EXHIBIT 10.24

October 1, 2004

Mr. Cy
Tordiffe 
8160 148A Street 
Surrey, B. C.  
V3S 7J5

# Re:   Termination of
Employment and Severance Agreements  Revised

This letter will confirm our
discussions during which I advised you that as a result of corporate restructuring and
downsizing your employment with MDSI will end effective close of business September 30,
2004.

As a result, the following severance
package will be made available to you in order to assist you during the hopefully brief
period that you will be without employment and to provide you with some financial
security.

|(a) |  | Severance
 you will receive a termination payment in an amount equal to
               eighteen (18) months base salary ($270,000 CDN) in accordance with
paragraph                12.4 of the Employment Agreement between you and MDSI, less
applicable statutory                withholdings and deductions. The termination payments
will be made according to                your payment schedule and payment details as
outlined in your letter dated                September 30, 2004, which are as follows:
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| |  |  | On
or before October 15, 2004, MDSI will pay CAD$16,200 (before taxes) to your RRSP account
(account details outlined in your September 30, 2004 letter),
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| |  |  | On
or before October 15, 2004, MDSI will pay CAD$51,300 to your bank account,
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| |  |  | On
or before January 15, 2005, MDSI will pay CAD$67,500 to your bank account,
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| |  |  | On
or before March 31, 2005, MDSI will pay CAD$67,500 to your bank account,
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| |  |  | On
or before June 30, 2005, MDSI will pay CAD$67,500 to your bank account.
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| | With
the exception of the previously mentioned payment to the RRSP account, it is understood
that the amounts paid will have applicable statutory holdings and deductions applied.
Taxes will not be withheld from the RRSP transfer.
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|(b) |  | Benefits
 the Company shall maintain you and your eligible dependents on
               record as of September 30, 2004, on the Company Benefit Program to March
31,                2006 or the date on which you find alternate employment, whichever
comes first.                Upon the expiration of these benefits, you may elect to
convert the coverage                into an individual policy. If you elect to do so,
please contact Bob Olsen at                Zlotnik, Lamb & Co. at 604-688-7208.
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|(c) |  | Employee
Share Ownership Plan  if you have been participating in the                Employee
Share Ownership Plan, you may elect to authorize MDSI to continue to                hold
the total contribution made to be applied against future purchases of
               shares in accordance with the Plan or elect a refund of contributions.
Please                contact Delia Sy at 604-207-6304 with respect to your election.
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|(d) |  | Stock
Options  all stock options granted to you by MDSI shall continue to
               vest to until March 30, 2006. You will have sixty (60) days from March 30,
2006                to exercise any vested options. Options not vested by March 30, 2006
shall be                cancelled. Should you wish to exercise your options please
contact Julie Wong at                604-207-6297.
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|(e) |  | Vacation
 accrued vacation standing to your credit as of September 30,                2004
of 107 days shall be paid to you as soon as reasonably practical but no
               later than October 15, 2004.
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|(f) |  | Career
Transition  the Company will provide you with access to the Career
               Transition program offered by Knightsbridge Career Management. This
program                allows you to fully participate in choosing services to best suit
your needs to                a maximum value of $5,000. You and your Knightsbridge
consultant will jointly                select appropriate services and manage your
program to ensure maximum relevance                and value. Should you wish to
participate in this program please contact Ron                Toffolo at 604-207-6298 or
Julie Wong at 604-207-6297.
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|(g) |  | Letter
of Reference  upon request, the Company will provide you with a
               letter of reference on mutually agreeable terms.
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|(h) |  | Bonuses
and Incentives  When the Q3, 2004 financial analysis is completed,
               on or before October 31, 2004, you will receive all bonuses and incentives
as                described in your employment agreement amendment dated May 8, 2004.
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Your departure will be characterized
internally and externally as a resignation initiated by you and you agree to resign as an
officer of MDSI and or director of any of MDSIs subsidiaries and corporate
affiliates as applicable effective as of September 30, 2004.

All Company material issued to you
and itemized on the list provided by you will be transferred to your name once you have
signed the accompanying equipment receipt. All MDSI software must be returned and the hard
drive must be purged at the end of your temporary work assignment.

The payment as outlined in paragraph
(a) above is conditional upon your execution of the Settlement and Release Agreement
attached hereto, which is to be returned to Julie Wong by no later than 5:00 p.m. October
7, 2004. It is understood and agreed that you have the opportunity to seek outside legal
and/or financial counsel to consider this matter.

