LEASE AGREEMENT



BETOKEM AS, below called the Lessor, and

COMPO DATA AS, below called the Lessee,

have on this day entered  into the  following  lease  agreement  concerning  the
premises at INDUSTRIVEIEN 12, 1473 SKARER



1.       SCOPE OF THE LEASE

         The following premises are covered by the contract:

         a.       150 sqm gross office space (including 10% common area)

         b.       95 sqm storage space (including 10% common area)

2.       CONDITION OF THE PREMISES

         The premises are leased in their present condition on an as-is basis.

         The premises shall be used for office- and storage purposes.

3.       TERM OF THE AGREEMENT

         The term of the  agreement  is one year  starting  November 1, 1996 and
         shall  thereafter  continue to be in force  indefinitely  with a mutual
         cancellation period of three months.

         The lease will come into force on the date the  deposit and one month's
         rent has been paid.

4.       RENT

         The annual  rent for the first  year is NOK  132,500.  Advance  monthly
         payments of NOK 11,043.66 are due on the first day of each month.

         The rental payments include charges for common areas.

         In addition to the rent, electricity charges will be added.

         In the event payment is not made on the due date, a penalty interest of
         12% per annum will be charged until payment is made.

5.       ADJUSTMENTS

         The rent may be adjusted annually,  beginning on January 1, 1998 and in
         accordance  with the consumer  price index of the  Norwegian  Bureau of
         Statistics ("Statistiske Sentralbyra").  The price index as of November
         15, 1996 shall form the basis of the first adjustment.

6.       RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE LESSOR

         The Lessor shall make the premises available in accordance with section
         2 of this agreement.

         The Lessor,  or its  representative,  shall establish  applicable rules
         regarding the use of the premises. Unless otherwise provided, the rules
         of the  Organization  of  Property  Owners  In  Olso  and  Surroundings
         regarding   Business   Premises  ("Olso  og  Omegn   Huseierforeningens
         ordensregler for forretingslokaler") are applicable.

         The Lessor is  responsible  for the  maintenance of the exterior of the
         building and may take any measures  necessary to maintain the premises,
         and may also perform any necessary  construction  outside of the leased
         premises.  The Lessor is solely responsible for the payment of any such
         measures.

         The Lessor shall  ensure that any  construction  work  performed on the
         premises causes the least possible  inconvenience to the Lessee.  Minor
         inconveniences   do  not  entitle  the  Lessee  to  rent  reduction  or
         reimbursement of rent payments.

         The Lessee  shall  treat the leased  premises,  and the  property  as a
         whole,  with reasonable care. The Lessee is responsible for any damages
         to the premises caused by himself,  his employees  (including temporary
         employees) as well as visitors of the Lessee.

7.       RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE LESSEE

a.       Interior improvements and furnishings outside the scope of section 2 of
         this  agreement  shall  be  undertaken  by the  Lessee  and at the sole
         expense of the Lessee. Any such interior undertakings must be submitted
         in the form of a written proposal to the Lessor and require the written
         approval  from the  Lessor.  Any such  undertakings  may not  under any
         circumstances be initiated before such approval has been obtained.  The
         Lessee  shall be  responsible  for  obtaining  any and all  licenses or
         permissions from the public  authorities  necessary in order to perform
         work of this kind.

b.       Such interior  improvements and furnishings as described in section 7 a
         above shall  become the sole  property  of the Lessor,  free of charge,
         upon  termination  of the lease,  unless the Lessor demands to have the
         fittings and furnishings  removed and to have the premises  returned to
         the condition prior to the undertakings performed.

c.       The Lessee shall bear all costs in conjunction  with any remodeling and
         refurnishing  work of the premises  that the Lessee wishes to undertake
         outside the terms and conditions of this agreement.

d.       In the event that  alterations of the premises or its  improvements and
         fixtures cause an increase in the Lessor's, and/or other lessee's, cost
         of  insurance,  all  such  additional  expenses  shall  be borne by the
         Lessee.  The Lessee shall also bear any additional  expenses  caused by
         the Lessee's special business activities or operations.

e.       Should the business  activities  or  operations  of the Lessee  require
         permission by the authorities,  the Lessee is responsible for obtaining
         any such  permission.  The Lessee is also responsible for obtaining any
         such  change  in the  zoning  regulations,  or  permission  or  license
         necessary  to perform its  business  activities  or  operations  in the
         leased premises.

f.       Signs, neon-signs and advertisements etc. may not be put up without the
         prior  written  authorization  from  Lessor  regarding  the  design and
         position of such signs etc.

