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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.17


                                     TIER 1
                           CHANGE-IN-CONTROL AGREEMENT
                             FOR CERTAIN EXECUTIVES
                                OF SYNAVANT INC.

                                                                 _______, 2000

PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

[FirstName]
[JobTitle]
[Company]

Dear [LastName]:

     Synavant Inc. (the "Company") considers it essential to the best interests
of its stockholders to foster the continued employment of key management
personnel. In this connection, the Board of Directors of the Company (the
"Board") recognizes that the possibility of a change in ownership or control of
the Company may result in the departure or distraction of such personnel to the
detriment of the Company and its stockholders. As you are a skilled and
dedicated executive with important management responsibilities and talents, the
Company believes that its best interests will be served if you are encouraged to
remain with the Company.

     The Company has determined that your ability to perform your
responsibilities and utilize your talents for the benefit of the Company, and
the Company's ability to retain you as an employee, will be significantly
enhanced if you are provided with fair and reasonable protection from the risks
of a change in ownership or control of the Company. Accordingly, in order to
induce you to remain in the employ of the Company, you and the Company agree as
follows:

     1. TERM OF AGREEMENT.

     (a)       GENERALLY. Except as provided in Section 1(b) hereof, (i) this
Agreement shall be effective as of the date on which the shares of common stock
of the Company that are owned by IMS Health Incorporated ("IMS Health") are
distributed to the holders of record of shares of IMS Health (August __, 2000),
and shall continue in effect through December 31, 2002 and (ii) commencing on
January 1, 2003 and each January 1 thereafter, this Agreement shall be
automatically extended for one additional year unless, not later than September
30th of the preceding year, either party to this Agreement gives notice to the
other that the Agreement shall not be extended under this Section 1(a);
provided, however, that no such notice by the Company shall be effective if a
Change in Control or Potential Change in Control (both as defined herein) shall
have occurred within 60 months prior to the date of such notice.

     (b)       UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL. If a Change in Control shall have
occurred at any time during the period in which this Agreement is effective,
this Agreement shall continue in effect for (i) the remainder of the month in
which the Change in Control occurred and (ii) a term of 24 months beyond the
month in which such Change in Control occurred (such entire period hereinafter
referred to as the "Protected Period").

     2.        CHANGE IN CONTROL; POTENTIAL CHANGE IN CONTROL.

     (a)       "CHANGE IN CONTROL" DEFINED. A "Change in Control" shall be
deemed to have occurred if, during the term of this Agreement:

     (i)       any Person, as such term is used for purposes of Section
13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities


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               Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") (other than
               the Company, any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities
               under an employee benefit plan of the Company, or any company
               owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company
               in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock
               of the Company), becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or
               indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more
               of the combined voting power of the Company's then-outstanding
               securities;

     (ii)      during any period of twenty-four months or less (not including
               any period prior to the effective date of this Agreement),
               individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the
               Board, and any new director (other than (A) a director nominated
               by a Person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to
               effect a transaction described in Sections 2(a)(i), (iii) or (iv)
               of this Agreement, (B) a director nominated by any Person
               (including the Company) who publicly announces an intention to
               take or to consider taking actions (including, but not limited
               to, an actual or threatened proxy contest) which if consummated
               would constitute a Change in Control or (C) a director nominated
               by any Person who is the Beneficial Owner, directly or
               indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 10% or more
               of the combined voting power of the Company's securities) whose
               election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company's
               stockholders was approved in advance by a vote of at least
               two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either
               were directors at the beginning of the period or who were new
               directors (subject to the exclusions set forth above in this
               Section 2(a)(ii)) whose election or nomination for election was
               previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at
               least a majority thereof;

     (iii)     the stockholders of the Company approve any transaction or series
               of transactions under which the Company is merged or consolidated
               with any other company, other than a merger or consolidation (A)
               which would result in the voting securities of the Company
               outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent
               (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into
               voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 66-2/3% of
               the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company
               or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such
               merger or consolidation and (B) after which no Person holds 20%
               or more of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding
               securities of the Company (if it is the surviving parent) or such
               surviving entity; provided, however, that, if consummation of the
               corporate transaction referred to in this Section 2(a)(iii) is
               subject, at the time of such approval by stockholders, to the
               consent of any government or governmental agency or approval of
               the stockholders of another entity or other material contingency,
               no Change in Control shall occur until such time as such consent
               and approval has been obtained and any other material contingency
               has been satisfied;

