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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.14


                                     Form of
                              Employment Agreement
                               With Daniel M. Fine




                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


        THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT entered into this __th day of___, 1999 (the
"Effective Date"), between ARIS Corporation (the "Company"), and Daniel M. Fine
(the "Executive").

        WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ Executive and to ensure the
continued availability to the Company of the Executive's services, and the
Executive is willing to accept such employment and render such services, all
upon and subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement;

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants set forth in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound, the
Company and the Executive agree as follows:

        1.     Term of Employment.

               (a) Term. The Company hereby employs the Executive, and the
        Executive hereby accepts employment with the Company, for a period
        commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the eve of the second
        anniversary of the Effective Date.

               (b) Continuing Effect. Notwithstanding any termination of this
        Agreement except for termination under Section 5(c), at the end of the
        Term or otherwise, the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 shall remain in
        full force and effect and the provisions of Section 7 shall be binding
        upon the legal representatives, successors and assigns of the Executive.

        2.     Duties.

               (a) General Duties. The Executive shall serve as Director of
        Business Development, Interactive Servicesfor the Company, with duties
        and responsibilities that are customary for such position. This position
        is not deemed to be an "affiliate" for purposes of reporting
        requirements for public companies. The Executive will use his best
        efforts to perform his duties and discharge his responsibilities
        pursuant to this Agreement competently, carefully and faithfully. In
        determining whether or not the Executive has used his best efforts
        hereunder, the Executive's and the Company's delegation of authority and
        all surrounding circumstances shall be taken into account and the best
        efforts of the Executive shall not be judged solely on the Company's
        earnings or other results of the Executive's performance.

               (b) Devotion of Time. Subject to the last sentence of this
        Section 2(b), the Executive shall devote all of his time, attention and
        energies during normal business hours (exclusive of periods of sickness
        and disability and of such normal holiday and vacation periods as have
        been established by the Company) to the affairs of the Company. The
        Executive shall not enter the employ of or serve as a consultant to, or
        in any way perform any services with or without compensation to, any
        other persons, business or organization without the prior consent of the
        President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company; provided, that the
        Executive shall be permitted to devote a limited amount of his time,
        without compensation, to professional, charitable or similar
        organizations.


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        3.     Compensation and Expenses.

               (a) Signing Bonus. Executive shall be entitled to a $100,000
        signing bonus as of the Effective Date of this Agreement

               (b) Salary. For the services of the Executive to be rendered
        under this Agreement, the Company shall pay the Executive an annual
        salary of $150,000.

               (c) Expenses. In addition to any compensation received pursuant
        to Section 3, the Company will reimburse or advance funds to the
        Executive for all reasonable travel, entertainment and miscellaneous
        expenses incurred in connection with the performance of his duties under
        this Agreement, provided that the Executive properly accounts for such
        expenses to the Company in accordance with the Company's practices. Such
        reimbursement or advances will be made in accordance with policies and
        procedures of the Company in effect from time to time relating to
        reimbursement of or advances to executive officers.

               (d) Stay Bonus. As an incentive for Executive to remain in the
        employment of the Company, Executive shall be entitled to a stay bonus
        of up to $125,000, payable as follows:

                      (i) Seven (7) quarterly payments of $11,904.76, payable on
        the first business day of each calendar quarter, the first such payment
        being due and payable January 3, 2000, and the last such payment being
        due and payable on September 3, 2001, provided in each instance that
        Executive has remained in the continuous employment of Company from the
        date hereof through the date that each such payment becomes due and
        payable; and

                      (ii) $41,666.67 shall be due and payable on January 2,
        2002, provided that Executive has remained in the continuous employment
        of the Company from the date hereof through January 2, 2002.


               4.     Benefits.

               (a) Vacation; Sick Leave. For each 12-month period during the
        Term, the Executive will be entitled to three weeks of vacation without
        loss of compensation or other benefits to which he is entitled under
        this Agreement, to be taken at such times as the Executive may select
        and the affairs of the Company may permit. Executive shall be entitled
        to sick leave in accordance with Company policy.

               (b) Employee Benefit Programs. The Executive is entitled to
        participate in any pension, 401(k), insurance or other employee benefit
        plan that is maintained by the Company for its employees.

