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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1
                                                                                
                                DOCUMENTUM, INC.
                                        
                          1993 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
 
                                 AS AMENDED ON
                                JUNE 14, 1994,
                                JUNE 30, 1995,
                              NOVEMBER 21, 1995,
                                 MARCH 6, 1997
                               DECEMBER 17, 1997
                                 MAY 28, 1998
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1.  PURPOSES.

    (a)  The purpose of the 1993 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to
provide a means by which selected Employees and Directors of and Consultants to
the Company, and its Affiliates, may be given an opportunity to benefit from
increases in value of the stock of the Company through the granting of (i)
Incentive Stock Options, (ii) Nonstatutory Stock Options, (iii) stock bonuses,
(iv) rights to purchase restricted stock, and (v) Stock Appreciation Rights, all
as defined below. The Plan amends and restates the Documentum, Inc. 1993 Stock
Option Plan (the "Prior Plan").

    (b)  The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain the services of
persons who are now Employees or Directors of or Consultants to the Company and
its Affiliates, to secure and retain the services of new Employees, Directors
and Consultants, and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum
efforts for the success of the Company.

    (c)  The Company intends that the Stock Awards issued under the Plan shall,
in the discretion of the Board or any Committee to which responsibility for
administration of the Plan has been delegated pursuant to subsection 3(c), be
either (i) Options granted pursuant to Section 6 hereof, including Incentive
Stock Options and Nonstatutory Stock Options, (ii) stock bonuses or rights to
purchase restricted stock granted pursuant to Section 7 hereof, or (iii) Stock
Appreciation Rights granted pursuant to Section 8 hereof. All Options shall be
separately designated Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options at
the time of grant, and in such form as issued pursuant to Section 6, and a
separate certificate or certificates will be issued for shares purchased on
exercise of each type of Option.

2.  DEFINITIONS.

    (a)  "Affiliate" means any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation,
whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e)
and (f) respectively, of the Code.

    (b)  "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

    (c)  "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

    (d)  "Committee" means a Committee appointed by the Board in accordance with
subsection 3(c) of the Plan.

    (e)  "Company" means Documentum, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

    (f)  "Concurrent Stock Appreciation Right" or "Concurrent Right" means a
right granted pursuant to subsection 8(b)(ii) of the Plan.
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    (g)  "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the
Company or an Affiliate to render consulting services and who is compensated for
such services, provided that the term "Consultant" shall not include Directors
who are paid only a director's fee by the Company or who are not compensated by
the Company for their services as Directors.

    (h)  "Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant" means the
employment or relationship as a Director or Consultant is not interrupted or
terminated by the Company or any Affiliate.  The Board, in its sole discretion,
may determine whether Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant
shall be considered interrupted in the case of:  (i) any leave of absence
approved by the Board, including sick leave, military leave, or any other
personal leave; provided, however, that for purposes of Incentive Stock Options
and Stock Appreciation Rights appurtenant thereto, any such leave may not exceed
ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is
guaranteed by contract (including certain Company policies) or statute; or (ii)
transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, Affiliates or
its successor.

    (i)  "Director" means a member of the Board.

    (j)  "Disability" means total and permanent disability as defined in Section
22(e)(3) of the Code.

    (k)  "Employee" means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed
by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company.  Neither service as a Director
nor payment of a director's fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute
"employment" by the Company.

    (l)  "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

    (m)  "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of the common
stock of the Company determined as follows:

           (i)   If the common stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or traded on the Nasdaq National Market, the Fair Market Value of a
share of common stock shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the
closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such system or exchange (or
the exchange with the greatest volume of trading in common stock) on the date of
determination, and if the date of determination was not a market trading day,
then on the last market trading day prior to the date of determination, as
reported in the Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems
reliable;

           (ii)  If the common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market
(but not on the National Market thereof) or is regularly quoted by a recognized
securities dealer but selling 
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prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a share of common stock shall
be the mean between the bid and asked prices for the common stock on the date of
determination, and if the date of determination was not a market trading day,
then on the last market trading day prior to the date of determination, as
reported in the Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems
reliable;

           (iii) In the absence of an established market for the common stock,
the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Board.

