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&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The interim condensed consolidated financial
statements of Epazz, Inc. (&amp;#147;Epazz&amp;#148; or the &amp;#147;Company&amp;#148;), an Illinois corporation, included herein, presented
in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles and stated in US dollars, have been prepared by the Company,
without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote
disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have
been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate
to not make the information presented misleading.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;These statements reflect all adjustments, which
in the opinion of management, are necessary for fair presentation of the information contained therein. Except as otherwise disclosed,
all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. It is suggested that these interim condensed financial statements be read
in conjunction with the financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2012 and notes thereto included in
the Company's 10-K annual report. The Company follows the same accounting policies in the preparation of interim reports.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Principles of Consolidation&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The accompanying condensed consolidated financial
statements include the accounts of the following entities, all of which are under common control and ownership:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 64%; padding-top: 3pt; text-align: center"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; padding-top: 3pt; text-align: center"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 11%; padding-top: 3pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;State of&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; padding-top: 3pt; text-align: center"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 11%; padding-top: 3pt; text-align: center"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 1%; padding-top: 3pt; text-align: center"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="width: 11%; padding-top: 3pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Abbreviated&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: bottom"&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Name of Entity&lt;sup&gt;(2)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: center"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Incorporation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: center"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Relationship&lt;sup&gt;(1)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="text-align: center"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Reference&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top; background-color: #CCFFCC"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Epazz, Inc.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Illinois&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Parent&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Epazz&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;IntelliSys, Inc.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Wisconsin&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Subsidiary&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;IntelliSys&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top; background-color: #CCFFCC"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Professional Resource Management, Inc.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Illinois&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Subsidiary&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;PRMI&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Desk Flex, Inc.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Illinois&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Subsidiary&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;DFI&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top; background-color: #CCFFCC"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;K9 Bytes, Inc.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Illinois&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Subsidiary&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;K9 Bytes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;MS Health, Inc.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Illinois&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Subsidiary&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;MS Health&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top; background-color: #CCFFCC"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Cooling Technology Solutions, Inc.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Illinois&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;Subsidiary&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 8pt"&gt;CTS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0"&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(1)&lt;/sup&gt;All
subsidiaries are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Epazz, Inc.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(2)&lt;/sup&gt;All entities are in the
form of Corporations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The condensed consolidated financial statements
herein contain the operations of the wholly-owned subsidiaries listed above. All significant inter-company transactions have been
eliminated in the preparation of these financial statements. The parent company, Epazz and subsidiaries, IntelliSys, PRMI, DFI,
K9 Bytes, MS Health and CTS will be collectively referred to herein as the &amp;#147;Company&amp;#148;, or &amp;#147;Epazz&amp;#148;. The Company's
headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois and substantially all of its customers are within the United States.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;These statements reflect all adjustments, consisting
of normal recurring adjustments, which in the opinion of management are necessary for fair presentation of the information contained
therein.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Segment Reporting&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;FASB ASC 280-10-50 requires annual and interim
reporting for an enterprise&amp;#146;s operating segments and related disclosures about its products, services, geographic areas and
major customers. An operating segment is defined as a component of an enterprise that engages in business activities from which
it may earn revenues and expenses, and about which separate financial information is regularly evaluated by the chief operating
decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources. All of the Company&amp;#146;s software products are considered operating segments,
and will be aggregated into one reportable segment given the similarities in economic characteristics among the operations represented
by the common nature of the products, customers and methods of distribution.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Reclassifications&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Certain amounts in the financial statements
of the prior year have been reclassified to conform to the presentation of the current year for comparative purposes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Use of Estimates&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles 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
amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Fair Value of Financial Instruments&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Under FASB ASC 820-10-05, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures
about fair value measurements. This Statement reaffirms that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. The adoption of
this standard did not have a material effect on the Company&amp;#146;s financial statements as reflected herein. The carrying amounts
of cash, accounts payable and accrued expenses reported on the balance sheets are estimated by management to approximate fair value
primarily due to the short term nature of the instruments. The Company had debt instruments that required fair value measurement
on a recurring basis.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Intangible Assets&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line
method over their estimated period of benefit of five to fifteen years. We evaluate the recoverability of intangible assets periodically
and take into account events or circumstances that warrant revised estimates of useful lives or that indicate that impairment exists.
