UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006

OR

o

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period of                           to                          

Commission file number 000-02333

Open Solutions Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

 

22-3173050

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

455 Winding Brook Drive, Glastonbury, CT

(Address of principal executive offices)

06033

(Zip Code)

(860) 652-3155

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 x   No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer x   Non-accelerated filer o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o  No x

As of November 3, 2006, 20,833,435 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, were outstanding.

 




OPEN SOLUTIONS INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE FISCAL QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1:

 

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (unaudited)

 

2

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

 

 

for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)

 

3

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)

 

4

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2:

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3:

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4:

 

Controls and Procedures

 

24

 

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1:

 

Legal Proceedings

 

25

Item 1A:

 

Risk Factors

 

25

Item 2:

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

36

Item 3:

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

36

Item 4:

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

36

Item 5:

 

Other Information

 

36

Item 6:

 

Exhibits

 

36

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

EX - 31.1

Section 302 CEO Certification

 

 

 

EX - 31.2

Section 302 CFO Certification

 

 

 

EX - 32.1

Section 906 CEO Certification

 

 

 

EX - 32.2

Section 906 CFO Certification

 

 

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1: Financial Statements

OPEN SOLUTIONS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(In thousands, except

 

 

 

share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

41,168

 

$

174,426

 

Investments in marketable securities

 

12,122

 

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,659 and $1,361 at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively

 

79,782

 

36,582

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

21,985

 

16,878

 

Deferred tax assets

 

12,563

 

13,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

$

167,620

 

$

240,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed assets, net

 

40,250

 

20,779

 

Intangible assets, net

 

219,044

 

46,794

 

Goodwill

 

417,202

 

94,081

 

Other assets

 

13,894

 

11,197

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

858,010

 

$

413,737

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

9,507

 

$

7,313

 

Accrued expenses

 

33,258

 

27,149

 

Deferred revenue, current portion

 

68,738

 

34,588

 

Capital lease obligations, current portion

 

4,178

 

102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

115,681

 

69,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible notes payable

 

144,061

 

144,061

 

Long-term debt

 

334,000

 

 

Deferred revenue, less current portion

 

34,142

 

3,251

 

Capital lease obligations, less current portion

 

2,922

 

122

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

3,928

 

1,447

 

Total liabilities

 

634,734

 

218,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 95,000,000 shares authorized; 20,797,202 and 19,980,262 shares issued and 20,251,068 and 19,434,128 shares outstanding at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively

 

208

 

200

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

219,812

 

206,483

 

Deferred compensation

 

 

(127

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

4,104

 

2,469

 

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

 

9,152

 

(3,321

)

Treasury stock at cost, 546,134 treasury shares at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

 

(10,000

)

(10,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

223,276

 

195,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

858,010

 

$

413,737

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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OPEN SOLUTIONS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(In thousands, except share and per-share data)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software license

 

$

9,690

 

$

12,063

 

$

30,464

 

$

31,317

 

Service, maintenance and hardware

 

97,607

 

37,126

 

250,675

 

102,685

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

107,297

 

49,189

 

281,139

 

134,002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software license

 

1,954

 

2,102

 

5,814

 

4,930

 

Service, maintenance and hardware

 

55,812

 

20,411

 

142,701

 

54,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues

 

57,766

 

22,513

 

148,515

 

59,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

49,531

 

26,676

 

132,624

 

74,718

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

8,727

 

5,849

 

25,337

 

16,657

 

Product development

 

6,723

 

5,038

 

19,135

 

14,143

 

General and administrative

 

18,772

 

9,605

 

51,589

 

26,367

 

Transaction costs (Note 7)

 

250

 

 

250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

34,472

 

20,492

 

96,311

 

57,167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on effective settlement of contract (Note 3)

 

 

 

4,252

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

15,059

 

6,184

 

40,565

 

17,551

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income and other

 

629

 

1,271

 

2,520

 

3,311

 

Interest expense

 

(9,083

)

(1,211

)

(21,575

)

(3,278

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

6,605

 

6,244

 

21,510

 

17,584

 

Income tax provision

 

(2,920

)

(2,402

)

(9,034

)

(6,942

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

3,685

 

$

3,842

 

$

12,476

 

$

10,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

— Basic

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.63

 

$

0.55

 

— Diluted

 

0.17

 

0.18

 

0.57

 

0.50

 

Weighted average common shares used to compute net income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

— Basic

 

19,939,341

 

19,258,162

 

19,759,160

 

19,360,180

 

— Diluted

 

25,763,731

 

25,377,427

 

25,661,030

 

24,870,975

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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OPEN SOLUTIONS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

12,476

 

$

10,642

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

9,446

 

4,925

 

Amortization

 

18,510

 

3,365

 

Gain on effective termination of contract

 

(4,252

)

 

Non-cash interest expense and compensation expense

 

7,575

 

775

 

Deferred tax provision

 

8,361

 

5,822

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

897

 

656

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding effects from acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(10,130

)

(9,610

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

4,141

 

(3,192

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(7,141

)

4,760

 

Deferred revenue

 

9,038

 

3,288

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

48,921

 

21,431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of fixed assets and capitalized software

 

(17,824

)

(6,668

)

Purchases of marketable securities

 

(12,083

)

(142,147

)

Sales of marketable securities

 

 

108,006

 

Business acquisitions, net of cash received

 

(478,395

)

(49,878

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(508,302

)

(90,687

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan

 

6,502

 

2,768

 

Repayment of capital lease obligations

 

(3,031

)

(713

)

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

350,000

 

 

Repayment of long-term debt

 

(16,000

)

(2,917

)

Proceeds from convertible notes payable

 

 

144,061

 

Payment of debt issuance costs

 

(11,871

)

(4,957

)

Repurchase of common stock

 

 

(8,461

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

325,600

 

129,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effects of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents

 

523

 

107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(133,258

)

60,632

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

174,426

 

49,447

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

41,168

 

$

110,079

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

19,154

 

$

2,142

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

2,057

 

718

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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OPEN SOLUTIONS INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

1.   The Company

Open Solutions Inc. (the “Company”) is a provider of open relational software technologies and services designed to enable financial institutions to better compete and to service their customers more effectively.  The Company develops, markets, licenses and supports an enterprise-wide suite of software and services that performs a financial institution’s core data processing and information management functions.  The Company’s software applications can be operated either by the financial institution itself, on an outsourced basis in one of the Company’s outsourcing centers or through an outsourcing center hosted by one of the Company’s resellers.

On October 14, 2006, the Company signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners, both global private investment firms. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company’s stockholders will receive $38.00 in cash for each share of the Company’s common stock. As a result of this acquisition, the Company’s convertible notes will convert into the Company’s common stock which will then be acquired with the proceeds of the acquisition.  The Company’s other currently outstanding debt will be retired.  The transaction is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2007 and is subject to various conditions, including approval by the Company’s stockholders, the expiration of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and other customary closing conditions.  The transaction is not subject to any debt financing conditions. (See Note 7 for additional information)

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The year end consolidated balance sheet data has been derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.  Therefore, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.  In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation.  The operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 may not be indicative of the results expected for any succeeding quarter or for the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2006.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.  All significant accounts, transactions and profits between the consolidated companies have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of 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 financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“SFAS 123(R)”), effective January 1, 2006, using the Modified Prospective Application method (“MPA”).  SFAS 123(R) requires the recognition of the fair value of stock-based compensation in net earnings.  Under the MPA, compensation costs recognized in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 include:  (a) compensation costs for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of December 31, 2005, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“SFAS 123”), and (b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to December 31, 2005, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R).  The results of prior periods have not been revised.

The Company has four stock-based compensation plans:  the 1994 Stock Option Plan, the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (collectively the “Plans”), and the 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.  Under the Plans, restricted stock, stock options and other stock-related awards may be granted to directors, officers, employees and consultants or advisors of the Company.

5




Compensation expense is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award.  The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the individual grants, which generally equals the vesting period.  Compensation expense related to all equity awards is recorded net of estimated forfeitures.  Effective December 1, 2005, the 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan was amended to reduce the discount available to 5% and to eliminate the look-back feature.  Accordingly, the 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan is non-compensatory under SFAS 123(R).

Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for the stock-based compensation plans under the intrinsic value method described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB No. 25”), and related interpretations as permitted by SFAS 123.  When applying the intrinsic value method, the Company did not record stock-based compensation cost in net income because the exercise price of the Company’s stock options equaled the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, except with respect to certain awards granted prior to the Company’s initial public offering in November 2003, for which the exercise price of those options was less than the underlying market price.  Under the MPA, the provisions of SFAS 123(R) apply to all awards granted or modified after the date of adoption.  Upon adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company netted against additional paid-in capital approximately $788,000 of deferred compensation related to the awards granted prior to the initial public offering at less than market value, which had previously been recorded as a liability.  Upon adoption, the Company also netted the deferred compensation balance of $127,000 previously recorded within equity, against additional paid-in capital.

Consistent with the valuation method it used for the disclosure-only provisions of SFAS 123, the Company is using the Black-Scholes model to value the compensation expense associated with its stock-based awards under SFAS 123(R).  The key assumptions for this valuation method include the expected term of the options, stock price volatility, risk-free interest rate, dividend yield and exercise price.  Many of these assumptions require judgments by management and are highly sensitive in the determination of compensation expense.  The Company estimates forfeitures when recognizing compensation expense, and will adjust its estimate of forfeitures over the requisite service period based on the extent to which actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from such estimates.  Changes in estimated forfeitures will be recognized through a cumulative true-up adjustment in the period of change and will also impact the amount of compensation expense to be recognized in future periods.

The assumptions of forfeiture rate and expected life are calculated for each class of employee.

During the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the weighted-average fair value of the options granted under the Plans was $12.75 and $8.25, respectively.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the weighted-average fair value of the options granted under the Plans was $11.64 and $8.92, respectively, using the following assumptions:

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected life in years

 

6

 

4

 

6

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate

 

4.90

%

4.09

%

4.66

%

3.92

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility

 

38.00

%

46.79

%

38.39

%

48.56

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend yield

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

 

The expected stock price volatility rates are based on historical volatilities of the Company’s common stock.  The risk-free interest rates are based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for periods corresponding with the expected life of the option.  The average expected life represents the weighted average period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding giving consideration to vesting schedules and historical patterns.

Certain exercises of stock options resulted in tax deductions in excess of previously recorded benefits based on the option value at the time of grant (“windfalls”).  Although these additional tax windfalls are reflected in net operating tax loss carry-forwards, pursuant to SFAS 123(R), the additional tax benefit associated with the windfalls is not recognized until the deduction reduces taxes payable.  Accordingly, since the windfall tax benefit does not reduce the Company’s current taxes payable due to net operating loss carry-forwards, these windfall tax benefits are not reflected in the Company’s net operating losses in deferred tax assets at September 30, 2006.  Windfalls included in net operating loss carry-forwards but not reflected in deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2006 are approximately $8,100,000.

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In conjunction with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position No. FAS 123(R)-3, Transition Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards, the Company elected to adopt the alternative transition method for calculating the tax effects of stock-based compensation pursuant to SFAS 123(R).  The alternative transition method includes simplified methods to establish the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool related to the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation, and to determine the subsequent effect on the additional paid-in capital pool and the statements of cash flows of the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation awards that were outstanding upon the adoption of SFAS 123(R).

SFAS 123(R) requires the presentation of pro forma information for periods prior to the adoption as if the Company had accounted for all stock-based compensation under the fair value method of SFAS 123.  For purposes of pro forma disclosure, the estimated fair value of the options at the date of grant is amortized to expense over the requisite service period, which generally equals the vesting period.  The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123 to its stock-based employee compensation during 2005.

 

Three Months

 

Nine Months

 

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2005

 

September 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income, as reported

 

$

3,842,000

 

$

10,642,000

 

Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of tax

 

66,000

 

218,000

 

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of tax

 

(1,582,000

)

(4,419,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro forma net income

 

$

2,326,000

 

$

6,441,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.55

 

Diluted

 

$

0.18

 

$

0.50

 

Pro forma net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.12

 

$

0.33

 

Diluted

 

$

0.12

 

$

0.33

 

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of approximately $1,919,000 for stock options and approximately $305,000 for restricted stock.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of approximately $5,454,000 for stock options and approximately $708,000 for restricted stock. The income tax benefit for stock-based payment recorded in the statement of operations totaled $1,435,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  As a result of adopting SFAS 123(R), stock-based compensation charges during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased by approximately $5,742,000 and net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 decreased by approximately $4,005,000, or $0.20 per basic share and $0.16 per diluted share.