    (n)  "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.

    (o)  "Independent Stock Appreciation Right" or "Independent Right" means a
right granted under subsection 8(b)(iii) of the Plan.

    (p)  "Non-Employee Director" means a Director who either (i) is not a
current Employee or Officer of the Company or its parent or subsidiary, does not
receive compensation (directly or indirectly) from the Company or its parent or
subsidiary for services rendered as a Consultant or in any capacity other than
as a Director (except for an amount as to which disclosure would not be required
under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act
("Regulation S-K"), does not possess an interest in any other transaction as to
which disclosure would be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and is
not engaged in a business relationship as to which disclosure would be required
under Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K; or (ii) is otherwise considered a "non-
employee director" for purposes of Rule 16b-3.

    (q)  "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not intended to qualify as
an Incentive Stock Option.

    (r)  "Officer" means a person who is an officer of the Company within the
meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.

    (s)  "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

    (t)  "Option Agreement" means a written agreement between the Company and an
Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant.
Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

    (u)  "Optionee" means an Employee, Director or Consultant who holds an
outstanding Option.
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    (v)  "Outside Director" means a Director who either (i) is not a current
employee of the Company or an "affiliated corporation" (within the meaning of
Treasury regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code), is not a
former employee of the Company or an "affiliated corporation" receiving
compensation for prior services (other than benefits under a tax qualified
pension plan), was not an officer of the Company or an "affiliated corporation"
at any time, and is not currently receiving direct or indirect remuneration from
the Company or an "affiliated corporation" for services in any capacity other
than as a Director, or (ii) is otherwise considered an "outside director" for
purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

    (w)  "Plan" means this 1993 Equity Incentive Plan.

    (x)  "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to
Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to the
Plan.

    (y)  "Stock Appreciation Right" means any of the various types of rights
which may be granted under Section 8 of the Plan.

    (z)  "Stock Award" means any right granted under the Plan, including any
Option, any stock bonus, any right to purchase restricted stock, and any Stock
Appreciation Right.

    (aa) "Stock Award Agreement" means a written agreement between the Company
and a holder of a Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of an
individual Stock Award grant.  Each Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to
the terms and conditions of the Plan.

    (bb) "Tandem Stock Appreciation Right" or "Tandem Right" means a right
granted under subsection 8(b)(i) of the Plan.

3.  ADMINISTRATION.

    (a)  The Plan shall be administered by the Board unless and until the Board
delegates administration to a Committee, as provided in subsection 3(c).

    (b)  The Board shall have the power, subject to, and within the limitations
of, the express provisions of the Plan:

         (1)  To determine from time to time which of the persons eligible under
the Plan shall be granted Stock Awards; when and how Stock Awards shall be
granted; whether a Stock Award will be an Incentive Stock Option, a Nonstatutory
Stock Option, a stock bonus, a right to purchase restricted stock, a Stock
Appreciation Right, or a combination of the foregoing; the provisions of each
Stock Award granted (which need not be identical), including the time or times
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when a person shall be permitted to receive stock pursuant to a Stock Award;
whether a person shall be permitted to receive stock upon exercise of an
Independent Stock Appreciation Right; and the number of shares with respect to
which Stock Awards shall be granted to each such person.

         (2)  To construe and interpret the Plan and Stock Awards granted under
it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its
administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any
defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Stock Award Agreement,
in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the
Plan fully effective.

         (3)  To amend the Plan or a Stock Award as provided in Section 14.

         (4)  Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the
Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company
and which are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan.

    (c)  The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a committee
composed of not fewer than two (2) members (the "Committee"), all of the members
of which Committee may (but need not) be, in the discretion of the Board, Non-
Employee Directors and/or Outside Directors. If administration is delegated to a
Committee, the Committee shall have, in connection with the administration of
the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board (and references in this
Plan to the Board shall thereafter be to the Committee), subject, however, to
such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be
adopted from time to time by the Board. The Board may abolish the Committee at
any time and revest in the Board the administration of the Plan. Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 3 to the contrary, at any time the Board or the
Committee may delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board the
authority to grant Stock Awards to eligible persons who are not then subject to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act and to eligible persons with respect to whom the
Company does not wish to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code.

