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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.8.1


                             DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
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This Agreement is dated as of November 19, 1996, between Data Translation, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and Data Translation II, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Sub") and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.


WHEREAS, Parent has, among other endeavors, been engaged in (i) the design,
development, manufacture and sale of products in its data acquisition and
imaging and commercial products businesses and (ii) the distribution of
networking products in the United Kingdom through its wholly owned subsidiary
Data Translation Networking Limited (collectively, the "Contributed
Businesses"); and


WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Parent has determined that the interests of
Parent's businesses and stockholders would be best served by separating its
businesses into two companies, one consisting of the Contributed Businesses and
the other consisting of Parent's Media 100 digital media business (the "Retained
Business"); and


WHEREAS, in furtherance of the foregoing, Parent wishes to transfer and assign
to Sub substantially all of the assets and properties of the Contributed
Businesses specified in this Agreement in exchange for (i) the assumption by Sub
of substantially all of the liabilities and obligations relating to the
Contributed Businesses specified in this Agreement and (ii) the issuance to
Parent of shares of its common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Sub Common
Stock"); and


WHEREAS, Sub is willing to assume such liabilities and obligations and to issue
such shares of Sub to Parent in exchange for such assets and properties; and


WHEREAS, Parent intends to distribute all of the outstanding shares of Sub
Common Stock, on a pro rata basis, to the holders of the common stock of Parent,
par value $.01 per share (the "Parent Common Stock") (such distribution
hereinafter referred to as the "Distribution"); and


WHEREAS, in connection with the Distribution, Media 100 Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent, will merge with and into Parent, with Parent being the
surviving corporation and assuming all the rights and obligations of Media 100
Inc. in accordance with Section 253 of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware and, as a result of such merger, the name of Parent will be changed
to Media 100 Inc.; and


WHEREAS, as promptly as practicable following the foregoing merger, Sub will
change its name to "Data Translation, Inc."; and


WHEREAS, Parent and Sub have determined that it is necessary and desirable to
set forth the principal corporate transactions required to effect the
Distribution and to set forth other agreements that will govern certain other
matters in connection with the Distribution;

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


SECTION 1   DEFINITIONS.
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SECTION 1.1 GENERAL. As used in this Agreement, capitalized terms defined
immediately after their use shall have the respective meanings thereby provided
and the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be
equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):


ACTION: any action, claim, suit, arbitration, inquiry, subpoena, discovery
request, proceeding or investigation by or before any court or grand jury, any
governmental or other regulatory or administrative agency or commission or any
arbitration tribunal.


ADJUSTED OPTIONS: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.7.1 hereof.

ADJUSTMENT: any proposed or final change in any Pre-Distribution Income Tax
Liabilities (whether creating a tax benefit or tax detriment) initiated by the
IRS or any other relevant taxing authority.


AFFILIATE: with respect to any specified person or entity, a person or entity
that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or
is controlled by, or is under the common control with, such specified person or
entity; provided, however, that Parent and Sub shall not be deemed to be
Affiliates of each other for purposes of this Agreement.


AFFILIATED GROUP: an affiliated group of corporations within the meaning of Code
section 1504(a) for the taxable period in question.


AGENT: Boston EquiServe Limited Partnership, the distribution agent appointed by
Parent to distribute shares of Sub Common Stock pursuant to the Distribution.


ASSUMED LIABILITIES: collectively, all of the Liabilities and other obligations
of Parent listed on ANNEX II hereto.


BIDS, QUOTATIONS AND PROPOSALS: the bids, quotations or proposals which have
been submitted or made by the Contributed Businesses, or Parent on behalf of the
Contributed Businesses, which are outstanding as of the Distribution Date.


BOOKS AND RECORDS: the books and records of Parent (or true and complete copies
thereof), including all computerized books and records owned by Parent, which
relate principally to the Contributed Businesses, including without limitation
all such books and records relating to Transferred Employees, the purchase of
materials, supplies and services, the manufacture and sale of products by the
Contributed Businesses or dealings with customers of the Contributed Businesses
and all files relating to any Action being assumed by Sub as part of the Assumed
Liabilities.

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CARRYBACK ITEM: any net operating loss, unused general business tax credit, or
any other Tax Item of the Sub Affiliated Group which under the Code or any other
applicable Income Tax law can be used to generate a tax benefit for the Parent
Affiliated Group.


CASH AMOUNT: an amount of cash and cash equivalents equal to $10,000,000,
increased by the sum of cash generated, or decreased by the sum of cash used, as
the case may be, during the period from September 1, 1996 through the
Distribution Date, by the Contributed Businesses by operations, investing
activities, and the effect of exchange rate changes on cash in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistent with the guidance of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 95, increased by fifty
percent (50%) of the amount of DTN Expenses paid by Parent prior to the
Distribution Date, and decreased by the net proceeds paid to Data Translation
Ltd. and Data Translation GmbH in connection with the transfers provided for in
Section 2.3 hereof.


COBRA: the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985.

CODE: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

CONTRIBUTED ASSETS: collectively, all of the assets and properties of Parent
identified on ANNEX I hereto.


CONTRIBUTED BUSINESSES: the businesses referred to as such in the first WHEREAS
clause of this Agreement.


CONVEYANCING AND ASSUMPTION INSTRUMENTS: collectively, the various agreements,
instruments and other documents to be entered into in order to effect the
transfer to Sub of the Contributed Assets, and the assumption by Sub of the
Assumed Liabilities in the manner contemplated by this Agreement.


CORPORATE SERVICES AGREEMENT: the Corporate Services Agreement, substantially in
the form of EXHIBIT A hereto, pursuant to which Sub will provide to Parent
certain corporate services specified therein.


DISCLOSING PARTY: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.2 hereof.

DISPUTE: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 hereof.

DISTRIBUTION: the distribution as a dividend to holders of Parent Common Stock
of Sub Common Stock on the basis provided in Section 4.1 hereof, which shall be
effective on the Distribution Date.


DISTRIBUTION DATE: the date as of which the Distribution shall be effected as
determined by Parent's Board of Directors.


DTN EXPENSES: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.11 hereof.

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ESTABLISHMENT DATE: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.1 hereof.

EVENT OF LOSS: the incurrence by Parent or any member of the Parent Affiliated
Group of any liability for Income Tax as a result of the failure of the
Distribution to qualify as a transaction described in Code section 355.


FINAL DETERMINATION: the final resolution of any tax liability (including all
related interest and penalties) for a taxable period. A Final Determination
shall result from the first to occur of: (a) the expiration of thirty (30) days
after the official IRS acceptance of a Waiver of Restrictions on Assessment and
Collection of Deficiency in Tax and Acceptance of Overassessment on Federal
Revenue Form 870 or 870-AD (or any successor comparable form or the expiration
of a comparable period with respect to any comparable agreement or form under
the laws of other jurisdictions), unless, within such period, the taxpayer gives
notice to the other party of the taxpayer's intention to attempt to recover all
or part of any amount paid pursuant to the Waiver by the filing of a timely
claim for refund; (b) a decision, judgment, decree or other order by a court of
competent jurisdiction with respect to any tax liability that is not subject to
further judicial review (by appeal or otherwise) has become final; (c) the
execution of a closing agreement under section 7121 of the Code or the official
acceptance by the IRS of an offer in compromise under section 7122 of the Code,
or comparable agreements under the laws of other jurisdictions; (d) the
expiration of the time for filing a claim for refund or for instituting suit in
respect of a claim for refund disallowed in whole or part by the IRS; (e) any
other final disposition of the tax liability for any taxable period by reason of
the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations; or (f) any other event
that the parties agree is a final and irrevocable determination of the liability
at issue.


FORM 10: the registration statement on Form 10 filed by Sub with the Securities
and Exchange Commission to effect the registration of the Sub Common Stock
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


INCOME TAXES: all Federal, state and local taxes imposed upon, or measured by,
income and such related franchise, excise and similar taxes as have been
customarily included in the provision for income taxes on Parent's financial
statements, together with all related interest, penalties and additions to tax.


INDEMNIFIABLE LOSSES: with respect to any claim by an Indemnified Party for
indemnification authorized pursuant to Section 5 hereof, any and all losses,
liabilities, claims, damages, obligations, payments, costs and expenses
(including without limitation the costs and expenses of any and all Actions,
demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto
and reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements in connection therewith)
suffered by such Indemnified Party with respect to such claim.


INDEMNIFIED PARTY: any person or entity who is entitled to receive payment from
an Indemnifying Party pursuant to Section 5 hereof.

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INDEMNIFYING PARTY: any party who is required to pay any other person or entity
pursuant to Section 5 hereof.


INDEMNITY PAYMENT: the amount an Indemnifying Party is required to pay an
Indemnified Party pursuant to Section 5 hereof.


INFORMATION: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 hereof.

INFORMATION STATEMENT: the information statement to be sent to the holders of
Parent Common Stock in connection with the Distribution.


INSURANCE PROCEEDS: those monies received by an insured from an insurance
carrier or paid by an insurance carrier on behalf of the insured.


INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT: the Intellectual Property Agreement,
substantially in the form of EXHIBIT B hereto, pursuant to which Parent and Sub
are providing for certain matters involving intellectual property.


IRS: the United States Internal Revenue Service or any successor thereto,
including, but not limited to, its agents, representatives and attorneys.


LIABILITIES: any and all debts, liabilities and obligations, whether or not
accrued, contingent (known or unknown) or reflected on a balance sheet,
including without limitation those arising under any law, rule, regulation,
Action, order or consent decree of any governmental entity or any judgment of
any court of any kind or any award of any arbitrator of any kind, and those
arising under any contract, commitment or undertaking.


OTHER TAXES: all taxes (including all related interest and penalties) other than
Income Taxes or Transfer Taxes.


PARENT ADJUSTMENT OPTIONS: Parent Stock Options as adjusted as set forth in
Section 8.7.1 hereof.


PARENT AFFILIATED GROUP: for each taxable period, the Affiliated Group of which
Parent or any successor of Parent is the common parent.


PARENT ASSETS: all assets held by any member of the Parent Group, or a direct or
indirect foreign subsidiary of any such member, immediately after the
Distribution Date.


PARENT COMMON STOCK: the common stock of Parent, par value $.01 per share.


PARENT GROUP: with respect to any taxable period, the corporations that were
members of the Parent Affiliated Group during such period, exclusive of the
corporations that are included in the Sub Affiliated Group immediately after the
Distribution Date.


PARENT INSURANCE POLICIES: all policies and contracts of any kind pursuant to
which insurance carriers provide insurance coverage to Parent in respect of
claims or

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occurrences relating to, without limitation, property damage, business
interruption, transit, extended coverage, fiduciary liability, employee crime,
general liability, products liability, errors and omissions, automobile
liability, employer's liability and workers' compensation.


PARENT PARTY: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5 hereof.

PARENT RETIREMENT PLAN: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.1
hereof.


PARENT STOCK OPTION PLANS: Parent's Key Employee Incentive Plan (1982) and Key
Employee Incentive Plan (1992).


PARENT STOCK OPTIONS: options to acquire Parent Common Stock granted under the
Parent Stock Option Plans, prior to adjustment as set forth in Section 8.7
hereof.


PRE-DISTRIBUTION INCOME TAX LIABILITIES: the liability of members of the Parent
Affiliated Group for Income Taxes for all taxable periods beginning before the
day following the Distribution Date. A liability described in the previous
sentence is a Pre-Distribution Income Tax Liability whether the liability has
been previously assessed in whole or in part or is assessed in whole or in part
after the date of this Agreement, and whether the liability is or was imposed on
the Parent Affiliated Group collectively or on any member of the Parent
Affiliated Group separately.


PRIVILEGE: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.1 hereof.

PRIVILEGED INFORMATION: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.1
hereof.


RECEIVING PARTY: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.2 hereof.

RECORD DATE: the date determined by Parent's Board of Directors as the record
date for the Distribution.


RELATED AGREEMENTS: the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments, the Corporate
Services Agreement, the Intellectual Property Agreement and the Use and
Occupancy Agreement.


RETAINED BUSINESS: the business referred to as such in the second WHEREAS clause
of this Agreement.


RETAINED LIABILITIES: collectively, all of the Liabilities and obligations of
Parent listed on ANNEX III hereto.


RETIREMENT PLAN TRANSFER DATE: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.2
hereof.


SALE OF BUSINESS AGREEMENT: that certain Sale of Business Agreement made on
November 11, 1996 among Data Translation Networking Limited, Parent, Applied
Training Limited and Specialist Computer Holdings Limited.

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SECURITIES ACT: the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.


SUB ADJUSTMENT OPTIONS: options to purchase Sub Common Stock issued as part of
an adjustment to Parent Stock Options as set forth in Section 8.7.1 hereof.


SUB ADJUSTMENT STOCK OPTION PLAN: a stock option plan, substantially in the form
of EXHIBIT C hereto, pursuant to which Sub will issue the Sub Adjustment
Options.


SUB AFFILIATED GROUP: for each taxable period beginning after the Distribution
Date, the Affiliated Group of which Sub is the common parent, or if Sub is not
the common parent of an Affiliated Group, then Sub.


SUB ASSETS: all of the assets held by any member of the Sub Affiliated Group, or
a direct or indirect foreign subsidiary of any such member, immediately after
the Distribution Date.


SUB CLAIMS: any claim with respect to injury, loss, Liability, damage or expense
that (a) is or was incurred or asserted by a third party to have been incurred
on or prior to the Distribution Date in, or in connection with, the conduct of
the Contributed Businesses or the operation of the Contributed Assets and (b)
arose or may have arisen out of one or more occurrences or events that are or
may be insured or insurable under one or more of Parent's Insurance Policies.


