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Final Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 333-132132

Prospectus

25,355,172 Shares

Common Stock

Velocity Express Corporation

The shareholders of Velocity Express Corporation identified under the caption “Selling Shareholders” are offering and selling 25,355,172 shares of common stock under this prospectus, including shares issuable upon the conversion of preferred stock and the exercise of warrants. We issued these securities to the selling shareholders in various private transactions. We will receive none of the proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling shareholders, except for the exercise price of the warrants, if and when such warrants are exercised, assuming the exercise price is paid in cash by the selling shareholders.

Our shares of common stock are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market and trade under the ticker symbol “VEXP.” On
April 7, 2006, the closing price of a share on the NASDAQ Capital Market was $1.70.

Investment in our securities involves a number of risks. See “ Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 to read about certain factors you should consider before buying our securities.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Velocity Express Corporation

One Morningside Drive North,

Bldg. B, Suite 300

Westport, Connecticut 06880

The date of this prospectus is April 11, 2006.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY		3
SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA		4
RISK FACTORS		5
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS		9
USE OF PROCEEDS		9
CAPITALIZATION		10
DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK		11
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE		12
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS		13
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION		27
LEGAL MATTERS		28
EXPERTS		29
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS		29
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION		29

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. However, it may not contain all of the information that is important to you. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, especially the risks of investing in our securities discussed under “Risk Factors,” and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

Velocity Express Corporation

We are engaged in the business of providing same-day, time-critical transportation and distribution/logistics services to individual consumers and businesses. We operate primarily in the United States, with limited operations in Canada.

We have one of the largest nationwide networks of time-critical logistics solutions in the United States and are a leading provider of scheduled, distribution and expedited logistics services. Our service offerings are divided into the following categories:

• Scheduled logistics, consisting of the daily pickup and delivery of parcels with narrowly defined time schedules predetermined by the customer.

• Distribution logistics, consisting of the receipt of customer bulk shipments that are divided and sorted at major metropolitan locations and delivered into multiple routes with defined endpoints and more broadly defined time schedules.

• Expedited logistics, consisting of unique and expedited point-to-point service for customers with extremely time sensitive delivery requirements.

The Offering

Shares Offered		25,355,172 shares of common stock.
Offering		The selling shareholders may offer their shares from time to time through one or more underwriters, brokers or dealers, on the NASDAQ Capital Market at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, in one or more negotiated transactions at prices acceptable to the selling shareholders, or in private transactions. See “Plan of Distribution.”
Use of Proceeds		The proceeds from the sale of the shares covered by this prospectus will be received by the selling shareholders. See “Use of Proceeds.”
NASDAQ Capital Market Symbol		“VEXP”
Risk Factors		Investing in our securities involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 for a discussion of factors that you should consider carefully before deciding to purchase our common stock.

Our Address and Telephone Number

Previously known as United Shipping & Technology, we reincorporated in Delaware on January 4, 2002, at which time we renamed our company Velocity Express Corporation. Our principal address is One Morningside Drive North, Bldg. B, Suite 300, Westport, Connecticut 06880, and our telephone number is (203) 349-4160. The address of our web site is www.velocityexp.com. The information contained on our website is not a part of this prospectus.

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Summary Financial Data

The following table provides summary historical financial data for the periods indicated. You should read this information in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and the related notes incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

		Year Ended																				Six Months Ended
		July 2, 2005				July 3, 2004				June 28, 2003				June 29, 2002				June 30, 2001				December 31, 2005				January 1, 2005
		(In thousands, except per share data)
Selected Statements of Operations Data:
Revenue		$	256,662			$	287,918			$	307,138			$	342,727			$	471,682			$	101,862			$	133,424
Cost of services			208,342				238,320				241,136				264,766				377,498				73,348				109,066
Gross profit			48,320				49,598				66,002				77,961				94,184				28,514				24,358
Operating Expenses (1)(2)			92,395				92,402				74,001				75,549				116,277				34,097				38,448
Restructuring charge (3)			1,603				356				—				—				7,060				—				—
Operating (loss) income (1)(2)(3)			(45,678	)			(43,160	)			(7,999	)			2,412				(29,153	)			(5,583	)			(14,090	)
Interest expense, net			(4,750	)			(4,567	)			(3,959	)			(13,068	)			(6,482	)			(2,343	)			(1,638	)
Common stock warrant charge			—				—				—				(1,048	)			—				—				—
Other income (expense)			584				(109	)			(301	)			1,225				364				723				185
Net loss (1)(2)(3)		$	(49,844	)		$	(47,836	)		$	(12,259	)		$	(10,479	)		$	(35,271	)		$	(7,203	)		$	(15,543	)
Net loss applicable to common shareholders (1)(2)(3)		$	(106,869	)		$	(77,683	)		$	(15,609	)		$	(20,357	)		$	(35,022	)		$	(12,353	)		$	(44,688	)
Basic and diluted loss per common share (1)(2)(3)(4)		$	(21.01	)		$	(551.89	)		$	(169.44	)		$	(290.81	)		$	(525.38	)		$	(0.82	)		$	(182.25	)
Basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding (4)			5,087				141				92				70				67				15,023				245
		Year Ended																				Six Months Ended
		July 2, 2005				July 3, 2004				June 28, 2003				June 29, 2002				June 30, 2001				December 31, 2005				January 1, 2005
Balance Sheet Data
Working capital (deficit)		$	(36,450	)		$	(35,543	)		$	(20,419	)		$	21,155			$	(2,809	)		$	(25,724	)		$	(31,456	)
Total assets			87,356				93,676				106,489				113,889				158,375				78,049				112,133
Long-term debt and capital leases			2,829				5,235				4,602				38,756				61,242				71				5,835
Redeemable preferred stock			—				—				—				—				35,421				—				—
Shareholders’ equity (deficit)			10,429				6,476				22,450				29,315				(31,592	)			23,592				13,678

(1) July 2, 2005 includes an increase in the legal settlement reserve for the MIS summary order and related expense for $4.9 million recorded as at that date.

(2) We adopted SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (SFAS 142), on July 1, 2001, and accordingly, ceased amortizing goodwill totaling $42.8 million as of July 1, 2001. Amortization of goodwill for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001 totaled $6.1 million.

(3) Restructuring charges and asset impairments, which included costs for severance, excess facilities, and impairment of long-lived assets were $1.6 million for fiscal 2005, $0.4 million for fiscal 2004, $0 for fiscal 2003 and 2002, and $7.1 million for fiscal 2001.

(4) Adjusted for 1:50 reverse stock split on February 16, 2005.

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RISK FACTORS

Our business faces many risks. The risks described below may not be the only risks we face. Additional risks that we do not yet know of or that we currently think are immaterial may also impair our business operations. If any of the events or circumstances described in the following risk factors actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could suffer, and the trading price of our stock could decline.

Given our history of losses, we cannot predict whether we will be able to achieve or sustain profitability or positive cash flow. Our operating losses have significantly exceeded the cost savings resulting from reorganization and improved systems. Our net losses applicable to common shareholders for the six months ended December 31, 2005 and January 1, 2005, were $12.4 million and $44.7 million, respectively. The respective periods’ net losses were $7.2 million and $15.5 million. The increased amount of losses applicable to common shareholders for such periods was caused by beneficial conversion charges of $5.2 million and $29.2 million for the respective periods. Our net losses applicable to common shareholders for the fiscal years ended July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004 were $106.9 million and $77.7 million, respectively. The respective periods’ net losses were $49.8 million and $47.8 million. The increased amount of losses applicable to common shareholders for such periods was caused by beneficial conversion charges of $57.0 million and $29.9 million for the respective periods. To achieve profitability, we must successfully pursue new revenue opportunities, effectively limit the impact of competitive pressures on pricing and freight volumes, and fully implement our technology initiatives and other cost-saving measures. We cannot assure you that we will ever achieve or sustain profitability or positive cash flow.

