UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10 - Q
 
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2008

o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from __________ to ____________
 
Commission File Number 0-21743

NeoMedia Technologies, Inc.
(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified In Its Charter)

36-3680347
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

Two Concourse Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30328
 (Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

678-638-0460
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, 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 definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” 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

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

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s Common Stock on May 9, 2008 was 1,068,376,229.
 




NeoMedia Technologies, Inc.
Form 10-Q
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2008
Index
 
 
Page
PART I Financial Information
1
   
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
1
   
Note 1 - General
4
   
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
4
   
Note 3 - Discontinued Operations
7
   
Note 4 - Financing
8
   
Note 5 - Investment in Marketable Securities and Other Long-term Assets
15
   
Note 6 - Stock-Based Compensation
15
   
Note 7 - Inventory
17
   
Note 8 - Accrued Liabilities
17
   
Note 9 - Income Taxes
17
   
Note 10 - Contingencies
18
   
Note 11 - Geographic Reporting
18
   
Note 12 - Subsequent Events
19
   
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
20
   
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
25
   
ITEM 4T. Controls and Procedures
25
   
PART II Other Information
26
   
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
26
   
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
26
   
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
35
   
ITEM 3. Default upon Senior Securities
36
   
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
36
   
ITEM 5. Other Information
36
   
ITEM 6. Exhibits
36
   
Signatures
37
 



PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements

NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)

   
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
   
 
2008
 
2007
 
   
(unaudited)
     
ASSETS
         
Current assets
             
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
220
 
$
1,415
 
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $78 and $78, respectively
   
33
   
58
 
Other receivable
   
4
   
225
 
Inventories, net of allowance for obsolete & slow-moving inventory of $100 and $80, respectively
   
221
   
198
 
Investment in marketable securities
   
-
   
8
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
178
   
188
 
Assets held for sale
   
-
   
159
 
Total current assets
   
656
   
2,251
 
   
         
Property, equipment & leasehold improvements, net
   
95
   
85
 
Goodwill
   
3,418
   
3,418
 
Proprietary software
   
3,250
   
3,413
 
Patents and other intangible assets
   
2,555
   
2,608
 
Cash surrender value of life insurance policy
   
747
   
747
 
Other long term assets
   
605
   
1,002
 
Total assets
 
$
11,326
 
$
13,524
 
   
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
             
Current liabilities
         
Accounts Payable
 
$
384
 
$
309
 
Liabilities held for sale
   
-
   
13
 
Accrued expenses
   
6,002
   
6,015
 
Deferred revenues and customer prepayments
   
685
   
669
 
Notes payable
   
15
   
44
 
Accrued purchase price guarantee
   
4,535
   
4,549
 
Deferred tax liability
   
706
   
706
 
Derivative financial instruments
   
19,199
   
24,651
 
Debentures payable
   
29,355
   
30,699
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, 22,000 issued, 19,939 shares outstanding
   
19,939
   
20,097
 
Total liabilities
   
80,820
   
87,752
 
               
Commitments and contingencies (note 10)
         
               
Shareholders' deficit
         
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000,000 shares authorized, 1,048,084,313 and 1,025,295,693 shares issued and 1,044,933,044 and 1,022,144,424 shares outstanding, respectively
   
10,449
   
10,221
 
Additional paid in capital
   
118,935
   
118,427
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(197,993
)
 
(201,565
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
(106
)
 
(532
)
Treasury stock, at cost, 201,230 shares
   
(779
)
 
(779
)
Total shareholders' deficit
   
(69,494
)
 
(74,228
)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit
 
$
11,326
 
$
13,524
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
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NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share and per Share Data)

   
For the three months ended
 
   
March 31, 2008
 
March 31, 2007
 
           
Revenues
 
$
264
 
$
399
 
Cost of sales
   
313
   
313
 
               
Gross Profit (Loss)
   
(49
)
 
86
 
               
Sales and marketing
   
628
   
858
 
General and administrative
   
1,206
   
2,460
 
Research and development
   
562
   
506
 
               
Operating loss
   
(2,445
)
 
(3,738
)
               
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt
   
(4
)
 
-
 
Interest (income)/expense, net
   
(1,171
)
 
1,698
 
(Gain)/loss on sale of assets
   
84
   
9
 
(Gain) loss from change in fair value of derivative financial instruments
   
(5,392
)
 
3,508
 
               
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
   
4,038
   
(8,953
)
               
Income tax benefit (expense)
   
-
   
(29
)
               
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
   
4,038
   
(8,924
)
               
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations (Note 3)
   
(445
)
 
(2,573
)
               
Net income (loss)
   
3,593
   
(11,497
)
               
Accretion of dividends on convertible preferred stock
   
(399
)
 
(433
)
               
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
 
$
3,194
 
$
(11,930
)
               
Comprehensive income (loss):
             
Net income (loss)
   
3,593
   
(11,497
)
Other comprehensive loss
             
Unrealized gain/(loss) on marketable securities
   
-
   
(26
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
   
-
   
9
 
               
Comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
3,593
 
$
(11,514
)
               
Net income/(loss) per share, basic:
             
Continuing operations
 
$
0.004
 
$
(0.013
)
Discontinued operations
 
$
(0.000
)
$
(0.004
)
   
$
0.004
 
$
(0.017
)
               
Net income/(loss) per share, fully diluted:
             
Continuing operations
 
$
0.000
 
$
(0.013
)
Discontinued operations
 
$
(0.000
)
$
(0.004
)
   
$
0.000
 
$
(0.017
)
               
Weighted average number of common shares used in per share calculation:
             
Basic
   
1,075,168,419
   
684,819,898
 
Fully diluted
   
9,617,290,165
   
684,819,898
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(In Thousands)
 
   
 
For the three months ended
 
   
March 31, 2008
 
March 31, 2007
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
             
Net income (loss)  
 
$
3,593
 
$
(11,497
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations:  
         
Loss from discontinued operations
   
445
   
2,573
 
Depreciation and amortization  
   
269
   
279
 
Loss (gain) on sale of assets
   
84
   
-
 
Change in fair value from revaluation of warrants and embedded conversion features
   
(5,392
)
 
3,508
 
(Gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt
   
(4
)
 
-
 
Stock-based compensation  
   
359
   
891
 
Interest (income) expense related to convertible debt
   
(1,157
)
 
781
 
Change in value of life insurance policies  
   
-
   
(4
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
             
 
         
Receivables
   
246
   
(6
)
Inventories  
   
(22
)
 
(43
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
26
   
(21
)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  
   
(127
)
 
(234
)
Deferred revenue and other current liabilities
   
16
   
138
 
Cash used in operating activities of continuing operations  
   
(1,664
)
 
(3,635
)
               
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES  
         
Expenditures for property, plant, and equipment
   
(66
)
 
-
 
Loans repaid from subsidiaries  
   
289
   
933
 
Proceeds from sale of investments
   
750
   
-
 
Payment of purchase price guarantee obligations  
   
(14
)
 
(2,372
)
Amounts received under notes receivable
   
-
   
450
 
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities of continuing operations  
   
959
   
(989
)
               
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES  
         
Borrowing under convertible debt instrument
   
(29
)
 
6,678
 
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants  
   
-
   
9
 
Cash (used in) provided by financing activities of continuing operations  
   
(29
)
 
6,687
 
               
Net cash (used in) provided by continuing operations  
   
(734
)
 
2,063
 
               
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash for continuing operations  
   
(16
)
 
(8
)
               
Net cash used in discontinued operations  
         
Operating cash flows
   
(445
)
 
(2,573
)
Investing cash flows  
   
-
   
-
 
Financing cash flows
   
-
   
-
 
Total cash flows used in discontinued operations  
   
(445
)
 
(2,573
)
               
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents  
   
(1,195
)
 
(518
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
1,415
   
2,813
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  
 
$
220
 
$
2,295
 
Supplemental cash flow information:
             
Interest paid during the period  
 
$
14
 
$
401
 
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities
   
-
   
(26
)
Fair value of shares issued to satisfy purchase price guarantee obligations  
   
-
   
12,721
 
Accretion of dividends on Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
   
399
   
433
 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock converted to common stock  
   
225
   
-
 
Deemed dividend on preferred stock conversions
   
21
   
-
 

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

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NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 1 - General
 
Business - NeoMedia Technologies together with our subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”) provides internet advertising solutions using wireless technologies to connect traditional print and broadcast media companies to active mobile content. Using camera-enabled mobile phones, barcode-reading software (NeoReaderTM), and an interoperable billing, clearing and settlement infrastructure (NeoServer-OMS/OMI), we embrace open standards, full interoperability, and are barcode symbology agnostic.
 
Our mobile phone technology, NeoReaderTM, reads and transmits data from 1-D, and 2-D barcodes to its intended destination. Our Optical Messaging and Interchange platforms (OMS and OMI) create, connect, record, and transmit the transactions embedded in the 1-D and 2-D barcodes, like web-URLs, text messages (SMS), and telephone calls, ubiquitously and reliably. We provide the industrial and carrier-grade infrastructure to enable reliable, scalable, and billable commerce. To provide a robust high-performance infrastructure for the processing of optical codes, we extend our offering with the award winning Gavitec technology. Gavitec’s Mobile Ticketing and Couponing solutions allow users to enter information and opt-in to initiate mobile transactions.
 
Going Concern - Our code-reading business has historically incurred net losses and losses from operations. We have reduced cash outlays for payments associated with prior integration and discontinued operation liabilities. We will continue to have negative cash flows as we continue to execute on our business plan. There can be no assurance that our continuing efforts to execute our business plan will be successful and if we will be able to continue as a going concern. We will require additional capital, which may not be available on suitable terms to continue operations. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which contemplate our continuation as a going concern. Net income (loss) from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 was $4.0 million and ($8.9) million, respectively. Net cash used for operations during the same periods was $1.6 million and $3.6 million. We also have an accumulated deficit of $197.9 million and a working capital deficit of $80.0 million as of March 31, 2008.
 
We have an obligation as of March 31, 2008 of $4.5 million relating to purchase price guarantee associated with our acquisition of 12Snap.
 
The items discussed above raise substantial doubts about our ability to continue as a going concern.
 
We will require additional financing in order to execute our operating plan and continue as a going concern. We cannot predict whether this additional financing will be in the form of equity, debt, or another form. We may not be able to obtain the necessary additional capital on a timely basis, on acceptable terms, or at all. In any of these events, we may be unable to implement our current plans for expansion, repay our debt obligations as they become due or respond to competitive pressures, any of which circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and reclassification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and reclassification of liabilities that might be necessary, should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
 
Should financing sources fail to materialize, our management would seek alternate funding sources such as the sale of common and/or preferred stock, the issuance of debt, or the sale of our marketable assets. Our management’s plan is to attempt to secure adequate funding to bridge the commercialization of our NeoReaderTM business.
 
In the event that these financing sources do not materialize, or that we are unsuccessful in increasing our revenues and profits, we will be forced to further reduce our costs, may be unable to repay our debt obligations as they become due, or respond to competitive pressures, any of which circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, if these funding sources or increased revenues and profits do not materialize, and we are unable to secure additional financing, we could be forced to reduce or cease our business operations.
 
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
For a complete discussion of our significant accounting policies, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

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Interim Unaudited Financial Information - The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. These financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information. In management’s opinion, these statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of the interim periods shown. All adjustments are of a normal recurring nature unless otherwise disclosed. The net effect of discontinued operations is reported separately from the results of our continuing operations. Operating results for the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year.
 
Basis of Presentation - This report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2008 should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007. The financial statements include the accounts of NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated. We operate as one reportable segment.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2006, we completed acquisitions of Mobot, Sponge, Gavitec, 12Snap, and BSD. During 2006, we also divested of a substantial portion of our ownership in both Mobot and Sponge. During 2007, we made the strategic decision to sell 12Snap and Telecom Services (consisting of the business acquired from BSD) and these divestitures were completed on April 4, 2007 and October 30, 2007, respectively.
 
The consolidated statements of operations presented herein reflect the results of these acquired subsidiaries as follows: 12Snap results are included from January 1, 2007 through March 31, 2007 under the caption “Loss from discontinued operations”; BSD results are included from January 1, 2007 through March 31, 2007 under the caption “Loss from discontinued operations”; and Gavitec results are included in NeoMedia’s consolidated results from continuing operations for all periods presented.
 
Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statement in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported therein. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may differ from those estimates.
 
Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) Per Share - Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. During the three months ended March 31, 2007, we reported net loss per share, and as such basic and diluted loss per share were equivalent. We have excluded all outstanding stock options, warrants, convertible debt and convertible preferred stock from the calculation of diluted net loss per share because these securities are anti-dilutive for all years presented. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, we reported net income per share and included all convertible shares in the fully diluted net income per share calculation. The shares included and excluded from the calculation of net income (loss) per share for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 are detailed in the table below:
 

   
March 31, 2008
 
March 31, 2007
 
Outstanding Stock Options
   
116,096,867
   
106,978,761
 
Outstanding Warrants
   
504,775,000
   
441,325,000
 
Convertible debt
   
4,429,763,074
   
415,001,413
 
Convertible preferred stock
   
3,491,486,805
   
607,422,165
 
 
   
8,542,121,746
   
1,570,727,339
 

(1) The terms of the embedded conversion features in the convertible instruments presented above provide for variable conversion rates that are indexed to our trading common stock price. As a result, the number of indexed shares is subject to continuous fluctuation. For presentation purposes, the number of shares of common stock into which the embedded conversion feature in the Series C convertible stock was convertible as of March 31, 2008 was calculated as the face value plus assumed dividends (if declared), divided by 97% of the lowest closing bid price for the 30 trading days preceding March 31, 2008. The number of shares of common stock into which the embedded conversion feature in the convertible debentures was convertible as of March 31, 2008 was calculated as the face value of each instrument divided by the lower of $0.01 or 50% of the average closing market price of our common stock for the 10 days prior to March 31, 2008.

