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AXCESS International Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2006 Results.


DALLAS -- AXCESS International, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
: AXSI), a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification See RFID.  (RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. ) solutions and Real Time Location Systems (RTLS RTLS Real-Time Location System
RTLS Return To Launch Site
RTLS Run Time Library Services
), today reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ending December 31, 2006.

Highlights for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2006

* Record RFID Revenue Achieved for 2006

* 2006 Revenue Up 39% Over 2005

* Fourth Quarter Revenue was Down $45k from Third Quarter 2006

* Gross Margin for the Year Remained Strong at 44%

* Fourth Quarter Loss Per Share of $0.06 Within Range of Prior Guidance

* The Early Stage RFID Market Continues to Mature

* Further Success Achieved in Physical IT Asset Management Solutions

* Workforce Management Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses all the responsibilities for maintaining a productive and happy workforce. Sometimes referred to as HRMS systems, or even the larger ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP). There are many software vendors within this space.  Systems and Location Awareness Location awareness, or more commonly "location-aware", is a general term used for something that can show that it is aware of your current location. An example is a GPS. There are also certain websites that use user locations, such as show what other users live nearby the current  Solutions Introduced

* Increase in Number of Signed Channel Partners

* New Best-of-Breed Technology to be Fielded in 2007

"I am pleased to say that AXCESS achieved record revenues in 2006, up 39% over the previous year," said Allan Griebenow, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of AXCESS. Mr. Griebenow further stated, "The RFID market continues to mature and evolve in line with our strategic direction. Our dual-active RFID system architecture continues to prove itself as best-of-breed in automating the identification, inventory, location, protection and condition monitoring Condition monitoring is the process of monitoring a parameter of condition in machinery, such that a significant change is indicative of a developing failure. It is a major component of predictive maintenance.  of personnel, assets, and vehicles in and around the enterprise. During the year, we grew our account reference base and further developed applications in the key areas of enterprise asset management, workforce management, and fleet management. We re-affirmed the revolutionary nature of our newest tag technology, The Enterprise Dot(TM). Altogether it is clear that RFID systems will contribute to dramatic business efficiencies in the coming years based on improved asset visibility, optimization, and security that Axcess is uniquely positioned to provide."

Corporate and Industry Developments

AXCESS provides complete RFID system solutions for improving productivity and security in industry and government. These systems are based on "active" RFID technology, where wireless "tags" use on-board On board usually means to be traveling on some vehicle. For example, Baby On Board. Compare with overboard.

Metaphorically, the term on-board is often used to refer to some piece of technology that is integrated in a moving vehicle, for example:
 battery power to transmit signals from a few feet to hundreds of feet in order to automatically identify, track, monitor, and protect people, assets, and vehicles. Active RFID systems (as opposed to passive systems which have no battery power on-board) enable flexible implementations which can serve multiple purposes. AXCESS' unique patented technology enables tags to wake-up on-demand as needed as needed prn. See prn order.  to provide precise location determination and enable accurate and reliable information for real-time decision making. The ability to have tags always "on" in a beaconing signal mode plus have the option to transmit their status on demand is called "dual-active" operation. AXCESS' dual-active RFID is the most economical and flexible solution on the market today. The recent industry report by IDTechEx indicated active RFID solutions are growing rapidly and will sustain 28% compound growth through 2016 and reach $6.8 billion.

Overall, the awareness of RFID globally continues to grow with the continued adoption of all types of RFID and RTLS technologies across multiple industry segments including: the retail supply chain; vehicle toll tagging; contactless payment Contactless payment systems are credit cards, key fobs, or other devices which use RFID for making secure payments. The built in chip and antenna enable consumers to wave their card or fob over a reader at the point of sale.  systems; transportation ticketing; security access control; military container tagging; and AXCESS' enterprise solutions. Wal-Mart continues to mandate that more of its suppliers use low cost, disposable passive tags for identifying cases and pallets. Global awareness continues to translate into increased user demand for applications supported by the more robust and more flexible active (battery-powered) RFID and RTLS. AXCESS believes it is developing its business into a distinct, exciting, and large niche within the total market basket market basket
n.
1. A grocery cart.

