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                                  Exhibit 10.12

                             AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT

                  This Agreement made and entered into as of the 19th day of
January, 2001 by and between DISKXPRESS U.S. INC., a corporation duly organized
and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having at its registered
office at 30 Old Rudnick Lane, Dover, Delaware 19901 (hereinafter referred to as
"DISKXPRESS"); and IQROM Solutions, Inc., a corporation duly organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Nevada, having its principal office at
7635 Ashley Park Court, Suite 503-V, Orlando, Florida (hereinafter referred to
as "IQROM"); and VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED, a corporation duly organized
and existing under the laws of Japan, having its principal office at 12,
3-chome, Moriya-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-8528, Japan (hereinafter referred
to as "JVC") JVC.

                                   WITNESSETH

                  WHEREAS, DISKXPRESS has acquired and owns or controls the
exclusive rights for U.S. Patent Nos. 5,982,736 and 6,078,557, and any and all
reissues, divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof relating to
certain unique types of optically readable and/or recordable media;

                  WHEREAS, DISKXPRESS has, pursuant to a Patent License
Agreement dated April 7, 2000, granted to IQROM an exclusive right and license
under the Licensed DISKXPRESS Patents as defined below to use, market,
distribute, sell and import optically and readable and/or recordable media;

                  WHEREAS, JVC has been engaged in and has full experience in,
among other things, licensing of intellectual property rights;

                  WHEREAS, JVC has upon the date hereof entered into a License
Agreement with DISKXPRESS and IQROM ("The License Agreement"); and

                  WHEREAS, DISKXPRESS and IQROM now desire to appoint JVC as an
exclusive licensing agent, subject to DISKXPRESS' approval, having the right to
negotiate with any potential licensees to grant a license and right to sell and
otherwise dispose of Licensed Products (as defined below) pursuant to such
approved licenses;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Article 1.        Definitions:

For the purpose of this Agreement, the following terms shall have respective
meanings set forth below:

(1) "Patents" shall mean U.S. Patent Nos. 5,982,736 and 6,078,557, and any and
    all of reissues, divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof
    owned or controlled by DISKXPRESS.
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(2) "Licensed Product" shall mean the card type optically readable and/or
    recordable media as shown, described and/or claimed in the Patents.

Article 2.        Authorization of Rights as Agent

(1) DISKXPRESS and IQROM hereby agrees to appoint JVC as an exclusive agent and
    authorize JVC, subject to IQROM's right of approval, to negotiate with any
    interested third party potential licensees to grant a limited, non-exclusive
    non-transferable limited right and licenses to such interested third-party
    licensees to sell, lease, use or otherwise dispose of Licensed Products in
    the United States in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the
    License Agreement. All negotiation for licenses to be granted to the
    licensees hereunder shall conform to the form license attached hereto (the
    "Licensee Agreement") and all licensees hereunder shall be subject to prior
    approval by IQROM prior to the execution of any Licensee Agreement, and
    subject to the approval of IQROM prior to any termination of an executed
    Sub-Licensee Agreement.

(2) DISKXPRESS and IQROM agree that as part of any authorization or licenses to
    be granted hereunder, DISKXPRESS covenants and agrees not to sue authorized
    licensees under the Patents, for as long as such licensees are not in
    default of the Licensee Agreement, and further authorize JVC, subject to
    DISKXPRESS' prior right of approval to negotiate with such third party
    licensees to grant releases of third party licensees from any and all claims
    of the Patents arising from such third parties' manufacture, sale, lease,
    use or other disposal of Licensed Products for the period prior to the
    execution of an approved Licensee Agreement referred to in the preceding
    paragraph in accordance with terms of this Agreement.

Article 3.        Execution of the Licensing Program

(1) DISKXPRESS and IQROM retain the right to (i) grant licenses under the
    Patents to manufacture, have manufactured, sell, lease, use or otherwise
    dispose of Licensed Products in the United States in accordance with the
    terms of this Agreement; (ii) grant releases to all authorized third party
    licensees, from any and all claims of the Patents arising from manufacture,
    sale, lease, use or other disposal of Licensed Products by such third
    parties for the period prior to the effective date of the license referred
    to in (i) above, (iii) collect royalties pursuant to licenses of the Patents
    as provided in this Agreement and (iv) enforce such licenses as hereinafter
    provided.

(2) Each of the parties hereto shall promptly notify the other of any
    infringement or other misuse or unauthorized use of any of the rights
    pursuant to this Agreement that may come to its attention. The parties shall
    cooperate in taking such steps as may be reasonably necessary to prevent any
    such unauthorized uses.

(3) DISKXPRESS and IQROM agree that they will be responsible for prosecuting
    unauthorized use or infringement of the Patents and shall be responsible for
    the enforcement, defense and maintenance of the Patents. JVC shall cooperate
    fully, at its own expense, with DISKXPRESS and IQROM in prosecuting
    unauthorized use or infringement of the Patents, enforcing or defending
    DISKXPRESS' and IQROM's rights under the Patents.
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Article 4.        Report and Payment

(1) JVC shall act as the licensing agent to cooperate with DISKXPRESS to collect
    all licensing income with respect to the Patents and shall receive fees for
    its services as agent, all as provided in this Article 4.

