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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Statement of Operations Data:
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$ | 10,055 | $ | 8,979 | $ | 8,435 | $ | 11, 360 | $ | 11,639 | ||||||||||
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3,304 | 2,711 | 2,267 | 3,777 | 4,201 | |||||||||||||||
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operating results that vary from the expectations of securities analysts and investors;
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Call Accounting
- Collection of call data records directly from PBXs, including rates and pricing of calls,
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Asset Management
- Managing and organizing any type of telecom assets (voice, data, and wireless) in the organization, by providing a flexible utility that allows a user to manage new device types
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Cable Management
- Managing and organizing cable connections between devices in the system by connecting segments of devices and cables. Presents a graphical image of the cable map and generates reports.
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Private Calls Management
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My Portal
-A consolidated interface which presents users with required and vital information, such as alerts regarding the behavior of the system, and it performs common tasks in the system, such as defining users and extensions and running reports.
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Invoice Management
- Provides enterprises with a simplified and automated tool for monitoring, managing, verifying and routing invoices for payment or correction. Invoice items originate from various sources, which include the telecommunication service provider, the devices used such as calling cards, mobile lines, landlines, circuits as well as services and equipment provided. Our solution provides an analysis of all invoice data against the agreement between the enterprise and the service provider, real device usage, online inventory, as well as additional equipment or services. This reduces overhead costs caused by invoice and contract discrepancies, disputes and errors.
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IP Quality of Service
–Enables the organization to generate reports concerning the quality of phone calls. This module assists the organization to pinpoint problematic points and bottlenecks in its network and work towards solving them.
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Proactive Alerts
– Sophisticated alert mechanism that enables the organization to monitor the system by issuing alerts for exceptional events regarding system health, Quality of Service, misuse of the system by excessive use, budget control and emergency calls, and distributes those alerts to authorized users of the application.
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Tenant Resale
– Handles tenant accounts according to different customer billing profiles, supplying them with various kinds of telecom services, including phone usage, instrument/handset installation and maintenance, invoice generation based on usage and tracking of payments.
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- A powerful work flow system for flexible definition of processes, which facilitates the management of work orders and trouble tickets, tracking them from initiation to completion, allowing a close follow up on their assignments and status.
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invoice and inventory audit and recovery;
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contract negotiations and strategic sourcing;
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discovery and road mapping services;
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process diagnosis and solution design;
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wireless optimization; and
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creation and implementation of IT governance, risk and compliance policies.
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Retail Billing – customer care and billing (business and residential). The billing and rating is for both postpaid and prepaid scenarios.
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Partner Management – management of all value added services, or VAS, provided (such as content SMS/MMS, pay-by-mobile services and location-based advertising services). The module supports advance business models, such as revenue sharing between the operator/service provider and VAS provider based on the end customer’s consumption.
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Interconnect/Wholesale Management – manages the activity between the operator/service provider and other local or international carriers for the traffic that is transferred between them. The basic goal of an interconnect solution is to produce an invoice for the calls you have delivered for another operator and to validate the invoices received from other operators for the calls they have delivered for you.
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MVNO Management – manages the activities of MVNOs and provides network operators with integration for billing and provisioning management, resellers’ point of sale applications, customer web self-care, customer billing, reseller management and subscriber identity module management.
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Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists. We require evidence of an agreement with a customer specifying the terms and conditions of the products or services to be delivered typically in the form of a purchase order or the customer’s signature on our proposal;
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The fee is fixed or determinable. Fees are fixed or determinable if they are not subject to a refund or cancellation and do not have payment terms that exceed our customary payment terms; and
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Collection is probable. We perform a credit review of all customers with significant transactions to determine whether a customer is credit worthy and collection is probable.
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Net income (loss) from continuing operations
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Net income (loss)
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Israeli inflation adjusted for devaluation (appreciation) %
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from discontinued operations
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(21 | ) | 44 | - | ||||||||
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
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202 | (344 | ) | 22 | ||||||||
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations
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354 | (5 | ) | - | ||||||||
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from discontinued operations
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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572 | 164 | (49 | ) | ||||||||
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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Operating lease obligations
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895 | 471 | 412 | 12 | - | |||||||||||||||
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Accrued severance pay*
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1,051 | - | - | - | 1,051 | |||||||||||||||
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Total
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1,946 | 471 | 412 | 12 | 1,051 | |||||||||||||||
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Chaim Mer
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Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Eytan Bar
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Chief Executive Officer
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Alon Mualem
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43
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Corporate Chief Financial Officer
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Isaac Ben-Bassat
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57
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Director
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Eytan Barak (1)
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66
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Outside Director
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Roger Challen
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65
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Director
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Steven J. Glusband
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64
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Director
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Yaacov Goldman (1)
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56
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Director
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Lior Salansky
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46
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Director
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Varda Trivaks (1)
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54
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Outside Director
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Salaries, fees, commissions and bonuses
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·
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service as an officer holder, excluding service as an outside director of a company that is offering its shares to the public for the first time.
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·
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A higher shareholder approval threshold was adopted to permit a chief executive officer to also serve as chairman of the board and vice versa, and a prohibition was adopted on the chairman’s ability to serve the company in any capacity other than as the chief executive officer;
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·
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The majority of the members of the audit committee is now required to be “independent” (as such term is defined under the Israeli Companies Law); the chairman of the audit committee is required to be an outside director, and the following are disqualified from serving as members of the audit committee: the chairman, any director employed by the company or by its controlling shareholder or by an entity controlled by the controlling shareholder, a director who regularly provides services to the company or to its controlling shareholder or to an entity controlled by the controlling shareholder, and any director who derives most of his/her income from the controlling shareholder;
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·
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The functions to be performed by the audit committee were expanded to include, among others the following: determination whether certain related party actions and transactions are “material” or “extraordinary” in connection with their approval procedures, to assess the scope of work and compensation of the company’s independent accountant, to assess the company’s internal audit system and the performance of its internal auditor and to set whistle blower procedures (including protections afforded to whistle blowers);
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·
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The threshold to elect outside directors was increased, such that the election of outside directors now requires a majority vote at a shareholders’ meeting, provided that either: at least a majority (previously, one-third) of the shares of non-controlling shareholders voted at the meeting on the matter vote in favor of the election of the outsider director, or the total number of shares of non-controlling shareholders voted against the election of the outside director does not exceed 2% (previously, 1%) of the voting rights in the company;
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·
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The independence requirements of outside directors were enhanced such that an individual may not be appointed as an outside director in a company that does not have a controlling shareholder, in the event that he has affiliation, at the time of his appointment, to the chairman, chief executive officer, a 5% shareholder or the chief financial officer; in addition, an individual may not be appointed as an outside director if his relative, partner, employer, supervisor, or an entity he controls, has other than negligible business or professional relations with any of the persons with which the outside director himself may not be affiliated in order to qualify as an outside director;
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·
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Outside directors may be re-elected following the initial term for an additional term by means of one of the following mechanisms: (i) the board of directors proposed the nominee and his appointment was approved by the shareholders in the manner required to appoint outside directors for their initial term (which was the only available way to re-elect external directors prior to the adoption of Amendment No. 16), or (ii) a shareholder holding 1% or more of the voting rights proposed the nominee, and the nominee is approved by a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders of the company on the matter, excluding the votes of any controlling shareholder and those who have a personal interest in the matter as a result of their relationship with any controlling shareholder, provided that, the aggregate votes cast by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders and do not have a personal interest in the matter as a result of their relationship with the controlling shareholders in favor of the nominee constitute more than 2% of the voting rights in the company;
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·
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The terms of employment of an officer now require the approval of the audit committee as well as the board of directors;
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·
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The threshold to approve extraordinary transactions with a controlling shareholder or in which a controlling shareholder has a personal interest was increased, such that: (i) at least a majority (previously one-third) of the votes cast by shareholders who have no personal interest in the transaction and who vote on the matter are voted in favor of the transaction, or (ii) the votes cast by shareholders who have no personal interest in the transaction voted against the transaction do not represent more than 2% (previously 1%) of the voting rights in the company; in addition, any such extraordinary transaction whose term is more than three years, require approval as described above every three years, unless (with respect to transactions not involving management fees) the audit committee approves that a longer term is reasonable under the circumstances;
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·
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With respect to full tender offers (tender offers for the acquisition of all outstanding shares in a company), the time-frame for a shareholder to a request appraisal rights with respect to the tender offer was extended from three to six months following the consummation of a tender, but it is now permitted for the acquirer to elect that any shareholder tendering his shares will not be entitled to appraisal rights.
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Name
|
Number of Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned
(1)
|
Percentage of Outstanding Ordinary Shares
(2)
|
||||||
|
Chaim Mer
|
1,057,852 | (3) | 23.7 | % | ||||
|
Eytan Bar
|
98,554 | (4) | 2.2 | % | ||||
|
Alon Mualem
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19,375 | * | ||||||
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Isaac Ben-Bassat
|
344,607 | (5) | 7.7 | % | ||||
|
Eytan Barak
|
-- | -- | ||||||
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Roger Challen
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1,087,308 | (6) | 24.4 | % | ||||
|
Steven J. Glusband
|
500 | * | ||||||
|
Yaacov Goldman
|
-- | -- | ||||||
|
Lior Salansky
|
564,928 | (7) | 12.7 | % | ||||
|
Ms. Varda Trivaks
|
-- | -- | ||||||
|
(1)
|
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Ordinary shares relating to options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this table are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such securities but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. Except as indicated by footnote, and subject to community property laws where applicable, the persons named in the table above have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them.
|
|
(2)
|
The percentages shown are based on 4,459,057 ordinary shares (excluding 5,400 ordinary shares held as treasury stock) issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2011.
|
|
(3)
|
Based solely upon a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on May 26, 2009. Mr. Chaim Mer and his wife, Mrs. Dora Mer, are the record holders of 179,808 ordinary shares and the beneficial owners of 872,226 ordinary shares through their controlling interest in Mer Ofekim Ltd., 5,770 ordinary shares through their controlling interest in Mer Services Ltd. and 48 ordinary shares through their controlling interest in Mer & Co. (1982) Ltd.
|
|
(4)
|
Based upon a Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2008 and other information available to the company. Includes (i) 48,554 ordinary shares owned of record by Mr. Bar; and (ii) 50,000 ordinary shares subject to currently exercisable stock options granted to Mr. Bar, with an exercise price of $1.94 per share that expire on May 2014.
|
|
(5)
|
Based upon a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on October 30, 2008 and other information available to the company. Includes 29,584 ordinary shares owned of record by Mr. Ben-Bassat and 315,023 ordinary shares owned of record by Ron Dan Investments Ltd., a company controlled by Mr. Ben-Bassat.
