EXHIBIT 4.44


                                ADATOM.COM, INC.

                             SUBSCRIPTION TO SHARES
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       The undersigned  hereby subscribes to 150,000 shares of the common stock,

par value $0.01,  (the "Shares"),  of ADATOM.COM,  INC., a Delaware  corporation

(the  "Corporation"),  and agrees to pay  therefor  the sum of $100,000  Dollars

($0.67) per share, payable in cash.

       The undersigned hereby warrants and  represents  to  and agrees with  the
Corporation that:
                         1.       The  undersigned is aware that the Shares have
                not been  registered  under either  federal or state  securities
                laws in reliance on certain exemptions contained therein.

                         2.       The undersigned is purchasing the Shares as an
                investment and not with a view to distribution or resale thereof

                         3. The  undersigned is aware of the kind of information
                that would be available in a registration  statement filed under
                the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933.

                         4. The  undersigned  has had access to the same kind of
                information  about the  Corporation  that would be  available in
                such a  registration  statement  and to  additional  information
                necessary to verify the accuracy of such information.

                         5. The undersigned has such knowledge and experience in
                financial and business  matters that the  undersigned is able to
                evaluate the merits and risks of this investment and to bear the
                economic risks of this investment.

                         6. The  undersigned  shall  indemnify and save harmless
                the   Corporation,   its   officers,    directors,    promoters,
                incorporator, employees and agents from any and all liabilities,
                claims,  demands,  suits or other proceedings arising out of any
                breach  or  alleged  breach  of  the  foregoing  warranties  and
                representations.


       The certificate  evidencing the Shares shall bear the following legend in
       conspicuous  type:

       THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
       THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,  OR REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER
       ANY  STATE  SECURITIES  LAWS.  THE  SHARES  MAY NOT BE SOLD OR  OTHERWISE
       TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION  WITHOUT
       AN  OPINION  OF  COUNSEL   SATISFACTORY  TO  THE  CORPORATION  THAT  SUCH
       REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

       The  Corporation  will  mail to  the  shareholder  a copy of the  express
terms of the shares  represented by this certificate,  and of the other class or
classes and series of shares,  if any,  which the  Corporation  is authorized to
issue,  without  charge,  within  five days after  receipt of a written  request
therefor.


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       IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto subscribed  his name as

of this 14 day of September, 2000.

                                    JESUP AND LAMONT GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
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                                    Printed Name of Subscriber


                                    /s/ HOWARD CURD
                                    ------------------------
                                    Signature of Subscriber


                                    Address:

                                    650 5TH AVE, 3RD FLOOR
                                    ------------------------
                                    NEW YORK   NY 10019
                                    ------------------------

                                    Social Security NO: 13-3605971
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Both Parties hereby agree:

X Buyer will not sell shares for at least 6 months;

X Seller (Adatom) agrees to Unlimited Piggyback Rights

/s/ HOWARD CURD                       /s/ RICHARD S. BARTON
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    Howard Curd                           Richard S. Barton


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         Subscriber has executed this Agreement as of the date written below.

SUBSCRIBER MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (PLEASE PRINT):

I.       PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION

Name of Subscriber (Print):
                           -----------------------------------------------------
Number of Shares subscribed for:    150,000 voting Shares

Total Subscription Price ($      x Number of Shares Subscribed for)  $
                           -----                                      ----------
         Minimum Purchase:          Shares ($        ) (subject to Company's
                            -------          --------
                                             right to accept lesser amount)

Form of Subscriber (check one):  Individual      Corporation  X    Trust
                                            ---              ---         ---

Other (specify):
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------

If an Entity, Names of Individual Equity Owners:
                                                 ----

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Address of Residence       SAME
                           ----
  (or entity's principal office)                     Street or P.O. Box Number

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                  City                          State              Zip


Telephone number:  (       )
                    ------- -------------------------

Mailing address (if different):
                               -------------------------------------------------
                                           Street or P.O. Box Number

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                  City                          State              Zip

Attention:
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Social Security Number or
Tax Identification Number  13-3605971
                           -----------------------------------------------------



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PART II - ACCREDITED INVESTOR REPRESENTATION

         Subscriber is an accredited  investor under Rule 501(a) of Regulation D
promulgated  under the  Securities  Act of 1933 (the  "Securities  Act") for the
following  reasons.  (Please  initial  each of the  statements  below  which are
applicable to Subscriber named above):

       _________  Subscriber is a natural person whose  individual net worth, or
joint  net worth  with that  person's  spouse at the time of  his/her  purchase,
exceeds $1,000,000.

       _________  Subscriber is a natural person who had an individual income in
excess of  $200,000 in each of the two most  recent  years or joint  income with
that  person's  spouse  in  excess of  $300,000  in each of those  years and who
reasonably expects the same or greater income level in the current year.

       _________  Subscriber is a bank, savings and loan association, registered
broker-dealer,   insurance  company,   investment   company,   private  business
development company, or licensed small business investment company.

       _________  Subscriber  is  an  employee  benefit  plan  established   and
maintained by a state, its political subdivision, or their agencies if such plan
has total assets in excess of $5,000,000.

       _________  Subscriber  is a  self-directed  employee  benefit or  pension
plan,  with  investment  decisions  made  solely by persons  who are  accredited
investors.

       _________  Subscriber  is  a  trust,  with  total  assets  in  excess  of
$5,000,000,  not formed for the purpose of  acquiring  the  Shares,  whose total
purchase is directed by a financially sophisticated person.

       _________  Subscriber is a director or executive officer of the Company.

       _________  Subscriber is a charitable or other organization  described in
501(c)(3) of the Internal  Revenue Code,  or any  corporation,  partnership,  or
business trust,  not formed for the purpose of acquiring the Shares,  with total
assets in excess of $5,000,000.

       ___X______ Subscriber is  an entity in which all of the equity owners are
accredited investors.



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PART III - SIGNATURE

         To the best of my knowledge and belief, the above information  supplied
by me is true and  correct  in all  respects,  and I am aware  and  intend  that
Adatom.Com,  Inc., may rely upon such  information to determine the subscriber's
suitability as an investor in the Shares.



Date: September 14, 2000               /s/ HOWARD CURD
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                                       Signature of Subscriber (indicate title,
                                       if applicable)


Date:                   , 2000
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                                       Signature of Subscriber (indicate title,
                                       if applicable)







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                                   ACCEPTANCE

         The Company  hereby  accepts the foregoing  Subscription  as to 150,000
Shares as of the date set forth immediately below.

                                            ADATOM.COM, INC.


Date: September 14,  2000                   BY: /s/ RICHARD S. BARTON
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                                            Its:
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