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                                EXHIBIT (10)(iii)
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                                 SYNTELLECT INC.
                            LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
                       (AS AMENDED THROUGH JUNE 14, 2001)

                  ARTICLE 1         PURPOSE

                  1.1. GENERAL. The purpose of the Syntellect Inc. Long-Term
Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to promote the success, and enhance the value, of
Syntellect Inc. (the "Company") by linking the personal interests of its
employees, consultants and advisors to those of Company shareholders and by
providing its employees, consultants and advisors with an incentive for
outstanding performance. The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to
the Company in its ability to motivate, attract, and retain the services of
employees, consultants and advisors upon whose judgment, interest, and special
effort the successful conduct of the Company's operation is largely dependent.
Accordingly, the Plan permits the grant of incentive awards from time to time to
selected employees, consultants and advisors of the Company and any Subsidiary.

                  ARTICLE 2         EFFECTIVE DATE

                  2.1. EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan became effective on February 1,
1995 (the "Effective Date), the date the Plan was approved by the Board. The
Plan was approved by the shareholders of the Company on May 23, 1995.

                  ARTICLE 3         DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

                  3.1. DEFINITIONS. When a word or phrase appears in this Plan
with the initial letter capitalized, and the word or phrase does not commence a
sentence, the word or phrase shall generally be given the meaning ascribed to it
in this Section or in Sections 1.1 or 2.1 unless a clearly different meaning is
required by the context. The following words and phrases shall have the
following meanings:

                           (a) "Award" means any Option, Stock Appreciation
         Right, Restricted Stock Award, Performance Share Award, Dividend
         Equivalent Award, or Other Stock-Based Award, or any other right or
         interest relating to Stock or cash, granted to a Participant under the
         Plan.

                           (b) "Award Agreement" means any written agreement,
         contract, or other instrument or document evidencing an Award.

                           (c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the
         Company or a Committee thereof formed under Section 4, as the case may
         be.

                           (d) "Cause" means (except as otherwise provided in an
         Option Agreement) if the Board, in its reasonable and good faith
         discretion, determines that the employee, consultant or advisor (i) has
         developed or pursued interests substantially adverse to the Company,
         (ii) materially breached any employment, engagement or confidentiality
         agreement or otherwise failed to satisfactorily discharge his or her
         duties, (iii) has not devoted all or substantially all of his or her
         business time, effort and attention to the affairs of the Company (or
         such lesser amount as has been agreed to in writing by the Company),
         (iv) is convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude, or (v) has
         engaged in activities or omissions that are detrimental to the
         well-being of the Company.

                           (e) "Change of Control" means and includes each of
         the following (except as otherwise provided in an Option Agreement):

                                    (1) there shall be consummated any
                                    consolidation or merger of the
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                                    Company in which the Company is not the
                                    continuing or surviving entity, or pursuant
                                    to which Stock would be converted into cash,
                                    securities or other property, other than a
                                    merger of the Company in which the holders
                                    of the Company's Stock immediately prior to
                                    the merger have the same proportionate
                                    ownership of beneficial interest of common
                                    stock or other voting securities of the
                                    surviving entity immediately after the
                                    merger;

                                    (2) there shall be consummated any sale,
                                    lease, exchange or other transfer (in one
                                    transaction or a series of related
                                    transactions) of assets or earning power
                                    aggregating more than 40% of the assets or
                                    earning power of the Company and its
                                    subsidiaries (taken as a whole);

                                    (3) the shareholders of the Company shall
                                    approve any plan or proposal for liquidation
                                    or dissolution of the Company;

                                    (4) any person (as such term is used in
                                    Section 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange
                                    Act), other than any employee benefit plan
                                    of the Company or any subsidiary of the
                                    Company or any entity holding shares of
                                    capital stock of the Company for or pursuant
                                    to the terms of any such employee benefit
                                    plan in its role as an agent or trustee for
                                    such plan, shall become the beneficial owner
                                    (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the
                                    Exchange Act) of 20% or more of the
                                    Company's outstanding Stock; or

                                    (5) during any period of two consecutive
                                    years, individuals who at the beginning of
                                    such period shall fail to constitute a
                                    majority thereof, unless the election, or
                                    the nomination for election by the Company's
                                    shareholders, of each new director was
                                    approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of
                                    the directors then still in office who were
                                    directors at the beginning of the period.

