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the
election of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board
of Directors”);
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to
approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended, to change the Company’s name to Atlas Technology Group,
Inc.;
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to
approve Williams & Webster P.S. as the Company’s independent
registered public accountants; and
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transact
such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting
or any
adjournments thereof.
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Sincerely,
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Peter
B. Jacobson
Chief
Executive Officer
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QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
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1
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When
and where is the Annual Meeting?
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1
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Why
did I receive this proxy statement?
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1
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I
received more than one proxy statement. Why?
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1
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What
will occur at the Annual Meeting?
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1
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How
many votes are necessary to approve each of the particular matters
submitted for consideration?
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2
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Who
will tabulate the votes?
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2
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What
if a nominee for director is unwilling or unable to stand for
election?
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3
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How
do I vote if I’m not planning to attend the Annual
Meeting?
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3
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May
I change my vote after I have submitted my proxy?
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3
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If
my broker holds my shares of Common Stock in “street name,” will my broker
vote my shares for me?
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3
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How
is the Company soliciting proxies?
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Will
the Company’s Auditors be present at the Annual Meeting?
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Where
can I find the voting results of the Annual Meeting?
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4
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MORE
ABOUT PROPOSAL 1
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Proposal
1—Election of Board of Directors
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5
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Director
Compensation
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Required
Vote
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6
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MORE
ABOUT PROPOSAL 2
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7
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Proposal
2—Approval of an Amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation
for Purposes of Changing the Name of the Company From Tribeworks,
Inc. to
Atlas Technology Group, Inc.
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7
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Purpose
of Amendment
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7
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General
Effect of Amendment
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7
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Effective
Date
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7
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Required
Vote
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7
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MORE
ABOUT PROPOSAL 3
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8
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Proposal
3— Approval of Williams & Webster P. S as the Company’s Independent
Accountants
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8
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Required
Vote
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8
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OTHER
INFORMATION YOU NEED TO MAKE AN INFORMED
DECISION
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10
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Executive
Officers and Directors of the Company
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10
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CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
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10
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Code
of Business Conduct and Ethics
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10
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Director
Independence
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10
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Board
of Directors Composition and Director Qualifications
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10
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Director
Recommendations by Stockholders
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10
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Communications
with the Board of Directors
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10
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Certain
Legal Proceedings
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11
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Board
of Directors Meetings
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11
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Board
of Directors Committees
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11
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Audit
Committee
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11
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Nominating
Committee
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11
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Compensation
Committee
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12
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Audit
Fees
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12
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Section 16(a)
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
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13
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
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14
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Summary
Compensation Table
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14
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Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
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14
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Employment
Agreements and Change of Control Agreements
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15
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Option
Grants in Last Fiscal Year
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15
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Aggregated
Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year End Option
Values
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15
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
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16
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
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17
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OTHER
MATTERS
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18
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Other
Business Presented at the Annual Meeting
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18
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Stockholder
Proposals for the 2008 Annual Meeting
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18
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Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB
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18
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Issued
and
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Outstanding
Shares
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Voting
Shares
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Common
Stock
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26,511,805
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26,511,805
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Total
Eligible Votes
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26,511,805
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·
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Mail
notice of your changed vote to the Company in writing to: Peter Jacobson,
Tribeworks CEO, at 2001
152nd
Avenue NE, Redmond, Washington 98052;
or
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Give
notice of your changed vote to the Company in writing to: Robert
Altinger,
Tribeworks Director, c/o of Atlas Technology Group, at Level
3, 9 Empire Stadium Street, Gzira, GZR 04, MALTA;
or
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·
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Attend
the Annual Meeting and give oral notice of your intention to vote
in
person.
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NAME
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POSITION
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AGE
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DIRECTOR
SINCE
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Robert
Altinger
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Chairman
of the Board
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45
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August
2005
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Andrew
Berger
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Director
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46
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June
2006
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W.
Gordon Blankstein
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Director
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56
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August
2005
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Robert
C. Gardner
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Director
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65
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August
2005
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Peter
Jacobson
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CEO
and Director
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46
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June 2005
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B.S.P.
(Paddy) Marra
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CFO
and Director
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60
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December
2005
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·
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Understanding
generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and financial
statements;
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·
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Assessing
the general application of GAAP principles in connection with our
accounting for estimates, accruals and
reserves;
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Analysing
and evaluating our financial statements;
and
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·
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Understanding
our internal controls and procedures for financial reporting;
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·
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Attract
the highest caliber of talent required for the success of our
business;
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Retain
those individuals capable of achieving challenging performance
standards;
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Incent
our executives to strive for superior company wide and individual
performance; and
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Align
management and stockholder interests over both the short and
long-term.
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Fees
for the Year Ended
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December
31,
2006
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December
31,
2005
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Audit
fees (1)
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$
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51,284
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$
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41,342
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Audit-related
fees (2)
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25,855
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13,836
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Tax
fees (3)
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—
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—
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All
other fees (4)
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2,727
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1,158
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Total
fees for services
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$
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79,866
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$
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56,336
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(1)
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Audit
fees are the fees billed for professional services rendered for the
audit
of our annual financial statements. This category also includes fees
for
statutory audits required domestically and internationally, comfort
letters, consents, assistance with and review of documents filed
with the
SEC, attest services, work done by tax professionals in connection
with
the audit or quarterly reviews, and accounting consultations and
research
work necessary to comply with generally accepted auditing
standards.
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(2)
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Audit
Related fees are the fees billed for assurance and related services
by the
principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance
of the
audit or review and are not reported as audit
fees.
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(3)
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Tax
fees are the fees billed for professional services rendered for tax
compliance, tax advice and tax planning, except those provided in
connection with the audit or quarterly
reviews.
