10-Q 1 a08-18971_210q.htm QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(D)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x

 

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008

 

 

 

o

 

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

 

For the transition period from                 to                 

 

RIPTIDE WORLDWIDE, INC.

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in charter)

 

Nevada

 

333-130011

 

20-8514961

(State or Other
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

200 East Palm Valley Drive, 2nd Floor, Oviedo, FL 32765

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(321)-296-7724

(Issuer’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(former name, former address, and former fiscal year if change from last report)

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company x

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Check whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o  No x

 

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 61,455,303 as of August 15, 2008.

 

 

 



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Riptide Worldwide, Inc.

 

 

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item1. Financial Statements

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2008 (unaudited) and December 31, 2007

3

 

 

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007

4

 

 

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007

5

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

7

 

 

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

26

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

37

 

 

Item 4T. Controls and Procedures

37

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

37

 

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

39

 

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

51

 

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

52

 

 

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

52

 

 

Item 5. Other Information

52

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits

52

 

 

Signatures

52

 

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RIPTIDE WORLDWIDE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

JUNE 30, 2008 AND DECEMBER 31, 2007

 

 

 

June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Audited)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

521,473

 

$

737,216

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $861,440 at June 30, 2008 and $754,184 at December 31, 2007

 

3,458,439

 

3,087,082

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

339,206

 

418,111

 

Total current assets

 

4,319,118

 

4,242,409

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $419,844 at June 30, 2008 and $238,767 at December 31, 2007 and impairment of $104,012 at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007

 

192,205

 

353,837

 

Goodwill, net of impairment

 

3,665,741

 

3,511,155

 

Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $2,881,199 at June 30, 2008 and $2,514,532 at December 31, 2007 and impairment of $1,408,502 at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007

 

4,047,222

 

4,413,889

 

Other assets

 

649,009

 

669,033

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

12,873,295

 

$

13,190,323

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of notes payable and capital lease obligations

 

$

4,886,716

 

$

4,223,998

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

12,598,747

 

9,421,960

 

Income taxes payable

 

734,818

 

709,455

 

Deferred revenue

 

88,850

 

398,098

 

Total current liabilities

 

18,309,131

 

14,753,511

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term subordinated notes payable and capital lease obligations

 

5,587,389

 

5,594,069

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mandatory Redeemable Series B Convertible Preferred Stock

 

2,238,970

 

2,018,922

 

Preferred dividends payable in shares of common stock

 

13,500

 

56,057

 

Preferred dividends payable in shares of Series A Preferred Stock

 

304,640

 

185,807

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Series A 8% convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 2,800,000 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007

 

2,800

 

2,800

 

Common stock, $.001 par value per share; 800,000,000 shares authorized; 61,284,008 and 60,855,441 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007;

 

61,284

 

60,855

 

Pending issuance of Series C preferred stock

 

565,000

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

16,029,254

 

15,310,204

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(30,238,673

)

(24,791,902

)

Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity

 

(13,580,335

)

(9,418,043

)

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY

 

$

12,873,295

 

$

13,190,323

 

 

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

 

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RIPTIDE WORLDWIDE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

Three Months
Ended

June 30,

 

(Unaudited)

Six Months
Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional services fees

 

$

4,547,828

 

$

 

$

8,453,023

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional services

 

3,064,336

 

 

5,665,073

 

 

Gross Profit

 

1,483,492

 

 

2,787,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

2,270,648

 

1,668,232

 

4,621,818

 

2,948,465

 

Product development expense

 

 

1,262,930

 

146,790

 

1,600,869

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

276,768

 

248,085

 

547,743

 

496,587

 

Total operating expenses

 

2,547,416

 

3,179,247

 

5,316,351

 

5,045,921

 

Operating loss

 

(1,063,924

)

(3,179,247

)

(2,528,401

)

(5,045,921

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

1,867

 

171

 

8,128

 

798

 

Interest expense

 

(951,614

)

(20,272

)

(1,653,493

)

(57,591

)

Other income

 

1,250

 

 

1,250

 

 

Registration rights penalty

 

(673,589

)

 

(1,347,178

)

 

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

 

(2,686,010

)

(3,199,348

)

(5,519,694

)

(5,102,714

)

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

23,179

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

 

(2,686,010

)

(3,199,348

)

(5,542,873

)

(5,102,714

)

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

 

18,112

 

88,119

 

96,102

 

(262,016

)

Net income (loss)

 

(2,667,898

)

(3,111,229

)

(5,446,771

)

(5,364,730

)

Less preferred stock dividend

 

(110,897

)

(56,000

)

(229,697

)

(73,797

)

Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders

 

$

(2,778,795

)

$

(3,167,229

)

$

(5,676,468

)

$

(5,438,527

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations applicable to common stockholders

 

$

(0.04

)

$

(0.13

)

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.23

)

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations

 

$

0.0

 

$

(0.00

)

$

0.00

 

$

(0.01

)

Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders

 

$

(0.05

)

$

(0.13

)

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.24

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted weighted average of common shares outstanding

 

61,229,551

 

24,145,000

 

61,148,907

 

22,544,239

 

 

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

 

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RIPTIDE WORLDWIDE, INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(5,446,771

)

$

(5,364,730

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

 

181,077

 

22,111

 

Amortization of other intangible assets

 

366,666

 

485,385

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

574,956

 

56,243

 

Provision for bad debt

 

8,049

 

 

Amortization of discount on Senior Notes recorded as interest expense

 

611,013

 

 

Common stock warrants issued in lieu of cash for interest on note payable

 

440,846

 

11,500

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions and divestitures

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(379,406

)

(47,283

)

Inventory

 

 

57,251

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

98,930

 

79,701

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

3,202,150

 

1,812,200

 

Deferred revenue

 

(309,247

)

131,153

 

NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

(651,737

)

(2,756,469

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(19,443

)

(45,903

)

Acquisition of Riptide Software, Inc.

 

(154,588

)

 

Fee for purchasing public shell for reverse merger

 

 

(400,000

)

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

(174,031

)

(445,903

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from issuance of Series A preferred stock

 

 

2,556,111

 

Proceeds from the pending issuance of preferred stock

 

565,000

 

400,000

 

Proceeds from short term borrowings

 

200,000

 

100,000

 

Payments on capital lease obligations

 

(4,975

)

(5,403

)

Payments on notes payable

 

(150,000

)

(145,937

)

NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

610,025

 

2,904,771

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

(215,743

)

(297,601

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

737,216

 

404,209

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of quarter

 

$

521,473

 

$

106,608

 

 

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

 

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RIPTIDE WORLDWIDE, INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS continued

FOR THE SIX MONTHS JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

15,000

 

$

57,591

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

 

$

 

Non-cash financing items:

 

 

 

 

 

Series A preferred dividends accrued and payable in shares of Series A Preferred Stock

 

$

118,833

 

$

73,797

 

Fair value of common shares and warrants issued with Series B preferred stock, net of accretion

 

$

110,834

 

$

 

Conversion of accrued preferred dividends into shares of common stock

 

$

56,067

 

$

301,875

 

Payment of notes payable with shares of common stock

 

$

 

$

92,000

 

 

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

 

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RIPTIDE WORLDWIDE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE A – NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Interim Financial Statements and Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Riptide and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  On March 2, 2007, Riptide Worldwide, Inc. (“Riptide” or the “Company”) formerly Shea Development Corp., a public shell, and Information Intellect, Inc. (“Information Intellect”) a private company, merged in a transaction accounted for as a reverse merger. Prior to March 2, 2007 the historical periods presented are those of Information Intellect. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Prior period reclassifications have been made to conform to the current period presentation and for discontinued operations presentation.

 

Some information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). The results of operations for the interim periods shown herein are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future interim period or for the entire year. These statements should be read together with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007 on file with the Commission.

 

Description of Business

 

Effective January 2, 2008, the Company changed its corporate name to Riptide Worldwide, Inc. from Shea Development Corp.  The Company’s stock trades on the OTC Bulletin Board under the stock symbol RTWW.

 

In March 2007, Riptide entered into an agreement to issue Series A Preferred Stock raising approximately $2.8 million before transaction costs to complete the reverse merger.  In July 2007, Riptide entered into two agreements for a senior debt financing and a Series B Preferred Stock offering raising approximately $10 million of cash, before transaction costs, to consummate the acquisitions in July 2007 of Riptide Software, Inc. (“RSW”) and RTWW Business Services, Inc., formerly Bravera, Inc. (“RBS”) and to provide working capital to the Company.

 

The Information Intellect subsidiary had developed, marketed and licensed a line of enterprise asset management software solutions to companies in the utility industry.  On August 17, 2007, Information Intellect and Riptide sold its software intellectual property rights to PowerPlan Consultants, Inc., for cash proceeds of $1,000,000.  Subsequent to the sale, Information Intellect withdrew from the market and closed its office in Marietta, Georgia.  The results of operations of the Information Intellect software business are reflected as discontinued operations in the Riptide Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.  The agreement and transaction are discussed in NOTE D – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Riptide was incorporated in the State of Nevada on February 18, 2005. Since the merger on March 2, 2007, the Company has been expanding its products and transitioning its business into a business process management solutions company. The Company plans to continue this transition through strategic acquisitions and in July 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of RSW and RBS.  RSW provides custom programming services to build configurable enterprise software solutions for revenue and financial management systems, enterprise application integration, user-interface frameworks, middle-tier frameworks, military and commercial modeling and simulation, and military Command, Control and Communications Centers.  RSW’s enterprise software products and services provide customers with a wide array of options to make the product their own through a customizable configuration process. RBS provides document management services for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

 

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Energy Technology Group (“ETG”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Information Intellect, located in Fort Worth, Texas provided software and automated metering solutions, under the MeterMesh brand name, for the reading of electric, gas and water meters through a mesh network of radio devices that collect and transmit data to the utility company.  Information Intellect and ETG had merged in September 2005 but had operated the businesses as separate business units.  In March 2008, Riptide reduced the ETG workforce and operations to a minimal level due to slow demand for the ETG products and services.  On March 18, 2008, ETG entered into an exclusive technology licensing agreement with I-Sys, Inc. (“I-Sys”) pertaining to the MeterMesh technology.  The technology licensing agreement provides for I-Sys to pay royalties to Riptide up to a maximum of $1,700,000.  These royalties are payable to ETG as I-Sys sells the MeterMesh software and hardware to its end user customers.  At the point that I-Sys has paid $750,000 of royalties to ETG, then ownership of the MeterMesh intellectual property may transfer to I-Sys.  As of August 12, 2008, I-Sys has not made any royalty payments to Riptide.  I-Sys also assumed responsibility for the existing operations of the MeterMesh group including managing and supporting existing distributor relationships, existing customers and made offers of employment to some of the MeterMesh personnel.  As a result of this transaction, the operations of ETG were reduced to a minimal level to support the transition of the MeterMesh operations to I-Sys, Inc.

 

Liquidity and Plan of Operations

 

The Company has received a report from its independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2007 containing an explanatory paragraph that describes the uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.  At June 30, 2008, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $521,000, negative working capital of approximately $13.9 million, stockholders’ deficit of approximately $13.5 million and total liabilities exceeded total assets.  The Company has experienced recurring operating losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.  In addition, at June 30, 2008, the Company was in technical default of its senior debt agreements.

 

Historically, the Company has had access to sources of additional funds including cash proceeds of $2.8 million, before transaction costs, received from an equity offering in March 2007 and approximately $10 million of cash proceeds, before transaction costs, raised in July 2007 from a debt and equity offering to fund the acquisitions of RSW and RBS.  As a growing technology business with a strategy of growth by acquisition, the Company continues to require new investment from existing and new sources of capital.  At June 30, 2008, the Company had a commitment to acquire CRI Advantage, Inc. (“CRI) pending the raising of up to approximately $4 million in funds to finance the acquisitions.

 

In April 2008, the Company received a non-binding commitment from Matrix Holdings, LLC, an entity controlled by Riptide’s CEO (the “Related Party”) to fund the Company with up to $15 million of cash for the payment of debts, to finance the acquisitions and for working capital purposes.  As of June 30, 2008, approximately $365,000 of liabilities had been settled by funds provided by the Related Party and the Related Party had contributed $200,000 to the Company to fund operations.

 

As of April 18, 2008 the Company entered into a Waiver Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the holders of the senior debt.  The Agreement calls for the repayment of approximately $7.2 million face value of the notes payable plus interest payable of approximately $1.3 million in several installments to be fully paid on or before June 30, 2008.  In addition, the Company issued warrants to the holders of the senior debt to acquire 1,574,444 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.  These warrants had a fair value of $391,318 which was recorded as interest expense in the second quarter of 2008.  Upon final payment the Company expects that the senior debt and the covenant defaults under the senior debt agreements will be fully satisfied and released.  The Company expects that the cash to make the payments under this agreement will come from the cash proceeds received from the future issuance of Series C Shares to the Related Party and/or other investors.  On July 31, 2008, the Company’s CEO met with the Senior Notes holders and they requested that the Company pay the Senior Notes holders $2 million on or before August 15, 2008. The Company was not able to make this payment. The effect of the Company’s inability to make the requested payment is not known at the time of this filing.

 

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Funds from the Related Party financing and other investor financings as well as cash flows from operations are expected to provide sufficient cash balances to fund operations and to execute the Company’s growth strategy of acquiring technology businesses. However, no assurances can be made that the Company will receive the funds from the Related Party commitment or that it will continue to have access to capital in the future or on terms or at rates acceptable to the Company.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Revenue consists of amounts earned from professional services including engineering, consulting, implementation and installation services and sales of hardware. Revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables are divided into separate units of accounting if the delivered item(s) have value to the customer on a stand-alone basis, there is objective and reliable evidence of fair value of the undelivered item(s) and delivery/performance of the undelivered item(s) is probable. The total arrangement consideration is allocated among the separate units of accounting based on their relative fair values and the applicable revenue recognition criteria considered for each unit of accounting. For our standard contract arrangements that combine deliverables such as hardware, meter reading system software, installation services, each deliverable is generally considered a single unit of accounting. The amount allocable to a delivered item is limited to the amount that we are entitled to bill and collect and is not contingent upon the delivery/performance of additional items.

 

Revenue is recognized when (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, (3) the sales price is fixed or determinable and (4) collectibility is reasonably assured. Hardware revenue is generally recognized at the time of shipment, receipt by customer, or, where applicable, upon completion of customer acceptance provisions. For software arrangements with multiple elements, revenue recognition is also dependent upon the availability of vendor-specific objective evidence (‘VSOE’) of fair value for each of the elements. The lack of VSOE, or the existence of extended payment terms or other inherent risks, may affect the timing of revenue recognition for software arrangements. If implementation services are essential to a software arrangement, revenue is recognized using either the percentage of completion methodology if project costs can be estimated or the completed contract methodology if project costs can not be reliably estimated. Hardware and software post-sale customer support fees are recognized ratably over the life of the related service contract.

 

Unearned revenue is recorded for products or services that have not been provided but have been invoiced under contractual agreements or paid for by a customer, or when products or services have been provided but the criteria for revenue recognition have not been met.

 

Product Development Expense

 

The Company follows the guidance provided in SFAS No. 86, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to Be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed, regarding the accounting for the costs of developing its software products. Product development costs include the direct costs of the project, labor, third party contracting fees and a pro rata share of indirect overhead costs. For software to be marketed or sold, financial accounting standards require the capitalization of development costs after technological feasibility is established. Once technological feasibility is established, all software costs should be capitalized until the product is available for general release to customers. Judgment is required in determining when technological feasibility of a product is established. We have determined that technological feasibility for our software products is reached shortly before the products are released to manufacturing. Costs incurred after technological feasibility has been established have not been material, and, accordingly, all costs to develop our products have been expensed as incurred.

 

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Purchased software and acquired technology (i.e., software and technology acquired from a third party) are classified as intangible assets on the balance sheet and have been recorded at fair value determined at the date of acquisition and measured against its net realizable value at each balance sheet date. Purchased software is amortized to operating expenses over its estimated useful life, generally five years.

 

Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax expenses are provided based upon estimated future tax effects of differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes calculated based upon provisions of enacted laws.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

On January 1, 2005, the Company adopted the modified prospective method of SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004) (“123R”), Share-Based Payment. SFAS No. 123R supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and amends SFAS No. 95, Statement of Cash Flows. SFAS No. 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values. Pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative. Under the modified prospective application, SFAS No. 123R is applied to new awards and to awards modified, repurchased or cancelled after the effective date.

 

Compensation cost for the portion of awards for which requisite service has not been rendered that are outstanding as of the effective date is recognized as the requisite service is rendered on or after the effective date. The compensation cost for that portion of awards is based on the grant date fair value of those awards as calculated for pro-forma disclosures under SFAS No. 123. The Company’s consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2007 and at June 30, 2008 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 reflect the impact of adopting SFAS No. 123R. See NOTE G – STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS for further details.

 

Stock-based compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the fair value of the portion of the stock-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest. SFAS No. 123R requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

 

The Company calculates the fair value of each option award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Because the Company’s securities have not been traded in a public market expected volatility has been based on the historical volatility of public companies in the same industry. The Company’s computation of expected life follows the guidance in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 for determining the expected life of the awards. The interest rate for the periods within the contractual life of the award is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant.

