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                                                                   Exhibit 10.28

               Confidential Materials omitted and filed separately
             with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Asterisks
                                denote omissions.

                                  EGENERA, INC.

                           GENERAL PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Egenera, Inc. ("Egenera"), 165 Forest St., Marlboro, MA 01752, and Goldman,
Sachs & Co. and its Affiliates who execute Orders hereunder (any, a "Customer")
agree that this General Purchase Agreement ("GPA") shall govern any Equipment,
Egenera Software and services listed on an Order accepted by Egenera on or after
the date of the last signature below (the "Effective Date").

1.    DEFINITIONS

      "Order" means a document (typically Customer's purchase order), which is
signed by Customer, specifies Product and related services that Customer seeks
to obtain from Egenera and the related pricing and sufficient other information
to complete the transaction.

      "Equipment" means the hardware identified on an Order accepted by Egenera.

      "Egenera Software" means software owned by Egenera, including firmware or
materials embedded in the Equipment or identified on an Order accepted by
Egenera, and related documentation (including CD-ROM duplicates), but excluding
any Third Party Materials.

      "CRU" means "Customer Replaceable Unit" and is an Equipment component
designed for replacement by the customer.

      "FRU" means "Field Replaceable Unit" and is an Equipment component
designed for replacement by Egenera.

      "Installation Services" means (i) "Basic Set-Up" (setting up the
Equipment, powering up the Equipment, and booting up the operating system), (ii)
a training course (titled "Foundations"), and (iii) two hours' on-site
configuration consultation, all performed on the same business day. Except as
otherwise agreed, Customer shall be solely responsible for supply and
maintenance of an appropriate environment (including power, network and
telephone connections, etc.) for Equipment. All services shall be subject to
Customer's security requirements and where applicable a separate Services
Agreement.

      "Open Source Materials" means Third Party Materials supplied under
open-source software license agreements, such as the GNU Public License,
including any modifications to such software made by Egenera.

      "Product" means Equipment, Egenera Software and Third Party Materials
acquired by a customer under an Order.

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      "Third Party Material" means software provided by Egenera to Customer
which is specifically labeled as being provided by and/or owned other than by
Egenera, including Open Source Materials.

      "Software" means Egenera Software and Third Party Materials that Egenera
provides to Customer.

      "Affiliates" shall mean all entities that are controlling, controlled by
or under common control with Goldman, Sachs & Co. Goldman, Sachs & Co. and
Egenera hereby specifically acknowledge and agree that it is their intention (i)
that all of the products and/or services contemplated by this Agreement be made
available to the Affiliates, (ii) that an Affiliate shall be entitled to enforce
this Agreement with respect to Orders made by an Affiliate and (iii) that the
Affiliates be able to purchase software and equipment under this Agreement by
executing an Order.

      "Service Level Agreement" - See Schedule A to the Addendum 1 "Support
Services Agreement"

2.    ORDERING, PRICING AND PAYMENT

      All Orders shall reference this GPA and are subject to acceptance by
Egenera. Upon acceptance by Egenera, orders may be cancelled by Customer without
penalty more than 15 days prior to Customer's requested ship date. Orders
cancelled within 15 days of Customer's requested ship date will be subject to a
restocking charge equaling 10% of the purchase price of Product ordered;
however, the restocking charge would not apply to the first two cancellations
during any calendar year. The terms and conditions of this GPA shall apply to
each order accepted or shipped by Egenera hereunder. Any terms or conditions
appearing on the face or reverse side of any purchase order, acknowledgment, or
confirmation that are different from or in addition to those required hereunder
shall not be binding on the parties, even if signed and returned, unless both
parties hereto expressly agree in a separate writing to be bound by such
separate or additional terms and conditions. Customer shall pay Egenera the
price stated on an accepted Order and when applicable pay or reimburse Egenera
for all related taxes or withholdings, except for those based on Egenera's net
income. All payments by Customer shall be made free and clear of, and without
reduction for, any applicable foreign withholding, VAT or similar taxes; any
such taxes which are otherwise imposed on payments to Egenera shall be the sole
responsibility of Customer. All amounts are due in United States currency and in
full forty-five (45) days after the date of receipt (by mail, fax, or otherwise)
of the applicable invoice. Egenera shall extend to Customer a prompt payment
discount of [**]% for all invoices paid within [**] of receipt of valid invoice.
Customer's obligation to pay the amounts due or to become due hereunder shall be
absolute and unconditional and shall not be subject to any reduction, setoff,
defense, counterclaim, or deferment for any reason whatsoever. Upon thirty (30)
days written notice, Egenera reserves the right to cancel or suspend any orders
placed by Customer and accepted by Egenera, or refuse or delay shipment thereof,
if Customer fails to make any payment as provided herein or in any invoice or
otherwise to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

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3.    DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE

      Title of Equipment and the media for Egenera Software and risk of loss for
Equipment, media and embedded Egenera Software shall transfer to Customer upon
Egenera's delivery to Customer at Customer's location unless otherwise indicated
in the Order. Customer shall pay all shipment related charges. If Customer
clearly advises Egenera in writing, only then may Egenera make partial shipments
of Customer's orders, to be separately invoiced and paid for when due. Delay in
delivery of any installment shall not relieve Customer of its obligation to
accept the remaining deliveries. Egenera shall use reasonable efforts to meet
Customer's requested delivery schedules for the Products. Should orders for
Products exceed Egenera's available inventory, Egenera will allocate its
available inventory and make deliveries on a basis Egenera deems equitable, in
its sole discretion, and without liability to Customer on account of the method
of allocation chosen or its implementation.