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You are reminded of the conditions of
your Employment Agreement and your duties and obligations with respect to non-disclosure
of confidential information, trade secrets and work product and conflict of interest and
non-competition.

I sincerely regret that this action
had to be taken. I hope that the foregoing will assist you in planning for the future. On
behalf of the Company we wish to thank you for your contribution to MDSI and wish you
every success in your future endeavours.

Sincerely, MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc.

Erik Dysthe
President and CEO

Received
Cy Tordiffe
07 Oct 04 14h10 PDT

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# RELEASE

|1. |  | Cy
Tordiffe (Tordiffe), in consideration of the payment of           $270,000
CDN and other good and valuable consideration described in the           letter from
MDSI to Tordiffe dated October 1, 2004, the receipt and sufficiency           of which is
hereby acknowledged, does forever release and forever discharge MDSI           Mobile
Data Solutions Inc. (MDSI) from any and all manners of           claims,
causes of action, proceedings, complaints, damages, costs,           disbursements,
liabilities and obligations of any nature or kind whatsoever           known or unknown
whether in law or in equity or pursuant to statute, which, as           against MDSI or
other such persons or any of them Tordiffe has ever had or now           has by reason of
or arising out of any cause, matter or thing whatsoever           occurring or existing
and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any           matter, cause, or
thing relating to or arising out of Tordiffes employment           with MDSI, his
contract of employment with MDSI, or the termination of           Tordiffes
employment with MDSI, and any other claim for damages, notice,           payment in lieu
of notice, wrongful dismissal, severance pay, loss of benefits,           pension issues,
incentive or any other bonus program, profit sharing, stock           distribution, stock
options or stock purchase rights, vacation pay or any claims           under the British
Columbia Employment Standards Act or Human Rights           Code.
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|2 |  | Nothing
in this Release does or is intended to alter the terms of the agreement concluded between
Tordiffe and MDSI which is set out in the letter from MDSI to Tordiffe dated October 1,
2004. This Release is given in consideration of the performance by MDSI of all of its
obligations to Tordiffe set out in that letter.
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|3. |  | This
Release is binding upon and enures to the benefit of Tordiffes heirs,
          executors, administrators, assigns, committees and trustees.
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|4. |  | This
Release is binding upon and enures to the benefit of MDSIs directors,
          officers, employees, agents, predecessors, successors, assigns, liquidators,
          receivers, receiver managers, trustees, owners and shareholders.
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|5. |  | In
the event withholdings have not been deducted which should have been           deducted,
Tordiffe shall indemnify and save harmless MDSI from any resulting           liabilities,
obligations, and costs regarding any claims which Canada Customs           and Revenue
Agency, Employment Insurance Commission or any other government           agency or
department may have with respect to any payments made to or on behalf           of
Tordiffe.
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|6. |  | Tordiffe
acknowledges that the facts in respect of which this Release is made           may prove
to be other than or different from the facts in that connection now           known or
believed by Tordiffe to be true. Tordiffe accepts and assumes the risk           of the
facts being different and agrees that this Release shall be in all           respects
enforceable and not subject to termination, rescission, or variation by
          discovery of any differences in facts.
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|7. |  | Tordiffe
agrees to keep the terms of this Release strictly confidential and will           not
disclose any information with respect to this Release to any one with the
          exception of his legal or financial advisors, unless compelled to do so by law
          or court order.
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|8. |  | Tordiffe
agrees he will not make any statement or publish any document which is
          defamatory about or concerning MDSI or any person who holds or has held the
          position of officer or director of MDSI.
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|9. |  | It
is agreed that the consideration and this Release are not admissions of
          liability.
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|10. |  | Tordiffe
acknowledges that this Release has been executed voluntarily after           receiving
legal advice.
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|11. |  | The
Release is given voluntarily for the purposes of making a full and final settlement of
all of Tordiffes claims whatsoever arising against MDSI.
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|12. |  | The
terms of the Release are contractual and not recitals.
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|13. |  | This
Release is governed by the laws of British Columbia.
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| | Dated
at Richmond, the 07 day of October 2004.
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|SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED by
Cy Tordiffe
in the presence of:/s/ [illegible]
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  Cy Tordiffe
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