Avistar Communications Announces the Completion of Financing Activities.Business Editors REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2004 Avistar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:AVSR (Audio Visual Speech Recognition) Using lip reading software to enhance speech recognition. In noisy environments where a camera can be included, AVSR improves the computer's ability to recognize the speaker's words by visually tracking lip movement and ), a provider of enterprise video communication solutions, today announced that it has completed a $3.6 million private placement of 3.0 million shares of common stock at $1.20 per share with Fuller & Thaler THALER. The name of a coin. The thaler of Prussia and of the northern states of Germany is deemed as money of account, at the custom-house, to be of the value of sixty-nine cents. Act of May 22, 1846. 2. Asset Management, Inc. Avistar anticipates that the proceeds of the private placement will be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes. The company also announced today that on February 27, 2004 it renewed and amended its previous credit line with Comerica Bank, providing up to $3.5 million of readily available financing to Avistar. Avistar's obligations under the line of credit are guaranteed by its chairman 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. , Gerald Burnett. The term of the line of credit is through February 27, 2005, and disbursements under the line of credit are subject to quick ratio and loan to value covenants. As of the date of this press release, the company had no outstanding borrowings under the line of credit, and was eligible to borrow the full $3.5 million. About Avistar Communications Corporation Avistar develops, markets and supports video collaboration solutions for the enterprise, all powered by the AvistarVOS software. From the desktop, Avistar delivers TV-quality video calling, recording, publishing to web and emails, video-on-demand, broadcast, and document sharing. Avistar delivers on vBusiness -- video-enabling business -- by integrating visual communications into the daily workflow and connecting communities of users within and across enterprises. Founded in 1993, Avistar Communications Corporation is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California Redwood Shores is an upscale and desirable [1] waterfront neighborhood on the San Francisco Peninsula in California. It is located on the eastern edge of Belmont, but is actually part of incorporated Redwood City. , with sales offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and London. Collaboration Properties, Inc Collaboration Properties, Inc. (CPI) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Avistar Communications Corporation. It holds US and foreign patents in the primary areas of presence-based interactions, desktop video, recorded and live media at the desktop, multimedia documents, data sharing, ., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Avistar Communications Corporation, holds a broad portfolio of patents covering the AvistarVOS platform, as well as multiple software and hardware video collaboration products. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, including but not limited to statements regarding the expected use of the proceeds of the financing, and statements regarding the availability of funds under the line of credit. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Actual results in future periods are subject to many factors, including, among others, uncertainties regarding Avistar's future revenue, expenses, cash flows and financing needs, uncertainties regarding the continued availability of funds under the line of credit and Avistar's ability to meet the applicable financial covenants, fluctuations or decreases in trading volume Trading volume The number of shares transacted every day. As there is a seller for every buyer, one can think of the trading volume as half of the number of shares transacted. That is, if A sells 100 shares to B, the volume is 100 shares. and restrictions on trading that may adversely affect the price and/or liquidity of Avistar's common stock, uncertainties regarding the general economic outlook and customer demand for Avistar's products, and other risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in Avistar's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual reports on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . Avistar does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements. THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NEITHER AN OFFER TO SELL NOR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES OF AVISTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION. THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED FOR SALE BY THE COMPANY UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT") OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SO OFFERED OR SOLD ABSENT SUCH REGISTRATION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS THEREOF. |
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