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The following is an excerpt from a 10KSB SEC Filing, filed by VERTICAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS ... on 4/22/2008.

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Results of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2007 Compared To Year Ended December 31, 2006

Total Revenues. The Company had total revenues of $5,895,726 and $6,229,944 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The decrease in total revenue was $334,218 for the year ended December 31, 2007 representing approximately a 5.4% decrease compared to the total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006. Of the $5,895,726 for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the $6,229,944 for the year ended December 31, 2006, $5,895,726 and $6,222,752, respectively, was related to the business operations of NOW Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

Revenues primarily consist of fees for software licenses, and consulting and maintenance. The revenue from license and maintenance for the year ended December 31, 2007 decreased by $86,922 from the same period in the prior year, representing approximately a 1.7% decrease, due to selling less new or upgraded software licenses. These sales decreases were partially offset by an increase in maintenance fees as contractual increases in maintenance revenues and the maintenance from the 2006 new software license fees offset most of the loss in maintenance revenues from customer attrition.

Consulting revenue for the year ended December 31, 2007 decreased by $340,132 from the same period in the prior year, representing approximately a 37.3% decrease. This decrease was due to fewer implementation and upgrade consulting services as a result of fewer software licenses being sold in 2007 as compared to 2006. Consulting revenues traditionally lag behind software license revenues as the implementation of new software sales takes several months. There was a slight increase in consulting revenues in the fourth quarter as some customers requested assistance in implementing emPath version 6.4 released the end of July 2007.

Other revenue, which consists primarily of reimbursable travel expenses, hosting fees, and fees related to user conferences for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 increased by $92,836 from the prior year, which represented approximately a 55.7% increase. This increase was the result of hosting revenues beginning in 2007, the Now Solutions' user conference in 2007, partially offset by reduced reimbursable travel costs related to the lower consulting revenues in 2007 as compared to 2006.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. The Company had selling, general and administrative expenses of $6,637,848 and $7,156,711 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The total selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2007 decreased by $518,863 compared to the selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2006, representing approximately an 7.3% decrease. Of the $6,637,848 for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the $7,156,711 for the year ended December 31, 2006, NOW Solutions accounted for $5,454,204, and $6,173,446, respectively. The decrease of $518,863 was primarily attributed to the reduction in source code amortization as NOW Solutions source code was completely amortized in the first quarter of 2006, a reduction in loan commitment fees from refinancing notes payable in 2006 for Vertical and NOW Solutions, a reduction in NOW Solutions salaries related to the layoff of the sales department in the U.S. in March 2007, a reduction in NOW Solutions advertising and trade show costs, a reduction in NOW Solutions travel costs due to reduced sales staff and reduced consultant travel, and lower contract labor costs for software development and consulting at NOW Solutions.

Operating Loss. The Company had an operating loss of $985,113 and $1,140,839 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The operating loss decreased by $155,726 compared to the operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2006, representing a decrease of approximately 13.7%. The decrease was attributable to the combination of a reduction of $518,863 in selling, general and administrative expenses partially offset by the $334,218 decrease in revenues.

Interest Expense. The Company had interest expense of $1,005,325 and $590,896 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Interest expense increased for the year ended December 31, 2007 by $414,429, representing an increase of approximately 70.1%, compared to the same type of expense for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase was the result of additional borrowings, the recognition of default interest rates on the debt in technical default, and the impact of higher interest rates on new and renegotiated borrowings.

Net Loss. The Company had a net loss of $1,566,345 and $1,728,709 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2007 decreased by $162,364 representing a decrease of approximately 9.4%. The decrease in the net loss of $162,364 was attributable to the combination of a decrease in revenues of $334,218 and the increase in interest expense of $414,429 and the increase of bad debt expense of $173,529, partially offset by the decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses of $518,863.

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Dividend Applicable to Preferred Stock. The Company has outstanding Series A 4% Convertible Cumulative Preferred Stock that accrues dividends (if such dividends are declared) at a rate of 4% on a semi-annual basis. The Company also has outstanding Series C 4% Convertible Cumulative Preferred Stock that accrues dividends (if such dividends are declared) at a rate of 4% on a quarterly basis. The total dividends applicable to Series A and Series C Preferred Stock were $588,000 and $600,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Company did not declare or pay any dividends in 2007 or 2006.

Net Loss Applicable to Common Stockholders. The Company had a net loss attributed to common stockholders of $2,154,345 and $2,328,709 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Net loss applicable to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2007 decreased by $174,364, representing a decrease of approximately 7.5%, compared to the net loss applicable to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2006. The decrease in the net loss applicable to common stockholders of $174,364 was primarily attributable to the combination of a decrease in revenues of $334,218 and the increase in interest expense of $414,429 and the increase of bad debt expense of $173,529, partially offset by the decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses of $518,863 and a decrease in dividends applicable to preferred stock of $12,000.

Net Loss Per Share. The Company had a net loss per share of $0.00 and $0.00 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.