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INFOCUS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Management Reports 2017

Apr 5, 2017

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6 April 2017

Australi a n Securiti e s Exchang e ( ASX ) Level 4 0 , Central Park 152-15 8 St George ' s Terrace Perth W A 6000

WANGLE TO EXTEND ITS VPN PRODUCT PLATFORM TO INCLUDE FAMILY AND ENTERPRISE SECURITY

Wangl e Technolo g ies Limite d ( ASX: WGL ) ( Wangle or Company ) is ple a sed to rel e ase the followi n g CEO up d ate to sh a reholders detailing s t rategy an d associat e d release s for the comin g year.

Summary

  • Wangle CEO has c o nducted a full organisational a nd techn i cal revie w of the Company i n order to f ocus the b u siness, ali g n resource s , streamlin e costs and to set a commerci a l roadmap for the fut u re.

  • Proprietary data ca p ture and r eal-time a nalytic capabilities t o underpin 2 new commerci a l strategies for Wangl e .

  • Commerci a l Model 1 ( Wangle VPN App ) to focus initi a lly on the m obile VP N market for Australi a ns at ho m e and travelling abro a d with sc a le to occ u r concurre n tly with models 2 and 3 globa l ly.

  • Commerci a l Model 2 ( Wangle Family Insites ) to focus on real-ti m e data a n alysis of child and e arly teen i n ternet use for the pur p oses of id e ntifying risk behaviour s utilising our patent e d.

  • Commerci a l Model 3 ( Wangle Enterprise Mobile VPN ) to focus o n corporat e mobile device cy b er securit y and IP pr o tection vi a our prop r ietary real- t ime data capture and analysis technolo g ies.

  • Each commercial m o del to bu i ld on the capabilities of the u n derlying p latform, driving ec o nomies of s hared infrastructure a n d operati o nal expen s e.

Organisational Review

During the past t w o months C EO and M anaging D irector Mr Sean Smit h has unde r taken a review of the ope r ational, str a tegic and commerci a l plans of Wangle in o rder to ensure the Comp a ny delivers on comm e rcial obje c tives and s hareholder return. Mr Smith has focused on pre v iously co m municate d business m odels an d made as s essments o n the co m mercial viabilit y and long term value o f each m o del in orde r to build th e strategic plan.

Mr Smith has also reviewed s t affing stru c tures, the t echnology platform a nd the Co m pany's capability to deli v er on its s t rategic a n d comme r cial plans. This proce s s has allo w ed the formul a tion of the strategic plan, the ass i gning of resources where neede d , and the a bility to focus t h e business on executi n g the plan quickly an d thoroughly.

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Technical Review

The p a tented W angle o p timisation algorithm s , network infrastructure and mobile Applic a tions remain at the c o re of the W angle tec h nology off e ring, with t he current iOS and Androi d mobile V PN App p roducts now delive r ing increasing mobil e internet speeds, improv e d data sa v ings and greater net w ork securit y .

In add i tion the 2 0 16 design a tion as a Carrier Service Provi d er ( CSP ) a nd subsequent reengine e ring of th e platform to enable complian c e with Au s tralian Communicati o ns and Media A uthority ( ACMA ) and Communi c ations Ac c ess Coordinator ( CAC ) requirements has added network m onitoring, data ca p ture and analysis c a pabilities that incre a se the comm e rcial oppo r tunities av a ilable to t h e Company.

This co m bination o f a best in class VPN network c o mbined with data c a pture and analysis capabilities crea t es an opportunity f or Wangl e to mov e beyond being a network infrastr u cture busi n ess only, a n d towards data-driven business m odels whi c h include network behavi o ural analy s is and real - time monit o ring of ne t work usag e .

Over t h e third financial qu a rter of FY17 the Co m pany has diligently t ested the Wangle networ k layer and VPN appli c ations to e n sure this f o undation l e vel of tec h nology is o p timised with a k ey focus o n speed, security and s calability.

As well as continued inte r nal testin g , the Co m pany als o engage d the ser v ices of Pricew a terhouseCoopers ( PwC ) to und e rtake ind e pendent a ssurance t esting of t he VPN networ k , with resu l ts now pu b lished con f irming spe e ds up to t w ice as fas t as Open V PN and with dr a matic imp r ovements i n data tra n smission speeds.

Commercial Product Strategy

Whilst p revious c o mmercial focus has centred o n custome r acquisitio n and sub s cription models for the W a ngle VPN m obile App specificall y , the Com p any has determined that the Wangl e VPN net w ork is a st r ong core f oundation on which to build m ultiple co m mercial verticals. With the addition of advance d network data capt u re and a n alytics ca p abilities, the W a ngle netw o rk now of f ers a uniq u e feature set to hel p realise th e true co m mercial value o f the technology.

These v erticals, a s detailed b elow, not only repre s ent a line a r path of product e v olution, resource focus a n d technic a l develop m ent whic h will enabl e the Co m pany to b u ild and launch multiple re v enue stre a ms over th e next 12 m onths, but also demo n strate reu s e of the Comp a ny’s main technolog y to offset o perational expenses across mu l tiple prod u cts and revenu e streams.

