-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, HtkoomjhyHJ1hmRuATe3BqZQ5+PrBYsHQ5Cs16MZFPVrGFuw+mdzEQp4XnRnNGCK Fl4PBH2j3mqFBHgfGcUsiA== 0001104659-06-081603.txt : 20061214 0001104659-06-081603.hdr.sgml : 20061214 20061214172450 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-06-081603 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20061214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061214 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INTAC INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001127439 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMUNICATION SERVICES, NEC [4899] IRS NUMBER: 980336945 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-32621 FILM NUMBER: 061278072 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: UNIT 3-5, 17/F., CLIFFORD CENTRE STREET 2: 778-784 CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD CITY: KOWLOON STATE: K3 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 011 852 2385 8789 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: UNIT 3-5, 17/F., CLIFFORD CENTRE STREET 2: 778-784 CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD CITY: KOWLOON STATE: K3 ZIP: 00000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COMMODORE MINERALS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20001030 10-K 1 a06-25741_110k.htm ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 AND 15(D)

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-K

x ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the year ended September 30, 2006   

 

OR

 

o TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission File Number: 000-32621

INTAC INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NEVADA

 

98-0336945

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

incorporation or organization)

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 6-7, 32/F., Laws Commercial Plaza

 

 

788 Cheung Sha Wan Road

 

 

Kowloon, Hong Kong

 

N/A

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 011 (852) 2385-8789

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

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, par value $.001

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

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  o  Yes   x  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  x   Yes   o  No

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

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

Large Accelerated Filer  o

Accelerated Filer  x

Non-Accelerated Filer  o

 

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

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2006 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed third fiscal quarter), was $161,961,533 based on the closing price of the registrant’s common stock on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of $7.06 per share.

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding as of December 13, 2006 was 22,940,727.

 




DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The information required by Part III of this Report, to the extent not set forth herein, is incorporated by reference from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its 2007 annual meeting to be filed with the Commission.

PART I

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ITEM 1 - BUSINESS

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ITEM 1A - RISK FACTORS

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ITEM 1B - UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

39

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2 - PROPERTIES

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ITEM 3 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

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

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PART II

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ITEM 5 - MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

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ITEM 6 – SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

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ITEM 7 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

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ITEM 7A – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

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ITEM 8 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

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ITEM 9 – CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

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ITEM 9A – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

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ITEM 9B – OTHER INFORMATION

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PART III

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ITEM 10 – DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

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ITEM 11 - EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

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ITEM 12 - SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

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ITEM 13 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

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ITEM 14 - PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

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PART IV

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ITEM 15 – EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

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SIGNATURES

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

57

 

 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

59

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Forward-looking statements” have been included throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  These statements describe our attempt to predict future events, such as our plans for future expansion, our ability to achieve satisfactory operating performance, the viability of our business model, our expansion into other businesses and pursuit of other business opportunities, and our intent to focus our business operations in specific geographic markets. The words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” and similar expressions, as well as discussions of our strategy and pending transactions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will in fact occur and caution that actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The cautionary language in this report provides examples of risks, uncertainties and events that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations described in any forward-looking statements. You should be aware that the occurrence of one or more of the events described in any cautionary language in this report could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. You also should be aware that the forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties, such as:

·                  our merger with HSW International, Inc., announced on April 21, 2006, and anticipated to close in the second quarter of fiscal 2007;

·                  our ability to effectively execute our business plan;

·                  the early-stage status of our career development and training business segment and its evolving, unproven and unpredictable business model;

·                  our ability to collect our accounts receivable;

·                  our ability to continue to raise additional working capital, the lack of which would likely have a significant negative impact on our long-term business plan and our ability to take advantage of our strategic alliances and to successfully execute our business plan;

·                  statements made concerning the revenues or operating performance expected beyond the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006;

·                  the increased expense structure assumed by us as a U.S. public company;

·                  our ability to achieve satisfactory operating performance;

·                  the viability of our business model;

·                  our expansion into other businesses and pursuit of other business opportunities;

·                  the results of our intended diversification into other industries and geographic regions;

·                  the impact of health risks on the economic environment;

·                  the government of the People’s Republic of China, or the PRC, may prevent us from conducting business in China;

·                  political and economic events and conditions in China and other geographic markets in which we operate;

·                  the anticipated benefits of our industry contacts and strategic relationships;

·                  our ability to establish and take advantage of contacts and strategic relationships;

·                  our ability to offset increased operating expenses by increasing revenues and operating efficiencies;

·                  our ability to react to market opportunities;

·                  the advent of new technology;

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·                  complex regulations that apply to INTAC or its affiliates as an operating company in China and elsewhere;

·                  our ability to successfully remediate our internal control weaknesses;

·                  changes in interest rates, foreign currency fluctuations and capital market conditions, particularly those that may affect the availability of credit for our products and services; and

·                  the potential sale of the distribution segment of INTAC to Wei Zhou.

You should also be aware that those “forward-looking” statements in regards to our career development and training services business are subject to a number of further risks, assumptions and uncertainties, such as:

·                  our ability to capitalize on our career development services joint venture, Beijing Intac Purun Educational Development Ltd.;

·                  our ability to timely complete courseware and facilities for the INTAC Mobile Telecommunications Institute;

·                  our ability to attract trainees for the INTAC Mobile Telecommunications Institute;

·                  a significant delay by the PRC government in issuing 3G telecommunication licenses to telecommunication service providers;

·                  our lack of prior experience with the career development and training services and Internet portal business, and our ability to develop and execute an effective business plan;

·                  our ability to develop the fee-based services of the career development and training services and Internet portal business including assembling an experienced management team;

·                  any adverse change in our relationship with the EMIC and MOE which may affect our ability to maintain the use for commercial purposes of the database of student information complied by the MOE in the PRC as well as our other databases and the continued utilization and adoption of our education software;

·                  the state of the telecommunications and Internet infrastructure in China may limit our growth;

·                  our network operations that may be vulnerable to hacking, viruses and other disruptions, which may make our products and services less attractive and reliable;

·                  PRC Internet laws and regulations that are unclear and will likely change in the near future;

·                  restrictions on foreign investment in the PRC Internet sector that are imposed by the PRC government; and

·                  regulation and censorship of information distribution in China which may adversely affect our business.

You should also be aware that those “forward-looking” statements in regards to our distribution/telecommunications business are subject to a number of further risks, assumptions and uncertainties, such as:

·                  the low-margin nature of our distribution business;

·                  changes in general business conditions or distribution channels in the wireless handset industries, and our ability to react to these changes;

·                  the impact of competition in the wireless handset distribution industry, as well as in industries that we may operate in the future;

·                  our ability to continue to sell products outside of traditional distribution channels;

·                  our ability to continue to purchase sufficient inventory on terms favorable to us;

·                  our small number of current suppliers and customers;

·                  our lack of supply contracts with our vendors or distribution contracts with our customers;

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·                  the concentration of a significant portion of our wireless handset distribution business with a few large customers;

·                  the highly competitive and constantly changing nature of the international wireless distribution industry; and

·                  our ability to compete in the prepaid calling card market, in which we have not previously participated.

You should not unduly rely on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this filing.  Except as required by law, we are not obligated to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this filing or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.  All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the forward-looking statements set forth in this report.

PART I

ITEM 1 - BUSINESS

OVERVIEW

INTAC International, Inc., is a United States holding company focused on the exploitation of strategic business opportunities available in China and the Asia-Pacific Rim.  Throughout this Report, references to “INTAC,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to INTAC International, Inc., and its operating subsidiaries, and references to “China” and “PRC” refer to the People’s Republic of China, excluding, for purpose of this Annual Report, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.  INTAC currently maintains offices in China (Hong Kong and Beijing), Germany (Frankfurt) and the United States (Dallas, Texas).

We operate in two segments, our career development and training services segment and our distribution/telecommunications Segment.  While our distribution segment historically has been our primary business segment and generated substantially all of our operating revenue, we shifted our focus in 2004 to the expansion and maturation of our career development services segment in China.  Initially, our efforts centered on recruiting and training services to be offered online through our internet portals phrbank.com and joyba.com.  These efforts did not achieve the results we anticipated in 2005, due in part to the strength of established competitors in the market and to the overbroad coverage of our efforts.  As a result, we determined to establish a foothold in the marketplace by focusing on a specific segment market from which we can later expand.  To this end, recognizing the growing opportunities within both the education industry and the mobile telecommunications/internet industry in China, and in order to better utilize our strategic resources and enhance our strengths in both industries, we have further refined our business strategy, as we announced on November 23, 2005 through a press release.  For details of this press release, please see our Current Report on Form 8-K, which was filed with the SEC on November 28, 2005.  Under our refocused business strategy, we have been operating in two business segments – the Career Development and Training Services Segment and the Distribution/Telecommunications Segment, each as further described below.

On April 20, 2006, we entered into an agreement and plan of merger with HowStuffWorks, Inc., an online publishing company, to form a new company, HSW International, Inc., which will focus on the online publishing, training and education markets in China and providing Chinese consumers with credible content and expert reviews.

In August 2006, in order to better position us for our merger with HowStuffWorks, Inc., we signed a letter of intent to sell the wireless handset distribution business to our Chairman and CEO, Wei Zhou in exchange for three million shares of our common stock held by Mr. Zhou.  The consummation of this transaction is anticipated to be concurrent with the closing the merger with HowStuffWorks, Inc.  As a result of this agreement, the operations of this segment have since been segregated and reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented for the Company’s consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein.

Career Development and Training Services Segment

On January 15, 2004, we announced that we were shifting the emphasis of our business from the traditional distribution of premium brand wireless handsets to various career development services.  On November 23, 2005, we announced the further refinement of this shift in strategy.  Under the refined strategy for this business segment, we focus our operations primarily on three business units:

·                  INTAC Mobile Telecommunications Institute;

·                  Education Management Software Business Unit; and

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·                  Database Management Business Unit.

INTAC Mobile Telecommunications Institute

Through INTAC Mobile Telecommunications Institute, or IMTI, we seek to become a leading provider of mobile telecommunications technology training services in China.  IMTI will offer training to information technology professionals, with a primary focus in the area of third generation digital mobile systems, or 3G, mobile telecommunications technology.  New courses will be developed in the future to reflect advancement in mobile telecommunications technology.  This training will consist of IMTI’s Mobile Telecommunications Software Engineering training program, which will initially be offered through company-owned institutes and later through franchises, university courses and corporate training.  We have started to offer the first level courses since April 2006 and the second level courses since October 2006.

Education Management Software Business Unit

INTAC, through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Beijing Huana Xinlong Information and Technology Development Co., Ltd., or Huana Xinlong, is a leading provider of education management software in China.  Huana Xinlong offers software for the administration of elementary and middle schools and colleges.  Huana Xinglong’s software has been designated by the Education Management Information Center, or EMIC, as the standard of the China School Administration System for primary and middle schools.  Additionally, Huana Xinlong enjoys an exclusive contractual relationship with the Ministry of Education of The People’s Republic of China, or the MOE for use of certain of Huana Xinlong’s software products.  Huana Xinglong’s products have been installed in over 10,000 elementary and middle schools and over 50% of colleges throughout China.

Database Management Business Unit

We have developed, and continue to develop, databases containing information on individuals.  We intend to utilize these databases to offer one-stop marketing solution to a wide range of businesses with products and services tailored to the specific needs of the Chinese education market.  Beijing Intac Purun Educational Development Ltd., or Intac Purun, one of our operating entities in China, develops the databases utilizing information from several sources.  Intac Purun is exclusively authorized by the MOE to collect resumes and profiles for all graduating college and graduate school students in China and has recently begun collecting such information.  The EMIC has chosen Intac Purun as its exclusive partner in developing and maintaining the MyJob database, compiled through EMIC’s website www.myjob.edu.cn, which helps graduates of higher education institutions obtain employment.  Intac Purun has also been granted exclusive access to the database on university graduates maintained by the EMIC for use by Intac Purun in providing job training and placement services.  Initially, Intac Purun will collect list rental fees and direct marketing service fees by utilizing these databases.  Ultimately, Intac Purun plans to provide integrated database marketing solutions and consulting services.

Distribution/Telecommunications Segment

Our distribution/telecommunications segment includes our wireless handset distribution business, which we operate through INTAC Deutschland Gmbh, a German corporation wholly owned by INTAC, INTAC International Holdings Limited, or Holdings, a Hong Kong corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of INTAC and Global Creative International Limited and INTAC Telecommunications Limited, both of which are Hong Kong corporations and wholly owned subsidiaries of Holdings.  Through these subsidiaries, we distribute wireless handset products to mobile communications equipment wholesalers, agents, retailers and other distributors mainly in Hong Kong.  These products are then sold primarily to local customers in Hong Kong or customers in China.  Additionally, we are working with Primus Telecommunications Ltd, a global telecommunications services provider (Nasdaq: PRTL), to develop products which involve originating international voice and data traffic from within China throughout Southeast Asia for termination around the world.  The first product to be offered under this relationship will be a global prepaid calling card, an Internet Protocol, IP, calling card that provides access to over fifty countries.  In November 2006, we also entered into a contract with China Tietong Telecommunications Corporations to distribute its calling cards in China.

In August 2006, in order to better position us with the anticipated merger with HowStuffWorks, Inc., we entered into a letter of intent with Wei Zhou, our Chairman and CEO, to sell the wireless handset distribution business to Mr. Zhou in exchange for three million shares of our common stock held by Mr. Zhou.  The consummation of this transaction is anticipated to be concurrent with the closing the merger with HowStuffWorks, Inc.  For more detailed information on this transaction, please see our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 10, 2006.

Other Business Opportunities.  We continually evaluate investment opportunities in other business segments within China, the Asia-Pacific Rim and, to a lesser extent, Europe.  Our entry into these new business segments is contingent upon our identifying both favorable investment opportunities and strategic partners with expertise in such business segments as well as

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available capital.  Many of these opportunities will be dependent upon our obtaining additional capital, or their value will be materially less to us if we do not have the financial resources to fully exploit such opportunities.

Our common stock currently trades in the United States on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market under the symbol “INTN” and in Europe on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “WKN 805768”.

CORPORATE HISTORY

INTAC International, Inc., was originally incorporated under the name Commodore Minerals, Inc., or Commodore, under the laws of the State of Nevada on September 20, 2000, as a developmental stage corporation.  On September 28, 2001, Mr. Wei Zhou acquired a controlling interest in Commodore in a private transaction with one of the organizers of Commodore.  On October 13, 2001, Commodore entered into a reorganization agreement with Holdings and the shareholders of Holdings, including Mr. Zhou, pursuant to which (i) Holdings became a wholly owned subsidiary of Commodore, (ii) New Tech Handels GmbH, previously a subsidiary of Holdings, became an indirect subsidiary of Commodore and (iii) Commodore changed its name to INTAC International, Inc.  For more detailed information on the change of control of Commodore resulting in the establishment of our corporate structure, please see our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 15, 2001.

Mr. Zhou, our Chief Executive Officer, has significant experience in supply channel and distribution channel development in Asia.  He has successfully developed strategic alliances in the Asia-Pacific region and has the ability to manage multi-national business relationships and assemble highly efficient distribution networks that have aided in INTAC’s expansion into the Chinese and Asia-Pacific markets.

In September 2003, Intac (Tianjin) International Trading Company, or Intac Trading, one of our indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries operating in China, made loans of $1,233,000 and $123,000 to two Chinese nationals, Ms. Zhang Wanqin and Ms. Li Min, respectively.  These loans were made to finance Ms. Zhang and Ms. Li, on behalf of INTAC, for the purpose of establishing Tianjin Weilian Investment Co., Ltd., or Tianjin Weilian, a company incorporated in the PRC.  Ms. Zhang and Ms. Li are the equity owners of Tianjin Weilian.  Subsequently in October 2003, Tianjin Weilian, Tianjin Chengtai International Trading Ltd., or Tianjin Chengtai, a PRC corporation, Tianjin Yingfeng Technology Development Co., Ltd., a PRC corporation, and EMIC established Intac Purun, with 45%, 15%, 30% and 10% equity interests, respectively.  Ms. Zhang and Ms. Li pledged as collateral their equity interests in Tianjin Weilian against those loans from Intac Trading.  Furthermore Ms. Zhang and Ms. Li assigned all operating rights, title and interest they had in Tianjin Weilian to Intac Trading, including all interest held, all rights to capital accounts, distributions and/or allocations of cash, property and income, and all rights to participate in management and to vote with regard to affairs relating to Tianjin Weilian.  In June 2004, Holdings made loans of US$1.5 million to tow Chinese nationals, Mr. Zou Jingchen and Ms. Wu Fengzhen.  Mr. Zou is the brother of Mr. Zhou, our Chief Executive Officer.  These loans were made to finance Mr. Zou and Ms. Wu, on behalf of INTAC, for the purpose of acquiring 100% equity interest of Tianjin Chengtai.  Mr. Zou and Ms. Wu pledged as collateral their equity interest in Tianjin Chengtai against this loan from Holdings.  All operating, economic, voting and other rights with regard to affairs relating to Tianjin Chengtai were assigned to Holdings by Mr. Zou and Ms. Wu.  As a result of the foregoing, Intac Purun is 60% indirectly owned by us.  We believe these indirect ownership structures are common for companies in the PRC Internet sector to comply with the PRC laws that impose strict restrictions on foreign investment in this industry.  However, we cannot be sure that our restructured operations and activities will be viewed by PRC regulatory authorities as in full compliance with applicable PRC laws and regulations.

In June 2004, we began phasing out our business of distributing luxury automobiles from Europe to purchasers in the Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone, which was operated through our wholly-owned subsidiary FUTAC Group Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation, and our indirectly-owned subsidiary Intac Trading.  The phase-out was substantially complete as of December 31, 2004, and did not have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, and the assets of this business were redeployed to our other businesses.

In September 2004, INTAC indirectly formed two new companies, Beijing Intac Meidi Advertising Company Limited, or Intac Advertising, and Beijing Intac Meidi Technology Development Company Limited, or Intac Technology, both of which are private PRC corporations established to provide advertising services and value added services in support of Intac Purun.

In December 2004, Holdings acquired Huana Xinlong, a leading Chinese developer of management software for educational institution administration.  Huana Xinlong is located in Beijing, China.  In August, 2006, we formed Huana Xinlong Education Software Co., Ltd., wholly owned by Holdings, as the main corporate entity carrying out our education management software business in order to benefit from the tax preferential treatments available to newly established foreign invested entities.

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In January 2006, we established Intac International Management Consultancy Beijing Limited, wholly owned by Holdings, to provide management or administrative services to our various corporate entities in China.

Merger with HowStuffWorks International, Inc.

On April 20, 2006, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, referred to as the merger agreement, with HowStuffWorks, Inc., HSW International, Inc. and HSW International Merger Corporation.  In this Annual Report, HowStuffWorks, Inc. is referred to as HSW, HSW International, Inc. is referred to as HSW International and HSW International Merger Corporation is referred to as merger sub.  Pursuant to the merger agreement, merger sub will merge with and into us, with INTAC continuing as the surviving corporation, referred to as the merger.  As a result of the merger, INTAC will become a wholly owned subsidiary of HSW International.  Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, each outstanding share of INTAC common stock, par value $0.001 per share, will be converted into the right to receive one share of HSW International common stock, par value $0.001 per share.

In connection with the merger (i) HSW has agreed to contribute certain assets, properties and rights to HSW International in exchange for shares of HSW International common stock, referred to as the contributed assets, and (ii) certain investors have agreed to purchase shares of HSW International common stock with an aggregate value of approximately $22.5 million, referred to as the equity financing.  At the closing of the merger, but prior to the completion of the equity financing, INTAC stockholders will own 50% of the total issued and outstanding shares of HSW International common stock and HSW will own the remaining 50% of the total issued and outstanding shares of HSW International common stock.  The merger, the merger agreement, and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement have been approved by our board of directors, and are subject to various closing conditions, including approval by our stockholders.  It is currently anticipated that the merger will close in the second quarter of fiscal year 2007.

Prior to the closing of the merger, it is contemplated that HSW International will use its best efforts to obtain approval for listing of HSW International common stock on either the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market, and following the closing of the merger, it is contemplated that we will file with the SEC to terminate registration of our common stock.

For further details on the merger, the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, please see our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 21, 2006.

OUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

The following is a brief description of the industries in which we operate, and the products and services we offer, or plan to offer, under the main categories of career development and training services and distribution/telecommunications.  We intend to continue to evaluate opportunities to add new products and services, to provide products and services that can be monetized, and to better integrate our products and services.  Many of our products and services are in the early stage of development, and there can be no assurance that we will successfully implement them on a profitable basis or at all.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES SEGMENT

General Industry Background

The Mobile Telecommunications Market in China

According to China’s Ministry of Information Industry, or the MII, China is the largest mobile telecommunications market in the world with approximately 443 million mobile phone users at the end of October 2006.  In addition, China has experienced a significant increase in the use of wireless value-added services, the most popular form of which is Short Messaging Services, or SMS.  In 2000, China Mobile launched its Monternet wireless value-added services platform, and in 2001 China Unicom launched its UNI-Info wireless value-added services platform.  These platforms enabled the development of an additional type of SMS, which allow users to access products and services provided by third parties.  China Mobile and China Unicom also began to allow these third-party providers to use their billing and collection systems to charge fees for products and services that are delivered through the Monternet and UNI-Info platforms.  This created an opportunity for Internet companies to deliver their Internet portal products and services to users in China through their mobile phones and to utilize these billing and collection systems to collect fees for these products and services.

According to the MII, the total number of short messages transmitted in China in 2005 was approximately 304.65 billion.  Point-to-point SMS accounted for approximately 75% of the total number of SMS messages sent through China Mobile’s telecommunications network, while the remaining approximately 25% was accounted for by other SMS-based

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wireless data services.  In addition, we believe that with the continuous upgrading of mobile telecommunications networks in China, the wireless value-added services market will further expand by allowing users to transmit larger amounts of data at higher speeds and to access additional products and services through their mobile phones.

Career Development and Training in China

Education in China has been rapidly developing in order to keep pace with the ongoing economic development.  The PRC government in its Eleventh Five Year Plan stresses the importance of vocational education, with its planned sector spending level at about U.S. $175 billion from 2006 to 2010.  We believe China’s population is becoming more aware of the need for life-long learning in a complex world, and the demand for higher education is rising quickly.  With urban income increasing rapidly, we anticipate an increase in higher education consumption in the next ten years and beyond.

According to China’s Ministry of Education there are approximately 2,273 higher education institutions with approximately 23 million students in China, of which approximately 3.4 million have entered the job market in 2005.  This number of students is expected to grow to 25 million by 2008.  According to published statistics, there are also more than 470,000 elementary and middle schools in China with a total of nearly 200 million students.

INTAC Mobile Telecommunications Institute

INTAC’s Approach

We have identified mobile telecommunications training for information technology professionals, specifically covering 3G technology, as a growing need in China.  China is the largest mobile telecommunications market of any country, having over 443 million mobile subscribers as of October 2006, according to the MII.  Mobile handset shipments in China have steadily increased and are expected to continue to do so according to the IDC 2005 Handsets Report.  Increasingly, these handsets are based on 3G technology, rather than 2G or 2.5G technology.

Third generation systems, or 3G (also known as International Mobile Telecommunications 2000 or IMT-2000 systems), are digital mobile systems that provide high-speed access to a wide range of telecommunications services supported by fixed telecommunications networks, and to other services that are specific to mobile users.  The key features of 3G systems are:

·                  high degree of commonality of design worldwide;

·                  compatibility of services with fixed networks;

·                  high quality;

·                  small handsets for worldwide use;

·                  worldwide roaming capability; and

·                  capability of multimedia applications including paging, voice telephony, digital data, audio and visual communications.

3G systems are expected to have the capability to support circuit and packet data at 144 kilobits per second or higher in high mobility (vehicular) traffic, 384 kilobits per second or higher for pedestrian traffic, and 2 megabits per second or higher for indoor traffic.

The increase in mobile telecommunications users and emergence of 3G technology has lead to an increase in demand for information technology professionals trained in this technology.  It is estimated that there is currently a general shortage of approximately 500,000 telecommunications industry professionals and existing professionals will need additional training to address new technologies, according to a report from CCW, a leading IT industry research company in China.  IMTI seeks to meet the needs of this industry through courses specifically focusing on mobile telecommunications software engineering utilizing 3G technology.

Courses

INTAC Mobile Telecommunications Institute includes three levels of courses combining written information, lectures and laboratory experience.  IMTI’s courses will be developed based on our assessment and understanding of market needs in conjunction with industry and academic experts.  We have assembled a panel currently consisting of 25 full-time course editors, all graduates of telecommunications universities in China, 15 university professors from telecommunications universities in China and 20 industry professionals from major telecommunications companies.  After developing a course

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outline, the panel of experts review the outline and a detailed course is prepared and compiled.  A first draft of the courseware is then prepared and reviewed again by the panel of experts with refinements being made as necessary.  Finally, a trial of the courseware is completed before release.

Graduates of each course will receive a certificate evidencing their completion.  We have received authorization from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Information and Technology and Software Development Consortium of the Chinese Government to offer the “Mobile Telecommunications Software Applications Technology Certification” to all of our qualified graduates.  Additionally, we are seeking endorsement of other government agencies, industry manufacturers and service providers and industry associations.

Delivery of Courses

Courses are offered through company owned institutes, franchises and licenses, and will also be offered through universities and corporate training.  IMTI will also offer job placement services and career counseling for its graduates.  IMTI’s courses are targeted on IT professionals working in or seeking a job with the mobile telecom industry, especially in the fields of software development, testing and project management.  Therefore, we anticipate that students will come from the following sources:

·                  Working professionals seeking a career change or laid-off people looking for a new job – they will pay for themselves;

·                  Companies paying for their employees’ on-job training; and

·                  College students.

Courses are initially offered at company operated institutes.  All IMTI teachers are trained and certified by IMTI.  We opened our first institute in Beijing and plan to open additional institutes in other cities as the market demand for our courses grows.  Our S1 level courses were initially offered in April 2006 and have been continuing throughout the year.  Our S2 level courses started in October 2006.  There are approximately 200 student enrolled in our program as of the date of this report.  We plan to offer S3 level courses by the second quarter of fiscal 2007.

Under the law of the People’s Republic of China, franchises may not be offered until one year after there are two company owned locations.  Until we are able to offer franchises and continuing thereafter, we plan to license the courseware to interested parties.  Licenses will be offered on standard licensing agreement terms consisting of a one-time license fee of about U.S. $35,000 to U.S. $60,000 for the initial five years plus 20% of tuition.  In 2006, we have entered into 19 license agreements with course operators in 18 cities in China.  Ultimately, we expect franchising to be a major driver of revenues and profits due to its low variable costs and scalability.

IMTI intends to offer its courseware to universities as a replacement for or addition to existing course offerings.  Courses will be sold to universities via direct sales efforts and by outside sales agents, instructor training will be provided and the courses will be taught on-campus.  IMTI will also offer corporate training for employees of telecommunications firms which will be designed to meet such firms’ particular needs and conducted at locations specified by these firms.

Sales and Marketing

IMTI’s courses are targeted to professionals in software development, software testing and project management.  Our informal study of information technology professionals revealed a shortage of trained professionals and an interest by current professionals in additional training.  We anticipate that the highest demand for the courses will be in Beijing, followed by Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.  We believe that our courses will train professionals to meet the current hiring needs of telecommunications firms and position graduates to obtain relatively higher paying telecommunications industry positions.

Our marketing strategy is focused on building brand awareness and prestige for IMTI’s courses.  We have launched promotion of IMTI courseswares with releases to the press, customer events, direct advertising and internet advertising.  We currently have one professional in charge of branding and three marketing professionals, and will continue to strengthen our sales and marketing activities.

Competition

Several universities and companies provide software and telecommunications related training, however to our knowledge, no university offers training focused on 3G technology.  Courses offered by these universities range in duration from seven days to seven months and cost between U.S. $220 and U.S. $1,960.  Universities and companies offering software and telecommunications courses include the School of Software at Peking University, Beijing Hua Create Co., Ltd.,

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the Training Center of the School of Software of the Northeastern University, the Training Center of Shenzhen Telecom, Beijing Jiaotong University-Baige Training Center, Wuhan CVTech Training Center, Shanghai Eutong Information Technology Co., Ltd. and the Fudan University Training Center of Embedded Technology.

Status of 3G Telecoms Licenses in China

The success of our business strategy to become a leading provider of 3G mobile telecommunications training services for information technology professionals depends on the issuance by the PRC government of 3G telecommunications licenses to telecommunications services providers employing such IT professionals.  It is not clear yet when the PRC government will issue its first 3G telecommunications licenses, and when it finally does, how many will be issued and what technology standard(s) will be adopted.

There are factors encouraging the PRC government to make its decision earlier, among which the strongest might be the ambition of the government to make 3G communications available before 2008 Beijing Olympics.  However, the government must consider many other factors as well.  China’s telecom industry is undergoing a restructuring.  In a recent research report entitled “China’s 3G Roadmap Coming into Focus,” Goldman Sachs suggested that the PRC government may refrain from issuing 3G licenses until after it has restructured the Chinese telecom industry.  The maturity and commercial deployment of 3G technologies is another concern of PRC government.  In addition, the government needs to select the technology standard, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA or CDMA 2000, decide which players would be awarded with the first 3G licenses and consider the tremendous investment for 3G networks.

Education Management Software Business Unit

INTAC’s Approach

According to CCW Research, education spending in China has increased substantially in recent years, going from U.S. $41.6 billion to U.S. $74.8 billion between 1999 and 2003.  Spending on education information technology has likewise increased from U.S. $1.7 billion to U.S. $2.8 billion between 1999 and 2003.  We believe that Huana Xinlong is uniquely positioned to capitalize on this growing market.  Our education management software, which targets elementary and middle schools and universities has gained significant acceptance, with installation in over 10,000 elementary and middle schools and over 50% of universities.  Our education management software has been designated as the standard of the China School Administration System (for primary and middle schools) by the EMIC.  In addition we enjoy a strong relationship with the MOE.  We plan to leverage our large installed base of software and our relationship with the EMIC and the MOE to become the leading provider of integrated education management information systems and services in China.

