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Avici Systems Reports First Quarter 2003 Results; Focus on Cost Yields Year Over Year Improvement.


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NORTH BILLERICA Billerica (bĭlrĭ`kə), town (1990 pop. 37,609), Middlesex co., NE Mass., on the Concord River; settled 1637, inc. 1655. An important high-tech center, its manufactures include computer hardware and software, precision instruments, and , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2003

Avici The Avici (sometimes Avichi) Hell is considered to be among the lowest realms of Hell within Buddhism. People reborn into this Hell have generally committed one or more of the Five Grave Offenses:
  • Intentionally murdering one's father ,mother
 Systems Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
: AVCI), today reported its first quarter results for the three month period ended March 31, 2003.

Gross revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003 was $7.6 million compared to $9.2 million for the comparable three month period ended March 31, 2002. Revenue, net of common stock warrant discount, for the March 2003 quarter was $6.8 million, compared to $8.4 million for the same period last year.

GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
 net loss for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003 was $12.7 million, or $1.03 per share compared to a GAAP net loss of $17.7 million, or $1.42 per share in the prior year's first quarter. GAAP net loss for the 2003 and 2002 first quarter periods includes $1.3 million and $2.2 million, respectively, for non-cash equity based charges, namely common stock warrant discount and stock based compensation.

Cash, marketable securities Marketable Securities

Very liquid securities that can be converted into cash quickly at a reasonable price.

Notes:
Marketable securities are very liquid as they tend to have maturities less than one year, and the rate at which these securities can be bought or sold has
 and long-term Long-term

Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year.


long-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term.
 investments totaled $112.7 million at March 31, 2003.

All share and per share data for the three months ended March 31, 2002 has been restated to give effect to a one for four reverse stock split which became effective on November November: see month.  8, 2002.

"This quarter we expanded our channel relationships by adding multiple international partners to sell and support our products," said Steve v. t. 1. To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship's hold. See Steeve.  Kaufman, 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. . "We also demonstrated significant improvements in year-over-year operating costs operating costs nplgastos mpl operacionales  and gross margin percentage through our sustained focus on improving our bottom line."

Avici will discuss these quarterly results in an investor conference call today at 8:30 AM eastern daylight For other uses, see Daylight (disambiguation).
Daylight or the light of day is the combination of all direct and indirect sunlight outdoors during the daytime (and perhaps twilight).
 savings time. The conference telephone number is 888-273-9889. A replay of the conference call will be available after 1 PM. Replay information will be available at 800-745-6701, access code: 682136. Replay of this call is also available on Avici's Web site, www.avici.com, along with a copy of this release.

About Avici Systems

Avici Systems Inc., headquartered in North Billerica, Mass., is a leading provider of purpose-built purpose-built
Adjective

made to serve a specific purpose

Adj. 1. purpose-built - designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose
purpose-made
 carrier-class routing solutions for the Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
. Avici's family of routers is designed to meet carrier requirements for the highest scalability How much a system can be expanded. See scalable.

scalability - How well a solution to some problem will work when the size of the problem increases.

For example, a central server of some kind with ten clients may perform adequately but with a thousand clients it
, reliability and network availability, while lowering the total cost of building and operating their networks. The company's routing systems provide new IP solutions to some of the world's leading service providers. For more information, please visit us at www.avici.com.

This release contains information about Avici's future expectations, plans, and prospects that constitute 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.
 for purposes of the safe harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
 provisions under 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. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. When used in this press release, the word "will", "expected" and other similar expressions are intended to identify such forward looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market acceptance of Avici products, services and enhancements, customer purchasing patterns and commitments, development of the market place, timely product development and enhancement, intensity of competition of other vendors, technological changes and other risks set forth in Avici's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                          AVICI SYSTEMS INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
          (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
                              (unaudited)


                                                Three Months Ended
                                                     March 31,
                                            --------------------------

                                                    2003         2002
                                            --------------------------
Revenue:
     Product                                      $6,663       $8,436
     Service                                         927          791
                                            --------------------------
        Total gross revenue                        7,590        9,227
Less - Common stock warrant discount -
 Product                                            (817)        (817)
                                            --------------------------
        Net revenue                                6,773        8,410
                                            --------------------------

