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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") entered into as of this __ day
of May 1997, between InTime Systems International, Inc. (the "Company"), and
Michael Matte (the "Executive").  All references to the Company shall also
include The Consulting Team, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Executive and to ensure the
continued availability to the Company of the Executive's services, and the
Executive is willing to accept such employment and render such services, all
upon and subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
set forth in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound, the Company and
the Executive agree as follows:

     1.  Term of Employment.

          (a) Term.  The Company hereby employs the Executive, and the Executive
     hereby accepts employment with the Company, for a period commencing on the
     date of this Agreement and ending three years hereafter (the "Term").  This
     Agreement supersedes any other agreement between the Company or its
     subsidiaries including The Consulting Team, Inc. and the Executive.

          (b) Continuing Effect.  Notwithstanding any termination of this
     Agreement at the end of the Term or otherwise, the provisions of Sections 6
     and 7 shall remain in full force and effect and the provisions of Section 7
     shall be binding upon the legal representatives, successors and assigns of
     the Executive.

     2.   Duties.

          (a) General Duties.  The Executive shall serve as the Company's Chief
     Financial Officer in charge of all financial and accounting operations of
     the Company including but not limiting to those duties customarily held by
     chief financial and accounting officers of public companies and supervision
     of the Company's employees working in the finance and accounting areas.  In
     addition to all of the foregoing, the Executive shall be a signatory on all
     of the Company's banking accounts.  The Executive shall report directly to
     the Company's Chief Executive Officer.  The Executive shall also perform
     such services for such subsidiaries as may be necessary.  The Executive
     shall use his best efforts to 
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     perform his duties and discharge his responsibilities pursuant to this
     Agreement competently, carefully and faithfully.

          (b) Devotion of Time.  The Executive shall devote all of his time,
     attention and energies during normal business hours (exclusive of periods
     of sickness and disability and of such normal holiday and vacation periods
     as have been established by the Company) to the affairs of the Company.
     The Executive shall not enter the employ of or serve as a consultant to, or
     in any way perform any services with or without compensation to, any other
     persons, business or organization without the prior consent of the Board of
     Directors (the "Board") of the Company; provided, that the Executive shall
     be permitted to devote a limited amount of his time, without compensation,
     to professional charitable or similar organizations.

          (c) Location of Office.  Except for customary business travel, the
     Executive's principal office shall be in the West Palm Beach, Florida area.

     3.   Compensation and Expenses.

          (a) Salary.  For the services of the Executive to be rendered under
     this Agreement, the Company shall pay the Executive an annual salary of
     $130,000 during the Term which shall be subject to increase at the
     discretion of the Board based on performance.  The Company shall pay the
     Executive his annual compensation in equal installments no less frequently
     than monthly in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the
     Company.  Commencing with the one year anniversary of this Agreement and
     beginning on each year thereafter during the Term of this Agreement, the
     Executive's annual salary shall be adjusted in accordance with the Consumer
     Price Index, all Urban Consumers, issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
     of the U.S. Department of Labor using the year 1982-84 as a base of 100
     (the "Index").  At the commencement of the second year, and of each year
     thereafter, the Executive's salary shall be multiplied each year by a
     fraction, the numerator of which shall be the published Index number for
     the month preceding the commencement of the new year, i.e., April, and the
     denominator of which shall be the published Index number for the month of
     April 1997.  The resulting increase to the Executive's annual salary, if
     any, shall be added to the prior year's annual salary and become a part
     thereof for the succeeding year.  In the event that the Index herein
     referred to ceases to be published during the term of this Agreement, or if
     a substantial change is made in the method of establishing such Index, then
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     adjustment in the Executive's compensation shall be made with the use of
     such conversion factor, formula or table as may be published by the Bureau
     of Labor Statistics, or if none is available, the parties shall accept
     comparable statistics on the cost of living in the United States as shall
     then be computed and published by an agency of the United States, or if not
     by a respected financial periodical selected by the Executive.

