E-TREND NETWORKS, INC.


                                  STOCK OPTION

         When duly signed by an  authorized  officer of E-TREND  NETWORKS,  INC.
(hereinafter referred to as "the Company"),  this document grants to the natural
person  whose  name is  printed  at the  bottom  of this  document  (hereinafter
"Optionee")  an option to  acquire  shares of the  Common  Stock of the  Company
("hereinafter  "the Option").  The terms of this Stock Option are set out below.
This Stock Option is effective as of the date of the authorized signature at the
end of this document.

         The  Option  recognizes  that  Optionee  has  made  a  significant  and
important  contribution  to the  success  of the  Company,  and is  capable  and
inclined to make further important  contributions to the success of the Company.
The Board of Directors of the Company has  authorized the grant of the Option to
Optionee;

         1. TERM OF OPTION;  WHEN  EXERCISABLE.  The Option may be  exercised in
whole or in part, and at any time, during the period shown on the signature page
hereof, but only upon and to the extent of vesting of the Option as shown on the
signature page (hereinafter  "the Term");  PROVIDED THAT UPON TERMINATION OF THE
EMPLOYMENT OF OPTIONEE BY THE COMPANY,  THE TERM PROVIDED BELOW SHALL BE REDUCED
TO THE  LESSER OF THE TIME  REMAINING  ON THE TERM OF THE OPTION AND 1 YEAR FROM
THE DATE OF TERMINATION.


            The Option will expire at 5:00 PM Pacific  Time on the date shown on
the  signature  page  hereof,  and  thereafter  shall be of no further  force or
effect.


         2. HOW  EXERCISABLE.  Optionee may exercise the Option by delivery of a
Written  Exercise  in the form  attached  as  Exhibit  "A," which must be dated,
signed and fully  completed.  The Company must receive your Written Exercise (a)
within the Term;  and (b)  accompanied by the full exercise price for the shares
to be acquired. The exercise price may be paid in one of the following ways:

         (a) in the form of a  CASHIER'S  CHECK  payable  to the  Company in the
             amount of the exercise price per share  multiplied by the number of
             shares being exercised.

         (b) in the form of an irrevocable  and  unconditional  UNDERTAKING BY A
             REGISTERED  SECURITIES  BROKER-  DEALER  that it will  deliver  the
             exercise price in cash to the Company within a maximum of three (3)
             days.  (Thereupon  the  Company  will  issue  and  deliver  to said
             broker-dealer  one or more  certificates  representing  the  shares
             being acquired under the Option.)

         (c) in the form of a  written  request  that the full  number of shares
             covered by the Option be  exercised,  but also  directing  that the
             Company  retain and cancel the number of shares having an aggregate
             Fair  Market  Value  equal to the total  exercise  price due.  (For
             example,  assume that the Option covered 16 shares with an exercise
             price of $2.00 per share and a Fair Market Value of $4.00 per share
             at the time of exercise.  In this  example,  Optionee  could direct
             that 8 shares be retained  and  cancelled  in full  payment for the
             delivery of 8 shares, net, to Optionee.)

         Certificate(s)  evidencing  the shares you  acquire  through the Option
will be issued within a reasonable time following exercise.


         3.  BY  WHOM  EXERCISABLE.  The  Option  may be  exercised  only by the
Optionee or Optionee's legal personal representative.


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         4.  NO STOCKHOLDER  RIGHTS.  Optionee  will not have  any  rights  as a
stockholder  of the  Company  with  respect to any shares  covered by the Option
until exercise of the Option with respect to such shares.


         5.  TAX  EFFECTS;  SECURITIES  LAW  COMPLIANCE.  The  Company  makes no
representations  as to the tax effects as a result of Optionee's  receipt of the
Option or as a result of the exercise of the Option.

         The shares  underlying  the Option  and which may be  acquired  through
exercise of the Option have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933
or under any  applicable  state  securities  registration  laws,  and may not be
resold  or  transferred  without  such a  registration  being  in  force  or the
availability  of  an  exemption  from  such  registration.  Optionee  is  solely
responsible to ascertain,  determine and comply with all  applicable  securities
laws in  connection  with the exercise of the Option and the sale or transfer of
the underlying shares. Share certificates issued upon the exercise of the Option
shall be legended in accordance with this Section 6.


         6.       MISCELLANEOUS.

         This Option shall be construed in accordance with, and governed by, the
substantive laws of Delaware without reference to principles governing choice or
conflicts of law.

         This Option may not be amended or modified by the Company  except by an
agreement in writing that is signed by the Company and Optionee.

         The captions  used herein are for ease of reference  only and shall not
define or limit the provisions hereof.

         "Fair  Market  Value" as used in this Option shall mean the most recent
appraised value of the Company divided by the total number of outstanding shares
of Common  Stock,  including  all shares  covered by  outstanding  stock options
regardless of vesting; provided that if there is an independently derived market
price  for  shares  of the  Company's  Common  Stock,  as on a public  market or
exchange, that reported value will be Fair Market Value.


         NAME OF OPTIONEE:  TREVOR HILLMAN



         NO. OF SHARES:  100,000             EXERCISE PRICE PER SHARE: $1.00



         VESTING OF OPTION:   FULLY VESTED ON DATE OF GRANT.



         DATE OF OPTION: MAY 11, 2001        OPTION TERM ENDS: MAY 11, 2011



                                        E-TREND NETWORKS, INC.


                                        By:/s/CAROLINE ARMSTRONG
                                           ------------------------------------
                                           Its:  President



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                             E-TREND NETWORKS, INC.


                           WRITTEN EXERCISE OF OPTION


To:      E-TREND NETWORKS, INC.:

         Optionee was granted an option ("the Option") to purchase shares of the
Common  Stock  of the  Company,  a copy of  which is  attached  to this  Written
Exercise.  Optionee  acknowledges  that the validity of the Option is contingent
upon the  fulfillment  of the  conditions  contained  in the  Option and in this
Written Exercise.  Optionee hereby affirms the terms of the Option, and declares
that  Optionee  is not  currently  in breach or  derogation  of the terms of the
Option.

         Seeking to be bound thereby,  and  understanding  that the Company will
rely  hereon,  Optionee  hereby  exercises  the Option  and makes the  following
representations:

         1.  Optionee  hereby  exercises  the Option and  purchases  thereby the
number of shares of Common Stock of the Company set forth in the place  provided
below, for a total exercise price set forth in the space provided below.

         2. The exercise price is fair and the undersigned  waives any challenge
as to its determination.

         3. The Option is governed by federal and state tax and securities  laws
and by its own terms.  Optionee has consulted with tax and securities counsel or
other  advisor(s) and has been satisfied as to the federal and state  securities
law and tax incidents of the exercise of this Option. Optionee holds the Company
harmless as to the  disclosure  or failure to  disclose  part or all of any such
securities  law or tax  incidents.  Optionee  hereby  waives  any  challenge  or
objection to the Option based on any such changes in federal or state law.

         4. Access has been  provided  to the  Company's  most recent  financial
statements  and  Optionee  has been given an  opportunity,  directly  or through
agents,  to discuss  the affairs of the Company  with  members of the  Company's
senior management.



NO. OF SHARES: ________________    TOTAL EXERCISE PRICE: $



Exercise Price is:(CHECK ONE)

[ ]  CASHIER'S CHECK       [ ]  BROKER UNDERTAKING       [ ]  NET-OUT OF SHARES
      (enclosed)                 (enclosed)              (according to formula)




DATED this __________ day of _____________________, _________


OPTIONEE NAME:
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OPTIONEE SIGNATURE:
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