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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.5


                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT") is made as of April 4, 2000,
by and between, eVENTURES GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation, with its
principal office at 300 Crescent Court, Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 75201 (the
"COMPANY"), and DANIEL J. WILSON residing at 5416 Wateka Drive, Dallas, Texas
75209 ("EXECUTIVE").

                                   WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, effective April 3, 2000 (the "COMMENCEMENT DATE"), the Company
desires to employ Executive as its Senior Vice President, and Executive desires
to accept such employment; and

     WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to enter into this Agreement as
to the terms of his employment by the Company.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties
agree as follows:

     1. Term of Employment. Except for earlier termination as provided in
Section 7 hereof, Executive's employment under this Agreement shall be for a
three (3) year term (the "EMPLOYMENT TERM") commencing on the Commencement Date
and ending on April 2, 2003 (the "EXPIRATION DATE").

     2. Position.

          (a) Executive shall serve as a Senior Vice President of the Company
     (the "SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT"), reporting directly to the Chief Executive
     Officer or President of the Company (the "CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER"), with
     functional responsibility for acquisitions, investments and operational
     oversight. If requested by the Board of Directors of the Company (the
     "BOARD") or the Chief Executive Officer, Executive shall also serve on the
     Board and committees thereof, as an executive, officer and director of
     subsidiaries of the Company and/or as a director of associated companies of
     the Company without additional compensation and subject to any policy of
     the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board (the "COMPENSATION
     COMMITTEE") with regard to retention or turnover of the director's fees.

          (b) Executive shall have such duties and authority, consistent with
     his position, as shall be assigned to him from time to time by the Chief
     Executive Officer.

          (c) During the Employment Term, Executive shall devote substantially
     all of his business time and efforts to the performance of his duties
     hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit
     Executive from (i) owning less than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding
     securities of any publicly traded entity, (ii) pursuing any business
     opportunity that is not in Competition, as such term is defined in Section
     10(b) below, with the Company or its subsidiaries or any portfolio company
     in which the


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     Company or its subsidiaries hold securities (other than entities in which
     the Company or its subsidiaries make a nominal investment) (provided the
     time devoted by Executive to such personal investment does not materially
     interfere with Executive's duties hereunder), (iii) continuing service as a
     consultant of Broadband NOW, in the same capacity and extent as Executive
     rendered such service immediately prior to the Commencement Date, (iv)
     continuing service on the boards of directors of the companies set forth on
     Exhibit "D" attached hereto or, with the written consent of the Board, on
     the board of directors of any other company that is not in Competition with
     the Company or its subsidiaries or any portfolio company in which the
     Company or its subsidiaries hold securities (other than entities in which
     the Company or its subsidiaries make a nominal investment), or (v) service
     on the boards of directors of a reasonable number of charitable
     organizations so long as such service is not inconsistent with his position
     and duties hereunder (such activities described in clause (i), (ii), (iii),
     (iv) or (v) immediately preceding being herein referred to as the "ALLOWED
     ACTIVITIES"). Executive shall be entitled to retain any consideration that
     he receives from service permitted by clauses (iii) and (iv) of the
     immediately preceding sentence on any board of directors of a corporation
     unrelated to the Company. For purposes of this Section 2(c) and Section
     10(b) to the extent expressly applicable, a "nominal investment" of the
     Company or its subsidiaries will be determined in relation to the size of
     investments made from time to time by the Company or its subsidiaries in
     its portfolio companies (including, without limitation, investments made in
     exchange for cash, securities or services rendered).

     3. Base Salary. During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay Executive
a Base Salary at the annual rate of One Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars
($180,000). Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the usual payroll
practices of the Company. Executive's Base Salary may be reviewed annually by
the Board or the Compensation Committee and may be increased, but not decreased,
from time to time by the Board or the Compensation Committee. The Base Salary as
determined as aforesaid, from time to time for the applicable fiscal year shall
constitute "BASE SALARY" for purposes of this Agreement.

     4. Incentive Compensation.

          (a) Bonus. For each fiscal year or portion thereof during the
     Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in an incentive
     bonus plan established by the Company on such terms and conditions, and
     subject to such standards, as shall be determined from time to time in the
     sole discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee. Such incentive
     bonus for any such fiscal year shall be payable in cash and shall not be
     greater than fifty percent (50%) of Executive's rate of Base Salary in
     effect for the fiscal year to which such incentive bonus relates. During
     the Employment Term, the Company shall maintain an incentive bonus plan
     providing a target bonus equal to not less than fifty percent (50%) of
     Executive's rate of Base Salary in effect for the fiscal year to which the
     bonus relates.

