EXHIBIT 10.23
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                          SILICON PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
                                       AND
                       PRODUCTION COLLABORATION AGREEMENT

Silicon Product Development and Production Collaboration Agreement (this
"Agreement"), dated as of July 28, 2004 (the "Effective Date"), is by and
between GDA Technologies, Inc., a California corporation having principal place
of business at 1010 Rincon Circle, San Jose, CA , 95131 ("GDA"), and Arkados,
Inc., a Delaware Corporation having its principal place of business at 948 US
Highway 22, North Plainfield, NJ 07060 ("Arkados"). GDA and Arkados are referred
to individually hereinafter as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties".

                                    RECITALS

         WHEREAS, Arkados has created and markets a power line based technology
that permits data transmission over active "in-building" power networks and also
developed technology for data transmission over powerline distribution networks;

         WHEREAS, Arkados has designed a semiconductor component for in-building
power networks and owns certain technology related thereto and GDA possesses
know-how relating to the development, fabrication, and testing of semiconductor
products;

         WHEREAS, GDA and Arkados desire to collaborate in the production of a
semiconductor component product for in-building power networks that will be sold
by Arkados in the open market;

         WHEREAS, the parties will explore future cooperation related to other
semiconductor products of Arkados. The Parties may enter into one or more
separate agreements with respect to such future cooperation if they see fit for
their business.

                                    AGREEMENT

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals and the mutual
promises and covenants contained herein, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.                 DEFINITIONS

         For purposes of this Agreement, the terms defined in this Article shall
have the meanings specified below:

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1.1      "AFFILIATE" shall mean any corporation or other entity, which controls,
         is controlled by, or is under common control with, a Party to this
         Agreement. A corporation or other entity shall be regarded as in
         control of another corporation or entity if it owns or directly or
         indirectly controls at least fifty-one (51) percent of the voting stock
         or other voting equity interest of the other corporation or entity.

1.2      "GDA SERVICES" shall mean the services to be provided by GDA pursuant
         to this Agreement and as outlined in Annex-A. Details of the GDA
         Services shall be as described in Task Orders to be entered into by the
         Parties. GDA shall perform the GDA Services in a professional manner
         using qualified personnel.

1.3      "BUSINESS DAY" shall mean all days other than Saturdays, Sundays, and
         other days on which United States banks are closed.

1.4      "DESIGN LICENSE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

1.5      "EFFECTIVE DATE" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble this
         Agreement.

1.6      "FOUNDRY" shall mean a third party foundry selected by Arkados, in its
         discretion after consultation with GDA, to provide silicon foundry
         services with respect to the Product.

1.7      "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS" shall mean any and all (i) Letters
         Patent and all pending applications for Letters Patent, including any
         reissue, reexamination, division, continuation, or continuation-in-part
         applications throughout the world; (ii) trade secret rights and
         equivalent rights arising under the common law, state law, federal law,
         and laws of foreign countries; (iii) copyrights, mask works, other
         literary property or authors rights, whether or not protected by
         copyright or as a mask work, under common law, state law, federal law,
         and laws of foreign countries; and (iv) proprietary indicia,
         trademarks, service marks, trade names, symbols, logos, and/or brand
         names under common law, state law, federal law, and laws of foreign
         countries.

1.8      "NECESSARY CLAIMS" shall mean those claims of all patents, other than
         design patents and design registrations, which are necessarily
         infringed by an implementation of standards based technologies
         incorporated into the Product which cannot be avoided by another
         commercially reasonable non-infringing implementation of such standards
         based technologies.

1.9      "PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATIONS" means the preliminary functional
         specifications for the Product that set forth in Annex-B.

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1.10     "PRODUCT" shall mean the semiconductor component product that Arkados
         has code-named "PowerWave" and the specification of which conforms
         substantially to the Specification.

1.11     "PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY" shall mean any Intellectual Property Rights in and
         to any technology that is developed or improved by a Party in
         connection with the development activities relating to the Product that
         are carried out under this Agreement, Using Arkados' or Arkados'
         licensors intellectual property.

