-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, OchdxS1P1rDhWoTKzlEUK9DhWgIkFXS6Phd00z6z/+IzYEGKlB3/ZLMQx8LjkuBD nCYQ48nbgTHYsfz+1SdgcA== 0000950116-00-000358.txt : 20000228 0000950116-00-000358.hdr.sgml : 20000228 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950116-00-000358 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20000214 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20000225 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEOWARE SYSTEMS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000894743 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS [3571] IRS NUMBER: 232705700 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-21240 FILM NUMBER: 553689 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 FEHELEY DR CITY: KING OF PRUSSIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19406 BUSINESS PHONE: 6102778300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 FEHELEY DR CITY: KING OF PRUSSIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19406 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HDS NETWORK SYSTEMS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950313 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INFORMATION SYSTEMS ACQUISITION CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930108 8-K 1 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 14, 2000 NEOWARE SYSTEMS INC. -------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 000-21240 23-2705700 -------- ----------- ---------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer incorporation Identification No.) 400 Feheley Drive, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 ------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices/Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (610) 277-8300 Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report: N/A. Item 5. Other Events. - ----------------------- On February 14, 2000, Neoware Systems, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein in its entirety, reporting the appointment of Michael Kantrowitz as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, replacing Edward C. Callahan. The Company also issued a press release on February 14, 2000, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein in its entirety, announcing that it had lowered the exercise price of its common stock purchase warrants to $3.75 per share, from $5.50 per share, and extended the expiration date of the warrants to April 14, 2000 from March 25, 2000. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following exhibits are filed herewith: Exhibit Number Description - --------------- ------------ 99.1 Registrant's press release, dated February 14, 2000, relating to the appointment of Michael Kantrowitz. 99.2 Registrant's press release, dated February 14, 2000, relating to the warrants SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. NEOWARE SYSTEMS INC. Date: February 24, 2000 By: /s/Michael Kantrowitz ------------------------------------- Michael Kantrowitz President and Chief Executive Officer EX-99.1 2 EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 FOR: NEOWARE SYSTEMS, INC. CONTACT: Vincent T. Dolan, CFO Vince.dolan@neoware.com 610-277-8300 KCSA Joseph A. Mansi/Todd Fromer CONTACTS: (212) 896-1205/(212) 896-1215 jmansi@kcsa.com/tfromer@kcsa.com NEOWARE SYSTEMS, INC. NAMES MICHAEL KANTROWITZ PRESIDENT AND CEO - - - - - - Move Reflects Company's new Focus on Linux and Windows-based Information Appliances KING OF PRUSSIA, Penn., February 14, 2000 -- Neoware Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NWRE) announced today that it has appointed Michael Kantrowitz (39) President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kantrowitz, who had been Neoware's Executive Vice President, replaces Edward Callahan, who will stay with the Company through April 30 to assist with the transition. The Company said that the appointment of Mr. Kantrowitz was motivated by Neoware's strategy to extend its market focus to Linux and Windows-based information appliances. "Mike has always been the visionary for our Company," stated Arthur Spector, Neoware's Chairman. "Ed Callahan was brought to Neoware with valuable skills and experience running large organizations," Spector continued. " He has restructured the Company and positioned it to be successful in its new strategy. The Board of Directors and I thank Ed for his leadership and we wish him well in his future endeavors," stated Mr. Spector. "As the person who created our new information appliance strategy, Mike is the right choice to lead the Company as we build our business in this exciting new market," Mr. Spector continued. "Neoware has the technology and the vision to become a leader in the emerging market for information appliances," stated Michael Kantrowitz, Neoware's new President and CEO. "We plan to offer our customers software, systems and solutions that enable appliance computing, which means that we'll connect people with computing power through simple, easy-to-manage information appliances that are designed to get to work right out of the box.""We intend to partner with other companies to create information appliances for various vertical markets," Mr. Kantrowitz continued. "Combined with software from other companies, our new appliance products could be used as thin clients, web kiosks for electronic commerce, email stations, point of sale machines, firewalls, routers, security devices for virtual private networks, and for various other uses. We're excited by the promise of these new products." Mr. Kantrowitz has been Executive Vice President of Neoware and a member of the Board of Directors since 1995, and has been responsible for business development, marketing and sales. Prior to this, he held executive management positions with Human Designed Systems, including Vice President of Marketing and Sales, and Executive Vice President. Mr. Kantrowitz previously held positions with Adage Corporation and Raytheon Company. Mr. Kantrowitz holds a BSEE degree from the University of Lowell. About Neoware Neoware designs, develops and markets information appliances based upon embedded versions of the Linux and Windows operating systems. Neoware's products are designed to run limited local applications for specific vertical markets, plus allow access to Linux servers, the Internet and Windows-based applications running on multi-user Windows NT servers. Neoware's information appliances are designed as an alternative to general-purpose personal computers, offering easier installation, as well as lower up-front and administrative costs. More information about Neoware can be found on the Web at http://www.neoware.com or via email at info@neoware.com. Neoware is based in King of Prussia, PA. # # # This release contains forward-looking statements that are within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and relate to, the development of the Company's products and future operating results that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward looking statements. Forward looking statements include those concerning the emerging market for information appliances, development and marketing of the company's information appliances to enable appliance computing, potential partnerships with other