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                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


         THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into on
June 30, 2000 by and between High Speed Net Solutions, Inc. ("High Speed") a
Florida corporation and Douglas D. May, an individual residing in Dallas County,
Texas ("Employee").

         The Agreement is being executed contemporaneously with the execution of
a Share Acquisition Agreement (hereinafter so called) between Employee and HIGH
SPEED for all of the stock of Douglas May & Co, Inc., a Texas corporation
("May"), dated as of the date hereof.

         Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.       TERM. HIGH SPEED shall employ Employee and Employee accepts employment
         by HIGH SPEED as Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer
         for a period of three (3) years, commencing on the date of this
         Agreement and ending on June 30, 2003 (the "Employment Period") subject
         to the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement.

2.       DUTIES.

         (a)      Employee shall report directly to the President and Chief
                  Executive Officer of HIGH SPEED.

         (b)      Employee shall have responsibility in the management and
                  operation of the "rich media delivery services" designed,
                  developed and marketed by HIGH SPEED.

         (c)      As Chief Creative Officer, Employee shall oversee the creative
                  content of all products and services designed, developed,
                  and/or marketed by HIGH SPEED and its business divisions. HIGH
                  SPEED has the right to delegate the task fulfillment to
                  persons within HIGH SPEED based on need, capabilities and time
                  constraints but, Employee shall at all times retain the
                  responsibility for the creative content of all products and
                  services designed, developed, and/or marketed by HIGH SPEED
                  and its business divisions.

         (c)      Employee will also serve as President of May, and have
                  responsibility for the management and operations of the
                  Company, and any further development of its business.

         (d)      Employee shall fully and satisfactorily perform, during the
                  Employment Period, on a full-time basis, such executive,
                  administrative, managerial, research and development, sales,
                  marketing and other duties as shall be reasonably determined
                  by

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         the management of HIGH SPEED, including all duties customarily
         performed by employees in similar positions with HIGH SPEED or its
         affiliates. Employee shall use his best efforts in the performance of
         his duties hereunder and shall not become personally involved in the
         management or advisement of any other entity without the prior written
         consent of HIGH SPEED.

3.       COMPENSATION.

         (a)      SIGNING BONUS. HIGH SPEED shall pay Employee the sum of Twenty
                  Thousand and N0/100 Dollars ($20,000) upon the execution of
                  this Agreement as a signing bonus.

         (b)      SALARY AND EXPENSES. Subject to Employee's performance of his
                  duties hereunder, HIGH SPEED shall pay Employee a salary of
                  eleven thousand-two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
                  ($11,250) per month ($135,000 annually), in installments
                  conforming to the then-utilized payroll system of HIGH SPEED,
                  less any payroll deductions required to be withheld by any
                  applicable law (the "Salary"). HIGH SPEED shall reimburse
                  Employee for all business expenses properly approved and
                  incurred by him in the performance of his duties hereunder, in
                  accordance with policies established from time to time by HIGH
                  SPEED. Subject to satisfactory performance of his duties under
                  this Agreement, Employee shall be eligible for a minimum five
                  percent (5%) salary increase on each annual anniversary date
                  of this Agreement, as well as performance based bonuses,
                  described in Section 3(b), subject to approval by the Board of
                  Directors of HIGH SPEED in its discretion.

         (c)      AUTOMOBILE ALLOWANCE. Employee shall receive a monthly
                  automobile allowance of $600 per month.

         (d)      BONUS. Employee will, in addition to salary compensation, be
                  eligible to earn an additional one hundred percent (100.00%)
                  of the annual salary described in Section 3(a) as part of a
                  bonus plan, which shall be based upon achieving objective and
                  discretionary elements of an annual business plan. Objective
                  elements used to measure performance shall include, but not be
                  limited to, meeting budgeted earnings as reasonably
                  established by Employee and HIGH SPEED management and as
                  approved by HIGH SPEED's board of directors. A maximum of
                  twenty-five percent of the bonus will be related to the
                  performance of May; and, the other seventy-five percent will
                  be related to the performance of HIGH SPEED and the Employee's
                  fulfillment of his responsibilities as Executive
                  Vice-President and Chief Creative Officer of HIGH SPEED as
                  well as his contribution to the rich media delivery service
                  division, unless reorganized, or, unless Employee has been
                  reassigned to manage other divisions or oversee other
                  responsibilities.

