provides for issuance
of our shares at a premium to current market price and has provided
us with additional balance sheet strength to extend upon our leadership
position."
Under the terms of the Agreement, Laurus Funds, an active investor
in growing, small and micro-capitalization companies, purchased a
three year note, the principal amount of which is convertible into
9,375,000 shares of Axeda common stock, at a price of $0.48 per share.
The notes carry an interest rate equal to the prime rate plus 2%
per annum. Laurus also received five-year warrants to purchase up
to 2,500,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.53
per share.
The securities sold have not been registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the
United States absent registration or applicable exemption from
registration. Axeda has agreed to file, no later than 30 days after
the closing, a registration statement providing for the resale
of the shares issuable upon conversion of the notes and the shares
underlying the warrants issued at closing.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell nor the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sales of
these securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation
or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Axeda®
The Company's flagship product, the Axeda® DRM system helps
manufacturing and service organizations increase revenue while
lowering costs, by proactively monitoring and managing devices
deployed at customer sites around the world. Axeda DRM is a highly
scalable, field-proven, and comprehensive remote management solution
that leverages its patented Firewall-Friendly™ technology
to enable Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication by utilizing the
public Internet. Axeda customers include Global 2000 companies
in many markets including Medical Instrument, Enterprise Technology,
Office and Print Production Systems, and Industrial and Building
Automation industries. Axeda has sales and service offices in the
U.S., Europe, and Japan, and distribution partners worldwide. More
information about Axeda is available at www.axeda.com.
©2004 Axeda Systems. All rights reserved. Axeda, Axeda Systems,
Axeda DRM, Axeda Device Relationship Management System, Axeda Agents,
Axeda Applications, Axeda Policy Manager, Axeda Enterprise, Axeda
Access, Axeda Software Management, Axeda Service, Axeda Usage,
Automatic eCommerce, Firewall-Friendly, and Access. Insight. In
Real Time. are trademarks of Axeda Systems. All other trademarks
are either property of Axeda Systems or property of their respective
owners.
This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements
that relate to Axeda's future performance. These forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, those regarding Axeda's
products and markets, and may include implied statements concerning
market acceptance of Axeda's products and its growing leadership
role in the DRM market. Such statements are subject to a number
of risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual events or
future results to differ from those discussed herein. Such factors
include, among others: the difficulty of protecting and enforcing
proprietary rights including but not limited to patent rights;
the potential that Axeda may not be successful in enforcing its
intellectual property rights; Axeda's ability to manage technological
change and respond to evolving industry standards, including the
potential that new technology not protected by Axeda's patent could
be developed and patented by others; Axeda's customers' ability
to implement or integrate Axeda's DRM solutions successfully and
in a timely fashion or achieve benefits attributable to Axeda's
DRM solutions; our ability to maintain compliance with the minimum
listing requirements of The Nasdaq SmallCap Market, including but
not limited to the requirement that the Company maintain a minimum
$1.00 bid price as the Company's shares are currently trading below
$1.00; uncertainties in the market for DRM products and the potential
for growth in the DRM market; the long sales cycle for DRM products;
limited distribution channels; present and future competition;
and Investors are advised to read Axeda's Annual Report on Form
10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, particularly those sections entitled "Factors
Affecting Operating Results" and "Risk Factors" for
a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.
Axeda assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information
contained in this press release.

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