1.12     "PRODUCT-RELATED MATERIALS" shall mean drawings, documents,
         specifications, designs and other materials, whether in tangible or
         electronic form, that comprise or incorporate Product Technology.
         Except for PG-tape, mask set, CP testing program and FT testing
         program.

1.13     "PRODUCTION COST" shall mean the sum of the following: Foundry die
         cost, assembly and package cost, component test cost, and any royalties
         payable by Arkados directly or indirectly through GDA to any third
         party by reason of the incorporation of any IP blocks of such third
         party in the Product or otherwise by reason of the making or selling of
         the Product. Production Cost shall be denominated in US dollars.
         (Royalties related to licensing of Necessary Claims shall not be
         included in Production Cost. Production Cost shall be determined by
         Arkados within fifteen (15) days after the end of each fiscal quarter.)

1.14     "SIGNOFF" shall mean the iteration of data In and Physical Layout will
         be repeated until the results of netlist, timing and post simulation
         satisfies both Parties by signing a sign-off document

1.15     "SPECIFICATIONS" means the Preliminary Specifications, as modified from
         time to time by Arkados in its sole discretion.

1.16     "STEERING COMMITTEE" shall mean a committee consisting of
         representatives of each of Arkados and GDA that are designated from
         time to time by the respective Party. The Steering Committee will meet
         at least once a month pursuant to an agreed schedule. The members of
         the Steering Committee are specified in Annex D. The Parties agree that
         either party may change its designated representatives provided the
         other Party is notified in writing in advance and approves such change,
         such approval shall not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The
         Steering Committee shall act only by unanimous agreement of its
         members; provided that if the Steering Committee is deadlocked on any
         issue that the it is assigned responsibility under this Agreement to
         determine or resolve, the issue shall be determined or resolved by the
         Presidents of each of the Parties, who shall determine or resolve the
         issue by mutual agreement.

1.17     "THIRD PARTIES" shall mean any person or entity other than Arkados and
         GDA or their respective Affiliates.

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1.18     "TASK ORDER" shall mean a separate addendum to this Agreement setting
         forth the specific GDA Services to be performed by GDA pursuant to this
         Agreement. Task Orders entered into by the parties shall: (i) refer
         expressly to this Agreement; (ii) designate the date as of which the
         provisions of the Task Order will be effective and, if applicable, the
         term or period of time during which GDA will perform services, provide
         resources or otherwise discharge its obligations as specified in the
         Task Order; (iii) describe the services to be performed, resources to
         be provided or obligations to be discharged by GDA pursuant to the Task
         Order and any applicable development milestones and acceptance
         requirements; (iv) describe the obligations of Arkados related to the
         Task Order, including any facilities, equipment, personnel and tasks or
         other support to be provided or performed by Arkados; and (v) specify
         any other terms and conditions appropriate to the services to be
         performed and the obligations of the Parties.

1.19     "GDA DELIVERABLES" shall mean materials resulted from performance of
         GDA services by GDA pursuant to this agreement and as outlined in
         Annex-A.

ARTICLE II.                GENERAL STRUCTURE OF RELATIONSHIP

2.1      ROLE OF ARKADOS. The Parties agree and acknowledge that, subject to the
         performance by GDA of the GDA Services, Arkados is responsible for
         completion of the design and development of the Product, including the
         design and development of (i) powerline MAC layer, Powerline PHY layer
         and related hardware blocks, which will be the core of the Product;
         (ii) overall Product architecture; and (iii) relevant firmware and
         software drivers for the Product. In connection with such design and
         development, Arkados shall be responsible for preparing the
         deliverables listed in Annex-A (marked as Arkados deliverables ARK-DE)
         hereto (the "Arkados Deliverables").

2.2      INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP. Arkados is and shall remain the sole
         owner of all Intellectual Property Rights associated with the Product
         and related technologies, including without limitation all Product
         Technology and Product-Related Materials and any derivative works based
         on any of the foregoing, subject to any grant by Arkados of the Design
         License pursuant to Section 3.1.

