form10q032009.htm



UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
 
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
   
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
 
For the transition period from/to

000-50327
(Commission File Number)
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iPass Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
93-1214598
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3800 Bridge Parkway
Redwood Shores, California 94065
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 232-4100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes R No £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232-405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files.     YES   ¨     NO ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer. or a non-accelerated filer. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Large Accelerated filer o
 
Accelerated filer R
     
Non-accelerated filer o
 
Smaller reporting company o
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes £ No R

The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value, as of April 30, 2009 was 62,621,927.
 



 
 

 
 
iPASS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I. Financial Information:
 
   
Part II. Other Information:
 
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

iPASS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, in thousands)

   
March 31,
2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
33,776
   
$
33,077
 
Short-term investments
   
34,187
     
35,309
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $654 and $927, respectively
   
31,670
     
33,756
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
7,123
     
7,225
 
Short-term deferred income tax assets
   
101
     
101
 
Total current assets
   
106,857
     
109,468
 
Property and equipment, net
   
7,160
     
7,201
 
Other assets
   
6,268
     
6,364
 
Long-term deferred tax assets
   
79
     
79
 
Acquired intangible assets, net
   
1,871
     
2,216
 
Total assets
 
$
122,235
   
$
125,328
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
 
$
15,077
   
$
15,406
 
Accrued liabilities
   
11,855
     
12,176
 
Deferred revenue — short-term
   
5,277
     
5,736
 
Total current liabilities
   
32,209
     
33,318
 
Deferred revenue — long-term
   
1,922
     
1,958
 
Other long-term liabilities
   
839
     
255
 
Total liabilities
   
34,970
     
35,531
 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Common stock
   
61
     
61
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
242,762
     
242,160
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
   
95
     
216
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(155,653
)
   
(152,640
)
Total stockholders’ equity
   
87,265
     
89,797
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
122,235
   
$
125,328
 
 
See Accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
 
 
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iPASS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Revenues
 
$
44,642
   
$
48,112
 
Operating expenses:
               
Network access
   
18,658
     
20,500
 
Network operations
   
8,292
     
8,674
 
Research and development
   
3,776
     
4,456
 
Sales and marketing
   
8,011
     
10,309
 
General and administrative
   
5,217
     
5,319
 
Restructuring charges
   
3,334
     
4
 
Amortization of intangibles
   
345
     
1,050
 
Total operating expenses
   
47,633
     
50,312
 
Operating loss
   
(2,991
)
   
(2,200
)
Interest income
   
254
     
704
 
Foreign exchange losses and other expenses
   
(198
)
   
(115
)
Loss before income taxes
   
(2,935
)
   
(1,611
)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
   
78
     
(238
)
Net loss
 
$
(3,013
)
 
$
(1,373
)
Basic and diluted net loss per share:
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.02
)
Number of shares used in per share calculations:
   
61,320,464
     
61,615,143
 

See Accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 
 
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iPASS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in thousands)

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net loss
 
$
(3,013
)
 
$
(1,373
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Stock-based compensation
   
601
     
1,345
 
Amortization of acquired intangibles
   
345
     
1,050
 
Restructuring costs
   
2,256
     
 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
   
1,226
     
1,360
 
Loss on disposal of property and equipment
   
61
     
 
Provision for doubtful accounts
   
371
     
53
 
Realized gain on investments
   
     
(29
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
   
1,715
     
(677
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
102
     
396
 
Other assets
   
96
     
(865
Accounts payable
   
(329
   
1,547
 
Accrued liabilities
   
(1,801
   
(1,816
Deferred revenues
   
(495
)
   
(418
)
Other liabilities
   
(192
)
   
(195
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
943
     
378
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Purchases of short-term investments
   
(33,700
)
   
(71,613
)
Sales and maturities of short-term investments
   
34,722
     
73,438
 
Purchases of property and equipment
   
(1,267
)
   
(2,597
)
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(245
   
(772
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
   
1
     
75
 
Cash used in repurchase of common stock
   
     
(3,172
)
Net cash provided by (used in) in financing activities
   
1
     
(3,097
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
699
     
(3,491
)  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
33,077
     
70,907
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
33,776
   
$
67,416
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid for taxes
  $
211
     $  221  
 
See Accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
 
 
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iPASS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Note 1. Basis of Presentation 

The accompanying financial data has been prepared by iPass Inc. (the “Company” or “iPass”), without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The December 31, 2008 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles.  These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are to be, and should be, read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company reflect all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments, except as disclosed herein) necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future periods.

Note 2. Financial Instruments and Fair Value

The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard ("SFAS") No. 157 on January 1, 2008 for measuring the fair value of its financial assets and liabilities and on January 1, 2009 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities. SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements, clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, SFAS 157 establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows: (Level 1) observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; (Level 2) inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly; and (Level 3) unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require us to develop our own assumptions. This hierarchy requires the use of observable market data, when available, and the minimization of the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value.
 
Certain financial assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, including available-for-sale fixed income and equity securities. Cash and investment instruments are classified within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency.
 
The fair value of these financial assets and nonfinancial liabilities were determined using the following inputs at March 31, 2009 (in thousands):

   
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
 
   
Total
   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
   
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
 
Financial assets:
                       
Money market funds (1)
 
$
9,974
   
$
9,974
   
$
   
$
 
Fixed income available-for-sale securities (2)
   
45,380
   
$
   
$
45,380
   
$
 
Total financial assets:
 
$
55,354
   
$
9,974
   
$
45,380
   
$
 
                                 
Nonfinancial liabilities:
                               
Lease liabilities incurred in connection with exit plan (3)
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,536
 
Total nonfinancial liabilities
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,536
 

(1) Included in cash and cash equivalents on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
 
(2) Fixed income available-for-sale securities include commercial paper (92% of total), bonds of government agencies (3% of total), commercial paper guaranteed by a government program (3% of total) and corporate securities (2% of total). Approximately $11.1 million of our fixed income available-for-sale securities are included in cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist of instruments with remaining maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase.
 
(3) Lease liabilities were recorded at fair value and are included in other liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.  The lease liability was recorded in accordance with SFAS 146 in connection with the current period exit plan (see further discussion of the current period exit plan below in note 4).  Management made assumptions in determining the fair value of the lease liability.  Inputs to the present value technique to determine fair value included observable inputs, such as the future rent payment schedule, the discount rate and sublease income through the end of the lease term.  However, the assumption about when the Company will be able to sublease its facility is considered to be a significant unobservable input.  Management considered 6 months to be a reasonable period of time to sublease its facility based on current market trends.
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Note 3. Acquired Intangibles 

The following tables set forth the carrying amount of other intangible assets that will continue to be amortized (in thousands):

 
March 31, 2009
 
 
Amortization Life
 
Gross Carrying Amount
   
Accumulated Amortization
   
Net Carrying Amount
 
Intangibles:
                   
Existing technology
4-8 yrs
 
$
5,375
   
$
(5,025
)
 
$
350
 
Patent/Core technology
4-8 yrs
   
2,800
     
(2,324
)
   
476
 
Maintenance agreements and certain relationships
5 yrs
   
400
     
(295
)
   
105
 
Customer relationships
4-7 yrs
   
4,800
     
(3,860
)
   
940
 
     
$
13,375
   
$
(11,504
)
 
$
1,871
 

 
December 31, 2008
 
 
Amortization Life
 
Gross Carrying Amount
   
Accumulated Amortization
   
Net Carrying Amount
 
Intangibles:
                   
Existing technology
4-8 yrs
 
$
5,375
   
$
(5,000
)
 
$
375
 
Patent/Core technology
4-8 yrs
   
2,800
     
(2,290
)
   
510
 
Maintenance agreements and certain relationships
5 yrs
   
400
     
(278
)
   
122
 
Customer relationships
4-7 yrs
   
4,800
     
(3,591
)
   
