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Exhibit 10.5

                                CLIENT AGREEMENT

                          BusinessDevelopment.com, LLC
                         253 West 28th Street, 2nd Floor
                            New York, New York 10001


As of December 13, 2000


David Devor, Chief Operating Officer
Essential Reality, LLC
253 West 28th Street, Second Floor
New York, NY 10001


Dear Mr. Devor:

This letter agreement (the "Letter Agreement") affirms our mutual understanding
regarding the business relationship between Essential Reality, LLC ("Client")
and BusinessDevelopment.com, LLC ("bd.com").

The parties agree that the parameters of bd.com's services and obligations to
Client are described more fully below and that the general terms governing this
Letter Agreement are described more fully on Attachment A hereto.

bd.com shall use commercially reasonable efforts to introduce Client to certain
business relationships of bd.com as shall be mutually determined by Client and
bd.com ("Prospect(s)"), for the purpose of facilitating, joint ventures,
strategic alliances, partnerships and/or any revenue generating business
opportunity or relationships, including licensing arrangements and/or other
transactions ("Transaction(s)") with Client.

The parties further agree that bd.com's compensation for its efforts on behalf
of Client shall be (i) a non-refundable monthly retainer of $6,000 USD
("Retainer") paid to bd.com upon the execution of this Letter Agreement and
continuing until either party shall notify the other, by at least thirty (30)
days notice, in advance, in writing, of its intention to terminate this
Agreement; and (ii) for any Transaction(s) consummated with any of the Companies
bd.com shall receive such other compensation as shall determined by mutual
agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the parties hereto agree that the services to
be provided by bd.com hereunder are valuable and integral to the growth and
development of the Client and that bd.com's provision of the services called for
hereunder constitute services substantially different in form and substance than
traditional consulting services and as such bd.com shall not be compensated in
form or amount as would a traditional consultant providing services appearing to
be similar to the services to be performed by bd.com hereunder. Furthermore, the
parties hereby agree that the form of compensation to bd.com for the provision
of the services contemplated hereunder shall be in the form of cash, equity in
the Client or a combination of both, to be determined by mutual agreement by the
parties and Client and bd.com hereby agree that Client shall not enter into any
Transaction unless and until Client and bd.com negotiate in good faith the terms
of a written agreement which sets forth bd.com's compensation resulting from
such Transaction. If the parties cannot agree on the terms of bd.com's
compensation, the compensation shall be determined by arbitration pursuant to
the provisions of Section 8 of Attachment A, with the arbitrators determining
bd.com's compensation based upon the fair market value of the services provided
and the benefit received by Client; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that bd.com shall also be
entitled to reimbursement of all fees in such arbitration and a 20% premium on
its compensation if the Client elects to proceed with such Transaction before a
written agreement is reached with bd.com on its compensation.


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Client shall keep bd.com informed and provide bd.com with any and all
information, notices and updates regarding its ongoing negotiations,
discussions, meetings, relationships and current and future dealings and/or
arrangements relating to or arising from the services provided by bd.com
hereunder, including without limitation, the consummation of any contract,
agreement, deal, transaction, partnership, alliance or other contractual
relationship resulting from or relating to such services.

The parties further agree, that this Letter Agreement contains the entire
agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and shall only apply to the introductions and/or related services
enumerated herein ("bd.com Services"). Any other introductions or related
services, whether in addition to or in replacement of any of the bd.com
Services, shall be negotiated and agreed to by the parties prior to any such
introduction or related service, and the terms of such introductions or related
services, including, without limitation, the compensation arrangement, shall be
set forth on an Annex 1 ("Annex 1") which shall be attached to and become part
of this Letter Agreement. Furthermore, any transaction, whether with an entity
specified herein or with any other entity that bd.com introduces to or
identifies to the Client, which is other than a Transaction(s) as contemplated
herein, including any and all business combinations (such transactions, an
"Other Transaction"), shall be negotiated in good faith or agreed to by the
parties prior to the consummation of any such Other Transaction and the terms of
such Other Transaction and the services associated therewith, including, without
limitation, bd.com's compensation therefore, shall be set forth on such Annex 1
which shall be attached to and become part of this Letter Agreement. The terms
and provisions of this Letter Agreement, including, without limitation, the
arbitration provisions of Section 8 of Attachment A, shall govern any such new
introductions or related services, as well as the compensation arrangements,
agreed to and listed on Annex 1 in the event the parties can not agree on
bd.com's compensation; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that bd.com shall also be entitled to
reimbursement of all fees in such arbitration and a 20% premium on its
compensation if the Client elects to proceed with such Transaction before a
written agreement is reached with bd.com on its compensation.

