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                          SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

     SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "AGREEMENT"), dated as of August 21,
1997, by and among Imaging Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
with headquarters located at 11031 Via Frontera, San Diego, California 92127
(the "COMPANY"), and the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached
hereto (individually, a "BUYER" and collectively, the "BUYERS").

     WHEREAS:

     A.   The Company and the Buyers are executing and delivering this Agreement
in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Rule 506
of Regulation D ("REGULATION D") as promulgated by the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 ACT");

     B.   The Company has authorized the following new series of its Preferred
Stock, par value $1,000 per share (the "PREFERRED STOCK"): the Company's Series
C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (the "PREFERRED SHARES"), which shall
be convertible into shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.005 per
share (the "COMMON STOCK") (as converted, the "CONVERSION SHARES"), in
accordance with the terms of the Company's Certificate of Designations,
Preferences and Rights of the Preferred Shares, substantially in the form
attached hereto as EXHIBIT A (the "CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS");

     C.   The Buyers wish to purchase, upon the terms and conditions stated in
this Agreement, initially an aggregate of 500 of the Preferred Shares (the
"INITIAL PREFERRED SHARES") in the respective amounts set forth opposite each
Buyer's name on the Schedule of Buyers and one warrant, in substantially the
form attached hereto as EXHIBIT E (the "WARRANTS"), to acquire 400 shares of
Common Stock for each Preferred Share purchased, which Warrants shall expire
four years after the date of issuance;

     D.   Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each
Buyer may have the right to purchase a number of additional Preferred Shares,
along with the related Warrant, equal to up to 40% of the number of Preferred
Shares held by such Buyer on December 31, 1997 (the "ADDITIONAL PREFERRED
SHARES") and the Company may have the right to cause the Buyers to purchase up
to an aggregate of 500 Preferred Shares, along with the related Warrants, (pro
rata based on the number of Initial Preferred Shares each Buyer purchased in
relation to the total number of Initial Preferred Shares) (the "PUT PREFERRED
SHARES") (the Initial Preferred Shares, the Additional Preferred Shares and the
Put Preferred Shares collectively are referred to in this Agreement as the
"PREFERRED SHARES");

     E.   Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, 
the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement
substantially in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT B (the "REGISTRATION RIGHTS
AGREEMENT") pursuant to which the

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Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the 1933 Act and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state
securities laws.

     NOW THEREFORE, the Company and the Buyers hereby agree as follows:

     1.   PURCHASE AND SALE OF PREFERRED SHARES.

          a.   PURCHASE OF PREFERRED SHARES. Subject to the satisfaction (or
waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6(a) and 7(a) below, the Company
shall issue and sell to the Buyers and the Buyers shall purchase from the
Company an aggregate of 500 Initial Preferred Shares, in the respective amounts
set forth opposite each Buyer's name on the Schedule of Buyers along with one
Warrant for each Preferred Share purchased (the "INITIAL CLOSING"). Subject to
the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 1(c), 6(b)
and 7(b) below, at the option of each Buyer, the Company shall issue and sell to
each such Buyer and each such Buyer shall purchase from the Company at multiple
closings, if applicable, an aggregate of up to that number of Additional
Preferred Shares, along with the related Warrant, equal to 40% of the number of
the Initial Preferred Shares held by such Buyer on December 31, 1997 (the
"ADDITIONAL CLOSING"). Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions
set forth in Sections 1(d), 1(e), 6(c) and 7(c) below, the Company may require
that each Buyer purchase that number of additional Preferred Shares, along with
the related Warrant, equal to such Buyer's pro rata portion of up to 500
Preferred Shares (based on the number of Initial Preferred Shares each Buyer
purchased in relation to the total number of Initial Preferred Shares purchased
by the Buyers) (the "PUT CLOSING"). The Initial Closing, the Additional Closing
and the Put Closing collectively are referred to in this Agreement as the
"CLOSINGS." The purchase price (the "PURCHASE PRICE") of each Preferred Share
and the related Warrant at each of the Closings shall be $10,000.

          b.   THE INITIAL CLOSING DATE. The date and time of the Initial
Closing (the "INITIAL CLOSING DATE") shall be 10:00 a.m. Central Time, within
three (3) business days following the date hereof, subject to notification of
satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections
6(a) and 7(a) below (or such later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company
and the Buyers). The Initial Closing shall occur on the Initial Closing Date at
the offices of Katten Muchin & Zavis, 525 West Monroe Street, Suite 1600,
Chicago, Illinois 60661-3693.

          c.   THE ADDITIONAL CLOSING DATE. The date and time of each of the
Additional Closings (the "ADDITIONAL CLOSING DATES") shall be 10:00 a.m. Central
Time, on the date specified in a Buyer's Additional Share Notice (as defined
below), subject to satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions to the Additional
Closing set forth in Sections 6(b) and 7(b) and the conditions set forth in this
paragraph (or such later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the
Buyers). During the period beginning on and including January 1, 1998 and ending
on January 1, 2002, but subject to the requirements of Sections 6(b) and 7(b),
each Buyer may purchase Additional Preferred Shares by delivering written notice
to the Company (an "ADDITIONAL SHARE NOTICE") at least seven days but not more
than 20 days prior (an "ADDITIONAL SHARE NOTICE DATE") to the Additional Closing
Date set forth in such Buyer's Additional Share Notice. Each Additional Share
Notice shall set forth (i) the number of Additional Preferred Shares, along with
the related Warrants, to be purchased by such Buyer at such Additional


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Closing, (ii) the aggregate Purchase Price for such Additional Preferred Shares
and the related Warrant and (iii) the date selected by such Buyer for the
Additional Closing Date, which Additional Closing Date shall be not later than
January 1, 2002. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Buyer shall be entitled to
deliver an Additional Share Notice unless on the date of the delivery of the
Additional Share Notice the Market Price (as defined in the Certificate of
Designations) of the Common Stock is greater than $7.50 per share (subject to
adjustment as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization,
reverse stock split, consolidation, exchange or similar event). Each Additional
Closing shall occur on the Additional Closing Date at the offices of Katten
Muchin & Zavis, 525 West Monroe Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, Illinois
60661-3693.

          d.   THE PUT CLOSING DATE. The date and time of the Put Closing (the
"PUT CLOSING DATE") shall be 10:00 a.m. Central Time, on the date specified in
the Company's Put Share Notice (as defined below), subject to satisfaction of
(or waiver) of the conditions to the Put Closing set forth in Sections 6(c) and
7(c) and the conditions set forth in Section 1(e), (or such later date as is
mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyers). During the period beginning
on and including January 1, 1998 and ending on June 30, 1998, but subject to the
requirements of Sections 6(c) and 7(c) and satisfaction of the Put Notice
Conditions (as defined in Section 1(e) below), the Company on only one occasion
may require each Buyer to purchase Put Preferred Shares by delivering written
notice to each of the Buyers (a "PUT SHARE NOTICE") at least 30 days but not
more than 45 days (the "PUT SHARE NOTICE DATE") prior to the Put Closing Date
set forth in the Company's Put Share Notice. The Company's Put Share Notice
shall set forth (i) each Buyer's pro rata portion (based on the number of
Initial Preferred Shares each Buyer purchased in relation to the total number of
Initial Preferred Shares purchased by the Buyers) of the aggregate number of Put
Preferred Shares, which aggregate number shall not exceed 500 Preferred Shares,
along with the related Warrants, which the Company is requiring each Buyer to
purchase at the Put Closing, (ii) the aggregate Purchase Price for each such
Buyer's Put Preferred Shares and the related Warrants and (iii) the date
selected by the Company for the Put Closing Date, which Put Closing Date shall
be not later than June 30, 1998. The Put Closing shall occur on the Put Closing
Date at the offices of Katten Muchin & Zavis, 525 West Monroe Street, Suite
1600, Chicago, Illinois 60661-3693. The Initial Closing Date, the Additional
Closing Dates and the Put Closing Date collectively are referred to in this
Agreement as the "CLOSINGS DATES."