1,209
 
     
$
13,375
   
$
(11,159
)
 
$
2,216
 

Amortization of acquired intangibles was $345,000 and $1.1 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The following table presents the estimated future amortization of intangible assets (in thousands):

Fiscal Year
     
Remaining 2009
 
$
1,035
 
2010
   
428
 
2011
   
239
 
2012
   
169
 
   
$
1,871
 

Note 4. Accrued Restructuring

For the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of approximately $3.3 million related to a workforce reduction of 68 employees across all functional areas and the abandonment of certain facilities, for which the lease terms extend through April 30, 2015.  The severance costs were recorded pursuant to SFAS No. 112, Employers' Accounting for Postemployment Benefitsan amendment of FASB Statements No. 5 and 43 and the excess facility costs were recorded pursuant to SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities (“SFAS No. 146”).  SFAS No. 146 requires that liabilities be recorded at fair value; the difference between the fair value of the liability on its’ initial measurement date and the total cash liability is accreted ratably over the expected term.  Total amount of accretion to be recognized through April 30, 2015 is $183,000.  This accretion is reported in the restructuring expense line on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2009, the Company finalized 64 of the aforementioned terminations and had fully vacated the abandoned facilities.  The remaining severance payments are expected to be paid during the quarter ended June 30, 2009.

The following is a summary of restructuring activities for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 (in thousands):
 
   
Excess Facility Costs
   
Severance Costs
   
Total Restructuring Accrual
 
Balance as of December 31, 2008
 
$
1,054
   
$
   
$
1,054
 
Restructuring charges
   
2,011
     
1,283
     
3,294
 
Payments
   
(262
)
   
(1,038
)
   
(1,300
)
Net book value accretion
   
40
     
— 
     
40
 
Balance as of March 31, 2009
 
$
2,843
   
$
245
   
$
3,088
 

As of March 31, 2009, the Company has classified approximately $2.2 million of the restructuring liability in accrued liabilities and remaining $839,000 in long-term liabilities based on the Company’s expectation that the remaining lease payments for the abandoned facilities will be paid over the remaining term of the related leases (net of expected sublease income).
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Note 5. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company leases facilities under operating leases that expire at various dates through October 2016. Future minimum lease payments under these operating leases, including payments on leases accounted for under our restructuring plan, as of March 31, 2009 are as follows (in thousands):

Year ending December 31:
 
Operating Leases
   
Sublease Income
   
Net Operating Leases
 
Remaining 2009
 
$
5,240
   
$
(493
)
 
$
4,747
 
2010
   
4,472
     
(222
)
   
4,250
 
2011
   
3,309
     
     
3,309
 
2012
   
2,552
     
     
2,552
 
2013
   
2,316
     
     
2,316
 
2014 and thereafter
   
3,775
     
     
3,775
 
   
$
21,664
   
$
(715
)
 
$
20,949
 

The Company has contracts with certain network service and mobile data providers which have minimum purchase commitments that expire on various dates through June 2011.  Future minimum purchase commitments under all agreements are as follows (in thousands):

Year ending December 31:
     
Remaining 2009
 
$
11,098
 
2010
   
10,124
 
2011
   
2,550
 
   
$
23,772
 
 
At March 31, 2009, the Company had no material commitments for capital expenditures.

Legal Proceedings

In 2001, GoRemote Internet Communications, Inc. (formerly known as GRIC Communications, Inc., hereinafter, "GoRemote") and certain of its officers and directors were named as defendants in a class action shareholder complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, now consolidated as In re GRIC Communications, Inc. Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, Case No. 6771.  In the amended complaint, the plaintiffs allege that GoRemote, certain of its officers and directors and the underwriters of its initial public offering ("IPO") violated section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on allegations that GoRemote's registration statement and prospectus failed to disclose material facts regarding the compensation to be received by, and the stock allocation practices of, the IPO underwriters.  The complaint also contains a claim for violation of section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, based on allegations that this omission constituted a deceit on investors.  The plaintiffs seek unspecified monetary damages and other relief.  Similar complaints were filed in the same court against hundreds of other public companies ("Issuers") that conducted IPOs of their common stock in the late 1990s and 2000 (the "IPO Lawsuits").

In October 2002, GoRemote's officers and directors were dismissed without prejudice pursuant to a stipulated dismissal and tolling agreement with the plaintiffs.  In February 2003, the court dismissed the section 10(b) claim against GoRemote without leave to amend, but declined to dismiss the section 11 claim.  In June 2004, GoRemote and almost all of the other Issuers executed a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs.  In February 2005, the court certified the litigation as a class action for settlement purposes and granted preliminary approval of the settlement, subject to modification of certain bar orders contemplated by the settlement.  In August 2005, the court reaffirmed class certification and preliminary approval of the modified settlement.  On February 24, 2006, the Court dismissed litigation filed against certain underwriters in connection with the claims to be assigned to the plaintiffs under the settlement.  On April 24, 2006, the Court held a Final Fairness Hearing to determine whether to grant final approval of the settlement.  On December 5, 2006, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the lower Court's earlier decision certifying as class actions the six IPO Lawsuits designated as "focus cases."  Thereafter, the district court ordered a stay of all proceedings in all of the IPO Cases pending the outcome of plaintiffs’ petition to the Second Circuit for rehearing en banc.  On April 6, 2007, the Second Circuit denied plaintiffs’ rehearing petition, but clarified that the plaintiffs may seek to certify a more limited class in the district court. Accordingly, the settlement was terminated pursuant to stipulation and will not receive final approval.

Plaintiffs filed amended complaints in the six cases designated as “focus cases” on or about August 14, 2007.  GoRemote is not a focus case.  In September 2007, GoRemote's named officers and directors again extended the tolling agreement with plaintiffs.  On or about September 27, 2007, plaintiffs moved to certify the classes alleged in the “focus cases” and to appoint class representatives and class counsel in those cases. The “focus case” issuers filed motions to dismiss the claims against them in November 2007 and an opposition to plaintiffs' motion for class certification in December 2007.  The Court denied the motions to dismiss on March 16, 2008.  On October 2, 2008, the plaintiffs withdrew their class certification motion.
 
On February 25, 2009, liaison counsel for plaintiffs informed the district court that a settlement of the IPO cases had been agreed to in principle, subject to formal approval by the parties and preliminary and final approval by the court. On April 2, 2009, the parties submitted a tentative settlement agreement to the court and moved for preliminary approval thereof. If approved, the settlement would result in the dismissal of all claims against the Company and its officers and directors with prejudice, and the Company's pro rata share of the settlement fund will be fully funded by insurance.  No loss has been accrued as a loss is not probable or estimable as of March 31, 2009.
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Note 6. Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss includes unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale marketable securities, net of related tax effects.  This item has been excluded from net loss and is reflected instead in stockholders’ equity.

Comprehensive loss is comprised of the following (in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Net loss
 
$
(3,013
)
 
$
(1,373
)
Changes in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for- sale securities, net of related tax effects
   
(121
)
   
(10
 )
Total comprehensive loss
 
$
(3,134
)
 
$
(1,383
)

Note 7. Net Loss Per Share 

In accordance with SFAS 128, Earnings Per Share, basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted daily average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is based upon the weighted daily average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period plus dilutive potential common shares from the issuance of stock options and awards using the treasury-stock method.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Numerator:
           
Net loss
 
$
(3,013
)
 
$
(1,373
)
Denominator:
               
Denominator for basic net loss per common share weighted average shares outstanding
   
61,320,464
     
61,615,143
 
Effect of dilutive securities:
               
Stock options
   
     
 
Restricted stock awards
   
     
 
Denominator for diluted net loss per common share — adjusted weighted average shares outstanding
   
61,320,464
     
61,615,143
 
Basic net loss per common share
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.02
)
Diluted net loss per common share
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.02
)
 
The following potential shares of common stock have been excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share because the effect of including these shares would have been anti-dilutive:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2009
   
2008
 
Options to purchase common stock
   
6,450,899
     
7,346,313
 
Restricted stock awards
   
1,304,182
     
1,502,480
 
Total
   
7,755,081
     
8,848,793
 
 
Note 8. Segment Information 

SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, establishes standards for the reporting by business enterprises of information about operating segments, products and services, geographic areas, and major customers. The method for determining what information is reported is based on the way that management organizes the operating segments within the Company for making operational decisions and assessments of financial performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is considered to be the Company’s chief executive officer (CEO). The CEO reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing financial performance. The consolidated financial information reviewed by the CEO is similar to the information presented in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Therefore, the Company has determined that it operates in a single reportable segment.