          (b) Stock Options. The Company hereby grants to Executive stock
     options (the "STOCK OPTIONS") to purchase 1,020,000 shares of Common Stock
     of the Company. The Stock Options shall be granted pursuant to a stock
     option award agreement or agreements between Executive and the Company
     substantially in the form attached hereto


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     as Exhibit "B" (the "STOCK OPTION GRANTS"). The exercise price for such
     Stock Options shall be equal to $23.00 per share of Common Stock. Subject
     to the terms and provisions of the Stock Option Grants, the Stock Options
     shall become exercisable on the dates indicated below as to that number of
     shares of Common Stock of the Company as set forth below opposite each such
     date.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                    Date                            Number of Shares
                    ----                            ----------------
<S>                                                 <C>
                July 2, 2000                             255,000
               April 2, 2001                             255,000
               April 2, 2002                             255,000
               April 2, 2003                             255,000
</TABLE>

     The foregoing schedule to the contrary notwithstanding, the Stock Options
     shall become fully exercisable in the event the Employment Term terminates
     prior to the Expiration Date by reason of termination of the Executive's
     employment hereunder by Executive for Good Reason or by the Company without
     Cause (as such terms are hereinafter defined). The Stock Options shall in
     all events expire on the date ten years after the Commencement Date, if not
     terminated or canceled earlier. The Executive shall be permitted to
     transfer the Stock Options to the Executive's immediate family members
     and/or lineal descendents (or a trust or family limited partnership
     established solely for the benefit of any such immediate family member
     and/or lineal descendent). Notwithstanding anything in the Stock Option
     Grants to the contrary, to the extent any provisions contained therein are
     inconsistent with or differ from the explicit terms and conditions of this
     Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. To the
     extent this Agreement does not specifically address an issue or term set
     forth in the Stock Option Grants, then the provisions and terms of the
     Stock Option Grants shall apply.

          (c) Adjustments. As more fully specified in the Stock Option Grants,
     the number of shares covered by, and the option price per share of, the
     Stock Options will be subject to adjustment by the Company for any stock
     split, reclassification, combination or similar change in the Company's
     capital stock.

     5. Employee Benefits and Vacation.

          (a) During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to
     participate in all pension, profit sharing, long-term incentive
     compensation, retirement, savings, welfare and other employee benefit plans
     and arrangements and fringe benefits and perquisites generally maintained
     by the Company from time to time for the benefit of senior executive
     officers of the Company of a comparable level, in each case in accordance
     with their respective terms as in effect from time to time (other than any
     special arrangement entered into by contract with an executive or that
     applies on a grandfathered basis). Without limiting the foregoing, the
     Company shall pay all premiums for Executive and his dependent family
     members under health, hospitalization, disability, dental, life and other
     employee benefit plans that the Company may have in effect from time to
     time.


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     Executive acknowledges that the Company does not currently provide a profit
     sharing plan, and has no current intention of providing profit sharing
     benefits to its employees.

          (b) During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to at
     least three (3) weeks paid vacation each year in accordance with the
     Company's policies in effect from time to time. Executive shall also be
     entitled to such periods of sick leave as is customarily provided by the
     Company to its senior executive employees.

     6. Business Expenses. The Company shall reimburse Executive for the
reasonable travel, entertainment and other business expenses incurred by
Executive, subject to such pre-approval procedures as may be established from
time to time by the Board, in the performance of his duties hereunder, in
accordance with the Company's policies as in effect from time to time.

     7. Termination.

          (a) The employment of Executive and the Employment Term shall
     terminate as provided in Section 1 hereof or, if earlier, upon the earliest
     to occur of any of the following events:

                  (i)   the death of Executive;

                  (ii)  the termination of Executive's employment by the Company
                        due to Executive's Disability (as defined in Exhibit
                        "A") pursuant to Section 7(b) hereof;

                  (iii) the termination of Executive's employment by Executive
                        for Good Reason (as defined in Exhibit "A") pursuant to
                        Section 7(c) hereof,

                  (iv)  the termination of Executive's employment by the Company
                        without Cause (as defined in Exhibit "A") pursuant to
                        Section 7(e) hereof;

                  (v)   the termination of employment by Executive without Good
                        Reason upon thirty (30) days prior written notice
                        pursuant to Section 7(f) hereof; or

                  (vi)  the termination of Executive's employment by the Company
                        for Cause pursuant to Section 7(d) hereof.