A summary of the status of the Company’s stock options at September 30, 2006 and changes during the nine months then ended are as follows:

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Options

 

Exercise Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2005

 

3,562,047

 

$

14.99

 

Options granted

 

771,800

 

26.32

 

Options cancelled

 

(217,660

)

19.73

 

Options exercised

 

(586,914

)

10.88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options outstanding at September 30, 2006

 

3,529,273

 

17.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options exercisable at September 30, 2006

 

1,704,332

 

12.81

 

 

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Options outstanding at September 30, 2006 had an aggregate intrinsic value of $38,495,265, a weighted-average intrinsic value of $10.91 per share and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 7.38 years. Intrinsic value of options outstanding consists of the amount by which the market price of the Company’s stock at the end of the period exceeded the exercise price of the option.  Options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 had a weighted-average intrinsic value of $17.10 per share.  Intrinsic value of options exercised consists of the amount by which the average market price of the Company’s stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 exceeded the exercise price of the option.  Options exercisable as of September 30, 2006 had a weighted average remaining contractual life of 6.03 years.  The following table presents weighted average information about significant option groups at September 30, 2006:

 

Options Outstanding

 

Options Exercisable

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

WeightedAverage

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Contractual Life

 

 

 

Average

 

Range of Exercise Prices

 

Number

 

Exercise Price

 

Remaining

 

Number

 

Exercise Price

 

$0.00 – 3.03

 

278,574

 

$

2.83

 

6.50

 

189,240

 

$

2.80

 

$3.03 – 6.05

 

227,700

 

5.70

 

2.98

 

227,700

 

5.70

 

$6.05 – 9.08

 

568,057

 

7.25

 

4.76

 

567,562

 

7.25

 

$9.08 – 18.16

 

51,754

 

14.48

 

7.09

 

15,733

 

14.48

 

$18.16 – 21.18

 

547,521

 

19.48

 

8.51

 

176,516

 

19.49

 

$21.18 – 24.21

 

980,907

 

22.42

 

7.98

 

429,415

 

22.16

 

$24.21 – 27.23

 

458,773

 

25.92

 

9.30

 

12,306

 

25.24

 

$27.23 – 30.26

 

415,987

 

28.19

 

8.95

 

85,860

 

27.88

 

 

 

3,529,273

 

$

17.91

 

7.38

 

1,704,332

 

$

12.81

 

 

As of September 30, 2006, there was $17,763,000 of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested options granted under the Plans, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.86 years.

A summary of the status of non-vested restricted stock at September 30, 2006 and changes during the nine months then ended is as follows:

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Restricted

 

Average Grant

 

 

 

Stock

 

Date Fair Value

 

Non-vested at December 31, 2005

 

 

 

Granted

 

249,056

 

$

26.12

 

Vested

 

 

 

Cancelled

 

(2,100

)

26.57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-vested at September 30, 2006

 

246,956

 

$

26.11

 

 

As of September 30, 2006, there was $5,862,000 of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock granted under the Plans, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.86 years.

Investments in Marketable Securities

The Company’s investments in marketable securities at September 30, 2006 consist primarily of short-term time deposits that are held with a major financial institution.  The Company’s marketable securities are recorded at fair value.  At September 30, 2006, there were no unrealized gains or losses on the Company’s short term securities.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications to the prior period information, including the presentation of cash held by the Company on behalf of its payment processing customers for processing transactions that have not settled as of the end of the period, have been made to conform with the current period classifications.

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Segment Reporting

The Company applies the provisions of SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.  The Company views its operations and manages its business as one reportable segment, the development and marketing of financial services-focused computer software and related services.  Factors used to identify the Company’s single reportable segment include the organizational structure of the Company and the financial information available for evaluation by the chief operating decision-maker in making decisions about how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company operates primarily in two geographical areas, the United States and Canada. The Company provides the following disclosures of revenues from products and services:

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software license

 

$

9,690,000

 

$

12,063,000

 

$

30,464,000

 

$

31,317,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installation, training and professional services

 

11,767,000

 

6,511,000

 

31,683,000

 

19,077,000

 

Maintenance and support

 

14,677,000

 

11,348,000

 

42,403,000

 

31,903,000

 

Data center and payment processing services

 

67,210,000

 

17,230,000

 

167,497,000

 

45,935,000

 

Hardware and other

 

3,952,000

 

2,037,000

 

9,092,000

 

5,770,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service, maintenance and hardware

 

97,607,000

 

37,126,000

 

250,675,000

 

102,685,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

107,297,000

 

$

49,189,000

 

$

281,139,000

 

$

134,002,000

 

 

Revenues and tangible long-lived assets by significant geographic region are as follows:

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

94,138,000

 

$

40,486,000

 

$

244,529,000

 

$

109,247,000

 

Canada

 

13,159,000

 

8,703,000

 

36,610,000

 

24,755,000

 

Total revenues

 

$

107,297,000

 

$

49,189,000

 

$

281,139,000

 

$

134,002,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September
30, 2006

 

December
31, 2005

 

Tangible long-lived assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

 

 

 

 

$

33,889,000

 

$

14,773,000

 

Canada

 

 

 

 

 

6,361,000

 

6,006,000

 

Total tangible long-lived assets

 

 

 

 

 

$

40,250,000

 

$

20,779,000

 

 

Net Income and Loss Per Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”), which excludes the impact of dilutive securities, is computed by dividing income or loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock.  Diluted EPS includes unvested restricted stock, in-the-money stock options and warrants using the treasury stock method and also includes the assumed conversion of the convertible notes payable using the if-converted method.  Under the if-converted method, the after-tax interest expense is added to the numerator and the weighted average shares issuable upon conversion of the debt instrument are added to the denominator.

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The following table reconciles the weighted average shares outstanding used to calculate basic and diluted income per share:

 

Three Months Ended 
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

Net income used for basic calculation

 

$

3,685,000

 

$

3,842,000

 

$

12,476,000

 

$

10,642,000

 

Interest expense from convertible debt, net of tax effect

 

727,000

 

726,000

 

2,148,000

 

1,901,000

 

Net income used for diluted calculation

 

$

4,412,000

 

$

4,568,000

 

$

14,624,000

 

$

12,543,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income per share – weighted average common shares outstanding

 

19,939,341

 

19,258,162

 

19,759,160

 

19,360,180

 

Dilutive effect of unvested restricted stock, stock options and warrants

 

860,186

 

1,155,061

 

937,666

 

1,128,476

 

Dilutive effect of convertible debt

 

4,964,204

 

4,964,204

 

4,964,204

 

4,382,319

 

Diluted net income per share – weighted average common shares outstanding

 

25,763,731

 

25,377,427

 

25,661,030

 

24,870,975

 

 

Weighted average common shares of 87,079 and 715,305 were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS for the three month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, as they would have been anti-dilutive.  Weighted average common shares of 298,938 and 1,300,140 were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, as they would have been anti-dilutive.

Comprehensive Income

The following table summarizes the Company’s comprehensive income:

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

Net income

 

$

3,685,000

 

$

3,842,000

 

$

12,476,000

 

$

10,642,000

 

Unrealized gain on marketable securities

 

 

6,000

 

 

60,000

 

Foreign currency translation Adjustment, net of tax

 

327,000

 

2,424,000

 

2,649,000

 

1,480,000

 

Unrealized (loss) on cash flow hedge, net of tax

 

(2,611,000

)

 

(1,010,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

$

1,401,000

 

$

6,272,000

 

$

14,115,000

 

$

12,182,000

 

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk are limited to accounts receivable. At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, no customer accounted for 10% or more of the total accounts receivable balance.   No customer accounted for more than 10% of total revenues for both the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006.  One individual customer accounted for 10% of total revenues for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2005.  The Company maintains allowances for potential credit risks and otherwise controls this risk through monitoring procedures.

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Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company does not engage in derivative trading, market-making or other speculative activities.  The Company enters into agreements to manage certain exposures to fluctuations in interest rates.  The Company’s interest-rate contracts involve the exchange of fixed and floating rate interest payments without the exchange of the underlying principal.  Net amounts paid or received are reflected as adjustments to interest expense (see Note 5).

The Company recognizes all derivative financial instruments, such as interest rate swap agreements, at their fair value, regardless of the purpose or intent for holding the instrument.  Changes in fair value of derivative financial instruments are either recognized periodically in income or in stockholders’ equity as a component of comprehensive income depending on whether the derivative financial instrument qualifies for hedge accounting and, if so, whether it qualifies as a fair value hedge or cash flow hedge.  At September 30, 2006, the Company had solely utilized derivative instruments as cash flow hedges.  Changes in fair values of derivatives accounted as cash flow hedges, to the extent they are effective as hedges, are recorded in other comprehensive income.

Software Developed for Internal Use

The Company capitalizes the costs of computer software developed or obtained for internal use in accordance with Statement of Position 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use (“SOP 98-1”).  Capitalized computer software costs under SOP 98-1 consist of purchased software licenses, implementation costs, consulting costs and payroll-related costs for certain projects that qualify for capitalization.  Costs capitalized under SOP 98-1 are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range from three to six years.

3.        Acquisitions

On March 3, 2006, the Company purchased the outstanding common stock of the Information Services Group of BISYS, Inc. (“BISYS”) for total cash consideration of approximately $472,400,000, subject to adjustments set forth in the purchase agreement.  In conjunction with this acquisition, the Company has incurred approximately $5,700,000 of acquisition related costs.  This acquisition is expected to expand the Company’s product offerings, further increase the Company’s presence in the financial service marketplace and extend the Company’s client base to include insurance, healthcare and other industries.  This acquisition was recorded under the purchase method of accounting with the total consideration allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimates of fair value.  The fair value of purchased technology was determined based on management’s best estimate of future cash flows expected to be generated by such technology.  The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired has been allocated to goodwill.  The operating results of this acquisition have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.  The purchased technology related to this acquisition is being amortized over its useful life of 5 years.  The other intangible assets, comprised of customer relationships and tradenames, are being amortized over their useful lives of 15 and 5 years, respectively, based on the pattern in which economic benefits of the asset are consumed.  Purchase accounting for this acquisition is preliminary and is expected to be finalized during 2006.

The preliminary allocation of purchase price is summarized below:

Tangible assets acquired

 

$

59,114,000

 

Purchased technology

 

53,899,000

 

Goodwill

 

322,045,000

 

Other intangibles

 

128,000,000

 

Liabilities assumed

 

(82,407,000

)

Gain on settlement of contract, net of tax

 

(2,594,000

)

 

 

 

 

Purchase price

 

$

478,057,000

 

 

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Under the terms of the Company’s pre-existing reseller agreement with BISYS, BISYS paid the Company non-refundable minimum license fees related to the achievement of certain minimum sales requirements.  The Company agreed not to compete with BISYS for the sale of data processing services using The Complete Banking Solution software on an outsourced basis to banks and thrifts in the United States, except in certain circumstances.  In connection with the purchase of the Information Services Group of BISYS, this reseller agreement with BISYS was terminated.  In accordance with Emerging Issued Task Form (EITF) 04-01, Accounting for Pre-existing Relationships between the Parties to a Business Combination, the Company reviewed the terms of the reseller agreement to determine if this executory contract included terms that were favorable or unfavorable when compared to pricing for current market transactions for the same or similar items, and measured a settlement gain or loss as the lesser of (A) the amount by which the reseller agreement was favorable or unfavorable to market terms or (B) the stated settlement provisions of the reseller agreement available to BISYS to which the reseller agreement is unfavorable.  Accordingly, the Company recognized an imputed gain on the effective settlement of the reseller agreement with BISYS of approximately $4,252,000.  This gain represents the stated settlement provision available to BISYS.

Pro Forma Financial Information (Unaudited)

The financial information in the table below summarizes the combined results of operations of the Company and its material acquisitions (the U.S. based services to credit unions business of CGI-AMS Inc. acquired in March of 2005 and the Information Services Group of BISYS) on a pro forma basis, as though the companies had been combined at the beginning of each period presented.  The pro forma information excludes the effect of S.O.S. Computer Systems, Inc., Financial Data Solutions, Inc. and COWWW Software, Inc., as the results of their operations, individually and in the aggregate, are not significant to the Company.  This pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved had the acquisitions actually taken place as of the beginning of the period being presented below.

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

September 30, 2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

Pro forma revenues

 

$

95,591,000

 

$

321,337,000

 

$

277,561,000

 

Pro forma net income

 

$

3,396,000

 

$

11,489,000

 

$

11,320,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro forma net income per share — basic

 

$

0.18

 

$

0.58

 

$

0.58

 

Pro forma net income per share — diluted

 

$

0.16

 

$

0.53

 

$

0.50

 

 

Included in the pro forma results for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 is a gain of approximately $4,252,000, which represents the effective settlement of the Company’s pre-existing reseller agreement with BISYS.  In addition, the pro forma results for the three periods presented have been adjusted to reflect the impact of the settlement of the pre-existing reseller agreement at the beginning of each period presented, including reductions of revenue and related costs of the Company and the Information Services Group of BISYS related to this agreement.

4.        Bank Financing

In connection with the acquisition of the Information Services Group of BISYS, the Company obtained bank financing.  The bank financing is in the form of two agreements:  a $320,000,000 First Lien Senior Secured Credit Agreement (the “First Agreement”), which provides for a $290,000,000 term loan (the “First Term Facility”) and a $30,000,000 revolving line of credit (the “Line of Credit”), and a $60,000,000 Second Lien Senior Term Loan Agreement (the “Second Term Facility”).