In addition to net income (loss) per share, we have also reported per share amounts on the separate income statement components required by APB 30, “Reporting the Results of Operations - Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions,” as the disposal activities of our discontinued operations were initiated prior to our adoption of FAS 144. Because we have reported a loss from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007, the effect of potentially dilutive securities has been excluded from the calculation of per share amounts for that period.

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Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
 
On January 1, 2007, we adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, which provides a financial statement recognition threshold and measurement attribute for a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Under FIN 48, we may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, and income tax disclosures. The implementation of FIN 48 did not result in any adjustments to our financial statements. For further information regarding our adoption of FIN 48, see Note 11 - Income Taxes.
 
Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted the provisions of FAS 157, Fair Value Measurements, except as it applies to those nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities as noted in proposed FSP FAS 157-b. The partial adoption of FAS 157 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This statement does not require any new fair value measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by providing a fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, which delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually).
 
Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted the provisions of SFAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. SFAS No. 159 gives us the irrevocable option to carry many financial assets and liabilities at fair values, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
 
In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133, which requires additional disclosures about the objectives of the derivative instruments and hedging activities, the method of accounting for such instruments under SFAS No. 133 and its related interpretations, and a tabular disclosure of the effects of such instruments and related hedged items on our financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is effective for us beginning January 1, 2009. We are currently assessing the potential impact that adoption of SFAS No. 161 may have on our financial statements.
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, Business Combinations, which replaces SFAS No. 141. The statement retains the purchase method of accounting for acquisitions, but requires a number of changes, including changes in the way assets and liabilities are recognized in the purchase accounting. It also changes the recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies, requires the capitalization of in-process research and development at fair value, and requires the expensing of acquisition-related costs as incurred. SFAS No. 141R is effective for us beginning January 1, 2009 and will apply prospectively to business combinations completed on or after that date.
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51, which changes the accounting and reporting for minority interests. Minority interests will be recharacterized as noncontrolling interests and will be reported as a component of equity separate from the parent’s equity, and purchases or sales of equity interests that do not result in a change in control will be accounted for as equity transactions. In addition, net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest will be included in consolidated net income on the face of the income statement and, upon a loss of control, the interest sold, as well as any interest retained, will be recorded at fair value with any gain or loss recognized in earnings. SFAS No. 160 is effective for us beginning January 1, 2009 and will apply prospectively, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements, which will apply retrospectively. We are currently assessing the potential impact that adoption of SFAS No. 160 may have on our financial statements.

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Note 3 - Discontinued Operations
 
MPR, 12Snap & Telecom Services - During August 2006, we decided to sell our Micro Paint Repair business unit; this sale was completed on November 15, 2007. During the first quarter of 2007, we also decided to sell our remaining non-core business units, consisting of 12Snap and Telecom Services. Our sale of 12Snap was completed in April 2007, and our sale of Telecom Services was completed in October 2007.
 
Sponge and Mobot Businesses - In the fourth quarter of 2006, we disposed of two subsidiaries, Sponge and Mobot. All assets and liabilities associated with these two subsidiaries were disposed of in the sale.
 
All costs related to the operations of Micro Paint Repair, Mobot, Sponge, 12Snap and Telecom Services are classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented on this Form 10-Q. We continue to recognize deferred compensation expense related to these former subsidiaries, the total of which is included in loss from operations of discontinued operations. Loss from the discontinued business units for the three months ended March 31, 2007 reflects direct operations of the Micro Paint Repair, 12Snap, and Telecom Services units, and allocated stock compensation expense for these units as well as for Mobot and Sponge. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, we incurred wind-down expenses for Micro Paint Repair - US in addition to stock compensation expense for Mobot, Sponge, 12Snap, Telecom Service and MPR. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, we also set up a reserve for the remaining $0.3 million due from the sale of Micro Paint Repair, since the funds have not been received as of this filing, and legal efforts to secure the remaining payment due have been unsuccessful.
 
There is no tax expense or benefit to report due to our net operating loss carry forward tax position.
 
The following table presents a summary of results of our discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007:
 
(in thousands)
 
Micro Paint Repair
 
12Snap
 
Other
 
Total
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
                     
Net sales
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
Cost of sales
   
5.7
   
-
   
-
   
5.7
 
Gross profit
   
(5.7
)
 
-
   
-
   
(5.7
)
                           
Sales and marketing expenses
   
7.1
   
44.8
   
23.7
   
75.6
 
General and administrative expenses
   
311.3
   
22.7
   
1.4
   
335.4
 
Research and development costs
   
-
   
24.4
   
3.9
   
28.3
 
Loss from discontinued operations
 
$
(324.1
)
$
(91.9
)
$
(29.0
)
$
(445.0
)
   
                         
Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
                         
Net sales
 
$
326.0
 
$
2,620.7
 
$
302.4
 
$
3,249.1
 
Cost of sales
   
399.9
   
361.6
   
145.4
   
906.9
 
Gross profit
   
(73.9
)
 
2,259.1
   
157.0
   
2,342.2
 
   
                         
Sales and marketing expenses
   
315.4
   
1,046.2
   
156.6
   
1,518.2
 
General and administrative expenses
   
164.7
   
365.7
   
281.9
   
812.3
 
Research and development costs
   
38.0
   
333.7
   
3.9
   
375.6
 
Loss from operations of discontinued business
   
($592.0
)
 
513.5
   
($285.4
)
 
($363.9
)
Loss on disposal of business
   
-
   
(2,467.0
)
 
257.1
   
(2,209.9
)
Loss from discontinued operations
   
($592.0
)
 
($1,953.5
)
 
($28.3
)
 
($2,573.8
)
 

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Note 4 - Financing
 
The following disclosures reflect a summary of our outstanding convertible securities, as well as activity related to financing transactions since the filing of our last Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. For a complete discussion of our financing activity, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. We currently have four outstanding convertible debentures as well as convertible preferred stock, all held by YA Global Investments, LP (“Yorkville”), an accredited investor. The following table summarizes the financing with Yorkville:
 

   
August 24,
 
December 29,
 
March 27,
 
August 24,
     
 
 
2006
 
2006
 
2007
 
2007
 
Total
 
                       
Aggregate amount
 
$
5,000,000
 
$
2,500,000
 
$
7,458,651
 
$
1,775,000
 
$
16,733,651
 
Fees paid
   
-
   
(270,000
)
 
(780,865
)
 
(200,000
)
 
(1,250,865
)
Accrued interest on prior obligations paid
   
-
   
-
   
(365,972
)
 
-
   
(365,972
)
Liquidated damages on prior obligations paid
   
-
   
-
   
(1,311,814
)
 
-
   
(1,311,814
)
Net proceeds to us
 
$
5,000,000
 
$
2,230,000
 
$
5,000,000
 
$
1,575,000
 
$
13,805,000
 
                                 
Interest rate
   
10
%
 
10
%
 
13
%
 
14
%
   
Maturity date (2 years)
   
8/24/2008
   
12/29/2008
   
3/27/2009
   
8/24/2009
       
 
                     
Number of warrants issued
   
175,000,000
   
42,000,000
   
125,000,000
   
75,000,000
   
417,000,000
 
Exercise price of warrants
   
.05 - .25
*   
0.06
*   
0.04
*   
0.02
     
Warrant exercisable expiration date (5 years)
   
8/24/2011
   
12/29/2011
   
3/24/2012
   
8/24/2012
       
 
                     
Convertible into our common stock:
                               
conversion price per share
 
$
0.15
 
$
0.06
 
$
0.05
 
$
0.02
     
or percent of lowest closing bid price
   
90
%
 
90
%
 
90
%
 
80
%
     
of lowest volume weighted average price preceding conversion
   
30 days
   
30 days
   
30 days
   
10 days
     
                                 
Registration rights agreement:
                     
file registration with SEC
   
within 30 days
   
within 150 days
   
before 4/12/07
   
30 days of
demand
       
achieve effectiveness of registration statement with SEC
   
within 90 days
   
within 90 days
   
5/10/2007
   
90 days of 
demand
     
Liquidated damages for failure to meet filing or effectiveness requirements
   
2% of principal, per month
   
2% of principal, per month
   
2% of principal, per month
   
2% of principal, per month
     
Security pledged as collateral
   
substantially all of our assets
   
substantially all of our assets
   
substantially all of our assets
   
substantially all 
of our assets
       

*
all warrants issued to Yorkville under these Agreements have been subsequently repriced to $0.02 per share.
 
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Convertible Debentures
 
As of March 31, 2008, we have four outstanding convertible debentures as identified in the above table. The underlying agreements for each of the debentures are essentially the same, except in regard to the escalating interest rates, varying conversion prices per share, and the number of warrants issued in conjunction with the debentures.
 
The debentures are convertible into our common stock at the then effective conversion price, which varies relative to our trading stock price, relative to the terms outlined in the table above. The conversions are limited such that Yorkville cannot exceed 4.99% ownership of NeoMedia. The debentures are secured by substantially all of our assets. The convertible debenture, at the option of the holder, affords Yorkville anti-dilution protection should, at any time while the convertible debenture is outstanding, we offer, sell or grant any option to purchase or offer, sell or grant any right to re-price our securities, or otherwise dispose of or issue any common stock or common stock equivalents, entitle any person to acquire shares of common stock at an effective price per share less than the then effective conversion price (excluding employee stock options), as calculated by the formula described above; then, in such instance, the conversion price for the convertible debenture shall be reduced to the lower price.
 
Under the debenture agreements, Yorkville also received warrants to purchase shares of our common stock. The warrants have been subsequently repriced to an exercise price of $0.02 per share, subject to adjustment, including anti-dilution protection. The warrants have a five-year contractual life. We can force exercise of the warrants if the closing bid price of our stock is more than $0.10 greater than the exercise price of any of the warrants for 15 consecutive trading days.
 
In connection with the debentures, we also entered into Registration Rights Agreements with Yorkville that required us to, among other requirements, file registration statements with the SEC registering the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the debentures and the exercise of the warrants, and achieve and maintain effectiveness of the registration statements. We failed to meet the registration requirements for the August 2006 and December 2006 debentures, and accordingly were subject to liquidated damages. On March 27, 2007, we paid $0.5 million of liquidated damages from the proceeds of a subsequent debenture entered into on that date. The remaining $0.8 million is accrued in our financial statements. On November 5, 2007, the SEC declared our S-3 Registration Statement effective.
 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
 
We previously issued 22,000 shares of $1,000 Series C 8% convertible preferred stock to Yorkville. The Series C convertible preferred stock is convertible into our common stock at the then effective conversion price, which varies relative to our trading stock price, at the lower of $0.02 per share, or 97% of the lowest closing bid price (as reported by Bloomberg, L.P.) of the common stock for the 30 trading days immediately preceding the conversion date. The fixed conversion price was reset from $0.50 to $0.02 on August 24, 2007, as an inducement for Yorkville to enter into an additional financing arrangement with us at that time. The conversions are limited such that Yorkville cannot exceed 4.99% ownership of NeoMedia. The Series C convertible preferred stock has voting rights on an “as converted” basis, meaning Yorkville is entitled to vote the number of shares of common stock into which the 8% cumulative Series C convertible preferred stock was convertible as of the record date for a meeting of shareholders.
 
Yorkville has converted the preferred stock, as follows:
 

 
 
Series C Shares
 
Common Shares
 
Series C Shares
 
Date issued
 
 
Converted
 
 
Issued
 
 
Outstanding
 
11/29/06
   
378
   
6,631,579
   
21,622
 
06/19/07
   
245
   
8,781,362
   
21,377
 
08/16/07
   
500
   
25,773,196
   
20,877
 
10/24/07
   
600
   
45,801,527
   
20,277
 
10/31/07
   
180
   
13,740,458
   
20,097
 
02/19/08
   
78
   
10,000,000
   
20,019
 
03/10/08
   
16
   
2,500,000
   
20,003
 
03/17/08
   
32
   
10,000,000
   
19,971
 
03/25/08
   
32
   
10,000,000
   
19,939
 
     
2,061
   
133,228,122
   
19,939
 
 
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The Series C convertible preferred stock, at the option of the holder, affords Yorkville anti-dilution protection should, at any time while the Series C preferred stock instruments are outstanding, we offer, sell or grant any option to purchase or offer, sell or grant any right to re-price our securities, or otherwise dispose of or issue any common stock or common stock equivalents, entitle any person to acquire shares of common stock at an effective price per share less than the then effective conversion price (excluding employee stock options), as calculated by the formula described above; then, in such instance, the conversion price for the convertible preferred stock shares shall be reduced to the lower price. In case of any such adjustment in the effective conversion price for the convertible preferred shares, this could significantly dilute existing investors.
 
In connection with the Series C convertible preferred stock, we also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with Yorkville that requires us to, among other requirements, file a registration statement with the SEC registering the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the preferred stock and the exercise of the warrants, and achieve and maintain effectiveness of the registration statement. We failed to meet the registration requirements, and accordingly were subject to liquidated damages amounting to 1% of the outstanding amount of Series C preferred stock per month, not to exceed $1.2 million. On March 27, 2007, we paid $0.8 million of liquidated damages from the proceeds of a secured convertible debenture entered into on that date. The remaining $0.4 million of liquidated damages has been accrued by us. On November 5, 2007, the SEC declared our S-3 Registration Statement effective.
 