We have experienced certain material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. In connection with the preparation of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended July 2, 2005, certain material weaknesses became evident to our management, including the inability to fully reconcile cash applications on a timely basis, and due to resource constraints, the inability to close our books in a timely manner on a month-to-month basis. A material weakness is a significant deficiency in one or more of the internal control components that alone or in the aggregate precludes our internal controls from reducing to an appropriately low level the risk that material misstatements in our financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. We have taken steps to attempt to improve our internal controls and our control environment. We have established, and are implementing, a cash applications initiative to ensure timely and accurate posting of cash receipts and have aggressively recruited experienced professionals to augment and upgrade our financial staff to address issues of timeliness in financial reporting. Although we believe that these corrective steps will enable management to conclude that the internal controls over our financial reporting are effective when they are fully implemented, we cannot assure you these steps will be sufficient. We may be required to expend additional resources to identify, assess and correct any additional weaknesses in internal control.

Early termination or non-renewal of contracts could negatively affect our operating results. Our contracts with our commercial customers typically have a term of one to three years, but are often terminable earlier at will upon 30 or 60 days notice. Early termination or non-renewal of these contracts could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We face a customer concentration risk. We have two customers that each accounted for more than 10% of net revenues for the three and six months ended December 31, 2005. If either of these customers were to modify the service level obtained from us or transition to another service provider, it would adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

We may be unable to successfully compete with others in the same-day delivery and logistics services market. The market for same-day delivery and logistics services has been and is expected to remain highly competitive. Competition is often particularly intense for basic delivery services. High fragmentation and low barriers to entry characterize the industry. Other companies in the industry compete with us not only for provision of services but also for qualified drivers. Some of these companies have longer operating histories and

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greater financial and other resources than we have. Additionally, companies that do not currently operate delivery and logistics businesses may enter the industry in the future. We cannot assure you that we will be able to effectively compete with existing or future competitors.

We are exposed to litigation stemming from the accidents or other activities of our drivers and messengers. As of December 31, 2005, we utilized the services of approximately 2,751 drivers and messengers. From time to time such persons are involved in accidents or other activities that may give rise to liability claims against us. We currently carry liability insurance with a per-occurrence and an aggregate limit of $5 million. Our independent contractor owner-operators are required to maintain liability insurance of at least the minimum amounts required by applicable state or provincial law. We also have insurance policies covering property and fiduciary trust liability, which coverage includes all drivers and messengers. We cannot assure you that claims against us will not exceed the applicable amount of coverage, that our insurer will be solvent at the time of settlement of an insured claim, or that we will be able to obtain insurance at acceptable levels and costs in the future. If we were to experience a material increase in the frequency or severity of accidents, liability claims, workers’ compensation claims, unfavorable resolutions of claims, or insurance costs, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

We do not pay federal or state employment taxes on our drivers who are independent contractors. A significant number of our drivers are independent contractors and not our employees. From time to time, federal and state taxing authorities have sought to assert that independent contractor drivers in the same-day transportation and transportation industries are employees. We do not pay or withhold federal or state employment taxes with respect to drivers who are independent contractors. Although we believe that the independent contractors we utilize are not employees under existing interpretations of federal and state laws, we cannot guarantee that federal and state authorities will not challenge this position or that other laws or regulations, including tax laws and laws relating to employment and workers’ compensation, will not change. If the IRS were to successfully assert that our independent contractors are in fact our employees, we would be required to pay withholding taxes and extend employee benefits to these persons, and could be required to pay penalties or be subject to other liabilities as a result of incorrectly classifying employees. If drivers are deemed to be employees rather than independent contractors, we could be required to increase their compensation. Any of the foregoing possibilities could increase our operating costs and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Changes in spending on local delivery services could negatively affect our operating results. Our sales and earnings are especially sensitive to events that affect the delivery services industry, including extreme weather conditions, economic factors affecting our significant customers and shortages of or disputes with labor, any of which could result in our inability to service our clients effectively or to profitably manage our operations.

Our operations depend upon governmental licenses and permits. Although certain aspects of the transportation industry have been significantly deregulated, our delivery operations are still subject to various federal (U.S. and Canadian), state, provincial and local laws, ordinances and regulations that in many instances require certificates, permits and licenses. Our failure to maintain required certificates, permits or licenses, or to comply with applicable laws, ordinances or regulations could result in substantial fines or possible revocation of our authority to conduct certain of our operations.

Our reputation will be harmed, and we could lose customers, if the information and telecommunication technologies on which we rely fail to adequately perform. Our business depends upon a number of different information and telecommunication technologies as well as the ability to develop and implement new technology enabling us to manage and process a high volume of transactions accurately and timely. Any impairment of our ability to process transactions in this way could result in the loss of customers and diminish our reputation.

We may be unable to recruit, motivate and retain qualified management personnel. Our success depends on the skills, experience and performance of certain key members of our management. The loss of the

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services of any of these key employees could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our future success and plans for growth also depend on our ability to attract and retain skilled personnel in all areas of our business. There is strong competition for skilled management personnel in the same-day delivery and logistics businesses.

We may be unable to recruit, motivate and retain qualified delivery personnel. We depend upon our ability to attract and retain, as employees or through independent contractor or other arrangements, qualified delivery personnel who possess the skills and experience necessary to meet the needs of our operations. We compete in markets in which unemployment is generally relatively low and the competition for owner-operators and other employees is intense. We must continually evaluate and upgrade our pool of available owner-operators to keep pace with demands for delivery services. We cannot assure you that qualified delivery personnel will continue to be available in sufficient numbers and on terms acceptable to us. The inability to attract and retain qualified delivery personnel could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Fluctuations in our operating results may decrease the price of our securities. Prices for our common stock are determined in the marketplace and may be influenced by many factors, including the depth and liquidity of the market for our common stock, investor perception of us and general economic and market conditions. Variations in our operating results, general trends in the delivery/logistics industry, government regulation and other factors could cause the market price of the common stock to fluctuate significantly. The stock market has, on occasion, experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often particularly affected market prices for smaller companies and that often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of the affected companies, and the price of our common stock could be affected by such fluctuations.

Increased fuel and transportation costs could diminish our ability to attract owner-operators. The owner-operators we utilize are responsible for all vehicle expense including maintenance, insurance, fuel and all other operating costs. We make every reasonable effort to include fuel cost adjustments in customer billings that are paid to owner-operators to offset the impact of fuel price increases. If future fuel cost adjustments are insufficient to offset owner-operators’ costs, we may be unable to attract a sufficient number of owner-operators, which would negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be unable to fund our significant future capital needs, and we may need additional funds sooner than anticipated. We have depended, and if we are unable to execute against our plan, are likely to continue to depend, on our ability to obtain additional financing to fund our liquidity requirements. We may not be able to continue to obtain additional capital when needed, and additional capital may not be available on satisfactory terms. Achieving our financial goals involves maximizing the effectiveness of the variable cost model, the implementation of customer-driven technology solutions and continued leverage of the consolidated back office SG&A platform. To date, we have primarily relied upon debt and equity investments to fund these activities. We may be required to engage in additional financing activities to raise capital required for our operations. If we issue additional equity securities or convertible debt to raise capital, the issuance may be dilutive to the holders of our common stock. In addition, any additional issuance may require us to grant rights or preferences that adversely affect our business, including financial or operating covenants.