          (b) Incentive Bonus.  If the Company's net pretax income for fiscal
     1997, 1998 or 1999 is between $500,000 and $1,000,000, the Company shall
     pay a bonus to the Executive of 10% of such net pretax income.  For any net
     pretax income in excess of $1,000,000 but not more than $2,000,000, there
     shall be no additional bonus paid to the Executive.  For any net pretax
     income in excess of $2,000,000, the Company shall pay an additional bonus
     to the Executive of 10% of such additional net pretax income in excess of
     $2,000,000, but in no event shall the total bonus paid to the Executive
     exceed 100% of his base salary for such fiscal year.  In determining the
     Company's annual net pretax income, there shall be excluded therefrom (A)
     the results of operations of any subsidiary or business acquired by the
     Company during the Term, (B) any extraordinary income including income
     caused by FASB 109, (C) any extraordinary expenses, and (D) any charges to
     income resulting from the release of Escrow Shares and Escrow Property
     pursuant to that certain Escrow Agreement dated February 16, 1995 by and
     among American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, the Company and certain
     stockholders and optionholders (the "Escrow Agreement").  The bonus shall
     be paid within five days after the Company has received audited financial
     statements for the appropriate year.  Provided, however, if there is a Sale
     of the Company, as defined, no bonus shall be paid following the Sale
     unless (i) owed for a completed year, or (ii) pursuant to Section 3(e)
     hereof.

          (c)  Expenses.  In addition to any compensation received pursuant to
     Section 3(a), the Company shall reimburse or advance funds to the Executive
     for all reasonable travel, entertainment and miscellaneous expenses
     incurred in connection with the performance of his duties under this
     Agreement, provided that the Executive properly accounts for such expenses
     to the Company in accordance with the Company's practices.  Such
     reimbursement or advances shall be made in accordance with policies and
     procedures of the Company in effect from time to time relating to
     reimbursement of or advances to executive officers.

          (d) Stock Options.  The stock options previously granted to the
     Executive prior to the date of this Agreement shall not be affected by this
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     issue to the Executive 100,000 non-qualified 10-year options pursuant to
     the Company's 1994 Stock Option Plan exercisable at $6.50 per share (the
     "Exercise Price") as provided in such Plan. The options shall not be
     exercisable until termination of the Escrow Agreement.

               (i) Repricing.  The Exercise Price of the 100,000 options shall
          be adjusted by the Board of Directors (or Stock Option Committee) at
          any time the average closing price of the Company's Class A Common
          Stock for a period of five consecutive trading days is at least 25%
          less than the then current Exercise Price.

               (ii) Vesting.  The 100,000 options shall vest as follows:  16,667
          options on June 30, 1997, December 31, 1997, June 30, 1998 and
          December 31, 1998, and 16,666 options on June 30, 1999 and December
          31, 1999, subject to continued employment on each applicable vesting
          date.  However, except for a Sale of the Company, as defined, in the
          event of (A) sale by both of the Company's principal stockholders of
          all or substantially all (90%) of the Company's Class A Common Stock
          owned by them excluding shares held in escrow pursuant to the Escrow
          Agreement; or (B) sale not in the ordinary course of business of the
          Company's software or consulting business, the 100,000 options shall
          all vest upon consummation of such change in control or partial sale.

               (iii) Forfeiture of Options.  In the event of a Sale of the
          Company, as defined herein, the 100,000 options shall terminate and be
          forfeited.

          As used in this Agreement, the term "Sale" means a transaction or
     series of transactions in which all or substantially all of the assets of
     the Company have been sold to a non-affiliated third party, a merger or
     other form of reorganization in which control of the Company has been
     acquired by a non-affiliated third party or a sale by both of the Company's
     principal stockholders of all or substantially all (90%) of the Company's
     Class A Common Stock owned by them excluding shares held in escrow pursuant
     to the Escrow Agreement.  In the event the Executive desires to exercise
     his options, the Company shall, at its option, pay the Executive the
     difference between the fair market value of its Class A Common Stock and
     the exercise price of the options or assist the Executive in arranging for
     a cashless exercise.

          (e) Severance Benefits.  The Company shall pay the Executive three
     times his salary for the last fiscal year if the Executive's employment is
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     during the Term, or (ii) within a period ending three years following
     expiration of the Term as long as the Executive continues to perform his
     duties on behalf of the Company in consideration for payment to the
     Executive of the same base salary and benefits that he will receive
     pursuant to this Agreement without any incentive bonus (other than
     participation, if any, in any management incentive compensation plan),
     stock options or compensation upon Sale of the Company regardless of
     whether such compensation is pursuant to an oral period-to-period
     employment agreement or a written employment agreement.