     (iv)      the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete
               liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or
               disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the
               Company's assets; provided, however, that, if consummation of the
               transaction referred to in this Section 2(a)(iv) is subject, at
               the time of such approval by stockholders, to the consent of any
               government or governmental agency or approval of the stockholders
               of another entity or other material contingency, no Change in
               Control shall occur until such time as such consent and approval
               has been obtained and any other material contingency has been
               satisfied; or

     (v)       the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of
               this Agreement, a Change in Control has occurred, provided that
               the Board may impose limitations on the effects of a Change in
               Control or the payment of amounts or benefits under this
               Agreement if the Change in Control has occurred under this
               Section 2(a)(v) and not under other

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               subsections of this Section 2(a).

     (b)       "POTENTIAL CHANGE IN CONTROL" DEFINED. A "Potential Change in
Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if:

     (i)       the Company enters into an agreement, the consummation of which
               would result in the occurrence of a Change in Control;

     (ii)      any Person (including the Company) publicly announces an
               intention to take or to consider taking actions which if
               consummated would constitute a Change in Control; or

     (iii)     the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of
               this Agreement, a Potential Change in Control has occurred.

     (c)       EMPLOYEE COVENANTS. You agree that, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, in the event of a Potential Change in Control, you
will remain in the employ of the Company until the earliest of (i) a date which
is 180 days from the occurrence of such Potential Change in Control, (ii) the
termination of your employment by reason of Disability (as defined herein) or
(iii) the date on which you first become entitled under this Agreement to
receive the benefits provided in Section 3(b) hereof.

     (d)       COMPANY COVENANT REGARDING POTENTIAL CHANGE IN CONTROL. In the
event of a Potential Change in Control, the Company shall, not later than 15
days thereafter, have established one or more rabbi trusts and shall deposit
therein cash in an amount sufficient to provide for full payment of all
potential obligations of the Company that would arise assuming consummation of a
Change in Control and a subsequent termination of your employment under Section
3(b). Such rabbi trust(s) shall be irrevocable and shall provide that the
Company may not, directly or indirectly, use or recover any assets of the
trust(s) until such time as all obligations which potentially could arise
hereunder have been settled and paid in full, subject only to the claims of
creditors of the Company in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the
Company.

     3.        TERMINATION.

     (a)       TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY FOR CAUSE, BY YOU WITHOUT GOOD REASON,
OR BY REASON OF DEATH OR DISABILITY. If during the Protected Period your
employment by the Company is terminated by the Company for Cause, by you without
Good Reason, or because of your death or Disability, the Company shall be
relieved of its obligation to make any payments to you other than (i) its
payment of amounts otherwise accrued and owing but not yet paid and (ii) any
amounts payable under then-existing employee benefit programs at the time such
amounts are due.

     (b)       TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT CAUSE OR BY YOU FOR GOOD
REASON. If during the Protected Period your employment by the Company is
terminated by the Company without cause or by you for Good Reason, you shall be
entitled to the compensation and benefits described in this Section 3(b). If
your employment by the Company is terminated prior to a Change in Control at the
request of a Person engaging in a transaction or series of transactions that
would result in a Change in Control, the Protected Period shall commence upon
the subsequent occurrence of a Change in Control, your actual termination shall
be deemed a termination occurring during the Protected Period and covered by
this Section 3(b), your Date of Termination shall be deemed to have occurred
immediately following the Change in Control, and Notice of Termination shall be
deemed to have been given by the Company immediately prior to your actual
termination. Your continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a
waiver of rights with respect to, any circumstances constituting Good Reason
hereunder. The compensation and benefits provided under this Section 3(b) are as
follows:

               (i)  The Company shall pay you your full base salary through the
                    Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice
                    of Termination is given, no later than the fifth day
                    following the Date of Termination, and you shall receive all
                    other amounts to which you are entitled


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                    under any compensation or benefit plan of the Company, at
                    the time such payments are due.

