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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.8

June 18, 1999




To:  Mr. Peter J. Chambers
     Kempinski Hotel
     Apartment 27K
     J1 Jend. Sudirman Kav 10-11
     Jakarta, 100220, Indonesia



Dear Mr. Chambers:


I am pleased to offer you a position with LHS Group as Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer. This position will be based in Atlanta, Georgia,
USA and will report to Hartmut Lademacher Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer.

BASE SALARY: Your base salary will be $300,000.00 (U.S.) per year and will be
paid to you in semi-monthly payments to a bank in the United States.

STOCK OPTIONS: You will receive a stock option for 250,000 shares. This option
will be effective on your start date with LHS and the standard stock option plan
terms and conditions will apply.

CAR ALLOWANCE: You will be provided with a car allowance of $1,000 (US) per
month.

RELOCATION COST: You will receive a one time payment of $50,000 to cover the
move from Indonesia to Atlanta. This amount will be paid after you begin work
and prior to your actual relocation of your family and household goods and
personal effects.

TEMPORARY LIVING: You will be provided with an apartment in Atlanta on a
temporary basis until you are fully relocated to Atlanta. This will be
available for up to a maximum of four months.

BENEFITS: Health - You will be covered under the US medical and dental
programs. Detailed information will be provided to you about all benefit plans.
Life Insurance - you will be provided with life, accidental death and travel
life insurance under the standard LHS US programs. Vacation - You will receive
30 days of paid leave per year. Home Leave - You will be provided with one home
leave per year which will be paid by the company. Airfare will be in business
class.

INCOME TAX POLICIES: You will be under the US tax system and will make normal
tax contributions as required. LHS will provide you with tax planning and
income tax return preparation service with the firm of Ernst and Young.
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VISA REQUIREMENTS- You will be required to obtain a work visa before you can
begin work or relocate to the United States. LHS will pay for the visa and will
do the paperwork required for the processing.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Notification - This employment agreement is for no
specific period of time and may be terminated by you at any time with one
hundred and eighty (180) days written notice to LHS. Your employment with LHS
may be terminated by the company at any time with one hundred and eighty (180)
days written notice to you.

TERMS- Your employment with LHS may be terminated with "cause" at any time
without notice. For purposes of this agreement, "cause" is defined as (i) any
conduct by you as an employee of LHS involving moral turpitude (ii) any
dishonesty by you in performance of your duties as an employee of LHS including
you knowing failure to disclose or stop the dishonesty of others, (iii) any act
or omission by you that has the potential of injuring the reputation of LHS.
LHS may set off against amounts owed to you any losses LHS sustains as a result
of the facts or actions that constitute cause for your termination.

You agree to uphold the confidentiality concerning all LHS internal activities
and products with regard to any third party without express consent from LHS
management. You will be required to sign the standard LHS-U.S. employee
agreement regarding confidentiality of company information.

COMPLIANCE WITH POLICIES AND LAWS: You will bound by any and all LHS policies,
work rules and standards of conduct and pledge to observe order and discipline
of work. You agree to observe all laws of the United States of America and
exercise judgement in the best interest of the Company.

If you agree to the terms and conditions outlined, please sign below.

Sincerely,




Vance A. Shaffer
Vice President
Human Resources

/s/ Peter Chambers


Concur: Agreed by Peter Chambers (note comment)
Date: 23 June 1999

Note: Peter Chambers concurs based on agreement that the net base salary (net
of US$300,000) is paid in US$ and is no less than the equivalent net payable
in the United States, State of Atlanta.