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(4)
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All
other fees include fees billed for professional services not covered
by
(1) through (3) above.
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Name
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Number
of
Late
Reports
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Number
of
Transactions
Not
Reported
on a
Timely
Basis
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Known
Failures to File a Required Form
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Robert
Altinger
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2
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3
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Form
3 due upon becoming a director in August of 2005. Form 4 due October
24,
2005 upon personal acquisition of 600,000 shares of Common Stock
and
acquisition of 1,075,000 shares of Common Stock by AMJ Holdings.
Form 4
due July 20, 2006 upon reduction of shares held by AMJ Holdings by
100,000
shares of Common Stock.
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Andrew
Berger
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1
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1
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Form
3 due June 15, 2006 upon becoming a director.
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W.
Gordon Blankstein
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3
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3
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Form
4 due October 24, 2005 upon acquisition of 400,000 shares of Common
Stock.
Form 4 due May 4, 2006 upon acquisition of 200,000 shares of Common
Stock.
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Robert
C. Gardner
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2
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2
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Form
4 due upon October 24, 2005 upon acquisition of 500,000 shares of
Common
Stock.
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Peter
Jacobson
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2
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3
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Form
4 due October 24, 2005 upon personal acquisition of 600,000 shares
of
Common Stock and acquisition of 1,075,000 shares of Common Stock
by AMJ
Holdings. Form 4 due July 20, 2006 upon reduction of shares held
by AMJ
Holdings by 100,000 shares of Common Stock.
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Paddy
Marra
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1
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1
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Michael
T. Murphy
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3
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4
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Form
3 due October 24, 2005 upon becoming a 10% beneficial owner following
the
acquisition of 3,363,636 shares of Common Stock. Form 4 due October
24,
2005 upon personal acquisition of 3,363,636 shares of Common Stock
and
acquisition of 1,075,500 shares of Common Stock by AMJ Holdings.
Form 4
due July 20, 2006 upon reduction of shares held by AMJ Holdings by
100,000
shares of Common Stock.
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Name
and
Principal
Position
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Year
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Salary
($)
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Bonus
($)
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Stock
Awards
($)
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Option
Awards
($)
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Non-
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compen-
sation
($)
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Change
in
Pension
Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
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All
other
Compen-
sation
($)
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Total
($)
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Peter
B. Jacobson, Chief
Executive Officer, President and Director
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2006
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$
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100,000
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(1)
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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$
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100,000
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Robert
Altinger, Executive Chairman
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2006
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$
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145,000
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(1)
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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$
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145,000
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B.S.P.
(Paddy) Marra, Chief Financial Officer and Director
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2006
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$
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100,000
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(1)
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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$
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100,000
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Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Shares
Beneficially
Owned
(1)
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Percent
of Class (2)
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Robert
Altinger, Chairman and Director
The
Ridge
31st
March Street
Gharghur,
Malta
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1,575,000
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(3)
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5.9
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%
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W.
Gordon Blankstein, Director
8011
240 St.
Vancouver,
B.C., Canada
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600,000
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(4)
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2.3
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%
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Robert
C. Gardner, Director
2153,
349 West Georgia St.
Vancouver,
B.C., Canada
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500,000
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1.9
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%
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Peter
Jacobson, CEO and Director
111
Via Quito
Newport
Beach, CA 92663-5503
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1,575,000
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(5)
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5.9
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%
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Michael
T. Murphy, COO
2812
West Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE
Redmond,
WA 98052
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4,338,636
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(6)
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16.4
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%
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Officers
and Directors as a group (7 persons)
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6,638,636
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(7)
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25.0
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%
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Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Shares
Beneficially
Owned
(1)
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Percent
of Class (2)
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WebConsult
Limited
Bankhaus
Carl Spangler
Schwatzstr
17 A 5030, Austria
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2,202,274
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8.3
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%
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Robert
Blankstein
8032
Government Rd.
Burnaby,
B.C., Canada
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2,135,000
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(1)
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8.1
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%
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Pharaoh
Properties Corporation
Alves
De Souza Houman Colart
6
Cours De Rive
1204
Geneva, Switzerland
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2,002,272
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7.5
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%
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By
Order of the Board of Directors,
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PETER
B. JACOBSON
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Corporate
Secretary
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Redmond,
Washington
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June
1, 2007
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A
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PROPOSAL
1 —ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
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The
Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the listed
nominees.
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For
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Withhold
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For
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Withhold
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01-Robert
Altinger
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o
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o
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05-Peter
Jacobson
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o
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o
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02-Andrew
Berger
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o
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o
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06-B.S.P.
Marra
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o
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o
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03-W.
Gordon Blankstein
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o
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o
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04-Robert
C. Gardner
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o
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o
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B
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PROPOSAL
2 —AMENDMENT OF THE COMPANY’S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION FOR PURPOSES OF
CHANGING THE NAME OF THE COMPANY TO ATLAS TECHOLOGY GROUP,
INC.
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The
Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the change of name of the
Company
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Approval
of grant of authority to the Board of Directors to amend the Company’s
certificate of incorporation for purposes of effecting the change
of the
name of the Company to Atlas Technology Group, Inc.
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For
o
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Withhold
o
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C
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PROPOSAL
3 — RATIFICATION OF WILLIAMS & WEBSTER P.S. AS THE COMPANY’S
REGISTERED INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS.
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The
Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR ratification of Williams
&
Webster P.S. as the Company’s Independent Registered Public
Accountants
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Approval
of Williams & Webster P.S. as the Company’s Registered Independent
Registered Public Accountants.
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For
o
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Withhold
o
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Authorized
Signatures — Sign Here — This section must be completed for your
instructions to be
executed.
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Signature
1—Please keep signature within the box
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Signature
2—Please keep signature within the box
|
Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)
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