Conventional business valuation calculations employ one of a number of arbitrary formulas to put a “value” on intangible assets such as contracts, licenses, market position and trade names. Unfortunately, most of these valuation formulae do not accurately track the value of the most volatile and critical of those intangibles, namely a business's intellectual assets.

Ignyt has developed an improved intellectual asset management framework that can be used to better identify, value and track the status of critical knowledge assets and intellectual property. These assets may include a company's technology infrastructure, its patents, software and products in development. The list should also include assets such as information collection systems and databases which might be bought, sold or shared, and the value of such assets should be recognized during the valuation process. It may also be possible to identify quantifiable value at risk in the special skills and domain expertise of the professional staff. These too, or their potential loss, should properly be accounted in the course of a valuation exercise.

Ignyt's intellectual asset valuation framework is of particular value to knowledge-based companies and investors - current or prospective - in considering:

• New funding opportunities
• Alternative capitalization strategies
• Merger or acquisition opportunities

It may also help to provide a common sense basis for assessing proposed cost control initiatives, compensation, hiring and staff retention strategies or risk attenuation strategies such as “critical man” insurance.

For further information, please contact Jack Bryar at (802) 843-6033.