|
|
(6)
|
The 1,087,308 ordinary shares are held of record by The Info Group, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation controlled by Mr. Roger Challen. Accordingly, Mr. Roger Challen may be deemed to have the sole voting and dispositive power as to the ordinary shares held of record by The Info Group, Inc.
|
|
(7)
|
Based upon a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on October 7, 2008 and other information available to the company.
|
|
Name
|
Number of
Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned
(1)
|
Percentage of
Outstanding
Ordinary
Shares
(2)
|
||||||
|
The Info Group, Inc.
|
1,087,308 | (3) | 24.4 | % | ||||
|
Chaim Mer and Dora Mer
|
1,057,852 | (4) | 23.7 | % | ||||
|
Lior Salansky
|
564,928 | (5) | 12.7 | % | ||||
|
Isaac Ben-Bassat
|
344,607 | (6) | 7.7 | % | ||||
|
|
(1)
|
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Ordinary shares relating to options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this table are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such securities but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. Except as indicated by footnote, and subject to community property laws where applicable, the persons named in the table above have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them.
|
|
|
(2)
|
The percentages shown are based on 4,459,057 ordinary shares (excluding 5,400 ordinary shares held as treasury stock) issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2011.
|
|
|
(3)
|
The Info Group, Inc. is a Massachusetts corporation controlled by Mr. Roger Challen. Accordingly, Mr. Roger Challen may be deemed to have the sole voting and dispositive power as to the ordinary shares of the Issuer held of record by The Info Group, Inc.
|
|
|
(4)
|
Based solely upon a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on May 26, 2009. Mr. Chaim Mer and his wife, Mrs. Dora Mer, are the record holders of 179,808 ordinary shares and the beneficial owners of 872,226 ordinary shares through their controlling interest in Mer Ofekim Ltd., 5,770 ordinary shares through their controlling interest in Mer Services Ltd. and 48 ordinary shares through their controlling interest in Mer & Co. (1982) Ltd.
|
|
|
(5)
|
Based upon a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on October 7, 2008 and other information available to the company.
|
|
|
(6)
|
Based upon a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on October 30, 2008 and other information available to the company. Includes 29,584 ordinary shares owned of record by Mr. Ben-Bassat and 315,023 ordinary shares owned of record by Ron Dan Investments Ltd., a company controlled by Mr. Ben-Bassat.
|
|
B.
|
Significant Changes
|
|
Year
|
High
|
Low
|
||||||
|
2010
|
$ | 4. 00 | $ | 0. 60 | ||||
|
2009
|
$ | 4. 78 | $ | 1. 20 | ||||
|
2008
|
$ | 3. 38 | $ | 1. 50 | ||||
|
2007
|
$ | 6. 52 | $ | 0. 04 | ||||
|
2006
|
$ | 7. 00 | $ | 3. 00 | ||||
|
High
|
Low
|
|||||||
|
2009
|
||||||||
|
First Quarter
|
$ | 2. 90 | $ | 1. 80 | ||||
|
Second Quarter
|
$ | 2. 20 | $ | 1. 30 | ||||
|
Third Quarter
|
$ | 4. 78 | $ | 1. 32 | ||||
|
Fourth Quarter
|
$ | 2. 26 | $ | 1. 20 | ||||
|
2010
|
||||||||
|
First Quarter
|
$ | 2. 00 | $ | 0. 60 | ||||
|
Second Quarter
|
$ | 3. 50 | $ | 1. 32 | ||||
|
Third Quarter
|
$ | 1. 53 | $ | 1. 00 | ||||
|
Fourth Quarter
|
$ | 4. 00 | $ | 1. 15 | ||||
|
Month
|
High
|
Low
|
||||||
|
October 2010
|
$ | 3. 45 | $ | 1. 15 | ||||
|
November 2010
|
$ | 2. 55 | $ | 1. 31 | ||||
|
December 2010
|
$ | 4. 00 | $ | 1. 80 | ||||
|
January 2011
|
$ | 2. 30 | $ | 1. 77 | ||||
|
February 2011
|
$ | 1. 90 | $ | 1. 72 | ||||
|
March 2011
|
$ | 2. 15 | $ | 1. 57 | ||||
|
|
·
|
the acquisition was made in a private placement the object of which was to confer to the acquiring party a ‘‘control block’’ where there is no holder of a ‘‘control block,’’ or to confer to the acquiring party 45% of the voting rights in the company where there is no holder of 45% of the voting rights in the company, and the private placement received the general meeting’s approval; or
|
|
|
·
|
the acquisition was from the holder of a ‘‘control block’’ and resulted in a person becoming the holder of a ‘‘control block;’’ or
|
|
|
·
|
the acquisition was from a shareholder holding more than 45% of the voting rights in the company and resulted in a person becoming a holder of more than 45% of the voting rights in the company.
|
|
|
·
|
the merger does not require the alteration of the memorandum or articles of association of the surviving company;
|
|
|
·
|
the acquiring company would not issue more than 20% of the voting rights thereof to the shareholders of the target company in the course of the merger and no person will become, as a result of the merger, a controlling shareholder of the surviving company, on a fully diluted basis;
|
|
|
·
|
neither the target company, nor any shareholder that holds 25% of the means of control of the target company is a shareholder of the surviving company; and
|
|
|
·
|
there is no person that holds 25% or more of the means of control in both companies.
|
|
For a company with foreign investment of
|
The company tax
rate is
|
|||
|
over 25% but less than 49%
|
25 | % | ||
|
49% or more but less than 74%
|
20 | % | ||
|
74% or more but less than 90%
|
15 | % | ||
|
90% or more
|
10 | % | ||
|
|
·
|
deduction, under certain conditions, of purchases of know-how and patents over an eight-year period for tax purposes;
|
|
|
·
|
right to elect, under specified conditions, to file a consolidated tax return with additional related Israeli Industrial Companies; and
|
|
|
·
|
deductions over a three-year period of expenses involved with the issuance and listing of shares on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange or, on or after January 1, 2003, on a recognized stock market outside of Israel.
|
|
|
·
|
broker-dealers,
|
|
|
·
|
financial institutions,
|
|
|
·
|
certain insurance companies,
|
|
|
·
|
regulated investment companies,
|
|
|
·
|
investors liable for alternative minimum tax,
|
|
|
·
|
tax-exempt organizations,
|
|
|
·
|
non-resident aliens of the U.S. or taxpayers whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar,
|
|
|
·
|
persons who hold the ordinary shares through partnerships or other pass-through entities,
|
|
|
·
|
persons who acquired their ordinary shares through the exercise or cancellation of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation for services,
|
|
|
·
|
certain expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States,
|
|
|
·
|
investors that own or have owned, directly, indirectly or by attribution, 10 percent or more of our voting shares, and
|
|
|
·
|
investors holding ordinary shares as part of a straddle or appreciated financial position or a hedging or conversion transaction.
|
|
|
·
|
an individual who is a citizen or, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a resident of the United States;
|
|
|
·
|
a corporation or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof;
|
|
|
·
|
an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or
|
|
|
·
|
a trust that (a) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and the control of one or more U.S. persons or (b) has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.
|
|
|
·
|
you will be required to allocate income recognized upon receiving certain dividends or gain recognized upon the disposition of ordinary shares ratably over the holding period for such ordinary shares,
|
|
|
·
|
the amount allocated to each year during which we are considered a PFIC other than the year of the dividend payment or disposition would be subject to tax at the highest individual or corporate tax rate, as the case may be, in effect for that year and an interest charge would be imposed with respect to the resulting tax liability allocated to each such year,
|
|
|
·
|
the amount allocated to the current taxable year and any taxable year before we became a PFIC would be taxable as ordinary income in the current year, and
|
|
|
·
|
you will be required to make an annual return on IRS Form 8621 regarding distributions received with respect to ordinary shares and any gain realized on your ordinary shares.
|
|
|
·
|
A direct or indirect owner of a pass-through entity, including a trust or estate, that is a direct or indirect shareholder of a PFIC,
|
|
|
·
|
A shareholder of a PFIC that is a shareholder of another PFIC, or
|
|
|
·
|
A 50%-or-more shareholder of a foreign corporation that is not a PFIC and that directly or indirectly owns stock of a PFIC.
|
|
ITEM 12.
|
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
|
|
ITEM 13.
|
DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
|
|
ITEM 15.
|
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
|
|
|
·
|
pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transaction and dispositions of the assets of the company;
|
|
|
·
|
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and
|
|
|
·
|
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
|
Services Rendered
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||
|
Audit (1)
|
$ | 104,000 | $ | 100,000 | ||||
|
|
(1)
|
Audit fees relate to audit services provided for each of the years shown in the table, including fees associated with the annual audit and reviews of our interim financial results, consultations on various accounting issues and audit services provided in connection with other statutory or regulatory filings.
|
|
ITEM 16D.
|
EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEE
S
|
|
ITEM 16E.
|
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
|
|
ITEM 16F.
|
CHANGES IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
|
|
ITEM 16G.
|
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
|
|
|
·
|
The requirement to maintain a majority of independent directors, as defined under the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules. Instead, under Israeli law and practice, we are required to appoint at least two outside directors, within the meaning of the Israeli Companies Law, to our board of directors. In addition, in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and NASDAQ, we have the mandated three independent directors, as defined by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and NASDAQ, on our audit committee. See Item 6C. “Directors, Senior Management and Employees - Board Practices - Outside and Independent Directors.”
|
|
|
·
|
The requirements regarding the directors’ nominations process. Instead, we follow Israeli law and practice in accordance with which our directors are recommended by our board of directors for election by our shareholders. See Item 6C. “Directors, Senior Management and Employees - Board Practices - Election of Directors.
|
|
|
·
|
The requirement to obtain shareholder approval for the establishment or amendment of certain equity based compensation plans, an issuance that will result in a change of control of the company, certain transactions other than a public offering involving issuances of a 20% or more interest in the company and certain acquisitions of the stock or assets of another company. Under Israeli law and practice, the approval of the board of directors is required for the establishment or amendment of equity based compensation plans and private placements. Under Israeli regulations, Israeli companies whose shares have been publicly offered only outside of Israel or are listed for trade only on an exchange outside of Israel, such as our company, are exempt from the Israeli law requirement to obtain shareholder approval for private placements of a 20% or more interest in the company. For the approvals and procedures required under Israeli law and practice for an issuance that will result in a change of control of the company and acquisitions of the stock or assets of another company, see Item 6.C. “Directors, Senior Management and Employee - Board Practices - Approval of Related Party Transactions Under Israeli Law-Disclosure of Personal Interests of a Controlling Shareholder; Approval of Transactions with Controlling Shareholders” and Item 10.B. “Additional Information -- Memorandum and Articles of Association - Provisions Restricting Change in Control of Our Company.”