The First Term Facility, which has a term of 5.5 years and bears interest at LIBOR plus 250 basis points, was originally payable beginning June 30, 2006 in the amount of $725,000 per quarter through March 31, 2011, with balloon payments of $137,750,000 due on June 30, 2011 and September 3, 2011.  The Company may prepay the First Term Facility in aggregate principal amounts of $1,000,000 or a multiple of $250,000 in excess thereof during the term of the First Agreement.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company prepaid an aggregate of $16,000,000 of principal and, as a result, the next principal payment is not due until June 30, 2009.  The remaining principal balance of the First Term Facility as of September 30, 2006 was $274,000,000.

The Line of Credit expires on March 3, 2011 and bears interest at LIBOR plus 250 basis points.  Borrowings under the Line of Credit are required to be in an aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or a multiple of $250,000 in excess thereof.  To date, the Company has not drawn against the Line of Credit.

The Second Term Facility has a term of 6 years and bears interest at LIBOR plus 650 basis points and is payable on November 30, 2011.  The remaining principal balance of the Second Term Facility as of September 30, 2006 was $60,000,000.

The bank financing contains both financial and non-financial covenants, including maintaining a certain senior leverage ratio, total leverage ratio and fixed charge ratio.  These financial covenants are designed to measure the Company’s ability to repay its outstanding debt as well as to fund the related interest payments.  Borrowings under the bank financing are collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s assets.

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The costs of approximately $8.1 million related to the First and Second Term Facilities have been recorded as deferred financing costs within other assets in the accompanying financial statements.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recognized approximately $0.9 million of interest expense related to the amortization of these deferred financing costs.  The deferred financing costs are being amortized into interest expense using the effective interest rate method over the term of the First Term Facility, which is through September 2011.  To the extent the Company prepays all or a portion of the debt, the amortization of the deferred costs may be accelerated.

5.        Interest Rate Swap Agreements

On March 12, 2006, the Company entered into two separate interest rate swap agreements with a bank.  The objective of these derivative instruments is to offset the changes in variable benchmark interest rates and to limit exposure to uncertainty in interest expense and cash flow on the Company’s bank financing.  The first swap agreement is for $217,500,000 of the Company’s $290,000,000 First Term Facility and steps down quarterly in conjunction with the Company’s anticipated repayment of the First Term Facility.  This swap agreement extends through December 31, 2010.  The second swap agreement is for $60,000,000 of the Company’s $60,000,000 Second Term Facility.  This swap agreement extends through November 30, 2011.  The fair value of these derivative instruments at September 30, 2006 was $1.7 million and has been recorded within other liabilities.

The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative or hedging instrument depends upon the intended use of the derivative and the resulting designation.  The effective portion of the derivative’s gain/loss is initially reported as a component of other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified to earnings when the forecasted transaction affects earnings.  The ineffective portion of gain/loss is reported in earnings immediately.  Upon entering into the swap agreements, the Company assessed the effectiveness of the hedging transactions by considering the guidance in the Derivative Implementation Group (DIG) Issue G-7, Cash Flow Hedges:  Measuring the Ineffectiveness of a Cash Flow Hedge under Paragraph 30(b) when the Shortcut Method is Not Applied.  The Company has determined that at inception, the Company’s swap agreements are effective hedges and therefore changes in fair value will be recorded as a component of other comprehensive income as long as the hedge remains effective.

6.        Commitments and Contingencies

Lease Commitments

At September 30, 2006, the Company was committed under facility and various other operating leases, which expire at various dates through January 2013.  Minimum future lease payments under non-cancelable leases with a remaining term of greater than one year at September 30, 2006 are approximately as follows:

2006

 

$

7,875,000

 

2007

 

7,437,000

 

2008

 

6,427,000

 

2009

 

4,274,000

 

2010

 

2,464,000

 

Thereafter

 

2,240,000

 

Total minimum obligations

 

$

30,717,000

 

 

Rent expense under operating leases was approximately $5,733,000 and $4,287,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.  The Company recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis for all lease agreements with periods of free rent or escalating payment terms.  In connection with the acquisition of the Information Services Group of BISYS, the Company recorded a liability of approximately $1.2 million for certain facility leases that contain lease payments above fair value as of the acquisition date.  The liability will be amortized against rent expense over the term of the leases.

Legal Proceedings

On October 16, 2006, a purported class action complaint was filed by a stockholder of the Company against the Company, its directors, The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners challenging the Company’s proposed acquisition by The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners.  The complaint alleges that the Company and each of its directors breached their fiduciary duties to the stockholders in connection with the proposed acquisition, and that The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners aided and abetted the individual defendants’ breach.  The complaint seeks, among other things, injunctive relief to enjoin the consummation of the acquisition, that defendants account to plaintiffs and other members of the class for all damages caused to them and all profits and other special benefits allegedly received as a result of the alleged breach of fiduciary duties, and reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses.  This lawsuit is in its preliminary stage.  The Company believes that the lawsuit is without merit and intends to vigorously defend against it.  Due to the preliminary nature of this matter, we are currently unable to estimate any potential liability or range of loss associated with this litigation

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In addition, the Company is from time to time a party to legal proceedings which arise in the normal course of business. The Company is not currently involved in any material litigation, the outcome of which would, in management’s judgment based on information currently available, have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition, nor is management aware of any such litigation.

Filing of Internal Revenue Service Tax Forms on Behalf of Certain Customers

In August 2005, the Company became aware that it had not timely filed certain federal tax forms on behalf of certain of its data processing customers with the Internal Revenue Service.  Upon discovering this oversight, those filings were promptly made in August 2005.  The Internal Revenue Code provides that penalties can be imposed upon the failure to make timely IRS filings on those parties ultimately responsible for filings, which in this case would be the Company’s data processing clients.  However, Treasury department regulations provide that a filer’s established history of timely complying with its filing obligations may, in certain instances, result in a waiver of any penalties.  The potential range of penalties is $0 to approximately $2,500,000, but because the imposition of penalties is neither probable nor estimable, no amounts have been accrued in the financial statements as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

7.        Subsequent Events

On November, 8, 2006, the Company acquired Raddon Financial Group, Inc. (“Raddon”) for cash consideration of $27,500,000, with the potential for additional consideration of $5,500,000 pursuant to an earnout arrangement based on the achievement of certain financial objectives.  Raddon is recognized in the financial services market for providing CRM, research and marketing solutions and offers an extension of the Company’s industry-focused products and services.  Together, the Company and Raddon expect to offer a complementary suite of enabling technologies that will provide financial institutions with the technological tools to help them better compete and offer additional services in their marketplaces.  Due to the timing of the acquisition, the purchase price allocation has not yet been determined by the Company.

On October 14, 2006, the Company signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners, both global private investment firms. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company’s stockholders will receive $38.00 in cash for each share of the Company’s common stock. As a result of this acquisition, the Company’s convertible notes will convert into the Company’s common stock which will then be acquired with the proceeds of the acquisition.  The Company’s other currently outstanding debt will be retired.  The transaction is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2007 and is subject to various conditions, including approval by the Company’s stockholders, the expiration of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and other customary closing conditions.  The transaction is not subject to any debt financing conditions.  Transaction costs related to professional service and consulting costs incurred by the Company were approximately $250,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006.  The Company may terminate the agreement under certain circumstances, including if its Board of Directors determines in good faith that it has received a superior proposal, and otherwise complies with certain terms of the agreement.  This includes giving The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners 72 hours to match the terms of such superior proposal and any subsequent modifications.  In connection with such termination, the Company would have to pay a fee of $30 million to The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners.  In certain other circumstances, the agreement provides for The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners or the Company to pay to the other party a fee of $30 million upon termination of the agreement.  Upon consummation of the acquisition, the merger agreement provides for the stock options issued under the stock-based compensation plans to be accelerated and any amount equal to the excess of $38.00 over the per share exercise price of the stock options to be paid in cash to the holder upon completion of the transaction.  Also, the merger agreement provides for the vesting period for the restricted stock issued under the stock-based compensation plans to be accelerated immediately prior to the completion of the transaction, At the discretion of the successor company, certain stock options may be exchanged for options to purchase options of the successor company.

8.        Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation 48, Accounting for Income Tax Uncertainties (“FIN 48”).  FIN 48 defines the threshold for recognizing the benefits of tax return positions in the financial statements as “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the taxing authority.  The recently issued literature also provides guidance on the derecognition, measurement and classification of income tax uncertainties, along with any related interest and penalties.  FIN 48 includes guidance concerning accounting for income tax uncertainties in interim periods and increases the level of disclosures associated with any recorded income tax uncertainties.  FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2006.  The differences between the amounts recognized in the statements of financial position prior to the adoption of FIN 48, and the amounts reported after adoption, will be accounted for as a cumulative-effect adjustment recorded to the beginning balance of retained earnings.  Because the guidance was recently issued, management has not yet determined the impact, if any, of adopting the provisions of FIN 48 on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Current Year Misstatements (“SAB No. 108”). SAB No. 108 requires analysis of misstatements using both an income statement (rollover) approach and a balance sheet (iron curtain) approach in assessing materiality and provides for a one-time cumulative effect transition adjustment. SAB No. 108 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year 2006 financial statements. Because the guidance was recently issued, the Company’s management has not yet determined the impact, if any, of adopting the provisions of SAB 108 on the Company’s financial position and results of operations, although, the impact is not expected to be material.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements  (“FASB 157”), which is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and for interim periods within those years. This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands the related disclosure requirements. Because the guidance was recently issued, management has not yet determined the impact, if any, of adopting the provisions of FASB 157 on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with, and are derived from, our consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which could cause actual results to differ materially from management’s expectations. Important factors that could cause these differences include those described in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

We use the terms “Open Solutions,” “we,” “us” and “our” to refer to the business of Open Solutions Inc. and our subsidiaries. All references to years, unless otherwise noted, refer to our fiscal years, which end on December 31.

Recent Developments

On October 14, 2006, we signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners, both global private investment firms. Under the terms of the agreement, our stockholders will receive $38.00 in cash for each share of our common stock. As a result of this acquisition, our convertible notes will become convertible into the merger consideration payable to their underlying shares of common stock and our other currently outstanding debt will be retired.  The transaction is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2007 and is subject to various conditions, including approval by the our stockholders, the expiration of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and other customary closing conditions.  The transaction is not subject to any debt financing conditions.  Transaction costs related to professional service and consulting costs incurred by us were approximately $250,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006.  We may terminate the agreement under certain circumstances, including if our Board of Directors determines in good faith that we have received a superior proposal, and otherwise complies with certain terms of the agreement.  This includes giving The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners 72 hours to match the terms of such superior proposal and any subsequent modifications.  In connection with such termination, we would have to pay a fee of $30 million to The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners.  In certain other circumstances, the agreement provides for The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners or us to pay to the other party a fee of $30 million upon termination of the agreement.  Upon consummation of the acquisition, the merger agreement provides for the stock options issued under our stock-based compensation plans to be accelerated and any amount equal to the excess of $38.00 over the per share exercise price of the stock options to be paid in cash to the holder upon completion of the transaction.  Also, the merger agreement provides for the vesting period for the restricted stock issued under our stock-based compensation plans to be accelerated immediately prior to the completion of the transaction, At the discretion of the successor company, certain stock options may be exchanged for options to purchase options of the successor company.

Overview

Open Solutions is a provider of open relational software technologies and services designed to enable financial institutions to better compete and to service their customers more effectively.  We develop, market, license and support an enterprise-wide suite of software and services that performs a financial institution’s core data processing and information management functions, including account, transaction, deposit, lending, operations, back office, client information and reporting. Our complementary products and services supplement our relational core software to provide our clients with fully-integrated business intelligence, customer relationship management (CRM), check and document imaging, Internet banking and cash management, general ledger and profitability, loan origination, payment, web services, interactive voice solutions, HSA (health savings accounts) and Check 21 enabled check and item processing solutions.  Our software applications can be operated either by the financial institution itself, on an outsourced basis in one of our outsourcing centers or through an outsourcing center hosted by one of our resellers.  Substantially all of our historical revenue has been generated through the outsourcing or licensing of our core software and our complementary products and the provision of related services and maintenance to small and mid-size commercial banks and thrifts and credit unions of all sizes.  We also derive revenue from payment processing services.  We view our operations and manage our business as one reportable segment, the development and marketing of financial services focused computer software and related services.

We derive revenues from two primary sources:

·                  sales of licenses for our core software and complementary products, and

·                  fees from installation, training, maintenance and support services, as well as fees generated from our outsourcing centers and the outsourcing centers hosted by our resellers.

Our revenues have grown from approximately $27.3 million in 2001 to approximately $193.8 million in 2005. Our revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $281.1 million. This growth is a result of strategic acquisitions and internal expansion, through which we have developed and acquired new products and services and have expanded the number of clients using one or more of our products to approximately 5,500 as of September 30, 2006.