Revenues generated in the United States accounted for approximately 60% and 63% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  International revenue is determined by the location of the customer’s headquarters. International revenue accounted for approximately 40% and 37% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Substantially all of our international revenues are generated in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Asia Pacific regions.  Revenues in the EMEA region represented 29% and 27% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Revenues in the Asia Pacific region represented 6% and 7% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.   

Other than the United States, only the United Kingdom represented more than 10% of total revenue, accounting for 10% and 11% of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
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Note 9. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In April 2009, the Financial Accounting Standard’s Board (“FASB”) issued FSP FAS 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly. This FSP provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased. This FSP also includes guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. This FSP emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability and regardless of the valuation technique(s) used, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the same. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions.  FSP FAS 157-4 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, and is applied prospectively.  Given the nature of our investments, the Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.   
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments. This FSP amends FASB Statement No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies as well as in annual financial statements. This FSP also amends APB Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting, to require those disclosures in summarized financial information at interim reporting periods.  FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009.  FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 only requires additional disclosures; therefore, the adoption will not impact the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 
 
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements
 
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and our future results that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the industries in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations of these words, and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements which refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our business, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances, are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions based upon assumptions made that we believed to be reasonable at the time, and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Readers are directed to risks and uncertainties identified below under “Factors Affecting Operating Results” and elsewhere in this quarterly report, for factors that may cause actual results to be different than those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements.

Company Overview

We deliver simple, secure and manageable enterprise mobility services, maximizing the productivity of workers as they move between office, home and remote locations. Our device management services close the gaps in protecting computers, network assets, user identities and data whenever users connect over the Internet. Our connectivity services utilize the iPass global virtual network, a unified network of over 550 dial-up, wireless, and broadband providers in over 160 countries.

Overview of the three months ended March 31, 2009

Our overall revenues decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the same period in 2008.  The continued global economic downturn, which has led to significant corporate layoffs and a sharp drop-off in business travel within our enterprise customer base, has adversely impacted our business resulting in an overall revenue decline of approximately 7% from the same quarter in 2008.

For the three months ended March 31, 2009, dial-up revenue decreased 47% to $6.1 million as compared to $11.5 million for the same period in 2008.  This decrease was offset in part by a $2.6 million increase in revenues generated from usage of our broadband service. Going forward, we will continue to focus on delivering innovative services and solutions for our customers, increasing the number of end users of our services, as well as continue to increase fee revenues from fee based services. In the remainder of 2009, we expect to see continued growth in new customers.  However, our success could be limited by several factors, including the timely release of new products, continued market acceptance of our products and the introduction of new products by existing or new competitors. For a further discussion of these and other risk factors, see the section below entitled “Risk Factors.”

Sources of Revenues

We derive our revenues primarily from providing enterprise connectivity services through our virtual network. We sell these services directly, as well as indirectly through our channel partners. We bill the majority of our customers on a time basis for usage based on negotiated rates. We bill the remaining customers based on a fixed charge per user per month.  Substantially all enterprise customers commit to a one to three year contract term.  Most of our contracts with enterprise customers contain minimum usage levels. We bill customers for minimum commitments when actual usage is less than their monthly minimum commitment amount. The difference between the minimum commitment and actual usage is recognized as fee revenue based on our estimate of cash that will ultimately be collected related to the minimum commitment.

We have incurred expenses to expand our broadband coverage and are seeking to generate additional revenues from our broadband wired and wireless coverage. Revenues from usage of our broadband services were 60% and 50% of our total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

We provide customers with deployment services and technical support throughout the term of the contract.  For customers on usage based pricing plans we typically charge fees for these services on a one-time or annual basis, depending on the service provided and the nature of the relationship.  For customers on flat rate pricing we charge for these services as part of our monthly per user fee.  We also offer customers additional services for which we generally bill on a monthly basis. In addition, we generate license and maintenance revenue through software licensing agreements.  Revenues generated from services and licensing fees represented approximately 27% and 26% of our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, income taxes, impairment of short-term investments, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets and allowance for doubtful accounts. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis of making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities.

There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the critical accounting policies and estimates disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Revenue
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
March 31,
 
Change
   
2009
 
2008
 
$
   
% 
 
    (In thousands, except percentages)   
Total revenue
 
$
44,642
   
$
48,112
   
$
(3,470
   
(7.2
%)
 
Total revenue decreased approximately 7% in the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to the same period in 2008, primarily due to the continued global economic downturn resulting in corporate layoffs and restricted business travel in our enterprise customer base which has adversely impacted our business.

A breakdown of revenue by type is as follows:
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
   
Change
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
$
     
%
 
   (In thousands, except percentages)  
Broadband
  $ 26,719     $ 24,074     $ 2,645       11.0 %
As a percentage of revenue
    59.8 %     50.0 %                
Dial up
  $ 6,054     $ 11,511     $ (5457 )     (47.4 %)
As a percentage of revenue
    13.6 %     23.9 %                
Services fees and other
  $ 11,869     $ 12,527     $ (658 )     (5.3 )%
As a percentage of revenue
    26 %     26 %                
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
   
Change
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
Count
     
%
 
Non-Financial Metrics
                               
3G subscription count
    29,000       15,000       14,000       93.3 %
Broadband user count
    287,000       295,000       (8,000 )     (2.7 %)
Dial user count
    127,000       156,000       (29,000     (18.6 %) 
 
While we anticipate broadband revenues will continue to increase in absolute dollars and as a percentage of total revenues, the current global economic downturn may adversely impact this growth as a result of corporate layoffs and restrictions on business travel in our enterprise customer base.

We expect revenue from dial-up usage to continue to decrease in absolute dollars as well as a percentage of total revenue as the use of dial-up as a means of enterprise connectivity continues to decline.

Additional non-financial metrics include 3G subscription count and 3G mobile data revenue, which measure our success in driving increased penetration into our customer base and leading both the enterprise market and our customers to 3G technology, and broadband and dial user counts.  3G subscription counts and 3G mobile data revenues were up from the same quarter a year ago by 93% and 54%, respectively.  We believe the increase is due to ramping of the early adoption of this newer technology resulting from our early market penetration.  The broadband user counts as compared with the same quarter a year ago were adversely impacted by the current global economic downturn resulting in corporate layoffs and restrictions on business travel in our enterprise customer base.  Dial user counts decreased from the same quarter a year ago as the use of dial-up as a means of enterprise connectivity continues to decline.