4.  SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

    (a)  Subject to the provisions of Section 13 relating to adjustments upon
changes in stock, the number of shares of stock that may be issued pursuant to
Stock Awards under the Plan  shall not exceed in the aggregate five million
three hundred thousand one hundred thirty-eight (5,300,138) shares of the
Company's common stock.  If any Stock Award shall for any reason expire or
otherwise terminate without having been exercised in full, the stock not
purchased shall again become available for issuance under the Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares subject to Stock Appreciation Rights
exercised in accordance with Section 8 of the Plan shall not be available for
subsequent issuance under the Plan.
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     (b)  The stock subject to the Plan may be unissued shares or reacquired
shares, bought on the market or otherwise.

5.   ELIGIBILITY.

     (a)  Incentive Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights appurtenant
thereto may be granted only to Employees. Stock Awards other than Incentive
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights appurtenant thereto may be granted
only to Employees, Directors or Consultants.

     (b)  No person shall be eligible for the grant of an Incentive Stock Option
if, at the time of grant, such person owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to
Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any of
its Affiliates unless the exercise price of such Incentive Stock Option is at
least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of such stock at
the date of grant and the Incentive Stock Option is not exercisable after the
expiration of five (5) years from the date of grant.

     (c)  No person shall be eligible to be granted Stock Awards covering more
than one million (1,000,000) shares of the Company's Common Stock in any
calendar year.

6.   OPTION PROVISIONS.

     Each Option shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The provisions of separate
Options need not be identical, but each Option shall include (through
incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the Option or otherwise) the
substance of each of the following provisions:

     (a)  TERM.  No Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10)
years from the date it was granted.

     (b)  PRICE.  The exercise price of each Incentive Stock Option shall be not
less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the stock
subject to the Option on the date the Option is granted.  The exercise price of
each Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be not less than eighty-five percent (85%)
of the Fair Market Value of the stock subject to the Option on the date the
Option is granted.

     (c)  CONSIDERATION.  The purchase price of stock acquired pursuant to an
Option shall be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable statutes and
regulations, either (i) in cash at the time the 
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Option is exercised, or (ii) at the discretion of the Board or the Committee,
either at the time of the grant or exercise of the Option, (A) by delivery to
the Company of other common stock of the Company, (B) according to a deferred
payment or other arrangement (which may include, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the use of other common stock of the Company) with the person
to whom the Option is granted or to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to
subsection 6(d), or (C) in any other form of legal consideration that may be
acceptable to the Board.

     In the case of any deferred payment arrangement, interest shall be payable
at least annually and shall be charged at the minimum rate of interest necessary
to avoid the treatment as interest, under any applicable provisions of the Code,
of any amounts other than amounts stated to be interest under the deferred
payment arrangement.

     (d)  TRANSFERABILITY.  An Incentive Stock Option shall not be transferable
except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be
exercisable during the lifetime of the person to whom the Incentive Stock Option
is granted only by such person.  A Nonstatutory Stock Option may be transferable
to the extent specified in the Option Agreement, in which case the Option may be
transferred upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Option, as
the Board of the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion, including
(without limitation) pursuant to a "domestic relations order" within the meaning
of such rules, regulations or interpretations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission as are applicable for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the person to whom a Option is granted may, by
delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company,
designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionee, shall
thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option.

     (e)  VESTING.  The total number of shares of stock subject to an Option
may, but need not, be allotted in periodic installments (which may, but need
not, be equal). The Option Agreement may provide that from time to time during
each of such installment periods, the Option may become exercisable ("vest")
with respect to some or all of the shares allotted to that period, and may be
exercised with respect to some or all of the shares allotted to such period
and/or any prior period as to which the Option became vested but was not fully
exercised. The Option may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the
time or times when it may be exercised (which may be based on performance or
other criteria) as the Board may deem appropriate. During the remainder of the
term of the Option (if its term extends beyond the end of the installment
periods), the option may be exercised from time to time with respect to any
shares then remaining subject to the Option. The provisions of this subsection
6(e) are subject to any Option provisions governing the minimum number of shares
as to which an Option may be exercised.