2. A group of products or services in a specific market, especially when considered in terms of its fluctuating cost in determining a consumer price index:
 of RFID solutions.

The Company's solution for the management and protection of physical IT assets continues to be best in class. Recently, the solution was purchased by two U.S. Government agencies specifically to protect laptop computers and the data residing on them. The AXCESS solution prevents theft or loss of assets and data by offering individual asset tracking and protection, dynamic wireless custodian bailee (custodian) n. a person with whom some article is left, usually pursuant to a contract (called a "contract of bailment"), who is responsible for the safe return of the article to the owner when the contract is fulfilled.  assignments to assets, complete reports, and wireless alerting to exception-based security events. When an item is removed from the premises without authorization the technology delivers actionable intelligence Having the necessary information immediately available in order to deal with the situation at hand. With regard to call centers, it refers to agents having customer history and related product data available on screen before the call is taken.  through which a reliable security response can be determined and initiated. Recent studies have indicated the data lost on an individual laptop can cost as much as $4 per record related to notifying personal privacy data such as social security numbers may have been compromised.

In the area of workforce management systems, AXCESS continues to provide solutions where people can be automatically identified and tracked for improved workforce efficiency, accountability, and security through the use of an active RFID personnel credential. The implementation at Occidental Petroleum Occidental Petroleum Corporation ("Oxy") NYSE: OXY is an international oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Middle East/North Africa and Latin America regions.  provides a totally automated solution for personnel identification, providing access control, time and attendance reporting, and automated reporting of government compliance data.

During 2006 the company also began providing solutions oriented o·ri·ent  
n.
1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia.

2.
a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality.

b. A pearl having exceptional luster.

3.
 to automating person location awareness. These solutions use RFID to improve the quality of services provided to people. For example, the solution has been very effective in trade shows where attendees are automatically identified and provided customized trade booth material tailored to their needs and areas of interest. A location awareness solution was also successfully provided within one of the world's largest amusement parks This page contains a list of amusement parks by
  • region, and
  • links to amusement parks listed alphabetically, beginning with the name of the park. The size of the list has required it to be broken into separate pages:
 to enhance the experience of guests.

In fleet management, AXCESS announced during 2006 a number of automated access control system solutions for high speed "hands-free" gate entry and exit. AXCESS leveraged its experience and intellectual property to automate the collection of payload (1) Refers to the "actual data" in a packet or file minus all headers attached for transport and minus all descriptive meta-data. In a network packet, headers are appended to the payload for transport and then discarded at their destination.  data for a joint business development relationship with Stemco, a provider of fleet vehicle automated tire pressure and odometer odometer (ōdŏm`ĭtər), instrument provided in an automotive vehicle to indicate the total number of miles that have been traveled.  measurement systems. The combined system, to be launched early in 2007 provides automated access control and sensor data collection for fleets to enable more timely maintenance and better fleet asset utilization.

AXCESS' sales model continued to utilize both direct and indirect selling. Channel partners around the globe provide substantial market leverage for the Company. During the year, AXCESS began formalizing its partner relationships by clearly outlining the benefits provided to the partners and to the Company. In total over 60 partners in over 20 different countries signed on to the AXCESS Global Business Partnership Program.

Early in January 2007, AXCESS received a large order for a combined RFID and wireless sensor see mote.  detection system to be provided on the island of Barbados. The size of the order exceeded $2 million. The unique solution being provided is one AXCESS is working to replicate elsewhere in 2007.