Products

Our products are divided into three major product lines consisting of the elementary/middle school segment, the college segment and the universal software segment.  We are currently focused on improving these products, strengthening our government and customer relationships, diversifying our product portfolio and forming strategic partnerships with industry leaders.  To date, we have received a certificate from International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, acknowledging Huana Xinlong’s status as a “Qualified IBM Partnerworld Business Partner,” a relationship which we expect to include support from IBM of our technical development of education software in China.  We have also received a certificate from Intel Corporation recognizing us as an “Intel Software Partner.”  Moreover, we have entered into a cooperation framework agreement with Microsoft (China) Co., Ltd., an affiliate of Microsoft Corporation, with respect to our “Green Campus” Surveillance and Management System product as further described below.  As these products mature and are refined, we plan to move towards providing integrated management systems and solutions which are specifically designed for the education industry to automate, streamline and effectively manage every aspect of an education institution, including student/faculty management, course set-up, design and offering and the provision of various applications.

Elementary/ Middle School Products

Comprehensive Management System for Elementary and Middle Schools (CMSEMS):  CMSEMS is a school administration database that stores schedules, produces data reports to the education bureau, enables course set-up, student registration and classification, and manages student and teacher files.  The CMSEMS is in compliance with the standards established by the Ministry of Education, so information can be easily shared among various users across different schools.

Local MOE Office Management System (LMOMS):  LMOMS is a software package designed per MOE standards to help build basic databases, fulfill daily management needs and provide consulting information and generate reports for local MOEs.

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College Products

Comprehensive Management System for Colleges (CMSC):  CMSC is a university daily administration and school management software package originally developed by the EMIC.  Huana Xinlong is the current owner of the CMCS.  Over 50% of China’s universities have adopted CMSC as their daily administration tool.

Universal Products

School Office Automatic Administration Management System (SOAAMS):  This software system, developed independently by Huana Xinlong, is in compliance with the EMIC standards and helps standardize education office procedures for the schools and the education bureau.  Standardization includes personal scheduling, document management, and a daily office work scheduler.

“Green Campus” Surveillance and Management System (GCSMS):  GCSMS is a platform designed to effectively monitor and control contents carried on metropolitan area networks and campus networks in order to provide a clean and safe internet environment for students.  This product is being co-developed with Microsoft Corporation under a strategic partnership agreement entered into in June 2005 and utilizes a Microsoft platform.

Sales and Marketing

Our sales efforts for our education management software unit are coordinated in Beijing along with marketing and planning.  We have three local sales offices located in Kumming, Xi’An and Xinjiang.  We intend to further utilize our relationship with the MOE to secure government contracts.  We are currently a participant in the MOE’s “Demonstrative Zone Construction Project for Elementary/Middle School MIS Infrastructure Standardization,” or “Demo Zone” project.  This project is aimed at building a standardized management information system at two to three Demo Zones for each province in China.  We have contracted with the MOE as the exclusive provider of software and implementation services for this project.

Competition

Our main competitors in the elementary/middle school market are Zhejiang University Networks and TCL Corporation.  Zhejiang University Networks has a close relationship with local MOEs and a complete product line.  TCL Corporation’s education software business primarily operates in the Guangdong province and also has a complete product line.

In the college market, our main competitors are Hangzhou Zhengfang and Shanghai Pengda.  Hangzhou Zhengfang is primarily focused on administrative management software.  Shanghai Pengda primarily focuses on technical colleges and professional schools and has a complete product line.

Database Management Business Unit

INTAC’s Approach

The database marketing industry is in its infancy in China.  Due to government regulations and technological roadblocks to the flow of information, large international companies have been reluctant to enter this market.  Chinese database marketing companies generally either rent or own lists which are compiled from databases of data regarding individuals for the ultimate purpose of marketing to such individuals.  List renters generally rent lists of data which have been compiled from government channels or other companies, rather than owning and developing their own lists.  Database marketing service providers generally rent lists or obtain lists from their clients for the purpose of offering direct marketing solutions.

Through Intac Purun, we intend to offer a one-stop database marketing solution based on a credible database of students and professionals.  Companies are seeking to acquire new customers in a cost-effective way.  They are looking for lists of prospects and tailored marketing solutions to reach distinct customer segments.  However, most domestic list rental service providers lack credible data sources, high-quality data or database marketing services.  Those database marketing solution providers usually are not list owners themselves.  Clients usually have to pay higher charge for list rental as well as marketing services.  There is a need for one-stop database marketing services using high quality lists from reliable sources.

We plan to meet this need by providing high quality lists and customized database marketing solutions at a reasonable price.  The nature of this product as a joint venture with MOE guarantees the data quality and decreases data acquisition cost.  Student and professional databases are target markets for many companies in various industries and our professional team will provide effective database marketing solutions to meet clients’ business needs.

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Database Products and Services

 

List rental will initially be the major focus of our database marketing services due to its ease of execution and relatively quicker return on investment.  We have established databases of information from several sources.  Intac Purun is exclusively authorized by the MOE to collect resumes and profiles for all graduating college and graduate school students in China and has recently begun collecting this information.  The EMIC has chosen Intac Purun as its exclusive partner in developing and maintaining the MyJob database, compiled through EMIC’s website www.myjob.edu.cn, which helps graduates of higher education institutions obtain employment.  Intac Purun has also been granted exclusive access to the database on university graduates maintained by the EMIC for use by Intac Purun in providing job training and placement services.

Our database information can be used to select the target audience who are most likely to respond to certain products or service offers.  Through advanced data mining technologies, we can select people by their gender, age, major, school, location and other criteria.  Furthermore, we can conduct more precise selections such as lifestyle, hobbies, potential profession and incomes.  Our technology platform has the capacity to conduct electronic database marketing campaigns. Additionally, we have established relationships with mobile service providers who can help to conduct SMS based marketing campaign.

The list rental service we will provide does not include sale of the lists or rental to our clients.  Rather, we will offer a platform to enable our clients to reach potential customer groups through our direct marketing platform.  Specifically, we will select a list comprised of the target audience from our database based on our client’s needs, and then use our own direct marketing channels to deliver the client’s message to the target audience.  We will also provide clients with campaign measurement and necessary records.  We will deliver our clients database marketing results, rather than the lists themselves.

We intend to expand the service to database marketing consulting.  We will provide our clients with integrated database marketing solutions to convert prospects to sales.  In addition to list rental, we will help the client to plan database marketing campaigns, set marketing objectives, define program timing, choose target groups, design offers, manage and fulfill campaigns, organize campaign production, manage creative, print and fulfillment suppliers, track the response, generate analysis and reports and conduct profiling and data mining.

Sales and Marketing

Our potential database products and services clients include insurance companies, banks (new accounts and credit cards), career services, apartment brokers, moving companies, travel agencies, mobile phone companies and computer manufacturers.  Our database marketing services will be marketed via three channels: 1) We intend to position ourselves as a potential list vendor to those advertising agencies which conduct direct marketing consulting services.  The potential clients include OgilvyOne, Wundermann and some local agencies.  2) We plan to market our database service directly to the end users, i.e. the marketing department of those companies which need customer data.  The potential clients include insurance companies, banks (checking/saving accounts and credit cards), career/recruiting services, real estate brokers, travel agencies, education service provider, telecom companies and mobile phone manufacturers.  3) We plan to place advertisements in industry magazines and China’s Direct Marketing Association (DMA) website.

Competition

We believe that our ability to provide high quality lists from company owned databases and customized one-stop database marketing solutions at a reasonable price give us a competitive advantage in the marketplace.  We have exclusive access to profiles for all graduating college and graduate school students through our relationship with the MOE.  Our competitors include ChinaLoop (Acxiom China), a firm with international reach, and local competitors such as Shendiao Database Marketing Company, zhaopin.com, Chinahr.com and 51job.com.

Other Products and Services

Family-School Link Communication System (FSLCS): FSLCS is designed to help elementary and middle school teachers and parents communicate more effectively.  With FSLCS, parents will have instant access to their children’s’ daily attendance records, exam scores and event announcements, as well as school news.  We believe that the FSLCS has large potential demand from Chinese parents looking to take a more active role in their children’s education process and keep in contact with their children via SMS messaging.

In addition, INTAC recently launched a new product, the Internet Co-Surfing (ICS) software and services, as a key functional add-on to FSLCS.  As an internet parental control software, ICS provides parents with immediate notification via SMS when their child encounters a web site that has not been proven safe.  The parent can choose to permit the surfing or block the web site utilizing a return SMS. ICS also provides the ability to set time limits on surfing and to trace surfing history.  The software can also be used as an instant communication tool between children on their PCs and parents with their handsets.

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The service, which is offered by Intac Purun in partnership with China Mobile Communications Corporation, or China Mobile and China United Communications Corporation, or China Unicom, China’s leading mobile telecom operators, will mainly focus on the elementary and middle school markets in China where the communication is most needed.  We intend to bundle our FSLCS system with Huana Xinlong’s software for educational institutional administration.

phrbank.com:  In 2004, we launched www.phrbank.com, a website to integrate recruiting and professional training services in China for large companies with increasing demands for new employees.  This website is a platform for PHR Bank (professional human resource bank), an integrated program of placement, search, campus recruiting and professional training services for enterprises.  The service is designed for international and Chinese companies that need to hire large numbers of new employees, and provides employment information to job seekers and employers.  We plan to utilize this website in conjunction with IMTI to assist its graduates in securing employment.

joyba.com:  Intac Purun’s website www.joyba.com is designed to attract students by providing information related to lifestyles and social activities of students and young professionals.  This website also contains limited information on employment opportunities, with a link to our www.phrbank.com website.  We plan to sell advertising on this website targeting college students and young professionals.

Other Value-added Mobile Telecommunication Services.  Currently, we offer a variety of telecom value added services, including Wireless Application Protocol surfing, Interactive Voice Responses and SMS, with China’s major telecommunications network operators – China Mobile, China Unicom and China Netcom.  All of the services are targeted at the education community.  The services offered include career development services, interactive games, ring tone/screen saver downloads, and FSLCS, as described below.

Career Service Centers:  Intac Purun was selected by the EMIC to establish and be the exclusive operator, under the supervision of the EMIC, of the “Career Service Centers” for Chinese students.  These Career Service Centers support local education authorities in providing career services to local students.  They also introduce Intac Purun’s services and products to students and provide Chinese students with a full-range of career development services, which assist these students in finding jobs and managing their careers.

Affinity Services:  Apart from Educational and Career Services, Intac Purun believes it will derive substantial revenue from a variety of affinity services.  These products will reach the same target groups and be offered through the same distribution channels as our career development services.  Intac Purun’s goal is to position itself to be the one-stop Internet information, education and entertainment portal for Chinese students.  These products are currently being developed.

Our career development and education services segment involves substantial risk. Our business model is based on a belief that we will be able to, in part, (i) maintain a close relationship with the MOE and EMIC, an entity affiliated with the MOE, (ii) our ability to use exclusively the database of graduates complied by the MOE and the continuous updating of the database by the EMIC, (iii) remain as the exclusive operator of these Career Service Centers, (iv) retain the designation of Huana Xinlong’s software as the standard of the China School Administration System by the EMIC, (v) our ability to successfully renegotiate our agreements with China Mobile and China Unicom on terms acceptable to us, (vi) the ability to attract trainees for our 3G training program, and (vii) the ability to attract customers for our database products and services.  We cannot provide any assurance that our model will prove successful or will lead to the achievement of our objectives.  If we are unable to implement our business model effectively or lose our relationships with the MOE or EMIC, our business, results of operations and financial condition would be materially adversely affected.

DISTRIBUTION/TELECOMMUNICATIONS SEGMENT

Wireless Handset Distribution

Industry Background – The Chinese Wireless Telecommunications Industry

General Information

China has experienced rapid growth in mobile telecommunications use in recent years.  According to China’s Ministry of Information Industry, China is the largest mobile telecommunications market in the world with approximately 383 million mobile phone users as of the end of October 2005.  Although growth in China has slowed sharply since 2002, we believe the size of the urban market still offers room for growth in the coming years.  Prices for both handsets and services offered by the two State companies controlling the market, China Mobile Communications Corporation and China United Communications Corporation, have been falling steadily, as Chinese handset vendors challenge foreign giants such as Nokia and Motorola.

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Industry Challenges

 

Numerous factors have converged in recent years to create new challenges for traditional wireless equipment distributors.  These factors include the following:

Increasing Number of Equipment Manufacturers and Available Models: Originally, there were relatively few manufacturers of mobile communications equipment.  However, within the last several years, numerous new manufacturers have entered the market and the number of available models has increased.  We believe that these trends have increased the costs and inventory risk of many traditional distributors who attempt to keep an adequate supply of handsets for each manufacturer by model.

Lack of Brand Loyalty: Although four vendors (Nokia, Motorola, Samsung and Siemens) continue to dominate the industry in China, numerous smaller manufacturers have entered the market.  We believe that consumer handset selection is based less on brand name loyalty and more on features, size, pricing and similar factors.  As a result, distributors having long-term distribution agreements with vendors and manufacturers or agreements containing “minimum commitments” may find it more difficult to react to changes in consumer preferences.

Unaffiliated and Operator-Affiliated Retailer Base: Because of the strong growth in worldwide users of mobile communications, the number of retail locations selling wireless handsets is also increasing.  We believe that many of these locations are unaffiliated with a network operator and are generally free to purchase inventory from any entity they desire.  We expect that this trend has been fueled somewhat by the number of repeat users desiring to purchase new equipment but who do not desire to switch their existing service provider.  Many of these retailers, or the distributors that serve them, generally desire to purchase in smaller quantities not readily available from traditional distributors.  In addition, we recognize that the vast majority of operator-affiliated retailers must rely on secondary sources of supply.  In either case, we believe that the purchasing agents in these situations are motivated to buy from a distributor on the basis of price and availability and, to a lesser extent, on the basis of a prior business relationship. Consequently, we expect that those distributors that compete on a basis other than price, availability and relationship will find it increasingly difficult to reach the unaffiliated retailer and operator-affiliated base.

Price Volatility: Over the last several years, prices for wireless handsets have become increasingly volatile.  This volatility is due to, among other things, increased supply into the various sales channels, a larger number of manufacturers, and a slow-down in the economy generally.  As a consequence of this volatility, a “spot market” has developed in which large quantities of inventory can be purchased and sold at the then-prevailing market price.  Prices for equipment can vary as much as 10% from one day to the next.  Traditional distributors often find it difficult to participate or benefit from this spot market due to their contractual arrangements with the manufacturers.

Traditional Response to Industry Challenges

In response to the industry challenges, many distributors have expanded their focus to provide ancillary products (such as accessories) and ancillary services (such as warehousing, customized packaging, “inventory management,” and other “logistics services”) to their customers.  Many traditional distributors believe that ancillary products and services carry a higher gross margin than merely the distribution of wireless handsets.  At the same time, many large network operators and manufacturers are embracing the move to an outsourced solution for their distribution needs because of their ability to shift to the distributor:

·                  the significant initial and continuing costs of maintaining warehouse facilities and providing logistics services;

·                  the risks associated with inventory management and storage; and

·                  the other efficiency issues associated with maintaining an infrastructure that must expand and contract to meet consumer demand.

Similar to other distribution industries that have migrated to a “full service” approach, we believe that handset distributors are facing increasing costs for personnel, IT infrastructure, warehouse facilities and general overhead.  We believe that as wireless equipment manufacturers continue to migrate toward a mix of products and services, traditional distributors will find it increasingly difficult to efficiently integrate and manage these separate operations into a cost-effective solution for their customers.  Consequently, we expect that as revenues for full service distributors increase, their expected efficiencies of scale may not.

INTAC’S Approach

We distribute, through Holdings and its subsidiaries Global Creative and INTAC Telecom, wireless handsets manufactured by major mobile communications equipment manufacturers.  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, the

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nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, the majority of our total handset sales were products manufactured by Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Siemens and Samsung.  Our wireless handset products are compatible with most network operators, as well as analog and digital standards and other developing technologies.

In our distribution segment, we pursue an “efficient distribution” strategy that we believe provides us with a competitive advantage in our market. We believe that this market is characterized by multiple distribution levels that add costs to the ultimate consumer without providing corresponding value added services or product distinction.  By reducing the number of distribution layers between the manufacturer and the retail distributors, we are able to compete based upon price with other distribution networks.  Within the distribution segment, we also have an established customer base, which at this time has increasing volume demands which we believe we are prepared to meet.  We have strong and trusted relationships with our customers with a reputation for reliability, low cost, experience and trust.  In addition, we seek to take advantage of windows of opportunity to acquire other complementary products at discounted prices that may become available from time to time.

We believe that our ability to take advantage of perceived inefficiencies in the distribution markets for the wireless handset industry provides us with the following competitive advantages:

·                  Focus on best selling products. In our distribution business, we have established relationships with industry leaders, including network operators, large retailers and other worldwide distributors.  Through these relationships, we expect to receive up-to-date industry information regarding trends in consumer buying patterns.  This information should enable us to buy and sell only those models that we believe are the most popular among end-users, thereby reducing our inventory risk and increasing the number of inventory turns per month when compared to that of our competitors.

·                  Ability to quickly modify inventory mix.  We differ from other distributors in that we do not stock continuing lines.  Although we attempt to offer a consistent availability of inventory, we purchase a variety of makes and models to take advantage of promotional and other discount opportunities.  As a result, we can offer a higher proportion of low cost inventory than our competitors.  We believe that this strategy permits us to be more flexible in our inventory purchases than we would be if governed by certain manufacturers’ distribution agreements.

·                  Reputation as a “best source” provider. In our wireless handset business, we compete primarily on price and availability.  We are capable of shipping orders for as few as 100 wireless handset units, although our average order is much larger.  Accordingly, we believe we are well positioned to serve the growing unaffiliated retailer base.  Further, we believe that our ability to quickly source mobile telecommunications equipment at favorable prices provides us with a key competitive advantage as a secondary supplier to the operator-affiliated retailers.

·                  Exploitation of the Spot Market.  As a participant in the “spot market” for wireless handsets, there is no set price to us for the purchase of inventory.  The pricing is usually negotiated for each transaction based on the current market prices for similar equipment, the location of the equipment, the number of handsets to be moved, the cost and effort anticipated in packing and shipping the units, and other relevant factors.  Likewise, we determine our selling prices on the basis of current market conditions, the number of items we have on hand, target profit margins for various products and other relevant factors.  Consequently, unlike other distributors who buy and sell equipment at predetermined prices or formula, we operate on an opportunity basis, buying and selling inventory during periods of market opportunity.

Our system of efficient distribution involves substantial risk.  Our business model is based on a belief in the future of the wireless handset industry that is contrary to the generally held belief that such industry is shifting away from pure distribution services to a mix of distribution services and ancillary services, such as logistics services.  We cannot provide any assurance that our model will prove successful or will lead to the achievement of our objectives.  If we are unable to implement our business model effectively, our business, results of operations and financial condition would be materially adversely affected.

Our Supply Channel

Wireless handsets are available to us at low prices for a variety of reasons, including our ability to quickly move large quantities of wireless handsets, the inability of a vendor to sell sufficient product through regular channels, the cancellation of orders placed by other distributors and the termination of business by a manufacturer or wholesaler.  Currently, our access to sources of equipment is based primarily on relationships which our management has established over approximately the last eight years.  Other sources of product include other distributors, network operators and independent brokers.  We receive information about new sources of products from contacts, online resources, advertising and industry publications.  Our Chief Executive Officer currently handles all inventory procurement and has the most significant industry

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contacts.  To date, we have not been able to purchase inventory directly from a manufacturer.  We currently do not have any supply agreements or authorized distribution agreements with any manufacturers or other vendors and, therefore, our entire inventory is purchased on the “spot market,” mainly from other wholesalers.  We plan to purchase a larger portion of our inventory from network operators and manufacturers in the future, although there can be no assurances in this regard.  Our experience has indicated that network operators and other wholesalers look favorably upon a distribution channel that enables them to dispose of significant quantities of merchandise quickly without affecting their traditional sales channels.  However, this situation could change if manufacturers or our suppliers decide to discourage the use of our distribution channels.

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, substantially all of our suppliers are other wholesalers, and our single largest supplier, T-Mobile, accounted for more than 10% of our product purchases for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006.  At present, we seek to concentrate purchases with selected suppliers to ensure access to high-quality products on advantageous terms; however, we believe we will need redundant sources of supply in the future.  Because product availability is unpredictable, a strong base of vendor relationships is important to our success.  We maintain ongoing contact through telephone calls with our vendors to learn when products will become available, at what prices product is moving and which model numbers are the most sought after by consumers.  Loss of our ability to purchase product from these suppliers, or the failure by these or other suppliers to supply competitive products on a timely basis and on favorable terms, or at all, would have a material adverse effect on our business and operations.

We believe that the relationships with our suppliers are generally good; however, we have from time to time experienced inadequate product supply.  Any future failure or delay by our suppliers in supplying us with products on favorable terms would severely diminish our ability to obtain and deliver products to our customers on a timely and competitive basis.

The market for wireless handset products is characterized by rapidly changing technology and frequent new product introductions, often resulting in product obsolescence or short product life cycles.  Our success depends in large part on our ability to anticipate and adapt our business to such technological changes.  There can be no assurances that we will be able to identify, obtain and resell products necessary to remain competitive or that competitors or manufacturers of wireless handsets will not market products that have perceived advantages over our products or that render the products sold by us as obsolete or less marketable.  We maintain some investment in product inventory and, therefore, we are subject to the risks of inventory obsolescence and excessive inventory levels.  We attempt to limit these risks by managing inventory turns.  Because of our international operations, our inventory is also exposed to certain political and economic risks.

Our Distribution Channel

Products are generally delivered by common carriers to our warehouse facilities in Hong Kong or Frankfurt or designated freight forwarders.  After delivery, we inspect, count and prepare the orders for shipment or pick up by our customers, which are mobile communications equipment wholesalers, agents, retailers and other distributors, mainly in Hong Kong.  These products are then sold primarily to local customers in Hong Kong or customers in China.

We do not generally maintain inventory for a long period of time.  Instead, we generally seek to have a buyer for our inventory prior to the time an order is placed with a vendor.  The time between a customer’s purchase order and the completion of the sale of that item is generally less than 10 days.  Although we assume certain inventory and price risk associated with selling these products, we believe our ability to sell our inventory quickly through our distribution channels and our system of efficient distribution minimizes the risk.  To date, our expenses resulting from write-downs of excess inventory have not been material.  Most of our new handsets come fully packaged in their original containers and carry the manufacturer’s original warranty.  We have not previously experienced any material amount of warranty-related issues.

We generally sell our products pursuant to a customer purchase order and subject to our confirmation containing terms and conditions.  Because orders are generally not accepted unless they can be filled within a few days of receipt, backlog is generally not material to our business.

Sales and Marketing

Our sales and marketing efforts for wireless handsets are coordinated in Hong Kong, Frankfurt and Beijing by a manager for each office.  These managers, who report directly to our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Zhou, spend substantially all of their time developing and maintaining relationships with our customers and suppliers.  Inside each office, our sales force (which is, in the aggregate 3 full time personnel in this segment) operates on a named account basis rather than by geography, which allows us to maintain a single point of contact for each customer.  In addition to our inside sales force, we also engage non-employee, commissioned sales agents to sell our products.  Our largest accounts are handled directly by Mr. Zhou.  Our outside sales agents are compensated on a Commission Program that is designed to reward account profitability and promote sales growth into new geographic regions.

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Seasonality

 

Handset sales are influenced by a number of seasonal factors including customer buying patterns, product promotions, availability of distribution channels, holidays, including Chinese New Year during the first quarter of the year, and product supply and pricing, and as a result, we adjust buying to reflect the anticipated level of sales activity.  In addition, we also expect that our sales will be influenced by cyclical economic conditions in the different countries in which we operate.  An economic downturn in one of our principal markets could materially and adversely affect our revenues and profits.

Competition

Competition among wireless handset distributors is intense and is expected to increase significantly in the future.  Barriers to entry are relatively insubstantial.  We compete primarily on the basis of:

·                  price;

·                  inventory availability;

·                  delivery time; and

·                  our customer relationships.

Many of our existing and potential competitors, including traditional distributors, have longer operating histories, larger customer bases, direct contractual relationships with manufacturers and other highly desirable vendors, greater name recognition and significantly greater financial, personnel and marketing resources than we do.  These competitors generally can undertake more aggressive pricing policies, move more inventory, and make more attractive offers to customers, distribution partners and suppliers than we can.  Additionally, substantially all of our existing and prospective customers have established long-standing relationships with one or more of our competitors or potential competitors.  Consequently, we cannot be certain that we will be able to expand our customer list or retain our current customers.  We may not be able to compete successfully against our current or future competitors and competition could materially and adversely affect our revenues and profits.

Our competitors include:

In the Asia-Pacific Rim

·                  Government-owned distributors that have retail outlets;

·                  First Mobile;

·                  Global Tech Holdings; and

·                  Numerous other smaller distributors, resellers and agents.

In Europe

·                  Brightpoint;

·                  CellStar;

·                  Wireless handset manufacturers that sell directly into our distribution channel; and

·                  Numerous other small distributors, resellers and agents.

Telecommunications Products

On November 23, 2005, we announced that we recently began working with Primus Telecommunications Ltd., a global telecommunications services provider (Nasdaq: PRTL), with a particular strength in Voice-over-IP (VoIP) services and products, as well as billing capability across various voice and data services.  The first product launched under this relationship is the distribution of a global prepaid calling card, an IP calling card that provides access to over 50 countries.  We are working closely with Primus to explore further opportunities in offering more diverse telecommunications value-added services to the education market.  In November 2006, we also entered a contract with China Tietong Telecommunications Corporations to distribute its calling cards in China.

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Recent Development

 

Although we historically derived substantially all of our revenue from our distribution/telecommunications segment, we intend to focus on the online publishing, training and education markets in China going forward.  As a result of this strategy and our anticipated merger with HowStuffWorks, Inc., we entered into a letter of intent with Wei Zhou, our Chairman and CEO, to sell the wireless handset distribution business to Mr. Zhou in exchange for three million shares of our common stock held by Mr. Zhou.  The consummation of this transaction is anticipated to be concurrent with the closing the merger with HowStuffWorks, Inc.  For more detailed information on this transaction, please see our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 10, 2006.

BUSINESS SEGMENT FINANCIAL DATA

As a result of the anticipated disposal of our distribution/telecommunications business to Wei Zhou, the operations of such segment have been segregated and reported as discontinued operations for all periods for our consolidated statements of operations attached to this report.  Information regarding the results of our discontinued operations and the assets and liabilities of such operations is set forth in “Item 6 – Selected Financial Data” and in Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, all of which information is incorporated herein by reference.

GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS

In December of 2001, China entered the World Trade Organization (“WTO”).  Membership in the WTO represents a major milestone of a decade-long shift from a centrally planned economy to a market economy.  With its entry into the WTO, China embarked on an ambitious series of steps to reform its trade and business environment.  For example, China has undertaken major changes in import and export rights; however, until the reforms have been completed and come into effect, trading rights will remain the subject of government approval.  We have leveraged our contacts in China to allow us to take advantage of emerging opportunities in the wake of these reforms.  We will continue to develop strategic contacts in the region as the plan for liberalizing Chinese Internet portal, human resources and distribution services continues to follow the new open-door growth pattern.

China’s WTO membership has fundamentally redefined China’s relations with other countries, especially with the United States, its most significant export market, as well as its neighbors throughout Asia.  WTO membership has allowed China to defend its trade interests using the WTO dispute-settlement system.  Chinese exporters have benefited from the certainty that their trading partners must comply with WTO rules.  For example, WTO members can no longer discriminate against Chinese products in their home markets.  China’s membership into the WTO has made it more attractive to foreign investors, and foreign investments have resulted in more high-paying jobs, more government tax receipts, more technology transfers and, ultimately, more consumer spending.  China’s WTO commitments have facilitated increased competition in every sector of the economy.  As a result of increased trading opportunities, Chinese consumers are expected to benefit from the increased competition encouraging a larger range of choices, lower prices, and higher quality in consumer products and services.  The combination of reduced trade barriers and the increase in the standard of living in China has and should continue to significantly increase the demand for consumer products and services in China, including wireless handsets, as well as demand for career development services.

We believe that these continuing reforms in China will enable us to participate in various investment opportunities in China.  Our first entry into the Chinese distribution market was accomplished in October 2001 through our acquisition of operating subsidiaries that distribute premium brand wireless handsets to mobile communications equipment wholesalers, agents, retailers and other distributors in Hong Kong for sale to mainland China.  On January 15, 2004, we announced the shift in emphasis of our business plan from the traditional distribution of premium brand wireless handsets to its new Internet joint venture, Intac Purun and our career development services segment.  On November 23, 2005, we announced the further refinement of this shift in strategy such that we will operate in two business segments:  the career development and training services segment and the distribution/telecommunications segment.

Information regarding financial data by geographic region is contained in our financial statements beginning on page F-1.

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS AND LEGAL UNCERTAINTIES

Certain areas related to the Internet, such as telecommunications, Internet information services, international connections to computer information networks, information security and censorship are covered in detail by a number of existing laws and regulations in China.  The PRC Internet industry is regulated by various governmental authorities, such as the Ministry of Information Industry, or MII, the State Administration of Industry and Commerce, or SAIC, the State Press

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and Publications Administration, or SPPA, and the Ministry of Public Security.

Human resource service firms and Internet content providers are subject to substantial regulation by the PRC government.  An “Internet content provider” is a commercial operator providing the delivery of Internet content.  This section sets forth a summary of the most significant PRC regulations that affect the business and the industries in which we operate.

