Exhibit 10.10


                             OPEN PLAN SYSTEMS, INC.
                                    EMPLOYEE
                      NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT


         THIS  AGREEMENT  dated as of the ___ day of __________,  199_,  between
Open  Plan  Systems,   Inc.,  a  Virginia   corporation  (the  "Company"),   and
_______________  ("Optionee"), is made pursuant and subject to the provisions of
the  Company's  1996  Stock  Incentive  Plan  (the  "Plan"),  a copy of which is
attached. All terms used herein that are defined in the Plan shall have the same
meaning given them in the Plan.
         1.       Grant of Option.  Pursuant to the terms of the Plan,  the 
Company,  on  _________,  199_,  granted to  Optionee,  subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan and subject  further to the terms and  conditions  herein
set forth,  the right and option to purchase from the Company all or any part of
an  aggregate  of _____  shares of the common  stock of the Company (the "Common
Stock")  at the  option  price  of  $______  per  share.  Such  option  is to be
exercisable as hereinafter provided.
         2.       Terms and Conditions.  This option is subject to the following
terms and conditions:
                  (a)      Expiration Date.  The Expiration Date of this option 
is ___________, 200_.
                  (b)      Exercise of Option.  Except as provided in paragraphs
3, 4, 5 and 6 below,  this  option  shall  become  exercisable  with  respect to
twenty-five  percent (25%) of the total number of shares covered by this option,
as set forth in paragraph 1 above,  on the date that is six (6) months after the
date  of  this  Agreement  and at the  end of  each  twelve  (12)  month  period
thereafter,  up to a total of three (3) such periods, that Optionee continues to
be employed by the Company  after the date of the granting of this option.  Once
this option has become exercisable with respect to a particular number of shares
in accordance with the preceding  sentence,  it shall continue to be exercisable
with respect to such shares until the earlier of the  termination  of Optionee's
rights  hereunder  pursuant to paragraph 3, 4, 5 or 6, or the Expiration Date. A
partial  exercise of this option shall not affect  Optionee's  right to exercise
this  option  subsequently  with  respect  to  the  remaining  shares  that  are
exercisable subject to the conditions of the Plan and this Agreement.

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                  (c)      Method of Exercising  and Payment for Shares.  This 
option may be exercised only by written notice delivered to the attention of the
Company's Secretary at the Company's principal office in Richmond, Virginia. The
written notice shall specify the number of shares being acquired pursuant to the
exercise of the option when such option is being exercised in part in accordance
with  subparagraph  2(b) hereof.  The exercise date shall be the date upon which
such notice is received by the  Company.  Such notice  shall be  accompanied  by
payment  of the  option  price in full for each  share  either in cash in United
States Dollars,  or by the surrender of shares of Common Stock to the Company or
the Company's withholding shares of Common Stock from Optionee upon exercise, or
by cash equivalent  acceptable to the Company or any combination  thereof having
an aggregate fair market value equal to the option price.
                  (d)      Cashless  Exercise.  To the extent permitted by 
applicable laws and  regulations,  at the request of Optionee,  the Company will
cooperate in a "cashless exercise" in accordance with Section 8.05 of the Plan.
                  (e)      Nontransferability.  This option is  nontransferable
except,  in the event of Optionee's death, by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution  subject to the terms  hereof.  During  Optionee's  lifetime,  this
option may be exercised only by Optionee.
         3.       Exercise in the Event of Death. This option shall become 
exercisable  in full in the event  that  Optionee  dies  while  employed  by the
Company or an Affiliate  prior to the  Expiration  Date of this option.  In that
event,  this option may be  exercised  by  Optionee's  estate,  or the person or
persons to whom his rights  under this option  shall pass by will or the laws of
descent and  distribution.  Optionee's estate or such persons must exercise this
option,  if at all,  within  two (2)  years of the date of  Optionee's  death or
during the remainder of the period preceding the Expiration  Date,  whichever is
shorter,  but in no event may the option be exercised prior to the expiration of
six (6) months from the date of the grant of the option.
         4.       Exercise in the Event of Permanent and Total Disability. This 
option shall be exercisable in full if Optionee becomes  permanently and totally
disabled  (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) while employed by
the Company or an Affiliate prior to the Expiration Date of this option. In such
event,  Optionee must exercise this option,  if at all,  within two (2) years of
the date on which he terminates employment with the Company due to permanent and
total  disability or during the remainder of the period 