        5.     Termination.



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               (a) Termination for Cause. The Company may terminate the
        Executive's employment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement at any
        time for cause by giving written notice of termination. Such termination
        will become effective upon the giving of such notice. Upon any such
        termination for cause, the Executive shall have no right to
        compensation, bonus or reimbursement under Section 3, or to participate
        in any employee benefit programs under Section 4, except as provided by
        law, for any period subsequent to the effective date of termination. For
        purposes of this Section 5(a), "cause" shall mean: (i) the Executive is
        convicted of a felony which is related to the Executive's employment or
        the business of the Company; (ii) the Executive, in carrying out his
        duties hereunder, has been found in a civil action to have committed
        gross negligence or intentional misconduct resulting in either case in
        material harm to the Company; (iii) the Executive materially breaches
        any provision of this Agreement, is terminated for conduct which
        violates any policy where termination of employment is a stated
        consequence underto the Company's Employee Handbook as may be amended
        from time to time, provided that all progressive discipline procedures
        set forth in such Employee Handbook have been complied with; or (iv)
        violates any statutory or common law duty of loyalty to the Company.

               (b) Termination Without Cause. In the event that the Company
        terminates Executive's employment without cause, Executive shall be
        entitled to a lump-sum payment equal to: (i) compensation equal to
        Executive's then current base salary for one year, or through the
        remaining term hereof, whichever is less; and (ii) any payments to
        Executive under Section 3(d) hereof during the lesser of one year or the
        remaining term hereof shall accelerate and become immediately due and
        payable to Executive as of the date of termination.

               (c) Termination by Executive for Good Reason. In the event that
        Executive terminates employment during the term hereof for good reason,
        Executive shall be entitled to a lump-sum payment equal to that set
        forth in paragraph 5(b) above. For purposes of this paragraph 5(c),
        "good reason" shall mean: (i) there is a material reduction in the
        character and scope of Executive's duties, level of responsibility or
        working conditions; (ii) Executive's salary set forth in paragraph 4(b)
        is reduced; (iii) the Company breaches any material term of this
        Agreement and such breach is not cured by the Company within 30 days
        after receiving notice of such breach from Executive; or (iv) Executive
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        6.     Non-Competition Agreement.

               (a) Competition with the Company. Until termination of his
        employment and for a period of 24 months commencing on the date of
        termination, the Executive, directly or indirectly, in association with
        or as a stockholder, director, officer, consultant, employee, partner,
        joint venturer, member or otherwise of or through any person, firm,
        corporation, partnership, association or other entity, will not compete
        with the Company or any of its affiliates in the offer, sale or
        marketing of products or services that are competitive with the products
        or services offered by the Company's subsidiary, ARIS Interactive,
        Inc.(the "Prohibited Business"), within any metropolitan area in the
        United States or elsewhere in which the Company is then engaged in the
        offer and sale of competitive products or services; provided, however,
        the foregoing shall not prevent Executive from accepting employment with
        an enterprise engaged in two or more lines of business, one of which is
        the same as the Prohibited Business if Executive's employment is totally
        unrelated to the Prohibited Business; provided, further, the foregoing
        shall not prohibit Executive from owning up to 5% of the securities of
        any publicly-traded enterprise provided Executive is not an employee,
        director, officer, consultant to such enterprise or otherwise reimbursed
        for services rendered to such enterprise.

               (b) Solicitation of Customers and Employees. During the periods
        in which the provisions of Section 6(a) shall be in effect, the
        Executive, directly or indirectly, will not solicit or cause others to
        solicit or otherwise interfere with the Company's relationship with any
        employee of the Company or to solicit or cause others to solicit
        business from any Customer (defined below) for the offer, sale or
        marketing of products or services that are competitive with the products
        or services offered by the Company on behalf of any enterprise or
        business other than the Company, refer such business from any Customer
        to any enterprise or business other than the Compny or receive
        commissions based on sales or otherwise relating to such business from
        any Customer, or any enterprise or business other than the Company. For
        purposes of this Section 6(b), the term "Customer" means any person,
        firm, corporation, partnership, association or other entity to which the
        Company or any of its affiliates sold or provided goods or services
        during the 24-month period prior to the time at which any determination
        is required to be made as to whether any such person, firm, corporation,
        partnership, association or other entity is a Customer.

        7.     Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information.