2.3      PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES BY GDA. GDA will provide to Arkados the GDA
         Services in accordance with the terms of Task Orders enter into by and
         between Arkados and GDA. GDA and Arkados agree to negotiate in good
         faith the terms of, and to use reasonable efforts to enter into, the
         initial Task Order providing for the performance by GDA of the GDA
         Services outlined in Annex-A hereto within 30days of the Effective
         Date. GDA shall perform the GDA Services in accordance with the terms
         of the relevant Task Order and will use its best efforts to comply with
         the project schedule set out in Annex-C, as it may be amended by mutual
         agreement in writing from time to time. If GDA determines that it is
         unable or unwilling to continue with the development of the Product
         pursuant to this Agreement (including by reason of cessation of
         business or the bankruptcy of

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         GDA) GDA agrees to negotiate in good faith with Arkados the terms of
         mutually acceptable alternative arrangements for continuing with the
         development and manufacture of the Product, which would include
         providing Arkados with a license to use the GDA Deliverables and other
         information owned by GDA, data and information including business
         relationships needed to complete the development and production of the
         Product.

2.4      DELIVERY. GDA shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver GDA
         Deliverables specified in Annex A and Annex C for testing and/or
         acceptance. At each delivery, GDA shall memorialize such delivery in a
         signed delivery confirmation sheet that sets forth the nature and
         condition of the GDA Deliverables, the medium in which GDA Deliverables
         reside, and the date of the delivery. Arkados shall countersign such
         delivery confirmation sheet so as to indicate the receipt of the
         contents described therein.

2.5      TESTING AND ACCEPTANCE. Upon receipt of GDA Deliverables, Arkados shall
         immediately commence, and conclude as promptly as practical, acceptance
         testing of such deliverable items in accordance with acceptance
         criteria mutually agreeable to both parties. Upon completion of such
         acceptance testing, Arkados shall issue to GDA a notice of acceptance
         or a notice of rejection. In the event of rejection, Arkados shall give
         its reasons for rejection in reasonable detail, and GDA shall use its
         reasonable effort to correct the deficiency or nonconformity and
         redeliver the GDA Deliverables as promptly as practical. In the event
         Arkados has not delivered a notice of acceptance or a notice of
         rejection within 15 business days of receipt of GDA Deliverables,
         Arkados will be deemed to have accepted such GDA Deliverables.

2.4      MANUFACTURING OF PRODUCT. Arkados will be responsible for the
         manufacturing of the Product; provided, that GDA, acting on behalf of
         Arkados, will be responsible for (i) negotiating (subject to Arkados'
         approval) the terms of a foundry agreement with the Foundry under which
         the Product would be manufactured, including without limitation any
         pricing terms, (ii) monitoring and managing the Foundry's performance
         under the foundry agreement; and (iii) accepting, packaging and testing
         Product delivered by the Foundry.

2.5      BRANDING Product will be sold under the Arkados logo as a brand name or
         such other names as Arkados, in its sole discretion, shall select. The
         size and location of any placement of the Arkados logo on the Product
         or any packaging will be determined by Arkados.

ARTICLE III.               LICENSE GRANT

3.1      Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Arkados hereby
         grants to GDA, a personal, nonexclusive, and nontransferable internal
         use license to use (the "Design License") Arkados' Intellectual
         Property Rights in and to the Product solely for the purpose of
         performing GDA Services and its obligations

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         pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation in connection
         with the design and development of Product Technology or
         Product-Related Materials. No right to sublicense is granted to GDA
         hereunder.

3.2      Arkados and its licensors retain sole and exclusive title to and
         ownership of the Intellectual Property Rights in and to the Product and
         the technologies incorporated therein and any derivative works based
         thereon, including all copies, whether made by Arkados or GDA and
         regardless of the form or media in or on which the original and copies
         may exist Arkados and its licensors retain sole and exclusive title to
         and ownership of any and all modifications and updates to or of such
         Intellectual Property Rights made by Arkados and its licensors. Arkados
         shall have sole and exclusive title to and ownership of the Product
         Technology, the Product-Related Materials.

3.3      Arkados, as the sole and exclusive owner of the Intellectual Property
         Rights in the Product, shall have full responsibility, in its sole
         discretion, for filing, prosecuting and maintaining of patents and/or
         other applications or registrations worldwide with respect to any
         patentable or registerable inventions associated with the Product.