|
|
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-1
|
|
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2
|
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
F-3 -F-4
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
F-5
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
|
F-6 - F-7
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
F-8 - F-9
|
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-10 - F-44
|
|
Exhibit
|
Description
|
|
1.1
|
Memorandum of Association of the Registrant (1)
|
|
|
1.2
|
Articles of Association of the Registrant (1)
|
|
|
1.3
|
Amendment to Articles of Association of the Registrant (2)
|
|
2.1
|
Specimen of Ordinary Share Certificate (1)
|
|
4.1
|
1996 Employee Stock Option Plan (1)
|
|
4.2
|
2003 Israeli Share Option Plan (3)
|
|
|
4.3
|
2006 Stock Option Plan (4)
|
|
8.1
|
List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant
|
|
11.1
|
Code of Ethics (5)
|
|
12.1
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
|
|
12.2
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
|
|
13.1
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
13.2
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
15.1
|
Consent of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a Member of Ernst & Young Global
|
|
15.2
|
Consent of BDO Limited (relating to MTS Asia Ltd.)
|
|
|
_________________
|
|
|
(1)
|
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1, registration number 333-05814, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Filed as Exhibit 1.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009, and incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
|
(3)
|
Filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
|
(4)
|
Filed as Appendix B to Item 1 of the Registrant’s Report on Form 6-K for the month of June 2006 submitted on June 23, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
|
(5)
|
Filed as Exhibit 14.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
MER TELEMANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
Page
|
|
|
F - 2
|
|
|
F - 3 - F - 4
|
|
|
F - 5
|
|
|
F - 6 - F - 7
|
|
|
F - 8 - F - 9
|
|
|
F - 10 - F - 44
|
|
Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer
3 Aminadav St.
Tel-Aviv 67067, Israel
Tel: 972 (3)6232525
Fax: 972 (3)5622555
www.ey.com/il
|
|
/s/ Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer
|
|
|
Tel-Aviv, Israel
|
KOST FORER GABBAY & KASIERER
|
|
March 31, 2011
|
A Member of Ernst & Young Global
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||
|
ASSETS
|
||||||||
|
CURRENT ASSETS:
|
||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$ | 2,173 | $ | 2,124 | ||||
|
Restricted marketable securities (Note 3)
|
227 | 147 | ||||||
|
Trade receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $ 436 and $ 388 at December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively)
|
781 | 1,251 | ||||||
|
Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses (Note 4)
|
376 | 174 | ||||||
|
Inventories
|
39 | 17 | ||||||
|
Total
current assets
|
3,596 | 3,713 | ||||||
|
LONG-TERM ASSETS:
|
||||||||
|
Lease deposits
|
31 | 4 | ||||||
|
Deferred income taxes (Note 10)
|
35 | 33 | ||||||
|
Severance pay fund
|
767 | 798 | ||||||
|
Total
long-term assets
|
833 | 835 | ||||||
|
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Note 6)
|
175 | 165 | ||||||
|
OTHER ASSETS:
|
||||||||
|
Other intangible assets, net (Note 7a)
|
1,807 | 1,415 | ||||||
|
Goodwill
|
3,479 | 3,479 | ||||||
|
Total
other assets
|
5,286 | 4,894 | ||||||
|
Total
assets
|
$ | 9,890 | $ | 9,607 | ||||
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
|
Trade payables
|
$ | 411 | $ | 305 | ||||
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (Note 8)
|
2,269 | 2,085 | ||||||
|
Deferred revenues
|
2,741 | 2,452 | ||||||
|
Liabilities of discontinued operations
|
283 | 351 | ||||||
|
Total
current liabilities
|
5,704 | 5,193 | ||||||
|
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
|
Accrued severance pay
|
1,071 | 1,051 | ||||||
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Note 9)
|
||||||||
|
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Note 12):
|
||||||||
|
Share capital -
|
||||||||
|
Ordinary shares of NIS 0.01 par value - Authorized: 12,000,000 shares at December 31, 2009 and 2010;
Issued: 4,464,376 and 4,464,457 shares at December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively; Outstanding:
4,458,976 and 4,459,057 shares at December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively
|
13 | 13 | ||||||
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
19,577 | 19,676 | ||||||
|
Treasury shares (5,400 Ordinary shares at December 31, 2009 and 2010)
|
(29 | ) | (29 | ) | ||||
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
|
23 | (4 | ) | |||||
|
Accumulated deficit
|
(16,469 | ) | (16,293 | ) | ||||
|
Total
shareholders' equity
|
3,115 | 3,363 | ||||||
|
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
$ | 9,890 | $ | 9,607 | ||||
|
Year ended
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Revenues (Note 13):
|
||||||||||||
|
Product sales
|
$ | 5,127 | $ | 5,449 | $ | 4,409 | ||||||
|
Services
|
3,308 | 5,911 | 7,230 | |||||||||
|
Total
revenues
|
8,435 | 11,360 | 11,639 | |||||||||
|
Cost of revenues:
|
||||||||||||
|
Product sales
|
1,487 | 1,835 | 1,508 | |||||||||
|
Services
|
780 | 1,942 | 2,693 | |||||||||
|
Total
cost of revenues
|
2,267 | 3,777 | 4,201 | |||||||||
|
Gross profit
|
6,168 | 7,583 | 7,438 | |||||||||
|
Operating expenses:
|
||||||||||||
|
Research and development, net
|
2,688 | 1,888 | 1,547 | |||||||||
|
Selling and marketing
|
1,651 | 2,863 | 2,584 | |||||||||
|
General and administrative
|
3,065 | 3,618 | 3,016 | |||||||||
|
Total
operating expenses
|
7,404 | 8,369 | 7,147 | |||||||||
|
Operating income (loss)
|
(1,236 | ) | (786 | ) | 291 | |||||||
|
Financial income (expenses), net
|
24 | (31 | ) | - | ||||||||
|
Capital gain on sale of investment in affiliate
|
398 | - | - | |||||||||
|
Income (loss) before taxes on income
|
(814 | ) | (817 | ) | 291 | |||||||
|
Taxes on income, net (Note 10)
|
108 | 20 | 47 | |||||||||
|
Net income(loss) from continuing operations
|
(922 | ) | (837 | ) | 244 | |||||||
|
Net loss from discontinued operations
|
(38 | ) | (40 | ) | (68 | ) | ||||||
|
Net income (loss)
|
$ | (960 | ) | $ | (877 | ) | $ | 176 | ||||
|
Net earnings (loss) per share:
|
||||||||||||
|
Basic and diluted net earnings (loss) per Ordinary share from continuing operations
|
$ | (0.28 | ) | $ | (0.19 | ) | $ | 0.05 | ||||
|
Basic and diluted net loss per Ordinary share from discontinued operations
|
$ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | |||
|
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share
|
$ | (0.30 | ) | $ | (0. 20 | ) | $ | 0.04 | ||||
|
Weighted average number of Ordinary shares used in computing basic and diluted net earnings(loss) per share
|
3,264,918 | 4,458,976 | 4,459,049 | |||||||||
|
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Additional
|
other
|
Total
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Share capital
|
paid-in
|
Treasury
|
comprehensive
|
Accumulated
|
comprehensive
|
shareholders'
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Number
|
Amount
|
capital
|
shares
|
income (loss)
|
deficit
|
income (loss)
|
equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance as of January 1, 2008
|
2,886,923 | $ | 8 | $ | 16,210 | $ | (29 | ) | $ | 12 | $ | (14,632 | ) | $ | 1,569 | |||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance of shares, net of issuance cost in the amount of $ 13
|
484,745 | 2 | 985 | - | - | - | 987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance of shares for AnchorPoint acquisition
|
1,087,308 | 3 | 2,124 | - | - | - | 2,127 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Stock-based compensation related to options issued to employees
|
- | - | 104 | - | - | - | 104 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other comprehensive loss:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale marketable securities, net
|
- | - | - | - | (11 | ) | - | $ | (11 | ) | (11 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments
|
- | - | - | - | (17 | ) | - | (17 | ) | (17 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total other comprehensive loss
|
(28 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net loss
|
- | - | - | - | - | (960 | ) | (960 | ) | (960 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total comprehensive loss
|
$ | (988 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance as of December 31, 2008
|
4,458,976 | 13 | 19,423 | (29 | ) | (16 | ) | (15,592 | ) | 3,799 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Share issuance costs- AnchorPoint acquisition
|
- | - | (5 | ) | - | - | - | (5 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Stock-based compensation related to options issued to employees
|
- | - | 159 | - | - | - | 159 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other comprehensive loss:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale marketable securities, net
|
- | - | - | - | 43 | - | $ | 43 | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments
|
- | - | - | - | (4 | ) | - | (4 | ) | (4 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total other comprehensive income
|
39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net loss
|
- | - | - | - | - | (877 | ) | (877 | ) | (877 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total comprehensive loss
|
$ | (838 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance as of December 31, 2009
|
4,458,976 | 13 | 19,577 | (29 | ) | 23 | (16,469 | ) | 3,115 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Additional
|
other
|
Total
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Share capital
|
paid-in
|
Treasury
|
comprehensive
|
Accumulated
|
comprehensive
|
shareholders'
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Number
|
Amount
|
capital
|
shares
|
income (loss)
|
deficit
|
income (loss)
|
equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance as of December 31, 2009
|
4,458,976 | 13 | 19,577 | (29 | ) | 23 | (16,469 | ) | 3,115 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance of shares
|
81 | * | )- | - | - | - | - | * | )- | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Stock-based compensation related to options issued to employees
|
- | - | 99 | - | - | - | 99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other comprehensive loss:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Losson sale of available-for-sale marketable securities, net
|
- | - | - | - | (27 | ) | - | $ | (27 | ) | (27 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total other comprehensive loss
|
(27 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income
|
- | - | - | - | - | 176 | 176 | 176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total comprehensive income
|
$ | 149 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance as of December 31, 2010
|
4,459,057 | $ | 13 | $ | 19,676 | $ | (29 | ) | $ | (4 | ) | $ | (16,293 | ) | $ | 3,363 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Accumulated foreign currency translation adjustments as of December 31, 2010
|
$ | (21 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Accumulated unrealized gains from available-for-sale marketable securities
|
17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Accumulated unrealized losses
|
$ | (4 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
|
Net income (loss)
|
$ | (960 | ) | $ | (877 | ) | $ | 176 | ||||
|
Net loss from discontinued operations
|
38 | 40 | 68 | |||||||||
|
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
|
(922 | ) | (837 | ) | 244 | |||||||
|
Adjustments required to reconcile net income(loss) from continuing
operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
|
Gains on sale of available-for-sale marketable securities
|
(18 | ) | (2 | ) | (38 | ) | ||||||
|
Capital gain on sale of investment in affiliate
|
(398 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
365 | 540 | 489 | |||||||||
|
Loss on sale of property and equipment
|
- | 1 | - | |||||||||
|
Deferred income taxes, net
|
104 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
|
Employee stock-based compensation
|
104 | 159 | 99 | |||||||||
|
Accrued severance pay, net
|
(4 | ) | (119 | ) | (51 | ) | ||||||
|
Decrease (increase) in trade receivables, net
|
494 | 536 | (470 | ) | ||||||||
|
Decrease (increase) in other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses
|
228 | (61 | ) | 211 | ||||||||
|
Decrease (increase) in inventories
|
(32 | ) | 69 | 22 | ||||||||
|
Decrease in trade payables
|
(143 | ) | (154 | ) | (106 | ) | ||||||
|
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
(494 | ) | (41 | ) | (184 | ) | ||||||
|
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues
|
731 | 418 | (289 | ) | ||||||||
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations
|
15 | 514 | (71 | ) | ||||||||
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from discontinued operations
|
(21 | ) | 44 | - | ||||||||
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||
|
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
|
- | 7 | - | |||||||||
|
Proceeds from sale of affiliate and other investments
|
654 | - | - | |||||||||
|
Purchase of property and equipment
|
(48 | ) | (130 | ) | (87 | ) | ||||||
|
Investment in lease deposits, net
|
37 | (29 | ) | 6 | ||||||||
