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EXHIBIT 10.2
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND LICENSE AGREEMENT
This ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") is entered into
as of this 21st day of November, 1996 among Stac, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("TRANSFEROR"), and Hi/fn Inc., a Delaware corporation ("TRANSFEREE").
WHEREAS, Transferor wishes to transfer, assign and delegate (i) all of
its right, title and interest in and to certain of its assets and properties, as
listed on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein to this Agreement by
this reference, including without limitation all claims, rights, privileges and
similar interests, whenever accruing, inuring to the benefit of or held by
Transferor with respect thereto (the "ASSETS"), and (ii) all of its duties and
obligations under certain of its liabilities and obligations, as listed on
Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein to this Agreement by this
reference (the "LIABILITIES"), and the Transferee wishes to accept such
transfer, assignment and delegation, on the terms set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, Transferor wishes to license certain technologies to Transferee
and Transferee wishes to accept such licenses, subject to the terms hereof; and
WHEREAS, concurrently herewith the parties hereto are entering into
Cross License Agreement and a Stock Purchase Agreement (collectively, the
"Related Agreements").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
covenants and conditions set forth below, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties to this
Agreement agree as follows:
1. TRANSFER OF ASSETS.
Transferor hereby grants, sells, conveys, transfers, assigns, releases
and delivers to Transferee all of the Assets, as listed on Exhibit A attached
hereto, to have and hold the same unto itself, its successors and assigns
forever, and Transferee hereby accepts such grant, sale, conveyance, etc.
2. ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES.
Transferor hereby transfers, assigns and delegates to Transferee all of
the Liabilities, as listed on Exhibit B, and Transferee hereby accepts such
transfer, assignment and delegation and assumes and undertakes to become liable
for such Liabilities and agrees to faithfully pay, perform and discharge such
Liabilities when due.
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3. LICENSES.
Transferor and Transferee shall concurrently with the execution of this
Agreement enter into a Cross License Agreement substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C.
4. FURTHER ASSURANCES.
It is the intent of the parties that all of the Assets and Liabilities
be transferred, assigned and delegated to the Transferee as aforesaid. Each
party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver any further deeds, assignments,
conveyances and other assurances, documents and instruments of transfer and take
such other actions consistent with the foregoing as may be necessary to carry
out the intent of this Agreement.
5. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) INDEMNIFICATION BY TRANSFEREE. Notwithstanding any investigation
of the business, financial condition, prospects, properties or assets of
Transferee by or on behalf of Transferor prior to the date hereof, and in
addition to any and all other rights of Transferor under this Agreement,
Transferee shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Transferor and each of
Transferor's officers, directors, employees, control persons, advisors,
affiliates and agents (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties"), from and
against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, expenses, costs, assessments
and taxes (including, without limitation, interest, penalties and attorneys'
fees and expenses reasonably incurred) ("Damages"), and pay each Indemnified
Party on demand the full amount of any and all Damages that such party may pay
or become obligated to pay, arising out of or relating to any of the following:
(i) The breach in any respect (if not qualified) of any
representation or warranty of Transferee or of any obligation, agreement or
covenant of Transferee contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement, the
Related Agreements or any other agreement, certificate or other document made or
delivered by Transferee at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement;
(ii) Any of the Liabilities listed on Exhibit B and assumed by
Transferee; and/or
(iii) Any of the Assets listed on Exhibit A and assumed by
Transferee hereunder.
All claims under this Section 5(a) shall be made at the time and in the
manner provided for in Section 5(b).
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(b) INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURE. Written notice of any claim for
indemnification under Section 5(a) shall be sent to the Transferee promptly
following receipt by an Indemnified Party of notice of the occurrence of any
event or the commencement of any action for which indemnification may be sought
under this Section 5 (but the omission to so notify the Transferee, will not
relieve Transferee from any liability that it may have to any Indemnified
Party), and the indemnification provided for in this Section 5 shall terminate
with respect to claims with respect to which written notice has not been sent to
the Transferee, on or prior to the first anniversary of the this Agreement.