Either party shall have the right to cancel this Letter Agreement at any time
upon 30 days' written notice to the other party. The parties agree, however,
that termination of this Letter Agreement shall not affect any rights of bd.com
or obligations by Client that accrue prior to termination or those which survive
termination of this Letter Agreement, including but not limited to those rights
and obligations included in any and all attachments to this Letter Agreement.
The compensation to be earned by bd.com for any services performed prior to the
termination of this Letter Agreement shall survive termination of this Letter
Agreement, even if the relationship between the Client and a party to whom
bd.com has introduced Client prior to termination of this Letter Agreement is
formalized or otherwise develops within two (2) years subsequent to the
termination of this Letter Agreement.

Your signature below indicates your agreement with the terms and conditions
contained herein. We look forward to working with you.


                                Very truly yours,

                                BusinessDevelopment.com, LLC


                                By:
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                                    Michael Alpert
                                    President & CEO





Agreed to and Accepted:

Essential Reality, LLC

By:
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    Name:
    Title:


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                                 ATTACHMENT "A"

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS



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1.         INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. bd.com and Client acknowledge that they are
independent contractors and that no employer/employee or joint venture
relationship is created by the Letter Agreement. Other than bd.com acting as
Client's representative in respect of the services described on this Attachment
A to the Letter Agreement, bd.com does not have any right to act on behalf of
Client or to represent that it has such right or authority, unless expressly
provided by prior written agreement signed by Client and bd.com. All services
performed by bd.com shall be at such times and in such manner as bd.com shall
determine.

2.         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. (a) Each party has taken all
corporate action necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this
Letter Agreement and this Letter Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligation of both parties, enforceable against each other in accordance
with its terms except as enforcement may be limited by any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors'
rights generally and except as enforcement may be limited by general principles
of equity.

(b)              Client shall provide bd.com with such information about Client
as bd.com shall reasonably request. No document, exhibit, schedule, statement,
certificate or other writing furnished to bd.com by or on behalf of Client,
pursuant to this Letter Agreement or otherwise, will contain, any untrue
statement of a material fact or will omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements contained herein and therein not misleading.

3.         INDEMNITY. Client shall indemnify, defend and hold bd.com (and its
members, directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates, controlling parties
and representatives on Client's Board of Directors) harmless from and against
all claims, liability, loss or damage, together with all reasonable costs and
expenses related thereto (including legal and accounting fees and expenses),
arising from the performance of its obligations under this Letter Agreement
other than those resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
bd.com or its representatives.

4.         ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS. Neither party shall be entitled to assign its
rights or obligations under this Letter Agreement without the express written
consent of the other party; PROVIDED, however, that the rights and obligations
of bd.com hereunder may, in whole or in part, be sold, transferred or assigned
by bd.com to any parent, subsidiary, affiliated or successor entity.

5.         NONSOLICITATION. Client agrees not to solicit or hire any of
bd.com's employees or former employees, without bd.com's prior written consent,
during the course of this Letter Agreement and for a period of one (1) year
thereafter.

6.         NON-EXCLUSIVE RELATIONSHIP. (a) The parties acknowledge that
this Letter Agreement does not create an exclusive relationship between them and
that bd.com is not precluded from providing similar services to a competitor or
potential competitor of Client and Client is not precluded from retaining a
competitor or potential competitor of bd.com to provide Client with similar
services.

(b)              Client further acknowledges that introductions, strategic
relationships and/or joint ventures facilitated on behalf of Client pursuant to
the services provided under the Letter Agreement may be provided to and on
behalf of another client of bd.com and that bd.com may be receiving compensation
from such other client as well for the introduction and facilitation of any such
relationships. Client further acknowledges and agrees that in any such event of
the provision of services hereunder involving the Client and another client of
bd.com, that bd.com shall be deemed to have used its good faith best efforts in
facilitating the subject relationship between both such clients of bd.com in a
fair manner and Client shall have no claim against bd.com asserting otherwise.

7.         PRESS RELEASES; PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. (a) During the term of this
agreement, bd.com shall be able to issue press releases and other marketing or
other written materials in respect of bd.com's services provided to Client,
after obtaining prior approval from Client. bd.com shall send Client a copy of
each communication promptly following release of such information.


(b)              bd.com may post on their Web site the Client's name
(including any logos, trademarks or other intellectual property) and a
description of their business purpose.

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(c)              Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,
nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting bd.com's ability to make
use of any information provided to bd.com by Client in connection with carrying
out its services hereunder.

(d)              Client agrees that under no circumstances shall it issue any
press releases, make any posting on their Web site(s) or make any communication
or otherwise disseminate any information in any manner whatsoever, that relates,
whether directly or indirectly, to, bd.com, any relationship between bd.com and
Client, any of the services, introductions or transactions discussed herein or
resulting herefrom, or in any way relating to or arising from the subject matter
of this Letter Agreement, without bd.com's prior written consent.