Under the Series C Agreement, Yorkville also received “A” warrants, “B” warrants and “C” warrants to purchase 20 million, 25 million, and 30 million shares of our common stock, respectively, exercisable in three separate tranches at a price of $0.50, $0.40 and $0.35, respectively, per share, subject to adjustment, including anti-dilution protection similar to that described above. As an inducement to Yorkville to enter into subsequent financing arrangements with us, the warrants were repriced on August 24, 2007 to $0.02 per share, subject to all the original terms and conditions of the respective warrant agreements. The warrants have a five-year contractual life. We can force exercise of the warrants if the closing bid price of NeoMedia stock is more than $0.10 greater than the exercise price of any of the warrants for 15 consecutive trading days.
 
Warrants
 
As described herein, Yorkville holds warrants to purchase shares of our stock that were issued in connection with the convertible securities described above. The exercise prices of warrants held by Yorkville have been adjusted from time to time as inducement for Yorkville to enter into subsequent financing arrangements. Yorkville’s warrant holdings are outlined in the following table:

           
Restated
 
Restated
 
           
Exercise
 
Exercise
 
   
Shares
 
Original
 
Price
 
Price
 
   
Underlying
 
Exercise
 
December 29,
 
August 24,
 
Original Issue Date
 
Warrant
 
Price
 
2006 (1)
 
2007 (2)
 
February 17, 2006 (3)
   
20,000,000
 
$
0.50
 
$
0.04
 
$
0.02
 
February 17, 2006 (3)
   
25,000,000
 
$
0.40
 
$
0.04
 
$
0.02
 
February 17, 2006 (3)
   
30,000,000
 
$
0.35
 
$
0.04
 
$
0.02
 
August 24, 2006 (3)
   
25,000,000
 
$
0.15
 
$
0.04
 
$
0.02
 
August 24, 2006 (3)
   
50,000,000
 
$
0.25
 
$
0.04
 
$
0.02
 
August 24, 2006 (3)
   
50,000,000
 
$
0.20
 
$
0.04
 
$
0.02
 
August 24, 2006 (3)
   
50,000,000
 
$
0.05
   
n/a
 
$
0.02
 
December 29, 2006 (4)
   
42,000,000
 
$
0.06
   
n/a
 
$
0.02
 
March 27, 2007
   
125,000,000
 
$
0.04
   
n/a
 
$
0.02
 
August 24, 2007
   
75,000,000
 
$
0.02
   
n/a
   
n/a
 
Total
   
492,000,000
                   

(1)
The exercise price of certain warrants outstanding as of December 29, 2006 was repriced as an inducement for Yorkville to enter into a financing arrangement with us on that date.

(2)
The exercise price of all warrants outstanding as of August 24, 2007 was repriced as an inducement for Yorkville to enter into a financing arrangement with us on that date.

(3)
We can exercise of the warrants if the closing bid price of our stock is more than $0.10 greater than the exercise price of any of the warrants for 15 consecutive trading days.

(4)
We can force exercise of the warrants if the closing bid price of our stock is more than $0.16 for 10 consecutive trading days.
 
Default and Other Considerations
 
Each of the convertible securities described above contains consequences in case of default. Events of default which could subject us to penalties, damages, and liabilities as specified in the financing agreements include:
 
 
·
Any case or action of bankruptcy or insolvency commenced by us or any subsidiary, against us or adjudicated by a court for the benefit of creditors;
 
 
·
Any default in our obligations under a mortgage or debt in excess of $0.1 million;
 
 
·
Any cessation in the eligibility of our stock to be quoted on a trading market;
 
 
·
Failure to timely file the registration statement covering the shares related to the conversion option, or failure to make the registration statement effective timely (we were in default of this provision as of December 31, 2006, with respect to the Series C convertible preferred stock, the August 2006 Debenture, and the December 2006 Debenture);
 
 
·
Any lapse in the effectiveness of the registration statement covering the shares related to the conversion option and the warrants;
 
 
·
Any failure to deliver certificates within the specified time;
 
 
·
Any failure by us to pay in full the amount of cash due pursuant to a buy-in or failure to pay any amounts owed on account of an event of default within 10 days of the date due.
 
Other material provisions of the convertible securities include the following:
 
 
·
The convertible securities are convertible into common stock, at the option of Yorkville, at any time after the effective date;
 
 
·
Conversions can be made in increments and from time to time;
 
 
·
As promptly as practicable after any conversion date and subject to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration, we shall cause our transfer agent to deliver a certificate representing the converted shares, free of any legends and trading restrictions for the number of shares converted;
 
 
·
We will reserve and keep available authorized and unissued registered shares available to be issued upon conversion;
 
 
·
Yorkville will not be responsible for any transfer taxes relative to issuance of shares;
 
 
·
If we offer, sell or grant stock at an effective per share price less than the then-effective conversion price, then the conversion price shall be reduced to equal the effective conversion, exchange or purchase price for such common stock or common stock equivalents;
 
 
·
Without Yorkville’s consent we cannot:
 
 
­–
issue or sell any shares of common stock or preferred stock without consideration or for consideration per share less than the closing bid price immediately prior to its issuance,

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­­–
issue or sell any preferred stock, warrant, option, right, contract, call, or other security or instrument granting the holder thereof the right to acquire common stock for consideration per share less than the closing bid price immediately prior to its issuance,
 
 
­–­
enter into any security instrument granting the holder a security interest in any of our assets, or
 
 
­­–
file any registration statements on Form S-8.
 
 
·
Pursuant to security agreements between us and Yorkville signed in connection with the convertible debentures, Yorkville has a security interest in substantially all of our assets.
 
As of December 31, 2006, we were in default of the August 2006, December 2006 and Series C preferred stock instruments, due primarily to our failure to register the shares underlying the instruments by the prescribed deadline, and for failure to sell our Micro Paint Repair and Telecom Services businesses by September 30, 2007, as required by the August 2007 Debenture. Due to the then default status, Yorkville had certain material rights that did not exist prior to default. Specifically, the full face value of the instruments were callable, and we were responsible for liquidated damages until the default was cured with our S-3 Registration Statement becoming effective on November 5, 2007, and the sale of Telecom Services and MPR completed on October 30, 2007 and November 15, 2007, respectively.
 
In addition, the accounting for the convertible securities reflects certain specific accounting rules and regulations that are applicable under the default provision:
 
 
·
Prior to the default, we were accreting dividends on the Series C convertible preferred stock, using the effective interest method, through periodic charges to additional paid in capital. Due to the default status, we accreted dividends to the full face value of the Series C convertible preferred stock during the fourth quarter of 2006.
 
 
·
Prior to the default, we were accreting the debt discount on the August 2006 Debenture and the December 2006 Debenture, using the effective interest method, through periodic charges to interest expense. Due to the default status, during the fourth quarter of 2006, we accreted debt discount to the full face value of these secured convertible debentures.
 
 
·
The Series C convertible preferred stock is now reported as demand debt in the current liabilities section of the balance sheet, pursuant to the guidance outlined in FAS 150.
 
 
·
The secured convertible debentures are reported as debt in the current liabilities section of the balance sheet rather than long term because the debenture is callable as demand debt due to the default.
 
Fair Value Considerations
 
In accordance with Statement of FAS 133, ‘Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities’, we determined that the conversion features of the Series C convertible preferred stock, the August 2006 Debenture, and the December 2006 Debenture met the criteria of embedded derivatives and that the conversion features of these instruments needed to be bifurcated and accounted for as derivative instrument liabilities. These instruments do not meet the definition of “conventional convertible debt” because the number of shares which may be issued upon their conversion is not fixed, and there is no cap on the number of shares that could be issued upon conversion. Therefore, the conversion feature fails to qualify for equity classification under EITF 00-19, and must be accounted for as a derivative liability.
 
Beginning in 2007, each new financing arrangement is evaluated, on an instrument-by-instrument basis, under FAS 155, ‘Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140’, which permits fair value re-measurement for any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation. During the evaluation of the March 2007 Debenture and the August 2007 Debenture, we determined that (i) the hybrid debt instrument embodied certain derivative features whose risks and rewards were not clearly and closely related to the risks and rewards of the host debt instrument and (ii) warrants issued in connection with the March 2007 Debenture and the August 2007 Debenture did not meet all of the established criteria for equity classification. Additionally, the March 2007 Debenture and the August 2007 Debenture extended a right to the holder to accelerate repayment of the debt (default put) and each contains cash penalties upon the occurrence of certain contingent events. The default put may be triggered by certain events that are not related to the debt characteristics of the debentures and those events are not within our control. The warrants do not meet all of the established criteria for equity classification provided in EITF 00-19 and were recorded as derivative liabilities. As permitted by FAS 155, we have elected not to bifurcate the embedded derivatives in the March 2007 Debenture and the August 2007 Debenture and accordingly these convertible instruments are being carried at their fair values, with the changes in the fair value of the secured convertible debenture, together with the changes in the fair values of the warrants, recorded in the statement of operations.

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Freestanding derivative instruments, consisting of warrants that arose from the financings, are valued using the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation methodology because that model embodies all of the relevant assumptions that address the features underlying these instruments. Significant assumptions used in this model as of March 31, 2008 are as follows:
 
 
 
Series C
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Convertible
 
August
 
December
 
March
 
August
         
 
 
Preferred
 
2006
 
2006
 
2007
 
2007
 
 
 
 
 
   
Stock
 
Debenture
 
Debenture
 
Debenture
 
Debenture
 
Other
 
Total
 
Holder
 
 
Yorkville
 
 
Yorkville
 
 
Yorkville
 
 
Yorkville
 
 
Yorkville
 
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Instrument
 
 
Warrants
 
 
Warrants
 
 
Warrants
 
 
Warrants
 
 
Warrants
   
Warrants
     
Exercise price
 
$
0.02
 
$
0.0038
 
$
0.0038
 
$
0.0038
 
$
0.0038
 
$
0.01 - $3.45
       
Remaining term (years)
   
2.88
   
3.40
   
3.75
   
3.99
   
4.40
   
.27 - 2.88
     
Volatility
   
88
%
 
93
%
 
93
%
 
97
%
 
97
%
 
139%-163%
 
     
Risk-free rate
   
1.79
%
 
1.79
%
 
2.46
%
 
1.79
%
 
2.46
%
 
1.38% - 2.46%
 
   
Number of warrants
   
75,000,000
   
175,000,000
   
42,000,000
   
125,000,000
   
75,000,000
   
12,775,000
   
504,775,000
 

Embedded derivative financial instruments arising from the convertible instruments consist of multiple individual features that were embedded in each instrument. For each convertible instrument, we evaluated all significant features and, as required under current accounting standards, aggregated the components into one compound derivative financial instrument for financial reporting purposes. For financings recorded in accordance with FAS 133, the compound embedded derivative instruments are valued using the Flexible Monte Carlo methodology because that model embodies certain relevant assumptions (including, but not limited to, interest rate risk, credit risk, and conversion/redemption privileges) that are necessary to value these complex derivatives. For financings recorded in accordance with FAS 155, the entire hybrid instrument is initially recorded at fair value and subsequent changes in fair value are recognized in earnings.

Assumptions used as of March 31, 2008 included exercise estimates/behaviors and the following other significant estimates:

   
Series C
         
   
Convertible
 
August
 
December
 
   
Preferred
 
2006
 
2006
 
   
Stock
 
Debenture
 
Debenture
 
Conversion prices
 
$
0.0067
 
$
0.0038
 
$
0.0038
 
Remaining terms (years)
   
0.88
   
0.42
   
0.75
 
Equivalent volatility
   
166.40
%
 
164.95
%
 
161.13
%
Equivalent interest-risk adjusted rate
   
10.62
%
 
12.86
%
 
13.27
%
Equivalent credit-risk adjusted yield rate
   
74.60
%
 
40.67
%
 
39.39
%

* Financial instruments recorded at fair value under SFAS155 were valued using the common stock equivalent approach.  The common stock equivalent was calculated using the shares indexed to the financial instruments valued at the market rate of our stock and the present value of the coupon.
 
Equivalent amounts reflect the net results of multiple modeling simulations that the Monte Carlo Simulation methodology applies to underlying assumptions. The assumptions included in the Monte Carlo Simulation calculation are highly subjective and subject to interpretation.
 
Current Period Accounting Considerations
 
Due to our previous default position with respect to the convertible financial instruments, the carrying value of each instrument in effect as of December 31, 2006 was written up to the respective full face value during the fourth quarter of 2006. In addition, the March 2007 Debenture and the August 2007 Debenture were each initially recorded at their full fair value pursuant to FAS 155. That fair value is marked-to-market each reporting period, with any changes in the fair value charged or credited to income. For the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock and the August 2006 and December 2006 debentures, the embedded derivative instrument, primarily the conversion feature, has been separated and accounted for as a derivative instrument liability (see below). This derivative instrument liability is also marked to market each reporting period. The face value or fair value, as appropriate, of each instrument as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was:

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March 31, 2008
 
Face value
 
Fair value
 
Total
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
 
$
19,939
           
$
19,939
 
 
             
August 2006 debenture
 
$
5,000
       
$
5,000
 
December 2006 debenture
   
2,500
         
2,500
 
March 2007 debenture
         
17,719
   
17,719
 
August 2007 debenture
              
4,136
   
4,136
 
   
$
7,500
 
$
21,855
 
$
29,355
 


December 31, 2007
 
Face value
 
Fair value
 
Total
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
 
$
20,097
            
$
20,097
 
 
             
August 2006 debenture
 
$
5,000
       
$
5,000
 
December 2006 debenture
   
2,500
         
2,500
 
March 2007 debenture
         
18,798
   
18,798
 
August 2007 debenture
             
4,401
   
4,401
 
   
$
7,500
 
$
23,199
 
$
30,699
 
 
Derivative financial instruments arising from the issuance of convertible financial instruments are initially recorded, and continuously carried, at fair value. Upon conversion of any derivative financial instrument, the change in fair value from the previous reporting date to the date of conversion is recorded to income (loss), and then the carrying value is recorded to paid-in capital, provided all other criteria for equity classification are met.
 
