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GENERAL | NOTE 1:- GENERAL
| a. | B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd. ("BOS" or "the Company") is an Israeli corporation.
The Company's shares are listed on NASDAQ under the ticker BOSC.
| b. | The Company has two operating segments: the RFID and Mobile Solutions segment, and the Supply Chain Solutions segment (see Note 15).
The Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries include:
| (1) | BOS-Dimex Ltd. (previously "Dimex Solutions Ltd."; "BOS-Dimex Ltd."), an Israeli company that provides comprehensive turn-key solutions for Automatic Identification and Data Collection. BOS-Dimex comprises the RFID and Mobile Solutions segment.
| (2) | BOS-Odem Ltd. ("BOS-Odem"), an Israeli company, is a distributor of electronic components and advanced technologies worldwide. BOS-Odem is a part of the Supply Chain Solutions segments; and
| (3) | Ruby-Tech Inc., a New York corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOS-Odem and a part of the Supply Chain Solutions segments.
| c. | The Company's operations are partially financed through revolving short-term loans in which maturity is automatically extended on a monthly basis at the bank’s discretion. The Company also has adequate alternative financing sources to finance its operations in the foreseeable future, if and when maturity will not be extended.

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