SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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DATE OF REPORT: APRIL 28, 2004
VERTICAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
DELAWARE 0-28685 65-0393635
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
201 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1455
FORT WORTH, TX 76102
(Address of principal executive offices)
(817) 348-8717
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101 WEST 6TH STREET, SUITE 401 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701
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(FORMER ADDRESS OF SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER)
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
Vertical Computer Systems, Inc. (OTC: VCSY) announced today that the United
States Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent (No. 6,718,103) for an
invention for "Transmission of Images over a Single Filament Fiber Optic Cable"
on April 6, 2004. In essence, the patent provides for the transmission of real
time whole images over one single filament of fiber optic cable. The process is
optical and does not necessarily require electricity. This system makes use of
non-linear math and has the potential of increasing the capacity of existing
fiber optics by many orders of magnitude, as well as the transmission of true
live images in real time with only the use of optical devices. Today, only
digital video can be transmitted over a fiber optics bundle and the final result
does not achieve movie-grade quality.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
NONE
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.
VERTICAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC.
Dated: April 28, 2004
By: /s/Richard Wade
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Name: Richard Wade
Its: President and CEO