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Quarterdeck Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End Results.


MARINA Marina

“a piece of virtue.” [Br. Lit.: Pericles]

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 DEL REY Del Rey may refer to:
  • Del Rey, California, a census-designated place in Fresno County, California
  • Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, a small district in the west side of Los Angeles
  • Del Rey (band), an indie rock band
, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 1998-- Quarterdeck (Quarterdeck Corporation, Marina del Rey, CA) A pioneering software company, founded in 1983, that offered a variety of utilities, diagnostics, connectivity and Internet products for the PC and Macintosh.  Corporation (OTC OTC

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:QDEK) today announced its operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September September: see month.  30, 1998.

For the quarter ended September 30, 1998, the company reported net revenues of $8,853,000, compared to $15,249,000 reported for the same period in 1997 and a net loss of $1,750,000 compared to a net loss of $18,638,000 reported for the quarter ended September 30, 1997.

For the year ended September 30, 1998, Quarterdeck reported net revenues of $50,861,000 as compared to $83,787,000 reported during the prior year. The company reported a net loss for the fiscal year of $23,165,000 or $0.45 per share versus a net loss of $18,398,000 or $0.43 per share for the prior year. -0-
     Financial Summary ($000)

                      Three months ended         Twelve months ended
                         September 30,               September 30,
                    1998             1997        1998            1997
Net Revenues       8,853           15,249      50,861          83,787
Net Loss           1,750           18,638      23,165          18,398
Loss Per Share      0.03             0.43        0.45            0.43


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About Quarterdeck

Quarterdeck Corporation develops and markets software to help PCs work well without on-site on-site
adj.
Done or located at the site, as of a particular activity: on-site monitoring of a production run; an on-site film shoot.
 technical support. The products provide problem diagnosis and resolution, storage management, security protection, remote configuration and updating, and enhanced access to PC network resources and information.

The company markets its products worldwide via retail distribution, corporate resellers and OEMs, direct marketing channels, and 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
. Incorporated in 1982, Quarterdeck's worldwide headquarters are in Marina del Rey, Calif.

Further information may be obtained by calling 800/683-6696 toll-free or 813/523-9700, by accessing Quarterdeck's Web site at http://www.quarterdeck.com/, or by sending e-mail requests to info@quarterdeck.com.

Note to Editors: If you would like more information on Quarterdeck Corporation and its products, please view the Quarterdeck Press Center at http://www.quarterdeck.com/qdeck/press.

Quarterdeck, CleanSweep, Procomm Plus An earlier communications program for Windows from Quarterdeck that supported a wide number of protocols and terminals. Procomm was originally developed for DOS by Datastorm Technologies and was also available as a shareware program, which was very popular. , and RapidRemote are registered trademarks of Quarterdeck Corporation or its subsidiaries. Zip-It, Partition-It, TuneUp, REALHELP, WINProbe, WebCompass A Web search tool developed by Quarterdeck that ran under Windows, polled Web search engines, and summarized the results. Symantec acquired Quarterdeck in 1999. , and ViruSweep are trademarks of Quarterdeck Corporation or its subsidiaries. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

This press 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.
 which are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions 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. Expressions of future goals and similar expressions reflecting something other than historical fact are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the timely development and market acceptance of products and technologies, successful integration of acquisitions and divestitures of non-core assets, the effect of conversion of the Company's convertible preferred stock Convertible Preferred Stock

Preferred stock that includes an option for the holder to convert the preferred shares into a fixed number of common shares, usually anytime after a predetermined date. Also known as "convertible preferred shares".
, and other factors described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The actual results that the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligations to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact.
     2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or
 that may arise after the date of this release. -0-

                       Quarterdeck Corporation
                      Comparative Balance Sheet
                        (Amounts in thousands)

                                       September 30,   September 30,
                                           1998            1997

                                ASSETS

Current assets:
     Cash & cash equivalents            $   8,411       $  23,651
     Trade accounts receivable              2,990           7,028
     Inventories                              968           1,177
     Other current assets                   2,022           4,655
       Total current assets                14,391          36,511

Equipment and leasehold
  improvements, net                         3,640          14,153
Capitalized software costs, net               641           1,790
Other assets                                  853           3,427
                                        $  19,525       $  55,881

                 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
     Accounts payable                   $   2,040       $   3,792
     Accrued liabilities                    7,657          14,196
     Accrued acquisition,
       restructuring and
       other charges                        2,400           5,385
     Income tax payable                       309             627
     Notes payable to bank                     --           5,579
     Current portion of long-term
       obligations                             30              15
       Total current liabilities           12,436          29,594

Convertible notes                          25,000          25,000
Other long-term obligations,
  less current portion                         22             114
       Total liabilities                   37,458          54,708

Stockholders' equity:
Series C Preferred stock                    4,371          24,594
Common stock                                   67              43
Additional paid-in capital                100,176          75,630
Accumulated deficit                      (121,329)        (98,164)
Foreign currency
  translation adjustment                     (389)           (281)
Notes receivable from directors
  for sale of stock                           (18)            (18)
Net unrealized loss on
  marketable securities                      (252)            (72)
Treasury stock                               (559)           (559)
       Total stockholders' equity         (17,933)          1,173
                                       $   19,525      $   55,881

               QUARTERDECK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
            (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                             Three months ended    Twelve months ended
                                September 30,         September 30,
                               1998      1997        1998      1997
                                 (Unaudited)

Gross revenues                $14,044  $ 21,090    $ 71,861  $100,492
 Returns allowances             5,191     5,841      21,000    16,705
Net revenues                    8,853    15,249      50,861    83,787
Cost of revenues                2,243     3,766      14,587    21,271
 Gross profit                   6,610    11,483      36,274    62,516

Operating expenses:
 Research and development       1,835     4,938      16,640    16,419
 Sales and marketing            4,389     6,290      30,566    29,305
 General and administrative     1,964     3,824       9,923    17,227
 Acquisition, restructuring
  and other charges                --    11,713       2,583    11,713
 Litigation Settlement             --     1,905          --     1,905
 Total operating expenses       8,188    28,670      59,712    76,569

Operating loss                 (1,578)  (17,187)    (23,438)  (14,053)

Interest expense, net            (297)     (581)       (952)   (2,072)
Other income (expense), net       148      (743)      1,264    (2,143)
Loss before income taxes       (1,727)  (18,511)    (23,126)  (18,268)
Provision for income taxes         23       127          39       130
Net loss                      $(1,750) $(18,638)   $(23,165) $(18,398)

Net loss per share:
  Basic                       $ (0.03) $  (0.43)   $  (0.45) $  (0.43)
  Diluted                     $ (0.03) $  (0.43)   $  (0.45) $  (0.43)

Shares used to compute net
 loss per share:
  Basic                        64,246    43,328      51,609    43,168
  Diluted                      64,246    43,328      51,609    43,168
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