      Acceptance of Equipment that Egenera is paid to install occurs upon
successful completion of Egenera's standard installation procedures that
demonstrate conformance to the applicable Egenera-published specifications.
There are no Acceptance criteria for any Product for which the Customer has
delayed Egenera's installation beyond ten (10) business days beyond what was
originally scheduled. All installation must be done pursuant to Customer
security requirements. Customer will be deemed to have accepted products not
installed by Egenera unless Egenera is otherwise notified by Customer within
fifteen (15) business days of receipt as indicated by bill of lading sign-off.

4.    STANDARD WARRANTY

      Equipment and Egenera Software. Egenera warrants that Equipment and
Egenera Software will, commencing on initial attempt at installation by either
Egenera or Customer and continuing until one year after completion of
installation by Customer or Egenera, perform in accordance with the applicable
Egenera-published specifications. Equipment upgrades are warranted from receipt
until the end of the original warranty period of the related Equipment.

      This warranty does not apply to problems that arise from (i) accident or
abuse, (ii) interoperation with other non-Egenera products not on Egenera's
interoperability matrix, (iii) improper installation or modification by other
than Egenera (or a third party approved by Egenera), or (iv) use in an
environment or in a manner or for a purpose for which a Product was not
designed.

      Customer should provide remote access to each system purchased, such
access will be granted once Egenera signs Customers' Vendor Access Agreement. A
modem connection or IP address, login and password are required to establish
access. Failure to provide a modem or IP connection may impact response and
resolution time. In the event the Customer has not provided modem access or an
IP address and an Egenera Support Engineer is required on site due to inability
to remotely access the system, Time and Material charges will be incurred for
the on-site service.

      Egenera does not warrant that the operation of Egenera Software will be
uninterrupted or error free, or that all defects can be corrected. Egenera does
not warrant any Third Party

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Material (except for approved compatible products as specified in Section 5(i))
and will identify such Third Party Materials to Customer as Exhibit A, as
amended from time to time pursuant to Section 9.

      Any replacement Equipment parts will be, whenever possible, new or will be
comparable in function and performance to the original part Equipment. In either
case, replacement Equipment parts will be warranted for the remainder of the
original warranty period, or for 90 days, whichever is greater. All replaced
Product or portions thereof shall be returned to and become the property of
Egenera. Any replaced Product or portions thereof not received by Egenera on or
about twenty (20) business days following Customer's receipt of notice by
Egenera will be invoiced to the Customer. Whenever possible, Egenera will use
new (but may use reconditioned) parts made by various manufacturers in
performing Equipment warranty repairs and building replacement products. Egenera
is responsible for shipping and insurance charges on replacement parts shipped
to and from Customer.

      Egenera provides post-warranty support services for Equipment and Egenera
Software at an additional charge on separate terms and conditions, which are
attached hereto as Addendum 1, and incorporated by reference. This support
covers new releases of Egenera Software and post-warranty equipment and software
repair and error correction. If such separate support is not purchased, Egenera
has no obligations to repair or correct errors reported after the end of the
warranty period. If the Standard Warranty has lapsed and post-warranty support
services have not been purchased, Egenera will only provide and charge for
support services on a per-event basis.

      Egenera warrants that the Products shall conform in all material respects
to their specifications and documentation and that Egenera has all rights,
authorizations and licenses to provide the Products to Customer (it being
understood certain Third Party Material listed on Addendum 1 is licensed
directly from the suppliers thereof, as set forth below).

      Egenera warrants that each of its employees, agents or representatives
assigned to perform hereunder shall have the proper skill, training and
background so as to be able to perform in a competent and professional manner
and that all work will be so performed in a manner compatible with Customer's
business operations at its premises.

      Egenera represents and warrants that the Egenera Software does not, and
any modifications or enhancements made by Egenera will not, contain any
"time-bombs", "usage protection codes," or other codes or programming devices
that might or might be used to access, modify, delete, damage, deactive or
disable the Products or other software, computer hardware or data of Customer.
Egenera further represents and warrants that it will use its best efforts to
prevent the Egenera Software from being infected with and any Egenera-modified
or Egenera-enhanced versions of the Egenera Software prepared by or at the
direction of Egenera from being infected with any "worms", "viruses", "Trojan
horses", "protect codes", "data destruct keys" or other programs or programming
devices that might or might be used to access, modify, delete, damage,
deactivate or disable the Products or other software, computer hardware or data
of Customer. Egenera represents and warrants that it is not aware of any
security problems that may exist in the Products that it has not disclosed to
Customer, and that during the warranty period and/or during any periods Customer
is paying Egenera to provide support Egenera shall

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immediately notify Customer upon its awareness of any problems, defects,
weaknesses, vulnerabilities, bugs or programming devices that give rise to
security related concerns affecting the computer systems of Customer.

      Remedies. In the event of a breach of above warranty, Egenera, at its
option shall: (1) provide replacement parts and service necessary to repair the
Equipment, and use reasonable efforts to modify the Software to make it conform
to its warranty, (2) replace the Equipment with comparable Equipment and/or
replace any Software with comparable Software or (3) refund the amount paid by
Customer for the affected Product in exchange for the return of the Product. The
limitations below under "Limitations of Liability" shall further limit Egenera's
obligation.

      Limitations and Exclusions. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5(i), EGENERA
MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO ANY THIRD
PARTY MATERIALS. AS BETWEEN EGENERA AND CLIENT, ANY AND ALL THIRD-PARTY
MATERIALS ARE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED "AS IS."

      EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED UNDER "WARRANTY" ABOVE, EGENERA PROVIDES
PRODUCTS AND SERVICE "AS IS" AND MAKES NO OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTIES, WRITTEN OR
ORAL, AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, AND ANY WARRANTY ARISING BY STATUTE, OPERATION OF LAW, COURSE OF
DEALING OR PERFORMANCE, OR USAGE OF TRADE.

5.    EGENERA SOFTWARE

      (a)   Ownership. The Egenera Software is owned and copyrighted by Egenera
or its third party suppliers. Customer's license confers no title or ownership
in the Egenera Software and is not a sale of any rights in the Egenera Software.
All ownership rights remain in Egenera or its third party suppliers, as the case
may be.

      (b)   Modifications. Customer's rights to modify Third Party Software
(including Open Source Software) is as set forth in the applicable license
agreement. Customer may not modify the Egenera Software; however, Customer may
request that Egenera modify the Egenera Software, Open Source Software, or any
Third Party Software which Egenera has the right to modify in a specified manner
(a "Customer Requested Modification"). Upon receipt of a request for a Customer
Requested Modification, Egenera shall, conditional upon the request being
reasonable from the perspective of technical feasibility, and feasibility of
ramping company resources, either (i) notify Customer that Egenera intends to
make such Customer Requested Modification as part of its internal development
plans for the next release of its software (in which case Egenera will support
such Customer Requested Modifications as part of its normal support process),
(ii) notify Customer that Egenera does not intend to make such Customer
Requested Modification as part of its internal development plans at all, in
which case, at the request of Customer, Egenera will create such Customer
Requested Modifications to be owned by Customer under a Professional Services
Agreement, which agreement will specify price, specifications, future support
obligations, and other material terms of the project, or (iii) notify Customer
that Egenera does not intend to make such Customer Requested

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Modification as part of its internal development plans in the near term, in
which case, at the request of Customer, Egenera will create such Customer
Requested Modifications under a Professional Services Agreement, which agreement
will specify price, ownership, specifications, future support obligations, and
other material terms of the project. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, (A)
modifications to Third Party Software are owned as set forth in the agreement
with the third party supplier under which Egenera modifies such software, but to
the extent Egenera is granted the right to specify ownership, Customer shall own
all such modifications paid for by Customer and (B) Customer shall own all
modifications to Open Source Software paid for by Customer, it being understood
that any such modifications shall be subject to the appropriate open source
license agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall restrict Egenera
from modifying any Egenera Software, Third Party Software or Open Source
Software for future customers in a manner which is similar to the modifications
made by Egenera for Customer, so long as Egenera does so without inclusion of
Customer-owned materials or Customer-supplied confidential materials.

      (c)   Copies. Customer may make reasonable numbers of copies of the object
code of the Egenera Software solely for backup or archival purposes or when
copying is an essential step in the authorized use of the Egenera Software. All
copyright and other proprietary or restricted rights notices in the original
Egenera Software must be retained on all copies.

      (d)   Additional Restrictions. Except to the extent permitted above,
Customer may not: translate, modify, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble,
or create derivative works based on the Egenera Software; copy of the Egenera
Software other than as specified above; rent, lease, grant a security interest
in, or otherwise transfer rights to the Egenera Software except as set forth in
"Transfer" below; modify, disable, attempt to circumvent, or otherwise interfere
with any License Enforcement Mechanisms or remove any proprietary notices or
labels on the Egenera Software; or disclose or otherwise make available Egenera
Software in any form to anyone other than Customer's employees, consultants or
independent contractors. If Customer is using the Egenera Software in any
country in the European Community, the prohibition against modifying,
translating, reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling or creating
derivative works based on the Egenera Software does not affect Customer's rights
under any legislation implementing the E.C. Council Directive on the Legal
Protection of Computer Programs.

      (e)   Transfer. Customer may transfer the license to the Egenera Software
only upon sale or other transfer (including a transfer to an Affiliate of
Goldman, Sachs & Co.) of the Equipment for which it was supplied, and the
Egenera Software may not be separated for use on other computers or equipment.
In the case of the sale or other transfer of the Equipment, Customer must
deliver the original and all complete, partial or electronically stored copies
of the Egenera Software to the transferee. Customer may not retain any copies of
the Egenera Software, and any copies that have been made which are not
transferred to the transferee must be destroyed. The transferee must accept
these licensing terms as a condition of the transfer. Customer's license will
automatically terminate upon any transfer of the software. Notwithstanding the
above, it is specifically agreed that Customer shall not be required to delete
all copies of the Software from backup or disaster recovery storage facilities,
provided that such undeleted copies shall not be used in any manner (it being
understood that recreation of computing environments or other review of
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investigations shall not be considered a use in violation of this clause).
Customer has no right to sublicense, loan, rent or lease the Egenera Software.
Customer may receive the Egenera Software in more than one medium, for example
CD-ROM or by Internet. Egenera Software supplied as an upgrade may be used only
in accordance with this GPA.

      (f)   Responsibility for Personnel. Customer shall be fully responsible to
Egenera for the compliance of Customer's employees, consultants or independent
contractors who are given access to the Egenera Software.

      (g)   License Termination. Egenera or Customer may terminate this license,
without liability, if Egenera or Customer breaches this GPA and fails to cure
within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof. Customer may
terminate this Agreement for convenience at any time, but any such termination
shall not relieve Customer of any liability incurred prior to termination
(including without limitation, payment due with respect to Orders which are not
cancelable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement). Upon termination,
Customer shall cease all use and if requested, will return or certify
destruction of Egenera Software (including copies) to Egenera. Notwithstanding
the above, it is specifically agreed that Customer shall not be required to
delete all copies of the Software from backup or disaster recovery storage
facilities, provided that such undeleted copies shall not be used or operated in
any manner.

