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| Apart from our government customers, we do believe that we will see some positive future growth in our consulting business as well, which is evident by the addition of a well-known customer in the travel and leisure industry that we signed in the second quarter |
| We saw a significant increase in orders in the company's history, with increased bookings, including the finalizing of the major $5 million award, as we previously announced, and an increasing number of new customer POCs in our pipeline, and our product development teams delivering exciting new capabilities |
| So I think it all bodes well for us for the future |
| And I think that bodes well for, intrusion because some of our work with our government customers lets us see the most advanced threats and the newest things that are being tried by the bad guys |
| When we signed two new reseller agreements in Q3, in our previously announced partnerships with SEIC, NetGate, First Advisory Health Services and others, remain strong and are leading to new opportunities to showcase our technology and generate new business |
| They're certainly admirable and obviously excited about some of the great news on the Shield technology |
| So we think it's a very positive development |
| To conclude, I think we're continuing to see encouraging signs of growing interest in our shield family of products, and that gives us confidence that we are heading in the right direction as we continue to focus on satisfying our customers' needs with cost-effective cybersecurity solutions for their enterprise |
| It is a positive step forward in deleveraging the company |
| We have a relatively strong consulting pipeline that once the budget uncertainty is resolved will result in growth |
| The private offering was participated in by myself, members of our executive team, board of directors, and existing shareholders, which we believe demonstrates the confidence that both our organization and loyal shareholders have in our unique technology |
| I'm pleased to announce that during the third quarter, we were able to successfully conclude the last of these |
| If successful, this could pave the way for a new market opportunity for Shield with this and other Starlink customers, which is a fast-growing service, and it serves customers in previously hard-to-reach and underserved locations around the world |
| Finally, as we renew many of these consulting contracts in 2024, we do see opportunities for rate increases and other revenue-generating enhancements to existing contracts |
| We've taken steps to improve our liquidity and strengthen our cash position |
| But absent the uncertainty of when a federal budget will get approved, I remain optimistic about the demand for our products and services |
| Turning to our product development efforts, I'm pleased to report that our product development teams have continued to deliver exciting new capabilities |
| So I think that's a high value proposition for our success |
| As I mentioned, it's a not a very pretty environment out there, and so I really appreciate everyone stepping up and helping get us the runway we need to deliver in this exciting set of products that we've been developing |
| When compared to the same periods in 2022 earnings per share showed marginal improvement of $0.01 per share from a loss of $0.15 per share for the 2022 quarter |
| We believe that this provides intrusion with a significant opportunity to step in, help fill the gaps these companies currently have in their technology stack and in their cybersecurity teams |
| However, two of these new customers have the potential for additional revenue growth during 2024 |
| And I wish you guys good luck |
| The offering also marks an important step for Intrusion as we continue to focus on ensuring we have the funds we need to propel our growth and focus on satisfying our customers' needs with cost-effective cybersecurity solutions for their enterprise |
| Our pipeline is robust, and we are focused on converting existing POVs and POCs to revenue-generating customers |
| And expect growth in the future from our government customers |
| We believe that in the next two quarters, we can begin to show those proof points and revenue that the larger technology players have been seeking |
| We believe that these combined efforts will provide us with the liquidity needed for operations as we execute our plan to grow the business |
| Our mission is to stay as best we can, one step ahead and protect as best we can |
| One of the most exciting developments from a product perspective is our beta release of Shield on a small platform |
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| It became evident that market conditions were very unfriendly, and were being severely and negatively impacted by short sellers, among other factors |
| As Tony mentioned earlier, the current continuing resolution and threat of a government shutdown has hindered the timing of new contract awards |
| Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, totaled $4.2 million, a decline of $1.8 million, or 30%, when compared to the same 2022 period |
| The decline is a result of decreased consulting revenues of $2.1 million related primarily to the loss of a contract in the fourth quarter of 2022, in which Intrusion's prime sponsor chose not to renew the final option year of a contract |
| As it relates to trends, spending concerns related to cyber security |
| The potential government shutdown could further impact our ability to get timely renewals of some longstanding contracts |
| On October 26, we received a letter from Nasdaq informing us that our shares had failed to comply with the MVLS required for continued listing on the Nasdaq capital market, and as a result, our shares are subject to delisting |
| And that's, I think going to be our challenge |
| As disclosed in prior quarters, while the loss of this one consulting contract significantly impacted Intrusion's top-line revenue, the gross margin on this contract was 14%, and as a result, had a marginal impact on profitability |
| Overall, Q3 was one of the busiest and challenging quarters |
| In April, we received a letter from Nasdaq, indicating that we had failed to meet Nasdaq market value of listed securities or MVLS, standard of $35 million minimum required for continued listing on the Nasdaq capital market |
| And all of that with the painful backdrop of trying to raise capital in one of the most challenging capital market environments in memory |
| With the absence of an approved federal budget and the conditions that surround the current continuing resolution, many new spend decisions have been delayed |
| And as our CTO likes to say, when shown that data, the typical customer, you know, their muscles tighten up and they get their eyes wide open and they're shocked by the things that are either leaking in through the firewall or, in many cases, call homes that are taking place from infected devices or infected technology inside their firewall that are calling out to command and control servers somewhere on the Internet |
| And then just the availability of people has meant that they're not able to staff to the level that they had hoped or even planned in many cases |
| I'm just, at this point, we've got to make more noise in the marketplace |
| This has put a significant amount of pressure on CIOs and CISOs to keep up with both technology and staffing needs with more limited availability of new resources |
| During the last quarter, I heard that as a result of the current economic environment that will be earning |
| So typically, the challenge that we've had is getting a foot in the door to try to get somebody to try our product |
| Please refer to our SEC filings for more information on the specific risk factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the projections described in today's conference call |
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