The Company continues to work on its next generation products based on the demands of the market for smaller, lower cost tags and infrastructure which have multiple features and flexible operating options. AXCESS announced a new, revolutionary wireless tracking and sensing technology for 2007 called The Enterprise Dot[TM]. Based on a System-on-a-Chip (SoC) design, the patents-pending technology yields the world's lowest cost and smallest multifunctional wireless sub-micro device for delivering visibility oriented data about the assets operating in and around the enterprise. Devices built on the Dot[TM] platform will enable widespread and reliable automatic identification, locating, tracking, protecting and monitoring of personnel, physical assets, and vehicles. Dot(TM) facilitates the capture, processing and delivery of previously unavailable real-time information for dramatic improvements in supply chain visibility, mobile asset management, physical asset security, access control, and industrial condition monitoring. The low cost and flexibility to use existing supply chain infrastructure results in a very low total cost of ownership, yielding short term ROIs for customers. In an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and  package, it is small enough to be embedded Inserted into. See embedded system.  into a variety of things such as computers, test equipment, medical equipment, credential cards, pallets, and cartons.

Bringing together the new functions of the Dot[TM] and building on the current AXCESS wireless infrastructure for enterprise management creates an open architecture for multiple sources of data to be acquired that delivers previously inaccessible inaccessible Surgery adjective Unreachable; referring to a lesion that unmanageable by standard surgical techniques–eg, lesions deep in the brain or adjacent to vital structures–ie, not accessible. See Accessible.  business intelligence. AXCESS sees this as an opportunity to use its time-to-market and technical advantages to serve an ever-expanding market based on its core technology which has been optimized for the exact needs of enterprise tagging. The Dot(TM) technology will extend AXCESS' existing time-to-market advantage. It further eclipses competing architectures such as Wi-Fi-based and battery-assisted passive RFID where size, cost, signal robustness and power management are problematic.

The development of AXCESS' intellectual property portfolio continues in support of the ongoing product development, market strategies, and re-enforcement of the Company's competitive advantages. These innovation and growth efforts continue to be supported by our shareholder and key financial advisor Amphion Innovations plc.

Twelve Months of 2006 Financial Results

Revenue for the twelve months of 2006 was $1,501,296, an increase of 39% from the same period in 2005. The increase in revenue is due to the Company gaining traction in the active RFID market with new customers and add-on sales for products and services relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 existing customers. Historically, AXCESS reported revenue from its RFID and video businesses. Following the sale of the video patent portfolio in the first quarter of 2006, the Company is generating and reporting revenues only from its RFID operations. Add-on sales that are considered by the Company to represent a form of recurring re·cur  
intr.v. re·curred, re·cur·ring, re·curs
1. To happen, come up, or show up again or repeatedly.

2. To return to one's attention or memory.

3. To return in thought or discourse.
 revenue was 20% of total sales in 2006. On a percentage basis, this level of recurring revenue is consistent with 2005.

Gross margin was 44% or $656,843, for 2006 as compared to 40%, or $430,525 in the 2005 period, reflecting an improved sales mix sales mix

See product mix.
 and benefits of manufacturing leverage. AXCESS outsources the manufacturing of all of its proprietary and patent-protected RFID system components.

Research & development (R&D) expenses for the twelve months of 2006 totaled $1,380,875, compared to $935,248 in the year-ago period. The increase in R&D is due to the timing of the development of the next generation RFID product which was expensed over the year and will continue to be expensed into next year.

Selling, marketing, general & administrative (S, M, G &A) expenses for the twelve months of 2006 totaled $2,966,502, as compared to $2,334,229 in the prior year of 2005. The majority of the increase relates to non-cash costs associated with expensing of stock options from current and prior years, and certain public company expenses. Increased spending for sales and marketing initiatives primarily reflect the expanding direct sales strategy implemented during the past several months, including higher advertising, personnel and travel costs.

Other income (expense) for 2006 totaled $350,725, as compared to ($389,471) for the same period in 2005. The majority of the improvement relates to the gain on the sale of the video patents and the lower interest expense resulting from lower debt balances and the completion of the amortization of the fees.