      (h)   Third Party Materials. Egenera may provide to Customer certain
software that is specifically labeled as being provided by and/or owned other
than by Egenera ("Third Party Materials") in connection with the Equipment. It
is acknowledged by Customer that when specified Customer shall be licensing such
Third-Party Materials directly from the third party, including the right to use
such Third Party Materials in connection with the Equipment. Certain Third Party
Materials supplied by Egenera are Open Source Materials, and as such are
governed by open-source software license agreements supplied with such Open
Source Materials, such as the GNU Public License. Egenera makes no claim of
ownership of Open Source Materials, and such Open Source Materials are supplied
solely in accordance with the license agreements accompanying such software.
Accordingly, the restrictions under "EGENERA SOFTWARE" concerning modification,
confidentiality and other provisions do not apply to such Open Source Materials.
However, the provisions under "STANDARD WARRANTY - Limitations and Exclusions"
and "LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY" do apply to all Third Party Materials.

      (i)   Customer Requested Third Party Materials. Customer may request that
Egenera products interoperate with, or being installed with or used in
connection with Third Party Materials not supplied by Egenera
("Customer-Requested Third Party Materials"). Egenera will promptly acknowledge
receipt of the request, and respond within fifteen (15) calendar days either (A)
acknowledging such materials are or will be compatible with the Egenera product,
in which case Egenera will assume responsibility under its maintenance and
warranty obligations to ensure compatible functionality (it being understood
Egenera does not take responsibility for the functionality of the third party
materials); or (B) notifying Customer such materials are not known to be
compatible with the Egenera products, in which case Egenera will consider
Customer-funded development work to effect such compatibility under the
provisions of Section 5(b)(ii) or 5(b)(iii) (but otherwise Egenera does not
assume responsibility for compatible functionality).

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6.    INDEMNITY

      Egenera shall defend Customer, its subsidiaries, affiliates or assignees,
and their partners, directors, officers, employees and agents against any third
party claim that a Product infringes any copyright, trade secret, or patent and
pay the resulting costs and damages awarded against Customer by a court of
competent jurisdiction, provided Customer (i) notifies Egenera promptly in
writing of such claim, provided that any delay does not materially adversely
affect Egenera and (ii) reasonably cooperates in response to an Egenera request
for assistance at Egenera's cost. Customer, at its own expense shall assist in
such defense if it so chooses provided that Egenera shall control such defense
and all negotiations related to the settlement of such claims.

      Should any Product become, or in Egenera's opinion be likely to become,
the subject of such a claim, Egenera shall, at its option and expense, (a)
procure for Customer the right to make continued use thereof, (b) replace or
modify such so that it becomes non-infringing, or (c) request return and upon
receipt thereof refund the price paid by Customer, less straight-line
depreciation based on a five (5) year useful life.

      Egenera shall have no liability with respect to patents if the hardware
portion of the Products are physically installed outside of the U.S., Canada,
the U.K., Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Germany or France or other
country where Customer does business (unless Egenera notifies Customer of a
potential intellectual property concern in such country), except to the extent
such liability would have been incurred had such Product been installed in any
of such locations; use for a purpose or in a manner for which the Product was
not designed; use of any older version of the Egenera Software when use of a
newer Egenera revision made available to Customer would have avoided the
infringement and Customer had notice that the revision was to avoid
infringement; any modification made without Egenera's written approval; any
modifications made by Egenera pursuant to Customer's specific instructions as
long as such instructions as provided by Customer caused the infringement; any
intellectual property right owned or licensed by Customer; or Third Party
Materials in their form prior to any modifications made by Egenera. Further,
Egenera shall be liable with respect to combinations of Egenera and non-Egenera
Products only if (i) the non-Egenera Product, not in such combination, does not
infringe and (ii) the infringement arises from particular characteristics of the
Egenera product, i.e. non-Egenera product with equivalent functionality was
substituted for the Egenera Product do not infringe.

7.    LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

      EXCEPT AS PROVIDED OTHERWISE UNDER SECTION 6 "INDEMNITY" AND IN SECTION 10
CONFIDENTIALITY, EGENERA'S TOTAL LIABILITY AND CUSTOMER'S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM OF ANY TYPE WHATSOEVER, ARISING OUT OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE
PROVIDED HEREUNDER, SHALL BE LIMITED TO DIRECT DAMAGES CAUSED BY EGENERA'S
NEGLIGENCE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THE PRICE PAID BY CUSTOMER TO EGENERA FOR
THE SPECIFIC SERVICE OR PRODUCT FROM WHICH SUCH CLAIM ARISES.

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      EXCEPT FOR CLAIMS BASED UPON SECTION 10 CONFIDENTIALITY, NEITHER PARTY
SHALL HAVE LIABILITY TO THE OTHER FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY,
INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS,
REVENUES, DATA AND/OR USE), EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. The
foregoing limitation shall not limit Egenera's obligation to pay, under Section
6, damages awarded against Customer (regardless of whether such damages are
denominated as direct, indirect, consequential, or other); however, apart from
such obligation to fully indemnify. Egenera shall have no obligation to pay
special, consequential, exemplary, incidental, or indirect damages (including,
but not limited to, loss of profit, revenues, data and/or use), even if advised
of the possibility thereof, that Customer incurred directly related to the claim
of infringement. The foregoing limitation shall not limit either party's
remedies in the event of a violation of such party's intellectual property
rights. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY TO ALL CAUSES OF ACTION UNDER OR RELATING
TO THIS GPA, INCLUDING ANY CLAIM BY OR AGAINST ANY SUBSIDIARY, STOCKHOLDER, OR
AFFILIATE, OR OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF ANY OF THEM.