Human Resources

Human resource services firms in China are mainly regulated by the PRC Ministry of Personnel.  The principal regulation applicable to human resource services firms is the Regulations on Administration of Human Resource Markets (2001), jointly promulgated by the PRC Ministry of Personnel and the PRC State Administration for Industry and Commerce.  Under this regulation, any entity providing human resource services in China must obtain a human resource services license from the local Administration of Personnel.  Each of these Administrations may adopt rules, with some degrees of variation among provinces, to regulate human resource services operations conducted within the province.

The principal regulation governing ownership in human resource services companies in China is the Interim Regulations on the Administration of Sino-foreign Equity Joint Venture as Human Resource Agencies (2003), jointly promulgated by the PRC Ministry of Personnel, the PRC Ministry of Commerce and the PRC State Administration for Industry and Commerce.  Under this regulation, the percentage of foreign ownership in the equity interest of a foreign invested human resource services company cannot be less than 25% or more than 49%.  Because Intac Purun provides human resource services in China, Intac’s initial indirect ownership interest in Intac Purun was set at 45% as a result of these regulations.  Subsequently in June 2004, INTAC purchased an additional 15% indirect ownership interest in Intac Purun.  This additional 15% indirect ownership interest increases INTAC’s total indirect ownership in Intac Purun to 60%.  Subject to the promulgation of additional regulations on foreign investment in the PRC human resources services sector, INTAC may be required to undertake other restructuring measures in order to comply with Chinese regulations.

Telecommunications

On October 1, 2000, the Telecommunications Regulations of the People’s Republic of China, or the Telecom Regulations, went into effect.  The Telecom Regulations set out the general framework under which domestic Chinese companies may engage in various types of telecommunications services in the PRC.  The Telecom Regulations reiterate the long-standing principle that telecommunications service providers need to procure operating licenses as a mandatory precondition for the commencement of operations.  A distinction is drawn between “basic telecommunications services” and “value-added telecommunications services.”  “Value-added telecommunications services” are defined as telecommunications and information services provided through public networks.  A “Catalogue of Telecommunications Business,” which is attached to the Telecom Regulations and was updated on June 2001, categorizes various types of telecommunications and telecommunications-related activities into basic or value-added services.  The Catalogue lists the following services as being of a value-added nature: (a) e-mail, (b) voice mail, (c) online information storage and retrieval, (d) electronic data interchange, (e) online data processing and exchange, (f) value-added fax, (g) Internet access services, (h) Internet information services, (i) Internet data center services and Internet virtual private network services, (j) video-conferencing, (k) call center and voice mail services, and (l) certain mobile and satellite telecommunications services.

On December 20, 2001, the PRC State Council promulgated the Regulations for the Administration of Foreign-Invested Telecommunications Enterprises, or the FITE Regulations, which became effective on January 1, 2002.  The FITE Regulations stipulate that foreign-invested telecommunications enterprises, or FITEs, must be established as Sino-foreign equity joint ventures.  FITEs can undertake operations in basic telecom services and value-added telecom services.  Under the FITE Regulations and in accordance with WTO-related documentation, the foreign party to a value-added FITE may currently hold up to 49% equity, and value-added FITEs may conduct business only within Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou and 14 other PRC cities.  The equity limit of foreign investors was increased to 50% and the geographical restriction lifted on December 11, 2003.

The Administrative Measures for Telecommunications Business Operating Licenses, or Telecom License Measures, were promulgated by MII on January 4, 2002, to supplement the FITE Regulations.  The Telecom License Measures confirm that there are two types of telecom operating licenses for operators in China (including FITEs), namely: licenses for basic services and licenses for value-added services.  With respect to the latter, a distinction is made as to whether a license is granted for intra-provincial or “trans-regional” (inter-provincial) activities.  An appendix to the license will detail the permitted activities of the enterprise to which it was granted. An approved telecom service operator must conduct its business (whether basic or value-added) in accordance with the specifications recorded on its Telecom Service Operating License.  The Telecommunications License Measures also confirm that the MII is the competent industry authority for foreign-invested telecom enterprises.

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Internet Information Services

 

Intac Purun is structured as an Internet content provider, or ICP, and has obtained approval from the MII to develop Internet information services.  On September 25, 2000, the State Council approved the Measures for the Administration of Internet Information Services, or the ICP Measures.  Under the ICP Measures, any entity that provides information to online users of the Internet is obligated to obtain an operating license from the MII or its local branch at the provincial or municipal level in accordance with the Telecom Regulations described above.

The ICP Measures stipulate further that entities providing online information services regarding news, publishing, education, medicine, health, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment must procure the consent of the national authorities responsible for such areas prior to applying for an operating license from the MII or its local branch at the provincial or municipal level.  Moreover, ICPs must display their operating license numbers in a conspicuous location on their home page.  ICPs are obligated to police their websites in order to remove categories of harmful content that are broadly defined.  This obligation reiterates Internet content restrictions that have been promulgated by other ministries over the past few years.  Most importantly for foreign investors, the ICP Measures stipulate that ICPs must obtain the prior consent of the MII prior to establishing an equity or cooperative joint venture with a foreign partner.

On December 28, 2003, the Beijing Telecommunications Administration (the municipal branch of the MII) issued to Intac Purun a Telecommunications and Information Services Operating License.  We believe we have all necessary licenses to operate the Internet portal.

Information Security and Censorship

The principal pieces of PRC legislation concerning information security and censorship are:

·                  The Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Preservation of State Secrets (1988) and its Implementing Rules (1990);

·                  The Law of the People’s Republic of China Regarding State Security (1993) and its Implementing Rules (1994);

·                  Rules of the People’s Republic of China for Protecting the Security of Computer Information Systems (1994);

·                  Notice Concerning Work Relating to the Filing of Computer Information Systems with International Connections (1996);

·                  Administrative Regulations for the Protection of Secrecy on Computer Information Systems Connected to International Networks (1999);

·                  Regulations for the Protection of State Secrets for Computer Information Systems on the Internet (2000);

·                  Notice issued by the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China Regarding Issues Relating to the Implementation of the Administrative Measure for the Security Protection of International Connections to Computer Information Networks (2000);

·                  The Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Regarding the Safeguarding of Internet Security (2000);

·                  Measures for the Administration of Commercial Web Site Filings for the Record (2002) and their Implementing Rules (2002);

·                  Regulation for the Information Dissemination of Watching and Listening through Internet Promulgated by State Bureau of Broadcasting Film & TV (2003);

·                  Notice of Regulating SMS Service Promulgated by the Ministry of Information Industry (2004); and

·                  Regulation of Management of Publication Market Promulgated by Press and Publications Administration (2004).

These pieces of legislation specifically prohibit the use of Internet infrastructure where it results in a breach of public security, the provision of socially destabilizing content or the divulgence of State secrets, as follows:

·                  “A breach of public security” includes breach of national security or disclosure of state secrets; infringement on state, social or collective interests or the legal rights and interests of citizens; or illegal or criminal activities.

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·                  “Socially destabilizing content” includes any action that incites defiance or violation of Chinese laws; incites subversion of state power and the overturning of the socialist system; fabricates or distorts the truth, spreads rumors or disrupts social order; advocates cult activities; or spreads feudal superstition, involves obscenities, pornography, gambling, violence, murder, or horrific acts or instigates criminal acts.

·                  “State secrets” are defined as “matters that affect the security and interest of the state.”  The term covers such broad areas as national defense, diplomatic affairs, policy decisions on state affairs, national economic and social development, political parties and “other State secrets that the State Secrecy Bureau has determined should be safeguarded.”

According to the aforementioned legislation, it is mandatory for Internet companies in the PRC to complete security filing procedures with the local public security bureau and for them to update regularly with the local public security bureau regarding information security and censorship systems for their websites. In this regard, the Detailed Implementing Rules for the Measures for the Administration of Commercial Web Site Filings for the Record, promulgated in July 2002 by the Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce, or Beijing AIC, state that websites must comply with the following requirements:

·                  they must file with the Beijing AIC and obtain electronic registration marks;

·                  they must place the registration marks on their websites’ homepages; and

·                  they must register their website names with the Beijing AIC.

We have registered the domain names, www.joyba.com and www.phrbank.com, and these registrations are renewable annually.

In addition, the State Security Bureau has issued regulations authorizing the blocking of access to any site it deems to be leaking State secrets or failing to meet the relevant legal legislation regarding the protection of State secrets in the distribution of information online.  Specifically, Internet companies in China with message boards, chat rooms or similar services, must apply for the approval of the State Secrets Bureau prior to operating such services.  We may be required to obtain this approval.

Privacy Concern about Usage of Personal Information

Despite the fact that several PRC laws, regulations and PRC Supreme Court interpretations refer to privacy, PRC law does not clearly define a “right of privacy.”  PRC law does protect certain related rights such as personal dignity, right of reputation, right of name, and privacy of communications where a party can prove it has suffered damage as a result of infringement on such rights.

Although the PRC has several laws and regulations relating to the use of the Internet, addressing personal privacy in use of the Internet and the freedom of communications, the PRC Government does not restrict online service providers in the collection, transmission and commercial use of personal information or data.  Personal data is protected from unlawful use by general statutes and by any contractual arrangement between the user and the service provider.

Since spring 2005, the NPC and the State Council have begun legislative review of a draft Law for Protection of Personal Information which provides a wider scope of protection than merely protection of the personal privacy of a citizen; cellular phone-number, home address, medical files and occupation information will all be protected.  The draft further provides that usage of such personal information by service providers (excluding the national security authority, research institutions, and news agency) shall be subject to the prior authorization of each individual and violations under this law will subject to violating party of administrative, civil, and even criminal liabilities.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

We regard our copyrights, service marks, trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual property as critical to our success.  We rely on trademark and copyright law, trade secret protection, non-competition and confidentiality and/or license agreements with our employees, customers, partners and others to protect our intellectual property rights.  Despite our precautions, it may be possible for third parties to obtain and use our intellectual property without authorization.  Furthermore, the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property rights in Internet-related industries are uncertain and still evolving.  The laws of the PRC and certain other countries do not protect intellectual property to the same extent as do the laws of the United States.  We have registered the domain names www.joyba.com and www.phrbank.com.  These registrations are renewable annually.

Many parties are actively developing chat, homepage, search and related Internet technologies.  We expect these parties to continue to take steps to protect these technologies, including seeking patent protection.  There may be patents issued or pending that are held by others and that cover significant parts of our technology, business methods or services.  For

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example, we are aware that a number of patents have been issued in the areas of e-commerce, Web-based information indexing and retrieval and online direct marketing.  Disputes over rights to these technologies are likely to arise in the future.  We cannot be certain that our products do not or will not infringe valid patents, copyrights or other intellectual property rights held by third parties.  We may be subject to legal proceedings and claims from time to time relating to the intellectual property of others in the ordinary course of our business.

We may license technology from third parties.  The market is evolving and we may need to license technologies to remain competitive.  We may not be able to license these technologies on commercially reasonable terms or at all.  In addition, we may fail to successfully integrate any licensed technology into our services.  Our inability to obtain any of these licenses could delay product and service development until alternative technologies can be identified, licensed and integrated.

TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE

We will place our servers at the facilities of 21ViaNet which provide a reliable environment.  21ViaNet is currently the largest neutral service provider for telecom data center in China.  21Vianet is 4-layer constructed and provides abundant equipment and connection for each level from client equipment to network outlet to provide clients with close to 100% network reliability.  It is also designed for unique DNS Cache to guarantee uninterrupted stable operation.  It is also safely constructed to resist over 60% DDoS attacks, which can protect uninterrupted operation even if with severe network attacks.  The RSA access control system is used, which blocks most illegal intrusions and provides the system with truly reliable “lock”.  Furthermore 21ViaNet is one of the members of China Anti-Junk Mail Organization.

21 Vianet also provides around-the-clock services, such as:

·                  field support of equipment installation and commissioning;

·                  operations to solve problems and also save labor and time;

·                  technical support and consulting services for clients; and

·                  service monitoring and in-depth technical services.

EMPLOYEES

As of November 30, 2006, we had 177 full-time employees within our career development and training services segment, including 57 in sales and marketing, 18 in course editors, 6 in customer services, 25 in company owned IMTI, 33 in technology and 38 in general and administrative functions.

We also had 6 full-time employees and 1 part time employee within our Distribution/Telecommunications Segment, including 2 in sales and marketing, 2 in warehouse and distribution services and 2 in general and administrative functions.

WEBSITE ACCESS TO REPORTS

Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and periodic reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to such reports, are available, without charge, on our website, www.intac.cn, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such reports with the SEC.  We also make available on our website our Code of Ethics applicable to our Chief Executive Officer and senior financial officers, our Business Conduct Guidelines applicable to all employees, and the charter of our Audit Committee.  Information on our website does not constitute part of this Report.  Additionally, our filings with the SEC may be read and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.  Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.  These filings are also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company has filed the above referenced reports.

ITEM 1A - RISK FACTORS

Risks Related to our Proposed Merger with HSW International and the Combined Company

The failure to close, in a timely manner or at all, the merger between us and HSW International, or any negative market perception of the merger may adversely affect our business and the market price of our common stock.

On April 20, 2006, we entered into a merger agreement pursuant to which we will become a wholly owned subsidiary of HSW International.  If our stockholders do not approve of the merger agreement, or if there is a delay in the

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close of the merger, or if the merger does not close as a result of a failure to satisfy closing conditions or otherwise, the market price of our common stock may decline as a result.  In addition, to the extent that the investing public has a negative perception of the merger, the public’s perception of our business or the value of our common stock may be negatively impacted.

Whether or not the merger is consummated, the announcement and pendency of the merger could cause disruptions in our business, which could have an adverse effect on our business and financial results.

Whether or not the merger is consummated, the announcement and pendency of the merger could cause disruptions in or otherwise negatively impact our business.  Specifically:

·                  our merger with HSW International, Inc. may disrupt our business relationships with current customers or strategic partners (for example, a customer may delay or defer decisions about current and future agreements with us because of the pending merger);

·                  our current and prospective employees may experience uncertainty about their future roles with the combined company, which might adversely affect our ability to retain key managers and other employees; and

·                  the attention of our management may be directed from business operations toward the consummation of the merger.

These disruptions could be exacerbated by a delay in the consummation of the merger or termination of the merger agreement and could have an adverse effect on our businesses and financial results if the merger is not consummated or of the combined company if the merger is consummated.

We will incur significant costs associated with the merger whether or not the merger is consummated.

We will incur significant costs related to the merger, including legal, accounting, advisory, filing and printing fees.  In the event that the merger is consummated, the combined company will pay for all expenses incurred by us, HSW and HSW International.  However, some of these costs will be incurred whether or not the merger is consummated.  In the event the merger is not consummated, we will pay for our own fees and expenses in connection with the merger and HSW will pay for its and HSW International’s fees and expenses in connection with the merger, except that we will share equally with HSW expenses related to the printing, filing and mailing of registrations statements and proxy statements related to the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger and the fees associated with the filing of notification and report forms with the Antitrust Division and the FTC.

The combined company may not realize the intended benefits of the merger if the combined company does not integrate our operations and assets with the contributed assets in a timely and efficient manner.

Achieving the benefits of the merger will depend to a large extent on the integration of our assets, operations and business segments with the contributed assets in a timely and efficient manner and the ability of the combined company to realize the anticipated synergies from this integration.  The integration of the contributed assets to our existing business will be critical in determining the success of the combined company in the online publishing, training and education markets in China.  This integration may be difficult and unpredictable for many reasons, including, among others, the translation of the contributed assets into Chinese and other languages and because HSW’s and our internal systems and processes were developed without regard to such integration.  The combined company’s successful integration of the contributed assets with our current business will also require coordination of different personnel, which may be difficult and unpredictable because of possible cultural conflicts and differences in policies, procedures and operations among us, HSW International and HSW, and the different geographical locations of the companies.  If the combined company cannot successfully integrate the contributed assets with our current business, the combined company may not realize the expected benefits of the merger, which could adversely affect the combined company’s business and could adversely affect the value of the combined company’s common stock after the merger.

In addition, the integration of our business with the contributed assets may place a significant burden on management of the combined company and its internal resources.  The diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business concerns and any difficulties encountered in the transition and integration process could harm the combined company’s business and the value of the combined company’s common stock.

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The combined company expects to incur substantial expenses related to the integration of the contributed assets.

The combined company expects to incur substantial expenses in connection with the integration of the contributed assets into our business and operations.  The failure of the combined company to meet the challenges involving this integration, or to do so on a timely basis, could cause substantial additional expenses and serious harm to the combined company.  For example, pursuant to a services agreement the combined company has agreed to pay HSW for services for an 18 month period following the consummation of the merger related to the integration of the contributed assets, including, among other services, translation, designing and developing the Internet sites through which the contributed assets will be distributed to customers and providing the technology for establishing and operating these Internet sites.  While the combined company has assumed that a certain level of expenses would be incurred, there are a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control, that could affect the total amount or the timing of all of the expected integration expenses including:

·                  consolidating and rationalizing information technology and operational infrastructures;

·                  PRC government regulatory control over the telecommunications and Internet infrastructure in China;

·                  Failure by the PRC to further develop China’s internet infrastructure, or the combined company’s ability to scale its systems proportionately to match any growth in such infrastructure;

·                  coordinating sales and marketing efforts to effectively communicate the capabilities of the combined company; and

·                  minimizing the diversion of the combined company management’s attention from ongoing business concerns and successfully returning managers to regular business responsibilities from their integration planning activities.

Many of the expenses that will be incurred, by their nature, are impracticable to estimate at the present time.  These expenses could, particularly in the near term, exceed the benefits that the combined company expects to realize from the inclusion of the contributed assets to the business and operations of the combined company following the consummation of the merger.  In addition, if the combined company fails to successfully integrate the contributed assets within the term of the services agreement with HSW, the combined company may have to complete the integration itself or engage other parties to complete the integration.  The diversion of employee resources to complete the integration of the contributed assets or any delay in the successful integration of the contributed assets could lead to additional integration expenses and have an adverse effect on the combined company’s business and operations.

The combined company may not succeed in marketing and selling the contributed assets to potential customers or developing strategic partnerships for the distribution of its products and services.

The combined company’s plan to market and sell the contributed assets in the Chinese online publishing, training and education markets through the Internet is new and unproven.  Moreover, the combined company will have limited experience in determining the pricing of the products and services that will be developed through the integration of the contributed assets with our current business.  Because such products and services have never been marketing or sold in China, the combined company may not be successful in establishing a customer base or strategic partnerships for the distribution of its products and services.  If the combined company is not successful in developing, releasing and marketing these products and services on a profitable basis, the combined company’s results of operations would be materially and adversely affected.

Resales of the combined company’s common stock following the merger and additional obligations to issue the combined company’s common stock may cause the market price of that stock to fall.

Upon the consummation of the merger, but prior to the equity financing contemplated by the merger agreement, our stockholders will hold approximately 50% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the combined company, with HSW holding the remaining approximately 50% if the outstanding shares of common stock of the combined company.  Pursuant to the equity financing contemplated by the merger agreement, the combined company will issue additional shares of its common stock to certain investors with an aggregate value of $22.5 million following the consummation of the merger.  Also, HSW will also be granted a warrant to purchase the number of shares of the combined company’s common stock equal to the number of shares eligible for purchase under our stock options that are assumed by the combined company.  In addition, the combined company has agreed to register for resale shares of the combined company’s common stock that will be held by Mr. Zhou, our other affiliates, HSW, and the investors participating in the equity financing.  The issuance of these new shares and the resale of additional shares of the combined company’s common stock could have the effect of depressing the market price for the combined company’s common stock.

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Risks Related To Our Business

 

We need additional working capital, the lack of which would likely have a significant negative impact on our long-term business plan and our ability to take advantage of our strategic alliances and to successfully execute our expansion plan.

Our capital requirements are difficult to plan in our rapidly changing industries and geographic region of operation.  We currently expect that we will need capital to fund additions to our career development and training services, Internet portal and computer infrastructure, including any acquisitions of complementary assets, technologies or businesses we may pursue, as well as the expansion of our sales and marketing activities.  We believe that we currently have adequate capital to operate our business as currently anticipated for the next twelve months.  However, long-term plans will require us to obtain additional financing through the issuance of debt, equity, other securities or a combination thereof in order to take advantage of our strategic agreements and business alliances.  In addition, we may seek to obtain a working capital or other traditional loan facility from a bank or other lending source.

In addition to our current obligations, we continue to negotiate other strategic agreements and business alliances, many of which will be dependent upon our obtaining additional working capital, or the value of which will be materially less to us if we do not have the financial resources to fully exploit such opportunities.

In addition, our wireless handset inventory purchases generally require the payment in full of the purchase price of the inventory prior to its delivery.  Therefore, our ability to grow our wireless handset business and acquire additional inventory is dependent upon increasing our working capital resources.

Also, in some cases we will give credit terms to our wireless handset customers for the balance outstanding, only if they have an established and good payment history with us.  Our business model generally requires a deposit by our customers.  To the extent we are unable to increase our working capital assets, we will not be able to significantly increase our inventory purchases or fund the increased customer balances outstanding and accordingly, the growth of our wireless handset sales could be restricted.

We also will give credit terms to our credit-worthy career development and training services customers.  We must have sufficient working capital to carry this receivable until collected.  To the extent we are unable to fund increased customer balances outstanding, the growth of our career development and training services revenue could be restricted.

Further, we may expand to other geographic markets, and the start-up costs for distribution and other marketing channels in new geographic markets will require additional capital.

Our forecast of the period of time through which our financial resources will be adequate to support our operations under our current plan of operation is a forward-looking statement.

Our ability to obtain additional financing in the future is subject to a variety of uncertainties, including:

·                  investors’ perceptions of and appetite for career development and training services and Internet-related securities, especially in the Chinese market;

·                  investors’ perceptions, and the consummation, of the merger with HSW International, Inc;

·                  conditions in the U.S. and other capital markets in which we may seek to raise financing;

·                  our future results of operations, financial condition and cash flows;

·                  the amount of capital that other PRC entities may seek to raise in foreign capital markets;

·                  PRC governmental regulation of foreign investment in career development and training services and Internet companies;

·                  economic, political and other conditions in the PRC;

·                  PRC governmental policies relating to foreign currency borrowings; and

·                  any new laws and regulations that may require various PRC government approvals for securities offerings by companies engaged in the Internet sector in the PRC.

Our inability to raise additional funds on favorable terms, or at all, could force us to scale back our planned expenditures, which could adversely affect our growth prospects.  As of the date of this prospectus, we do not have any financing arrangements.  In connection with the merger between us and HSW International, HSW International has received commitments to obtain financing by issuing shares of HSW International common stock with an aggregate value of $22.5 million to a group of investors pursuant to stock purchase agreements.  These equity financing arrangements are subject to, among other things, the consummation of the merger.  For further details on the equity financing arrangements contemplated in connection with the merger, please see our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 21, 2006.

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If we raise capital by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of our stockholders will be reduced.  Any new securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of our common stockholders.  There can be no assurances that we will be able to obtain additional financing on terms which are acceptable or at all.

We are an early stage company and therefore our business and prospects are difficult to evaluate.

Our distribution operating companies commenced operations from 2000 through 2002.  New Tech Handels GmbH commenced initial operations in 2000 and was sold in 2004, Holdings and FUTAC commenced initial operations in 2001, and Global Creative, Telecommunications, and Auto Mobile Trading commenced initial operations in 2002.  Furthermore, our career development and training services segment, Intac Purun, commenced operations in 2003 and Intac Advertising, Intac Technology and INTAC Deutschland commenced initial operation in 2004.  Huana Xinlong commenced operations in 2004 and was purchased by us in December 2004.  We have only recently refocused our business model to the career development and training services segment and we have very limited experience in this industry.  Substantially all of our revenues to date have been in our distribution/ telecommunications segment, and we face substantial risks that our results of operations will be materially and adversely affected by the shift in focus if we are unable to successfully implement our business plans.  Consequently, we are an early stage company with a limited operating history upon which investors and others can evaluate our current business and our prospects.  Our prospects must be considered in light of the many risks, uncertainties, expenses, delays, and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in their early stages of development.  Some of the risks and difficulties we expect to encounter include our ability to:

·                  continue to raise additional working capital, the lack of which would likely have a significant negative impact on our long-term business plan and our ability to take advantage of our strategic alliances and to successfully execute our expansion plan;

·                  manage the increased expense structure assumed by us as a U.S. public company including, without limitation, compliance with provisions implemented as a result of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;

·                  manage the anticipated rise in operating expenses;

·                  manage and implement successfully new business strategies;

·                  adapt and successfully execute our evolving and unpredictable business model, with which we have only limited experience;

·                  continue to sell products outside of traditional distribution channels;

·                  establish and take advantage of contacts and strategic relationships;

·                  adapt to our intended diversification into other industries and geographic regions;

·                  continue to purchase sufficient inventory on terms favorable to us;

·                  manage our inventory costs and obsolescence risks;

·                  manage and adapt to rapidly changing and expanding operations;

·                  implement and improve operational, financial and management systems and processes;

·                  respond effectively to competitive developments;

·                  attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel; and

·                  manage each of the other risks set forth in this prospectus.

Because of our lack of operating history and the early stage of our development, we have limited insight into trends and conditions that may exist or might emerge and affect our business, especially the career development and training services and wireless handset market where we have very limited history.  We cannot be certain that our business strategy will be successful or that we will successfully address these risks.  Any failure to successfully implement our new business plans would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

The growth we seek is rare.

Substantial future growth will be required in order for us to realize our business objectives.  Growth of this magnitude is rare.  To the extent we are capable of growing our business as necessary, we expect that such growth will place a significant strain on our managerial, operational and financial resources.  We must manage our growth, if any, through appropriate systems and controls in each of these areas.  We must also establish, train and manage a larger work force.  If we do not manage the growth of our business effectively, our revenues and profits could be materially and adversely affected.

We are controlled by Wei Zhou, our Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Zhou, our Chief Executive Officer, beneficially owns approximately 52.0% of the outstanding shares of our common stock and is our largest stockholder.  Accordingly, he may control the outcome of any corporate transaction or other matter submitted to the stockholders for approval, including mergers, consolidations and the sale of all or substantially all of

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our assets, election of directors and other significant corporate actions.  He can also exercise control in preventing or causing a change in control.

Mr. Zhou’s ownership stake could discourage others from initiating any potential merger, takeover or change of control transaction that might be beneficial to our business.  As a result, the market price of our common stock may be adversely affected.

Mr. Zhou owns a majority of our common stock and we are therefore a “controlled company” within the meaning of the rules of Nasdaq Stock Market.  Thus, we are not required to comply with certain corporate governance rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market that would otherwise apply to us as a listed company on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

Specifically, we are not required to have a majority of independent directors on our board of directors and we are not required to have nominating, corporate governance and compensation committees composed of independent directors.  Should the interests of Mr. Zhou differ from those of other stockholders, the other stockholders may not be afforded the protections of having a majority of directors on the board who are independent from our principal stockholders or our management.

We depend, almost entirely, on the services of Mr. Zhou.

Our success is substantially dependent on the efforts of Mr. Zhou.  Mr. Zhou is our key contact with all of our most significant suppliers and customers and the MOE.  Therefore, we are almost entirely dependent on his services.  The loss or interruption of the continued full-time service of Mr. Zhou would materially and adversely affect our business.  We do not maintain key man insurance on the life of Mr. Zhou.  To support our anticipated growth, we will be required to effectively recruit, develop and retain additional qualified management.  If we are unable to attract and retain such necessary personnel, it could have a materially adverse effect on our growth.

We depend on other key personnel and our business may be severely disrupted if we lose the services of our other key executives and employees.

Our future success is heavily dependent upon the continued service of our key executives and employees.  If one or more of our key executives and employees are unable or unwilling to continue in their present positions, we may not be able to easily replace them and our business may be severely disrupted.  In addition, if any of these key executives or employees joins a competitor or forms a competing company, we may lose customers and suppliers and incur additional expenses to recruit and train personnel.  We do not maintain key-man life insurance for any of our key executives.

We also rely on a number of key technology staff for the operation of Intac Purun and Huana Xinlong.  Given the competitive nature of the industry, the risk of key technology staff leaving Intac Purun and Huana Xinlong is high and could have a disruptive impact on our operations.  We do have employment agreements in place with key management of Huana Xinlong, but there can be no guarantees that these will be honored.

If we are unable to recruit, develop and retain qualified personnel, our current business and future growth may be materially and adversely affected.

The success and growth of our business depends heavily on our ability to effectively recruit, develop and retain skilled management and other personnel.  Successful expansion of our career development and training services business segment depends on a personnel with expertise and relationships in China and other geographic markets and in industries such as mobile telecommunications, education and marketing.  Likewise, the success and growth of our distribution/telecommunications business segment depends on personnel with the necessary skills and relationships to expand our business with mobile communications distributors such as equipment wholesalers, agents and retailers.  Both of our business segments depend on personnel with expertise in local and national PRC governmental regulations and entities, especially with regard to education, employment, telecommunications and the Internet.  If we are unable to attract and retain critical skilled management and other personnel, our business segments may be materially and adversely affected.

The enacted and proposed changes in securities laws and regulations are likely to increase our costs.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the SEC rules promulgated thereunder have imposed demands upon and required changes in our operational systems and processes, corporate governance, and compliance and disclosure processes, and the Nasdaq Stock Market has implemented changes in its requirements for companies that are listed on it.  These

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developments have resulted in increases in our expenses for information systems, auditing and consulting fees, legal compliance and financial reporting costs.  These developments could make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors or executive officers.

Our internal control over financial reporting and our disclosure controls and procedures may not prevent all possible errors that could occur.  Material weaknesses existed at September 30, 2005 with our internal control over financial reporting.  Internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objective will be met.

Evaluations are made of our internal control over financial reporting and our disclosure controls and procedures, which include a review of the objectives, design, implementation and effect of the controls and information generated for use in our periodic reports.  In the course of our controls evaluation, we seek to identify data errors, control problems and to confirm that appropriate corrective action, including process improvements, are being undertaken.  This type of evaluation is conducted on a quarterly basis so that the conclusions concerning the effectiveness of our controls can be reported in our periodic reports.