               (ii) At the time specified in Section 3(d) hereof, the Company
                    shall pay you, in lieu of any further salary, bonus or
                    severance payments for periods subsequent to the Date of
                    Termination, a lump sum amount in cash equal to three times
                    the sum of:
                    (A)  the greater of (I) your annual base salary in effect
                         immediately prior to the Change in Control of the
                         Company or (II) your annual base salary in effect at
                         the time Notice of Termination is given; and

                    (B)  your annual target bonus for the year in which the
                         Change in Control occurs or, if no such target bonus
                         has yet been determined for such year, your annual
                         target bonus actually earned by you in the year
                         immediately preceding the year in which the Change in
                         Control occurs.

               (iii)At the time specified in Section 3(d) hereof, the Company
                    shall pay to you, in lieu of amounts which otherwise may be
                    payable to you under any bonus plan (a "Bonus Plan"), an
                    amount in cash equal to (A) your annual target bonus for the
                    year in which the Change in Control occurs, multiplied by a
                    fraction (I) the numerator of which equals the number of
                    full or partial days in such annual performance period
                    during which you were employed by the Company and (II) the
                    denominator of which is 365, plus (B) your target bonus
                    opportunity with respect to each other performance period in
                    progress under all Bonus Plans in effect at the time of
                    termination, multiplied (in each case) by a fraction (I) the
                    numerator of which equals the number of full or partial days
                    elapsed from the beginning of the applicable performance
                    period through the date of your termination and (II) the
                    denominator of which is the total number of days in the
                    applicable performance period.

               (iv) The Company shall provide you with a cash allowance, at the
                    time specified in Section 3(d) hereof, for outplacement and
                    job search activities (including, but not limited to, office
                    and secretarial expenses) in the amount of 20% of your
                    annual base salary and annual target bonus taken into
                    account under Section 3(b)(ii) hereof, provided that (A)
                    such cash allowance shall not exceed $100,000, and (B) such
                    cash allowance shall apply only to those costs or
                    obligations that are incurred by you during the 36-month
                    period following your termination of employment.

               (v)  For a 36-month period following your termination of
                    employment, the Company shall arrange to provide you with
                    life and health insurance benefits no less favorable than
                    those which you were receiving immediately prior to the
                    Notice of Termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
                    benefit described in the preceding sentence shall constitute
                    secondary coverage with respect to any life and health
                    insurance benefits actually received by you in connection
                    with any subsequent employment (or self-employment) during
                    the 36-month period following your termination.

               (vi) Starting at age 55, you shall receive retiree medical and
                    life benefits from the Company. Such benefits shall be no
                    less favorable than the benefits that you would have
                    received had you, at the time Notice of Termination is
                    given, both (A) attained age 55 and (B) retired from the
                    Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any benefit
                    described in the preceding sentence shall constitute
                    secondary coverage with respect to retiree medical and life
                    benefits actually received by you in connection with any
                    subsequent employment (or self-employment) following your
                    termination.

               (c)  EXCISE TAX GROSS-UP; LIMITED REDUCTION IN SEVERANCE PAYMENT
                    TO AVOID EXCISE TAX.

               (i)  In the event you become entitled to any amounts payable in
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                    Control or termination of employment during the Protected
                    Period (whether or not such amounts are payable pursuant to
                    this Agreement) (the "Severance Payments"), if any of such
                    Severance Payments are subject to the tax (the "Excise Tax")
                    imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any similar federal,
                    state or local tax that may hereafter be imposed), the
                    Company shall pay to you at the time specified in Section
                    3(d) hereof an additional amount (the "Gross-Up Payment")
                    such that the net amount retained by you, after deduction of
                    any Excise Tax on the Total Payments (as hereinafter
                    defined) and any federal, state and local income tax and
                    Excise Tax upon the payment provided for by this Section
                    3(c), shall be equal to the Total Payments. The foregoing
                    notwithstanding, if the Severance Payments exceed the Safe
                    Harbor Amount (as defined below) and a reduction of up to
                    15% of any cash payments pursuant to Section 3(b)(ii) of
                    this Agreement would cause the Severance Payments to be
                    equal to the Safe Harbor Amount and thereby avoid the
                    imposition of any Excise Tax, the cash payments pursuant to
                    Section 3(b)(ii) of this Agreement shall be reduced to the
                    extent necessary (up to 15%) to result in all remaining
                    Severance Payments equal to the Safe Harbor Amount. The
                    "Safe Harbor Amount" shall mean one dollar less than 300% of
                    the "base amount" as determined in accordance with Section
                    280G(b)(3) of the Code.