               (a) Confidential Information. Confidential Information includes,
        but is not limited to, trade secrets, processes, policies, procedures,
        techniques, designs, drawings, know-how, show-how, technical
        information, specifications, computer software (including, but not
        limited to, computer programs developed, improved or modified by the
        Company for or on behalf of the Company for use in the Company's
        business, and source code), information and data relating to the
        development, research, testing, manufacturing, costs, marketing and uses
        of the Products (as defined herein), the Company's budgets and strategic
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        special needs of customers for the Products, data-bases, data, all
        technology relating to the Company's software, consulting and training
        businesses, systems, methods of operation, customer lists, customer
        information, solicitation leads, marketing and advertising materials,
        methods and manuals and forms, all of which pertain to the activities or
        operations of the Company, names, home addresses and all telephone
        numbers and e-mail addresses of the Company's employees and former
        employees. Confidential Information also includes, without limitation,
        Confidential Information received from the Company's subsidiaries and
        affiliates. For purposes of this Agreement, the following will not
        constitute Confidential Information (i) information which is or
        subsequently becomes generally available to the public through no act of
        the Employee, (ii) information set forth in the written records of the
        Employee prior to disclosure to the Employee by or on behalf of the
        Company, and (iii) information which is lawfully obtained by the
        Employee in writing from a third party (excluding any affiliates of the
        Employee) who did not acquire such confidential information or trade
        secret, directly or indirectly, from Employee or the Company. As used
        herein, the term "Products" shall include all computer software
        researched, developed, tested, manufactured, sold, licensed, leased or
        otherwise distributed or put in to use by the Company, its subsidiaries,
        and affiliates, together with all services provided by the Company, its
        subsidiaries and affiliates during the term of Employee's employment.

               (b) Legitimate Business Interests. The Employee recognizes that
        the Company has legitimate business interests to protect and as a
        consequence, the Employee agrees to the restrictions contained in this
        Agreement because they further the Company's legitimate business
        interests. These legitimate business interests include, but are not
        limited to (i) trade secrets as defined in Section 7(b), (ii) valuable
        confidential business or professional information that otherwise does
        not qualify as trade secrets including all Confidential Information;
        (iii) substantial relationships with specific prospective or existing
        customers or clients; (iv) customer or client goodwill associated with
        the Company's business; and (v) specialized training relating to the
        Company's technology, methods and procedures.



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               (c) Confidentiality. For a period of five years, the Confidential
        Information shall be held by the Employee in the strictest confidence
        and shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, be
        disclosed to any person other than in connection with Employee's
        employment by the Company. The Employee further acknowledges that such
        Confidential Information as is acquired and used by the Company or its
        affiliates is a special, valuable and unique asset. The Employee shall
        exercise all due and diligence precautions to protect the integrity of
        the Company's Confidential Information and to keep it confidential
        whether it is in written form, on electronic media or oral. The Employee
        shall not copy any Confidential Information except to the extent
        necessary to his employment nor remove any Confidential Information or
        copies thereof from the Company's premises except to the extent
        necessary to his employment and then only with the authorization of an
        officer of the Company. All records, files, materials and other
        Confidential Information obtained by the Employee in the course of his
        employment with the Company are confidential and proprietary and shall
        remain the exclusive property of the Company or its customers, as the
        case may be. The Employee shall not, except in connection with and as
        required by his performance of his duties under this Agreement, for any
        reason use for his own benefit or the benefit of any person or entity
        with which he may be associated or disclose any such Confidential
        Information to any person, firm, corporation, association or other
        entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever without the prior written
        consent of an executive officer of the Company (excluding the Employee,
        if applicable).

        8.     Equitable Relief.

               (a) The Company and the Executive recognize that the services to
        be rendered under this Agreement by the Executive are special, unique
        and of extraordinary character, and that in the event of the breach by
        the Executive of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or if the
        Executive, without the prior consent of the board of directors of the
        Company, shall leave his employment for any reason and take any action
        in violation of Section 6 or Section 7, the Company will be entitled to
        institute and prosecute proceedings in any court of competent
        jurisdiction referred to in Section 8(b) below, to enjoin the Executive
        from breaching the provisions of Section 6 or Section 7. In such action,
        the Company will not be required to plead or prove irreparable harm or
        lack of an adequate remedy at law. Nothing contained in this Section 8
        shall be construed to prevent the Company from seeking such other remedy
        in arbitration in case of any breach of this Agreement by the Executive,
        as the Company may elect.

               (b) Any proceeding or action must be commenced in Seattle, King
        County, Washington, where the Company maintains its principal offices.
        The Executive and the Company irrevocably and unconditionally submit to
        the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and agree to take any and all
        future action necessary to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts.
        The Executive and the Company irrevocably waive any objection that they
        now have or hereafter irrevocably waive any objection that they now have
        or hereafter may have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or
        proceeding brought in any such court and further irrevocably waive any
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        has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Final judgment against the
        Executive or the Company in any such suit shall be conclusive and may be
        enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment, a certified or
        true copy of which shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and the
        amount of any liability of the Executive or the Company therein
        described, or by appropriate proceedings under any applicable treaty or
        otherwise.