8.         ARBITRATION OF ALL DISPUTES. Any controversy or claim arising out
of or relating to this Letter Agreement shall be settled by arbitration in the
City of New York, State of New York, by a panel of three arbitrators, one of
whom shall be appointed by Client, one by bd.com and the third of whom shall be
appointed by the first two arbitrators. If the first two arbitrators cannot
agree on the appointment of a third arbitrator, then the third arbitrator shall
be appointed by the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall be
conducted in accordance with the American Arbitration Association, except with
respect to the selection of arbitrators which shall be as provided in this
Section. The cost of any arbitration proceeding hereunder shall be borne equally
by Client and bd.com; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Client and bd.com shall be
responsible for the attorneys' fees and expenses of their respective counsel. In
the absence of fraud, the award of the arbitrators shall be binding upon the
parties and judgment thereon may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof.

9.         ENTIRE LETTER AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT. This Letter Agreement, sets
forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and supersedes all existing agreements between them concerning such
subject matter. No amendment to or modification of this Letter Agreement shall
be valid or binding unless made in writing and signed by the party against whom
enforcement thereof is sought.

10.        EXPENSES. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Letter
Agreement, Client and bd.com will bear their own expenses in relation to this
Letter Agreement and the matters contemplated hereby.

11.        NOTICE. All notices or other communications required or permitted by
this Letter Agreement shall be in writing and effective when received, and
delivery shall be made personally or by (a) registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (b) a nationally recognized courier or
(c) confirmed facsimile transmission, addressed to the other party at the
address set forth in this Letter Agreement.

12.        WAIVERS. No course of dealing nor any delay on the part of any party
hereto in exercising any rights hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any such
rights. No waiver of any default or breach of this Letter Agreement shall be
deemed a continuing waiver or a waiver of any other breach or default.

13.        GOVERNING LAW. This Letter Agreement shall be governed, interpreted
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without
giving effect to its laws governing the conflicts of laws.

14.        INVALIDITY. If any clause, paragraph, section or part of this Letter
Agreement shall be held or declared to be void, invalid or illegal, for any
reason, by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be
ineffective but shall not in any way invalidate or affect any other clause,
paragraph, section or part of this Letter Agreement.

15.        COUNTERPARTS. This Letter Agreement may be executed simultaneously
in two or more counterparts, which may be by facsimile, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.

16.        SURVIVAL. The provisions of Sections 3, 5, 7 and 8 and shall survive
the termination of this Letter Agreement.


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AMENDMENT   TO  THAT   CERTAIN   LETTER   AGREEMENT   EXECUTED  BY  AND  BETWEEN
BUSINESSDEVELOPMENT.COM, LLC AND ESSENTIAL REALITY, LLC

                  THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CLIENT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is
made and entered into as of the 1st day of September, 2001, by and between
ESSENTIAL REALITY, LLC ("Client"), and BUSINESSDEVELOPMENT.COM, LLC ("bd.com").

                              BACKGROUND STATEMENT

                  A.       Client and bd.com entered into that certain Client
Agreement dated as of December 13, 2000 ("Client Agreement").

                  B. Client and bd.com have now agreed to modify the Client
Agreement and amend it as set forth in this Amendment.

                             STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT

                  NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual
covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Client and bd.com
hereby covenant and agree as follows:

                  1. DEFINED TERMS. Except as otherwise expressly defined in
this Amendment, all capitalized terms herein will have the same meaning herein
as ascribed to such terms in the Client Agreement.

                  2. RETAINER. The Retainer shall be equal to a monthly retainer
having a current total value of $15,000 USD, payable, in full, in cash,
beginning September 1, 2001 and, thereafter, within fifteen (15) days after the
end of each month.

                  3. REVENUE SHARE. With respect to any Transaction directly or
indirectly with a Prospect resulting from an introduction by BD during the term
of the Client Agreement (whether or not the Client Agreement has been terminated
prior to the time such Transaction is consummated or entered into), Client shall
pay to BD a fee equal to a percentage of the revenues that Client receives, or
has the right to receive from or as a result of the Transaction ("Gross
Proceeds"), payable in the form of cash and/or warrants, for 3 years from the
date Client receives it's first payment of such Gross Proceeds (such fee, the
"Revenue Share"). The Revenue Share shall be mutually agreed to by BD and Client
prior to the consummation of any Transaction but in no event shall the
percentage of such Revenue Share exceed 4%.

                  4. EXPENSES. Client hereby agrees that irrespective of any
other compensation agreements reached with bd.com, Client shall reimburse bd.com
for all expenses incurred by bd.com in connection with the performance of its
services pursuant to the Client Agreement which have been previously approved by
Client.

Except as amended hereby, the Client Agreement, including the compensation
arrangements set forth therein not otherwise modified hereby, shall remain in
full force and effect.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Client and bd.com have executed and
delivered this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.
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