          (f) Compensation Upon Sale of Company.  If during the Term of this
     Agreement, there is a Sale of the Company, the Executive shall receive a
     minimum of $900,000 payable either from a separate agreement with the
     Company's principal stockholders, a form of which is annexed as Exhibit A
     to this Agreement, or to the extent the compensation paid by the Company's
     principal stockholders is less than $900,000, as an additional bonus from
     the Company.

     4.   Benefits.

          (a)  Vacation.  For each 12-month period during the Term, the
     Executive shall be entitled to three weeks of vacation without loss of
     compensation or other benefits to which he is entitled under this
     Agreement, to be taken at such times as the Executive may select and the
     affairs of the Company may permit.

          (b)  Employee Benefit Programs.  The Executive is entitled to
     participate in any pension, 401(k) insurance or other employee benefit plan
     that is maintained by the Company for its executive officers, including
     programs of life and medical insurance.

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     5.   Termination.

          (a) Termination for Cause.  The Company may terminate the Executive's
     employment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement at any time for cause by
     giving written notice of termination.  Such termination shall become
     effective upon the giving of such notice, except that termination based
     upon clause (v) below shall not become effective unless the Executive shall
     fail to correct such breach (as determined by the Company's Board) within
     15 days of receipt of written notice thereof provided pursuant to the
     preceding sentence.  Upon any such termination for cause, the Executive
     shall have no right to compensation, commission, bonus or reimbursement
     under Section 3, or to participate in any employee benefit programs under
     Section 4, except as provided by law, for any period subsequent to the
     effective date of termination.  For purposes of this Section 5(b), "cause"
     shall mean:  (i) the Executive is convicted of any felony, or is convicted
     of a misdemeanor which is related to the Executive's employment or the
     business of the Company;  (ii) the Executive, in carrying out his duties
     hereunder, has been found in a civil action to have committed any act,
     including negligent conduct, resulting in harm to the Company; (iii) the
     Executive misappropriates Company funds or otherwise defrauds the Company;
     (iv) the Executive materially breaches any provision of Section 6 or
     Section 7; (v) the Executive fails to perform his duties or performs such
     duties in a manner not customary for an executive of similar status and
     compensation; and (vi) the Executive suffers from alcoholism or drug
     addiction or otherwise uses alcohol to excess or uses drugs in any form
     except strictly in accordance with the recommendation of a physician or
     dentist.

          (b) Death or Disability.  Except for the conditions and obligations
     contained in this Section 5(b), this Agreement and the obligations of the
     Company hereunder shall terminate upon the death or disability of the
     Executive.  For purposes of this Section 5(b), "disability" shall mean that
     for a period of four consecutive months in any 12-month period the
     Executive is incapable of substantially fulfilling the duties set forth in
     Section 2 because of physical, mental or emotional incapacity resulting
     from injury, sickness or disease.  However, the use of alcohol or drugs as
     referred to in Section 5(a)(vi) above shall not fall under the definition
     of a "disability".

          Upon termination by death or disability, the Company shall pay the
     Executive or his legal representative, as the case may be, his unpaid
     salary at such time pursuant to Section 3(a) through the date of such
     termination of employment.  Such sums shall be paid upon the same terms and

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     conditions as if this Agreement were in full force and effect.

          (c)  Continuing Effect.  Notwithstanding any termination of the
     Executive's employment as provided in this Section 5 or otherwise, the
     provisions of Sections 6 and 7 shall remain in full force and effect.

     6.   Non-Competition Agreement.

          (a) Competition with the Company.  For a period of 12 months
     commencing on the date of termination of the Executive's employment with
     the Company, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, compete with
     the Company by acting as chief financial officer or similar management
     position for a business which offers human resources or payroll consulting
     services; provided, however, the foregoing shall not prevent Executive from
     accepting employment with an enterprise engaged in two or more lines of
     business, one of which is the same or similar to the Company's business
     (the "Prohibited Business") if Executive's employment is totally unrelated
     to the Prohibited Business; provided, further, the foregoing shall not
     prohibit Executive from owning up to 5% of the securities of any publicly-
     traded enterprise provided Executive is not an employee, director, officer,
     consultant to such enterprise or otherwise reimbursed for services rendered
     to such enterprise.