                           (f) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
         as amended from time to time.

                           (g) "Committee" means the committee of the Board
         described in Article 4.

                           (h) "Disability" shall mean any illness or other
         physical or mental condition of a Participant which renders the
         Participant incapable of performing his customary and usual duties for
         the Company, or any medically determinable illness or other physical or
         mental condition resulting from a bodily injury, disease or mental
         disorder which in the judgment of the Committee is permanent and
         continuous in nature. The Committee may require such medical or other
         evidence as it deems necessary to judge the nature and permanency of
         the Participant's condition.

                           (i) "Dividend Equivalent" means a right granted to a
         Participant under Article 11.

                           (j) "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange
         Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

                           (k) "Fair Market Value" means with respect to Stock
         or any other property, the fair market value of such Stock or other
         property as determined by the Board in its discretion, under one of the
         following methods: (i) the average of the closing bid and asked prices
         for the Stock as reported on any national securities exchange on which
         the Stock is then listed (which shall include the NASDAQ National
         Market System) for that date or, if no prices are so reported
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         for that date, such prices on the next preceding date for which closing
         bid and asked prices were reported; or (ii) the price as determined by
         such methods or procedures as may be established from time to time by
         the Board.

                           (l) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option that is
         intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any
         successor provision thereto.

                           (m) "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means an Option that
         is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.

                           (n) "Option" means a right granted to a Participant
         under Article 7 of the Plan to purchase Stock at a specified price
         during specified time periods.

         An Option may be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified
         Stock Option.

                           (o) "Other Stock-Based Award" means a right, granted
         to a Participant under Article 12, that relates to or is valued by
         reference to Stock or other Awards relating to Stock.

                           (p) "Participant" means a person who, as an employee
         of or consultant or advisor to the Company or any Subsidiary, has been
         granted an Award under the Plan. A "Participant" shall not include any
         Director of the Company or any Subsidiary who is not also an employee
         of or consultant to the Company or any Subsidiary.

                           (q) "Performance Share" means a right granted to a
         Participant under Article 9, to receive cash, Stock, or other Awards,
         the payment of which is contingent upon achieving certain performance
         goals established by the Committee.

                           (r) "Plan" means the Syntellect Inc. Long-Term
         Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

                           (s) "Restricted Stock Award" means Stock granted to a
         Participant under Article 10 that is subject to certain restrictions
         and to risk of forfeiture.

                           (t) "Stock" means the common stock of the Company and
         such other securities of the Company that may be substituted for Stock
         pursuant to Article 13.

                           (u) "Stock Appreciation Right" or "SAR" means a right
         granted to a Participant under Article 8 to receive a payment equal to
         the difference between the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock as of
         the date of exercise of the SAR over the grant price of the SAR, all as
         determined pursuant to Article 8.

                           (v) "Subsidiary" means any corporation, domestic or
         foreign, of which a majority of the outstanding voting stock or voting
         power is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Company.

                  ARTICLE 4         ADMINISTRATION

                  4.1. BOARD/COMMITTEE. The Plan shall be administered by the
Board of Directors or, to the extent required to comply with Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act, a Committee that is appointed by, and serves
at the discretion of, the Board. Any Committee shall consist of at least two
individuals who are members of the Board and are "disinterested persons," as
such term is defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange
Act or any successor provision, except as may be otherwise permitted under
Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the regulations and rules promulgated
thereunder. For purposes of this Plan, the "Board" shall mean the Board of
Directors or the Committee, as the case may be.
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                  4.2. ACTION BY THE BOARD. A majority of the Board shall
constitute a quorum. The acts of a majority of the members present at any
meeting at which a quorum is present and acts approved in writing by a majority
of the Board in lieu of a meeting shall be deemed the acts of the Board. Each
member of the Board is entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report
or other information furnished to that member by any officer or other employee
of the Company or any Subsidiary, the Company's independent certified public
accountants, or any executive compensation consultant or other professional
retained by the Company to assist in the administration of the Plan.

