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Falconstor Software Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 3/23/23, at 5:13pm ET · For: 12/31/22 · Accession #: 950170-23-9553 · File #: 0-23970

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/23/23  Falconstor Software Inc.          10-K       12/31/22  110:15M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   3.42M 
 2: EX-4        Ex-4.8                                              HTML     44K 
 3: EX-10       Ex-10.11                                            HTML     44K 
 4: EX-23       Ex-23.1                                             HTML     31K 
 5: EX-31       Ex-31.1                                             HTML     37K 
 6: EX-31       Ex-31.2                                             HTML     37K 
 7: EX-32       Ex-32.1                                             HTML     34K 
 8: EX-32       Ex-32.2                                             HTML     34K 
14: R1          Cover                                               HTML     99K 
15: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    150K 
16: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     56K 
17: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    125K 
18: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss       HTML     64K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
19: R6          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit    HTML     87K 
20: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    135K 
21: R8          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    490K 
22: R9          Property and Equipment                              HTML     41K 
23: R10         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    156K 
24: R11         Accrued Expenses                                    HTML     57K 
25: R12         Income Taxes                                        HTML    213K 
26: R13         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                HTML    121K 
27: R14         Notes Payable                                       HTML     65K 
28: R15         Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock     HTML    120K 
29: R16         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     46K 
30: R17         Share-Based Payment Arrangements                    HTML    177K 
31: R18         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     51K 
32: R19         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML     40K 
33: R20         Litigation                                          HTML     42K 
34: R21         Restructuring Costs                                 HTML     99K 
35: R22         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    126K 
36: R23         Segment Reporting and Concentrations                HTML     87K 
37: R24         Valuation and Qualifying Accounts - Allowance for   HTML     56K 
                Returns and Doubtful Accounts                                    
38: R25         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     39K 
39: R26         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     37K 
40: R27         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    535K 
                (Policies)                                                       
41: R28         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    398K 
                (Tables)                                                         
42: R29         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    143K 
43: R30         Accrued Expenses (Tables)                           HTML     56K 
44: R31         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    196K 
45: R32         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)       HTML    119K 
46: R33         Notes Payable (Tables)                              HTML     51K 
47: R34         Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock     HTML    103K 
                (Tables)                                                         
48: R35         Share-Based Payment Arrangements (Tables)           HTML    171K 
49: R36         Restructuring Costs (Tables)                        HTML     92K 
50: R37         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    112K 
51: R38         Segment Reporting and Concentrations (Tables)       HTML     80K 
52: R39         Valuation and Qualifying Accounts - Allowance for   HTML     53K 
                Returns and Doubtful Accounts (Tables)                           
53: R40         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML    120K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
54: R41         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     71K 
                Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements               
                - Balance Sheet (Details)                                        
55: R42         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML    101K 
                Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements               
                - Statement of Operations (Details)                              
56: R43         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     55K 
                Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements               
                - Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)                       
                (Details)                                                        
57: R44         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     60K 
                Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements               
                - Statement of Stockholders' Deficit (Details)                   
58: R45         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     59K 
                Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements               
                - Statement of Cash Flows (Details)                              
59: R46         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     39K 
                Schedule of Changes in Deferred Revenue (Details)                
60: R47         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     39K 
                Summary of ROU Assets and Liabilities (Details)                  
61: R48         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     37K 
                Components of Lease Expense (Details)                            
62: R49         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     41K 
                Summary of Future Minimum Lease Payments of ROU                  
                Assets over Remaining Lease (Details)                            
63: R50         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     44K 
                Schedule of Gross Carrying Amount and Accumulated                
                Amortization of Goodwill and Other Intangible                    
                Assets (Details)                                                 
64: R51         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     38K 
                Software Development Costs Table (Details)                       
65: R52         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     39K 
                Schedule of Anti-dilutive Common Stock Equivalents               
