IBSS Refinances Its Senior Secured Note
06 Januar 2006 - 2:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Integrated
Business Systems and Services, Inc. (IBSS) (OTC:IBSS) (BULLETIN
BOARD: IBSS) announced that, effective December 31, 2005, it has
refinanced the terms of its senior secured note issued on January
1, 2003, which had a past due balance outstanding on September 30,
2005 of $636,859. The Company and the holder of the note agreed to
amend and restate the 2003 note in exchange for the payment by the
Company of cash in the amount of $322,000, the delivery of a note
in the principal amount of $156,444 bearing interest at a
non-compounded rate of 7.25% per annum and maturing on December 31,
2007, and the issuance of 1,003,318 shares of the Company's common
stock. The new note is scheduled to be repaid in monthly
installments of $5,000, with a balloon payment of $56,715 on
December 31, 2007. The note holder will retain a first priority
security interest in all of the assets of the Company for so long
as the note remains outstanding. George Mendenhall, Chief Executive
Officer of IBSS, stated, "We are delighted to have significantly
strengthened our financial condition by successfully refinancing
this note. We believe that this will allow IBSS more flexibility to
expand its business and is another important step toward achieving
our strategic goals in 2006." About IBSS IBSS is the creator of
Synapse(TM), a groundbreaking software technology. Synapse(TM) is a
complete framework and methodology used to create, implement and
manage a wide variety of dynamic, distributed, networked and
real-time enterprise applications including RFID, quickly and
efficiently. Global enterprises utilizing Synapse(TM) leverage the
power of its single, flexible framework to enjoy tremendous time
and cost advantages in the development, deployment and on-going
management of customized applications. Enabled by Synapse(TM) to
take competitive advantage of cutting-edge technologies such as
wireless networking, mobile computing and RFID, IBSS and its
strategic partners bring solutions to customers for
mission-critical applications in manufacturing, distribution,
healthcare, finance, insurance, retail, education and government.
IBSS is headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina. For more
information about IBSS and its Synapse(TM) technologies and
services, call 803-736-5595 or 800-553-1038, or visit
http://www.ibss.net/ . Except for historical information, the
matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking
statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may vary significantly as a result of a number of factors,
including, but not limited to, risks associated with the Company's
ability to satisfy its obligations incurred in recent private
placements of secured debt, risks in product and technology
development and integration, market acceptance of new products and
continuing product demand, the impact of competitive products and
pricing, changing economic conditions and other risk factors
detailed in Exhibit 99.1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for
the year ended December 31, 2004 and in other filings the Company
makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these
filings may be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission
at its principal office in Washington, DC at prescribed rates by
calling 1-800-SEC-0330. These filings are also available
electronically through the Internet World Wide Web site maintained
by the Securities and Exchange Commission at the Internet address:
http://www.sec.gov/ . At Elite Financial Communications Group, LLC
Dodi Handy, CEO and President 407-585-1080 or DATASOURCE:
Integrated Business Systems and Services, Inc. CONTACT: Dodi Handy,
CEO and President, Elite Financial Communications Group, LLC,
+1-407-585-1080, or , for Integrated Business Systems and Services,
Inc. Web site: http://www.ibss.net/
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