SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 29, 1998 XIOX CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 577 Airport Boulevard, Suite 700, Burlingame, California 94010 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 375-8188 Delaware 0-15797 95-3824750 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification Number Page 1 of 2 ITEM 5. Other Events Xiox Corporation ("Xiox") has resolved a patent interference proceeding declared by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office concerning patent claims which cover a technique for detecting telephone toll fraud. The interference involved a patent application owned by Xiox and a patent application and patent owned by Coral Systems, Inc. ("Coral"). In connection with the resolution of the interference, Coral agreed to pay Xiox $425,000 and Xiox granted Coral and Lightbridge, Inc., Coral's Parent, a nonexclusive, fully paid-up license to patents issuing on the Xiox patent application. ******************************************************************************** Signatures Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized XIOX CORPORATION January 29, 1998 By /s/ Melanie D. Reid ------------------------------ Melanie D. Reid Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer Page 2 of 2