Our ability to fund operations depends on our ability to maintain the financing under our revolving credit agreement and our subordinated debt facility. At December 31, 2005, we were not in compliance with certain non-financial affirmative covenants under the revolving credit facility and our senior subordinated debt facility with respect to furnishing financial statements on a timely basis to the respective lenders. Although we intend to pursue waivers pertaining to these matters of compliance, we cannot assure you we will be able to obtain or maintain such waivers in the future and we may be unable to regain or maintain compliance with our debt covenants in the future.

If we do not maintain our NASDAQ listing, you may have difficulty trading our securities. We will need to maintain certain financial and corporate governance qualifications to keep our securities listed on the

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NASDAQ Capital Market (“NASDAQ”). At various times in the past we have received notices from NASDAQ that we would be delisted due to a variety of matters, including failure to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00, failure to timely hold an annual shareholders meeting and failure to meet the minimum levels of stockholders’ equity. In each instance we have taken the actions required by NASDAQ to maintain continued listing, but we cannot assure you that we will at all times meet the criteria for continued listing. In the event of delisting, trading, if any, would be conducted in the over-the-counter market in the so-called “pink sheets” or on the OTC Bulletin Board. In addition, our securities could become subject to the SEC’s “penny stock rules.” These rules would impose additional requirements on broker-dealers who effect trades in our securities, other than trades with their established customers and accredited investors. Consequently, the delisting of our securities and the applicability of the penny stock rules may adversely affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities, which may adversely affect your ability to resell our securities. If any of these events take place, you may not be able to sell as many securities as you desire, you may experience delays in the execution of your transactions and our securities may trade at a lower market price than they otherwise would.

Sales of shares in the public market following this registration may adversely affect prevailing market prices. Upon the effectiveness of this offering, 25,355,172 shares of our common stock will be eligible for resale in the public market. Additional shares of common stock may become eligible for sale in the public market from time to time upon exercise of warrants and stock options. The sale of such securities may negatively affect the price you may obtain for the sale of your securities.

We may be exposed to potential risks relating to our internal controls over financial reporting and our ability to have those controls attested to by our independent registered public accounting firm. As directed by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the SEC adopted rules requiring public companies to include a report of management on internal control over financial reporting in their annual reports. In addition, the independent registered public accounting firm auditing a public company’s financial statements must attest to and report on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting as well as the operating effectiveness of the company’s internal controls over financial reporting. We do not expect to be subject to these requirements for fiscal 2006 or fiscal 2007. We are evaluating our internal controls over financial reporting in order to allow our management to report on, and our independent registered public accounting firm to attest to, our internal controls, as a required part of our annual report, beginning with our annual report for fiscal 2008.

While we expect to expend significant resources during fiscal 2007 in developing the necessary documentation and testing procedures required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, there is a risk that we will not comply with all of the requirements imposed thereby. At present, there is no precedent available with which to measure compliance adequacy. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that we will not receive an adverse report on our assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting and/or the operating effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting from our independent registered public accounting firm.

If we identify further significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting that we cannot remediate in a timely manner or we receive an adverse report from our independent registered public accounting firm with respect to our internal controls over financial reporting, investors and others may lose confidence in the reliability of our financial statements and our ability to obtain equity or debt financing could be adversely affected.

In addition to the above, if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to rely on our internal controls over financial reporting in connection with their audit of our financial statements, and in the further event that they are unable to devise alternative procedures in order to satisfy themselves as to the material accuracy of our financial statements and related disclosures, it is possible that we could receive a qualified or adverse audit opinion on those financial statements. In that event, the market for our common stock could be adversely affected. In addition, investors and others may lose confidence in the reliability of our financial statements and our ability to obtain equity or debt financing could be adversely affected.

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

In accordance with the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we note that certain statements in this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus that are forward-looking and that provide other than historical information, involve risks and uncertainties that may impact our results of operations. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements concerning our general business strategies, financing decisions, and expectations for funding capital expenditures and operations in the future. Additionally, such statements are based, in part, on assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management, including management’s own knowledge and assessment of our company, our industry and our competition. When used herein and in the documents incorporated by reference, the words “believe,” “plan,” “continue,” “hope,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “expect,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or from those results presently anticipated or projected.

Readers are cautioned not to attribute undue certainty to our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. We believe the information contained in this prospectus to be accurate as of the date hereof. Changes may occur after that date, and we will not update that information, except as required by law, in the normal course of our public disclosure practices.

USE OF PROCEEDS

The proceeds from the sale of the shares covered by this prospectus will be received by the selling shareholders. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sales by the selling shareholders of the shares covered by this prospectus. We will receive the exercise price of the warrants held by the selling shareholders, if any, if and when such warrants are exercised, assuming the exercise price of such warrants is paid in cash. If we realize proceeds from the exercise of all of the warrants, assuming they are exercised entirely for cash, the net proceeds to us would be approximately $6,841,000. We expect to use the proceeds of any such warrant exercises for general working capital purposes. Given our inability to predict when, or if, we would receive any such proceeds, we are unable to specify our intended use of such funds with any more particularity than as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence.

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of December 31, 2005. You should read this information in conjunction with the financial statements and the related notes and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” incorporated by reference into this prospectus. None of the information below reflects the potential conversion of Series M, N, O and P Preferred into shares of common stock, the exercise of outstanding common stock warrants, or the exercise of outstanding options to purchase common stock.

		December 31, 2005
		(In thousands except for share data)
Long-term debt		$	71
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $.004 par value, 299,515,270 shares authorized, 10,844,178 issued and outstanding			35,429
Common stock, $.004 par value, 700,000,000 shares authorized, 16,424,584 issued and outstanding			66
Stock subscription receivable			(7,543	)
Additional paid-in capital			309,940
Accumulated deficit			(314,316	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income			16
Total shareholders’ equity			23,592
Total capitalization		$	23,663

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DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 999,515,270 shares of capital stock, consisting of 700,000,000 shares of common stock and 299,515,270 shares of preferred stock, par value $.004 per share. Of such preferred stock, we have designated 6,904,783 shares as Series M Preferred; 2,544,097 shares as Series N Preferred; 1,625,000 shares as Series O Preferred; and 5,022,000 shares as Series P Preferred. As of December 31, 2005, we had 16,424,584 shares of common stock outstanding; 5,023,098 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our stock-based plans; 1,651,762 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under our outstanding common stock options; 3,040,876 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under our outstanding common stock warrants; and 13,685,320 shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon conversion of outstanding Series M, N, O and P Preferred. Subsequent to December 31, 2005, we reserved another 250,000 shares of common stock for possible issuance under a settlement agreement and mutual release. As a result of the foregoing, we have 660,174,360 shares of authorized but unissued common stock remaining available for other purposes and 283,419,390 shares of authorized but undesignated preferred stock remaining available for other purposes.

