October 19, 2006
Board of Directors
ACE*COMM Corporation
704 Quince Orchard Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are acting as special counsel to ACE*COMM Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the
Company), in connection with its registration statement on Form S-3 (the Registration
Statement), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed public
offering of up to 138,704 shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.01 per share, all of
which shares (the Shares) may be sold by certain selling stockholders (each a Selling
Shareholder). This opinion letter is furnished to you at your request to enable you to fulfill
the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K, 17 C.F.R. § 229.601(b)(5), in connection with
the Registration Statement.
For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined copies of the following documents:
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An executed copy of the Registration Statement. |
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Purchase Agreement, dated March 24, 2005, by and among the Company and the
sellers listed therein (the 2helix Purchase Agreement), relating to the purchase and
sale of the entire issued share capital of Double Helix Solutions Limited (2helix). |
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Deed of Variation and Settlement relating to the 2helix Purchase Agreement,
dated October 28, 2005, by and among the Company and the sellers listed therein. |
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Loan Note dated October 28, 2005 in favor of Integrated Strategic
Communications Limited. |
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Loan Note dated October 28, 2005 in favor of Noga Confino. |
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Side Letter dated September 26, 2006, by and between the Company and Integrated
Strategic Communications Limited. |
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Side Letter dated September 26, 2006, by and between the Company and Noga
Confino. |
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The Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company, as certified by the
Secretary of Company on the date hereof as being complete, accurate and in effect. |
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The Bylaws of the Company, with amendments thereto, as certified by the
Secretary of the Company on the date hereof as being complete, accurate, and in effect. |
Board of Directors
Ace*Comm Corporation
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Resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company adopted at meetings held
on March 20, 2005, March 23, 2005 and October 27, 2005, as certified by the Secretary
of the Company on the date hereof as being complete, accurate, and in effect, relating
to, among other things, the issuance of shares of the Companys common stock to the
sellers of 2helix in payment of the Loan Notes and arrangements in connection
therewith. |
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Certificate of an officer of the Company, dated as of the date hereof, as to
receipt of the consideration for the Shares. |
In our examination of the aforesaid documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all
signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the accuracy and completeness of all
documents submitted to us, the authenticity of all original documents, and the conformity to
authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies (including telecopies).
This opinion letter is given, and all statements herein are made, in the context of the foregoing.
This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on the Maryland General Corporation
Law, as amended. We express no opinion herein as to any other laws, statutes, ordinances, rules,
or regulations. As used herein, the term Maryland General Corporation Law, as amended includes
the statutory provisions contained therein, all applicable provisions of the Maryland Constitution
and reported judicial decisions interpreting these laws.
Based upon, subject to and limited by the foregoing, we are of the opinion that based upon the
officers certificate referred to in Paragraph 11 above confirming receipt by the Company of the
consideration for the Shares specified in the resolutions of the Board of Directors referred to in
Paragraph 10 above, the Shares are validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.
This opinion letter has been prepared for your use in connection with the Registration
Statement and speaks as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to advise you of any changes
in the foregoing subsequent to the delivery of this opinion letter.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5 to the Registration
Statement and to the reference to this firm under the caption Legal Matters in the prospectus
constituting a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit
that we are an expert within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Very truly yours,
HOGAN & HARTSON L.L.P.
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