8.    FORCE MAJEURE

      If either party is prevented from performing any portion of this GPA
(except the payment of money) by causes beyond its control, including labor
disputes, civil commotion, war, governmental regulations or controls, casualty,
inability to obtain materials or services or acts of God, such defaulting party
will be excused from performance for the period of the delay and for a
reasonable time thereafter.

9.    APPLICABILITY AND EXCLUSION OF ALTERNATIVE TERMS

      The Agreement (and the agreements relating to Third Party Software on
Exhibit A) contains the exclusive set of terms applicable to the Product
(including future versions of the Product) and related services, notwithstanding
any other set of terms (i) that may be embedded in or displayed by the Product
before, during or after installation or operation of the Product (ii) to which
the Product may refer, (iii) that may accompany or be packaged with the Product,
or (iv) that may be presented at any time to Customer personnel or agents
orally, online, electronically or in writing unless said writing has been
accepted by an authorized Customer representative upon legal review (the
foregoing, collectively, "Other Terms"), whether or not any Customer's personnel
or agent assents to the Other Terms online, electronically or otherwise at any
time other than a document that has received legal review and approval. Such
Other Terms shall be voided with respect to Customer. Egenera may add additional
Third Party Software by notice to Customer, which additional materials shall be
considered an amendment to Exhibit A. In the event where Customer has an
independent Agreement with a Third Party Software supplier nothing contained
herein shall alter such terms.

10.   CONFIDENTIALITY

      (a)   Egenera acknowledges that it or its employees may, in the course of
performing its responsibilities under this Agreement, be exposed to or acquire
information which is proprietary to or confidential to Customer or its
affiliated companies or their clients or to third

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parties to whom Customer owes a duty of confidentiality. Any and all non-public
information of any form obtained by Egenera or its employees in the performance
of this Agreement shall be deemed to be confidential and proprietary
information. Egenera agrees to hold such information in strict confidence and
not to copy, reproduce, sell, assign, license, market, transfer or otherwise
dispose of, give or disclose such information to third parties or to use such
information for any purposes whatsoever other than the provision of services to
Customer as contemplated by this Agreement and to advise each of its employees
who may be exposed to such proprietary and confidential information of their
obligations to keep such information confidential.

      (b)   Confidential information shall not include information which is (i)
in or becomes part of the public domain other than by disclosure by Egenera in
violation of this Agreement, (ii) demonstrably known to Egenera previously,
(iii) independently developed by Egenera outside of this Agreement or (iv)
rightfully obtained by Egenera from third parties.

      (c)   It is understood and agreed that in the event of a breach of this
Section 10, damages may not be an adequate remedy and Customer shall be entitled
to injunctive relief to restrain any such breach, threatened or actual.

      (d)   This provision shall survive termination of the Agreement.

11.   SOURCE CODE ESCROW

      Goldman Sachs shall be entitled to receive a fully commented and
documented copy of the current source code of the Program and may use the same
for its own benefit if (i) Licensor ceases doing business, or (ii) Licensor
becomes insolvent or party to any bankruptcy or receivership proceedings or
makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors. Licensor shall also place in
escrow a fully commented and documented copy of the source code form of the
Program and Keep said copy updated. The agreement for which such arrangement
shall provide for independent verification of deposits and release to Goldman
Sachs upon the occurrence of (i) or (ii) above.

12.   LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AS TO AFFILIATES

      Egenera hereby acknowledges and agrees that direct damages sustained
hereunder by any Affiliate(s) shall not be consequential damages vis a vis
Customer and therefore such direct damages shall not be subject to any provision
in the Agreement precluding or limiting Engenera's liability for, or Customers'
recovery of, consequential damages.

13.   CHOICE OF LAW

      This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State
of New York, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law, and any
litigation arising out of or connected in any way with this Agreement shall take
place in a State or Federal court of competent jurisdiction in New York, County,
State of New York. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE UNIFORM COMPUTER TRANSACTIONS ACT
OR ANY VERSION THEREOF, ADOPTED BY ANY STATE, IN ANY FORM ("UCITA"), SHALL NOT
APPLY TO THE AGREEMENT INCLUDING ANY APPLICABLE PRODUCT ADDENDA. TO THE

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EXTENT THAT UCITA IS APPLICABLE, THE PARTIES AGREE TO OPT OUT OF THE
APPLICABILITY OF UCITA (AND EACH AND EVERY PROVISION THEREOF) PURSUANT TO THE
OPT-OUT PROVISION (S) CONTAINED THEREIN.

14.   U.S. GOVERNMENT END USERS

      The Software is a "commercial item," as that term is defined in 48 C.F.R.
12.101 (Oct. 1995), (Sept. 1995). Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and 48 C.F.R.
227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4 (June 1995), all U.S. government End Users acquire
the Software with only those rights set forth herein. The foregoing is intended
to proceed Egenera's rights in the event Customer transfers the Product and
related software to a U.S. government agency.

15.   EXPORT CONTROL

      (a)   Customer understands that Products provided under this GPA may be
subject to regulations by agencies of the United States Government as well as
laws and regulations of other applicable countries which prohibit export or
diversion of certain technical products to certain countries and individuals.
Customer shall comply in all respect with all applicable export and re-export
restrictions applicable to the Products or related materials. Egenera agrees to
cooperate with Customer in Customer's procurement of any licenses, permits,
registrations or other permission necessary to export the Product to foreign
locations (including import requirements to the country) as amt be requested by
Customer, except that Egenera shall not be required to obtain licenses for
export of the Product to any of the countries on the Department Commerce
restricted list as public enemies (country group E).