          e.   THE PUT NOTICE CONDITIONS. Notwithstanding anything in this
agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be entitled to deliver a Put
Share Notice and require the Buyers to purchase the Put Preferred Shares along
with the related Warrants unless, in addition to the satisfaction of the
requirements of Sections 6(c) and 7(c), all of the following conditions are
satisfied: (i) the Company's stockholders shall have approved the issuance of
the Securities (as defined below) on or prior to the Put Share Notice Date; (ii)
the Company's revenues for the period beginning and including April 1, 1997 and
ending and including September 30, 1997 are at least $12,000,000; (iii) during
the period beginning 45 days prior to the Put Share Notice Date and ending on
and including the Put Closing Date, the Registration Statement (as defined in
the Registration Rights Agreement) shall be effective and available for the sale
of no less than 125% of the sum of (A) the number of Conversion Shares then
issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding Preferred Shares and the Put
Preferred Shares to be issued by the Company, (B) the number of Warrant Shares
then issuable upon exercise of all outstanding Warrants and the


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Warrants to be issued in connection with the Put Preferred Shares and (C) the
number of Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares that are then held by the Buyers,
(iv) during the period beginning 45 days prior to the Put Share Notice Date and
ending on and including the Put Closing Date, the Common Stock is designated for
quotation on the Nasdaq National Market or a national securities exchange and is
not suspended from trading; (v) no event constituting a Major Business Event (as
defined below), including an agreement to consummate a Major Business Event, or
a Triggering Event set forth in Section 3(d)(iv) of the Certificate of
Designations shall have occurred from the period beginning on the Initial
Issuance Date and ending on and including the Put Closing Date; (vi) on each
trading day during the period beginning 20 days prior to the Put Share Notice
Date and ending on and including the Put Closing Date, the Market Price of the
Common Stock is not less than $6.00 per share (subject to adjustment as a result
of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reverse stock split,
consolidation, exchange or similar event); (vii) during the period beginning 20
days prior to the Put Share Notice Date and ending on and including the Put
Closing Date, the Average Daily Trading Dollar Volume (as defined below) is not
less than $250,000; (viii) during the period beginning on the Initial Issuance
Date and ending on and including the Put Closing Date, the Company shall have
delivered Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Preferred Shares and Warrant
Shares upon exercise of the Warrants to the Buyers on a timely basis as set
forth in Section 2(f)(ii) of the Certificate of Designations and Sections 2(a)
and 2(b) of the Warrants, respectively; and (ix) the Company shall not have
previously delivered a Put Share Notice. For purposes of this Section 1(e)
"MAJOR BUSINESS EVENT" means (x) consolidation, merger or other business
combination of the Company with another entity (other than pursuant to a
migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the Company's
jurisdiction of incorporation, (y) the sale or transfer of all or substantially
all of the Company's assets or (z) a purchase, tender or exchange offer made to
and accepted by the holders of more than 10% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock. For purposes of this Section 1(e), "AVERAGE DAILY TRADING DOLLAR VOLUME"
means the average during any period of the number of shares of Common Stock sold
on each trading day multiplied by such day's weighted-average trading price as
reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets; provided, however, that for purposes of
determining the Average Daily Trading Dollar Volume, block trades in excess of
30,000 shares of Common Stock shall be counted as the sale of only 30,000
shares of Common Stock.

          f.   FORM OF PAYMENT. On each of the Closing Dates, (i) each Buyer
shall pay the Purchase Price to the Company for the Preferred Shares and the
Warrants to be issued and sold to such Buyer at the respective Closing, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Company's written
wire instructions, and (ii) the Company shall deliver to each Buyer, stock
certificates (in the denominations as such Buyer shall request) (the "STOCK
CERTIFICATES") representing such number of the Preferred Shares which such Buyer
is then purchasing (as indicated opposite such Buyer's name on the Schedule of
Buyers) along with a Warrant exercisable for 400 shares of Common Stock for each
Preferred Share purchased, duly executed on behalf of the Company and registered
in the name of such Buyer or its designee.


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     2.   BUYER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

          Each Buyer represents and warrants with respect to only itself that:

          a.   INVESTMENT PURPOSE. Such Buyer (i) is acquiring the Preferred 
Shares and the Warrants, (ii) upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, will 
acquire the Conversion Shares then issuable and (iii) upon exercise of the 
Warrants, will acquire the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise 
thereof (the "WARRANT SHARES") (the Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares, 
the Warrants and the Warrant Shares collectively are referred to herein as 
the "SECURITIES"), for its own account for investment only and not with a 
view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or 
distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under 
the 1933 Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, 
such Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or 
other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of Preferred Shares at 
any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an 
exemption under the 1933 Act.

          b.   ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS. Such Buyer is an "accredited
investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.

          c.   RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS. Such Buyer understands that the
Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions
from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities
laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and
such Buyer's compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements,
acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in order to
determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer
to acquire such securities.

          d.   INFORMATION. Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been
furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations
of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities
which have been requested by such Buyer. Such Buyer and its advisors, if any,
have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Neither such
inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or
its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such
Buyer's right to rely on the Company's representations and warranties contained
in Section 3 below. Such Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities
involves a high degree of risk. Such Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and
tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment
decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.

          e.   NO GOVERNMENTAL REVIEW. Such Buyer understands that no United
States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency
has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the
fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such
authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the
Securities.

          f.   TRANSFER OR RESALE. Such Buyer understands that except as
provided in the Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the Securities have not been
and are not being registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws,
and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned


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or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) such Buyer
shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a generally
acceptable form, to the effect that such Securities to be sold, assigned or
transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from
such registration, or (C) such Buyer provides the Company with reasonable
assurance that such Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to
Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule thereto)("RULE
144"); (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made
only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not
applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller
(or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter
(as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some
other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC
thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other person is under any
obligation to register such Securities under the 1933 Act or any state
securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption
thereunder.

          g.   LEGENDS. Such Buyer understands that the certificates or other
instruments representing the Preferred Shares and the Warrants and, until such
time as the sale of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares have been
registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights
Agreement, the stock certificates representing the Conversion Shares and the
Warrant Shares, except as set forth below, shall bear a restrictive legend in
substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed
against transfer of such stock certificates):

     THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
     UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE
     SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY
     NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN
     EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES
     ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION
     OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT
     REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS SOLD
     PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.

