Exhibit - 10.42

               FINANCIAL PUBLIC RELATIONS AGREEMENT

THIS FINANCIAL PUBLIC RELATIONS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into
this 1st day of November, 1999 (the "Effective Date") by and between Versant
Corporation, a California Corporation ("Company") and Liolios Group, Inc., a
California Corporation ("Consultant").

                             RECITALS

Company desires to engage Consultant to perform certain financial public
relations services for it, and Consultant desires, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, to perform financial public relations services for
Company.

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MUTUAL PROMISES AND UNDERTAKING HEREIN
CONTAINED AND FOR OTHER GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION THE RECEIPT AND
SUFFICIENCY OF WHICH IS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1.    ENGAGEMENT OF CONSULTANT

           Company hereby engages Consultant and Consultant hereby agrees to
           hold itself available to render, and to render at the request of the
           Company, independent advisory and consulting services for the Company
           to the best of its ability, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter
           set forth. Such consulting services shall include but not be limited
           to the development, implementation and maintenance of an on-going
           stock market support system that increases broker awareness of the
           company's activities and stimulates investor interest in the Company.
           The stock market support system shall include but not be limited to a
           Shareholder Communication System, and Media Relation Systems, which
           will be defined and developed by Consultant. It is understood that
           Consultant's ability to relate information regarding the Company's
           activities is directly proportionate to information availed by the
           company to the Consultant.

2.    TERM

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           The term of this Agreement ("Term") shall begin as of the Effective
           Date and shall terminate twelve (12) months thereafter ("Anniversary
           Date"), unless terminated or extended in accordance with the
           provisions of this Agreement.

3.    COMPENSATION

           As compensation for the services rendered by the Consultant under
           this Agreement, Company agrees to pay to Consultant $60,000 annually,
           at a rate of $5,000 per month in advance of each month. This is in
           addition to reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket authorized
           expenses.

           Further as compensation to the consultant for services rendered
           pursuit to this agreement, the Company shall, upon execution of this
           agreement, issue warrants (collectively, the "Warrants") to purchase
           up to 125,000 shares of common stock of VSNT (the "Stock") at a price
           of $.001 per share ($125.00 in the aggregate). The warrants shall
           vest and become exercisable, and shall terminate, pursuant to the
           following schedule:

           (a)      25,000 Warrants shall vest upon the execution of this
                    agreement at an exercise price of $3.00 per share of Stock.

           (b)      25,000 Warrants shall vest at an exercise price of $3.75 per
                    share of Stock, if and when the Stock trades at $4.00,
                    provided that such Warrant shall terminate if not vested
                    within (9) nine months of the Effective Date or if
                    Consultant terminates this Agreement prior to vesting.

           (c)      25,000 Warrants shall vest at an exercise price of $4.50 per
                    share of Stock, if and when the Stock trades at $6.00,
                    provided that such Warrant shall terminate if not vested
                    within (12) twelve months of the Effective Date or if
                    Consultant terminates this Agreement prior to vesting.

           (d)      25,000 Warrants shall vest at an exercise price of $5.25 per
                    share of Stock, if and when the Stock trades at $8.00,
                    provided that such Warrant shall terminate if not vested
                    within (21) twenty-one months of the Effective Date or if
                    Consultant terminates this Agreement prior to vesting.

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           (e)      25,000 Warrants shall vest at an exercise price of $6.00 per
                    share of Stock, if and when the Stock trades at $10.00,
                    provided that such Warrant shall terminate if not vested
                    within (30) thirty months of the Effective Date or if
                    Consultant terminates this Agreement prior to vesting.

           Provided however, in the case of (d) and (e) above, in the event of
           termination of the Agreement by Company, the number of Warrants shall
           be multiplied by a fraction equal to the full or partial months
           served prior to termination by Company divided by twelve (12) months
           (and not to exceed one), the remainder of such Warrants terminating
           on the date of termination.

           For purposes of determining when Warrants vest under the foregoing
           paragraphs, the Stock "trades" at a price when the last reported
           trade, as quoted by the NASDAQ Stock Market, equals or exceeds the
           price specified for ten (10) continuous trading days.