                  4.3. AUTHORITY OF BOARD. The Board has the exclusive power,
authority and discretion to:

                           (a) Designate Participants;

                           (b) Determine the type or types of Awards to be
         granted to each Participant;

                           (c) Determine the number of Awards to be granted and
         the number of shares of Stock to which an Award will relate;

                           (d) Determine the terms and conditions of any Award
         granted under the Plan including but not limited to, the exercise
         price, grant price, or purchase price, any restrictions or limitations
         on the Award, any schedule for lapse of forfeiture restrictions or
         restrictions on the exercisability of an Award, and accelerations or
         waivers thereof, based in each case on such considerations as the Board
         in its sole discretion determines;

                           (e) Determine whether, to what extent, and under what
         circumstances an Award may be settled in, or the exercise price of an
         Award may be paid in, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, or
         an Award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered;

                           (f) Prescribe the form of each Award Agreement, which
         need not be identical for each Participant;

                           (g) Decide all other matters that must be determined
         in connection with an Award;

                           (h) Establish, adopt or revise any rules and
         regulations as it may deem necessary or advisable to administer the
         Plan; and

                           (i) Make all other decisions and determinations that
         may be required under the Plan or as the Board deems necessary or
         advisable to administer the Plan.

                  4.4. DECISIONS BINDING. The Board's interpretation of the
Plan, any Awards granted under the Plan, any Award Agreement and all decisions
and determinations by the Board with respect to the Plan are final, binding, and
conclusive on all parties.

                  ARTICLE 5         SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

                  5.1. NUMBER OF SHARES. Subject to adjustment provided in
Section 15.1, the aggregate number of shares of Stock reserved and available for
Awards or which may be used to provide a basis of measurement for or to
determine the value of an Award (such as with a Stock Appreciation Right or
Performance Share Award) shall be 2,400,000.

                  5.2. LAPSED AWARDS. To the extent that an Award terminates,
expires or lapses for any reason, any shares of Stock subject to the Award will
again be available for the grant of an Award under the Plan and shares subject
to SARs or other Awards settled in cash will be available for the grant of
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an Award under the Plan, in each case to the full extent available pursuant to
the rules and interpretations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under
Section 16 of the Exchange Act, if applicable.

                  5.3. STOCK DISTRIBUTED. Any Stock distributed pursuant to an
Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Stock,
treasury Stock or Stock purchased on the open market.

                  5.4. LIMITATIONS ON AWARDS TO ANY SINGLE PARTICIPANT. There is
no limitation that restricts the number of shares of stock which are subject to
Awards issued to any single Participant.

                  ARTICLE 6         ELIGIBILITY

                  6.1. GENERAL. Awards may be granted only to individuals who
are employees (including employees who also are directors or officers) of the
Company or a Subsidiary or to consultants or advisors thereto, as determined by
the Board.

                  ARTICLE 7         STOCK OPTIONS

                  7.1. GENERAL. The Board is authorized to grant Options to
Participants on the following terms and conditions:

                           (a) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per share of
         Stock under an Option shall be determined by the Board.

                           (b) TIME AND CONDITIONS OF EXERCISE. The Board shall
         determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in
         whole or in part. The Board also shall determine the performance or
         other conditions, if any, that must be satisfied before all or part of
         an Option may be exercised.

                           (c) PAYMENT. The Board shall determine the methods by
         which the exercise price of an Option may be paid, the form of payment,
         including, without limitation, cash, shares of Stock, or other property
         (including net issuance or other "cashless exercise" arrangements), and
         the methods by which shares of Stock shall be delivered or deemed to be
         delivered to Participants. Without limiting the power and discretion
         conferred on the Board pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Board
         may, in the exercise of its discretion, but need not, allow a
         Participant to pay the Option price by directing the Company to
         withhold from the shares of Stock that would otherwise be issued upon
         exercise of the Option that number of shares having a Fair Market Value
         on the exercise date equal to the Option price, all as determined
         pursuant to rules and procedures established by the Board.

                           (d) EVIDENCE OF GRANT. All Options shall be evidenced
         by a written Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant.
         The Award Agreement shall include such provisions as may be specified
         by the Board.

                  7.2. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. The terms of any Incentive Stock
Options granted under the Plan must comply with the following additional rules:

                           (a) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per share of
         Stock shall be set by the Board, provided that the exercise price for
         any Incentive Stock Option may not be less than the Fair Market Value
         as of the date of the grant.

