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Equity Compensation And Employee Benefit Plans
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Equity Compensation And Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
Equity Compensation And Employee Benefit Plans

NOTE 12 – EQUITY COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Stock Options

     The Company has five Equity Compensation Plans: The 2008 Equity Compensation Plan (the "2008 Plan"), the 2007 Consultant Stock Plan (the "2007 Plan"), the 2006 Incentive Stock Plan (the "2006 Plan"), the 2004 Consultant Stock Plan, and the 2002 Incentive Stock Plan (the "2002 Plan"). These plans provide for the grant of incentive stock options and non-statutory options to employees, directors and consultants to the Company. The 2004 Consultant Stock Plan covers 1 million shares, none of which have been granted. The Company granted incentive stock options and non-statutory options at exercise price per share equal to the fair market value per of the common stock on the date of grant. The vesting term is generally, three years, and exercise provisions were determined by the Board of Directors, with a maximum life from five to ten years.

     Option activity under the 2008 Plan, 2007 Plan, 2006 Plan and 2002 Plan are as follows (in thousands):

  2008 Plan 2007 Plan 2006 Plan 2002 Plan
      Weighted     Weighted     Weighted     Weighted
  Number Average Number Average Number Average Number Average
  of Exercise of Exercise of Exercise of Exercise
  Shares Price Shares Price Shares Price Shares Price
 
Outstanding at                                
January 1, 2010 18,974   $ 0.37 1,400   $ 0.37 2,282   $ 0.86 2,796   $ 1.08
Plan transfers and                                
adjustments 40     (1,000 )   0.40 1,074     0.40 1    
Granted 1,260   $ 0.34 1,100     0.48        
Exercised (140 ) $  0.25            
Forfeited (840 ) $  0.27            
Outstanding at                                
December 31, 2010 19,294   $ 0.37 1,500   $ 0.51 3,290   $ 0.72 2,694   $ 0.92
Granted 6,985     0.47 -__     - -     - -      
Exercised (1,801 )   0.27 (116 )   0.41 (3 )   0.94 (100 )   0.25
Forfeited (790 )   0.33 -     - (1,295 )   0.44 (80 )   1.16
Outstanding at                                
December 31, 2011 23,688   $ 0.41 1,384   $ 0.51 1,992   $ 0.90 2,514   $ 1.04

 

     The weighted average fair value of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $0.47 and $0.41.

     The fair value of each option and warrant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

  2011   2010  
Dividends None   None  
Expected 104.6 to 107.5 % to
volatility 105.4   122.6 %
Risk free 1.14 % to 1.20% to 2.98%  
interest rate 2.01 %    
Expected life 5.0 to 6.06 years   5.0 – 5.75 years  

 

     The following table provides information about options under the 2008 Plan, 2007 Plan, 2006 Plan and 2002 Plan that are outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2011. (In thousands):

 

Plan   Exercise Price Options Options
    Range Outstanding exercisable at
        December 31,
        2011
2008 $ 0.25 - $1.10 23,688 15,072
2007 $ 0.25 - $1.15 1,384 394
2006 $ 0.40 - $1.00 1,992 1,992
2002 $ 0.25 - $1.32 2,514 2,514
      29,578 19,972

 

     At December 31, 2011, the Company has outstanding stock options for employees to purchase 29.6 million shares at exercise prices ranging from $0.25 to $1.32.

401K Retirement Savings Plan

     The Company has an Employees' Retirement Savings Plan ("the 401K Plan"). Employees are eligible to participate in the 401(K) Plan if they have been continuously employed for three months or more. The Company matches each employee's 401(K) elective deferrals in common stock. At December 31, 2011, the Company matched $68,410 of the employee's elective deferrals in common stock.