           The vested Warrants shall have a term of three (3) years from the
           Effective Date of this agreement.Despite the foregoing, 100,000 of
           the Warrants shall vest on the fourth anniversary of the Effective
           Date of this Agreement at a strike price of $10.00 unless the
           Agreement terminates prior thereto.

4.    INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

           It is expressly agreed that the Consultant is acting as an
           independent contractor in performing its services hereunder. Company
           shall carry no workmen's compensation insurance or any health or
           accident insurance to cover Consultant. Company shall not pay any
           contributions to social security, unemployment insurance, Federal or
           state withholding taxes nor provide any other contributions or
           benefits which might expected in an employer-employee relationship.

5.    ASSIGNMENT

           This Agreement is a personal one being entered into in reliance upon
           and in consideration of the singular personal skills and
           qualifications of Consultant.

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           Consultant shall therefore not voluntarily or by operation of law
           assign or otherwise transfer the obligations incurred on its part
           pursuant to the terms of this Agreement without the prior written
           consent of the Company. Any attempt at assignment to transfer by
           Consultant of its obligation with out such consent shall be wholly
           void.

6.    CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

      6.1  The term "Confidential Information" shall include, but not be limited
           to, information regarding Company's business, plans, customers,
           technology, and/or products that is confidential and of substantial
           value to Company, which value would be impaired if such information
           were disclosed to third parties. Company's Confidential Information
           shall also include any and all non-public information, data know-how
           and documentation which is related to Company's object-oriented
           database system, language interfaces, database utilities, development
           tools, Company supplied benchmarks or similar test results, system
           internals, program strategies, and business plans.

      6.2  Confidential Information shall not include information which (i) is
           or becomes a part of the public domain through no act or omission of
           the receiving party; or (ii) was in the receiving party's lawful
           possession prior to the disclosure and had not been obtained by the
           receiving party either directly or indirectly from the disclosing
           party; or (iii) is lawfully disclosed to the receiving party by a
           third party without restriction on disclosure; or (iv) is
           independently developed by the receiving party; or (v) is required to
           be disclosed by law provided that the disclosing party has had seven
           (7) days to respond to the request.

      6.3  Consultant agrees, both during the term of this Agreement and for a
           period of two years thereafter, to hold Company's Confidential
           Information in confidence, and agrees not to make such Confidential
           Information available in any form to any third party, or use such
           Confidential Information for any other purpose than the
           implementation of this Agreement. Consultant agrees to take all
           reasonable steps to ensure that Company's Confidential Information is
           not disclosed or distributed by its employees or agents in violation
           of the provisions of this Agreement. Termination of the Agreement
           shall not relieve Consultant of its obligations under this Section 6.

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      7.   TERMINATION

           This Agreement may be terminated by either party for any reason upon
           thirty (30) days notice in writing. In the event the Agreement is
           terminated, Consultant shall cease rendering its services to Company
           as of the effective date of termination and Company shall pay
           Consultant for the services performed and approved expenses through
           the date of termination. Any materials created as the result of
           Consultant's provision of services to Company shall be delivered to
           Company within ten (10) days of the date of termination.

      8.   GENERAL PROVISIONS

      8.1  Governing Law and Jurisdiction

           This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance
           with the laws of the State of California. Each of the Parties hereto
           consents to such jurisdiction for the enforcement of this Agreement
           and matters pertaining to the transaction and activities contemplated
           hereby.

      8.2  Non-Circumvention and Non-Disclosure Neither the Company nor its
           directors, officers, agents attorneys, employees, affiliates,
           representatives, successors, or assigns (collectively referred to as
           the "Company") will attempt to consummate a transaction with any
           financing sources, or potential acquisition, introduced by the
           Consultant without first notifying Consultant, and satisfying
           Consultant's right to a two percent (2%) fee, on a per transaction
           basis. This provision will inure for a period of three (3) years form
           the date affixed to this document. However, any contacts introduced
           to the Company in the "normal course" of Consultant's primary
           contracted services shall not apply; further, all sources of business
           shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall keep completely
           confidential the identity of all such financing parties. It is
           understood that this Agreement is a reciprocal one between the
           signatories concerning the privileged information and contacts.

