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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.23


March 13, 1998



Mr. Tony N. Domit
12117 El Nora Place
Granada Hills, CA  91344

Dear Tony:

The purpose of this letter is to summarize the arrangements we have discussed
regarding your retiring as President and Chief Executive Officer of Document
Sciences Corporation (DSC) on March 13, 1998.

At the end of your service as employee, you will receive eighteen (18) months of
compensation based on your current annual salary of $192,000. You may elect a
lump sum payment, or to spread payments over whatever period you chose in equal
installments payable up to a maximum of twenty four (24) months. You must make
this election by the close of the business day on your last day of service.

Federal law allows you and/or your spouse and/or your eligible dependents to
continue certain health coverage without interruption under the Company's
medical plan for up to 18 months, normally at your own expense, through the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA). The monthly premium will
equal the group rate in effect plus an additional two (2) percent administrative
fee. An election form will be provided you that provides further details
regarding COBRA coverage. If you elect COBRA coverage, DSC will pay the premiums
for the eighteen (18) months.

At such time as you cease to serve on the Board of Directors of DSC, DSC shall
fulfill and honor in all respects its obligations under Section 6.1 of the
By-Laws and pursuant to the Indemnification Agreement dated September 18, 1996,
between you and DSC to the extent arising out of or pertaining to any action or
omission in your capacity as a director or officer of DSC or any DSC subsidiary.

All other benefits and perquisites for which you are eligible in your current
position e.g. car allowance, computer and related equipment, cellular phone,
etc. will end effective at the time you cease being an employee of DSC.


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Tony N. Domit
March 13, 1998
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You will be permitted to retain your DSC laptop for a period of seven (7) days
after your last day as a DSC employee in order to permit you to transfer your
personal files to another computer. In the event you wish to purchase your
current laptop computer, you will be permitted to do so at a price to be agreed
to by you and DSC. You must make and communicate the decision to do this prior
to the end of the seven (7) day period mentioned in this paragraph. As a
condition of retaining your laptop computer for this seven (7) day use period,
you agree to delete all files pertaining to DSC at the conclusion of your
employment.

Our records indicate the following with regard to your Document Sciences
Corporation stock options:

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        Grant Date               Grant Approved                  Option Price
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         7/12/96                     17,448                        $10.00
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Your existing stock options will cease vesting effective the last day of your
employment or service as a DSC director, whichever is later, consistent with the
Company's stock option plan. Stock options will not vest during the period you
may elect to receive your severance salary package, assuming this period is
longer than your period of service as a member of the DSC board of directors.

At the end of your employment, as a retiree under the DSC stock option plan you
will have an additional twelve (12) months to exercise any vested options.

You agree at all times in all communications with any third party regarding DSC
or your employment by the Company to consistently speak favorably of DSC, its
products and of the manner in which you were treated by DSC throughout your
employment and following such employment, without, however, being under any
obligation to make any untrue statements or misrepresentations.

You further agree at all times, unless under compulsion of legal process, to
strictly avoid taking any actions or making any utterance that is likely to
affect adversely on DSC or that may, in any way, prejudice or otherwise
adversely affect or cast aspersions upon DSC (including, without







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limitation, the reputation and good will) or the employees, officers, directors,
shareholders thereof, it being acknowledged that similarly DSC will require its
officers, directors, and spokespersons to avoid any action or utterance that
would affect adversely or cast aspersions upon you either personally or
professionally.



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Tony N. Domit
March 13, 1998
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RELEASE

In consideration of the Company's payments and agreements set out in this letter
you will be required to sign the attached release. We suggest you consult with
legal counsel before signing the release. Your signature below indicates your
understanding and approval of the terms of this agreement.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have concerning
the contents of this letter.

