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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis

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We use revenue and results of operations to summarize financial results as we believe these measurements are the most meaningful way to understand our operating performance.

Revenue and operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $3.6 million and $1.9 million, respectively.

These results compared to revenue of $4.4 million and operating loss of $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

The decrease in revenue and operating loss in the current three month period was primarily due to a $0.8 million decrease in software license revenue.

The impact of the decrease in revenue on our operating loss was partially offset by $0.2 million decrease in operating expenses resulting from temporary cost reductions related to reduced headcount in the first quarter of 2025.

Revenue and operating loss for the three months ended June 30, 2025 were $3.9 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

These results compared to revenue of $4.3 million and operating loss of $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024.

The decrease in revenue and operating loss in the current three month period was primarily due to a $0.4 million decrease in software license revenue and an increase by $0.2 million in operating expenses resulting from additional headcount hired in the first half of 2025.

Revenue and operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2025 were $7.5 million and $3.8 million, respectively.

These results compared to revenue of $8.7 million and operating loss of $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024.

The decrease in revenue and operating loss in the current six month period was primarily due to a $1.2 million decrease in software license revenue.

These and all other financial results are discussed in more detail in the results of operations section that follows.

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Sales of software products depend on our ability to win proposals to supply software for biometrics systems projects either directly to end user customers or indirectly through channel partners.

Software license revenue decreased 39% from $2.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 to $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

As a percentage of total revenue, software license revenue decreased from 49% in the first quarter of 2024 to 36% in the current year quarter.

Software license revenue decreased 22% from $1.8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024 to $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025.

As a percentage of total revenue, software license revenue decreased from 42% in the second quarter of 2024 to 36% in the current year quarter.

The $0.4 million decrease in software license revenue was due primarily to a decrease in perpetual licenses sales due to fewer one-time license deals in the current quarter.

Software license revenue decreased 31% from $4.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024 to $2.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

As a percentage of total revenue, software license revenue decreased from 45% in the six months ended June 30, 2024 to 36% in the six months ended June 30, 2025.

The $1.2 million decrease in software license revenue was due primarily to a decrease in perpetual licenses sales of $0.8 million due to fewer one-time license deals in the current quarter and a $0.4 million decrease in license revenue related to subscription contracts as a result of timing of renewal of licenses.

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Software maintenance contracts entitle customers to receive software support and software updates, if and when they become available, during the term of the contract.

Software maintenance revenue was $2.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

As a percentage of total revenue, software maintenance revenue increased from 49% in the first quarter of 2024 to 60% in the current year first quarter.

Software maintenance revenue was $2.2 million in each of the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.

As a percentage of total revenue, software maintenance revenue increased from 50% in the second quarter of 2024 to 56% in the current year second quarter.

Software maintenance revenue was $4.3 million in each of the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.

As a percentage of total revenue, software maintenance revenue increased from 49% in the six months ended June 30, 2024 to 58% in the current year period.

Services and other revenue .

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Other revenue consists of hardware fees that are included with some of our software licenses.

Services and other revenue was $0.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

As a percentage of total revenue, services and other revenue increased from 3% in the first quarter of 2024 to 4% in the current year quarter.

Services and other revenue in the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

As a percentage of total revenue, services and other revenue decreased from 8% in the second quarter of 2024 to 7% in the current year second quarter.

Services and other revenue in the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was $0.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

As a percentage of total revenue, services and other revenue increased from 5% in the second quarter of 2024 to 6% in the current year period.

Services and other revenue fluctuate dependent on when we commence new projects and when we complete projects that were started in previous periods.

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and iv) hardware costs.

Cost of revenue decreased 11% from $0.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 to $0.2 million the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Cost revenue as a percentage of total revenue increased from 6% in the first quarter of 2024 to 7% in the current year first quarter.

For first quarter of 2025, cost of revenue of $0.2 million was composed of $0.1 million of engineering costs to perform customer services, $0.1 million of amortization of intangible assets, and $50 thousand for software license and hardware costs.