                           (b) EXERCISE. In no event, may any Incentive Stock
         Option be exercisable for more than ten years from the date of its
         grant.

                           (c) LAPSE OF OPTION. An Incentive Stock Option shall
         lapse under the
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         following circumstances:

                                    (1) The Incentive Stock Option shall lapse
                  ten (10) years after it is granted, unless an earlier time is
                  set in the Award Agreement.

                                    (2) The Incentive Stock Option shall lapse
                  upon termination of employment for Cause or for any other
                  reason, other than the Participant's death or Disability,
                  unless the Committee determines in its discretion to extend
                  the exercise period for no more than ninety (90) days after
                  the Participant's termination of employment.

                                    (3) In the case of the Participant's
                  termination of employment due to Disability or death, the
                  Incentive Stock Option shall lapse upon termination of
                  employment, unless the Committee determines in its discretion
                  to extend the exercise period of the Incentive Stock Option
                  for no more than twelve (12) months after the date the
                  Participant terminates employment. Upon the Participant's
                  death, any vested and otherwise exercisable Incentive Stock
                  Options may be exercised by the Participant's legal
                  representative or representatives, by the person or persons
                  entitled to do so under the Participant's last will and
                  testament, or, if the Participant shall fail to make
                  testamentary disposition of such Incentive Stock Option or
                  shall die intestate, by the person or persons entitled to
                  receive said Incentive Stock Option under the applicable laws
                  of descent and distribution.

                           (d) INDIVIDUAL DOLLAR LIMITATION. The aggregate Fair
         Market Value (determined as of the time an Award is made) of all shares
         of Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are first
         exercisable by a Participant in any calendar year may not exceed One
         Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00).

                           (e) TEN PERCENT OWNERS. An Incentive Stock Option
         shall be granted to any individual who, at the date of grant, owns
         stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined
         voting power of all classes of Stock of the Company only if, at time
         such Option is granted, the Option price is at least one hundred ten
         percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Stock and such Option by
         its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years
         from the date the Option is granted.

                           (f) EXPIRATION OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. No Award
         of an Incentive Stock Option may be made pursuant to this Plan after
         the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.

                           (g) RIGHT TO EXERCISE. During a Participant's
         lifetime, an Incentive Stock Option may be exercised only by the
         Participant.

                           (h) EMPLOYEES ONLY. Incentive Stock Options may be
         granted only to Participants who are employees of the Company or any
         Subsidiary.

                  ARTICLE 8         STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS


                  8.1. GRANT OF SARs. The Board is authorized to grant SARs to
Participants on the following terms and conditions:

                           (a) RIGHT TO PAYMENT. Upon the exercise of a Stock
         Appreciation Right, the Participant to whom it is granted has the right
         to receive the excess, if any, of:

                                    (1) The Fair Market Value of one share of
                  Stock on the date of exercise; over

                                    (2) The grant price of the Stock
                  Appreciation Right as determined
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                  by the Board, which shall not be less than the Fair Market
                  Value of one share of Stock on the date of grant in the case
                  of any SAR related to any Incentive Stock Option.

                           (b) OTHER TERMS. All awards of Stock Appreciation
         Rights shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. The terms, methods of
         exercise, methods of settlement, form of consideration payable in
         settlement, and any other terms and conditions of any Stock
         Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Board at the time of the
         grant of the Award and shall be reflected in the Award Agreement.

                  ARTICLE 9         PERFORMANCE SHARES

                  9.1. GRANT OF PERFORMANCE SHARES. The Board is authorized to
grant Performance Shares to Participants on such terms and conditions as may be
selected by the Board. The Board shall have the complete discretion to determine
the number of Performance Shares granted to each Participant. All Awards of
Performance Shares shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.

                  9.2. RIGHT TO PAYMENT. A grant of Performance Shares gives the
Participant rights, valued as determined by the Board, and payable to, or
exercisable by, the Participant to whom the Performance Shares are granted, in
whole or in part, as the Board shall establish at grant or thereafter. The Board
shall set performance goals and other terms or conditions to payment of the
Performance Shares in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which
they are met, will determine the number and value of Performance Shares that
will be paid to the Participant, provided that the time period during which the
performance goals must be met shall, in all cases, exceed six months.

