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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.10



            CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED.  CONFIDENTIAL PORTION
                       HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                                VERITAS SOFTWARE
                 LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SOFTWARE PROGRAM SOURCES


VERITAS Software Corporation ("VERITAS"), a corporation with its principal
office at 1600 Plymouth Street, Mountain View, CA 94043 hereby grants, and ATL
Products, Inc. ("ATL") a corporation with principal office at 1515 S.
Manchester Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92802, hereby accepts, a temporary,
non-transferable and non-exclusive license to use such of the Software Program
Source referred to as "VERITAS Source."  In consideration for VERITAS Source,
ATL hereby grants, and VERITAS hereby accepts, a temporary, non-transferable
and non-exclusive license to use such of the Software Program Source referred
to as "ATL Source".  Such license grants are all in accordance with the
following terms and conditions:

1.       SOFTWARE PROGRAM SOURCE:

         1.1     "Source" as used herein shall mean program code in machine or
                 human readable form, including but not limited to, listings,
                 flow charts, logic diagrams, programming notes, notebooks,
                 binaries/object code, source code and any related
                 documentation furnished therewith.

         1.2     "VERITAS Source" as used herein shall mean the Source
                 developed and owned by VERITAS as set forth below:

                 VERITAS' Sequoia Communications Framework Source as it exists
                 on the execution date of the License Agreement for Software
                 Program Sources ("License Agreement") noted below.

*                VERITAS' Next Generation Sequoia Communications Framework
                 Source that uses [  ].

         1.3     "ATL Source" as used herein shall mean the Source developed
                 and owned by ATL as set forth below:

*                ATL's [  ].

2.       TERM:  The term for each Source License shall commence upon the
         execution date of this License Agreement noted below and shall
         continue unless terminated in accordance with the terms of Section 11.

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3.       LICENSE:  ATL shall have the right to use VERITAS Source (or any
         portion thereof) strictly for the Purpose described below in Section
         4(a), and for no other purpose.  VERITAS shall have the right to use
         ATL Source (or any portion thereof) for the Purpose described below in
         Section 4(b), and for no other purpose.

         Both parties shall be entitled to make one (1) copy of the other
         party's Source; said copies may be used only for archive purposes.
         All copyright notices, proprietary notices and other legends must be
         reproduced on any such copy.

4.       PURPOSE/RIGHT TO USE:

         (a)     ATL shall have a non-transferable and non-exclusive license to
                 use VERITAS Source for the sole purpose of creating utilities
                 for VERITAS VxML product, including rights to:

                 (i)      copy, have copies made and install on computer
                          systems for internal use purposes;

*                (ii)     [  ];

*                (iii)    [  ].

         (b)     VERITAS shall have non-transferable and non-exclusive license
                 to use ATL Source solely as an interface for VERITAS VxML
                 product.  VERITAS' license to use ATL Source shall include
                 rights to:

                 (i)      copy, have copies made and install on computer
                          systems for internal use purposes;

*                (ii)     [  ];

*                (iii)    [  ].

*        (c)     [  ].

*                [  ]

*                [  ]

*                -        [  ]

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*                         -  [  ]
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                 VERITAS will continue to receive a royalty free JMAPI GUI/Base
                 Monitor from ATL as defined above on an ongoing basis.

                 VERITAS will continue to receive ATL Source for ongoing
                 development and porting to new hardware including non-ATL DLT
                 hardware with release 2.0.

* 5.     LICENSE FEES:  [  ].

* 6.     SUPPORT:  [  ].

7.       TITLE:

         (a)     VERITAS shall retain title to the VERITAS Source (in any
                 form).  VERITAS Source shall remain the personal property of
                 VERITAS and shall not become part of other personal property
                 or real property by reason of annexation or otherwise.  ATL
                 agrees not to loan, transfer, encumber, sell, or otherwise
                 dispose of the VERITAS Source without VERITAS' prior express
                 written permission; any such attempted disposal shall be void.
                 Furthermore the entire right, title, and interest to all
                 intellectual property that VERITAS is providing to ATL
                 pursuant to this License Agreement and the VERITAS Source,
                 tangible or intangible, including that which might be or might
                 become protectable by patent, copyright, trade secret,
                 trademark or any other legal theory, shall remain exclusively
                 with VERITAS.