        9. Assignability. The rights and obligations of the Company under this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and
assigns of the Company, provided that such successor or assign shall acquire all
or substantially all of the securities or assets and business of the Company.
The Executive's obligations hereunder may not be assigned or alienated and any
attempt to do so by the Executive will be void.

        10.    Severability.

               (a) The Executive expressly agrees that the character, duration
        and geographical scope of the provisions set forth in this Agreement are
        reasonable in light of the circumstances as they exist on the date
        hereof. Should a decision, however, be made at a later date by a court
        of competent jurisdiction that the character, duration or geographical
        scope of such provisions is unreasonable, then it is the intention and
        the agreement of the Executive and the Company that this Agreement shall
        be construed by the court in such a manner as to impose only those
        restrictions on the Executive's conduct that are reasonable in the light
        of the circumstances and as are necessary to assure to the Company the
        benefits of this Agreement. If, in any judicial proceeding, a court
        shall refuse to enforce all of the separate covenants deemed included
        herein because taken together they are more extensive than necessary to
        assure to the Company the intended benefits of this Agreement, it is
        expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that the
        provisions of this Agreement that, if eliminated, would permit the
        remaining separate provisions to be enforced in such proceeding shall be
        deemed eliminated, for the purposes of such proceeding, from this
        Agreement.

               (b) If any provision of this Agreement otherwise is deemed to be
        invalid or unenforceable or is prohibited by the laws of the state or
        jurisdiction where it is to be performed, this Agreement shall be
        considered divisible as to such provision and such provision shall be
        inoperative in such state or jurisdiction and shall not be part of the
        consideration moving from either of the parties to the other. The
        remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be valid and binding and of
        like effect as though such provision were not included.

        11. Notices and Addresses. All notices, offers, acceptance and any other
acts under this Agreement (except payment) shall be in writing, and shall be
sufficiently given if delivered to the addressees in person, by Federal Express
or similar receipted delivery, by facsimile delivery or, if mailed, postage
prepaid, by certified mail, return receipt requested, as follows:

               To the Company:              ARIS Corporation
                                            Attn: President


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                                            2229 112th Street NE
                                            Bellevue, WA  98004

               To the Executive:            Daniel M. Fine
                                            23619 104th Avenue West
                                            Edmonds, WA  98020

or to such other address as either of them, by notice to the other may designate
from time to time. The transmission confirmation receipt from the sender's
facsimile machine shall be conclusive evidence of successful facsimile delivery.
Time shall be counted to, or from, as the case may be, the delivery in person or
by mailing.

        12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The execution of this
Agreement may be by actual or facsimile signature.

        13. Arbitration. Any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of or
relating to this Agreement, or its interpretation, application, implementation,
breach or enforcement which the parties are unable to resolve by mutual
agreement, shall be settled by submission by either party of the controversy,
claim or dispute to binding arbitration in King County, Washington (unless the
parties agree in writing to a different location), before a single arbitrator in
accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in
effect. In any such arbitration proceeding the parties agree to provide all
discovery deemed necessary by the arbitrator. The decision and award made by the
arbitrator shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties hereto for all
purposes, and judgment may be entered thereon in any court having jurisdiction
thereof.

        14. Attorney's Fees. In the event that there is any controversy or claim
arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or to the interpretation, breach
or enforcement thereof, and any action or proceeding is commenced to enforce the
provisions of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to a
reasonable attorney's fee, costs and expenses.

        15. Governing Law. This Agreement and any dispute, disagreement, or
issue of construction or interpretation arising hereunder whether relating to
its execution, its validity, the obligations provided therein or performance
shall be governed or interpreted according to the internal laws of the State of
Washington without regard to choice of law considerations.

        16. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement
between the parties and supersedes all prior oral and written agreements between
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Neither this
Agreement nor any provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or
terminated orally, except by a statement in writing signed by the party or
parties against which enforcement or the change, waiver discharge or termination
is sought.

        17. Additional Documents. The parties hereto shall execute such
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may be reasonably required by their counsel in order to carry out the purpose
and intent of this Agreement and to fulfill the obligations of the parties
hereunder.

        18. Section and Paragraph Headings. The section and paragraph headings
in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

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



                                       ARIS CORPORATION


                                       By:______________________________________
                                          Paul Song, President and CEO


                                        EXECUTIVE


                                       By:______________________________________
                                          Daniel M. Fine