                  9.3. OTHER TERMS. Performance Shares may be payable in cash,
Stock, or other property, and have such other terms and conditions as determined
by the Board and reflected in the Award Agreement.

                  ARTICLE 10        RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

                  10.1. GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. The Board is authorized to
make Awards of Restricted Stock to Participants in such amounts and subject to
such terms and conditions as may be selected by the Board. All Awards of
Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Award Agreement.

                  10.2. ISSUANCE AND RESTRICTIONS. Restricted Stock shall be
subject to such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the
Board may impose (including, without limitation, limitations on the right to
vote Restricted Stock or the right to receive dividends on the Restricted
Stock). These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times,
under such circumstances, in such installments, or otherwise, as the Board
determines at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter.

                  10.3. FORFEITURE. Except as otherwise determined by the Board
at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon termination of
employment during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Stock that is at
that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited and reacquired by the
Company, provided, however, that the Board may provide in any Award Agreement
that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock will be
waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified
causes, and the Board may in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions
or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock.

                  10.4. CERTIFICATES FOR RESTRICTED STOCK. Restricted Stock
granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Board shall
determine. If certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock are
registered in the name of the Participant, certificates must bear an appropriate
legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such
Restricted Stock, and the Company shall retain physical possession of the
certificate until such time as all applicable restrictions lapse.
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                  ARTICLE 11        DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS

                  11.1. GRANT OF DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. The Board is authorized
to grant Dividend Equivalents to Participants subject to such terms and
conditions as may be selected by the Board. Dividend Equivalents shall entitle
the Participant to receive payments equal to dividends with respect to all or a
portion of the number of shares of Stock subject to an Option Award or SAR
Award, as determined by the Board. The Board may provide that Dividend
Equivalents be paid or distributed when accrued or be deemed to have been
reinvested in additional shares of Stock, or otherwise reinvested.

                  ARTICLE 12        OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS

                  12.1. GRANT OF OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS. The Board is
authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to
Participants such other Awards that are payable in, valued in whole or in part
by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to shares of Stock, as deemed
by the Board to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan, including without
limitation shares of Stock awarded purely as a "bonus" and not subject to any
restrictions or conditions, convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other
rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of Stock, and Awards valued by
reference to book value of shares of Stock or the value of securities of or the
performance of specified Subsidiaries. The Board shall determine the terms and
conditions of such Awards.

                  ARTICLE 13        PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS

                  13.1. STAND-ALONE, TANDEM, AND SUBSTITUTE AWARDS. Awards
granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Board, be granted either
alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for, any other Award
granted under the Plan. If an Award is granted in substitution for another
Award, the Board may require the surrender of such other Award in consideration
of the grant of the new Award. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with
other Awards may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time
from the grant of such other Awards.

                  13.2. EXCHANGE PROVISIONS. The Board may at any time offer to
exchange or buy out any previously granted Award for a payment in cash, Stock,
or another Award (subject to Section 13.1), based on the terms and conditions
the Board determines and communicates to the Participant at the time the offer
is made.

                  13.3. TERM OF AWARD. The term of each Award shall be for the
period as determined by the Board, provided that in no event shall the term of
any Incentive Stock Option or a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with
the Incentive Stock Option exceed a period of ten years from the date of its
grant.

                  13.4. FORM OF PAYMENT FOR AWARDS. Subject to the terms of the
Plan and any applicable law or Award Agreement, payments or transfers to be made
by the Company or a Subsidiary on the grant or exercise of an Award may be made
in such forms as the Board determines at or after the time of grant, including
without limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, or any
combination, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments,
or on a deferred basis, in each case determined in accordance with rules adopted
by, and at the discretion of, the Board. The Board may also authorize payment in
the exercise of an Option by net issuance or other cashless exercise methods.

