COMPETITION The market for network signaling software is intensely competitive, both in the U.S. and internationally. We expect competition to persist, intensify and increase in the future, especially with the anticipated convergence of voice and data networks. We compete with a number of U.S. and international suppliers that vary in size and in the scope and breadth of the products and services offered. Competitors for our present and planned future products include a number of companies ranging from SS7 software solution providers, such as ADC NewNet and Trillium Digital Systems, to vendors of communication and network infrastructure equipment, such as Hewlett Packard and Compaq. We believe we compete principally on the basis of: o product performance and functionality; o product quality and reliability; o customer service and support; and o price. We believe our success will depend primarily on our ability to provide technologically advanced and cost effective signaling solutions. Additionally, we must provide our customers with prompt and responsive customer support. However, we cannot assure you that the products and services we offer will compete effectively with those of our competitors or that our customers will not seek to develop their own substitutes for our products internally. Furthermore, should competition intensify, we may have to reduce the prices of our products.
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Found it in the ammended S-1. Good job SEC, they need to disclose this type of info. |