 

The adoption of SFAS No. 123R required the Company to record substantial non-cash stock compensation expenses. While the adoption of SFAS No. 123R did not have a significant effect on the Company’s financial condition or cash flows, it did have a significant effect on the Company’s results of operations.

 

The Company accounts for equity instruments issued to non-employees based upon the fair value of the awards. All transactions in which goods or services are the consideration received for the issuance of equity instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The measurement date of the fair value of the equity instrument issued is the earlier of the date on which the counterparty’s performance is complete or the date on which it is probable that performance will occur.

 

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Net Loss per Common Share

 

The Company reports net income (loss) to common stockholders per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share.  Basic and diluted net loss per common share are computed by dividing net loss to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. For the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the weighted average shares outstanding were 61,229,551 and 24,145,000. For the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the weighted average shares outstanding were 61,148,907 and 22,544,239. The dilutive effect of the conversion of warrants, the convertible preferred stock and the convertible notes payable was excluded from the earnings per share calculation because they are anti-dilutive due to the Company being in a net loss position.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and notes payable are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

At June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, cash and cash equivalents consisted of monies held in checking and money market accounts. The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an initial maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Trade accounts receivable are generally uncollateralized and are stated at the amount the Company expects to collect. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. 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. 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 provided for estimated uncollectible amounts through a charge to expense and a credit to a valuation allowance. Balances that remain outstanding after the Company has used reasonable collection efforts were written off through a charge to the valuation allowance and a credit to accounts receivable. In addition, the Company maintains an allowance for returns, payment discounts, and other allowances based on historical returns and payment discounts and allowances that may be offered to customers from time-to-time or as incentive to make payments to the Company sooner than the customer’s contractual payment terms. Returns, payment discounts and other adjustments are charged to the allowance when incurred. The Company provides for returns, discounts and other allowances as a reduction of revenue and a credit to the valuation allowance. The allowance for doubtful accounts, returns and allowances was approximately $861,000 and $754,000 at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.

 

Property and Equipment

 

The Company’s property and equipment is stated at cost and depreciation was computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives ranging from one to ten years. Amortization of leasehold improvements was computed using the straight-line method over the lesser of the useful life of the asset or the remaining term of the lease.

 

Acquisitions

 

In accordance with SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, we record the results of operations of the acquired business from the date of acquisition. Net assets of the company acquired and intangible assets that arise from contractual/legal rights, or are capable of being separated, are recorded at their fair values at the date of acquisition. The balance of the purchase price after fair value allocations represents goodwill. Negative goodwill resulting from contingent consideration is recorded as a liability. Contingent payments subsequently made are then applied against the liability. Amounts allocated to in-process research and development (IPR&D) are expensed in the period of acquisition.

 

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Intangible Assets

 

Purchased intangible assets other than goodwill are amortized over their useful lives unless these lives are determined to be indefinite. Purchased intangible assets are carried at cost, less accumulated amortization. Amortization is computed over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets, generally two to seven years, using the straight line method.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicated that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable and exceeds its fair value in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. If conditions would indicate that an asset might be impaired, the Company would have estimated the future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. The impairment, if any, would have been measured by the amount by which the asset exceeds its fair value typically represented by quoted marked values or, when and if available, the future discounted cash flow associated with the asset.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157 provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities and only applies when other standards require or permit the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities. It does not expand the use of fair value measurement. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company adopted this standard as required and adoption will not have a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)” (SFAS 158).  This Statement requires that employers measure plan assets and obligations as of the balance sheet date.  This requirement is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008.  The other provisions of SFAS 158 were implemented by the company as of December 31, 2006.  The company does not expect the implementation of the measurement date provisions of SFAS 158 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – including an amendment of FASB statement No. 115.” This Statement permits all entities to choose, at specified election dates, to measure eligible items at fair value (the “fair value option”). A business entity shall report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings (or another performance indicator if the business entity does not report earnings) at each subsequent reporting date. Upfront costs and fees related to items for which the fair value option is elected shall be recognized in earnings as incurred and not deferred. If an entity elects the fair value option for a held-to-maturity or available-for-sale security in conjunction with the adoption of this Statement, that security shall be reported as a trading security under Statement 115, but the accounting for a transfer to the trading category under paragraph 15(b) of Statement 115 does not apply. Electing the fair value option for an existing held-to-maturity security will not call into question the intent of an entity to hold other debt securities to maturity in the future. This statement is effective as of the first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007.  The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2008. The implementation did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

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In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of ARB No. 51”.  This statement improves the relevance, comparability, and transparency of the financial information that a reporting entity provides in its consolidated financial statements by establishing accounting and reporting standards that require; the ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent and the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement of income, changes in a parent’s ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary be accounted for consistently, when a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained noncontrolling equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially measured at fair value, entities provide sufficient disclosures that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. SFAS No. 160 affects those entities that have an outstanding noncontrolling interest in one or more subsidiaries or that deconsolidate a subsidiary.  SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Early adoption is prohibited. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, Business Combinations. The objective of this revised statement is to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness and comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial reports about a business combination and its effects. The new standard requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize all (and only) the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction; establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed; and requires the acquirer to disclose to investors and other users all of the information they need to evaluate and understand the nature and financial effect of the business combination. This Statement applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. An entity may not apply it before that date. The Company is currently evaluating SFAS 141R and has not yet determined its potential impact on its future results of operations or financial position.

 

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative Instruments and hedging activities including: (1) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments; (2) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS 133 and its related interpretations; and (3) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows, SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with earlier application encouraged.  The Company has no derivative instruments so the adoption of SFAS 161 is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and it does not intend to adopt this standard early.

 

NOTE B – CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

 

Financial instruments that subject the Company to credit risk consist primarily of cash and accounts receivable. The Company’s cash accounts are maintained at a bank, and at times throughout the year, the Company’s bank account balances exceeded the $100,000 FDIC insured limit.  Financial instruments which potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of trade accounts receivable. The Company estimates an allowance for doubtful accounts based on the creditworthiness of its customers as well as general economic conditions. Consequently, an adverse change in those factors could affect the Company’s estimate of its bad debt. The United States Army accounted for 51% and 46%, Marriott Vacation Club International accounted for 26% and 28% and two other customers accounted for 14% of total revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively.  All other customers accounted for less than 5% of revenue on an individual basis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and no customer accounted for greater than 5% of total revenue for the three and six months June 30, 2007.  Overall, the U.S. government related revenues accounted for 66% and 64% of the Company’s total revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively.  This concentration makes the Company vulnerable to a near-term negative impact, should the relationships be terminated or become uncollectible.  The following customers accounted for greater than 10% of total accounts receivable at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.

 

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June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

Marriott Vacation Club International

 

$

802,769

 

$

1,046,684

 

United States Army

 

1,591,534

 

734,238

 

 

NOTE C - ACQUISITIONS

 

In July 2007, the Company acquired RSW and RBS.  The following table represents the pro forma statement of operations of Riptide assuming that RSW and RBS occurred at the beginning of the three and six months ended June 30, 2007.

 

 

 

(Unaudited)
June 30, 2007

 

 

 

Three Months

 

Six Months

 

Revenues

 

$

4,298,335

 

$

8,126,970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

2,916,375

 

5,769,978

 

Gross Profit

 

1,381,960

 

2,356,992

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

2,478,903

 

4,673,732

 

Product development expense

 

1,262,930

 

1,622,689

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

468,967

 

945,492

 

Total operating expenses

 

4,210,800

 

7,241,913

 

Operating loss

 

(2,828,840

)

(4,884,921

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

1,427

 

4,185

 

Interest expense

 

(660,009

)

(1,336,304

)

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

 

(3,487,422

)

(6,217,040

)

Provision for income taxes

 

273,747

 

413,420

 

Net loss from continuing operations

 

(3,761.169

)

(6,630,460

)

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

 

88,119

 

(262,016

)

Net income (loss)

 

(3,673050

)

(6,892,476

)

Less preferred stock dividend

 

(96,500

)

(154,797

)

Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders

 

$

(3,769,550

)

$

(7,047,273

)

 

Pending Acquisition of CRI Advantage, Inc.

 

On November 7, 2007, Riptide and its wholly-owned subsidiary Shea Development Acquisition No. 4 Corp. (“Merger Sub”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with CRI Advantage, Inc. (“CRI”) pursuant to which the Company will acquire all of the outstanding stock of CRI in a cash and stock transaction. The acquisition will be accomplished by the merger of Merger Sub into CRI, with CRI surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The aggregate purchase price is payable in 5,900,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and $3,500,000 in cash before transaction costs primarily consisting of legal, accounting and advisory fees. At closing, $350,000 and 1,500,000 shares of Company common stock will be placed in escrow pending CRI achieving profitability goals during the year ending December 31, 2008. In addition, the Company expects to assume estimated CRI debt and other liabilities of approximately $2,300,000 at closing. The closing of the merger is subject to customary closing conditions including the raising of the $3,500,000 in cash through a debt and/or equity financing transaction.  On November 21, 2007, Riptide advanced CRI $180,000.  This advance is classified within Other Current Assets on the Balance Sheet. The parties anticipate that the closing will occur following the completion of a financing transaction in the third quarter of 2008.

 

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Termination of Pending Merger with CaminoSoft Corp.

 

On September 6, 2007, Shea Development Corp. (now Riptide Worldwide Inc. — “Registrant”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Agreement”) with CaminoSoft Corp. (“CaminoSoft”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary CC Merger Corp. (“Merger Sub”).  On July 1, 2008, Registrant received a written notice from CaminoSoft that it was electing to terminate the Agreement effective June 20, 2008 pursuant to Section 8.1(b).

 

NOTE D – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

On August 17, 2007 Information Intellect sold its Acufile and IntelliPlant Software and associated intellectual property rights to PowerPlan Consultants, Inc., (“PowerPlan”) for $1 million in cash pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement between Riptide, Information Intellect and PowerPlan.  Following the sale, Riptide and Information Intellect withdrew from its legacy utility software applications business and closed its office in Marietta, Georgia.

 

This transaction, based on SFAS No. 144, Impairments of Long-Lived Assets and Discontinued Operations, met the criteria of a long-lived asset (disposal group) held for sale at the end of the quarter ended September 30, 2007. As a result, the Company has reflected the results of operations of its legacy utility software applications business for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 as discontinued operations. Reported revenues for these periods no longer include any revenue or expense from the legacy utility software applications business. The results from the discontinued legacy utility software applications business are reported as loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

The components of the loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax, are presented below:

 

 

 

(Unaudited)
Three Months
Ended
June 30,

 

(Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional services fees

 

$

 

$

518,779

 

$

 

$

734,079

 

Software license fees

 

 

 

 

150,000

 

Customer support contract services fees

 

98,706

 

246,610

 

262,276

 

518,248

 

Total revenue

 

98,706

 

765,389

 

262,276

 

1,402,337

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional and customer support services

 

74,676

 

305,351

 

152,429

 

451,451

 

Gross profit

 

24,030

 

460,038

 

109,847

 

950,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

5,918

 

309,143

 

11,560

 

900,483

 

Product development expense

 

 

57,322

 

 

301,512

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

5,454

 

 

10,907

 

Total operating expenses

 

5,918

 

371,919

 

11,560

 

1,212,902

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes

 

18,112

 

88,119

 

98,287

 

(262,016

)

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

(2,185

)

 

Iincome (loss) from discontinued operations

 

$

18,112

 

$

88,119

 

$

96,102

 

$

(262,016

)

 

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NOTE E —ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

 

At June 30, 2008 and at December 31, 2007, accounts payable and accrued liabilities consisted of:

 

 

 

June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Audited)

 

Accounts payable

 

$

4,234,256

 

$

3,014,404

 

Acquisition related transactions fees payable

 

1,491,256

 

1,491,256

 

Accrued liability for customer disputes

 

999,666

 

999,666

 

Accrued RBS purchase price payable

 

700,000

 

700,000

 

Accrued payroll and benefits

 

627,626

 

763,895

 

Accrued severance

 

 

109,017

 

Accrued registration rights penalty

 

2,176,178

 

829,000

 

Accrued interest expense

 

988,892

 

425,694

 

Accrued RSW earn-out and retention bonuses

 

609,587

 

455,000

 

Accrued federal and state payroll taxes payable

 

272,367

 

272,367

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

498,919

 

361,661

 

Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

12,598,747

 

$

9,421,960

 

 

NOTE F – NOTES PAYABLE AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS

 

Short-Term Notes Payable

 

At March 31, 2008, the Company had $200,000 of short term notes payable to three stockholders, one note payable for $50,000 dated March 13, 2008 with a cash interest payment of $5,000 and two notes payable dated March 26, 2008, each for $75,000, and each with a cash interest payment of $7,500.  The notes payable were due upon the receipt of either sufficient funds received from accounts receivable collections or newly invested capital.  The two $75,000 notes payable plus accrued interest were paid in full in April 2008 with funds provided by the Related Party. The $50,000 note payable remains outstanding as of June 30, 2008. Warrants to acquire 200,000 shares of Common Stock with a five year term and an exercise price of $0.01 per share were also issued to these stockholders pro rata to the principal of each note.  The fair value of the warrants of $49,528 was charged to interest expense.

 

Long Term Notes Payable and Capital Lease Obligations

 

Notes payable and capital lease obligations consist of the following:

 

 

 

June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Audited)

 

Senior Notes

 

$

4,727,253

 

$

4,116,240

 

Seller Notes

 

5,000,000

 

5,000,000

 

Notes payable to stockholders and officers

 

624,365

 

574,365

 

8% note payable

 

88,560

 

88,560

 

Capital lease obligations

 

33,927

 

38,902

 

Totals notes payable and capital lease obligations

 

10,474,105

 

9,818,067

 

Less: Current maturities

 

4,886,716

 

4,223,998

 

Long-term portion of notes payable and capital lease obligations

 

$

5,587,389

 

$

5,594,069

 

 

Senior Notes

 

On July 13, 2007, Riptide entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) to issue (i) senior secured notes at a discount (the “Senior Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $7,222,222, (ii) 12,797,500 shares of Riptide common stock and (iii) warrants to purchase 3,500,000 shares of Riptide common stock in return for $6,500,000 of cash proceeds after a 10% debt discount but before transaction costs. The warrants have a term of five years and an exercise price of $0.01 per share. Riptide was required to use the proceeds from the Senior Notes to pay, in one or more payments, the cash portions of purchase price, plus related transaction costs, for the acquisitions of RSW and RBS.  The Senior Notes accrue interest at the prime rate as published from time-to-time in the Wall Street Journal (5% at June 30, 2008) plus 4 percent.

 

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In addition, we have entered into Registration Rights Agreements with the holders of Senior Notes and the holders the Series A Shares and the Series B Shares.  Each of the agreements contains covenants including the timing for the registration and rights to registered shares, limits on capital expenditures, subsequent borrowings, loans to third parties, investments, acquisitions and divestitures, as well as restrictions on the payment of cash dividends.  In addition, the Senior Notes have Leverage and Fixed Charge Coverage Ratios.  Additionally, the Senior Notes contain customary events of default including, nonpayment of principal or interest; the violation of a covenant; the occurrence of a material adverse change; the attachment of any portion of our assets; insolvency; material misrepresentations by us; and our default under any other loan agreement. Upon the occurrence of an event of default the applicable interest rate increases to 18% per annum and the debt would become immediately due and payable.

 

On April 18, 2008, the Company entered into a Waiver Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the holders of the senior debt.  The Agreement calls for the repayment of approximately $7.2 million face value of the notes payable plus interest payable of approximately $1.3 million in several installments to be fully paid on or before June 30, 2008.  In addition, the Company issued warrants to the holders of the senior debt to acquire 1,574,444 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.  These warrants had a fair value of $391,318 which was recorded as interest expense in the second quarter of 2008.  Upon final payment the Company expects that the senior debt and the covenant defaults under the senior debt agreements will be fully satisfied and released.  The Company expects that the cash to make the payments under this agreement will come from the cash proceeds received from the future issuance of Series C Shares to the Related Party and/or other investors.  On July 31, 2008, the Company’s CEO met with the Senior Notes holders and they requested that the Company pay the Senior Notes holders $2 million on or before August 15, 2008. The Company was not able to make this payment. The effect of the Company’s inability to make the requested payment is not known at the time of this filing.

 

The Company must also file a registration statement to register the shares under the Registration Rights agreements.  In addition, the Company is subject to cash penalties of approximately $2,200,000 at June 30, 2008 for failure to meet the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreements.

 

On the first business day of each month, beginning January 1, 2008, Riptide is required to pay in cash, 1/30th of the original principal amount of $7,222,222 of the Senior Notes, or approximately $241,000 per month plus unpaid accrued interest to the holders of the Senior Notes.  Riptide has not made these required payments in 2008 and is now incurring an 18% late fee on all accrued and unpaid interest. Since the Senior Notes are in technical default, the entire outstanding amount, net of the unamortized balance of the original issue discount is classified as current in the Balance Sheet.