The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a
certificate without such legend to the holder of the Securities upon which it is
stamped, if, unless otherwise required by state securities laws, (i) such
Securities are registered for sale under the 1933 Act, (ii) in connection with a
sale transaction, such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel,
in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that a public sale, assignment or
transfer of such Securities may be made without registration under the 1933 Act,
or (iii) such holder provides the Company with reasonable assurances that such
Securities can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the
number of securities acquired as of a particular date that can then be
immediately sold. Each Buyer acknowledges, covenants and agrees to sell the
Securities represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been
removed, only pursuant to (i) a registration statement effective under the 1933
Act, or (ii) advice of counsel that such sale is exempt from registration
required by Section 5 of the 1933 Act.


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          h.   AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEMENT. This Agreement has been duly and
validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and is a
valid and binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable in accordance with its
terms, subject as to enforceability to general principles of equity and to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and
other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of
applicable creditors' rights and remedies.

     i.   RESIDENCY. Such Buyer is a resident of that country specified in its
address on the Schedule of Buyers.

     3.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.

          The Company represents and warrants to each of the Buyers that:

          a.   ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION. The Company and its
subsidiaries (a complete list of which is set forth in Schedule 3(a)) are
corporations duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws
of the jurisdiction in which they are incorporated, and have the requisite
corporate power to own their properties and to carry on their business as now
being conducted. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction
in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in
good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this
Agreement, "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means any material adverse effect on the
business, properties, assets, operations, results of operations, financial
condition or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, if any, taken as a
whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby or by the agreements and
instruments to be entered into in connection herewith.

          b.   AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEMENT; COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTS.
(i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into
and perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and each of the
other agreements entered into by the parties hereto in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the "TRANSACTION
DOCUMENTS"), and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and
thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, the
Certificate of Designations and the Warrants by the Company and the consummation
by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including without
limitation the issuance of the Preferred Shares and the Warrants and the
reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Conversion Shares and the
Warrant Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof, have been duly
authorized by the Company's Board of Directors and no further consent or
authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its
stockholders, (iii) the Transaction Documents and the Warrants have been duly
executed and delivered by the Company, (iv) the Transaction Documents and the
Warrants constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws
relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors' rights and
remedies, and (v) prior to the Closing Date, the Certificate of Designations has
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State of Delaware and will be in full force and effect, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms.

          c.   CAPITALIZATION. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital
stock of the Company consists of (i) 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of
which as of the date hereof, 9,880,585 shares were issued and outstanding,
4,592,748 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company's stock
option and purchase plans and 817,415 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant
to securities (other than the Preferred Shares and the Warrants) exercisable or
exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of Common Stock and (ii) 10,000
shares of Preferred Stock, of which as of the date hereof, 420.5 shares were
issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares have been, or upon
issuance will be, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as
disclosed in Schedule 3(c), no shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock are
subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or
encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company. Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3(c), as of the effective date of this Agreement, (i) there are no
outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue
additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any
character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any
shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) there
are no outstanding debt securities and (iii) there are no agreements or
arrangements under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is obligated to
register the sale of any of their securities under the 1933 Act (except the
Registration Rights Agreement). Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(c), there are
no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that
will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities as described in this
Agreement. The Company has furnished to the Buyers true and correct copies of
the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the
date hereof (the "CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION"), and the Company's By-laws, as
in effect on the date hereof (the "BY-LAWS"), and the terms of all securities
convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock and the material rights of the
holders thereof in respect thereto.

          d.   ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES. The Preferred Shares and the Warrants
are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof,
shall be (i) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, (ii) free from all
taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof and (iii) entitled to
the rights and preferences set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
3,000,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment pursuant to the
Company's covenant set forth in Section 4(f) below) have been duly authorized
and reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Shares and upon
exercise of the Warrants. Upon conversion or exercise in accordance with the
Certificate of Designations or the Warrants, as the case may be, the Conversion
Shares and the Warrant Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the
issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a
holder of Common Stock. The issuance by the Company of the Securities is exempt
from registration under the 1933 Act.


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          e.   NO CONFLICTS. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e), the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i)
result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate of
Designations, Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of Preferred
Stock of the Company or the By-laws or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a
default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a
default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, indenture or instrument
to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party, or result in a
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including
federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations
of the principal market or exchange on which the Common Stock is traded or
listed) applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which any
property or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or
affected. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e), neither the Company nor its
subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under the Certificate
of Incorporation, any Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of any
outstanding series of Preferred Stock or the By-laws or their organizational
charter or by-laws, respectively, or any material contract, agreement, mortgage,
indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute,
rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries. The business
of the Company and its subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be
conducted, in violation of any law, ordinance, regulation of any governmental
entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required
under the 1933 Act, the Company is not required to obtain any consent,
authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or
governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its
obligations under or contemplated by this Agreement or the Registration Rights
Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3(e), all consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations
which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have
been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company and its
subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to
any of the foregoing. 

          f.   SEC DOCUMENTS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Since June 30, 1995, the
Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 ACT") (all of the
foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and
financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by
reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the "SEC DOCUMENTS"). The
Company has delivered to the Buyers or their respective representatives true and
complete copies of the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the SEC
Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934
Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable
to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed
with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of
the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and
regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied,


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during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such
financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited
interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed
or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other
information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyers which is not
included in the SEC Documents, including, without limitation, information
referred to in Section 2(d) of this Agreement, contains any untrue statement of
a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or
were made, not misleading. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries or
any of their officers, directors, employees or agents have provided the Buyers
with any material, nonpublic information. 

          g.   ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Except as disclosed in Schedule
3(g), since June 30, 1996 there has been no material adverse change and no
material adverse development in the business, properties, operations, financial
condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company or its
subsidiaries. The Company has not taken any steps, and does not currently expect
to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does
the Company or its subsidiaries have any knowledge or reason to believe that its
creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings.

          h.   ABSENCE OF LITIGATION.  There is no action, suit, proceeding,
inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government
agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company,
the Common Stock or any of the Company's subsidiaries, wherein an unfavorable
decision, ruling or finding would (i) have a material adverse effect on the
transactions contemplated hereby (ii) adversely affect the validity or
enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under, this Agreement or any of the documents contemplated herein or
(iii), except as expressly set forth in the SEC Documents or in Schedule 3(h),
have a Material Adverse Effect.

          i.   ACKNOWLEDGMENT REGARDING BUYERS' PURCHASE OF PREFERRED SHARES.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Buyers is acting solely
in the capacity of arm's length purchaser with respect to the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further
acknowledges that each Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary
of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any
of the Buyers or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection
with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is
merely incidental to such Buyer's purchase of the Securities. The Company
further represents to each Buyer that the Company's decision to enter into the
Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the
Company and its representatives.

          j.   NO UNDISCLOSED EVENTS, LIABILITIES, DEVELOPMENTS OR 
CIRCUMSTANCES. No event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred 
or exists, or is contemplated to occur, with respect to the Company or its 
subsidiaries or their respective business, properties,


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prospects, operations or financial condition, which has not been publicly
announced or disclosed in writing to the Buyers.