               (ii) For purposes of determining whether any of the Severance
                    Payments will be subject to the Excise Tax and the amount of
                    such Excise Tax: (i) any other payments or benefits received
                    or to be received by you in connection with a Change in
                    Control or your termination of employment (whether pursuant
                    to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan,
                    arrangement or agreement with the Company, any Person whose
                    actions result in a Change in Control or any Person
                    affiliated with the Company or such Person) (which, together
                    with the Severance Payments, constitute the "Total
                    Payments") shall be treated as "parachute payments" within
                    the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, and all
                    "excess parachute payments" within the meaning of Section
                    280G(b)(1) of the Code shall be treated as subject to the
                    Excise Tax, unless in the opinion of nationally-recognized
                    tax counsel selected by you such other payments or benefits
                    (in whole or in part) do not constitute parachute payments,
                    or such excess parachute payments (in whole or in part)
                    represent reasonable compensation for services actually
                    rendered within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(4) of the
                    Code in excess of the base amount within the meaning of
                    Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code, or are otherwise not subject
                    to the Excise Tax; (ii) the amount of the Total Payments
                    which shall be treated as subject to the Excise Tax shall be
                    equal to the lesser of (A) the total amount of the Total
                    Payments and (B) the amount of excess parachute payments
                    within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code (after
                    applying Section 3(c)(i) hereof); and (iii) the value of any
                    non-cash benefits or any deferred payments or benefit shall
                    be determined by a nationally-recognized accounting firm
                    selected by you in accordance with the principles of
                    Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code. For purposes of
                    determining the amount of the Gross-Up Payment, you shall be
                    deemed to pay federal income taxes at the highest marginal
                    rate of federal income taxation in the calendar year in
                    which the Gross-Up Payment is to be made and state and local
                    income taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation in the
                    state and locality of your residence on the Date of
                    Termination, net of the maximum reduction in federal income
                    taxes which could be obtained from deduction of such state
                    and local taxes. In the event that the Excise Tax is
                    subsequently determined to be less than the amount taken
                    into account hereunder at the time of termination of your
                    employment, you shall repay to the Company within ten days
                    after the time that the amount of such reduction in Excise
                    Tax is finally determined the portion of the Gross-Up
                    Payment attributable to such reduction (plus the portion of
                    the Gross-Up Payment attributable to the Excise Tax and
                    federal and state and local income tax imposed on the
                    Gross-Up Payment being repaid by you if such repayment
                    results in a reduction in Excise Tax and/or federal and
                    state and local income tax deduction) plus interest on the
                    amount of such repayment at the rate provided in Section
                    1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code. In the event that the Excise Tax
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                    exceed the amount taken into account hereunder at the time
                    of the termination of your employment (including by reason
                    of any payment the existence or amount of which cannot be
                    determined at the time of the Gross-Up Payment), the Company
                    shall make an additional gross-up payment in respect of such
                    excess within ten days after the time that the amount of
                    such excess is finally determined.

               (d)  TIME OF PAYMENT. The payments provided for in Sections
3(b)(ii), 3(b)(iii) and 3(c) hereof shall be made not later than the fifteenth
day following the Date of Termination; provided, however, that if the amount of
such payments cannot be finally determined on or before such day, the Company
shall pay to you on such day an estimate, as determined in good faith by the
Company, of the minimum amount of such payments and shall pay the remainder of
such payments (together with interest at the rate provided in Section
1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code) as soon as the amount thereof can be determined but
in no event later than the thirtieth day after the Date of Termination. In the
event that the amount of the estimated payments exceeds the amount subsequently
determined to have been due, such excess shall constitute a loan by the Company
to you, payable on the fifteenth day after the demand by the Company (together
with interest at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code). The
payments provided in Section 3(b)(iv) hereof shall be made not later than the
fifteenth day following the submission of each receipt to the Company evidencing
costs or obligations incurred by you in connection with outplacement counseling
and job search activities.

               (e)  NOTICE. During the Protected Period, any purported
termination of your employment by the Company or by you shall be communicated by
written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto.