For first quarter of 2024, cost of revenue of $0.3 million was composed of $0.1 million of engineering costs to perform customer services, $0.1 million of amortization of intangible assets, and $67 thousand for software license and hardware costs.

Cost of revenue was $0.3 million in each of the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.

Cost revenue as a percentage of total revenue increased from 6% in the second quarter of 2024 to 9% in the current year second quarter.

For both the three months ended June 30, 2025 and the three months ended June 30, 2024, cost of revenue of $0.3 million was composed of $0.1 million of engineering costs to perform customer services, $0.1 million of amortization of intangible assets, and $0.1 million for software license and hardware costs.

Cost of revenue was $0.6 million and $0.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Cost revenue as a percentage of total revenue increased from 6% in the six months ended June 30, 2024 to 8% in the current year period.

For the six months ended June 30, 2025, cost of revenue of $0.6 million was composed of $0.2 million of engineering costs to perform customer services, $0.2 million of amortization of intangible assets, and $0.2 million for software license and hardware costs.

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, cost of revenue of $0.5 million was composed of $0.2 million of engineering costs to perform customer services, $0.2 million of amortization of intangible assets, and $0.1 million for software license and hardware costs.

Gross margins on revenue are a function of:

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i) engineering personnel, including salaries, stock-based compensation, fringe benefits, and facilities;

ii) engineering consultants and contractors, and iii) other engineering expenses such as supplies, equipment depreciation, dues

and memberships and travel.

ii) engineering consultants and contractors, and iii) other engineering expenses such as supplies, equipment depreciation, dues and memberships and travel.

Engineering costs incurred to develop our technology and products are classified as research and development expense.

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For the Six Months

Ended June 30,

Research and development expense

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Total engineering costs

Total engineering costs decreased 12% from $2.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 to $2.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025.

As a percentage of total revenue, total engineering costs increased from 52% in the three months ended March 31, 2024 to 56% in the same current year quarter.

The spending decreases for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same prior year period was primarily due to decreased headcount.

While costs declined in the first quarter, we anticipate engineering expenses may increase during the remainder of 2025 as we ramp up investment to support strategic product development initiatives.

Total engineering costs increased 6% from $1.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024 to $2.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2025.

As a percentage of total revenue, total engineering costs increased from 45% in the three months ended June 30, 2024 to 53% in the same current year quarter.

Total engineering costs decreased 4% from $4.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024 to $4.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2025.

As a percentage of total revenue, total engineering costs increased from 48% in the six months ended June 30, 2024 to 54% in the same current year period.

The spending increase for the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same prior year quarter was primarily due to increased headcount in the first half of 2025.

The decreases for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same prior year periods was primarily due to decreased headcount that was only partially offset by new hires in the first half of 2025.

We anticipate engineering expenses to increase during the remainder of 2025 as we ramp up investment to support strategic product development initiatives.

Selling and marketing expense.

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and ii) advertising and promotion expenses.

Selling and marketing expense decreased 12% from $1.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 to $1.7 million in the same three month period of 2025.

As a percentage of total revenue, selling and marketing expense increased from 43% in the first quarter of 2024 to 46% in the corresponding period in 2025.

The spending decreases for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same prior year periods was primarily due to the departure of our chief revenue officer in 2024 who was not replaced until March 2025 and the departure of our chief product officer in 2024.

Selling and marketing expense decreased 6% from $2.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024 to $2.0 million in the same three month period of 2025.

As a percentage of total revenue, selling and marketing expense increased from 33% in the second quarter of 2024 to 41% in the corresponding period in 2025.

Selling and marketing expense decreased 9% from $4.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024 to $3.6 million in the same six month period of 2025.

As a percentage of total revenue, selling and marketing expense increased from 46% in the six months ended June 30, 2024 to 48% in the corresponding period in 2025.

The spending decreases for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the same prior year was primarily due to lower headcount.