          k.   NO GENERAL SOLICITATION. Neither the Company, nor any of its
affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any
form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of
Regulation D under the 1933 Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the
Securities.

          l.   NO INTEGRATED OFFERING. Neither the Company, nor any of its
affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or
indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to
buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of any of
the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause this offering of Securities to be
integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the 1933 Act or
any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation,
under the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq National Market, nor will the
Company or any of its subsidiaries take any action or steps that would require
registration of the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the
Securities to be integrated with other offerings.

          m.   EMPLOYEE RELATIONS. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries is involved in any union labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute threatened. Neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining
agreement, and the Company and its subsidiaries believe that relations with
their employees are good.

          n.   INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. The Company and its subsidiaries
own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names,
service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent
rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental
authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective
businesses as now conducted. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(n), none of the
Company's trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations,
service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses,
approvals, government authorizations, trade secrets or other intellectual
property rights have expired or terminated, or are expected to expire or
terminate within two years from the date of this Agreement. The Company and its
subsidiaries do not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its
subsidiaries of trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights,
copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service mark
registrations, trade secret or other similar rights of others, or of any such
development of similar or identical trade secrets or technical information by
others and, except as set forth on Schedule 3(n), there is no claim, action or
proceeding being made or brought against, or to the Company's knowledge, being
threatened against, the Company or its subsidiaries regarding trademark, trade
name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license, service names,
service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other infringement;
and the Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances
which might give rise to any of the foregoing. The Company and its subsidiaries
have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality
and value of all of their intellectual properties.


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          o.   ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. The Company and its subsidiaries (i) are in
compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws
and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the
environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants ("ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS"), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or
other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct
their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and
conditions of any such permit, license or approval.

          p.   TITLE. The Company and its subsidiaries have good and
marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable
title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business
of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances and defects except such as are described in Schedule 3(p) or such
as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with
the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company or any of
its subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and
enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere
with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the
Company and its subsidiaries.

          q.   INSURANCE. The Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured
by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks
and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and
customary in the businesses in which the Company and its subsidiaries are
engaged. Neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has been refused any
insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company nor any such
subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its
existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain
similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its
business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the condition,
financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business or operations of the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

          r.   REGULATORY PERMITS. The Company and its subsidiaries possess
all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal,
state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective
businesses, and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has received any
notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such
certificate, authorization or permit.

          s.   INTERNAL ACCOUNTING CONTROLS. The Company and each of its
subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to
provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance
with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset
accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with
management's general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

          t.   NO MATERIALLY ADVERSE CONTRACTS, ETC. Neither the Company nor
any of its subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal
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decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the Company's
officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any contract or
agreement which in the judgment of the Company's officers has or is expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.

          u.   TAX STATUS. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(u), the 
Company and each of its subsidiaries has made or filed all federal and state 
income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any 
jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the 
Company and each of its subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions 
reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and 
has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are 
material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports 
and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set 
aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes 
for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or 
declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed 
to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of 
the Company know of no basis for any such claim.

          v.   CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(v) and
in the SEC Documents and except for arm's length transactions pursuant to which
the Company makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less
favorable than the Company could obtain from third parties and other than the
grant of stock options disclosed on Schedule 3(c), none of the officers,
directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction
with the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than for services as
employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other
arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for
rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments
to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the
Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any
officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an
officer, director, trustee or partner.

          w.   DILUTIVE EFFECT. The Company understands and acknowledges that
the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares
and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants will increase in
certain circumstances. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to
issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Preferred Shares in accordance
with this Agreement and the Certificate of Designations and its obligation to
issue the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with this
Agreement and the Warrants, is, in each case, absolute and unconditional
regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership
interests of other stockholders of the Company.

     4.   COVENANTS.

          a.   BEST EFFORTS. Each party shall use its best efforts timely to
satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 6
and 7 of this Agreement.

          b.   FORM D. The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the
Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to each
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after such filing. The Company shall, on or before each of the Closing Dates,
take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary to
qualify the Securities for, or obtain exemption for the Securities for, sale to
the Buyers at each of the Closings pursuant to this Agreement under applicable
securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the United States, and shall
provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or prior to the
Closing Date.

          c.   REPORTING STATUS. Until the earlier of (i) the date as of which
the Investors (as that term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) may
sell all of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares without restriction
pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the 1933 Act (or successor thereto),
or (ii) the date on which (A) the Investors shall have sold all the Conversion
Shares and the Warrant Shares and (B) none of the Preferred Shares or Warrants
is outstanding (the "REGISTRATION PERIOD"), the Company shall file all reports
required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the Company
shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the
1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would
otherwise permit such termination.

          d.   USE OF PROCEEDS. The Company will use the proceeds from the
sale of the Preferred Shares for substantially the same purposes and in
substantially the same amounts as indicated in Schedule 4(d).

          e.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION. The Company agrees to send the following
to each Investor (as that term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement)
during the Registration Period: (i) within two (2) days after the filing thereof
with the SEC, a copy of its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports
on Form 10-Q, any Current Reports on Form 8-K and any registration statements or
amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act; (ii) on the same day as the release
thereof, facsimile copies of all press releases issued by the Company or any of
its subsidiaries and (iii) copies of any notices and other information made
available or given to the stockholders of the Company generally,
contemporaneously with the making available or giving thereof to the
stockholders.

          f.   RESERVATION OF SHARES. The Company shall take all action
necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of
issuance, no less than 150% of the number of shares of Common Stock needed to
provide for the issuance of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares.

          g.   RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. Subject to the exceptions described
below, the Company and its subsidiaries shall not negotiate or contract with any
party for any equity financing (including any debt financing with an equity
component) or issue any equity securities of the Company or any subsidiary or
securities convertible or exchangeable into or for equity securities of the
Company or any subsidiary (including debt securities with an equity component)
in any form ("FUTURE OFFERINGS") during the period beginning on the Initial
Issuance Date and ending on, and including, the date which is 365 days after the
later of the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement) covering the resale of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
the Initial Preferred Shares and the exercise of the related Warrants or the
Registration Statement covering the resale of the Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Put Preferred Shares and the exercise of the related Warrants
has been declared effective by the SEC, as the case may be, unless it shall have
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appointed by such Buyer written notice (the "FUTURE OFFERING NOTICE") describing
the proposed Future Offering, including the terms and conditions thereof, and
providing each Buyer an option to purchase up to its Aggregate Percentage (as
defined below), as of the date of delivery of the Future Offering Notice, in the
Future Offering (the limitations referred to in this and the preceding sentence
are collectively referred to as the "CAPITAL RAISING LIMITATION"). For purposes
of this Section 4(g), "AGGREGATE PERCENTAGE" at any time with respect to any
Buyer shall mean the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate number of
Conversion Shares issued or issuable, as if a conversion occurred on such date,
upon conversion of the Initial Preferred Shares held by such Buyer by (ii) the
aggregate number of Conversion Shares issued or issuable, as if a conversion
occurred on such date, upon conversion of the Initial Preferred Shares held by
the Buyers. A Buyer can exercise its option to participate in a Future Offering
by delivering written notice thereof to participate to the Company within ten
(10) business days of receipt of a Future Offering Notice, which notice shall
state the quantity of securities being offered in the Future Offering that such
Buyer will purchase, up to its Aggregate Percentage, and that number of
securities it is willing to purchase in excess of its Aggregate Percentage. In
the event the Buyers fail to elect to fully participate in the Future Offering
within the periods described in this Section 4(g), the Company shall have 30
days thereafter to sell the securities of the Future Offering respecting which
such Buyer's rights were not exercised, upon terms and conditions, no more
favorable to the purchasers thereof than specified in the Future Offering
Notice. In the event the Company has not sold such securities of the Future
Offering within such 30 day period, the Company shall not thereafter issue or
sell such securities without first offering such securities to the Buyers in the
manner provided in this Section 4(g). The Capital Raising Limitation shall not
apply to (i) a loan from a commercial bank, (ii) any transaction involving the
Company's issuances of securities in connection with (A) a merger or
consolidation, (B) any strategic partnership or joint venture (the primary
purpose of which is not to raise equity capital), or (C) the disposition or
acquisition of a business, product or license by the Company, (iii) the issuance
of Common Stock in a firm commitment, underwritten public offering, (iv) the
issuance of securities upon exercise or conversion of the Company's options,
warrants or other convertible securities outstanding as of the date hereof, or
(v) the grant of additional options or warrants, or the issuance of additional
securities, under any Company stock option or restricted stock plan for the
benefit of the Company's employees, directors or consultants. The Buyers shall
not be required to participate or exercise their right of first refusal with
respect to a particular Future Offering in order to exercise their right of
first refusal with respect to later Future Offerings.