International revenues accounted for approximately 40% and 37% of total revenues for each of the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Substantially all of our international revenues are generated in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Asia Pacific regions. Revenues in the EMEA region represented 29% and 27% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Revenues in the Asia Pacific region represented 6% and 7% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The only individual foreign country to account for 10% or more of total revenues for the periods presented was the United Kingdom, which represented approximately 10% and 11% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Substantially all of our revenues to date have been denominated in U.S. dollars. In the future, some portion of revenues may be denominated in foreign currencies.  No individual customer accounted for 10% or more of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
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Operating Expenses

Network Access

Network access expenses consist of charges for access, principally by the minute or otherwise time-based, that we pay to our network service providers and are as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
Change
 
 
2009
 
2008
 
$
     
%
 
  (In thousands, except percentages)   
Network access expenses
 
$
18,658
   
$
20,500
   
$
(1,842)
     
(9.0 
%)
As a percent of revenue
   
41.8
%
   
42.6
%
               
 
The decrease in network access expenses in the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the same period in 2008, was primarily due to the decline in the usage of our services, which resulted in the 7% decline in revenues, in the three months ended March 31, 2009.  We expect our network access expenses to increase in absolute dollars and remain relative constant as a percentage of revenues to the extent revenues change.
 
Network Operations

Network operations expenses consist of compensation and benefits for our network engineering, customer support, network access quality and information technology personnel, outside consultants, transaction center fees, depreciation of our network equipment, and certain allocated overhead costs and are as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
  
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
Change
 
 
2009
 
2008
 
$
     
%
 
  (In thousands, except percentages)   
Network operations expenses
 
$
8,292
   
$
8,674
   
$
(382
   
(4.4
%)
As a percent of revenue
   
18.6
%
   
18.0
%
               
 
The decrease in network operations expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2009 from the same period of 2008 in absolute dollars was primarily due to savings from the restructuring activities carried out in the first quarter of 2009.  The headcount reductions included as part of the restructuring resulted in a $350,000 decrease in compensation and benefits expenses.  The remaining portion of the decrease was due to individually insignificant items.  We expect that our network operations expenses will decrease slightly in absolute dollars for the second quarter of 2009 as a result of the full quarter benefit from our restructuring activities in the first quarter of 2009.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses consist of compensation and benefits for our research and development personnel, consulting, and certain allocated overhead costs and are as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
Change
 
 
2009
 
2008
 
$
     
%
 
  (In thousands, except percentages)  
Research and development expenses
 
$
3,776
   
$
4,456
   
$
(680
)
   
(15.3
)%
As a percent of revenue
   
8.5
%
   
9.3
%
               

The decrease in research and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the same period of 2008 was primarily due to $376,000 lower compensation and related expenses as a result of the restructuring activities and lower stock compensation expense in the first quarter of 2009.  Additional savings of $98,000 was due to the consolidation of facilities in our India subsidiary.  The remaining portion of the decrease was due to individually insignificant items.  We expect that our research and development expenses will remain relatively constant for the remainder of the year.

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Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses consist of compensation, benefits, advertising, promotion expenses, and certain allocated overhead costs and are as follows (in thousands, except percentages).

 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
Change
 
 
2009
 
2008
 
$
     
%
 
  (In thousands, except percentages)   
Sales and marketing expenses
 
$
8,011
   
$
10,309
   
$
(2,298
)
   
(22.3
)%
As a percent of revenue
   
17.9
%
   
21.4
%
               
 
The decrease in sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2008 was due primarily to approximately $1.9 million decrease in commission, compensation and benefits expenses resulting from sales personnel terminated as part of our first quarter 2009 restructuring activities.  The decreased sales personnel also resulted in an additional $351,000 reduction in travel related expenses.  The remaining portion of the decrease was due to individually insignificant items.  We expect that our sales and marketing expenses will remain relatively constant in absolute dollars for the second quarter of 2009.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses consist of compensation and benefits of general and administrative personnel, legal and accounting expenses, bad debt expense, and certain allocated overhead costs and are as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
Change
 
 
2009
 
2008
 
$
     
 
  (In thousands, except percentages)   
General and administrative expenses
 
$
5,217
   
$
5,319
   
$
(102
)
   
(1.9
%)
As a percent of revenue
   
11.7
%
   
11.1
%
               

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2009 decreased slightly as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2008.  There were no fluctuations, offsetting or otherwise, of any significance to note.  We expect that our general and administrative expenses will remain relatively constant in absolute dollars for the second quarter of 2009.

Restructuring Charges

For the three months ended March 31, 2009, we recorded a restructuring charge of approximately $3.3 million related to a workforce reduction of 68 employees across all functional areas and the abandonment of certain facilities, in order to adjust our cost structure to current operating conditions.  The lease terms are extend through April 30, 2015 and are reported net of expected sublease income.  The liabilities for abandoned facilities are recorded at fair value; the difference between the fair value of the liability on its’ initial measurement date and the total cash liability is accreted ratably over the expected term.  Total amount of accretion to be recognized through April 30, 2015 is $183,000.  This accretion is reported in the restructuring expense line on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.  As of March 31, 2009, we finalized 64 of the aforementioned terminations and had fully vacated the abandoned facilities.  The remaining severance payments are expected to be paid during the quarter ended June 30, 2009.
 
The following is a summary of restructuring activities for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 (in thousands):
 
   
Excess Facility Costs
   
Severance Costs
   
Total Restructuring Accrual
 
Balance as of December 31, 2008
 
$
1,054
   
$
   
$
1,054
 
Restructuring charges
   
2,011
     
1,283
     
3,294
 
Payments
   
(262
)
   
(1,038
)
   
(1,300
)
Net book value accretion
   
40
     
— 
     
40
 
Balance as of March 31, 2009
 
$
2,843
   
$
245
   
$
3,088
 
 
Amortization of Acquired Intangibles

Amortization of acquired intangibles was $345,000 and $1.1 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  The decrease is the result of a lower cost basis due to an impairment charge recorded during the fourth quarter of 2008 of $3.4 million.

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Non-Operating Expenses

Interest Income

Interest income includes primarily interest income on cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investment balances.  Interest income was $254,000 and $704,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Interest income declined primarily due to decrease in the rate of return on our investments. 

Foreign exchange losses and other expenses

Foreign exchange losses and other expenses include primarily losses on foreign currency transactions.  Conversion of foreign currencies resulted in losses of $198,000 and $115,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  The increased loss on foreign currency exchange is primarily due to the strengthening of the US dollar against Euros and British Pounds in 2008.

Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes was $78,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to a benefit from income taxes of $238,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008.  The provision for income taxes recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2009 primarily relates to foreign taxes on expected profits in the foreign jurisdictions.  The $238,000 benefit recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2008 primarily related to the release of foreign tax reserves from prior periods, net of foreign and state minimum taxes on operations. The effective tax rate was 2.7% and (15%) for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources of Cash

We have historically relied on cash flow from operations for our liquidity needs.  Key sources of cash are provided by operations, existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.  As of March 31, 2009, we had cash and cash equivalents of $33.8 million and short-term investments of $34.2 million totaling approximately $68.0 million, as compared to approximately $68.4 million as of December 31, 2008 which was comprised of cash and cash of $33.1 million and short-term investments of $35.3 million.  We use a professional investment management firm to manage a large portion of our invested cash.  The external firm managed approximately 81% of our total cash equivalents and short term investment balances as of March 31, 2009.  The portfolio is invested primarily in money market funds, commercial paper, commercial paper guaranteed under a government program and government securities for working capital purposes.

We expect that cash provided by operating activities may fluctuate in future periods as a result of a number of factors, including fluctuations in our operating results and accounts receivable collections.  While our existing cash, cash equivalents and investment balances may decline in future periods of 2009 as a result of a further weakening of the economy or changes in our planned cash outlay, we believe that, based on our current business plan and revenue prospects, our existing cash balances and our anticipated cash flows from operations will be sufficient to meet our working capital and operating resource expenditure requirements for the next twelve months.
 
Uses of Cash
 
Our principal use of cash is for payroll related expenses, general operating expenses including marketing, travel and office rent and network access costs.  In addition, in the first quarter of 2009, we finalized the termination of employment of 64 employees and paid approximately $1.0 million of severance payments as a result of our restructuring activities.  See Note 6, Accrued Restructuring, of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding this restructuring.