         At the time of this agreement,  the Lessor has authorized the Lessee to
         put up a sign on the front of the building.  The position and design of
         this sign shall be agreed upon.

g.       Any  injunctions,  demands or orders,  caused by the Lessee's  business
         operations in the leased premises,  by the work  environment  authority
         ("Arbeidertilsynet"),  the  health  council  ("Helseradet"),  the  fire
         department   ("brann-vesen"),   the   industry   protection   authority
         ("industrivern"),  the civil defense ("Sivilforsvaret") or other public
         authorities,  shall not in any way  burden  the Lessor and shall be the
         full  responsibility of the Lessee.  The Lessee is also responsible for
         any similar  orders or demands made by the Lessor's  insurance  company
         regarding  improvements  and/or  equipment  motivated  by the  Lessee's
         business  operations at the premises,  or the Lessee's  refurnishing or
         remodeling of the premises.

h.       The Lessee is fully  responsible  for the interior  maintenance  of the
         leased premises including its interior fittings and furnishings.  Entry
         doors and windows with frames shall also be  maintained  by the Lessee.
         The interior maintenance also includes floors, ceilings, walls, pillars
         and columns,  electrical  wiring from the fuse box or  equivalent,  all
         electrical   equipment  and  all  heating,   ventilation  and  sanitary
         equipment in the leased premises.

i.       The Lessee is under a duty to treat the leased premises, as well as the
         property as a whole,  with  appropriate  care. The Lessee is liable for
         all damages  caused by the Lessee  himself or the  Lessee's  employees,
         both permanent and temporary.

j.       The Lessee shall follow and obey the applicable rules regarding the use
         of the premises (see section 7 b).

k.       The Lessee is responsible  for any fixtures,  effects  and/or  movables
         outside the scope of the leased premises as described in section 2.

8.       TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT

         Upon  termination  of the  lease,  the  leased  premises  shall be well
         maintained,  cleared out and cleaned,  with all windows intact and left
         with  such  equipment  and  appliances  that  have  been  fitted to the
         premises.

         In the  event  the  premises  are not  voluntarily  evacuated  upon the
         termination  of the  lease,  or in the event the  rent,  including  any
         additional payments, is not paid, within 14 days of its due date or the
         receipt of a written  demand of  evacuation,  the Lessor will  initiate
         eviction  proceedings  without  court  litigation  in  accordance  with
         section     13-2     of     the      Compulsory      Execution      Act
         ("tvangsfullbyrdelsesloven").  The  Lessee is not  entitled  to present
         counterclaims  against  the  Lessor,  or make  deductions  on the  rent
         payments,  unless the counterclaim is recognized by the Lessor,  or has
         been finally settled in a court of law.

         In the event of a material breach of this agreement by the Lessee,  the
         Lessor is entitled to immediately terminate the agreement.

         Any  costs  or  loss of rent as a  result  of the  termination  of this
         agreement shall be borne by the Lessee.

9.       SUBLET, ASSIGMENT OR TRANSFER

         The Lessee may not sublet the premises,  or parts thereof, or assign or
         transfer the lease agreement  without the prior written approval of the
         Lessor. Such approval shall not be withheld without cause.

10.      DEPOSIT

         To ensure and  secure the  fulfillment  of his  obligations  under this
         agreement,  the Lessee shall  deposit  with the Lessor NOK 33,125.  The
         amount  shall  be  deposited  in an  interest  bearing  account  in the
         Lessee's  name.  The account shall be at the disposal of the Lessee and
         the Lessor jointly.  Accrued interest is credited to the Lessee.  After
         the  Lessee  has left  the  premises,  the  deposited  amount  shall be
         returned  to the  Lessee  less any  reductions  made by the Lessor as a
         result  of  late  payments  by  the  Lessee,  breach  of  the  Lessee's
         maintenance duty, or liability for damages on behalf of the Lessee.

         Alternatively,  the Lessee  may  provide a bank  guarantee  in the same
         amount.

11.      COMMISSION

         Upon the signing of this  agreement,  the Lessor shall pay a commission
         to REAL EIENDOMSMEGLING A/S in accordance with a separate agreement.

This agreement has been drafted in three copies,  one to each of the parties and
one to the real estate agent.

Skarer, December 16, 1996


[Illegible Signature]                                [Illegible Signature]
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BETOKEM AS                                           COMPO DATA AS