Transferee shall not, without the prior express written consent of Transferor,
settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or
threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification
may be sought hereunder without the prior written consent of Transferor.
6. MISCELLANEOUS.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of
which together shall be deemed to one and the same instrument. This Agreement
shall be interpreted under the laws of the State of California as applied to
contracts entered into and performed entirely among California residents.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed on behalf of
the parties hereto as of the date first written above.
TRANSFEROR:
STAC, INC., a Delaware corporation
By: /s/XXXX X. XXXXXX
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Vice President of Finance
TRANSFEREE:
HI/FN INC., Delaware corporation
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
President and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT A
ASSETS
CASH:
Immediately payable funds of $1,000,000.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES:
All currently outstanding accounts receivables relating to sales for by
Transferor of products related to the "Semiconductors," "Software" or
"Inventory" listed below.
THE "FIXED ASSETS":
Fixed Assets shall not include furniture or leasehold improvements at the
Transferor's offices located at 00000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in addition to the property listed below,
Transferee shall be assigned all equipment owned by Transferor and presently
used by Transferee exclusively for the testing and development of
semiconductors.
LOCATION ASSET # ITEM/DESCRIPTION
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301.00
013173 Micron Millenia
004306 CPU
012028 Micron Millenia
012029 Micron Monitor
013174 Micron Monitor
05611 Samsung SyncMaster3
302
012106 SAG Electronics
011388 ZEOS Pantera
011386 NEC MultiSync 5D
012105 MAG Innovision
011387 NEC CD Reader
303
011447 CPU
012166 Micron Millenia
004844 Macintosh Monitor
011443 ViewSonic 15E
011444 U View
012169 Micron Monitor
010875 Xxx Xxxxxx 000
X-0
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LOCATION ASSET # ITEM/DESCRIPTION
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304
004692 CPU
10116 ViewSonic 15G
305
011378 CPU
011374 17" Monitor
011373 17" Monitor
011377 Microcom Deskport
011408 NEC CD Reader
306
011465 CPU
011466 ViewSonic 7
307
011322 CPU
011321 ViewSonic 15G
308
011343 Gateway 2000
012165 Micron Millenia
011344 Monitor
012170 Micron Monitor
01627 14-4 Practical Periphial
309
10126 CPU
004870 ViewSonic 15G
011335 Toshiba Laptop T4500C
310
011479 CPU
011595 ViewSonic 15E
no # NEC CD Reader
011317 Canon P125-D Calculator
000000 Xxxxxxx Printer
311
Chip Room
312
012167 Micron Millenia
011355 ZEOS Pantera
012168 Micron Monitor
011352 Monitor
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LOCATION ASSET # ITEM/DESCRIPTION
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313
012152 Micron Millenia
012153 Micron Millenia
011353 Gateway 2000
012150 Micron Monitor
012151 Micron Monitor
011354 Monitor
314
004454 Compaq Prolinea
004464 Monitor
315
011383 Gateway 2000
011424 Macintosh Quadra 700
011389 Ambra
011421 CPU
011384 ViewSonic 7
011423 Macintosh Monitor
011449 Sony Trinitron
011314 Samsung SyncMaster3
no # Sony CD Reader
316
011313 Canon L700 Fax