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Cash Flows
 
Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was $943,000 compared to $378,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008.  The increase in cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31,2009, relate, primarily, to a net loss of $3.0 million adjusted for non-cash charges of $4.9 million including; $601,000 in stock based compensation charges which declined as a result of implementing the restructuring plan during the quarter, $345,000 for the amortization of acquired intangibles which declined due to impairment of goodwill and acquired intangible assets during the fourth quarter of 2008, $1.2 million in depreciation and amortization which declined as a result of the disposal of certain assets as well as the impact of the goodwill and long-lived asset impairment, $2.3 million in restructuring charges that were not settled in cash during the quarter and $371,000 in provision for doubtful accounts which is directly related to the reserves for and write-offs of accounts identified as uncollectable.  In addition to the non-cash charges listed above, the company benefited from $1.7 million decrease in accounts receivable resulting from increased cash collections related to implementing and enforcing a more aggressive collection policy.  These increases were offset by decreases in accounts payable, accrued liabilities, deferred revenues and other liabilities.

Other cash flow changes in gain/loss on disposal of property and equipment, prepaid expenses and other current assets and other asset balances were due to disposal of property and timing of payments versus recognition of assets or liabilities. We expect that cash provided by operating activities may fluctuate in future periods as a result of a number of factors, including fluctuations in our operating results, usage of our services, accounts receivable collections, inventory management, excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation, and the timing and amount of tax and other payments.
 
Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was $245,000 compared to $772,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008.  For the three months ended March 31, 2009, net cash used in investing activities related to net maturities of short-term investments of $1.0 million and $1.3 million for the purchases of property and equipment.  For the three months ended March 31, 2008, net cash provided by investing activities related to maturities of short-term investments net of purchases in the amount of $1.8 million, as well as $2.6 million for the purchases of property and equipment.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2009 consisted of only stock option exercises totaling less than $2,000.  Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $3.1 million primarily due to the repurchases of our common stock.
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Commitments
 
At March 31, 2009, we had no material commitments for capital expenditures.

We have signed contracts with certain network service and mobile data providers under which we have minimum purchase commitments that expire on various dates through June 2011.  We have contracted with multiple network service providers to provide alternative access points in a given geographic area. In those geographic areas where we provide access through multiple providers, we are able to direct users to the network of particular service providers.  Our ability to fulfill our purchase minimum commitment is subject to current economic environment among other factors.

In the first quarter of 2009, we paid $92,000 related to minimum purchase commitment shortfalls with a supplier.  We accrued an additional $80,000 for a minimum purchase commitment with an international mobile broadband supplier.  Future minimum purchase commitments under our minimum commitment agreements as of March 31, 2009 are as follows (in thousands):

Year ending December 31:
     
Remaining 2009
 
$
11,098
 
2010
   
10,124
 
2011
   
2,550
 
   
$
23,772
 

We lease our facilities under operating leases that expire at various dates through October 2016. Future minimum lease payments under these operating leases as of March 31, 2009 are as follows (in thousands):

Year ending December 31:
 
Operating Leases
   
Sublease Income
   
Net Operating Leases
 
Remaining 2009
 
$
5,240
   
$
(493
)
 
$
4,747
 
2010
   
4,472
     
(222
)
   
4,250
 
2011
   
3,309
     
     
3,309
 
2012
   
2,552
     
     
2,552
 
2013
   
2,316
             
2,316
 
2014 and thereafter
   
3,775
     
     
3,775
 
   
$
21,664
   
$
(715
)
 
$
20,949
 

There was no material change in our contractual obligations since December 31, 2008.

We identified unrecognized tax benefits in accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”). The balance of unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2009 is $2.4 million and at December 31, 2008 was $2.5 million.
 
 
 
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FACTORS AFFECTING OPERATING RESULTS

Set forth below and elsewhere in this report are risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this report.

Risks Relating to Our Business

Recent worldwide market turmoil may adversely affect our customers which directly impacts our business and results of operations.

Our operations and performance depend on our customers having adequate resources to purchase our products and services. The unprecedented turmoil in the global and credit markets and the global economic downturn generally continues to adversely impact our customers and potential customers. These market and economic conditions have continued to deteriorate despite government intervention globally, and may remain volatile and uncertain for the foreseeable future. Customers have altered and may continue to alter their purchasing and payment activities in response to deterioration in their businesses, lack of credit, economic uncertainty and concern about the stability of markets in general, and these customers may reduce, delay or terminate purchases of, and payment for, our products and services. Certain of our current and prospective customers may go out of business, may merge with others, or may be forced to drastically cut expenditures, which may result in less demand for our products and services. Further, we may not be able to collect our accounts receivables from customers that do go out of business.  If we are unable to protect against these events or adequately respond to changes in demand resulting from deteriorating market and economic conditions, our financial condition and operating results may be materially and adversely affected.

If we are unable to meet the challenges posed by broadband access, our ability to profitably grow our business will be impaired.

A substantial portion of the growth of our business has depended, and will continue to depend, in part upon our ability to expand the broadband elements of our virtual network to address broadband access technologies, such as cable modem, DSL, Wi-Fi, 3G data, Wi-Max and other wireless technologies, including 3G. Such an expansion may not result in additional revenues to us. Key challenges in expanding the broadband elements of our virtual network include:
 
The broadband access market continues to develop at a rapid pace. Although we derive revenues from wired and wireless broadband “hotspots”, such as certain airports, hotels and convention centers, the broadband access market, particularly for wireless access, continues to develop and the level of anticipated demand may not develop. In particular, the market for enterprise connectivity services through broadband is characterized by evolving industry standards and specifications and there is currently no uniform standard for wireless access. Furthermore, although the use of wireless frequencies generally does not require a license in the United States and abroad, if Wi-Fi frequencies become subject to licensing requirements, or are otherwise restricted, this would substantially impair the growth of wireless access. Some large telecommunications providers and other stakeholders that pay large sums of money to license other portions of the wireless spectrum may seek to have the Wi-Fi spectrum become subject to licensing restrictions. If the broadband wireless access market does not develop, we will not be able to generate substantial revenues from broadband wireless access.

The broadband service provider market is highly fragmented. There are currently many wired and wireless broadband service providers that provide coverage in only one or a small number of hotspots. We have entered into contractual relationships with numerous broadband service providers. These contracts generally have an initial term of two years or less. We must continue to develop relationships with many providers on terms commercially acceptable to us in order to provide adequate coverage for our customers’ mobile workers and to expand our broadband coverage. We may also be required to develop additional technologies in order to integrate new broadband services into our service offering. If we are unable to develop these relationships or technologies, our ability to grow our business could be impaired. In addition, if broadband service providers consolidate, our negotiating leverage with providers may decrease, resulting in increased rates for access, which could harm our operating results.

Broadband service provider actions may restrict our ability to sell our services.  Some network providers restrict our ability to sell access to their networks to iPass resellers whom they consider competitive with them.  This can reduce our revenue by limiting the footprint our partners can make available to their customers.  In addition, in some geographies the conventional practice is for a mobile data (3G) carrier to provide a device on a subsidized basis.  This device cannot easily be used with any network besides that of the carrier who provides it, which makes it difficult for iPass to replace that carrier in the account and thus may negatively impact our ability to sign new enterprise customers to our Mobile Data service.

If demand for broadband access continues to increase but we do not meet the challenges outlined above, our ability to grow our business may suffer.

If we do not deliver valuable services for smart-phones and other Internet-connected handheld devices our ability to profitably grow our business may be impaired.

A variety of smart-phone devices are available in the marketplace enabling individuals to, among other things, check email and access the Internet.  There are a number of competing operating systems in use on these smart-phones.  Most of these smart-phones are distributed by mobile operators to their customers for use over the particular operator’s 3G mobile data networks, and the mobile operators subsidize the purchase price of the devices in exchange for a commitment to a long-term service contract.