          h.   LISTING. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all
of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement)
upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system (including
the Nasdaq National Market and The Nasdaq SmallCap Market), if any, upon which
shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject to official notice of issuance)
and shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so
listed, such listing of all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable
under the terms of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall maintain the
Common Stock's authorization for quotation on the Nasdaq National Market, The
Nasdaq SmallCap Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE") or The
American Stock Exchange, Inc. ("AMEX"). Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries shall take any action which may result in the delisting or
suspension of the Common Stock on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the Nasdaq
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provide to each Buyer copies of any notices it receives from the Nasdaq National
Market, The Nasdaq SmallCap Market, NYSE or AMEX regarding the continued
eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such automated quotation system
or securities exchange. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in
connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4(h).

          i.   EXPENSES. Subject to Section 9(l) below, following the Initial
Closing, the Company shall reimburse the Buyers for the Buyers' expenses
(including attorneys fees and expenses) in connection with negotiating and
preparing the Transaction Documents and consummating the transactions
contemplated thereby up to an aggregate of $30,000.

          j.   PROXY STATEMENT. The Company shall hold its next meeting of
stockholders on or before November 30, 1997. The Company shall provide each
stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting of stockholders of the Company, a
proxy statement, which has been previously reviewed by the Buyers and a counsel
of their choice, soliciting each such stockholder's affirmative vote at such
annual stockholder meeting for approval of the Company's issuance of the
Securities as described in this Agreement and the Company shall use its best
efforts to solicit its stockholders' approval of such issuance of the Securities
and cause the Board of Directors of the Company to recommend to the stockholders
that they approve such proposal.

          k.   FILING OF FORM 8-K. On or before the tenth (10th) day following
each of the Closing Dates, the Company shall file a Form 8-K with the SEC
describing the terms of the transaction contemplated by the Transaction
Documents and consummated at such Closing, in each case in the form required by
the 1934 Act.

     5.   TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.

          The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer
agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, to issue certificates, registered in
the name of each Buyer or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares
and the Warrant Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by each
Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Preferred Shares or exercise of the
Warrants (the "IRREVOCABLE TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS"). Prior to registration
of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares under the 1933 Act, all such
certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section 2(g) of this
Agreement. The Company warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, and stop transfer
instructions to give effect to Section 2(f) hereof (in the case of the
Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, prior to registration of the
Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares under the 1933 Act) will be given by
the Company to its transfer agent and that the Securities shall otherwise be
freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent
provided in this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. Nothing in
this Section 5 shall affect in any way each Buyer's obligations and agreements
set forth in Section 2(g) to comply with all applicable prospectus delivery
requirements, if any, upon resale of the Securities. If a Buyer provides the
Company with an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory in form, and
substance to the Company, that registration of a resale by such Buyer of any of
such Securities is not required under the 1933 Act, the Company shall permit the
transfer, and, in the case of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares,
promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates in such
name and in such denominations as specified by such Buyer and without any
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The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will
cause irreparable harm to the Buyers by vitiating the intent and purpose of the
transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the
remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 will be
inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the
Company of the provisions of this Section 5, that the Buyers shall be entitled,
in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any
breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of
showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

     6.   CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL.

          a.   INITIAL CLOSING DATE. The obligation of the Company hereunder
to issue and sell the Initial Preferred Shares and the related Warrants to each
Buyer at the Initial Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the
Initial Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these
conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company
at any time in its sole discretion by providing each Buyer with prior written
notice thereof:

          (i)    Such Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction
     Documents and delivered the same to the Company.

          (ii)   The Certificate of Designations shall have been filed with the
     Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

          (iii)  Such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase
     Price for the Preferred Shares and the related Warrants being purchased by
     such Buyer at the Initial Closing by wire transfer of immediately available
     funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.

          (iv)   The representations and warranties of such Buyer shall be true
     and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
     Initial Closing Date as though made at that time (except for
     representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and such
     Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
     with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction
     Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Buyer at or
     prior to the Initial Closing Date.

          b.   ADDITIONAL CLOSING DATES. The obligation of the Company
hereunder to issue and sell the Additional Preferred Shares and the related
Warrants to each Buyer at each of the Additional Closings is subject to the
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Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these
conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company
at any time in its sole discretion by providing each Buyer with prior written
notice thereof:

          (i)    Such Buyer shall have complied with the requirements of Section
     1(c).

          (ii)   Such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase
     Price for the Additional Preferred Shares and the related Warrants being
     purchased by such Buyer at the Additional Closing by wire transfer of
     immediately available funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by
     the Company.

          (iii)  The representations and warranties of such Buyer shall be true
     and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
     Additional Closing Date as though made at that time (except for
     representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and such
     Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
     with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction
     Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Buyer at or
     prior to the Additional Closing Date.

          c.   PUT CLOSING DATE. The obligation of the Company hereunder to
issue and sell the Put Preferred Shares and the related Warrants to each Buyer
at the Put Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Put Closing
Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are
for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in
its sole discretion by providing each Buyer with prior written notice thereof:

          (i)    Such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase
     Price for the Put Preferred Shares and the related Warrants being purchased
     by such Buyer at the Put Closing by wire transfer of immediately available
     funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.

          (ii)   The representations and warranties of such Buyer shall be true
     and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
     Put Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations
     and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and such Buyer shall have
     performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the
     covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents
     to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Buyer at or prior to
     the Put Closing Date.