          (b) Disability. If Executive is unable to perform his material duties
     hereunder due to a physical or mental condition and the Company desires to
     terminate Executive's employment for Disability (as defined in Exhibit
     "A"), the Company shall deliver to Executive a written Notice of Disability
     Termination (herein so called), effective upon the date (the "DISABILITY
     TERMINATION DATE") which is the later of (i) the date such condition
     becomes a Disability or (ii) thirty (30) days following the delivery of the
     Notice of Disability Termination; provided that the Disability Termination
     Date shall be


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     suspended, and the Employment Term shall not terminate, so long as
     Executive returns to the full performance of his duties by and following
     such date.

          (c) Termination for Good Reason. A Termination for Good Reason (herein
     so called) means a termination by Executive by written notice given within
     thirty (30) days after Executive knows of the occurrence of the Good Reason
     event, unless such circumstances are corrected prior to the date of
     termination specified in the Notice of Termination for Good Reason and the
     Company informs Executive of such correction prior to such date. In such
     event, the Employment Term shall not terminate. A Notice of Termination for
     Good Reason shall mean a notice that shall indicate the specific Good
     Reason event in Section (d) of Exhibit "A" relied upon and shall set forth
     in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis
     for Termination for Good Reason. The failure by Executive to set forth in
     the Notice of Termination for Good Reason any facts or circumstances which
     contribute to the showing of Good Reason shall not waive any right of
     Executive hereunder or preclude Executive from asserting such fact or
     circumstance in enforcing his rights hereunder. The Notice of Termination
     for Good Reason shall provide for a date of termination not less than
     thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days after the date such Notice of
     Termination for Good Reason is given.

          (d) Cause. Subject to the notification provisions of this Section
     7(d), Executive's employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company for
     Cause. A Notice of Termination for Cause (herein so called) shall mean a
     notice that shall indicate the specific termination provision in Section
     (a) of Exhibit "A" relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the
     facts and circumstances which provide for a basis for Termination for
     Cause. The effective date of termination for a Termination for Cause shall
     be the date indicated in the Notice of Termination. Any purported
     Termination for Cause which is held by a court by a non-appealable final
     judgment not to have been based on the grounds set forth in this Agreement
     or not to have followed the procedures set forth in this Agreement shall be
     deemed a termination by the Company without Cause.

          (e) Termination without Cause. The Company may terminate its
     employment of Executive for reasons other than Cause at any time upon
     thirty (30) days prior written notice.

          (f) Voluntary Resignation. Executive may terminate his employment with
     the Company at any time upon thirty (30) days prior written notice.

     8. Consequences of Termination of Employment. Executive shall be entitled
to the following compensation from the Company (in lieu of all other sums owed
or payable to Executive) upon the termination of employment as described below:

          (a) Death, Disability, Voluntary Resignation without Good Reason or by
     the Company with Cause. If Executive's employment and the Employment Term
     are terminated (1) by reason of Executive's death or Disability, (2) by
     Executive without Good Reason or (3) by the Company for Cause, the
     employment period under this Agreement shall terminate without further
     obligations to Executive or Executive's legal representatives under this
     Agreement except for: (i) any Base Salary earned but unpaid,


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     any accrued but unused vacation pay payable pursuant to the Company's
     policies and any unreimbursed business expenses payable pursuant to Section
     6 (which amounts, in the case of the death of Executive, shall be promptly
     paid in a lump sum to Executive's estate), (ii) any other amounts or
     benefits earned, accrued and owing to Executive under the then applicable
     employee benefit plans, long term incentive plans or equity plans and
     programs of the Company, including, without limitation, any earned but
     unpaid incentive bonus for any prior completed fiscal year, and (iii)
     except in the case of a termination by the Company for Cause or by
     Executive without Good Reason, a pro-rata portion (based on the number of
     days Executive is employed by the Company during the fiscal year of such
     termination) of Executive's incentive bonus earned for the fiscal year in
     which termination occurs, which, in any case, shall be paid in accordance
     with the applicable plans, programs and agreements, and any unpaid
     reimbursable business expenses (such amounts referred to in clauses (i) and
     (ii) collectively, the "ACCRUED AMOUNTS").

          (b) Termination by Executive for Good Reason or Termination by Company
     without Cause. If Executive's employment and the Employment Term are
     terminated (i) by Executive for Good Reason, or (ii) by the Company without
     Cause (and other than for Disability or as a result of expiration of the
     Employment Term), Executive shall be entitled to receive the Accrued
     Amounts and shall, subject to Sections 9(b), 9(c) and 10 hereof, be
     entitled to receive equal monthly payments of an amount equal to his
     monthly rate of Base Salary in effect at the time of such termination plus
     his incentive bonus paid for the most recently ended fiscal year (provided,
     however, if Executive was employed hereunder for only a portion of such
     prior fiscal year, such bonus shall be annualized for purposes of this
     calculation, and, if no bonus was paid for such prior fiscal year, the
     current fiscal year's bonus, at 100 percent of target, shall be deemed to
     be the incentive bonus paid for the most recently ended fiscal year for
     purposes of this calculation) divided by twelve (12) for a period equal to
     the greater of (x) six (6) months or (y) the remaining period of time from
     the date of such termination through the Expiration Date.