The following tabular presentation reflects the components of derivative financial instruments related to convertible financial instruments in the liability section on our balance sheet at March 31, 2008:

   
 
Series C 
Convertible 
Preferred 
Stock
 
  August 
2006 
Debenture
 
  December 
2006 
Debenture
 
  March 
2007 
Debenture
 
  August 
2007 
Debenture
 
  Other 
Warrants (1)
 
  Other 
Preferred 
Stock (1)
 
    Total
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Common stock warrants
 
$
210
 
$
1,050
 
$
260
 
$
788
 
$
427
   
13
   
-
 
$
2,748
 
Embedded conversion feature(2)
   
6,923
   
6,316
   
3,158
   
n/a
   
n/a
   
-
   
54
   
16,451
 
   
$
7,133
 
$
7,366
 
$
3,418
 
$
788
 
$
427
 
$
13
 
$
54
 
$
19,199
 
 

 (1)
The fair values of certain other derivative financial instruments (warrants) that existed at the time of the issuance of Series C convertible preferred stock were reclassified from stockholders’ equity to liabilities when, in connection with the issuance of Series C convertible preferred stock, we no longer controlled our ability to share-settle these instruments. These derivative financial instruments had fair values of $14.3 million, $0.782 million and $0.013 million on February 17, 2006, March 31, 2007, and March 31, 2008, respectively. The decrease in fair value of these other derivative financial instruments resulted primarily from a decrease in our share price between February 17, 2006, March 31, 2007, and March 31, 2008. The change in fair value is reported as “Gain on derivative financial instruments” on the condensed consolidated statement of operations during each period. These warrants will be reclassified to stockholders’ equity when we reacquire the ability to share-settle the instruments.
 
(2)  
For the March 2007 and August 2007 debentures, the embedded conversion feature is effectively embodied in the fair value of those instruments. 

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The following table reflects the number of common shares into which the convertible instruments and warrants are convertible or exercisable at March 31, 2008:
 

   
 
Series C 
Convertible 
Preferred 
Stock
 
  
August 
2006 
Debenture
 
  
December 
2006 
Debenture
 
  March 
2007 
Debenture
 
  August 
2007 
Debenture
 
  Other 
Warrants
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Common stock warrants
   
75,000
   
175,000
   
42,000
   
125,000
   
75,000
   
12,775
 
Embedded conversion feature (1)
   
3,491,487
   
1,315,789
   
657,895
   
1,988,974
   
467,105
   
-
 
Total
   
3,566,487
   
1,490,789
   
699,895
   
2,113,974
   
542,105
   
12,775
 
 

 (1)
The terms of the embedded conversion features in the convertible instruments presented above provide for variable conversion rates that are indexed to our trading common stock price. As a result, the number of indexed shares is subject to continuous fluctuation. For presentation purposes, the number of shares of common stock into which the embedded conversion feature in the Series C convertible stock was convertible as of March 31, 2008 was calculated as the face value plus assumed dividends (if declared), divided by 97% of the lowest closing bid price for the 30 trading days preceding March 31, 2008. The number of shares of common stock into which the embedded conversion feature in the convertible debentures was convertible as of March 31, 2008 was calculated as the face value of each instrument divided by the lower of $0.01 or 50% of the average closing market price of our common stock for the 10 days prior to March 31, 2008.
 
Changes in the fair value of convertible instruments that are carried at fair value (the March 2007 Debenture and the August 2007 Debenture) and changes in the fair values of derivative instrument liabilities (including warrants and the bifurcated embedded derivative features of convertible instruments not carried at fair value) are reported as “Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments” in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations, as follows:
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
 
2008
 
2007
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
 
$
1,240
 
$
2,828
 
August 2006 debenture
   
2,291
   
2,206
 
December 2006 debenture
   
964
   
101
 
March 2007 debenture
   
475
   
(8,640
)
August 2007 debenture
   
405
   
-
 
Other derivative instruments
   
17
   
(3
)
 
 
$
5,392
   
($ 3,508
)

The fair value of derivative financial instrument liabilities recorded as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was:
 
   
March 31, 2008
 
December 31, 2007
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Warrants and embedded conversion features in preferred stock
 
$
7,133
 
$
8,410
 
Warrants and embedded conversion features in certain debentures
   
11,999
   
16,136
 
Other warrants
   
13
   
26
 
Fair value of future payment obligation
   
-
   
-
 
Special preference stock of Mobot
   
54
   
79
 
Total derivative financial instruments
 
$
19,199
 
$
24,651
 

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Note 5 - Investment in Marketable Securities and Other Long-Term Assets
 
In 2005, we invested $0.3 million in exchange for 8.3 million shares of Pickups Plus, Inc (“PUPS”) restricted common stock. On February 17, 2006, as a component of net proceeds from the issuance of 8% Series C convertible preferred stock, we received marketable securities with a fair value of $0.6 million, of which $0.2 million represented 20 million shares of PUPS common stock and $0.4 million in notes designated as held to maturity. In accordance with FAS 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,” the investment in PUPS was previously recorded as available-for-sale securities and reported at fair value. As of March 31, 2008, the fair value of our PUPS shares was determined to be $0, as reflected by PUPS failure to maintain current filings with the SEC and not maintaining active trading on a SEC-recognized exchange or trading board. Accordingly, prior unrealized losses related to our PUPS investment is considered realized as of March 31, 2008 and has been charged as an operating loss in the current period, and is no longer included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). Previously, our management had announced their intention to distribute the PUPS shares as a dividend to our shareholders, but due to PUPS’ inactive standing with the SEC, we are not able to legally distribute the shares until such time that PUPS regains their active status with the SEC and obtain an effective registration statement relating to said shares, both of which are events that management considers remote.
 
We retained small percentages of ownership in some of the subsidiaries that we sold, including Mobot, represented by 18% ownership of FMS Group, which has operated the Mobot business subsequent to our sale of Mobot, Sponge, of which we retained a 7.5% ownership after the sale, 12Snap, of which we retained a 10% ownership after the sale (sold on January 28, 2008), and Micro Paint Repair, represented by 5% ownership of Micro Paint Holdings Limited, which has operated the MPR business subsequent to our sale of MPR.
 
We have a long-term facility lease deposit of $0.2 million included in other long-term assets, which represents the deposit required on our Atlanta corporate office.
 
Note 6 - Stock-Based Compensation
 
Equity-Based Compensation Plans
 
We have four stock option plans, the 2005 Stock Option Plan (the “2005 Plan”), the 2003 Stock Option Plan (the “2003 Plan”), the 2002 Stock Option Plan (the “2002 Plan”), and the 1998 Stock Option Plan (the “1998 Plan”), collectively referred to as the “Option Plans”. Options issued under these Option Plans have an option term of 10 years. Exercise prices of options issued under the Option Plans may be less than the fair market value per share of our common stock on the date of grant. Options may be granted with any vesting schedule as approved by the stock option committee, but generally the vesting periods range from 0 to 5 years. Common shares required to be issued upon the exercise of stock options and warrants would be issued from our authorized and unissued shares.
 
In December 2005, the stock option committee of our Board of Directors approved the 2005 Plan. We reserved 60 million shares of common stock in December 2005 for issuance under the 2005 Plan. As of March 31, 2008, we have not registered the shares underlying the options in the 2005 Plan, and as a result all 60 million options remain available for issuance under the 2005 Plan.
 
In September 2003, we adopted our 2003 Plan. The 2003 Plan provides authority to our stock option committee to grant up to 150 million non-qualified stock options. As of March 31, 2008, options to purchase 5.7 million shares of common stock remained available for issuance under the 2003 Plan.
 
In June 2002, we adopted our 2002 Plan. The 2002 Plan provides for authority for the stock option committee of our Board of Directors to grant 10 million non-qualified stock options. As of March 31, 2008, options to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock remained available for issuance under the 2002 Plan.
 
In March 1998, we adopted the 1998 Plan, providing for authority of the stock option committee of our Board of Directors to grant options to purchase up to 8 million shares of our common stock. Effective March 27, 2008, the 1998 Plan expired.
 
We also have one stock incentive plan, the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2003 Incentive Plan”). In October 2003, the stock option committee approved the 2003 Incentive Plan. Under the terms of the 2003 Incentive Plan, we reserved 30 million shares of common stock to be issued to pay compensation and other expenses related to employees, former employees, consultants, and non-employee directors. As of March 31, 2008, we have 426,451 shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan.

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In February 2007, we instituted a stock option repricing plan (the “Repricing”) as a retention tool to align our employees with our new business strategy. Under the Repricing, we repriced 50,178,750 stock options held by current employees, contractors, and directors as follows: (i) options that were vested as of February 1, 2007, were repriced to $0.045 per share, which was the last sale price on February 1, 2007, (ii) options that were scheduled to vest during the remainder of 2007 were repriced to $0.075, (iii) options that vest during 2008 were repriced to $0.125, and (iv) options that vest during 2009 were repriced to $0.175. Options will continue to vest on their regular schedule, which generally is 25% upon the one-year anniversary of grant date and 25% on each subsequent anniversary date.
 
The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options repriced on February 1, 2007, using the options’ modified terms, was $0.03. All compensation cost related to nonvested options repriced on February 1, 2007 was recognized during 2007.
 
We accounted for the repricing of stock options in accordance with FAS 123, ‘Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation’. We calculated the fair value of the modified and the repriced options using the original terms and the modified terms as of the repricing date, and recorded the incremental cost of the modified option over the original option as additional compensation cost. Costs related to fully vested options including accelerated vesting were expensed immediately and the costs related to unvested stock options will be recognized over the remaining vesting period of the option. Unrecognized compensation expense relating to the original option grant will continue to be recognized as if the repricing had not occurred.
 
The following table presents the stock-based compensation recorded in the statement of operations for the three months ending March 31, 2008 and 2007:

   
Three months ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
Stock based compensation allocated to: 
 
(in thousands)
 
Sales and marketing expense
 
$
104
 
$
345
 
General and administrative expense  
   
195
   
388
 
Research and development expense
   
60
   
157
 
Stock based compensation included in continuing operations  
   
359
   
891
 
Stock based compensation included in discontinued operations
   
142
   
537
 
Total stock based compensation expense included in net loss  
 
$
501
 
$
1,428
 

During the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, we issued stock options as follows:

   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
Employees
   
300,000
   
1,280,000
 
Officers
   
3,262,500
   
620,000
 
Directors
   
216,465
   
-
 
Contractors
   
3,072,155
   
-
 
Total
   
6,851,120
   
1,900,000
 
 
Estimated income tax benefits recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were offset by a valuation allowance since realization was not reasonably assured. FAS 123(R) requires the cash flows resulting from the tax benefits resulting from tax deductions in excess of the compensation cost recognized for those options (excess tax benefits) to be classified as financing cash flows. We will use this presentation if and when we have exhausted our tax loss carryforward.
 
The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 was $0.012 and $0.047, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 was $0 and $0.03 million, respectively. Total cash received from options exercised was $0 and $9,000, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. As of March 31, 2008, there was $2.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.6 years.

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We used the following assumptions for grants during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007:

   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
Volatility
   
88.06
%
 
115.05
%
Expected dividends
   
0
   
0
 
Expected term (in years)
   
6.56
   
5.59
 
Risk-free rate
   
4.35
%
 
4.35
%
 
Note 7 – Inventory
 
Inventories for continuing operations, consisting of material, material overhead, labor and processing costs, are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market and consist of the following at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:

(in thousands)
 
March 31, 2008
 
December 31, 2007
 
Raw materials
 
$
68
 
$
59
 
Finished goods
   
251
   
218
 
Work in process
   
2
   
1
 
subtotal
 
$
321
 
$
278
 
Allowance for obsolete or slow-moving inventory
   
(100
)
 
(80
)
Total inventory, net
 
$
221
 
$
198
 
 
Note 8 – Accrued Liabilities
 
Accrued liabilities for continuing operations consist of the following as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:

(in thousands)
 
March 31, 2008
 
December 31, 2007
 
Accrued legal and accounting costs
   
97
   
358
 
Accruals for disputed services
   
1,336
   
1,336
 
Accrued operating expenses
   
2,193
   
2,184
 
Payroll related accruals
   
171
   
121
 
Accrued interest & liquidated damages
   
2,204
   
2,016
 
Total
 
$
6,002
 
$
6,015
 
 
Additionally, we have accrued $4.5 million relating to a purchase price guarantee obligation in connection with our acquisition of 12Snap which is not included in the totals above.
 
Note 9 – Income Taxes
 
We adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 - Accounting for Income Taxes (“FIN 48”) on January 1, 2007. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, we did not recognize any material adjustment in the liability for unrecognized income tax benefits. At January 1, 2007, the total amount of unrecognized income tax benefits was $0.
 
We are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of multiple states and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to U.S, federal, state and local, or foreign income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 1999. As of March 31, 2008, there are no notifications of any pending audits from any jurisdiction.