Common Stock

The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders, except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights of any preferred stock we may issue in the future. The holders of our common stock are generally entitled to vote on amendments to our certificate of incorporation, except for the designation of a series of preferred stock out of our authorized preferred stock. There are no cumulative voting rights for the election of our directors, which means that the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock will be entitled to elect all of our directors. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding preferred stock, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive such dividends, if any, as may be declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for dividends. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of or provision for our liabilities, subject to prior rights of preferred stock, if any, then outstanding. Our common stock has no pre-emptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. All outstanding shares of our common stock are fully paid and non-assessable.

We now have only one class of capital stock outstanding and entitled to vote, common stock with voting rights.

Preferred Stock

Pursuant to our certificate of incorporation, our board of directors has the authority, without action by our shareholders, to issue, and has issued, shares of preferred stock. However, pursuant to Rule 4350(i) of the rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., as a condition to the continued listing of our common stock on NASDAQ, we are required to obtain shareholder approval of various issuances, including the issuance of preferred stock convertible into common stock equal to 20 percent or more of our common stock outstanding before the issuance for less than the greater of book or market value of the stock. The board of directors may issue additional shares of preferred stock from time to time in one or more series and may fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of each series of preferred stock. Some of the rights and preferences that our board of directors may designate include dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preferences and sinking fund terms. The board of directors may determine the number of shares constituting any series and the designation of such series. Any or all of the rights and preferences selected by our board of directors for any series of preferred stock may be greater than the rights of the common stock. The issuance of preferred stock could adversely affect, among other things, the voting power of holders of common stock and the likelihood that shareholders will receive dividend payments and payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The Transfer Agent and Registrar with respect to the common stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust, 59 Maiden Lane, New York, New York.

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

As of December 31, 2005, we had outstanding an aggregate of 16,424,584 shares of our common stock, assuming no exercises of outstanding options and warrants and no conversion of any preferred stock. All shares sold in this offering will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, unless they are purchased by one of our “affiliates,” as that term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Certain outstanding shares of our common stock not included in this prospectus are eligible for sale in the public market as follows:

Rule 144

In general, under Rule 144, as currently in effect, a person who has beneficially owned shares of our common stock for at least one year, including the holding period of certain prior owners other than affiliates, is entitled to sell within any three-month period a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of:

• 1% of the number of shares of our common stock then outstanding, which equals 164,245 shares as of December 31, 2005, or

• the average weekly trading volume of our common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to that sale.

Sales under Rule 144 are also subject to manner-of-sale provisions, notice requirements and the availability of current public information about us. In order to effect a Rule 144 sale of our common stock, our transfer agent will require an opinion from legal counsel.

Rule 144(k)

Under Rule 144(k), a person who is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at any time during the three months preceding a sale and who has beneficially owned shares for at least two years, including the holding period of certain prior owners other than affiliates, is entitled to sell those shares without complying with the manner-of-sale, public information, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144. Our transfer agent will require an opinion from legal counsel to effect a Rule 144(k) transaction.

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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

The following table presents information regarding the selling shareholders. Unless otherwise noted, the shares listed below represent the shares that each selling shareholder beneficially owned on December 31, 2005. The shares being offered hereunder represent 11,971,131 outstanding shares of common stock, 11,500,125 shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of preferred stock and 1,883,916 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants.

We are registering the above-referenced shares to permit each of the selling shareholders and their pledges, donees, transferees or other successors-in-interest that receive their shares from the selling shareholders as a gift, partnership distribution or other non-sale related transfer after the date of this prospectus to resell the shares.

The following table sets forth the name of each selling shareholder, the number of shares owned by each of the selling shareholders as of December 31, 2005, the number of shares that may be offered under this prospectus and the number of shares of our common stock owned by the selling shareholders after this offering is completed, assuming all of the shares being offered are sold. Except as otherwise disclosed below, none of the selling shareholders has, or within the past three years has had, any position, office or other material relationship with us. The number of shares in the column “Number of Shares Being Offered” represents all of the shares that a selling shareholder may offer under this prospectus.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d) promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act. The percentages of shares beneficially owned are based on 16,424,584 shares of our common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2005, plus the shares of common stock beneficially owned by the respective selling shareholder, as set forth in the following table and more fully described in the applicable footnotes.

Name and Address of Selling Shareholder		Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering					Number of Shares Being Offered			Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering
		Number			Percent					Number		Percent
Andre Agassi c/o Boulevard Management 21650 Oxnard Street Suite 1925 Woodland Hills, CA 91367-4901		4,127	(1)		*		4,127	(1)		0		0
Alliance Financial, LLC 310 Little Elk Creek Avenue Snowmass, CO 81654		9,185	(2)		*		9,185	(2)		0		0
Arista Partners, LP Attn: Terri Meeks Post Office Box 2720 Wilmington, DE 19805		155	(3)		*		155	(3)		0		0
BBJ Vermoegensanlagen GbR c/o Mr. Goetz Jaeger Bussardweg 67 61118 Bad Vilbel, Germany		2,229	(4)		*		2,229	(4)		0		0
BNS Long Short Fund 660 Madison Ave, 14th flr, New York, NY 10021		3,953	(5)		*		3,953	(5)		0		0

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Name and Address of Selling Shareholder		Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering						Number of Shares Being Offered			Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering
		Number			Percent						Number		Percent
Banc of America Leasing & Capital, LLC 231 S. LaSalle Street Mailcode: IL1-231-16-46 Chicago, IL 60604 Attention: Stuart R. Schwartz		178,300			1.1	%		178,300			0		0
Andrew K. Boszhardt, Jr. 660 Madison Ave., 14th Floor New York, NY 10021		6,365	(6)		*			6,365	(6)		0		0
Boszhardt, Jr. IRA 660 Madison Ave., 14th Floor New York, NY 10021		978	(7)		*			978	(7)		0		0
Edward R. Bradley Jr. c/o CBS News 524 West 57th Street New York, NY 10001-2902		2,889	(8)		*			2,889	(8)		0		0
Steven and Emily Bragg Joint Tenants in Common 396 Mansfield Avenue Darien, CT 06820		6,191	(9)		*			6,191	(9)		0		0
Bristol Investment Fund Ltd 10990 Wilshire Advisors #1410 Los Angeles, CA 90024		6,300	(10)		*			6,300	(10)		0		0
Broadband Capital Management LLC 805 Third Avenue, 15th Floor New York, NY 10022		11,227	(11)		*			11,227	(11)		0		0
Canadian Peso 660 Madison Ave., 14th Floor New York, NY 10021		266	(12)		*			266	(12)		0		0
Walter Carozza 645 Madison Ave., Ste 1200 New York, NY 10022		548	(13)		*			548	(13)		0		0
CCS Group, LLC 1 Sunset Drive Chappaqua, NY 10514		12,000	(14)		*			12,000	(14)		0		0
Cliff Chapman 10 Warren Ave. Spring Lake, NJ 07762		18,713	(15)		*			18,713	(15)		0		0
Courtney Clark 310 Stevens Street Aspen, CO 81612		3,061	(16)		*			3,061	(16)		0		0
Lester L. Colbert Jr. 60 East 42nd Street Suite 3202 New York, NY 10165		825	(17)		*			825	(17)		0		0