In connection with management’s evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2005, we determined that material weaknesses existed with our internal control over financial reporting.  Management has taken various actions to improve our internal controls in the identified areas and these weaknesses have been resolved as of March 31, 2006.

A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be satisfied.  Internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures are designed to give a reasonable assurance that they are effective to achieve their objectives.  We cannot provide absolute assurance that all possible future control issues within our company have been or will be detected.  These inherent limitations include the real world possibility that judgments in our decision making can be faulty, and that isolated breakdowns can occur because of simple human error or mistake.  The design of our system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed absolutely in achieving our stated goals under all potential future or unforeseeable conditions.  Because of the inherent limitations in a cost effective control system, misstatements due to error could occur and not be detected.

Risks Related to our Career Development and Training Services

Many of our products and services in the career development and training services segment are new and unproven and we may not be able to implement them profitably or at all.

Many of our proposed products and services in the career development and training services segment are new and unproven.  We have very limited experience in these products and services, and we have limited experience in determining the pricing of these products and services.  Customers and potential business partners may not determine to use our products and services.  If we are not successful in developing, releasing and marketing these products and services on a profitable basis, our results of operations would be materially and adversely affected.

Because we face significant competition, including intense competition in several of our markets, we may lose market share and our results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

We face significant competition in our career development and training services.  Our INTAC Mobile Telecommunications Institute faces competition from universities and private firms offering software and telecommunications related training.  Our Education Management Software Business Unit faces competition from several domestic private firms, some of which offer more complete product lines than us.  Our Database Management Business Unit faces competition from local and national, primarily domestic, firms.  Our online recruitment services, including www.phrbank.com and www.joyba.com, face competition from other dedicated job search websites such as 51job.com, ChinaHR.com, Cjol.com and Zhaopin.com, as well as increasing levels of competition from national Internet portals in China such as NetEase.com, sina.com, sohu.com and tom.com, each of which provides online recruitment services.  In addition, many executive search firms and other competitors currently engaged in print advertising have started to internally develop or acquire online capabilities.  Our executive search and other human resource related businesses face significant competition from a variety of Chinese and foreign firms in all of our markets, including certain firms that compete with us in the market for online recruitment advertising.

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Many of our competitors or potential competitors have long operating histories, may have greater financial, management, technological development, sales, marketing and other resources than we do, and may be able to adopt our business model.  As a result of competition, we may experience reduced margins, loss of market share or less use of our services.  We cannot assure you that existing or future competitors will not develop or offer services and products which provide significant performance, price, creative or other advantages over our services.  If we are unable to compete effectively with current or future competitors as a result of these or other factors, our market share and our results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

A significant delay by the PRC government in issuing 3G telecommunications licenses to telecommunications services providers may materially and adversely affect the implementation of our business strategy in the mobile telecommunications training area.

The success of our business strategy to become a leading provider of 3G mobile telecommunications training for information technology, or IT, professionals depends on the issuance by the PRC government of 3G telecommunications licenses to telecommunications services providers employing such IT professionals.  Despite predictions from telecommunications equipment manufacturers, operators and researchers that such licenses will be forthcoming by the first half of 2006, it is not clear when the PRC government will issue its first 3G telecommunications licenses, how many will be issued or what technology standards will be adopted.  Additionally, adoption of 3G technology will require a large infrastructure investment and will require the PRC government to decide whether to adopt the TD SCDMA technology standard developed in China, or WCDMA or CDMA 2000, and which telecommunications companies will be awarded the first 3G licenses.  Any delay in the adoption of 3G technology or the adoption of competing technology may limit the marketability of our training and cause us to fail to meet our revenue and profitability growth objectives.

If we fail to effectively identify, establish and operate new institutes, to license our courseware, or to gain acceptance of our corporate training in the marketplace, our growth may be slowed and our profitability may be impaired.

As part of our business strategy, we anticipate opening and operating new institutes at various locations throughout China.  Establishing new institutes poses challenges and requires us to make investments in management and capital expenditures, incur marketing and advertising expenses and devote other resources.  We cannot be sure that we will be able to identify suitable opportunities to launch IMTI successfully, establish new institutes, or to achieve our targeted growth rate.  Additionally, we cannot be sure that we will be able to successfully integrate or profitably operate any new institutes.  Any failure by us to effectively identify, establish and manage the operations of newly established institutes could cause us to fail to meet our revenue and profitability growth objectives and make any newly established institutes more costly to operate than we had planned and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.  We further intend to license our courseware and to offer corporate training.  There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully license our courseware or to gain customers for our corporate training, each of which could cause us fail to meet our revenue and profitability growth objectives.

Our financial performance depends, in part, on our ability to continue to develop awareness and acceptance of our programs among high school graduates and working adults.

The awareness of our programs among high school graduates and working adults is important to the success of IMTI.  If we were unable to successfully market or advertise our programs, our ability to attract and enroll prospective students in our programs would be adversely affected and, consequently, our ability to increase revenue and profitability would be impaired.  The following are some of the factors that could prevent us from successfully marketing or advertising our programs:

·                  student dissatisfaction with our programs and services;

·                  employer dissatisfaction with our programs and services;

·                  diminished access to students and technology professionals;

·                  our failure to maintain or expand our brand or other factors related to our marketing or advertising practices; and

·                  changes in mobile telecommunications technology.

We rely on our exclusive relationship with the MOE and the EMIC to ensure the success of the career development and training services segment.

Huana Xinlong’s software for educational institution administration currently is designated as the standard of the China School Administration System for primary and middle schools in China by the EMIC.  Intac Purun currently has an exclusive arrangement with the EMIC to use the database of Chinese students compiled by the MOE.  Our business plan

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relies on these exclusive arrangements, our ability to commercialize the database of graduates made available to us as a result of these relationships and continued utilization and adoption of our education software by the EMIC.  The loss of our exclusive arrangements with the MOE or the EMIC would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Risks Related to the Internet and Our Technology Infrastructure

The state of the telecommunications and Internet infrastructure in China may limit our growth.

We rely on the Internet for certain aspects of our business, including our Internet portals and collection of data for our Database Management Business Unit.  The telecommunications and Internet infrastructure in China is not well developed and is subject to regulatory control and/or ownership by the Chinese government.  The cost of Internet access is high relative to the average income in China.  Failure to further develop this infrastructure could limit our ability to grow.  Alternatively, as this infrastructure improves and Internet use increases, we may not be able to scale our systems proportionately.  Our reliance on this infrastructure makes us vulnerable to disruptions or failures in service, without sufficient access to alternative networks and services.  Such disruptions or failures could reduce our user satisfaction.  Should these risks be realized, our ability to increase revenues and profitability would be impaired.

Our operations are vulnerable to natural disasters and other events, as we only have limited backup systems and do not maintain any backup servers outside of China.

We have limited backup systems and could experience system failures and electrical outages from time to time in the future, which could disrupt our operations.  All of our servers and routers are currently hosted in a single location.  We do not maintain any back up servers outside of Beijing.  We do not have a disaster recovery plan in the event of damage from fire, floods, typhoons, earthquakes, power loss, telecommunications failures, break-ins and similar events.  If any of the foregoing occurs, we may experience a complete system shutdown.  We do not carry any business interruption insurance.  To improve the performance and to prevent disruption of our services, we may have to make substantial investments to deploy additional servers or one or more copies of our websites to mirror our online resources.  Although we carry property insurance with low coverage limits, our coverage may not be adequate to compensate us for all losses, particularly with respect to loss of business and reputation that may occur.

Our network operations may be vulnerable to hacking, viruses and other disruptions, which may make our products and services less attractive and reliable.

Internet usage could decline if any well-publicized compromise of security occurs.  “Hacking” involves efforts to gain unauthorized access to information or systems or to cause intentional malfunctions or loss or corruption of data, software, hardware or other computer equipment.  Hackers, if successful, could misappropriate proprietary information or cause disruptions in our service.  We may be required to expend capital and other resources to protect our website against hackers.  We cannot assure you that any measures we may take will be effective.  In addition, the inadvertent transmission of computer viruses could expose us to a material risk of loss or litigation and possible liability, as well as materially damage our reputation and decrease our user traffic.

Unauthorized use of our intellectual property by third parties, and the expenses incurred in protecting our intellectual property rights, may adversely affect our business.

We regard our copyrights, service marks, trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual property as critical to our success.  Unauthorized use of our intellectual property by third parties may adversely affect our business and reputation.  We rely on trademark and copyright law, trade secret protection and confidentiality agreements with our employees, customers, business partners and others to protect our intellectual property rights.  Despite our precautions, it may be possible for third parties to obtain and use our intellectual property without authorization.  Furthermore, the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property in Internet-related industries is uncertain and still evolving.  In particular, the laws of the PRC and certain other countries are uncertain or do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States.  Moreover, litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights, to protect our trade secrets or to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others.  Future litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources.

We may be subject to intellectual property infringement claims, which may force us to incur substantial legal expenses and, if determined adversely against us, materially disrupt our business.

We cannot be certain that our products and services do not or will not infringe valid patents, copyrights or other intellectual property rights held by third parties.  We may in the future be subject to legal proceedings and claims from time

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to time relating to the intellectual property of others in the ordinary course of our business.  In particular, if we are found to have violated the intellectual property rights of others, we may be enjoined from using such intellectual property, and we may incur licensing fees or be forced to develop alternatives.  We may incur substantial expenses in defending against these third-party infringement claims, regardless of their merit.  Successful infringement claims against us may result in substantial monetary liability or may materially disrupt the conduct of our business.

Risks Related To the Distribution Industry

Our “efficient distribution” business model may not continue to be successful, which could result in the need to quickly change our growth strategy or business plan.

Our “efficient distribution” business model is premised upon our ability to acquire inventory in bulk at competitive prices and quickly resell the products.  Our distribution/telecommunications segment is a pure distribution business, and we do not currently offer any additional services or product enhancements to accompany the sale of our inventory.  To the extent that customer preferences dictate that additional services or product enhancements are required to successfully compete in the wireless products industry, we may be forced to quickly change our distribution business plan, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.  While we attempt to distinguish ourselves based upon price and our ability to adapt to changes in market trends, many of our competitors couple their distribution of wireless communications products with product enhancements and services.

We are a small player in a highly competitive environment.

We compete with numerous well-established companies, many, if not most, of which are larger and have greater capital and management resources than we do.  In certain markets, we face competition from manufacturers of products that we resell and from our own suppliers.  We compete primarily on the basis of price, inventory availability, delivery time and our customer relationships.  To the extent our competitors market the same or similar products and have superior financial resources, those competitors will be better able to withstand substantial price competition and to implement extensive promotional programs.  We expect price competition to increase in the future.  Because of this intense competition, wholesale distributors, including INTAC, generally operate with low gross margins.  Our ability to remain competitive will be largely dependent on our ability to control costs and protect profit margins, and to anticipate and respond to various factors affecting the industry.  These factors include new product introductions, changes in consumer preferences, demographic trends, international, national, regional and local economic conditions, and discount pricing strategies implemented by competitors.  In addition, our business plan could be adversely affected if product manufacturers elect to market wireless products directly to consumers rather than through distribution networks.  The trend for direct sales by manufacturers to end-users has accelerated in the European Union, therefore reducing the margins and business opportunities for companies like ours that resell manufacturers’ products.  In addition, we face competition from network operators that discount the price of wireless communications products in connection with promotional efforts to sell wireless communications services.  No assurance can be given that we will compete successfully in the wholesale distribution market, particularly if we enter into new international markets.

We are dependent on a single supplier and do not maintain sufficient redundant sources of supply at this time.

We have historically purchased substantially all of the handsets resold by us from only a few wholesalers.  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, we purchased more than 10% of our wireless handsets from T-Mobile.  Although we intend to seek out and obtain additional sources of supply in the near future, we do not currently have any commitments of supply for any new premium wireless handsets.  Accordingly, we are currently dependent on our existing few suppliers, and in particular T-Mobile, to provide us with adequate inventories.  To the extent that any manufacturers or distributors or existing or future suppliers terminate or modify the terms of their relationships with our suppliers to discourage resales by us, our suppliers may cease providing products to us at the favorable pricing that we currently enjoy.  Loss of our ability to purchase product from these suppliers, or the failure by these or other suppliers to supply competitive products on a timely basis and on favorable terms, or at all, would have a material adverse effect on our business and operations.  Any determination by T-Mobile not to supply us with handsets in the future could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Our largest customer represents a majority of our distribution business and our success depends, in significant part, on our ability to retain this customer.

Our largest customer represents a majority of our distribution business.  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, our customer, Mr. Lam, represented substantially all of our distribution revenues.  We do not maintain

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sales contracts with this or any other of our customers.  In addition, we have entered into an installment payment plan agreement with Mr. Lam to pay his current balance due over a period of nine months.  Monthly payments of $1.7 million are being made in accordance with this agreement.  As part of this installment payment plan agreement, we have agreed that all future sales to Mr. Lam are due and payable within 45 days.  If this customer was to reduce or stop purchasing products from us prior to the time that we were able to obtain significant additional customers, our business, operating results and financial condition would be materially adversely affected.  We cannot assure you that any of our principal customers will be customers of ours in future periods.

We are subject to risks of customers defaulting on payments due.

In some cases, we will give credit terms to customers for the balance outstanding if they have an established and good payment history with us.  As of September 30, 2006, our largest customer, Mr. Lam, had a receivable balance of approximately $11.2 million.  We have entered into an installment payment plan agreement with Mr. Lam to pay his balance outstanding at September 30, 2006 over a period of six months.  Monthly payments of $1.9 million are being made in accordance with this agreement.  As part of this installment payment plan agreement, we have agreed that all future sales to Mr. Lam are due and payable within 45 days.  Additionally, our career development services receivables balance totaled $4.9 million at September 30, 2006.  This receivable relates primarily to Huana Xinlong and the sale of educational software to school districts within China.  These school districts pay for their software purchases using funds supplied by the Chinese government.  Historically, this funding takes many months, which is typical of the business process in China.  As of September 30, 2006, approximately $963,000 of our trade receivable balance relates to sales of educational software completed over 365 days ago.  While believe these career development services receivables to be fully collectible, the timing of the collections cannot be estimated with certainty.  We are susceptible to companies that do not pay or delay payment of their outstanding balances due for reasons beyond our control, including Mr. Lam in particular.  Any failure of, or undue delay by, our customers in making payments us would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We do not have any vendor or customer contracts for new premium wireless handsets, which renders our supply and distribution channels particularly unstable.

We do not have any long-term agreements with our suppliers of new premium handsets, and instead we acquire our inventory pursuant to purchase orders at prices that fluctuate frequently.  In addition, we resell our inventory to various retail and wholesale distributors based upon purchase orders at varying prices, and we do not have any long-term contracts with any of our customers.  Accordingly, our suppliers are not contractually obligated to sell to us in the future, and our customers are not contractually obligated to buy from us in the future.

Our distribution business operates on a low-margin basis, and our margins may be reduced in the future.

Our distribution business operates on a high-volume, low-margin basis.  Our ability to generate sales is based upon our having an adequate supply of products.  The gross margins that we realize on sales of wireless handsets could be reduced due to increased competition or a growing industry emphasis on cost containment.  In addition, we expect our operating expenses to increase significantly as we expand into new geographic markets and incur additional personnel, legal, accounting and other costs associated with operating as a public company.  Therefore, our future profitability will depend on our ability to increase sales to cover our additional expenses.  We may not be able to substantially increase sales rates.  Even if our sales rates do increase, the gross margins that we receive from our sales may not be sufficient to make our future operations profitable.

We are subject to risks of inventory price declines and obsolescence.

We purchase inventory at prices that fluctuate regularly, sometimes daily, based upon market conditions.  Although we typically locate a buyer for all or some portion of a supply order prior to affecting a purchase from our suppliers, we necessarily assume inventory, price erosion and obsolescence risks for all unsold or unallocated products.  These risks are especially significant with wireless telephone products because they generally are characterized by rapid technological change and obsolescence which affects customer demand.  Our success will depend on our ability to purchase inventory at attractive prices relative to its resale value and our ability to turn our inventory rapidly through sales.  Our initial operations have focused primarily on wholesale distribution networks, which generally have a shorter inventory cycle than retail sales.  If we pay too much or hold inventory too long, we may be forced to sell our inventory at a discount or at a loss or write down its value.

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If we experience problems in our distribution operations, we could lose customers.

 

In addition to inventory suppliers, we depend on several other third parties over whom we have limited control, including, in particular, freight forwarding companies and common carriers.  We have no long-term relationships with any of these parties.  We are, therefore, subject to risks, including risks of employee strikes and inclement weather, which could result in failures by such parties to provide services to us in a timely manner, and those relating to price increases.  These could damage our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

New technologies may reduce the demand for our products.

The technology relating to wireless handsets changes rapidly, and industry standards are constantly evolving, resulting in rapid product obsolescence and short product life cycles.  If other companies develop and commercialize new technologies or products in related market segments that compete with existing wireless technologies, it could materially change the types of products that we may be required to offer or result in significant price competition.  Notwithstanding our efficient distribution strategy, product obsolescence could result in significantly increased inventories of our unsold products.  Furthermore, if we elect to stock our inventories in the future with any of these technologies and products, we will run the risk that our existing customers and consumers may not be willing, for financial or other reasons, to purchase new equipment necessary to utilize these new technologies.  There is no assurance that new technologies will not reduce the demand for our products.

We may become subject to suits alleging medical risks associated with our wireless handsets.

Lawsuits or claims have been filed or made against manufacturers of wireless handsets over the past several years alleging possible medical risks, including brain cancer, associated with the electromagnetic fields emitted by wireless communications handsets.  There has been only limited relevant research in this area, and this research has not been conclusive as to what effects, if any, exposure to electromagnetic fields emitted by wireless handsets has on human cells.  Substantially all of our revenues are derived, either directly or indirectly, from sales of wireless handsets.  Because of our participation in the distribution of wireless handsets, we may become subject to lawsuits filed by plaintiffs alleging various health risks from our products.  If any future studies find possible health risks associated with the use of wireless handsets or if any damages claim against us is successful, it would likely have a material adverse effect on our business.  Even an unsubstantiated perception that health risks exist could adversely affect our ability or the ability of our customers to market wireless handsets.

Risks Attributable To International Operations

A slowdown or other adverse developments in the PRC economy may materially and adversely affect our customers, demand for our services and our business.

Substantially all of our operations are conducted in China and substantially all of our growth in revenues will be generated from providing career development and training services for customers in China, including the government.  Although the PRC economy and government spending on education have grown significantly in recent years, we cannot assure you that such growth will continue.  Career development and training services businesses are all relatively new industries in China, and we may be sensitive to a slowdown in economic growth or other adverse changes in the PRC economy.  In response to adverse economic developments, employers might hire fewer permanent employees, engage in hiring freezes, lay off employees, or reduce spending on marketing and the PRC government might reduce spending on education.  As a result, a slowdown in overall economic growth, an economic downturn or recession or other adverse economic developments in China may materially reduce the demand for our services and materially and adversely affect our business.

PRC laws and regulations related to the PRC Internet sector are unclear and will likely change in the near future.  If we are found to be in violation of current or future PRC laws or regulations, we could be subject to severe penalties.

The PRC regulates its Internet sector by making pronouncements or enacting regulations regarding the legality of foreign investment in the PRC Internet sector and the existence and enforcement of content restrictions on the Internet.  We believe that our current ownership structure complies with all existing PRC laws, rules and regulations.  There are, however, substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation of current PRC Internet laws and regulations.  Accordingly, it is possible that the PRC government will ultimately take a view contrary to ours.

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Issues, risks and uncertainties relating to PRC government regulation of the PRC Internet sector include the following:

The PRC enacted regulations applying to Internet-related services and telecom-related activities.  While many aspects of these regulations remain unclear, they purport to limit and require licensing of various aspects of the provision of Internet information services.  If these regulations are interpreted to be inconsistent with our ownership structure, our business will be severely impaired.

Under the agreement reached in November 1999 between the PRC and the United States concerning the United States’ support of China’s entry into the World Trade Organization, or the WTO, foreign investment in PRC Internet services will be liberalized to allow for 30% foreign ownership in key telecommunication services, including PRC Internet ventures, for the first year after China’s entry into the WTO, 49% in the second year and 50% thereafter.  China officially entered the WTO on December 11, 2001.  However, the implementation of China’s WTO accession agreements is still subject to various conditions.

The Ministry of Information Industry, or the MII, has also stated that the activities of Internet content providers are subject to regulation by various PRC government authorities, depending on the specific activities conducted by the Internet content provider.  Various government authorities have stated publicly that they are in the process of preparing new laws and regulations that will govern these activities.  The areas of regulation currently include online advertising, online news reporting, online publishing, online securities trading and the provision of industry-specific (e.g., drug-related) information over the Internet.  Other aspects of our online operations may be subject to regulation in the future.

The interpretation and application of existing PRC laws and regulations, the stated positions of the MII and the possible new laws or regulations have created substantial uncertainties regarding the legality of existing and future foreign investments in, and the businesses and activities of, PRC Internet companies, including us.

Accordingly, it is possible that the relevant PRC authorities could, at any time, assert that any portion or all of our existing or future ownership structure and business violate existing or future PRC laws, regulations or policies.  It is also possible that the new laws or regulations governing the PRC Internet sector that have been adopted or may be adopted in the future will prohibit or restrict foreign investment in, or other aspects of, any of our proposed businesses and operations.  In addition, these new laws and regulations may be retroactively applied to us.

If we are found to be in violation of any existing or future PRC laws or regulations, the relevant PRC authorities would have broad discretion in dealing with such violation, including, without limitation, the following:

·                  levying fines;

·                  confiscating our income;

·                  revoking our business license;

·                  shutting down our servers and/or blocking our websites;

·                  requiring us to restructure our ownership structure or operations; and

·                  requiring us to discontinue any portion or all of our Internet business.

Any of these actions could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We have attempted to comply with restrictions on foreign investment in the PRC Internet sector imposed by the PRC government by entering into agreements with the stockholders of Tianjin Weilian, an investment holding company holding a 45% equity interest of Intac Purun, and the stockholders of Tianjin Chengtai, an investment holding company holding a 15% equity interest of Intac Purun.  If the PRC government finds that agreements entered into with respect to the ownership and operation of Intac Purun do not comply with the relevant foreign investment restrictions, our business in the PRC will be adversely affected.

In order to meet ownership requirements under PRC law which impose restrictions on foreign investment in the PRC Internet sector, INTAC entered into agreements with the stockholders of Tianjin Weilian, an investment holding company holding a 45% equity interest of Intac Purun, and the stockholders of Tianjin Chengtai International Trading Limited, an investment holding company holding a 15% equity interest of Intac Purun, to exert effective control over Intac Purun.

The legal uncertainties associated with PRC government regulations and the nature of the restructuring through which we exert effective control over Intac Purun may be summarized as follows:

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·                  whether the PRC government may view our structure as being in compliance with its laws and regulations;

·                  whether the PRC government may impose additional regulatory requirements with which we may not be in compliance; and

·                  whether the PRC government will permit INTAC or Intac Purun to obtain current licenses or acquire future licenses necessary in order to conduct operations in the PRC.

We cannot be sure that our restructured operations and activities will be viewed by PRC regulatory authorities as in compliance with applicable PRC laws and regulations.  Our business will be materially adversely affected if our business license is revoked as a result of non-compliance.  In addition, we may not be able to obtain all of the licenses we may need in the future.  Future changes in PRC government policies affecting the provision of information services, including the provision of online services and Internet access, may impose additional regulatory requirements on us or our service providers or otherwise harm our business.

Our international operations subject us to other significant risks.

Our international operations expose us to a wide variety of other risks including increased credit risks, customs duties, import quotas and other trade restrictions, potentially greater inflationary pressures, shipping delays, the risk of failure or material interruption of wireless systems and services, possible wireless product supply interruption and potentially significant increases in wireless product prices.  Changes may occur in foreign trade and investment laws in the territories and countries where we operate.  U.S. laws and regulations relating to investment and trade in foreign countries could also change to our detriment.  Any of these factors could materially and adversely affect our revenues and profits.  We are subject to risk of political instability and trade sanctions within China.

China has traditionally been a closed market with strict political controls.  As China shifts to a market economy, growing economic and social freedoms may conflict with the more restrictive political and governmental policies.  In addition, democratic countries throughout the world have, from time to time, attempted to use economic and other sanctions to achieve political or social change in other countries.  In addition, the Chinese government has insisted that Taiwan is part of China and, from time to time, has threatened military action in the region when Taiwanese independence has been asserted.  Each of these factors could result in economic sanctions, economic instability, the disruption of trading and war within China and the Asia-Pacific Rim, any of which could result in our inability to conduct business operations in China.  Because a substantial majority of our business is currently within China, the disruption of distribution channels into China would have material and adverse consequences to us.

Further risks relating to international operations include, but are not restricted to, unexpected changes in legal and regulatory requirements, changes in tariffs, exchange rates and other barriers, political and economic instability, possible effects of war and acts of terrorism, difficulties in account receivable collection, difficulties in managing distributors or representatives, difficulties in staffing and managing international operations, difficulties in protecting INTAC’s intellectual property overseas, seasonality of sales and potentially adverse tax consequences. Any of these factors could materially and adversely affect our revenues and profits.

Political, Economic and Regulatory Risks

Restrictions on currency exchange may limit our ability to utilize our revenues effectively.

Some of our revenues and operating expenses are denominated in Renminbi.  Currently, we may purchase foreign exchange for settlement of “current account transactions” without the approval of the State Administration for Foreign Exchange, or SAFE.  We may also retain foreign exchange in our current account (subject to a ceiling approved by the SAFE) to satisfy foreign exchange liabilities or to pay dividends.  However, the relevant PRC governmental authorities may limit or eliminate our ability to purchase and retain foreign currencies in the future.

Since a significant amount of our future revenues will be in Renminbi, existing and future restrictions on currency exchange may limit our ability to use revenue generated in Renminbi to fund our business activities outside China, if any, or expenditures denominated in foreign currencies.

We are subject to risks of currency fluctuations and exchange restrictions.

Currency fluctuations, devaluations and exchange restrictions may adversely affect our liquidity and results of operations.  A substantial portion of our business currently involves the purchase of wireless telephones in Europe for resale

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in the Asia-Pacific Rim.  We attempt to manage the risk of foreign currency devaluation by holding wireless telephone products that are not allocated to a particular customer in inventory for a short time (typically less than 30 days) and by requiring our customers to pay cash (in local currency) for the full price of an order upon delivery.  To the extent that our inventory cycle increases, the risks of currency fluctuations decreasing our gross margins on sales of our products will increase.  In addition, in some countries, local currencies may not be readily converted into Euros or U.S. dollars (or other “hard currencies”) or may only be converted at government-controlled rates, and, in some countries, the transfer of hard currencies offshore has been restricted from time to time.  Very limited hedging transactions are available in China to reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations.  To date, we have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk.  While we may decide to enter into hedging transactions in the future, the availability and effectiveness of these hedges may be limited and we may not be able to successfully hedge our exposure, if at all.  Our revenues as expressed in our U.S. dollar financial statements will decline in value if Renminbi depreciates relative to the U.S. dollar.  In addition, our currency exchange losses may be magnified by PRC exchange control regulations that restrict our ability to convert Renminbi into U.S. dollars.

Regulation and censorship of information collection and distribution in China may adversely affect our business.

China has enacted regulations governing Internet access and the distribution of news and other information.  Furthermore, the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party has been given the responsibility to censor news published in China to ensure, supervise and control a particular political ideology.  In addition, the MII has published implementing regulations that subject online information providers to potential liability for content included on their portals and the actions of subscribers and others using their systems, including liability for violation of PRC laws prohibiting the distribution of content deemed to be socially destabilizing.  Because many PRC laws, regulations and legal requirements with regard to the Internet are relatively new and untested, their interpretation and enforcement may involve significant uncertainty.  In addition, the PRC legal system is a civil law system in which decided legal cases have limited binding force as legal precedents.  As a result, in many cases it is difficult to determine the type of content that may result in liability for a website operator.

Periodically, the Ministry of Public Security has stopped the distribution over the Internet of information which it believes to be socially destabilizing.  The Ministry of Public Security has the authority to cause any local Internet service provider to block any website maintained outside China at its sole discretion.  If the PRC government were to take action to limit or eliminate the distribution of information through our portal or to limit or regulate current or future applications available to users of our portal, our business would be adversely affected.

The State Secrecy Bureau, which is directly responsible for the protection of state secrets of all PRC government and Chinese Communist Party organizations, is authorized to block any website it deems to be leaking state secrets or failing to meet the relevant regulations relating to the protection of state secrets in the distribution of online information.  Under the applicable regulations, we may be held liable for any content transmitted on our portal.  Furthermore, where the transmitted content clearly violates the laws of the PRC, we will be required to delete it, and where the transmitted content is considered suspicious, we are required to report such content.  We must also undergo computer security inspections, and if we fail to implement the relevant safeguards against security breaches, our operations in the PRC may be shut down.

Although the PRC has several laws and regulations relating to the use of the Internet, addressing personal privacy in use of the Internet and the freedom of communications, the PRC government does not restrict online service providers in the collection, transmission and commercial use of personal information or data.  Personal data is protected from unlawful use by general statutes and by any contractual arrangement between the user and the service provider.

Since spring of 2005, the National People’s Congress and the State Council have begun legislative review of a draft Law for Protection of Personal Information which provides a wider scope of information protection than that required to merely protect the personal privacy of a citizen.  Cellular phone number, home address, medical files and occupational information will all be protected.  The draft further provides that usage of such personal information by service providers (excluding the national security authority, research institutions, and news agency) shall be subject to the prior authorization of each individual and violation under this law could result in administrative, civil, and be even criminal liabilities.  If regulations are adopted addressing the collection, transmission and commercial use of personal information or data, we could be subject to these penalties, certain aspects of our business plan may no longer be viable and our business would thus be adversely affected.

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Political and economic policies of the PRC government could affect our business.