 

At any time during the term of the Senior Notes, Riptide has the right to prepay in cash, all or a portion of the principal amount of Senior Notes at 110% of the principal amount then outstanding plus accrued interest to the date of repayment. If Riptide becomes party to any change of control transaction, or if Riptide agrees to sell or dispose any of its assets in one or more transactions (whether or not that sale or disposal would constitute a change of control transaction), Riptide would then be required to offer to repay, in cash, the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes then outstanding at 115% of the principal amount plus unpaid accrued interest to the date of repayment.

 

The Senior Notes are secured by a first lien on all of the assets of Riptide and its subsidiaries. Among the restrictions defined in the Senior Notes, the terms of the Senior Notes prohibit the issuance of new senior debt, limit the repurchase of any equity securities outstanding, the investment in or acquisitions of securities of another person or third party entity, restrict payment of dividends, payments for capital expenditures and payment of other debts subordinate to the Senior Notes. In addition, in order for Riptide to pay cash dividends on any of its outstanding preferred or common stock specific debt and interest coverage ratios as defined by the Senior Notes must be met however, these debt and interest coverage ratio covenants do not place any other restrictions on the Company.

 

Within 90 days from the Closing Date, Riptide was required to authorize and approve a reverse stock split of its common stock whereby after a reverse split Riptide will have no more than 25,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding. To meet this requirement, the Company entered into a merger agreement with CaminoSoft Corp. on September 6, 2007, to be accounted for as a reverse merger under GAAP, and by which the number of Riptide shares outstanding may be reduced to meet the requirement of the Senior Notes.  However, Riptide was not been able to complete the reverse merger, has not implemented a reverse stock split and, as a result, has not met this requirement.

 

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The terms of the Senior Notes also required that debt existing at closing be repaid or subordinated to the Senior Notes. As a result, Riptide (i) repaid notes payable of approximately $249,000 and (ii) entered into subordination agreements with holders of approximately $513,000 of debt outstanding plus accrued interest at the closing date. Interest will continue to accrue on the $513,000 of subordinated notes payable and all principal and interest becomes due 14 days following the full and final payment of the Senior Notes. For entering into the subordination agreements, two holders of notes payable received further consideration of an aggregate of 100,000 shares of Riptide common stock. In addition, one officer of Riptide agreed to subordinate his note payable of approximately $89,000 to the Senior Notes and two officers agreed to fully settle their notes payable of approximately $304,000 for cash payments of approximately $34,000 and 607,176 shares of Riptide common stock.

 

The following table represents the carrying value of the Senior Notes.

 

 

 

June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Audited)

 

Face value of the Senior Notes

 

$

7,222,222

 

$

7,222,222

 

Original note discount

 

(722,222

)

(722,222

)

Transaction fees

 

(560,000

)

(560,000

)

Fair value of common stock and warrants issued in conjunction with the issuance of the Senior Notes

 

(2,383,855

)

(2,383,855

)

Amortization of note discount, transaction fees and fair value of common stock and warrants issued recorded as interest expense

 

1,171,108

 

560,095

 

Total Senior Notes payable

 

4,727,253

 

4,116,240

 

Less current maturities

 

4,727,253

 

4,116,240

 

Long-term Senior Notes payable

 

$

 

$

 

 

Seller Notes

 

In connection with the Riptide Software acquisition, a Riptide subsidiary issued $5,000,000 face amount of convertible subordinated notes to the former shareholders of Riptide Software (the “Seller Notes”) as payment of a portion of the acquisition consideration. $2,080,269 is due to an employee of Riptide Software who is also an officer, director and stockholder of the Company. The balance of $2,919,731 is due to six employees of Riptide Software, five are employees of Riptide Software and are stockholders of the Company. The Seller Notes are convertible into shares of Riptide common stock at a conversion price of $1.00 per share. The Seller Notes have a term of three years with aggregate principal payments, subject to the subordination requirements of the Senior Notes, of $2,000,000 on July 13, 2008, $2,000,000 on July 13, 2009 and $1,000,000 on July 13, 2010. The Seller Notes are subordinated to the Senior Notes that prohibit cash payments of the Seller Notes until the Senior Notes have been paid in full. Interest accrues at the prime rate as published from time-to-time in the Wall Street Journal, (5% per annum on June 30, 2008) and is payable on each anniversary date of the note in shares of common stock. The number of shares of common stock is computed by dividing the accrued interest by the conversion rate of one share for each $1.00 of accrued interest.  In addition, income tax payments made by Riptide for income earned by Riptide prior to the acquisition and as a result of Internal Revenue Service mandated migration from cash to accrual accounting methods will be reimbursed by the former shareholders through a reduction in principal payments.  As of December 31, 2007, Riptide has recorded a liability of approximately $646,000 for income taxes relating to Riptide Software’s pre-acquisition income.  Riptide recorded the offset of this liability as an Other Asset.  Cash payments under the Seller Notes are restricted pursuant to a subordination agreement executed in connection with the issuance of the Senior Notes described above.

 

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Notes Payable to Stockholders and Officers

 

At June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had a note payable to a stockholder dated March 20, 2003 and originally due September 1, 2010, with a remaining principal amount outstanding $146,494 bearing interest at 9% per annum. Accrued interest payable was $16,423 at June 30, 2008 and $9,508 at December 31, 2007.  Payments of $5,050 were due monthly however pursuant to the July 2007 subordination agreement, no principal or interest payments may be made to this note holder until the July 2007 senior note holders are paid in full, and then the Company has 14 days to pay this note holder in full.

 

At June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had a note payable to a stockholder dated February 2, 2005 and originally due September 1, 2010, with a remaining principal amount outstanding of $189,000 bearing interest at 8% per annum.  Accrued interest payable was $ 17,330 at June 30, 2008 and $10,413 at December 31, 2007.  Payments of $6,236 were due monthly however pursuant to the July 2007 subordination agreement, no principal or interest payments may be made to this note holder until a July 2007 senior note holders are paid in full, and then the Company has 14 days to pay this note holder in full.

 

At June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had a $100,000 convertible promissory note payable to a stockholder dated October 17, 2007 with a maturity date of January 17, 2008. The note bears no interest prior to the maturity date and 18% per annum after the maturity date.  Accrued interest payable was $8,285 at June 30, 2008. The note payable, principal and accrued interest payable is convertible into shares of Series B Preferred Stock at the option of the holder.  As of June 30, 2008 the holder of the note payable had not exercised the conversion and the note payable principal amount plus accrued interest remained outstanding.  Approximately 108,300 shares of Series B Preferred Stock would be issuable had the note payable and accrued interest at June 30, 2008 been converted.

 

At June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had recorded a non-interest bearing advance of $50,000 due to Bravera Shareholder that was assumed as part of the acquisition of RBS.

 

At June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had a note payable to an officer and director dated September 28, 2005 and originally due March 1, 2010, with a remaining principal amount outstanding of $88,871 bearing interest at 6% per annum.  Accrued interest payable was $4,882 at June 30, 2008 and $2,222 at December 31, 2007.  Payments of $8,333 were due monthly however pursuant to the July 2007 subordination agreement no principal or interest payments may be made to this note holder until the senior note holders are paid in full, and then the Company has 14 days to pay this note holder in full.

 

Other Note Payable

 

At June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had a note payable due to a financial institution dated September 28, 2005, and originally due September 1, 2010, with a remaining principal amount outstanding of $88,560 bearing interest at 8% per annum. Accrued interest payable was $8,465 at June 30, 2008 and $4,923 at December 31, 2007.  Payments of $3,089 were due monthly however pursuant to a July 2007 subordination agreement no principal or interest payments may be made to this note holder until the July 2007 senior note holders are paid in full, and then the Company has 14 days to pay this note holder in full.

 

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Capital Lease Obligations

 

During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company acquired $49,750 of equipment under long-term leases. The future minimum lease payments under capital leases at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

 

 

June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Audited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total minimum lease payments

 

$

51,575

 

$

65,230

 

Less amounts representing interest and taxes

 

17,648

 

25,328

 

Present value of net minimum lease payments

 

33,927

 

38,902

 

Current maturities of capital leases obligations

 

9,463

 

7,758

 

Long-term capital leases obligations

 

$

24,464

 

$

31,144

 

 

NOTE G – INCOME TAXES

 

The Company has recorded a full valuation allowance to offset its net deferred tax assets. The Company is required to provide a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of its deferred tax assets, will not be realized. There has been no change in the Company’s circumstances in the current period that would necessitate a reduction or removal of the valuation allowance. Therefore, no tax benefit has been recorded for the Company’s net losses.

 

The Company and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal tax return.  However, the entities in the consolidated group file separate returns in most states. For the current reporting period, some of the entities in the consolidated group have net income on a stand alone basis.  Accordingly, those entities have a state tax liability on their net income, which has been provided for by recording state income tax expense on the consolidated financial statements.

 

NOTE H – STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS

 

Adoption of SFAS No. 123R

 

The Company adopted SFAS No. 123R using the modified prospective transition method beginning January 1, 2005. Accordingly, during the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company determined stock-based compensation expense was immaterial for options granted prior to, but not yet vested, as of January 1, 2005, as if the fair value method required for pro forma disclosure under SFAS No. 123 were in effect for expense recognition purposes, adjusted for estimated forfeitures. For options granted after January 1, 2005, the Company has recognized compensation expense based on the estimated grant date fair value method using the Black-Scholes options pricing model. Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the options. SFAS No. 123R requires that stock-based compensation expense be based on awards that are ultimately expected to vest.

 

Stock Option Activity

 

Stock option, restricted shares and other equity incentive awards may be granted under the 2007 Stock Option and Performance Awards Plan (the “Plan”). The following table shows the activity of the awards granted, exercised or cancelled during the six months ended June 30, 2008:

 

 

 

Number of
Stock Options 
and Awards
Under the Plan

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term in Years

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2007:

 

6,268,578

 

$

0.40

 

9.89

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

$

0.00

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

$

0.00

 

 

 

 

Cancelled

 

251,000

 

$

0.40

 

9.59

 

 

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2008:

 

6,017,578

 

$

0.40

 

8.03

 

$

0.00

 

Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2008

 

5,917,578

 

$

0.40

 

 

$

0.00

 

Options and awards exercisable at June 30, 2008

 

1,000,000

 

$

0.40

 

1.25

 

$

0.00

 

 

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As part of the termination agreement with the Company’s former chief financial officer, his stock options became fully vested as of June 30, 2008. This accelerated vesting resulted in an additional $235,759 charge to stock compensation.  No other stock options had vested at June 30, 2008.  Stock Options expected to vest is estimated by reducing the aggregate amount of unvested options outstanding at March 31, 2008 by the expected forfeiture rate.  The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the quoted price of Riptide’s common stock for options issued under the Plan that were “in-the-money” at June 30, 2008.  No stock options were in-the-money at June 30, 2008.

 

In addition to the stock options awarded under the Plan, an award for 2,000,000 restricted shares of common stock was outstanding at June 30, 2008.  The restricted shares vest 1,000,000 shares on December 20, 2008 and 1,000,000 shares on December 20, 2009.  The fair value of this grant was determined to be $498,431 of which $62,304 and $124,608 was charged to stock compensation expense in three and six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

At June 30, 2008, the aggregate number of shares reserved for future awards under the plan was 1,482,422.

 

The following table details stock-based compensation expense included in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Stock compensation expense charged to:

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

$

69,783

 

$

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

504,162

 

 

 

Product development expense

 

 

56,243

 

Discontinued operations

 

1,011

 

 

 

Impact on net loss to common stockholders

 

$

574,956

 

$

56,243

 

Impact on net income per share to common stockholders basic and diluted

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.00

 

 

As of June 30, 2008, there was approximately $1,549,202 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options and restricted stock awards. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.44 years.

 

Valuation Assumptions

 

The Company calculated the fair value of each stock option award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The following assumptions were used for each respective period:

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Risk-free interest rates

 

1.35%

 

4.62%

 

Expected lives

 

5 years

 

5.75 years

 

Dividend yield

 

0%

 

0%

 

Expected volatility

 

165%

 

77%

 

Weighted-average volatility

 

165%

 

77%

 

 

The Company was privately held prior to March 2, 2007, and had no active trading market for its common stock. Therefore the Company’s computation of expected volatility for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was based on the volatility of a publicly-traded competitor adjusted for a risk premium due to the restrictive nature and the illiquidity of the Company’s stock.  The Company’s computation of expected life was determined based on the guidance provided in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107. The interest rate for the periods within the contractual life of the award is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant.

 

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Stock Warrant Activity

 

Warrants for 1,774,444 shares of Common Stock were issued during the six months ended June 30, 2008. The following table summarizes the stock warrant activity for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

 

 

Number of
Warrants

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term in Years

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2007:

 

15,587,500

 

$

0.49

 

3.93

 

Issued

 

1,774,444

 

$

0.01

 

4.86

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

Cancelled

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2008:

 

17,361,944

 

$

0.48

 

4.03

 

 

The fair value of $440,846 of the 1,774,444 warrants was charged to interest expense and was computed using the Black Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

Risk-free interest rates

 

1.29 – 1.35%

Expected lives

 

5 yrs

Dividend yield

 

0

Expected volatility

 

165% – 185%

Weighted-average volatility

 

167%

 

NOTE I – MANDATORY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

The Company has authorized 60,000,000 shares of preferred stock of which 10,000,000 shares have been designated as Series A convertible preferred stock (the “Series A Shares”) and 20,000,000 as Series B mandatory redeemable convertible preferred stock (the “Series B Shares”).

 

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

The Company has 3,600,000 shares of Series B Shares, par value par share of $0.001, issued and outstanding at June 30, 2008.  The Series B preferred stock is mandatorily redeemable three years from the date of issuance and, as a result, is classified outside of stockholders’ equity on the balance sheet. The Series B preferred stock may be converted at any time into an aggregate of 7,200,000 shares of common stock, representing a conversion price of $0.50 per share. The Series B preferred stock accrues dividends monthly at a rate of 4.5% per annum payable quarterly in cash or shares of Common Stock subject to the restrictions of the Senior Notes.  In addition, the holders of the Series B Shares received 972,000 shares of common stock at closing representing a prepaid dividend as defined in the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements. The fair value of the prepaid dividend is being accreted to the carrying value of the Series B Shares and to preferred dividends presented in the statement of operations over the three year term of the Series B Shares. The Series B Shares are subject to registration rights agreements for which the Company is in default.

 

The following table represents the carrying value of the Series B Shares:

 

Stated value of the Series B Shares

 

$

3,600,000

 

Reduced by:

 

 

 

Transaction fees payable in cash

 

(462,500

)

Fair value of prepaid dividend and warrants issued in conjunction with the issuance of the Series B preferred stock

 

(1,320,289

)

Accretion of fair value of prepaid dividends and warrants

 

201,711

 

Carrying value of Series B Shares at December 31, 2007

 

2,018,922

 

Accretion of fair value of prepaid dividends and warrants for the three months ended June 30, 2008

 

220,048

 

Carrying value of Series B Shares at June 30, 2008

 

$

2,238,970

 

 

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Preferred Stock

 

The Company has 2,800,000 shares of Series A Shares, par value per share of $.001, issued and outstanding at June 30, 2008. The Series A Shares accrue dividends at a rate of 8% per annum and is payable in Series A Shares for the first year outstanding and payable in cash thereafter, subject to the dividend restrictions of the Senior Notes. The Series A Shares are classified as part of Stockholders’ Equity and are subject to registration rights agreements for which the Company is in default.

 

Common Stock

 

At June 30, 2008, the Company has authorized 800,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001, (the “Common Stock”) of which 61,284,008 are issued and outstanding.  During the six months ended June 30, 2008, 428,567 shares of Common Stock were issued to the holders of the Series B Shares as dividends in lieu of cash pursuant to the restrictions of the Senior Notes.  The fair value of the Common Stock issued as dividends on the Series B Shares are presented as preferred dividends in determining Net Loss to Common Shareholders in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

NOTE J – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

At June 30, 2008 and at December 31, 2007, the Company has an accrued liability of approximately $700,000 representing the remaining acquisition consideration amount due to the Bravera Shareholder or entities controlled by the Bravera Shareholder. The payments would be made in a subsequent closing which has not occurred. In addition, a liability is recorded for $130,000 representing an advance of funds made by the Bravera Shareholder following the acquisition. Settlement of these liabilities is subject to the outcome of litigation.

 

The Company has entered into a lease agreement for office space in Oviedo, Florida. The lease is an operating lease, the base term of which expires on November 1, 2012. This office building is owned by an entity controlled by two employees of the Company, one of which is an officer of the Company.  The Company expensed approximately $162,390 as rent related to this facility in the six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

In 2007, the Company entered into a software development agreement with Saama Technologies, Inc. (“Saama”), a company that participated in the March 2007, Series A Shares transaction.  At June 30, 2008 and at December 31, 2007 a liability to Saama of approximately $952,000 is recorded in accounts payable on the Balance Sheet. In addition, a member of the Company’s board of directors who receives a consulting fee of $7,500 per month from the Company is also a director of Saama.

