Exhibit 10.9

                        AMENDMENT TO RETIREMENT AGREEMENT

This First Amendment to Retirement Agreement made and entered into as of this
31st day of December, 1996, by and between Tridex Corporation ("Tridex" or the
"Company"), a Connecticut corporation with a principal place of business at 61
Wilton Road, Westport, Connecticut 06880 and Alvin Lukash ("Lukash"), an
individual residing at 805 Cypress Boulevard, Apt. 311, Building 96, Palm Aire,
Pompano Beach, Florida 33069 with reference to the following background.

WHEREAS, on August 16, 1992, Tridex and Lukash entered into a Consulting
Services Agreement which was amended by Agreement dated April 1, 1995 (the
"Consulting Services Agreement"), and

WHEREAS, pursuant to paragraph 8 of the Consulting Services Agreement, Company
was required to maintain insurance on Lukash's life in the amount of Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), and

WHEREAS, Lukash contributed such life insurance policy to an Irrevocable Trust
dated August 20, 1981, the Trustees of which are Seth M. Lukash and Stephen H.
Friedman, and

WHEREAS, the Trustees of said Trust and its principal beneficiary, Mildred
Lukash, are willing to waive the requirement that Alvin Lukash maintain such
life insurance policy, and

WHEREAS, the Company is willing to agree to maintain a life insurance policy on
Alvin Lukash's life in the amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000),
pursuant to a policy issued by United of Omaha, policy number BU1014551, and to
amend the Retirement Agreement between Lukash and the Company, dated December
31, 1995 (the "Retirement Agreement") to provide that the retirement benefit
contained therein shall continue throughout the life of Lukash.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and agreements herein
contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.   Termination of Portion of Consulting Services Agreement. Tridex and Lukash
     agree to terminate the provisions of paragraph 8 of the Consulting Services
     Agreement effective on the date hereof. The remainder of the covenants,
     terms and conditions of the Consulting Services Agreement, to the extent
     not heretofore or hereby terminated, shall remain in full force and effect
     as set forth therein and in the Retirement Agreement.

2.   Paragraph 2 of the Retirement Agreement is hereby amended to read as
     follows: "Retirement Benefit. Effective as of January 1, 1997 Tridex shall
     pay Lukash in equal monthly installments, a pension benefit at the rate of
     One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) a year until his death. In
     addition, Tridex shall maintain and pay the premiums required to maintain
     in full force and effect a life insurance policy on Lukash's life in the
     face amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000)."

3.   Except as modified herein, the Retirement Agreement is hereby ratified,
     confirmed and approved.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date and
year first-above written.

                                     TRIDEX CORPORATION

                                     By: /s/ Seth M. Lukash
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                                     Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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                                     /s/  Alvin Lukash
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                                     Alvin Lukash