 

A significant portion of our business, assets and operations are located in China and a significant portion of our future revenues are expected to be derived from our operations in China.  Accordingly, our business could be adversely affected by changes in political, economic or social conditions in China, adjustments in PRC government policies or changes in laws and regulations.

The economy of China differs from the economies of most countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in a number of respects, including:

·                  structure;

·                  level of government involvement;

·                  level of development;

·                  level of capital reinvestment;

·                  growth rate;

·                  control of foreign exchange; and

·                  methods of allocating resources.

Since 1949, China has been primarily a planned economy subject to a system of macroeconomic management.  Although the Chinese government still owns a significant portion of the productive assets in China, economic reform policies since the late 1970s have emphasized decentralization, autonomous enterprises and the utilization of market mechanisms.  We cannot predict what affects the economic reform and macroeconomic measures adopted by the Chinese government may have on our business or results of operations.

The PRC legal system embodies uncertainties which could limit the legal protections available to us.

The PRC legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes.  Unlike common law systems, it is a system in which decided legal cases have little precedential value.  In 1979, the PRC government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and regulations governing economic matters in general.  We are subject to laws and regulations applicable to foreign investment in mainland China.  However, these laws, regulations and legal requirements are relatively recent, and their interpretation and enforcement involve uncertainties.  These uncertainties could limit the legal protections available to us and other foreign investors.  In addition, we cannot predict the effect of future developments in the PRC legal system, particularly with regard to the Internet, our ownership structure and currency exchange, including the promulgation of new laws, changes to existing laws or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, or the preemption of local regulations by national laws.

It may be difficult to enforce any civil judgments against us or our board of directors or officers, because most of our assets are located outside of the United States.

Although we are incorporated in the State of Nevada, substantially all of our assets are located in the PRC.  As a result, it may be difficult for investors to enforce outside the United States any actions brought against us in the United States, including actions predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or of the securities laws of any state of the United States.  In addition, certain of our directors and officers and all or a substantial portion of their assets may be located outside the United States (principally in the PRC).  As a result, it may not be possible for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon those directors and officers, or to enforce against them or us judgments obtained in United States courts, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or of the securities laws of any state of the United States.  There is doubt as to the enforceability in the PRC, in original actions or in actions for enforcement of judgments of United States courts, of civil liabilities predicated solely upon the federal securities laws of the United States or the securities laws of any state of the United States.

Risks Related to the Market for Our Common Stock

Because of factors unique to us and our forecast of anticipated financial performance, the market price of our common stock is likely to be particularly volatile.  The market price of our common stock has been and will likely continue to be volatile.

Because of the relatively small number of shares of our common stock available for resale on The Nasdaq Capital Market, the early stage of our business and numerous other factors, the trading price of our common stock has been historically volatile, and is likely to continue to be volatile.  In addition, the Nasdaq Stock Market has from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have affected the market prices for the securities of technology

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companies, particularly Internet companies.  In addition, actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly operating results, the introduction of new services, products or technologies by our suppliers or our competitors, changes in conditions or trends in the wireless telecommunications industry, changes in governmental regulation, or changes in securities analysts’ estimates of our future performance or that of our competitors or our industry in general, could all affect future stock performance.  From time to time, we also may publicly forecast anticipated performance goals, and our failure to meet such expectations could adversely affect our future stock performance.  Furthermore, investors in our shares may experience a decrease in the value of their shares regardless of our operating performance or prospects.  Investors should not consider acquiring our common stock unless they are able to absorb a complete loss of their investment.

The sale or availability for sale of substantial amounts of our common stock could adversely affect its market price.

There were 22,940,727 shares of our common stock outstanding as of  December 11, 2006 .  Most of these shares are either freely tradable without restriction under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act of 1933 or are tradable subject to the notice, volume and manner of sale restrictions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

In July 2004, we registered the resale of an aggregate of 1,800,000 shares of our common stock to two accredited investors who purchased shares of our common stock in private placements.  All of these shares are currently freely tradable without restriction.  In May 2006, we registered the resale of an additional 1,601,272 shares of our common stock.

The sale or availability for sale of these shares could adversely affect the market price for our shares.

Anti-takeover provisions of Nevada Law, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws could delay or deter a change in control.

Some provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as well as various provisions of Nevada law, may make it more difficult to acquire our company or effect a change in control of our company, even if an acquisition or change in control would be in the interest of our stockholders or if an acquisition or change in control would provide our stockholders with a premium for their shares over then current market prices.

The power of our board of directors to designate and issue shares of preferred stock could have an adverse effect on holders of our common stock.

Our certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors to designate and issue one or more series of preferred stock, having rights and preferences as the board may determine, and any such designations and issuances could have an adverse effect on the rights of holders of common stock.

ITEM 1B   Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

ITEM 2 - PROPERTIES

As September 30, 2006 we leased approximately 37,793 square feet for our operations.  Our current significant leased properties are:

Location

 

Size

 

Description

 

Business Segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laws Commercial Plaza, Kowloon, Hong Kong

 

2,774 sq ft

 

Headquarters

 

Distribution business

Capital Times Square, 88 Chanan Street, City West District, Beijing, China

 

15,823 sq ft

 

Headquarters

 

Career development services

Zhawowei Industrial Center, Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

 

17,429 sq ft

 

Direct owned IMTI

 

Career development services

Frankfurt, Germany

 

1,500 sq ft

 

Office

 

Distribution business

Dallas, Texas

 

270 sq ft

 

Corporate office

 

Allocated

 

As September 30, 2006 our current total remaining lease obligations are U.S. $1,075,660.

In addition to our leased facilities, some of which are leased on a short-term basis, we also frequently utilize the

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storage capabilities of our vendors and freight-forwarders.  We believe that the terms we receive for storage space from those parties is comparable to, or better than, the terms we could obtain for additional leased facilities.

We believe that our facilities are suitable for our current business and that we could obtain suitable properties in the relevant areas without a material adverse effect on our business.

ITEM 3 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are not a party to any pending material legal proceedings, nor is our property subject to such proceedings, as of the date of this report.

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

No matter was submitted to a vote of our security holders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006.

PART II

ITEM 5 - MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market under the symbol “INTN” and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “WKN 805768.” The equity compensation plans information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K in response to this Item 5 is incorporated by reference from “Item 12 — Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management,” of this Report, and should be considered an a part of this Item 5.

Market for Common Stock

As of December 11, 2006, there were 6 holders of record of our common stock.

The following table sets forth the high and low bid prices of our common stock as reported by The Nasdaq SmallCap Market or OTCBB for the quarters indicated. Such prices reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail markup, markdown or commission, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

QUARTER ENDING

 

LOW

 

HIGH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2004

 

$

7.06

 

$

15.97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2005

 

$

10.74

 

$

17.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2005

 

$

5.02

 

$

14.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2005

 

$

5.31

 

$

8.90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2005

 

$

4.99

 

$

6.18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2006

 

$

3.92

 

$

8.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2006

 

$

5.90

 

$

7.42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2006

 

$

5.90

 

$

7.50

 

 

The closing price of our common stock on December 11, 2006 on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market was $7.45.

Dividends

Since inception, we have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock and we do not anticipate declaring dividends in the foreseeable future. We intend to retain future earnings for reinvestment in our business.

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ITEM 6 – SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

In August of 2005, the Company changed its fiscal year end from December 31st to September 30th. Accordingly, the accompanying financial statements include the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2006 and 2005. The related consolidated statements of operations, consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss) and consolidated statements of cash flows are presented for the year ended September 30, 2006, the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004.

The selected financial data presented for the year ended September 30, 2006, the nine months ended September 30, 2005, and the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 below have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements. The selected financial data should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this Report. Operating results for the periods below are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for future fiscal years; refer to “Continuing Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this Report. Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Statement of Operations Data:

 

 

Year ended
September 30,
2006

 

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2005

 

Year ended
December 31,
2004

 

Year ended
December 31,
2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Career development services revenue

 

$

5,749,932

 

$

4,218,779

 

$

4,231,076

 

$

 

Career development services cost of revenue

 

1,508,526

 

1,039,299

 

1,233,490

 

 

Career development services gross profit

 

4,241,406

 

3,179,480

 

2,997,586

 

 

Operating expenses (income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product development

 

3,422,312

 

2,660,793

 

1,819,501

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

2,258,089

 

1,836,777

 

504,959

 

133,516

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

950,608

 

 

 

 

Merger transaction costs

 

1,340,319

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of assets

 

 

(383,933

)

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

7,971,328

 

4,113,637

 

2,324,460

 

133,516

 

Total other income (expense), net

 

2

 

2,241

 

210,133

 

1,898

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

(3,729,920

)

(931,916

)

883,259

 

(131,618

)

Deferred income taxes

 

426,447

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

(4,156,367

)

(931,916

)

883,259

 

(131,618

)

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

(3,985,629

)

(534,466

)

4,933,238

 

(107,578

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

(8,141,996

)

$

(1,466,382

)

$

5,816,497

 

$

(239,196

)

Basic income (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

(0.18

)

$

(0.04

)

$

0.04

 

$

(0.01

)

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

$

(0.18

)

$

(0.03

)

$

0.24

 

$

(0.00

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

(0.36

)

$

(0.07

)

$

0.28

 

$

(0.01

)

Diluted income (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

(0.18

)

$

(0.04

)

$

0.04

 

$

(0.01

)

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

$

(0.18

)

$

(0.03

)

$

0.24

 

$

(0.00

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

(0.36

)

$

(0.07

)

$

0.28

 

$

(0.01

)

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic

 

22,587,806

 

22,149,122

 

20,711,122

 

19,481,122

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

 

22,587,806

 

22,149,122

 

21,007,978

 

19,481,122

 

 

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Other Data:

 

 

 

Year ended
September 30,
2006

 

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2005

 

Year ended
December 31,
2004

 

Year ended
December 31,
2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities

 

$

239,650

 

$

(2,510,948

)

$

(904,187

)

$

 

Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities

 

(64,847

)

980,322

 

(11,967,262

)

(1,244,092

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(313,472

)

431,863

 

1,791,499

 

(1,340,829

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

524,682

 

997

 

7,774,384

 

7,452,371

 

 

Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

850,131

 

$

464,118

 

$

1,561,884

 

$

2,067,450

 

Restricted cash

 

 

 

 

2,800,000

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

5,242,985

 

5,675,683

 

3,454,433

 

 

Assets held for sale

 

13,059,001

 

21,471,036

 

19,311,736

 

6,054,848

 

Total current assets

 

19,197,678

 

28,037,266

 

24,704,064

 

10,809,460

 

Property and equipment, net

 

1,131,120

 

1,345,322

 

1,463,340

 

635,815

 

Acquired software, net

 

655,958

 

1,409,460

 

1,976,322

 

304,487

 

Goodwill

 

16,742,466

 

12,799,769

 

12,757,188

 

 

Total assets

 

38,578,436

 

44,391,959

 

41,689,772

 

12,521,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

3,251,308

 

2,494,818

 

1,639,478

 

137,593

 

Short-term note payable to bank

 

 

 

 

2,728,202

 

Deferred tax liability

 

426,477

 

 

 

 

Liabilities held for sale

 

1,933,512

 

5,317,204

 

1,219,966

 

2,240,357

 

Total current liabilities

 

5,855,492

 

8,156,480

 

4,104,592

 

5,106,152

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

32,722,944

 

36,235,479

 

37,585,180

 

6,720,138

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

38,578,436

 

44,391,959

 

41,689,772

 

12,521,698

 

Working capital

 

13,342,186

 

19,880,786

 

20,599,472

 

5,703,308

 

 

ITEM 7 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This Report, and in particular the following discussion in this Item 7, contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements for many reasons - See “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” You should read the following discussion with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Item 8 of in this Report.

Overview

On January 15, 2004, INTAC announced the shift in focus of its business plan from the traditional distribution of premium brand wireless handsets to its new Internet joint venture, Intac Purun.  On November 23, 2005, we announced the further refinement of this shift in focus.  Under the refined focus of this business segment, we will operate primarily in three business units:

·                  INTAC Mobile Telecommunications Institute,

·                  Education Management Software Business Unit, and

·                  Database Management Business Unit.

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We have further expanded the capabilities of Intac Purun to encompass various integrated educational and career development services.  Intac Purun was formed in October 2003 with China Putian Corporation and the EMIC.  The newly-founded joint venture was initially owned 45% by INTAC, 15% by China Putian Corporation, 30% by a private investor group and 10% by the EMIC.  In June 2004, INTAC indirectly purchased an additional 15% interest in Intac Purun from China Putian Corporation.  This additional 15% interest brings INTAC’s total ownership in Intac Purun to 60%.  INTAC’s ownership interest in Intac Purun is held indirectly through PRC nominees.

 

In September 2004, INTAC indirectly formed two new, indirectly owned companies, Intac Advertising and Intac Technology.  Intac Advertising and Intac Technology are private Chinese corporations which were established to provide advertising services and value added services in support of Intac Purun.

In December 2004, Holdings acquired Huana Xinlong, a leading Chinese developer of management software for educational institution administration.  Huana Xinlong currently has products distributed and installed in more than 10,000 elementary and middle schools.  We will further develop enhancements to Huana Xinlong’s software for educational institution administration, which has been designated as the standard of the China School Administration System for primary and middle schools by the EMIC.

In April 2006, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, referred to as the merger agreement, with HowStuffWorks Inc. (“HSW”), HSW International, Inc. (“HSW International”) and HSW International Merger Corporation (“merger sub”). Pursuant to the merger agreement, merger sub will merge with and into INTAC, with INTAC continuing as the surviving corporation (the “merger”). As a result of the merger, INTAC will become a wholly owned subsidiary of HSW International. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, each outstanding share of Company common stock, par value $0.001 per share, will be converted into the right to receive one share of HSW International common stock, par value $0.001 per share.

On August 8, 2006, the Company entered into a letter of intent with Wei Zhou, its Chairman and CEO, to purchase the Distribution Segment of the business for 3 million shares of the Company’s common stock.  The consummation of this transaction is anticipated to be concurrent with the closing of the merger transaction with HSW International, Inc. as described in “Recent Events” and is subject to the approval of the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company other than Wei Zhou and his affiliates.

Our objective in 2007 is to further expand and enhance the business prospects and opportunities afforded by our relationship with the EMIC. We are developing an array of premium products and services which will be made available directly and through our Internet portal business.  Our Internet portal is being tailored to meet the growing demand by graduates in China for career development products and services.

In addition, we continually evaluate investment opportunities in other business segments within China, the Asia-Pacific Rim and, to a lesser extent, Europe. Our entry into these new business segments is contingent upon our identifying both favorable investment opportunities and strategic partners with expertise in such business segments as well as available capital.

INTAC raised equity financing of $4.5 million in September 2003 in a private placement of common stock to an accredited investor.  In May 2004, INTAC raised an additional $12.0 million from the sale of its common stock in a private placement to an accredited investor.  Proceeds from the private placements were used to expand our Career Development Services Business and for general working capital purposes.  INTAC filed a registration statement that registered the resale of these shares for the purchasers.

Our revenues from continuing operations for the years ended September 30, 2006, the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004 were derived primarily from our Integrated Educational and Career Development Services business and consists primarily of sales of education and administrative software derived entirely from China.  We expect these revenues to increase in future years.

Our cost of revenue – career development services is comprised of the service fee paid for the provision of software training and technological services, and the amortization charge for computer software.

Product development expenses are principally comprised of costs attributable to the development, production and delivery of our educational and career development services, such as salaries and facility costs.

Our selling, general and administration expenses are comprised of sales expenses, together with commission expense, including commissions payable to sales staff; and general and administrative expenses, which consists primarily of compensation and related expenses for our administrative and accounting staff, occupancy costs and legal, accounting and consulting fees, and costs related to being a public company.

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We believe that the Company will have sufficient capital for the next twelve months if we are able to collect our trade receivables in a timely manner. However, if our customers with large trade receivable balances do not pay timely, this would have a material adverse effect on our liquidity. With timely payment, we believe that we currently have adequate capital for the next twelve months; however, long-term plans will require that we obtain additional financing through the issuance of debt, equity, other securities or a combination thereof in order to take advantage of other strategic agreements and business alliances.  In addition, we may seek to obtain a working capital or other traditional loan facility from a bank or other lending source.  Unless we are able to continue to improve our career development services operating performance with which we have limited experience, additional outside financing required to execute our long-term business plan would be difficult to obtain on acceptable terms, if at all. As of the date of this Report, we do not have any financing arrangements, nor do we have any commitments to obtain such an arrangement with any bank or other third party. If we raise capital by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of our current stockholders will be reduced. Any new securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of our current common shareholders. There can be no assurances that we will be able to obtain additional financing on terms which are acceptable to us.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

INTAC’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations are based upon INTAC’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires INTAC to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, INTAC evaluates its estimates based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The Company believes that of its significant accounting policies, the following may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity:

·                  Revenue recognition;

·                  Inventory;

·                  Concentration of credit risk, accounts receivable and related provision for doubtful accounts;

·                  Impairment of long lived assets other than goodwill;

·                  Foreign currency exchange;

·                  Goodwill;

·                  Product and software development expenses;

·                  Research and development costs; and

·                  Purchase price allocation.

Revenue Recognition:

Career Development Services (included in continuing operations in the consolidated statement of operations):

Product revenue from the license of the Company’s software products is recognized in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104, “Revenue Recognition” when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the product has been delivered, the fee is fixed or determinable, and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured, and, if applicable, upon acceptance when acceptance criteria are specified or upon expiration of the acceptance period. Maintenance and support revenue for customer support is deferred and recognized ratably over the service period unless it is included in the initial license fee, provided for less than one year and is not a significant portion of the total license revenue.  In this case, maintenance support revenue is recognized when all revenue recognition criteria under SOP 97-2, SOP 98-9 and SAB 104 have been met.  Product upgrades and enhancement revenue is deferred and recognized ratably over the service period unless it is included in the initial license fee and is not significant.  Training and consulting revenue is recognized as services are performed and billable according to the terms of the service arrangement.

The Company applies the provisions of Statement of Position 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition,” (“SOP 97-2”) as amended by Statement of Position 98-9 “Modification of SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, With Respect to Certain

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Transactions” to all transactions involving the sale of all its software products.

For arrangements with multiple obligations (e.g. undelivered maintenance and support bundled with term licenses), the Company allocates revenue to each component of the arrangement using the residual value method based on evidence of the fair value of the undelivered elements, which is specific to the Company.  The vendor specific objective evidence of the fair values for the ongoing maintenance and support obligations for term licenses are based upon the prices paid for the separate renewal of these services by the customer or upon substantive renewal rates stated in the contractual arrangements. In this case, maintenance support revenue is recognized when all revenue recognition criteria under SOP 97-2, SOP 98-9 and SAB 104 have been met. Vendor specific objective evidence of the fair value of other services, primarily consulting and training services, is based upon separate sales of these services.

Franchise fee revenue is derived from the sale to customers of the exclusive rights to provide training courses to prospective students.  This arrangement consists of an up-front, non-refundable license fee, as well as fees for training materials and contingent payments based on a percentage of the student tuition.  The up-front, non-refundable franchise fee is recognized as revenue at the time the agreement is entered into, and the fees for other services are recognized as performed. Contingent payments are recognized when received.  The Company has considered the relevant provisions of  FAS 45 “Accounting for Franchise Fee Revenue” in accounting for its franchise revenue.

The Company licenses access to its student database and education materials under one, two and three-year term licenses. The software licenses provide for updates to new versions if and when made available.  No express rights of return are granted.  The Company sells its products and services via a direct sales force and under certain circumstances, sales agents.

Subscription revenue which will be earned primarily through our Internet portal business, will be recognized on a straight line basis over the term of the service contract provided. The Company may also contract with third-party mobile operators for the transmission of wireless short messages and subscriptions as well as for the billing and collection of service fees from customers. Revenues are recorded as the services are provided monthly or on a per usage basis. The Company will recognize the net amount billed by the mobile operator as revenue.  To date, the Company has generated minimal revenue from subscription services.

Distribution Business (included in discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of operations):

The Company’s wireless handset revenues are generally generated from a quick turn of product. The Company recognizes revenue upon delivery of product to its customers. Products are sold “as is” and the Company does not provide servicing of the wireless handsets, nor does the Company receive any usage revenue from the wireless handsets distributed.

Revenue is recognized when customers take delivery of the goods, which is taken to be the point in time where the customer has accepted the goods and the related risks and rewards of ownership. Certain sales arrangements provide the Company the right to receive a contingent payment based on sales made by the customers. Contingent payment revenue for these arrangements is recognized as the cash is received. Receipts of cash in advance of shipment or delivery are recorded as deposits received.

License fee revenue is derived from the sale to customers of the rights to sell products under arrangements in which the Company is the distributor. These arrangements consist of an up-front, non-refundable license fee, as well as contingent payments based on a percentage of the customer revenue. The services provided by the Company after the receipt of the up-front license fee are not significant. The up-front, non-refundable license fee is recognized as revenue at the time the agreement is entered into, and the contingent payments are recognized when received. The Company has considered the relevant provisions of SAB 104 and Emerging Issues Task Force No. 00-21, “Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables” in accounting for license fee revenue.

Inventory:

Inventory in continuing operations consists primarily of training material and other supplies related to our career development services business and is generally immaterial.

Inventory in assets held for sale consists primarily of wireless handsets. Generally, we do not maintain any inventory of wireless handsets; however, due to the timing of the inventory being received and then being shipped to customers, we may hold inventory for a minimal time period, commonly a few days.  We purchase products only upon the receipt of an order. Once an order is received, we solicit additional orders to gain greater discounts from suppliers. Aggregate orders are then delivered in bulk to be allocated among customers.

Inventories for wireless handsets are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value, calculated on the first-in, first-out

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basis, and are comprised of finished goods.  Net realizable value is determined on the basis of anticipated sales proceeds less estimated costs for selling expenses.

Concentration of Credit Risk, Accounts Receivable and Related Provision for Doubtful Accounts:

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and trade receivables.  We are exposed to credit risks in the event of default by the financial institutions or issuers of investments to the extent of amounts recorded on the balance sheet. We are also exposed to credit risks in the event of non-payment by customers to the extent of amounts recorded on the balance sheet.  We limit our exposure to credit risk by performing ongoing credit evaluations of our customers’ financial condition and generally require no collateral.  We are exposed to credit risks in the event of insolvency by our customers and manage such exposure to accounting losses by limiting the amount of credit extended whenever deemed necessary.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of

The Company accounts for long-lived assets in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of”. This Statement requires that long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles be reviewed for impairment 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 future net cash flow expected to be generated by the asset. 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. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

Foreign Currency Exchange: We are subject to fluctuations in foreign currencies, as distribution business customer orders may involve multi-currency product and delivery transactions before the sale is complete. Additionally, a period of up to three months’ time may lapse between when an order is placed until revenue and costs are recognized and the supplier is paid. We do not engage in hedging activities nor in the use of financial derivatives.

The functional currencies of the Company are the People’s Republic of China Renminbi (“RMB”) and the Hong Kong dollar (“HK$”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been expressed in United States dollars, the reporting currency of the Company.

Reported assets and liabilities of INTAC’s foreign subsidiaries have been translated at the rate of exchange at the end of each reporting period. Revenues and expenses have been translated at the weighted average rate of exchange in effect during the respective reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from translation are accumulated in other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity.

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on currency transactions between foreign entities are included in other income (expense) in the statements of operations.

Goodwill:  We assess the carrying value of goodwill annually and when factors are present that indicate an impairment may have occurred.  Goodwill is considered impaired and a loss is recognized when its carrying value exceeds its implied fair value. We may use a number of valuation methods including quoted market prices, discounted cash flows and revenue multiples to determine fair value. The carrying value of goodwill amounted to $16.7 and $12.8 million as of September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. No impairment charge has been made.

Factors that we consider important which could trigger an impairment review include the following:

·                  significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results;

·                  significant changes in the manner or use of the acquired assets or the strategy for our overall business;

·                  significant negative industry or economic trends;

·                  significant decline in stock price for a sustained period; and

·                  our market capitalization relative to net book value.

If we determine that the carrying value of identifiable intangibles and goodwill may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more of the above indicators of impairment, we assess whether the carrying value of the asset is greater than the undiscounted future operating cash flow of the acquired operations. Any impairment is measured based on a

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projected discounted cash flow method using a discount rate reflecting our average cost of funds.

Product and Software Development Expenses

Product and software development expenses primarily include payroll and other employee benefit costs.  For software to be marketed or sold, financial accounting standards require the capitalization of development costs after technological feasibility is established.  Due to the relatively short period between technological feasibility and the completion of product development, and the insignificance of the related costs, the Company generally does not capitalize software development costs.  All product and software development costs are expensed when incurred.  Research and development costs to date have not been significant.

Purchase Price Allocations:  We account for our acquisitions using the purchase method of accounting.  This method requires that the acquisition cost be allocated to the assets and liabilities we acquired based on their fair values.  We make estimates and judgments in determining the fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities.  We base our determination on independent appraisal reports as well as our internal judgments based on the existing facts and circumstances.  If we were to use different judgments or assumptions, the amounts assigned to the individual assets or liabilities could be materially different.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 AND 2005 AND FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 AND 2004

In 2005, we changed our fiscal year-end from December 31 to September 30. As a result of this change, we have prepared financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2005 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. Accordingly, the following discussion of results of operations will compare the audited balances for the year ended September 30, 2006 to the unaudited balances for the year ended September 30, 2005 and the previously audited nine months ended September 30, 2005 with the unaudited balances for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.

The following table summarizes the operating results for the years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 and the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes contained herein.

 

 

Year Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Career development services revenue

 

$

5,749,932

 

$

8,390,880

 

$

4,218,779

 

$

58,975

 

Career development services cost of revenue

 

1,508,526

 

2,272,789

 

1,039,299

 

 

Career development services gross profit

 

4,241,406

 

6,118,091

 

3,179,480

 

58,975

 

Operating expenses (income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product development

 

3,422,312

 

3,359,075

 

2,660,793

 

1,121,219

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

2,258,089

 

2,018,815

 

1,836,777

 

655,117

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

950,608

 

 

 

 

Merger transaction costs

 

1,340,319

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of assets

 

 

(383,933

)

(383,933

)

 

Total operating expenses

 

7,971,328

 

4,993,957

 

4,113,637

 

1,776,336

 

Total other income (expenses) net

 

2

 

(145,870

)

2,241

 

358,244

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

 

(3,729,920

)

978,264

 

(931,916

)

(1,359,117

)

Deferred income taxes

 

426,447

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

(4,156,367

)

978,264

 

(931,916

)

(1,359,117

)

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

(3,985,629

)

2,397,522

 

(534,466

)

2,333,446

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(8,141,996

)

$

3,375,786

 

$

(1,466,382

)

$

974,329

 

 

Results of Operations for the Year Ended September 30, 2006, Compared to the Year Ended September 30, 2005.

Revenue:  Revenue decreased by $2.7 million to $5.7 million for the year ended September 30, 2006, from $8.4 million for the same period in 2005. The decrease in revenue is primarily due to decreased sales of education and administrative software.  This is partly due to a significant amount of sales in the quarter ended December 31, 2004 in the prior year caused

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by backlogged orders and from overall slower than anticipated orders in the current year from the Chinese school districts.  We currently expect career development and training services revenue to grow during fiscal 2007.

Gross Profit: Gross profit decreased by $1.9 million to $4.2 million for the year ended September 30, 2006, from $6.1 million for the same period in 2004 and the gross margin increased by .9% to 73.8% for the year ended September 30, 2006 from 72.9% for the same period in 2004.  The decrease in gross profit is mainly due to lower sales volume explained above.  We expect margins to remain high due to the nature of this service business. Unlike the distribution business which has product costs in cost of revenue, our career development services’ cost of revenues does not have these types of product costs and therefore produces higher margins.

Operating Expenses (Income):  Product development expense was $3.4 million for the year ended September 30, 2006, as compared to $3.4 million for the year ended September 30, 2005.  Product development expense is principally comprised of costs directly attributable to the development, production and delivery of our career development services, such as salaries and facility costs.  These costs are generally the type of costs that are fixed in nature and do not fluctuate in proportion to revenue.

Selling, general and administrative expense increased by $239,275 to $2.2 million for the year ended September 30, 2006, from $2.0 million for the same period in 2005, and increased as a percentage of revenue to 39.3% in 2006 from 24.1% in 2005This increase is primarily comprised of an $88,000 increase in occupancy and insurance costs due to expansion into a new facility in Beijing, an $80,000 increase in business development costs as well as a $71,000 increase in staff costs related to our new Intac International Management Consultancy Beijing Limited Company which was established in January 2006.

Provision for doubtful accounts includes amounts reserved for trade receivables related to our career development services business that are for balances outstanding in excess of 21 months.

Merger transaction costs are principally comprised of professional and investment banking fees related to the announced merger of the Company and HowStuffWorks (“HSW”).  Since HSW has been determined to be the acquiring company, accounting rules require that the acquiree (the Company) record all transaction costs as expense to its statement of operations.  We expect to incur additional costs during the next quarter, prior to closing of the transaction.  See “Recent Events”.

Gain on sale of assets in 2005 relates to a gain recognized on the sale of software which was developed for Intac Purun’s internal use but subsequently sold to a third party.

We anticipate that our operating expenses will increase in future periods as we increase sales and marketing operations for our Career Development and Training Services business.

Deferred income tax expense: Deferred income tax expense of $426,447 was recorded for the year ended September 30, 2006 as the result of a temporary timing difference between the recognition of Huana Xinlong revenue for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.

Income (loss) from continuing operations:  Loss from continuing operations was $4.2 million for the year ended September 30, 2006, as compared to income from operations of $978,264 for the same period in 2005.  The decline in income from continuing operations is primarily due to lower sales, a gain on sale of assets in the prior year, a provision for doubtful accounts, merger transaction costs in the current year and deferred income tax expense, partially offset by improved gross margins.