SUB COMMON STOCK: the common stock of Sub, par value $.01 per share.


SUB PARTY: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5 hereof.


SUB RETIREMENT PLAN: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.1 hereof.


SUB WELFARE/FRINGE BENEFIT PLANS: shall have the meaning set forth in Section
8.3.1 hereof.


TAX INDEMNITEE: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.5.1.1 hereof.


TAX INDEMNITOR: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.5.1.1 hereof.


THIRD PARTY CLAIMS: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.1 hereof.


TRANSACTION TAXES: all U.S. and foreign taxes (including without limitation all
patent, copyright and trademark transfer taxes and recording fees, and all
interest and penalties related thereto), other than Income Taxes, incurred by
any member of the Parent Affiliated Group or the Sub Affiliated Group or any
direct or indirect foreign subsidiary of the foregoing in consummating the
transactions provided for in this Agreement; provided, however, Transaction
Taxes shall not include any costs (as determined in Section 6.11 hereof) or
taxes incurred in connection with Data Translation Networking Limited.

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TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES: the employees of Parent listed on SCHEDULE 1.1 hereof, as
such schedule shall be amended and updated as of the Distribution Date.


USE AND OCCUPANCY AGREEMENT: the Use and Occupancy Agreement, substantially in
the form of EXHIBIT D hereto, relating to the continued use and occupancy of a
portion of the facilities located at 100 Locke Drive, Marlboro, MA by Parent for
a transition period following the Distribution Date.


SECTION 2         REORGANIZATION AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
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SECTION 2.1       THE REORGANIZATION.
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SECTION 2.1.1 Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Parent and
Sub shall use their respective best efforts to cause, on or prior to the
Distribution Date, (a) all of Parent's right, title and interest in and to the
Contributed Assets to be conveyed, assigned, transferred and delivered to Sub,
free and clear of all liens or encumbrances in favor of Parent and (b) all of
Parent's duties, obligations and responsibilities under the Assumed Liabilities
to be assumed by Sub.


SECTION 2.1.2 At the time of the contribution of the Contributed Assets to Sub
as provided in Section 2.1.1 hereof, Parent shall transfer to Sub an amount in
cash and cash equivalents determined as if October 31, 1996 had been the
Distribution Date for purposes of calculating the Cash Amount (the "Interim Cash
Amount"). As promptly as practicable after the Distribution Date (but in any
event within twenty (20) days following the Distribution Date), Parent and Sub
shall jointly determine, and shall cause Sub's independent public accountants,
Arthur Andersen LLP, to certify, the Cash Amount. If the Interim Cash Amount is
less than the Cash Amount, then Parent shall pay to Sub, within five business
days after the final determination of the Cash Amount, the full amount by which
the Cash Amount exceeds the Interim Cash Amount, in cash or cash equivalents,
without interest thereon. If the Interim Cash Amount is greater than the Cash
Amount, then Sub shall pay to Parent, within five business days after the final
determination of the Cash Amount, the full amount by which the Interim Cash
Amount exceeds the Cash Amount, in cash or cash equivalents, without interest
thereon.


SECTION 2.1.3 Subject to Section 6.3 hereof, to the extent that any such
conveyances, assignments, transfers and deliveries shall not have been so
consummated on the Distribution Date, Parent and Sub shall cooperate to effect
such consummation as promptly thereafter as shall be practicable, it nonetheless
being understood and agreed by Parent and Sub that neither shall be liable in
any manner to any person who is not a party to this Agreement for any failure of
any of the transfers contemplated by this Section 2 to be consummated on or
subsequent to the Distribution Date. Whether or not all of the Contributed
Assets or the Assumed Liabilities shall have been legally transferred to Sub as
of the Distribution Date, Parent and Sub agree that, as of the Distribution
Date, Sub shall have, and shall be deemed to have acquired, complete and sole
beneficial ownership over all of the Contributed Assets, except as described
herein with respect to assets which are non-assignable, together with all of
Parent's rights, powers and privileges (except as

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provided in Section 7.6 hereof) incident thereto, and shall be deemed to have
assumed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement all of the Assumed
Liabilities and all of Parent's duties, obligations and responsibilities
incident thereto.


SECTION 2.1.4 In furtherance of the transfers and assumptions contemplated by
the foregoing Section 2.1.1 and subject to the terms of Section 5 hereof, Parent
and Sub, as between the two of them, acknowledge and agree as follows: (a)
Parent and its Affiliates shall have no obligation or liability of any kind to
Sub or its Affiliates for any condition existing at or prior to the Distribution
Date or for any conduct, act or omission by or on behalf of Parent, its
Affiliates or any other person on, or at any time prior to, the Distribution
Date, and Sub and its Affiliates shall have no claims, or right to bring a claim
or Action, against Parent or its Affiliates with respect thereto, including
without limitation any claim or Action arising out of (i) the operation of the
Contributed Businesses on or before the Distribution Date, (ii) any advice,
rights, products or services made available to the Contributed Businesses, on or
before the Distribution Date, by Parent, its Affiliates or any other person,
(iii) the Assumed Liabilities or (iv) the formation of Sub; except for, and to
the extent of, any responsibilities specifically retained by Parent or any of
its Affiliates pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any of the Related
Agreements; and (b) Sub and its Affiliates shall have no obligation or liability
of any kind to Parent or its Affiliates for any condition existing at or prior
to the Distribution Date or for any conduct, act or omission by or on behalf of
Sub, its Affiliates or any other person on, or at any time prior to, the
Distribution Date, and Parent and its Affiliates shall have no claims, or right
to bring a claim or Action, against Sub or its Affiliates with respect thereto,
including without limitation any claim or Action arising out of (i) the
operation of the Retained Business on or before the Distribution Date, (ii) any
advice, rights, products or services made available to Parent or its Affiliates,
on or before the Distribution Date, by the Contributed Businesses or any other
person or (iii) the Retained Liabilities; except for, and to the extent of, any
responsibilities specifically assumed by Sub or any of its Affiliates pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement or any of the Related Agreements.


SECTION 2.2 CONSIDERATION. In consideration of the conveyance, assignment,
transfer and delivery of the Contributed Assets being made pursuant to Section
2.1 hereof, Sub agrees to assume the Assumed Liabilities and to issue and
deliver to the Agent for delivery to stockholders of Parent as of the Record
Date certificates representing the number of shares of Sub Common Stock provided
for in Section 4.1 hereof.


SECTION 2.3 FOREIGN TRANSFERS. On or prior to the Distribution Date, (a) all of
the assets and liabilities of Data Translation Ltd. and Data Translation GmbH
relating to the Retained Business will be transferred to newly-formed
corporations incorporated under the laws of the respective countries as
subsidiaries of Parent and (b) the stock of Data Translation Networking Limited,
Data Translation Ltd. and Data Translation GmbH will be contributed by Parent to
the capital of Sub.


SECTION 2.4 PARENT APPROVAL. Parent shall cooperate with Sub in effecting, and
if so requested by Sub, Parent shall, as the sole stockholder of Sub, approve or
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actions which are reasonably necessary or desirable to be taken by
Sub to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in a manner
consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including without limitation (a)
the election or appointment of directors and officers of Sub to serve in such
capacities following the Distribution Date and (b) the approval of appropriate
plans, agreements and arrangements for Transferred Employees and non-employee
members of Sub's board of directors (including without limitation plans,
agreements or arrangements pursuant to which Sub Common Stock would be acquired
by Transferred Employees).


SECTION 3         ASSUMPTION AND RETENTION OF LIABILITIES.
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SECTION 3.1 ASSUMED LIABILITIES. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement and in addition to any other Liabilities otherwise
expressly assumed by Sub pursuant to this Agreement, the Related Agreements or
any other agreement contemplated by this Agreement, Sub hereby agrees with
Parent to assume, pay, perform and discharge in due course any and all Assumed
Liabilities.


SECTION 3.2 RETAINED LIABILITIES. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement and in addition to any other Liabilities otherwise
expressly retained by Parent pursuant to this Agreement, the Related Agreements
or any other agreement contemplated by this Agreement, Parent hereby agrees with
Sub that Parent shall pay, perform and discharge in due course any and all
Retained Liabilities.


SECTION 4         THE DISTRIBUTION.
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SECTION 4.1 THE DISTRIBUTION. On the Distribution Date, Parent shall deliver to
the Agent the certificate for 100 shares of Sub Common Stock which were owned by
Parent prior to the Distribution. Upon receipt from Parent of a certificate as
to the number of shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date,
Sub shall deliver to the Agent, for the benefit of holders of record of Parent
Common Stock on the Record Date, a stock certificate representing, in the
aggregate (and rounded down to the nearest whole share), a number of shares
representing one share of Sub Common Stock for every 4 shares of Parent Common
Stock outstanding on the Record Date (less the 100 shares of Sub Common Stock
owned prior to the Distribution Date), and shall instruct the Agent to
distribute as promptly as practicable following the Distribution Date to holders
of record of Parent Common Stock on the Record Date one share of Sub Common
Stock for every 4 shares of Parent Common Stock and cash in lieu of fractional
shares of Sub Common Stock obtained in the manner provided in Section 4.2
hereof. Sub agrees to provide to the Agent sufficient certificates in such
denominations as the Agent may request in order to effect the Distribution. All
of the shares of Sub Common Stock issued in the Distribution shall be fully
paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights.


SECTION 4.2 FRACTIONAL SHARES. No certificate or scrip representing fractional
shares of Sub Common Stock shall be issued as part of the Distribution and in
lieu of receiving fractional shares, each holder of Parent Common Stock who
would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share of Sub Common Stock
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receive cash for such fractional share. Parent and Sub agree that Parent shall
instruct the Agent to determine the number of whole shares and fractional shares
of Sub Common Stock allocable to each holder of record of Parent Common Stock as
of the Record Date, to aggregate all such fractional shares into whole shares
and to sell the whole shares obtained thereby in the open market at then
prevailing prices on behalf of holders who otherwise would be entitled to
receive fractional share interests and to distribute to each such holder such
holder's ratable share of the total proceeds of such sales (net of any
commissions incurred in connection with such sales), net of any amount required
to be withheld under applicable law.


SECTION 4.3       PARENT BOARD ACTION.
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SECTION 4.3.1 This Agreement and the Related Agreements have been approved by
the Board of Directors of Parent and the consummation of the transactions
provided for herein or therein shall only be effected after the Distribution has
been declared by the Board of Directors of Parent and the satisfaction of any
other conditions as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent.


SECTION 4.3.2 The Board of Directors of Parent, in its discretion, shall
establish the Record Date and the Distribution Date and all appropriate
procedures to be followed by Parent's stockholders in connection with the
Distribution.


SECTION 5         SURVIVAL, INDEMNIFICATION, CLAIMS AND OTHER MATTERS.
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SECTION 5.1       SURVIVAL OF AGREEMENTS.
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SECTION 5.1.1 All covenants and agreements of the parties in this Agreement
shall survive the Distribution Date.


SECTION 5.1.2 Except as specifically provided herein, the provisions of this
Section 5 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect on the tenth
anniversary of the Distribution Date. Such termination shall in no way limit the
obligations of Sub with respect to the Assumed Liabilities or the obligations of
Parent with respect to the Retained Liabilities and related indemnification
rights under this Agreement, which shall survive indefinitely.


SECTION 5.1.3 The obligations under Sections 5, 6, 7 and 11 of this Agreement of
Sub and Parent shall survive the sale or other transfer by either of them of any
assets or businesses or the assignment by either of them or any Liabilities. To
the extent that Parent transfers to another party any of its Retained
Liabilities (except for such amounts of Retained Liabilities which in any
individual instance are not material), Parent shall cause such transferee of
such Retained Liabilities to assume specifically its obligations with respect
thereto under this Agreement and to fulfill its obligations related to such
Retained Liabilities. To the extent Sub transfers to another party any of the
Assumed Liabilities (except for such amounts of Assumed Liabilities which in any
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instance are not material), Sub shall cause such transferee to assume
specifically its obligations with respect thereto under this Agreement and to
fulfill its obligations related to such Assumed Liabilities. The failure of the
transferee to fulfill its obligations with respect to the Retained Liabilities
or the Assumed Liabilities shall not relieve Parent or Sub, as the case may be,
of its obligations hereunder with respect thereto.


SECTION 5.2       INDEMNIFICATION.
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SECTION 5.2.1 Parent shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sub, each of its
directors, officers, employees and agents and each Affiliate of Sub from and
against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of Sub or any of its Affiliates arising
out of or due to, directly or indirectly, (a) any Third Party Claims in
connection with any of the Retained Liabilities, (b) Third Party Claims that the
information included in the Information Statement or the Form 10 under the
captions set forth on SCHEDULE 5.2.1 hereto is false or misleading with respect
to any material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (c) Third Party Claims
that Parent or its Affiliates failed to perform, or violated, any provision of
this Agreement which is to be performed or complied with by Parent or its
Affiliates or (d) breaches of this Agreement by Parent or its Affiliates.


SECTION 5.2.2 Sub shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Parent, each of its
directors, officers, employees and agents and each Affiliate of Parent from and
against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of Parent or any of its Affiliates
arising out of or due to, directly or indirectly, (a) any Third Party Claims in
connection with any of the Assumed Liabilities, (b) Third Party Claims that the
information included in the Information Statement or the Form 10 under the
captions set forth on SCHEDULE 5.2.2 hereto is false or misleading with respect
to any material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (c) Third Party Claims
that Sub or its Affiliates failed to perform, or violated, any provision of this
Agreement which is to be performed or complied with by Sub or its Affiliates,
(d) breaches of this Agreement by Sub or its Affiliates, (e) subject to Section
6.11 hereof, claims or obligations in connection with the winding down of the
business and affairs of Data Translation Networking Limited, including without
limitation claims or obligations related to or arising out of the Sale of
Business Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (excluding any
breach by Parent or its Affiliates of Parent's covenants set forth in clause 12
of such agreement) or (f) subject to Section 6.11 hereof, any guarantees or
similar undertakings which may have been granted prior to the Distribution Date
on behalf of Sub or one of its Affiliates or for the benefit of the Contributed
Businesses.