 

On October 17, 2007, a stockholder of the Company loaned the Company $100,000 pursuant to the terms of a convertible promissory note.  This note gives the stockholder certain conversion rights at the Company’s next financing.  The note had a maturity date of January 17, 2008.  The note bears no interest prior to the maturity date and 18% per annum after the maturity date and $8,285 was expensed during the six months ended June 30, 2008.  The Company used the proceeds from this note to advance CaminoSoft $100,000. The Company wrote-off the advance to CaminoSoft as of June 30, 2008 after receiving notification that CaminoSoft had terminated the merger agreement. The stockholder is also a shareholder of CaminoSoft. At June 30, 2008, this note had not been converted by the holder and was outstanding.

 

In the first quarter of 2008, the Company had a cash advance outstanding and due from the Chairman and CEO of the Company for approximately $16,000 for business related travel and other expenses. This cash advance was still outstanding as of June 30, 2008.

 

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On April 4, 2008, the Company received a non-binding commitment from Matrix Holdings, LLC (“Matrix”), an entity controlled by Riptide’s CEO to fund the Company with up to $15 million of cash for the payment of debts, to finance the acquisitions and for working capital purposes.  In the second quarter of 2008, Matrix paid approximately $420,000 of Riptide’s liabilities and provided the Company with $200,000 for operating needs in anticipation of receiving shares of preferred stock from a new series of preferred stock expected to be authorized and issued in the third quarter of 2008.

 

On March 13, 2008, the Company entered into promissory note agreement with a stockholder of the Company.  The Company received proceeds of $50,000 from the stockholder. The note required a $5,000 interest payment and warrants to acquire 50,000 shares of Common Stock issued to the stockholder with a five year term and an exercise price of $0.01 per share.  The notes and related interest were repaid in April 2008 from funds provided by the Related Party.  The Company recognized the fair value of the warrants of $12,382 as an increase to additional paid in capital with the offset being to interest expense.

 

On March 26, 2008, the Company entered into promissory note agreements with two stockholders of the Company.  The Company received proceeds of $75,000 from each stockholder. Each note required a $7,500 interest payment and warrants to acquire 75,000 shares of Common Stock issued to each stockholder with a five year term and an exercise price of $0.01 per share.  The notes and related interest were repaid in April 2008 from funds provided by the Related Party.  The Company recognized the fair value of the warrants of $37,147 as an increase to additional paid in capital with the offset being to interest expense.

 

On July 11, 2008, a settlement was reached with National Business Search, Inc., a Florida corporation. SEE NOTE K – LITIGATION. Philip Loeffel, the Company’s President who is also a director of the Company, paid $110,000 of the settlement amount. The Company has recorded this payment as a note payable to an officer.

 

NOTE K LITIGATION

 

Upon the acquisition of RBS on July 16, 2007, the Company’s subsidiary, RBS, assumed the responsibility to negotiate a contingent liability related to a demand letter from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (“DFAS”) seeking a refund of approximately $747,000 for alleged “overpayments” on a US Navy contract performed by RBS during the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. RBS responded to the demand letter citing the fact that all of the work on that contract was ordered, approved, and accepted for by the US Navy project and contract managers. When DFAS did not respond, RBS filed suit for injunctive relief in the United States District Court in Alexandria, Virginia in a case styled Bravera, Inc. v. U.S. Dept. of Defense, Case No. 1:07 cv 234 (U.S. Dist. Ct., E.D.Va., 2007).  That Court denied the injunction on jurisdictional grounds, and RBS appealed the case to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in a case styled Bravera, Inc. v. U.S. Dept. of Defense, Case No. 07-1258 (4th Cir. Ct., 2007). In the interim, RBS received a payment demand letter from the US Treasury Department for approximately $1,000,000 representing the alleged overpayment amount of approximately $747,000 plus accrued interest.  Effective June 12, 2008, RBS and DFAS entered into a written Settlement Agreement requiring, among other things, RBS to pay the Department of Treasury the sum of $265,000 on or before September 30, 2008, without interest, penalties or attorney’s fees. On or about June 18, 2008, the appeal before the Fourth Circuit was dismissed, with prejudice. A liability of approximately $1,000,000 has been recorded at June 30, 2008 representing the full amount of the US Treasury Department demand letter in the event RBS lacks the liquidity to make the agreed payment on September 30, 2008.

 

On November 13, 2007 Mr. Christopher Watson, Plaintiff, filed a Summons and Complaint in the Court of Common Pleas, Ninth Judicial Circuit, State of South Carolina, County of Charleston styled Chris Watson, Plaintiff vs Bravera, Inc. and Shea Development Corporation, Defendants.  The action seeks recovery of a debt in the amount of $130,000 and alleges breach of contract.

 

On November 21, 2007  Daniel Island Partners LLC, an entity controlled by Mr. Christopher Watson, filed a summons and complaint in the Magistrates Court, State of South Carolina, County of Berkeley in a case styled Daniel Island Partners, LLC, Plaintiff, v. Bravera, Inc., Defendant, Case Number 07K-0915.

 

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Plaintiff requests a judgment for $1,638 plus an $80 filing fee for allegedly unpaid rent from October 1 – 23, 2007.  This complaint has since been amended by the Plaintiff and the Plaintiff is now requesting a judgment of $7,500 plus fees and expenses.

 

On December 12, 2007 Shea Development Corp., Bravera, Inc., and IP Holding of Nevada Corp., Plaintiffs, filed a Summons and Compliant in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York in a case styled Shea Development Corp., Bravera, Inc. and IP Holding of Nevada Corp. v. Christopher Watson and Elizabeth Anne Conley.  Elizabeth Anne Conley has been dismissed as a defendant in this lawsuit.  The Company alleges multiple causes of action including fraudulent misrepresentations and seeks damages of not less than $6,500,000 in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which the Company acquired Bravera, Inc. from Mr. Watson.

 

In December 2007, a lawsuit was filed against Bravera, Inc., styled SD2R Partners, LLC Plaintiff v. Bravera, Inc., Defendant, Civil Action No. 2007-15640, in the Circuit Court for Fairfax County, Virginia.  The plaintiff claims that Bravera, Inc. now RBS, breached a lease agreement and owes the plaintiff $167,526, plus various expenses.

 

On January 15, 2008, a suit styled Christopher Watson and Intellectus, LLC, Plaintiffs, v. Riptide Worldwide, Inc. (f/k/a Shea Development Corp.), Bravera, Inc. and IP Holding of Nevada Corp., Defendants, Case No. 08600114 was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.  Intellectus, LLC is an entity owned and controlled by Mr. Christopher Watson.  Plaintiffs seek damages in excess of $6,000,000.

 

The foregoing lawsuits filed by or against Watson or related entities in South Carolina, New York and Virginia are referred to herein as the “Watson Litigation.” The Company denies all claims made in the Watson Litigation and planned on vigorously defending these actions.

 

On July 10, 2008 and again on July 29, 2008, the parties in the Watson Litigation appeared before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of mediating a global settlement of the Watson Litigation. A binding and enforceable settlement was reached but had not been consummated as of August 11, 2008. The settlement obligates Riptide to escrow the sum of $275,000 for certain tax liabilities that Watson is obligated to resolve. The settlement also requires Riptide to pay Watson the sum of $175,000 upon Watson’s performance of certain terms of the settlement, which terms had not been performed as of August 11, 2008. That is the extent of Riptide financial responsibilities to Watson. All other claims will be dismissed, with prejudice. Due to the uncertainty of the consummation of the settlement, Riptide has not reduced the liabilities related to Watson as of June 30, 2008 which are approximately $1.1 million.

 

On February 8, 2008, National Business Search, Inc., a Florida corporation, Plaintiff, filed a Summons and Complaint against Shea Development Corp., a Nevada corporation, Riptide Software, Inc., a Florida corporation, Philip Loeffel, and Barry Clinger, Defendants, in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit In and For Pinellas County, Florida.  Plaintiff seeks, in the main, damages in the amount of $315,000 pursuant to an engagement agreement allegedly entitling Plaintiff to a brokerage commission.  The Company paid the Plaintiff $50,000 of the $315,000 on October 31, 2007 and has accrued the remaining $265,000 at June 30, 2008. On July 11, 2008, a settlement was reached with the Plaintiff and as of August 8, 2008 all required payments have been made to the Plaintiff.

 

On March 8, 2008 a notice of charge of discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act was received from the Human Affairs Commission, State of South Carolina, with a charge of discrimination by a former employee with RTWW Business Services Inc. (f/k/a Bravera, Inc). The matter was referred by the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission to the United States Equal Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). Counsel representing RTWW Business Services Inc. has submitted a position statement and the requested documents to the EEOC.  On July 29, 2008, the EEOC issues its letter determination stating that it was unable to conclude any Civil Rights Act violations. The Company continues to deny the charge and will vigorously defend the claim filed by Conley in federal court.

 

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On or about June 4, 2008, Conley filed a demand for arbitration before the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) seeking damages in an unspecified amount for alleged breach of her employment agreement with Bravera, for alleged violations of South Carolina’s Wages Act, and for alleged Civil Rights Act violations. The Company denies all claims and will vigorously defend the demand for arbitration.

 

On May 21, 2008, a lawsuit was filed against Riptide styled Mark Hulsizer and Jon Boaz (the “Plaintiffs) v. Riptide Worldwide, Inc. f/k/a Shea Development Corp. f/k/a Information Intellect, Inc. (the “Defendant”), in the 141st Judicial District of Tarrant County, Texas, Cause No. 141-230461-08, removed and restyled as Mark Hulsizer and Jon Boaz v. Riptide Worldwide, Inc. f/k/a Shea Development Corp. f/k/a Information Intellect, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, Action No. 4:08-cv-408-4 (collectively, the “Litigation”) in which Plaintiffs allege, among other things, that Defendant breached Employment Agreement contracts entered into individually between each Plaintiff and Defendant. The Company denies the claims and has entered into settlement discussions with the Plaintiffs. On August 15, 2008, the Company reached a settlement with Mark Hulsizer and Jon Boaz. The settlement requires the Company to pay Mr. Hulsizer and Mr. Boaz one and one-half months of their formally monthly salary and three months of health insurance over a three month period.

 

NOTE L – SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

On July 11, 2008, a settlement was reached with National Business Search, Inc., a Florida corporation. SEE NOTE K — LITIGATION. As of August 8, 2008, all required payments have been made to National Business Search, Inc. Philip Loeffel, the Company’s President who is also a director of the Company, paid $110,000 of the settlement amount. The Company has recorded this payment as a note payable to an officer.

 

On July 10, 2008 and again on July 29, 2008, the parties in the Watson Litigation appeared before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of mediating a global settlement of the Watson Litigation. A binding and enforceable settlement was reached but had not been consummated as of August 15, 2008. The settlement obligates Riptide to escrow the sum of $275,000 for certain tax liabilities that Watson is obligated to resolve. The settlement also requires Riptide to pay Watson the sum of $175,000 upon Watson’s performance of certain terms of the settlement, which terms had not been performed as of August 15, 2008. That is the extent of Riptide financial responsibilities to Watson. All other claims will be dismissed, with prejudice. Due to the uncertainty of the consummation of the settlement, Riptide has not reduced the liabilities related to Watson as of June 30, 2008 which are approximately $1.1 million.

 

On July 31, 2008, the Company’s CEO met with the Senior Notes holders and they requested that the Company pay the Senior Notes holders $2 million on or before August 15, 2008. The Company was not able to make this payment. The effect of the Company’s inability to make the requested payment is not known at the time of this filing.

 

On August 15, 2008, the Company accepted the resignation of Philip Loeffel as President of Riptide Worldwide, Inc. The Board decided to reposition Mr. Loeffel’s responsibilities to allow him to focus on the continual growth of the Riptide Software business. Mr. Loeffel remains a member of the Board of Riptide Worldwide, Inc.

 

On August 15, 2008, the Company reached a settlement with Mark Hulsizer and Jon Boaz. The settlement requires the Company to pay Mr. Hulsizer and Mr. Boaz one and one-half months of their formally monthly salary and three months of health insurance over a three month period.

 

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

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other reports filed by Registrant from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively the “Filings”) contain or may contain forward looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, Registrant’s management as well as estimates and assumptions made by Registrant’s management. When used in the filings the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “future”, “intend”, “plan” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to Registrant or Registrant’s management identify forward looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of Registrant with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors (including the risks contained in the section of this report entitled “Risk Factors”) relating to Registrant’s industry, Registrant’s operations and results of operations and any businesses that may be acquired by Registrant. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned.

 

Although Registrant believes that the expectations reflected in the forward looking statements are reasonable, Registrant cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, Registrant does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with Registrant’s pro forma financial statements and the related notes that will be filed herein.

 

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In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, references to “we,” “our,” “us,” “our company,” the “combined companies,” or “Riptide”  refer to Riptide Worldwide, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Information Intellect, Inc., a Georgia corporation, Riptide Software, Inc., a Florida corporation, and RTWW Business Services, Inc., a Florida corporation and all are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Registrant.  “Riptide,” the “Company,” or the “Registrant” refers to Riptide Worldwide, Inc.  References to “Information Intellect” refer solely to Information Intellect, Inc. References to “RSW” refer solely to Riptide Software, Inc.  References to “RBS” refer solely to RTWW Business Services, Inc., formerly Bravera, Inc.  Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period classifications. The results of operations prior to March 2, 2007 are those of Information Intellect.

 

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with the Registrant’s consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the Commission.  Capitalized terms used in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis are defined in the Registrant’s notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Results of Operations

 

On January 2, 2008, we changed our corporate name to Riptide Worldwide, Inc. from Shea Development Corp.  References to Shea Development Corp. prior to January 2, 2008 have been revised to refer to the Riptide name.

 

On March 2, 2007, Riptide, a public shell, and Information Intellect, a Georgia based hardware and software developer merged in a transaction accounted for as a reverse merger whereby Information Intellect was deemed the accounting acquirer and therefore, the historical financial statements of Information Intellect became the historical financial statements of Riptide following the merger.  Information Intellect operated two business units.  Each of the businesses were operated and accounted for separately. The first business was a line of legacy asset management software products and implementation services whereby the business unit licensed its software solutions and provided implementation services to companies operating in the utility industry.  On August 17, 2007, we sold the intellectual property rights and exited the legacy utility industry asset management software business.  The results of operations of the legacy utility industry asset management software business have been excluded from the results of continuing operations and are presented as discontinued operations in all periods presented.

 

The other business unit is Energy Technology Group (“ETG”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Information Intellect and does business under the name MeterMesh.  MeterMesh has a line of products that automates the collection of electric, gas and water meter usage data at the source for billing, load management and control purposes. Due to slow demand for the MeterMesh products and services, in March 2008, Riptide reduced the ETG workforce and operations to a minimal level and on March 18, 2008, ETG entered into an exclusive technology licensing agreement with I-Sys, Inc. (“I-Sys”) pertaining to the MeterMesh technology.  The technology licensing agreement provides for I-Sys to pay royalties to Riptide up to a maximum of $1,700,000 and payable as I-Sys sells MeterMesh products and services during the two year term of the technology licensing agreement.  At the point that I-Sys has paid $750,000 of royalties to Riptide, then ownership of the MeterMesh intellectual property may transfer to I-Sys.  I-Sys also assumed responsibility for the existing operations of the MeterMesh group including managing and supporting existing distributor relationships, existing customers and MeterMesh personnel.  This business is expected to receive a royalty stream and to maintain the intellectual property until it can be transferred to I-Sys.  Therefore the results of operations for this business unit do not qualify for classification as discontinued operations. As of August 15, 2008, the Company has not received royalties payments from I-Sys.

 

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On July 16, 2007, Riptide entered into agreements for a senior debt financing and a Series B Preferred Stock offering raising approximately $10 million of cash, before transaction costs, to consummate the acquisitions of two private companies, RSW, a custom software programming and information technology services company located in Orlando, Florida and RBS, a document scanning services business with operations in Reston, Virginia.  Our results of operations include the revenue and operating expenses of RSW and RBS from July 16, 2007 the date of acquisition through December 31, 2007 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

Our strategy to grow the business through acquisitions continued when in September 2007 we announced that we had entered into a merger agreement with CaminoSoft Corp., a software and services company located in Westlake Village, California. CaminoSoft develops and manufactures software solutions that store, manage, and safeguard large quantities of data created in a business and application settings. In November 2007, we announced that we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CRI Advantage, Inc. located in Boise, Idaho (“CRI”). CRI is an information technology consulting and managed services firm with a core focus in the government and commercial industries.  Also, in November 2007, we entered into an Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with WOW Global Corporation, LLC located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (“WOW”) and the two holders of all the outstanding equity interests in WOW pursuant to which Riptide agreed to acquire all of the outstanding equity interests of WOW in a cash and stock transaction.  WOW is an information technology consulting, staffing and services firm.  However as of April 25, 2008, we terminated the acquisition transaction with WOW. On June 20, 2008, CaminoSoft terminated the merger agreement with Riptide. The closing of the CRI transactions are subject to Riptide raising funds through a debt and/or equity financing.  At June 30, 2008 this transaction had not closed. Therefore, the results of operations of CRI have not been included in our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.

 

Revenue

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Revenue from

 

 

 

 

 

Professional services fees

 

$

4,547,828

 

$

 

 

Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $4,547,828 and consists of services revenue of RSW and RBS and excludes $98,706 of revenue from the Information Intellect legacy utility industry software business related to unexpired customer support services contracts classified as discontinued operations.  The company had no revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2007 after excluding $765,389 of revenue from the Information Intellect legacy utility industry software business representing revenue from software licensing fees and customer support contract services classified to discontinued operations. Revenue consists of fees earned from providing professional services including custom programming services, information technology services, document scanning services and fees earned from staff augmentation services. The increase in revenue of $4,547,828 is due to the revenue generated by the RSW and RBS businesses which were acquired in July 2007.

