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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.17

                      Greenwich Technology Partners, Inc.
                               43 Gatehouse Road
                          Stamford, Connecticut 09602



December 1, 1998

Mr. Dennis M. Goett
140 Old Farm Road South
Pleasantville, New York 10570

Dear Mr. Goett:

We are delighted to make the offer to you to become an employee of Greenwich
Technology Partners, Inc. (the "Company") as Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer to serve under the terms and conditions as defined in this letter.

1.   Major Terms
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     A.   Services
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          While you are employed by the Company, you will devote substantially
          all of your business and professional time, attention, energy, loyalty
          and skill to the business of the Company.  In addition, you will use
          your reasonable efforts to preserve for the Company the goodwill of
          customers and others with whom the Company establishes business
          relationships during your employment and to advance the reputation of
          the Company.  You shall comply with and perform such reasonable
          directions and duties as are customary to the role of Chief Financial
          Officer of an organization similar to the Company.  Any material
          changes in your role with the Company must be mutually agreed upon in
          writing by the Company and you.

          The Company does hereby expressly recognize that you have the right to
          participate in non-competitive ventures as an investor, director or
          non-active officer on the condition that such participation does not
          materially interfere with your ability to perform your duties with the
          Company.

     B.   Compensation
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          In consideration of all of the services to be rendered by you to the
          Company, the Company will pay to you a salary of $100,000 per annum
          for the first year of your employment.  On the first anniversary of
          your employment, your annual salary will be increased to $200,000.  On
          the second anniversary of your employment, your annual salary will be
          increased by a percentage equal to the annual consumer
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          price index for the New York Metropolitan area. Such salary shall be
          payable on the 15/th/ and 30/th/ day of each month in arrears, pro
          rated for the initial period worked. The Company shall have the right
          to deduct from your compensation all taxes and other legally required
          payroll deductions and withholdings. Pursuant to New York Wage laws,
          you are an exempt employee and therefore not eligible under State
          requirements to receive overtime pay. In addition, you will receive
          (a) the Company will reimburse you monthly for auto expenses of $250
          and (b) are eligible to participate in a manner consistent with other
          members of the senior management team in any bonus, compensation or
          benefit program that the Company establishes for management employees.

     C.   Options
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          You will be eligible to receive a grant of stock options under the
          Company's 1997 Stock Plan (the "Plan").  Such options are subject to
          an agreement (the "Option Agreement") entered into by the Company and
          you in connection with your employment.

     D.   Employment At Will
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          You will be an employee-at-will; your employment may be terminated by
          you or the Company at any time, with or without Cause.  Neither this
          letter agreement, any employee handbook, or any other document of the
          Company gives you the contractual right, either express or implied, to
          remain in the employ of the Company.

          "Cause" shall mean conduct involving one or more of the following: (i)
          gross negligence, willful misconduct, or breach of fiduciary duty to
          the Company in any such case which event is material and adverse to
          the Company; (ii) the commission of an act of embezzlement or fraud;
          (iii) deliberate disregard of the rules or policies of the Company
          which results in a material adverse damage or injury to the Company
          provided that the Company has given you written notice of such action
          and such action continues for a period of thirty (30) days following
          receipt of written notice; or (iv) the unauthorized disclosure of any
          trade secret or confidential information of the Company.

     E.   Paid Time Off
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          You are entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation annually in
          addition to the holidays, personal days and sick days permitted under
          standard Company policy for all employees.  Unused paid time off will
          be accrued or paid per the Company's standard policies as amended from
          time to time.
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     F.   Moonlighting and Competitive Activity
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          You covenant and agree that you shall not engage in any Competitive
          Activity without the prior written consent of the Company.  Such
          activities shall include, but not be limited to designing intranet or
          internet networks, network consulting, maintenance, repair,
          troubleshooting or systems design and/or installation (a "Competitive
          Activity").  If you are unsure whether a particular activity would
          violate the aforesaid covenant, you shall seek the advice of the Chief
          Executive Officer of the Company.