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Our continuing practice is to recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in other expense (income). As of January 1, 2008 and for the three months ended March 31, 2008, we did not have any interest or penalty expense or accruals related to uncertain tax positions.
 
The tax years 1999 - 2007 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions in which we are subject to taxation, including federal, state and foreign jurisdictions. All tax years in which we generated a net operating loss are subject to examination, including federal, state and foreign jurisdictions.
 
We do not expect a material change in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months.
 
Tax expense or benefit from continuing operations for interim periods is based on our estimated annualized tax rate.
 
Note 10 – Contingencies
 
We are involved in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business, both as claimant and defendant. While it is not possible to determine with certainty the outcome of these matters, it is possible that the eventual resolution of the following legal actions could have a material adverse effect on our financial position or operating results.
 
Scanbuy, Inc. - On January 23, 2004, we filed suit against Scanbuy, Inc. (“Scanbuy”) in the Northern District of Illinois, claiming that Scanbuy has manufactured, or has manufactured for it, and has used, or actively induced others to use, technology which allows customers to use a built-in UPC bar code scanner to scan individual items and access information, thereby infringing our patents.  The complaint stated that on information and belief, Scanbuy had actual and constructive notice of the existence of the patents-in-suit, and, despite such notice, failed to cease and desist their acts of infringement and continue to engage in acts of infringement of the patents-in-suit.  On April 15, 2004, the court dismissed the suits against Scanbuy for lack of personal jurisdiction.
 
On April 20, 2004, we re-filed our suit against Scanbuy in the Southern District of New York alleging patent infringement. Scanbuy filed their answer on June 2, 2004. We filed our answer and affirmative defenses on July 23, 2004. On February 13, 2006, Scanbuy filed an amended answer to the complaint. We filed our reply to Scanbuy’s amended answer on March 6, 2006. On January 20, 2007, the court dismissed Scanbuy's request for a summary judgment. The case has been stayed due to the reexamination of “the ‘048 patent” (see below).
 
Electronic Frontier Foundation - In October 2007, we received a communication from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) stating that a request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation for Ex-Parte Reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 6,199,048 (“the ‘048 patent”) has been granted. Although the ’048 patent is an important NeoMedia patent, it is not alone. We have a portfolio consisting of U.S. and foreign patents and pending applications relating to various inventions surrounding the processing of machine readable codes over wireless networks. We believe some or all of the claims of the ’048 patent will be confirmed by the USPTO in the course of the re-examination.
 
Note 11 – Geographic Reporting
 
As of March 31, 2008, we were structured and evaluated by our Board of Directors and management as one business unit encompassing NeoReaderTM, legacy licensing, and hardware product lines; in prior years, these product lines were reported as part of the NeoMedia Mobile business unit. Our operations are managed as one global unit out of Atlanta, Georgia and Aachen, Germany.
 
Consolidated net sales and net loss from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, and the identifiable assets as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 by geographic area were as follows:

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 
 
Net Sales (1) :
 
2008
 
2007
 
   
(in thousands)
 
United States
 
$
116
 
$
178
 
Germany
   
148
   
221
 
 
 
$
264
 
$
399
 
 
         
Net Loss from Continuing Operations (1) :
         
United States
 
$
4,492
   
($8,779
)
Germany
   
(454
)
 
(145
)
 
 
$
4,038
   
($ 8,924
)
 
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Identifiable Assets (1)
   
March 31, 2008
   
December 31, 2007
 
United States
 
$
10,861
 
$
12,875
 
Germany
   
465
   
649
 
   
$
11,326
 
$
13,524
 
 
(1)
Geographic reporting excludes the Micro Paint Repair, Mobot, Sponge, 12Snap and Telecom Service business units that are reported as discontinued operations and the corresponding assets and liabilities that are reported as Held For Sale.
 
Note 12 – Subsequent Events
 
Preferred Stock conversions
 
On April 1, 2008, Yorkville converted 64 shares of Series C preferred stock. In exchange for the Series C preferred stock, we issued 10 million shares of common stock.
 
On May 6, 2008, Yorkville converted 15.5 shares of Series C preferred stock. In exchange for the Series C preferred stock, we issued 5 million shares of common stock.
 
On May 9, 2008, Yorkville converted 15 shares of Series C preferred stock. In exchange for the Series C preferred stock, we issued 5 million shares of common stock.
 
Convertible Debenture
 
$390,000 Secured Convertible Debenture - On April 11, 2008, we issued and sold a secured convertible debenture (the “April debenture”) with YA Global Investments, LP (“Yorkville”), an accredited investor in the principal amount of $390,000. The April debenture shall mature, unless extended by the holder in accordance with the terms of the debenture, on April 11, 2010, and accrues interest at the rate of 15%, which is payable quarterly beginning July 1, 2008. The debenture is secured by substantially all of our assets. At any time after the transaction date, Yorkville has the right to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid principal and accrued interest thereon into fully-paid and nonassessable shares of our common stock at a price equal to the lessor of $0.015 and 80% of the lowest volume weighted average price of our common stock during the 10 trading days immediately preceding each conversion date. The conversion is limited such that Yorkville cannot exceed 4.99% ownership, unless the holders waive their right to such limitation. The limitation will terminate under any event of default. In connection with the April debenture, Yorkville retained fees of $54,000, resulting in net proceeds to us of $336,000.
 
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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
Special Note About Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”), other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to our business plans, objectives, and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. A detailed discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in the section titled “Risk Factors” (refer to Part II, Item 1A). We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Overview
 
The following MD&A is intended to help the reader understand the results of operations and financial condition of NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our financial statements and the accompanying notes to the financial statements (“Notes”).
 
 NeoMedia provides internet advertising solutions using wireless technologies to connect traditional print and broadcast media companies to active mobile content. Using camera-enabled mobile phones, barcode-reading software (NeoReaderTM), and an interoperable billing, clearing and settlement infrastructure (NeoServer-OMS/OMI), we embrace open standards, full interoperability, and are barcode symbology agnostic.
 
Our mobile phone technology, NeoReaderTM, reads and transmits data from 1-D, and 2-D barcodes to its intended destination. Our Optical Messaging and Interchange platforms (OMS and OMI) create, connect, record, and transmit the transactions embedded in the 1-D and 2-D barcodes, like web-URLs, text messages (SMS), and telephone calls, ubiquitously and reliably. We provide the industrial and carrier-grade infrastructure to enable reliable, scalable, and billable commerce. To provide a robust high-performance infrastructure for the processing of optical codes, we extend our offering with the award winning Gavitec technology. Gavitec’s Mobile Ticketing and Couponing solutions allow users to enter information and opt-in to initiate mobile transactions.
 
The Board of Directors recruited William J. Hoffman to join us as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board in June 2007. In addition to Mr. Hoffman, we added George O’Leary to our Board of Directors in February 2007. In late 2006, our senior management team began implementing a new strategic direction that focuses our resources on our code reading business and related intellectual property. One of the first steps of implementing this strategy was our decision to divest all non-core business units. Consequently, we sold our Sponge and Mobot business units during the fourth quarter of 2006, and we sold the 12Snap business unit in April 2007, we sold our Telecom Services business unit in October 2007, and sold our Micro Paint Repair business unit in November 2007.
 
By shifting to a business model that focuses on our NeoReaderTM business and related intellectual property, we are able to concentrate our management and financial resources on the area that our management believes will deliver the most value. Our primary business strategy is to provide the industrial and carrier-grade infrastructure to enable reliable, scalable and billable commerce that is customer-focused and drives revenue growth.
 
The proceeds received from the sale of our non-core business units and from the sale of convertible debentures have been used to fund our operations while we continue to develop the NeoReaderTM business to commercialization.

Results of Continuing Operations
 
Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007
 
The loss from continuing operations increased $12.9 million, or 145.1% to $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 from negative $8.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007. This increase is primarily due to a gain from change in fair value of our derivative financial instruments, decreased interest expense related to our convertible debt, decreased stock-based compensation and decreased general and administrative costs during the current period compared to the prior period.

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Revenues. Total revenues decreased $0.1 million, or 34.0%, to $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 from $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The revenue decrease was primarily due to management’s focus on developing new opportunities for NeoReaderTM technology, which we believe will deliver the most value in the future.
 
           
Increase(decrease)
 
   
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2008 to 2007
 
   
2008
 
2007
   $  
%
 
   
(in thousands)
         
Hardware sales - Gavitec
 
$
67
 
$
149
   
(82
)
 
-54.9
%
Lavasphere revenue - Gavitec
   
24
   
11
   
13
   
115.0
%
Legacy product revenue
   
77
   
133
   
(56
)
 
-42.0
%
Patent licensing
   
39
   
41
   
(2
)
 
-6.6
%
Other revenue
   
57
   
65
   
(8
)
 
-12.7
%
Total revenue
 
$
264
 
$
399
   
(135
)
 
-34.0
%
 
Hardware sales at Gavitec were $67,000 and $149,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Lavasphere revenue, which tends to be project-oriented, was $24,000 for the current period and $11,000 in the prior period. Legacy product revenue declined in the current period to $77,000 from $133,000 in the prior period due to our focus on our new business strategy to develop NeoReaderTM business applications. Patent licensing revenue remained constant at approximately $40,000 for both periods.
 
Other revenues were $56,000 and $65,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Other revenues are primarily comprised of custom programming services at Gavitec.
 
Operating Costs and Expenses
 
A summary of the total operating costs and expenses is presented below:

 
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Sales and marketing
 
$
628
 
$
858
 
General and administrative
   
1,206
   
2,460
 
Research and development
   
562
   
506
 
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt
   
(4
)
 
-
 
Interest expense/(income), net
   
(1,171
)
 
1,698
 
Gain/(loss) on sale of assets
   
84
   
9
 
Gain from change in fair value of derivative financial instruments
   
(5,392
)
 
3,508
 
Total operating costs and expenses
   
($4,087
)
$
9,039
 
 
Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses were $0.6 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. This decrease of approximately $0.3 million, or 26.9%, is primarily due to decreased stock based compensation expense of $0.1 million in the current period, compared to $0.3 million in the prior period, and lower sales and marketing costs attributable to our legacy products of $0.2 million in the current period compared to $0.4 million in the prior period, offset by higher sales and marketing expenses at Gavitec of $0.1 million.
 
General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses were $1.2 million and $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The decrease of $1.3 million, or 51.0%, is primarily attributable to a reduction of $1.2 million in audit and legal fees and a reduction of $0.2 million of stock compensation expense, offset by increased Gavitec expenditures of $0.1 million for general and administrative expenses driven by higher costs in 2008 associated with the integration of the Gavitec business unit into our consolidated operations.
 
Included within general and administrative are expenses related to our executives, human resources, finance and accounting, business development, and research & development teams.

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Research and Development. Research and development expenses were $0.6 million and $0.5 million for the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Increased costs of NeoReaderTM development in the current quarter of $0.2 million was offset by lower stock based compensation expense of $0.1 million.
 
Interest (Income)/ExpenseInterest (income)/expense consists primarily of interest charges or gains related to convertible debentures, combined with other interest accrued for creditors as part of financed purchases, past due balances, and notes payable, net of interest earned on cash equivalent investments. Net interest income was $1.2 million for the first quarter of 2008 compared to net interest expense of $1.7 million for the first quarter of 2007. The increase resulted from favorable fair value adjustments of our March 2007 and August 2007 convertible debt in accordance with the FAS 155 provisions that we use to account for these two financial instruments.
 
(Gain)/Loss on Sale of AssetsWe recognized a net loss on sale of assets of $0.01 million during the three months ended March 31, 2008, which was comprised of offsetting items. We wrote down our investment in PUPS stock to reflect the current net realizable value of zero, which resulted in a charge of $450,000. Offsetting this charge during the current quarter was a gain of $370,000 resulting from the sale of our remaining 10% ownership of 12Snap.
 
(Gain)/Loss on Derivative Financial InstrumentsGain on derivative financial instruments was $5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared with a loss of $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007, a change of $8.9 million or 253.7%.  The derivative gains and losses are associated with our convertible preferred stock and convertible debenture financing.  Certain derivatives and embedded conversion features were created at the time of each offering and are recorded at fair value on the accompanying balance sheet. The gains (losses) represent the reduction (appreciation) in value of the derivatives and embedded conversion features from the beginning of each reporting period presented to the end of the period, resulting primarily from the changes in our stock price during the reporting period. The fair value of the derivative financial instruments at each measurement date correlates to our stock price at the same date. As a result, our net loss varies significantly from our cash flow from operations during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. In future periods, our loss could fluctuate dramatically from quarter to quarter if our stock price is significantly different from the stock price at the end of the previous measurement period. Because we cannot guarantee that we have enough authorized shares to net share settle the convertible instruments, the change in fair value of derivative instruments will be recorded to our statement of operations each reporting period until the convertible instruments are fully converted.
 
Results of Discontinued Operations
 
In fiscal 2006 and 2007 we discontinued the operations of our Mobot, Sponge, 12Snap, Telecom Services and Micro Paint Repair businesses, which were accounted for as discontinued operations in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Topic 5E, Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion 29, APB 18, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) 141, FAS 144, and Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 01-2. A loss of $0.4 million was recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2008, which was primarily attributable to deferred compensation expense associated with stock options granted to employees of the divested businesses prior to the divestitures and wind-down expenses associated with Micro Paint Repair-US operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, we recognized a loss of $2.6 million for discontinued operations, which included a charge of $2.5 million for impairment of intangible assets related to our prior acquisition of 12Snap, other operating costs of $2.8 million and stock compensation expense of $0.5 million, that were offset by revenues related to the discontinued operations during the period of $3.2 million.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
As of March 31, 2008, we had $0.2 million in cash and cash equivalents as noted on our consolidated balance sheet and statement of cash flows. This is a decrease of $1.2 million or 84.5% compared to a total of $1.4 million as of December 31, 2007.
 
