EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                                                               January, 1st 2000

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

                                                                      Ex 10.1(d)

BETWEEN:

GSI  TECHNOLOGIES  USA INC., a corporation  legally  constituted in the State of
Delaware and located in Quebec at 385,  Place  d'Youville,  suite 300,  Montreal
(Quebec), H2Y 2B7, legally represented by its president, J. Michel de Montigny;

                       (the "Employer") OF THE FIRST PART;

AND:

Michel Laplante,  executive,  resident at 3552 Charron,  Mascouche,  province of
Quebec, CANADA, J7K 3N5;

                      (the "Employee") OF THE SECOND PART.


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WHEREAS the Employer  desires to employ the Employee and the Employee desires to
accept such employment upon the terms and conditions set forth;

IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants herein contained,  the parties agree as
follows:

1. POSITION AND TITLE

The Employee agrees that he will at all times faithfully,  industriously, and to
the best of his skill,  ability,  experience  and  talents,  perform  all of the
duties required in the position of "Vice  President Sales and Marketing".  It is
also  understood and agreed to by the Employee that his  assignment,  duties and
responsibilities  and  reporting  arrangements  may be changed  without  causing
termination of this agreement, on mutual agreement of Employee and Employer.

2. TERM

The present agreement will be effective for a period of two (2) years,  starting
on the 1st of January  2000 and  terminating  on the 31st day of December  2001.
This agreement may be renewable on the terms and conditions to be agreed upon by
the parties.

3. MONETARY

As full  remuneration for all services  rendered,  the Employer shall pay to the
Employee a salary of SEVENTY-TWO  THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED  DOLLARS (US$72 800.00)
per annum,  payable in regular  instalments  in accordance  with the  Employer's
usual paying practices.

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4. BONUSES

In addition to the compensation  specified in section 3 the Employee may receive
a performance  bonus of TWO and HALF PERCENT (2.5%) on total sales  generated by
the Employee himself. This bonus will be paid every three (3) months.

Moreover,  the Employee shall receive a performance  bonus of a QUARTER PER CENT
(0.25%)  on  total  sales  generated  by  the  sale  representatives  under  his
responsibility.

5. SHARES AND WARRANTS

The  Employee  will  receive  stock  options  awards,  during  the course of his
contract, under a pending executive compensation plan (to be defined);

6. BENEFITS

The  Employee  shall  participate,  on his own, in all  benefit  plans which the
Employer  may  have or  provide  in the  future,  including  without  limitation
medical/hospital and extended health care benefits and life insurance.

7. VACATIONS

The Employee shall be entitled to paid vacations of four (4) weeks,  in addition
to statutory holidays. Such vacations shall be taken at times as mutually agreed
upon by the Employer and the Employee,  or may be taken in the form of extra pay
at the sole option of the Employee.

8. AUTOMOBILE EXPENSES

The Employer  shall provide the Employee  with an automobile  allowance of EIGHT
HUNDRED  DOLLARS (CA$ 800.00) per month for rental and other expenses  generated
by use of the automobile.

9. STATUTORY DEDUCTIONS AND TAXES

Salary and benefit  payments made pursuant to this agreement are subject to such
deductions  such as  income  tax and any  other  deductions  required  by law or
statute.

10. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES GENERALLY

The Employer shall reimburse the Employee for all reasonable  expenses  actually
incurred  by him on the  Employer's  behalf and in the course of his  employment
upon presentation of substantiating receipts.

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11. FULL-TIME ATTENTION TO BUSINESS

During the Employee's  employment  with the Employer,  the Employee shall devote
himself exclusively to the business of the Employer and shall not be employed or
engaged in any capacity in any other business without the prior written approval
of the Employer. The Employee is employed on a full-time basis for the Employer.
It is  understood  and agreed to by the Employee that the hours of work involved
will within  reason vary and be irregular  and are those hours  required to meet
the objectives of the employment.

12. TERMINATION

This  agreement  may be  terminated  by the  Employee  at any time by giving the
Employer a two week's notice in writing.  The Employer may waive the notice,  in
whole or in part,  but will  remain  responsible  for  payment of all  salaries,
expenses and bonuses due up until the end of the notice period.