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Name and Address of Selling Shareholder		Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering						Number of Shares Being Offered			Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering
		Number			Percent						Number		Percent
Cordillera Fund LP 8201 Preston Road, Ste 400 Dallas, TX 75225		3,292	(18)		*			3,292	(18)		0		0
Crestview Capital Master, LLC 95 Revere Drive, Suite A Northbrook, IL 60062		1,074,671	(19)		6.1	%		1,074,671	(19)		0		0
Anthony J. de Nicola 214 Green Ridge Road Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417		4,127	(1)		*			4,127	(1)		0		0
Robert M. Dewey Jr. 211 West Mountain Road Ridgefield, CT 06877		8,255	(20)		*			8,255	(20)		0		0
Adolf R. Dibiasio 26 Highview Road Daien, CT 06820		95,579	(21)		*			95,579	(21)		0		0
John Duffy 6244 Riverside Drive Atlanta, GA 30328		95,579	(21)		*			95,579	(21)		0		0
Sandra Einck 4005 Palm Tree Blvd. Cape Coral, FL 33904		2,563	(22)		*			2,563	(22)		0		0
ERV Associates II, LLC 645 Madison Avenue Suite 1200 New York, NY 10022		3,470	(23)		*			3,470	(23)		0		0
ERV Partners, LLC 645 Madison Ave., Ste 1200 New York, NY 10022		2,578	(24)		*			2,578	(24)		0		0
Stephen Ewing 20 Lola Lane Pawling, NY 12564		16,282	(25)		*			16,282	(25)		0		0
Wesley Fredenburg 833 Great Oaks Trail Eagan, MN 55123		24,625	(26)		*			24,625	(26)		0		0
Leon Frenkel 401 City Avenue, #800 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004		4,703	(27)		*			4,703	(27)		0		0
Gryphon Master Fund, L.P. 100 Crescent Court, #475 Dallas, TX 75201		265,664	(28)		1.6	%		265,664	(28)		0		0
Gryphon Partners, LP 100 Crescent Court #490 Dallas, TX 75201		173,370	(29)		1.0	%		173,370	(29)		0		0

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Name and Address of Selling Shareholder		Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering						Number of Shares Being Offered			Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering
		Number			Percent						Number		Percent
GSSF Master Fund, LP 100 Crescent Court, #490 Dallas, TX 75201		219,516	(30)		1.3	%		219,516	(30)		0		0
Arjun Gupta c/o TeleSoft Partners 1450 Fashion Island Blvd. Suite 610 San Mateo, CA 94404		825	(17)		*			825	(17)		0		0
Trust f/b/o Melinda Hackett Montague H. Hackett, Jr., Trustee 590 Madison Avenue 21st Floor New York, NY 10022		2,476	(31)		*			2,476	(31)		0		0
Trust f/b/o Montague H. Hackett III Montague H. Hackett, Jr., Trustee 590 Madison Avenue 21st Floor New York, NY 10022		1,651	(32)		*			1,651	(32)		0		0
Jeffrey Hendrickson One Morningside Dr. N., Suite 200 Westport, CT 06880		36,254	(33)		*			36,254	(33)		0		0
HLP Management Inc. c/o T.E.A.M. Marketing AG Alpenquai 30 P.O. Box 12163 CH-6000 Lucerne 12, Switzerland		12,382	(34)		*			12,382	(34)		0		0
J.D. Associates, LLC c/o Jeffrey M. Drazan 2884 Sand Hill Road Suite 100 Menlo Park, CA 94025		825	(17)		*			825	(17)		0		0
John Hancock Life Insurance Company c/o John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. 200 Clarendon Street Boston, MA 02117 Attention: Karen Morton, Esq.		170,800			1.0	%		170,800			0		0
Donald R. Keough DMK International, Inc. 200 Galleria Parkway Suite 970 Atlanta, GA 30339		825	(17)		*			825	(17)		0		0
Mark Kesselman 805 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022		16,282	(25)		*			16,282	(25)		0		0
Keswick Private Fund III, LLC c/o Mr. William F. Jones 1330 Avenue of the Americas 27th Floor New York, NY 10019		8,255	(20)		*			8,255	(20)		0		0

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Name and Address of Selling Shareholder		Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering						Number of Shares Being Offered			Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering
		Number			Percent						Number		Percent
Drew Kronick 554 Lenox Ave Westfield, NJ 07090		17,552	(35)		*			17,552	(35)		0		0
William S. Lapp 12840 11th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55441		264,163	(36)		1.6	%		264,163	(36)		0		0
Thomas H. Lee 200 Madison Avenue, Suite 2225 New York, NY 10016		140,486	(37)		*			140,486	(37)		0		0
Robert Lewis 55 Tanners Drive Wilton, CT 06897		20,000	(38)		*			20,000	(38)		0		0
Article 7th Marital Trust UWO of SL Lewis 60 East 88th Street Apartment # 11 New York, NY 10128		2,064	(39)		*			2,064	(39)		0		0
Limit & Co. c/o Mr. John MacDonald, Partner 2501 McGee Traffic Way Mail Drop 323 Kansas City, MO 64108		82,546	(40)		*			82,546	(40)		0		0
Local No. 8, I.B.E.W. Retirement Plan & Trust 727 Lime City Road P.O. Box 60408 Rossford, OH 43460		49,527	(41)		*			49,527	(41)		0		0
Longview Fund, LP 600 Montgomery St. 44th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111		3,575,090	(42)		17.9	%		3,575,090	(42)		0		0
Longview Equity Fund, LP 600 Montgomery St. 44th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111		598,826	(43)		3.5	%		598,826	(43)		0		0
Longview International Equity Fund, LP 600 Montgomery St. 44th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111		294,944	(44)		1.8	%		294,944	(44)		0		0
Dan W. Lufkin 711 Fifth Avenue 10th Floor New York, NY 10022		825	(17)		*			825	(17)		0		0
Michael Luther 1315 Ridgewood Avenue Omaha, NE 68124		35,583	(45)		*			35,583	(45)		0		0

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Name and Address of Selling Shareholder		Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering						Number of Shares Being Offered			Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering
		Number			Percent						Number		Percent
Bruce Marcurda 110 W. Ocean Blvd. #903 Long Beach, CA 90802		8,000	(46)		*			8,000	(46)		0		0
Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A. as Trustee of the Lapp, Libra, Thomson, Stoebner & Pusch Money Purchase Pension Plan FBO: William S. Lapp 4717 Grand Ave., Ste 400 Kansas City, MO 64112		4,447			*			4,447			0		0
Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A. as Trustee of the Lapp Libra 401(k) FBO William S. Lapp 4717 Grand Ave., Ste 400 Kansas City, MO 64112		67,912	(47)		*			67,912	(47)		0		0
Kathleen McDonnell 10 Ginger Court Princeton, NJ 08540		6,162	(48)		*			6,162	(48)		0		0
MCG Global One Morningside Dr. N., Ste 200 Westport, CT 06880		166,128	(49)		1.0	%		166,128	(49)		0		0
MCG-USHP One Morningside Drive, Ste. 200 Westport, CT 06880		900	(50)		*			900	(50)		0		0
Mark Miller 235 Radlett Lane Alpharetta, GA 30022		9,976	(51)		*			9,976	(51)		0		0
Ray A. Mirza 218 E. 29th St., Apt. 8 New York, NY 10016		16,652	(52)		*			16,652	(52)		0		0
Morgan Stanley DW Inc Cust For Steven Cristaldi IRA 4511 N. Himes Ave., Suite 210 Tampa, FL 33614		5,930	(53)		*			5,930	(53)		0		0
Bill Nelson 1438 Third Avenue, #24B New York, NY 10028		2,678	(54)		*			2,678	(54)		0		0
Richard Neslund 15210 Wayzata Blvd. Wayzata, MN 55391		427,108	(55)		2.6	%		427,108	(55)		0		0
Harold J. Newman 605 Third Avenue 39th Floor New York, NY 10158		2,476	(31)		*			2,476	(31)		0		0