On a comparative basis, cash used by operating activities of continuing operations decreased $2.0 million to $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to $3.6 million of cash used by operating activities for the period ended March 31, 2007. The decrease in cash used by continuing operations is primarily due to fluctuations in fair values of warrants and embedded conversion features related to our convertible financing instruments.
 
Cash provided by investing activities increased by $2.0 million to $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to $1.0 million of cash used in investing activities for the period ended March 31, 2007. This increase was primarily due the sale of our remaining ownership of 12Snap, which resulted in net proceeds to us of $0.8 million, combined with cash and other assets in the amount of $0.3 million retained by us from Micro Paint Repair-US after the operation was shut down, reflecting a partial settlement of intercompany loans, offset by expenditures of $0.07 million for computer equipment and $0.014 million of interest paid on purchase price guarantee obligations. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, we paid purchase price guarantee obligations in the amount of $2.4 million offset by $0.5 million cash received in repayment of a note receivable and cash and other assets in the amount of $0.9 million retained by us from subsidiaries disposed during the period, resulting in net use of cash by investing activities of $1.0 million.

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Cash used in financing activities was $0.03 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to $6.7 million cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2007. During the current period, we repaid $0.03 on notes payable. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, we borrowed funds under a convertible debenture which resulted in $6.7 million in debt related to the convertible financing instrument, and also received a nominal amount of cash from exercised stock options.
 
Cash used in discontinued operations was $0.4 million and $2.6 million for the periods ending March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, representing a decrease of $2.2 million for the current period. The decrease reflects the reduced costs incurred for the discontinued operations subsequent to their disposal. Our future ongoing costs related to discontinued operations will be the recognition of stock based compensation expense related to stock options granted to employees of the discontinued operations prior to the disposals of the units, which will be fully expensed by the end of the second quarter of 2009.
 
As of March 31, 2008, we have a working capital deficiency of $80.0 million, of which $19.1 million relates to the fair value of derivative financial instruments, and $49.3 million relates to the carrying value of debentures and convertible preferred stock that are convertible into shares of our common stock. We intend to attempt to fund our working capital deficiency as described in “Sources of Cash and Projected Cash Requirements”.
 
Significant Liquidity Events
 
Going Concern
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $3.6 million compared to net loss of $11.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007. Net cash used for operations was $1.6 million and $3.6 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2006, respectively. We also have an accumulated deficit of $197.8 million and a working capital deficit of $80.0 million as of March 31, 2008.
 
We have an obligation as of December 31, 2007 of $4.5 million relating to purchase price guarantee associated with our acquisition of 12Snap.
 
The items discussed above raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
 
We will require additional financing in order to execute our operating plan and continue as a going concern. We cannot predict whether this additional financing, if available, will be in the form of equity, debt, or another form. We may not be able to obtain the necessary additional capital on a timely basis, on acceptable terms, or at all. In any of these events, we may be unable to implement our current plans for expansion, repay our debt obligations as they become due or respond to competitive pressures, any of which circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and reclassification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and reclassification of liabilities that might be necessary, should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
 
Should financing sources fail to materialize, management would seek alternate funding sources such as the sale of common and/or preferred stock, the issuance of debt, or the sale of our marketable assets. Our plan is to attempt to secure adequate funding to bridge the commercialization of our NeoReaderTM business.
 
In the event that these financing sources do not materialize, or that we are unsuccessful in increasing our revenues and profits, we will be forced to further reduce our costs, may be unable to repay our debt obligations as they become due, or respond to competitive pressures, any of which circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, if these funding sources or increased revenues and profits do not materialize, and we are unable to secure additional financing, we could be forced to reduce or cease our business operations.

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Sale of 12Snap Put Option – January 28, 2008
 
On January 28, 2008, we exercised a put option related to 12Snap whereby we sold our remaining 10% ownership of 12Snap to Bernd Michael, a private investor and former shareholder of 12Snap prior to our acquisition of 12Snap. The option agreement gave us the right to sell and the Buyer had the right to acquire the remaining 10% stake held by us for a purchase price of $0.8 million after December 31, 2007. This resulted in net proceeds of $0.8 million to us in January 2008.
 
Sources of Cash and Projected Cash Requirements
 
As of March 31, 2008, our cash balances were $0.2 million. Our plan is to attempt to secure adequate funding to bridge the commercialization of our NeoReaderTM business.
 
NeoMedia’s reliance on Yorkville as our primary financing source has certain ramifications that could affect future liquidity and business operations. For example, pursuant to the terms of the convertible debenture agreements between us and Yorkville, signed in connection with the convertible debenture sales, without Yorkville’s consent we cannot (i) issue or sell any shares of common stock or preferred stock without consideration or for consideration per share less than the closing bid price immediately prior to its issuance, (ii) issue or sell any preferred stock, warrant, option, right, contract, call, or other security or instrument granting the holder thereof the right to acquire common stock for consideration per share less than the closing bid price immediately prior to its issuance, (iii) enter into any security instrument granting the holder a security interest in any of our assets of, or (iv) file any registration statements on Form S-8. In addition, pursuant to security agreements between us and Yorkville, signed in connection with the convertible debentures, Yorkville has a security interest in all of our assets. Such covenants could severely harm our ability to raise additional funds from sources other than Yorkville, and would likely result in a higher cost of capital in the event funding were secured.
 
Additionally, pursuant to the terms of the investment agreement between us and Yorkville signed in connection with the Series C convertible preferred stock sale, we cannot (i) enter into any debt arrangements in which it is the borrower, (ii) grant any security interest in any of our assets, or (iii) grant any security below market price.
 
Contractual Obligations
 
There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations from the information provided in the “Contractual Obligations” portion of Item 7 - Management’s Discussion Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
As of March 31, 2008, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance, variable interest or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As such, we are not exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships.
 
Related Party Transactions
 
In December 2006, we entered into a twenty-five month consulting agreement with SKS Consulting of South Florida Corp. (“SKS”) whereby we pay SKS $1,000 per day worked on our behalf and 60,000 warrants per month for services rendered by George O’Leary and Jay Bonk. In payment of this agreement, we paid SKS $3,000 and issued stock valued at $2,381 to Mr. O’Leary and stock valued at $794 to Mr. Bonk during the three months ended March 31, 2008. Mr. O’Leary is on our Board of Directors.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from the information provided in Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
 
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
 
For a discussion of recently issued accounting standards, see Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
We are exposed to certain market risks which exist as part of our ongoing business operations. We currently do not engage in derivative and hedging transactions to mitigate the affects of the risks below. In the future, we may enter into foreign currency forward contracts to manage foreign currency risk.
 
Interest Rate Risk.  Because our debt is primarily tied to borrowing rates in the United States, changes in U.S. interest rates would affect the interest paid on our borrowings and/or earned on our cash and cash equivalents. Based on our overall interest rate exposure at March 31, 2008, a near-term change in interest rates, based on historical small movements, would not materially effect our operations or the fair value of interest rate sensitive instruments. Our current debt instruments have fixed interest rates and terms and, therefore, a significant change in interest rates would not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations; however, changes in interest rates may increase our cost of borrowing in the future.
 
Investment Risk.  As of March 31, 2008, we do not have material amounts invested in other public or privately-held companies and therefore there is minimal associated investment risk with our investment portfolio.
 
Foreign Currency Risk.  We conduct business internationally in two currencies, and as such, are exposed to adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates. Our exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations arise in part from: (1) translation of the financial results of our Gavitec subsidiary into U.S. dollars in consolidation; (2) the re-measurement of non-functional currency assets, liabilities and intercompany balances into U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes; and (3) non-U.S. dollar denominated sales to foreign customers. Historically, neither fluctuations in foreign exchange rates nor changes in foreign economic conditions have had a significant impact on our financial condition or results of operations. Foreign exchange rate fluctuations did not have a material impact on our financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.
 
ITEM 4T. Controls and Procedures
 
Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report.
 
These controls are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2008, at the reasonable assurance level, because of the material weaknesses described in Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10−K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, which we are still in the process of remediating. Please see “Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting” in Item 9A of the 2007 Form 10−K for a full description of these weaknesses.
 
Notwithstanding the material weaknesses described in Item 9A of the Form 10−K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, we believe that our consolidated financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10−Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for all periods presented herein.
 
Management’s Remediation Efforts
 
As of the date of this filing, we have taken the following step to strengthen our internal control over financial reporting. Notwithstanding our efforts, the material weaknesses described in Item 9A of our Form 10−K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, will not be considered remediated until the new controls operate for a sufficient period of time and are tested (in accordance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) to enable management to conclude that the controls are operating effectively.
 
 
·
Financial Expert on the Audit Committee. On February 6, 2008, our Board of Directors appointed George G. O’Leary as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. O’Leary meets the definition of an Audit Committee Financial Expert as defined by Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
 
We are currently addressing each of the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting cited in our 2007 Form 10−K and are committed to remediating them as expeditiously as possible. We will devote significant time and resources to the remediation effort.

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Inherent Limitations
 
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdown can occur because of simple error or mistake. In particular, many of our current processes rely upon manual reviews and processes to ensure that neither human error nor system weakness has resulted in erroneous reporting of financial data.
 
Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the 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
 
There have been no material developments relating to certain pending legal proceedings. For a description of pending legal proceedings, see Note 12 - Contingencies, to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
 
You should carefully consider the following factors and all other information contained in this Form 10-Q and our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 before you make any investment decisions with respect to our securities. The risks and uncertainties described below may not be the only risks we face.

Risks Related to Our Business
 
We have incurred losses since inception and could incur losses in the future, and we have a substantial accumulated deficit and a substantial working capital deficit, which means that we may not be able to continue operations.
 
We have incurred substantial operating losses since inception, and could continue to incur substantial losses for the foreseeable future. To succeed, we must develop new client and customer relationships and substantially increase our revenue derived from improved products and additional value-added services. We have expended, and to the extent we have available financing, we intend to continue to expend, substantial resources to develop and improve our products, increase our value-added services and to market our products and services. These development and marketing expenses must be incurred well in advance of the recognition of revenue. As a result, we may not be able to achieve or sustain profitability. A number of factors could increase our operating expenses, such as:
 
 
·
adapting corporate infrastructure and administrative resources to accommodate additional customers and future growth;
 
 
·
developing products, distribution, marketing, and management for the broadest-possible market;
 
 
·
broadening customer technical support capabilities;
 
 
·
developing or acquiring new products and associated technical infrastructure;

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·
developing additional indirect distribution partners;
 
 
·
increased costs from third party service providers;
 
 
·
improving data security features; and
 
 
·
legal fees and settlements associated with litigation and contingencies.
 
To the extent that increases in operating expenses are not offset by increases in revenues, operating losses will increase.
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which contemplate our continuation as a going concern. Net income (loss) from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 was $4.0 million and ($8.9) million, respectively. Net cash used for operations was $1.6 million and $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. We also have an accumulated deficit of $197.8 million and a working capital deficit of $80.0 million as of March 31, 2008.
 
We have an obligation as of March 31, 2008 of $4.5 million relating to purchase price guarantee associated with our acquisition of 12Snap.
 
The items discussed above raise substantial doubts about our ability to continue as a going concern.
 
We will need to raise additional funds to continue our operations.
 
We had cash balances of $0.2 million as of March 31, 2008. In order to satisfy our obligations that are currently due and that will come due, and maintain our operations in the absence of a material increase in revenues, we will need to raise additional cash from outside sources.
 
In the event that i) our stock price does not increase to levels where we can force exercise of enough of our outstanding warrants to generate material operating capital, ii) the market for our stock will not support the sale of shares underlying such warrants or other funding sources, or iii) we do not realize a material increase in revenue during the next twelve (12) months, we will have to seek additional cash sources.
 
There can be no assurances that such funding sources will be available. If necessary funds are not available, our business and operations would be materially adversely affected and in such event, we would be forced to attempt to reduce costs and adjust our business plan, and could be forced to sell certain of our assets, including but not limited to, our remaining subsidiaries and curtail or cease our operations.
 
Our management and Board of Directors may be unable to execute their plans to turn around the Company, grow our revenues and achieve profitability and positive cash flows.
 
In February 2007 we added George O’Leary to our Board of Directors. In June 2007, the previous CEO was replaced by William J. Hoffman as Chief Executive Officer, and since that time we have also added several key executives to our management team. If our new CEO is unable to attract and retain management to execute our plans, or if management and the Board of Directors are unable to execute those plans, then we may fail to grow our revenues, contain costs and achieve profitability and positive cash flows.
 
We have guaranteed the value of stock issued in connection with prior-year mergers through the registration of the shares, which could result in a material cash liability.
 
Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement with 12Snap, we were obligated to compensate the sellers in cash for the difference between the price at the time the shares became saleable and the price the shares were valued for purposes of the merger agreement. At the time the shares became saleable, such obligation amounted to $16.2 million.
 
On March 19, 2007, we issued 197,620,948 shares valued at $9.4 million as partial settlement of the $16.2 million obligation, leaving a balance of $6.8 million after the stock payment. Also during 2007, we made payments of $0.5 million and negotiated a reduction of $1.76 million in the obligation, leaving a balance as of March 31, 2008 of $4.5 million in purchase price guarantees, the entire balance of which is currently due and payable.