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Revenue from

 

 

 

 

 

Professional services fees

 

$

8,453,023

 

$

 

 

Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $8,453,023 and consists of services revenue of RSW and RBS and excludes $262,276 of revenue from the Information Intellect legacy utility industry software business related to unexpired customer support services contracts classified as discontinued operations.  The company had no revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2007 after excluding $1,402,337 of revenue from the Information Intellect legacy utility industry software business representing revenue from software licensing fees and customer support contract services classified to discontinued operations. Revenue consists of fees earned from providing professional services including custom programming services, information technology services, document scanning services and fees earned from staff augmentation services. The increase in revenue of $8,453,023 is due to the revenue generated by the RSW and RBS businesses which were acquired in July 2007.

 

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Our revenue is primarily derived from customers based in the United States.  Revenue from the US federal, state and local government agencies accounted for 66% and 64% of our total revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008.  Approximately 90% and 88% of total revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 was derived from four customers. The United States Army accounted for 51% and 46%, Marriott Vacation Club International accounted for 26% and 28% and two other customers accounted for 14% of total revenues, respectively for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008.  All other customers accounted for less than 5% of revenue on an individual basis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

Pro forma revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was $4,298,335 and includes revenue from the RSW and RBS businesses as if they had been acquired on January 1, 2007 and excludes revenue classified as discontinued operations.  The increase in revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2008 versus the pro forma revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was primarily due to increased RSW contract services revenue partially offset by decreases in the RBS revenue from customer support contracts, license fees and contract document scanning services.

 

Pro forma revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $8,126,970 and includes revenue from the RSW and RBS businesses as if they had been acquired on January 1, 2007 and excludes revenue classified as discontinued operations.  The increase in revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2008 versus the pro forma revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was primarily due to increased RSW contract services revenue partially offset by decreases in the RBS revenue from customer support contracts, license fees and contract document scanning services.

 

Cost of Revenue

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

 

 

 

Professional services costs

 

$

3,064,336

 

$

 

 

Cost of revenue primarily consists of the costs of our professional engineers and technical consultants assigned to customer contracts and include their salaries, benefits, direct and indirect overhead costs and specific project direct costs of the contracts.  Cost of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $3,064,336 and excludes $74,676 of professional and customer support services costs from our Information Intellect legacy utility industry asset management software business classified as discontinued operations. The Company had no cost of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2007 after excluding $305,351 of professional and customer support services costs related to our Information Intellect legacy utility industry asset management software business classified as discontinued operations.  The increase in cost of revenue is due to the acquisition of the RSW and RBS businesses in July 2007.

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

 

 

 

Professional services costs

 

$

5,665,073

 

$

 

 

Cost of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $5,665,073 and excludes $152,429 of professional and customer support services costs from our Information Intellect legacy utility industry asset management software business classified as discontinued operations. The Company had no cost of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2007 after excluding $451,451 of professional and customer support services costs related to our Information Intellect legacy utility industry asset management software business classified as discontinued operations.  The increase in cost of revenue is due to the acquisition of the RSW and RBS businesses in July 2007.

 

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We expect to see increases in cost of revenue in the future as we add new service contracts and offer new product offerings across all of our businesses.  We expect that cost of revenue to vary with increases or decreases in contract services revenue.

 

Pro forma cost of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was $2,916,375 and includes the cost of revenue from the RSW and RBS businesses as if they had been acquired on January 1, 2007 and excludes the cost of revenue classified as discontinued operations.  The decrease in the cost of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2008 versus the pro forma cost of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was primarily due to cost reductions in the RBS business due to decreases in the RBS services revenue and a reduction in the number of employees and third party contractors in the RBS operations.

 

Pro forma cost of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $5,769,978 and includes the cost of revenue from the RSW and RBS businesses as if they had been acquired on January 1, 2007 and excludes the cost of revenue classified as discontinued operations.  The decrease in the cost of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2008 versus the pro forma cost of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was primarily due to cost reductions in the RBS business due to decreases in the RBS services revenue and a reduction in the number of employees and third party contractors in the RBS operations.

 

Gross Margin

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Revenue

 

$

4,547,828

 

$

 

Cost of revenue

 

3,064,336

 

 

Gross margin

 

$

1,483,492

 

$

 

Gross margin %

 

33

%

%

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Revenue

 

$

8,453,023

 

$

 

Cost of revenue

 

5,665,073

 

 

Gross margin

 

$

2,787,950

 

$

 

Gross margin %

 

33

%

%

 

We expect that gross margin to vary with increases or decreases in contract services revenue and the mix of commercial versus government contracts.  We expect that services revenue from government contracts to have overall lower margins than the margins related to commercial contracts and therefore we expect that a change in the mix of government versus commercial contracts will change gross margins accordingly.

 

Pro forma gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was $1,381,960 or 32% and includes the gross margin derived from the revenue and cost of revenue generated from the RSW and RBS businesses as if they had been acquired on January 1, 2007 and excludes the revenue and cost of revenue classified as discontinued operations.  The increase in the gross margin of $101,532 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 versus the pro forma gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was primarily due to cost reductions in the RBS business associated with lower RBS services revenue and a reduction in the number of employees and third party contractors in the RBS operations

 

Pro forma gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $2,356,992 or 29% and includes the gross margin derived from the revenue and cost of revenue generated from the RSW and RBS businesses as if they had been acquired on January 1, 2007 and excludes the revenue and cost of revenue classified as discontinued operations.  The increase in the gross margin of $430,968 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 versus the pro forma gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was primarily due to increased revenues and cost reductions in the RBS business associated with lower RBS services revenue and a reduction in the number of employees and third party contractors in the RBS operations

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expense

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

$

2,270,648

 

$

1,668,232

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expense (“SG&A”) includes the expenses of our sales, marketing and business development departments, as well as finance, human resources and internal information technology functions.  SG&A was $2,270,648 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 excluding SG&A of $5,918 classified as discontinued operations.  SG&A for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was $1,668,232 and excludes $309,143 of SG&A classified as discontinued operations.  The increase in SG&A for the three months ended June 30, 2008 versus the three months ended June 30, 2007 relates to the SG&A from the businesses acquired and higher legal fees associated with legal defense costs and compliance expenses (filing fees, legal and accounting fees) with respect to becoming a public operating company in March 2007.  We expect to continue to see increases in SG&A in the future related to business acquisitions, legal defense costs and compliance fees associated with being a public company as well as increases in sales, marketing and business development functions to support revenue activities.

 

Pro forma SG&A for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was $2,478,903 and includes the SG&A incurred by the RSW and RBS businesses as if they had been acquired on January 1, 2007 and excludes the SG&A classified as discontinued operations.  The decrease in SG&A of $208,257, or 9% for the three months ended June 30, 2008 versus the pro forma SG&A for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was primarily due to a reduction in acquisition related expenses and cost reduction actions taken at RBS.

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

$

4,621,818

 

$

2,948,465

 

 

SG&A was $4,621,818 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 excluding SG&A of $11,560 classified as discontinued operations.  SG&A for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $2,948,465 and excludes $900,483 of SG&A classified as discontinued operations.  The increase in SG&A for the six months ended June 30, 2008 versus the six months ended June 30, 2007 relates to the SG&A from the businesses acquired and higher legal fees associated with legal defense costs and compliance expenses (filing fees, legal and accounting fees) with respect to becoming a public operating company in March 2007.  We expect to continue to see increases in SG&A in the future related to business acquisitions, legal defense costs and compliance fees associated with being a public company as well as increases in sales, marketing and business development functions to support revenue activities.

 

Pro forma SG&A for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $4,673,732 and includes the SG&A incurred by the RSW and RBS businesses as if they had been acquired on January 1, 2007 and excludes the SG&A classified as discontinued operations.  The decrease in SG&A of $51,914, or 1% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 versus the pro forma SG&A for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was primarily due to a reduction in acquisition related expenses and cost reduction actions taken at RBS.

 

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Product Development Expense

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Product development expense

 

$

 

$

1,262,930

 

 

Product development expense for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $0 versus $1,262,930 for the three months ended June 30, 2007.  The elimination of product development expense is due to a reduction in the operations of the ETG business in its MeterMesh product line.  In addition, approximately $57,322 of product development expense for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was classified as discontinued operations. We expect that due to the reduction in the ETG operations, product development expense will continue to be minimal in future periods.

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Product development expense

 

$

146,790

 

$

1,600,869

 

 

Product development expense for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $146,790 versus $1,600,869 for the six months ended June 30, 2007.  The reduction of product development expense is due to a reduction in the operations of the ETG business in its MeterMesh product line.  In addition, approximately $301,512 of product development expense for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was classified as discontinued operations. We expect that due to the reduction in the ETG operations, product development expense will continue to be minimal in future periods.

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

93,435

 

$

5,602

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

183,333

 

242,483

 

Total depreciation and amortization

 

$

276,768

 

$

248,085

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment increased from $5,602 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 to $93,435 for the three months ended June 30, 2008.  Depreciation and amortization expense excludes $5,454 in 2007 classified as discontinued operations. Depreciation and amortization expense from RSW and RBS for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $93,435.

 

Amortization expense associated with the fair value intangible assets acquired in business acquisitions was $183,333 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 versus $242,483 for the three months ended June 30, 2007.  The amortization in the three months ended June 30, 2008 related to the amortization of intangible assets associated with the acquisition of RSW in 2007.  The amortization in the three months ended June 30, 2007 related to the amortization of intangible assets associated with the ETG business that were deemed impaired and written off in 2007.

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

181,076

 

$

11,204

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

366,667

 

485,383

 

Total depreciation and amortization

 

$

547,743

 

$

496,587

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment increased from $11,204 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 to $181,076 for the six months ended June 30, 2008.  Depreciation and amortization expense excludes $10,907 in 2007 classified as discontinued operations. Depreciation and amortization expense from RSW and RBS for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $181,076.

 

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Amortization expense associated with the fair value intangible assets acquired in business acquisitions was $366,667 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 versus $485,383 for the six months ended June 30, 2007.  The amortization in the six months ended June 30, 2008 related to the amortization of intangible assets associated with the acquisition of RSW in 2007.  The amortization in the six months ended June 30, 2007 related to the amortization of intangible assets associated with the ETG business that were deemed impaired and written off in 2007.

 

Interest Expense

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Interest on notes payable

 

$

254,790

 

$

20,272

 

Fair value of warrants issued with note payable

 

391,318

 

 

Amortization of original issue discount of Senior Notes

 

305,506

 

 

Total interest expense

 

$

951,614

 

$

20,272

 

 

Interest expense increased from $20,272 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 to $951,614 for the three months ended June 30, 2008.  The increase of $931,342 was related to higher levels of average balances of debt outstanding during the three months ended June 30, 2008 versus the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 1,574,444 warrants issued in April 2008 to the Senior Notes holders.

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Interest on notes payable

 

$

594,519

 

$

57,591

 

Fair value of warrants issued with note payable

 

440,846

 

 

Amortization of original issue discount of Senior Notes

 

611,012

 

 

Other

 

7,116

 

 

Total interest expense

 

$

1,653,493

 

$

57,591

 

 

Interest expense increased from $57,591 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 to $1,653,493 for the six months ended June 30, 2008.  The increase of $1,595,902 was related to higher levels of average balances of debt outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2008 versus the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 1,574,444 warrants issued in April 2008 to the Senior Notes holders.

 

Registration Rights Penalty

 

The Company recognized a penalty of $673,589 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and $1,347,178 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 for the failure to meet the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreements.  See Liquidity and Capital Resources for a discussion of the Waiver Agreement that we entered into in April 2008.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

The Company did not recognize a provision for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.

 

The Company recognized a provision for income taxes of $23,179 for state income taxes associated with RSW and $2,184 within discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2008.  No tax provision was required to be recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2007.

 

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Preferred Stock Dividends

 

 

 

Three Months
Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months
Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

Dividends on Series A Shares

 

$

60,480

 

$

56,000

 

$

118,863

 

$

73,797

 

Dividends on Series B Shares,

 

40,500

 

 

91,000

 

 

Accretion of prepaid dividends

 

9,917

 

 

19,834

 

 

Total preferred stock dividends

 

$

110,897

 

$

56,000

 

$

229,697

 

$

73,797

 

 

We accrue dividends on the shares of our Series A Shares and the Series B Shares outstanding with a charge to additional paid in capital.  The dividends are presented as a reduction to net income or an increase to net loss to arrive at net income (loss) to common shareholders in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Preferred stock dividends were $110,897 and $56,000 for the three months ended and $229,697 and $73,797 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

Due to the restrictions of the Senior Notes, we are prevented from paying the dividends in cash.  Dividends on the Series A Shares are payable in additional Series A Shares.  For the three months ended June 30, 2008, we recorded the fair value of $60,480 for the issuance of 60,480 Series A Shares as dividends and for the three months ended June 30, 2007, we recorded the fair value of $56,000 for the issuance of 56,000 Series A Shares as dividends. The increase in fair value is due to the cumulative effect of the Series A Shares. For the six months ended June 30, 2008, we recorded the fair value of $118,863 for the issuance of 118,863 Series A Shares as dividends and for the six months ended June 30, 2007, we recorded the fair value of $73,797 for the issuance of 73,797 Series A Shares as dividends. The Series A Shares were first issued on March 2, 2007, therefore the increase in the fair value is primarily related to the greater number of months outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2008 versus the six months ended June 30, 2007.

 

Due to the restrictions of the Senior Notes, in lieu of cash dividends on the Series B Shares we may issue shares of Common Stock to the holders of the Series B Shares.  During the three months ended June 30, 2008 we accrued the fair value of $40,500 for the issuance of 156,935 shares of Common Stock as dividends to holders of the Series B Shares. For the six months ended June 30, 2008 we accrued the fair value of $91,000 for the issuance of 315,098 shares of Common Stock as dividends to holders of the Series B Shares. The Series B Shares were first issued in July 2007, therefore no dividends on the Series B Shares were recorded for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007.  In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Series B Shares, in July 2007 we issued 972,000 shares of Common Stock as prepaid dividends to the holders of the Series B Shares.  The fair value of these prepaid dividends of approximately $119,000 is being accreted ratably over the thirty-six month term of the Series B Shares of which $9,917 was recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and $19,834 for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

Cash Flows Used In Operating Activities

 

At June 30, 2008, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $521,000, negative working capital of approximately $13.9 million and stockholders’ deficit of approximately $13.5 million. Cash and cash equivalents during the first six months of 2008 decreased approximately $216,000.  During the six months ended June 30, 2008, cash used in operating activities was approximately $657,000 representing a net loss of approximately $5.4 million. This loss was partially offset by non-cash charges of approximately $548,000 for depreciation and amortization, approximately $575,000 related to stock based compensation expenses, approximately $441,000 for Common Stock warrants issued on notes payable as interest, approximately $611,000 in non-cash interest expense associated with the amortization of discount on the Senior Notes, approximately $8,000 relating to a provision for returns, allowances and bad debts and an increase to cash associated with approximately $2.6 million change in net operating assets and liabilities.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, cash used in operating activities was approximately $2.8 million representing a net loss of approximately $5.4 million partially offset by non-cash charges of approximately $507,000 for depreciation and amortization, approximately $68,000 related to stock based compensation expenses and payment of expenses with common stock and an increase to cash associated with approximately $2 million change in net operating assets and liabilities.

 

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Cash Flows Used In Investing Activities

 

Cash flows used in investing activities was approximately $174,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2008. Approximately $19,000 was expended to acquire property and equipment and $155,000 was an additional recognition of goodwill associated with the acquisition of RSW for retention bonuses earned by certain RSW key employees.  Cash flows used in investing activities in the first half of 2007 of approximately $446,000 includes approximately $46,000 of purchases of property and equipment and approximately $400,000 to acquire the Riptide public shell in the March 2, 2007 merger transaction.

 

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

 

Cash flows from financing activities during the first half of 2008 were approximately $615,000.  Proceeds from the pending issuance of preferred stock for the Related Party were $565,000 and net proceeds from short term notes payable were $50,000.  Approximately $5,000 of payments were made on capital leases.

 

Cash flows from financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2007 were approximately $2.9 million.  The Company received approximately $2.6 million, net of cash transaction costs, from the issuance of 2,800,000 the Series A Shares, $400,000 in proceeds from the pending issuance of Series B preferred stock and $100,000 from short term borrowings. In addition, the Company repaid approximately $146,000 of notes payable and $5,000 of capital leases.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We have received a report from our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2007 containing an explanatory paragraph that describes the uncertainty regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.  At June 30, 2008, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $521,000, negative working capital of approximately $13.9 million, a stockholders’ deficit of approximately $13.5 million and total liabilities exceeded total assets.  We have experienced recurring operating losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.  In addition, at June 30, 2008, we are in technical default of our senior debt agreements and the subsequent waiver agreement.