                  13.5. LIMITS ON TRANSFER. No right or interest of a
Participant in any Award may be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to or in
favor of any party other than the Company or a Subsidiary, or shall be subject
to any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant to any other party
other than the Company or a Subsidiary. Except as otherwise provided below, no
Award shall be assignable or transferable by a Participant other than by will or
the laws of descent and distribution or, with the consent of the Board in its
sole discretion and except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, pursuant to
a court order that would otherwise satisfy the requirements to be a domestic
relations order as defined in Section 414(p)(1)(B) of the Code, if the order
satisfies Section 414(p)(1)(A) of the Code notwithstanding that such
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an order relates to the transfer of a stock option rather than an interest in an
employee benefit plan. In the Award Agreement for any Award other than an Award
that includes an Incentive Stock Option, the Board may allow a Participant to
assign or otherwise transfer all or a portion of the rights represented by the
Award to specified individuals or classes of individuals, or to a trust
benefiting such individuals or classes of individuals, subject to such
restrictions, limitations, or conditions as the Board deems to be appropriate.

                  13.6. BENEFICIARIES. Notwithstanding Section 13.5, a
Participant may, in the manner determined by the Board, designate a beneficiary
to exercise the rights of the Participant and to receive any distribution with
respect to any Award upon the Participant's death. A beneficiary, legal
guardian, legal representative, or other person claiming any rights under the
Plan is subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement
applicable to the Participant, except to the extent the Plan and Award Agreement
otherwise provide, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or
appropriate by the Board. If the Participant is married and resides in a
jurisdiction in which community property laws apply, a designation of a person
other than the Participant's spouse as his beneficiary with respect to more than
50 percent of the Participant's interest in the Award shall not be effective
without the written consent of the Participant's spouse. If no beneficiary has
been designated or survives the Participant, payment shall be made to the person
entitled thereto under the Participant's will or the laws of descent and
distribution. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed
or revoked by a Participant at any time provided the change or revocation is
filed with the Board.

                  13.7. STOCK CERTIFICATES. All Stock certificates delivered
under the Plan are subject to any stop-transfer orders and, other restrictions
as the Board deems necessary or advisable to comply with federal or state
securities laws, rules and regulations and the rules of any national securities
exchange or automated quotation system on which the Stock is listed, quoted, or
traded. The Board may place legends on any Stock certificate to reference
restrictions applicable to the Stock.

                  13.8 TENDER OFFERS. In the event of a public tender for all or
any portion of the Stock, or in the event that a proposal to merge, consolidate,
or otherwise combine with another company is submitted for shareholder approval,
the Board may in its sole discretion declare previously granted Options to be
immediately exercisable. To the extent that this provision causes Incentive
Stock Options to exceed the dollar limitation set forth in Section 7.2(d), the
excess Options shall be deemed to be Non-Qualified Stock Options.

                  13.9. CHANGE OF CONTROL. A Change of Control shall cause every
Option outstanding hereunder to become fully exercisable and allow each
Participant the right to exercise an Option prior to the occurrence of the event
otherwise terminating the Option; provided, however, that in the event (i) the
Company's Board of Directors approves a transaction to be accounted for as a
"pooling-of-interests" and (ii) the Company's independent accountants have
advised the Company in writing that the amendment to this Section 13.9 approved
by the Board of Directors on February 17, 1998, precludes such accounting, then,
without any further action, such amendment to Section 13.9 shall be null and
void, and Section 13.9 shall remain in effect as existing prior to such
amendment.

                  ARTICLE 14        CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE

                  14.1. GENERAL. In the event a stock dividend is declared upon
the Stock, the shares of Stock then subject to each Award (and the number of
shares subject thereto) shall be increased proportionately without any change in
the aggregate purchase price therefor. In the event the Stock shall be changed
into or exchanged for a different number or class of shares of Stock or of
another corporation, whether through reorganization, recapitalization, stock
split-up, combination of shares, there shall be substituted for each such share
of Stock then subject to each Award (and for each share of Stock then subject
thereto) the number and class of shares of Stock into which each outstanding
share of Stock shall be so exchanged, all without any change in the aggregate
purchase price for the shares then subject to each Award.
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                  ARTICLE 15        AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION

                  15.1. AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION. With the
approval of the Board, at any time and from time to time, the Board may
terminate, amend or modify the Plan. However, without approval of the
shareholders of the Company or other conditions (as may be required by the Code,
by the insider trading rules of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, by any national
securities exchange or system on which the Stock is listed or reported, or by a
regulatory body having jurisdiction), no such termination, amendment, or
modification may:

                           (a) Materially increase the total number of shares of
         Stock that may be issued under the Plan, except as provided in Section
         14.1;

                           (b) Materially modify the eligibility requirements
         for participation in the Plan; or

                           (c) Materially increase the benefits accruing to
         Participants under the Plan.