     7.   CONDITIONS TO EACH BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.

          a.   INITIAL CLOSING DATE. The obligation of each Buyer hereunder to
purchase the Initial Preferred Shares at the Initial Closing is subject to the
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Initial Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these
conditions are for each Buyer's sole benefit and may be waived by such Buyer at
any time in its sole discretion:

          (i)    The Company shall have executed each of the Transaction
     Documents, and delivered the same to such Buyer.

          (ii)   The Certificate of Designations shall have been filed with the
     Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and a copy thereof certified
     by such Secretary of State shall have been delivered to such Buyer.

          (iii)  The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the
     Nasdaq National Market, The Nasdaq SmallCap Market, NYSE or AMEX, trading
     in the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Initial Preferred
     Shares and the exercise of the related Warrants to be traded on the Nasdaq
     National Market, The Nasdaq SmallCap Market, NYSE or AMEX shall not have
     been suspended by the SEC, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., NYSE or AMEX and
     all of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares issuable upon conversion of
     the Initial Preferred Shares and exercise of the related Warrants to be
     sold at the Initial Closing shall be listed upon the Nasdaq National
     Market, The Nasdaq SmallCap Market, NYSE or AMEX.

          (iv)   The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true
     and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such
     representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in
     Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall
     be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made
     and as of the Initial Closing Date as though made at that time (except for
     representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the
     Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material
     respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the
     Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the
     Company at or prior to the Initial Closing Date. Such Buyer shall have
     received a certificate, executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the
     Company, dated as of the Initial Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and
     as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Buyer
     including, without limitation, an update as of the Initial Closing Date
     regarding the representation contained in Section 3(c) above.

          (v)    Such Buyer shall have received the opinion of the Company's
     counsel dated as of the Initial Closing Date, in form, scope and substance
     reasonably satisfactory to such Buyer and in substantially the form of
     EXHIBIT C attached hereto.

          (vi)   The Company shall have executed and delivered to such Buyer the
     Warrants and the Stock Certificates (in such denominations as such Buyer
     shall request) for the Initial Preferred Shares being purchased by such
     Buyer at the Initial Closing.

          (vii)  The Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted
     resolutions consistent with Section 3(b)(ii) above and in a form reasonably
     acceptable to such Buyer (the "RESOLUTIONS"). 


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          (viii) As of the Initial Closing Date, the Company shall have reserved
     out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of
     effecting the conversion of the Preferred Shares and the exercise of the
     Warrants, at least 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock.

          (ix)   The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in the form of
     EXHIBIT D attached hereto, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in
     writing by the Company's transfer agent.

          (x)    The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate
     evidencing the incorporation and good standing of the Company and each
     subsidiary in such corporation's state of incorporation issued by the
     Secretary of State of such state of incorporation as of a date within 10
     days of the Initial Closing.

          (xi)   The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer certified copies
     of its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, each as in effect at the
     Initial Closing.

          (xii)  The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer such other
     documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as
     such Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request.

          b.   ADDITIONAL CLOSING DATES. The obligation of each Buyer
hereunder to purchase the Additional Preferred Shares and the related Warrants
at each of the Additional Closings is subject to the satisfaction, at or before
the Additional Closing Dates, of each of the following conditions, provided that
these conditions are for each Buyer's sole benefit and may be waived by such
Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:

          (i)    The Certificate of Designations shall be in full force and
     effect and shall not have been amended since the Initial Closing Date, and
     a copy thereof certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
     shall have been delivered to such Buyer.

          (ii)   The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the
     Nasdaq National Market, The Nasdaq SmallCap Market, NYSE or AMEX, trading
     in the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Additional Preferred
     Shares and the exercise of the related Warrants to be traded on the Nasdaq
     National Market, The Nasdaq SmallCap Market, NYSE or AMEX shall not have
     been suspended by the SEC, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., NYSE or AMEX and
     all of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares issuable upon conversion of
     the Additional Preferred Shares and the related Warrants to be sold at such
     Additional Closing shall be listed upon the Nasdaq National Market, The
     Nasdaq SmallCap Market, NYSE or AMEX.

          (iii)  The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true
     and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such
     representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in
     Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall
     be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made
     and as of the respective Additional Closing Date as though made at that
     time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific
     date)


                                      -20-
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     and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all
     material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by
     the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by
     the Company at or prior to the respective Additional Closing Date. Such
     Buyer shall have received a certificate, executed by the Chief Executive
     Officer of the Company, dated as of such Additional Closing Date, to the
     foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably
     requested by such Buyer including, without limitation, an update as of such
     Additional Closing Date regarding the representation contained in Section
     3(c) above.

          (iv)   Such Buyer shall have received the opinion of the Company's
     counsel dated as of such Additional Closing Date, in form, scope and
     substance reasonably satisfactory to such Buyer and in substantially the
     form of EXHIBIT C attached hereto.

          (v)    The Company shall have executed and delivered to such Buyer the
     Warrants and the Stock Certificates (in such denominations as such Buyer
     shall request) for the Additional Preferred Shares being purchased by such
     Buyer at such Additional Closing.

          (vi)   The Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted, and
     shall not have amended, the Resolutions in a form reasonably acceptable to
     such Buyer.

          (vii)  As of such Additional Closing Date, the Company shall have
     reserved out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the
     purpose of effecting the conversion of the Preferred Shares and the
     exercise of the Warrants, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to at
     least 150% of the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable
     upon conversion and exercise in full, as the case may be, of the then
     outstanding Preferred Shares and Warrants, including for such purposes any
     Preferred Shares and Warrants to be issued at such Additional Closing.

          (viii) The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in the form of
     EXHIBIT D attached hereto, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in
     writing by the Company's transfer agent.

          (ix)   The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate
     evidencing the incorporation and good standing of the Company and each
     subsidiary in such corporation's state of incorporation issued by the
     Secretary of State of such state of incorporation as of a date within 10
     days of such Additional Closing.

          (x)    The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer certified copies
     of its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, each as in effect at such
     Additional Closing.

          (xi)   During the period beginning on the Additional Share Notice Date
     and ending on and including the Additional Closing Date, the Company shall
     have delivered Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Preferred Shares
     and Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants to the Buyers on a timely
     basis as set forth in Section 2(f)(ii) of the Certificate of Designations
     and Sections 2(a) and 2(b) of the Warrants, respectively.


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          (xii)  The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer such other
     documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as
     such Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request.

          c.   PUT CLOSING DATE. The obligation of each Buyer hereunder to
purchase the Put Preferred Shares at the Put Closing is subject to the
satisfaction, at or before the Put Closing Date, of each of the following
conditions, provided that these conditions are for each Buyer's sole benefit and
may be waived by such Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:

          (i)    The Company shall have complied with the requirements of
     Section 1(d) and all of the Put Notice Conditions set forth in Section 1(e)
     shall have been satisfied.

          (ii)   The Certificate of Designations shall be in full force and
     effect and shall not have been amended since the Put Closing Date, and a
     copy thereof certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
     shall have been delivered to such Buyer.

          (iii)  The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the
     Nasdaq National Market, The Nasdaq SmallCap Market, NYSE or AMEX, trading
     in the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Put Preferred Shares
     and the exercise of the related Warrants to be traded on the Nasdaq
     National Market, The Nasdaq SmallCap Market, NYSE or AMEX shall not have
     been suspended by the SEC, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., NYSE or AMEX and
     all of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares issuable upon conversion of
     the Put Preferred Shares and exercise of the related Warrants to be sold at
     the Put Closing shall be listed upon the Nasdaq National Market, The Nasdaq
     SmallCap Market, NYSE or AMEX.