     (f)  SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. The Company may require any Optionee, or
any person to whom an Option is transferred under subsection 6(d), as a
condition of exercising any such Option, (1) to give written assurances
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knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and/or to employ a
purchaser representative reasonably satisfactory to the Company who is
knowledgeable and experienced in financial and business matters, and that he or
she is capable of evaluating, alone or together with the purchaser
representative, the merits and risks of exercising the Option; and (2) to give
written assurances satisfactory to the Company stating that such person is
acquiring the stock subject to the Option for such person's own account and not
with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the stock. These
requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, shall be
inoperative if (i) the issuance of the shares upon the exercise of the Option
has been registered under a then currently effective registration statement
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or (ii) as
to any particular requirement, a determination is made by counsel for the
Company that such requirement need not be met in the circumstances under the
then applicable securities laws.

     (g)  TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR RELATIONSHIP AS A DIRECTOR OR CONSULTANT.
In the event an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or
Consultant terminates (other than upon the Optionee's death or Disability), the
Optionee may exercise his or her Option, but only within such period of time
ending on the earlier of (i) the date three (3) months after the termination of
the Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant (or such
longer or shorter period of time specified in the Option Agreement), or (ii) the
expiration of the Option's term, and only to the extent that the Optionee was
entitled to exercise it at the date of termination (but in no event later than
the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement).
If, at the date of termination, the Optionee is not entitled to exercise his or
her entire Option, the shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option
shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan.  If,
after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the
time specified in the Option Agreement, the Option shall terminate, and the
shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

     An Optionee's Option Agreement may also provide that if the exercise of the
Option following the termination of the Optionee's Continuous Status as an
Employee, Director, or Consultant (other than upon the Optionee's death or
disability) would result in liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act,
then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the term
of the Option set forth in the Option Agreement, or (ii) the tenth (10th) day
after the last date on which such exercise would result in such liability under
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.  Finally, an Optionee's Option Agreement may
also provide that if the exercise of the Option following the termination of the
Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant (other than
upon the Optionee's death or disability) would be prohibited at any time solely
because the issuance of shares would violate the registration requirements under
the Act, then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of
the term of the Option set forth in the first paragraph of this subsection 6(f),
or (ii) the expiration of a period of three (3) months after the termination of
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during which the exercise of the Option would not be in violation of such
registration requirements.

     (h)  DISABILITY OF OPTIONEE.  In the event an Optionee's Continuous Status
as an Employee, Director or Consultant terminates as a result of the Optionee's
Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option, but only within such
period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date twelve (12) months
following such termination (or such longer or shorter period of time as
specified in the Option Agreement), or (ii) the expiration of the term of the
Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). If, at the date of termination,
the Optionee is not entitled to exercise his or her entire Option, the shares
covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If,
after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the
time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the shares covered by
such Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the
Plan.

     (i)  DEATH OF OPTIONEE.  In the event of the death of an Optionee during,
or within a period specified in the Option after the termination of, the
Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant, the Option
may be exercised by the Optionee's estate, by a person who acquired the right to
exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, or by a person designated to
exercise the option upon the Optionee's death pursuant to subsection 6(d), but
only within the period ending on the earlier of (i) the date twelve (12) months
following the date of death (or such longer or shorter period specified in the
Option Agreement) or (ii) the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth
in the Option Agreement. If, at the time of death, the Optionee was not entitled
to exercise his or her entire Option, the shares covered by the unexercisable
portion of the Option shall revert to and again become available under the Plan.
If, after death, the Option is not exercised within the time specified herein,
the Option shall terminate, and the shares covered by such Option shall revert
to and again become available for issuance under the Plan.

     (j)  EARLY EXERCISE.  The Option may, but need not, include a provision
whereby the Optionee may elect at any time while an Employee, Director or
Consultant to exercise the Option as to any part or all of the shares subject to
the Option prior to the full vesting of the Option.  Any unvested shares so
purchased shall be subject to a repurchase right in favor of the Company, with
the repurchase price to be equal to the original purchase price of the stock.