SECTION 5.2.3 Amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section 5 are
hereinafter sometimes collectively called "Indemnity Payments" and are
individually called an "Indemnity Payment." The amount by which any party (an
"Indemnifying Party") is required to pay to any other party (an "Indemnified
Party") pursuant to Section 5.2.1 or

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Section 5.2.2 shall be reduced (including retroactively) by any insurance
proceeds or other amounts actually recovered by such Indemnified Party in
reduction of the related Indemnifiable Loss. If an Indemnified Party shall have
received an Indemnity Payment in respect of an Indemnifiable Loss and shall
subsequently actually receive insurance proceeds or other amounts (such as
judgment or settlement amounts) in respect of such Indemnifiable Loss, then such
Indemnified Party shall pay to such Indemnifying Party a sum equal to the lesser
of the amount of such insurance proceeds or other amounts actually received or
the net amount of Indemnity Payments actually received previously. The
Indemnified Party agrees that the Indemnifying Party shall be subrogated to such
Indemnified Party under any insurance policy.


SECTION 5.2.4 PARENT'S AND SUB'S RESPECTIVE OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION
5.2.1(d) AND SECTION 5.2.2(d) SHALL BE LIMITED TO DIRECT AND ACTUAL DAMAGES, TO
THE EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES. THIS SECTION
5.2.4 SHALL NOT APPLY TO (a) ANY FAILURE BY SUB OR ITS AFFILIATES TO ASSUME,
PAY, PERFORM OR DISCHARGE ANY AND ALL ASSUMED LIABILITIES OR (b) ANY FAILURE BY
PARENT OR ITS AFFILIATES TO PAY, PERFORM OR DISCHARGE ANY AND ALL RETAINED
LIABILITIES OR (c) ANY BREACH BY PARENT OR SUB OF THEIR RESPECTIVE INDEMNITY
OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE INDEMNITY OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH
IN THIS SECTION 5.


SECTION 5.2.5 Indemnification obligations contained elsewhere in this Agreement
shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 5.


SECTION 5.3       PROCEDURE FOR INDEMNIFICATION OF THIRD PARTY CLAIMS.
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SECTION 5.3.1 If either party shall receive notice of any claim or Action
brought, asserted, commenced or pursued by any person or entity not a party to
this Agreement (herein referred to as a "Third Party Claim"), with respect to
which the other party is or may be obligated to make an Indemnity Payment, it
shall give such other party prompt written notice thereof (including any
pleadings relating thereto) after becoming aware of such Third Party Claim,
specifying in reasonable detail the nature of the Third Party Claim and the
amount or estimated amount thereof to the extent then feasible (which estimate
shall not be conclusive of the final amount of such claim); provided, however,
that the failure of a party to give notice as provided in this Section 5.3.1
shall not relieve the other party of its indemnification obligations under this
Section 5, except to the extent that such other party is actually prejudiced by
such failure to give notice.


SECTION 5.3.2 The Indemnifying Party may elect to defend or seek to settle or
compromise any Third Party claim as to which a claim for indemnification
hereunder has been asserted, at the Indemnifying Party's own expense and by
counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably acceptable to the
Indemnified Party, by so notifying the Indemnified Party within thirty (30) days
after the Indemnified Party has given notice of the Third Party Claim in
accordance with Section 5.3.1 hereof (or such earlier time as

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may be necessary for the Indemnified Party to submit a responsive pleading
required in connection with the Third Party Claim). Unless the Indemnifying
Party fails to assume the defense or to seek to settle or compromise the Third
Party Claim in a timely manner, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to
the Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by
the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense, settlement or compromise
of the Third Party Claim; provided, however, that if, in the reasonable judgment
of the Indemnified Party, based on the advice of counsel, a conflict of interest
between the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party exists with respect to
the Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ one
counsel selected by it and reasonably acceptable to the Indemnifying Party, and
in that event, the reasonable fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall
be paid by the Indemnifying Party. Once the Indemnifying Party has assumed the
defense of any Third Party Claim, it must actively and diligently defend or seek
to settle or compromise the Third Party Claim until conclusion of the matter,
unless the Indemnified Party agrees to the Indemnifying Party's withdrawal.


SECTION 5.3.3 If the Indemnifying Party responds to a notice of Third Party
Claim by denying its obligation to indemnify the person or entity claiming a
right of defense and indemnification under this Agreement, or if the
Indemnifying Party fails to defend in a timely manner, the Indemnified Party
shall be entitled to defend or seek to settle or compromise such Third Party
Claim by counsel selected by it. In addition, if it is later determined, through
procedures referenced in Section 10 of this Agreement, or by agreement of the
parties, that the Indemnifying Party wrongly denied its indemnification
obligation with respect to, or failed to timely defend, such claim, then the
Indemnifying Party shall (a) reimburse the Indemnified Party for all costs and
expenses (other than salaries of officers and employees) reasonably incurred by
the Indemnified Party in connection with its defense, settlement or compromise
of the Third Party Claim and (b) be estopped from challenging a judgment, order,
settlement or compromise resolving the Third Party Claim entered into in good
faith by the Indemnified Party (if such claim has been resolved prior to the
conclusion of the proceeding between the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying
Party). The Indemnifying Party, after initially rejecting a claim for defense or
indemnification by the Indemnified Party, may, at any time prior to the
resolution of the Third Party Claim, assume the defense of, or seek to settle or
compromise said claim, provided that (i) the Indemnifying Party reimburses the
Indemnified Party for all costs and expenses (other than salaries of officers
and employees) reasonably incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with
the defense of such claim (including costs incurred in the transition of the
defense from the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Party) and (ii) the
assumption of the defense of the Third Party Claim will not prejudice or cause
harm to the Indemnified Party.


SECTION 5.3.4 With respect to any Third Party Claim relating to any matter
subject to a claim for indemnification hereunder, no party shall enter into any
compromise or settlement or consent to the entry of any judgment which (a) does
not include as a term thereof the giving by the third party of a release to the
Indemnified Party of all further liability in respect of such Third Party Claim
or (b) imposes any obligation on the Indemnified Party without said Indemnified
Party's written consent (which consent shall

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not be unreasonably withheld), except an obligation to pay money which the
Indemnifying Party has agreed to pay on behalf of the Indemnified Party. In the
event that an Indemnified Party enters into any such compromise, settlement or
consent without the written consent of the Indemnifying Party (other than as
contemplated by Section 5.3.3 hereof), the entry of such compromise, settlement
or consent shall relieve the Indemnifying Party of its indemnification
obligation related to the Third Party Claim underlying such compromise,
settlement or consent.


SECTION 5.3.5 Upon final judgment, determination, settlement or compromise of
any Third Party Claim, and unless otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing,
the Indemnifying Party shall pay promptly on behalf of the Indemnified Party, or
to the Indemnified Party in reimbursement of any amount theretofore required to
be paid by it, the amount so determined by final judgment, determination,
settlement or compromise. Upon the payment in full by the Indemnifying Party of
such amount, the Indemnifying Party shall succeed to the rights of such
Indemnified Party to the extent not waived in settlement, against the third
party who made such Third Party Claim and any other person who may have been
liable to the Indemnified Party with respect to the indemnified matter.


SECTION 5.3.6 If the Indemnifying Party elects to defend or to seek to settle or
compromise the Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall make available to
the Indemnifying Party any personnel or any books, records or other documents
within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available that
are necessary or appropriate for such defense, settlement or compromise, and
shall otherwise cooperate in the defense, settlement or compromise of the Third
Party Claim; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.3.6 shall be
deemed to require the waiver of any privilege, including attorney-client
privilege, or protection afforded by the attorney work product doctrine. In
addition, regardless of the party actually defending a Third Party Claim for
which there is an indemnity obligation under Section 5.2 hereof, the parties
shall give each other regular status reports relating to such action with detail
sufficient to permit the other party to assert and protect its rights and
obligations under this Agreement.


SECTION 5.3.7 The provisions of this Section 5.3 shall survive in perpetuity and
shall be the exclusive procedures for any Third Party Claims subject to the
provisions of Section 5.2.1 or 5.2.2 hereof.


SECTION 5.4 OTHER CLAIMS. Any claim on account of an Indemnifiable Loss which
does not result from a Third Party Claim shall be asserted by written notice
from the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party
shall have a period of sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as may be
required by law as indicated by the Indemnified Party in the written notice)
within which to respond. If the Indemnifying Party does not respond within such
sixty (60) day (or lesser) period, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to
have accepted responsibility to make payment and shall have no further right to
contest the validity of such claim. If the Indemnifying Party does respond
within such sixty (60) day (or lesser) period and rejects such claim in whole or
in part, the

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Indemnified Party shall be free to pursue resolution of the matter
as provided in Section 10 hereof.


SECTION 5.5 CERTAIN LOSSES. If the indemnification provided for in Section 5.2
is unavailable to an Indemnified Party in respect of any Indemnifiable Loss
arising out of or related to information contained in the Information Statement
of the Form 10, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying the
Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
Indemnified Party as a result of such Indemnifiable Loss, in such proportion as
is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of Sub, each of its directors, each
of its officers who have signed any registration statement and each Affiliate of
Sub (a "Sub Party") on the one hand and Parent and each Affiliate of Parent (a
"Parent Party") on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions
which resulted in such Indemnifiable Loss. The relative fault of a Sub Party on
the one hand and of a Parent Party on the other hand shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
relates to information supplied by a Sub Party on the one hand or a Parent Party
on the other hand.


SECTION 5.6 NO BENEFICIARIES. Except to the extent expressly provided otherwise
in this Section 5, the indemnification provided for by this Section 5 shall not
inure to the benefit of any third party or parties and shall not relieve any
insurer who would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim of the responsibility
with respect thereto or, solely by virtue of the indemnification provisions
hereof, provide any subrogation rights with respect thereto and each party
agrees to waive such rights against the other to the fullest extent permitted.


SECTION 5.7 NAMED PARTIES. The parties hereto acknowledge that it may not be
feasible to substitute Sub (or one of its Affiliates) for Parent (or one of its
Affiliates) as a named party in Actions, whether domestic or foreign,
constituting Assumed Liabilities. In such event, Parent (or one of its
Affiliates) shall remain as a named party, but, following the Distribution Date,
Sub (or one of its Affiliates) shall assume the defense of any such Action in
accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 hereof and Parent and its
Affiliates shall cooperate with Sub as contemplated by Section 5.3 and Section 7
hereof. Parent shall as promptly as practicable seek to have its name changed to
"Media 100 Inc." in all Actions, whether domestic or foreign, constituting
Retained Liabilities.


SECTION 6         CERTAIN ADDITIONAL MATTERS.
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SECTION 6.1 CONVEYANCING AND ASSUMPTION INSTRUMENTS. In connection with the
transfer, conveyance, assignment and delivery of the Contributed Assets and the
assumption of the Assumed Liabilities contemplated by this Agreement, Parent and
Sub agree to execute or cause to be executed by the appropriate parties and to
deliver to each other, as appropriate, the Conveyancing and Assumption
Instruments.


SECTION 6.2 NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES. Except as provided in Section 2.1
hereof, Sub understands and agrees that Parent is not in this Agreement or in
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agreement or document contemplated by this Agreement, representing or
warranting in any way (a) as to the value or freedom from encumbrance of, or as
to any other matter concerning, any Contributed Assets or (b) as to the legal
sufficiency to convey title to any Contributed Assets of the execution, delivery
and filing of the Conveyancing Instruments, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT ALL SUCH
ASSETS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED "AS IS, WHERE IS" and without any representation or
warranty of any kind, express or implied (the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose being hereby specifically
disclaimed), and that Sub shall bear the economic and legal risk that any
conveyance of such assets shall prove to be insufficient or that Sub's title to
any such assets shall be other than good and marketable and free from
encumbrances. Similarly, Sub understands and agrees that Parent is not in this
Agreement or in any other agreement or document contemplated by this Agreement
representing or warranting in any way that the obtaining of the consents or
approvals, the execution and delivery of any amendatory agreements and the
making of the filings and applications contemplated by this Agreement shall
satisfy the provisions of all applicable laws or judgments, it being understood
and agreed that, subject to Section 6.3 hereof, Sub shall bear the economic and
legal risk that any necessary consents or approvals are not obtained or that any
requirements of law or judgments are not complied with. The foregoing, however,
shall not limit any responsibilities which Parent may have to use its
commercially reasonable efforts to effect transfers under the other provisions
of this Agreement.