          (b) Solicitation of Customers.  During the periods in which the
     provisions of Section 6(a) shall be in effect, the Executive, directly or
     indirectly, shall not seek Prohibited Business from any Customer (as
     defined below) on behalf of any enterprise or business other than the
     Company, refer Prohibited Business from any Customer to any enterprise or
     business other than the Company or receive commissions based on sales or
     otherwise relating to the Prohibited Business from any Customer, or any
     enterprise or business other than the Company.  For purposes of this
     Section 6(b), the term "Customer" means any person, firm, corporation,
     partnership, association or other entity to which the Company or any of its
     subsidiaries sold or provided goods or services during the 24-month period
     prior to the time at which any determination is required to be made as to
     whether any such person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or
     other entity is a Customer.

          (c) No Payment.  The Executive acknowledges and agrees that no
     separate or additional payment shall be required to be made to his in
     consideration of his undertakings in this Section 6.

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     7.   Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information.  The Executive
acknowledges that during his employment he shall learn and shall have access to
confidential information regarding the Company and its affiliates, including
without limitation (i) confidential or secret plans, programs, documents,
agreements or other material relating to the business, services or activities of
the Company and its affiliates and (ii) trade secrets, market reports, customer
investigations, customer lists and other similar information that is proprietary
information of the Company or its affiliates (collectively referred to as
"Confidential Information").  The Executive acknowledges that such Confidential
Information as is acquired and used by the Company or its affiliates is a
special, valuable and unique asset.  All records, files, materials and
Confidential Information obtained by the Executive in the course of his
employment with the Company are confidential and proprietary and shall remain
the exclusive property of the Company or its affiliates, as the case may be.
The Executive shall not, except in connection with and as required by his
performance of his duties under this Agreement, for any reason use for his own
benefit or the benefit of any person or entity with which he may be associated
or disclose any such Confidential Information to any person, firm, corporation,
association or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever without the
prior written consent of the board of directors of the Company, unless such
Confidential Information previously shall have become public knowledge through
no action by or omission of the Executive.

     8.   Equitable Relief.

          (a)  The Company and the Executive recognize that the services to be
     rendered under this Agreement by the Executive are special, unique and of
     extraordinary character, and that in the event of the breach by the
     Executive of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or if the
     Executive, without the prior consent of the board of directors of the
     Company, shall leave his employment for any reason and take any action in
     violation of Section 6 or Section 7, the Company shall be entitled to
     institute and prosecute proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction
     referred to in Section 8(b) below, to enjoin the Executive from breaching
     the provisions of Section 6 or Section 7.  In such action, the Company
     shall not be required to plead or prove irreparable harm or lack of an
     adequate remedy at law.  Nothing contained in this Section 8 shall be
     construed to prevent the Company from seeking such other remedy in
     arbitration in case of any breach of this Agreement by the Executive, as
     the Company may elect.


          (b)  Any proceeding or action must be commenced in Florida where the
     Company maintains its principal offices.  

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     The Executive and the Company irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the
     jurisdiction of such courts and agree to take any and all future action
     necessary to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts. The Executive and
     the Company irrevocably waive any objection that they now have or hereafter
     irrevocably waive any objection that they now have or hereafter may have to
     the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding brought in any such
     court and further irrevocably waive any claim that any such suit, action or
     proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient
     forum. Final judgment against the Executive or the Company in any such suit
     shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on
     the judgment, a certified or true copy of which shall be conclusive
     evidence of the fact and the amount of any liability of the Executive or
     the Company therein described, or by appropriate proceedings under any
     applicable treaty or otherwise.

     9.   Assignability.  The rights and obligations of the Company under this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and
assigns of the Company, provided that such successor or assign shall acquire all
or substantially all of the assets and business of the Company.  The Executive's
obligations hereunder may not be assigned or alienated and any attempt to do so
by the Executive shall be void.