                  15.2. AWARDS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED. No termination, amendment, or
modification of the Plan shall adversely affect in any material way any Award
previously granted under the Plan, without the written consent of the
Participant.

                  ARTICLE 16        GENERAL PROVISIONS

                  16.1. NO RIGHTS TO AWARDS. No Participant or employee or
consultant shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and
neither the Company nor the Board is obligated to treat Participants and
employees or consultants uniformly.

                  16.2. NO STOCKHOLDERS RIGHTS. No Award gives the Participant
any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company unless and until shares of
Stock are in fact issued to such person in connection with such Award.

                  16.3. WITHHOLDING. The Company or any Subsidiary shall have
the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to
remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy United States Federal,
state, and local taxes (including the Participant's FICA obligation and any
withholding obligation imposed by any country other than the United States in
which the Participant resides) required by law to be withheld with respect to
any taxable event arising as a result of this Plan. With respect to withholding
required upon any taxable event under the Plan, Participants may elect, subject
to the Board's approval, to satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole or in
part, by having the Company or any Subsidiary withhold shares of Stock having a
Fair Market Value on the date of withholding equal to the amount to be withheld
for tax purposes in accordance with such procedures as the Board establishes.
The Board may, at the time any Award is granted, require that any and all
applicable tax withholding requirements be satisfied by the withholding of
shares of Stock as set forth above.

                  16.4. NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT. Nothing in the Plan or any Award
Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or
any Subsidiary to terminate any Participant's employment at any time, nor confer
upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any
Subsidiary.

                  16.5. UNFUNDED STATUS OF AWARDS. The Plan is intended to be an
"unfunded" plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any
payments not yet made to a Participant pursuant to an Award, nothing contained
in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall give the Participant any rights that
are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary.
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                  16.6. INDEMNIFICATION. To the extent allowable under
applicable law, each member of the Committee or of the Board shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Company from any loss, cost, liability, or
expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such member in
connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to
which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason
of any action or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all
amounts paid by him or her in satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit, or
proceeding against him or her provided he or she gives the Company an
opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she
undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right
of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification
to which such persons may be entitled under the Company's Articles of
Incorporation or By-Laws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that
the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

                  16.7. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER BENEFITS. No payment under the
Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension,
retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or other benefit
plan of the Company or any Subsidiary.

                  16.8. EXPENSES. The expenses of administering the Plan shall
be borne by the Company and its Subsidiaries.

                  16.9. TITLES AND HEADINGS. The titles and headings of the
Sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of
any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall
control.

                  16.10. FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares of stock shall
be issued and the Board shall determine, in its discretion, whether cash shall
be given in lieu of fractional shares or whether such fractional shares shall be
eliminated by rounding up.

                  16.11. SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. With respect to any person
who is, on the relevant date, obligated to file reports under Section 16 of the
Exchange Act, transactions under this Plan are intended to comply with all
applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 or its successors under the Exchange Act. To
the extent any provision of the Plan or action by the Board fails to so comply,
it shall be void to the extent permitted by law and voidable as deemed advisable
by the Board, and such provision or action shall be deemed to be modified so as
to comply with Rule 16b-3.

                  16.12. GOVERNMENT AND OTHER REGULATIONS. The obligation of the
Company to make payment of awards in Stock or otherwise shall be subject to all
applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by government
agencies as may be required. The Company shall be under no obligation to
register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any of the shares of
Stock paid under the Plan. If the shares paid under the Plan may in certain
circumstances be exempt from registration under such act, the Company may
restrict the transfer of such shares in such manner as it deems advisable to
ensure the availability of any such exemption.

                  16.13. GOVERNING LAW. The Plan and all Award Agreements shall
be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of
Arizona.


                            END OF EXHIBIT (10)(iii)