SECTION 6.3       FURTHER ASSURANCES; SUBSEQUENT TRANSFERS.
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SECTION 6.3.1 Each of Parent and Sub will execute and deliver such further
instruments of conveyance, transfer and assignment and will take such other
actions as each of them may reasonably request of the other in order to
effectuate the purposes of this Agreement and to carry out the terms hereof.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at any time and from time to
time after the Distribution Date, at the request of Sub and without the payment
of any further consideration, Parent will execute and deliver to Sub such other
instruments of transfer, conveyance, assignment and confirmation and take such
action as Sub may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to more
effectively transfer, convey and assign to Sub and to confirm Sub's title to all
of the Contributed Assets, to put Sub in actual possession and operating control
thereof and to permit Sub to exercise all rights with respect thereto (including
without limitation rights under contracts and other arrangements as to which the
consent of any third party to the transfer thereof shall not have previously
been obtained) and Sub will execute and deliver to Parent all instruments,
undertakings or other documents and take such other action as Parent may
reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to have Sub fully assume and
discharge the Assumed Liabilities and relieve Parent of any Liability or
obligations with respect thereto and evidence the same to third parties.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent and Sub shall not be obligated, in
connection with the foregoing, to expend monies other than reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses and attorneys' fees.


SECTION 6.3.2 Parent and Sub will use their best efforts to obtain any consent,
approval or amendment required to novate and/or assign all agreements, leases,
licenses and other rights of any nature whatsoever relating to the Contributed
Assets to Sub; provided,

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however, that Parent shall not be obligated to pay any consideration therefor
(except for filing fees and other administrative charges) to the third party
from whom such consents, approvals and amendments are requested. In the event
and to the extent that Parent is unable to obtain any such required consent,
approval or amendment, (a) Parent shall continue to be bound thereby and (b)
unless not permitted by law or the terms thereof, Sub shall pay, perform and
discharge fully all the obligations of Parent thereunder from and after the
Distribution Date and indemnify Parent for all Indemnifiable Losses arising out
of such performance by Sub. Parent shall, without the payment of any further
consideration, pay and remit to Sub promptly any monies, rights and other
considerations received in respect of such performance. Parent shall exercise or
exploit its rights and options under all such agreements, leases, licenses and
other rights and commitments referred to in this Section 6.3.2 only as
reasonably directed by Sub and at Sub's expense. If and when any such consent
shall be obtained or such agreement, lease, license or other right shall
otherwise become assignable or able to be novated, Parent shall promptly assign
and novate all its rights and obligations thereunder to Sub without payment of
further consideration and Sub shall, without the payment of any further
consideration, assume such rights and obligations. To the extent that the
assignment of any contract or agreement (or their proceeds) pursuant to this
Section 6.3 is prohibited by law or not otherwise obtained, the assignment
provisions of this Section shall operate to create a subcontract with Sub to
perform each relevant unassignable Parent contract at a subcontract price equal
to the monies, rights and other considerations received by Parent with respect
to the performance by Sub under such subcontract.


SECTION 6.3.3 All Bids, Quotations and Proposals included in the Contributed
Assets shall be transferred to Sub to the extent permitted by law. Parent and
Sub shall work together and use their best efforts to preserve such Bids,
Quotations and Proposals and facilitate the award of contracts pursuant thereto
consistent with applicable laws and regulations. Any contracts awarded pursuant
to an outstanding Bid, Quotation or Proposal shall be considered an agreement
and treated in the same manner as provided for in the last two sentences of
Section 6.3.2 hereof.


SECTION 6.4 SUB OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. Sub and Parent shall take all actions
which may be required to elect or otherwise appoint, as of the Distribution
Date, those individuals designated in the Information Statement to be directors
or officers of Sub.


SECTION 6.5 RESIGNATIONS. On or prior to the Distribution Date, Parent shall
cause all directors and officers of Parent who are not designated in the
Information Statement to be directors or officers of Sub following the
Distribution Date to resign from their position as a director or officer of Sub.


SECTION 6.6 CHANGE OF NAME. Immediately following the Distribution, Media 100
Inc. shall be merged with and into Parent in accordance with, and with the
effects set forth in, Section 253 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, and as a result of such merger, the name of Parent shall be changed to
"Media 100 Inc." As promptly as practicable following the foregoing merger, Sub
shall change its name to "Data Translation, Inc."

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SECTION 6.7 RELATED AGREEMENTS. As of the Distribution Date, Parent and Sub
shall enter, and if applicable shall cause their Affiliates to enter, into the
Related Agreements.


SECTION 6.8 CERTAIN INTERCOMPANY ARRANGEMENTS. Following the Distribution Date,
the parties agree to discuss in good faith the provision of any services and
products to be provided by the other, but which inadvertently were not the
subject of a written agreement. Nothing in this Section 6.8, however, shall
require or authorize Parent or Sub to provide and charge each other for any
services other than on the terms and conditions specified in the Corporate
Services Agreement or the other Related Agreements.


SECTION 6.9 SUPPLIES AND DOCUMENTS. Parent shall have the right to use existing
supplies and documents (including without limitation invoices, purchase orders,
forms, labels, shipping materials, catalogues, sales brochures, operating
manuals, instructional documents and similar materials, and advertising
material) which have imprinted thereon the name "Data Translation" or
trademarks, logotypes or variations comprising the name "Data Translation," for
a period not to exceed six (6) months following the Distribution Date; provided,
however, that Parent agrees (a) to use only such supplies and documents existing
in inventory as of the Distribution Date, to conspicuously state on such
supplies and documents when used that they are not documents of Sub and (c) not
to order or utilize in any manner any additional supplies and documents
containing the name "Data Translation."


SECTION 6.10 LETTERS OF CREDIT. Sub shall use all commercially reasonable
efforts to substitute Sub letters of credit for any Parent letters of credit
outstanding on the Distribution Date with respect to obligations of the
Contributed Businesses. In addition, Sub shall reimburse Parent for any costs
incurred or funds advanced by Parent following the Distribution Date in respect
of any such letters of credit.


SECTION 6.11 REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES RELATING TO DATA TRANSLATION
NETWORKING LIMITED. Parent hereby agrees to reimburse Sub for fifty percent
(50%) of the net cost incurred by Sub in completing the winding up of the
business of Data Translation Networking Limited ("DTN"); provided that the
aggregate amount Parent shall be obligated to reimburse Sub as provided in this
Section 6.11 shall in no event exceed $500,000. For purposes of this Section
6.11, all amounts paid by Parent prior to the Distribution, and all amounts paid
by Sub after the Distribution, directly or indirectly to DTN or to its creditors
or to others claiming by or through any of them in connection with the sale of
DTN's business or any of its assets or the winding up of DTN's business through
a members' voluntary liquidation or otherwise, shall be deemed to be costs
incurred by Sub in completing the winding-up of DTN's business (collectively,
"DTN Expenses"). In calculating the net cost incurred by Sub in completing such
winding-up, the foregoing costs shall be reduced by the aggregate amount
received by DTN from the collection or assignment of its receivables or from the
recovery by DTN of any other amounts from third parties which is not applied to
the payment of DTN's obligations to third parties in connection with the winding
up of its business (collectively, "DTN Proceeds"). Parent's obligations under
this Section 6.11 with respect to DTN Expenses incurred prior to the
Distribution Date shall be satisfied by appropriate adjustments in

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connection with the determination of the Cash Amount. Within fifteen (15) days
of the end of each calendar month following the Distribution Date, Sub shall
certify to Parent in writing as to the aggregate amount of DTN Expenses
incurred, and the aggregate amount of DTN Proceeds received, during the
preceding month. If the aggregate amount of DTN Expenses is greater than the
aggregate amount of DTN Proceeds during such month, Parent will promptly
reimburse Sub for fifty percent (50%) of the amount of such excess, subject to
the overall limitations on Parent's obligations under this Section 6.11. If the
aggregate amount of DTN Proceeds exceeds the aggregate amount of DTN Expenses
during such month, Sub will promptly pay over to Parent an amount equal to fifty
percent (50%) of such excess. Upon completion of the winding up of the business
of DTN, Sub shall certify to Parent in writing that, to the best of its
knowledge, all of DTN's obligations have been discharged, and that no further
DTN Proceeds are reasonably likely to be collected.


SECTION 7         ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND SERVICES.
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SECTION 7.1 PROVISION OF CORPORATE RECORDS. As soon as practicable after the
Distribution Date, Parent shall deliver to Sub all Books and Records. Such Books
and Records shall be the property of Sub, but shall be retained and made
available readily to Parent for review and duplication until the earlier of (a)
notice from Parent that such records are no longer needed by Parent or (b) the
eighth anniversary of the Distribution Date.


SECTION 7.2 ACCESS TO INFORMATION. From and after the Distribution Date, Parent
and Sub shall afford to each other and to each other's authorized accountants,
counsel and other designated representatives reasonable access and duplicating
rights (with copying costs to be borne by the requesting party) during normal
business hours to all Books and Records and documents, communications, items and
matters (collectively, "Information") within each other's knowledge, possession
or control and relating to the Contributed Assets, the Contributed Businesses,
the Assumed Liabilities, the Retained Liabilities and the Transferred Employees,
insofar as such access is reasonably required by Parent or Sub, as the case may
be (and shall use reasonable efforts to cause persons or firms possessing
relevant Information to give similar access). Information may be requested under
this Section 7 for, without limitation, audit, accounting, claims, Actions,
litigation and tax purposes, as well as for purposes of fulfilling disclosure
and reporting obligations, but not for competitive purposes.


SECTION 7.3 PRODUCTION OF WITNESSES AND INDIVIDUALS. From and after the
Distribution Date, Parent and Sub shall use reasonable efforts to make available
to each other, upon written request, its officers, directors, employees and
agents for fact finding, consultation and interviews and as witnesses to the
extent that any such person may reasonably be required in connection with any
Actions in which the requesting party may from time to time be involved relating
to the conduct of the Contributed Businesses or Parent's other businesses prior
to the Distribution Date. Except as otherwise agreed between the parties, Parent
and Sub agree to reimburse each other for reasonable out-of-

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pocket expenses (but not labor charges or salary payments) incurred by the other
in connection with providing individuals and witnesses pursuant to this Section
7.3.


SECTION 7.4 RETENTION OF RECORDS. Except when a longer retention period is
otherwise required by law or agreed to in writing, Parent and Sub shall retain,
for a period of at least eight (8) years following the Distribution Date, all
material Information relating to the Contributed Businesses. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in lieu of retaining any specific Information, Parent or Sub may
offer in writing to deliver such Information to the other and, if such offer is
not accepted within ninety (90) days, the offered Information may be destroyed
or otherwise disposed of at any time. If the recipient of such offer shall
request in writing prior to the scheduled date for such destruction or disposal
that any of the Information proposed to be destroyed or disposed of be delivered
to such requesting party, the party proposing the destruction or disposal shall
promptly arrange for the delivery of such of the Information as was requested
(at the cost of the requesting party).


SECTION 7.5       CONFIDENTIALITY.
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SECTION 7.5.1 Each of Parent and Sub shall, and shall use its best efforts to
cause its officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors and Affiliates to,
hold, in strict confidence and not disclose to another person, except as
provided herein or unless compelled to disclose by judicial or administrative
process or, in the opinion of counsel (which may be in-house counsel), by other
requirements of law, confidential information concerning the other party.


SECTION 7.5.2 For purposes of this Section 7.5, confidential information about a
particular party (referred to herein as the "disclosing party") shall mean
information known by the other party (referred to herein as the "receiving
party") on the Distribution Date and reasonably understood by the receiving
party to be confidential and related to the disclosing party's business
interests, or disclosed confidentially by the disclosing party to the receiving
party after the Distribution Date under the terms and for the purposes of this
Agreement or any of the Related Agreements except for: (a) information which is
or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a
disclosure by the disclosing party; (b) information learned by the receiving
party on a non-confidential basis for the first time after the Distribution
Date, but prior to any disclosure by the disclosing party; (c) information
developed by the receiving party independent of any confidential information of
the disclosing party which is known by the receiving party on the Distribution
Date or disclosed by the disclosing party thereafter; and (d) information which
becomes available to the receiving party on a non-confidential basis from a
source other than the disclosing party if such source was not subject to any
prohibition against transmitting the information to the receiving party.


SECTION 7.5.3 Each party shall protect confidential information of the other
party by using the same degree of care, but no less than a reasonable degree of
care, to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of the other party's confidential
information as the party uses to protect its own confidential information of a
like nature.

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SECTION 7.5.4 Each party shall use its best efforts to insure that its officers,
employees, agents, consultants, advisors and Affiliates agree to be bound by the
foregoing restrictions on use and disclosure of confidential information as a
condition to receiving such information; provided, that such party will be
responsible for any breach of such confidentiality provisions by any such
person.


SECTION 7.6       PRIVILEGED MATTERS.
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SECTION 7.6.1 Parent and Sub agree to maintain, preserve and assert all
privileges that either party may have, including without limitation any
privilege or protection arising under or relating to any attorney-client
relationship that existed prior to the Distribution Date ("Privilege" or
"Privileges"). Parent and Sub shall be entitled in perpetuity to require the
assertion or decide whether to consent to the waiver of any and all Privileges
which, in the case of Sub, relate to the Contributed Businesses and, in the case
of Parent, relate to the Retained Business. Parent and Sub shall each use the
same degree of care as it would with respect to itself so as not to waive any
Privilege which could be asserted by the other party under applicable law,
without the prior written consent of the other party. The rights and obligations
created by this Section 7.6 shall apply to all information as to which, but for
the Distribution, Parent or Sub would have been entitled to assert or did assert
the protection of a Privilege ("Privileged Information"), including but not
limited to (a) all information generated prior to the Distribution Date but
which, after the Distribution, is in the possession of the other party or its
Affiliates, (b) all communications subject to a Privilege occurring prior to the
Distribution Date between counsel for Parent and any person who, at the time of
the communication, was an employee of Parent, regardless of whether such
employee is or becomes an employee of Sub, and (c) all information generated,
received or arising after the Distribution Date that refers or relates to
Privileged Information generated, received or arising prior to the Distribution
Date.