         (b)     ATL shall retain title to the ATL Source (in any form).  ATL
                 Source shall remain the personal property of ATL and shall not
                 become part of other personal property or real property by
                 reason of annexation or otherwise.  VERITAS agrees not to
                 loan, transfer, encumber, sell, or otherwise dispose of the
                 ATL Source without ATL's prior express written permission; any
                 such attempted disposal shall be void.  Furthermore the entire
                 right, title, and interest to all intellectual property that
                 ATL is providing to VERITAS pursuant to this License Agreement
                 and the ATL Source, tangible or intangible, including that
                 which might be or might become protectable by patent,
                 copyright, trade secret, trademark or any other legal theory,
                 shall remain exclusively with ATL.

8.       DERIVATIVE WORKS:

         (a)     ATL shall retain right and title to any derivative works
                 permitted by this Agreement and based on VERITAS Source; such
                 right and title does not extend to any portion of the VERITAS
                 Source incorporated in such permitted derivative work.


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         (b)     VERITAS shall retain right and title to any derivative works
                 permitted by this Agreement and based on ATL Source; such
                 right and title does not extend to any portion of the ATL
                 Source incorporated in such permitted derivative work.

9.       NONDISCLOSURE:  The Source being supplied pursuant to this License
         Agreement is a trade secret of the supplying party and is of a highly
         confidential and proprietary nature.  ATL agrees not to disclose,
         provide or otherwise make available VERITAS Source (or portion
         thereof) and VERITAS agrees not to disclose, provide or otherwise make
         available ATL Source in any form to any person other than its own
         employees who have a need to know pursuant to Section 4 above without
         the prior written approval of the other party.  ATL shall, through
         instruction or agreement, require each of its authorized employees to
         maintain VERITAS Source and VERITAS shall, through instruction or
         agreement, require each of its authorized employees to maintain ATL
         Source in confidence as provided in this License Agreement; said
         instruction or agreement shall not relieve ATL of its overall
         responsibility for protecting the VERITAS Source or VERITAS of its
         overall responsibility for protecting ATL Source.

10.      WARRANTY:  VERITAS SOURCE IS FURNISHED TO ATL AND ATL SOURCE IS
         FURNISHED TO VERITAS ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS.  BOTH PARTIES DISCLAIM ALL
         WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THE SOURCE LICENSED HEREUNDER, INCLUDING ALL
         WARRANTIES OF INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR ANY
         PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

12.      LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:  NEITHER PARTY SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR
         ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT,
         CONSEQUENTIAL AND TORT DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH,
         THE USE OF THE SOURCE OR BREACH OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT.

13.      TERMINATION:  In the event either party neglects or fails to perform
         or observe any of its obligations under this License Agreement,
         including but not limited to, failure to make any payments as and when
         due, or if any assignment shall be make for the benefit of its
         creditors, or if either party admits an inability to pay its debts as
         they mature, or a proceeding is instituted under any provision of any
         Bankruptcy Act by or against either party, then the other party may
         terminate this License Agreement and all Licenses granted hereunder
         upon thirty (30) days written notice.

         Either party may terminate this License Agreement and all Licenses
         granted hereunder without cause upon six (6) months prior written
         notice to the other party.

         Within ten (10) days of the expiration or termination (for any reason)
         of this License Agreement, ATL shall certify in writing that the
         original, or portions thereof, and all copies (in any form) of the
         VERITAS Source have been returned or destroyed; and VERITAS shall
         certify in writing that the original, or portions thereof, and all
         copies (in any form) of the ATL Source have been returned or
         destroyed.





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14.      SURVIVAL:  The obligations of both parties contained in Sections 7 and
         9 shall survive the expiration or termination (for any reason) of this
         License Agreement.

15.      ASSIGNMENT:  This License Agreement and the Licenses granted
         hereunder, may not be assigned, sublicensed, or otherwise transferred
         by either party without the prior express written approval of the
         other party.

16.      GENERAL:

         16.1    Failure of either party on any occasion to enforce any
                 provision of this License will not prevent enforcement on any
                 other occasion.

         16.2    All of the rights and remedies of either party, (whether in
                 contract, tort or equity) shall be cumulative and may be
                 exercised singularly or concurrently.

         16.3    This License Agreement shall be governed by, construed and
                 enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
                 California.

         16.4    This License Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
                 benefit of each of the parties, their successors and assigns.

         16.5    Except for "Essential Provisions," if any provision of this
                 License is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the
                 validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
                 provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired
                 thereby.  "Essential Provisions" are defined as Paragraphs 3,
                 7 and 9.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their duly authorized
representatives to execute the License Agreement as of the 8th day of November
1996.

VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION           ATL PRODUCTS, INC.


By:                                    By:
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Name:                                  Name: 
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Title:                                 Title:   
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