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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.14

                                December 7, 1998


Joan Walsh
1541 Ridgewood Road
Alamo, CA 94507

Dear Joan:

On behalf of Release Software Corporation (the "Company"), I am pleased to offer
you the position of Vice President of Finance [and Chief Financial Officer],
reporting to Carolyn Rogers, Chief Executive Officer.  The terms of your
relationship with the Company will be indicated herein.  Your expected start
date with the Company is Monday, January 4, 1999.

Your annual base salary will be $125,000.  Your salary will be paid on a semi-
monthly basis (subject to normal required withholdings and deductions).  You
will also be eligible for up to a $25,000 annual performance bonus, commencing
on January 1, 1999.  This bonus will be based on achieving your MBO's, which you
and Carolyn will mutually agree upon.

In addition, you will be granted an option to purchase 225,000 shares of Common
Stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company's
Common Stock on the date of grant, subject to the approval of the Board of
Directors of the Company.  This option shall be an incentive stock option to a
maximum extent permitted by law and shall be immediately exercisable for all of
the option shares.  This stock will vest at the rate of 1/4 of the shares one
year after commencement of employment and 1/48th of the shares each month
thereafter of completed employment for the subsequent 36 months.  Therefore,
upon completion of your fourth full year of employment with the Company, the
stock option will be fully vested.  Upon the consummation of a merger or sale of
assets involving more than a 50% change of ownership of the outstanding voting
securities of the Company, 50% of all of your then unvested shares of Common
Stock (including such portion of your outstanding stock option referenced in
this paragraph) shall accelerate and vest and the applicable repurchase right
shall so lapse accordingly.

Release provides a comprehensive Cafeteria Benefits Program in which you will be
eligible to participate immediately upon your first day of employment.  Release
provides you with $185 each month to use towards your benefit elections.  This
program includes medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance and health
care/dependent care reimbursement accounts.  We also have a 401(k) Plan, which
you will be eligible to participate in beginning January 1, 1999.  Release also
offers a Personal Time Off (PTO) Plan under which you accrue 1.66 days per month
to be used for vacation, illness or any other situation where time off is
needed.  You will also receive 8 paid holidays per calendar year.  Enclosed is a
benefits summary, which will give you an overview of the Release benefits.  You
will receive detailed benefits information after your employment start date.

As a condition of employment at Release, you are required to produce
documentation that verifies your eligibility to be employed in the United
States.  This documentation generally consists of two pieces of identification
(that is, Social Security, Card, a valid drivers license, or birth certificate).
This documentation must be available on your first day of work.  It will also be
necessary to sign the Company's standard confidentiality agreement relating to
the protection of the Company's proprietary and confidential information, and
assignment of inventions.
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In addition, you will abide by the Company's strict policy that prohibits any
new employee from using or bringing with them, from any previous employer, any
confidential information, trade secrets, or proprietary materials or processes
of such former employer.  Please note, as with all of our employees, your
employment with Release is not for a specific term and can be terminated by
either of us with or without cause, at any time, for any reason.

Again, let me indicate how pleased we are to extend you this offer and look
forward to having you as part of our team!  If you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to call me at the office (650) 508-1006 or at home (650) 572-9356.
We look forward to seeing you soon.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Marielena Tidwell

Marielena Tidwell
Vice President of Human Resources & Administration
Release Software Corporation

To accept this offer and confirm your start date, please sign and date this
offer letter and return in the enclosed envelope.

I am pleased to accept this offer.  I will start work on 1/4/99.

Signature:    /s/ Joan Walsh  Date:  12/9/98


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