SECTION 7.6.2 Upon the receipt by either party of any subpoena, discovery or
other request which arguably calls for production or disclosure of Privileged
Information of the other party and whenever either party obtains knowledge that
any current or former employee of such party has received any subpoena,
discovery or other request which arguably calls of the production or disclosure
of Privileged Information of the other party, such party shall promptly notify
the other party of the existence of the request and shall provide the other
party with a reasonable opportunity to review the information and to assert any
rights it may have under this Section 7.6 or otherwise to prevent the production
or disclosure of Privileged Information. Neither party will produce or disclose
any information covered by a Privilege of the other party under this Section 7.6
unless (a) the other party has provided its express written consent to such
production or disclosure or (b) a court of competent jurisdiction has entered a
final, non-appealable order finding that the information is not entitled to
protection under any applicable Privilege.


SECTION 7.6.3 Parent's transfer of Books and Records and any other information
to Sub, and each party's agreement to permit the other party to possess
Privileged Information occurring or generated prior to the Distribution Date,
are made in reliance on each party's

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agreement, as set forth in this Section 7.6, to maintain the confidentiality of
Privileged Information and to maintain, preserve and assert all applicable
Privileges. The access to information granted or permitted by this Agreement,
the agreement to provide witnessees and individuals pursuant to Section 7.3
hereof and transfer of Privileged Information to Sub pursuant to this Agreement
shall not be deemed a waiver of any Privilege that has been or may be asserted
under this Section 7.6 or otherwise. Nothing in this Agreement shall operate to
reduce, minimize or condition the rights granted to either party in, or the
obligations imposed upon either party by, this Section 7.6.


SECTION 7.7 MAIL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS. Each of Parent and Sub agrees to
forward or direct (as appropriate) to the other party any mail or other
communications intended for such other party which is received by it.


SECTION 7.8 ORDER OF PRECEDENCE. To the extent that the provisions of this
Section 7 are inconsistent with the provisions of Section 11 hereof with respect
to the subject matter thereof, the provisions of Section 11 shall control.


SECTION 8         EMPLOYEE MATTERS AND BENEFITS.
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SECTION 8.1 EMPLOYMENT. At the Distribution Date, Sub shall employ each
Transferred Employee at an annual compensation rate no less than such
Transferred Employee's current annual compensation rate with Parent. Following
the Distribution, such compensation shall be subject to Sub's normal review
procedures with respect to compensation. Sub shall continue the status of a
Transferred Employee on leave of absence or short or long term disability
absence, and shall recall, reinstate or terminate the employment of such
Transferred Employee in accordance with the leave of absence policy applicable
to the Transferred Employee that was in effect when the Transferred Employee's
leave of absence began. Anything contained in this Section 8.1 to the contrary
notwithstanding, Sub shall not be obligated to employ any person who declines
employment with Sub and such person shall not be considered a Transferred
Employee.


SECTION 8.2       RETIREMENT PLAN.
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SECTION 8.2.1 Not later than January 1, 1997 (the "Establishment Date"), Sub
shall establish a defined contribution plan for the benefit of its employees
(the "Sub Retirement Plan") intended to qualify under Sections 401(a) and 401(k)
of the Code and a trust under the Sub Retirement Plan intended to qualify under
Section 501(a) of the Code. Prior to the Establishment Date, Sub shall continue
to participate in Parent's Double Sheltered Retirement Plan (the "Parent
Retirement Plan") as a participating employer, and Parent shall cause the Parent
Retirement Plan to be amended as necessary to accommodate such continued
participation. Sub shall be responsible for all contributions with respect to
its employees under the Parent Retirement Plan and shall cooperate fully with
Parent, to the extent requested by Parent, in the preparation, distribution or
filing of all participant communications and governmental filings relating to
the Parent Retirement Plan, in each case with respect to those periods during
which Sub continues to participate in the Parent Retirement Plan.

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SECTION 8.2.2 On or as soon as practicable after the Establishment Date, Parent
shall direct the Trustees of the Parent Retirement Plan to transfer from the
trust established thereunder to the trust under the Sub Retirement Plan, and Sub
shall cause the trustee(s) of the Sub Retirement Plan to accept and receive, an
amount (in the form determined by Parent) equal to the sum of the account
balances (including liabilities associated with outstanding participant loans)
as of the date of transfer (the "Retirement Plan Transfer Date") with respect to
each participant who is a Transferred Employee (or the beneficiary of any such
participant) or who is employed by Sub immediately prior to the Establishment
Date, including such participant who is on leave of absence or disability. If
any Form 5310A is required to be filed with respect to such transfer, Sub and
Parent shall cooperate in the filing of the necessary Forms 5310A. Effective as
of the Retirement Plan Transfer Date, Sub and the Sub Retirement Plan shall
assume and become solely responsible for the satisfaction of all liabilities
under the Parent Retirement Plan in respect of the Transferred Employees (or the
beneficiaries of any such participants) or any other participants who are
employed by Sub, and Parent and the Parent Retirement Plan shall be relieved of
and shall cease to have any responsibility for the satisfaction of such
liabilities, other than for any reconciliations required after the Retirement
Plan Transfer Date.


SECTION 8.2.3 Parent and Sub shall provide each other such records and
information as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out their respective
obligations under this Section 8.2 or for purposes of administration of the
Parent Retirement Plan and the Sub Retirement Plan, and they shall cooperate in
the filing of documents required by the transfer of assets and liabilities
described herein.


SECTION 8.3       WELFARE PLANS.
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SECTION 8.3.1 Effective as of the Distribution Date, Sub shall establish welfare
and fringe benefit plans and programs for the benefit of the Transferred
Employees (the "Sub Welfare/Fringe Benefit Plans") that are substantially
similar in the case of each such plan or program to the corresponding plan or
program maintained prior to the Distribution Date by Parent. Upon the
Distribution Date, each Transferred Employee and his or her dependents (if any)
who were participating in a welfare or fringe benefit plan of Parent immediately
prior to the Distribution Date shall cease participating therein and shall
thereafter participate in the corresponding successor Sub Welfare/Fringe Benefit
Plan, without limitation for any preexisting conditions or exclusions.


SECTION 8.3.2 Parent agrees to be solely responsible for all liabilities and
obligations whatsoever of Parent in connection with covered claims for benefits
incurred before the Distribution Date by or in respect of Transferred Employees
under and covered by the welfare and fringe benefit plans maintained by Parent
for employees and the workers' compensation, unemployment compensation and other
legally required employee benefits programs maintained by Parent. For purposes
of applying this Section 8.3.2 to medical and dental benefits and to death
benefits, "incurred" shall mean (a) with respect to medical and dental benefits,
the date that services are performed, and (b) with respect to survivor benefits,
the date of death. Sub shall be solely responsible for, and shall

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indemnify Parent against, any and all other claims under such plans or the Sub
Welfare/Fringe Benefit Plans with respect to Transferred Employees and their
dependents. Nothing in this Section 8.3.2 shall be construed as an assumption by
Parent or Sub of any liability of an insurer with respect to either party or
with respect to either party's plans or programs.


SECTION 8.3.3 Sub and the Sub Welfare/Fringe Benefit Plans shall recognize all
employment service and earnings of a Transferred Employee recognized by Parent
as employment service and earnings of Sub for purposes of applying the
provisions of any Sub Welfare/Fringe Benefit Plan or similar program, including
any vacation plan or program, where the Transferred Employee's benefits
thereunder are a function of the employee's employment service or earnings or a
combination thereof. Under its successor dependent care program, Sub shall
credit to the account of each Transferred Employee participating in that program
all amounts credited under the corresponding Parent program and such Transferred
Employees shall look solely to the Sub program for dependent care reimbursement
benefits.


SECTION 8.3.4 Sub agrees to assume and be solely responsible for all liabilities
and obligations whatsoever of Parent, as of the Distribution Date, in connection
with (a) the Tuition Assistance Policy obligations of Parent for courses or
degrees which were approved for Transferred Employees prior to the Distribution
Date and (b) any requirement under COBRA to provide continuation of health care
coverage to any Transferred Employee or "qualified beneficiary" (as defined in
COBRA) of a Transferred Employee who loses coverage as a result of a "qualifying
event" (as defined in COBRA) that occurs on or after the Distribution Date.


SECTION 8.4 OTHER LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS. As of the Distribution Date, Sub
shall assume and be solely responsible for all liabilities and obligations
whatsoever of Parent with respect to claims made by or with respect to
Transferred Employees, relating to their employment with the Contributed
Businesses not otherwise provided for in this Agreement, including without
limitation earned salary, wages and other incentive or bonus compensation earned
but not paid on or before the Distribution Date and accrued holiday, vacation
and other termination (including severance) benefits. Without limiting the
foregoing, nothing in this Agreement or in the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be construed as giving any Transferred Employee rights to termination
(including severance) benefits on account of the Distribution.


SECTION 8.5 PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS TO AMEND OR TERMINATE PLANS. No provision of
this Agreement, including without limitation the agreement of Parent or Sub that
it will make a contribution or payment to or under any plan referred to herein
for any period, shall be construed as a limitation on the right of Parent or Sub
to amend or terminate such plan which Parent or Sub would otherwise have under
the terms of such plan or otherwise; provided, however, that no amendment shall
reduce the Transferred Employees' unused vacation benefits as of the
Distribution Date.

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SECTION 8.6 REIMBURSEMENT. Parent and Sub acknowledge that each may incur costs
and expenses (including without limitation contributions to plans and the
payment of insurance premiums) pursuant to any of the employee benefit or
compensation plans, programs or arrangements which are, as set forth in this
Agreement, the responsibility of the other party. Accordingly, Parent and Sub
agree to reimburse each other, as soon as practicable but in any event within
thirty (30) days of receipt from the other of appropriate verification, for all
such costs and expenses, except to the extent that such reimbursement would be
duplicative.


SECTION 8.7       STOCK OPTION PLANS.
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SECTION 8.7.1 Parent and Sub shall cooperate and take all action necessary to
amend or otherwise provide for adjustments of outstanding awards under the
Parent Stock Option Plans, to adopt the Sub Adjustment Stock Option Plan and to
grant the Sub Adjustment Options, so that effective as of the Distribution Date,
each Parent Stock Option which is outstanding and not exercised will have been
adjusted, immediately prior to the Distribution, so as to represent two
separately exercisable options consisting of a Parent Adjustment Option for the
same number of shares as the related Parent Stock Option, and a Sub Adjustment
Option for one quarter (1/4) of the number of shares as the related Parent Stock
Option (rounded down to the nearest whole share) (collectively, the "Adjusted
Options").


SECTION 8.7.2 If there is an ex-dividend market for the Parent Common Stock
prior to the Distribution Date, (a) the exercise price per share of each Parent
Adjustment Option shall be determined, in accordance with Treasury Regulations
Section 1.425-1(e)(5)(ii)(b), by multiplying the exercise price per share of the
related Parent Stock Option by a fraction, the numerator of which is the fair
market value of the Parent Common Stock on the ex-dividend date and the
denominator of which is the fair market value of the Parent Common Stock on the
last trading day immediately preceding the ex-dividend date, provided that such
fraction shall not be greater than one, and the resulting price shall be rounded
up to the nearest whole cent; and (b) the exercise price per share of each Sub
Adjustment Option shall be determined, in accordance with Treasury Regulation
1.425-1(a)(4) and (7), by multiplying the fair market value of the Sub Common
Stock on the first trading day following the Distribution Date by a fraction,
the numerator of which is the exercise price per share of the related Parent
Adjustment Option and the denominator of which is the fair market value of the
Parent Common Stock on the last trading day prior to the Distribution Date, and
the resulting price shall be rounded up to the nearest whole cent.


SECTION 8.7.3 If there is no ex-dividend market for the Parent Common Stock
prior to the Distribution Date, (a) the exercise price per share of each Parent
Adjustment Option shall be determined, in accordance with Treasury Regulations
Section 1.425-1(e)(5)(ii)(b), by multiplying the exercise price per share of the
related Parent Stock Option by a fraction, the numerator of which is the fair
market value of the Parent Common Stock on the first trading day that the Parent
Common Stock begins trading on the Nasdaq National Market without the Sub
dividend (i.e., without due bills) and the denominator of which is the fair

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market value of the Parent Common Stock on the last trading day immediately
preceding the date on which the Parent Common Stock begins trading on the Nasdaq
National Market without the Sub dividend (i.e., without due bills), provided
that such fraction shall not be greater than one, and the resulting price shall
be rounded up to the nearest whole cent; and (b) the exercise price per share of
each Sub Adjustment Option shall be determined, in accordance with Treasury
Regulation 1.425-1(a)(4) and (7), by multiplying the fair market value of the
Sub Common Stock on the first trading day on which the Parent Common Stock
begins trading on the Nasdaq National Market without the Sub dividend (i.e.,
without due bills) by a fraction, the numerator of which is the exercise price
per share of the related Parent Stock Option and the denominator of which is the
fair market value of the Parent Common Stock on the last trading day immediately
preceding the date on which the Parent Common Stock begins trading on the Nasdaq
National Market without the Sub dividend (i.e., without due bills), and the
resulting price shall be rounded up to the nearest whole cent.