      8.3  Notices

           As such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly
           given: when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five (5)
           business days after

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          deposit in any United States Post Office in the continental United
           States, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed,
           when receipt is acknowledged or confirmed, if telecopies.

      8.4  Attorney's Fees

           In the event a dispute arises with respect to this Agreement, the
           party prevailing in such dispute shall be entitled to recover all
           expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees
           and expenses incurred in ascertaining such party's rights, in
           preparing to enforce or in enforcing such party's rights under this
           Agreement, whether or not it was necessary for such party to
           institute suit. Further, in the event the Company, its officers, and
           or its directors cause a dispute in which Consultant is involved, the
           Company agrees to hold Consultant harmless, and provide reasonable
           attorney fees. Company further agrees to notify Consultant
           immediately of such event.

      8.5  Complete Agreement

           This Agreement supersedes any and all of the other agreements, either
           oral or in writing, between the Parties with respect to such subject
           matter in any manner whatsoever. Each Party to this Agreement
           acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises or
           agreements, oral or otherwise, have been made by any Party, or anyone
           herein, and that no other Agreement, statement or promise not
           contained in the Agreement may be changed or amended only by an
           amendment in writing signed by all of the Parties or their respective
           successors-in-interest.

      8.6  Binding

           This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
           successors-in-interest, assigns and personal representatives of the
           respective Parties.

      8.7  Unenforceable Terms

           Any provision hereof prohibited by law or unenforceable under the law
           of any jurisdiction in which such provision is applicable shall
           adhere to such jurisdiction only be ineffective without affecting any
           other provision if this Agreement. To the full extent, however, that
           such applicable law may by waived to the end that this Agreement be
           deemed to be a valid and binding agreement enforceable in

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           accordance with its terms, the Parties hereto hereby waive such
           applicable law knowingly and understanding the effect of such waiver.

      8.8  Execution in Counterparts

           This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts and when so
           executed shall constitute one agreement binding on all the Parties,
           notwithstanding that all the Parties are not signatory to the
           original and same counterpart.

      8.9  Further Assurances

           From time to time each Party will execute and deliver such further
           instruments and will take such other action as any other Party may
           reasonably request in order to discharge and perform their
           obligations and agreements hereunder and to give effect to the
           intentions expressed in this Agreement.

      8.10 Incorporation By Reference

           All exhibits referred to in this Agreement are incorporated herein
           in their entirety by such reference.

      8.11 Miscellaneous Provisions

           The various headings and numbers herein and the grouping of
           provisions of this Agreement into separate articles and paragraphs
           are for the purpose of convenience only and shall not be considered a
           part hereof. The language in all parts of this Agreement shall in all
           cases be construed in accordance with its fair meanings as if
           prepared by a all Parties to the Agreement and not strictly for or
           against any of the Parties.

      9.   Notices

           Any notice or other communication required or permitted hereunder
           shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, telegraphed,
           telexed, sent by facsimile transmission (provided acknowledgement of
           receipt thereof is delivered to the sender) or sent by certified,
           registered or express mail, postage prepaid. Any such notice shall be
           deemed given when so delivered personally, telegraphed, telexed, sent
           by facsimile transmission or, if mailed, three days after the date of
           deposit in the United States mails as follows:

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                     If to Consultant, to:
                          Liolios Group, Inc.
                          2431 West Coast Hwy., #202
                          Newport Beach, CA. 92663

                     If to Company, to:
                          Versant Corporation
                          6539 Dumbarton Circle
                          Freemont, CA. 94555

           or such address as any of the above shall have
           specified by notice hereunder.

      IN   WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
           of the day and year first hereinabove written.

                               VERSANT CORPORATION

                               By:_________________________
                               Name:           Nick Ordon
                               Title:          President

                               LIOLIOS GROUP, INC.

                               By:_________________________
                               Name:      J. Scott Liolios
                               Title:          President