          (iv)   The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true
     and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such
     representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in
     Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall
     be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made
     and as of the Put Closing Date as though made at that time (except for
     representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the
     Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material
     respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the
     Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the
     Company at or prior to the Put Closing Date. Such Buyer shall have received
     a certificate, executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
     dated as of the Put Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such
     other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Buyer including,
     without limitation, an update as of the Put Closing Date regarding the
     representation contained in Section 3(c) above.

          (v)    Such Buyer shall have received the opinion of the Company's
     counsel dated as of the Put Closing Date, in form, scope and substance
     reasonably satisfactory to such Buyer and in substantially the form of
     EXHIBIT C attached hereto.


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          (vi)   The Company shall have executed and delivered to such Buyer the
     Warrants and the Stock Certificates (in such denominations as such Buyer
     shall request) for the Put Preferred Shares being purchased by such Buyer
     at the Put Closing.

          (vii)  The Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted, and
     shall not have amended, the Resolutions in a form reasonably acceptable to
     such Buyer.

          (viii) As of the Put Closing Date, the Company shall have reserved out
     of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of
     effecting the conversion of the Preferred Shares and the exercise of the
     Warrants, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to at least 150% of the
     number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon conversion
     and exercise in full, as the case may be, of the then outstanding Preferred
     Shares and Warrants, including for such purposes any Preferred Shares and
     Warrants to be issued at such Put Closing.

          (ix)   The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in the form of
     EXHIBIT D attached hereto, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in
     writing by the Company's transfer agent.

          (x)    The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate
     evidencing the incorporation and good standing of the Company and each
     subsidiary in such corporation's state of incorporation issued by the
     Secretary of State of such state of incorporation as of a date within 10
     days of the Put Closing.

          (xi)   The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer certified copies
     of its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, each as in effect at the
     Put Closing.

          (xii)  The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer such other
     documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as
     such Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request.

     8.   INDEMNIFICATION. In consideration of each Buyer's execution and
delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities thereunder
and in addition to all of the Company's other obligations under the Transaction
Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each
Buyer and each other holder of the Securities and all of their officers,
directors, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement)
(collectively, the "INDEMNITEES") from and against any and all actions, causes
of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and
damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such
Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is
sought), and including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (the
"INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES"), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or
arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any
representation or warranty made by the Company in the Transaction Documents, the
Certificate of Designations or the Warrants or any other certificate, instrument
or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant,
agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents,
the Certificate of Designations or the Warrants or any other certificate,
instrument or document contemplated


                                      -23-
<PAGE>

hereby or thereby, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made
against such Indemnitee and arising out of or resulting from the execution,
delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument,
document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the Indemnitees, any
transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities or the status of
such Buyer or holder of the Securities as an investor in the Company. To the
extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for
any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and
satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under
applicable law.

     9.   GOVERNING LAW; MISCELLANEOUS.

          a.   GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard
to the principles of conflict of laws. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to
the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting the City
of New York, borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder
or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or
discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any
suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought
in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is
improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under
this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. nothing contained herein shall be deemed
to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the
validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction.

          b.   COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each
party and delivered to the other party. In the event any signature page is
delivered by facsimile transmission, the party using such means of delivery
shall cause four (4) additional original executed signature pages to be
physically delivered to the other party within five (5) days of the execution
and delivery hereof.

          c.   HEADINGS. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of
reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Agreement.

          d.   SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be
invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

          e.   ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS. This Agreement supersedes all
other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyers, the Company, their
affiliates and persons


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<PAGE>

acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this
Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding
of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and,
except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor any
Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect
to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an
instrument in writing signed by the Company and the holders of at least
two-thirds (2/3) of the Preferred Shares then outstanding, and no provision
hereof may be waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party
against whom enforcement is sought. No such amendment shall be effective to the
extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Preferred Shares
then outstanding.

          f.   NOTICES. Any notices consents, waivers or other communications
required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in
writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when
delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided
confirmation of transmission is mechanically generated and kept on file by the
sending party); (iii) three (3) days after being sent by U.S. certified mail,
return receipt requested, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the
party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such
communications shall be:

     If to the Company:

          Imaging Technologies Corporation
          11031 Via Frontera
          San Diego, California 92127

          Telephone: 619-485-8411
          Facsimile: 619-487-5809
          Attention: President

     With a copy to:

          Law Offices of Carmine J. Bua
          3838 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 333
          San Diego, California 92108-1789
          Telephone: (619) 280-8000
          Facsimile: (619) 280-8001
          Attention: Carmine J. Bua, Esq.

     If to the Transfer Agent:

          American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
          40 Wall Street, 46th Floor
          New York, New York 10005
          Telephone: 718-921-8209
          Facsimile: 718-921-8331
          Attention: Mr. Herb Lemmer


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<PAGE>

     If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number on the Schedule of
Buyers, with copies to such Buyer's representatives as set forth on the Schedule
of Buyers.

     Each party shall provide five (5) days' prior written notice to the other
party of any change in address or facsimile number.

          g.   SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and
assigns, including any purchasers of the Preferred Shares. Except as in
compliance with Section 3 of the Certificate of Designations, the Company shall
not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of the holders of two-thirds (2/3) of the Preferred Shares
then outstanding including by merger or consolidation. A Buyer may assign some
or all of its rights hereunder to affiliates or associates of such Buyer,
without the consent of the Company, and to others, with the consent of the
Company; provided, however, that any such assignment shall not release such
Buyer from its obligations hereunder unless such obligations are assumed by such
assignee and the Company has consented to such assignment and assumption.

          h.   NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is intended for
the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and
assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced
by, any other person.

          i.   SURVIVAL. Unless this Agreement is terminated under Section
9(l), the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyers contained
in Sections 2 and 3, the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and
9, and the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 8, shall survive each
of the Closings. Each Buyer shall be responsible only for its own
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.

          j.   PUBLICITY. The Company and each Buyer shall have the right to
approve before issuance any press releases or any other public statements with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the
Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of any Buyer, to make any
press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions as is
required by applicable law and regulations (although each Buyer shall be
consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release or other
public disclosure prior to its release and shall be provided with a copy
thereof).

          k.   FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party shall do and perform, or cause
to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute
and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents,
as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.

          l.   TERMINATION. In the event that the Initial Closing shall not
have occurred with respect to a Buyer on or before three (3) business days from
the date hereof due to the Company's or such Buyer's failure to satisfy the
conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the nonbreaching party's
failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the nonbreaching party shall
have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party
at


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the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any other
party; provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this
Section 9(l), the Company shall remain obligated to reimburse the non-breaching
Buyers for the expenses described in Section 4(i) above.

          m.     PLACEMENT AGENT. Each of the Company and the Buyers, on their
own behalf, acknowledges that it has not engaged a placement agent in connection
with the sale of the Preferred Shares.

          n.     NO STRICT CONSTRUCTION. The language used in this Agreement
will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual
intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.