      (b)   In connection therewith, upon purchase of products by Customer and
subsequently upon request (i) Egenera shall provide Customer with then-current
classifications under the U.S. Department of Commerce Control List for all
products purchased and (ii) Egenera will provide specifics relating to the level
of encryption present in any Egenera Software and any applicable information in
relation to licenses or classifications Egenera obtained for its export of the
Products. Egenera warrants that any classifications under the U.S. Department of
Commerce Control List so provided to Customer are correct and current to the
best of Egenera's knowledge as of the time they are provided. Egenera agrees to
defend, indemnify and hold harmless Customer, its affiliates, partners,
employees and agents against all civil and criminal financial penalties and
related costs of defense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from a
breach by Egenera of its obligations under this Section 15(b). Egenera's
obligation is subject to the limits in Section 7, except that the limitation on
dollar amount shall be limited to total amount paid by Customer Egenera under
this Agreement (not just the amount paid with respect to the particular product
or service involved).

16.   MISCELLANEOUS

      This GPA is the complete statement of the agreement of the parties with
regard to the subject matter hereof; may be modified only by a writing signed by
both parties; and shall control in case of an inconsistent or conflicting term
set forth on an Order. No waiver shall be deemed a waiver if any prior or
subsequent default hereunder. If any part of this GPA is unenforceable, the
validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected.

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EGENERA, INC. ("EGENERA")

By:                    /s/ Thomas F. Sheehan
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Name (Print):
                 __________________________________________
Date:                 Title:
     ________________       _______________________________

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.  ("Customer")

By:                      /s/ Randy Cowen
                    ------------------------------------------
Name (Print):            Randy Cowen

Date: June 26, 2002 Title:  Managing Director

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                                  EGENERA, INC.

      Addendum 1 to General Purchase Agreement: SUPPORT SERVICES AGREEMENT

This Addendum 1 to the General Purchase Agreement (the "GPA") between Egenera,
Inc. ("Egenera") and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and its Affiliates ("Customer") is
made on June 26, 2002 (the "Effective Date").

SCOPE: This Addendum contains additional terms and conditions for support
services offered with the Enterprise I and II Programs. In the event of any
ambiguity or conflict between this Addendum and the GPA or between this Addendum
and a Statement of Work for Services, the terms of the GPA will control. This
Addendum shall continue in effect throughout the Term of the GPA, unless stated
otherwise herein.

1.    DEFINITIONS

"Major Releases" are new releases of Egenera Software intended to provide
significant functionality enhancements as well as incorporate cumulative bug
fixes and patches since the most recent release.

"Minor Releases" are new releases of Egenera Software that are intended to
provide incremental functionality enhancements as well as incorporate cumulative
bug fixes and patches since the most recent release.

Capitalized terms in this Addendum shall have the meanings defined in the GPA
unless specifically defined in this Addendum.

2.    TERM OF SERVICE

The Enterprise II Program commences upon completion of installation by Customer
or Egenera of the related Product. The Enterprise II Program has a term of two
years. Enterprise I provides all the features of Enterprise II for one (1) year
instead of two (2).

If the Standard Warranty has lapsed, Egenera will provide and charge for support
services on a per-event basis. The Customer may purchase additional warranty
service at Egenera's then-current rates, upon inspection and re-certification by
Egenera. A fee may be charged for recertification.

Unless terminated by Customer as set forth below, the Enterprise II Program may
renew on a biannual basis and the Enterprise I Program may renew on an annual
basis. The term of service for any additions and/or upgrades to
already-purchased Egenera Software is coterminous. Any replacement Equipment
parts will be, whenever possible, new or will be comparable in function and
performance to the original part or Equipment. In either case, replacement
Equipment parts will be warranted for the remainder of the original term of
service, or for 90 days, whichever is greater.

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3.    TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Technical Support will be provided according to Egenera's published summary
descriptions of each warranty and support services program, as they may be
amended from time to time. See Schedule A "Service Level Agreement" for those
summary descriptions in effect at the time of the execution of this Agreement.

4.    SOFTWARE UPDATE AND UPGRADE SERVICES

Egenera provides support services under this Addendum for Major Releases of the
Egenera Software for at least 24 months after the initial public release of each
Major Release. Egenera will use commercially reasonable efforts to support older
version after that date.

Software Support encompasses changes that are needed to resolve problems that
prevent the system from performing to specifications. At Egenera's discretion,
fixes may take the form of patches, maintenance releases, or point releases.

5.    CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES

Except for as expressly set forth herein, Customer shall be solely responsible
to monitor, maintain, and administer the Product and Egenera Software.

6.    EXCLUSIONS

Support under this Addendum shall not include operating supplies and
accessories. This Addendum does not apply to problems that arise from (i)
accident or abuse, (ii) interoperation with other non-Egenera products (except
for approved compatible products as specified in Section 5(i) of the GPA), (iii)
improper installation or modification by other than Egenera or a third party
approved by Egenera, (iv) use in an environment or in a manner or for a purpose
for which a Product was not designed, or (v) failure to implement all previously
supplied updates to Product and/or Egenera Software.

7.    WARRANTY

Egenera agrees to perform Services in a workmanlike manner. If, after the later
of (i) the end of the Standard Warranty or (ii) the end of any paid term of
service, Services performed by Egenera prove not to have been so performed or if
Egenera fails to provide the Services or a portion thereof, and if Customer
notifies Egenera to that effect within the thirty (30) day period commencing on
the earlier of the date of completion of the Services or the date that the
Customer knew or should have known of defects or deficiencies, Egenera will, at
its option, either (i) correct any defects and deficiencies or (ii) render a
full or pro-rated refund or credit based on the original charge for the
Services.

