| 1. | Employment.  The      Company hereby employs Employee and Employee hereby accepts such      employment upon the terms and conditions set forth in this      Agreement. |
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| 2. | Duties of      Employee.  Employee will be based in Georgia or North      Carolina at the discretion of the Company.  Employee’s title      will be Chief Technology Officer and Employee will report directly to the      Chief Executive Officer.  Employee agrees to perform and      discharge such other duties as may be assigned to Employee from time to      time by the Company to the reasonable satisfaction of the Board of      Directors, and such duties will be consistent with those duties regularly      and customarily assigned by the Company to the position of Chief      Technology Officer.  Employee agrees to comply with all of the      Company's policies, standards and regulations and to follow the      instructions and directives as promulgated by the Board of Directors of      the Company (“Policies”).  Employee will devote Employee's full      professional and business-related time, skills and best efforts to such      duties and will not, during the term of this Agreement, be engaged      (whether or not during normal business hours) in any other business or      professional activity, whether or not such activity is pursued for gain,      profit or other pecuniary advantage, without the prior written consent of      the Board of Directors of the Company.  This Section will not be      construed to prevent Employee from (a) investing personal assets in      businesses which do not compete with the Company in such form or manner      that will not require any services on the part of Employee in the      operation or the affairs of the companies in which such investments are      made and in which Employee's participation is solely that of an investor;      (b) purchasing securities in any corporation whose securities are listed      on a national securities exchange or regularly traded in the      over-the-counter market, provided that Employee at no time owns, directly      or indirectly, in excess of one percent (1%) of the outstanding stock of      any class of any such corporation engaged in a business competitive with      that of the Company; or (c) participating in conferences, preparing and      publishing papers or books, teaching or joining or participating in any      professional associations or trade group, so long as the Board of      Directors of the Company approves such participation, preparation and      publication or teaching prior to Employee’s engaging    therein. |
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| 3. | Term.  The      term of this Agreement will be at-will, and can be terminated by either      party at any time, with or without cause, subject to the provisions of      Section 4 of this Agreement.  Subject to the provisions of      Section 4, this Agreement will cover the period January __, 2010 through      December 31, 2010 and thereafter successive annual periods unless a party      provides the other with written notice of its intention to terminate this      Agreement, which notice shall be delivered no later than thirty (30) days      prior to the expiration of the initial term or any renewal term, as      applicable. |
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| 4. | Termination. |
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|   | (a) | Termination by Company      for Cause.  The Company may terminate this Agreement and      all of its obligations hereunder immediately, including the obligation to      pay Employee severance, vacation pay or any further accrued benefits or      remuneration, if any of the following events  occur: |
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| (i)   | Employee      improperly performs, or fails to perform, his duties and responsibilities      or materially breaches any of the terms or conditions set forth in this      Agreement, a Policy, or invention assignment, confidentiality,      non-solicitation or non-competition agreement with or for the benefit of      the Company, SOAdesk, LLC (“SOAdesk”) or Vertical Thought, Inc. (“VTI”)      and fails to cure such breach within ten (10) days after Employee's      receipt from the Company of written notice of such breach (notwithstanding      the foregoing, no cure period shall be applicable to breaches by Employee      of Sections 10 through 14 of this Agreement or of provisions of such      Policies or agreements relating to anythereof); |
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| (ii)   | Employee      commits any other act materially detrimental to the business or reputation      of the Company; |
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| (iii)   | Employee      engages in willful misconduct, including fraud or intentional      misrepresentation; |
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| (iii)   | Employee      engages in dishonest activities or commits or is convicted of, or pleads      guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony or a misdemeanor involving fraud,      deceit, moral turpitude or unethical business  conduct; |
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| (iv)   | Employee      engages in habitual alcohol or drug abuse that continues after written      notice from the Company, which abuse has (a) had an adverse effect on      Employee’s productivity or ability to carry out his duties under this      Agreement, (b) jeopardized the safety of any other employee of the Company      or any person having business relations with the Company, (c) damaged the      reputation of the Company, or (d) endangered the Company’s ability to      compete for business; or |
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|   | (v) | Employee      dies or becomes mentally or physically incapacitated or disabled so as to      be unable to perform Employee's duties under this Agreement even with a      reasonable accommodation.  Without limiting the generality of      the foregoing, Employee's inability adequately to perform services under      this Agreement for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days will be      conclusive evidence of such mental or physical incapacity or disability,      unless such inability is pursuant to a mental or physical incapacity or      disability covered by the Family Medical Leave Act, in which case such      sixty (60) day period shall be extended to a one hundred and twenty (120)      day period. |
