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                    <value>See Footnote</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes shares held of record by Phoenix Venture Fund LLC (&quot;Phoenix&quot;) (1,781,071), Phoenix Enterprises Family Fund, LLC (&quot;PEFF&quot;)(338,639) and SG Phoenix LLC (&quot;SG&quot;)(24,524). Also includes (i) warrants to purchase shares of common stock exercisable within 60 days after November 16, 2012 held by Phoenix (86,000), Mr. Sassower (28,625), PEFF (23,048) and SG (26,875) and (ii) options to purchase shares of common stock exercisable with 60 days after November 16, 2012 held by Mr. Sassower (3,051). Mr. Sassower is the sole managing member of PEFF and a co-manager of Phoenix and SG, entities in which Mr. Sassower shares voting and dispositive power with another co-manager. Mr. Sassower disclaims any beneficial ownership of the shares held by PEFF, Phoenix and SG except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, in such shares.</footnote>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Philip S. Sassower</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-11-19</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Phoenix Venture Fund LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-11-19</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Phoenix Enterprises Family Fund, LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-11-19</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ SG Phoenix LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-11-19</signatureDate>
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