011312 HP Deskjet 560C
011311 HP LaserJet 4M
011796 CPU
011795 Sony Trinitron
011316 IBM Typewriter
317
011461 3M Overhead Projector
011294 Samsung TV
011293 Xxxxxxx XXX
000
xx # Xxxxx XX-000
000000 Xxxxxxxxx KX-P1191
011407 CPU
011406 CPU
011318 CPU
011422 CPU
011415 CPU
011445 CPU
011419 CPU
011427 CPU
011420 CPU
010792 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx 000XX
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LOCATION ASSET # ITEM/DESCRIPTION
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004830 Macintosh II
004928 Macintosh Classic Monitor
011405 Samsung SyncMaster3
011404 Samsung SyncMaster3
011362 Samsung SyncMaster3
011418 Samsung SyncMaster3
011414 Samsung SyncMaster3
011390 Dell Monitor
010874 Macintosh Monitor
011425 Macintosh Performa 400
011433 Xxxxx Accura Fax
011430 Iwatsu Oscilloscope
011508 Scope Wagon
011497 US Robotics Sportster
011434 Teltone TLS-4
011429 HP Logic Analyzer
011507 HP Analyzer cart
*H01221* Asante EN/SC
011512 UVP EPROM Eraser
011511 Hozan HS-600 Spotheater
011510 GC Auto temp
320
011712 Canon 6650 II Copier
011399 ZEOS 4.8.6
011398 Samsung SyncMaster3
011400 Philips CDD 522
011401 HP ScanJet Iic
323
011299 Canon 1020 Copier
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THE "SOFTWARE":
The source code, object code and development environment, to the extent they may
be assigned under end user licenses from vendors of third party products for all
versions of the following software programs:
MPPC-C - Compression software
LZS221-C - Compression software
LZS221-86 - Compression software
LZS221-386 - Compression software
LZS221-68 - Compression software
LZS221-960 - Compression software
LZS221-PPP - Compression software
LZS321-C - Compression software
MUM - Encryption software
THE "SEMICONDUCTORS":
The maskwork copyrights, net lists, development tools, masks, board layouts,
schematics and other tools owned by Stac or that may be assigned under end user
licenses from vendors and used to make, have made, develop, and support the
following Stac products or works-in-process in all versions and packages:
9703 - Compression chip
9704 - Compression chip
9705/9705A - Compression chip
9706/9706A - Compression chip
9410 - Compression chip
Arsenic - PC adapter board
Platinum - Compression chip
9732 - Compression chip
9710 - Compression chip
9711 - Compression chip
2106 - PC adapter board
XT-8 - PC adapter board
AT-16 - PC adapter board
MC-16 - PC adapter board
9705EVK - PC adapter board
9706EVK - PC adapter board
9703EVK - PC adapter board
Zirconium - PC adapter board
9707 - ECC chip
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9810 - Tape formatter chip
9820/9820A - Tape formatter chip
9802/9802A - Memory & ECC chip
9803 - Memory & ECC chip
Zinc - PC adapter board
Potassium - PC adapter board
Radium - PC adapter board
Jupiter - Interface chip
Pearl - Plug & Play chip
Synergy - Encryption chip
Sunburst - Compression chip
THE "INVENTORY":
All current inventory relating to the Semiconductors.
At October 31, 1996, the inventory and related reserve for obsolescence for the
Semiconductors transferred to Transferee were as follows:
IC Chips $1,241,873.11
Obsolescence $400,840.35
Hi/fn will be assigned the above book value related to the Semiconductors as
well as any Semiconductors not represented by the above (i.e. Semiconductors not
carried on the books due to write-offs or their being development parts).