 

Historically, we have had access to sources of additional funds including cash proceeds of $2.8 million, before transaction costs, received from an equity offering in March 2007 and approximately $10 million of cash proceeds, before transaction costs, raised in July 2007 from a debt and equity offering to fund the acquisitions of RSW and RBS.  As a growing technology business with a strategy of growth by acquisition, we continue to require new investment from existing and new sources of capital.  At March 31, 2008, we had commitments to acquire CRI Advantage, Inc. (“CRI”) and WOW Global Corporation, LLC (“WOW”) pending the raising of up to approximately $9 million in funds to finance the acquisitions.  As of April 25, 2008, we terminated our acquisition plan and the agreement to acquire WOW thereby reducing the expected funds required to be raised to approximately $4 million to acquire CRI.

 

In April 2008, we received a commitment from the Related Party to fund the Company with up to $15 million of cash for the payment of debts, to finance the acquisitions and for working capital purposes.  Approximately $420,000 of liabilities were settled in the second quarter of 2008 with funds provided by the Related Party. In addition, the Related Party provided the Company with $200,000 for operations.

 

As of April 18, 2008, we entered into a Waiver Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the holders of the senior debt.  The Agreement calls for the repayment of approximately $7.2 million face value of the notes payable plus interest payable of approximately $1.3 million in several installments to be fully paid on or before June 30, 2008 plus the issuance of warrants to the holders of the senior debt to acquire 1,574,444 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.  These warrants had a fair value of $391,318 which was recorded as interest expense in the second quarter of 2008.  Upon final payment the Company expects that the senior debt and the covenant defaults under the senior debt agreements will be fully satisfied and released.  The Company expects that the cash to make the payments under this agreement will come from the cash proceeds received from the future issuance of Series C Shares to the Related Party and/or other investors, however no assurances can be made that we will raise the cash necessary to make these payments or that the defaults will be waived as expected.  On July 31, 2008, the Company’s CEO met with the Senior Notes holders and they requested that the Company pay the Senior Notes holders $2 million on or before August 15, 2008. The Company was not able to make this payment. The effect of the Company's inability to make the requested payment is not known at the time of this filing.

 

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Funds from the Related Party financing and other investor financings as well as cash flows from operations are expected to provide sufficient cash balances to fund operations and to execute our growth strategy of acquiring technology businesses. However no assurances can be made that we will receive the funds from the Related Party $15 million commitment or that we will continue to have access to capital in the future or on terms or at rates acceptable to us.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

A summary of the Company’s contractual obligations at June 30, 2008 is as follows:

 

Contractual Obligations

 

Total

 

Less than
1 Year

 

1 - 3 Years

 

3 - 5 Years

 

More than
5 Years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes Payable (1)

 

$

12,935,147

 

$

7,372,222

 

$

5,562,925

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital lease obligations

 

33,926

 

9,463

 

21,792

 

2,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease obligations (2)

 

1,765,299

 

513,184

 

836,174

 

415,941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other long-term liabilities reflected on the Registrant’s balance sheet under GAAP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock dividends (3)

 

318,140

 

318,140

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

$

15,052,512

 

$

8,213,009

 

$

6,420,891

 

$

418,612

 

$

 

 


(1) The face value of the Senior Notes is included in the Note Payable balance.

 

(2) The operating leases are for office space in Florida, Virginia, and Texas and for computer equipment. The operating lease commitments for the office spaces reflect contractual and reasonably assured rent escalations under the lease arrangements.

 

(3) The preferred dividends are contractually obligated to be paid in cash or shares of common stock of the Company under the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement or shares of Series A Preferred Stock under the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement and are subject to the payment restrictions of the Senior Notes.

 

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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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Interest Rate Sensitivity

 

The interest rate on our Senior Notes is prime rate plus 4 percentage points and therefore varies with changes in the prime rate. During the six months ended June 30, 2008 the changes in the prime rates were

 

January 1, 2008

 

7.25

%

January 22, 2008

 

6.50

%

January 30, 2008

 

6.00

%

March 18, 2008

 

5.25

%

April 30, 2008

 

5.00

%

 

Item 4T. Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of June 30, 2008, the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) of the Exchange Act). Based on the evaluation, it was concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures need improvement and were not adequately effective as of June 30, 2008.  As a result, additional deductive procedures, primarily financial statement and account analysis, were performed by the chief financial officer and the Company’s accounting personnel, to assure that the preparation of the financial statements including the balance sheet, the results of operations, the statement of cash flow, and the statement of stockholders’ (deficit) equity and the notes thereto were presented in accordance with GAAP and the reporting requirements of the SEC.  No new material weaknesses were identified beyond those reported in the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.  In addition, the material weaknesses, reported in the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB are being addressed and remediation actions are being developed.

 

Changes in internal controls.

 

We established a Disclosure Review Committee that includes the CEO, CFO, two senior managers from RSW and RBS, and our outside legal counsel to review SEC filings prior to release.  There were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

 

Upon the acquisition of RBS on July 16, 2007, the Company’s subsidiary, RBS, assumed the responsibility to negotiate a contingent liability related to a demand letter from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (“DFAS”) seeking a refund of approximately $747,000 for alleged “overpayments” on a US Navy contract performed by RBS during the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. RBS responded to the demand letter citing the fact that all of the work on that contract was ordered, approved, and accepted for by the US Navy project and contract managers. When DFAS did not respond, RBS filed suit for injunctive relief in the United States District Court in Alexandria, Virginia in a case styled Bravera, Inc. v. U.S. Dept. of Defense, Case No. 1:07 cv 234 (U.S. Dist. Ct., E.D.Va., 2007).  That Court denied the injunction on jurisdictional grounds, and RBS appealed the case to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in a case styled Bravera, Inc. v. U.S. Dept. of Defense, Case No. 07-1258 (4th Cir. Ct., 2007). In the interim, RBS received a payment demand letter from the US Treasury Department for approximately $1,000,000 representing the alleged overpayment amount of approximately $747,000 plus accrued interest.  Effective June 12, 2008, RBS and DFAS entered into a written Settlement Agreement requiring, among other things, RBS to pay the Department of Treasury the sum of $265,000 on or before September 30, 2008, without interest, penalties or attorney’s fees. On or about June 18, 2008, the appeal before the Fourth Circuit was dismissed, with prejudice. A liability of approximately $1,000,000 has been recorded at June 30, 2008 representing the full amount of the US Treasury Department demand letter in the event RBS lacks the liquidity to make the agreed payment on September 30, 2008.

 

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On November 13, 2007 Mr. Christopher Watson, Plaintiff, filed a Summons and Complaint in the Court of Common Pleas, Ninth Judicial Circuit, State of South Carolina, County of Charleston styled Chris Watson, Plaintiff vs Bravera, Inc. and Shea Development Corporation, Defendants.  The action seeks recovery of a debt in the amount of $130,000 and alleges breach of contract.

 

On November 21, 2007  Daniel Island Partners LLC, an entity controlled by Mr. Christopher Watson, filed a summons and complaint in the Magistrates Court, State of South Carolina, County of Berkeley in a case styled Daniel Island Partners, LLC, Plaintiff, v. Bravera, Inc., Defendant, Case Number 07K-0915.  Plaintiff requests a judgment for $1,638 plus an $80 filing fee for allegedly unpaid rent from October 1 – 23, 2007.  This complaint has since been amended by the Plaintiff and the Plaintiff is now requesting a judgment of $7,500 plus fees and expenses.

 

On December 12, 2007 Shea Development Corp., Bravera, Inc., and IP Holding of Nevada Corp., Plaintiffs, filed a Summons and Compliant in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York in a case styled Shea Development Corp., Bravera, Inc. and IP Holding of Nevada Corp. v. Christopher Watson and Elizabeth Anne Conley.  Elizabeth Anne Conley has been dismissed as a defendant in this lawsuit.  The Company alleges multiple causes of action including fraudulent misrepresentations and seeks damages of not less than $6,500,000 in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which the Company acquired Bravera, Inc. from Mr. Watson.

 

In December 2007, a lawsuit was filed against Bravera, Inc., styled SD2R Partners, LLC Plaintiff v. Bravera, Inc., Defendant, Civil Action No. 2007-15640, in the Circuit Court for Fairfax County, Virginia.  The plaintiff claims that Bravera, Inc. now RBS, breached a lease agreement and owes the plaintiff $167,526, plus various expenses.

 

On January 15, 2008, a suit styled Christopher Watson and Intellectus, LLC, Plaintiffs, v. Riptide Worldwide, Inc. (f/k/a Shea Development Corp.), Bravera, Inc. and IP Holding of Nevada Corp., Defendants, Case No. 08600114 was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.  Intellectus, LLC is an entity owned and controlled by Mr. Christopher Watson.  Plaintiffs seek damages in excess of $6,000,000.

 

The foregoing lawsuits filed by or against Watson or related entities in South Carolina, New York and Virginia are referred to herein as the “Watson Litigation.” The Company denies all claims made in the Watson Litigation and planned on vigorously defending these actions.

 

On July 10, 2008 and again on July 29, 2008, the parties in the Watson Litigation appeared before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of mediating a global settlement of the Watson Litigation. A binding and enforceable settlement was reached but had not been consummated as of August 15, 2008. The settlement obligates Riptide to escrow the sum of $275,000 for certain tax liabilities that Watson is obligated to resolve. The settlement also requires

Riptide to pay Watson the sum of $175,000 upon Watson’s performance of certain terms of the settlement, which terms had not been performed as of August 15, 2008. That is the extent of Riptide financial responsibilities to Watson. All other claims will be dismissed, with prejudice. Due to the uncertainty of the consummation of the settlement, Riptide has not reduced the liabilities related to Watson as of June 30, 2008 which were approximately $1.1 million.

 

On February 8, 2008, National Business Search, Inc., a Florida corporation, Plaintiff, filed a Summons and Complaint against Shea Development Corp., a Nevada corporation, Riptide Software, Inc., a Florida corporation, Philip Loeffel, and Barry Clinger, Defendants, in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit In and For Pinellas County, Florida.  Plaintiff seeks, in the main, damages in the amount of $315,000 pursuant to an engagement agreement allegedly entitling Plaintiff to a brokerage commission.  The Company paid the Plaintiff $50,000 of the $315,000 on October 31, 2007 and has accrued the remaining $265,000 at June 30, 2008. On July 11, 2008, a settlement was reached with the Plaintiff and as of August 8, 2008 all required payments have been made to the Plaintiff.

 

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On March 8, 2008 a notice of charge of discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act was received from the Human Affairs Commission, State of South Carolina, with a charge of discrimination by a former employee with RTWW Business Services Inc. (f/k/a Bravera, Inc). The matter was referred by the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission to the United States Equal Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). Counsel representing RTWW Business Services Inc. has submitted a position statement and the requested documents to the EEOC.  On July 29, 2008, the EEOC issues its letter determination stating that it was unable to conclude any Civil Rights Act violations. The Company continues to deny the charge and will vigorously defend the claim filed by Conley in federal court.

 

On or about June 4, 2008, Conley filed a demand for arbitration before the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) seeking damages in an unspecified amount for alleged breach of her employment agreement with Bravera, for alleged violations of South Carolina’s Wages Act, and for alleged Civil Rights Act violations. The Company denies all claims and will vigorously defend the demand for arbitration.

 

On May 21, 2008, a lawsuit was filed against Riptide styled Mark Hulsizer and Jon Boaz (the “Plaintiffs) v. Riptide Worldwide, Inc. f/k/a Shea Development Corp. f/k/a Information Intellect, Inc. (the “Defendant”), in the 141st Judicial District of Tarrant County, Texas, Cause No. 141-230461-08, removed and restyled as Mark Hulsizer and Jon Boaz v. Riptide Worldwide, Inc. f/k/a Shea Development Corp. f/k/a Information Intellect, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, Action No. 4:08-cv-408-4 (collectively, the “Litigation”) in which Plaintiffs allege, among other things, that Defendant breached Employment Agreement contracts entered into individually between each Plaintiff and Defendant. The Company denies the claims and has entered into settlement discussions with the Plaintiffs.  On August 15, 2008, the Company reached a settlement with Mark Hulsizer and Jon Boaz. The settlement requires the Company to pay Mr. Hulsizer and Mr. Boaz one and one-half months of their formally monthly salary and three months of health insurance over a three month period.

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

 

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. The following risk factors and all of the other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be carefully considered and read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed April 15, 2008. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones that Riptide will face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also adversely affect our business.  Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Riptide operates in a market environment that is difficult to predict and that involves significant risks and uncertainties, many of which will be beyond our control.

 

If any of the following risks and uncertainties develops into actual events, the business, financial condition or results of operations of the combined company could be materially adversely affected. If that happens, the trading prices of our shares of common stock could decline significantly and could result in a complete loss of your investment. The actual results of the combined company may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. The risk factors below contain forward-looking statements. See the cautionary statement regarding Forward-Looking Statements above.

 

WE HAVE RECEIVED A GOING CONCERN REPORT FROM OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, HAVE A HISTORY OF NET LOSSES AND WILL NEED ADDITIONAL FINANCING TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN.

 

We have received a report from our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2007 containing an explanatory paragraph that describes the uncertainty regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.  At June 30, 2008, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $521,000, negative working capital of approximately $13.9 million, a stockholders’ deficit of approximately $13.5 million and total liabilities exceeded total assets.  We have experienced recurring operating losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.  In addition, at June 30, 2008, we are in technical default of our senior debt agreements and the subsequent waiver agreement.

 

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Historically, we have had access to sources of additional funds including cash proceeds of $2.8 million, before transaction costs, received from an equity offering in March 2007 and approximately $10 million of cash proceeds, before transaction costs, raised in July 2007 from a debt and equity offering to fund the acquisitions of RSW and RBS.  As a growing technology business with a strategy of growth by acquisition, we continue to require new investment from existing and new sources of capital.  At March 31, 2008, we had commitments to acquire CRI Advantage, Inc. (“CRI”) and WOW Global Corporation, LLC (“WOW”) pending the raising of up to approximately $9 million in funds to finance the acquisitions.  As of April 25, 2008, we terminated our acquisition plan and the agreement to acquire WOW thereby reducing the expected funds required to be raised to approximately $4 million to acquire CRI.

 

In April 2008, we received a commitment from the Related Party to fund the Company with up to $15 million of cash for the payment of debts, to finance the acquisitions and for working capital purposes.  Approximately $420,000 of liabilities were settled in the second quarter of 2008 with funds provided by the Related Party. In addition, the Related Party provided the Company with $200,000 for operations.

 

As of April 18, 2008, we entered into a Waiver Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the holders of the Senior Notes.  The Agreement calls for the repayment of approximately $7.2 million face value of the notes payable plus interest payable of approximately $1.3 million in several installments to be fully paid on or before June 30, 2008 plus the issuance of warrants to the holders of the Senior Notes to acquire 1,574,444 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.  These warrants had a fair value of $391,318 which was recorded as interest expense in the second quarter of 2008.  Upon final payment the Company expects that the senior debt and the covenant defaults under the senior debt agreements will be fully satisfied and released.  The Company expects that the cash to make the payments under this agreement will come from the cash proceeds received from the future issuance of Series C Shares to the Related Party and/or other investors, however no assurances can be made that we will raise the cash necessary to make these payments or that the defaults will be waived as expected.  On July 31, 2008, the Company’s CEO met with the Senior Notes holders and they requested that the Company pay the Senior Notes holders $2 million on or before August 15, 2008. The Company was not able to make this payment. The effect of the Company’s inability to make the requested payment is not known at the time of this filing.

 

Funds from the Related Party financing and other investor financings as well as cash flows from operations are expected to provide sufficient cash balances to fund operations and to execute our growth strategy of acquiring technology businesses. However no assurances can be made that we will receive the funds from the Related Party commitment or that we will continue to have access to capital in the future or on terms or at rates acceptable to us.

 

WE ARE EXECUTING AN ACQUISITION GROWTH STRATEGY AND CANNOT ASSURE YOU THAT THIS WILL BE SUCCESSFUL RESULTING IN OUR FAILURE TO MEET GROWTH AND REVENUE EXPECTATIONS.

 

We expect to grow our company through the acquisition of profitable private companies doing business in the business software and services industry. We intend to pursue opportunities to acquire businesses within our industry that are complementary or related to current product lines or in businesses that are similarly structured. We may not be able to locate suitable acquisition candidates at prices that we consider appropriate or to finance acquisitions on terms that are satisfactory to us. If we do identify an appropriate acquisition candidate, we may not be able to negotiate successfully the terms of an acquisition, or, if the acquisition occurs, integrate the acquired business into our existing business.

 

Acquisitions of businesses or other material operations may require debt financing or additional equity financing, resulting in leverage or dilution of ownership. Integration of acquired business operations could disrupt our business by diverting management away from day-to-day operations. The difficulties of integration may be increased by the necessity of coordinating geographically dispersed organizations, integrating personnel with disparate business backgrounds and combining different corporate cultures. We also may not be able to maintain key employees or customers of an acquired business or realize cost efficiencies or synergies or other benefits we anticipated when selecting our acquisition candidates. In addition, we may need to record write-downs from future impairments of intangible assets, which could reduce our future reported earnings. At times, acquisition candidates may have liabilities or adverse operating issues that we fail to discover through due diligence prior to the acquisition. In addition, expectations of cash flows at the date of acquisition could be significantly different once the acquired business is integrated into our existing operating structure. If there is an adverse change in expected cash flows we may experience an impairment charge to our results of operations as we did in the year ended December 31, 2007 (See Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the SEC on April 15, 2008). There can be no assurance that any given proposed acquisition will be able to successfully obtain governmental approvals which are necessary to consummate such acquisitions, to the extent required. If our acquisition strategy is unsuccessful, we will not grow our operations and revenues at the rate that we anticipate.