|
Investment in available-for-sale marketable securities
|
(200 | ) | (182 | ) | (170 | ) | ||||||
|
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale marketable securities
|
180 | 196 | 261 | |||||||||
|
Earn-out payment for acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of TelSoft
|
(406 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
|
Acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of
AnchorPoint (a)
|
26 | - | - | |||||||||
|
Transaction costs related to AnchorPoint acquisition
|
- | (201 | ) | - | ||||||||
|
Loans granted to employees, net
|
(41 | ) | (5 | ) | 12 | |||||||
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
202 | (344 | ) | 22 | ||||||||
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
|
Repayment of long-term loans
|
(583 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
|
Share issuance costs - AnchorPoint acquisition
|
937 | (5 | ) | - | ||||||||
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations
|
354 | (5 | ) | - | ||||||||
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from discontinued operations
|
22 | (45 | ) | - | ||||||||
|
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
572 | 164 | (49 | ) | ||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
|
1,437 | 2,009 | 2,173 | |||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
|
$ | 2,009 | $ | 2,173 | $ | 2,124 | ||||||
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flows activities:
|
||||||||||||
|
Cash paid during the year for:
|
||||||||||||
|
Interest
|
$ | 3 | $ | 2 | $ | - | ||||||
|
Income taxes
|
$ | 5 | $ | - | $ | 15 | ||||||
|
(a)
|
In conjunction with the acquisitions, the fair values of
assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date
of acquisition were as follows (see Note 1c):
|
||||
|
Working capital (excluding cash and cash equivalents)
|
$ | (239 | ) | ||
|
Property and equipment
|
71 | ||||
|
Issuance of shares
|
(2,127 | ) | |||
|
Goodwill
|
683 | ||||
|
Developed technology
|
987 | ||||
|
Brand name
|
229 | ||||
|
Customer relationship
|
370 | ||||
|
Total cash provided during the year
|
$ | (26 | ) | ||
|
(b)
|
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities :
|
||||
|
Issuance of shares
|
$ | 50 | |||
|
Issuance of shares for AnchorPoint acquisition
|
$ | 2,127 | |||
|
|
a.
|
Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. ("the Company" or "MTS") was incorporated on December 27, 1995. MTS and its subsidiaries ("the Group") design,develop market and support a comprehensive line of telecommunication management and customer care & billing ("CC&B") solutions that enable business organizations and other enterprises to improve the efficiency and performance of all intellectual property ("IP") operations, and reduce associated costs. The Group products include call accounting and management products, fault management systems and web based management solutions for converged voice, voice over Internet Protocol, IP data and video and CC&B solutions.
The Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries in the United States and Hong Kong, namely, MTS IntegraTRAK Inc and MTS Asia Ltd., respectively, act as marketing and customer service organizations in those countries.
|
|
|
In March 2009, the Company discontinued the operations of TABS Brazil Ltda. Accordingly, TABS Brazil Ltda.'s results of operations were classified as discontinued operations in the statement of operations and prior periods' results have been reclassified accordingly. In addition, the comparative data of the liabilities have been reclassified and liabilities attributable to discontinued operations in the balance sheet. There are no assets from discontinued operations as of December 31, 2009 and 2010.
|
|
|
The results of operations for TABS Brazil Ltda. for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, which were reported separately as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of income, are summarized as follows:
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Revenues
|
$ | 316 | $ | 74 | $ | - | ||||||
|
Total operating expenses
|
276 | 51 | 68 | |||||||||
|
Operating income (loss)
|
(14 | ) | 23 | (68 | ) | |||||||
|
Financialincome (expenses)
|
(24 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
|
Other income (loss)
|
- | (63 | ) | - | ||||||||
|
Net loss from discontinued operations
|
$ | (38 | ) | $ | (40 | ) | $ | (68 | ) | |||
|
Basic and diluted net loss per Ordinary share from discontinued operations
|
$ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | |||
|
|
b.
|
MTS's products are designed to provide telecommunication and information technology managers with tools to reduce communication costs, recover charges payable by third parties, and to detect and prevent abuse and misuse of telephone networks including fault telecommunication usage.
|
|
|
The Group markets its products through worldwide distributors, business telephone switching systems manufacturers and vendors and its direct sales force. Several international private automatic branch exchange ("PBX") manufacturers market the Group's products as part of their PBX selling efforts or on an original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") basis. The Group is highly dependent upon the active marketing and distribution of its OEMs. If the Group is unable to effectively manage and maintain a relationship with its OEMs, or if any event negatively affected an OEM's financial condition, the Group's results of operations and financial position could be materially adversely affected.
|
|
|
MTS's shares are listed for trade on the NASDAQ Capital Market.
|
|
|
Revenues from a major customer accounted for 24%, 12% and13% of total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
|
|
|
c.
|
On December 23, 2008, the Company and AnchorPoint, Inc. ("AnchorPoint") entered into an asset purchase agreement
("
the AnchorPoint
APA
"). AnchorPoint is a provider of TEM solutions to enterprises and the acquisition enabled the Company to enhance its product offering as well as to increase its customer base. Under the terms of the AnchorPoint APA, the Company acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of AnchorPoint in consideration of 1,087,308 Ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.01 per share, of MTS. The transaction related expenses amounted to $ 219. The consideration was paid as follows:
|
|
|
1.
|
924,212 Ordinary shares were issued and delivered at closing.
|
|
|
2.
|
163,096 Ordinary shares were issued at closing and delivered to an escrow agent to be held in trust for a period of 15 months following the closing, to satisfy general representations and warranties included in the agreement.
|
|
|
The acquisition was completed on December 30, 2008.
|
|
|
The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting in accordance with prior GAAP, SFAS 141, "Business Combination". Accordingly, the purchase price has been allocated to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired has been recorded as goodwill.
|
|
|
Based upon a valuation of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and the liabilities assumed, the Company has allocated the total cost of the acquisition to AnchorPoint's net assets at the date of acquisition, as follows:
|
|
Tangible assets:
|
||||
|
Net assets
|
$ | 77 | ||
|
Intangible assets:
|
||||
|
Developed technology (eight-year useful life)
|
987 | |||
|
Brand name (eleven-year useful life)
|
229 | |||
|
Customer relationship (eight-year useful life)
|
370 | |||
|
Goodwill
|
683 | |||
|
Net assets acquired
|
$ | 2,346 | ||
|
|
The valuation of the developed technology was based on the income approach which reflects the future economic benefits from AnchorPoint's products. The value assigned to customer relationship was based on the income approach. The fair value of customer relationship was estimated by discounting to present value the cash flows that will be derived from AnchorPoint's customers retained by MTS. The value assigned to the brand name was based on the income approach. The fair value of the brand name was estimated by capitalizing the royalties saved due to the Company's ownership of the intellectual property.
|
|
|
Goodwill in the amount of $ 683, resulting from the AnchorPoint acquisition was assigned to the Company's integration of AnchorPoint's activity on December 30, 2008.
|
|
|
a.
|
Use of estimates:
|
|
|
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company's management believes that the estimates, judgments and assumptions used are reasonable based upon information available at the time they are made. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period.Actual results could differ from those estimates.
|
|
|
b.
|
Financial statements in U.S. dollars:
|
|
|
The majority of the revenues of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries are generated in or linked to the U.S. dollar ("dollar"). In addition, a substantial portion of the Company's and certain of its subsidiaries' costs are incurred in dollars. Company's management believes that the dollar is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company and certain of its subsidiaries operate. Thus, the functional and reporting currency of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries is the dollar.
|
|
|
Accordingly, monetary accounts maintained in currencies other than the dollar are re-measured into dollars in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 830, "Foreign Currency Matters." All transaction gains and losses of the re-measurement of monetary balance sheet items are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as financial income or expenses, as appropriate.
|
|
|
For those foreign subsidiaries and affiliates, whose functional currency has been determined to be their local currency, assets and liabilities are translated at the year end exchange rates and statements of operations items are translated at the average exchange rate prevailing during the period. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders' equity.
|
|
|
c.
|
Principles of consolidation:
|
|
|
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of MTS and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances, including profits from intercompany sales not yet realized outside the Group, have been eliminated upon consolidation.
|
|
|
d.
|
Cash equivalents:
|
|
|
The Company considers all short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to cash with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
|
|
|
e.
|
Restricted marketable securities:
|
|
|
The Company accounts for investments in debt and equity securities (other than those accounted for under the equity method of accounting) in accordance with ASC 320, "Investments - Debt and Equity Securities" ("ASC 320").
|
|
|
Management determines the classification of investments in marketable debt and equity securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such determinations at each balance sheet date. The Company classifies all of its securities as available for sale carried at fair market value. Fair value is determined based on observable market value quotes. Available for sale securities are carried at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses reported in "accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" in shareholders' equity. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments, are included in earnings and are derived using the specific identification method for determining the cost of securities.
|
|
|
Interest and dividends on securities are included in financial income, net.
|
|
|
ASC 320 provides guidance for determining when an investment in equity securities is considered impaired, whether impairment is other-than-temporary, and for measurement of an impairment loss. An investment is considered impaired if the fair value of the investment is less than its cost. If, after consideration of all available evidence to evaluate the realizable value of its investment, impairment is determined to be other-than-temporary, then an impairment loss should be recognized equal to the difference between the investment's cost and its fair value.
|
|
|
The Company applies ASC 320-10-65-1, "Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments", according to which other-than-temporary impairment loss is recognized in earnings if the entity has the intent to sell the debt security, or if it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. However, if an entity does not expect to sell a debt security, it still needs to evaluate expected cash flows to be received and determines if a credit loss exists. In the event of a credit loss, only the amount of impairment associated with the credit loss is recognized currently in earnings. Amounts relating to factors other than credit losses are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss).
|
|
|
The marketable securities held by the Company are pledged to secure future rent payments for the Company's facilities in Israel.
|
|
|
f.
|
Inventories:
|
|
|
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Inventory write-offs are provided to cover risks arising from slow moving items or technological obsolescence.
|
|
|
The Company and its subsidiaries periodically evaluate the quantities on hand relative to current and historical selling prices and historical and projected sales volume. Based on this evaluation, provisions are recorded when required to write-off inventory according to its market value.