3.4      Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, GDA shall not, and
         shall not permit any third party to, use, copy, modify, sublicense,
         distribute or otherwise transfer to any third party, the Intellectual
         Property Rights, the Product Technology or the Product-Related
         Materials or any other product or technology incorporating or utilizing
         any Intellectual Property Rights of Arkados.

3.5      GDA will promptly disclose to Arkados all inventions relating to or
         based upon Product Technology, Product-Related Materials and
         Intellectual Property Rights developed by GDA during the Term and will
         execute such assignment, and other documents reasonably requested by
         Arkados, to perfect and record Arkados' rights as set forth in
         paragraph 3.3 above.

ARTICLE IV.                PAYMENTS

4.1      In consideration of the work performed under the paragraph 1 of the
         Initial Task Order (a) Arkados will pay GDA $* (*). Arkados will pay $*
         as advance at the start of the project and the remaining ($*) payments
         to be made in equal monthly installments of $* (*) for the first *
         months of the project. Parties further agree that above described
         payments could be made in a form of * if mutually agreed by the parties
         at the time when a specific payment is due. If no agreement is reached
         then payment will occur in cash. Should GDA fails to adhere to mutually
         agreed upon schedule Arkados has the right to stop payments and parties
         shall resolve the issue as provided for in 2.3. If the project is
         terminated for any reason, all payments owed up to and including the
         termination date shall be due and payable in full immediately upon
         termination; and

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         (b) CDKnet.Com, Inc., Arkados' corporate parent and a Delaware
         corporation, ("CDK") shall issue an aggregate of 150,000 shares of its
         common stock to GDA pursuant to a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement .

4.2      In consideration of the work performed under the paragraph 2 of the
         Initial Task Order Arkados will pay GDA the fee that shall be
         calculated as ** GDA shall provide all necessary information to allow
         Arkados to determine Production Cost and Product quantities.

4.3      GDA will be solely responsible for payment to the Foundry and other
         Third Parties for the following: Foundry NRE, mask charges, engineering
         (sample) lot production fee, packaging NRE, testing NRE and other
         tooling related fees, but will be promptly reimbursed by Arkados upon
         written request of GDA. Such written request shall be accompanied with
         all necessary supporting information that would allow Arkados to
         confirm such costs. If re-spins of the Product are necessary, the
         responsibility for the cost of such re-spins shall be determined as
         provided in Section 4.4. GDA will need advance payment from Arkados for
         making such payments.

4.4      If a new production run is needed due to a logic design flaw or other
         defects for which Arkados is responsible, Arkados will be solely
         responsible for the incremental fees and costs associated with the new
         production run. If a new production run is needed due to problems,
         which relate to an aspect of the GDA Services for which GDA is
         responsible GDA will redo the required services free of charge to get
         to the new production but the incremental fees and costs associated
         with the new production run will be equally split between GDA and
         Arkados.

ARTICLE V.                 CONFIDENTIALITY

5.1      Nondisclosure Obligations. During the term of this Agreement and for a
         period of three (3) years thereafter, each Party shall maintain in
         confidence and use only for purposes of this Agreement any information
         supplied by the other Party (whether or not designated at the time of
         disclosure as "confidential" or the like) either in writing or verbally
         in connection with this Agreement, including information exchanged
         pursuant to the Mutual Confidentiality Agreement. For purpose of this
         Article V, such information and data that has been so supplied by a
         Party shall be referred to herein as "Information." Notwithstanding the
         foregoing, to the extent it is reasonably necessary or appropriate to
         fulfill its obligations under this Agreement, a Party may disclose
         Information to its Affiliates, consultants, and outside contractors,
         strictly on a need-to-know basis, on the condition that such entities
         or persons shall have agreed in writing to keep the Information
         confidential for the same time periods and to the same extent as such
         Party is required to keep the Information confidential; and a Party may
         disclose such Information to government or other regulatory authorities
         to the extent that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to obtain
         patents or authorizations to conduct