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                  Each succeeding year, the percent of annualized salary will
                  differ based on salary adjustments for cost of living and
                  management's prerogative to adjust Employee's annual salary
                  from one year to another.

         (e)      BENEFITS. Employee shall be included in HIGH SPEED's health
                  insurance plan and sick leave policy as provided to Employee
                  prior to Closing. HIGH SPEED shall procure and pay all
                  premiums for disability and life insurance policies for
                  Employee at levels commensurate with Employee's position and
                  compensation under this Agreement, naming persons designated
                  by Employee as beneficiaries. Employee will be eligible for
                  all benefits offered to other key employees of HIGH SPEED with
                  similar responsibilities as well as benefits offered to full
                  Board members and Officers.

         (f)      VACATION ACCRUAL. Employee shall be eligible to four weeks of
                  vacation annually.

         (g)      QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN. Employee shall receive options to
                  purchase 150,000 shares of HIGH SPEED stock (the "Option
                  Stock") vesting in equal annual installments over three (3)
                  years upon the terms and conditions set forth in HIGH SPEED's
                  Qualified Stock Plan on the same terms made available to all
                  officers, key employees and executives of HIGH SPEED. Except
                  in the event of the termination of the Employee's employment
                  with HIGH SPEED pursuant to Section 5(b), and 5(d), the Option
                  Stock shall fully vest.

4.       EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT PERIOD. Except as otherwise provided in Article
         5 of this Agreement, after the expiration of the Employment Period,
         this Agreement shall be extended annually on a year-to-year basis
         unless HIGH SPEED or Employee give written notice of its or his
         intention to modify or terminate the Agreement. Such notice shall be
         delivered to the other party at least sixty (60) days prior to the
         expiration of the Employment Period or any extension period, as
         applicable.

5.       Termination.

         (a)      TERMINATION BY HIGH SPEED OTHER THAN FOR CAUSE. HIGH SPEED
                  shall be entitled to terminate Employee's employment at any
                  time. If Employee is terminated, HIGH SPEED shall pay Employee
                  his Salary and all benefits provided herein to Employee for
                  the remainder of the Employment Period.

         (b)      TERMINATION BY EMPLOYEE OTHER THAN FOR CAUSE. After the
                  expiration of eighteen (18) months from the effective date of
                  this Agreement, Employee may terminate his employment with
                  HIGH SPEED at any time without cause upon not less than thirty
                  (30) days written notice to HIGH SPEED. HIGH SPEED shall pay
                  Employee his Salary and all accrued benefits provided herein
                  through the date of termination.

         (c)      UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY OF EMPLOYEE. If Employee dies during
                  the term of the

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                  Agreement, his employment with HIGH SPEED shall terminate. If
                  Employee, by virtue of ill health or other disability, is
                  unable to perform substantially and continuously the duties
                  assigned him on a full-time basis for an aggregate of 180 days
                  within any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, HIGH
                  SPEED may, at its sole option, terminate Employee's employment
                  with HIGH SPEED. HIGH SPEED shall pay Employee, or the legal
                  representative of Employee's estate, as the case may be, his
                  Salary and all accrued benefits provided herein through the
                  date of termination, as well as all benefits provided in
                  Section 3(d) hereof.

         (d)      BY HIGH SPEED FOR CAUSE. If HIGH SPEED determines that
                  Employee has knowingly committed a felony or crime involving
                  dishonesty, breached this Agreement or committed any act of
                  fraud or dishonesty or has committed or is committing any
                  willful or negligent acts of malfeasance or nonfeasance which,
                  at the time(s) thereof would tend to have an adverse effect on
                  HIGH SPEED, whether financially or intellectually, HIGH SPEED
                  may, at its sole option, terminate this Agreement immediately
                  upon written notice. Employee shall not be discharged because
                  of actions taken by him prior to the date of the Agreement
                  unless such actions have a material adverse effect on the
                  business of HIGH SPEED. HIGH SPEED shall pay Employee his
                  Salary and all accrued benefits provided herein through the
                  date of termination.