 

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WE CANNOT ASSURE YOU THAT OUR ORGANIC GROWTH STRATEGY WILL BE SUCCESSFUL WHICH MAY RESULT IN A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR GROWTH, FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND CASH FLOW.

 

We expect that the companies that we have acquired or may acquire in the future will continue to grow organically. One of our strategies is to grow organically through increasing the distribution and sales of our products and services to commercial and public sector customers within the United States. Our primary targeted customers are federal, state and local government agencies, as well as commercial customers in the hospitality industry.  We expect to target additional markets in the future. Sales cycles are impacted by many factors including the customer’s needs for our services, budget constraints, capital availability and industry or general economic conditions.  Long sales cycles allow competitors that could have greater capital resources available to them to penetrate our targeted markets and limit our ability to grow revenue as planned.  In addition, the companies we have acquired and expect to acquire have been small entrepreneur driven companies that following combination may not achieve the synergies of a larger company that positively impact organic growth.  Factors such as brand awareness, market acceptance of the company’s offerings and effective sales distribution channels may not exist for the combined companies and therefore limit organic growth potential.  We cannot, therefore, assure you that we will be able to successfully overcome such obstacles and establish our products and services in any additional markets. Our inability to implement this organic growth strategy successfully may have a negative impact on our growth, future financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO IMPLEMENT OUR STRATEGIES IN ACHIEVING OUR BUSINESS OBJECTIVES, OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED.

 

Our business plan is based on circumstances currently prevailing and the basis and assumptions that certain circumstances will or will not occur, as well as the inherent risks and uncertainties involved in various stages of development, including our transition to a business process management company through a strategy of acquiring companies, products and or lines of business in the business process management space. However, there is no assurance that we will be successful in implementing our strategies or that our strategies, even if implemented, will lead to the successful achievement of our objectives. If we are not able to successfully implement our strategies, our business operations and financial performance may be adversely affected.

 

IF WE NEED ADDITIONAL CAPITAL TO FUND ACQUISITIONS AND OUR OPERATIONS, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT CAPITAL AND MAY BE FORCED TO LIMIT THE SCOPE OF OUR OPERATIONS.

 

In connection with our growth strategies, we may experience increased capital needs and accordingly, we may not have sufficient capital to fund our future operations without additional capital investments. Our capital needs will depend on numerous factors, including (i) our profitability; (ii) the release of competitive products and services by our competition; (iii) the level of our investment in research and development; and (iv) the amount of our capital expenditures, including acquisitions. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain capital in the future to meet our needs.

 

If we cannot obtain additional funding, we may be required to: (i) limit our investments in research and development; (ii) limit our marketing efforts; and (iii) decrease or eliminate capital expenditures. Such reductions could materially adversely affect our business and our ability to compete.

 

Even if we do find a source of additional capital, we may not be able to negotiate terms and conditions for receiving the additional capital that are acceptable to us. Any future capital investments could dilute or otherwise materially and adversely affect the holdings or rights of our existing stockholders. In addition, new equity or convertible debt securities issued by us to obtain financing could have rights, preferences and privileges senior to our common stock. We cannot give you any assurance that any additional financing will be available to us, or if available, will be on terms favorable to us.

 

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THE COMPANY HAS A LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY AS A PUBLIC COMPANY THAT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO RELIABLY PREDICT FUTURE GROWTH AND OPERATING RESULTS.

 

The merger between Riptide (formerly Shea Development Corp.) and Information Intellect occurred on March 2, 2007 (the “Merger”). In addition, the acquisitions of RSW and RBS have only recently occurred. All of these companies had been private companies and their management is new to the requirements of a public company including but not limited to financial reporting, compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, insider trading rules and other securities laws.  Following the Merger and the acquisitions of RSW and RBS, the management team of Riptide became responsible for the operations of and the reporting of the combined company. The requirements of operating the newly combined company in a public environment are new to this management team and the employees as a whole. The transformation of the individual private enterprises into a public company requires us to obtain outside assistance from legal, accounting, investor relations, or other professionals that could be more costly than planned. We may also be required to hire additional staff to comply with additional SEC reporting requirements and compliance under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 not previously required of Information Intellect, RSW or RBS as private companies prior to their acquisitions and merger. Our failure to comply with reporting requirements and other provisions of securities laws could negatively affect our stock price and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flow and financial condition.

 

Operating as a small public company also requires us to make projections about future operating results and to provide forecast guidance to the public markets. We have limited experience as a management team in the combined company with dealing with the public markets and as a result our projections may not be made timely or established at expected performance levels and could materially affect the price of our stock. Any failure to meet published projections that adversely affect our stock price could result in losses to investors, stockholder lawsuits or other litigation, sanctions or restrictions issued by the SEC or the stock market upon which the combined company’s stock is traded.

 

WE ARE EXPOSED TO RISKS FROM LEGISLATION REQUIRING COMPANIES TO EVALUATE INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING.

 

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires our management to perform an assessment of, and provide a report on, the effectiveness on our internal control over financial reporting for the year ended December 31, 2007.  In addition, for the year ending December 31, 2009, our independent registered public accounting firm will be required to audit management’s assertions as to the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. In order to comply with this requirement, we must establish an ongoing program to perform the system and process assessment and the testing necessary to provide the assessments and to report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. We have only just begun to establish an ongoing program and process of performing the assessment and we expect that the cost of this program will require us to incur significant expenses and to devote additional time and resources to Section 404 compliance on an ongoing basis.  As a result of our review of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting at December 31, 2007 we determined that our controls were ineffective and identified eleven material weaknesses that must be remediated.  Due to a lack of cash, staffing resources, adequate time and the related cost of implementing the remediations, we may not be able to remediate all of the identified material weaknesses.  We may also identify additional weaknesses for remediation.  We cannot predict how investors and regulators will react to any inability to remediate all of the material weaknesses or what effect that this might have on our stock price.

 

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We are a newly formed public company and recently acquired several private companies that must be combined and integrated under a system of internal control sufficient to provide effective financial reporting. In addition, we have a strategy of growing the company through the acquisition of small privately held companies.  Our strategy of growing the company through acquisitions poses additional risks as we may not be successful in integrating our processes, policies and procedures in the new companies that we acquire.  To facilitate the section 404 internal control requirements over financial reporting the Company is implementing new accounting, forecasting and payroll systems to integrate the companies.  Until these systems have been fully deployed and implemented and the internal control processes fully documented and defined, it may be difficult to assess the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting. It is difficult for us to predict how long it will take to complete the assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for each fiscal year.  In addition, we cannot determine the time or the cost necessary to remediate any deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting. As a result, we may not be able to complete the assessment and remediation process on a timely basis. In the event that our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or independent registered public accounting firm determine that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective as defined under Section 404, we cannot predict how regulators will react or how the market prices of our shares will be affected.

 

WE CANNOT BE CERTAIN THAT OUR INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING WILL BE EFFECTIVE OR SUFFICIENT IN THE FUTURE.

 

Our ability to manage our operations and growth requires us to maintain effective operations, compliance and management controls, as well as our internal control over financial reporting. We may not be able to implement necessary improvements to our internal control over financial reporting in an efficient and timely manner and may discover deficiencies and weaknesses in existing systems and controls, especially when such systems and controls are tested by an increasing rate of growth or the impact of acquisitions. In addition, upgrades or enhancements to our computer systems could cause internal control weaknesses. It may be difficult to design and implement effective internal control over financial reporting for combined operations as we integrate acquired businesses in the future. In addition, differences in existing controls of acquired businesses may result in weaknesses that require remediation when internal controls over financial reporting are combined.

 

If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control or if management or our independent registered public accounting firm were to discover material weaknesses in our internal control systems we may be unable to produce reliable financial reports or prevent fraud. If we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective at any time in the future, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls, is unable to deliver a report at all or can deliver only a qualified report, we could be subject to regulatory enforcement and may lose investor confidence in our ability to operate in compliance with existing internal control rules and regulations, either of which could result in a decline in our stock price.

 

GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR GROWTH AND OUR ABILTY TO RAISE CAPITAL FOR ACQUISITIONS.

 

The current economic and capital market conditions in the United States indicate that the U.S. economy may have moved into a recession and the stock market volatility since January 1, 2008 has depressed stock prices and severely reduced capital availability. A downturn in the economy could delay projects and limit budgets for our services in both the commercial and government markets reducing future growth in revenue and could potentially have a negative effect on our future results of operations.  In addition, a limited availability of debt or equity capital or capital raised at prices unacceptable to the company could limit our ability to grow the company through acquisitions or limit our ability to raise funds for working capital purposes.

 

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WE FACE COMPETITIVE PRESSURES FROM A VARIETY OF COMPANIES IN THE MARKETS WE SERVE.

 

We are a small company in a highly competitive market. Some of our present and potential competitors have, or may have, substantially greater financial, marketing, technical or manufacturing resources, and in some cases, greater name recognition and experience than we have. Some competitors may enter markets we serve and provide services at lower prices than us in order to obtain market share. Our competitors may be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements. They may also be able to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products and services than we can. Current and potential competitors may make strategic acquisitions or establish cooperative relationships among themselves or with third parties that enhance their ability to address the needs of our prospective customers. It is possible that new competitors or alliances among current and new competitors may emerge and rapidly gain significant market share. Other companies may also provide services that are equal or superior to our services, which could reduce our market share, reduce our overall revenue and require us to invest additional funds in new technology development. If we cannot compete successfully against current or future competitors, this will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

 

A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF OUR REVENUE IS DERIVED FROM A SMALL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS, THE LOSS OF WHICH COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS, FUTURE REVENUE, CASH FLOW AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2007, we derived approximately 37% of our revenues from commercial customers and 63% from federal, state and local government agencies.  Contracts with the US Army represents approximately 33% of our total 2007 revenue, contracts with Marriott Vacation International provided approximately 32% of our total 2007 revenue and a contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) provided approximately 10% of our total revenue.  The United States Army accounted for 51% and 46%, Marriott Vacation Club International accounted for 26% and 28% and two other customers accounted for 14% of total revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively.  All other customers accounted for less than 5% of revenue on an individual basis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and no customer accounted for greater than 5% of total revenue for the three and six months June 30, 2007.  Overall, the U.S. government related revenues accounted for 66% and 64% of the Company’s total revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively.  This concentration makes the Company vulnerable to a near-term negative impact, should the relationships be terminated or become uncollectible.

 

Our relationship with these significant customers is excellent but the loss of any one, or all of these customers could have a material adverse effect on our business operations and future results of operations.  The loss of any of these customers would require us to reduce employees assigned to these contracts and would reduce our future revenue projections and cash flow from operations.

 

WE DEPEND ON CONTRACT EXTENSIONS AND NEW CONTRACTS FROM EXISTING CUSTOMERS

 

Because of the type of applications that we build, e.g. training environments, hospitality management systems, model simulators, etc., we expect that our existing customers will extend current contracts or enter into new contracts to use our services for application support and the development of new features and functionality to their existing applications.  In addition, the volume of contract work performed for existing customers is likely to vary from year to year, and a significant customer in one year may not use our services in a subsequent year.  A decline in the recurring revenue from contract extensions or new contracts from existing customers could reduce future revenue, cash flow and could have a material adverse effect on future results of operations.

 

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OUR FINANCIAL FORECASTS MAY NOT BE ACHIEVED, INCLUDING DUE TO THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF CUSTOMER BUYING PATTERNS, WHICH COULD MAKE OUR STOCK PRICE MORE VOLATILE.

 

Revenue in any year or quarter is dependent, in significant part, on contracts entered into or services delivered in that period. . Customer contracting patterns are dependent upon their need for our services, budget availability and resource capacity of customer project management teams.  As a result of these factors the volume of the service delivery may be highly variable and forecasts may not be achieved, either because expected delivery schedules are delayed or do not occur or because they occur at lower prices or on terms that are less favorable to us.

 

In addition, fluctuations may be caused by a number of other factors, including:

 

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the timing and volume of customer contracts and customer delivery schedules;

 

 

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a change in our revenue mix of types of services and a resulting change in the gross margins;

 

 

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the timing and amount of our expenses;

 

 

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the introduction of competitive products or services by existing or new competitors;

 

 

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reduced demand for any given application or service;

 

 

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quarterly seasonality of customer buying patterns due to budget cycles, holidays and vacation patterns; available customer

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the market’s transition to new technologies.

 

Due to these factors, forecasts may not be achieved, either because expected revenues do not occur or because they occur at lower prices, at later times, or on terms that are less favorable to us. In addition, these factors increase the chances that our results could diverge from the expectations of investors and analysts. If so, the market price of our stock would likely decrease and may result in stockholder lawsuits.

 

WE FACE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH GOVERNMENTAL CONTRACTING.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2007, approximately 63% our revenue was derived from customers in federal, state and local government agencies and 64% for the six months ended June 30, 2008. These public sector customers are subject to budget cycles often dictated by politics, law or regulation. Government agencies present us with processes that are unique to these organizations including procurement, budgetary constraints and cycles, contract modifications, termination for convenience clauses and government audits.

 

Contracting with public sector customers is highly competitive and can be expensive and time-consuming, often requiring that we incur significant upfront time and expense without any assurance that we will win a contract. In addition, contract awards may only be let to large prime contractors where we then must compete for a portion of the contract award as a subcontractor, or conversely the contract awards may only be available to Small Business Administration certified companies where we do not compete.  Public sector customers may also change the way they procure new contracts and may adopt new rules or regulations governing contract procurement, including required competitive bidding or use of “open source” products, where available. Demand and payment for our products and services are impacted by public sector budgetary cycles and funding availability, with funding reductions or delays adversely impacting public sector demand for our products and services.

 

Public sector customers often have contractual or other legal rights to terminate current contracts for convenience or due to a default. If a contract is cancelled for convenience, which can occur if the customer’s product needs change, we may only be able to collect for products and services delivered prior to termination. If a contract is cancelled because of default, we may only be able to collect for products and services delivered, and we may be forced to pay any costs incurred by the customer for procuring alternative products and services.

 

Government agencies routinely investigate and audit government contractors’ administrative processes. They may audit our performance and pricing and review our compliance with applicable rules and regulations. If they find that we have improperly allocated costs, they may require us to refund those costs or may refuse to pay us for outstanding balances related to the improper allocation. An unfavorable audit could result in a reduction of revenue, and may result in civil or criminal liability if the audit uncovers improper or illegal activities.

 

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WE MAY FACE LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF PRODUCTS FOR WHICH PATENT OWNERSHIP OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ARE CLAIMED.

 

We may be subject to claims or inquiries regarding alleged unauthorized use of a third party’s intellectual property. An adverse outcome in any intellectual property litigation could subject us to significant liabilities to third parties, require us to license technology or other intellectual property rights from others, require us to comply with injunctions to cease marketing or using certain products or brands, or require us to redesign, re-engineer, or re-brand our products or packaging, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. If we are required to seek licenses under patents or other intellectual property rights of others, we may not be able to acquire these licenses on acceptable terms, if at all. In addition, the cost of responding to an intellectual property infringement claim is expensive, in terms of legal fees, expenses and the diversion of management resources, whether or not the claim is valid, and therefore could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

If our products infringe the intellectual property rights of others, we may be required to indemnify our customers for any damages they suffer. We generally indemnify our customers with respect to infringement by our products of the proprietary rights of third parties. Third parties may assert infringement claims against our customers. These claims may require us to initiate or defend protracted and costly litigation on behalf of our customers, regardless of the merits of these claims. If any of these claims succeed, we may be forced to pay damages on behalf of our customers or may be required to obtain licenses for the products they use. If we cannot obtain all necessary licenses on commercially reasonable terms, our customers may be forced to stop using our products.

 

WE MAY BE UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY PROTECT OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

 

While we believe that our patent pending technologies and other intellectual property have value, it is uncertain that our intellectual property, or any intellectual property acquired or developed by us in the future, will provide meaningful competitive advantages. There can be no assurance that our pending applications will be approved, not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented by competitors or that rights granted thereunder will provide meaningful proprietary protection. Moreover, competitors may infringe our patents or successfully avoid them through design innovation. To combat infringement or unauthorized use, we may need to commence litigation, which can be expensive, time-consuming and divert management attention from successfully operating the business. In addition, in an infringement proceeding a court may decide that a patent or other intellectual property right of ours is not valid or is unenforceable, or may refuse to stop the other party from using the technology or other intellectual property right at issue on the grounds that it is non-infringing. Policing unauthorized use of our intellectual property is difficult and expensive, and we cannot provide assurance that we will be able to, or have the resources to, prevent misappropriation of our proprietary rights, particularly in countries where the laws may not protect such rights as fully as do the laws of the United States.