     (k)  WITHHOLDING.  To the extent provided by the terms of an Option
Agreement, the Optionee may satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding
obligation relating to the exercise of such Option by any of the following means
or by a combination of such means: (1) tendering a cash payment; (2) authorizing
the Company to withhold shares from the shares of the common stock otherwise
issuable to the participant as a result of the exercise of the Option; or (3)
delivering to the Company owned and unencumbered shares of the common stock of
the Company.
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     (l)  RE-LOAD OPTIONS.  Without in any way limiting the authority of the
Board or Committee to make or not to make grants of Options hereunder, the Board
or Committee shall have the authority (but not an obligation) to include as part
of any Option Agreement a provision entitling the Optionee to a further Option
(a "Re-Load Option") in the event the Optionee exercises the Option evidenced by
the Option agreement, in whole or in part, by surrendering other shares of
Common Stock in accordance with this Plan and the terms and conditions of the
Option Agreement. Any such Re-Load Option (i) shall be for a number of shares
equal to the number of shares surrendered as part or all of the exercise price
of such Option; (ii) shall have an expiration date which is the same as the
expiration date of the Option the exercise of which gave rise to such Re-Load
Option; and (iii) shall have an exercise price which is equal to one hundred
percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Re-
Load Option on the date of exercise of the original Option or, in the case of a
Re-Load Option which is an Incentive Stock Option and which is granted to a 10%
stockholder (as described in subsection 5(c)), shall have an exercise price
which is equal to one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the
stock subject to the Re-Load Option on the date of exercise of the original
Option and shall have a term which is no longer than five (5) years.

     Any such Re-Load Option may be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory
Stock Option, as the Board or Committee may designate at the time of the grant
of the original Option, provided, however, that the designation of any Re-Load
Option as an Incentive Stock Option shall be subject to the one hundred thousand
dollar ($100,000) annual limitation on exercisability of Incentive Stock Options
described in subsection 12(d) of the Plan and in Section 422(d) of the Code.
There shall be no Re-Load Options on a Re-Load Option.  Any such Re-Load Option
shall be subject to the availability of sufficient shares under subsection 4(a)
and shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as the Board or
Committee may determine which are not inconsistent with the express provisions
of the Plan regarding the terms of the Options.

7.   TERMS OF STOCK BONUSES AND PURCHASES OF RESTRICTED STOCK.

     Each stock bonus or restricted stock purchase agreement shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board or the Committee
shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of stock bonus or restricted
stock purchase agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and
conditions of separate agreements need not be identical, but each stock bonus or
restricted stock purchase agreement shall include (through incorporation of
provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of
each of the following provisions as appropriate:

     (a)  PURCHASE PRICE.  The purchase price under each restricted stock
purchase agreement shall be such amount as the Board or Committee shall
determine and designate in such agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
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participants in the Plan may be awarded stock pursuant to a stock bonus
agreement in consideration for past services actually rendered to the Company or
for its benefit.

     (b)  TRANSFERABILITY.  No rights under a stock bonus or restricted stock
purchase agreement shall be assignable by any participant under the Plan, either
voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution, and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the person to whom
the rights are granted only by such person. The person to whom the Stock Award
is granted may, be delivering written notice to the Company, in a form
satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the
death of such person, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the rights held
by such person under the stock bonus or restricted stock purchase agreement.

     (c)  CONSIDERATION.  The purchase price of stock acquired pursuant to a
stock purchase agreement shall be paid either: (i) in cash at the time of
purchase; (ii) at the discretion of the Board or the Committee, according to a
deferred payment or other arrangement with the person to whom the stock is sold;
or (iii) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the
Board or the Committee in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Board or the Committee to which administration of the Plan has been delegated
may award stock pursuant to a stock bonus agreement in consideration for past
services actually rendered to the Company or for its benefit.

     (d)  VESTING.  Shares of stock sold or awarded under the Plan may, but need
not, be subject to a repurchase option in favor of the Company in accordance
with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Board or the Committee.

     (e)  TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR RELATIONSHIP AS A DIRECTOR OR CONSULTANT.
In the event a Participant's Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or
Consultant terminates, the Company may repurchase or otherwise reacquire any or
all of the shares of stock held by that person which have not vested as of the
date of termination under the terms of the stock bonus or restricted stock
purchase agreement between the Company and such person.