         (e)      BY EMPLOYEE FOR CAUSE. Upon the occurrence of any of the
                  following: (i) the filing of a petition by or against any HIGH
                  SPEED under any provisions of the United States Bankruptcy
                  Code, the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or
                  liquidator of or for any part of the assets or property of
                  HIGH SPEED; (ii) the default by HIGH SPEED of its obligations
                  under this Agreement, the Share Acquisition Agreement, or any
                  other contract or agreement between HIGH SPEED and Employee,
                  which default has a material adverse effect on the Employee;
                  (iii) any warranty or representation made by HIGH SPEED this
                  Agreement, the Share Acquisition Agreement, or any other
                  contract or agreement between HIGH SPEED and Employee, proves
                  false when it was made; (iv) any sale or transfer of all or
                  substantially all of the assets of HIGH SPEED, other than in
                  the ordinary course of business; (v) the delisting, after the
                  expiration of twelve (12) months from the date hereof, of the
                  stock of HIGH SPEED from the OTC Bulletin Board, or any
                  recognized Stock Exchange; (vi) a substantial and material
                  change of Employee's position, duties and/or responsibilities
                  with HIGH SPEED; and/or (vi) a substantial and material
                  change, in the business of HIGH SPEED, to include, the loss of
                  its license to use or market the technology licensed from
                  Summus, Ltd, and the use or application of the technology,
                  products or services of HIGH SPEED for any lewd, indecent,
                  immoral, illegal or unethical application or purpose, Employee
                  may, at his

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                  sole option, terminate his employment with HIGH SPEED
                  immediately upon written notice. HIGH SPEED shall pay Employee
                  his Salary and all accrued benefits provided herein for the
                  remainder of the Employment Period.

         (f)      SALE OF COMPANY. If at any time HIGH SPEED shall sell its
                  business, stock, assets, or a substantial part thereof to any
                  person, firm or company (a "Purchasing Entity") and Employee
                  is offered employment with such Purchasing Entity and such
                  offer is accepted by Employee, then this Agreement shall
                  automatically terminate with no further obligation to either
                  party.

6.       COVENANTS BY EMPLOYEE.

         (a)      OWNERSHIP OF INVENTIONS. Employee agrees that any and all
                  ideas, inventions, creative works, designs, improvements, and
                  techniques relating to the business of HIGH SPEED, conceived
                  by Employee during the term of his employment with HIGH SPEED,
                  solely or jointly with others, together with all trademark,
                  patent and copyright rights therein (including rights under
                  international conventions), shall be the sole property of HIGH
                  SPEED. Employee covenants and agrees to hold same in trust and
                  confidence in accordance with all of the terms and provisions
                  hereof. Notwithstanding any other term or provision to the
                  contrary contained in this Agreement, after termination of his
                  employment, Employee shall be entitled to use non-confidential
                  ideas, inventions, creative works, designs, improvements, and
                  techniques developed by him during his employment with HIGH
                  SPEED as part of his resume and portfolio, to display his
                  experience, skills and ability to prospective customers,
                  clients or employers, or for educational purposes in lectures
                  and courses taught or given by him.

         (b)      FULL DISCLOSURE TO HIGH SPEED. Employee will communicate to
                  HIGH SPEED promptly and fully all inventions, improvements or
                  discoveries (whether or not patentable), any copyrightable
                  creations, any trade secrets, any intellectual property of
                  whatsoever description, and any proprietary and/or other
                  confidential information (hereinafter referred to,
                  collectively, as "Inventions") which Employee may conceive or
                  first reduce to practice, whether solely or jointly with
                  others, during the term of the Agreement, provided such
                  inventions relate in any manner to HIGH SPEED's business.

         (c)      COVENANT AGAINST COMPETITION AND SOLICITATION. Except as
                  provided in Section 6(e), during the Noncompetition Period
                  (defined below), Employee shall not, directly or indirectly,
                  in any capacity:

                  (i)      invest (other than investments in publicly-owned
                           companies which constitute

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                           not more than 1% of the voting securities of any such
                           company) or engage in any business that manufactures,
                           sells, markets or designs products or services using
                           the same or similar technology as the products or
                           services manufactured, sold, marked or designed by
                           HIGH SPEED during the term of his employment with
                           HIGH SPEED; or

                  (ii)     accept employment with or render services to a
                           competitor of HIGH SPEED as a director, officer,
                           agent, employee or consultant with any business that
                           manufactures, sells, markets or designs products or
                           services using the same or similar technology as the
                           products or services manufactured, sold, marketed or
                           designed by HIGH SPEED during the term of his
                           employment with HIGH SPEED; or

                  (iii)    hire or induce to leave the employment of HIGH SPEED
                           or May any employee of HIGH SPEED or May.

         (d)      The noncompetition provisions set forth in this subsection
                  shall begin on the date hereof, and shall continue for a
                  period of six months following the termination of Employee's
                  employment hereunder (the "Noncompetition Period").