 

OUR CUSTOM SOFTWARE DEVELOPED UNDER CUSTOMER CONTRACTS MAY HAVE DEFECTS AND ERRORS THAT COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF REVENUES OR PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIMS.

 

Our custom software programming services use complex development technologies and may contain defects or errors, especially when first introduced or when new versions or enhancements are released. Despite quality control testing, we may not detect errors in our new products or product enhancements until after we have commenced commercial shipments. If defects and errors are discovered after commercial release of either new versions or enhancements of our products:

 

·      potential customers may delay purchases;

 

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·      our reputation in the marketplace may be damaged;

 

·      we may have to defend product liability claims;

 

·      we may be required to indemnify our customers, distributors, original equipment manufacturers or others;

 

·      we may incur additional service and warranty costs; and

 

·     we may have to divert additional development resources to correct the defects and errors, which may result in the delay of new product releases or upgrades.

 

If any or all of the foregoing occur, we may lose revenues, incur higher operating expenses and lose market share, any of which could severely harm our financial condition and operating results.

 

WE ARE SUBJECT TO REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.

 

We are subject to various governmental regulations including those related to occupational safety and health, labor and wage practices and regulations regarding the performance of certain engineering services. Failure to comply with current or future regulations could result in the imposition of substantial fines, suspension of production, alteration of our production processes, cessation of operations or other actions, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

WE MAY INCUR LIABILITIES ARISING FROM THE USE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.

 

Our business and our facilities are subject to a number of federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances governing, among other things, the storage, discharge, handling, emission, generation, manufacture, disposal, remediation of, or exposure to toxic or other hazardous substances and certain waste products. Many of these environmental laws and regulations subject current or previous owners or operators of land to liability for the costs of investigation, removal or remediation of hazardous materials. In addition, these laws and regulations typically impose liability regardless of whether the owner or operator knew of, or were responsible for, the presence of any hazardous materials and regardless of whether the actions that led to the presence were conducted in compliance with the law. In the ordinary course of our business, like that of other companies engaged in similar businesses, we use metals, solvents and similar materials, which are stored on site. The waste created by the use of these materials is transported off site on a regular basis by unaffiliated waste haulers. Many environmental laws and regulations require generators of waste to take remedial actions at the off site disposal location even if the disposal was conducted in compliance with the law. The requirements of these laws and regulations are complex, change frequently and could become more stringent in the future. Failure to comply with current or future environmental regulations could result in the imposition of substantial fines, suspension of production, alteration of our production processes, cessation of operations or other actions, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. There can be no assurance that a claim, investigation or liability will not arise with respect to these activities, or that the cost of complying with governmental regulations in the future, will not have a material adverse effect on us.

 

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WE HAVE A HISTORY OF NET LOSSES AND MAY NEED OR DECIDE TO SEEK ADDITIONAL FINANCING TO FUND OPERATIONS.

 

We have experienced recurring operating losses in the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and the years ended the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and as a growing technology business we continue to require new investment from existing and new sources of capital. The Company has access to sources of additional funds and during July 2007 raised approximately $10 million to fund the acquisitions of Bravera, Inc. and Riptide Software, Inc. Funds from new financings and the combined cash flows from Information Intellect and the newly acquired businesses is expected to provide sufficient cash balances to fund operations. In April 2008 we received a commitment from an entity controlled by our CEO to fund up to $15 million of cash for working capital purposes and to finance acquisitions; but as of August 15, 2008 only approximately $565,000 of funds had been received from this commitment.  There can be no assurance that due to continued operating losses or other factors outside of the Company’s control that the Company will continue to have access to sufficient capital resources to continue operations or to execute it strategy to acquire other companies.

 

WE ARE IN TECHNICAL DEFAULT OF THE DEBT COVENANTS OF OUR SENIOR NOTES THAT MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS, REDUCE OUR CASH FLOW AND AFFECT THE VALUE OF OUR COMMON STOCK.

 

On July 13, 2007, we entered into a agreements to issue (i) the “Senior Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $7,222,222, (ii) 12,797,500 shares of our Common Stock and (iii) warrants to purchase 3,500,000 shares of Common Stock in return for $6,500,000 of cash proceeds after a ten (10) percent debt discount but before transaction costs.  In addition, we have entered into Registration Rights Agreements with the holders of Senior Notes and the holders the Series A Shares and Series B Shares.  Each of the agreements contains covenants including the timing for the registration and rights to registered shares, limits on capital expenditures, subsequent borrowings, loans to third parties, investments, acquisitions and divestitures, and restrictions on the payment of cash dividends.  In addition, the Senior Notes have Leverage and Fixed Charge Coverage Ratios.  Additionally, the Senior Notes contain customary events of default including, nonpayment of principal or interest; the violation of a covenant; the occurrence of a material adverse change; the attachment of any portion of our assets; insolvency; material misrepresentations by us; and our default under any other loan agreement. Upon the occurrence of an event of default the applicable interest rate increases to 18% per annum and the debt would become immediately due and payable.

 

At June 30, 2008, we had not received notice of default but were in technical default of the covenants under the Senior Notes and the Registration Rights Agreements and the subsequent Waiver Agreement. The curing of the technical default is dependent upon the Company raising additional debt or equity funds to make the required payments under the Senior Notes.  In addition, we must also file a registration statement to register the shares under the Registration Rights agreements.  As a result of the technical defaults, the Company is subject to cash penalties of approximately $2.2 million at June 30, 2008.

 

As of April 18, 2008, the Company entered into a Waiver Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the holders of the Senior Notes.  The Agreement calls for the repayment of approximately $7.2 million face value of the notes payable plus interest payable of approximately $1.3 million in several installments to be fully paid on or before June 30, 2008 plus the issuance of warrants to the holders of the Senior Notes to acquire 1,574,444 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.  Upon final payment the Company expects that the Senior Notes and the covenant defaults under the Senor Notes will be fully satisfied and released.  No payments have been made pursuant to the Agreement.  The Company expects that the cash to make the payments under this agreement will come from the cash proceeds received from the future issuance of Series C Shares to the Related Party and/or other investors, however no assurances can be made that we will raise the cash necessary to make these payments or that the defaults will be waived as expected.

 

Our failure to comply with our debt-related obligations could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, could result in an acceleration of our indebtedness. This in turn could have a material adverse effect on our operations, our revenues and our common stock value. In the event we were unable to restructure or refinance our debt or secure other financing to repay this debt, our lenders could foreclose upon the collateral securing that debt.

 

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OUR OPERATING RESULTS MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE UNCERTAIN GEOPOLITICAL ENVIRONMENT AND UNFAVORABLE FACTORS AFFECTING ECONOMIC AND MARKET CONDITIONS.

 

Adverse factors affecting economic conditions worldwide have contributed to a general slowdown in the US economy and could possible initiate a downturn in information technology and software spending that may adversely impact our business, resulting in:

 

·      Reduced demand for our services as a result of a decrease in technology spending by our customers and potential customers;

 

·      Increased price competition for our services; and

 

·      Higher overhead costs as a percentage of revenues.

 

STOCKHOLDERS MAY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT DILUTION IF FUTURE EQUITY OFFERINGS ARE USED TO FUND OPERATIONS OR ACQUIRE COMPLEMENTARY BUSINESSES.

 

We expect that future operations and acquisitions may be financed through the issuance of equity securities and stockholders could experience significant dilution.  The equity and debt financing completed in July 2007 was dilutive to our existing stockholders. In addition, securities issued in connection with future financing activities or potential acquisitions may have rights and preferences senior to the rights and preferences of our common stock. We have established an incentive stock award plan for management and employees and we expect to grant options to purchase shares of our common stock to our management, directors, employees and consultants and we will grant additional options in the future.  The issuance of shares of our common stock upon the exercise of these options may result in dilution to our stockholders.

 

WE MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY DEFENDING OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS FROM INFRINGEMENT RESULTING IN LAWSUITS REQUIRING US TO DEVOTE FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT RESOURCES THAT WOULD HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR OPERATING RESULTS.

 

We regard our service marks, trademarks, trade secrets, patents and similar intellectual property as critical to our success. We rely on trademark, patent and trade secret law, as well as confidentiality and license agreements with certain of our employees, customers and others to protect our proprietary rights. No assurance can be given that our patents and licenses will not be challenged, invalidated, infringed or circumvented, or that our intellectual property rights will provide competitive advantages to us.

 

WE MAY BE SUBJECT TO LITIGATION THAT WILL BE COSTLY TO DEFEND OR PURSUE AND UNCERTAIN IN ITS OUTCOME.

 

On occasion our business may bring us into conflict with our customers, vendors, suppliers, current or former employees or other individuals or companies with whom we have contractual or other business relationships, or with our competitors or others whose interests differ from ours. If we are unable to resolve those conflicts on terms that are satisfactory to all parties, we may become involved in litigation brought by or against us. We are currently involved in several lawsuits and other proceedings more fully described in Item 3 – Legal Proceedings.  Litigation is likely to be expensive and may require a significant amount of management’s time and attention, at the expense of other aspects of our business. The outcome of litigation is always uncertain, and in some cases could include judgments against us that require us to pay damages, enjoin us from certain activities, or otherwise affect our legal or contractual rights, which could have a significant adverse effect on our business.

 

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OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE CRUCIAL TO OUR BUSINESS, AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RECRUIT, INTEGRATE AND RETAIN THE PERSONNEL WE NEED TO SUCCEED.

 

We are dependent upon our Executive Officers, including our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, our directors, and our key employees in our technology, finance, sales and marketing operations. Our success depends upon a number of key management, sales, technical and other critical personnel, including our executive officers, the Board of Directors and key employees.  In addition, our management team is new and has a brief history of working together.  Several of our executives and key managers come from private entity entrepreneurial businesses where there are no compliance requirements of a public company.  These executives and key managers may find it difficult to adjust to the public company environment and could decide to voluntarily terminate their employment with the Company or the Company could decide to terminate their employment.  The loss of the services of any key personnel, or our inability to attract, integrate and retain highly skilled technical, management, sales and marketing personnel could result in significant disruption to our operations, including the timeliness of new product introductions, success of product development and sales efforts, quality of customer service, and successful completion of our initiatives, including growth plans and the results of our operations. Any failure by us to find suitable replacements for our key senior management may be disruptive to our operations. Competition for such personnel in the technology industries is intense, and we may be unable to attract, integrate and retain such personnel successfully.

 

OUR STOCK PRICE IS VOLATILE, AND THE VALUE OF YOUR INVESTMENT MAY DECLINE.

 

Our common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”), and trading volume is often limited and sporadic. As a result, the trading price of our common stock on OTCBB is not necessarily a reliable indicator of our fair market value. The price at which our common stock trades is highly volatile, and may fluctuate as a result of a number of factors, including the number of shares available for sale in the market, quarterly variations in our operating results, actual or anticipated announcements of new products or services by us or competitors, regulatory investigations or determinations, acquisitions or strategic alliances by us or our competitors, recruitment or departures of key personnel, the gain or loss of significant customers, changes in the estimates of our operating performance, market conditions in our industry and the economy as a whole.

 

A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR STOCK IS CONTROLLED BY FOUR STOCKHOLDERS WHO COULD SELL SHARES AND SUBSTANTIALLY INFLUENCE THE PRICE OF OUR STOCK

 

As of August 15, 2008, the investment management groups, Centrecourt Asset Management, RENN Capital Group, Lewis Asset Management, and Bridgepointe Master Fund Ltd., through entities controlled by these management groups, own large blocks of Riptide Common Stock and our convertible securities including, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and common stock warrants.  Collectively these management groups beneficially own approximately 70% of the Riptide Common Stock.  Beneficial ownership is computed according to Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act as of August 15, 2008.  Any sale by one or all of these stockholders, in large blocks of Riptide Common Stock or the conversion and sale of the shares of Riptide Common Stock underlying the convertible securities could depress our stock price or significantly increase the volatility of our stock price.  Further, any such large sale may result in a change in our control of the company.

 

INVESTORS’ INTERESTS IN OUR COMPANY WILL BE DILUTED AND INVESTORS MAY SUFFER DILUTION IN THEIR NET BOOK VALUE PER SHARE IF WE ISSUE ADDITIONAL SHARES OR RAISE FUNDS THROUGH THE SALE OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

 

In the event that we are required to issue any additional shares or enter into private placements to raise financing through the sale of equity securities, investors’ interests in our company will be diluted and investors may suffer dilution in their net book value per share depending on the price at which such securities are sold. If we issue any such additional shares, such issuances also will cause a reduction in the proportionate ownership and voting power of all other stockholders. Further, any such issuance may result in a change in our control.

 

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WE HAVE NEVER PAID CASH DIVIDENDS AND DO NOT INTEND TO DO SO.

 

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock. We currently plan to retain any earnings to finance the growth of our business rather than to pay cash dividends. Payments of any cash dividends in the future will depend on our financial condition, results of operations and capital requirements, as well as other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors.  In addition, the payment of dividends to holders of our common stock is subject to restrictions and prohibitions under the Senior Notes, the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement and the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.

 

WE WILL NEED ADDITIONAL FINANCING.

 

We will need additional financing to maintain and expand our business and to fund future acquisitions. Such financing may not be available on favorable terms, if at all. We may finance our business through the private placement or public offering of equity or debt securities. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, such financing may result in further dilution to our stockholders. Any equity securities issued also may provide for rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock. If we raise additional funds by issuing additional debt securities, these debt securities would have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock, and the terms of the debt securities issued could impose significant restrictions on our operations. Additional financing may not be available on favorable terms, if at all. If we need funds and cannot raise them on acceptable terms, we may not be able to execute our business plan and our shareholders may lose substantially all of their investment.

 

In April 2008, the Company received a non-binding commitment from Matrix Holdings, LLC, an entity controlled by Riptide’s CEO (the “Related Party”) to fund the Company with up to $15 million of cash for the payment of debts, to finance the acquisitions and for working capital purposes.  We would be required to issue a new series of preferred stock in return for the invested funds.  As of June 30, 2008, approximately $420,000 of liabilities had been settled by funds provided by the Related Party and the Related Party provided the Company $200,000 for operations for which shares of stock are expected to be issued.  In addition, there can be no assurance that any additional funds may be invested by the Related Party beyond amounts already received.

 

WE BECAME A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY THROUGH A MERGER WITH A PUBLIC SHELL COMPANY, AND WE COULD BE LIABLE FOR UNANTICIPATED LIABILITIES OF OUR PREDECESSOR ENTITY.

 

We became a publicly traded company through a merger effective March 2, 2007 between Information Intellect, Inc. and Shea Development Corp., a publicly traded shell company that had previously been an Exploration Stage Company as defined by Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 7. Shea had acquired a mineral property located in the Province of British Columbia, Canada and had not determined whether this property contained reserves that were economically recoverable. Although we believe the shell company had substantially no material assets and liabilities as of the merger date, we may be subject to claims related to the historical business of the shell.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2008 the Registrant issued 428,567 unregistered shares of Common Stock in lieu of cash dividends to holders of Series B Shares.  No proceeds were received.

 

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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

The Registrant has not made any of the required principal or interest payments since January 1, 2008 to the holders of the Senior Notes and as a result the Registrant is in technical default of the terms of the Senior Notes.  Payments of principal and interest are due monthly beginning January 1, 2008.  Unpaid payments at March 31, 2008 were approximately $722,000 of principal payments and approximately $422,873 of interest payments.  On April 18, 2008, The Registrant entered into a Waiver Agreement with the holders of the Senior Note.  The Waiver Agreement calls for the repayment of approximately $7.2 million face value of the notes payable and interest payable of approximately $1,346,000 in several installments to be fully paid on or before June 30, 2008.  In addition, the Registrant will issue warrants to the holders of the Senior Notes to acquire 1,574,444 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.  These warrants had a fair value of $391,318 which was recorded as interest expense in the second quarter of 2008.  Upon final payment the Company expects that the senior debt and the covenant defaults under the senior debt agreements will be fully satisfied and released.  No payments have been made under the Waiver Agreement.  The Company expects that the cash to make the payments under this agreement will come from the cash proceeds received from the future issuance of Series C Shares to the entity controlled by the Registrant’s CEO Related Party and/or other investors, however no assurances can be made that we will raise the cash necessary to make these payments or that the defaults will be waived as expected.  On July 31, 2008, the Company’s CEO met with the Senior Notes holders and they requested that the Company pay the Senior Notes holders $2 million on or before August 15, 2008. The Company was not able to make this payment. The effect of the Company’s inability to make the requested payment is not known at the time of this filing.

 

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

 

None

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

On August 15, 2008, the Company accepted the resignation of Philip Loeffel as President of Riptide Worldwide, Inc. The Board decided to reposition Mr. Loeffel’s responsibilities to allow him to focus on the continual growth of the Riptide Software business. Mr. Loeffel remains a member of the Board of Riptide Worldwide, Inc.

 

Item 6. Exhibits .

 

A.    The following exhibits are included with this Form 10-Q filing.

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to Rule 13a -14(a)/15d — 14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

32.1

 

Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

August 19, 2008

RIPTIDE WORLDWIDE, INC. Registrant

 

 

 

 

 

By: /s/ FRANCIS E. WILDE

 

Francis E. Wilde

 

Chairman, CEO and Chief Accounting Officer

 

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