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         trials with and to commercially market the Product or if such
         disclosure is required by applicable law or order of the court. The
         obligation not to disclose Information shall not apply to any part of
         such Information that (i) is or becomes patented, published, or
         otherwise part of the public domain other than by acts of the Party
         obligated not to disclose such Information or its Affiliates or sub
         licensees in contravention of this Agreement; or (ii) is disclosed to
         the receiving Party or its Affiliates by a Third Party, unless such
         Information was obtained by such Third Party directly or indirectly
         from the other Party to this Agreement on a confidential basis; or
         (iii) prior to disclosure under this Agreement, was already in the
         possession of the receiving Party or its Affiliates, unless such
         Information was obtained directly or indirectly from the other Party to
         this Agreement on a confidential basis.

5.2      Terms of This Agreement. Arkados and GDA each agrees not to disclose
         any terms or conditions of this Agreement to any Third Party without
         the prior written consent of the other Party hereto, except as required
         by applicable laws or except to such Party's existing or prospective
         investors, lenders or possible acquirers or merger partners that are
         bound by appropriate confidentiality undertakings.

5.4      Press Releases and Public Disclosure. No Party shall make a press
         release or public disclosure related to the Project, without first
         obtaining the written consent of the other Party, which consent may not
         be unreasonably withheld.

ARTICLE VI                 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

ARTICLE VII.               TERM AND TERMINATION

7.1      EFFECTIVE DATE. This Agreement shall become effective as of the
         Effective Date.

7.2      EXPIRATION. This Agreement shall expire at the end of five (5) years
         from the Effective Date unless earlier terminated as provided herein.

7.3      TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. Either Party may terminate this Agreement upon
         the occurrence of any of the following:

         (a)      upon or after the bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution, or
                  winding up of the other Party; or

         (b)      upon or after the breach of any material provision of this
                  Agreement by the other Party if the breaching Party has not
                  commenced to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after
                  written notice thereof by the other Party and thereafter
                  proceeded diligently to cure such breach within a reasonable
                  time. In no event shall such reasonable time to cure such
                  breach exceed ninety (90) days from the date of such notice.

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7.4      CHANGE OF CONTROL. A Party (the "Non-changing Party") may terminate
         this Agreement upon written notice to the other Party (the "Changing
         Party") if a change of control relating to a competitor occurs with
         respect to the Changing Party. For the purposes hereof, (i) a "change
         of Control relating to a competitor" shall mean (A) the Changing Party
         merges with or into a competitor of the Non-changing Party (whether or
         not the Changing Party is the surviving entity following such merger)
         and as a result of such merger the holders of the Changing Party's
         voting securities prior to the merger do not hold a Controlling
         interest of the surviving entity from such merger; (B) the Changing
         Party becomes a subsidiary of a competitor of the Non-changing Party or
         (C) a competitor of the Non-changing Party acquires all or
         substantially all of the Changing Party's assets; (ii) "Control" means
         ownership of securities possessing more than 51 percent of the total
         combined voting power of all classes of securities entitled to vote and
         at least 51 percent of the total number of securities of all other
         classes of securities; and (iii) "competitor" means any entity that the
         Non-changing Party reasonably determines at the relevant time to be a
         competitor or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common
         control with such competitor.

7.5      TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE

         7.5.1  Arkados may terminate this agreement as follows:

          a)   Termination during the period covered by the Paragraph 1 of the
               Scope Of Work. During this period Arkados may terminate this
               agreement with the 60 days notice. No fees other than as
               described in 4.1 shall be due as of the Termination Date.

          b)   Termination upon the completion of the work covered by the
               Paragraph 1 of the Scope Of Work. If Arkados decides not to
               proceed with the manufacturing of the Product no fees other than
               as described in 4.1 shall be due as of the Termination Date. c)
               Termination during the phase described by paragraph 2 of the
               Scope Of Work.

               a.   If Arkados decides to continue the manufacturing of the
                    Product without GDA, Arkados shall pay GDA $* less the
                    amount already paid that was due to GDA under 4.2 of this
                    agreement.

               b.   If Arkados decides to stop the manufacturing of the Product
                    no fees other than as described in 4.1 and the amount due to
                    GDA under 4.2 shall be due as of the Termination Date.