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|   | (b) | Termination by Company      Without Cause.  The Company may terminate Employee's      employment pursuant to this Agreement for reasons other than those stated      in Section 4(a) upon at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice to      Employee. In the event Employee's employment with the Company is      terminated by the Company without cause, and subject to the execution by      Employee and effectiveness of a customary release in a form reasonably      satisfactory to the Company, the Company shall be obligated to pay      Employee severance payments equal to six (6) months of Employee’s then      base salary in the aggregate.  In addition, Employee will be      entitled to payment of all unused vacation days at his current daily rate      and any accrued but unpaid salary or earned bonuses.  The      foregoing severance and other payments shall be payable (subject to the      effectiveness of such customary release) in equal semi-monthly      installments over the six (6) month period following Employee’s      termination in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices.      Employee will be entitled to receive no further remuneration and will not      be entitled to participate in any Company benefit programs following his      termination by the Company, whether such termination is with or without      cause. |
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| 5. | Compensation and      Benefits. |
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|   | (a) | Annual      Salary.  During the term of this Agreement and for all      services rendered by Employee under this Agreement, the Company will pay      Employee a base salary of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars      ($150,000.00) per annum in equal semi-monthly  installments. |
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|   | (b) | Incentive      Compensation.  Employee is eligible for an annual bonus      upon the Company reaching certain pre tax income levels (after accounting      for all bonuses)  as set forth in Exhibit C.  Said      bonus will be payable after the annual accounts have been presented to the      Compensation Committee. Exhibit C attached hereto provides the benchmarks      associated with achieving the Incentive  Compensation. |
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|   | (c) | Equity      Awards.  Employee is eligible for stock option grants and      restricted stock awards as determined by the Compensation      Committee. |
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| 6. | Vacation.  Employee      shall be eligible for four (4) weeks of paid vacation annually, provided      that such vacation is scheduled at such times that do not interfere with      the Company’s legitimate businessneeds. |
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| 7. | Other      Benefits.  Employee will be entitled to such fringe      benefits as may be provided from time-to-time by the Company to its      employees, including, but not limited to, group health insurance, life and      disability insurance, and any other fringe benefits now or hereafter      provided by the Company to its employees, if and when Employee meets the      eligibility requirements for any such benefit.  The Company      reserves the right to change or discontinue any employee benefit plans or      programs now being offered to its employees; provided, however, that all      benefits provided for employees of the same position and status as      Employee will be provided to Employee on an equal  basis. |
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| 8. | Business      Expenses.  Employee will be reimbursed for all reasonable      expenses incurred in the discharge of Employee's duties under this      Agreement pursuant to the Company's standard reimbursement      policies. |
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| 9. | Withholding.  The      Company will deduct and withhold from the payments made to Employee under      this Agreement, state and federal income taxes, FICA and other amounts      normally withheld from compensation due  employees. |
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| 10. | Non-Disclosure of      Proprietary Information.  Employee recognizes and      acknowledges that the Trade Secrets (as defined below) and Confidential      Information (as defined below) of the Company and its affiliates,      including for purposes of this Section 10 any of the same purchased from      SOAdesk or VTI, and all physical embodiments thereof (as they may exist      from time-to-time, collectively, the “Proprietary Information”) are      valuable, special and unique assets of the Company's and its affiliates'      businesses. Employee further acknowledges that access to such Proprietary      Information is essential to the performance of Employee's duties under      this Agreement.  Therefore, in order to obtain access to such      Proprietary Information, Employee agrees that, except with respect to      those duties assigned to him by the Company, Employee will hold in      confidence all Proprietary Information and will not reproduce, use,      distribute, disclose, publish or otherwise disseminate any Proprietary      Information, in whole or in part, and will take no action causing, or fail      to take any action necessary to prevent causing, any Proprietary      Information to lose its character as Proprietary Information, nor will      Employee make use of any such information for Employee's own purposes or      for the benefit of any person, firm, corporation, association or other      entity (except the Company) under any circumstances. For      purposes of this Agreement, the term “Trade Secrets” means information,      including, but not limited to, any technical or nontechnical data,      formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique,      drawing, process, financial data, financial plan, product plan, list of      actual or potential customers or suppliers, or other information similar      to any of the foregoing, which derives economic value, actual or      potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily      ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can derive economic      value from its disclosure or use.  