Exhibit 10.17



Executive Officer Summary Compensation Sheet



Annual Cash Compensation for Senior Executive Officers



The annual cash compensation for Executive Officers of Verity, as of July 31,
2005, was as follows:



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|Executive Officer                                                                                       |  | AnnualBase Salary |         |    | TargetIncentive atPlan |  
|Gary J. Sbona  Executive Chairman of the Board                                                         |  | $                 | 52,000  |    |                        |   | Notapplicable |   
|Anthony J. Bettencourt  President and Chief Executive Officer                                          |  | $                 | 500,000 |    |                        | $ | 175,000       | * 
|Steven R. Springsteel  Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer |  | $                 | 360,000 |    |                        | $ | 180,000       |   
|Sunil D. Nagdev  Senior Vice President, Professional Services and Technical Support                    |  | $                 | 265,000 |    |                        | $ | 125,000       |   
|Michael D. Mooney  Senior Vice President, North American Sales and Business Development                |  | $                 | 290,000 |    |                        | $ | 175,000       |   
|Hugo Sluimer Senior Vice President, EMEA and APAC Operations                                           |  |                  | 240,000 | ** |                        |  | 220,000       | **
|Mark Seamans  Senior Vice President, Research and Development                                          |  | $                 | 283,000 |    |                        | $ | 141,500       |   
|Nicole Eagan  Senior Vice President of Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer                           |  | $                 | 275,000 |    |                        | $ | 137,500       |   



|* | Mr. Bettencourts fiscal 2006 target incentive bonus, as well as the parameters for assessment of attainment of goals, have not yet been determined.
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|** | Euro exchange rate as of July 31, 2005 was $1.2129 per 1.
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Cash Bonus Arrangements for Executive Officers Other than Chief Executive Officer



The Board of Directors approved the Fiscal 2006 Executive Variable
Compensation Plan, as follows:



| | 1. | Metrics for determining percentage of goal attainment are weighted as follows:
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| | a. | 1/3 for attainment of Company revenue targets;
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| | b. | 1/3 for attainment of Company operating income targets;
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| | c. | 1/3 for individual MBOs (management objectives).
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| | 2. | No payout if less than 90% of the goal is reached.
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| | 3. | For 90% to 100% of goal attainment, target incentive is paid out 50% to 100% on a linear basis based on level of attainment.
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| | 4. | For 100% to 130% of goal attainment, target incentive is paid out 100% to 200% on a linear basis based on level of attainment, with 200% being a maximum bonus payable.
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| | 5. | Both quarterly revenue and profit goal thresholds must be attained prior to any bonus funding for that quarter. Additionally, no quarter will be funded for a bonus greater than 100%
unless each quarter of the fiscal year achieves the minimum of 90% of Company plan threshold.
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