         7.5.2 GDA may terminate agreement as follows, GDA shall provide Arkados
         with 60 days written notice.

7.6      EFFECT OF TERMINATION; SURVIVAL. Expiration or termination of this
         Agreement shall not relieve the Parties of any obligation accruing
         prior to such expiration or termination. Upon termination, each Party
         shall destroy or return to the other

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         Party all documents, files (whether electronic or otherwise) and other
         materials containing confidential information of the other Party.
         Unless GDA has terminated this Agreement for breach by Arkados,
         promptly following termination of this Agreement GDA shall deliver to
         Arkados all copies of documents or other tangible media containing or
         embodying any Product Technology or Product-Related Materials or other
         Intellectual Property Rights of Arkados. The provisions of Article III,
         Article V, Article VIII, Section 9.3, and Article X shall survive the
         termination of this Agreement.


ARTICLE VIII               INDEMNITY

8.1      Each Party (the "Indemnifying Party") shall protect, defend, and,
         indemnify and hold harmless the other Party, its officers, directors,
         agents, employees, contractors, and representatives (the "Indemnified
         Party") from and against all claims, demands, liabilities, obligations,
         deficiencies, losses, damages, actions, suits, proceedings,
         assessments, judgments, or settlements, (including all reasonable
         attorneys' fees) (each a "Claim") arising out of the acts or omissions
         of the Indemnifying Party or its Affiliates in connection with the work
         performed pursuant to this Agreement, excluding any Claim that is
         attributable to the willful misconduct or negligence of the Indemnified
         Party.

8.2      Each Party shall protect, defend, and, indemnify and hold harmless the
         other Party, its officers, directors, agents, employees, contractors,
         and representatives from and against all Claims arising out of a Third
         Party claim that the design of the Product infringes upon the
         intellectual property or other rights of such Third Party.

8.3      The Indemnifying Party's obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Party
         is subject to the Indemnifying Party's compliance with the following:

         (a)      The Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in
                  writing promptly upon receipt of notification of a Claim. To
                  the extent an intentional delay materially prejudices the
                  Indemnifying Party's defense of a Claim, the Indemnifying
                  Party shall be relieved of the defense of that part of the
                  defense.

         (b)      The Indemnifying Party has sole control of the defense and all
                  related settlement negotiations, subject to the right of the
                  Indemnified Party to participate in and monitor such defense,
                  at its own cost and option and through its own counsel.

         (c)      The Indemnified Party provides the Indemnifying Party with the
                  assistance, information, and authority necessary to perform as
                  required above, provided that reasonable costs and expenses

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                  incurred by the Indemnified Party in providing such assistance
                  and information will be reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party.

         (d)      The Indemnified Party is not an Affiliate of the third party
                  making the claim.

ARTICLE IX                 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

9.1      Authorization. Each Party warrants and represents to the other that it
         has the legal rights and power to assign or extend the rights and/or
         licenses granted to the other Party in this Agreement, that it has the
         full right and power to enter into this Agreement and to fully perform
         its obligations hereunder, and that it has not made nor will it make
         any commitments to others in conflict with or in derogation, of any
         such rights or this Agreement. Each Party further represents to the
         other that it is not aware of any legal obstacles, including patent
         rights of others, which could prevent either Party from carrying out
         the provisions of this Agreement.

9.2      Patent Validity; Non-Infringement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be
         construed as a warranty or representation by either Party as to the
         validity or scope of any patent rights or that the exercise of any
         Intellectual Property Rights granted or assigned by such Party shall
         not infringe any Intellectual Property Rights of any Third Parties.

9.3      GDA Deliverables. GDA will use its best efforts to conform deliverables
         to Arkados with the applicable specifications.

9.4      Disclaimer of Warranties. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED
         HEREUNDER, THE DELIVERABLES AND TECHNOLOGY BEING PROVIDED OR LICENSED
         BY EITHER PARTY HEREUNDER ARE BEING PROVIDED "AS IS" AND SUCH PARTY
         MAKES NO, AND SUCH PARTY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL, OTHER WARRANTIES,
         EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF
         MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT
         WITH REGARD TO ANY SUCH DELIVERABLES AND TECHNOLOGY.