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2009 and 2010, the inventory is composed of finished products. Finished products are recorded on the basis of direct manufacturing costs with the addition of allocable indirect manufacturing costs.
|
|
|
g.
|
Investment in other companies:
|
|
|
The investment in these companies is stated at cost, because the Group does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies of those investments. The Company's investments in other companies are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an investment may not be recoverable, in accordance with ASC 323. During 2008, the Company recorded a gain of $ 398 from the sale of investments in other companies (see also Note 5).
|
|
|
h.
|
Property and equipment:
|
|
|
Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method, over the estimated useful lives of the assets, at the following annual depreciation rates:
|
|
%
|
||||
|
Computers and peripheral equipment
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33 | |||
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Office furniture and equipment
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6 - 20 (mainly 7%)
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Leasehold improvements
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Shorter of useful life or lease term
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i.
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Impairment of long-lived assets:
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The Company's long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles are reviewed for impairment in accordance with ASC 360, "Property, Plant and Equipment" ("ASC 360"), whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. As of December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, no impairment losses were recorded.
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j.
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Goodwill:
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Goodwill reflects the excess of the purchase price of an acquired business over the fair value of net assets acquired. The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ASC 350,"Intangibles - Goodwill and Other". Under ASC 350, goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually (or more frequently if impairment indicators arise).
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The Company performs its annual impairment analysis of goodwill as of September 30 of each year, or more often if there are indicators of impairment present. The provisions of ASC 350 require that the impairment test be performed on goodwill at the level of the reporting units. Each time the Company performs the test, it compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value. The Company estimates the fair value of the reporting unit by using discounted cash flows and market capitalization. Significant estimates used in the evaluation include estimates of future cash-flows, future short-term and long-term growth rates, and weighted average cost of capital for the reporting unit.In such a test, if the fair value exceeds the carrying value of the net assets, goodwill is considered not impaired, and the Company is not required to perform further testing. If the carrying value of the net assets exceeds the fair value, then the Company must perform a second analysis in order to determine the implied fair value of goodwill, and record an impairment loss equal to the difference between the carrying value of the goodwill and its implied fair value. To determine the fair value used in the first step, the Company uses discounted cash flows. If and when the Company is required to perform the second analysis, determining the fair value of its net assets and its off-balance sheet intangibles would require it to make judgments that involve the use of significant estimates and assumptions. The Company performed its annual impairment test as of September 30, 2010. In addition, for the period from September 30, 2010 until December 31, 2010, no events occurred or circumstances changed that reduced the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value.During 2008, 2009 and 2010, no impairment losses were identified.
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k.
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Intangible assets:
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Intangible assets are amortized over their useful lives using a method of amortization that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are consumed or otherwise used up in accordance with ASC 350. The Company's identifiable intangibles are reviewed for impairment in accordance with ASC 360 whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.
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Developed technology is amortized over a period of four-to-eight years, customer relationship is amortized over a period of sixtoeight years and brand name is amortized over a period of eleven years. During 2008, 2009 and 2010, no impairment losses were identified.
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l.
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Revenue recognition:
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The Company generates revenues mainly from licensing the rights to use its software products. Certain software licenses require significant customization. The Company also generates revenues from providing maintenance, hosting and managed services, support and training. The Company sells its products directly to end-users and indirectly through resellers and OEMs (who are considered end users).
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Revenues from software license agreements are recognized when all criteria outlined in ASC 985-605, "Revenue Recognition -Software", are met. Revenue from license fees is recognized when persuasive evidence of an agreement exists, delivery of the product has occurred, no significant obligations with regard to implementation remain, the fee is fixed or determinable and collectability is probable. The Company does not grant a right of return to its customers.
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Where software arrangements involve multiple elements, revenue is allocated to each undelivered element based on vendor specific objective evidence ("VSOE") of the fair values of each undelivered element in the arrangement, in accordance with the "residual method". The VSOE used by the Company to allocate the sales price to support services and maintenance is based on the renewal rate charged when these elements are sold separately. License revenues are recorded based on the residual method.
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Under the residual method, revenue is recognized for the delivered elements when (1) there is VSOE of the fair values of all the undelivered elements, and (2) all revenue recognition criteria of ASC 985-605, as amended, are satisfied. Under the residual method, any discount in the arrangement is allocated to the delivered element. If sufficient specific objective evidence does not exist for all undelivered elements, revenue is deferred for the entire arrangement until all revenue recognition criteria are met for such undelivered elements.
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Revenues from maintenance and support services are recognized over the term of the maintenance and support agreement on a straight line basis.
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Revenues for hosting and managed services are recognized based on SAB 104 and ASC 605-25, when delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the fee is fixed and determinable, collectability is probable and persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists. These revenues are recognized as one unit of accounting, on a straight-line basis over the term of the last undelivered element.
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Deferred revenues include unearned amounts received under maintenance and support contracts, not yet recognized as revenues.
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Revenues from billing products which involve significant customization of the Company's software to customer specifications are recognized in accordance with ASC 605-35, using contract accounting on a percentage of completion method, over the period from signing of the license to customer acceptance in accordance with the "Input Method". The amount of revenue recognized is based on the total arrangement and the percentage of completion achieved. The percentage of completion is measured by monitoring progress using records of actual costs incurred to date in the project compared with the total estimated project costs. Estimates of total project costs are based on prior experience of customization, delivery and acceptance of the same or similar technology and are reviewed and updated regularly by management.
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After delivery, if uncertainty exists about customer acceptance of the software, license revenue is not recognized until acceptance. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are first determined, in the amount of the estimated loss on the entire contract. As of December 31, 2009 and 2010, no such estimated losses were identified.
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Estimated gross profit or loss from long-term contracts may change due to changes in estimates resulting from differences between actual performance and original forecasts. Such changes in estimated gross profit are recorded in results of operations when they are reasonably determinable by management, on a cumulative catch-up basis.
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The Company believes that the use of the percentage of completion method is appropriate as the Company has the ability to make reasonably dependable estimates of the extent of progress towards completion, contract revenues and contract costs. In addition, contracts executed include provisions that clearly specify the enforceable rights regarding services to be provided and received by the parties to the contracts, the consideration to be exchanged and the manner and terms of settlement. In all cases, the Company expects to perform its contractual obligations and its licensees are expected to satisfy their obligations under the contract.
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m.
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Research and development costs:
ASC 985, "Software", requires capitalization of certain software development costs subsequent to the establishment of technological feasibility.
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Based on the Company's product development process, technological feasibility is established upon the completion of a working model. The Company does not incur material costs between the completion of a working model and the point at which the products are ready for general release. Therefore, research and development costs are charged to the statement of operations as incurred.
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n.
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Government grants:
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Royalty-bearing grants from the Government of Israel for funding certain approved research and development projects are recognized at the time the Company is entitled to such grants, on the basis of the related costs incurred and recorded as a deduction of research and development costs.
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o.
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Income taxes:
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The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, "Income Taxes" ("ASC 740"). ASC 740 prescribes the use of the liability method, according to which deferred tax assets and liability account balances are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are provided to reduce deferred tax assets to their estimated realizable value.
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ASC 740 addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under ASC 740, a company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.
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p.
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Accounting for stock-based compensation:
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The Company applies ASC 718, and ASC 505-50, "Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees", with respect to options and warrants issued to non-employees. ASC 718 requires the use of an option valuation model to measure the fair value of the options and warrants at the measurement date as defined in ASC 505-50.
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ASC 718 requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model, where applicable. Share-based compensation expense recognized in the Company's consolidated statements of operations for 2008, 2009 and 2010 include compensation expense for share-based awards granted based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718.
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The Company recognizes these compensation costs net of a forfeiture rate and recognizes the compensation costs for only those shares expected to vest on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award, which is the option vesting term of four years. ASC 718 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.
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The Company estimates the fair value of stock options granted using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model for service options. The option-pricing model requires a number of assumptions, of which the most significant are the expected stock price volatility and the expected option term. Expected volatility is calculated based upon actual historical stock price movements over historical period equivalent to the option's expected term. The expected term of options granted represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding, and is determined based on the simplified method in accordance with SAB No. 110. The Company continues to use the simplified method as it has determined that sufficient data is not available to develop an estimate of the expected option term based upon historical participant behavior. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield from U.S. treasury bonds with an equivalent term. The Company has historically not paid dividends and has no foreseeable plans to pay dividends.
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The fair value for options granted in 2008, 2009 and 2010 is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:
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Year ended December 31,
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Employee stock options
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2008
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2009
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2010
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Expected volatility
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70 | % | 81.4 | % | 94.5 | % | ||||||
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Risk-free interest
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2-2.7 | % | 1.7 | % | 1.0 | % | ||||||
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Dividend yield
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0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||||
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Expected life (years)
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2-4 | 3.75 | 3.75 | |||||||||
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q.
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Fair value of financial instruments:
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|
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The following methods and assumptions were used by the Group in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:
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The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, short-term bank deposits, trade receivables, other accounts receivable and trade payables approximate their fair value, due to the short-term maturity of such instruments.
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|
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The Company applies ASC 820 (formerly "SFAS 157").ASC 820clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, ASC 820 establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
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Level 1 -
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Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
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Level 2 -
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Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
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Level 3 -
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Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.
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|
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The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.
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|
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Assets measured at fair value under ASC 820on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2010 were presented inthe Company's consolidated balance sheet as follows:
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Total
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Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
(Level 1)
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Significant other observable inputs
(Level 2)
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Significant unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
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Restricted marketable securities
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$ | 147 | $ | 147 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||
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r.
|
Severance pay:
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The Company's liability for severance pay is calculated pursuant to Israel's Severance Pay Law based on the most recent salary of the employees multiplied by the number of years of employment, as of the balance sheet date. Employees are entitled to one month's salary for each year of employment or a portion thereof. The Company's liability for all of its employees is fully provided by monthly deposits with insurance policies and by an accrual. The value of these policies is recorded as an asset in the Company's balance sheet.