Cost of revenue - Product                          3,261        5,459
Cost of revenue - Service                            762          443
                                            --------------------------
        Total cost of revenue                      4,023        5,902
                                            --------------------------

        Gross margin                               2,750        2,508
                                            --------------------------

Operating expenses:
     Research and development (1)                 11,341       14,413
     Sales and marketing (1)                       2,801        3,696
     General and administrative (1)                1,541        1,879
     Stock-based compensation                        452        1,344
                                            --------------------------
        Total operating expenses                  16,135       21,332
                                            --------------------------

Loss from operations                             (13,385)     (18,824)
Interest income, net                                 685        1,101
                                            --------------------------

Net loss                                        $(12,700)    $(17,723)
                                            ==========================

Net loss per basic and diluted share              $(1.03)      $(1.42)
                                            ==========================

Weighted average common shares used in
 computing basic and diluted net loss per
 share                                        12,340,912   12,438,932
                                            ==========================


(1) Excludes non-cash, stock-based
    compensation, as follows:

      Research and development                      $276         $829
      Sales and marketing                             88          256
      General and administration                      88          259
                                            --------------------------
                                                    $452       $1,344
                                            ==========================


                          AVICI SYSTEMS INC.
            NON-GAAP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
          (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
                              (unaudited)

                                Note 1


                                                  Three Months Ended
                                                      March 31,
                                                ----------------------
                                                      2003       2002
                                                ----------------------
Revenue:
     Product                                        $6,663     $8,436
     Service                                           927        791
                                                ----------------------
        Total gross revenue                          7,590      9,227
                                                ----------------------

Cost of revenue - Product                            3,261      5,459
Cost of revenue - Service                              762        443
                                                ----------------------
     Total cost of revenue                           4,023      5,902
                                                ----------------------

        Gross margin                                 3,567      3,325
                                                ----------------------

Operating expenses:
     Research and development                       11,341     14,413
     Sales and marketing                             2,801      3,696
     General and administrative                      1,541      1,879
                                                ----------------------
        Total operating expenses                    15,683     19,988
                                                ----------------------

Loss from operations                               (12,116)   (16,663)

Interest income, net                                   685      1,101
                                                ----------------------

Non-GAAP net loss                                 $(11,431)  $(15,562)
                                                ======================


Non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share       $(0.93)    $(1.25)
                                                ======================

Weighted average common shares used in computing
 net loss per share:

     Basic and diluted                          12,340,912 12,438,932
                                                ======================



Note 1 - the above non-GAAP consolidated statements of operations for
 the three months ended March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002 are not
 presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
 (GAAP) and are presented for informational purposes only.  These
 statements exclude the impact of non-cash charges related to common
 stock warrant discount and stock based compensation.  The Company
 believes that this presentation of non-GAAP results provides helpful
 information to both management and investors in assessing our
 operating results.

                                                  Three months ended
                                                      March 31,
                                                ----------------------
                                                      2003       2002
                                                ----------------------

Non-GAAP net loss                                 $(11,431)  $(15,562)
Common stock warrant discount                         (817)      (817)
Non-cash stock based compensation                     (452)    (1,344)
                                                ----------------------

GAAP net loss                                     $(12,700)  $(17,723)
                                                ======================



                          AVICI SYSTEMS INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                            (IN THOUSANDS)




                                                   March 31,  Dec. 31,
                                                      2003      2002
                                                  --------------------

Assets
     Cash and marketable securities                 $77,108   $82,832
     Inventories, net                                   844     1,147
     Trade accounts receivable, net                   4,323     2,593
     Other current assets                             1,329     1,364
                                                  --------------------

        Total current assets                         83,604    87,936

     Long-term investments                           35,587    42,257
     Property and equipment, net                     23,243    27,438
     Other assets                                       523       523
                                                  --------------------

        Total assets                               $142,957  $158,154
                                                  ====================

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
     Accounts payable and accrued expenses          $12,707   $12,531
     Deferred revenue                                 6,662     9,973
     Current portion of capital lease obligations       502       707
     Long-term liabilities                               --        46
     Stockholders' equity                           123,086   134,897
                                                  --------------------

     Total liabilities and stockholders' equity    $142,957  $158,154
                                                  ====================


     December 31, 2002 amounts are derived from
     audited financial statements.
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