ARTICLE X                  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

GDA's LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRODUCTS
SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE PAYMENT IT RECEIVED FOR ITS SERVICES (NOT INCLUDING ANY
PAYMENTS TO THIRD PARTIES). IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE
OTHER PARTY OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOST PROFITS,
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, HOWEVER CAUSED, ON ANY
THEORY OF LIABILITY, AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY

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NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY. GDA's
liability will expire 1 year after the final deliverables.

ARTICLE XI                 MISCELLANEOUS

11.1     EXPORT. In order to comply with the U.S. Export Administration Act of
         1979, as amended from time to time (the "Export Act"), each Party
         hereby certifies that no technology or information licensed from the
         other, and no product thereof, will be made available or re-exported,
         directly or indirectly, to any areas outside the United States except
         in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations of the Bureau of
         Export Administration in accordance with the Export Act (the provisions
         of this clause shall be extended in accordance with U.S. law or
         regulation).

11.2     FORCE MAJEURE. Neither Party shall be held liable or responsible to the
         other Party nor be deemed to have defaulted under or breached this
         Agreement for failure or delay in fulfilling or performing any term of
         this Agreement when such failure or delay is caused by or results from
         causes beyond the reasonable control of the affected Party, including
         but not limited to fire or floods; embargoes, war, acts of war (whether
         war be declared or not), insurrections, riots, or civil commotions;
         strikes, lockouts, or other labor disturbances; acts of God; or acts,
         omissions, or delays in acting by any governmental authority or the
         other Party; provided, however, it is understood that this Section 11.2
         is intended only to suspend and not discharge a Party's obligations
         under this Agreement and that when the causes of the failure or delay
         are removed or alleviated, the affected Party shall resume performance
         of its obligations hereunder, provided, however, that if the forece
         majeure event persist for a period of year or more, the Party may agree
         to terminate this Agreement without either Party being liable for such
         termination.

11.3     ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement may not be assigned or otherwise
         transferred, nor, except as expressly provided hereunder, may any right
         or obligations hereunder be assigned or transferred, by either Party
         without the written consent of the other Party; provided, however, that
         either Arkados or GDA may, without such consent, assign this Agreement
         and its rights and obligations thereunder (a) in connection with the
         transfer or sale of all or substantially all of its business, if such
         assets include substantially all of the assets relating to its
         performance of its respective obligations hereunder; (b) to a wholly
         owned subsidiary; or (c) in the event of its merger or consolidation
         with another company; provided that, in the case of an transaction
         involving a Party of the type described in subparagraph (a) or (c) of
         this provision, the transferee of the assets or the entity with which
         such Party is being merged or consolidated is not a competitor of the
         other Party. Any purported assignment in violation of the preceding
         sentence shall be void. Any permitted assignee shall assume all
         obligations of its assignor under this Agreement. Consent to any such
         assignment shall not operate as a waiver of the necessity for consent
         to any subsequent assignment.

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11.4     SUBCONTRACTS. Arkados and GDA each may subcontract their respective
         obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other,
         provided that (i) such subcontracting does not result in the transfer
         of significant know-how to the subcontractor; (ii) the subcontractor
         has entered into a confidentiality agreement with the contracting Party
         on terms substantially equivalent to the requirements set forth in
         Article V; and (iii) the contracting Party reasonably supervises such
         contract work.

11.5     NO SOLICITATION. During the term of this Agreement and for a period of
         one (1) year thereafter, each party agrees not to recruit or solicit
         the services of any of the other's employees or contractors.

11.6     SEVERABILITY. Should one or several provisions of the Agreement be or
         become invalid or unenforceable by reason of such a violation, then the
         Parties hereto shall substitute, by mutual consent, valid provisions
         for such invalid provisions, which valid provisions in their economic
         effect come so close to the invalid provisions that it can be
         reasonably assumed that the Parties would have contracted this
         Agreement with those new provisions. In case such provisions cannot be
         found, the invalidity of one or several provisions of the Agreement
         shall not affect the validity of the Agreement as a whole, unless the
         invalid provisions are of such essential importance for this Agreement
         that it is to be reasonably assumed that the Parties would not have
         contracted this Agreement without the invalid provisions.