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The deposited funds may be withdrawn only upon the fulfillment of the obligation pursuant to Israel's Severance Pay Law or labor agreements. The value of the deposited funds is based on the cash surrendered value of these policies, and includes immaterial profits.
|
|
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Severance expense for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010 amounted to approximately $ 227, $ 157 and$ 136, respectively.
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s.
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Concentrations of credit risk:
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|
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Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, restricted marketable securities and long-term loans.
|
|
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Cash and cash equivalents are deposited with major banks in Israel in the United States. Such deposits in the United States may be in excess of insured limit and are not insured in other jurisdictions. Management believes that the financial institutions that hold the Company's investments are institutions with high credit standing, and accordingly, minimal credit risk exists with respect to these investments.
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|
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The customers of the Company are located mainly in the United States and Europe (see Note 13). The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers. In certain circumstances, the Company may require letters of credit, other collateral or additional guarantees. The allowance for doubtful accounts is determined with respect to specific debts that are doubtful of collection according to management estimates.
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The Company's restricted marketable securities include investments in equity securities and Israeli government securities. Management believes that the portfolio is well diversified, and accordingly, minimal credit risk exists with respect to these marketable securities.
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|
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The Company has no off-balance-sheet concentrations of credit risk such as foreign exchange contracts, option contracts or other foreign hedging arrangements.
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t.
|
Basic and diluted net earnings (loss) per share:
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The Company accounts for net earnings (loss) per share based on ASC 260,"Earning Per Share", which requires companies to compute earnings per share under two different methods, basic and diluted earnings per share, and to disclose the methodology used for the calculations. Basic earnings per share are calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares outstanding and the effect of dilutive potential shares of Ordinary shares considered outstanding during the period.
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|
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Basic net loss per share is computed based on the weighted average number of Ordinary shares outstanding during each year. In 2008,2009 and 2010, all outstanding stock options have been excluded from the calculation of the diluted net earnings (loss) per Ordinary share since those options were anti-dilutive for the period.
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u.
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Derivatives and hedging:
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|
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Accounting Codification Statement No. 815 (formerly SFAS No. 133), "Derivatives and Hedging", as amended, requires the Company to recognize all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. Derivatives that are not hedges must be adjusted to fair value through income. If the derivative is a hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of derivatives are either offset against the change in fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities, or firm commitments through earnings or recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative's change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings. The Company uses derivatives to hedge certain cash flow foreign currency exposures in order to further reduce the Company's exposure to foreign currency risks.
|
|
|
The Company enters into put option contracts to hedge certain transactions denominated in foreign currencies. The purpose of the Company's foreign currency hedging activities is to protect the Company from risk that the eventual dollar cash flows from international activities will be adversely affected by changes in the exchange rates. The Company's put option contracts did not qualify as hedging instruments under ASC 815.
|
|
|
Changes in the fair value of put option contracts are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as financial income or expense.
|
|
|
In 2010, the Company entered into call and put option contracts in the amount of $3,800 that converted a portion of its floating currency liabilities to a fixed rate basis for a six-month period, thus reducing the impact of the currency changes on the Company's cash flow. In 2010, the Company recorded a profit of $ 11, with respect to the above transactions, presented in the statements of operations as financial expense, net.
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v.
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Impact of recently issued accounting standards:
|
|
|
In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13, "Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements (Amendments to FASB ASC Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition")" ("ASU 2009-13") and ASU 2009-14, "Certain Arrangements That Include Software Elements (Amendments to FASB ASC Topic 985, "Software")" ("ASU 2009-14"). ASU 2009-13 requires entities to allocate revenue in an arrangement using estimated selling prices of the delivered goods and services based on a selling price hierarchy. The amendments eliminate the residual method of revenue allocation and require revenue to be allocated using the relative selling price method. ASU 2009-14 removes tangible products from the scope of software revenue guidance and provides guidance on determining whether software deliverables in an arrangement that includes a tangible product are covered by the scope of the software revenue guidance. ASU 2009-13 and ASU 2009-14 should be applied on a prospective basis for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010, with early adoption permitted. The Company has not early adopted the guidance. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
|
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w.
|
Adoption of new accounting standards:
|
|
|
ASU 2010-06 - In January 2010, the FASB updated the "Fair Value Measurements Disclosures" codified in ASC 820. More specifically, this update require (a) an entity to disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 fair value measurements and to describe the reasons for the transfers; and (b) information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements to be presented separately (i.e. present the activity on a gross basis rather than net) in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs). This update clarifies existing disclosure requirements for the level of disaggregation used for classes of assets and liabilities measured at fair value and requires disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements using Level 2 and Level 3 inputs. As applicable to the Company, this update became effective as of the first quarter ended December 31, 2010, except for the gross presentation of the Level 3 roll forward information, which is required for the annual reporting as of December 31, 2010.
|
|
|
The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
|
|
|
ASU 2010-09 - In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09 - "Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirementsof Subsequent Events"codified in ASC 855. This update removes the requirement to disclose the date through which subsequent events wereevaluated in both originally issued and reissued financial statements for "SEC Filers."Nevertheless still requires the Companyto evaluate subsequent events through the date that the financialstatements are issued.The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
|
|
|
ASU 2010-28 - In December 2010, the EITF issued ASU 2010-28, "When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts" codified in ASC 350, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other". Under ASC 350, testing for goodwill impairment is a two-step test, in which Step 1 compares the fairvalue of the reporting unit to its carrying amount. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than itscarrying value, Step 2 is completed to measure the amount of impairment, if any. This ASU modifiesStep 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. Forthose reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 if it appears more likely than not that goodwill impairment exists. In determining whether it is more likely than not that goodwill impairmentexists, an entity would consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that impairment may exist (e.g., a significant adverse change in the business climate).The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2010
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Amortized
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Gross unrealized
|
Gross unrealized
|
Fair
market
|
Amortized
|
Gross unrealized
|
Gross unrealized
|
Fair
market
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cost
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gains
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losses
|
value
|
cost
|
gains
|
losses
|
value
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|
Available-for-sale:
|
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|
Equity securities
|
$ | 50 | $ | 34 | $ | (1 | ) | $ | 83 | $ | 34 | $ | 7 | $ | - | $ | 41 | |||||||||||||||
|
Corporate bonds
|
61 | 4 | - | 65 | 87 | 10 | - | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
IsraeliGovernment debt
|
72 | 7 | - | 79 | 9 | - | - | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 183 | $ | 45 | $ | (1 | ) | $ | 227 | $ | 130 | $ | 17 | $ | - | $ | 147 | ||||||||||||||||
|
|
The gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities of $ 18, $ 2 and$ 39 in 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively, were recorded in financial income. The net adjustment to unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities included as a separate component of shareholders' equity, "Accumulated other comprehensive income (losses)" amounted to $ (11), $ 43 and$ (27) in 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
|
|
|
There are no unrealized losses as of December 31, 2010.
|
|
|
The amortized cost and fair value of debt and securities as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, by contractual maturity, are shown below.
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2010
|
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|
Amortized cost
|
Fair market value
|
Amortized cost
|
Fair market value
|
|||||||||||||
|
Matures up to one year
|
$ | 28 | $ | 37 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||
|
Matures after one year through five years
|
91 | 99 | 46 | 51 | ||||||||||||
|
Matures after five years
|
30 | 31 | 50 | 55 | ||||||||||||
|
Equity securities - no definite maturity date
|
34 | 60 | 34 | 41 | ||||||||||||
|
Total
|
$ | 183 | $ | 227 | $ | 130 | $ | 147 | ||||||||
|
|
The
marketable securities are restricted in order to secure the Company's obligations under one of its office leases.
|
|
December 31,
|
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|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||
|
Grants receivable from the Office of the Chief Scientist
|
$ | 182 | $ | 55 | ||||
|
Government authorities
|
14 | 9 | ||||||
|
Prepaid expenses
|
81 | 16 | ||||||
|
Deposits
|
79 | 69 | ||||||
|
Others
|
20 | 25 | ||||||
| $ | 376 | $ | 174 | |||||
|
|
a.
|
On December 10, 2007, the Company was notified that a privately-owned leading online advertising company, in which the Company held an approximate 1% ownership interest, was sold to a third party andthe proceeds attributable to the Company amounted to approximately $ 36. The transaction was consummated on December 31, 2007, following the approval of the shareholders of the online advertising company and therefore was classified as other accounts receivable. As a result, the Company recorded a capital loss in the amount of $ 63. During 2008, the Company received additional earn out proceeds related to the transaction in the amount of $ 16 and recorded a capital gain in the amount of $ 16.
|
|
|
b.
|
On February 4, 2008, the Company consummated the sale of its ownership interest in cVidya Networks Inc. to a third party, in consideration of approximately $ 603. This consideration resulted in a capital gain of $ 382 in 2008.
|
|
December 31,
|
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|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||
|
Cost:
|
||||||||
|
Computers and peripheral equipment
|
$ | 1,303 | $ | 514 | ||||
|
Office furniture and equipment
|
495 | 159 | ||||||
|
Leasehold improvements
|
45 | 50 | ||||||
| 1,843 | 723 | |||||||
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
1,668 | 558 | ||||||
|
Depreciated cost
|
$ | 175 | $ | 165 | ||||
|
|
a.
|
Other intangibles consist of the following:
|
|
December 31,
|
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|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||
|
Cost:
|
||||||||
|
Development technology
|
$ | 2,170 | $ | 2,170 | ||||
|
Customer relationships
|
1,015 | 1,015 | ||||||
|
Brand name
|
229 | 229 | ||||||
| 3,414 | 3,414 | |||||||
|
Accumulated amortization:
|
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|
Development technology
|
1,166 | 1,357 | ||||||
|
Customer relationships
|
420 | 600 | ||||||
|
Brand name
|
21 | 42 | ||||||
| 1,607 | 1,999 | |||||||
|
Amortized cost
|
$ | 1,807 | $ | 1,415 | ||||
|
|
b.
|
Amortization expense amounted to $ 193, $ 391 and$ 392 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
|
|
|
c.
|
Estimated amortization expense for:
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||
|
2011
|
$ | 365 | ||
|
2012
|
292 | |||
|
2013
|
190 | |||
|
2014
|
177 | |||
| 2015-2020 | 391 | |||
| $ | 1,415 | |||
|
December 31,
|
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|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||
|
Employees and payroll accruals
|
$ | 682 | $ | 763 | ||||
|
Institutions and income tax payable
|
497 | 481 | ||||||
|
Accrued expenses
|
842 | 634 | ||||||
|
Related parties
|
248 | 207 | ||||||
| $ | 2,269 | $ | 2,085 | |||||
|
|
a.
|
Lease commitments:
|
|
|
The Company and its subsidiaries lease office space and motor vehicles through operating leases.
|
|
|
The facilities of the Company and its subsidiaries are leased for periods ending February2011through February 2014.
|
|
|
Future minimum lease commitments under non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2010 are as follows:
|
|
2011
|
$ | 471 | ||
|
2012
|
306 | |||
|
2013
|
106 | |||
|
2014
|
12 | |||
| $ | 895 |
|
|
Lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010was approximately $ 914, $855 and $ 873, respectively.
|
|
|
b.
|
Royalty commitments:
|
|
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1.