Income (loss) from discontinued operations:  Loss from discontinued operations was $4.0 million for the year ended September 30, 2006, as compared to income from discontinued operations of $2.4 million for the same period in 2005.  The decline in income (loss) from discontinued operations is primarily due to lower sales resulting from increased competition in the wireless handset distribution industry in China.  The decline was also due to a provision for doubtful accounts of $2.2 million recorded to provide a reserve for uncertainty regarding the use of certain vendor rebates and due to increased selling general and administrative costs resulting from increased costs for the audit of our financial statements and overall increased costs associated with being a public company including Sarbanes Oxley compliance, stock-based compensation and other professional fees.

Net income (loss):  Net loss for the year ended September 30, 2006 was $8.1 million, as compared to a net income of $3.4 million for the year ended September 30, 2005. The decline was primarily due to lower revenues, reserves for vendor rebates, higher selling, general and administrative costs, a gain on sale of assets in the prior year, new expenses for merger

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transaction costs in the current year, a provision for doubtful accounts related to career development services in the current year, and deferred income tax expense, partially offset by improved gross margins.

Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005, Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004

Revenue: Revenue increased by $4.2 million to $4.2 million for nine months ended September 30, 2005, from $58,975 for the same period in 2004. This new revenue is due to the redirection of the Company’s business plan from the traditional distribution business to its career development services, and primarily consisted of revenues from sales of our education administration software.

Gross Profit: Gross profit was $3.2 million and $58,975 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004. This generated a gross margin of 75.4% and 100% for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004.  The improvement in gross margin is due to the change in focus of the Company’s business plan from the traditional distribution business to its career development services, and primarily consisted of gross profit from sales of our education administration software.  We expect margins to remain high due to the nature of this service business.

Operating Expenses:   Product development expense was $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, as compared to $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.  Product development expense is principally comprised of costs directly attributable to the development, production and delivery of our career development services, such as salaries and facility costs. The increase in product development costs was primarily due to new salaries and other employee costs as the career development business expanded. We expect to continue to incur significant product development costs in future years.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $1.2 million to $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, from $655,117 for the same period in 2004.   This increase was primarily due to the acquisition of Huana Xinlong, the increased business activity related to our career development services and due to higher selling, general and administrative costs related to being a public company, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.  Specifically, professional fees increased $545,000 due to costs related to public company compliance costs, staff and salary costs increased $335,000, promotion and business development costs increased $220,000 and occupancy and other costs increased $100,000.

Gain on sale of assets relates to a gain recognized on the sale of software which was developed for Intac Purun’s internal use but subsequently sold to a third party.

Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations: Loss from continuing operations was $931,916 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to a $1.4 million loss for the same period in 2004. The improvement in loss from operations is primarily due to the career development services business and the higher sales of education and administrative software and higher gross profit.

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations: Loss from discontinued operations was $534,466 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, as compared to income from discontinued operations of $2.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The decrease in income from discontinued operations was due to a decrease in distribution revenues resulting from increased competition in the wireless handset distribution industry in China.  While demand for cell phones increased, the number of distributors and manufacturers also increased to meet demand.  The decrease was also due to a lower gross margin resulting from pricing pressures from increased competition and higher selling, general and administrative costs related to being a public company, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Net income (loss):  Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $1.5 million compared to a net income of $974,329 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The decline was primarily due to lower distribution and career development services revenues, lower distribution gross margins, higher product development and selling, general and administrative costs discussed above, partially offset by the improved career development services gross profits.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2006 and 2005, INTAC had retained earnings (deficit) balances of $(5,355,386) and $2,786,610, respectively, primarily due to net losses for the year ended September 30, 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The Company raised equity financing of $4.5 million in September 2003 and $12.0 million in May 2004.  Proceeds of

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the private placements are being used to expand Intac Purun’s career development services and for working capital purposes.

As of September 30, 2006 and 2005, INTAC maintained cash related to continuing operations of $850,131 and $464,118, respectively.  The Company measures liquidity through working capital (measured by current assets less current liabilities).  As of September 30, 2006 and 2005, INTAC maintained working capital of $13,342,186 and $19,880,756, respectively.  The decrease in working capital is primarily due to losses during the current year.

Within our Distribution Business (included in discontinued operations), a large portion of trade accounts receivable is attributable to our largest customer – Mr. Lam, from whom we derived substantially all of our distribution revenue for year ended September 30, 2006. The amount of the receivable balance with this customer has decreased to $11.2 million at September 30, 2006 from $14.9 million at September 30, 2005; however, we expect this balance to remain high for the foreseeable future. We collected approximately $6.1 million of the balance outstanding at September 30, 2006 in October and November of 2006.

We have entered into a new installment payment plan agreement with Mr. Lam to pay his current balance over a period of six months. The first payment in accordance with this agreement was received in November 2006 in the amount of $1.9 million. As part of the installment plan agreement, we have agreed that all future sales to Mr. Lam are due and payable within 45 days. The volume of sales in the Distribution business relies on keeping Mr. Lam as a customer. In order to demonstrate his belief that Mr. Lam’s receivable is collectible, Wei Zhou, the Company’s Chairman and CEO, entered into a Security and Pledge Agreement with INTAC whereby Mr. Zhou pledged 3 million shares of INTAC common stock to secure collection of this receivable.

In addition, at September 30, 2006, the Company has approximately $2.2 million of supplier rebates receivable from its major mobile handset supplier, T-Mobile Deutschland. This amount has been fully reserved based on historical trends and due to the uncertainty of their use when considering the distribution business’ anticipated reduced revenue. Mr. Zhou’s pledge of 3 million shares of INTAC common stock under the Security and Pledge Agreement also secures this receivable.

As of September 30, 2006 we have a net trade receivable balance of $5.2 million related to our Career Development Services business.   The trade receivable balance relates primarily to Huana Xinlong and the sale of educational software to school districts within China. These school districts pay for their software purchases using funds supplied by the Chinese government. Historically, this funding takes many months, which is typical of the business process in China. As of September 30, 2006, approximately $963,000 of our trade receivable balance relates to sales of educational software completed in December 2004 and $950,608 has been reserved in our financial statements. This amount has been reserved based upon historical collection patterns and due to the passage of time.  This overall gross balance of trade receivables from sales completed in December 2004 has decreased $2,037,000 million from the September 30, 2005 balance of $3 million due to aggressive collections during the year.  The Company fully intends to pursue collection of these receivables.

We believe that the Company will have sufficient capital for the next twelve months if we are able to collect our trade receivables and sell our Career development software and training services in according to our business plan.   However, if we are not able to complete sales in a timely manner or if the Chinese government does not fund our school district customers in a reasonable amount of time, it could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity. Long-term plans will require that we obtain additional financing through the issuance of debt, equity, other securities or a combination thereof in order to take advantage of other strategic agreements and business alliances. In addition, we may seek to obtain a working capital or other traditional loan facility from a bank or other lending source. Unless we are able to continue to improve our career development services operating performance with which we have limited experience, additional outside financing required to execute our long-term business plan would be difficult to obtain on acceptable terms, if at all. As of the date of this Report, we do not have any financing arrangements, nor do we have any commitments to obtain such an arrangement with any bank or other third party. If we raise capital by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of our current stockholders will be reduced. Any new securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of our current common stockholders. There can be no assurances that we will be able to obtain additional financing on terms which are acceptable to us.

For the year ended September 30, 2006, cash provided by continuing operating activities (which is comprised of the career development services business) totaled $239,650 compared to cash used in operating activities of $2.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and cash used of $904,187 for the year ended December 31, 2004.   Cash provided by continuing operations in the current year was primarily from a decrease in trade and other receivables and an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses offset by the net loss.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, cash used in continuing operating activities consisted primarily of an increase in trade receivables, a decrease in other liabilities and net loss, slightly offset by an increase in trade accounts payable and accrued expenses.  The year ended December 31, 2004 included a $3.5 million increase in trade receivables offset by net income and an increase in trade and other payables.

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For the year ended September 30, 2006, cash used in discontinued operating activities (which is comprised of the wireless handset distribution business) totaled $64,847 compared to cash provided by operating activities of $980,322 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and cash used of $12.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2004.   Cash used in discontinued operations in the current year was primarily from a decrease in trade accounts payable, accrued liabilities and income taxes payable, offset somewhat by a decrease in trade accounts receivable. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 cash from discontinued operations primarily included net loss and an increase in trade receivables more than offset by a decrease in trade payables and an increase in cash held for sale.  For the year ended December 31, 2004 cash used in discontinued operations included net income offset by a decrease in trade receivables and cash held for sale and a decrease in accounts payable.

For the year ended September 30, 2006, cash used in investing activities amounted to $313,472 which included $183,664 in purchases of property and equipment, $22,341 in sales of property and equipment recorded in assets held for sale and $152,149 of advances to officers and employees of subsidiariesFor the nine months ended September 30, 2005, cash provided by investing activities amounted to $431,863 and consisted primarily of the sale of other assets and collection of a short-term note receivable, partially offset by the purchase of property and equipment. Cash provided by investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2004 was $1.8 million primarily due to the deposit of $2.8 million in restricted cash, repayments of advances to officers and employees of subsidiaries, offset by an increase in a short-term note receivable and purchases of property and equipment and other assets mostly related to the recent acquisition of Huana Xinlong.

For the year ended September 30, 2006, cash provided by financing activities was $524,682 and consisted solely of proceeds from the exercise of stock options.  Cash provided by financing activities in 2005 was immaterial.  Cash provided by financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2004 was $7.8 million.  This was primarily comprised of proceeds from the issuance of common stock in a private placement, borrowings from a bank and the investment into Intac Purun by the other joint venture partners, partially offset by repayments to a shareholder.

Trade accounts receivable decreased by $432,698 to $5.2 million at September 30, 2006 compared to $5.7 million at September 30, 2005. The decrease relates primarily to collections of receivables related to the sale of educational software to school districts within China.

Inventories increased by $35,902 to $45,561 at September 30, 2006 compared to $9,659 at September 30, 2005. The balance relates primarily to training materials.

Property and equipment, net, and acquired software, decreased by $214,203 to $1.1 million at September 30, 2006 compared to $1.3 million at September 30, 2005.  This decrease was due to normal depreciation of fixed assets. We do not expect our purchases of property and equipment to change materially in fiscal 2007.

Commitments and Contingencies

Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments and litigation and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment can be reasonably estimated. In the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, there are no claims, assessments and litigation against the Company.

Contractual Obligations

The Company’s contractual obligations as of September 30, 2006, are summarized below and relate to lease commitments under non-cancelable operating leases of the Company’s office facilities:

Year ending September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

$

521,268

 

2008

 

191,084

 

2009

 

151,260

 

2010

 

151,260

 

2011

 

12,605

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

 

$

1,027,477

 

 

Off – Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements that have had, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Effective October 1, 2005, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123 (revised) “Share Based Payment” (“SFAS 123-R”), using the modified prospective transition method. Under this transition method, compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of October 1, 2005, is based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS 123 and compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to October 1, 2005 is based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123-R. During the year ended September 30, 2006, the Company recognized share-based compensation cost totaling $153,044.

As a result of adopting SFAS 123-R on October 1, 2005, the Company’s loss before income taxes and net loss for year ended September 30, 2006 is $153,044 higher than if the Company had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB Opinion No 25 “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” Basic loss per share for the year ended September 30, 2006 would have been ($0.28) if the Company had not adopted SFAS 123-R, compared to the reported basic loss per share of ($0.29).

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48), which alters the framework for recognizing income tax contingencies. Previously, under SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” the focus was on the subsequent liability recognition for estimated losses from tax contingencies where such losses were probable and the related amounts could be reasonably estimated. Under this new interpretation, a contingent tax asset (i.e., an uncertain tax position) may only be recognized if it is more likely than not that it will ultimately be sustained upon audit. The Company does not believe this standard will have a material impact on its statement of financial position or results of operations.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value as the amount that would be exchanged to sell an asset or transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants, and establishes a fair value hierarchy of quotes and unobservable data that should be used to develop pricing assumptions. In addition, for assets and liabilities that are not actively traded, for example, certain kinds of derivatives, SFAS 157 requires that a fair value measurement include an adjustment for risks inherent in a valuation technique and/or inputs, such as those used in pricing models. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, however, early adoption is permitted.  The Company does not believe this standard will have a material impact on its statement of financial position or results of operations.

ITEM 7A – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE RISK

We may be affected by fluctuations in the translation of foreign currency. Currently, our primary currency risk arises from our purchase of inventory and distribution of products in different geographic regions with constantly changing relative exchange rates. As the cycle between our purchases and ultimate resale of the inventory lengthens, our risks of foreign currency changes will increase. Most of our banking accounts are held in Euros and Hong Kong dollars, and significant changes in the exchange ratios of these currencies to the markets in which we purchase and sell inventory could affect our ability to operate in those markets. We do not use any derivative financial instruments to mitigate any of our currency risks. We do not currently have any credit facilities and therefore we are not subject to any risks associated with interest rate changes.

ITEM 8 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The information required by this Item 8 is set forth in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto beginning at page F-1 of this Report and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9 – CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period

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covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”), have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective because of the material weaknesses discussed below. Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in such reports is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Internal control over financial reporting includes those written policies and procedures that:

·                  pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions 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 consolidated financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

An internal control material weakness is a significant deficiency, or aggregation of deficiencies, that results in a more than remote likelihood that a material misstatement in annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by employees in the normal course of their work. An internal control significant deficiency, or aggregation of deficiencies, is a deficiency that results in a more than remote likelihood that a misstatement in annual or interim financial statements is more than inconsequential.

Our management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Securities Exchange Commission Act Rule 13a-15(f) as of September 30, 2006, and this assessment identified the following material weaknesses in the company’s internal control over financial reporting:

1.               Deficiency existed in our information technology (“IT”) environment due to inadequate physical security controls around physical access to the accounting server in our Beijing location. Since then, this has been rectified and the server has been moved to a more restricted and secured area. Management did have backup recovery controls in place, which were tested and were found effective, which is a mitigating control to the lack of physical security around the accounting server.

2.               Deficiency existed in our information technology (“IT”) environment due to backup media not being taken offsite even though it is being stored in a fireproof safe at our Beijing location.  Since then, this has been rectified by taking the backup media off site.

3.               Deficiency existed in maintaining adequate controls on certain key spreadsheets used by the Company in its consolidation process.  Since then, we have added controls including password protection and controls within the spreadsheet, to remediate these deficiencies.

In making its assessment of internal control over financial reporting, management used the criteria issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Because of the material weaknesses described in the preceding paragraphs, management believes that, as of September 30, 2006, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective based on those criteria.

ITEM 9B – OTHER INFORMATION

None

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PART III

ITEM 10 – DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

The information required by Items 401, 405 and 406 of Regulation S-K in response to this Item 10 is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

We have adopted a Code of Conduct and Ethics applicable to all employees, including the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and controller.  Our Code of Ethics is posted on our website, www.intac-international.com.cn.

ITEM 11 – EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by Item 402 of Regulation S-K in response to this Item 11 is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12 – SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth information with respect to INTAC’s equity compensation plans, as of September 30, 2006, under which equity securities of INTAC are authorized for issuance.

Plan Category

 

Number of securities to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants
and rights

 

Weighted-average exercise
price of outstanding
options,
warrants and rights

 

Number of securities
remaining available for
future
issuance under equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected
in the second column)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

 

450,000

 

$

7.90

 

1,900,000

 

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

 

 

 

 

Total

 

450,000

 

$

7.90

 

1,900,000

 

 

The information required by Item 403 of Regulation S-K in response to this Item 12 is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 13 – CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

The information required by Item 404 of Regulation S-K in response to this Item 13 is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14 – PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by Item 9(e) of Schedule 14A in response to this Item 14 is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

PART IV

ITEM 15 – EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)(1) Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

Please see the accompanying Index to Consolidated Financial Statements which appears on page F-1 of this report. The Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated

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Financial Statements which are listed in the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and which appear beginning on page F-2 of this report are included in Item 8 above.

(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedule

Financial Statement Schedules have been omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or notes thereto.

(a)(3) The exhibits to this report are listed on the Index to Exhibits following the signature pages of this report.

(b)      Exhibits.

See the Exhibit Index following the signature pages of this report.

(c)      Financial Statement Schedule

See the description under Item 15. (a)(2) above.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:

December 14, 2006

INTAC INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ WEI ZHOU

 

 

 

Wei Zhou, President, Chief Executive

 

 

Officer and Director (Principal

 

 

Executive Officer)

 

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

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Wei Zhou and J. David Darnell, and each of them, his true and lawful proxies, attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to (i) act on, sign and title with the SEC any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, together with all exhibits thereto, (ii) act, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and (iii) take any and all actions which may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, granting unto such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact, and each of them and his and their substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact, any of them or any of his or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Name

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ WEI ZHOU

 

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and

 

December 14, 2006

 

 

Director (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wei Zhou

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ J. DAVID DARNELL

 

 

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

December 14, 2006

 

 

and Director (Principal Financial and

 

 

 

 

Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J. David Darnell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Theodore P. Botts

 

 

Director

 

December 14, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

Theodore P. Botts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ KEVIN K. JONES

 

 

Director

 

December 14, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

Kevin K. Jones

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ DR. HEINZ-GERD STEIN

 

 

Director

 

December 14, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Heinz-Gerd Stein

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ LARRIE A. WEIL

 

 

Director

 

December 14, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

Larrie A. Weil

 

 

 

 

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibits

 

Description

 

 

 

2.1

 

Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated October 13, 2001, by and between Commodore Minerals, Inc., INTAC Holdco Corp., Wei Zhou and Yip Yin Kwan (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 13, 2001, filed with the Commission on October 30, 2001 (the “Reorganization Form 8-K”) and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

2.2

 

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated September 28, 2001, by and between Wei Zhou and Grayson Hand (filed as Exhibit 2.2 to Reorganization Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

2.3

 

Stock for Stock Exchange Agreement, dated December 31, 2004, by and among INTAC International, Inc. and Forever Sino International Limited (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 5, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

2.4

 

Amendment to Stock for Stock Exchange Agreement, dated March 22, 2006, by and among INTAC International, Inc. and Forever Sino International Limited (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 23, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

2.5

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April20, 2006, by and among HowStuffWorks, Inc., HSW International, Inc., HSW International Merger Corporation and Intac International, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on April 20, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

3.1(i)

 

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated October 13, 2001, filed with the Commission on December 26, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

3.2(ii)

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Annual Report on Form 10-K dated September 30, 2005 filed with the Commission on December 19, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.1

 

Employment Agreement by and between Commodore Minerals, Inc. (predecessor to the Registrant) and Wei Zhou dated as of October 16, 2001 (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.2

 

INTAC International, Inc. 2001 Long Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form S 8 dated April 30, 2004, filed with the Commission on May 4, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.3

 

Lease agreement by and between INTAC International Holdings, Ltd. and Realty Star Development Limited dated March 13, 2002 (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2003, filed with the Commission on May 20, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.4

 

Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and J. David Darnell dated as of June 11, 2002 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-QSB for the quarter June 30, 2002, filed with the Commission on August 20, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.5

 

Restricted Stock Agreement between the Registrant and J. David Darnell dated July 29, 2002 (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form S-8 dated April 30, 2004, filed with the Commission on May 4, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.6

 

T-Mobile agreement (a translation of which was also filed) (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Commission on March 28, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.7

 

Joint Venture Agreement for the establishment of Beijing INTAC Purun Educational Development Ltd by and among EMIC of the Ministry of Education P.R.C., China Putian Corporation and INTAC International Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, filed with the Commission on November 14, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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10.8

 

Subscription and Investment Representation Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2003, between INTAC International, Inc. and an accredited investor (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, filed with the Commission on November 14, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.9

 

Assignment of Joint Venture Interest and Release of Debt agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the Commission on March 30, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.10

 

Loan and Interest Pledge Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the Commission on March 30, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.11

 

Share Transfer Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, filed with the Commission on August 16, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.12

 

Loan and Interest Pledge Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, filed with the Commission on August 16, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.13

 

Subscription and Investment Representation Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2004, between INTAC International, Inc. and an accredited investor (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May 26, 2004 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

 

 

10.14

 

First Amendment to the Intac International Inc. Restricted Stock Award Agreement, effective as of July 28, 2005, between INTAC International, Inc. and J. David Darnell (filed as Exhibit 10.14 to Current Report on Form 10-K dated September 30, 2005 filed with the Commission on December 19, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

21.1

 

List of Subsidiaries (filed herewith).

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of KBA Group LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith)

 

 

 

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (included in signature page herewith).

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Wei Zhou, President and Chief Executive Officer (filed herewith).

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of J. David Darnell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith).

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Wei Zhou, President and Chief Executive Officer (filed herewith).

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of J. David Darnell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith).

 

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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AND RELATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

REPORTS OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

60

 

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

62

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

63

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

64

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

66

 

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

67

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

 

 

 

SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

 

 

 

All other schedules are omitted since the required information is not present, or is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or because the information is included in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

INTAC International, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of INTAC International, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for the year ended September 30, 2006, the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004. In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements, we have also audited the financial statement schedule for the year ended September 30, 2006, the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004.  These consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

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

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of INTAC International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year ended September 30, 2006, the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Intac International, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control— Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”), and our report dated December 8, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion on management’s assessment of, and an adverse opinion on the effective operation of internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ KBA Group LLP

 

Dallas, Texas

 

December 8, 2006

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Intac International Inc:

We were engaged to audit management’s assessment included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting (included in Item 9A of this Form 10-K) that INTAC International, Inc. and subsidiaries (“the Company”) did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2006 based on the criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) because of the material weaknesses as described therein.  Management of the Company is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) 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 (3) 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.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected.  The following material weaknesses have been identified and included in management’s assessment.

Deficiencies which constituted material weaknesses existed in the Company’s information technology (“IT”) environment at the Company’s Beijing location including both inadequate physical security controls for accessing the accounting server and inadequate offsite and rotation media backup storage procedures, and inadequate controls related to critical spreadsheets.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of INTAC International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for the year ended September 30, 2006, the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004.  The above material weaknesses were considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the 2006 consolidated financial statements, and this report does not affect our report dated December 8, 2006, which expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

In our opinion, management’s assessment that Intac International Inc. did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the COSO control criteria.  Also, in our opinion, because of the effect of the material weaknesses as described above on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, Intac International, Inc. has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2006, based on the COSO control criteria.

/s/ KBA Group LLP

 

Dallas, Texas

 

December 8, 2006

 

 

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INTAC INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

 

 

September 30,
2006

 

September 30,
2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

850,131

 

$

464,118

 

Trade accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $950,608 in 2006 and $0 in 2005)

 

5,242,985

 

5,675,683

 

Other receivables

 

 

416,770

 

Inventories

 

45,561

 

9,659

 

Assets held for sale

 

13,059,001

 

21,471,036

 

Total current assets

 

19,197,678

 

28,037,266

 

Property and equipment, net

 

1,131,120

 

1,345,322

 

Other assets

 

484,597

 

467,956

 

Advances to officers of subsidiaries and employees

 

179,239

 

27,090

 

Internet portal database gateway, net

 

187,378

 

305,096

 

Acquired software, net

 

655,958

 

1,409,460

 

Goodwill

 

16,742,466

 

12,799,769

 

Total assets

 

$

38,578,436

 

$

44,391,959

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts payable

 

$

1,253,266

 

$

1,579,456

 

Accrued expenses

 

1,998,042

 

915,362

 

Other liabilities

 

244,225

 

311,979

 

Deferred tax liability

 

426,447

 

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

32,479

 

Liabilities held for sale

 

1,933,512

 

5,317,204

 

Total current liabilities

 

5,855,492

 

8,156,480

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 22,940,727 and 22,189,455 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

22,940

 

22,189

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

38,019,109

 

33,399,433

 

Retained earnings (deficit)

 

(5,355,386

)

2,786,610

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

36,281

 

27,247

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

32,722,944

 

36,235,479

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

38,578,436

 

$

44,391,959

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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INTAC INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

 

 

Year Ended,
September 30, 2006

 

Nine Months Ended,
September 30, 2005

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Career development services revenue

 

$

5,749,932

 

$

4,218,779

 

$

4,231,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Career development services cost of revenue

 

1,508,526

 

1,039,299

 

1,233,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Career development services gross profit

 

4,241,406

 

3,179,480

 

2,997,586

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product development

 

3,422,312

 

2,660,793

 

1,819,501

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

2,258,089

 

1,836,777

 

504,959

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

950,608

 

 

 

Merger transaction costs

 

1,340,319

 

 

 

Gain on sale of assets

 

 

(383,933

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses, net

 

7,971,328

 

4,113,637

 

2,324,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

(3,729,922

)

(934,157

)

673,126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)

 

 

 

4,429

 

Interest income (expense), net

 

 

2,477

 

(22,927

)

Minority interest in loss of consolidated joint venture

 

 

 

366,715

 

Other income (expense), net

 

2

 

(236

)

(138,084

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other income (expenses), net

 

2

 

2,241

 

210,133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

(3,729,920

)

(931,916

)

883,259

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

(426,447

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

(4,156,367

)

(931,916

)

883,259

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

 

(3,985,629

)

(534,466

)

4,933,238

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(8,141,996

)

$

(1,466,382

)

$

5,816,497

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic income (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

(0.18

)

$

(0.04

)

$

0.04

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

(0.18

)

(0.03

)

0.24

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(0.36

)

$

(0.07

)

$

0.28

 

Diluted income (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

(0.18

)

$

(0.04

)

$

0.04

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

(0.18

)

(0.03

)

0.24

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(0.36

)

$

(0.07

)

$

0.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic

 

22,587,806

 

22,149,122

 

20,711,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

 

22,587,806

 

22,149,122

 

21,007,978

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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INTAC INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

 

Common Stock

 

Additional
Paid-in

 

 

 

Shares

 

$

 

Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2003

 

20,189,455

 

$

20,189

 

$

8,062,801

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock for cash

 

800,000

 

800

 

11,968,387

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation in connection with restricted stock award

 

 

 

233,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share issuance in connection with restricted stock award

 

132,000

 

132

 

(132

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share issuance in connection with acquisition of Beijing Huana Xinlong Information and Technology Development Co., Ltd.

 

1,000,000

 

1,000

 

12,999,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2004

 

22,121,455

 

22,121

 

33,263,389

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation in connection with restricted stock award

 

 

 

136,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share issuance in connection with restricted stock award

 

68,000

 

68

 

(68

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2005

 

22,189,455

 

22,189

 

33,399,433

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

153,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options

 

150,000

 

150

 

524,532

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incremental shares issued in connection with acquisition of Huana Xinlong

 

601,272

 

601

 

3,942,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2006

 

22,940,727

 

$

22,940

 

$

38,019,109

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Retained Earnings
(deficit)

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

 

Total
Stockholders’
Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2003

 

$

(1,563,505

)

$

200,653

 

$

6,720,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock for cash

 

 

 

11,969,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation in connection with restricted stock award

 

 

 

233,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share issuance in connection with restricted stock award

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share issuance in connection with acquisition of Beijing Huana Xinlong Information and Technology Development Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

13,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

5,816,497

 

 

5,816,497

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

(153,975

)

(153,975

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

5,662,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2004

 

4,252,992

 

46,678

 

37,585,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation in connection with restricted stock award

 

 

 

136,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share issuance in connection with restricted stock award

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

(1,466,382

)

 

(1,466,382

)

Foreign currency translation

 

 

(19,431

)

(19,431

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

(1,485,813

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2005

 

2,786,610

 

27,247

 

36,235,479

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

153,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options

 

 

 

524,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incremental shares issued in connection with acquisition of Huana Xinlong

 

 

 

3,942,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

(8,141,996

)

 

(8,141,996

)

Foreign currency translation

 

 

9,034

 

9,034

 

Total comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

(8,132,962

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2006

 

$

(5,355,386

)

$

36,281

 

$

32,722,944

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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INTAC INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

 

 

Year ended
September 30, 2006

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2005

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2004

 

CASH FLOW FROM CONTINUING OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

(4,156,367

)

$

(931,916

)

$

883,259

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

397,867

 

272,773

 

205,412

 

Amortization of internet portal database gateway and acquired software

 

871,224

 

650,954

 

123,883

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

950,608

 

 

 

Minority interest in loss of consolidated joint venture

 

 

 

(366,715

)

Compensation in connection with restricted stock award

 

 

136,112

 

233,333

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

153,044

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

9,034

 

(19,431

)

(153,975

)

Gain on sale of subsidiary

 

 

 

(15,055

)

Loss on sale of property and equipment and other assets

 

 

 

15,695

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities from continuing operations, net of effects of acquisition and disposition in 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

567,309

 

(2,221,250

)

(3,454,433

)

Other receivables

 

416,770

 

(416,770

)

 

Inventories

 

(35,902

)

982

 

(10,641

)

Other assets

 

(16,641

)

101,367

 

 

Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

756,490

 

855,340

 

1,450,680

 

Other liabilities

 

(67,754

)

(669,131

)

(118,087

)

Deferred revenue

 

393,968

 

(269,978

)

302,457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities

 

239,650

 

(2,510,948

)

(904,187

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOW FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

(3,985,629

)

(534,466

)

4,933,238

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income(loss) from discontinued operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

108,245

 

52,510

 

72,970

 

Provision for doubtful supplier rebate receivable

 

2,231,205

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities from discontinued operations, net of effects of acquisition and disposition in 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash held for sale

 

1,172,247

 

1,799,294

 

(6,027,920

)

Trade accounts receivable held for sale

 

2,777,746

 

(1,229,207

)

(10,095,186

)

Supplier rebates receivable held for sale

 

254,062

 

(2,485,267

)

 

Income tax receivable held for sale

 

(41,823

)

 

335,993

 

Inventories held for sale

 

779,259

 

(842,233

)

(74,378

)

Deposits paid held for sale

 

26,820

 

123,450

 

99,863

 

Other assets held for sale

 

(3,287

)

 

(313,097

)

Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses held for sale

 

(2,734,702

)

4,415,176

 

(1,668,635

)

Income taxes payable held for sale

 

(604,481

)

(370,218

)

974,699

 

Due to shareholders held for sale

 

6,774

 

 

16,580

 

Deposits received held for sale

 

(51,283

)

51,283

 

(221,389

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities

 

(64,847

)

980,322

 

(11,967,262

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

174,803

 

(1,530,626

)

(12,871,449

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash deposit

 

 

 

2,800,000

 

Sale (purchase) of property and equipment

 

(183,664

)

(154,755

)

(913,420

)

Sale (purchase) of property and equipment held for sale

 

22,341

 

(32,440

)

(30,093

)

Sale (purchase) of other assets

 

 

328,846

 

(491,753

)

Repayments from (advances to) officers of subsidiaries and employees

 

(152,149

)

5,842

 

313,158

 

Collection of (increase in) short-term note receivable

 

 

365,370

 

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

(81,000

)

 

Cash included in sale of subsidiary

 

 

 

(132,921

)

Cash included in purchase of subsidiary

 

 

 

246,528

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(313,472

)

431,863

 

1,791,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

 

11,969,187

 

Borrowings from (repayments to) shareholder, net

 

 

997

 

33,399

 

Borrowings from (repayments to) bank

 

 

 

(2,728,202

)

Incremental purchase of Intac Purun shares

 

 

 

(1,500,000

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

524,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

524,682

 

997

 

7,774,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

386,013

 

(1,097,766

)

(3,305,566

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

464,118

 

1,561,884

 

4,867,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

 

$

850,131

 

$

464,118

 

$

1,561,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

237

 

$

401

 

$

38,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for taxes

 

$

1,033,000

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of property and equipment for note receivable

 

$

 

$

584,615

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance premiums financed

 

$

233,000

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of Company stock for the Huana Xinlong acquisition

 

$

3,942,701

 

$

 

$

13,000,000

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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INTAC INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

1.  GENERAL AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a)      Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

INTAC International, Inc. (“INTAC” or the “Company”) is a United States holding company focused on the exploitation of strategic business opportunities available in China and the Asia-Pacific Rim.  The Company currently maintains offices in China (Hong Kong, Beijing and Tianjin), Germany (Frankfurt) and the United States (Dallas, Texas). During the periods reported, the Company’s revenues from continuing operations were derived primarily from integrated educational and career development services which includes software license maintenance and support, training, consulting, and franchise revenue delivered to customers in China.