          The Company acknowledges and expressly agrees to your existing
          participation as an investor, shareholder, officer, consultant,
          advisor and/or member of the Board of Directors of two information
          technology ventures (i) a development stage Internet integration
          services firm and (ii) CrossRoads Strategy Group, Inc., which develops
          and implements financial and accounting system applications.

2.   Right to Change Pay Practices, Policies, Procedures and Benefits.
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     The Company shall have the right, at any time without prior notice, to
     change, modify, amend, or terminate any pay practice, employment policy or
     procedure, or employment benefit plan or program in effect upon the
     commencement of your employment or adopted subsequently.  You will be
     entitled to participate on the same basis with all other employees in
     similar positions of the Company in the Company's standard benefits package
     generally available to other employees in similar positions of the Company,
     including medical and dental coverage, a 401K plan, short term and long
     term disability, and life insurance.  However, it is expressly agreed that
     under the terms of this letter agreement, Compensation as detailed in
     Paragraph B above and the Options detailed in the Option Agreement entered
     into between the Company and you may not be changed, modified, amended or
     terminated without mutual agreement of the Company and you.  This does not
     limit the Company's right to terminate your employment, which is subject to
     terms and conditions contained in this letter agreement and the Option
     Agreement.

3.   Representations and Warranties.
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     You represent and warrant that: you are not under any obligation to any
     third party which could interfere with your performance under this letter
     agreement; and your performance of your obligations to the Company during
     your employment with the Company will not breach any agreement by which you
     are bound not to disclose any proprietary information.

4.   Confidential Information.
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     i.   You will not disclose, give, sell, publish or otherwise use, either
          during your employment by the Company or after the termination of your
          employment, except in the performance of your duties for the benefit
          of the Company, any
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          Confidential Information (as herein defined). "Confidential
          Information" shall mean, but not be limited to, all of the Company's
          proprietary information, technical data, technology, process, trade
          secrets, and know-how, other intellectual property rights, strategies,
          financial statements or other financial information, forecasts,
          operations, business plans, prices, discounts, products, product
          specifications, designs, plans data, ideas or information contained in
          the Company's Business Strategy Overview and Career Advancement Manual
          which is disclosed to you, which you may acquire or develop, or which
          you may observe in the course of your employment by the Company and
          which at the time of disclosure is not previously known by you and not
          known or used by others in the trade generally, does not become
          generally available to the trade through no fault of yours, and does
          not become rightfully available to you on a non-confidential basis
          from a source other than the Company, including, without limitation,
          research, product plans, customer lists, markets, software,
          developments, inventions, processes, formulas, technology, designs,
          drawings, marketing and other plans, and financial data and
          information. "Confidential Information" shall also mean information
          received by the Company from customers of the Company or other third
          parties subject to a duty to keep confidential and financial, pricing,
          and credit information regarding customers, clients, or vendors of the
          Company. Upon termination of your employment, you shall promptly
          deliver to the Company, in whatever form or medium, all files,
          drawings, blueprints, specifications, reports, notebooks, and other
          materials containing any Confidential Information which are in your
          possession or control.

     ii.  shall not discuss with, or disclose to, other employees of the
          Company, the terms of your Offer Package, including, but not limited
          to, compensation, grant of options or other special arrangements.
          Such information shall be considered Confidential Information, and
          disclosure of such Confidential Information shall be grounds for your
          dismissal from the Company.

5.   Restrictive Covenants.
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     A.   Covenants Against Competition and Solicitation.
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          Following the date of your termination (for any reason), for a period
          not longer than the lesser of: (i) the length of your employment by
          the Company, (ii) the period of your severance from the Company or
          (iii) one year, you will not, without the prior written consent of the
          Company, directly or indirectly:

          i.   persuade or attempt to persuade any customer, client, supplier or
               distributor of the Company to cease doing business with the
               Company, or to reduce the amount of business it does with the
               Company;

          ii.  persuade or attempt to persuade any potential customer, client,
               supplier or distributor to which the Company has made a
               presentation, or with which
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               the Company had been having discussions, not to do business with
               the Company;

          iii. solicit for yourself or any Person other than the Company the
               business which is competitive with the Company of any Person
               which is a customer, client, supplier or distributor of the
               Company, except as permitted herein;

          iv.  solicit any employee of the Company, to leave the employ of the
               Company, or to become employed by, as a consultant, employee or
               otherwise, of any Person engaged in a Competitive Activity.