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Commercial Product 1 - Wangle VPN Application

The W a ngle VPN App to b e launched by 19 Ap r il as Austr a lia’s fastes t and only ACMAcompli a nt mobile VPN client a nd offere d to users f o r a monthl y subscripti o n fee of $ 4 .99. The App p r oduct will be target e d at users looking f o r network speed im p rovements , solving mobile network c o ngestion is s ues, and fr e quent Wi- F i users incl u ding trave l lers needing better securit y to protect from data and identif y theft.

Ongoing activity t o optimise and impr o ve the W a ngle VPN mobile ap p s (and u n derlying networ k ) will conti n ue as cor e supportin g services, w hilst Wangle concent r ates on gr o wing its customer base a n d generating increasi n g networ k traffic to c ontinue n e twork optimisation and to build scale .

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Commercial Product 2 - Wangle Family Insites cyber protection

Wangl e is currentl y developi n g a famil y protectio n product w hich will u t ilise the u n derlying Wangl e VPN net w ork due f o r launch in April. The product will help p arents identify risk behavi o urs of onli n e access b y their chil d ren, provi d e real-tim e alerting a n d risk anal y sis, and provid e advice a n d resourc e s when ri s k behavio u rs are observed. The product i s unique within t he family p rotection vertical in that it revi e ws the b e haviours r a ther than content (preser v ing the pr i vacy of c h ildren and teenagers), can mo n itor traffic on multipl e mobile device s outside o f home networks, a n d offers real conte n t and ad v ice on the issues identifi e d.

This pr o duct addr e sses a to p ical and l a rgely una d dressed is s ue within t oday’s so c iety. By applying a new a n d global l e ading app r oach to o n e of the bi g gest probl e ms facing parents and th e ir children’s use of th e Internet t o day, Wan g le will posi t ion itself to lead the c ategory as a true partner t o families a n d is prepa r ing for full c ommercial launch in Q uarter 1 of FY18.

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A mor e detailed investor p r esentation will be p r epared in coming w eeks detailing the opport u nity, com m ercial mo d elling and path to m a rket.

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Commercial Product 3 - Wangle Enterprise Mobile VPN cyber monitoring

Utilising the same network monitoring capability as Wangle F amily Insit e s, the Co m pany is develo p ing an E n terprise-le v el real-ti m e mobile monitoring platform which will enable enterprise clients t o secure a n d monitor t he use of e ither com p any-owne d or Bring Y o ur Own Device (BYOD) mobile devi c es. In addition to thi s , the beh a vioural da t a analysis systems utilised by Wangl e Family Insi t es will be u tilised by the Enterpri s e product to predict, identify and n o tify comp a nies in re a l-time of risk behavi o urs includi n g cyber t h reats and internal Comp a ny IP theft.

Curren t ly Enterpris e Level VP N solutions o ffer prote c tion from I P and dat a theft via desktop and la p top intern e t connecti o ns, howe v er as mobile devices b ecome m o re prevalent in the workfo r ce they pose a far gr e ater risk fo r business’ w ishing to control their own IP, pa r ticularly as BYO D policies b ecome m o re commo n place wit h in organisations.

It is anticipated that the W a ngle Ente r prise solution will be available in market by FY18 Quarte r 3.

Previously Announced Commercial Opportunities

In order to enabl e the Company to take advant a ge of the largest a n d most im m ediate revenu e opportu n ities, maxi m ise the u s e of reso u rces and closely m a nage cos t s, other previo u sly announ c ed busine s s models, i n cluding d e velopment of Wangl e hardware (i.e. the “Chip”), have been paused t o allow gre a ter focus o n the initial commercial product releases which C ompany r e search has indicated will provid e a greater ROI to the sharehold e r. These models will be revisited on c e the initi a l 3 produ c t verticals have be e n established and comm e rcialised. T he Comp a ny will ho w ever be reviewing i nternation a l expansi o n plans based on the co m mercial m odelling o u tcomes f o r both Wa n gle VPN a nd Wangl e Family Insites t o ensure gl o bal scale i s manage d concurre n tly over th e two vertic a ls.

Supporting activities

Interna l capabiliti e s are bei n g continu o usly revie w ed to en a ble resou r ce allocation and recruit m ent. Wher e required Wangle will engage t hird party partners to fill experti s e gaps. Public Relations, Search E n gine Opti m isation, A pp Store Optimisati o n and Marketing functio n s are all c u rrently bei n g support e d by partn e r agencie s to deliver marketing p lans for the co m ing com m ercial rollo u t of produ c ts.

- ENDS -

For further information, please contact:

Wangle Technologies Wangle Technologies Sean S m ith Loren K ing MD an d CEO Comp a ny Secret a ry p: +618 6489 1600 p: +61 8 6489 1600 info@ w an.gl

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ABOUT WANGLE TECHNOLOGIES

Wangle Technologi e s has devel o ped patent e d algorith m s that not o n ly optimise, c ompress a n d secure the dat a flow to m obile devices, but facilitate real-ti m e analysis of network patterns a n d usage behavi o urs. Wangl e ’s technol o gy provide s compellin g value to consumers, s e rvice provi d ers and enterpri s es looking f o r innovative low cost sol u tions for managing net w ork capacit y and use.

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