Rosetta Stone 2012 Annual Report Download - page 9

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on our trade dress, which is the overall image and appearance of our solutions, and we believe that our trade dress helps to distinguish our solutions in
the marketplace.
Furthermore, our employees, contractors and other parties with access to our confidential information sign agreements that prohibit the
unauthorized disclosure of our proprietary rights, information and technology.
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As of December 31, 2012, we had 1,550 total employees, consisting of 879 full-time and 671 part-time employees. None of our employees are
represented by a collective bargaining agreement. We believe our employee relations are good.
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For a discussion of financial information by segment and geographic area, see Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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This Annual Report on Form 10-K, along with our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those
reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), are available free of charge
through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC"). Our website address is www.rosettastone.com. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other
information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. These materials may be obtained electronically by accessing the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov.
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In addition to the other information set forth in this annual report on Form 10-K, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed below
and in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future
results. These are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be
immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
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From time to time, we may release guidance in our quarterly earnings releases, quarterly earnings conference call, or otherwise, regarding our
future performance that represents our management's estimates as of the date of release. This guidance, which includes forward-looking statements, is
based on projections prepared by our management. These projections are not prepared with a view toward compliance with published guidelines of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and neither our registered public accountants nor any other independent expert or outside party
compiles or examines the projections and, accordingly, no such person expresses any opinion or any other form of assurance with respect thereto.
Projections are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while presented with numerical specificity, are inherently subject to
significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control and are based upon specific
assumptions with respect to future business decisions, some of which will change. We generally state possible outcomes as high and low ranges, which
are intended to provide a sensitivity analysis as
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