NOTE: Certain information, including the financial statements, contained in Comverse Technology, Inc.’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in prior earnings press releases and similar communications should no longer be relied upon, as set forth in greater detail in the company's press releases issued April 17, 2006, November 14, 2006 and November 5, 2007.
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All statements included or incorporated by reference in these presentations, reports and/or filings, other than statements or characterizations of historical fact, contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There can be no assurance that any forward-looking statements will be achieved, and actual results could differ materially from forecasts and estimates. Important factors that could affect the Company include: the results of the investigation of the Special Committee of the Board of Directors concluded on January 28, 2008, of matters relating to the Company’s stock option grant practices and other accounting matters; the impact of any restatement of financial statements of the Company or other actions that may be taken or required as a result of such investigation or as a result of the Company’s evaluation of the application of GAAP in connection with the recognition of revenue; the Company’s inability to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission; the effects of the delisting of the Company’s Common Stock from NASDAQ and the quotation of the Company’s Common Stock in the “Pink Sheets,” including any adverse effects relating to the trading of the stock due to, among other things, the absence of market makers; risks relating to the Company’s ability to relist its Common Stock on NASDAQ; risks relating to alleged defaults under the Company’s ZYPS indentures, including acceleration of repayment; risks of litigation (including the pending securities class action and derivative lawsuits and any potential civil injunctive action by the Securities and Exchange Commission) and of governmental investigations or proceedings arising out of or related to the Company’s stock option practices or any other accounting irregularities or any restatement of the financial statements of the Company, including the direct and indirect costs of such investigations and restatement; changes in the demand for the Company’s products; changes in capital spending among the Company’s current and prospective customers; the risks associated with the sale of large, complex, high capacity systems and with new product introductions as well as the uncertainty of customer acceptance of these new or enhanced products from either the Company or its competition; risks associated with rapidly changing technology and the ability of the Company to introduce new products on a timely and cost-effective basis; aggressive competition may force the Company to reduce prices; a failure to compensate any decrease in the sale of the Company’s traditional products with a corresponding increase in sales of new products; risks associated with changes in the competitive or regulatory environment in which the Company operates; risks associated with prosecuting or defending allegations or claims of infringement of intellectual property rights; risks associated with significant foreign operations and international sales and investment activities, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, investments in auction rate securities, interest rates, and valuations of public and private equity; the volatility of macroeconomic and industry conditions and the international marketplace; the risk of declines in information technology spending; risks associated with the Company’s ability to retain existing personnel and recruit and retain qualified personnel. The Company undertakes no commitment to update or revise forward-looking statements except as required by law.