/s/   Thomas F. Sheehan
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/s/ R. Cowen
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                                   SCHEDULE A
                             SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT

ENTERPRISE I & II AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED DURING THE CONTRACT TERM

      ENTERPRISE II

      Enterprise II is a comprehensive, two-year program that enhances the
      BladeFrame Warranty with features customized for mission-critical
      environments, including initial installation, Egenera Software upgrades,
      parts replacement, 24x7 on-site technical support for field replaceable
      units (FRU), and quarterly reviews with a designated Egenera services
      professional.

      ENTERPRISE I

      Enterprise I provides all the features of Enterprise II for one (1) year
      instead of two (2).

      DEFINITIONS:

      "Updates" are either Maintenance or Patch Releases. A Patch Release may
      occur at any time and is typically specific to a bug fix or a customer
      problem. A Maintenance Release may occur at any time and is strictly the
      incorporation of bug fixes and available patches.

      "Upgrades" are either Major or Minor Releases.

      "Major Releases" are new releases of Egenera Software intended to provide
      significant functionality enhancements as well as incorporate cumulative
      bug fixes and patches since the most recent release.

      "Minor Releases" are new releases of Egenera Software that are intended to
      provide incremental functionality enhancements as well as incorporate
      cumulative bug fixes and patches since the most recent release.

      Capitalized terms in this Schedule A shall have the meanings defined in
      the GPA unless specifically defined in this Schedule A.

      HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SUPPORT SERVICE

      When responding to a hardware or software service call, Egenera shall meet
      the following service level requirements ("SLR") for systems installed in
      production environments. QA Systems will be services at Severity Level 3
      response time (as defined below).

      BUSINESS HOURS:

      8am to 8pm Eastern time Monday to Friday excluding NYSE holidays

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      SEVERITY LEVEL 1: TOTAL SYSTEM FAILURE AND CRITICAL SITUATION AS
      REASONABLY DETERMINED BY CUSTOMER.

      Response Time: During Business House, Egenera shall respond on-site within
      [**] after Customer's report of such error or Egenera's detection of such
      error and use continuous, twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days
      per week, efforts to fix Severity Level 1 problems. Outside of Business
      Hours, Egenera shall respond on-site within [**] after Customer's report
      of such error or Egenera's detection of such error and use continuous,
      twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, efforts to fix
      Severity Level 1 problems. Within [**] after arrival on-site, Egenera
      shall diagnose whether the problem is related to hardware or software; if
      the problem is determined to be caused by hardware alone, a replacement
      blade will be provided within four hours on a 24x7x365 basis.

      SEVERITY LEVEL 2: MAJOR FUNCTION IS NOT WORKING AND IS SEVERE.

      Response Time: During Business Hours, Egenera shall respond on-site within
      [**] after Customer's report of such error or Egenera's detection of such
      error and use continuous, twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days
      per week, efforts to fix Severity Level 2 problems. Outside of Business
      Hours, Egenera shall respond on-site within [**] after Customer's report
      of such error or Egenera's detection of such error and use continuous,
      twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, efforts to fix
      Severity Level 2 problems. Within [**] after arrival on-site, Egenera
      shall diagnose whether the problem is related to hardware or software; if
      the problem is determined to be caused by hardware alone, a replacement
      blade will be provided within four hours on a 24x7x365 basis.

      SEVERITY LEVEL 3: BUG WITH FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT WITH WORK AROUND.

      Response time: Egenera shall respond within [**] after Customer's report
      of such error or Egenera's detection of such error and use continuous
      efforts during Business Hours to fix Severity Level 3 problems.

      SEVERITY LEVEL 4: MINOR ERROR OR INCONVENIENCE.

      Response Time: Egenera shall respond within [**] after Customer's report
      of such error or Egenera's detection of such error and use commercially
      reasonable efforts during Business Hours to fix Severity Level 4 problems.

      SEVERITY LEVEL 5. FEATURE ENHANCEMENT REQUEST.

      Response Time: Egenera shall respond within [**] after Customer's report
      of such error or Egenera's detection of such error and will log the
      request into our product requirements matrix for weekly review.

      HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SLR MEASUREMENT AND PENALTIES

      The SLR is considered met if the criteria below are satisfied:

            Response Time=>[**]%

      The calculation will be:

            Response time=# of calls responded to within SLR divided by # of
      calls

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      These response times will be determined in the Egenera-provided monthly
      reports (detailed elsewhere under "Reporting Requirements"). For any month
      that Egenera's response time for any site (defined as the physical address
      of a data center) has been less than [**]%, Egenera will extend the term
      of service by one (1) month at no additional charge to Customer.

      ESCALATION PROCEDURE

      Depending upon the severity level of the reported problem, the following
      Egenera personnel will be notified that a fix has not been provided
      according to the following matrix:

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   Severity
     Level:                1          2           3         4          5
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CEO/COO                   [**]       [**]
V.P.                      [**]       [**]
Enterprise
Services
Engineering               [**]       [**]       [**]       [**]       [**]
Technical                 [**]       [**]       [**]       [**]       [**]
Service
Management
Customer
Engineer/
Technical                 [**]       [**]       [**]       [**]       [**]
Support
</TABLE>

      SPARE PARTS:

      Egenera must maintain at least one set of replacement parts on, or nearby,
      the Customer premises. It is Egenera's responsibility to maintain the
      appropriate inventory in order to perform its responsibilities under this
      Service Level Agreement.

      CALL  FLOW AND ESCALATION PATH:

      Customer and Egenera will provide escalation lists to each other.