         (e)      Notwithstanding any other term or provision to the contrary
                  contained in this Agreement, upon termination, Employee may
                  continue his career as practiced with May prior to employment
                  with HIGH SPEED, anywhere in the world. Employee may solicit
                  business relationships with prior clients of May and suppliers
                  without any encumbrances of the Noncompetition Period, but he
                  may not manufacture, sell, market or design products or
                  services using the technology licensed by HIGH SPEED from
                  Summus, Ltd.

         (f)      The agreements set forth in this Section each constitute
                  separate agreements independently supported by good and
                  adequate consideration and shall be severable from the other
                  provisions of this Agreement. The existence of any claim or
                  cause of action of Employee, whether predicated on this
                  Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the
                  enforcement by HIGH SPEED of the covenants and agreements of
                  Employee contained in this Section.

         (g)      HIGH SPEED and Employee acknowledge and recognize that the
                  enforcement of the provisions of this Section is necessary to
                  ensure the preservation and continuity of the business and
                  good will of HIGH SPEED. Employee further agrees that the
                  covenants contained in this Section 6 are made and entered
                  into as substantial consideration and inducement for the
                  agreement by HSNS to enter into the Share Acquisition
                  Agreement with him, and that due to the nature of HIGH SPEED's
                  business, the

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                  noncompetition restrictions set forth in this Section are
                  reasonable as to time and geographic area.

7.       REMEDIES. Except as specifically set forth herein, the rights and
         remedies provided for in this Agreement are cumulative and not
         exclusive. Use of one remedy shall not be deemed an election of
         remedies. The failure to, or delay in, exercise of any remedy shall not
         constitute a waiver of the right to exercise any such remedy.

8.       OTHER PROVISIONS.

         (a)      SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a
                  court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or
                  unenforceable, that provision shall not affect any other
                  provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force
                  and effect to the extent possible.

         (b)      NOTICES. Any notices, requests, demands or other
                  communications required and permitted to be sent under this
                  Agreement shall be (i) in writing, (ii) delivered personally
                  or delivered by a facsimile transfer device, receipt
                  confirmed, sent by overnight courier or mailed by registered
                  or certified mail, return receipt requested, (iii) deemed to
                  have been received on the day of personal delivery, on the day
                  of confirmed receipt of facsimile transmission, one (1)
                  business day after deposit with an overnight courier or three
                  (3) business days after deposit in the mail, and (iv)
                  delivered to the addresses or facsimile numbers set forth
                  below or to such other address as any party may from time to
                  time direct by a notice given in compliance with this Section:

                  if to HIGH SPEED:    Douglas May
                                       Douglas May & Co., Inc.
                                       1600 Pacific Avenue, Suite 1525
                                       Dallas, Texas  75201

                  With a copy to:      Mark Frels, Esq.
                                       Short, How, Frels & Heitz, P.C.
                                       1600 Pacific Avenue
                                       Suite 1400, LB C-9
                                       Dallas, Texas  75202

                  if to Employee:      High Speed Net Solutions, Inc.
                                       Attention:  Robert Lowrey
                                       434 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2120
                                       Raleigh, North Carolina  27601

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                  With a copy to:      Doris R. Bray, Esq.
                                       Schell Bray Aycock Abel & Livingston
                                         P.L.L.C.
                                       230 North Elm Street, Suite 1500
                                       Greensboro, North Carolina  27401

         (c)      ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement sets forth the entire
                  understanding and agreement of the parties relating to the
                  employment of Employee, and supersedes any and all other
                  understandings, negotiations or agreements between the parties
                  relating to the employment of Employee.

         (d)      WAIVER. The terms of this Agreement may only be waived by the
                  party granting such waiver in writing. Any waiver or failure
                  to insist upon strict compliance with any obligation,
                  covenant, agreement or condition of this Agreement shall not
                  operate as a waiver of any other provision.

         (e)      AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION. This Agreement may be amended or
                  modified only by written agreement executed by all parties.

         (f)      GOVERNING LAW. The Agreement shall be governed by and
                  construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employee has executed this Agreement, and HIGH
SPEED its duly authorized representative to execute this Agreement, as of the
date first above written.

                           HIGH SPEED NET SOLUTIONS, INC.,

                           a Florida corporation

                           By: /s/ Andrew Fox
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                           Name: Andrew Fox
                           Title: Acting President and CEO


                           /s/ Douglas D. May
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                           Douglas D. May

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