The spending decreases for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the same prior year periods was primarily due to lower headcount including the departure of our chief revenue officer in 2024 who was not replaced until March 2025 and the departure of our chief product officer in 2024.

We expect selling and marketing expense to increase in future periods as we continue to invest in revenue-generating activities.

This includes plans to backfill the chief product officer position and make additional hires across our sales organization to support pipeline growth and capitalize on market opportunities.

This includes plans to backfill the chief product officer position and additional hires across our sales organization to support pipeline growth and capitalize on market opportunities.

General and administrative expense.

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and iv) other administrative expenses, such as insurance costs and bad debt provisions.

General and administrative expense increased 22% from $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 to $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

As a percentage of total revenue, general and administrative expense was 30% in the first quarter of 2024 and 45% in the corresponding period of 2025.

The expense increase for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same prior year period was primarily due to the impact of a $0.1 million signing bonus paid to Mr.

Amlani in connection with his appointment as our chief executive officer and a $0.2 million increase in professional services related to strategic advisor hired as part of our chief executive officer transition.

Fluctuations of general and administrative expenses are expected depending on specific activities in a period.

We expect that general and administrative costs will decrease for the next few quarters now that we have completed our CEO transition.

General and administrative expense increased 11% from $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 to $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025.

As a percentage of total revenue, general and administrative expense was 33% in the second quarter of 2024 and 41% in the corresponding period of 2025.

General and administrative expense increased 17% from $2.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 to $3.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

As a percentage of total revenue, general and administrative expense was 32% in the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 43% in the corresponding period of 2025.

The expense increase for the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same prior year period was primarily due to the impact of increase in stock compensation expense of $0.1 million and increase in profession services and recruiting fees of $0.1 million,

The expense increase for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same prior year period was primarily due to the impact of a $0.1 million signing bonus paid to Mr.

Amlani in connection with his appointment as our chief executive officer, an increase in professional services of $0.1 million related to strategic advisor hired as part of our chief executive officer transition, an increase in stock compensation expense of $0.1 million and an increase in compensation expense of $0.1 million.

Fluctuations in general and administrative expenses are expected depending on specific activities in a period.

Interest Income.

Interest income was $0.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

Interest income was $0.2 million and $0.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Interest income was $0.5 million and $0.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The decrease in interest income in each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily the result of lower average cash balances during the current year periods.

We expect interest income to decrease slightly over the remainder of 2025 due to a lower projected average cash balance.

Income taxes .

Total income tax expense was $7 thousand and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Total income tax expense was $26 thousand and $39 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Total income tax expense was $34 thousand and $39 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The income tax expense relates to limitations on the usage of net operating loss carryforwards generated in years beginning after December 31, 2017.

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We considered the history of cumulative net losses, estimated future taxable income and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies and we have concluded that it is more likely than not that we will not realize the benefits of our deferred tax assets.

As a result, as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we recorded a full valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets.

As a result, as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we recorded a full valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At March 31, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $24.8 million, which represented a decrease of $3.0 million from December 31, 2024.

At June 30, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $23.7 million, which represented a decrease of $4.1 million from December 31, 2024.

The decrease in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities was primarily due to the impact of $4.1 million of cash used in operating activities.

Cash used in investing activities was $1.5 million in the first three months of 2025, which primarily consisted of $1.5 million of net sales of marketable securities and $45,000 thousand of purchase of fixed assets.

Cash used by financing activities was $53 thousand in the first three months of 2025, which consisted of cash used to repurchase shares of our common stock.

Cash used in investing activities was $1.5 million in the first six months of 2025, which primarily consisted of $1.5 million of net purchases of marketable securities and $45,000 thousand used for the purchase of fixed assets.

Cash used by financing activities was $88 thousand in the first six months of 2025, which primarily consisted of cash used to repurchase shares of our common stock.

While we cannot assure you that we will not require additional financing, or that such financing will be available to us, we believe that our cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next twelve months from the date of this filing and to meet our known long-term cash requirements.

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