All of our intangible assets are subject to amortization. No material impairments of intangible assets have been identified during
any of the periods presented. Amortization expense on intangible assets totaled $87,324 and $68,124 for the six months ended June
30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Goodwill&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company evaluates the carrying value of
goodwill during the fourth quarter of each year and between annual evaluations if events occur or circumstances change that would
more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying amount. Such circumstances could include, but
are not limited to (1) a significant adverse change in legal factors or in business climate, (2) unanticipated competition, or
(3) an adverse action or assessment by a regulator. When evaluating whether goodwill is impaired, the Company compares the fair
value of the reporting unit to which the goodwill is assigned to the reporting unit's carrying amount, including goodwill. The
fair value of the reporting unit is estimated using a combination of the income, or discounted cash flows, approach and the market
approach, which utilizes comparable companies' data. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, then the
amount of the impairment loss must be measured. The impairment loss would be calculated by comparing the implied fair value of
reporting unit goodwill to its carrying amount. In calculating the implied fair value of reporting unit goodwill, the fair value
of the reporting unit is allocated to all of the other assets and liabilities of that unit based on their fair values. The excess
of the fair value of a reporting unit over the amount assigned to its other assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of
goodwill. An impairment loss would be recognized when the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. The Company's
evaluation of goodwill completed during the year resulted in no impairment losses.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Beneficial Conversion Features&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;From time to time, the Company may issue convertible
notes that may contain an imbedded beneficial conversion feature. A beneficial conversion feature exists on the date a convertible
note is issued when the fair value of the underlying common stock to which the note is convertible into is in excess of the remaining
unallocated proceeds of the note after first considering the allocation of a portion of the note proceeds to the fair value of
warrants, if related warrants have been granted. The intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature is recorded as a debt
discount with a corresponding amount to additional paid in capital. The debt discount is amortized to interest expense over the
life of the note using the effective interest method.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Basic and Diluted Net Earnings per Share&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Basic net earnings (loss) per common share is
computed by dividing net earnings (loss) applicable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
during the period. Diluted net earnings (loss) per common share is determined using the weighted-average number of common shares
outstanding during the period, adjusted for the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents, consisting of shares that might be
issued upon exercise of common stock options. In periods where losses are reported, the weighted-average number of common shares
outstanding excludes common stock equivalents, because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. There were no outstanding potential
common stock equivalents for the periods presented. As such, basic and diluted earnings per share resulted in the same figure for
the three and six months ending June 30, 2013 and 2012.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Stock-Based Compensation&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company adopted FASB guidance on stock based
compensation on January 1, 2006. Under FASB ASC 718-10-30-2, all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee
stock options, are to be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values. Pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative.
Common stock issued for services and compensation was $1,522,000 and $-0- for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Revenue Recognition&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company designs and sells various software
programs to business enterprises, hospitals and Government and post-secondary institutions. Prior to shipment, each software product
is tested extensively to meet Company specifications. The software is shipped fully functional via electronic delivery, but some
installation and setup is required. No other entities sell the same or largely interchangeable software.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;Installation is a standard process, outlined
in the owner's manual, consisting principally of setup, calibrating, and testing the software. A purchaser of the software could
complete the process using the information in the owner's manual, although it would probably take significantly longer than it
would take the Company&amp;#146;s technicians to perform the tasks. Although other vendors do not install the Company&amp;#146;s software,
they do provide largely interchangeable installation services for a fee. Historically, the Company has never sold the software
without installation. Most installations are performed by the Company within 7 to 24 days of shipment and are included in the overall
sales price of the software. In addition, the customer must pay for support contracts and training packages, depending on their
desired level of service. The Company is the only manufacturer of the software and it only sells software on a standalone basis
directly to the end user.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The sales price of the arrangement consists
of the software, installation, and training and support services, which the customer is obligated to pay in full upon delivery
of the software. In addition, there are no general rights of return involved in these arrangements. Therefore, the software is
accounted for as a separate unit of accounting.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company does not have vendor-specific objective
evidence of selling price for the software because it does not sell the software separately (without installation services and
support contracts). In addition, third-party evidence of selling price does not exist as no vendor separately sells the same or
largely interchangeable software. Therefore, the Company uses its best estimate of selling price when allocating such arrangement
consideration.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In estimating its selling price for the software,
the Company considers the cost to produce the software, profit margin for similar arrangements, customer demand, effect of competitors
on the Company&amp;#146;s software, and other market constraints. When applying the relative selling price method, the Company uses
its best estimate of selling price for the software, and third-party evidence of selling price for the installation. Accordingly,
without considering whether any portion of the amount allocable to the software is contingent upon delivery of the other items,
the Company allocates the selling price to the software, support, and installation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The Company doesn&amp;#146;t currently provide
product warranties, but if it does in the future it will provide for specific product lines and accrue for estimated future warranty
costs in the period in which the revenue is recognized.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Recent Accounting Pronouncements&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2013-11: &lt;i&gt;Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating
Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists.&lt;/i&gt; The new guidance requires that unrecognized tax
benefits be presented on a net basis with the deferred tax assets for such carryforwards. This new guidance is effective for fiscal
years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2013. We do not expect the adoption of the new provisions
to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In February 2013, FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02,
&lt;i&gt;Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income&lt;/i&gt;, to improve
the transparency of reporting these reclassifications. Other comprehensive income includes gains and losses that are initially
excluded from net income for an accounting period. Those gains and losses are later reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive
income into net income. The amendments in the ASU do not change the current requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive
income in financial statements. All of the information that this ASU requires already is required to be disclosed elsewhere in
the financial statements under U.S. GAAP. The new amendments will require an organization to:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;The amendments apply to all public and private
companies that report items of other comprehensive income. Public companies are required to comply with these amendments for all
reporting periods (interim and annual). The amendments are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012, for
public companies. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU No. 2013-02 did not have a material impact on our financial
position or results of operations.&lt;/p&gt;

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which instruments and transactions are subject to the offsetting disclosure requirements originally established by ASU 2011-11.
The new ASU addresses preparer concerns that the scope of the disclosure requirements under ASU 2011-11 was overly broad and imposed
unintended costs that were not commensurate with estimated benefits to financial statement users. In choosing to narrow the scope
of the offsetting disclosures, the Board determined that it could make them more operable and cost effective for preparers while
still giving financial statement users sufficient information to analyze the most significant presentation differences between
financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and those prepared under IFRSs. Like ASU 2011-11, the amendments in
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