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Legal Proceedings and Other Matters
6 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Legal Proceedings and Other Matters Legal Proceedings and Other Matters
Settled Litigation Related to the Convertible Preferred Stock Issuance
On October 25, 2021, Anthony Franchi (the “Plaintiff”) brought a putative class action in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against the Company's current directors, the Company, White Hat Capital Partners LP (“White Hat”) and Magnetar Capital LLC (“Magnetar”), which was amended on November 1, 2021. On November 10, 2021, the parties filed a Stipulation and Proposed Order in the Franchi matter, pursuant to which, among other things, the parties agreed, and the court approved, that the Plaintiff’s claims that the Company's preliminary proxy omitted material information regarding the White Hat and Magnetar investments would be dismissed with prejudice and plaintiff’s claims that such investments included an implied voting agreement in connection with the 2021 Annual Stockholder Meeting would be dismissed without prejudice. While we disputed all of Plaintiff’s allegations and believed them to be without merit, we believed that entering into the aforementioned Stipulation and Proposed Order would avoid unnecessary litigation and is in the best interests of the Company's stockholders. The Company remains subject to certain pending liabilities and obligations in connection with the Stipulation and Proposed Order, which if not agreed to or resolved with Plaintiff, may result in future litigation. We do not believe the ultimate resolution of these matters will result in a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
Other Matters
In the ordinary course of business, we include indemnification provisions in certain of our customer contracts to indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse such customers for certain losses, including but not limited to losses related to third-party claims of intellectual property infringement arising from the customer’s use of our products or services. We may also, from time to time, receive indemnification requests from customers related to third-party claims that 911 calls were improperly routed during an emergency. We evaluate such claims as and when they arise. We do not always agree with customers that they are entitled to indemnification and in such cases reject their claims. Despite maintaining that we have properly carried out our duties, we may seek coverage under our various insurance policies; however, we cannot be sure that we will be able to maintain or obtain insurance coverage at acceptable costs or in sufficient amounts or that our insurer will not disclaim coverage as to such claims. Accordingly, pending or future claims asserted against us by a party that we agree to indemnify could result in legal costs and damages that could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

There are certain other pending and threatened legal actions which arise in the normal course of business. Although the ultimate outcome of litigation is difficult to accurately predict, we believe that the outcome of these other pending and threatened actions will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

Employment Change of Control and Indemnification Agreements
We have an employment agreement and change of control agreement with Mr. Porcelain, our CEO and President, and member of our Board of Directors. We have also entered into change of control agreements with certain of our executive officers and certain key employees. All of these agreements may require payments by us, in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, a change in control of our Company or a termination of the employee.