     10.  Severability.

          (a)  The Executive expressly agrees that the character, duration and
     geographical scope of the provisions set forth in this Agreement are
     reasonable in light of the circumstances as they exist on the date hereof.
     Should a decision, however, be made at a later date by a court of competent
     jurisdiction that the character, duration or geographical scope of such
     provisions is unreasonable, then it is the intention and the agreement of
     the Executive and the Company that this Agreement shall be construed by the
     court in such a manner as to impose only those restrictions on the
     Executive's conduct that are reasonable in the light of the circumstances
     and as are necessary to assure to the Company the benefits of this
     Agreement.  If, in any judicial proceeding, a court shall refuse to enforce
     all of the separate covenants deemed included herein because taken together
     they are more extensive than necessary to assure to the Company the
     intended benefits of this Agreement, it is expressly understood and agreed
     by the parties hereto that the provisions of this Agreement that, if
     eliminated, would permit the remaining separate provisions to be enforced
     in such proceeding shall be deemed eliminated, for the purposes of such
     proceeding, from this Agreement.

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          (b)  If any provision of this Agreement otherwise is deemed to be
     invalid or unenforceable or is prohibited by the laws of the state or
     jurisdiction where it is to be performed, this Agreement shall be
     considered divisible as to such provision and such provision shall be
     inoperative in such state or jurisdiction and shall not be part of the
     consideration moving from either of the parties to the other.  The
     remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be valid and binding and of
     like effect as though such provision were not included.

     11.  Notices and Addresses.  All notices, offers, acceptance and any other
acts under this Agreement (except payment) shall be in writing, and shall be
sufficiently given if delivered to the addressees in person, by Federal Express
or similar receipted delivery, by facsimile delivery or, if mailed, postage
prepaid, by certified mail, return receipt requested, as follows:

          To the Company:     InTime Systems International, Inc.
                              1601 Forum Place, 5th Floor
                              West Palm Beach, FL  33401

          With a Copy to:     Michael D. Harris,  Esq.
                              Cohen, Chernay, Norris,
                                Weinberger & Harris
                              712 U.S. Highway One, 4th Floor
                              North Palm Beach, FL  33408

          To the Executive:   Michael Matte
                              1601 Forum Place, 5th Floor
                              West Palm Beach, FL  33401


or to such other address as either of them, by notice to the other may designate
from time to time.  The transmission confirmation receipt from the sender's
facsimile machine shall be conclusive evidence of successful facsimile delivery.
Time shall be counted to, or from, as the case may be, the delivery in person or
by mailing.

     12.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  The execution of this
Agreement may be by actual or facsimile signature.

     13.  Arbitration.  Except as provided in Section 8 hereof, any controversy,
dispute or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or its
interpretation, application, implementation, breach or enforcement which the
parties are unable to resolve by mutual agreement, shall be settled by
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either party of the controversy, claim or dispute to binding arbitration in West
Palm Beach, Florida (unless the parties agree in writing to a different
location), before a single arbitrator in accordance with the rules of the
American Arbitration Association then in effect. In any such arbitration
proceeding the parties agree to provide all discovery deemed necessary by the
arbitrator. The decision and award made by the arbitrator shall be final,
binding and conclusive on all parties hereto for all purposes, and judgment may
be entered thereon in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

     14.  Attorney's Fees.  In the event that there is any controversy or claim
arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or to the interpretation, breach
or enforcement thereof, and any action or proceeding including an arbitration
proceeding is commenced to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, the
prevailing party shall be entitled to an award by the court or arbitrator, as
appropriate, of reasonable attorney's fees, costs and expenses.

     15.  Governing Law.  This Agreement and any dispute, disagreement, or issue
of construction or interpretation arising hereunder whether relating to its
execution, its validity, the obligations provided therein or performance shall
be governed or interpreted according to the internal laws of the State of
Delaware without regard to choice of law considerations.

     16.  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement
between the parties and supersedes all prior oral and written agreements between
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Neither this
Agreement nor any provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or
terminated orally, except by a statement in writing signed by the party or
parties against which enforcement or the change, waiver discharge or termination
is sought.

     17.  Additional Documents.  The parties hereto shall execute such
additional instruments as may be reasonably required by their counsel in order
to carry out the purpose and intent of this Agreement and to fulfill the
obligations of the parties hereunder.

     18.  Section and Paragraph Headings.  Section headings herein have been
inserted for reference only and shall not be deemed to limit or otherwise
affect, in any matter, or be deemed to interpret in whole or in part any of the
terms or provisions of this Agreement.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Executive have executed this
Agreement as of the date and year first above written.

WITNESSES:                        INTIME SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

____________________________      

____________________________      By: _______________________________
                                        William E. Berry, President


____________________________          _______________________________
                                        Michael Matte
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