If the capabilities of smart-phones cause our users to stop using laptops while traveling, or to use them less often, then our operating results may be harmed.  Further, if we do not develop valuable services for these smart-phones in a timely fashion, these devices may access the internet and or be managed without our services, impairing our ability to grow profitably.
 
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If we do not accurately predict usage for our Enterprise Flat Rate price plan, our costs could increase without a corresponding increase in revenue.

We have transitioned a number of our customers to our Enterprise Flat Rate price plan, and are signing new customers to this plan.  In this plan, our customers pay a flat rate price to access our services.  However, we continue to pay our providers based on usage.  The rate we charge in our Enterprise Flat Rate price plan is based on statistical predictions of usage across a pool of users within an enterprise.  If actual usage is higher than expected our profitability will be negatively impacted.
 
If demand for enterprise remote and mobile connectivity does not continue to expand, we may experience a shortfall in revenues or earnings or otherwise fail to meet public market expectations.

The growth of our business is dependent, in part, upon the increased use of enterprise connectivity services and our ability to capture a higher proportion of this market. If the demand for enterprise connectivity services does not continue to grow, or grows in ways that do not use our services, then we may not be able to grow our business, maintain profitability or meet public market expectations. Increased usage of enterprise connectivity services depends on numerous factors, including:

 
 
the willingness of enterprises to make additional information technology expenditures;
 
 
the availability of security products necessary to ensure data privacy over the public networks;
 
 
the quality, cost and functionality of these services and competing services;
 
 
the increased adoption of wired and wireless broadband access methods;
 
 
the proliferation of electronic devices such as handhelds and smart-phones and related applications; and
 
 
the willingness of enterprises to invest in our services during the current world-wide economic crisis.

 We face strong competition in our market, which could make it difficult for us to succeed.

We compete primarily with facilities-based carriers as well as with other non-facilities-based network operators. Some of our competitors have substantially greater resources, larger customer bases, longer operating histories or greater name recognition than we have.  In addition, we face the following challenges:

Many of our competitors can compete on price. Because many of our facilities-based competitors own and operate physical networks, there may be little incremental cost for them to provide additional hotspot access or telephone connections. As a result, they may offer remote access services at little additional cost, and may be willing to discount or subsidize remote access services to capture other sources of revenue. In contrast, we have traditionally purchased network access from facilities-based network service providers to enable our remote access service. As a result, large carriers may sell their remote access services at a lower price. In addition, new non-facilities-based carriers may enter our market and compete on price. In either case, we may lose business or be forced to lower our prices to compete, which could reduce our revenues.

Many of our competitors offer additional services that we do not, which enables them to compete favorably against us. Some of our competitors provide services that we do not, such as local exchange and long distance services, voicemail and digital subscriber line, or DSL, services. Potential customers that desire these services on a bundled basis may choose to obtain remote access and device management services from the competitor that provides these additional services.

Our potential customers may have other business relationships with our competitors and consider those relationships when deciding between our services and those of our competitors. Many of our competitors are large facilities-based carriers that purchase substantial amounts of products and services, or provide other services or goods unrelated to remote access services. As a result, if a potential customer is also a supplier to one of our large competitors, or purchases unrelated services or goods from our competitor, the potential customer may be motivated to purchase its remote access services from our competitor in order to maintain or enhance its business relationship with that competitor.  In addition, telecommunications providers may also offer Wi-Fi for free as part of a home broadband or other service contract, which also may force down the prices which the market will bear for our services.
 
Users may adopt free Wi-Fi networks for internet and corporate access.  Some venues such as cafes and hotels offer Wi-Fi internet access as a free amenity for their customers.  Use at these venues may replace iPass “for charge” sessions and put downward pressure on flat rate prices iPass charges enterprises for its Wi-Fi remote access services.  In addition, if home users allow others to use their Wi-Fi networks in exchange for free access to other home networks, this may force down the prices which the market will bear for our services.

If our security measures are breached and unauthorized access is obtained to a customer’s internal network, our virtual network may be perceived as not being secure and enterprises may curtail or stop using our services.

It is imperative for our customers that access to their mission critical data is secure. A key component of our ability to attract and retain customers is the security measures that we have engineered into our network for the authentication of the end user’s credentials. These measures are designed to protect against unauthorized access to our customers’ networks. Because techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage networks change frequently and generally are not recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures against unauthorized access or sabotage. If an actual or perceived breach of network security occurs, regardless of whether the breach is attributable to our services, the market perception of the effectiveness of our security measures could be harmed. To date, we have not experienced any significant security breaches to our network.
 
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If our channel partners do not successfully market our services to their customers or corporate end users, then our revenues and business may be adversely affected.

We sell our services directly through our sales force and indirectly through our channel partners, which include network service providers, systems integrators and value-added resellers. Our business model has changed to rely more on our channel partners.  Our business depends on the efforts and the success of these channel partners in marketing our services to their customers. Our own ability to promote our services directly to their customers is often limited. Many of our channel partners may offer services to their customers that may be similar to, or competitive with, our services. Therefore, these channel partners may be reluctant to promote our services. If our channel partners fail to market our services effectively, our ability to grow our revenue would be reduced and our business will be impaired.
 
If we are unable to effectively manage our India-based research and development operation, our business may be adversely impacted. 

Much of our research and development activity occurs in India.  The remoteness of our India operation to corporate headquarters, as well as difficulty of acquiring and retaining talent in India, could impact our ability to release planned new products on time, which could adversely impact our business.

The telecommunications industry has experienced a decline, which has caused further consolidation among network service providers and which may impair our ability to provide reliable, redundant service coverage and negotiate favorable network access terms.

The telecommunications industry has experienced significant technological change and increased competition that have led to significant declines in network access pricing. In addition, the revenues of network service providers have declined as a result of the general economic slowdown. As a result, network service providers have experienced operating difficulties in the last several years, resulting in poor operating results and a number of these providers declaring bankruptcy. As these conditions have continued, some of these service providers have consolidated and are working to consolidate or otherwise cease operations, which would reduce the number of network service providers from which we are able to obtain network access. As this occurs, while we expect that we will still be able to maintain operations and provide enterprise connectivity services with a small number of network service providers, we would potentially not be able to provide sufficient redundant access points in some geographic areas, which could diminish our ability to provide broad, reliable, redundant coverage. Further, our ability to negotiate favorable access rates from network service providers could be impaired, which could increase our network access expenses and harm our operating results.

If we fail to address evolving standards and technological changes in the enterprise connectivity services industry, our business could be harmed.

The market for enterprise connectivity, devices (laptops, handhelds, smart-phones) and device management services is characterized by evolving industry standards and specifications and rapid technological change, including new access methods, devices, applications and operating systems. In developing and introducing our services, we have made, and will continue to make, assumptions with respect to which features, security standards, performance criteria, access methods, devices, applications and operating systems will be required or desired by enterprises and their mobile workers. If we implement technological changes or specifications that are different from those required or desired, or if we are unable to successfully integrate required or desired technological changes or specifications into our wired or wireless services, market acceptance of our services may be significantly reduced or delayed and our business could be harmed.

Our software is complex and may contain errors that could damage our reputation and decrease usage of our services.

Our software may contain errors that interrupt network access or have other unintended consequences. If network access is disrupted due to a software error, or if any other unintended negative results occur, such as the loss of billing information, a security breach or unauthorized access to our virtual network, our reputation could be harmed and our business may suffer. Although we generally attempt by contract to limit our exposure to incidental and consequential damages, if these contract provisions are not enforced or enforceable for any reason, or if liabilities arise that are not effectively limited, our operating results could be harmed.

Because much of our business is international, we encounter additional risks, which may reduce our profitability.