On August 8, 2006, the Company entered into a letter of intent with Wei Zhou, its Chairman and CEO, to sell the Distribution Segment of the business for 3 million shares of the Company’s common stock. (See Note 2.)   As a result of this agreement, the operations of this segment have since been segregated and reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented within the Company’s consolidated statement of operations presented herein.  Similarly, the Company’s assets and liabilities of this segment have been classified as “held for sale” within the consolidated balance sheets presented herein.

In October 2003, INTAC formed a new Internet joint venture, Beijing Intac Purun Educational Development Ltd (“Intac Purun”), with China Putian Corporation (“Putian”) and the Ministry of Education in The People’s Republic of China (“PRC”).  Intac Purun was established to meet the growing need for expanding the employment opportunities for graduates of higher level education institutions in the PRC. The Ministry of Education had already established a database of graduates which has been made exclusively available to Intac Purun. Intac Purun provides mobile telecommunications training services in China offering training to information technology professionals with the primary focus in the area of third generation digital mobile systems commonly known as “3G”. In addition, the Company continues to develop databases for 1-stop marketing solutions to a wide range of businesses with products and services tailored to the specific needs of Chinese education.  At the time of formation, the joint venture was owned 45% by INTAC, 15% by Putian, 30% by a private investor group and 10% by the Ministry of Education.  In June 2004, INTAC purchased an additional indirect 15% interest in Intac Purun from Putian.  This additional 15% indirect ownership interest increases INTAC’s total indirect ownership in Intac Purun to 60%.  INTAC’s ownership in Intac Purun is held indirectly through PRC nominees.

In September 2004, INTAC indirectly formed two new companies, Beijing Intac Meidi Advertising Company Limited (“Intac Advertising”) and Beijing Intac Meidi Technology Development Company Limited (“Intac Technology”), both Chinese corporations.  Intac Advertising and Intac Technology were established to provide advertising services and value added services in support of Intac Purun.

In September 2004, INTAC sold all of the outstanding shares of New Tech Handel GmbH (“New Tech”). The results of operations of New Tech have been included in the consolidated financial statements through the date of disposal.  INTAC then formed a new subsidiary, INTAC Deutschland GmbH (“INTAC Deutschland”), a German corporation, for the continuation of similar operations in Germany.  INTAC Deutschland now acts as the Company’s primary purchasing agent and distributor of mobile handsets from Europe into the Asia-Pacific Rim.

In December 2004, INTAC acquired Beijing Huana Xinlong Information and Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“Huana Xinlong”), which INTAC has assigned to INTAC International Holdings Limited (“Holdings”), a Hong Kong corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of INTAC.  Huana Xinlong, a leading Chinese developer of management software for educational institution administration, is located in Beijing, China.

In January 2006, INTAC established Intac International Management Consultancy Beijing Limited to carry out business management and advisory activities.

On April 20, 2006, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, referred to as the merger agreement, with HowStuffWorks Inc. (“HSW”), HSW International, Inc. (“HSW International”) and HSW International Merger Corporation (“merger sub”). Pursuant to the merger agreement, merger sub will merge with and into INTAC, with INTAC continuing as the surviving corporation (the “merger”). As a result of the merger, INTAC will become a wholly owned subsidiary of HSW International. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, each outstanding share of Company common stock, par value $0.001 per share, will be converted into the right to receive one share of HSW International common stock, par value $0.001 per share.

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 In connection with the merger (i) HSW has agreed to contribute certain assets, properties and rights to HSW International in exchange for shares of HSW International common stock (the “contributed assets”) and (ii) certain investors have entered into agreements to purchase shares of HSW International common stock with an aggregate value of approximately $22.5 million (the “equity financing”). At the closing of the merger, but prior to the completion of the equity financing, INTAC stockholders will own 50% of the total issued and outstanding shares of HSW International common stock and HSW will own the remaining 50% of the total issued and outstanding shares of HSW International common stock. The merger, the merger agreement, and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement have been approved by our board of directors, and are subject to various closing conditions, including approval by our stockholders.

Prior to the closing of the merger, it is contemplated that HSW International will use its best efforts to obtain approval for listing of HSW International common stock on either the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market, and following the closing of the merger, it is contemplated that INTAC will file with the SEC to terminate registration of our common stock.

In connection with the merger, INTAC and HSW International plan to file a proxy statement/prospectus on Form S-4 with the SEC which will contain detailed information regarding the merger and the special meeting of stockholders at which our stockholders will consider the merger, the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. It is currently anticipated that the merger will close in the second quarter of fiscal year 2007.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“USGAAP”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been included.

In August of 2005, the Company changed its fiscal year end from December 31st to September 30th. Accordingly, the accompanying financial statements include the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2006 and 2005. The related consolidated statements of operations, consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss) and consolidated statements of cash flows are presented for the year ended September 30, 2006, the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004.

(b)      Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned continuing operations subsidiaries, INTAC Holdco Corp., Intac (Tianjin) International Trading Co., Beijing Intac Media Advertising Company Limited, Beijing Intac Meidi Technology Development Company Limited, Intac International Management Consultancy Beijing Limited, Huana Xinlong and its 60% owned subsidiary INTAC Purun. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The assets and liabilities held for sale and the discontinued operations include the following companies: Holdings, INTAC Deutschland GmbH, FUTAC Group Limited, Global Creative International Limited, INTAC Telecommunications Limited.

In consolidating the Company’s 45% indirect ownership interest in Intac Purun during the period from October 2003 (formation) through the period that INTAC acquired the additional 15% indirect ownership interest in June 2004, the Company applied the guidance in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 94 “Consolidation of All Majority-Owned Subsidiaries”, and by analogy the guidance in EITF 96-16 “Investor’s Accounting for an Investee When the Investor Has a Majority of the Voting Interest but the Minority Shareholder or Shareholders have Certain Approval or Veto Rights”.  INTAC is designated as the operating partner for the joint venture, has effective control of the Board of Directors and appoints the majority of the Board of Directors which hires management and controls the day to day activities of Intac Purun making it the primary controlling shareholder since the inception of Intac Purun.  Accordingly, management concluded that it was necessary to consolidate Intac Purun since the acquisition of its 45% ownership interest in order to properly reflect the substance of the Company’s control position.

(c)      Reclassification

Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation.

(d)      Liquidity

As of September 30, 2006 and 2005, INTAC had retained earnings (deficit) balances of $(5,355,386) and $2,786,610, respectively, primarily due to net losses for the year ended September 30, 2006 and the nine months ended September 30,

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2005. The Company raised equity financing of $4.5 million in September 2003 and $12.0 million in May 2004.  Proceeds of the private placements are being used to expand Intac Purun’s career development services and for working capital purposes.

As of September 30, 2006 and 2005, INTAC maintained cash related to continuing operations of $850,131 and $464,118, respectively.  The Company measures liquidity through working capital (measured by current assets less current liabilities).  As of September 30, 2006 and 2005, INTAC maintained working capital of $13,342,186 and $19,880,756, respectively.  The decrease in working capital is primarily due to losses during the current year.

Within our Distribution Business (included in discontinued operations), a large portion of trade accounts receivable is attributable to our largest customer – Mr. Lam, from whom we derived substantially all of our distribution revenue for year ended September 30, 2006. The amount of the receivable balance with this customer has decreased to $11.2 million at September 30, 2006 from $14.9 million at September 30, 2005; however, we expect this balance to remain high for the foreseeable future. We collected approximately $6.1 million of the balance outstanding at September 30, 2006 in October and November of 2006.

We have entered into a new installment payment plan agreement with Mr. Lam to pay his current balance over a period of six months. The first payment in accordance with this agreement was received in November 2006 in the amount of $1.9 million. As part of the installment plan agreement, we have agreed that all future sales to Mr. Lam are due and payable within 45 days. The volume of sales in the Distribution business relies on keeping Mr. Lam as a customer. In order to demonstrate his belief that Mr. Lam’s receivable is collectible, Wei Zhou, the Company’s Chairman and CEO, entered into a Security and Pledge Agreement with INTAC whereby Mr. Zhou pledged 3 million shares of INTAC common stock to secure collection of this receivable.

In addition, at September 30, 2006, the Company has approximately $2.2 million of supplier rebates receivable from its major mobile handset supplier, T-Mobile Deutschland. This amount has been fully reserved based on historical trends and due to the uncertainty of their use when considering the distribution business’ anticipated reduced revenue. Mr. Zhou’s pledge of 3 million shares of INTAC common stock under the Security and Pledge Agreement also secures this receivable.

As of September 30, 2006 we have a net trade receivable balance of $5.2 million related to our Career Development Services business.   The trade receivable balance relates primarily to Huana Xinlong and the sale of educational software to school districts within China. These school districts pay for their software purchases using funds supplied by the Chinese government. Historically, this funding takes many months, which is typical of the business process in China. As of September 30, 2006, approximately $963,000 of our gross trade receivable balance relates to sales of educational software completed in December 2004 and $950,608 has been reserved in our financial statements. This amount has been reserved based upon historical collection patterns and due to the passage of time.  This overall gross balance of trade receivables from sales completed in December 2004 has decreased $2,037,000 million from the September 30, 2005 balance of $3 million due to aggressive collections during the year.  The Company fully intends to pursue collection of these receivables.

We believe that the Company will have sufficient capital for the next twelve months if we are able to collect our trade receivables and sell our Career development software and training services in according to our business plan.   However, if we are not able to complete sales in a timely manner or if the Chinese government does not fund our school district customers in a reasonable amount of time, it could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity. Long-term plans will require that we obtain additional financing through the issuance of debt, equity, other securities or a combination thereof in order to take advantage of other strategic agreements and business alliances. In addition, we may seek to obtain a working capital or other traditional loan facility from a bank or other lending source. Unless we are able to continue to improve our career development services operating performance with which we have limited experience, additional outside financing required to execute our long-term business plan would be difficult to obtain on acceptable terms, if at all. As of the date of this Report, we do not have any financing arrangements, nor do we have any commitments to obtain such an arrangement with any bank or other third party. If we raise capital by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of our current stockholders will be reduced. Any new securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of our current common stockholders. There can be no assurances that we will be able to obtain additional financing on terms which are acceptable to us.

(e)      Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of the balance sheets and statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.  The Company maintains its cash in high quality financial institutions and does not believe any undue risk is associated with its cash balances.  A large portion of the cash balance is

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maintained at one financial institution.

(f)       Concentration of Credit Risk and Accounts Receivable

Trade accounts receivable are stated at the amount the Company expects to collect and are not collateralized. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. The Company does not charge interest on overdue balances. Management considers the following factors when determining the collectibility of specific customer accounts: customer credit-worthiness, past transaction history with the customer, current economic industry trends, and changes in customer payment terms and the length of time which the receivable remains outstanding. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, adversely affecting their ability to make payments, additional allowances would be required. Based on management’s assessment, the Company provides for estimated uncollectible amounts through a charge to earnings and a credit to a valuation allowance. Balances that remain outstanding after the Company has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the valuation allowance and a credit to accounts receivable.  Based upon the above criteria, as of September 30, 2006 and 2005, the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable was $950,608 and $0, respectively.

(g)      Inventories

Inventories in our career development services business consist mostly of training material and other supplies. Inventories in our Distribution business are shown on the consolidated balance sheets as assets held for sale. This consists mostly of wireless handsets which are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value, calculated on the first-in, first-out basis, and are comprised of finished goods. Net realizable value is determined on the basis of anticipated sales proceeds less estimated costs for selling expenses.

(h)      Deposits Paid

Deposits paid are payments made to suppliers for down payments for wireless handsets and included in assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet.

(i)       Property and Equipment

Property and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization and any provisions for impairment losses required to reflect recoverable amounts.  Cost represents the purchase price and any directly attributable costs of bringing the asset to working condition for its intended use.  Repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.  Betterments and capital improvements are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful life of the related asset.

Depreciation and amortization is calculated to write off the cost of the fixed asset over the shorter of the useful life or, if applicable, the remaining lease term, on a straight line basis, at the following annual rates:

Furniture and fixtures

 

20

%

Leasehold improvements

 

20

%

Motor vehicles

 

20

%

 

(j)       Intangible Assets

In accordance with the accounting rules contained in SFAS No. 142 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”), the Company reviews each indefinitely lived intangible asset for impairment annually and when events or circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired.  Impairment is measured as the amount by which the Company’s carrying value exceeds the fair value.  Should impairment be indicated, the impaired amount will be charged to expense.  As of September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company performed its annual impairment tests and found none of its goodwill to be impaired.

Non-amortizable intangible assets include the following:

·                  Recorded goodwill of $59,021 attributable to the wireless handset distribution business (included in assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets).

·                  Recorded goodwill of $1,064,113 relating to the acquisition of an additional 15% indirect ownership interest in Intac Purun from Putian for $1.5 million attributable to the career development services business.

·                  Recorded goodwill of $15,678,353 relating to the acquisition of Huana Xinlong attributable to the career

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development services business. The acquisition consideration issued by the Company in the transaction consisted of up to 2,000,000 shares of Company common stock, including 1,000,000 shares issued on closing and up to an additional 1,000,000 shares contingent on achieving net income of $13 million during the thirteen month period ending December 31, 2005 of which an additional 601,272 shares were issued.  The Company issued a total of 1,601,272 shares as consideration for this transaction.

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired as a result of the Company’s acquisitions of interests in its subsidiaries.

Amortizable intangible assets include the following:

·                  The legal right for exclusive access to a student database which is owned by the PRC Ministry of Education.  The Company acquired the access right in October 2003 in connection with the formation of Intac Purun.  The access right to this student database has been recorded based on a valuation completed in December 2004.  Management has determined that this intangible asset has a finite life as contemplated by SFAS No. 142 and accordingly, this asset is being amortized over a five year life on a straight line basis in accordance with the terms of the internet content provider license agreement.

 

 

Weighted Average

 

September 30, 2006

 

September 30, 2005

 

 

 

Remaining Amortization
Period (Years)

 

Gross Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Gross Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet portal database gateway

 

2.0

 

$

411,666

 

$

224,288

 

$

411,666

 

$

106,570

 

 

Amortization expense was $117,718 and $45,673 for the year ended September 30, 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the next three years is as follows:

2007

 

$

83,279

 

2008

 

83,279

 

2009

 

20,820

 

Total

 

$

187,378

 

 

(k)      Acquired Software

Software was acquired in connection with the acquisition of Huana Xinlong.  This software has been recorded using values established in December 2004.  Amortization is recorded based on the estimated useful life of approximately three years on a straight line basis.  At September 30, 2006, acquired software recorded value totaled $2,039,307 with accumulated amortization totaling $1,383,349.

(l)       Deposits Received

Deposits received are payments received from customers for down payments for wireless handsets and are included in liabilities held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet.

(m)     Revenue Recognition

The Company’s revenue is derived from primarily two sources (i) career development services which includes software license maintenance and support, training, consulting, and franchise revenue for customers in China (included in continuing operations on the consolidated statement of operations) and (ii) distribution revenue, which includes wireless handsets distribution mainly into China – (included in discontinued operations on the consolidated statements of operations).

Career Development Services:

Product revenue from the license of the Company’s software products is recognized in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104, “Revenue Recognition” when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the product has been delivered, the fee is fixed or determinable, and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured, and, if applicable, upon acceptance when acceptance criteria are specified or upon expiration of the acceptance period. Maintenance and support revenue for customer support is deferred and recognized ratably over the service period unless it is included in the initial license fee, provided for less than one year and is not a significant portion of the total license revenue.  In this case,

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maintenance support revenue is recognized when all revenue recognition criteria under SOP 97-2, SOP 98-9 and SAB 104 have been met.  Product upgrades and enhancement revenue is deferred and recognized ratably over the service period unless it is included in the initial license fee and is not significant.  Training and consulting revenue is recognized as services are performed and billable according to the terms of the service arrangement.

The Company applies the provisions of Statement of Position 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition,” (“SOP 97-2”) as amended by Statement of Position 98-9 “Modification of SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, With Respect to Certain Transactions” to all transactions involving the sale of all its software products.

For arrangements with multiple obligations (e.g. undelivered maintenance and support bundled with term licenses), the Company allocates revenue to each component of the arrangement using the residual value method based on evidence of the fair value of the undelivered elements, which is specific to the Company.  The vendor specific objective evidence of the fair values for the ongoing maintenance and support obligations for term licenses are based upon the prices paid for the separate renewal of these services by the customer or upon substantive renewal rates stated in the contractual arrangements. In this case, maintenance support revenue is recognized when all revenue recognition criteria under SOP 97-2, SOP 98-9 and SAB 104 have been met. Vendor specific objective evidence of the fair value of other services, primarily consulting and training services, is based upon separate sales of these services.

Franchise fee revenue is derived from the sale to customers of the exclusive rights to provide training courses to prospective students.  This arrangement consists of an up-front, non-refundable license fee, as well as fees for training materials and contingent payments based on a percentage of the student tuition.  The up-front, non-refundable franchise fee is recognized as revenue at the time the agreement is entered into, and the fees for other services are recognized as performed. Contingent payments are recognized when received.  The Company has considered the relevant provisions of FAS 45 “Accounting for Franchise Fee Revenue” in accounting for its franchise revenue.

The Company licenses access to its student database and education materials under one, two and three-year term licenses. The software licenses provide for updates to new versions if and when made available.  No express rights of return are granted.  The Company sells its products and services via a direct sales force and under certain circumstances, sales agents.

Subscription revenue which will be earned primarily through our Internet portal business, will be recognized on a straight line basis over the term of the service contract provided. The Company may also contract with third-party mobile operators for the transmission of wireless short messages and subscriptions as well as for the billing and collection of service fees from customers. Revenues are recorded as the services are provided monthly or on a per usage basis. The Company will recognize the net amount billed by the mobile operator as revenue.  To date, the Company has generated minimal revenue from subscription services.

Distribution Business:

The Company’s wireless handset revenue is generally generated from a quick turn of product. The Company recognizes revenue upon delivery of product to its customers. Products are sold “as is” and the Company does not provide servicing of the wireless handsets, nor does the Company receive any usage revenue from the wireless handsets distributed.

Revenue is recognized when customers take delivery of the goods, which is taken to be the point in time where the customer has accepted the goods and the related risks and rewards of ownership. Certain sales arrangements provide the Company the right to receive a contingent payment based on sales made by the customers. Contingent payment revenue for these arrangements is recognized as the cash is received. Receipts of cash in advance of shipment or delivery are recorded as deposits received.

License fee revenue is derived from the sale to customers of the rights to sell products under arrangements in which the Company is the distributor. These arrangements consist of an up-front, non-refundable license fee, as well contingent payments based on a percentage of the customer revenue. The services provided by the Company after the receipt of the up-front license fee are not significant. The up-front, non-refundable license fee is recognized as revenue at the time the agreement is entered into, and the contingent payments are recognized when received. The Company has considered the relevant provisions of SAB 104 and Emerging Issues Task Force No. 00-21, “Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables” in accounting for license fee revenue.

(n)      Cost of Revenues

Career Development Services (included in continuing operations):

The Company’s career development services cost of revenue is primarily comprised of the service fees paid for the provision

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of software training and technological services, and the amortization charge for acquired software.

Distribution Business (included in discontinued operations):

The Company’s distribution business cost of revenues is comprised of the cost of the wireless handset products distributed.

(o)      Vendor Programs

Incentive arrangements such as volume incentive rebates or other vendor programs are accounted for in accordance with the Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 02-16, “Accounting by a Customer (Including a Reseller) for Certain Consideration Received from a Vendor” and Emerging Issues Task Force No. 03-10, “Application of Issue No. 02-16 by Resellers to Sales Incentives Offered to Customers by Manufacturer”.  To the extent that the Company receives excess funds from suppliers for reimbursement of its costs, the Company recognizes the excess as a liability due to the supplier, which is applied to future costs incurred on behalf of the supplier.  Volume incentive rebates are consideration received from the suppliers when purchases or sell-through targets are attained or exceeded within a specific time period.  The amount of rebate earned in any financial reporting period is accrued as a vendor receivable. This same amount is either a reduction on inventory cost or is a reduction of cost of sales for those items already sold.  Volume rebates to date have been determined based on actual negotiated volume discounts. When there is uncertainty regarding the use of these rebates, the amounts are reserved accordingly.

(q)      Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities, and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the period in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

(r)       Foreign Currency Translation

The Company’s operations in China and Hong Kong use the local currencies as their functional currencies.  German operations use the Hong Kong dollar as its functional currency. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been expressed in United States dollars, the reporting currency of the Company.

Reported assets and liabilities of INTAC’s foreign subsidiaries have been translated at the rate of exchange at the end of each period. Revenues and expenses have been translated at the weighted average rate of exchange in effect during the respective period. Gains and losses resulting from translation are accumulated in other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity.

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on currency transactions between foreign entities is included in other income (expense) in the accompanying statements of operations.

(s)      Net Income (Loss) Per Share – Basic and Diluted

Basic income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares, if any, outstanding during the period.  Computation of diluted income per share for the year ended December 31, 2004 includes dilutive stock options and restricted stock awards granted under the terms of the Company’s 2001 Long Term Incentive Plan.  Stock options and the restricted stock award (to the extent not vested) were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share for the year ended September 30, 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2005 because their effects are anti-dilutive.  Total diluted shares excluded from the diluted income (loss) per share computation totaled 450,000 and 600,000 at September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

(t)       Segment Reporting

SFAS No. 131 “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information”, established standards for reporting information about operating segments in financial statements. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and assessing performance.

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Historically, the Company’s results of operations have been considered to be comprised of two reportable segments:  (i) career development services and (ii) distribution of wireless handsets.  The statement of operations included herein reflects operations of the career development services segment as continuing operations and the distribution segment as discontinued operations due to the transaction described in Note 2 below.  Accordingly, there is only one reportable segment and disclosure as required under SFAS No. 131 is not required.

(u)      Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of

The Company accounts for long-lived assets in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of”. This Statement requires that long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles be reviewed for impairment 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 future net cash flow expected to be generated by the asset. 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. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

 (v)     Use of Estimates

Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The most significant estimates and related assumptions include the assessment of the provision for doubtful accounts, the assessment of the impairment of tangible and intangible long-lived assets, the assessment of the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, the purchase price allocation on acquisitions and the assessment of criteria related to revenue recognition. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(w)     Product and Software Development Expenses

Product and software development expenses primarily include payroll and other employee benefit costs.  For software to be marketed or sold, financial accounting standards require the capitalization of development costs after technological feasibility is established.  Due to the relatively short period between technological feasibility and the completion of product development, and the insignificance of the related costs, the Company generally does not capitalize software development costs.  All product and software development costs are expensed when incurred.  Research and development costs to date have not been significant.

(x)       Employee Benefit Plans

The Company’s subsidiaries in China participate in a government-mandated multi-employer defined contribution plan pursuant to which certain retirement, medical and other welfare benefits are provided to employees.  Chinese labor regulations require the Company’s subsidiaries to pay to the local labor bureau monthly contributions at a stated contribution rate based on the monthly basic compensation of qualified employees.  The relevant local labor bureau is responsible for meeting all retirement benefit obligations; the Company has no further commitments beyond its monthly contributions.  Employee benefit plan costs to date have not been significant.

(y)                 Stock Option Plans and Stock-Based Compensation

Effective October 1, 2005, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123 (revised) “Share Based Payment” (“SFAS 123-R”), using the modified prospective transition method. Under this transition method, compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of October 1, 2005, is based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS 123 and compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to October 1, 2005 is based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123-R. During the year ended September 30, 2006, the Company recognized share-based compensation cost totaling $153,044.

As a result of adopting SFAS 123-R on October 1, 2005, the Company’s loss before income taxes and net loss for year ended September 30, 2006 is $153,044 and $153,044 higher, respectively, than if the Company had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB Opinion No 25 “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” Basic and diluted loss per share for the year ended September 30, 2006 would have been ($0.35), if the Company had not adopted SFAS 123-R, compared to the reported basic and diluted loss per share of ($0.36).

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The following table illustrates the effect on net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123 to options granted under the Company’s stock option plan in all periods presented. For purposes of this pro forma disclosure, the value of the options is estimated using a Black-Scholes option pricing model and amortized over the options’ vesting periods.

 

Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2005

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss), as reported

 

$

(1,466,382

)

$

5,816,497

 

Add:  Total stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income (loss)

 

136,112

 

233,333

 

Deduct:  Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method

 

(1,117,425

)

(843,407

)

Pro forma net income (loss)

 

$

(2,447,695

)

$

5,206,423

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share – Basic - as reported

 

$

(0.07

)

$

0.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic - Pro forma

 

$

(0.11

)

$

0.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share – Diluted - as reported

 

$

(0.07

)

$

0.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted - Pro forma

 

$

(0.11

)

$

0.25

 

 

On August 28, 2005, the Board of Directors of INTAC approved the acceleration of vesting of all unvested options to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock. These options were previously awarded in 2003 and 2004 under the Company’s 2001 Long Term Incentive Plan and were to vest in three equal annual installments after the date of grant. Options to purchase 200,000 shares of common stock at exercise prices between $9.50 and $15.75, prices that were above the current market price of the Company’s common stock, are subject to this acceleration. The acceleration of the vesting of these options was undertaken primarily to eliminate the related future stock-based compensation expense resulting from the adoption of SFAS 123R.

(z)       Commitments and Contingencies

Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments and litigation and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment can be reasonably estimated. In the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, there are no claims, assessments and litigation against the Company.

(aa)    Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of all current assets and current liabilities at September 30, 2006 and 2005 approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.

(bb)    Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in equity of a company during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances excluding transactions resulting from investments from owners and distributions to owners.  For the Company, comprehensive income (loss) for the periods presented includes net income (loss) and foreign currency translation adjustments.

(cc)                    Impact of New Accounting Standards

Effective October 1, 2005, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123 (revised) “Share Based Payment” (“SFAS 123-R”), using the modified prospective transition method. Under this transition method, compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of October 1, 2005, is based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS 123 and compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to October 1, 2005 is based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123-R. During the year ended September 30, 2006, the Company recognized share-based compensation cost totaling $153,044.

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As a result of adopting SFAS 123-R on October 1, 2005, the Company’s loss before income taxes and net loss for year ended September 30, 2006 is $153,044 higher than if the Company had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB Opinion No 25 “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” Basic and diluted loss per share for the year ended September 30, 2006 would have been ($0.33) if the Company had not adopted SFAS 123-R, compared to the reported basic and diluted loss per share of ($0.34).

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48), which alters the framework for recognizing income tax contingencies. Previously, under SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” the focus was on the subsequent liability recognition for estimated losses from tax contingencies where such losses were probable and the related amounts could be reasonably estimated. Under this new interpretation, a contingent tax asset (i.e., an uncertain tax position) may only be recognized if it is more likely than not that it will ultimately be sustained upon audit. The Company does not believe this standard will have a material impact on its statement of financial position or results of operations.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value as the amount that would be exchanged to sell an asset or transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants, and establishes a fair value hierarchy of quotes and unobservable data that should be used to develop pricing assumptions. In addition, for assets and liabilities that are not actively traded, for example, certain kinds of derivatives, SFAS 157 requires that a fair value measurement include an adjustment for risks inherent in a valuation technique and/or inputs, such as those used in pricing models. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, however, early adoption is permitted.  The Company does not believe this standard will have a material impact on its statement of financial position or results of operations.

(dd)           Merger Transaction Costs

Merger transaction costs of $1,340,319 are principally comprised of professional and investment banking fees related to the contemplated merger of the Company and HSW described in “Recent Events”.  Since HSW has been determined to be the accounting acquirer, accounting rules require that the acquiree (the Company) record all transaction costs as expense in its consolidated statement of operations.