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Name and Address of Selling Shareholder		Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering						Number of Shares Being Offered			Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering
		Number			Percent						Number		Percent
Hanh M. Ngo 11494 Orchila Street Cypress, CA 90630		3,483	(56)		*			3,483	(56)		0		0
Nite Capital, LP 9 West 57th St., 27th flr NewYork, NY 10019		724	(57)		*			724	(57)		0		0
Clifford M. and Ellen M. Noreen 95 Bent Tree Drive East Longmeadow, MA 01028		1,032	(58)		*			1,032	(58)		0		0
Palm Beach Overseas Investors Limited 805 Third Avenue, 156th Floor New York, NY 10022		2,975	(59)		*			2,975	(59)		0		0
Alexander Paluch 645 Madison Ave., Ste 1200 New York, NY 10022		30,319	(60)		*			30,319	(60)		0		0
Pequot Mariner Master Fund, L.P. 500 Nyala Fram Road Westport, CT 06880		514,499	(61)		3.0	%		514,499	(61)		0		0
Pequot Navigator Offshore Fund, Inc. 500 Nyala Fram Road Westport, CT 06880		377,872	(62)		2.2	%		377,872	(62)		0		0
Pequot Scout Fund, L.P. 500 Nyala Fram Road Westport, CT 06880		867,375	(63)		5.0	%		867,375	(63)		0		0
Kay Perry 5003 Willowbend Houston, TX 77035		3,250			*			3,250			0		0
Dieter J. Pommerening Colonnaden 39 20354 Hamburg, Germany		2,476	(31)		*			2,476	(31)		0		0
Dieter Pommerening Colonnaden 39 20354 Hamburg, Germany		3,030	(64)		*			3,030	(64)		0		0
Premium Series PCC Limited 500 Nyala Road Westport, CT 06880		30,129	(65)		*			30,129	(65)		0		0
Janet W. Prindle 1 Sutton Place South New York, NY 10022		4,127	(1)		*			4,127	(1)		0		0
Mike Rapp 33 Union Sq W Apt 6f New York, NY 10003		29,940	(66)		*			29,940	(66)		0		0

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Name and Address of Selling Shareholder		Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering						Number of Shares Being Offered			Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering
		Number			Percent						Number		Percent
Stanley R. Rawn Jr. 53 Forest Avenue 1st Floor Old Greenwich, CT 06870		2,476	(31)		*			2,476	(31)		0		0
Reed Hobe Sound Trust c/o Mr. John D. Barrett II 90 Park Avenue 34th Floor New York, NY 10016		2,064	(39)		*			2,064	(39)		0		0
Robert Reynen 400 Spring Line Drive Naples, FL 34102		61,926	(67)		*			61,926	(67)		0		0
RFJM Partners LLC 100 Crescent Court, #475, Dallas, TX 75201		791	(68)		*			791	(68)		0		0
RIP Investments, LP c/o Matthew Kamens 1650 Arch St. 22nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103		1,909	(69)		*			1,909	(69)		0		0
Ray Rizzo 153 Greencrest Drive Pointe Vedra Beach, FL 33308		5,334	(70)		*			5,334	(70)		0		0
John B. Ryan 115 Central Park West New York, NY 10023		2,476	(31)		*			2,476	(31)		0		0
Lisa Schiltgen 7803 Glenroy Road Bloomington, MN 55439		2,000	(71)		*			2,000	(71)		0		0
Arthur B. Schoen Jr. 1100 Park Avenue Apartment # 5A New York, NY 10128		2,064	(39)		*			2,064	(39)		0		0
SCM Special Values Fund, LP 660 Madison Ave., 14th Floor New York, NY 10021		11,858			*			11,858			0		0
Scorpion Acquisition, LLC 200 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016		238,651	(72)		1.4	%		238,651	(72)		0		0
Scorpion Capital Partners, L.P. 245 Fifth Avenue, 25th Flr. New York, NY 10016		1,708,275	(73)		9.4	%		1,708,275	(73)		0		0
SF Capital Partners Ltd. c/o Stark Offshore Management, LLC 3600 South Lake Drive St. Francis, WI 53235		542,741	(74)		3.2	%		542,741	(74)		0		0

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Name and Address of Selling Shareholder		Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering						Number of Shares Being Offered			Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering
		Number			Percent						Number		Percent
Gregory P. Shlopak c/o Rockport Equity Management 63 Main Street Gloucester, MA 01930-5722		2,064	(39)		*			2,064	(39)		0		0
Sidewinder Holdings, Ltd. 9 Parkway North Suite 500 Deerfield, IL 60015 Attention: Ian Pye		150,900			*			150,900			0		0
Smithfield Fiduciary, LLC 900 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022		817	(75)		*			817	(75)		0		0
Southern Cross Capital LLC 33 Riverside Avenue Westport, CT 06880		6,250	(76)		*			6,250	(76)		0		0
Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. 153 E. 53rd St, 55th Floor New York, NY 10022		131,768	(77)		*			131,768	(77)		0		0
Special Situations Fund III, L.P. 153 E. 53rd St, 55th Floor New York, NY 10022		338,438	(78)		2.0	%		338,438	(78)		0		0
Special Situations Private Equity Fund, L.P. 153 E. 53rd St, 55th Floor New York, NY 10022		507,279	(79)		3.0	%		507,279	(79)		0		0
David Spencer 926 Baileyana Road Hillsborough, CA 94010		825	(17)		*			825	(17)		0		0
John Steinmetz 33 Fairchild Road Sharon, CT 06069		39,600	(80)		*			39,600	(80)		0		0
Ted Swindells 139 24th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94121		3,500	(81)		*			3,500	(81)		0		0
Task (USA), Inc. Joseph Serra PC 50 Charles Lindbergh Blvd Suite 400 Uniondale, NY 11553		41,273	(82)		*			41,273	(82)		0		0
TenX, Inc. 170 Mason Street Greenwich, CT 19428		37,402			*			37,402			0		0
TH Lee Putnam Parallel Ventures LP 200 Madison Avenue, Suite 2225 New York, NY 10016		4,382,624	(83)		26.3	%		4,382,624	(83)		0		0

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Name and Address of Selling Shareholder		Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering						Number of Shares Being Offered			Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering
		Number			Percent						Number		Percent
TH Lee Putnam Ventures LP 200 Madison Avenue, Suite 2225 New York, NY 10016		6,228,299	(84)		36.6	%		6,228,299	(84)		0		0
THLi Co Investment Partners LLC 200 Madison Avenue, Suite 2225 New York, NY 10016		362,779	(85)		2.2	%		362,779	(85)		0		0
United Investors Group, Inc. c/o Mr. Robert Lenthe 712 Fifth Avenue 8th Floor New York, NY 10019		82,546	(86)		*			82,546	(86)		0		0
US Bank National Association Custodian FBO Joseph Bartlett U.S. Bank Place 1212, East Wayzata Blvd. Wayzata, MN 55391		206	(87)		*			206	(87)		0		0
Leopoldo Villareal 487 Greenwich Street Apt. 2A New York, NY 10013		825	(17)		*			825	(17)		0		0
Vincent Wasik One Morningside Dr. N., Ste 200 Westport, CT 06880		256,050	(88)		1.5	%		256,050	(88)		0		0
Phil Wagenheim 245 E 87 New York, NY 10128		14,970	(89)		*			14,970	(89)		0		0
Bert L. Zaccaria PO Box 1345 1170 Signal Hill Road Pebble Beach, CA 93953		825	(17)		*			825	(17)		0		0

* Represents less than one percent.