THE "TOOLS":
The following Tools and other related programs or utilities (other than the
standard desktop software environment which are addressed elsewhere herein),
owned by Transferor or that may be assigned under end user licenses from
vendors, used to develop, test or produce the Semiconductors or Software:
stacsim - Chip simulator
optimize - Chip gate optimizer
wire2net - Chip netlist generator
fsmc - State machine compiler
txtpack - Compression tester
dparse - Decompression tester
thdl tools - HDL language compiler
lzsdemo - Demo utility
lzstest - Test utility
bench - Test utility
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THE "ASSIGNED TRADEMARKS":
STATUS RECORDED AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 1996
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PROSECUTION STATUS TRADEMARK FILED SER. NO./PRIORITY COUNTRY
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REGISTERED 4/25/95 LZS 7/30/93 74/419,959 US
1,891,659 9
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REGISTERED 7/15/94 LZS (FRANCE) 1/28/94 94/503,778 FRANCE
94/503778 9
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SUSPENDED 7/17/96 COMCRYPTION 2/5/96 75/053,339 US
PENDING DISPOSITION OF 9
USSN 75/041,168 AND
75/041,169
APPLN PENDING;
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APPLN PENDING; COMCRYPTION 8/5/96 8-087707 JAPAN
(JAPAN) 9
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APPLN PENDING; HI/FN 9/3/96 75/159,409 US
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THE "ASSIGNED PATENTS":
STATUS RECORDED AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 1996
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PROSECUTION STATUS TITLE FILED SER. NO./PRIORITY COUNTRY
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ISSUED 3/26/91 U.S. XXX. WRITE OPERATION 8/26/88 237,394 US
NO. 4,996,690; WITH GATING
MAINTENANCE FEES DUE CAPABILITY
8/26/98; AND 8/26/02
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ISSUED 5/29/90 U.S. XXX. DIGITAL PHASE 12/6/88 281,305 US
NO. 4,930,142; MAINT. FEE LOCK LOOP
DUE 11/29/97 AND 11/29/01
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ISSUED 5/14/91 U.S. XXX. DATA 1/13/89 297,152 US
NO. 5,016,009 MAINT. COMPRESSION
FEES DUE 11/14/98; AND APPARATUS AND
11/14/02 METHOD
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ISSUED 3/26/91 U.S. XXX. CIP: DATA 10/6/89 418,034 BASED ON USSN US
NO. 5,003,307; MAINT. COMPRESSION 297,152 1/13/89
FEES DUE 9/26/98; AND APPARATUS WITH
9/26/02 SHIFT REGISTER
SEARCH MEANS
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ASSOC TO CONDUCT DATA 1/12/90 2-6057; BASED ON USSN JAPAN
INTERVIEW COMPRESSION 297,152 AND 418,034
W/EXAMINER, STATUS APPARATUS WITH
CHECK SET FOR 9/11/96; SHIFT REGISTER
APPEAL NO. 7-9744:
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PROSECUTION STATUS TITLE FILED SER. NO./PRIORITY COUNTRY
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AWAITING SEARCH MEANS
EXAMINATION;
ASSOCIATE FILED
AMENDMENT AND
APPEAL BRIEF 10/19/95;
ASSOCIATE TO FILE
AMENDMENT DUE
5/31/95;
INTERVIEW SHOULD
OCCUR MID JULY '95;
ASSOCIATE INSTRUCTED
4/21 RE NOTICE OF
APPEAL DUE 5/1/95;
RESPONSE TO OFFICE
ACTION AND DIVISIONAL
APPLICATION FILED
7/11/94; ASSOCIATE
INSTRUCTED 6/26/94 TO
RESPOND TO OFFICE
ACTION DUE 7/11/94;
REQUEST FOR