Also,  this  agreement  may be  terminated  by the Employer on the giving of one
month's notice.  At the conclusion of the notice period or expiry of the term or
any renewal thereof, the Employer shall pay the Employee his gross salary as set
out in this  agreement for a six (6) month's  period,  payable at the Employee's
departure, along with any bonuses or expenses due to the Employee at the date of
termination.

13. NOTICE

Any notice or other  communication  required or permitted to be given under this
agreement  shall be in writing  and may be  delivered  personally  or by prepaid
registered  mail,  addressed in the case of the Employer at 2001 McGill College,
suite 1310,  Montreal,  province of Quebec, H3A 1G1, and in the case of Employee
at 3552 Charron, Mascouche, province of Quebec, Canada, J7K 3N5.

Notice given by pre-paid  registered  mail shall be deemed to have been received
by the Recipient on the fourth business day after mailing.

Either  party may change the  address to which  Notice  must be  delivered  upon
simple written notice to the other party.

14. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND TRADE SECRETS "PROPRIETARY INFORMATION"

The employee shall not,  either during the term of his Employment or at any time
thereafter,  disclose to any  person,  unless  required  by law,  any secrets or
confidential  information,  "Proprietary Information" concerning the business or
affairs or  financial  position of the  Employer  or any company  with which the
Employer is or may hereafter be affiliated.

"Proprietary Information" shall not include any information which:

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     a)   The employer or its Representative possess on a non-confidential basis
          and not in contravention of any applicable law; or

     b)   Is or becomes generally available through no fault of the Employee; or

     c)   Is received by the Employee  from an  independent  third party that is
          lawfully in the possession of same and under no obligation to Employer
          with respect thereto; or

     d)   Is required to be disclosed  pursuant to application law or order of a
          court of competent jurisdiction; or

     e)   Any  information  already known to the Employee prior to entering into
          the present Employment Agreement;

15. NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLLICITATION

For a  period  of one  year  from  the  effective  date  of  termination  of the
employment hereunder, the employee shall not in any province in Canada where the
Employer is carrying on business:

     (a) be  directly  or  indirectly  engaged in any company or firm which is a
     direct  competitor of the Employer in the business of the  manufacture  and
     sale of broadcasting software and billboard business (the "business");

     (b)  intentionally  act in any manner that is  detrimental to the relations
     between the Employer and its dealers, customers, employees or others, and

     (c) solicit any of the  customers of the Employer or be connected  with any
     person,  firm  or  corporation  soliciting  any  of  the  customers  of the
     Employer.

16. WAIVER

The waiver by either party of any breach or  violation of any  provision of this
agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach
or violation of it.

17. AMENDMENT OF CONTRACT

This agreement  contains the whole of the agreement between the Employer and the
Employee  and  there are no other  warranties,  representations,  conditions  or
collateral agreements except as set forth in this agreement.

Any  modification to this agreement must be in writing and signed by the parties
hereto or it shall have no effect and shall be void.

18. SECTIONS AND HEADINGS

The headings in this  agreement are inserted for  convenience  of reference only
and shall not affect interpretation.

19. SEVERABILITY

If any provision of this agreement is determined to be invalid or  unenforceable
in whole or in part such invalidity or  unenforceability  shall attached only to
such  provision or part thereof and

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the  remaining  part of such  provision  and all other  provisions  hereof shall
continue in full force and effect.


20. PRIORITY

The present  agreement  shall  constitute  the total and integral  understanding
intervened between parties, excluding any other document,  contract and previous
verbal promise or concomitance that may have taken place in the framework of the
transactions having proceeded the final performance of this agreement,  that the
parties declare  inadmissible as an element  susceptible to modify or hinder, in
any way, one of the other provisions of the present agreement;

21. CHOICE OF LAW

The parties agree that this agreement be governed and  interpreted  according to
the laws in force in the Province of Quebec, Canada.

The Employee  acknowledges that he has read and understands this agreement,  and
acknowledges that he has had the opportunity to obtain  independent legal advice
with respect to it.

BOTH PARTIES HAVE REVIEWED AND AGREED ON ALL THE ABOVE ISSUES;



SIGNED IN MONTREAL, THIS 1st  DAY OF JANUARY, 2000.




Employee                                Employer



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Michel Laplante                         J. Michel de Montigny, President
                                        GSI TECHNOLOGIES USA INC.


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