software companies, anticipated purchases by customers and the Company's competitive position. The words "believe", "expect", "intend", "anticipate", variations of such words, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could affect the Company's actual results include risks associated with the Neoware's new strategy focusing on information appliances, including the new Linux-based products, the Company's ability to obtain additional financing and strategic partnerships, customers' acceptance of Neoware's products, pricing pressures, the Company's ability to lower its costs, rapid technological changes in the industry, growth of the information appliance market and increased competition. Reference is made to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1999 filed with the SEC for a more detailed description of such factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date of this release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward- looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Neoware is a registered trademark of Neoware Systems Inc., Microsoft and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other names products and services are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. EX-99.2 3 EXHIBIT 99.2 Exhibit 99.2 FOR: NEOWARE SYSTEMS, INC. CONTACT: Vincent T. Dolan, CFO 610-277-8300 Vince.dolan@neoware.com KCSA Joseph A. Mansi/Todd Fromer CONTACTS: (212) 896-1205/(212) 896-1215 jmansi@kcsa.com/tfromer@kcsa.com NEOWARE SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NWRE) LOWERS WARRANT STRIKE PRICE TO GENERATE FUNDS FOR GROWTH - - - - - - Move To Fund Company's Entry Into Linux-Based Information Appliances KING OF PRUSSIA, Penn., February 14, 2000 -- Neoware Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NWRE) today announced that it has lowered the exercise price for its outstanding publicly traded warrants to $3.75 per share, effective immediately. If all of Neoware's outstanding warrants were exercised, the Company would generate close to$20 million to fund its new strategy to create a market leader in the emerging market for Linux-based information appliances. "We believe that we can position Neoware as the leading company in the emerging market for information appliances," stated Michael Kantrowitz, Neoware's newly appointed President and CEO. "Our vision is to connect people with computing power through a new class of information appliances that are simple to install, and simple to use. The first of our new products will be shown this week at Windows 2000 Expo, and delivered later this month. Follow-on products, which include our new embedded Linux operating system, are currently in beta test at a number of customer sites, and will be delivered later this quarter." "We plan to utilize the cash generated from the exercise of warrants to fund our new information appliance initiatives," Mr. Kantrowitz continued. In addition to lowering the exercise price for its warrants, Neoware has extended the expiration date of the warrants to April 14, 2000. Neoware intends to use funds raised from the warrant exercise and from other sources to pursue its strategy of developing the Company as a leader in the market for information appliances. Neoware intends to expand its engineering, marketing, sales and business development activities and to seek strategic partnerships to capitalize on its technology to create a leadership position in this emerging market. Neoware recently announced that it is pursuing a new product and market strategy capitalizing on its strength in embedded operating systems, and demonstrated new Linux-based software products recently at Linux World Expo in New York. Neoware has more than ten years of experience developing embedded UNIX-based operating systems, and has utilized this expertise to create an embedded version of the industry-standard Linux operating system which is designed to operate in small "appliance" devices with limited memory and no hard drive. Combined with software from other companies, Neoware's new appliance products could be used as thin clients, web kiosks for electronic commerce, email stations, point of sale devices, firewalls, routers, security devices for virtual private networks, and for various other uses. In 1999 nearly twice as many copies of the Linux operating system shipped as compared to 1998, and sales of the Linux operating system grew at roughly four times the rate of the server operating system market as a whole, according to market research firm IDC. More than 29 percent of all public Web servers run on Linux, according to the research firm Netcraft, making Linux the most popular operating system for public Web sites. IDC predicts that shipment of handheld and notebook-style information appliance devices will exceed 55 million units in 2002, and that by 2005, shipments of these appliances will exceed shipments of PCs. About Neoware Neoware designs, develops and markets information appliances based upon embedded versions of the Linux and Windows operating systems. Neoware's products are designed to run limited local applications for specific vertical markets, plus allow access to Linux servers, the Internet and Windows-based applications running on multi-user Windows NT servers. Neoware's information appliances are designed as an alternative to general-purpose personal computers, offering easier installation, as well as lower up-front and administrative costs. More information about Neoware can be found on the Web at http://www.neoware.com or via email at info@neoware.com. Neoware is based in King of Prussia, PA. # # # This release contains forward-looking statements that are within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and relate to, the development of the Company's products and future operating results that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward looking statements. Forward looking statements include those concerning the potential warrant exercise, the development and marketing of the Company's new Linux-based products, additional financing and strategic partnerships, anticipated purchases by customers, future continuation of certain new and existing account trends, the growth of future revenues and the Linux-based appliance market, the effect of actions taken by other parties and the Company's competitive position. The words "believe", "expect", "intend", "anticipate", variations of such words, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could affect the Company's actual results include risks associated with the Neoware's new strategy focusing on information appliances, including the new Linux-based products, the Company's ability to obtain additional financing and strategic partnerships, customers' acceptance of Neoware's products, pricing pressures, the Company's ability to lower its costs, rapid technological changes in the industry, growth of the information appliance market and increased competition. Reference is made to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1999 filed with the SEC for a more detailed description of such factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date of this release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward- looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----