EXAMINATION FILED
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STATUS CHECK SET FOR DATA 7/11/94 6-159042 JAPAN
9/11/96; PER ASSOC COMPRESSION DIVISION OF 2-6057
5/17/96: EXAMINER WILL APPARATUS WITH
ISSUE OA AFTER SHIFT REGISTER
DECISION ON APPEAL IN SEARCH MEANS
PARENT, HAS PROVIDED
REFS TO BE CITED AND
WILL REVIEW DRAFT
AMENDMENT
BEFOREHAND;
ASSOCIATE INSTRUCTED
3/10/96 RE RESPONSE TO
OFFICE ACTION DUE
3/14/96; REQUEST FOR
EXAMINATION FILED
WITH APPLICATION
7/11/94;
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U.S. PATENT NO. DATA 11/27/90 07/619,295 US
5,126,739; ISSUED 6/30/92; COMPRESSION
MAINT. FEES DUE APPARATUS AND
12/30/95; 12/30/99; and METHOD BASED ON 297,152
12/30/03
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U.S. PATENT NO. 5,146,221 DATA 11/27/90 07/619,291 US
ISSUED SEPTEMBER 8, COMPRESSION
1992; MAINT. FEES DUE APPARATUS AND
3/8/96; 3/8/00 and 3/8/04 METHOD BASED ON 297,152
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PROSECUTION STATUS TITLE FILED SER. NO./PRIORITY COUNTRY
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PATENT NO. 5,414,850 SYSTEM FOR 8/23/91 07/748,978 US
ISSUED 5/9/95; TRANSPARENTLY
COMPRESSING
MAINT. FEES DUE 11/9/98; DATA FILES IN A
11/9/02; & 11/9/06 COMPUTER SYSTEM
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CERT. OF CORRECTION DATA 5/9/94 08/240,960 US
REC'D; PATENT NO. COMPRESSION FWC BASED ON
5,414,425 ISSUED 5/9/95; APPARATUS AND 08/023,874
METHOD
MAINT. FEES DUE 11/9/98;
11/9/02; AND 11/9/06;
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PATENT NO. 5,532,694 HLZS 7/7/95 08/499,230 US
ISSUED 7/2/96; FWC BASED ON
MAINTENANCE FEES DUE 07/927,343
1/2/00; 1/2/04 AND 1/2/08;
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STATUS CHECK SET FOR HLZS 8/10/93 5-198670 JAPAN
9/11/96; ASSOCIATED
INSTRUCTED 3/10 & 12 RE
RESPONSE TO OFFICE
ACTION DUE 3/14/96; REQ.
EXAM FILED 12/17/93;
PUBLISHED 8/12/94
UNDER PUB. NO. 6-224778
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PATENT NO. 5,463,390 FWC: DATA 7/21/94 08/279,714 US
ISSUED 10/31/95; COMPRESSION BASED ON 192,949
MAINTENANCE FEES DUE APPARATUS AND
4/30/99; 4/30/03 AND METHOD
4/30/07
ISSUE FEE/DRAWINGS
DUE 9/12/95 FILED 8/2/95;
DRWGS ORDERED 6/22/95;
IDS AND TERMINAL
DISCLAIMER FILED
1/24/95; FILING RECEIPT
RECEIVED
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PATENT NO. 5,506,580 FWC: DATA 12/6/94 08/350,389 US
ISSUED 4/9/96; COMPRESSION
APPARATUS AND BASED ON 08/008,450
MAINT. FEES DUE 10/9/99; METHOD
10/9/03 AND 10/9/07;
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U.S. PATENT NO. 4,701,745 DATA 3/3/86 835,793 US
ISSUED 10/20/87;CPA COMPRESSION
INSTRUCTED 2/6 TO PAY SYSTEM BASED ON GB 8505790
MAINT. FEE DUE 4/20/95 FILED 3/6/85
MAINTENANCE FEES DUE
4/20/95 AND 4/20/99
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BELGIAN PATENT NO. DATA 3/6/86 904,359 BELGIUM
904359 ISSUED 3/6/86; COMPRESSION
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PROSECUTION STATUS TITLE FILED SER. NO./PRIORITY COUNTRY
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1/12/94: SYSTEM
PATENT NO. 36 06 869 DATA 3/6/86 P 36 06 869.1 GERMANY
ISSUED 6/29/94; COMPRESSION
ANNUITIES DUE 3/31/95; SYSTEM
ASSOCIATE INSTRUCTED
8/10 TO PAY GRANT FEE
DUE 9/6/94;
U.K. PATENT NO. 2,172,127 DATA 3/6/85 2172127 U.K.
