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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.14

February 25, 2000

                                                REVISED: FEBRUARY 29, 2000
Mr. James R. Bowerman
5856 Hunton Wood Drive
Broad Run, VA 20137-9613

Dear Jim:

Based on our discussions, I am pleased to offer you the position of Vice
President of Research & Development (Grade 11 Level) at Landmark Systems
Corporation Your starting monthly salary will be $14,583 (which equates to
approximately $175,000 per year), payable in semi-monthly installments.


In addition, you will also be eligible to participate in the 2000 Incentive Pay
Plan targeted at $50,000 per year which is based on achieving specifically
defined personal goals as well as company revenue and net income objectives.
Bonus payments will be made at the end of the month following the end of each
calendar quarter.

Along with your cash compensation, subject to approval and grant by Landmark's
Board of Directors, you will receive options to purchase 75,000 shares of
Landmark common stock at an exercise price per share equal to the then current
market value of Landmark common stock. It is anticipated that the option would
be granted at an upcoming meeting of the Board of Directors. The option will
vest each year on the anniversary of the date of grant in an amount equal to
twenty-five percent of the total grant. On the fourth anniversary of the date of
grant, the option will be fully vested.

Finally, if Landmark terminates your employment without cause you will receive
six months of your salary as a severance package. For these purposes, cause will
be defined to include criminal wrongdoing, willful misconduct and gross
negligence.

This employment offer is contingent because Landmark is strongly committed to
maintaining a drug and alcohol free workplace in order to provide for a safe and
productive work environment. Therefore, the Company requires a drug-screening
test as a condition of employment. IF YOU WISH TO ACCEPT THIS CONTINGENT OFFER,
YOU MUST MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A URINE ANALYSIS DRUG TEST. PLEASE BRING PHOTO
IDENTIFICATION WITH YOU WHEN TAKING THE TEST. Attached is a listing of Workplace
Medical Services Collection Sites with address and phone numbers and a Donor
Information Sheet that explains the process. Landmark will pay for testing. The
results of this test will become the confidential information of Landmark
Systems Corporation. Final confirmation of this contingent offer will be made
upon receiving a report from the Medical Review Officer. We need to have a
report on your testing prior to starting work.


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James R. Bowerman                                     REVISED: FEBRUARY 29, 2000
February 25, 2000
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If your pre-employment drug testing results were negative, we would anticipate
your start date to be on or about March 1, 2000 (or at another mutually
agreeable date). On your first day of employment, someone from Human Resources
will go over the details of your employment forms.

A NEW HIRE BENEFITS PACKAGE is included with this offer. You need to be aware of
the fact that neither this offer letter nor the new hire benefits package
constitutes a contract for employment for a specified period of time. Please
review the material and bring the completed enrollment forms to Human Resources
on your first day. If you have any questions in advance of joining Landmark
please contact Thelma Allen, Human Resources Manager at 703/464-1573.

As a new Landmark employee, you are required to sign and date the enclosed
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT, which protects Landmark's proprietary rights as well
as those of other companies. We encourage you to examine any other proprietary
agreements to which you are bound to ensure compliance with Landmarks.

You will need to complete the enclosed Employment Verification Form I-9,
required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and bring it and the
required documents with you on your first day of employment. If you do not have,
or have lost one of these documents, you must apply for a replacement
immediately and present a receipt for its application within three business days
of your start date.

Please sign the copy of this letter along with the Informed Consent and Release
of Liability Form, indicating your conditional acceptance and return it for our
file. I look forward to your accepting this offer.

Sincerely,

/s/ KATHERINE K. CLARK
Katherine K. Clark
President

KCK/aa
Encl./as

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

/s/ JAMES R. BOWERMAN
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James R. Bowerman

Date Signed:  3/2/00   Anticipated start date:  3/13/00
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