8.   STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

     (a)  The Board or Committee shall have full power and authority,
exercisable in its sole discretion, to grant Stock Appreciation Rights to
Employees or Directors of or Consultants to, the Company or its Affiliates under
the Plan. Each such right shall entitle the holder to a distribution based on
the appreciation in the Fair Market Value per share of a designated amount of
stock.

     (b)  Three types of Stock Appreciation Rights shall be authorized for
issuance under the Plan:
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          (i)    TANDEM STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.  Tandem Rights will be
granted appurtenant to an Option and will require the holder to elect between
the exercise of the underlying Option for shares of stock and the surrender, in
whole or in part, of such Option for an appreciation distribution equal to the
excess of (A) the Fair Market Value (on the date of Option surrender) of vested
shares of stock purchasable under the surrendered Option over (B) the aggregate
exercise price payable for such shares.

          (ii)   CONCURRENT STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.  Concurrent Rights will
be granted appurtenant to an Option and may apply to all or any portion of the
shares of stock subject to the underlying Option and will be exercised
automatically at the same time the Option is exercised for those shares. The
appreciation distribution to which the holder of such concurrent right shall be
entitled upon exercise of the underlying Option shall be in an amount equal to
the excess of (A) the aggregate Fair Market Value (at date of exercise) of the
vested shares purchased under the underlying Option with such concurrent rights
over (B) the aggregate exercise price paid for those shares.

          (iii)  INDEPENDENT STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.  Independent Rights may
be granted independently of any Option and will entitle the holder upon exercise
to an appreciation distribution equal in amount to the excess of (A) the
aggregate Fair Market Value (at the date of exercise) of a number of shares of
stock equal to the number of vested share equivalents exercised at such time (as
described in subsection 7(c)(iii)(B)) over (B) the aggregate Fair Market Value
of such number of shares of stock at the date of grant.

     (c)  The terms and conditions applicable to each Tandem Right, Concurrent
Right and Independent Right shall be as follows:

          (i)    TANDEM RIGHTS.

                 (A)  Tandem Rights may be tied to either Incentive Stock
Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options. Each such right shall, except as
specifically set forth below, be subject to the same terms and conditions
applicable to the particular Option to which it pertains. If Tandem Rights are
granted appurtenant to an Incentive Stock Option, they shall satisfy any
applicable Treasury Regulations so as not to disqualify such Option as an
Incentive Stock Option under the Code.

                 (B)  The appreciation distribution payable on the exercised
Tandem Right shall be in cash in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the Fair
Market Value (on the date of the Option surrender) of the number of shares of
stock covered by that portion of the surrendered 
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Option in which the optionee is vested over (II) the aggregate exercise price
payable for such vested shares.

          (ii)   CONCURRENT RIGHTS.

                 (A)  Concurrent Rights may be tied to any or all of the shares
of stock subject to any Incentive Stock Option or Nonstatutory Stock Option
grant made under the Plan. A Concurrent Right shall, except as specifically set
forth below, be subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to the
particular Option grant to which it pertains.

                 (B)  A Concurrent Right shall be automatically exercised at the
same time the underlying Option is exercised with respect to the particular
shares of stock to which the Concurrent Right pertains.

                 (C)  The appreciation distribution payable on an exercised
Concurrent Right shall be in cash in an amount equal to such portion as shall be
determined by the Board or the Committee at the time of the grant of the excess
of (I) the aggregate Fair Market Value (on the date the Option is exercised) of
the vested shares of stock purchased under the underlying Option which have
Concurrent Rights appurtenant to them over (II) the aggregate exercise price
paid for such shares.

          (iii)  INDEPENDENT RIGHTS.

                 (a)  Independent Rights shall, except as specifically set forth
below, be subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to Nonstatutory
Stock Options as set forth in Section 6. They shall be denominated in share
equivalents.

                 (b)  The appreciation distribution payable on the exercised
Independent Right shall be in cash in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the
aggregate Fair Market Value (on the date of the exercise of the Independent
Right) of a number of shares of Company stock equal to the number of share
equivalents in which the holder is vested under such Independent Right, and with
respect to which the holder is exercising the Independent Right on such date,
over (II) the aggregate Fair Market Value (on the date of the grant of the
Independent Right) of such number of shares of Company stock.