For purposes of this      Agreement, the term “Trade Secrets” does not include information that      Employee can show by competent proof (i) was known to Employee and reduced      to writing prior to disclosure by the Company (but only if Employee      promptly notifies the Company of Employee’s prior knowledge; (ii) was      generally known to the public at the time the Company disclosed the      information to Employee; (iii) became generally known to the public after      disclosure by the Company through no act or omission of Employee; or (iv)      was disclosed to Employee by a third party having a bona fide right both      to possess the information and to disclose the information to Employee;      provided, that clauses (i) through (iv) shall not be available for Trade      Secrets of or purchased from SOAdesk or VTI.  The term      “Confidential Information” means any data or information of the Company,      other than trade secrets, which is valuable to the Company and not      generally known to competitors of the Company.  The provisions      of this Section 6 will apply to Trade Secrets for so long as such      information remains a trade secret and to Confidential Information during      Employee’s employment with the Company and for a period of two (2) years      following any termination of Employee’s employment with the Company for      whatever reason. |
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| 11. | Non-Solicitation      Covenants.  Employee agrees that during Employee's      employment by the Company and for a period of two (2) year following the      termination of Employee's employment for whatever reason, Employee will      not, directly or indirectly, on Employee's own behalf or in the service of      or on behalf of any other individual or entity, divert, solicit or attempt      to divert or solicit any individual or entity (i) who is a client of the      Company or SOAdesk at any time during the six (6)-month period prior to      Employee's termination of employment with the Company (“Client”), or was      actively sought by the Company or SOAdesk as a prospective client, and      (ii) with whom Employee had material contact while employed by or      providing services to or for the benefit of the Company, SOAdesk or VTI to      provide similar services or products as such provided by Employee for the      Company, SOAdesk or VTI to such Clients or prospects.  Employee      further agrees and represents that during Employee's employment by the      Company and for a period of  two (2) year following any      termination of Employee's employment for whatever reason, Employee will      not, directly or indirectly, on Employee's own behalf or in the service      of, or on behalf of any other individual or entity, divert, solicit or      hire away, or attempt to divert, solicit or hire away, to or for any      individual or entity which is engaged in providing similar services or      products to that provided by the Company, SOAdesk or VTI, any person      employed by the Company for whom Employee had supervisory responsibility      or with whom Employee had material contact while employed by or providing      services to or for the benefit of the Company, SOAdesk or VTI, whether or      not such employee is a full-time employee or temporary employee of the      Company, whether or not such employee is employed pursuant to written      agreement and whether or not such employee is employed for a determined      period or at-will.  For purposes of this Agreement, “material      contact” exists between Employee and a Client or potential Client when (1)      Employee established and/or nurtured the Client or potential Client; (2)      the Client or potential Client and Employee interacted to further a      business relationship or contract with the Company, SOAdesk or VTI; (3)      Employee had access to confidential information and/or marketing      strategies or programs regarding the Client or potential Client; and/or      (4) Employee learned of the Client or potential Client through the efforts      of the Company, SOAdesk or VTI providing Employee with confidential Client      information, including but not limited to the Client’s identify, for      purposes of furthering a business  relationship.   |
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| 12. | Existing Restrictive      Covenants.  Except as provided in Exhibit B, Employee has      not entered into any agreement with any employer or former employer: (a)      to keep in confidence any confidential information, or (b) to not compete      with any former employer.  Employee represents and warrants that      Employee's employment with the Company does not and will not breach any      agreement which Employee has with any former employer to keep in      confidence confidential information or not to compete with any such former      employer.  Employee will not disclose to the Company or use on      its behalf any confidential information of any other party required to be      kept confidential by Employee. |
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| 13. | Return of Proprietary      Information.  Employee acknowledges that as a result of      Employee's employment with the Company, Employee may come into the      possession and control of Proprietary Information, such as proprietary      documents, drawings, specifications, manuals, notes, computer programs, or      other proprietary material.  Employee acknowledges, warrants and      agrees that Employee will return to the Company all such items and any      copies or excerpts thereof, and any other properties, files or documents      obtained as a result of Employee's employment with the Company,      immediately upon the termination of Employee's employment with the      Company. |
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| 14. | Proprietary      Rights.  During the course of Employee's employment with      the Company, Employee may make, develop or conceive of useful processes,      machines, compositions of matter, computer software, algorithms, works of      authorship expressing such algorithm, or any other discovery, idea,      concept, document or improvement which relates to or is useful to the      Company's Business (the “Inventions”), whether or not subject to copyright      or patent protection, and which may or may not be considered Proprietary      Information.  Employee acknowledges that all such Inventions      will be “works made for hire” under United States copyright law and will      remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company.  Employee      also hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company, in perpetuity,      all right, title and interest Employee may have in and to such Inventions,      including without limitation, all copyrights, and the right to apply for      any form of patent, utility model, industrial design or similar      proprietary right recognized by any state, country or      jurisdiction.  