Form 10Q are listed in the accompanying Exhibit
Index.
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
FIRSTWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: May 14, 2007 | /s/ Richard T. Brock | |
Richard
T. Brock
Chief
Executive Officer and
Principal
Accounting Officer
|
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Exhibit Number | Description | |
Exhibit 31.1 |
Certification
of Periodic Report by the Chief
Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1934.
|
|
Exhibit 32 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. |
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