          (iv)   TERMS APPLICABLE TO TANDEM RIGHTS, CONCURRENT RIGHTS AND
                 INDEPENDENT RIGHTS.
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                  (A)  To exercise any outstanding Tandem, Concurrent or
Independent Right, the holder must provide written notice of exercise to the
Company in compliance with the provisions of the instrument evidencing such
right.

                  (B)  If a Tandem, Concurrent, or Independent Right is granted
to an individual who is at the time subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act
(a "Section 16(b) Insider"), then the instrument of grant shall incorporate all
the terms and conditions at the time necessary to assure that the subsequent
exercise of such right shall qualify for the safe-harbor exemption from short-
swing profit liability provided by Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act
(or any successor rule or regulation).

                  (C)  Except as provided in subsection 5(d), no limitation
shall exist on the aggregate amount of cash payments the Company may make under
the Plan in connection with the exercise of Tandem, Concurrent or Independent
Rights.

9.  CANCELLATION AND RE-GRANT OF OPTIONS.

    (a)  The Board or the Committee shall have the authority to effect, at any
time and from time to time, with the consent of the affected holders of Options
and/or Stock Appreciation Rights, (i) the repricing of any outstanding Options
and/or any Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan and/or (ii) the cancellation
of any outstanding Options and/or any Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan
and the grant in substitution therefor of new Options and/or Stock Appreciation
Rights under the Plan covering the same or different numbers of shares of stock,
but having an exercise price per share not less than eighty-five percent (85%)
of the Fair Market Value (one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value in
the case of an Incentive Stock Option or, in the case of an Incentive Stock
Option granted to a 10% stockholder (as described in subsection 5(c), not less
than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value) per share of stock
on the new grant date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board or the
Committee may grant an Option and/or Stock Appreciation Right with an exercise
price lower than that set forth above if such Option and/or Stock Appreciation
Right is granted as part of a transaction to which section 424(a) of the Code
applies.

    (b)  Shares subject to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right canceled under
this Section 9 shall continue to be counted against the maximum award of Options
and Stock Appreciation Rights permitted to be granted to a person pursuant to
subsection 5(d) of the Plan.  The repricing of an Option and/or Stock
Appreciation Right under this Section 9, resulting in a reduction of the
exercise price, shall be deemed to be a cancellation of the original Option
and/or Stock Appreciation Right and the grant of a substitute Option and/or
Stock Appreciation Right; in the event of such repricing, both the original and
the substituted Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall be counted against
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permitted to be granted to a person pursuant to subsection 5(d) of the Plan. The
provisions of this subsection 9(b) shall be applicable only to the extent
required by Section 162(m) of the Code.

10. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.


    (a)  During the terms of the Stock Awards, the Company shall keep available
at all times the number of shares of stock required to satisfy such Stock Awards
up to the number of shares of stock authorized under the Plan.

    (b)  The Company shall seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or
agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to
issue and sell shares of stock under the Stock Awards; provided, however, that
this undertaking shall not require the Company to register under the Securities
Act either the Plan, any Stock Award or any stock issued or issuable pursuant to
any such Stock Award.  If, after reasonable efforts, the Company is unable to
obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority which counsel
for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of stock under
the Plan, the Company shall be relieved from any liability for failure to issue
and sell stock under such Stock Awards unless and until such authority is
obtained.

11. USE OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK.

    Proceeds from the sale of stock pursuant to Stock Awards shall constitute
general funds of the Company.

12. MISCELLANEOUS.

    (a)  The Board shall have the power to accelerate the time at which a Stock
Award may first be exercised or the time during which a Stock Award or any part
thereof will vest, notwithstanding the provisions in the Stock Award stating the
time at which it may first be exercised or the time during which it will vest.

    (b)  Neither an Optionee nor any person to whom an Option is transferred
under subsection 6(d) shall be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the
rights of a holder with respect to, any shares subject to such Option unless and
until such person has satisfied all requirements for exercise of the Option
pursuant to its terms.