Sincerely,




Thomas L. Ringer
Chairman, Board of Directors
Document Sciences Corporation









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Tony N. Domit                Date

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6333 Greenwich Drive,Suite 200, San Diego, CA  92122



                                 GENERAL RELEASE

1. In consideration of Document Sciences Corporation (the "Company") agreement
to provide consideration as more particularly set forth in the letter dated
March 13, 1998, from Thomas L. Ringer to Tony N. Domit, attached hereto and
incorporated herein, and other good and valuable consideration the adequacy and
receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, I, Tony N. Domit, release the Company,
Document Sciences Corporation, and their respective employees, directors,
officers, agents, stockholders, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and
assigns, and the Company employee benefits plans in which I am now or have been
a participant and their trustees, administrators, successors, assigns, agents
and employees (the "Releasees"), from any and all claims of any kind, known or
unknown, which I now have or may have against the Releasees by reason of facts
which have occurred prior to the date of this Release. Such released claims
include, without limitation, any and all claims of age discrimination under the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Worklers' Benefits Protection
Act of 1990, employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities At of 1990, the Equal Pay Act of 1963,
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, 29 U.S.C.
ss.1001, et seq., and the laws of the State of California including by example
and not limitation the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and the Fair
Employment Practices Act, the California Labor Code, as well as any and all
claims arising out of, based upon or relating to the hire, offer of employment
by Releasees, employment contract, if any, between myself and Releasees, any
representations or commitments made by the Releasees regarding future
employment, remuneration, promotion, discipline, termination from employment, or
benefits payable by Releasees to me including but not limited to any and all
claims under State contract or tort law such as breach of the implied covenant
of good faith and fair dealing, negligent or intentional infliction of emotional
distress and defamation, all claims for punitive or compensatory damages, costs
or attorney fees, and any and all claims I have against the Company based upon
its employees relocation policy.

2. I acknowledge and agree that the consideration set forth in this Release is
in addition to anything of value to which I am otherwise entitled by law and the
Company policy.

3. I understand and agree that this Release and Releasees' agreement to provide
consideration as set forth above are not intended and should not be construed,
in any way, as an admission by Releasees of wrongdoing or liability.

4. I agree that I will not file or pursue any charge, claim or action with any
government agency or any court against the Releasees based upon any event or
occurrence which took place prior to the date of this Release. However, I
understand that nothing set forth in this Release shall be construed as a
condition precedent, penalty or other limitation of my right to file a charge or
complaint with, or participate in an investigation or proceeding conducted by,
the EEOC or any comparable state agency.


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5. I agree that if I act contrary to the representations and obligations set
forth in this Release, I shall repay to the Company upon demand any and all
moneys paid to me by the Company in consideration of this release. Moreover, if
I act contrary to paragraph 4 of this Release, I agree to pay all costs and
expenses of defending the charge, claim or action incurred by Releasees,
including reasonable attorneys fees.

6. Should any provision of this Release, with the exception of paragraph 1, be
declared or be determined by any court to be illegal or invalid, the validity of
the remaining parts, terms or provisions shall not be affected thereby and said
illegal or invalid part, term, or provision shall be deemed not to be a part of
this Agreement. Should paragraph 1 be declared or be determined by any court to
be illegal or invalid as a result of legal proceedings instituted by me, the
purpose of this entire Agreement shall be deemed to have failed and I shall
return all cash consideration paid by the Company hereunder.

7. I agree to treat the existence and substance of this Release as Confidential
and shall not disclose it to other persons within or outside the Releasees
except as required by law.

8. I am familiar with the provisions of California Civil Code Section 1542,
which provides as follows:

         "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES
         NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THIS
         RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS
         SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR."

Being aware of this code section, I hereby expressly waive any rights I may have
thereunder, as well as any other statutes or common law principles of similar
effect.

9. I acknowledge that I have been advised by the Company as follows:

     -    TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY OF MY CHOOSING TO COUNSEL ME AS TO MY
          RIGHTS BEFORE I SIGN THIS RELEASE;

     -    TO TAKE SUFFICIENT TIME TO DECIDE WHETHER TO SIGN THIS RELEASE. I HAVE
          21 DAYS FROM THE DATE THIS RELEASE IS PROVIDED TO ME TO CONSIDER IT
          BEFORE I SIGN AND RETURN IT TO THE COMPANY;

     -    THAT EVEN AFTER I SIGN AND RETURN THIS RELEASE TO THE COMPANY, I WILL
          HAVE 7 DAYS THEREAFTER TO CHANGE MY MIND AND REVOKE ANY RELEASE BY
          ASKING THE COMPANY FOR ITS RETURN.


Date release provided to Tony N. Domit:     _________________________ , 1998

Executed at __________________________________________ , _____________________

Date: __________________ , 1998

By: ______________________________________


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