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Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements made during the
course of this conference call are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements involve
known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our
or our industry's actual results, performance or achievements
to be materially different from any future results, performance
or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to statements regarding:
- our plans for developing and introducing
products;
- the growth and success of our V.92 dial-up modems, broadband
modems, voice over IP products and dialers;
- general economic conditions and current trends in the
industry;
- our ability to return to profitability;
- the development and expansion of our markets and
sales channels;
- our ability to expand international sales;
- the development of new competitive technologies
and products;
- approvals, certifications and clearances
for our products;
- production schedules for our products;
- market acceptance of new products;
- business strategies;
- dependence on significant suppliers;
- dependence on significant manufacturers,
distributors and customers;
- the availability of debt and
equity financing;
- the realization of cash improvement
from the utilization of no-charge
components;
- the impact of our cost-savings
initiatives; and
- our financial condition or
results of operations.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements by terms such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "would," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "projects," "predicts," "potential" and
similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These statements are only predictions and involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause
our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements
to be materially different from any future results, levels
of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied
by such forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties,
you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements. Also, these forward-looking statements represent
our estimates and assumptions only as of the date on which
such statements are made. We expressly disclaim any obligation
or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions
to any forward-looking statement contained in this conference
call to reflect any change in our expectations or any change
in events, conditions or circumstances on which any of our
forward-looking statements are based. Factors that could cause
or contribute to differences in our future financial results
include those discussed in our SEC filings and our press releases.
We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary
statements.
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