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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyers and the Company have caused this Securities
Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

COMPANY:                                BUYERS:

IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES
CORPORATION                             NELSON PARTNERS


By: /s/ Ralph R. Barry                By: /s/ Anne Dupuy
   --------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
Name: Ralph R. Barry                  Name:  Anne Dupuy
     ------------------------------          -----------------------------------
Its:  Vice President and CFO          Its:        Officer
    -------------------------------       --------------------------------------



                                      OLYMPUS SECURITIES, LTD.


                                      By:  /s/ Anne Dupuy
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                      Name:  Anne Dupuy
                                      Its:   Alternate Director



                                      THEMIS PARTNERS L.P.
                                         By: Promethean Investment Group L.L.C.
                                         Its: General Partner


                                      By: /s/ James F. O'Brien, Jr.
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Name: James F. O'Brien, Jr.
                                         Its:  President



                                      HERACLES FUND
                                         By: Promethean Investment Group L.L.C.
                                         Its: Investment Advisor


                                      By: /s/ James F. O'Brien, Jr.
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Name: James F. O'Brien, Jr.
                                         Its:  President

<PAGE>

                                      SAMYANG MERCHANT BANK
                                         By: Promethean Investment Group L.L.C. 
                                         Its: Investment Advisor


                                      By: /s/ James F. O'Brien, Jr.
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Name: James F. O'Brien, Jr.
                                         Its:  President



                                      LEONARDO, L.P. 
                                         By: Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. 
                                         Its: General Partner


                                      By: /s/ Michael L. Gordon
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Name: Michael L. Gordon
                                         Its:  Chief Operating Officer



                                      GAM ARBITRAGE INVESTMENTS, INC.
                                         By:  Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. 
                                         Its: Investment Advisor


                                      By: /s/ Michael L. Gordon
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Name: Michael L. Gordon
                                         Its:  Chief Operating Officer


                                      AG SUPER FUND INTERNATIONAL 
                                         PARTNERS, L.P. 
                                         By: Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. 
                                         Its: General Partner


                                      By: /s/ Michael L. Gordon
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Name: Michael L. Gordon
                                         Its:  Chief Operating Officer
<PAGE>

                                      RAPHAEL, L.P.


                                      By: /s/ Michael L. Gordon
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Name: Michael L. Gordon
                                         Its:  Chief Operating Officer



                                      RAMIUS FUND, LTD.
                                         By:  AG Ramius Partners, L.L.C.
                                         Its: Investment Advisor


                                      By: /s/ Michael L. Gordon
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Name: Michael L. Gordon
                                         Its:  Managing Officer



                                      HICK INVESTMENTS, LTD.
                                         By:  AG Ramius Partners, L.L.C.
                                         Its: Investment Advisor


                                      By: /s/ Michael L. Gordon
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Name: Michael L. Gordon
                                         Its:  Managing Officer
<PAGE>

                               SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
 
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                                                                            NUMBER OF
                                                                             INITIAL
                                              INVESTOR ADDRESS              PREFERRED          INVESTOR'S REPRESENTATIVES' ADDRESS
     INVESTOR NAME                          AND FACSIMILE NUMBER              SHARES                  AND FACSIMILE NUMBER
-----------------------            --------------------------------------   ------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                <C>                                      <C>                <C>
Nelson Partners                    c/o Leeds Management Services                100            Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C.
                                   129 Front Street, 5th Floor                                 225 West Washington Street
                                   Hamilton HM12 Bermuda                                       Chicago, Illinois 60606
                                   Attn: Anne Dupuy                                            Attention: Benjamin Kopin
                                   Facsimile: (441) 292-2239                                              Kenneth C. Griffin
                                                                                               Facsimile: (312) 368-4347

Olympus Securities, Ltd.           c/o Leeds Management Services                100            Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C.
                                   129 Front Street, 5th Floor                                 225 West Washington Street
                                   Hamilton HM12 Bermuda                                       Chicago, Illinois 60606
                                   Attn: Anne Dupuy                                            Attention: Benjamin Kopin
                                   Facsimile: (441) 292-2239                                              Kenneth C. Griffin
                                                                                               Facsimile: (312) 368-4347

Themis Partners L.P.               c/o Promethean Investment Group, L.L.C.       30            Promethean Investment Group, L.L.C.
                                   40 West 57th Street, Suite 1520                             40 West 57th Street, Suite 1520
                                   New York, New York 10019                                    New York, New York 10019
                                   Attn: James F. O'Brien, Jr.                                 Attn: James F. O'Brien, Jr.
                                   Facsimile: 212-698-0505                                     Facsimile: 212-698-0505

Heracles Fund                      Bank of Bermuda (Cayman) Limited              30            Promethean Investment Group, L.L.C.
                                   P.O. Box 513                                                40 West 57th Street, Suite 1520
                                   3rd Floor British American Center                           New York, New York 10019
                                   Dr. Roy's Drive                                             Attn: James F. O'Brien, Jr.
                                   Georgetown, Grand Cayman                                    Facsimile: 212-698-0505
                                   Cayman Island, BWI
                                   Attn: Allen J. Bernardo
                                   Facsimile: 809-949-7802

Samyang Merchant Bank              c/o Promethean Investment Group, L.L.C.       40            Promethean Investment Group, L.L.C.
                                   40 West 57th Street, Suite 1520                             40 West 57th Street, Suite 1520
                                   New York, New York 10019                                    New York, New York 10019
                                   Attn: James F. O'Brien, Jr.                                 Attn: James F. O'Brien, Jr.
                                   Facsimile: 212-698-0505                                     Facsimile: 212-698-0505

Leonardo, L.P.                     c/o Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P.               100
                                   245 Park Avenue - 26th Floor
                                   New York, New York 10167
                                   Attn: Gary Wolf
                                   Facsimile: 212-867-6449

GAM Arbitrage                      c/o Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P.                10
Investments, Inc.                  245 Park Avenue - 26th Floor
                                   New York, New York 10167
                                   Attn: Gary Wolf
                                   Facsimile: 212-867-6449

AG Super Fund                      c/o Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P.                10
International Partners,            245 Park Avenue - 26th Floor
L.P.                               New York, New York 10167
                                   Attn: Gary Wolf
                                   Facsimile: 212-867-6449
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                                                                            NUMBER OF
                                                                             INITIAL
                                              INVESTOR ADDRESS              PREFERRED          INVESTOR'S REPRESENTATIVES' ADDRESS
     INVESTOR NAME                          AND FACSIMILE NUMBER              SHARES                  AND FACSIMILE NUMBER
-----------------------            --------------------------------------   ------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                <C>                                      <C>                <C>
Raphael, L.P.                      c/o Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P.                30
                                   245 Park Avenue - 26th Floor
                                   New York, New York 10167
                                   Attn: Gary Wolf
                                   Facsimile: 212-867-6449

Ramius Fund, Ltd.                  c/o Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P.                40
                                   245 Park Avenue - 26th Floor
                                   New York, New York 10167
                                   Attn: Gary Wolf
                                   Facsimile: 212-867-6449

Hick Investments, Ltd.             c/o Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P.                10
                                   245 Park Avenue - 26th Floor
                                   New York, New York 10167
                                   Attn: Gary Wolf
                                   Facsimile: 212-867-6449

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