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The Company is committed to pay royalties to the Office of the Chief Scientist ("OCS") of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor of the Government of Israel on proceeds from sales of products resulting from the research and development projects in which the government participated. In the event that development of a specific product in which the OCS participated is successful, the Company will be obligated to repay the grants through royalty payments at the rate of 3% to 5% based on the sales of the Company, up to 100%-150% of the grants received linked to the dollar.
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As of December 31, 2010, the Company had a contingent liability to pay royalties in the amount of approximately $ 9,700. The obligation to pay these royalties is contingent upon actual sales of the products and, in the absence of such sales, no payment is required.
The Company has paid or accrued royalties in its cost of revenues relating to the repayment of such OCS grants in the amount of $312, $279 and $242 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
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2.
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The Israeli Government, through the Fund for Encouragement of Marketing Activities, awarded the Company grants for participation in foreign marketing expenses. The Company is committed to pay royalties at the rate of 3% of the increase in export sales, up to the amount of the grants received linked to the U.S. dollar. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had a contingent obligation to pay royalties in the amount of $ 259. In 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Company didnot sell any products subject to the above royalty payments.
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c.
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Claims and demands:
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1.
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In April 2002, the Tax Authorities in Israel issued to the Company a demand for a tax payment, for the period of 1997-1999, in the amount of approximately NIS 6,000thousand ($ 1,691 as of December 31, 2010).
The Company has appealed to the Israeli Tel Aviv District Court in respect of the abovementioned tax demand. The Company believes that certain defenses can be raised against the demand of the Tax Authorities. The Company has recorded as a provision the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement with the Tax Authorities (see also Note 10h).
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2.
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The Company is a party to various other claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. Accordingly, the Company recorded a provision of approximately $150 in respect of such claims in accordance with ASC 450,"Contingencies", based onthe opinion ofCompany's management and its legal advisors.
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3.
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During August 2007, TABS Brazil was ordered by the Labor Law Court in Brazil to pay approximately $ 101 to one of its former employees. TABS Brazil has filed an appeal against the Labor Law Court ruling. The Company recorded a provision in its financial statements for the total amount of the claim.
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4.
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In 2010, Asentinel, a competitor of theCompany ("the plaintiff" or "Asentinel"), filed a patent infringement complaintin the United States District Court against the Info Group Inc.(formerly AnchorPoint, Inc.) from whichthe Company purchased certain assets in December 2008. In February 2011, the plaintiff filed a motion for leave to file an amended complaint to add the Company and its U.S. subsidiary as defendants, which motion has been granted in March 2011. The amended complaint seeks damages and injunctive relief for the alleged infringement of Asentinel's TEM patents. The complaint does not specify any specific amount of damages due to the plaintiff, and the Company is unable to assess the amount of damages claimed or to provide a reasonable range of such damages.The management, based on its legal counsel's opinion, believes that it has good arguments for invalidating the patents, which form the basis for Asentinel's patent infringementclaim.Accordingly, no provision was recorded in accordance with ASC 450, "Contingencies".
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d.
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Guarantees:.
The Company provided a bank guarantee in the amount of $ 117 to secure its obligations under one of its lease agreements, see also Note 3.
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a.
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Israeli taxation:
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1.
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Corporate tax rates:
The rate of the Israeli corporate tax is as follows: 2008 - 27%, 2009 - 26%, 2010 - 25%. Tax at a reduced rate of 25% applies on capital gains arising after January 1, 2003, instead of the regular tax rate. In July 2009, the "Knesset" (Israeli Parliament) passed the Law for Economic Efficiency (Amended Legislation for Implementing the Economic Plan for 2009 and 2010), which prescribes, among others, an additional gradual reduction in the rates of the Israeli corporate tax and real capital gains tax starting in 2011 to the following tax rates: 2011 - 24%, 2012 - 23%, 2013 - 22%, 2014 - 21%, 2015 - 20%, 2016 and thereafter - 18%.
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2.
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Tax benefits under the Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959 ("the Law"):
The Law empowers the Israeli Investment Center to grant Approved Enterprise status to capital investments in production facilities that meet certain relevant criteria ("Approved Enterprise"). In general, such capital investments will receive Approved Enterprise status if the enterprise is expected to contribute to the development of the productive capacity of the economy, absorption of immigrants, creation of employment opportunities, or improvement in the balance of payments.
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3.
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Tax assessments:
With regard to the claim from the Tax Authorities in Israel, see Note 9c(1). The Company has received final tax assessments until the 2006tax year.
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4.
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Tax benefits under the Law for the Encouragement of Industry (Taxation), 1969:
The Law for the Encouragement of Industry (Taxation), 1969, provides several tax benefits for industrial companies. An industrial company is defined as a company resident in Israel, at least 90% of the income of which in a given tax year exclusive of income from specified government loans, capital gains, interest and dividends, is derived from an industrial enterprise owned by it. An industrial enterprise is defined as an enterprise whose major activity in a given tax year is industrial production activity.
MTS is currently qualified as an "industrial company" under the above law and, as such, is entitled to certain tax benefits, mainly accelerated depreciation of machinery and equipment, as prescribed by regulations published under the Inflationary Adjustments Law, the right to claim public issuance expenses and amortization of intangible property rights as a deduction for tax purposes.
Eligibility for benefits under the Law for the Encouragement of Industry (Taxation), 1969, is not subject to receipt of prior approval from any governmental authority. No assurance can be given that the Israeli Tax Authorities will agree that the Company qualifies, or, if the Company qualifies, then the Company will continue to qualify as an industrial company or that the benefits described above will be available to the Company in the future.
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5.
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Tax Benefits for Research and Development:
Israeli tax law permits, under some conditions, a tax deduction in the year incurred for expenditures, including capital expenditures, in scientific research and development projects, if the expenditures are approved by the relevant government ministry and if the research and development is for the promotion of the enterprise and is carried out by, or on behalf of, a company seeking the deduction.
The OCS has approved some of the Company's research and development programs and the Company has been able to deduct, for tax purposes, a portion of its research and development expenses net of the grants received. Other research and development expenses that are not approved may be deducted for tax purposes in three equal installments during a three-year period.
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b.
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Income taxes on non-Israeli subsidiaries:
Non-Israeli subsidiaries are taxed according to the tax laws in their respective countries of residence.
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c.
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Net operating loss carryforwards:
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As of December 31, 2010, the Company and its subsidiaries in Hong Kong and the U.S. have an estimated total amount of available carryforward tax losses of approximately $ 21,300, $ 190and $ 545, respectively to offset against future taxable profits. The operating tax loss carryforwards in Israel and in Hong Kong may be offset indefinitely against operating income. In addition, as of December 31, 2010, the Company has capital losses in the amount of approximately $420 that can be carried forward indefinitely.
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MTS IntegraTRAK is subject to U.S. income taxes and has net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $ 545as of December 31, 2010, which expire in the years 2021to 2028. The Company's management believes that utilization of the U.S. net operating losses may be subject to substantial annual limitation due to the "change in ownership" provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and similar state provisions. The annual limitation may result in the expiration of net operating losses before utilization.
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d.
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Deferred income taxes:
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Deferred 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. Significant components of the Company's deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows:
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December 31,
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2009
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2010
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Tax loss carryforwards
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$ | 5,137 | $ | 5,675 | ||||
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Allowances for doubtful accounts and accruals for employee benefits
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167 | 235 | ||||||
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Goodwill
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(235 | ) | (326 | ) | ||||
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Other intangible assets
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199 | 247 | ||||||
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Depreciation and accruals for interest
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392 | 408 | ||||||
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Net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance
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5,660 | 6,239 | ||||||
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Valuation allowance
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(5,625 | ) | (6,206 | ) | ||||
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Net deferred income taxes
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$ | 35 | $ | 33 | ||||
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Presented as follows:
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Current assets - foreign
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$ | - | $ | - | ||||
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Long-term assets - foreign
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$ | 35 | $ | 33 | ||||
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MTS and certain of its subsidiaries have provided valuation allowances in respect of deferred tax assets resulting from tax loss carryforwards and other temporary differences, since they have a history of losses over the past years. Management currently believes that it is more likely than not that part of the deferred tax relating to the loss carryforwards in the Company and its subsidiaries and other temporary differences will not be realized in the foreseeable future.
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e.
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A reconciliation between the theoretical tax expense, assuming all income is taxed at the statutory tax rate applicable to income of the Company and the actual tax expense as reported in the statements of operations is as follows:
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Year ended
December 31,
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2008
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2009
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2010
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Income (loss) before taxes on income, net, as reported in the statements of operations
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$ | (852 | ) | $ | (857 | ) | $ | 223 | ||||
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Tax rates
|
27 | % | 26 | % | 25 | % | ||||||
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Theoretical tax expense(benefit)
|
$ | (230 | ) | $ | (223 | ) | $ | 56 | ||||
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Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:
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Effect of different tax rates
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(32 | ) | 35 | 21 | ||||||||
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Tax adjustment in respect of inflation in Israel and others
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(35 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
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U.S. state tax
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- | - | 8 | |||||||||
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Utilization of carryforward tax losses for which valuation allowance was provided
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(134 | ) | (94 | ) | (16 | ) | ||||||
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Non-deductible expenses and tax exempt income
|
192 | 52 | 2 | |||||||||
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Taxes and deferred taxes in respect of previous years
|
260 | 28 | 15 | |||||||||
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Change in provision for uncertain tax positions
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- | - | 25 | |||||||||
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Deferred taxes for which valuation allowance was provided
|
87 | 222 | (64 | ) | ||||||||
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Taxes on income, net, as reported in the statements of operations
|
$ | 108 | $ | 20 | $ | 47 | ||||||
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f.
|
Income (loss) before income taxes is comprised as follows:
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Year ended
December 31,
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2008
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2009
|
2010
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Domestic
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$ | (1,183 | ) | $ | (1,018 | ) | $ | 86 | ||||
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Foreign
|
331 | 161 | 137 | |||||||||
| $ | (852 | ) | $ | (857 | ) | $ | 223 | |||||
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g.
|
Taxes on income (benefit) are comprised as follows:
|
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Year ended December 31,
|
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2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Current taxes
|
$ | 4 | $ | 15 | $ | 30 | ||||||
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Deferred taxes
|
104 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
|
Taxes and deferred taxes in respect of previous years
|
- | - | 15 | |||||||||
| $ | 108 | $ | 20 | $ | 47 | |||||||
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Foreign
|
$ | 108 | $ | 20 | $ | 47 | ||||||
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h.
|
At December 31, 2010, the Company had a liability for unrecognized tax benefits of $ 654. A reconciliation of the opening and closing amounts of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
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December 31,
|
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|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||
|
Balance as of beginning of the year
|
$ | 583 | $ | 588 | ||||
|
Additions based on tax positions taken during the current period
|
- | 20 | ||||||
|
Foreign currency translation differences and interest related to the unrecognized tax liabilities from previous years
|
5 | 46 | ||||||
|
Balance at the end of the year
|
$ | 588 | $ | 654 | ||||
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a.
|
Mrs. Dora Mer, the wife of Chaim Mer, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, provides legal services to the Company through the Israeli law firm of M. Firon& Co., Advocates and Notaries, for a monthly retainer of $4, to be paid in NIS. The conditions of retaining the services of Mrs. Mer and M. Firon& Co. were approved by the Company's Audit Committee and Board of Directors.Mrs. Dora Mer reduced her monthly retainer to $2.5 starting March 1, 2010.
