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Davox Sets Another Record for Profits in Second Quarter.


WESTFORD Westford, town (1990 pop. 16,392), Middlesex co., NE Mass., a suburb of the greater Boston area; settled 1653, set off from Chelmsford and inc. 1729. Although chiefly residential, there are apple orchards, granite quarries (which have long been in operation), and a , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 1997--Davox Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

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best - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for
 financial results for the second quarter ended June June: see month.  30, 1997.

Revenue, operating profit Operating profit (or loss)

Revenue from a firm's regular activities less costs and expenses and before income deductions.


operating profit

See operating income.
, net income, and earnings per share for the quarter all increased as the Company produced its twelfth consecutive quarter of higher revenue and increased profitability.

The Company reported revenue of $18,170,179 for the quarter ended June 30, 1997, a 43 percent increase over the $12,665,349 reported for the comparable period last year. Operating profit of $4,170,301 for the second quarter of 1997 was up 103 percent compared to the operating profit of $2,057,105 for the second quarter of last year. Net income for the second quarter of 1997 was $4,075,128 or $.32 per share, a 99 percent increase, as compared to net income of $2,047,861 or $.17 per share for the same period in 1996.

On May 13, 1997, the Company declared a three-for-two split of its common stock payable on May 28, 1997, in the form of a stock dividend. All share and per share amounts for all periods presented, reflect the stock split.

"We attribute our record financial performance during the quarter to continued strong demand for our Unison unison, in music, tones identical in pitch produced by two or more parts or voices. In popular usage a vocal composition is said to be sung in unison even though some of the voices are separated from others by the interval of an octave.  call center management systems, especially our telemarketing telemarketing, the practice of selling goods or services to customers by means of the telephone or of surveying consumer preferences in telephone conversations. , collections, and inbound/outbound call blending capabilities, in addition to our ongoing focus on managing expenses," said Alphonse Alphonse (älfôNs`), 1220–71, count of Poitiers and of Toulouse, brother of King Louis IX of France. By his marriage to the daughter of Raymond VII, count of Toulouse, he inherited Raymond's lands in 1249.  M. Lucchese Luc`chese´

n. sing. & 1. A native or inhabitant of Lucca, in Tuscany; in the plural, the people of Lucca.
, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Lucchese noted that of the 32 Unison call center management systems shipped during the second quarter, 26 represented domestic accounts and 6 represented international accounts. In addition, of the 32 Unison systems shipped 14 represented new accounts; 12 domestic and 2 international. He added that as a result of the new business, the total installed base of Unison systems was 369 worldwide as of the end of the second quarter.

The new accounts for the second quarter include: Associates Capital Corporation, Ltd., Banco Roberts (Argentina Argentina (ärjəntē`nə, Span. ärhāntē`nä), officially Argentine Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 39,538,000), 1,072,157 sq mi (2,776,889 sq km), S South America. ), sold through our distributor GMA GMA

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The Company's quarterly and annual operating results are affected by a wide variety of factors that could materially adversely affect revenues and profitability, including: the timing of customer orders; the Company's ability to introduce new products on a timely basis; introduction of products and technologies by the Company's competitors; and market acceptance of the Company's and its competitors' products. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the Company may experience material fluctuations in future operating results on a quarterly or annual basis, which could materially and adversely affect its business, financial condition, operating results and stock price.

Davox Corporation, a leader in the field of call center technology and integration, provides unified call center solutions for businesses involved in collections, telemarketing, customer service, fundraising
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, and other related customer contact activities. These solutions combine an open systems, client/server, relational database relational database

Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple.
 architecture with applications development expertise and full customer service and support.

Unison is a registered trademark of Davox Corporation.

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                   DAVOX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                             (UNAUDITED)


                           For the three months   For the six months
                              ended June 30,         ended June 30,
                           1997           1996     1997        1996


Product revenue      $12,536,562  $ 8,702,957  $24,328,331 $16,304,591
Service revenue        5,633,617    3,962,392   11,110,579   7,771,025

Total revenue         18,170,179   12,665,349   35,438,910  24,075,616

Cost of product
 revenue               3,083,943    2,563,644    5,890,387   4,768,079
Cost of service
 revenue               3,588,227    2,574,654    7,090,705   5,048,867

Total cost of
 revenue               6,672,170    5,138,298   12,981,092   9,816,946

Gross profit          11,498,009    7,527,051   22,457,818  14,258,670

Research,
 development and
 engineering
 expenses              2,013,128    1,415,696    3,895,038   2,683,566
Selling, general
 and administrative
 expenses              5,314,580    4,054,250   10,386,606   7,727,592

Total operating
 expenses              7,327,708    5,469,946   14,281,644  10,411,158

Income from
 operations            4,170,301    2,057,105    8,176,174   3,847,512

Interest income, net     460,529      218,305      869,721     381,556

Income before
 provision for income  4,630,830    2,275,410    9,045,895   4,229,068

Provision for income
 taxes                   555,702      227,549    1,085,510     422,908

Net Income           $ 4,075,128  $ 2,047,861  $ 7,960,385 $ 3,806,160

Net income per
 common and
 common equivalent
 share(A)                  $0.32       $0.17        $0.63        $0.31

Weighted average
 number of common and
 common equivalent
 shares
 outstanding(A)       12,620,612  12,290,256   12,540,657   12,151,901


Estimated fully taxed
 net income per common
 and common equivalent
 share (assuming 38%
 tax rate)(A)           $   0.23    $   0.11     $   0.45     $   0.22

(A) Share and per share amounts for all periods presented reflect the 3
for 2 stock split.


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                   DAVOX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                                     JUNE 30,       DECEMBER 31,
                                       1997             1996
                                   (unaudited)       (audited)
                      ASSETS

Current assets:
   Cash and short term investment $  37,877,908    $  31,113,573
   Accounts receivable                8,556,782        3,184,814
   Inventories                          722,459        1,204,058
   Other current assets                 178,527          101,802

     Total current assets            47,335,676       35,604,247

Property and equipment, net           4,362,404        4,050,850
Other long term assets                  113,398           74,207

                                  $  51,811,478    $  39,729,304

          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
   Accounts payable               $   4,660,169    $   4,811,190
   Accrued expenses                   7,884,936        6,174,935
   Customer deposits                  2,956,166        3,413,726
   Deferred revenue                   4,469,798        2,494,390

     Total current liabilities       19,971,069       16,894,241

Long-term debt, net of current
 maturities                               -                -

     Total stockholders' equity      31,840,409       22,835,063

                                  $  51,811,478    $  39,729,304





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