(1) Represents 846 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 3,281 shares of common stock.

(2) Represents 6,105 shares issuable upon exercise of TerraNova Warrants M and 3,080 shares issuable upon exercise of TerraNova Warrants N.

(3) Represents 32 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 123 shares of common stock.

(4) Represents 457 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 1,772 shares of common stock.

(5) Represents 3,420 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 533 shares issuable upon conversion of Series O.

(6) Represents 4,274 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M, 978 shares issuable upon conversion of Series N, 800 shares issuable upon conversion of Series O and 313 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

(7) Represents 978 shares issuable upon conversion of Series N.

(8) Represents 592 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 2,297 shares of common stock.

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(9) Represents 1,270 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 4,921 shares of common stock.

(10) Represents 764 shares issuable upon conversion of Series N and 5,536 shares issuable upon conversion of Series O.

(11) Represents 11,227 shares issuable upon exercise of Series P Warrants.

(12) Represents 266 shares issuable upon conversion of Series O.

(13) Represents 548 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

(14) Represents 12,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

(15) Represents 18,713 shares issuable upon exercise of Series P Warrants.

(16) Represents 2,035 shares issuable upon exercise of TerraNova Warrants M and 1,026 shares issuable upon exercise of TerraNova Warrants N.

(17) Represents 169 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 656 shares of common stock.

(18) Represents 3,292 shares issuable upon conversion of Series N.

(19) Represents 1,074,671 shares issuable upon conversion of Series N.

(20) Represents 1,693 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 6,562 shares of common stock.

(21) Represents 74,579 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 21,000 issuable upon exercise of warrants.

(22) Represents 2,563 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

(23) Represents 711 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 2,759 shares of common stock.

(24) Represents 207 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants and 2,371 shares of common stock.

(25) Represents 16,282 shares issuable upon exercise of TerraNova Warrants M.

(26) Represents 18,901 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants and 5,724 shares of common stock.

(27) Represents 4,703 shares issuable upon conversion of Series N.

(28) Represents 265,664 shares issuable upon conversion of Series O.

(29) Represents 173,370 shares issuable upon conversion of Series N.

(30) Represents 86,684 shares issuable upon conversion of Series N and 132,832 shares issuable upon conversion of Series O.

(31) Represents 508 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 1,968 shares of common stock.

(32) Represents 339 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 1,312 shares of common stock.

(33) Represents 20,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants and 16,254 shares of common stock.

(34) Represents 2,540 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 9,842 shares of common stock.

(35) Represents 6,792 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants and 10,760 shares of common stock.

(36) Represents 88,938 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M, 79,698 shares issuable upon conversion of Series P, 24,000 shares issuable upon exercise of Series P Warrants and 71,527 shares of common stock.

(37) Represents 7,639 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 132,847 shares of common stock.

(38) Represents 20,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

(39) Represents 424 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 1,640 shares of common stock.

(40) Represents 16,930 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 65,616 shares of common stock.

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(41) Represents 10,157 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 39,370 shares of common stock.

(42) Represents 2,617,006 shares issuable upon conversion of Series P and 958,084 shares issuable upon exercise of Series P Warrants.

(43) Represents 438,348 shares issuable upon conversion of Series P and 160,478 shares issuable upon exercise of Series P Warrants.

(44) Represents 215,902 shares issuable upon conversion of Series P and 79,042 shares issuable upon exercise of Series P Warrants.

(45) Represents 24,423 shares issuable upon exercise of TerraNova Warrants M and 11,160 shares upon exercise of TerraNova Warrants N.

(46) Represents 8,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

(47) Represents 49,712 shares issuable upon conversion of Series P and 18,200 shares issuable upon exercise of Series P Warrants.

(48) Represents 3,500 shares issuable upon exercise of TerraNova Warrants M and 2,662 shares issuable upon exercise of TerraNova Warrants N.

(49) Represents 4,775 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants and 161,353 shares of common stock.

(50) Represents 900 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

(51) Represents 8,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants and 1,976 shares of common stock.

(52) Represents 5,930 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M, 8,032 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants and 2,690 shares of common stock.

(53) Represents 5,930 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M.

(54) Represents 2,678 shares issuable upon exercise of TerraNova Warrants N.

(55) Represents 13,844 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants and 413,264 shares of common stock.

(56) Represents 808 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants and 2,675 shares of common stock.

(57) Represents 724 shares issuable upon conversion of Series O.

(58) Represents 212 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 820 shares of common stock.

(59) Represents 2,975 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M.

(60) Represents 11,859 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M, 548 shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants and 17,912 shares of common stock.

(61) Represents 514,499 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M.

(62) Represents 377,872 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M.

(63) Represents 867,375 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M.

(64) Represents 3,030 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

(65) Represents 30,129 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M.

(66) Represents 29,940 shares issuable upon exercise of Series P Warrants.

(67) Represents 1,375 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants and 60,551 shares of common stock.

(68) Represents 791 shares issuable upon conversion of Series O.

(69) Represents 392 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 1,517 shares of common stock.

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(70) Represents 5,334 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

(71) Represents 2,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

(72) Represents 238,651 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M.

(73) Represents 1,491,563 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 216,712 shares issuable upon conversion of Series N.

(74) Represents 542,741 shares issuable upon conversion of Series N.

(75) Represents 817 shares issuable upon conversion of Series O.

(76) Represents 6,250 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

(77) Represents 131,768 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M.

(78) Represents 338,438 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M.

(79) Represents 507,279 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M.

(80) Represents 25,566 shares issuable upon exercise of TerraNova Warrants M and 14,034 shares issuable upon exercise of TerraNova Warrants N.

(81) Represents 3,500 shares issuable upon exercise of TerraNova Warrants M.

(82) Represents 8,465 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 32,808 shares of common stock.

(83) Represents 240,765 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 4,141,859 shares of common stock.

(84) Represents 329,130 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M, 242,777 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants and 5,656,392 shares of common stock.

(85) Represents 19,273 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 343,506 shares of common stock.

(86) Represents 16,930 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 65,616 shares of common stock.

(87) Represents 42 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M and 164 shares of common stock.

(88) Represents 149,157 shares issuable upon conversion of Series M, 7,932 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants and 98,961 shares of common stock.

(89) Represents 14,970 shares issuable upon exercise of Series P Warrants.

Relationships with Selling Shareholders

The selling shareholders acquired their securities pursuant to various private transactions. Certain selling shareholders holding an aggregate of 500,000 shares of common stock acquired their shares pursuant to a settlement agreement and mutual release with our company we entered into in December 2005. This prospectus covers certain shares of common stock, shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series M, N, O and P Preferred (including PIK shares), shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Series P Warrants, Terra Nova Warrants M and Terra Nova Warrants N, and shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of certain other common stock purchase warrants.