    (c)  Nothing in the Plan or any instrument executed or Stock Award granted
pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Employee, Director, Consultant, Optionee,
or other holder of Stock Awards any right to continue in the employ of the
Company or any Affiliate (or to continue acting as a Director or Consultant) or
shall affect the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate 
 
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the employment or relationship as a Director or Consultant of any Employee,
Director, Consultant or Optionee, with or without cause.

    (d)  To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the
time of grant) of stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are
exercisable for the first time by any Optionee during any calendar year under
all plans of the Company and its Affiliates exceeds one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000), the Options or portions thereof which exceed such limit (according
to the order in which they were granted) shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock
Options.

13. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK.

    (a)  If any change is made in the stock subject to the Plan, or subject to
any Stock Award, without receipt of consideration by the Company (through
merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock
dividend, dividend in property other than cash, stock split, liquidating
dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate
structure or other transaction not involving the receipt of consideration by the
Company), the Plan will be appropriately adjusted in the class(es) and maximum
number of shares subject to the Plan pursuant to subsection 4(a) and the maximum
number of shares subject to options and Stock Appreciation Rights pursuant to
subsection 5(d), and the outstanding Stock Awards will be appropriately adjusted
in the class(es) and number of shares and price per share of stock subject to
such outstanding Stock Awards. Such adjustments shall be made by the Board or
the Committee, the determination of which shall be final, binding and
conclusive. (The conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall
not be treated as a "transaction not involving the receipt of consideration by
the Company".)

    (b)  In the event of: (1) a dissolution, liquidation or sale of
substantially all of the assets of the Company; (2) a merger or consolidation in
which the Company is not the surviving corporation; or (3) a reverse merger in
which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of the Company's
common stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger are converted by
virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities,
cash or otherwise, then, at the sole discretion of the Board and to the extent
permitted by applicable law: (i) any surviving corporation or an Affiliate of
such surviving corporation shall assume any Stock Awards outstanding under the
Plan or shall substitute similar Stock Awards for those outstanding under the
Plan, or (ii) such Stock Awards shall continue in full force and effect. In the
event any surviving corporation and its Affiliates refuse to assume or continue
such Stock Awards, or to substitute similar Stock Awards for those outstanding
under the Plan, then, at the sole discretion of the Board, and with respect to
Stock Awards held by persons then performing services as Employees, Directors or
Consultants, the time during which such Stock Awards may be exercised shall be
accelerated and the Stock Awards terminated if not exercised prior to such
event.
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14. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND STOCK AWARDS.

    (a)  The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the Plan.
However, except as provided in Section 13 relating to adjustments upon changes
in stock, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the stockholders of
the Company to the extent stockholder approval is necessary for the Plan to
satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, Rule 16b-3 under the
Exchange Act or any Nasdaq or securities exchange listing requirements.

    (b)  The Board may in its sole discretion submit any other amendment to the
Plan for stockholder approval, including, but not limited to, amendments to the
Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder regarding the exclusion of performance-based
compensation from the limit on corporate deductibility of compensation paid to
certain executive officers.

    (c)  It is expressly contemplated that the Board may amend the Plan in any
respect the Board deems necessary or advisable to provide Optionees with the
maximum benefits provided or to be provided under the provisions of the Code and
the regulations promulgated thereunder relating to Incentive Stock Options
and/or to bring the Plan and/or Incentive Stock Options granted under it into
compliance therewith.

    (d)  Rights and obligations under any Stock Award granted before amendment
of the Plan shall not be altered or impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless
(i) the Company requests the consent of the person to whom the Stock Award was
granted and (ii) such person consents in writing.

    (e)  The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the terms of
any one or more Stock Award; provided, however, that the rights and obligations
under any Stock Award shall not be altered or impaired by any such amendment
unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the person to whom the Stock
Award was granted and (ii) such person consents in writing.

15. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN.

    (a)  The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time.  Unless sooner
terminated, the Plan shall terminate on March 28, 2003.  No Stock Awards may be
granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.

    (b)  Rights and obligations under any Stock Award granted while the Plan is
in effect shall not be impaired by suspension or termination of the Plan, except
with the consent of the person to whom the Stock Award was granted. The terms of
the Prior Plan shall remain in effect and apply to grants made pursuant to the
terms of the Prior Plan.