SECTION 8.7.4 The boards of directors of Parent and Sub shall jointly determine
the fair market values referred to in Sections 8.7.2 and 8.7.3 hereof based on
the trading prices of the Parent Common Stock and Sub Common Stock or, in the
event that an adequate trading market in the Sub Common Stock does not develop,
in such manner as they determine to be equitable and appropriate for valuing the
Sub Common Stock. To the extent possible, the adjustments required by this
Section 8.7 shall be effected as follows: (a) for holders of Parent Stock
Options other than Transferred Employees, the adjustments described in this
Section 8.7 shall be effected in a manner that does not adversely affect the
continued qualification of Parent Adjustment Options as incentive stock options
under Section 422 of the Code; and (b) for holders of Parent Stock Options who
are Transferred Employees, the Adjusted Options shall be effected as (i) a
substitution of the Sub Adjustment Options for a portion of the related Parent
Adjustment Options or Parent Stock Options, as the case may be, qualifying under
Section 424(a) of the Code, so as to result in the continued qualification of
Sub Adjustment Options as incentive stock options, and (ii) a simultaneous
issuance of additional Parent Adjustment Options. Subject to the foregoing, the
Adjusted Options shall have terms, including expiration dates and vesting
provisions, substantially equivalent to those of the related Parent Stock
Options, with appropriate alterations to the Sub Adjustment Options to reflect
Sub's substitution for Parent as the issuer of the stock subject to the Sub
Adjustment Options and, in the case of Sub Adjusted Options issued to
Transferred Employees, as the employer of the Transferred Employees.


SECTION 8.7.5 Parent shall cause the Parent Stock Option Plans to be interpreted
so that employment of the Transferred Employees with Sub shall be treated as
employment with Parent for purposes of the Parent Stock Option Plans' provisions
causing outstanding Parent Adjustment Options to expire upon the termination of
employment of the option holder. Sub agrees to promptly notify Parent of the
termination of employment for any reason of each Transferred Employee who is a
holder of Adjusted Options for Parent's use in administering the Parent Stock
Option Plans with respect to outstanding Parent Adjustment Options. Parent
agrees to promptly notify Sub of the termination of employment for any reason of
each of its employees who is a holder of Adjusted Options

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for Sub's use in administering the Sub Adjustment Stock Option Plan. For so long
as any Parent Adjustment Options remain outstanding, Parent shall provide to
Sub, and Sub shall deliver to the Transferred Employees who are holders of
Parent Adjustment Options, copies of the prospectus or prospectuses and all
amendments and supplements thereto prepared in accordance with the Securities
Act relating to the Parent Adjustment Options. Prior to the Distribution Date,
Sub shall register the shares of Sub Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Sub Adjustment Options on Form S-8 under the Securities Act, and shall use its
best efforts to keep such registration continuously effective until all the Sub
Adjustment Options have been exercised or have expired or been cancelled. For so
long as any Sub Adjustment Options remain outstanding, Sub shall provide to
Parent, and Parent shall deliver to its employees who are holders of Sub
Adjustment Options, copies of the prospectus or prospectuses and all amendments
and supplements thereto prepared in accordance with the Securities Act relating
to the Sub Adjustment Options.


SECTION 8.7.6 If the exercise of a Parent Adjustment Option by a Transferred
Employee would have qualified for incentive stock option treatment under the
Code if such person had at all times through the time of such exercise remained
an employee of Parent, Sub shall pay to the Transferred Employee an amount in
cash intended to compensate such person for the loss of such treatment as a
result of failing to satisfy the employment requirements of Section 422(a)(2) of
the Code with respect to such option, such amount to be determined by Sub in its
discretion, but not to exceed the value of the corresponding tax benefit to Sub.
If the exercise of a Sub Adjustment Option by an employee of Parent would have
qualified for incentive stock option treatment under the Code if such person had
at all times through the time of such exercise been an employee of Sub, Parent
shall pay to the employee an amount in cash intended to compensate such person
for the loss of such treatment as a result of failing to satisfy the employment
requirements of Section 422(a)(2) of the Code with respect to such option, such
amount to be determined by Parent in its discretion, but not to exceed the value
of the corresponding tax benefit to Parent. In either of the foregoing cases,
payment will be made no later than three months following the date of exercise,
and will be conditioned upon the receipt of an undertaking from the holder not
to dispose of the stock underlying the option in a disposition described in
Section 422(a)(1) of the Code (in each case treating the date of grant of the
related Parent Stock Option as the date of grant of such option).


SECTION 8.7.7 Any and all tax withholding and employment taxes (including the
paying over of such taxes to the government) and related reporting required in
connection with the exercise of an Adjusted Option or in connection with a
payment described in Section 8.7.6 hereof shall be the responsibility of the
employer (Parent or Sub, as the case may be) of the individual to whom the
Adjusted Option was granted, and the employer shall be entitled to claim any tax
deduction arising in connection with such Adjusted Option. The issuer of the
shares subject to the Adjusted Option shall promptly notify the employer of the
exercise and shall not be required to deliver any such shares upon exercise of
the option until it shall have received satisfactory evidence that the person
exercising the option has remitted all required tax withholding to the employer.
Sub shall hold Parent harmless against any employment tax liabilities, 
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Parent by reason of any failure of Sub properly and timely to withhold
and pay over, pay or report any amounts described in this paragraph as being the
responsibility of Sub, and Parent shall hold Sub harmless against any employment
tax liabilities, including interest and penalties, asserted against Sub by
reason of any failure of Parent properly and timely to withhold and pay over,
pay or report any amounts described in this paragraph as being the
responsibility of Parent. Parent and Sub agree to share relevant information and
otherwise cooperate with respect to tax matters pertaining to Adjusted Options,
so that the employers' withholding, reporting and employment tax payment
obligations relating thereto are satisfied and any tax benefits or liabilities
associated therewith are properly allocated between Parent and Sub.


SECTION 8.7.8 The provisions of Sections 8.7.1, 8.7.2, 8.7.3, 8.7.4, 8.7.5 and
8.7.6 hereof shall not apply with respect to any Parent Stock Options awarded
pursuant to the Parent Stock Option Plans' UK Addendums.


SECTION 8.8       STOCK PURCHASE PLANS.
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SECTION 8.8.1 Transfer of employment of the Transferred Employees from Parent to
Sub on the Distribution Date shall be deemed to be termination of employment
with Parent for purposes of the Parent Stock Purchase Plan, resulting in the
cancellation of all options held by Transferred Employees who are participants
in such plan and entitling all such Transferred Employees to a return of any
balances in such participants' withholding accounts under the plan.


SECTION 8.8.2 Sub shall adopt a stock purchase plan (the "Sub Stock Purchase
Plan") pursuant to which its eligible employees will be entitled to purchase Sub
Common Stock on substantially the same terms as set forth in the Parent Stock
Purchase Plan. Sub shall recognize all employment service of a Transferred
Employee recognized by Parent as employment service for purposes of determining
employee eligibility under the Sub Stock Purchase Plan.


SECTION 8.9 LIMITATION ON ENFORCEMENT. This Section 8 is an agreement solely
between Parent and Sub. Nothing in this Agreement or any Related Agreement,
whether express or implied, confers upon any employee of Parent or Sub, any
Transferred Employee, any former employee of Parent, any beneficiary of a
Transferred Employee or former employee of Parent or any other person, any
rights or remedies, including without limitation (a) any right to employment,
(b) any right to continued employment for any specified period or (c) any right
to claim any particular compensation, benefit or aggregation of benefits, of any
kind or nature whatsoever, as a result of this Section 8.


SECTION 9         INSURANCE.
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SECTION 9.1 GENERAL. Parent shall keep in effect all policies under the Parent
Insurance Policies in effect as of the date hereof insuring the Contributed
Assets and operations of the Contributed Businesses until the end of the day on
which the Distribution occurs, unless Sub shall have earlier obtained
appropriate coverage and

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notified Parent in writing to that effect. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on the day
following the Distribution Date, Sub and its Affiliates will cease to be covered
under the Parent Insurance Policies with respect to any injury, loss, Liability,
damages or expense that is incurred or asserted by a third party to have been
incurred after the Distribution Date in, or in connection with, the conduct of
the Contributed Businesses or the operation of the Contributed Assets. Sub will
obtain an Incurred But Not Reported ("IBNR") policy extending to Sub the rights
of Parent, if any, as an insured party under Parent's Insurance Policies with
respect to Sub Claims. Parent shall pay the initial cost of obtaining the IBNR
policy.


SECTION 10        DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
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SECTION 10.1 MEDIATION AND BINDING ARBITRATION. Except with respect to matters
involving Section 7.6 hereof ("Privileged Matters") and except as may be
expressly provided in any other agreement between the parties entered into
pursuant hereto, if a dispute, controversy or claim (collectively, a "Dispute")
between Parent and Sub or any of their respective Affiliates arises out of or
relates to this Agreement, the Related Agreements or any other agreement entered
into pursuant hereto or thereto, including without limitation the breach,
interpretation or validity of any such agreement or any matter involving an
Indemnifiable Loss, Parent and Sub agree to use the following procedures, in
lieu of either party pursuing other available remedies and as the sole remedy,
to resolve the Dispute.


SECTION 10.2      MEDIATION.
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SECTION 10.2.1 A party seeking to initiate the procedures shall give written
notice to the other party, describing briefly the nature of the Dispute. A
meeting shall be held between the parties within ten (10) days of the receipt of
such notice, attended by individuals with decision-making authority regarding
the dispute, to attempt in good faith to negotiate a resolution of the Dispute.


SECTION 10.2.2 If, within thirty (30) days after such meeting, the parties have
not succeeded in negotiating a resolution of the Dispute, they agree to submit
the Dispute at the earliest possible date to mediation in accordance with the
Center for Public Resources Model ADR Procedures - Mediation of Business
Disputes, as modified herein, and to bear equally the costs of the mediation.
The parties will jointly appoint a mutually acceptable mediator. If they are
unable to agree upon such appointment within twenty (20) days from the
conclusion of the negotiation period, either party may request the Center for
Public Resources or another mutually agreed-upon organization to appoint the
mediator. The parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation and
negotiations related thereto for a period of thirty (30) days or such longer
period as they may mutually agree following the initial mediation session.

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SECTION 10.3      ARBITRATION.
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SECTION 10.3.1 In the event that one party fails to participate in mediation,
the Dispute may be referred immediately to arbitration and the time of such
failure shall constitute the end of the mediation period. If the parties are not
successful in resolving the Dispute by the end of the mediation period, then the
parties agree to submit the matter to binding arbitration in Boston,
Massachusetts pursuant to the Commercial Rules of Arbitration of the American
Arbitration Association (the "AAA"), as modified herein, by a sole arbitrator
selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.3.2 hereof. In the
arbitration, (a) the parties may require reasonable discovery, pursuant to the
Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure then in effect, (b) each party shall have
the right to cross-examine witnesses of other parties, (c) testimony shall be
transcribed and (d) any award shall be accompanied by written findings of fact
and statement of reasons. Any arbitration proceeding shall be concluded in a
maximum of sixty (60) days from the commencement of such proceeding. Any
arbitration award shall be final and binding on the parties and judgment may be
entered thereon, upon the application of either party by any court of competent
jurisdiction.


SECTION 10.3.2 The parties shall have ten (10) days from the end of the
mediation period to agree upon a mutually acceptable neutral person not
affiliated with either of the parties to act as arbitrator. If no arbitrator has
been selected within such time, either party may request the AAA or another
mutually agreed-upon organization to supply within ten (10) days of such request
a list of potential arbitrators with qualifications reasonably required to
settle the dispute. Within five (5) days of each party receiving the list, the
parties shall independently rank the proposed candidates, shall simultaneously
exchange rankings, and shall be deemed to have selected as the arbitrator the
individual receiving the highest combined ranking who is available to serve. If
there is a tie, then the tie shall be broken by lot. If one party shall not
cooperate in the selection of the arbitrator, the other party may solely select
the arbitrator utilizing the procedures set forth in this Section 10.3.2.


SECTION 10.3.3 The costs of arbitration shall be apportioned between Parent and
Sub as determined by the arbitrator in such manner as the arbitrator deems
reasonable taking into account the circumstances of the case, the conduct of the
parties during the proceeding, and the result of the arbitration.


SECTION 10.4 TREATMENT OF NEGOTIATION AND MEDIATION. All negotiations and
mediations pursuant to this Section 10 shall be treated as compromise and
settlement negotiations for purposes of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of
Evidence and comparable state rules of evidence. All negotiation, mediation and
arbitration proceedings under this Section 10 shall be treated as confidential
information in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.5 hereof. Any
mediator or arbitrator shall be bound by an agreement containing confidentiality
provisions at least as restrictive as those contained in Section 7.5 hereof.


SECTION 10.5 EQUITABLE RELIEF. Nothing contained herein shall preclude either
party from seeking equitable relief to prevent any immediate, irreparable harm
to its interests,

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including multiple breaches of this Agreement or the relevant Related Agreement
by the other party. Otherwise, these procedures are exclusive and shall be fully
exhausted prior to the initiation of any litigation. Either party may seek
specific enforcement of any arbitrator's decision under this Section 10. The
other party's only defense to such a request for specific enforcement shall be
fraud by or on the arbitrator.


SECTION 10.6 CONSOLIDATION. The arbitrator may consolidate an arbitration under
this Agreement with any arbitration arising under or relating to the Related
Agreements or any other agreement between the parties entered into pursuant
hereto, as the case may be, if the subject of the Disputes thereunder arise out
of or relate essentially to the same set of facts or transactions. Such
consolidated arbitration shall be determined by the arbitrator appointed for the
arbitration proceeding that was commenced first in time.


SECTION 11        TAX MATTERS.
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SECTION 11.1.1 TAX RETURNS. Parent shall file all consolidated Federal income
tax returns (and combined or consolidated state and local tax returns) for each
member of the Parent Affiliated Group that are required to be filed for periods
beginning before (or beginning and ending on) the Distribution Date. All returns
with respect to Other Taxes for a period beginning before (or beginning and
ending on) the Distribution Date shall be filed or caused to be filed by the
party that under Section 11.2.2 is responsible for paying the tax to which the
return relates. For all other taxable periods relating to taxes other than
Transaction Taxes (a) Parent shall be responsible for filing tax returns
relating to members of the Parent Group and (b) Sub shall be responsible for
filing tax returns relating to members of the Sub Affiliated Group. Parent shall
file or cause to be filed all tax returns relating to Transfer Taxes.