On November, 8, 2006, we acquired Raddon for cash consideration of $27,500,000, with the potential for additional consideration of $5,500,000 pursuant to an earnout arrangement based on the achievement of certain financial objectives.  Raddon is recognized in the financial services market for providing CRM, research and marketing solutions and offers an extension of our Company’s industry-focused products and services.  Together, we expect to offer a complementary suite of enabling technologies that will provide financial institutions with the technological tools to help them better compete and offer additional services in their marketplaces.

On March 3, 2006, we purchased the outstanding common stock of the Information Services Group of BISYS, Inc. (“BISYS”) for total cash consideration of approximately $472.4 million, subject to certain adjustments.  In connection with this acquisition, we incurred approximately $5.7 million of acquisition related costs.  This acquisition expands our product offerings, offers us additional cross selling solutions, further increases our presence in the financial services marketplace and extends our client base for our outsourcing services to include the insurance, healthcare and other industries.  Our maintenance and outsourcing revenues increased from 58.1% to 74.7% of our total revenues from the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to the nine months ended September 30, 2006, primarily as a result of this acquisition.  In conjunction with this acquisition, our pre-existing reseller agreement with BISYS was terminated.  As a result of this termination, we recognized a pre-tax gain on the effective settlement of this contract of approximately $4.3 million, which represents the stated settlement provision available to BISYS.  We used the net proceeds from a $350.0 million bank financing and $129.1 million of available cash to fund the purchase price.  As discussed in greater detail under “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” this bank financing substantially increased our indebtedness.

Software license revenue includes fees received from the licensing of application software.  We license our proprietary software products under standard agreements which typically provide our clients with the perpetual, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the software for a single financial institution upon payment of a license fee.  We also license certain third-party software to clients.

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We generate service and maintenance fees by converting clients to our core software suite, installing our software, assisting our clients in operating the applications, modifying and updating the software, providing outsourcing and payment processing services, and, in some cases, customizing products. Our software license agreements typically provide for five years of support and maintenance, with automatic annual renewals.

We perform outsourcing services through our outsourcing centers and our check, item and payment processing centers.  Revenues from outsourcing services, payment processing services and the check and item processing services are derived from monthly and transaction based fees, typically under three to five-year service contracts.

We derive other revenues from hardware sales and client reimbursement of out-of-pocket and telecommunication costs.  Client reimbursements represent direct costs paid to third parties primarily for data communication, postage and travel.

We expect that our revenues from installation, training, support and maintenance, our outsourcing centers and the outsourcing centers hosted by our resellers will continue to expand as our base of clients expands.  Our maintenance and outsourcing revenues are the largest of these revenue components, and we expect that these revenues, due to their recurring nature, will continue to be a significant portion of our total revenue as our client base grows.  Our maintenance and outsourcing revenues increased from 58.1% to 74.7% of our total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2006, respectively, primarily as a result of our acquisition of the Information Services Group of BISYS.

Application of Critical Accounting Policies

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require that management make numerous estimates and assumptions.  Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions, impacting our reported results of operations and financial position.  The application of our critical accounting policies is described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission. These critical accounting policies include:

·                  Revenue Recognition,

·                  Allowance for Doubtful Accounts,

·                  Software Development Costs,

·                  Accounting for Purchase Business Combinations,

·                  Long-Lived Assets, Intangible Assets and Goodwill, and

·                  Income Taxes

The material changes to the application of our critical accounting policies for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were as follows:

Stock Compensation

We adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“SFAS 123(R)”), effective January 1, 2006.  We utilize the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of employee stock based compensation at the date of grant, which requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including expected volatility and expected term.  Further, as required under SFAS 123(R), we now estimate forfeitures for options granted which are not expected to vest.  Changes in these inputs and assumptions can materially affect the measure of estimated fair value of our share-based compensation.  We adopted the provisions of SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006 using the modified prospective application method (“MPA”), which provides for certain changes to the method for valuing share-based compensation.  Under the MPA, prior periods are not revised for comparative purposes.  The valuation provisions of SFAS 123(R) apply to new awards and to the modification and cancellation of awards that are outstanding on the effective date.

Upon the adoption of SFAS 123(R), we recognized compensation expense associated with awards granted after January 1, 2006 and the unvested portion of previously granted awards that remain outstanding as of January 1, 2006 in our condensed consolidated statement of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we recognized compensation expense of $5.4 million for stock options and $0.7 million for restricted stock in our condensed consolidated statement of operations.  Upon the adoption of SFAS 123(R), we netted against additional paid-in capital the deferred compensation balance previously recorded in liabilities of $0.8 million.  We also netted the deferred compensation balance of $0.1 million previously recorded in equity against additional paid-in capital.

Derivative Financial Instruments

We recognize all derivative financial instruments, such as our interest rate swap agreements, at their fair value regardless of the purpose or intent for holding the instrument.  Changes in fair value of derivative financial instruments are either recognized periodically in income or in stockholders’ equity as a component of comprehensive income depending on whether the derivative financial instrument qualifies for hedge accounting, and if so, whether it qualifies as a fair value hedge or cash flow hedge.  Generally, changes in fair values of derivatives accounted for as fair value hedges are recorded in income along with the portions of the changes in the fair values of the hedged items that relate to the hedged risk.  Changes in fair values of derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges, to the extent they are effective as hedges, are recorded in other comprehensive income.

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Software Developed for Internal Use

As a result of the acquisition of the Information Services Group of BISYS, a provider of outsourcing services, we have recently began to incur material costs for the development of internal-use software.  We capitalize the costs of computer software developed or obtained for internal use in accordance with Statement of Position 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use (“SOP 98-1”).  Capitalized computer software costs under SOP 98-1 consist of purchase software licenses, implementation costs, consulting costs and payroll-related costs for certain projects that qualify for capitalization.  Costs capitalized under SOP 98-1 are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range from three to six years.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation 48, Accounting for Income Tax Uncertainties (“FIN 48”).  FIN 48 defines the threshold for recognizing the benefits of tax return positions in the financial statements as “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the taxing authority.  The recently issued literature also provides guidance on the derecognition, measurement and classification of income tax uncertainties, along with any related interest and penalties.  FIN 48 also includes guidance concerning accounting for income tax uncertainties in interim periods and increases the level of disclosures associated with any recorded income tax uncertainties.  FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2006.  The differences between the amounts recognized in the statements of financial position prior to the adoption of FIN 48, and the amounts reported after adoption, will be accounted for as a cumulative-effect adjustment recorded to the beginning balance of retained earnings.  Because the guidance was recently issued, we have not yet determined the impact, if any, of adopting the provisions of FIN 48 on our financial position and results of operations.

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Current Year Misstatements (“SAB No. 108”). SAB No. 108 requires analysis of misstatements using both an income statement (rollover) approach and a balance sheet (iron curtain) approach in assessing materiality and provides for a one-time cumulative effect transition adjustment. SAB No. 108 is effective for our fiscal year 2006 financial statements. Because the guidance was recently issued, we have not yet finalized our determination of the impact, if any, of adopting the provisions of SAB 108 on our financial position and results of operations.

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FASB 157”), which is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and for interim periods within those years. This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands the related disclosure requirements. Because the guidance was recently issued, management has not yet determined the impact, if any, of adopting the provisions of FASB 157 on our financial position and results of operations.

Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

As a Percentage of Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software license

 

9.0

%

24.5

%

10.8

%

23.4

%

Service, maintenance and hardware

 

91.0

 

75.5

 

89.2

 

76.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

100.0

 

100.0

 

100.0

 

100.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software license

 

1.8

 

4.3

 

2.1

 

3.7

 

Service, maintenance and hardware

 

52.0

 

41.5

 

50.8

 

40.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues

 

53.8

 

45.8

 

52.9

 

44.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

8.1

 

11.9

 

9.0

 

12.4

 

Product development

 

6.3

 

10.2

 

6.8

 

10.6

 

General and administrative

 

17.5

 

19.5

 

18.3

 

19.7

 

Transaction costs

 

0.2

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

32.1

 

41.6

 

34.2

 

42.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on effective settlement of contract

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

Income from operations

 

14.1

 

12.6

 

14.4

 

13.1

 

Interest income (expense), net

 

(7.9

)

0.1

 

(6.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

6.2

 

12.7

 

7.6

 

13.1

 

Income tax provision

 

(2.7

)

(4.9

)

(3.2

)

(5.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

3.5

 

7.8

 

4.4

 

7.9

 

 

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2005

Revenues.

We generate revenues from licensing the rights to use our software products and certain third-party software products to clients.  We also generate revenues from installation, training, maintenance and support services provided to clients, from outsourcing services and from hardware sales, each of which is typically sold in combination with the licensing of our software and other third party software products.  Revenues increased 118.1% from $49.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $107.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.

Software Licenses.

Software license revenues decreased 19.7% from $12.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $9.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  This decrease was primarily a result of no longer recognizing license revenues related to our reseller arrangement with BISYS after that arrangement was settled concurrent with our acquisition of the Information Services Group of BISYS in March 2006.  The license fees from this reseller arrangement accounted for $0 and approximately $3.2 million of our license revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.  This decrease was partially offset by an increase of $2.0 million due to sales of products that we acquired in the recent acquisition of the Information Services Group of BISYS and COWWW Software, Inc. Software license revenues vary depending on the timing, size and nature of our license transactions.

Maintenance.

Maintenance revenues increased 29.3% from $11.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $14.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  The increase was primarily due to our recent acquisitions, which contributed $2.8 million, and an increase in our core software processing maintenance, which contributed $0.6 million, net of a decrease of $1.2 million due to the amounts recognized in 2005 related to our reseller agreement with BISYS.  Additionally, we will not be recognizing maintenance revenues related to our reseller agreement with BISYS in the future, as this arrangement was settled upon our acquisition of the Information Services Group of BISYS.  The maintenance fees under the BISYS reseller agreement accounted for $0 and approximately $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.  We typically provide maintenance services under five-year contracts with automatic renewals that allow for an annual increase in fees, generally not to exceed an annual increase of 5%.  Future maintenance revenue growth is dependent on new license sales and retention of existing clients and additional product sales to existing clients.

Implementation and Other Professional Services.

Implementation and other professional services revenues increased 80.7% from $6.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $11.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  The increase in implementation and other professional services is directly related to the increase in recent sales of licenses to new clients over the past few quarters and sales of additional products to existing clients.  The increase was also due to our recent acquisitions, which contributed $2.6 million, and an increase in our core service revenues, which contributed $2.4 million.   Our overall software license revenue levels and market demand for implementation and other professional services will continue to affect our implementation and other professional services revenues.

Outsourcing.

Outsourcing revenues increased 290.1% from $17.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $67.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  The increase in outsourcing revenues was primarily due to the recent acquisitions of the Information Services Group of BISYS and COWWW Software, Inc., which contributed $48.8 million in the aggregate, combined with the addition of new clients in our pre-existing outsourcing centers.  Future outsourcing revenue growth is dependent on our ability to retain existing clients, add new clients and increase average outsourcing fees.

Cost of Revenues.

Cost of revenues includes third party license fees and the direct expenses associated with providing our services, such as systems operations, customer support, installations, professional services and other related expenses. Cost of revenues increased 156.6% from $22.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $57.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  Gross margin decreased from 54.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to 46.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  The decrease in gross margin is attributable to our acquisition of the Information Services Group of BISYS, which generates gross margins lower than our historical gross margins, as the acquired business primarily consists of outsourcing services.  Additionally, as a result of the BISYS acquisition, the mix of revenue generated from third party license sales in an outsourcing environment has increased, which has also resulted in a decrease in our gross margins.

Cost of Software Licenses Revenues.

Cost of software license revenues consists primarily of amortization expense of purchased technology, royalties, third-party software, and the costs of product media, packaging and documentation.  Cost of license revenues decreased 7.0% from $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $2.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  The decrease in cost of software license revenues was primarily due to decreased third-party software licenses sold in connection with our core and complementary products partially offset by increases in amortization of purchased technology related to our recent acquisitions.

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Cost of Service, Maintenance and Hardware Revenues.

Cost of service, maintenance and hardware revenues consists primarily of personnel utilized to provide implementation, conversion and training services to our software licensees; technical client support and related costs; personnel, facility, telecommunication, depreciation of capital assets and amortization of developed technology utilized in servicing our outsourcing clients; and third party hardware costs.  Cost of service, maintenance and hardware revenues increased 173.4% from $20.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $55.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  The increase in cost of service, outsourcing and hardware revenues was due primarily to a $29.2 million increase in costs associated with the growth of our outsourcing and payment processing business, $28.8 million of which is from the recently acquired businesses.  There was also a $4.0 million increase in costs associated with implementation and other professional services, $2.1 million of which is from acquired businesses and the remainder of which is primarily related to an increased investment in our professional services organization to support the services related to increased license sales.  Maintenance costs increased $0.9 million, which primarily related to the acquired businesses.

Operating Expenses

Sales and Marketing.