2.  DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On August 8, 2006, the Company entered into a letter of intent with Wei Zhou, its Chairman and CEO, to purchase the Company’s Distribution Business of the business for 3 million shares of the Company’s common stock.  The consummation of this transaction is anticipated to be concurrent with the closing of the merger transaction with HSW International, Inc. as described in “Recent Events” and is subject to the approval of the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company other than Wei Zhou and his affiliates. It is expected that this agreement will close in the second fiscal quarter of 2007.  The Board of Directors approved the sale of the distribution business irrespective of whether the HSW International merger transaction is completed or not completed.

As a result of this agreement, the operations of this business have been segregated and reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented for the Company’s consolidated statements of operations presented herein. The loss from discontinued operations includes a $2.2 million provision for doubtful supplier rebates receivable.  The results of discontinued operations are as follows:

 

Year ended
September 30,
2006

 

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2005

 

Year ended
December 31,
2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

62,630,285

 

$

57,019,701

 

$

111,025,925

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations (before income taxes)

 

(3,674,041

)

667,378

 

5,865,085

 

Income taxes

 

311,588

 

(132,912

)

(931,847

)

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

(3,985,629

)

534,466

 

4,933,238

 

 

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The Company’s assets and liabilities of this segment have been classified as “held for sale” for the consolidated balance sheets presented herein.  The assets and liabilities held for sale as of September 30, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

999,503

 

$

2,171,750

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

11,461,713

 

15,324,679

 

Supplier rebate receivable, net of $2,231,205 allowance in 2006

 

 

2,485,267

 

Income tax receivable

 

41,823

 

 

Inventories

 

369,723

 

1,148,982

 

Deposits paid

 

 

26,820

 

Property and equipment, net

 

71,955

 

202,541

 

Other assets

 

55,263

 

51,976

 

Goodwill

 

59,021

 

59,021

 

Total assets

 

$

13,059,001

 

$

21,471,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities :

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts payable

 

$

1,764,322

 

$

4,369,996

 

Accrued expenses

 

45,755

 

174,783

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

604,481

 

Due to shareholder

 

123,435

 

116,661

 

Deposits received

 

 

51,283

 

Total liabilities

 

$

1,933,512

 

$

5,317,204

 

 

3.  INVESTMENT IN INTAC PURUN

On January 15, 2004, INTAC announced the shift in focus of its business plan from the traditional distribution of premium brand wireless handsets to its new career development services and Internet joint venture, Intac Purun.  Intac Purun was formed in October 2003 with China Putian Corporation (“Putian”) and the Ministry of Education in The People’s Republic of China (“PRC”).  The Company indirectly invested a total of $2.3 million in cash in the newly founded Internet joint venture in September 2003 and October 2003, owned 45% indirectly by INTAC, 15% by Putian, 30% by a private investor group and 10% by the Ministry of Education.

In order to meet ownership requirements under PRC law which restrict or prohibit INTAC from operating in certain industries such as Internet content providers, INTAC made loans of $1,233,000 and $123,000 to two China nationals, Miss Zhang Wanqin and Miss Li Min, respectively. Miss Zhang and Miss Li are the equity owners of Tianjin Weilian, a company incorporated in the PRC. These loans were made to finance Miss Zhang and Miss Li, on behalf of INTAC, for the purpose of establishing Tianjin Weilian to hold the 45% interest in Purun. Subsequently in October 2003, Tianjin Weilian, Tianjin Chengtai International Trading Ltd., or Tianjin Chengtai, a PRC corporation, Tianjin Yingfeng Technology Development Co., Ltd., a PRC corporation, and EMIC established Intac Purun, with 45%, 15%, 30% and 10% equity interests, respectively. Tianjin Weilian pledged as collateral the 45% ownership of Intac Purun against these loans from INTAC. Furthermore Tianjin Weilian assigned all operating rights, title and interest they had in Intac Purun to INTAC, including all interest held, all rights to capital accounts, distributions and/or allocations of cash, property and income, and all rights to participate in management and to vote with regard to affairs relating to Intac Purun. When permitted under applicable laws, Tianjin Weilan will transfer ownership of Intac Purun directly into INTAC.

In June 2004, INTAC purchased an additional 15% interest in Intac Purun from Putian for $1.5 million. The incremental acquired ownership was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. INTAC made loans of $1.5 million to two China nationals, Mr. Zou Jingchen and Ms. Tian Jinmei. Mr. Zou is the brother of Mr. Zhou, our Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Jingchen and Ms. Jinmei are the equity investors of Tianjin Chengtai International Trading Limited (“Chengtai”), a company incorporated in the PRC. These loans were made to finance Mr. Jingchen and Ms. Jinmei, on behalf of INTAC, for the purpose of establishing Chengtai which purchased the 15% interest in Intac Purun in June 2004 from Putian. A total of 15% of the outstanding securities of Intac Purun, representing the 15% ownership, were pledged as collateral for these loans from INTAC and all operating, economic, voting and other rights were assigned to INTAC by Chengtai. This additional 15% interest increases INTAC’s total indirect ownership in Intac Purun to 60%, for which the Company has paid or invested $3.8 million. Intac Purun is incorporated and domiciled in PRC.

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The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition of the indirect 15% incremental ownership in Intac Purun.

Current assets

 

$

256,290

 

Non-current assets

 

252,613

 

Total assets acquired

 

508,903

 

Current liabilities assumed

 

(73,016

)

Net assets acquired

 

435,887

 

Purchase price

 

1,500,000

 

Excess purchase price

 

$

1,064,113

 

 

The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired represents goodwill and is not deductible for income tax purposes.  As further described in the accounting policies, the results of Intac Purun operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the inception of Intac Purun.

Aggregate minority interest in losses have been recorded by the Company (since inception $432,524 at September 30, 2006) to reduce the minority interest in Intac Purun to zero. The Company will record 100% of income related to the minority interest, if any, until the amount of the previously reported losses of the minority interests in shareholders’ equity (deficit) in Intac Purun by the Company have been restored.

4.  SALE OF INVESTMENT IN NEW TECH HANDELS

On September 1, 2004, Holdings sold all of the outstanding shares of New Tech. The results of operations of New Tech have been included in the consolidated financial statements through the date of disposal. The aggregate sales price of $365,370 was received in the form of an unsecured, non-interest bearing short-term note which was collected in the second quarter of 2005.

The following table summarizes the investment in New Tech as of the date of sale and the gain on disposal.

Current assets

 

$

850,644

 

Property and equipment

 

57,589

 

Total assets

 

908,233

 

Total liabilities

 

(557,918

)

Investment in New Tech

 

350,315

 

Consideration

 

365,370

 

Gain on sale (included in other income)

 

$

15,055

 

 

5.  PURCHASE OF HUANA XINLONG

In December 2004, the Company acquired Beijing Huana Xinlong Information and Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“Huana Xinlong”). Huana Xinlong, a leading Chinese developer of management software for educational institution administration, is located in Beijing, China. The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting.  The acquisition consideration issued by the Company in the transaction consisted of up to 2,000,000 shares of Company common stock, including 1,000,000 shares issued on closing and up to an additional 1,000,000 shares contingent on achieving net income of $13 million during the thirteen month period ending December 31, 2005 (and the Company will issue a lesser number of shares on a pro rata basis in the event net income is less than $13 million).  The Company issued a total of 1,601,272 shares as consideration for the transaction.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition:

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Current assets

 

$

306,333

 

$

306,333

 

Acquired software

 

2,039,307

 

2,039,307

 

Other non-current assets

 

192,801

 

192,801

 

Total assets acquired

 

2,538,441

 

2,538,441

 

Current liabilities assumed

 

1,274,097

 

1,274,097

 

Net assets acquired

 

1,264,344

 

1,264,344

 

Purchase price

 

16,942,701

 

13,000,000

 

Excess purchase price

 

$

15,678,353

 

$

11,735,656

 

 

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The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired represents goodwill and is not deductible for income tax purposes.  The allocation of the purchase price includes information used in an independent valuation of the software which was completed in December 2004.

6.          INVENTORIES

As of September 30, 2006 and 2005, inventories totaled $45,561 and $9,659, respectively; consisting of $34,225 and $8,163, respectively, for training material and $11,336 and $1,496, respectively, for other inventories.

7.  PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

As of September 30, 2006 and 2005, property and equipment consisted of the following:

 

September 30,
2006

 

September 30,
2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

$

976,480

 

$

834,840

 

Leasehold improvements

 

274,539

 

124,989

 

Motor vehicles

 

595,636

 

813,309

 

Other

 

29,069

 

24,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less:  Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(744,604

)

(452,211

)

 

 

$

1,131,120

 

$

1,345,322

 

 

8.  OTHER ASSETS

As of September 30, 2006 and 2005, other assets consisted of the following:

 

September 30,
2006

 

September 30,
2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposit for software development costs

 

$

 

$

99,490

 

Deposits and memberships

 

199,015

 

176,748

 

Prepaid administrative and professional fees

 

285,582

 

88,063

 

Other

 

 

103,655

 

 

 

$

484,597

 

$

467,956

 

 

9.  CONCENTRATION OF RISKS

For the year ended September 30, 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2005 we derived substantially all of our distribution revenue from one customer,  Mr. Lam at September 30, 2006.   This distribution customer also accounts for most of our total distribution trade receivables.

For the year ended September 30, 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2005 one distribution vendor accounted for more than 10% of our total purchases: T-Mobile Deutschland.

Additionally, the majority of our career development services revenue and receivables are derived from Chinese customers.

10.       INCOME TAXES

The Company is subject to income taxes on income arising in or derived from the tax jurisdictions in which it is domiciled and operates.  Pursuant to an expense sharing arrangement, the Company’s U.S. losses have been allocated to the Hong Kong operating subsidiaries based upon the relative amount of each Hong Kong subsidiary’s gross profit margin.

 

Year ended
September 30, 2006

 

Nine Months ended
September 30, 2005

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2004

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States Federal and State

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Foreign

 

 

0

 

0

 

Total current provision for income taxes

 

$

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States Federal and State

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Foreign

 

$

426,447

 

0

 

0

 

Total current provision for income taxes

 

$

426,447

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

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The Company has substantial net operating loss carryforwards in some of its Hong Kong and PRC operating entities.  As a result, most of these entities have net deferred tax assets.  The Company has provided a valuation allowance to reduce these deferred tax assets to $0 based on the uncertainty of generating future taxable income.  During the year ended September 30, 2006 one of the Company’s PRC entities generated accrual basis taxable income and recorded a deferred income tax liability of $424,447.

The provision for income taxes for the year ended September 30, 2006, the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004 differed from the amount computed by applying the U.S. income tax rate of 34% to income (loss) before income taxes as follows:

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2006

 

Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2005

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computed “expected” tax expense

 

$

(1,268,173

)

$

(316,851

)

$

300,308

 

Rate differences resulting from differing tax rates for different tax jurisdictions

 

(66,283

)

17,036

 

27,163

 

Tax holiday effect for PRC entities not currently subject to income taxes

 

63,678

 

(561,483

)

(754,337

)

Expiration of tax holiday

 

426,447

 

 

 

Non-deductible expenses

 

249,751

 

(59,636

)

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

1,021,027

 

912,458

 

419,204

 

Other

 

0

 

8,476

 

7,662

 

 

 

$

426,447

 

$

 

$

 

 

The tax holiday earnings per share for the year ended September 30, 2006, the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004 total 0, .03 and $.04, respectively.

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the net deferred tax asset and liability at September 30, 2006 and 2005, are as follows:

 

September 30,
2006

 

September 30,
2005

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

$

1,573,548

 

$

1,676,495

 

Depreciation of fixed assets

 

 

 

Restricted Stock

 

 

80,920

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

1,573,548

 

1,757,415

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accrual basis receivables

 

(499,462

)

(75,730

)

Depreciation of fixed assets

 

 

(9,093

)

Other

 

 

(5,699

)

Valuation allowance

 

(1,500,533

)

(1,666,893

)

Net deferred tax liability

 

$

(426,447

)

$

 

 

The net operating losses available at September 30, 2006, to offset future taxable income in the U.S., Hong Kong, and China are $753,000, $1,051,020 and $3,528,000 respectively.  The income tax rates for Hong Kong and China are 17.5% and 33.0%, respectively. A portion of the net operating losses generated in China expire beginning in 2007 if not utilized.  The net operating losses generated in Hong Kong have no expiration date and carry forward indefinitely.  The net operating losses generated in the U.S. resulted from stock compensation benefits and expire if not used by 2026.  When the tax benefits of these net operating losses are realized, they will be credited to stockholder’s equity.

 

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The Company has substantial net operating loss carryforwards in some of its Hong Kong and PRC operating entities.  As a result, most of these entities have net deferred tax assets. The Company has provided a valuation allowance to reduce these deferred tax assets to $0 based on the uncertainty of generating future taxable income. Accordingly, the Company has recorded a deferred income tax benefit of $0 for the year ended September 30, 2006 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

11.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

(a)           As of September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company’s majority shareholder, Mr. Wei Zhou was the beneficial owner of 52.0% and 54.0%, respectively, of the Company’s issued outstanding common stock.

(b)           Mr. Zhou is the CEO, President, Treasurer and a Director of the Company. As of September 30, 2006 and 2005, Mr. Zhou had made net advances to the Company amounting to $159,057 and $116,661, respectively.  These advances are included in liabilities held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets.

(c)           As described in Notes 1 and 2, the Company has entered into an agreement to sell its Distribution Business to its Chairman and CEO Wei Zhou in accordance with a letter of intent signed August 8, 2006.

12.  STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(a) Common Stock

In December 2004, the Company entered into a Stock for Stock Exchange Agreement to acquire all of the outstanding equity securities of Huana Xinlong, a company organized under the laws of the PRC. The acquisition consideration issued by the Company in the transaction consisted of 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock issued on closing and 341,272 shares issued as a result of the acquired business meeting certain net income thresholds for the thirteen month period ending December 31, 2005. In addition, in accordance with an amendment to the original stock for stock exchange agreement, in March 2006 an additional 260,000 shares were issued.

In May 2004, the Company sold 800,000 shares of its unregistered, restricted common stock to an accredited investor in a private placement transaction for proceeds of $12.0 million. This transaction was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act under Rule 506 of Regulation D. Proceeds from the $12.0 million private placement were used to expand Intac Purun’s career development and Internet portal business and for general working capital purposes.  In May 2004, the Company filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, registering the resale of these shares plus 1,000,000 shares from the private placement to a different shareholder completed in September 2003.  The registration statement also registered an additional 2,000,000 shares for possible future issuances.  The registration statement was effective July 29, 2004.

In September 2003, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of its unregistered, restricted common stock to an accredited investor in a private placement transaction for proceeds of $4.5 million. This transaction was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act under Rule 506 of Regulation D.

(b) Stock Options and Stock Awards

On November 28, 2001, INTAC adopted a stock purchase plan entitled the “2001 Long Term Incentive Plan” to attract, retain and motivate its management and other persons, to encourage and reward their contributions to the performance of the Company and to align their interests with the interests of the Company’s shareholders. The Company authorized 2,500,000 shares to be available for grant as part of the long term incentive plan.  Options are generally granted at fair value on the date of issuance.

On August 28, 2005 the Company completed a stock option grant to four of its Directors to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (an aggregate of 100,000 shares) at an exercise price of $6.40 per share, representing the market value on the date of the grant. These stock options vest in two equal annual installments on the first two anniversaries of the date of the grant. The per share fair value of the stock options granted, estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes options pricing model was $1.97. The fair value of the option grant was estimated on the date of the grant using the following assumptions: no dividend yield; expected volatility of 50%; risk-free interest rate of 4.09%; and expected life of two years. For purposes of pro forma disclosure, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over the options’ vesting period.

On August 28, 2005 the Company completed a stock option grant to four of its Directors to purchase 12,500 shares of the Company’s common stock (an aggregate of 50,000 shares) at an exercise price of $6.40 per share, representing the market value on the date of grant.  These stock options vest in three equal annual installments on the first three anniversary dates of

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the grant.  The per share fair value of the stock options granted, estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes options pricing model was $2.19.  The fair value of the option grant was estimated on the date of the grant using the following assumptions:  no dividend yield; expected volatility of 44%; risk-free interest rate of 4.09%; and expected life of three years.  For purposes of pro forma disclosure, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over the options’ vesting period.

On December 3, 2004, the Company made a stock option grant to an employee to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $9.50 per share, representing the market value on the date of the grant. These stock options were cancelled in the third quarter of 2005 upon resignation of the employee.

On March 2, 2004 and March 11, 2004, the Company completed a stock option grant to four of its Directors to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (an aggregate of 200,000 shares) at an exercise price of $15.75 per share for three of the Directors and $14.72 per share for the remaining Director, representing the market values on the date of each grant.  These stock options vest in three equal annual installments on the first three anniversary dates of the date of grant.  The per share fair value of the stock options granted on March 2, 2004 and March 11, 2004, estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes options pricing model, was $6.03 and $5.63, respectively.  The fair value of the option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the following assumptions: no dividend yield; expected volatility of 55%; risk-free interest rate of 2.0%; and expected life of three years.  For purposes of proforma disclosure, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over the options vesting periods. On March 31, 2005, 50,000 of these options were cancelled due to the resignation of a director.  On June 30, 2005 another 50,000 of these options were cancelled when another director did not stand for re-election.  On August 28, 2005, the Board of Directors accelerated the vesting of the remaining options as described in “General and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”.

A summary of stock option activity and related information for the year ended September 30, 2006, the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and year ended December 31, 2004 is as follows:

 

Year Ended September 30,
2006

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2005

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2004

 

Plan Category

 

Number
of options

 

Weighted-
average
exercise
price

 

Number
of 
options

 

Weighted-
average
exercise
price

 

Number of
options

 

Weighted-
average
exercise
price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at beginning of year

 

600,000

 

$

6.80

 

600,000

 

$

8.53

 

350,000

 

$

4.41

 

Grant

 

 

$

 

150,000

 

$

6.40

 

250,000

 

$

14.29

 

Cancelled

 

 

$

 

(150,000

)

13.32

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(150,000

)

3.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

450,000

 

$

7.90

 

600,000

 

$

6.80

 

600,000

 

$

8.53

 

Options exercisable at end of year

 

366,668

 

$

8.24

 

450,000

 

$

6.93

 

216,667

 

$

3.99

 

 

Information related to stock options outstanding at September 30, 2006, is summarized below:

 

Options Outstanding

 

Options Exercisable

 

Range of 
Exercise 
Prices

 

Outstanding
at 9/30/06

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 

Exercisable
at 9/30/06

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 

$ 3.50

 

150,000

 

2.8 years

 

$

3.50

 

150,000

 

$

3.50

 

$ 6.40

 

150,000

 

4 years

 

$

6.40

 

66,668

 

$

6.40

 

$ 9.89

 

50,000

 

4.4 years

 

$

9.89

 

50,000

 

$

9.89

 

$ 15.75

 

100,000

 

6 years

 

$

15.75

 

100,000

 

$

15.75

 

 

 

450,000

 

 

 

 

 

366,668

 

 

 

 

(c) Earnings Per Share

The Company has 100,000,000 common shares authorized. The Company has granted options to purchase common shares to employees and directors of the Company. Certain options have a dilutive effect on the calculation of earnings per share. The

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following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations.

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2006

 

Nine Months
Ended September
30, 2005

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2004

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

(4,156,367

)

$

(931,916

)

$

883,259

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

(3,985,629

)

(534,466

)

4,933,238

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(8,141,996

)

$

(1,466,382

)

$

5,816,497

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

22,587,806

 

22,149,122

 

20,711,122

 

Basic income (loss per share):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

(0.18

)

$

(0.04

)

$

0.04

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

(0.18

)

(0.03

)

0.24

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(0.36

)

$

(0.07

)

$

0.28

 

Diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

(0.18

)

$

(0.04

)

$

0.04

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

(0.18

)

(0.03

)

0.24

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(0.36

)

$

(0.07

)

$

0.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

22,587,806

 

22,149,122

 

20,711,122

 

Dilutive stock options and restricted stock award

 

 

 

296,856

 

Total common shares and dilutive securities

 

22,587,806

 

22,149,122

 

21,007,978

 

 

Stock options and the restricted stock award outstanding at September 30, 2006 and 2005 are not included in the diluted earnings per share computation because they are anti-dilutive.

(d)           Dividend Payment Restrictions

There are no restrictions on the Company’s payment of dividends.  Although there are certain ministerial requirements with respect to dividends by our PRC domiciled subsidiaries, these ministerial requirements do not rise to the level of “restrictions”.  Substantially all of our retained earnings are attributable to our PRC and Hong Kong domiciled subsidiaries.

13.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

As of September 30, 2006, the total future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases of the Company’s office facilities are as follows:

Fiscal 2007

 

$

521,268

 

Fiscal 2008

 

191,084

 

Fiscal 2009

 

151,260

 

Fiscal 2010

 

151,260

 

Fiscal 2011

 

12,605

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

 

$

1,027,477

 

 

For the year ended September 30, 2006, the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004, rental expense which is included in selling, general and administrative expense amounted to $105,784, $30,094, and $31,130, respectively.

There are uncertainties regarding the indirect ownership and the legal basis of the Company’s ability to operate an Internet portal business in China. Although China has implemented a wide range of market-oriented economic reforms, the telecommunication, information and media industries remain highly regulated. Not only are restrictions currently in place, but regulations are unclear regarding in what specific segments of these industries companies with foreign investors, including the Company, may operate. Therefore, the Company might be required to limit the scope of its operations in China, and this could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

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14.  QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

The following table sets forth, for the periods presented, our unaudited quarterly results of operations for the eight quarters ended September 30, 2006.

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Sept, 30
2006

 

Jun. 30,
2006

 

Mar. 31,
2006

 

Dec. 31,
2005

 

Sept. 30,
2005

 

Jun. 30,
2005

 

Mar. 31,
2005

 

Dec. 31,
2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Career development services revenue

 

$

1,562,048

 

$

1,687,001

 

$

1,310,253

 

$

1,190,630

 

$

1,117,396

 

$

1,416,238

 

$

1,685,145

 

$

4,172,101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Career development services gross profit

 

869,138

 

1,282,382

 

1,117,041

 

872,845

 

887,004

 

942,811

 

1,349,665

 

2,938,611

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations, (before income tax)

 

(3,023,533

)

(791,065

)

(509

)

(341,260

)

(575,445

)

(192,414

)

(164,057

)

1,910,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

(2,555,740

)

(1,247,523

)

210,804

 

(393,170

)

(278,684

)

(244,710

)

(11,072

)

2,931,988

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(5,579,273

)

$

(2,038,588

)

$

210,295

 

$

(734,430

)

$

(854,129

)

$

(437,124

)

$

(175,129

)

$

4,842,168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic income (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

(0.13

)

$

(0.04

)

$

0.00

 

$

(0.02

)

$

(0.03

)

$

(0.01

)

$

(0.01

)

$

0.09

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

(0.1411

)

(0.06

)

0.01

 

(0.02

)

(0.01

)

(0.01

)

(0.00

)

0.14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(0.24

)

$

(0.10

)

$

0.01

 

$

(0.04

)

$

(0.04

)

$

(0.02

)

$

(0.01

)

$

0.23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted income (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

(0.13

)

(0.04

)

0.00

 

(0.02

)

(0.03

)

(0.01

)

(0.01

)

0.09

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

(0.11

)

(0.06

)

0.01

 

(0.02

)

(0.01

)

(0.01

)

(0.00

)

0.14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(0.24

)

$

(0.10

)

$

0.01

 

$

(0.04

)

$

(0.04

)

$

(0.02

)

$

(0.01

)

$

0.23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic

 

22,940,727

 

22,468,873

 

22,284,993

 

22,196,599

 

21,889,455

 

22,141,455

 

22,141,455

 

21,121,455

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted

 

22,9400,727

 

22,468,873

 

23,059,999

 

22,196,599

 

21,889,455

 

22,141,455

 

22,141,455

 

21,373,234

 

 

Significant adjustments in the fourth quarter ended September 30, 2006, the third quarter for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the fourth quarter for the year ended December 31, 2004.

In September 2006, the Company recorded a $2.2 million provision for doubtful supplier rebates receivable as a result of the uncertainty surrounding the Company’s ability to fully utilize its remaining rebates from T-Mobile.  This provision is included in discontinued operations.  In addition, a reserve for $951,000 was recorded as a provision for doubtful accounts for receivables related to the Company’s career development services business.

In September 2005, the Company was awarded a volume discount incentive rebate related to the third quarter of 2005 from a major supplier in the amount of $1,085,220. The volume discount was recorded as a decrease to cost of revenue in the third quarter of 2005.

In December of 2004, the Company entered into an agreement with a major customer whereby the customer would pay an additional premium of $489,755 to the Company for wireless handset products previously purchased. The premium was recorded as an increase in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2004.

In December 2004, the Company was awarded a volume incentive rebate related to the fourth quarter of 2004 from a major supplier in the amount of $1,904,357. The volume discount was recorded as a decrease to cost of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2004.

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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

Years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 and year ended December 31, 2004

 

Balance at
Beginning of 
Year

 

Charged to
Expenses

 

Write-Offs Net
of Recoveries

 

Balance at
End of Year

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

 

$

3,181,918

 

 

$

3,181,918

 

 

 

Balance at
Beginning
of Year

 

Charged
(Credited)
to Expenses

 

Charged
(Credited)
to Other
Accounts

 

Balance at
End of Year

 

Deferred income tax asset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

$

228,069

 

$

 

$

516,914

 

$

744,893

 

2005

 

744,893

 

 

921,910

 

1,666,893

 

2006

 

1,666,893

 

(166,360

)

 

 

1,500,533

 

 

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EX-21.1 2 a06-25741_1ex21d1.htm EX-21

Exhibit 21.1

List of Subsidiaries

We operate through ten direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, including:

·                  INTAC International Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong corporation formed on January 3, 2001, which acts as our primary distributor of telecommunications products into the Asia-Pacific Rim;

·                  INTAC Holdco Corp., a Delaware corporation formed on October 10, 2001, which holds certain of the shares of INTAC International Holdings Limited;

·                  Global Creative International Limited, a Hong Kong corporation formed on March 15, 2002, which acts as a distributor of refurbished telecommunications products into the Asia-Pacific Rim;

·                  Beijing Huana Xinlong Information and Technology Development Co., Ltd, a China corporation acquired in December 2004, which is a leading Chinese developer of management software for educational institution administration;

·                  FUTAC Group Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation formed on January 2, 2002, which imports automobiles for distribution into mainland China;

·                  INTAC Telecommunications Limited, a Hong Kong corporation formed on March 8, 2002, which acts as a distributor of telecommunications products into the Asia-Pacific Rim;

·                  Intac (Tianjin) International Trading Co., formerly “Intac Auto Mobile Trading Company Limited”, a China corporation formed on April 9, 2002, which imports automobiles for distribution into mainland China;

·                  INTAC Deutschland GmbH, a German corporation formed on September 1, 2004, which acts as our primary purchasing agent and distributor of products from Europe into the Asia-Pacific Rim;

·                  Beijing Intac Media Advertising Company Limited, a China corporation formed on September 15, 2004, which provides advertising services through Intac Purun; and

·                  Beijing Intac Meidi Technology Development Company Limited, a China corporation formed on September 21, 2004, which provides value added services through Intac Purun.

·                  Intac International Management Consultancy Beijing Limited, a China corporation formed in January, 2006, which provides business management advisory services.

We also operate through a 60% owned subsidiary:

·                  Beijing Intac Purun Educational Development Limited, a China corporation formed in October 2003, which provides comprehensive employment information over its Internet portal to facilitate students’ employment search and future career development.



EX-23.1 3 a06-25741_1ex23d1.htm EX-23

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders

INTAC International, Inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 File No. 333-116871 and the Registration Statement on Form S-8 File No. 333-115147 of INTAC International, Inc. and in the related Prospectuses of our reports dated December 8,  2006 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of INTAC International, Inc.and subsidiaries, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of INTAC International, Inc. and subsidiaries, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 2006, the nine month period ended September 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

/s/ KBA Group LLP

 

 

Dallas, Texas

 

December  14, 2006

 

 



EX-31.1 4 a06-25741_1ex31d1.htm EX-31

Exhibit 31.1

Certification Pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

I, Wei Zhou, President and Chief Executive Officer of INTAC International, Inc., certify that:

1.             I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of INTAC International, Inc.;

2.             Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

3.             Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4.             The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(f)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)             Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

b)            Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)             Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this annual report based on such evaluation; and

d)            Disclosed in this annual report any changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

5.             The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)             All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)            Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Dated:     December 14, 2006

 

 

 

/s/ WEI ZHOU

 

 

 

Wei Zhou

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 



EX-31.2 5 a06-25741_1ex31d2.htm EX-31

Exhibit 31.2

Certification Pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

I, J. David Darnell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, certify that:

1.             I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of INTAC International, Inc.;

2.             Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

3.             Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4.             The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(f)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)             Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

b)            Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)             Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this annual report based on such evaluation; and

d)            Disclosed in this annual report any changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

5.             The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)             All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)            Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Dated:     December 14, 2006

 

 

 

/s/ J. DAVID DARNELL

 

 

 

J. David Darnell

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 



EX-32.1 6 a06-25741_1ex32d1.htm EX-32

EXHIBIT 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Wei Zhou, President and Chief Executive Officer of INTAC International, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”) that to my knowledge on the date hereof:

(a)           The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended September 30, 2006, filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(b)           Information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:     December 14, 2006

 

 

 

/s/ WEI ZHOU

 

 

 

Wei Zhou

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

This certification is being furnished solely for purposes of Section 906 of the Act, and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.



EX-32.2 7 a06-25741_1ex32d2.htm EX-32

EXHIBIT 32.2

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

I, J. David Darnell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of INTAC International, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”) that to my knowledge on the date hereof:

(a)           The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended September 30, 2006, filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(b)           Information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:     December 14, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ J. DAVID DARNELL

 

 

 

J. David Darnell

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

This certification is being furnished solely for purposes of Section 906 of the Act, and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.



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