SECTION 11.1.2 INCOME TAX RETURN POSITIONS. Parent and Sub agree that, except as
otherwise required by a Final Determination, the transactions contemplated in
this Agreement, except those transactions described in Section 2.3 hereof and
transfers of stock in any foreign corporations, shall be treated by Parent and
Sub as being described in Section 355 of the Code.


SECTION 11.2      RESPONSIBILITY FOR TAXES GENERALLY.
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SECTION 11.2.1 PRE-DISTRIBUTION INCOME TAXES. Except as otherwise provided
herein, the Parent Group shall pay, and shall indemnify and hold harmless each
member of the Sub Affiliated Group from, all Pre-Distribution Income Tax
Liabilities, and the Parent Group shall be entitled to receive and retain all
refunds of Income Taxes for which the Parent Group would have been responsible
hereunder in the absence of the refund.


SECTION 11.2.2 OTHER TAXES. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Parent
Group shall pay, and shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Sub
Affiliated Group and each foreign subsidiary thereof from, all Other Taxes (and
shall be entitled to receive and retain all refunds of Other Taxes) attributable
to Parent Assets or the operation of the business of any member of the Parent
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foreign subsidiary thereof immediately after the Distribution Date. Except as
otherwise provided herein, Sub shall pay, and shall indemnify and hold harmless
each member of the Parent Group and each foreign subsidiary thereof from, all
Other Taxes (and shall be entitled to receive and retain all refunds of Other
Taxes) attributable to Sub Assets or the operation of the business of any member
of the Sub Affiliated Group or any direct or indirect foreign subsidiary thereof
immediately after the Distribution.


SECTION 11.2.3 CARRYBACKS. Sub agrees that, to the extent that any carryback
period for a Carryback Item would include any taxable period beginning on or
before the Distribution Date, Sub shall elect (under Code section 172(b)(3) and
any other applicable Code provision relating to the carry back of any Carryback
Item and, to the extent feasible, any similar provision of any applicable state
or local Income Tax law) to relinquish such carryback period as to any Carryback
Item which can thereby be used to create or carry forward a tax benefit. In no
event shall Parent have any obligation to pay to Sub any amount in respect of a
Carryback Item.


SECTION 11.2.4 TRANSACTION TAXES. The Parent Group shall pay, and shall
indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Sub Affiliated Group and each
direct or indirect foreign subsidiary thereof from, all liabilities for
Transaction Taxes, and the Parent Group shall be entitled to receive and retain
all refunds of Transaction Taxes for which the Parent Group would have been
responsible hereunder in the absence of the refund.


SECTION 11.3      RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN EVENT OF LOSS.
                  -----------------------------------

SECTION 11.3.1 SUB RESPONSIBILITY. Sub and any successor shall be responsible
for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless Parent and each member of the Parent
Group from, Income Taxes, Other Taxes and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and
expenses directly caused by an Event of Loss which is attributable to one or
more of the following described events or transactions occurring after the
Distribution Date and within two years after the Distribution Date with respect
to Sub or any successor: a reorganization, consolidation, merger or acquisition
by any person of a fifty percent (50%) or greater interest in Sub as determined
under Section 355(d)(4) of the Code, applying the aggregation and attribution
rules under subparagraphs (d)(7) and (8) of that Section, which is in any way
solicited or approved by the Board of Directors of Sub (other than in connection
with a hostile takeover); the sale or disposition of Sub Assets other than those
assets relating to Sub's networking business and other than in the ordinary
course of business; Sub's ceasing to conduct its data acquisition and imaging
business as an active trade or business within the purview of Section 355 of the
Code; the issuance, redemption or repurchase of shares of Sub Common Stock by
Sub or any successor or any subsidiary of the foregoing; the purchase of Parent
Common Stock by Sub or any successor or any subsidiary of the foregoing; the
recapitalization or other reclassification of the shares of Sub or any
successor; or the complete or partial liquidation of Sub or any successor.


SECTION 11.3.2 PARENT RESPONSIBILITY. Parent and any successor shall be
responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless Sub and each member of
the Sub Affiliated Group from, Income Taxes, Other Taxes and all reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and

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expenses directly caused by an Event of Loss which is attributable to one or
more of the following described events or transactions occurring within two
years of the Distribution Date with respect to Parent or any successor: a
reorganization, consolidation, merger or acquisition by any person of a fifty
percent (50%) or greater interest in Parent as determined under Section
355(d)(4) of the Code, applying the aggregation and attribution rules under
subparagraphs (d)(7) and (8) of that Section, which is in any way solicited or
approved by the Board of Directors of Parent (other than in connection with a
hostile takeover); the sale or disposition of assets of any member of Parent,
other than in the ordinary course of business; Parent's ceasing to conduct its
digital media business as an active trade or business within the purview of
Section 355 of the Code; the issuance, redemption or repurchase of shares of
Parent Common Stock by Parent or any successor or any subsidiary of the
foregoing; the purchase of Sub Common Stock by Parent or any successor or any
subsidiary of the foregoing; the recapitalization or other reclassification of
the shares of Parent or any successor; or the complete or partial liquidation 
of Parent or any successor.


SECTION 11.3.3 SHARED RESPONSIBILITY. If an Event of Loss shall occur and
responsibility for the Event of Loss under Section 11.3.1 and Section 11.3.2
rests either with both parties or neither party, each party shall share the
Income Taxes, Other Taxes and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
directly caused by such Event of Loss in the ratio of seventy-five percent (75%)
for Parent and twenty-five percent (25%) for Sub, and each party shall indemnify
and hold harmless the other party for its share of that liability.


SECTION 11.4 PAYMENTS. If Parent is required to make a payment to Sub under this
Section 11, such payment shall be made to Sub or any successor, and any payment
due under this Section 11 from Sub to Parent shall be made by Sub to Parent or
any successor. The payment shall be made by the earlier of (a) twenty (20) days
after Parent (or a member of Sub, as applicable) makes a tax payment (including
without limitation any payment made in connection with either an estimated or
annual tax liability) or (b) twenty (20) days after a Final Determination with
respect to such tax. The amount of any payment required to be made by any party
to another under this Section 11 shall be an amount which, after subtraction of
any additional federal, state or local taxes payable by the recipient in respect
of the receipt of such payment (the "Gross-Up Amount"), is equal to the amount
payable hereunder; provided, however, if a payment is made pursuant to Section
11.3.3 hereof and if a Gross-Up Amount is includable in the payment, the
Gross-Up Amount so includable in the payment shall be reduced by seventy-five
percent (75%) in the case of payments from Sub to Parent or twenty-five percent
(25%) in the case of payments from Parent to Sub. Parent and Sub agree that,
without limiting the ultimate payment obligation of the payor set forth in the
preceding sentence, any payment shall be reported for U.S. Federal income tax
purposes as non-deductible and non-taxable unless, by reason of changes in the
law or new interpretations of the law by the Internal Revenue Service, there is
not substantial authority (within the meaning Code section 6662(d)(2)(B)(i)) for
such position or such position is otherwise not permissible under applicable
law.

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SECTION 11.5      COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION.
                  ---------------------------------------

SECTION 11.5.1    MATTERS GIVING RISE TO INDEMNITY.
                  --------------------------------

SECTION 11.5.1.1 NOTICE. If during the course of an audit any tax authority
indicates an intention to propose an Adjustment to the tax liability of either
the Sub Affiliated Group or the Parent Group (the "Tax Indemnitee") which would
result, if such Adjustment were to be confirmed by a Final Determination, in a
loss against which the other party (the "Tax Indemnitor") may be required to
indemnify the Tax Indemnitee pursuant to this Section 11, the Tax Indemnitee
shall promptly notify the Tax Indemnitor thereof in writing. Such notice to the
Tax Indemnitor shall include sufficient information with respect to the issues
as to which indemnity may be sought to enable Tax Indemnitor to determine
whether to request the Tax Indemnitee to contest the Adjustment.


SECTION 11.5.1.2 CONTEST RIGHTS AND CONDITIONS. If the Tax Indemnitor shall
request that the Tax Indemnitee contest the Adjustment in writing within twenty
(20) days of the receipt of the notification referred to in Section 11.5.1.1
hereof, the Tax Indemnitee will contest the Adjustment; provided that in no
event shall the Tax Indemnitee be required to contest any Adjustment unless
coincident with the Tax Indemnitor's request (a) the Tax Indemnitee shall have
received (i) a written acknowledgment from the Tax Indemnitor of its obligation
to indemnify the Tax Indemnitee hereunder in the event it does not prevail in
such contest and (ii) an opinion of independent tax counsel to the Tax
Indemnitor (which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Tax Indemnitee)
to the effect that a reasonable basis exists for contesting the Adjustment; and
(b) if such contest is to be conducted in a manner requiring payment of a
proposed tax deficiency, the Tax Indemnitor shall have advanced to the Tax
Indemnitee, on an interest-free basis, an amount sufficient to make payment of
the amount attributable to the issues being contested, together with any
required interest or penalties. If any funds are advanced by the Tax Indemnitor
in connection with any tax contest, any refund received to the extent fairly
attributable to such advance shall be returned to the Tax Indemnitor, together
with any interest thereon paid by the relevant taxing authority, promptly upon
Parent's receipt of such funds. If the Tax Indemnitor shall have requested the
Tax Indemnitee to contest an Adjustment and complied with each of the terms and
conditions set forth above, such contest shall be conducted, at the direction of
the Indemnitor, by independent tax counsel selected by the Tax Indemnitor and
reasonably acceptable to the Tax Indemnitee. If the Tax Indemnitor or counsel
selected by the Tax Indemnitor shall advocate, propose to advocate or fail to
protest before any taxing authority a position which would result in a tax
detriment to the Tax Indemnitee not subject to indemnification in order to
reduce the Tax Indemnitor's obligation hereunder, the Tax Indemnitee may replace
such counsel with counsel of its own selection and any tax detriment suffered by
the Tax Indemnitee attributable to such position shall be included among Income
Taxes, Other Taxes and related expenses for which the Tax Indemnitee is entitled
to indemnification hereunder.


SECTION 11.5.1.3 SETTLEMENT; RELEASE OF INDEMNIFICATION. If the Tax Indemnitor
shall have requested the Tax Indemnitee to contest an Adjustment and complied
with each of the terms and conditions set forth above, the Tax Indemnitee shall
not settle or

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compromise any Adjustment for which indemnity is sought hereunder
without the consent of the Tax Indemnitor unless it simultaneously releases the
Tax Indemnitor from its obligations to indemnify and reimburse the Tax
Indemnitee with respect to the issues so settled or compromised. If the Tax
Indemnitor shall fail to request the Tax Indemnitee to contest any Adjustment or
shall fail to comply with the terms and conditions entitling it to make such
request as set forth in Section 11.5.1.2 hereof, the Tax Indemnitee may in its
sole discretion elect to contest (or not contest) such Adjustment with counsel
selected by it and may at any time settle or compromise the matter without the
consent of the Tax Indemnitor and without releasing its rights to indemnity from
the Tax Indemnitor.


SECTION 11.5.1.4 JOINT RESPONSIBILITY. If for the reasons described in Section
11.3.3 hereof an Event of Loss shall occur or is proposed by the IRS (or other
taxing authority) to have occurred, the notice provisions in Section 11.5.1.1
hereof shall apply, and notwithstanding Sections 11.5.1.2 and 11.5.1.3 hereof,
Parent shall have control over decisions regarding any contest, dispute,
litigation or settlement relating to the Event of Loss (the "Proceeding") and
the incurrence of related reasonable expenses, including without limitation the
choice of tax counsel to represent it before any tax authority in matters
relating to the Event of Loss; provided, however, that Parent shall keep Sub
informed of the Proceeding and shall consult with Sub regarding the material
issues relating to the Event of Loss raised in the Proceeding; and provided,
further, that (a) the choice of forum for such Proceeding, and any decision to
appeal and (b) any settlement relating to the Event of Loss by Parent with any
tax authority shall each be subject to the approval of Sub, which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld.


SECTION 11.5.2 TAX RETURN INFORMATION. Without limiting Section 11.5.1 hereof,
Parent and Sub agree to cooperate fully with each other in connection with the
preparation of any tax return or claim for refund or in defending any audit or
other proceeding in respect of taxes for all open taxable periods. Such
cooperation shall include making personnel and records available promptly and
within thirty (30) days (or such other period as may be reasonable under the
circumstances) after a request for such personnel or records is made by the
tax-imposing authority or the other party. If Parent or Sub, as the case may be,
fails to provide any information requested pursuant to this Section 11.5.2, then
the requesting party shall have the right to engage a public accountant of its
choice to gather such information. Parent and Sub agree to permit any such
public accountant full access to all appropriate records or other information in
the possession of any member of the Parent Affiliated Group or the Sub
Affiliated Group, as the case may be, during reasonable business hours, and to
reimburse or pay directly all costs and expenses in connection with the
engagement of such public accountant. Parent agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless each member of the Sub Affiliated Group and its officers and employees,
and Sub agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Parent
Affiliated Group and its officers and employees against any cost, fine, penalty
or other expense of any kind attributable to the negligence or misconduct of a
member of the Parent Affiliated Group or the Sub Affiliated Group, as the case
may be, in supplying a member of the other group with inaccurate or incomplete
information; provided, that, nothing set forth in this Section 11.5.2 shall
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participate in any audit even though issues are raised for which an indemnity
may be sought if such issues result in an Adjustment at the conclusion of such
audit.