Net loss for the twelve months of 2006 was $3,358,613 as compared to $3,256,054 in the prior year. The increase in the net loss is a result of the expensing of stock options that began in 2006, the increase in research and development for the next generation RFID product and increased selling and marketing activities offset by increased gross margins, the sale of video patents and lower interest expenses.

Recurring preferred stock Stock shares that have preferential rights to dividends or to amounts distributable on liquidation, or to both, ahead of common shareholders.

Preferred stock is given preference over common stock. Holders of preferred stock receive dividends at a fixed annual rate.
 dividend requirements for both fiscal 2006 and 2005 were $325,163. AXCESS also recorded a one-time dividend of $645,020 for preferred stock issued in the second quarter 2006, $1,489,245 for preferred stock issued in the first quarter of 2006, $750,000 for preferred stock issued in the fourth quarter and $2,060,397 for warrants issued during the first quarter of 2005.

Net loss applicable to common stock for 2006 was $6,568,041, or $0.23 per share, compared to a loss of $6,454,635, or $0.24 per share, for 2005.

Financing

In January 2007 the Company raised $2,000,000 of additional working capital through an exempt Preferred Stock offering under the Securities Act of 1933 Section 4(6) private offering of preferred stock to accredited to attribute something to him; as, Mr. Clay was accredited with these views; they accredit him with a wise saying s>.

See also: Accredit
 and institutional investors Institutional Investor

A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions.
. The Preferred Stock is designated as 2006C Preferred and consists of 200 shares of Preferred Stock bearing no dividends. However, the shares are convertible into common stock on a ten thousand (10,000) to one basis at $1.00. In addition, the Company issued 1,000,000 warrants to purchase the Company's common stock exercisable for five years at $2.00 per share. Each warrant will be callable Callable

Applies mainly to convertible securities. Redeemable by the issuer before the scheduled maturity under specific conditions and at a stated price, which usually begins at a premium to par and declines annually.
 by the Company if and when the Company's common stock share price exceeds $5.00 per share for at least twenty (20) consecutive trading days In Business, the trading day is the time span that a particular stock exchange is open. For example, the New York Stock Exchange is, as of 2006, open from 09:30AM to 4:00PM. Trading days never take place on weekends. . The Company will use the proceeds for general working capital.

Conference Call

In conjunction with the earnings release, AXCESS invites you to listen to its conference call today, February 13, 2007, at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern). To participate in the call, domestic callers can dial (866) 713-8565 and international callers can dial (617) 597-5324 and enter the reservation code "15580180." Participants should dial into the call about 10 minutes prior to the start time.

For those unable to attend the live conference call, a replay will be available by dialing (888) 286-8010 for domestic callers and (617) 801-6888 for international callers and entering the replay code "82155203." The replay will be available from approximately one hour after the end of the call until 11:59 (ET) on March 13, 2007. There is no charge for participants to access the live event or replay. The conference call and replay dial in information is also available at AXCESS' Website at www.axcessinc.com.

About AXCESS International Inc.

AXCESS International Inc. (OTCBB:AXSI), headquartered in greater Dallas, TX, provides Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions and Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) for asset management, physical security and supply chain efficiencies. The battery-powered "active" and "semi-active" (on-demand) RFID tags An electronic identification device that is made up of a chip and antenna. For reusable applications, it is typically embedded in a plastic housing, and for tracking shipments, it is usually part of a "smart" packaging label.  locate, identify, track, monitor, count, and protect people, assets, inventory, and vehicles. AXCESS' RFID solutions are supported by its integrated network-based, streaming digital video (or IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. ) technology. Both patented technologies enable applications including: automatic "hands-free" personnel access control, automatic vehicle access control, automatic asset management, real time location determination, and sensor management. AXCESS is a portfolio company of Amphion Innovations plc.

This release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about future business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets , financial performance and market conditions. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in business forecasts.
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