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All of our assets are pledged to secure certain debt obligations, which we could fail to repay and could result in the foreclosure upon our assets.
 
Pursuant to our secured convertible debentures issued to YA Global Investments, LP (fka Cornell Capital Partners LP and herewith “Yorkville”), in the principal amounts of $7.5 million, $5.0 million, $2.5 million and $1.8 million, dated March 27, 2007, August 24, 2006, December 29, 2006 and August 24, 2007, respectively, we were required to secure the convertible debentures’ repayment with substantially all of our assets. In the event we are unable to repay the secured convertible debentures, we could lose all of our assets and be forced to cease our operations. As of December 31, 2006, we were in default of the Investor Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to the August 24, 2006 and December 29, 2006 Agreements and as a result, the full fair value of the secured convertible debentures are callable in the amount of $5 million and $2.5 million, respectively, and Yorkville could foreclose on our assets if we are unable to pay these amounts. Prior to the default, we were accreting dividends on the Series C convertible preferred stock, using the effective interest method, through periodic charges to additional paid in capital. Due to the default status, we accreted dividends to the full face value as of December 31, 2006 of the Series C convertible preferred stock, resulting in an additional charge of $18.2 million to net loss attributable to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2006. The Series C convertible preferred stock is now reported as demand debt in the current liabilities section of the balance sheet, pursuant to the guidance outlined in FAS 150.
 
Because our historical financial information is not representative of our future results, investors and analysts will have difficulty analyzing our future earnings potential.
 
Because we have grown through acquisitions and our past operating results reflect the costs of integrating these acquisitions, as well as revenues from operations which have now been sold, historical results are not representative of future expected operating results. We have recognized very sizable charges and expenditures in the past for impairment charges and discontinued operations. Because these items are not recurring, it is more difficult for investors to predict future results.
 
We have material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that may prevent us from being able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud, which could harm our business and operating results.
 
Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable and accurate financial reports and prevent fraud. In addition, Section 404 under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that we assess, and our independent registered public accounting firm attest to, the design and operating effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. If we cannot provide reliable and accurate financial reports and prevent fraud, our business and operating results could be harmed. We have in the past discovered, and may in the future discover, areas of our internal controls that need improvement. We identified five (5) material weaknesses in our internal control as of December 31, 2007. These matters and our efforts regarding remediation of these matters, as well as efforts regarding internal controls generally are discussed in detail in Part II, Item 9A(T), Controls and Procedures, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.  However, as our material weaknesses in our internal controls demonstrate, we cannot be certain that the remedial measures we have taken to date will ensure that we design, implement, and maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future. Additionally, since the requirements of Section 404 are ongoing and apply for future years, we cannot be certain that we or our independent registered public accounting firm will not identify additional deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal controls in the future, in addition to those identified as of December 31, 2007. Remedying the material weaknesses that have been presently identified, and any additional deficiencies, significant deficiencies or material weaknesses that we or our independent registered public accounting firm may identify in the future, could in the future require us to incur significant costs, hire additional personnel, expend significant time and management resources or make other changes. Any delay or failure to design and implement new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation or operation, could harm our operating results, cause us to fail to meet our financial reporting obligations, or prevent us from providing reliable and accurate financial reports or avoiding or detecting fraud. Disclosure of our material weaknesses, any failure to remediate such material weaknesses in a timely fashion or having or maintaining ineffective internal controls could cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our stock and our access to capital.

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There is limited information upon which investors can evaluate our business because the physical-world-to-internet market has existed for only a short period of time.
 
The physical-world-to-internet market in which we operate is a recently developed market. Further, we have conducted operations in this market only since March 1996. Consequently, we have a relatively limited operating history upon which an investor may base an evaluation of our primary business and determine our prospects for achieving our intended business objectives. To date, we have had limited sales of our physical-world-to-internet products. We are prone to all of the risks inherent to the establishment of any new business venture, including unforeseen changes in our business plan. An investor should consider the likelihood of our future success to be highly speculative in light of our limited operating history in our primary market, as well as the limited resources, problems, expenses, risks, and complications frequently encountered by similarly situated companies in new and rapidly evolving markets, such as the physical-world-to-internet space. To address these risks, we must, among other things:
 
 
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maintain and increase our client base;
     
 
·
implement and successfully execute our business and marketing strategy;
     
 
·
continue to develop and upgrade our products;
     
 
·
continually update and improve service offerings and features;
     
 
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respond to industry and competitive developments; and
     
 
·
attract, retain, and motivate qualified personnel.
 
We may not be successful in addressing these risks. If we are unable to do so, our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations would be materially and adversely affected.
 
Our future success depends on the timely introduction of new products and the acceptance of these new products in the marketplace.
 
Rapid technological change and frequent new product introductions are typical for the markets we serve. Our future success will depend in large part on continuous, timely development and introduction of new products that address evolving market requirements. To the extent that we fail to introduce new and innovative products, we may lose market share to our competitors, which may be difficult to regain. Any inability, for technological or other reasons, to successfully develop and introduce new products could materially and adversely affect our business.
 
Our common stock is deemed to be “Penny Stock” which may make it more difficult for investors to sell their shares due to suitability requirements.
 
Our common stock is deemed to be “penny stock” as that term is defined in Rule 3a51-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These requirements may reduce the potential market for our common stock by reducing the number of potential investors. This may make it more difficult for investors in our common stock to sell shares to third parties or to otherwise dispose of them. This could cause our stock price to decline. Penny stocks are stock:
 
 
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with a price of less than $5.00 per share;
     
 
·
that are not traded on a “recognized” national exchange;
     
 
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whose prices are not quoted on the NASDAQ automated quotation system (NASDAQ listed stock must still have a price of not less than $5.00 per share); or
     
 
·
in issuers with net tangible assets less than $2 million (if the issuer has been in continuous operation for at least three years) or $10 million (if in continuous operation for less than three years), or with average revenues of less than $6 million for the last three years.
 
Broker-dealers dealing in penny stocks are required to provide potential investors with a document disclosing the risks of penny stocks. Moreover, broker-dealers are required to determine whether an investment in a penny stock is a suitable investment for a prospective investor.

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Existing shareholders will experience significant dilution when certain investors convert their preferred stock to common stock, convert outstanding convertible debentures or when the investors exercise their warrants and receive common stock shares under the investment agreement with the investors.
 
The issuance of shares of common stock pursuant to the conversion of Series C convertible preferred stock, the conversion of convertible debentures or the exercise of warrants pursuant to our transactions with Yorkville will have a dilutive impact on our stockholders. As a result, our net income or loss per share could decrease in future periods, and the market price of our common stock could decline.  In addition, the lower our stock price is, the more shares of common stock we will have to issue pursuant to the conversion of preferred stock or the convertible debentures.  If our stock price is lower, then existing stockholders would experience greater dilution.
 
Due to accounting treatment of certain convertible preferred stock and convertible debenture instruments issued by us, a fluctuation in our stock price could have a material impact on our results of operations.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2008, we recognized a gain in the amount of $5.4 million resulting from adjustments recorded to reflect the change in fair value from revaluation of warrants and embedded conversion features in connection with our Series C convertible preferred stock and our convertible debentures. We will adjust the carrying value of our derivative instruments to market at each balance sheet date. As a result, we could experience significant fluctuations in our net income (loss) in future periods from such charges based on corresponding movement in our share price.
 
We are uncertain of the success of our mobile business and the failure of this business would negatively affect the price of our stock.
 
We provide products and services that provide a link from physical objects, including printed material, to the mobile internet. We can provide no assurance that:
 
 
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our mobile business unit will ever achieve profitability;
     
 
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our current product offerings will not be adversely affected by the focusing of our resources on the physical-world-to-internet space; or
     
 
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the products we develop will obtain market acceptance.
 
In the event that our mobile business unit should never achieve profitability, that our current product offerings should so suffer, or that our products fail to obtain market acceptance, our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations would be materially adversely affected.
 
A large percentage of our assets are intangible assets, which will have little or no value if our operations are unsuccessful.
 
At March 31, 2008, approximately eighty-one (81%) of our total assets used in continuing operations were intangible assets and goodwill, consisting primarily of rights related to our patents, other intellectual property, and excess of purchase price over fair market value paid for Gavitec. If our operations are unsuccessful, these assets will have little or no value, which would materially adversely affect the value of our stock and the ability of our stockholders to recoup their investments in our stock.
 
We review our amortizable intangible assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Goodwill is required to be tested for impairment at least annually. We may be required to record a significant charge to earnings in our financial statements during the period in which any impairment of our goodwill or amortizable intangible assets is determined, resulting in an impact on results of operations.
 
Certain of our emerging products and services have limited history and may not result in success.
 
To date, we have conducted limited marketing efforts directly relating to our emerging technology products, consisting primarily of the NeoReaderTM suite of products, and certain products of Gavitec. Many of our marketing efforts with respect to these emerging technologies have been largely untested in the marketplace, and may not result in materially increased sales of these emerging products and services. To penetrate the emerging markets in which we compete, we expect that we will have to exert significant efforts to create awareness of, and demand for, our emerging products and services. To the extent funding is available, we intend to continue to expand our sales and marketing resources as the market continues to mature. Our failure to further develop our sales and marketing capabilities and successfully market our emerging products and services would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations.
 
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Our internally developed systems are inefficient and may put us at a competitive disadvantage.
 
We use internally developed technologies for a portion of our systems integration services, as well as the technologies required to interconnect our clients’ and customers’ physical-world-to-internet systems and hardware with our own. As we develop these systems in order to integrate disparate systems and hardware on a case-by-case basis, these systems are inefficient and require a significant amount of customization. Such client and customer-specific customization is time consuming and costly and may place us at a competitive disadvantage when compared to competitors with more efficient systems.
 
We could fail to attract or retain key personnel, which could have a materially adverse effect on our business.
 
Our future success will depend in large part on our ability to attract, train, and retain additional highly skilled executive level management, creative, technical, and sales personnel. Competition is intense for these types of personnel from other technology companies and more established organizations, many of which have significantly larger operations and greater financial, marketing, human, and other resources than we have. We may not be successful in attracting and retaining qualified personnel on a timely basis, on competitive terms, or at all. Our failure to attract and retain qualified personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations.
 
We may be unsuccessful in integrating our Gavitec acquisition with our current business, which could have a materially adverse effect on our business.
 
The success of the acquisition of Gavitec could depend on the ability of our executive management to integrate the business plan of Gavitec with our overall business plan. Failure to properly integrate the business could have a material adverse effect on the expected revenue and operations of the acquisition, as well as the expected return on investment for us. We acquired Gavitec during the first quarter of 2006, when we also acquired four other businesses – Mobot, Sponge, 12Snap and NeoMedia Telecom Services, each of which have been subsequently divested, less than two (2) years after acquisition. As a result of these divestitures, we have experienced a substantial decrease in revenues, operating losses and consolidated assets in the current year as compared to the prior year. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, Gavitec accounted for approximately fifty-six percent (56%) of our consolidated revenues. In addition, Gavitec assets represented approximately four percent (4%) of our consolidated assets as of March 31, 2008.
 
We may be unable to protect our intellectual property rights and may be liable for infringing the intellectual property rights of others, which could have a materially adverse effect on our business.
 
Our success in the physical-world-to-internet market is dependent upon our proprietary technology, including patents and other intellectual property, and on the ability to protect proprietary technology and other intellectual property rights. In addition, we must conduct our operations without infringing on the proprietary rights of third parties. We also intend to rely upon unpatented trade secrets and the know-how and expertise of our employees, as well as our patents. To protect our proprietary technology and other intellectual property, we rely primarily on a combination of the protections provided by applicable patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret laws as well as on confidentiality procedures and licensing arrangements. Although we believe that we have taken appropriate steps to protect our unpatented proprietary rights, including requiring that our employees and third parties who are granted access to our proprietary technology enter into confidentiality agreements, we can provide no assurance that these measures will be sufficient to protect our rights against third parties. Others may independently develop or otherwise acquire patented or unpatented technologies or products similar or superior to ours.
 
We license from third parties certain software tools that are included in our services and products. If any of these licenses were terminated, we could be required to seek licenses for similar software from other third parties or develop these tools internally. We may not be able to obtain such licenses or develop such tools in a timely fashion, on acceptable terms, or at all. Companies participating in the software and internet technology industries are frequently involved in disputes relating to intellectual property. We may in the future be required to defend our intellectual property rights against infringement, duplication, discovery, and misappropriation by third parties or to defend against third party claims of infringement. Likewise, disputes may arise in the future with respect to ownership of technology developed by employees who were previously employed by other companies. Any such litigation or disputes could result in substantial costs to, and a diversion of resources by us. An adverse determination could subject us to significant liabilities to third parties, require us to seek licenses from, or pay royalties to, third parties, or require us to develop appropriate alternative technology. Some or all of these licenses may not be available to us on acceptable terms or at all, and we may be unable to develop alternate technology at an acceptable price or at all. Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations.

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We are currently involved in litigation to defend some of our patents from infringement from Scanbuy, and our ‘048 patent is currently under reexamination by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in conjunction with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, as described in Note 12 - Contingencies. While it is not possible to determine with certainty the outcome of these matters, it is possible that the eventual resolution of the following legal actions could have a material adverse effect on our financial position or operating results.
 
We are exposed to product liability claims and an uninsured claim could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations, as well as the value of our stock.
 