SECTION 11.5.3 RECORD RETENTION. Parent and Sub agree to retain all records
which may contain information or provide evidence relevant to the determination
of the Income Tax liability of the Parent Affiliated Group or the Sub Affiliated
Group or the stockholders of either for any taxable period until such time as a
Final Determination occurs with respect to such taxable period; provided,
however, that such records need not be retained longer than fifteen (15) years
after the end of the latest taxable period to which they relate so long as such
records do not relate to an ongoing contest.


SECTION 12     MISCELLANEOUS.
               -------------

SECTION 12.1 AMENDMENT AND WAIVER. No amendment of any provision of this
Agreement shall in any event be effective, unless the same shall be in writing
and signed by the parties hereto. Any failure of any party to comply with any
obligation, agreement or condition hereunder may only be waived in writing by
the other party but such waiver shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel
with respect to, any subsequent or other failure. No failure by any party to
take any action against any breach of this Agreement or default by the other
party shall constitute a waiver of such party's right to enforce any provisions
hereof or to take any such action.


SECTION 12.2 EXPENSES. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any
Related Agreement or any other agreement being entered into by Parent and Sub
pursuant to this Agreement, Parent shall pay all investment banking, legal,
accounting, printing, governmental filing, listing, distribution agent and
similar fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Distribution
(whether or not payable as of the Distribution Date) and with the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.


SECTION 12.3 NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given (a) on the date of service if served personally on the party to whom
notice is given, (b) on the day of transmission if sent via facsimile
transmission to the facsimile number given below, provided that telephonic
confirmation of receipt is obtained promptly after completion of the
transmission, (c) on the business day after delivery to a nationally recognized
overnight courier service or the Express Mail service maintained by the United
States Postal Service, provided receipt of delivery has been confirmed, or (d)
on the fifth day after mailing, provided receipt of delivery is confirmed, if
mailed to the party to whom notice is to be given, by first class mail,
registered or certified, postage prepaid, properly addressed and return receipt
requested, to the party as follows:

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         If to Parent, at:


         Media 100 Inc.
         100 Locke Drive
         Marlboro, MA 01752-1192
         Attn.:  General Counsel
         Fax:  (508) 481-5670


         If to Sub, at:


         Data Translation, Inc.
         100 Locke Drive
         Marlboro, MA 01752-1192
         Attn.:  President
         Fax:  (508) 481-8620


Either party may change its address for receiving notices by written notice
given to the other party in the manner provided above.


SECTION 12.4 TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated and the Distribution
abandoned at any time prior to the Distribution Date by and in the sole
discretion of Parent without the approval of Sub. In the event of such
termination, no party shall have any liability of any kind to any other party.


SECTION 12.5 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of, and be binding upon and enforceable against the respective successors and
assigns of the parties hereto, provided that this Agreement may not be assigned
by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, and any
attempt to assign any rights or obligations hereunder without such consent shall
be void.


SECTION 12.6 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; PARTIES IN INTEREST. This Agreement (including
the schedules, annexes and exhibits hereto) comprises the entire agreement
between the parties hereto as to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings between them relating thereto and, except as
provided in Section 5.2 hereof, is not intended to confer upon any person other
than the parties hereto (including their successors and permitted assigns) any
rights or remedies hereunder.


SECTION 12.7 SEVERABILITY. If any term or provision of this Agreement or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance shall to any extent be invalid
or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such
terms or provisions to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it
is invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby and each term and
provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent
permitted by law.


SECTION 12.8 CAPTIONS. Captions and headings are supplied herein for convenience
only and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement for any purpose.

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SECTION 12.9 ANNEXES, ETC. The Annexes, Schedules and Exhibits shall be
construed with and as part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same
had been set forth verbatim herein.


SECTION 12.10 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws
thereof.


SECTION 12.11 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, and all counterparts so executed shall constitute one agreement,
binding upon the parties hereto, notwithstanding that the parties are not
signatory to the same counterpart.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent and Sub have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their authorized representatives as an agreement under seal, all as
of the day and year first written above.


DATA TRANSLATION, INC.



By:      /s/ John A. Molinari
         --------------------
Name:    John A. Molinari
Title:   Vice President


DATA TRANSLATION II, INC.



By:      /s/ Alfred A. Molinari, Jr.
         --------------------------
Name:    Alfred A. Molinari, Jr.
Title:   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


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                                     ANNEX I
                                     -------

                               CONTRIBUTED ASSETS
                               ------------------


Contributed Assets: all tangible and intangible assets owned by Parent relating
principally to the Contributed Businesses as of the Distribution Date, including
but not limited to:


(a)  all assets and properties which should be set forth or reflected on a
     balance sheet for Sub as of the Distribution Date prepared in the same
     manner as the August 31, 1996 balance sheet of Sub included in the
     Information Statement (after giving effect to the pro forma adjustments
     reflected or described in the Information Statement);


(b)  all of Parent's right and interest in, to, under and relating to all
     agreements, contracts and leases, whether written or oral, of Parent
     relating to the Contributed Businesses, including without limitation the
     Lease dated as of December 1, 1979 between Alfred A. Molinari, Jr. and
     Maureen K. Molinari, Trustees of Nason Hill Trust under a Declaration of
     Trust dated November 15, 1979 and recorded with the Middlesex County
     Registry of Deeds (Southern District) in Book 13839, Page 406, on November
     16, 1979, as Landlord, and Parent, as Tenant, as amended (the "Locke Drive
     Lease");


(c)  all of Parent's right and interest in, to and under all outstanding Bids,
     Quotations and Proposals pertaining to the Contributed Businesses to the
     extent that such Bids, Quotations and Proposals can be transferred or
     assigned; all of Parent's right and interest in, to and under all contracts
     and agreements awarded to Parent before or after the Distribution Date
     pertaining to the Contributed Businesses, as assignee if those contracts
     are assignable and assigned or transferred by operation of law; or as a
     right to payment by Parent to Sub of a subcontract price equal to the
     monies, rights and other considerations received by Parent under contracts
     and agreements awarded to Parent before or after the Distribution Date
     pertaining to the Contributed Businesses if assignment of those contracts
     and/or agreements and/or the proceeds therefrom is prohibited by law or not
     otherwise obtained;


(d)  all machinery, equipment and other items of tangible personal property
     owned by Parent other than those items which are utilized principally by
     the Retained Business and are listed in Exhibit A to this Annex I, as such
     exhibit shall be amended and updated as of the Distribution Date;


(e)  all of Parent's rights with respect to receivables relating to the
     Contributed Businesses;


(f)  all rights and interests of Parent in and with respect to the patents,
     trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, know-how and other intellectual
     property concerning the Contributed Businesses to the extent, but only to
     the extent, such rights are being

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     licensed and assigned to Sub pursuant to, and in accordance with, the
     Intellectual Property Agreement;


(g)  all of the Books and Records;


(h)  all inventories of raw materials, work-in-process, finished products,
     supplies and spare parts which at the Distribution Date are owned by Parent
     and relate principally to the Contributed Businesses and any property under
     bailment relating to the Contributed Businesses;


(i)  all permits and licenses held by Parent which are transferable and which
     relate principally to the Contributed Businesses or the use or occupancy of
     the Locke Drive premises (other than those permits or licenses which relate
     principally to Parent's conduct of the Retained Business at such premises);



(j)  all intangible assets, other than intellectual property rights, of Parent
     used in the Contributed Businesses, including customer lists, marketing and
     other data;


(k)  employee receivables, temporary and permanent travel advances and funds
     advanced for travel not yet taken relating to Transferred Employees;


(l)  all supplies, purchase orders, forms, labels, shipping material,
     catalogues, sales brochures, operating manuals, instructional documents and
     advertising material held for use by the Contributed Businesses;


(m)  all shares of Data Translation Networking Limited, Data Translation Ltd.
     and Data Translation GmbH owned by Parent immediately prior to the
     Distribution; and


(n)  all trucks, automobiles and other vehicles owned by Parent which are used
     in the Contributed Businesses.


ANYTHING CONTAINED IN THIS ANNEX I TO THE CONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING, TRANSFERRED
ASSETS SHALL NOT INCLUDE:


(i)   cash and cash equivalents, including cash on hand or in bank accounts,
      certificates of deposit, commercial paper and other similar securities or
      other marketable securities other than the Cash Amount;


(ii)  any books and records relating to the Contributed Businesses which Parent
      is required by law to retain in its possession; and


(iii) any right, title or interest of Parent in any Federal, state or local tax
      refund (including any income in respect thereto) relating to the 
      operations of the Contributed Businesses prior to the Distribution Date.

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                                    ANNEX II
                                    --------

                               ASSUMED LIABILITIES
                               -------------------


Assumed Liabilities: all Liabilities and obligations relating to or arising from
the operation of the Contributed Businesses (other than Retained Liabilities),
whether before or after the Distribution Date, including but not limited to:


(a)  all Liabilities and obligations which should be set forth, reflected,
     disclosed or reserved for on a balance sheet (including the footnotes
     thereto) for Sub as of the Distribution Date prepared in the same manner as
     the August 31, 1996 balance sheet of Sub included in the Information
     Statement (after giving effect to any pro forma adjustments reflected or
     described in the Information Statement);


(b)  all Liabilities and obligations of Parent pursuant to, under or relating to
     all agreements, contracts and leases, whether written or oral, of Parent
     relating to the Contributed Businesses, including without limitation all
     Liabilities and obligations as Tenant under the Locke Drive Lease;


(c)  all outstanding Bids, Quotations and Proposals pertaining to the
     Contributed Businesses to the extent such Bids, Quotations and Proposals
     can be transferred or assigned; and all contracts awarded to Parent before
     or after the Distribution Date pertaining to the Contributed Businesses, as
     (i) an assignee if those contracts are assignable and assigned or
     transferred by operation of law, or (ii) subcontractor if assignment of
     those contracts and/or proceeds therefrom is prohibited by law or not
     otherwise obtained;


(d)  all warranty, performance and similar obligations entered into or made in
     the course of business of the Contributed Businesses with respect to their
     products;


(e)  all Liabilities and obligations to or with respect to Transferred Employees
     not specifically retained by Parent pursuant to the Agreement, including
     without limitation withholding, payroll and employment taxes pursuant to
     Section 8 of the Agreement;


(f)  the Liabilities and obligations being assumed by or agreed to be performed
     by Sub pursuant to any other agreement being entered into in connection
     with the Agreement, including without limitation the Related Agreements;


(g)  all Liabilities and obligations relating to all Actions relating
     principally to or arising principally out of the operations of the
     Contributed Businesses; and


(h)  all Liabilities and obligations under corporate credit cards which had been
     issued by Parent to Transferred Employees.

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                                    ANNEX III
                                    ---------

                              RETAINED LIABILITIES
                              --------------------


Retained Liabilities: all Liabilities and obligations of Parent and its
subsidiaries (other than Sub and its subsidiaries), except those set forth in
Annex II, including without limitation:


(a)  all Liabilities and obligations to or with respect to Transferred Employees
     provided in Section 8 of the Agreement as being Liabilities and obligations
     of Parent;


(b)  all Liabilities and obligations being assumed by or agreed to be performed
     by Parent pursuant to any other agreement being entered into in connection
     with this Agreement, including without limitation the Related Agreements;


(c)  all Liabilities and obligations arising out of checks which have been
     mailed, but not presented for payment, prior to the Distribution Date; and


(d)  all Liabilities and obligations relating to all Actions other than those
     referred to in Annex II, including without limitation the litigation 
     entitled AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. V. DATA TRANSLATION, INC., Civil Action 
     No. 95-11193 JLT, pending in the United States District Court for the 
     District of Massachusetts.


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                                 SCHEDULE 5.2.1
                                 --------------


     The information contained under the following captions of the Information
Statement and Form 10 is subject to the indemnification provisions of Section
5.2.1 of the Agreement:


INFORMATION STATEMENT COVER PAGE


SUMMARY - Distributing Corporation; Principal Business to be Retained by DTI;
Primary Purpose of the Distribution; Shares to be Distributed; Distribution
Ratio; Fractional Share Interests; Record Date; Distribution Date; Mailing Date;
Distribution Agent; Tax Consequences; Relationship with DTI after the
Distribution*


SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA*


INTRODUCTION


THE DISTRIBUTION - Background and Reasons for the Distribution; Manner of
Effecting the Distribution; No Fractional Shares; Federal Income Tax Aspects of
the Distribution; Listing and Trading of Common Stock


SPECIAL FACTORS - Certain Tax Considerations; Relationship Between the Company
and DTI; Conflicts of Interest*; Listing and Trading of DTI Stock; Accounting
Treatment


RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND DTI AFTER THE DISTRIBUTION - All
subheadings*


PRO FORMA CAPITALIZATION OF THE COMPANY*


SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF THE COMPANY*


MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY*


BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY - Data Acquisition and Imaging (including subheadings
thereunder)*, Manufacturing*, Proprietary Rights*, Properties*, Legal
Proceedings*


TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEE OPTIONS IN THE DISTRIBUTION*


* Liability to be shared with Sub on a 50/50 basis.

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                                 SCHEDULE 5.2.2
                                 --------------


     All information contained in the Information Statement and Form 10 other
than the information contained under the captions set forth in SCHEDULE 5.2.1 is
subject to the indemnification provisions of Section 5.2.2 of the Agreement,
except that liability is to be shared with Parent on a 50/50 basis where
indicated in SCHEDULE 5.2.1.

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