     B.   Extracurricular Activity.
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          Subject to the other terms and conditions of this letter agreement,
          you may engage in business activity (the "Extracurricular Activity")
          other than your employment with the Company that meets all of the
          following conditions:

          i.   it is performed outside of your working hours for the Company and
               outside of the Company's premises;

          ii.  it is not a Competitive Activity;

          iii. it does not interfere with, and is not harmful to, your
               employment relationship with the Company.

6.   Injunctive Relief and Severability.
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     i.   You agree that the remedy at law for any breach of the provisions of
          this letter agreement shall be inadequate and the Company shall be
          entitled to injunctive or other equitable relief in addition to any
          other remedy it might have.

     ii.  The Company and you agree and acknowledge that the covenant not to
          compete described are made in consideration of substantial
          compensation payable under this letter agreement.  In consequence of
          this, the Company and you agree and acknowledge that the duration,
          scope, and geographic area included in such covenant not to compete
          are fair, reasonable, necessary, and appropriate, and will not prevent
          you from engaging in profitable business activities or employment.
          Nevertheless, should a court determine that such duration, scope, or
          geographic areas are not reasonable, such restrictions shall be
          interpreted, modified, or rewritten to include as much of such
          duration, scope, or geographic areas as will render such restrictions
          valid and enforceable.
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7.   Severability.
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     In the event any of the provisions of this letter agreement shall be held
     by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable,
     the other provisions of this letter agreement shall remain in full force
     and effect.

8.   Survival.
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     All terms and conditions of this letter agreement which should by their
     nature survive the termination of your employment with the Company shall so
     survive.

9.   Governing Law.
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     This letter shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with
     the internal laws of the State of New York governing agreements made and to
     be fully performed therein, without giving effect to conflict of law
     principles.

10.  Notices.
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     All notices, requests, consents and other communications required or
     permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be hand delivered or
     mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed
     as follows:

     i.   if to the Company, at Greenwich Technology Partners, Inc., 43 Gate
          House Road, Stamford, CT 06902, Attention: General Counsel

     ii.  if to you, at the address set forth above or in any such case, at such
          other addresses as may have been furnished to any party by the other
          party in writing in the manner herein provided.  Any notice or other
          communication so addressed and so mailed shall be seemed to have been
          given when mailed, and if hand delivered shall be deemed to have been
          given when delivered.

11.  Waivers and Modifications.
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     This letter agreement may be modified, and the rights and remedies of any
     provision hereof may be waived, only in writing, signed by each of the
     Company, and you.  No waiver by either party of any breach by the other of
     any provision hereof shall be deemed to be a waiver of any later or other
     breach thereof or as a waiver of any such or other provision of this letter
     agreement.  This agreement sets forth all of the terms of the
     understandings between the parties with reference to the subject matter set
     forth herein may not be waived, changed, discharged or terminated orally or
     by any course of dealing between the parties, but only by an instrument in
     writing signed by the party against whom any waiver, change, discharge or
     termination is sought.  Each of the Company and you hereby acknowledges and
     agrees that any prior arrangements, agreements or
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     understandings relating to your employment with the Company and/or any of
     its affiliates is hereby terminated and extinguished in its entirety.

12.  Assignment.
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     This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
     Company and its successors and assigns.  This Agreement is not assignable
     by you and your right to receive payment for your services is hereby
     expressly agreed to be non-assignable and nontransferable, except as
     otherwise specifically provided herein.

Sincerely,
Greenwich Technology Partners, Inc.


By: /s/ Joseph P. Beninati
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    Joseph P. Beninati
    Chief Executive Officer


I have carefully read the terms and conditions of the above and acknowledge and
accept the terms and conditions of this letter agreement.

/s/ Dennis M. Goett
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Dennis M. Goett