Sales and marketing expenses include salaries and commissions paid to sales and marketing personnel and other costs incurred in marketing our products and services. Sales and marketing expenses increased 49.2% from $5.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $8.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006. This increase was due primarily to an increase in stock compensation costs of $0.5 million related to the adoption of SFAS 123(R) and sales and marketing costs of $3.4 million as a result of our recent acquisitions.  Sales and marketing expenses represented 11.9% of revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2005 as opposed to 8.1% of revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased primarily because of the increase in recurring service revenues, which require lower selling costs than new sales.

Product Development.

Product development expenses include salaries of personnel in our product development department, consulting fees and other related expenses. Product development expenses increased 33.5% from $5.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $6.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  This increase was due primarily to a $1.9 million increase in product development expenses from the acquired businesses.  Product development expenses represented 10.2% of revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2005 as opposed to 6.3% of revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006. Product development expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased primarily because product development expenses did not increase proportionally to our revenue growth as the increase in recurring revenues  require lower development costs.

General and Administrative.

General and administrative expenses consist of salaries for executive, administrative and financial personnel, consulting expenses and facilities costs such as office leases, insurance and depreciation.  General and administrative expenses increased 95.4% from $9.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $18.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  The increase was due primarily to $5.8 million of expenses from the acquired businesses, an increase in stock compensation costs of $1.0 million, an increase in legal, audit and audit related services of approximately $0.3 million, an increase in consulting expenses of approximately $0.4 million, and investments in our infrastructure, including increases in depreciation expense of $0.5 million primarily related to the development of our new accounting systems and leasehold improvements at our facilities.  General and administrative expenses represented 19.5% of revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2005 as opposed to 17.5% of revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006.

Transaction Costs

Transaction costs include professional service and consulting costs incurred by us in connection with the proposed acquisition by The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners.  Transaction costs for the three months ended September 30, 2006 were $0.3 million as compared to $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2005.

Interest and Other Income

Interest and other income decreased from $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  The decrease was primarily due to lower cash balances available for investment in 2006.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased from $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $9.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  The increase in interest expense was due to interest from our March 2006 bank financing used to acquire the Information Services Group of BISYS.

Income Tax Provision.

Income tax provision increased from $2.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $2.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  Our effective tax rate increased from 38.5% to 44.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2006, respectively, primarily as a result of the adoption of SFAS 123(R) and the effect of stock-based compensation expense recorded for incentive stock options.  An incentive stock option does not ordinarily result in a tax benefit for us unless there is a disqualifying disposition of stock.  Accordingly, no deferred tax asset or benefit has been recognized by us for compensation expense recorded for incentive stock options, rather a current tax deduction will be recognized upon ultimate exercise of the incentive stock option.  We expect to record a higher tax rate in the near term than has been recorded historically as

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incentive stock options continue to vest.  Additional factors that may impact our effective tax rate would include changes in the magnitude and location of taxable income among taxing jurisdictions, including the blended state tax rate based on the mix of states we do business in, any non-deductible expenses and any tax credits we may receive.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005

Revenues.

Revenues increased 109.8% from $134.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $281.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

Software Licenses.

Software license revenues decreased 2.7% from $31.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $30.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  This decrease was primarily as a result of no longer recognizing license revenues related to our reseller arrangement with BISYS after that arrangement was settled concurrent with our acquisition of the Information Services Group of BISYS in March 2006.  This decrease was partially offset by an increase in the licensing of our core and complementary products and an increase of $3.4 million due to sales of products that we acquired in the recent acquisitions of the Information Services Group of BISYS and COWWW Software, Inc.  The license fees from BISYS accounted for approximately $3.6 million and $9.1 million of our license revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.  Software license revenues vary depending on the timing, size and nature of our license transactions.

Maintenance.

Maintenance revenues increased 32.9% from $31.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $42.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  The increase was due to our recent acquisitions, which contributed $6.1 million, and an increase in our core software processing maintenance, which contributed $4.5 million.  Additionally, we will not be recognizing maintenance revenues related to our reseller agreement with BISYS in the future, as this arrangement was settled upon our acquisition of the Information Services Group of BISYS.  The maintenance fees under the BISYS reseller agreement accounted for approximately $0.9 million and $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.  We typically provide maintenance services under five-year contracts with automatic renewals that allow for an annual increase in fees, generally not to exceed an annual increase of 5%.  Future maintenance revenue growth is dependent on new license sales, retention of existing clients and additional product sales to existing clients.

Implementation and Other Professional Services.

Implementation and other professional services revenues increased 66.1% from $19.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $31.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  The increase in implementation and other professional services is directly related to the increase in recent sales of licenses to new clients over the past few quarters and sales of additional products to existing clients.  The increase in professional services revenues was also due to our recent acquisitions, which contributed $4.7 million and an increase in our core service revenues which contributed $7.9 million.  Our overall software license revenue levels and market demand for implementation and other professional services will continue to affect our implementation and other professional services revenues.

Outsourcing.

Outsourcing revenues increased 264.6% from $45.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $167.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  The increase in outsourcing revenues was primarily due to the recent acquisitions of the Information Services Group of BISYS and COWWW Software, Inc., which contributed $111.5 million in the aggregate, combined with the addition of new clients in our pre-existing outsourcing centers.  Future outsourcing revenue growth is dependent on our ability to retain existing clients, add new clients and increase average outsourcing fees.

Cost of Revenues.

Cost of revenues increased 150.5% from $59.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $148.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Gross margin decreased from 55.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to 47.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  The decrease in gross margin is primarily attributable to our acquisition of the Information Services Group of BISYS, which generates gross margins lower than our historical gross margins, as the acquired business primarily consists of outsourcing services.  Additionally, as a result of the BISYS acquisition, the mix of revenue generated from third party license sales in an outsourcing environment has increased, which has also resulted in a decrease in our gross margins.

Cost of Software License Revenues.

Cost of license revenues increased 17.9% from $4.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $5.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  The increase in cost of software license revenues was primarily due to increased third-party software licenses sold in connection with our core and complementary products as well as increases in amortization of purchased technology related to our recent acquisitions.

Cost of Service, Maintenance and Hardware Revenues.

Cost of service, maintenance and hardware revenues increased 162.5% from $54.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $142.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  The increase in cost of service, outsourcing and hardware revenues was due primarily to a $72.1 million increase in costs associated with the growth of our outsourcing and payment processing business, $66.1 million of which is from the recently acquired businesses.  There was also a $10.7 million increase in costs associated with implementation and other professional services, $4.7 million of which is from acquired businesses and the remainder of which is primarily related to an increased investment in our professional services

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organization to support the services related to the recent increase in license sales.  Maintenance costs increased $2.4 million, which primarily related to the acquired business.

Operating Expenses

Sales and Marketing.

Sales and marketing expenses increased 52.1% from $16.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $25.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  This increase was due primarily to increases in commissions from higher revenues of approximately $1.2 million, stock compensation costs of $1.2 million related to the adoption of SFAS 123(R) and $5.9 million of sales and marketing costs as a result of our recent acquisitions.  Sales and marketing expenses represented 12.4% of revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 as opposed to 9.0% of revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased primarily because of the increase in recurring service revenues, which require lower selling costs than new sales.

Product Development.

Product development expenses increased 35.3% from $14.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $19.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. This increase was due primarily to a $3.7 million increase in product development expenses from the acquired businesses. Product development expenses represented 10.6% of revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 as opposed to 6.8% of revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Product development expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased primarily because product development expenses did not increase proportionally to our revenue growth as the increase in recurring revenues require lower development costs.

General and Administrative.

General and administrative expenses increased 95.7% from $26.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $51.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The increase was due primarily to $12.7 million of expenses from the acquired businesses, an increase in stock compensation costs of $2.9 million, an increase in legal, audit and audit related services of approximately $1.3 million, an increase in consulting expenses of approximately $1.6 million and investments in our infrastructure, including increases in depreciation, rent and other administrative  expenses of $4.2 million primarily from the development of new internal software systems and leasehold improvements at our facilities as well as other increases due to being a larger organization.  General and administrative expenses represented 19.7% of revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 as opposed to 18.4% of revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

Transaction Costs

Transaction costs include professional service and consulting costs incurred by us in connection with the proposed acquisition by The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners.  Transaction costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $0.3 million as compared to $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

Gain on Effective Settlement of Contract.

In connection with the acquisition of the Information Services Group of BISYS, the pre-existing reseller agreement between us and BISYS was terminated.  In connection with that termination, we recorded an imputed gain on the effective settlement of this contract of $4.3 million, which represents the stated settlement provision to BISYS at the acquisition date.

Interest and Other Income.

Interest and other income decreased from $3.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $2.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  The decrease was primarily due to lower cash balances available for investment in 2006.

Interest Expense.

Interest expense increased from $3.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $21.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  The increase in interest expense was due to interest from our March 2006 bank financing in connection with the acquisition of the Information Services Group of BISYS combined with a full nine months of interest on our convertible notes, which were issued in February 2005.

Income Tax Provision.

Income tax provision increased 30.1% from $6.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $9.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  Our effective tax rate increased from 39.5% to 42.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2006, respectively, primarily as a result of the adoption of SFAS 123(R) and the tax effect of stock-based compensation expense recorded for incentive stock options, partially offset by certain changes in Canadian tax laws which reduced our statutory tax rate. We expect to record a higher tax rate than has been recorded historically as incentive stock options continue to vest.  Additional factors that may impact our effective tax rate would include changes in the magnitude and location of taxable income among taxing jurisdictions, including the blended state tax rate based on the mix of states we do business in, any non-deductible expenses and any tax credits we may receive.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we had cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments totaling $53.3 million and $174.4 million, respectively.

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The following table sets forth the elements of our cash flow statement for the following periods:

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

48,921

 

$

21,431

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(508,302

)

(90,687

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

325,600

 

129,781

 

 

Cash from Operating Activities

Cash provided by operations in the nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased $27.5 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2005.  The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in net income of $1.8 million, an increase in depreciation and amortization of $19.7 million due to the impact of recent acquisitions, an increase in stock compensation expense of $5.9 million from the adoption of SFAS 123(R), an increase in the deferred tax provision of $2.5 million, an increase in working capital of $0.7 million and a non-cash gain on settlement of a contract of $4.3 million.

Cash from Investing Activities

Cash from investing activities consists primarily of purchases of fixed assets, capitalization of software development costs, investments in marketable securities and business acquisitions. Total capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 were $17.8 million and $6.7 million, respectively, and were primarily related to the purchase of computer equipment, computer software, software development services, furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements. We currently have no significant capital spending or purchase commitments, but expect to continue to engage in capital spending in the ordinary course of business.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we purchased $12.1 million in marketable securities. In the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we purchased $142.1 million in marketable securities and $108.0 million of marketable securities matured or were sold.

Additionally, net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 included $478.4 million, primarily related to the acquisition of the Information Services Group of BISYS, net of cash received.  Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, included $49.9 million used for the acquisitions of the U.S.-based credit union services business of CGI-AMS Inc., S.O.S. Computer Systems, Inc., Financial Data Solutions, Inc. and COWWW Software, Inc., net of cash received.

Cash from Financing Activities

During the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, we received $6.5 million and $2.8 million, respectively, of proceeds from the exercise of stock options and the issuance of common stock for our employee stock purchase program. In March 2006, we used the proceeds from a $350.0 million bank financing, in addition to $129.1 million of available cash, to fund the purchase price of the Information Services Group of BISYS.  The bank financing is in the form of two agreements: a $320.0 million First Lien Senior Secured Credit Agreement (the “First Agreement”), which provides for a $290.0 million term loan (the “First Term Facility”) and a $30.0 million revolving line of credit (the “Line of Credit”), and a $60 million Second Lien Senior Secured Term Loan Agreement (the “Second Term Facility”).  The First Term Facility has a term of 5.5 years and bears interest at LIBOR plus 250 basis points and was originally payable beginning June 30, 2006 in the amount of $725,000 per quarter through May 31, 2011, with balloon payments of $137.8 million due on June 30, 2011 and September 3, 2011.  We may prepay the First Term Facility in aggregate principal amounts of $1.0 million or a multiple of $250,000 in excess thereof during the term of the First Agreement.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we prepaid $16.0 million of principal and, as a result, the next principal payment is not due until June 30, 2009.  The Line of Credit expires on March 3, 2011 and bears interest at LIBOR plus 250 basis points.  Borrowings under the Line of Credit are required to be in an aggregate amount of $1.0 million or a multiple of $250,000 in excess thereof.  To date, we have not drawn against the Line of Credit.  The Second Term Facility has a term of 6 years and bears interest at LIBOR plus 650 basis points.  The bank financing contains both financial and non-financial covenants including maintaining a senior leverage ratio, as defined, a total leverage ratio, as defined and a fixed charge ratio, as defined.  These financial covenants are designed to measure our ability to repay our outstanding debt as well as fund the related interest payments.  Borrowing under the bank financing is secured by substantially all of our assets.  We believe we will be in compliance with the covenants related to our bank financing for the next twelve months.