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preceding the  Expiration  Date,  whichever is shorter,  but in no event may the
option be exercised  prior to the  expiration of six (6) months from the date of
the grant of the option.
         5.       Exercise After Retirement or Other Approved  Circumstance.  In
the event that Optionee retires from employment with the Company or in any other
circumstance approved by the Committee in its sole discretion, this option shall
become exercisable in full but must be exercised by Optionee,  if at all, within
two (2) years following his retirement date, in the event of his retirement,  or
within the period prescribed by the Committee,  in an approved circumstance,  or
during the remainder of the period preceding the Expiration  Date,  whichever is
shorter,  but in no event may the option be exercised prior to the expiration of
six (6) months from the date of the grant of the option.
         6.       Exercise After Termination of Employment.  In all events, 
other than those events  addressed in paragraphs  3, 4 and 5, in which  Optionee
ceases to be  employed  by the  Company  or an  Affiliate  other than for cause,
Optionee may exercise  this  option,  in whole or in part,  with respect to that
number of shares which are exercisable  under Paragraph 2(b).  above at the time
of the  termination  of his  employment;  provided  that  this  option  must  be
exercised,  if at all,  within ninety (90) days following the date upon which he
ceases to be  employed  by the  Company  or during the  remainder  of the period
preceding the  Expiration  Date,  whichever is shorter,  but in no event may the
option be exercised  prior to the  expiration of six (6) months from the date of
the grant of the option.  If Optionee's  employment is terminated for cause, his
right to exercise this option shall terminate  immediately.  For the purposes of
this Agreement,  "cause" shall mean conduct that is  unprofessional,  unethical,
immoral or fraudulent as determined in the sole  discretion of the  Compensation
Committee.
         7.       Fractional  Shares.  Fractional  shares shall not be issuable
hereunder,  and when any provision  hereof may entitle  Optionee to a fractional
share such fraction shall be disregarded.
         8.       No Right to Continued Employment.  This option does not confer
upon Optionee any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company
or an Affiliate, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company
or an Affiliate to terminate Optionee's employment at any time.
         9.       Investment Representation.  Optionee agrees that, unless such 
shares shall  previously have been registered  under the Securities Act of 1933,
(a) any shares  purchased by him hereunder  will be purchased for investment and
not with a view to  distribution  or resale,  and (b) until  such  registration,


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certificates  representing such shares may bear an appropriate  legend to assure
compliance  with such Act. This investment  representation  shall terminate when
such shares have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
         10.      Change in Control or Capital  Structure.  Subject to any 
required  action by the  shareholders  of the  Company,  the number of shares of
Common Stock covered by this option,  and the price per share thereof,  shall be
proportionately  adjusted and its terms shall be adjusted as the Committee shall
determine to be equitably required for any increase or decrease in the number of
issued and outstanding  shares of Common Stock of the Company resulting from any
stock  dividend  (but  only on the  Common  Stock),  stock  split,  subdivision,
combination,  reclassification,  recapitalization or general issuance to holders
of Common Stock of rights to purchase  Common Stock at  substantially  below its
then fair market  value or any change in the number of such  shares  outstanding
effected without receipt of cash or property or labor or services by the Company
or for any spin-off,  spin-out,  split-up,  split-off or other  distribution  of
assets to shareholders.
         In the event of a Change in Control, the provisions of Section 13.03 of
the Plan  shall  apply to this  option.  In the event of a change in the  Common
Stock of the Company as presently  constituted,  which is limited to a change of
all of its authorized  shares with par value into the same number of shares with
a different par value or without par value,  the shares  resulting from any such
change shall be deemed to be the Common Stock within the meaning of the Plan.
         The grant of this  option  pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any
way the right or power of the  Company to make  adjustments,  reclassifications,
reorganizations  or changes of its capital or business  structure or to merge or
to consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate or sell, or transfer all or any part of
its business or assets.
         11.      Governing  Law.  This  Agreement  shall be governed by and  
construed  and  enforced  in  accordance  with the laws of the  Commonwealth  of
Virginia, except to the extent that federal law shall be deemed to apply.
         12.      Conflicts. In the event of any conflict between the provisions
of the  Plan  as in  effect  on the  date  hereof  and  the  provisions  of this
Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall govern. All references herein to the
Plan shall mean the Plan as in effect on the date hereof.

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         13.      Optionee Bound by Plan.  Optionee  hereby acknowledges receipt
of a copy of the Plan and  agrees to be bound by all the  terms  and  provisions
thereof.
         14.      Binding  Effect.  Subject to the limitations  stated above and
in the Plan,  this  Agreement  shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the legatees,  distributees,  and personal  representatives  of Optionee and the
successors of the Company.
         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the Company has caused this Agreement to be signed
by a duly authorized officer,  and Optionee has affixed his signature hereto, as
of the date and year first above written.

OPTIONEE:                                         OPEN PLAN SYSTEMS, INC.



___________________________                       By:__________________________