(2) It is agreed by the parties hereto that JVC's fee for acting as the patent
    licensing agent shall be [Confidential Information filed separately with the
    Securities and Exchange Commission].

(3) At the same time DISKXPRESS pays [Confidential Information filed separately
    with the Securities and Exchange Commission] to IQROM as provided in the
    preceding paragraph, DISKXPRESS shall send to IQROM and JVC a royalty
    statement showing the amount of all licensing income and unit quantities of
    products sold during the reporting period.

(4) In the event that the agent fee payable by DISKXPRESS to JVC pursuant to
    Article 4(2) above are subject to income taxes imposed by the government of
    the United States, DISKXPRESS shall withhold such taxes from the payment and
    furnish JVC with tax certificates issued by the tax authorities of the
    United States.

(5) JVC shall make periodic reports on its agent activities to DISKXPRESS within
    ninety (90) days after march 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of
    each year for the preceding three (3) months period.

Article 5.        Third Party License Terms

DISKXPRESS shall grant licenses and rights to interested third parties
substantially pursuant to this Agreement. Royalties to be charged to third
parties shall be jointly determined by DISKXPRESS and JVC, provided, however,
that [Confidential Information filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission].

Article 6.        Earlier Termination

(1) If any party shall have defaulted in the performance of any of the
    obligations assumed hereunder, the other party shall give a written notice
    to the delinquent party specifying the default, and if the delinquent party
    shall not have rectified such default within sixty (60) days after the
    receipt of such notice, the other party may terminate this Agreement
    immediately by giving a written notice to such effect.

(2) If any party should be dissolved or file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy
    or seek any court or governmental protection from creditors or make any
    assignment for creditors or should an order be entered pursuant to any law
    relating to bankruptcy or insolvency appointing a receiver or trustee for
    such party, the other party may terminate this Agreement by giving a written
    notice to immediate effect.
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Article 7.        Term of Agreement

This Agreement shall become effective on the date first above written and,
unless terminated earlier in accordance with the preceding Article 6, shall
continue to be effective until [Confidential Information filed separately with
the Securities and Exchange Commission].

Article 8.        Representation and Warranty

DISKXPRESS represents and warrants that it owns the Patents identified herein
together with the right to grant the rights herein granted during the term of
this Agreement.

Article 9.        Assignment

Neither this Agreement nor any licenses or rights hereunder to be granted, in
whole or in part, shall be assignable or otherwise transferable by a party
without the prior written consent of the other party. Any attempted assignment
or transfer of this Agreement or any of the rights or licenses to be granted
hereunder without such prior written consent shall be null and void.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no consented-to assignment or transfer shall be
effective unless such third party transferee agrees in writing to be bound by
all terms of this Agreement.

Article 10.       Notices

All notices, requests, demands, instructions, consents or other communications
required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered personally, (ii)
transmitted by prepaid telegram, telex or facsimile, (iii) mailed postage
prepaid by certified mail, return receipt requests, (iv) sent by a nationally
recognized express courier service, postage or delivery charges prepaid, at the
address hereinafter specified, or to such other address as the parties may
advise each other in writing from time to time. Any notice shall be addressed as
follows:

   As to DISKXPRESS:
                                                   With a copy to
   Mr. Tom Elek                                    Steven B. Pokotilow, Esq.
   CEO                                             Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
   c/o 2000 Market Street, Tenth Floor             180 Maiden Lane
   Philadelphia PA 19103 3291                      New York, New York   10038



   As to IQROM
                                                   With a copy to
   Mr. Jerry Pierson                               Steven B. Pokotilow, Esq.
   7635 Ashley Park Court, Suite 503-V,            Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
   Orlando, Florida  32835                         180 Maiden Lane
                                                   New York, New York   10038

   As to JVC

   Mr. Tokio Nohara
   Associate Director
   General Manager of
   Legal & Intellectual Property Dept.
   3-12 Moriya-cho, Kanagawa-ku
   Yokohama 221-8528, Japan
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Article 11.       Force Majeure

Neither party shall be liable for failure to perform its part of this Agreement
during the period when such failure is due to Acts of God, fire, flood, war and
other similar causes beyond the control of the parties.

Article 12.       Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State
of New York. The courts of the State of New York shall have jurisdiction over
all disputes which may arise with respect to the execution, interpretation and
performance of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement signed in
duplicate copies, each party keeping one copy.

On:  09.01.01/
At:  Bourton on the Water                    DISKXPRESS U.S. INC.
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                                             /s/ Tom Elek
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On: Jan. 19, 2001
At: Yokohama, Japan                          VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN,
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                                             /s/ Tokio Nohara
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                                             Tokio Nohara, Associate Director
                                             General Manager
                                             Legal & Intellectual Property Dept.
On: 09.01.01
At: Bourbon on the Water                     IQROM SOLUTIONS, INC.
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                                             /s/ Tom Elek
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