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                                                                   Exhibit 4.8.1

     This Amendment (the "Amendment") to that certain Series E Preferred Stock
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Purchase Agreement dated as of April 16, 1999 (the "Agreement"), by and among
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Intek Information, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and U.S.
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Information Technology Financing, L.P., a Washington limited partnership,
Encompass Group, a Washington corporation, Trans Cosmos USA Inc., a Washington
corporation ("TCI"), and certain other signatories thereto is made effective
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upon the closing of the Company's IPO (as defined below).

                              W I T N E S S E T H
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     WHEREAS, the Company and TCI are each parties to the Agreement;

     WHEREAS, the Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the
Company and TCI pursuant to Section 8.7 thereof; and

     WHEREAS, the Company and TCI desire to amend certain provisions of the
Agreement.

     NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

     1.   Definition.
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     As used in this Amendment, the following term shall have the meaning
ascribed to it below:

     "IPO" means the initial underwritten offering pursuant to which the
     Company's common stock, $.0001 par value per share, becomes registered
     under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     2.   Modification of Section 8.4.
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     The following language shall be added to the end of the second sentence of
     Section 8.4 of the Agreement:

     "except a holder who shall have acquired such Conversion Shares pursuant to
     a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
     pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, on a national
     securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers
     Automated Quotation System or similar organization, or in any other
     transaction not constituting a 'private offering' under the Securities Act
     as such term is commonly understood."

     3.   Miscellaneous.
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     (a)  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the befit of and be
          enforceable by the parties hereto and the respective successors,
          personal representatives and assigns of the parties hereto.
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     (b)  This Amendment shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and
          governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to
          the conflicts of law principles thereof.

     (c)  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
          which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute
          one instrument.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment to become
effective as set forth above.

                    INTEK INFORMATION INC.



                    By:/s/ Timothy C. O'Crowley
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                    Timothy C. O'Crowley
                    Chief Executive Officer and President


                    TRANS COSMOS USA, INC.



                    By:/s/ Shozo Okuda
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                    Name:Shozo Okuda
                    Title: Chairman