      PRICE PROTECTION

      Customer's service program prices shall not increase more than [**]% per
      year beginning with the fourth year of service purchased.

      24X7X365 ON-SITE FRU SUPPORT

      Customers will have access to on-site FRU support from highly trained
      Egenera field engineers on a 24x7x365 basis, ensuring high availability
      operation.

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      PARTS AND LABOR

      If a BladeFrame hardware or Software component should fail, Egenera will
      replace it subject to the SLR detailed in this Service Level Agreement,
      including on-site installation for FRUs if required. Both parts (for FRUs
      and CRUs) and labor (for FRUs only) are covered.

      ONLINE SERVICE ACCESS

      Through a secure login to the Egenera Web site, Customers can access a
      wide range of online services including installation scheduling,
      service-call placement, submission and review of service tickets, parts
      status and downloadable Software patches.

      REMOTE SYSTEM MONITORING

      Recognizing that the BladeFrame will be deployed in mission-critical
      environments, Egenera designed the system to identify and resolve
      irregularities before they impact performance, maximizing uptime. Call
      home functionality is a standard feature. All vendor access to the
      BladeFrame is subject to the "Remote Vendor Access Agreement" between the
      parties. Egenera can also remotely monitor performance on a 24x7x365 basis
      and proactively respond.

      24X7X365 TELEPHONE SUPPORT

      Toll-free technical assistance is available on a 24x7x365 basis to
      Warranty Customers and those with a service contract. Egenera's
      single-tier support model means you'll be working with a highly skilled
      system administrator from the beginning, significantly reducing the time
      need to resolve inquires.

      SOFTWARE SUPPORT

      Egenera will provide support service for all aspects of the Software
      provided by them to the Customer, including all 3rd party vendor Software.

      In addition to Egenera providing a 24x7 support number to report a problem
      or request service, all Software calls must be addressed immediately. An
      Egenera engineer must respond within one hour to determine the nature of
      the problem and the course of action to resolve it. If Software calls are
      not closed within [**], Egenera must provide updates every [**] until the
      issue is resolved and the call is closed.

      SUPPORT FOR MODIFICATIONS TO THIRD PARTY AND OPEN SOURCE MATERIALS

      If Customer modifies Third Party or Open Source Materials, the modified
      version will be reviewed by Egenera. Egenera will review such
      modifications and notify Customer within ten (10) days if the
      modifications will be certified. Upon certification, modifications are to
      be fully supported by Egenera under the terms of the GPA and this Service
      Level Agreement between Customer and Egenera. If the modifications will
      not be certified, Egenera will notify Customer of the issues preventing
      certification and

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      (pursuant to a separate Professional Services Agreement, if applicable)
      will work with Customer to adjust the modifications to meet Egenera's
      certification requirements.

      SOFTWARE UPDATES

      During either the warranty period or the support term, Egenera Customers
      receive online access to Egenera Software updates via a secure,
      user-friendly Web site.

      All Egenera Software updates will be delivered to Customer upon release at
      no additional charge. Installation mechanism of Software is at the
      discretion of Customer.

      SOFTWARE UPGRADES

      Customers opting for the Enterprise II or Software Subscription program
      automatically receive proactive delivery of all Software upgrades,
      including both major and minor releases, during the contract term.
      Technical assistance is also provided. All significant functionality
      incorporated into previous releases of Egenera Software is to be
      incorporated into Egenera Software Upgrades.

      SOFTWARE VERSIONS

      Not m ore than one hundred and twenty (120) days and not less than ninety
      (90) days prior to the end of a service for a Major Release of Egenera
      Software, Egenera will notify Customer in the manner detailed under
      "Notification" elsewhere in this Exhibit.

      REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

      Egenera must have a job tracking and reporting system to record all
      service calls (hardware and Software). Open calls may not be considered
      "Closed" by Egenera without the written consent of Customer.

      -     Daily Reports:
                  Egenera will provide Customer with a daily report if there are
                  any outstanding calls that are not in "closed" status, or on
                  the day that a call is closed.

      -     Monthly Reports:
                  A monthly report is to be provided by Egenera to the Customer.
                  The report will contain all service calls, Customer contact,
                  time opened, time fixed and a detailed description of the
                  malfunction and final resolution. The monthly report should
                  also provide details of all calls that do not meet the SLR
                  requirements defined by this Service Level Agreement.

      TIME & MATERIAL RATES

      All Time & Material incurred by Egenera to meet requirements detailed by
      this Agreement are included in the services cost.

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      QUARTERLY REVIEWS

      Enterprise II members benefit from a quarterly review with the highly
      skilled services representative assigned to their account. This individual
      perform the initial installation, is based locally, and maintains an
      ongoing relationship with the Customer data center personnel. During these
      quarterly sessions, the Egenera representative ensures that Customer
      expectations are being met by verifying overall BladeFrame system
      operation, the performance of individual components, and the
      responsiveness of Customer Service procedures and personnel both in the
      field and at the corporate office.

      NOTIFICATION

      If to Customer:

                  If to Customer for legal and/or contractual matters:

                  Office of General Counsel
                  85 Broad Street
                  New York, NY  10004

                  Otherwise:

                  Vice President, Enterprise Technology, Global Vendor
                  Relationship Management
                  (currently Tammy Van Arsdalen)
                  212-357-8134 phone
                  917-343-0700 fax
                  tammy.vanarsdalen@gs.com

      If to Egenera:

                  Within the United States:  1-866-301-3117
                  Via email:  support@Egenera.com

/s/ Thomas F. Sheehan
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/s/
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/s/ R. Cowen
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