SEC Comment Letter for ION NETWORKS INC (CIK 0000754813) — Jul 5, 2005
ION NETWORKS INC (CIK 0000754813)
Date: July 5, 2005 · CIK: 0000754813 · Accession: 0000000000-05-033983
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File numbers found in text: 333-124274
Referenced dates: May 20, 2005, May 20, 2005, May 20, 2005
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July 5, 2005
Room 4561
Norman E. Corn
Chief Executive Officer
Ion Networks, Inc.
120 Corporate Blvd.
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
Re: Ion Networks, Inc.
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2
Filed June 15, 2005
File No. 333-124274
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, as
amended
Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005
File No. 0-13117
Dear Mr. Corn:
We have reviewed your responses to our comment letter dated
May
20, 2005 and have the following additional comments. With respect
to
the comments on the above-referenced Form 10-KSB/A, your response
should be provided as soon as possible and not later than July 19,
2005.
Form SB-2
Selling Stockholders, page 29
1. We refer to comment 2 of our comment letter dated May 20, 2005.
Please advise as to the nature and value of the services performed
by
the consultant. Further, please advise why the Financial
Consulting
Agreement is not filed as an exhibit to this registration
statement.
2. As a follow-up to the comment above, please expand the
disclosure
in footnote 9 to provide the material terms of the $200,000
debenture
issued to Mr. Deixler. We note that you have provided such
disclosure on page 62, but Item 507 of Regulation S-B requires
that
you provide this disclosure in the "Selling Stockholders" section,
as
well.
Form 10-KSB/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004
Management`s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations, page
17
3. We note your response to comment 8 of our letter dated May 20,
2005 regarding the factors that contributed to the increase in
revenues, including the number of higher margin appliances sold
during 2004. Revise your disclosure to discuss and quantify the
impact these factors had on revenue as you have provided to us in
your response.
4. We refer you to comment 10 of our letter dated May 20, 2005.
We
note your current classification of amortization expense within
operating expenses. Your disclosure of these costs should comply
with the guidance outlined in Question 17 of the SFAS 86
Implementation Guide. Reclassify the amortization of capitalized
software costs accordingly. Your "Management`s Discussion and
Analysis or Plan of Operations" section should be revised as well.
Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Revenue Recognition, page 44
5. We refer you to comment 14 of our letter dated May 20, 2005.
We
note that your hardware products contain PRIISMS, the Company`s
single sign-on management and control software. Tell us how you
considered this software to be incidental to the hardware products
and how you considered paragraph 2 of SOP 97-2. If the software
is
more than incidental tell us how you considered EITF 03-05 with
regards to arrangements that include hardware and your PRIISMS
solution.
Note 3 Restructuring, Asset Impairments and Other Credits, page 46
6. We note your response to comment 16 of our letter dated May 20,
2005. As previously requested, disclose and tell us the amount of
the remaining restructuring balance at December 31, 2004 and March
31, 2005, if any, and where these amounts are reflected in the
balance sheet. Your disclosures should provide the reader a clear
understanding of each of the individual restructuring activities
you
have entered into, identify the period when each charge was
recorded
and how the amounts were determined, address the individual
components of each of the charges and address amounts utilized as
well as the reversal of charges recorded during each period. When
you
have recorded a reversal you should clearly discuss the reasons
for
doing so. You should also address whether you plan on recording
additional reversals in subsequent periods and the possible
reasons
for any potential reversals.
Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2005
7. We note your response to comment 17 of our letter dated May 20,
2005. Please be advised that while we have no further comments on
your Form 10-QSB at this time, we may decide to issue future
comments
on such filing during the course of our review.
* * * * *
You may contact Melissa Rocha, staff accountant, at (202)
551-
3854 or Marc Thomas, senior staff accountant at (202) 551-3452 if
you
have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and
related matters. Please call Adam Halper at (202) 551-3482 or
Sara
Kalin at (202) 551-3454 with any other questions. If you need
further assistance, you may contact me at (202) 551-3730.
Sincerely,
Barbara C. Jacobs
Assistant Director
cc: Via Facsimile
James Alterbaum
Moses & Singer LLP
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Phone: (212) 554-7800
Fax: (917) 206-4394
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Norman E. Corn
Ion Networks, Inc.
July 5, 2005
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