COMPRESSION
SYSTEM
FILING RECEIPT HIGH-SPEED 12/29/95 08/580,636 US
RECEIVED; FOREIGN PRIVATE KEY
DEADLINE 12/29/96; STREAM
ENCRYPTION
THE "SALES REPRESENTATIVE AGREEMENTS":
The following sales representative agreements to the extent they may be
assigned:
REP AREA COVERED DATE
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Action Sales Michigan, Indiana 8/5/93
Xxxxxx Tech Group No. California, Nevada (except Xxxxx Cty) 1/25/92
XX Xxxxx Washington, Oregon and Idaho 6/1/92
Xxxx Tech Sales No. Dakota, So. Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, 9/24/92
Missouri, No. Wisconsin, So. Illinois
Xxxxx Corp. Ohio, Kentucky, W. Virginia, W. Pennsylvania 8/6/93
Micro-Tex So. Wisconsin, No. Illinois 9/24/92
XxxxXxxx Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire 11/27/91
Novus Group Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, No. & So. Carolina 11/21/93
Oasis Sales Arizona, New Mexico, Xxxxx Cty NV 12/3/91
Parallax No. New Jersey, So. New York 7/22/92
QXI Florida 9/24/92
SC Cubed So. California 10/22/91
TAI Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, E. Pennsylvania, So. New Jersey 6/25/92
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Mountain Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah 11/12/91
West Associates Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana 11/1/95
Amega Technology Rep/Disty for United Kingdom 11/1/93
Metronik Rep/Disty for Germany Contract??
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REP AREA COVERED DATE
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Inno Micro Rep/Disty for Japan 5/9/90
Memec Rep/Disty for Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, 9/1/92
Thailand, Viet Nam, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia
Veltek Australia Rep/Disty for Australia & New Zealand 1/27/95
Prime Source Rep/Disty for So. Africa 1/5/96
C88-AS Rep/Disty for Denmark 3/11/96
Acsis Rep for Italy 4/23/93
ElectroSource Rep for Canada 1/25/93
Acal Rep/Disty for Netherlands 4/20/93
Valtrie Marketing Canada Distributor 5/8/94
Iridium Data Rep/Disty for Israel 11/96
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THE "LICENSE AGREEMENTS":
CLOSED ONE TIME LZS LICENSE AGREEMENTS
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CUSTOMER PRODUCT VERSION SIGNED
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3COM Corp. LZS221-C/LZS221-68 3.0 9-Mar-93
3M 1988 Technology 1-Jun-88
ACC LZS221-C 3.0/4.0 1-Mar-95
Adtran LZS221-C/68 4.0/3.0 7-Mar-95
Alf Co., Ltd. (CTC) LZS221-86 3.0 10-Dec-92
Alloy Computer Products DCS221 10-Jul-89
Antlow Computers LZS221-C 3.0 15-May-96
Arcada Software LZS-C/86/68/386 21-Oct-94
Archive Corp. DCS221 10-Oct-90
Ascend LZS221-68 & 960 3.0/3.0 28-Jul-94
Ascom Timeplex LZS221-C 3.0 29-Sep-95
Cabletron Systems LZS221-C 4-May-93
Central Point Software DCS221 00-Xxx-00
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Software DCS221-68 00-Xxx-00
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Software LZS221-86 3.0 31-Aug-92
Cheyenne LZS221-86 3.0 25-Sep-95
Cisco LZS221-68 3.0 15-Sep-94
CMS Enhancements, Inc. DCS221 31-May-90
