| Business Summary | | CenterSpan
Communications
Corporation
is
a
developer
and
marketer
of
peer-to-peer
Internet
communication
and
collaboration
solutions.
The
Company
has
developed
a
peer-to-peer
digital
distribution
channel
enabling
members
to
publish,
search
and
purchase
digital
content,
such
as
music
and
video
files,
in
a
secure
legal
environment.
In
the
third
quarter
of
2000,
the
Company
began
development
of
a
peer-to-peer
file
sharing
and
search
network,
C-star,
which
utilizes
digital
rights
management
technology.
CenterSpan
recently
purchased
certain
assets
of
Scour,
Inc.,
which
developed
Internet
information
location
tools
and
other
online
services.
Its
search
and
peer-to-peer
file
sharing
application,
Scour
Exchange,
facilitates
the
search
and
exchange
of
digital
audio,
video
and
image
files
over
the
Internet.
CenterSpan
has
begun
testing
a
free
beta
version
of
Scour
Exchange
to
test
its
secure
and
legal
digital
distribution
channel. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | CenterSpan
Communications
is
a
developer
and
marketer
of
peer-to-peer
Internet
communication
and
collaboration
solutions.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
totalled
$12
thousand,
up
from
$1
thousand.
Net
loss
from
continuing
operations
rose
96%
to
$9.4
million.
Revenues
reflect
the
advertising
placed
on
the
Scour.com
website
by
third
parties.
Higher
loss
reflects
increased
R&D
costs
and
higher
selling,
general
and
administrative
expenses. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| Frank Hausmann, 43 Chairman,
CEO | $347K | Steve Frison, 48 Pres,
COO | 289K | Mark Conan, 40 CFO,
VP of Fin. and Admin., Sec. | 197K | Michael Hudson VP,
CTO | -- | Andrew Mallinger, 42 VP
of Marketing | -- | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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