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|
The Company receives certain services from C. Mer Industries Ltd., a publicly traded company controlled by Mr. Chaim Mer. These services include reimbursement for shared expenses related to a commercial insurance policy. For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Company paid or accrued an amount of $ 34, $ 18 and$ 25, respectively, with respect to the above mentioned expenses.
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Since January 1, 2009 and as part of the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of AnchorPoint, the Company receives certain services from Data Distribution Inc., a company controlled by Mr. Roger Challen, a director and major shareholder of the Company. These services include reimbursement for shared expenses, as well as rental costs and related fees. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company paid or accrued an amount of $ 272with respect to the above mentioned expenses.
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|
On March 25, 2009, the Company's Audit Committee and Board of Directors approved a transaction with Mer & Co. (1982) Ltd. ("Mer & Co"), a subsidiary of C. Mer Industries Ltd. According to the terms of the transaction, the Company will sell its products to Mer & Co, which has an Israel Defense Forces approved supplier number, and it will represent the Company and sell its products to the Israel Defense Forces. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company recognized revenues in the amount of $134 with respect tosales to the Israel Defense Forces.
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|
As discussed in Note 9c(4),a patent infringement complaint was filed against the Info Group Inc. by Asentinel. The Info Group Inc. is a major shareholder of the Company and Mr. Roger Challen, which is the controlling shareholder of the Info Group Inc,has servedas a director of the Company since April 1, 2009. At the 2010 annual general meeting of the Company, the shareholders approved the Company's assumption ofcertain costs for defending the claim, at an amount to be determined by the Audit Committee and Board of Directors from time to time. In 2010, the Company has paid or accrued an amount of $50 with respect to the above costs.
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|
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b.
|
In 2009 and 2010, the balance with C. Mer reflects other payables. Due to the short-term nature, no interest was charged by or paid to C. Mer in the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010.
|
|
|
c.
|
Balances and transactions with related parties were as follows:
|
|
December 31,
|
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|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||
|
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses
(see Note 9)
|
$ | 248 | $ | 207 | ||||
|
Year ended
December 31,
|
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|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
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|
Revenues derived from a related party
|
$ | - | $ | 34 | $ | 134 | ||||||
|
Amounts charged by related parties:
|
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|
Cost of revenues
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 60 | ||||||
|
Operating expenses
|
78 | 437 | 339 | |||||||||
| $ | 78 | $ | 437 | $ | 399 | |||||||
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|
a.
|
General:
|
|
|
In January 2010, the Board of Directors and shareholders approved a 2:1 reverse stock split of the Company's share capital. As a result of this action, every two shares (including all authorized, issued and outstanding shares and all outstanding warrants and options to purchase shares) will be combined into one share of the same respective class of shares bearing a par value of NIS 0.01 each. All of the Company's authorized, issued and outstanding shares (including all outstanding warrants and options to purchase shares) have been restated to reflect the effect of the reverse stock split.
|
|
|
b.
|
Share capital:
|
|
|
The Ordinary shares entitle their holders the right to receive notice to participate in and vote at general meetings of MTS and the right to receive cash dividends, if declared.
|
|
|
In February 2010, the Company issued 81 Ordinary shares to its employees for no consideration. The Company recorded compensations expenses with respect to the above shares in the amount lower than $1.
|
|
|
c.
|
Private placement agreements:
|
|
|
On January 24, 2008, the Company and a private investor entered into a definitive agreement for a private placement of 375,000 Ordinary shares at a price per share of $ 2 for the aggregate purchase price of $ 750.
|
|
|
On September 30, 2008, the Company and two principal shareholders and directors of the Company and its Chief Executive Officer entered into a definitive agreement for a private placement of 109,745 Ordinary shares at a price per share of $ 2.28 for the aggregate purchase price of $ 250. The issuance expenses related to the two private placements amounted to $ 13.
|
|
|
On December 30, 2008, the Company issued 1,087,308 Ordinary shares at a price per share of $ 1.96 to AnchorPoint, in connection with the AnchorPoint acquisition (see Note 1c).
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|
d.
|
Stock options:
|
|
|
MTS has authorized, through its 1996 Incentive Share Option Plan ("the Plan"), the grant of options to officers, management, employees and directors of MTS or any subsidiary of up to 950,000 of MTS's Ordinary shares. Up to 750,000 options may be granted under the Plan, pursuant to section 102 of the Israel Income Tax Ordinance. Any option, which is canceled or forfeited before expiration, will become available for future grants.
|
|
|
Each option granted under the Plan is exercisable until the earlier of five years from the date of the grant of the option or the expiration dates of the option plan. The exercise price of the options granted under the plans may not be less than the nominal value of the shares into which such options were exercised. The options vest primarily gradually over four years of employment.
|
|
|
In 2003, section 102 of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance was amended effective as of January 1, 2003. Therefore, MTS rolled-over the remaining 446,957 options available at that time under the Plan for future grants to the 2003 Incentive Share Option Plan ("the 2003 Plan") that conforms with the newly amended provisions of section 102 of the Israel Income Tax Ordinance. The 2003 Plan will terminate in 2013, unless cancelled earlier by MTS's Board of Directors.
|
|
|
In June 2006, MTS authorized pursuant to its 2006 Stock Option plan ("the 2006 Plan"), the grant of options to officers, management, employees and directors of MTS IntegraTrakor any subsidiary of up to 200,000 of MTS's Ordinary shares. Each option granted under the 2006 Plan will be either an option intended to be treated as an "incentive stock option," within the meaning of section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or an option that will be treated as a "non-qualified stock option."
|
|
|
Each option granted under the 2006 Plan is exercisable until the earlier of five years from the date of the grant of the option or the expiration dates of the option plan. The exercise price of the options granted under the 2006 Plan may not be less than the fair market value of an Ordinary share determined as of the date of grant of the option.
As of December 31, 2010, 476,466 Ordinary shares are available for future option grants.
|
|
|
e.
|
A summary of option activity under the Company's stock option plans as of December 31, 2010 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2010 are as follows:
|
|
Number of options
|
Weighted-average exercise price
|
Weighted- average remaining contractual term (in years)
|
Aggregate intrinsic value
|
|||||||||||||
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2009
|
492,500 | $ | 2.73 | 3.47 | ||||||||||||
|
Granted
|
30,000 | $ | 1.22 | 4.61 | ||||||||||||
|
Expired and forfeited
|
(233,500 | ) | $ | 3.38 | - | |||||||||||
|
Outstanding at December 31,2010
|
289,000 | $ | 2.08 | 3.18 | $ | 21 | ||||||||||
|
Vested and expected to vest
|
238,437 | $ | 2.20 | 3.04 | $ | - | ||||||||||
|
Exercisable at December 31,2010
|
86,750 | $ | 2.58 | 2.60 | $ | - | ||||||||||
|
|
The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during 2008, 2009 and 2010, was $ 0.94, $ 1.14 and$ 0.79 per option, respectively.
|
|
|
The total compensation cost related to options granted to employees under the Company's share-based compensation plans recognized for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010 amounted at $ 104, $ 149 and $ 99, respectively, net of estimated forfeitures.
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2010, there was $ 75 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Company's stock option plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of three years.
|
|
f.
|
Total stock-based compensation expenses recognized in 2008, 2009 and 2010:
|
|
|
The total stock-based compensation expense related to employees' equity-based awards, recognized for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, was comprised as follows:
|
|
Year ended
December 31,
|
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|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Cost of revenues
|
$ | 10 | $ | 19 | $ | 15 | ||||||
|
Research and development expenses
|
19 | 43 | 19 | |||||||||
|
Selling and marketing
|
3 | 21 | 18 | |||||||||
|
General and administrative expenses
|
72 | 66 | 47 | |||||||||
| $ | 104 | $ | 149 | $ | 99 | |||||||
|
|
g.
|
Options and warrants to non-employees:
|
|
Issuance date
|
In connection with
|
Number of options granted
|
Options exercisable
|
Exercise price per share
|
Exercisable through
|
|||||||||
|
May 13, 2009
|
Service provider
|
10,000 | 10,000 | $ | 1.94 |
May 2013
|
||||||||
|
|
During 2009, the Company granted 10,000 options to consultants. The Company accounted for its outstanding options to non-employees under the fair value method of ASC 718 and ASC 505-50. The fair value for these options was estimated at the measurement date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
|
|
|
Compensation expense related to the grant of stock options to consultants amounted to zero, $ 10 andzerofor the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
|
|
Year ended
December 31,
|
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|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
United States
|
$ | 4,702 | $ | 8,386 | $ | 8,756 | ||||||
|
Germany
|
1,453 | 924 | 1,042 | |||||||||
|
China
|
1,144 | 813 | 455 | |||||||||
|
Holland
|
338 | 218 | 284 | |||||||||
|
Others
|
798 | 1,019 | 1,102 | |||||||||
| $ | 8,435 | $ | 11,360 | $ | 11,639 | |||||||
|
Year ended
December 31,
|
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|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Call accounting and TEM solution
|
$ | 7,297 | $ | 10,652 | $ | 10,319 | ||||||
|
Billing products
|
1,138 | 708 | 1,320 | |||||||||
| $ | 8,435 | $ | 11,360 | $ | 11,639 | |||||||
|
December 31,
|
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|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||
|
Long-lived assets:
|
||||||||
|
Israel
|
$ | 2,326 | $ | 2,048 | ||||
|
United States
|
3,134 | 3,004 | ||||||
|
Others
|
1 | 7 | ||||||
| $ | 5,461 | $ | 5,059 | |||||
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