We generate a substantial portion of our revenues from business conducted internationally.  Revenues from customers domiciled outside of the United States were 40% of our revenues for the first three months of 2009, of which approximately 29% and 6% were generated in our EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Asia Pacific regions.  Revenues from customers domiciled outside of the United States were 39% of our revenues in 2008, of which approximately 28% and 8% were generated in our EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Asia Pacific regions, respectively.  Although we currently bill for our services in U.S. dollars, our international operations subject our business to specific risks. These risks include:

 
longer payment cycles for foreign customers, including delays due to currency controls and fluctuations;
 
the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on the attractiveness of our pricing;
 
high taxes in some foreign jurisdictions;
 
difficulty in complying with Internet-related regulations in foreign jurisdictions;
 
difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations; and
 
difficulty in enforcing intellectual property rights and weaker laws protecting these rights.

Any of these factors could negatively impact our business.

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Our sales and service deployment cycles could require us to incur substantial sales costs that may not result in related revenues.

Our business is characterized by a sales cycle between the time a potential customer is contacted and a customer contract is signed. Once a customer contract is signed, if the contract is not a flat-rate contract there is typically an extended period before the customer’s end users actually begin to use our services, which is when we begin to realize revenues.  As a result, we may invest a significant amount of time and effort in attempting to secure a customer which may not result in any revenues.  Even if we enter into a contract, we may have incurred substantial sales-related expenses well before we recognize any related revenues. If the expenses associated with sales increase, we are not successful in our sales efforts, or we are unable to generate associated offsetting revenues in a timely manner, our operating results will be harmed.
 
Completed or future acquisitions or investments could dilute the ownership of our existing stockholders, cause us to incur significant expenses or harm our operating results.

Integrating any newly acquired businesses, technologies or services may be expensive and time-consuming. For example, we completed the acquisitions of GoRemote Internet Communications, Inc. (“GoRemote”) in February 2006. To finance any acquisitions, it may be necessary for us to raise additional funds through public or private financings. Additional funds may not be available on terms that are favorable to us and, in the case of equity financings, would result in dilution to our stockholders. In the case of completed or future acquisitions, we may be unable to operate any acquired businesses profitably or otherwise implement our strategy successfully. If we are unable to integrate any newly acquired entities or technologies effectively, our operating results could suffer. Completed acquisitions by us, such as the GoRemote transaction, or future acquisitions by us have or could also result in large and/or immediate write-offs, impairment charges or assumption of debt and contingent liabilities, any of which could harm our operating results.

Litigation arising from disputes involving third parties could disrupt the conduct of our business.

Because we rely on third parties to help us develop, market and support our service offerings, from time to time we have been, and we may continue to be, involved in disputes with these third parties. If we are unable to resolve these disputes favorably, our development, marketing or support of our services could be delayed or limited, which could materially and adversely affect our business.
 
If licenses to third party technologies do not continue to be available to us at a reasonable cost, or at all, our business and operations may be adversely affected.

We license technologies from several software providers that are incorporated into our services. We anticipate that we will continue to license technology from third parties in the future. Licenses from third party technologies may not continue to be available to us at a reasonable cost, or at all. The loss of these technologies or other technologies that we license could have an adverse effect on our services and increase our costs or cause interruptions or delays in our services until substitute technologies, if available, are developed or identified, licensed and successfully integrated into our services.

Litigation arising out of intellectual property infringement could be expensive and disrupt our business.

We cannot be certain that our products do not, or will not, infringe upon patents, trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property rights held by third parties, or that other parties will not assert infringement claims against us. From time to time we have been, and we may continue to be, involved in disputes with these third parties. Any claim of infringement of proprietary rights of others, even if ultimately decided in our favor, could result in substantial costs and diversion of our resources. Successful claims against us may result in an injunction or substantial monetary liability, which in either case could significantly impact our results of operations or materially disrupt the conduct of our business. If we are enjoined from using a technology, we will need to obtain a license to use the technology, but licenses to third-party technology may not be available to us at a reasonable cost, or at all.

In periods of worsening economic conditions, our exposure to credit risk and payment delinquencies on our accounts receivable significantly increases.

A substantial majority of our outstanding accounts receivables are not secured. In addition, our standard terms and conditions permit payment within a specified number of days following the receipt of our product. While we have procedures to monitor and limit exposure to credit risk on our receivables, there can be no assurance such procedures will effectively limit our credit risk and avoid losses. As economic conditions deteriorate, certain of our customers have faced and may face liquidity concerns and have delayed and may delay or may be unable to satisfy their payment obligations, which would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and operating results.

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Our cash and cash equivalents could be adversely affected if the financial institutions in which we hold our cash and cash equivalents fail.

Our cash and cash equivalents are highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase. We maintain the cash and cash equivalents with reputable major financial institutions. Deposits with these banks exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limits or similar limits in foreign jurisdictions. While we monitor daily the cash balances in the operating accounts and adjust the balances as appropriate, these balances could be impacted if one or more of the financial institutions with which we deposit fails or is subject to other adverse conditions in the financial or credit markets. To date we have experienced no loss or lack of access to our invested cash or cash equivalents (other than our auction rate securities); however, we can provide no assurance that access to our invested cash and cash equivalents will not be impacted by adverse conditions in the financial and credit markets.
 
Security concerns may delay the widespread adoption of the Internet for enterprise communications, or limit usage of Internet-based services, which would reduce demand for our products and services.

The secure transmission of confidential information over public networks is a significant barrier to further adoption of the Internet as a business medium. The Internet is a public network and information is sent over this network from many sources. Advances in computer capabilities, new discoveries in the field of code breaking or other developments could result in compromised security on our network or the networks of others. Security and authentication concerns with respect to the transmission over the Internet of confidential information, such as corporate access passwords and the ability of hackers to penetrate online security systems may reduce the demand for our services. Further, new access methods, devices, applications and operating systems have also introduced additional vulnerabilities which have been actively exploited by hackers. Internet-based worms and viruses, computer programs that are created to slow Internet traffic or disrupt computer networks or files by replicating through software or operating systems, are examples of events or computer programs that can disrupt users from using our Internet-based services and reduce demand for our services, potentially affecting our business and financial performance. In particular, certain Internet worms and viruses affected some of our customers and their mobile users, which may have negatively impacted our revenues. Furthermore, any well-publicized compromises of confidential information may reduce demand for Internet-based communications, including our services.
 
Government regulation of, and legal uncertainties regarding, the Internet could harm our business.

Internet-based communication services generally are not subject to federal fees or taxes imposed to support programs such as universal telephone service. Changes in the rules or regulations of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission or in applicable federal communications laws relating to the imposition of these fees or taxes could result in significant new operating expenses for us, and could negatively impact our business. Any new law or regulation, U.S. or foreign, pertaining to Internet-based communications services, or changes to the application or interpretation of existing laws, could decrease the demand for our services, increase our cost of doing business or otherwise harm our business. There are an increasing number of laws and regulations pertaining to the Internet. These laws or regulations may relate to taxation and the quality of products and services. Furthermore, the applicability to the Internet of existing laws governing intellectual property ownership and infringement, taxation, encryption, obscenity, libel, employment, personal privacy, export or import matters and other issues is uncertain and developing and we are not certain how the possible application of these laws may affect us. Some of these laws may not contemplate or address the unique issues of the Internet and related technologies. Changes in laws intended to address these issues could create uncertainty in the Internet market, which could reduce demand for our services, increase our operating expenses or increase our litigation costs.
 
Events or Conditions That Result in the Decrease in Travel Could Adversely Affect Our Business

If events or conditions occur that cause users of our services to decrease the amount that they travel, this could result in a substantial decrease in the demand for Internet-based communications, including our services.  For example, the current outbreak of the “swine flu” has caused certain governments and agencies to recommend that travel be restricted to that which is necessary, which could decrease the use of our services.  In addition, if any further terrorist events were to occur such as those that occurred on September 11, 2001, even on a smaller scale, this too could result in reductions of business-related travel and the use of our services.