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CUSTOMER PRODUCT VERSION SIGNED
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Colorado Memory Systems DCS221 11-Jun-90
Colorado Memory Systems DCS221-386 1.0 26-Sep-94
Colorado Memory Systems LZS221-86 12-Jul-93
CORE International RS3T/DCS221 4-Oct-89
Cosystems, Inc. LZS221-C 3.0 1-Apr-95
Develcon LZS221-C 3.0 13-Jul-94
Equifax Marketing DCS221 12-Jul-90
Equifax Marketing DCS221-VAX 20-May-91
Everex Systems, Inc. DCS221 24-May-90
Farallon Computing LZS221-68 3.0 24-Feb-95
Xxxxxxxx International No Info
Fifth Generation Systems RS3T ECC 4-Nov-92
Flowpoint LZS221-C 3.0 00-Xxx-00
Xxxxxxx XXX000-X 3.0/4.0 10-Mar-95
Furukawa LZS221-C 4.0 00-Xxx-00
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx LTD LZS221-960 4.0 1-Jun-95
Go Corp. LZS221-C 1-Jun-93
Helix HLZS 28-Mar-96
IBM LZS221-C 3.0 10-May-96
Xxxxx Magnetics C Source QIC122 3.0 00-Xxx-00
Xxxxxxx Electric Co Ltd. LZS221-C 3.0 1-Feb-95
Kyocera LZS221-68 3.0 27-Sep-95
LDS Family History Dept. LZS221-86 13-Sep-93
Loral Space Info Sys DCS221-386 19-Dec-94
Microcom DCS221-68 6-Sep-91
Morningstar Tech LZS221-C 3.0 19-Aug-94
Mountain Computer DCS221 7-Jul-89
NetCS Inform. GmbH LZS221-C 3.0 6-Jul-94
Netronix DCS221 27-Feb-91
Network Dynamics LZS221-68 3.0 26-Oct-96
Northern Telecom LZS221-68 3.0
Nova Drive LZS221-86 decomp only 26-Jul-95
Perle System Ltd LZS221-C 3.0 26-Mar-96
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CUSTOMER PRODUCT VERSION SIGNED
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PG Soft LZS221-86 3.0 1-Apr-96
Quest Development Corp. DCS221 28-Feb-90
Racal Datacomm LZS221-C 3.0 1-Sep-95
Retix DCS221-68 6-Aug-91
Retix LZS221-960 4.0 31-Jan-95
Ritan Communications LZS221-C 3.0 25-Sep-95
Shiva LZS221-C/68/86 4.0/3.0/3.0 2-Feb-95
Sierra On-Line LZS221-C/DCS221-386 3-Dec-93
Soliton Systems(Japan) LZS221-C 3.0 30-Nov-94
Spider Island Software LZS221-C 3.0 29-Apr-95
Xxxx/CompuServe LZS221-86 2.0 14-Jun-95
Stampede LZS221-C 3.0 5-Sep-95
Sun Microsystems LZS221-C 3.0 12-Dec-95
Synaptel S.A. LZS221-C 3.0 13-Mar-96
Sytron Corporation 1987 Technology 11-Jun-87
Sytron Corporation DCS221 8-May-90
Tallgrass Technologies DCS221 24-Jul-89
Tallgrass Technologies 2.02 DCS221-86 15-Feb-91
Tallgrass Technologies DCS221-386 25-Jul-91
Tecmar DCS221 20-Jul-90
Telebit LZS221-68 3.0 00-Xxx-00
Xxxxxxxxxxxx XXX000-X 3.0 17-Jun-96
Traveling Software LZS221-86 Custom 21-Dec-92
TVS Electronics DCS221 11-Jul-90
UniQ LZS221-C 3.0 26-Oct-94
Vogon International LTD LZS221-86 2.0 21-Jun-95
Wangtek DCS221 14-Feb-89
Xyplex LZS221-68 3.0 20-Sep-94
Zeta Communications LZS221-C 3.0 10-Jan-96
Zytel LZS221-C 3.0 10-Nov-95
Progressive Systems LZS221-C 3.0 27-Sep-96
Bay Networks LZS221-C 3.0 10-Oct-96
Securicor 3Net Ltd LZS221-C 3.0 10-Oct-96
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CUSTOMER PRODUCT VERSION SIGNED
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Advanced Computer Comm LZS221-68 3.0 20-Aug-92
Agfa LZS221-68 3.0 18-Apr-94
Almond Seed S/W LZS221-C 3.0 14-Jul-95
Cheyenne Software LZS221-86 15-May-92
Conware LZS221-960 3.0 1-Mar-95
Xxxxxxx Electronics RS3T 19-Oct-93