Many of our projects are critical to the operations of our clients’ businesses. Any failure in a client’s information system could result in a claim for substantial damages against us, regardless of our responsibility for such failure. We could, therefore, be subject to claims in connection with the products and services that we sell. We currently maintain product liability insurance. There can be no assurance that:
 
 
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We have contractually limited our liability for such claims adequately or at all; or
     
 
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We would have sufficient resources to satisfy any liability resulting from any such claim.
 
The successful assertion of one or more large claims against us could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations.
 
We utilize data centers maintained by third parties, which could affect our ability to support our customers or financial performance.
 
Many of the network services and computer servers utilized by us in our provision of services to customers are housed in data centers owned by third-party vendors. In the future, we may house additional servers and hardware items in facilities owned or operated by other vendors.
 
A disruption in the ability of one of these data centers to provide service to us could cause a disruption in service to our customers. A data center could be disrupted in its operations through a number of contingencies, including unauthorized access, computer viruses, accidental or intentional actions, electrical disruptions, and other extreme conditions. Although we believe we have taken adequate steps to protect our operations through our contractual arrangements with our data centers, we cannot eliminate the risk of a disruption in service resulting from the accidental or intentional disruption in service by a date center. Any significant disruption could cause significant harm to us, including a significant loss of customers. In addition, a data center could raise its prices or otherwise change its terms and conditions in a way that adversely affects our ability to support our customers or financial performance.
 
We will not pay cash dividends and investors may have to sell their shares in order to realize their investment.
 
We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We intend to retain future earnings, if any, for reinvestment in the development and marketing of our products and services. As a result, investors may have to sell their shares of common stock to realize their investment.
 
Some provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may deter takeover attempts, which may limit the opportunity of our stockholders to sell their shares at a premium to the then-current market price.
 
Some of the provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if doing so might be beneficial to our stockholders by providing them with the opportunity to sell their shares at a premium to the then-current market price. On December 10, 1999, our Board of Directors adopted a stockholders rights plan and declared a non-taxable dividend of one right to acquire our Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, on each outstanding share of our common stock to stockholders of record on December 10, 1999 and each share of common stock issued thereafter until a pre-defined hostile takeover date. The stockholder rights plan was adopted as an anti-takeover measure, commonly referred to as a “poison pill”. The stockholder rights plan was designed to enable all stockholders not engaged in a hostile takeover attempt to receive fair and equal treatment in any proposed takeover of us and to guard against partial or two-tiered tender offers, open market accumulations, and other hostile tactics to gain control of us. The stockholders rights plan was not adopted in response to any effort to acquire control of us at the time of adoption. This stockholders rights plan may have the effect of rendering more difficult, delaying, discouraging, preventing, or rendering more costly an acquisition of us or a change in control of us. Certain of our principal stockholders, Charles W. Fritz, William E. Fritz and The Fritz Family Limited Partnership and their holdings were exempted from the triggering provisions of our “poison pill” plan, as a result of the fact that, as of the plan’s adoption, their holdings might have otherwise triggered the “poison pill”.

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In addition, our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes our Board of Directors to designate and issue preferred stock, in one or more series, the terms of which may be determined at the time of issuance by our Board of Directors, without further action by stockholders, and may include voting rights, including the right to vote as a series on particular matters, preferences as to dividends and liquidation, conversion, redemption rights, and sinking fund provisions.
 
We are authorized to issue a total of 25 million shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share. The issuance of any preferred stock could have a material adverse effect on the rights of holders of our common stock, and, therefore, could reduce the value of shares of our common stock. In addition, specific rights granted to future holders of preferred stock could be used to restrict our ability to merge with, or sell our assets to, a third party. The ability of our Board of Directors to issue preferred stock could have the effect of rendering more difficult, delaying, discouraging, preventing, or rendering more costly an acquisition of us or a change in our control.
 
Risks Relating To Our Industry
 
The security of the internet poses risks to the success of our entire business.
 
Concerns over the security of the internet and other electronic transactions, and the privacy of consumers and merchants, may inhibit the growth of the internet and other online services generally, especially as a means of conducting commercial transactions, which may have a material adverse effect on our physical-world-to-internet business.
 
We will only be able to execute our physical-world-to-internet business plan if internet usage and electronic commerce continue to grow.
 
Our future revenues and any future profits are substantially dependent upon the widespread acceptance and use of the internet and camera devices on mobile telephones. If use of the internet and camera devices on mobile telephones does not continue to grow or grows more slowly than expected, or if the infrastructure for the internet and camera devices on mobile telephones does not effectively support the growth that may occur, or does not become a viable commercial marketplace, our physical-world-to-internet business, and therefore our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations, could be materially adversely affected. Rapid growth in the use of, and interest in, the internet and camera devices on mobile telephones is a recent phenomenon, and may not continue on a lasting basis. In addition, customers may not adopt, and continue to use mobile telephones as a medium of information retrieval or commerce. Demand and market acceptance for recently introduced services and products over the mobile internet are subject to a high level of uncertainty, and few services and products have generated profits. For us to be successful, consumers and businesses must be willing to accept and use novel and cost efficient ways of conducting business and exchanging information.
 
In addition, the public in general may not accept the use of the internet and camera devices on mobile telephones as a viable commercial or information marketplace for a number of reasons, including potentially inadequate development of the necessary network infrastructure or delayed development of enabling technologies and performance improvements. To the extent that mobile phone internet usage continues to experience significant growth in the number of users, their frequency of use, or in their bandwidth requirements, the infrastructure for the mobile internet may be unable to support the demands placed upon them. In addition, the mobile internet and mobile interactivity could lose its viability due to delays in the development or adoption of new standards and protocols required to handle increased levels of mobile internet activity, or due to increased governmental regulation. Significant issues concerning the commercial and informational use of the mobile internet, and online network technologies, including security, reliability, cost, ease of use, and quality of service, remain unresolved and may inhibit the growth of internet business solutions that utilize these technologies. Changes in, or insufficient availability of, telecommunications services to support the internet, the web or other online services also could result in slower response times and adversely affect usage of the internet, the web and other online networks generally and our physical-world-to-internet product and networks in particular.

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We may not be able to adapt as the internet, physical-world-to-internet, and customer demands continue to evolve.
 
We may not be able to adapt as the mobile internet and physical-world-to-internet markets and consumer demands continue to evolve. Our failure to respond in a timely manner to changing market conditions or client requirements would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations. The mobile internet and physical-world-to-internet markets are characterized by:
 
 
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rapid technological change;
     
 
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changes in user and customer requirements and preferences;
     
 
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frequent new product and service introductions embodying new technologies; and
     
 
·
the emergence of new industry standards and practices that could render proprietary technology and hardware and software infrastructure obsolete.
 
Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to:
 
 
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enhance and improve the responsiveness and functionality of our products and services;
     
 
·
license or develop technologies useful in our business on a timely basis;
     
 
·
enhance our existing services, and develop new services and technologies that address the increasingly sophisticated and varied needs of our prospective or current customers; and
     
 
·
respond to technological advances and emerging industry standards and practices on a cost-effective and timely basis.
 
We may not be able to compete effectively in markets where our competitors have more resources.
 
While the market for physical-world-to-internet technology is relatively new, it is already highly competitive and characterized by an increasing number of entrants that have introduced or developed products and services similar to those offered by us. We believe that competition will intensify and increase in the near future. Our target market is rapidly evolving and is subject to continuous technological change. As a result, our competitors may be better positioned to address these developments or may react more favorably to these changes, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations.
 
Some of our competitors have longer operating histories, larger customer bases, longer relationships with clients, and significantly greater financial, technical, marketing, and public relations resources than we do. We may not successfully compete in any market in which we conduct or may conduct operations. We may not be able to penetrate markets or market our products as effectively as our better-funded more-established competitors.
 
In the future, there could be government regulations and legal uncertainties which could harm our business.
 
Any new legislation or regulation, the application of laws and regulations from jurisdictions whose laws do not currently apply to our business, or the application of existing laws and regulations to the internet and other online services, could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations. Due to the increasing popularity and use of the internet, the web and other online services, federal, state, and local governments may adopt laws and regulations, or amend existing laws and regulations, with respect to the internet or other online services covering issues such as taxation, user privacy, pricing, content, copyrights, distribution, and characteristics and quality of products and services. The growth and development of the market for electronic commerce may prompt calls for more stringent consumer protection laws to impose additional burdens on companies conducting business online. The adoption of any additional laws or regulations may decrease the growth of the internet, the Web or other online services, which could, in turn, decrease the demand for our services and increase our cost of doing business, or otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations. Moreover, the relevant governmental authorities have not resolved the applicability to the internet, the Web and other online services of existing laws in various jurisdictions governing issues such as property ownership and personal privacy and it may take time to resolve these issues definitively.

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Certain of our proprietary technology allow for the storage of demographic data from our users. In 2000, the European Union adopted a directive addressing data privacy that may limit the collection and use of certain information regarding internet users. This directive may limit our ability to collect and use information collected by our technology in certain European countries. In addition, the Federal Trade Commission and several state governments have investigated the use by certain internet companies of personal information. We could incur significant additional expenses if new regulations regarding the use of personal information are introduced or if our privacy practices are investigated.
 
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
On March 1, 2007, we issued 61 million shares of common stock to the former Gavitec shareholders as partial payment against the purchase price protection clause of the original sale and purchase agreement between the former Gavitec shareholders and us. The shares were valued at $0.053 per share, which was the fair value at the time of issuance.
 
On March 19, 2007, we issued 197,620,948 shares of common stock to the former 12Snap shareholders as partial payment against the purchase price protection clause of the original sale and purchase agreement between the former 12Snap shareholders and us. The shares were valued at $0.045 per share, which was the fair value at the time of issuance.
 
On March 27, 2007, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Yorkville, pursuant to which Yorkville agreed to purchase 13% secured convertible debentures maturing two years from the date of issuance in the aggregate amount of $7.4 million. The March Debenture Agreement also provided for the issuance to Yorkville warrants to purchase 125 million shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.04 per share. At any time from the closing date until March 27, 2009, Yorkville has the right to convert the convertible debenture into our common stock at the then effective conversion price, which varies relative to our trading stock price, as follows: the lower of $0.05 per share, or 90% of the lowest closing bid price (as reported by Bloomberg) of the common stock for the 30 trading days immediately preceding the conversion date. The conversion is limited such that Yorkville cannot exceed 4.99% ownership, unless Yorkville waives their right to such limitation. The limitation will terminate under any event of default. In connection with the March Debenture Agreement, we applied $1.3 million of the gross proceeds toward payment of liquidated damages accrued on previous convertible instruments payable to Yorkville, and $0.4 million toward accrued interest on previous convertible debentures. Yorkville also retained fees of $0.8 million, resulting in net proceeds to us of $5.0 million.
 
On July 20, 2007, we issued 517,415 shares of common stock to SKS Consulting of South Florida Corp. (“SKS”) as partial payment against the consulting agreement we have with SKS. The shares were valued at $0.0251 per share, which was the fair value at the time of issuance.
 
On August 16, 2007, we issued 28,854,685 shares of unregistered common stock to Tesscourt Capital, Ltd. as settlement of debt.
 
On August 24, 2007, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Yorkville, pursuant to which Yorkville agreed to purchase 14% secured convertible debentures maturing two years from the date of issuance in the aggregate amount of $1.775 million. The August Debenture Agreement also provided for the issuance to Yorkville warrants to purchase 75 million shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.02 per share. At any time from the closing date until August 24, 2009, Yorkville has the right to convert the convertible debenture into our common stock at the then effective conversion price, which varies relative to our trading stock price, as follows: the lower of $0.02 per share, or 80% of the lowest closing bid price (as reported by Bloomberg) of the common stock for the 10 trading days immediately preceding the conversion date. The conversion is limited such that Yorkville cannot exceed 4.99% ownership, unless Yorkville waives their right to such limitation. The limitation will terminate under any event of default. Yorkville retained fees of $0.2 million, resulting in net proceeds to us of $1.575 million.
 
On October 2, 2007, we issued 264,753 shares of common stock to SKS Consulting of South Florida Corp. (“SKS”) as partial payment against the consulting agreement we have with SKS. The shares were valued at $0.019 per share, which was the fair value at the time of issuance.
 
On October 31, 2007, we issued 6,190,476 shares of unregistered common stock to Guy Fietz in conjunction with the disposition of the NeoMedia Telecom Services business unit.

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On December 17, 2007, we issued 820,313 shares of common stock to Corporate Resources, Inc. as partial payment against a placement fee incurred in filling a management position with us. The shares were valued at $0.016 per share, which was the fair value at the time of issuance.
 
On January 21, 2008, we issued 288,620 shares of common stock to SKS Consulting of South Florida Corp. (“SKS”) as partial payment against the consulting agreement we have with SKS. The shares were valued at $0.011 per share, which was the fair value at the time of issuance.
 
We relied upon the exemption provided in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506, which cover “transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering,” to issue securities discussed above without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The certificates representing the securities issued displayed a restrictive legend to prevent transfer except in compliance with applicable laws, and our transfer agent was instructed not to permit transfers unless directed to do so by us, after approval by our legal counsel. We believe that the investors to whom securities were issued had such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment. We also believe that the investors had access to the same type of information as would be contained in a registration statement.
 
ITEM 3. Default Upon Senior Securities
 
None.
 
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
None.
 
ITEM 5. Other Information
 
None.
 
ITEM 6. Exhibits
 
31.1
Certifications of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certifications of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
  NEOMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
  (Registrant)
   
   
Dated: May 15, 2008
  /s/ Frank J. Pazera  
 
  Frank J. Pazera
 
  Chief Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer
 
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