Certain of our officers, directors and affiliates are selling shareholders. Specifically, Vincent Wasik is our Chief Executive Officer and the managing partner of MCG Global, LLC. Alexander Paluch is a member of our board of directors and is a partner in East River Ventures, LLC and ERV Partners, LLC. Jeffrey Hendrickson is our President and Chief Operating Officer. Wesley Fredenburg is our Secretary and General Counsel. Robert Lewis was previously our Chief Financial Officer. James Brown, who is not listed as a selling shareholder, does serve on our board of directors and is the managing partner of TH Lee Putnam Parallel Ventures, LP, TH Lee Putnam Ventures, LLC and THLi Co Investment Partners LLC.

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Registration Rights of Selling Shareholders

Holders of our Series M, N, O and P Preferred have registration rights that were provided as part of each respective investment and are contained in Registration Rights Agreements (the “Rights Agreements”). The Rights Agreements require us to register the common stock resulting from conversion of the Preferred Stock at certain times subsequent to the closing. We have complied with these deadlines relative to our Series M, N and O Preferred and, upon the effective date of this registration, will be in compliance with the requirements of the Series P Preferred.

If (A) the registration statement covering the Series P Preferred is not declared effective by April 12, 2006, or (B) after the registration statement for any of the Series M, N, O or P Preferred has been declared effective by the SEC, sales cannot be made pursuant to such registration statement for any reason, but excluding the inability of any investor to sell the registrable securities covered thereby due to market conditions and except for certain permitted delays, then we will make pro-rata payments to each investor in an amount equal to 1.5% of the aggregate amount invested by such investor for each 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the date by which such registration statement should have been effective. In addition, our agreement with the holders of Series P Preferred provides that we will indemnify such holders in the event that they incur loss or liability due the fact that we have not registered the common stock underlying the Series P Preferred within the applicable time frame.

We agreed to have the 500,000 shares of common stock we issued under the terms of the above-referenced settlement agreement and mutual release registered no later than May 31, 2006. Our failure to have this registration declared effective by May 31, 2006, will constitute a default under the settlement agreement.

The other selling shareholders are participating in this registration pursuant to piggyback registration rights.

We have entered into arms’ length agreements with selling shareholders pursuant to which we agreed to pay the expenses related to the registration of the shares covered by this prospectus. The selling shareholders will pay commissions and selling expenses, if any, incurred by them. Our registration of the shares does not necessarily mean that the selling shareholders will sell all or any of the shares covered by this prospectus.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

The selling shareholders, which as used herein includes donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock received after the date of this prospectus from a selling shareholder as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other transfer, may, from time to time, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of their shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices.

The selling shareholders may use any one or more of the following methods when disposing of shares or interests therein:

• ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

• block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

• purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

• an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

• privately negotiated transactions;

• short sales effected after the date the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is declared effective by the SEC;

• through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

• broker-dealers may agree with the selling shareholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

• a combination of any such methods of sale; and

• any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

The selling shareholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock, from time to time, under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling shareholders under this prospectus. The selling shareholders also may transfer the shares of common stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

In connection with the sale of our common stock or interests therein, the selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The selling shareholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

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shareholders reserves the right to accept and, together with their agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of common stock to be made directly or through agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering. Upon any exercise of the warrants by payment of cash, however, we will receive the exercise price of the warrants.

The selling shareholders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, provided that they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of that rule.

The selling shareholders and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents that participate in the sale of the common stock or interests therein may be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. Any discounts, commissions, concessions or profit they earn on any resale of the shares may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Selling shareholders who are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

To the extent required, the shares of our common stock to be sold, the names of the selling shareholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any agents, dealer or underwriter, any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement that includes this prospectus.

In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the common stock may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the common stock may not be sold unless it has been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.

We have advised the selling shareholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the selling shareholders and their affiliates. In addition, we will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time) available to the selling shareholders for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The selling shareholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

We have agreed to indemnify the selling shareholders against liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act and state securities laws, relating to the registration of the shares offered by this prospectus.

We have agreed with the selling shareholders to keep the registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part effective until the earlier of (1) such time as all of the shares covered by this prospectus have been disposed of pursuant to and in accordance with the registration statement or (2) the date on which the shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act.

LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the issuance of the securities offered by this prospectus has been passed upon by Wesley C. Fredenburg, our General Counsel and Secretary. As of December 31, 2005, Mr. Fredenburg beneficially owned 24,625 shares of our common stock, consisting of 5,724 shares and 18,901 shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants. In addition, in December 2005, we awarded a three-year stock option for the purchase of 500,000 shares at $2.56 per share to Mr. Fredenburg. This option vests to the extent of 50% of the shares purchasable thereunder on December 31, 2006, and the remaining 50% of the shares purchasable thereunder on December 31, 2007.

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EXPERTS

Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements and schedule included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 2, 2005, as set forth in their report, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement. Our financial statements and schedule are incorporated by reference in reliance on Ernst & Young LLP’s report, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

The information required by Item 404 of Regulation S-K is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. To review such information, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year ended July 2, 2005.

The transactions set forth therein were approved by a majority of our independent, disinterested directors who had access, at our expense, to our legal counsel or independent legal counsel. We believe that all such transactions were made on terms no less favorable to us than we could have obtained from unaffiliated third parties. In the future, all material transactions with officers, directors and more than five percent shareholders will be approved by a majority of our independent, disinterested directors who will have access, at our expense, to our legal counsel or independent legal counsel and will be on terms no less favorable to us than we could obtain from unaffiliated third parties.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” certain information we have filed with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to documents we have filed with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this registration statement. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below:

• Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year ended July 2, 2005;

• Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended October 1, 2005 and December 31, 2005; and

• Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on July 15, 2005, July 26, 2005, October 20, 2005, November 4, 2005, November 9, 2005, December 13, 2005, and March 7, 2006.

We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the reports or documents that have been incorporated by reference in this prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus. We will provide these reports or documents upon written or oral request, at no cost to the requester. Request for these reports or documents may be made to Wesley C. Fredenburg, General Counsel and Secretary, Velocity Express Corporation, 7803 Glenroy Road, Suite 200, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439, (952) 835-4199, wes.fredenburg@velocityexp.com. These reports and documents also may be accessed at our website: www.velocityexp.com.

Federal securities law requires us to file information with the SEC concerning our business and operations. We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You can read and copy these documents at the public reference room maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Our SEC filings are also available to the public on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.

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forms a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For further information pertaining to us and the securities offered under this prospectus, reference is made to the registration statement and the attached exhibits and schedule. Although required material information has been presented in this prospectus, statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents or provisions of any contract or other document referred to in this prospectus may be summary in nature and in each instance reference is made to the copy of this contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement and each statement is qualified in all respects by this reference, including the exhibits and schedule filed therewith. You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus or any supplement to this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. The selling shareholders should not make an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any supplement to this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the cover page of this prospectus or any supplement. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospectus may have changed since that date.

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You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of this prospectus. This prospectus is not an offer to sell nor is it seeking an offer to buy any securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY		3
SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA		4
RISK FACTORS		5
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS		9
USE OF PROCEEDS		9
CAPITALIZATION		10
DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK		11
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE		12
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS		13
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION		27
LEGAL MATTERS		28
EXPERTS		29
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS		29
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION		29

25,355,172 Shares

Common Stock

PROSPECTUS

April 11, 2006