11.7     DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS. In case any dispute shall arise with respect to
         matters to be determined by the Steering Committee which cannot be
         resolved within a reasonable period of time, the Parties'
         representatives shall meet to attempt to resolve the matter prior to
         either Party taking any legal action, in respect thereof. If the
         Parties' representatives are unable to resolve any such dispute, such
         dispute shall be settled pursuant to final and binding arbitration
         conducted in the English language by a single arbitrator agreed by the
         Parties in New York, NY, USA, in accordance with the Commercial Rules
         of the American Arbitration Association applicable at the time such
         dispute arises, and judgment upon the award may be entered by any court
         of competent jurisdiction. . For purposes of clarification, the Parties
         agree neither to initiate nor to reopen any disputed matter in a court
         proceeding following arbitration but may use the assistance of the
         courts only to enforce any arbitration award. Arkados and GDA shall
         equally share the out-of-pocket costs of said arbitration, including
         the fees for the arbitrator, except that the Arkados and GDA each shall
         pay its respective expenses for legal representation and expert
         witnesses, if any.

11.8     NOTICES. Any notice or report required or permitted to be given or made
         under this Agreement by one of the Parties hereto to the other shall be
         in writing, delivered personally or by facsimile (and promptly
         confirmed by personal delivery or courier) or courier, postage prepaid,
         addressed to such other Party at its address indicated below, or to

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         such other address as the addressee shall have last furnished in
         writing to the addressor and shall be effective upon receipt by the
         addressee.

                  Arkados:          Arkados, Inc.
                                    948 US Highway 22
                                    North Plainfield, NJ 07060
                                    Attention: Mike Macaluso, VP of Engineering
                                    Tel.: 908-769-3232 x258
                                    Fax:  908-769-0206

                  GDA:              GDA Technologies, Inc.
                                    1010 Rincon Circle
                                    San Jose, CA 95131
                                    Attention: Ravi Thummarukudy
                                    Tel: 408-467-3501
                                    Fax: 408-432-3091

11.9     APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
         accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to its
         choice of law or conflict of laws provisions and any applicable laws of
         the United States.

11.10    ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and Annexes hereto contain the entire
         understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
         All express or implied agreements and understandings, either oral or
         written, heretofore made are expressly merged in and made a part of
         this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended, or any term hereof
         modified, only by a written instrument duly executed by both Parties
         hereto.

11.11    HEADINGS. The captions to the several Articles hereof are not a part of
         this Agreement, but are merely guides or labels to assist in locating
         and reading the several Articles hereof.

11.12    INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. Arkados and GDA are independent contractors
         and relationship between them shall not constitute a partnership or
         agency of any kind (subject to GDA acting as sales agent on behalf of
         Arkados in the GDA Territory). Neither Arkados nor GDA shall have the
         authority to make any statements, representations or commitments of any
         kind, or to take any action, which shall be binding on the other,
         without the prior written authorization of the Party to do so.

11.13    WAIVER. The waiver by either Party hereto of any right hereunder or the
         failure to perform or of a breach by the other Party shall not be
         deemed a waiver of any other right hereunder or of any other breach or
         failure by said other Party whether of a similar nature or otherwise.

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11.14    COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
         counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
         which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have entered into this Agreement as of
the date first set forth above as evidenced by the signatures below of their
authorized representatives. This Agreement is signed in two original copies.

                                          GDA TECHNOLOGIES INC.

                                          By: /s/ Ravi Thummarukudy
                                              -----------------------------
                                          Name: Ravi Thummarukudy
                                          Title:


                                          ARKADOS INC.

                                          By: /s/ Oleg Logvinov
                                              -----------------------------
                                          Name: Oleg Logvinov
                                          Title:  President and CEO













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The following schedules have been omitted from this exhibit and will be
furnished to the Commission upon request:


Annex - A    Tasks and Deliverables
Annex - B    Preliminary Specifications
Annex - C    Initial Task Order
Annex - D    Steering Committee members
Annex - E    Arkados Deliverables




























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