Employee further agrees, at the Company's request      and expense, to do all things and sign all documents or instruments      necessary, in the opinion of the Company, to eliminate any ambiguity as to      the ownership of, and rights of the Company to, such Inventions, including      filing copyright and patent registrations and defending and enforcing in      litigation or otherwise all such rights.   Employee      will not be obligated to assign to the Company any Invention made by      Employee while in the Company's employ which does not relate to any      business or activity in which the Company is or may reasonably be expected      to become engaged, except that Employee is so obligated if the same      relates to or is based on Proprietary Information to which Employee has      had access during and by virtue of Employee's employment by the Company or      providing services to or for the benefit of SOAdesk or VTI or which arises      out of work assigned to Employee by the Company, SOAdesk or      VTI.  Employee will not be obligated to assign any Invention      which may be wholly conceived by Employee after Employee leaves the employ      of the Company, except that Employee is so obligated if such Invention      involves the utilization of Proprietary Information obtained while in the      employ of the Company, SOAdesk or VTI.  Employee is not      obligated to assign any Invention that relates to or would be useful in      any business or activities in which the Company is engaged if such      Invention was conceived and reduced to practice by Employee prior to      Employee's employment with the Company, except if conceived while      providing service to or for the benefit of SOAdesk or      VTI.  Employee agrees that any such Invention is set forth on      Exhibit “A” to this Agreement. |
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| 15. | Remedies.  Employee      agrees and acknowledges that the violation of any of the covenants or      agreements contained in Sections 10 through 14 of this Agreement would      cause irreparable injury to the Company, that the remedy at law for any      such violation or threatened violation thereof would be inadequate, and      that the Company will be entitled, in addition to any other remedy, to      temporary and permanent injunctive or other equitable relief without the      necessity of proving actual damages or posting a  bond. |
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| 16. | Severability.  In      case one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement is for any      reason held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the      parties agree that it is their intent that the same will not affect any      other provision in this Agreement, and this Agreement will be construed as      if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been      contained herein.  It is the intent of the parties that this      Agreement be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by    law. |
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| 17. | Entire      Agreement.  This Agreement embodies the entire agreement      of the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement and      supersedes all prior agreements, oral or written, regarding the subject      matter hereof.  No amendment or modification of this Agreement      will be valid or binding upon the parties unless made in writing and      signed by the parties. |
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| 18. | Governing      Law.  This Agreement is entered into and will be      interpreted and enforced pursuant to the laws of the State of North      Carolina.  The parties hereto hereby agree that the appropriate      forum and venue for any disputes between any of the parties hereto arising      out of this Agreement shall be any federal court in the state where the      Employee has his principal place of residence and each of the parties      hereto hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction of any such      court.  The foregoing shall not limit the rights of any party to      obtain execution of judgment in any other jurisdiction.  The      parties further agree, to the extent permitted by law, that a final and      unappealable judgment against either of them in any action or proceeding      contemplated above shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any other      jurisdiction within or outside the United States by suit on the judgment,      a certified exemplified copy of which shall be conclusive evidence of the      fact and amount of such judgment. |
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| 19. | Surviving      Terms.  Sections 4, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 18 of this      Agreement shall survive termination of this  Agreement. |
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| COMPANY:                                          | EMPLOYEE:                                    |
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| CICERO,    INC.                                   |                                         |
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|  By:  ____________________________ |                                         |
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| Name:___________________________                  | Antony      Castagno                         |
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| Title:____________________________      |                                         |
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| Operating      Net Income Range (before tax) |   |                      |      |   |   |   |
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|                                              |   | From                      |      |   | To     |   | Variable      Compensation |   |
|                                              |   | Less      than $2,500,000 |      |   |   |   |   | None |   |
| Tier      1                                       |   | $                         | 2,500,000 |   |   | $      | 2,999,999 |   |   | $ | 75,000 |   |
| Tier      2                                       |   | $                         | 3,000,000 |   |   | $      | 4,999,999 |   |   | $ | 150,000 |   |
| Tier      3                                       |   | >      $5,000,000      |      |   |   |   |   |   | $ | 250,000 |   |

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