               (f)  CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. Except as otherwise indicated in this
Agreement, all definitions in this Section 3(f) shall be applicable during the
Protected Period only.

               (i)  Disability. "Disability" shall mean your absence from the
                    full-time performance of your duties with the Company for
                    six consecutive months as a result of your incapacity due to
                    physical or mental illness or disability, and within 30 days
                    after written Notice of Termination is thereafter given you
                    shall not have returned to the full-time performance of your
                    duties.

               (ii) Cause. "Cause" shall mean termination on account of (A) the
                    willful and continued failure by you to substantially
                    perform your duties with the Company (other than any such
                    failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or
                    mental illness or disability or any failure after the
                    issuance of a Notice of Termination by you for Good Reason)
                    which failure is demonstrably and materially damaging to the
                    financial condition or reputation of the Company and/or its
                    subsidiaries, and which failure continues more than 48 hours
                    after a written demand for substantial performance is
                    delivered to you by the Board, which demand specifically
                    identifies the manner in which the Board believes that you
                    have not substantially performed your duties or (B) the
                    willful engaging by you in conduct which is demonstrably and
                    materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or
                    otherwise. No act, or failure to act, on your part shall be
                    deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by you
                    not in good faith and without reasonable belief that your
                    action or omission was in the best interest of the Company.
                    Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall not be deemed to
                    have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall
                    have been delivered to you a copy of the resolution duly
                    adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than
                    three-quarters (3/4) of the entire membership of the Board
                    at a meeting of the Board (after reasonable notice to you
                    and an opportunity for you, together with your counsel, to
                    be heard before the Board) finding that, in the good faith
                    opinion of the Board, you were guilty of conduct set forth
                    above in this Section 3(f)(ii) and specifying the
                    particulars thereof in detail.

               (iii)Good Reason. "Good Reason" shall mean, without your express
                    written consent, the occurrence upon or after a Change in
                    Control of any of the following circumstances


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               unless, in the case of Sections 3(f)(iii)(A), (E), (F) or (G)
               hereof, such circumstances are fully corrected prior to the Date
               of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination given in
               respect thereof:

               (A)  if you were an executive officer of the Company immediately
                    prior to the Change in Control, the assignment to you of any
                    duties inconsistent with the position in the Company that
                    you held immediately prior to the Change in Control or an
                    adverse alteration in the nature or status of your
                    responsibilities or the conditions of your employment from
                    those in effect immediately prior to such Change in Control
                    (this provision is inapplicable if you were not an executive
                    officer of the Company immediately prior to a Change in
                    Control);

               (B)  a reduction by the Company in your annual base salary, any
                    target bonus or perquisites as in effect immediately prior
                    to the Change in Control or as the same may be increased
                    from time to time except for across-the-board perquisite
                    reductions similarly affecting all senior executives of the
                    Company and all senior executives of any Person in control
                    of the Company;

               (C)  the relocation of the principal place of your employment to
                    a location more than 50 miles from the location of such
                    place of employment on the date of this Agreement; except
                    for required travel on the Company's business to an extent
                    substantially consistent with your business travel
                    obligations prior to the Change in Control;

               (D)  the failure by the Company to pay to you any portion of your
                    compensation or to pay to you any portion of an installment
                    of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation
                    program of the Company within seven days of the date such
                    compensation is due;

               (E)  the failure by the Company to continue in effect any
                    material compensation or benefit plan in which you
                    participated immediately prior to the Change in Control,
                    unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing
                    substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect
                    to such plan, or the failure by the Company to continue your
                    participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative
                    plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in
                    terms of the amounts of benefits provided and the level of
                    your participation relative to other participants, as
                    existed at the time of the Change in Control;

               (F)  the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory
                    agreement from any successor to assume and agree to perform
                    this Agreement, as contemplated in Section 6 hereof; or

               (G)  any purported termination of your employment that is not
                    effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the
                    requirements of Section 3(f)(iv) hereof (and, if applicable,
                    the requirements of Section 3(f)(ii) hereof), which
                    purported termination shall not be effective for purposes of
                    this Agreement.

          (iv) Notice of Termination. "Notice of Termination" shall mean notice
               indicating the specific termination provision in this Agreement
               relied upon and setting forth in reasonable detail the facts and
               circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of your
               employment under the provision so indicated.

