For the year ended December 31, 2009, the company’s research and development expenses were $26.2 million, or 10.4% of total revenue. Rosetta Stone intended to advance its software platform and its speech recognition technology. The company also sought to build on its success with www.SharedTalk.com. The company was evaluating opportunities to extend its offerings to mobile technology. For example, it was developing a mobile application called Rosetta Stone Mini for release during the second half of 2010.