In March 2006, we entered into two separate interest rate swaps with a bank, the objective of which is to offset the changes in benchmark interest rates and the associated uncertainty in interest expense and cash flows of our bank financing.  The first swap agreement is for $217,500,000 of our $290,000,000 First Term Facility and steps down quarterly in conjunction with our anticipated repayment of the First Term Facility.  This swap agreement is through December 31, 2010.  The second swap agreement is for $60,000,000 of our $60,000,000 Second Term Facility.  This swap agreement is through November 30, 2011.  We have assessed the interest rate swaps as effective cash flow hedges from their inception and will continue to monitor hedge effectiveness during the period they are outstanding.

If the acquisition of all of our outstanding common stock by The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners is consummated, our convertible notes will become convertible into the merger consideration payable to their underlying shares of

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common stock and our other currently outstanding debt will be retired.

We currently anticipate that our current cash balance and cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet our presently anticipated capital needs for the next twelve months, but may be insufficient to provide funds necessary for any future acquisitions we may make during that time.  To the extent we require additional funds, whether for acquisitions or otherwise, we may seek additional equity or debt financing.  Such financing may not be available to us on terms that are acceptable to us, if at all, and any equity financing may be dilutive to our stockholders.  To the extent we obtain additional debt financing, our debt service obligations will increase and the relevant debt instruments may, among other things, impose additional restrictions on our operations, require us to comply with additional financial covenants or require us to pledge assets to secure our borrowings.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements or relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which are typically established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

Contractual Obligations as of September 30, 2006

(in thousands)

 

Payments Due by Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More than

 

Contractual Obligations

 

Total

 

Less than 1 year

 

1-3 years

 

3-5 years

 

5 years

 

Bank financing – principal and interest

 

$

475,856

 

$

28,786

 

$

58,970

 

$

326,910

 

$

61,190

 

Convertible notes payable – principal and interest

 

291,789

 

3,962

 

7,923

 

7,923

 

271,981

 

Capital lease obligations

 

7,100

 

4,178

 

2,922

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

30,717

 

7,875

 

13,864

 

6,738

 

2,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total contractual obligations

 

$

805,462

 

$

44,801

 

$

83,679

 

$

341,571

 

$

335,411

 

 

The contractual obligations related to the bank financing include a portion of our interest expense payable at fixed rates pursuant to our interest rate swap agreements.

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Item 3.           Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

We transact business with clients almost exclusively in the United States and Canada and receive payments for our services exclusively in United States dollars or Canadian dollars.  Therefore, we are exposed to foreign currency exchange risks and fluctuations in foreign currencies which could impact our results of operations and financial condition.  A 10% increase or decrease in currency exchange rates would not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Our interest expense is generally not sensitive to changes in the general level of interest rates in the United States.  Although a majority of our indebtedness is at variable rates, we manage the interest rate risk of our variable rate bank financing, principally by using cash flow hedges to achieve a desired position of fixed and floating rate debt.  As of September 30, 2006, we have utilized effective cash flow hedges which fix the interest payments on $277.5 million of our variable rate debt, allowing us to maintain 83% of our bank debt at fixed interest rates and 17% at variable interest rates.  Our cash flow hedges had the effect of increasing interest expense by $0.2 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006.  A 10% increase or decrease in interest rates would not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

All of our cash and cash equivalents are held on deposit with banks and highly liquid marketable securities with maturities of three months or less.

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2006.  The term “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”), means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.  Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  Our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2006, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

The implementation of additional modules of our new accounting system, completed effective January 1, 2006, and the adoption of new accounting pronouncements, including SFAS 123(R), required us to modify and add certain internal controls and processes and procedures. Otherwise, no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings.

We are from time to time a party to legal proceedings which arise in the normal course of business.  We are not currently involved in any material litigation, the outcome of which would, in management’s judgment based on information currently available, have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition, nor is management aware of any such litigation threatened against us.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only risks we face.  Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that are currently deemed immaterial may also impair our business operations.  If any of the following risks actually occur, our financial condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected.

If the proposed acquisition of Open Solutions by The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners is not completed, our business and stock price will be adversely affected.

On October 14, 2006, we entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners.  Under the terms of the agreement, our stockholders will receive $38.00 in cash for each share of our common stock.  In addition, our convertible notes will become convertible into the merger consideration payable to their underlying shares of common stock and our other currently outstanding debt will be retired.  The consummation of the acquisition is subject to, among other things, approval of our stockholders and other customary closing conditions.  The acquisition has been unanimously approved by our board of directors and will be considered by our stockholders at a special meeting of stockholders.  We expect the acquisition to be completed during the first quarter of 2007. We expect to incur expenses in excess of $3.0 million related to the acquisition, not including any expenses that we might incur in connection with any debt financing related to the acquisition.  These acquisition-related expenses include investment banking fees and legal and professional fees. Our business and stock price will be adversely affected if the acquisition is not completed as a result of several factors, including, but not limited to, the following:

·                  the stock price payable by The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners represents a premium to the price at which our shares were trading before the announcement,

·                  our customers, prospective customers and investors in general may view this failure as a poor reflection on our business or prospects,

·                  customers or prospective customers may have delayed their purchase commitments until the acquisition was complete or may have chosen not to purchase at all,

·                  certain of our suppliers and business partners may have sought to change or terminate their relationships with us as a result of the proposed acquisition,

·                  our key employees may have sought other employment opportunities, and

·                  our management team may have been distracted from day-to-day operations as a result of the proposed acquisition.

We are dependent on the banking and credit union industry, and changes within that industry could reduce demand for our products and services.

The large majority of our revenues are derived from financial institutions in the banking and credit union industry, primarily small to mid-size banks and thrifts and credit unions of all sizes, and we expect to continue to derive substantially all of our revenues from these institutions for the foreseeable future.  Unfavorable economic conditions adversely impacting the banking and credit union industry could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.  For example, financial institutions in the banking and credit union industry have experienced, and may continue to experience, cyclical fluctuations in profitability as well as increasing challenges to improve their operating efficiencies.  Due to the entrance of non-traditional competitors and the current environment of low interest rates, the profit margins of commercial banks, thrifts and credit unions have narrowed.  As a result, some institutions have slowed, and may continue to slow, their capital spending, including spending on computer software and hardware, which can negatively impact license sales of our core and complementary products to new and existing clients.  Decreases in or reallocation of capital expenditures by our current and potential clients, unfavorable economic conditions and new or persisting competitive pressures could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Consolidation in the banking and financial services industry could adversely impact our business by eliminating a number of our existing and potential clients.

There has been and continues to be merger, acquisition and consolidation activity in the banking and financial services industry.  Mergers or consolidations of banks and financial institutions in the future could reduce the number of our clients and potential clients.  A smaller market for our services could have a material adverse impact on our business and results of operations.  In addition, it is possible that the larger banks or financial institutions which result from mergers or consolidations could decide to perform themselves some or all of the services which we currently provide or could provide.  If that were to occur, it could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Our success depends on decisions by potential clients to replace their legacy computer systems, and their failure to do so would adversely affect demand for our products and services.

We primarily derive our revenues from two sources:  license fees for software products and fees for a full range of services complementing our products, including outsourcing, installation, training, maintenance and support services.  A large portion of these fees are either directly attributable to licenses of our core software system or are generated over time by clients using our core software.  Banks and credit unions historically have been slow to adapt to and accept new technologies.  Many of these financial institutions have traditionally met their information technology needs through legacy computer systems, in which they have often invested significant resources.  As a result, these financial institutions may be inclined to resist replacing their legacy systems with our core software system.  Our future financial performance will depend in part on the successful development, introduction and client acceptance of new and enhanced versions of our core software system and our other complementary products.  A decline in demand for, or failure to achieve broad market acceptance of, our core software system or any enhanced version as a result of competition, technological change or otherwise, will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If we fail to expand our outsourcing business and other sources of recurring revenue, we may be unable to successfully implement our business strategy.

We can host a financial institution’s data processing functions at our outsourcing centers.  Our outsourcing centers currently serve clients using our core software and our Internet banking, ATM, cView, cash management, collections, automated clearing house, or ACH, processing, and check and item processing, telephony products and payment processing.  In the future we plan to offer all of our products in our outsourcing centers and continue to market our outsourcing services aggressively. Our outsourcing services provide a source of recurring revenue which can grow as the number of accounts processed for a client increases.  We also seek to generate recurring revenue through our licensing model, which generates additional fees for us as a client’s business grows or it adds more software applications, as well as through the provision of maintenance, support and other professional services.  Our data center and payment processing services are the largest of these revenue components, and we expect that these revenues will continue to be a significant portion of our total revenues as our client base grows due to their recurring nature.  To the extent we fail to persuade new or existing clients to purchase our outsourcing services or we are unable to offer some or all of our products to clients on an outsourced basis, we will be unable to implement our strategy and our revenue may be less predictable.

We have had several profitable quarters, but we may not sustain profitability in future periods.

Although we were profitable for the year ended December 31, 2005, and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, we cannot guarantee that we will continue to be profitable in the future, either on a short or long-term basis.  There can be no assurance that operating losses will not recur in the future, that we will sustain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis or that our actual results will meet our projections, expectations or announced guidance.  To the extent that revenues do not grow at anticipated rates, increases in operating expenses precede or are not subsequently followed by commensurate increase in revenues or we are unable to adjust operating expense levels accordingly, our business, financial condition and results of operations will be materially adversely affected.

If we fail to adapt our products and services to changes in technology or in the marketplace, we could lose existing clients and be unable to attract new business.

The markets for our software products and services are characterized by technological change, frequent new product introductions and evolving industry standards.  The introduction of products embodying new technologies and the emergence of new industry standards can render our existing products obsolete and unmarketable in short periods of time.  We expect new products and services, and enhancements to existing products and services, to continue to be developed and introduced by others, which will compete with, and reduce the demand for, our products and services.  Our products’ life cycles are difficult to estimate.  Our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to enhance our current products and to develop and introduce new products that keep pace with technological developments and emerging industry standards and to address the increasingly sophisticated needs of our clients.  There can be no assurance that we will be successful in developing, marketing, licensing and selling new products or product enhancements that meet these changing demands, that we will not experience difficulties that could delay or prevent the successful development, introduction and marketing of these products or that our new products and product enhancements will adequately meet the demands of the marketplace and achieve market acceptance.

We encounter a long sales and implementation cycle requiring significant capital commitments by our clients which they may be unwilling or unable to make.

The implementation of our core software system involves significant capital commitments by our clients.  Potential clients generally commit significant resources to an evaluation of available software and require us to expend substantial time, effort and money educating them as to the value of our software.  Sales of our core processing software products require an extensive education and marketing effort throughout a client’s organization because decisions relating to licensing our core processing software generally involve the evaluation of the software by senior management and a significant number of client personnel in various functional areas, each having specific and often conflicting requirements.

We may expend significant funds and management resources during the sales cycle and ultimately fail to close the sale.  Our core software product sales cycle generally ranges between six to nine months, and our implementation cycle for our core software generally ranges between six to nine months.  Our sales cycle for all of our products and services is subject to significant risks and delays over which we have little or no control, including:

·    our clients’ budgetary constraints,

·    the timing of our clients’ budget cycles and approval process,

·    our clients’ willingness to replace their core software solution vendor,

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·            the success and continued support of our strategic marketing partners’ sales efforts, and

·            the timing and expiration of our clients’ current license agreements or outsourcing agreement for similar services.

If we are unsuccessful in closing sales after expending significant funds and management resources or if we experience delays as discussed above, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We utilize certain key technologies from third parties, and may be unable to replace those technologies if they become obsolete or incompatible with our products.

Our proprietary software is designed to work in conjunction with certain third-party software products, including Microsoft and Oracle relational databases.  Although we believe that there are alternatives to these products generally available to us, any significant interruption in the supply of such third-party software could have a material adverse effect on our sales unless and until we can replace the functionality provided by these products.  In addition, we are dependent upon these third parties’ abilities to enhance their current products, to develop new products on a timely and cost-effective basis and to respond to emerging industry standards and other technological changes.  There can be no assurance that we would be able to replace the functionality provided by the third-party software currently offered in conjunction with our products in the event that such software becomes obsolete or incompatible with future version of our products or is otherwise not adequately maintained or updated.  The absence of, or any significant delay in, the replacement of that functionality could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.  Furthermore, delays in the release of new and upgraded versions of third-party software products, particularly the Oracle relational database management system, could have a material adverse effect on our revenues and results of operations.  Because of the complexities inherent in developing sophisticated software products and the lengthy testing periods associated with these products, no assurance can be given that our future product introductions will not be delayed.

We operate in a competitive business environment, and if we are unable to compete effectively, we may face price reductions and decreased demand for our products.

The market for our products and services is intensely competitive and subject to technological change.  Competitors vary in size and in the scope and breadth of the products and services they offer.  We encounter competition from a number of sources, all of which offer core software systems to the banking and credit union industry.  We expect additional competition from other established and emerging companies as the market for core processing software solutions and complementary products continues to develop and expand.

