Averox Inc. Announces Results for Quarter Ended September 30, 2007.DUBAI, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. -- Averox Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :AVOX) announced results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, ended September 30, 2007. All figures are in U.S. dollars. Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 were $.134 million compared with revenues of $2.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The decrease was primarily as a result of decreased sales to a major customer which ceased operations in our primary market earlier this year. Cost of sales was $.217 million compared with $.425 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2007, the decrease in dollars was due to a decrease in sales during the first quarter of fiscal 2008. General and administrative expenses were $.434 million compared with general and administrative of expenses of $.055 million in the same period a year ago. The increase in general and administrative expenses is primarily a result of the implementation of an expanded marketing campaign, the development of new software and systems and the hiring of additional, experienced, management, marketing and technical personnel, as well as the additional management and other costs related to Averox becoming and maintaining its status as a reporting company listed on the U.S. OTC Bulletin Board OTC Bulletin Board An electronic quotation listing of the bid and asked prices of OTC stocks that do not meet the requirements to be listed on the NASDAQ stock-listing system. . Gross loss before taxes was $.517 million compared with gross income before taxes of $1.727 million the first fiscal quarter of 2007. Net loss was $.511 million or $.051 per share compared with net profit of $1.11 million or $.14 per share in the first three months the prior year. Mr. Salman Mahmood, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, "In our company's development stage, we were heavily dependent on revenues from a small number of companies to which we provided services as subcontractors. Our results from Q1 reflect the loss of revenues from one of these major customers, which closed its doors in our primary market earlier this year. Having recognized the potential difficulties inherent in a dependency on revenues derived from a small number of customers, we raised additional capital in 2006-2007. We have since judiciously ju·di·cious adj. Having or exhibiting sound judgment; prudent. [From French judicieux, from Latin i used this capital to expand our product lines and technical and professional staffing. We have utilized the contacts and connections with major service providers and other worldwide telcos, made in our early years, as well as our developing reputation for providing complete turnkey solutions, on time and within budget despite difficult regional, political or other infrastructure situations to expand our product line and services to major telcos worldwide. "Earlier this year we also instituted an aggressive worldwide marketing and sales campaign Noun 1. sales campaign - an advertising campaign intended to promote sales ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign - an organized program of advertisements sales campaign n → campaña de venta which included participation in a number of targeted trade shows, direct mail and direct contact programs to potential customers. We believe we have made significant progress and that our efforts have begun to show results," said Mr. Salman Mahmood, Chief Executive Officer. "Subsequent to the end of the Quarter, a Scandinavian based worldwide leader in mobile and broadband internet See broadband. telecommunications infrastructure company awarded contracts to Averox to assist in new network buildouts and to provide telecom services to a major southeast Asian mobile operator currently in the process of rapidly expanding their network. "Additionally, the largest Chinese based telecommunications infrastructure company currently operating in the area has also awarded a contract to Averox for the same mobile operator. Averox is expected, under the terms of this contract, to provide full turnkey services covering site acquisition, civil works and deployment of equipment involved in the development and deployment of a wide reaching mobile GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) A digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but also used worldwide. Developed in the 1980s, GSM was first deployed in seven European countries in 1992. network comprised of several thousand Base Transceiver Stations Base Transceiver Station (BTS) is the equipment which facilitates the wireless communication between user equipments (UE) and the network. UEs are devices like mobile phones (handsets), WLL phones, computers with wireless internet connectivity, WiFi and WiMAX gadgets etc. (BTS BTS - Bug Tracking System ) necessary for mobile communications. The Company is also in discussions with a telecommunications infrastructure company based in Europe for full turnkey telecom services to another mobile operator. These contracts have the potential to generate significant revenue for Averox in over the next two years. "Averox has also seen significant global interest in Provisus(TM), a market leader in provisioning/activation software, since we became the exclusive global reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. and systems integrator for this software solution earlier in 2007. We expect to shortly begin on site evaluation testing at a mobile operator company based in Europe. This will give valuable experience in using Provisus(TM) interfacing to resources that are used in the live network. Following successful testing we expect to move forward to in service deployments in mobile operators. Additionally Averox is in discussions with two mobile operators to replace their existing provisioning systems to enable them to drive down operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales and to enhance the services that they offer to their subscribers. One operates primarily in the Asian marketplace and the other operates in the European marketplace," Mr. Mahmood continued. "We look forward to continuing to update our shareholders on our progress in the coming months, and we expect to be able to release additional information on ongoing developments shortly," Mr. Mahmood concluded. About Averox Inc. Averox Inc. (OTCBB:AVOX) is a publicly held independent provider of solutions and services in the domains of Telecom Engineering, Telecom OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. and BSS See 802.11. BSS - Block Started by Symbol and Information Technology. Averox' services include offshore product development, application management, project management, program management, telecommunications network A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. deployment, management, optimization and maintenance for small, medium and large enterprises. Averox, Inc. has two principal subsidiaries Averox Private Limited and Averox FZ-LLC. [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] This news release contains certain 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. within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements are based on Averox management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties and changes in circumstances. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based upon information available to Averox as of the date of the press release, and it assumes no obligation to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Further information on risks or other factors that could affect Averox's results of operations are detailed in the filings of Averox with the SEC. |
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