Xxxxxxx Electronics Ltd. LZS221-86 5-Jan-93
Dynatech LZS221-68 3.0 27-Mar-95
Eastern Research LZS221-68 3.0 14-Nov-94
Eicon Technology DCS221-68 1-Jun-92
Electronic Data Sys DCS221-386 00-Xxx-00
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx XXX000-00 17-Oct-92
IDE Assoc LZS21-960 3.0 9-Sep-94
ISC LZS221-86 3.0 28-Jul-94
LAN Support Grp DSC-386/LZS-C 6-Jun-94
Memotec LZS-960 & LZS-68 4.0/2.0 25-Apr-95
MSR Development DCS221-386 8-Oct-93
Netronix LZS221-86 4-Nov-92
Network Express LZS221-86 3.0 11-Nov-94
Newport Systems LZS221-86 3.0 22-Aug-94
Niwot LZS221-86/C 3.0/3.0 23-Jun-95
Olicom A/S (Denmark) DCS221-386, LZS221-86 10-Jan-94
Pinacl Communication LZS221-86 3.0 3-Feb-95
Qualstar LZS221-86 1-Feb-93
RAD Networks LZS221-86 3.0 00-Xxx-00
Xxxxxxx LZS221-C ? 25-Jul-94
Rockwell Network Sys. LZS221-86 3.0 28-Feb-95
Sable Technology LZS221-86 3.0 29-Sep-94
Scorpion Logic LZS221-C 4.0 24-Nov-94
Skyline Tech LZS221-68 2.0 1-Feb-95
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TRT Xxxxxxxx LZS221-68 3.0 9-Oct-95
West Publishing Company LZS221-86 6-Jan-93
Workbit LZS221-86 3.0 10-Jul-92
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CLOSED V4 ROYALTY LICENSE AGREEMENTS
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CUSTOMER PRODUCT VERSION SIGNED
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Cisco LZS-C/MPPC-C 4.0 1-Sep-95
3Com LZS-C/68 custom 29-Sep-95
Command Software Systems DCS-386 1.0 1-Dec-95
US Robotics LZS-C/MPPC-C 4.0 1-Dec-95
Megatest LZS-C 4.0 6-Dec-95
Global Village Communication, UK LZS-C 4.0 22-Dec-95
Flowpoint LZS-C 4.0 1-Feb-96
Seiko LZS-68 3.0 8-Mar-96
Sybase LZS-C 4.0 22-Mar-96
Sierra Online LZS-68 3.0 1-Apr-96
Proteon LZS-C/68 4.0/5.0 8-May-96
IBM LZS-C/68 4.0/5.0 11-Jun-96
QUICK Corp LZS-C 4.0 1-Jul-96
AT&T Paradyne LZS-68 3.0 22-Jul-96
Nortel LZS-C 4.0 13-Aug-96
Shiva LZS-68/960, MPPC-C, Mum 5.0/4.0/4.0/1.0 27-Aug-96
Hitachi LZS-C 4.0 11-Sep-96
Develcon LZS-C (Modified) 4.0 19-Sep-96
Compuserve LZS-C/MPPC-C 4.0/4.0 00-Xxx-00
XXX XXX000-000 4.0 29-Aug-96
ZyXEL LZS221-68 5.0 1-Oct-96
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CUSTOMER PRODUCT VERSION SIGNED
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Sun Microsystems MOTCOMP na 08-Mar-96
3Com MOTCOMP na 31-Jan-96
Flowpoint MOTCOMP na 23-Apr-96
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OTHER AGREEMENTS
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Microsoft Corp. MPPC All 16-Feb-96
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EXHIBIT B
LIABILITIES
Transferee shall perform all obligations of the Transferor under the "Sales
Representative Agreements" and the "License Agreements" listed on Exhibit A.
Transferee shall assume all current accounts payable related to the development,
distribution, marketing or sales of products related to the "Software," the
"Semiconductors," the "Tools," or the "Inventory."
Transferee shall assume all current and unpaid payroll and related benefits
expenses related to former employees of Transferor who become employees of
Transferee.
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