 
 
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Foreign Currency

Although we currently bill substantially all our services in U.S. dollars, our financial results could be affected by factors such as changes in foreign currency rates or weak economic conditions in foreign markets. A strengthening of the dollar could make our services less competitive in foreign markets and therefore could reduce our revenues. We are billed by and pay the majority of our network service providers in U.S. dollars. In the future, some portion of our revenues and costs may be denominated in foreign currencies.  Foreign currency fluctuations are discussed in Foreign exchange losses and other income (expense) under Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

Interest Rate Sensitivity

As of March 31, 2009, we had cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments totaling $68.0 million, as compared to $68.4 million as of December 31, 2008.  Our investment portfolio consists of cash, commercial paper, commercial paper guaranteed by a government program and government securities, generally due within one to two years. All of our instruments are classified as available for sale. We place investments with high quality issuers and limit the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer. These securities are subject to interest rate risks. Based on our portfolio content and our ability to hold investments to maturity, we believe that, a hypothetical 10% increase or decrease in current interest rates would not materially affect our interest income.
 
The following compares the principal amounts of short-term investments by expected maturity as of March 31, 2009 (in thousands):

   
Expected Maturity Date for Par Value Amounts For the Year Ended December 31,
   
As of March 31, 2009
 
   
2009
   
2010
   
Total Cost Value
   
Total Fair Value
 
Commercial paper
  $ 9,200     $     $ 9,207     $ 9,204  
Commercial paper guaranteed by a government program
    1,650             1,646       1,649  
Federal agency discount notes
    18,700       2,700       21,284       21,370  
U.S. Government securities
    2,000             1,958       1,965  
Total
  $ 31,550     $ 2,700     $ 34,095     $ 34,188  

Our general policy is to limit the risk of principal loss and ensure the safety of invested funds by limiting market and credit risk. We consider all investments to be short-term investments, which are classified in the balance sheet as current assets, because (1) the investments can be readily converted at any time into cash or into securities with a shorter remaining time to maturity and (2) the investments are selected for yield management purposes only and we are not committed to holding the investments until maturity. We determine the appropriate classification of our investments at the time of purchase and re-evaluate such designations as of each balance sheet date. All short-term investments and cash equivalents in our portfolio are classified as “available-for-sale” and are stated at fair market value, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The amortized cost of debt securities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of unrealized discounts to maturity. Such amortization and accretion is included in interest income and other, net. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method.
 
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Limitations of Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within iPass have been detected.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management evaluated (with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer) our disclosure controls and procedures, and concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2009, to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 4T. Controls and Procedures

Not applicable.

 
 
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings 

In 2001, GoRemote Internet Communications, Inc. (formerly known as GRIC Communications, Inc., hereinafter, "GoRemote") and certain of its officers and directors were named as defendants in a class action shareholder complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, now consolidated as In re GRIC Communications, Inc. Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, Case No. 6771.  In the amended complaint, the plaintiffs allege that GoRemote, certain of its officers and directors and the underwriters of its initial public offering ("IPO") violated section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on allegations that GoRemote's registration statement and prospectus failed to disclose material facts regarding the compensation to be received by, and the stock allocation practices of, the IPO underwriters.  The complaint also contains a claim for violation of section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, based on allegations that this omission constituted a deceit on investors.  The plaintiffs seek unspecified monetary damages and other relief.  Similar complaints were filed in the same court against hundreds of other public companies ("Issuers") that conducted IPOs of their common stock in the late 1990s and 2000 (the "IPO Lawsuits").

In October 2002, GoRemote's officers and directors were dismissed without prejudice pursuant to a stipulated dismissal and tolling agreement with the plaintiffs.  In February 2003, the court dismissed the section 10(b) claim against GoRemote without leave to amend, but declined to dismiss the section 11 claim.  In June 2004, GoRemote and almost all of the other Issuers executed a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs.  In February 2005, the court certified the litigation as a class action for settlement purposes and granted preliminary approval of the settlement, subject to modification of certain bar orders contemplated by the settlement.  In August 2005, the court reaffirmed class certification and preliminary approval of the modified settlement.  On February 24, 2006, the Court dismissed litigation filed against certain underwriters in connection with the claims to be assigned to the plaintiffs under the settlement.  On April 24, 2006, the Court held a Final Fairness Hearing to determine whether to grant final approval of the settlement.  On December 5, 2006, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the lower Court's earlier decision certifying as class actions the six IPO Lawsuits designated as "focus cases."  Thereafter, the district court ordered a stay of all proceedings in all of the IPO Cases pending the outcome of plaintiffs’ petition to the Second Circuit for rehearing en banc.  On April 6, 2007, the Second Circuit denied plaintiffs’ rehearing petition, but clarified that the plaintiffs may seek to certify a more limited class in the district court. Accordingly, the settlement was terminated pursuant to stipulation and will not receive final approval.

Plaintiffs filed amended complaints in the six cases designated as “focus cases” on or about August 14, 2007.  GoRemote is not a focus case.  In September 2007, GoRemote's named officers and directors again extended the tolling agreement with plaintiffs.  On or about September 27, 2007, plaintiffs moved to certify the classes alleged in the “focus cases” and to appoint class representatives and class counsel in those cases. The “focus case” issuers filed motions to dismiss the claims against them in November 2007 and an opposition to plaintiffs' motion for class certification in December 2007.  The Court denied the motions to dismiss on March 16, 2008.  On October 2, 2008, the plaintiffs withdrew their class certification motion.
 
On February 25, 2009, liaison counsel for plaintiffs informed the district court that a settlement of the IPO cases had been agreed to in principle, subject to formal approval by the parties and preliminary and final approval by the court. On April 2, 2009, the parties submitted a tentative settlement agreement to the court and moved for preliminary approval thereof. If approved, the settlement would result in the dismissal of all claims against the Company and its officers and directors with prejudice, and the Company's pro rata share of the settlement fund will be fully funded by insurance.  
 
We may be subject to various other claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business from time to time.

Item 1A. Risk Factors 

We include in Part I, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Factors Affecting Operating Results” a description of risk factors related to our business in order to enable readers to assess, and be appropriately apprised of, many of the risks and uncertainties applicable to the forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We do not claim that the risks and uncertainties set forth in that section are all of the risks and uncertainties facing our business, but do believe that they reflect the more important ones.

The risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the SEC on March 16, 2009, have not substantively changed, except that we added the risk factor entitled “Events or Conditions That Result in the Decrease in Travel Could Adversely Affect Our Business” due to the outbreak of the swine flu, which may have the effect of reducing travel and therefore the use of our services.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits
 
See the Exhibit Index which follows the signature page of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated here by reference.
 
 
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
 
     
 
iPass Inc.
  
  
  
Date: May 8, 2009
 
/s/ Frank E. Verdecanna
 
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (duly authorized officer and principal financial officer)

 
 
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
 
3.1
 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (1)
 
3.2
 
Bylaws, as amended (2)
 
4.1
 
Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2
 
4.2
 
Specimen stock certificate (3)
 
10.1
 
 iPass 2009 Annual Executive Management Bonus Plan (4)
 
10.2
 
Joel Wachtler Separation Agreement (5)
 
10.3
 
Offer Letter with Jayendra Patel dated March 16, 2009
 
31.1
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
31.2
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
32.1
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
32.2
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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1) Filed as an exhibit to iPass’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 (Commission No. 000- 50327), filed November 13, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.

(2) Filed as exhibit 3.2 to iPass’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission No. 000- 50327), filed August 11, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

(3) Filed as an exhibit to iPass’ Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-102715) and incorporated herein by reference.

(4) Incorporated by reference from the description in Item 5.02 of iPass’ Current Report on Form 8-K/A (Commission No. 000- 50327), filed April 8, 2009.

(5) Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to iPass’ Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission No. 000- 50327), filed March 31, 2009.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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