          (v)  Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" shall mean (A) if your
               employment is terminated for Disability, 30 days after Notice of
               Termination is given (provided that you


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               shall not have returned to the full-time performance of your
               duties during such 30-day period) or (B) if your employment is
               terminated for any other reason, the date specified in the Notice
               of Termination (which, in the case of a termination for Cause,
               shall not be less than 30 days from the date such Notice of
               Termination is given and, in the case of a termination for Good
               Reason, shall not be less than 15 nor more than 60 days from the
               date such Notice of Termination is given).

          4.   MITIGATION. Except as provided in Section 3(b)(v) and (vi)
     hereof, you shall not be required to mitigate the amount of payment
     provided for under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise,
     nor shall the amount of payment or benefit provided for under this
     Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by you as the result of
     employment by another employer, by retirement benefits, by offset against
     any amount claimed to be owed by you to the Company, or otherwise.

          5.   COSTS OF PROCEEDINGS. The Company shall pay all costs and
     expenses, including all attorneys' fees and disbursements, of the Company
     and, at least monthly, you in connection with any legal proceedings,
     whether or not instituted by the Company or you, relating to the
     interpretation or enforcement of any provision of this Agreement; provided
     that if you instituted the proceeding and a finding (no longer subject to
     appeal) is entered that you instituted the proceeding in bad faith, you
     shall pay all of your costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees and
     disbursements. The Company shall pay prejudgment interest on any money
     judgment obtained by you as a result of such proceeding, calculated at the
     prime rate of The Chase Manhattan Bank as in effect from time to time from
     the date that payment should have been made to you under this Agreement.

          6.   SUCCESSORS; BINDING AGREEMENT.

          (a)  SUCCESSOR TO COMPANY TO ASSUME OBLIGATIONS. The Company shall
     require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger,
     consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business
     and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this
     Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would
     be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in
     this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined
     and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes
     and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise.

          (b)  EMPLOYEE'S SUCCESSORS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
     of and be enforceable by you and your personal or legal representatives,
     executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and
     legatees. In the event of your death, all amounts otherwise payable to you
     hereunder shall, unless otherwise provided herein, be paid in accordance
     with the terms of this Agreement to your devisee, legatee or other designee
     or, if there is no such designee, to your estate.

          7.   NOTICE. Notices and all other communications provided for in this
     Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
     when (a) personally delivered or (b) mailed by United States certified or
     registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to
     the respective addresses set forth on the first page of this Agreement;
     provided that all notice to the Company shall be directed to the attention
     of the Board with a copy to the General Counsel of the Company, or to such
     other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in
     accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be
     effective only upon receipt.

          8.   MISCELLANEOUS. No provision of this Agreement may be modified,
     waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is
     agreed to in writing and signed by you and such officer as may be
     designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of
     any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition
     or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be
     deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the
     time or at any prior or subsequent time. The validity, interpretation,
     construction and performance of this Agreement


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     shall be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia without regard to its
     conflicts of law principles. All references to sections of the Exchange Act
     or the Code shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to
     such sections. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any
     applicable withholding required under federal, state or local law. The
     obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall survive the
     expiration of this Agreement to the extent necessary to give effect to this
     Agreement.

          9.   VALIDITY. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of
     this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
     provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

          10.  COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument.

          11.  ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement
of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and
during the term of this Agreement supersedes the provisions of all prior
agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations
or warranties, whether oral or written, by any officer, employee or
representative of any party hereof with respect to the subject matter contained
herein. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied,
with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which
are not expressly set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, the procedural provisions of this Agreement shall
apply to all benefits payable as a result of a Change in Control (or other
change in control) under any employee benefit plan, agreement, program, policy
or arrangement of the Company.

          If this letter sets forth our agreement on the subject matter hereof,
kindly sign and return to the Company the enclosed copy of this letter, which
will then constitute our agreement on this subject.

                                       SYNAVANT INC.

                                       By:______________________________________
                                         [Chairman and Chief Executive Officer]
                                              or
                                         [President and Chief Operating Officer]

Agreed to this ____________________ day of ____________________________, 2000.

EMPLOYEE

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