We also expect that competition will increase as a result of software industry consolidation, including particularly the acquisition of any of our competitors or any of the retail banking system providers by one of the larger service providers to the banking industry.  We encounter competition in the United States from a number of sources, including Fiserv, Inc., Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., Fidelity National Information Services and John H. Harland Company, all of which offer core processing systems or outsourcing alternatives to banks, thrifts and credit unions.  Some of our current, and many of our potential, competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, larger client bases and significantly greater financial, engineering, technical, marketing and other resources than we do.  As a result, these companies may be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in client demands or to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products than we can.

In addition, current and potential competitors have established or may establish cooperative relationships among themselves or with third parties to increase the ability of their products to address the needs of our prospective clients.  Accordingly, it is possible that new competitors or alliances among competitors may emerge and acquire significant market share.  We expect that the banking and credit union software market will continue to attract new competitors and new technologies, possibly involving alternative technologies that are more sophisticated and cost-effective than our technology.  There can be no assurance that we will be able to compete successfully against current or future competitors or that competitive pressures faced by us will not materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

An impairment of the value of our goodwill, capitalized software costs and other intangible assets could significantly reduce our earnings.

We periodically review items on our balance sheet for impairment and record an impairment charge if we determine that the value of our assets has been impaired.  As of September 30, 2006, we had approximately $417.2 million of goodwill and $219.0 million of capitalized software costs and other intangible assets.  We periodically review these assets for impairment.  If we determine that the carrying value of these assets are not recoverable, we would record an impairment charge against our results of operations.  Such an impairment charge may be significant, and we are unable to predict the amount, if any, of potential future impairments.  In addition, if we engage in additional acquisitions, we may incur additional goodwill and other intangible assets.

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Our quarterly revenues, operating results and profitability will vary from quarter to quarter, which may result in volatility in our stock price.

Our quarterly revenues, operating results and profitability have varied in the past and are likely to continue to vary significantly from quarter to quarter. This may lead to volatility in our stock price. These fluctuations are due to several factors relating to the license and sale of our products, including:

·            the timing, size and nature of our licensing transactions,

·            lengthy and unpredictable sales cycles,

·            the timing of introduction and market acceptance of new products or product enhancements by us or our competitors,

·            the timing of acquisitions by us of businesses and products,

·            product and price competition,

·            the relative proportions of revenues derived from license fees and services,

·            changes in our operating expenses,

·            software bugs or other product quality problems, and

·            personnel changes and fluctuations in economic and financial market conditions.

We believe that period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations are not necessarily meaningful. There can be no assurance that future revenues and results of operations will not vary substantially.  It is also possible that in future quarters, our results of operations will be below the expectations of public market analysts or investors or our announced guidance. In either case, the price of our common stock could be materially adversely affected.

We face a lengthy sales cycle for our core software, which may cause fluctuations in our revenues from quarter to quarter.

We may not be able to increase revenue or decrease expenses to meet expectations for a given quarter. We recognize software license revenues upon delivery and, if required by the underlying agreement, upon client acceptance, if such criteria is other than perfunctory, which does not always occur in the same quarter in which the software license agreement for the system is signed.  As a result, we are constrained in our ability to increase our software license revenue in any quarter if there are unexpected delays in delivery or required acceptance of systems for which software licenses were signed in previous quarters.  Implementation of our core software system typically occurs over six to nine months.  Delays in the delivery, implementation or any required acceptance of our products could materially adversely affect our quarterly results of operations.  Revenues from software license sales accounted for 10.8% of revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, and 23.4% of revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.  The decrease was primarily the result of increases in outsourcing revenue due to the acquisition of the Information Services Group of BISYS.  Nonetheless, we expect that revenues from software license sales will continue to provide a significant percentage of our revenues in future periods, and our ability to close license sales, as well as the timing of those sales, may have a material impact on our quarterly results. In addition, increased sales and marketing expenses for any given quarter may negatively impact operating results of that quarter due to lack of recognition of associated revenues until the delivery of the product in a subsequent quarter.

If we do not retain our senior management and other key employees, we may not be able to successfully implement our business strategy.

We have grown significantly in recent years, but our management remains concentrated in a small number of key employees.  Our future success depends to a significant extent on our executive officers and key employees, including our sales force and software professionals, particularly project managers, software engineers and other senior technical personnel.  The loss of the services of any of these individuals or group of individuals could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.  Competition for qualified personnel in the software industry is intense and we compete for these personnel with other software companies that have greater financial and other resources than we do.  Our future success will depend in large part on our ability to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified personnel, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so.  Any difficulty in hiring personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial health and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under our senior subordinated convertible notes and our bank financing.

We have a significant amount of indebtedness, including approximately $144.1 million in senior subordinated notes and $334 million in bank financing.  In connection with our bank financing, we are required to maintain sufficient leverage and fixed charge ratios.  Our substantial indebtedness could have important consequences to our stockholders and note holders.  For example, it could:

·                  make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our notes, our bank financing or other indebtedness,

·                  increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions,

·                  require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, product development efforts and other general corporate purposes,

·                  limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate,

·                  put us at a disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt, and

·                  limit our ability to borrow additional funds.

If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds necessary to make required payments, or if we fail to comply with the various requirements of our notes, our bank financing or any indebtedness that we may incur in the future, we would be in default, which would permit the holders of the notes, our lenders and the holders of such other indebtedness to accelerate the maturity of the notes, our bank financing or such other indebtedness, as the case may be, and could cause defaults under the notes, our bank financing and such other indebtedness.  Any default under the notes, our bank financing or any indebtedness that we may incur in the future could have a material effect on our business, operating results, liquidity and financial condition.

Our level of fixed expenses may cause us to incur operating losses if we are unsuccessful in maintaining our current revenue levels.

Our expense levels are based, in significant part, on our expectations as to future revenues and are largely fixed in the short term. As a result, we may be unable to adjust spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected shortfall in revenues. Accordingly, any significant shortfall of revenues in relation to our expectations would have an immediate and materially adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.  In addition, as we expand we would anticipate increasing our operating expenses to expand our installation, product development, sales and marketing and administrative organizations.  The time of such expansion and the rate at which new personnel become productive could cause material losses to the extent we do not generate additional revenue.

We rely on our direct sales force to generate revenue, and may be unable to hire additional sales personnel in a timely manner.

We rely primarily on our direct sales force to sell licenses of our core software system. We may need to hire additional sales, client care and implementation personnel in the near-term and beyond if we are to achieve revenue growth in the future. Competition for such personnel is intense, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to retain our existing sales, customer service and implementation personnel or will be able to attract, assimilate or retain additional highly qualified personnel in the future.  If we are unable to hire or retain qualified sales personnel on a timely basis, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

We have entered into and may continue to enter into or seek to enter into business combinations and acquisitions which may be difficult to integrate, disrupt our business, dilute stockholder value or divert management attention.

Since January 1, 2001, we have acquired fifteen businesses.  As part of our business strategy, we may enter into additional business combinations and acquisitions in the future.  In addition, acquisitions are typically accompanied by a number of risks, including:

·                  the difficulty of integrating the operations and personnel of the acquired companies,

·                  the maintenance of acceptable standards, internal controls, procedures and policies,

·                  the potential disruption of our ongoing business and distraction of management,

·                  the impairment of relationships with employees and clients as a result of any integration of new management and other personnel,

·                  the inability to maintain relationships with clients of the acquired business,

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·                  the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into our products and services,

·                  the failure to achieve the expected benefits of the combination or acquisition,

·                  expenses related to the acquisition,

·                  the incurrence of additional debt related to the acquisition,

·                  potential unknown liabilities associated with acquired businesses,

·                  unanticipated expenses related to acquired technology and its integration into existing technology, and

·                  differing regulatory and industry standards, certification requirements and product functional requirements.

If we are not successful in completing acquisitions that we may pursue in the future, we would be required to reevaluate our growth strategy and we may have incurred substantial expenses and devoted significant management time and resources in seeking to complete the acquisitions.  In addition, with future acquisitions, we could use substantial portions of our available cash as all or a portion of the purchase price.  We could also issue additional securities as consideration for these acquisitions, which could cause our stockholders to suffer significant dilution.  Any future acquisitions may not generate additional revenue for us.

On March 3, 2006, we purchased the outstanding common stock of the Information Services Group of BISYS, our largest acquisition to date.  We expect that the integration of this acquisition will require significant management time and resources and may pose unexpected challenges.  Any failure by us to successfully integrate this acquisition would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We receive a portion of our revenues from relationships with strategic marketing partners, and if we lose one or more of these marketing partners or fail to add new ones it could have a negative impact on our business.

We expect that revenues generated from the sale of our products and services by our strategic marketing partners will account for a meaningful portion of our revenues for the foreseeable future.  In particular, our reseller agreement with BISYS had historically accounted for a meaningful portion of our revenues.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, BISYS represented approximately $4.5 million and $13.2 million, or 1.6% and 9.9%, respectively, of our total revenues.  In conjunction with our acquisition of the Information Services Group of BISYS, our reseller agreement with BISYS was terminated.

In December 2005, we signed an agreement with Celero Solutions (“Celero”).  The agreement provides Celero with 10-year licensing, reseller and maintenance rights for the Canadian version of The Complete Credit Union Solution.  This agreement grants Celero a license to market and use The Complete Credit Union Solution and the right to provide outsourcing services to credit union clients in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.  Celero has the right to provide data center services to credit unions in the previously mentioned territories up to an aggregate member base of 940,000.  Under the agreement, the license fees for these 940,000 members will be paid over a three-year period.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, Celero represented approximately $6.7 million, or 2.3%, of our total revenues.

Our strategic marketing partners pay us license fees based on the volume of products and services that they sell. If we lose one or more of our major strategic marketing partners or experience a decline in the revenue from them, we may be unable in a timely manner, or at all, to replace them with another entity with comparable client bases and user demographics, which would adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.  In addition, we plan to supplement our existing distribution partners with other national and regional outsourcing centers.  If we are unable to identify appropriate resellers and enter into arrangements with them for the outsourcing of our products and services to financial institutions, we may not be able to sustain or grow our business.

We rely on internally developed software and systems as well as third-party products, any of which may contain errors and bugs.

Our software may contain undetected errors, defects or bugs.  Although we have not suffered significant harm from any errors or defects to date, we may discover significant errors or defects in the future that we may or may not be able to correct. Our products involve integration with products and systems developed by third parties.  Complex software programs of third parties may contain undetected errors or bugs when they are first introduced or as new versions are released.  There can be no assurance that errors will not be found in our existing or future products or third-party products upon which our products are dependent, with the possible result of delays in or loss of market acceptance of our products, diversion of our resources, injury to our reputation and increased service and warranty expenses and/or payment of damages.

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We could be sued for contract or product liability claims and lawsuits may disrupt our business, divert management’s attention or have an adverse effect on our financial results.

Failures in a client’s system could result in an increase in service and warranty costs or a claim for substantial damages against us.  There can be no assurance that the limitations of liability set forth in our contracts would be enforceable or would otherwise protect us from liability for damages.  We maintain general liability insurance coverage, including coverage for errors and omissions in excess of the applicable deductible amount. There can be no assurance that this coverage will continue to be available on acceptable terms or will be available in sufficient amounts to cover one or more large claims, or that the insurer will not deny coverage as to any future claim.  The successful assertion of one or more large claims against us that exceeds available insurance coverage, or the occurrence of changes in our insurance policies, including premium increases or the imposition of large deductible or co-insurance requirements, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.  Furthermore, litigation, regardless of its outcome, could result in substantial cost to us and divert management’s attention from our operations. Any contract liability claim or litigation against us could, therefore, have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.  In addition, because many of our projects are business-critical projects for financial institutions, a failure or inability to meet a client’s expectations could seriously damage our reputation and affect our ability to attract new business.

In August 2005, we became aware that we had not timely filed certain federal tax forms on behalf of some of our clients.  Although we do not believe that this instance will result in penalties against us or indemnification obligations to our clients, we cannot be assured that similar instances will not occur in the future and that in the event that they do occur, that such future instances will not result in penalties or indemnification obligations.

Government regulation of our business could cause us to incur significant expenses, and failure to comply with applicable regulations could make our business less efficient or impossible.

The financial services industry is subject to extensive and complex federal and state regulation.  Financial institutions, including banks, thrifts and credit unions, operate under high levels of governmental supervision. Our clients must ensure that our products and services work within the extensive and evolving regulatory requirements applicable to them, including those under federal and state truth-in-lending and truth-in-savings rules, usury laws, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, the USA Patriot Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and other federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations. The compliance of our products and services with these requirements may depend on a variety of factors, including the product at issue and whether the client is a bank, thrift, credit union or other type of financial institution.

Neither federal depository institution regulators nor other federal or state regulators of financial services require us to obtain any licenses.  We are subject to examination by federal depository institution regulators under the Bank Service Company Act and the Examination Parity and Year 2000 Readiness for Financial Institutions Act.

Although we believe we are not subject to direct supervision by federal and state banking agencies relating to other regulations, we have from time to time agreed to examinations of our business and operations by these agencies. These regulators have broad supervisory authority to remedy any shortcomings identified in any such examination.