                that were Excluded from Computation of Diluted                   
                Shares Outstanding (Details)                                     
66: R53         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     77K 
                Earnings per Share (Details)                                     
67: R54         Property and Equipment - Additional Information     HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R55         Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information    HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: R56         Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value    HTML     48K 
                Assets and Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis               
                (Details)                                                        
70: R57         Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Fair Value     HTML     39K 
                Measurements using Significant Unobservable Inputs               
                (Details)                                                        
71: R58         Accrued Expenses - Schedule of Accrued Expenses     HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
72: R59         Income Taxes - Schedule of Income (Loss) Before     HTML     68K 
                Income Taxes (Details)                                           
73: R60         Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and  HTML     76K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
74: R61         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     68K 
75: R62         Income Taxes - Schedule of Effective Tax Rate       HTML     62K 
                Reconcillation (Details)                                         
76: R63         Income Taxes - Schedule of Unrecognized Tax         HTML     40K 
                Benefits (Details)                                               
77: R64         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Schedule of  HTML     56K 
                Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss,                 
                Net of Tax (Details)                                             
78: R65         Notes Payable - Schedule of Notes Payable           HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
79: R66         Notes Payable - Additional Information (Details)    HTML     63K 
80: R67         Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock -   HTML     70K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
81: R68         Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock -   HTML     42K 
                Schedule of Components of Series A Preferred Stock               
                (Details)                                                        
82: R69         Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock -   HTML     37K 
                Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock                  
                (Recognition) (Details))                                         
83: R70         Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock -   HTML     36K 
                Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock -                
                Probability and Volatility Assumptions (Details)                 
84: R71         Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock -   HTML     52K 
                Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock                  
                Effect on Net Income (Details)                                   
85: R72         Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information       HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
86: R73         Share-Based Payment Arrangements - Additional       HTML     56K 
                Information (Details)                                            
87: R74         Share-Based Payment Arrangements - Summary of       HTML     41K 
                Stock Option plan (Details)                                      
88: R75         Share-Based Payment Arrangements - Schedule of      HTML     41K 
                Equity Awards Outstanding (Details)                              
89: R76         Share-Based Payment Arrangements - Stock Option     HTML     82K 
                Activity (Details)                                               
90: R77         Share-Based Payment Arrangements - Summary of       HTML     43K 
                Share-Based Compensation Expense (Details)                       
91: R78         Share-Based Payment Arrangements - Share-Based      HTML     37K 
                Compensation Expense for Restricted Stock Awards                 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R79         Share-Based Payment Arrangements - Summary of       HTML     41K 
                Restricted Stock Activity (Details)                              
93: R80         Commitments and Contingencies - Additional          HTML     63K 
                Information (Details)                                            
94: R81         Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional       HTML     44K 
                Information (Details)                                            
95: R82         Litigation - Additional Information (Details)       HTML     38K 
96: R83         Restructuring Costs - Additional Information        HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
97: R84         Restructuring Costs - Summary of Restructuring      HTML     51K 
                Liabilities Recorded in Connection with 2017, 2019               
                and 2020 Plans (Details)                                         
98: R85         Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information     HTML     66K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: R86         Employee Benefit Plans - Pension Information        HTML     63K 
                (Details)                                                        
100: R87         Employee Benefit Plans - Components of Net          HTML     50K  
                Periodic Pension Cost (Details)                                  
101: R88         Employee Benefit Plans - Employee Benefit Plans     HTML     38K  
                Assumptions in Computing Benefit Obligation                      
                (Details)                                                        
102: R89         Segment Reporting and Concentrations - Schedule of  HTML     48K  
                Revenues and Long Lived Assets by Geographical                   
                Areas (Details)                                                  
103: R90         Segment Reporting and Concentrations - Additional   HTML     34K  
                Information (Details)                                            
104: R91         Valuation and Qualifying Accounts - Allowance for   HTML     38K  
                Returns and Doubtful Accounts - Schedule of                      
                Valuation Accounts (Details)                                     
105: R92         Related Party Transactions - Additional             HTML     42K  
                Information (Details)                                            
108: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    207K  
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