Federal, state or foreign authorities could also adopt laws, rules or regulations relating to the financial services industry and the protection of consumer personal information belonging to financial institutions that affect our business, such as requiring us or our clients to comply with data, record keeping and processing and other requirements.  It is possible that laws and regulations may be enacted or modified with respect to the Internet, covering issues such as end-user privacy, pricing, content, characteristics, taxation and quality of services and products. Adoption of these laws, rules or regulations could render our business or operations more costly and burdensome or less efficient and could require us to modify our current or future products or services.

Our limited ability to protect our proprietary technology and other rights may adversely affect our ability to compete.

We rely on a combination of copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, as well as licensing agreements, third-party nondisclosure agreements and other contractual provisions and technical measures to protect our intellectual property rights. There can be no assurance that these protections will be adequate to prevent our competitors from copying or reverse-engineering our products, or that our competitors will not independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our technology.  To protect our trade secrets and other proprietary information, we require employees, consultants, advisors and collaborators to enter into confidentiality agreements.  We cannot assure you that these agreements will provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets, know-how or other proprietary information in the event of any unauthorized use, misappropriation or disclosure of such trade secrets, know-how or other proprietary information. We do not include in our products any mechanism to prevent unauthorized copying and any such unauthorized copying could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.  We have no patents, and existing copyright laws afford only limited protection for our intellectual property rights and may not protect such rights in the event competitors independently develop products similar to ours. In addition, the laws of certain countries in which our products are or may be licensed do not protect our products and intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States.

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If we are found to infringe the proprietary rights of others, we could be required to redesign our products, pay royalties or enter into license agreements with third parties.

Although we have never been the subject of a material intellectual property dispute, there can be no assurance that a third party will not assert that our technology violates its intellectual property rights in the future.  As the number of software products in our target market increases and the functionality of these products further overlap, we believe that software developers may become increasingly subject to infringement claims.  Any claims, whether with or without merit, could:

·    be expensive and time consuming to defend,

·    cause us to cease making, licensing or using products that incorporate the challenged intellectual property,

·    require us to redesign our products, if feasible,

·    divert management’s attention and resources, and

·    require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements in order to obtain the right to use necessary technologies.

There can be no assurance that third parties will not assert infringement claims against us in the future with respect to our current or future products or that any such assertion will not require us to enter into royalty arrangements (if available) or litigation that could be costly to us.

We may not have sufficient funds available to pay amounts due under our senior subordinated convertible notes.

We will be required to pay cash to holders of our senior subordinated convertible notes:

·            upon purchase of the notes by us at the option of holders on February 2 in each of 2012, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030, in an amount equal to the issue price and accrued original issue discount plus accrued and unpaid cash interest and liquidated damages, if any,

·            upon purchase of the notes by us at the option of holders upon some changes of control, in an amount equal to the issue price and accrued original issue discount plus accrued and unpaid cash interest and liquidated damages, if any,

·            at maturity of the notes, in an amount equal to the entire outstanding principal amount, and

·            in the event that we elect to pay cash in lieu of the delivery of shares of common stock upon conversion of the notes, upon conversion, in an amount up to the conversion value of the notes.

We may not have sufficient funds available or may be unable to arrange for additional financing to satisfy these obligations. A failure to pay amounts due under the notes upon repurchase, at maturity or upon conversion in the event we elect to pay cash in lieu of shares of common stock upon conversion, would constitute an event of default under the indenture, which could, in turn, constitute a default under the terms of any other indebtedness.

We face risks associated with our Canadian operations that could harm our financial condition and results of operations.

In 2004, we acquired Datawest Solutions Inc., now known as Open Solutions Canada, a provider of banking and payment technology solutions located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  As is the case with most international operations, the success and profitability of such operations are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that include, in addition to the risks our business as a whole faces the following:

·      difficulties and costs of staffing and managing foreign operations,

·      differing regulatory and industry standards and certification requirements,

·      the complexities of foreign tax jurisdictions,

·      currency exchange rate fluctuations, and

·      import or export licensing requirements.

To service our indebtedness, we will require a significant amount of cash. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control.

Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness, including our convertible notes and the additional debt we incurred in connection with our acquisition of BISYS’s Information Services Group (“BISYS Acquisition Financing”) and to fund planned capital expenditures and product development efforts will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future.  Our ability to generate cash in the future, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.

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We cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay our indebtedness, including the notes and BISYS Acquisition Financing, or to fund our other liquidity needs.  We may need to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness, including the notes and BISYS Acquisition Financing, on or before maturity.  We cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance any of our indebtedness, including the notes and BISYS Acquisition Financing, on commercially reasonable terms or at all.

If we fail to effectively manage our growth, our financial results could be adversely affected.

We have expanded our operations rapidly in recent years.  For example, our aggregate annual revenues increased from approximately $27.3 million in 2001 to approximately $193.8 million in 2005.  As of September 30, 2006, we had approximately 1,703 employees, up from approximately 600 as of December 31, 2003.  In addition, we continue to explore ways to extend our target markets, including to larger financial institutions, international clients, and clients in the payroll services, insurance and brokerage industries.  Our growth may place a strain on our management systems, information systems and resources.  Our ability to successfully offer products and services and implement our business plan requires adequate information systems and resources and oversight from our senior management.

We will need to continue to improve our financial and managerial controls, reporting systems and procedures as we continue to grow and expand our business.  As we grow, we must also continue to hire, train, supervise and manage new employees. We may not be able to hire, train, supervise and manage sufficient personnel or develop management and operating systems to manage our expansion effectively.  If we are unable to manage our growth, business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.

The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources and distract management.

As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. These requirements may place a strain on our systems and resources.  The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and financial condition.  The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls for financial reporting.  In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, significant resources and management oversight will be required.  As a result, management’s attention may be diverted from other business concerns, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.  In addition, we will need to hire additional accounting and financial staff with appropriate public company experience and technical accounting knowledge and we cannot assure you that we will be able to do so in a timely fashion.

Failure to continue to comply with all of the requirements imposed by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 could result in a negative market reaction.

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that we establish and maintain an adequate internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting and assess on an on-going basis the design and operating effectiveness of our internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting.  Our independent registered public accounting firm is required to audit both the design and operating effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and management’s assessment of the design and the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting.  If we do not continue to comply with all of the requirements of Section 404 or if our internal controls are not designed or operating effectively, it could result in a negative market reaction.

The design of other core vendors’ software or their use of financial incentives may make it more difficult for clients to use our complementary products.

Currently, some core software vendors design their software so that it is difficult or infeasible to use third-party complementary products, including ours.  Some core software vendors use financial incentives to encourage their core software clients to purchase their proprietary complementary products.  For example, in the past a core software vendor has charged disproportionately high fees to integrate third-party complementary products such as ours, thereby providing a financial incentive for clients of that vendor’s core software to use its complementary products.  We have responded to this practice by emphasizing to prospective clients the features and functionality of our products, lowering our price or offering to perform the relevant integration services ourselves.  We cannot assure you that these competitors, or other vendors of core software, will not begin or continue to construct technical, or implement financial, obstacles to the purchase of our products. These obstacles could make it more difficult for us to sell our complementary products and could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

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Operational failures in our outsourcing centers could cause us to lose clients.

Damage or destruction that interrupts our provision of outsourcing services could damage our relationship with our clients and may cause us to incur substantial additional expense to repair or replace damaged equipment.  Although we have installed back-up systems and procedures to prevent or reduce disruption, we cannot assure you that we will not suffer a prolonged interruption of our data processing services.  In the event that an interruption of our network extends for more than several hours, we may experience data loss or a reduction in revenues by reason of such interruption.  In addition, a significant interruption of service could have a negative impact on our reputation and could lead our present and potential clients to choose service providers other than us.

Unauthorized disclosure of data, whether through breach of our computer systems or otherwise, could expose us to protracted and costly litigation or cause us to lose clients.

In our outsourcing centers, we collect and store sensitive data, including names, addresses, social security numbers, checking and savings account numbers and payment history records, such as account closures and returned checks.  If a person penetrates our network security or otherwise misappropriates sensitive data, we could be subject to liability or our business could be interrupted.  Penetration of the network security of our outsourcing centers could have a negative impact on our reputation and could lead our present and potential clients to choose service providers other than us.

We may need additional capital in the future, which may not be available to us, and if we raise additional capital, it may dilute your ownership in us.

We may need to raise additional funds through public or private debt or equity financings in order to meet various objectives, such as:

·      taking advantage of growth opportunities, including more rapid expansion,

·      acquiring businesses and products,

·      making capital improvements to increase our servicing capacity,

·      paying amounts due under our senior subordinated convertible notes or other indebtedness,

·      developing new services or products, and

·      responding to competitive pressures.

In addition, we may need additional financing if we decide to undertake new sales and/or marketing initiatives, if we are required to defend or enforce our intellectual property rights, or if sales of our products do not meet our expectations.

Any debt incurred by us could impair our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures or further acquisitions.  Covenants governing any indebtedness we incur would likely restrict our ability to take specific actions, including our ability to pay dividends or distributions on, or redeem or repurchase, our capital stock, enter into transactions with affiliates, merge, consolidate or sell our assets or make capital expenditure investments.  In addition, the use of a substantial portion of the cash generated by our operations to cover debt service obligations and any security interests we grant on our assets could limit our financial and business flexibility.

Any additional capital raised through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities may dilute your ownership percentage in us. Furthermore, any additional debt or equity financing we may need may not be available on terms favorable to us, or at all. If future financing is not available or is not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to raise additional capital, which could significantly limit our ability to implement our business plan.  In addition, we may have to issue securities, including debt securities that may have rights, preferences and privileges senior to our common stock.

The price of our common stock may be volatile.

In the past few years, technology stocks listed on the NASDAQ National Market have experienced high levels of volatility. The price of our common stock depends on many factors, some of which are beyond our control and may not be related to our operating performance.  The factors that could cause fluctuations in the trading price of our common stock include, but are not limited to, the following:

·                  price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market from time to time,

·                  significant volatility in the market price and trading volume of financial service companies,

·                  actual or anticipated changes in our earnings or fluctuations in our operating results or in the expectations of securities analysts,

·                  general economic conditions and trends,

·                  major catastrophic events,

·                  loss of a significant client or clients,

·                  sales of large blocks of our stock, or

·                  departure of key personnel.

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In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, securities class action litigation has often been brought against that company.  Due to the potential volatility of our stock price, we may therefore be the target of securities litigation in the future.  Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and divert management’s attention and resources from our business.

If a substantial number of shares of our common stock become available for sale and are sold in a short period of time, the market price of our common stock could decline significantly.

If our stockholders sell substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, the market price of our common stock could decrease significantly.  The perception in the public market that our stockholders might sell shares of common stock could also depress the market price of our common stock.

In addition, as of September 30, 2006, we had options to purchase a total of 3,777,325 shares of our common stock outstanding under our stock incentive plans, of which 1,713,593 were vested.  We have filed Form S-8 registration statements to register all of the shares of our common stock issuable under these plans.  A decline in the price of shares of our common stock might impede our ability to raise capital through the issuance of additional shares of our common stock or other equity securities, and may cause you to lose part or all of your investment in our shares of common stock.

Some provisions in our certificate of incorporation and by-laws may deter third parties from acquiring us.

Our restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated by-laws contain provisions that may make the acquisition of our company more difficult without the approval of our board of directors, including the following:

·                  our board of directors is classified into three classes, each of which serves for a staggered three year term,

·                  only our board of directors, the chairman of our board of directors or our president may call special meetings of our stockholders,

·                  our stockholders may take action only at a meeting of our stockholders and not by written consent,

·                  we have authorized undesignated preferred stock, the terms of which may be established and shares of which may be issued without stockholder approval,

·                  our stockholders have only limited rights to amend our by-laws, and

·                  we impose advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals.

These anti-takeover defenses could discourage, delay or prevent a transaction involving a change in control of our company.  These provisions could also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for you and other stockholders to elect directors of your choosing and cause us to take other corporate actions you desire.

Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law may delay, defer or prevent a change in control that our stockholders might consider to be in their best interest.

We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law which, subject to certain exceptions, prohibits “business combinations” between a publicly-held Delaware corporation and an “interested stockholder,” which is generally defined as a stockholder who becomes a beneficial owner of 15% or more of a Delaware corporation’s voting stock for a three-year period following the date that such stockholder became an interested stockholder.  Section 203 could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our company that our stockholders might consider to be in their best interests.

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

None.

Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

None.

Item 5.    Other Information.

None.

Item 6.    Exhibits.

The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

SIGNATURES

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.

OPEN SOLUTIONS INC.

 

 

Dated: November 9, 2006

/s/ Louis Hernandez, Jr.

 

 

 

 

Louis Hernandez, Jr.

 

Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

Dated: November 9, 2006

/s/ Kenneth J. Saunders

 

 

 

 

Kenneth J. Saunders

 

Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number

 

Description

31.1

 

Certification of Louis Hernandez, Jr., Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Kenneth J. Saunders, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Louis Hernandez, Jr., Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of Kenneth J. Saunders, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350

 

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