          (c) Termination as a Result of Nonextension of Employment Term. If
     Executive's employment with the Company terminates on the Expiration Date
     by reason of expiration of the Employment Term and the Company's failure to
     offer to extend the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive
     the Accrued Amounts and shall, subject to Sections 9(b), 9(c) and 10
     hereof, be entitled to receive equal monthly payments of an amount equal to
     his monthly rate of Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the
     Expiration Date plus his incentive bonus paid for the most recently ended
     fiscal year divided by twelve (12) for a period of six (6) months.

     9. No Mitigation; No Set-Off.

          (a) In the event of any termination of employment under Section 8,
     Executive shall be under no obligation to seek other employment and there
     shall be no offset against any amounts due Executive under this Agreement
     on account of any remuneration attributable to any subsequent employment
     that Executive may obtain. Any amounts due under Section 8 are in the
     nature of severance payments and are not in the nature of a penalty. Such
     amounts are inclusive, and in lieu of any amounts payable under any other
     salary continuation or cash severance arrangement of the Company and to the
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     or provided under any other such arrangement shall be offset from the
     amount due hereunder.

          (b) (i) Executive agrees that, as a condition to receiving the
     payments and benefits provided under Section 8(b) or (c) hereunder he will
     execute, deliver and not revoke (within the time period permitted by
     applicable law) a release of all claims of any kind whatsoever against the
     Company, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents and
     shareholders in the then standard form being used by the Company for senior
     executives (but without release of the right of indemnification hereunder
     or under the Company's By-laws or rights under benefit or equity plans that
     by their terms are intended to survive termination of his employment or
     claims that the Company fulfill its obligations under this Agreement).

               (ii) The Company agrees that, as a condition to Executive's
          agreements under Section 10 hereof, the Company will execute and
          deliver a release of all claims of any kind whatsoever against
          Executive (but without release of claims that Executive fulfill his
          obligations under this Agreement). The Company's release under this
          paragraph (b)(ii) of this Section 9 shall be executed and delivered
          simultaneously with the execution and delivery of Executive's release
          under paragraph (b)(i) of this Section 9. The releases referred to in
          this paragraph (b) of this Section 9 shall apply to all claims
          described in this paragraph existing from the beginning of time
          through the date of each party's execution of his or its release.(c)
          Upon any termination of employment, Executive hereby resigns as an
          officer and director of the Company, any subsidiary and any affiliate
          and as a fiduciary of any benefit plan of any of the foregoing.
          Executive shall promptly execute any further documentation thereof as
          requested by the Company and, if Executive is to receive any payments
          from the Company, execution of such further documentation shall be a
          condition thereof.

     10. Confidential Information, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation of the
Company.

          (a) (i) Executive acknowledges that as a result of his employment by
     the Company, Executive will obtain secret and confidential information as
     to the Company and its affiliates and create relationships with customers,
     suppliers and other persons dealing with the Company and its affiliates and
     the Company and its affiliates will suffer irreparable damage, which would
     be difficult to ascertain, if Executive should use such confidential
     information or take advantage of such relationships and that because of the
     nature of the information that will be known to or obtained by Executive
     and the relationships created it is necessary for the Company and its
     affiliates to be protected by the prohibition against Competition as set
     forth herein, as well as the confidentiality restrictions set forth herein.

               (ii) Executive acknowledges (A) that the retention of nonclerical
          employees, employed by the Company and its affiliates in which the
          Company and its affiliates have invested training and depends on for
          the operation of their businesses, is important to the businesses of
          the Company and its affiliates, and


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          (B) that Executive will obtain unique information as to such employees
          as an executive of the Company and will develop a unique relationship
          with such persons as a result of being an executive of the Company.
          Therefore, it is necessary for the Company and its affiliates to be
          protected from Executive's Solicitation (defined below) of such
          employees as set forth below.

               (iii) Executive acknowledges that the provisions of this
          Agreement are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the
          businesses of the Company and its affiliates and that part of the
          compensation paid under this Agreement and the agreement to pay
          severance in certain instances is in consideration for the agreements
          in this Section 10.

          (b) COMPETITION shall mean: participating, directly or indirectly, as
     an individual proprietor, partner, stockholder, officer, employee,
     director, joint venturer, investor, lender with equity participation,
     consultant or in any capacity whatsoever (within the United States of
     America, or in any country where the Company or its affiliates do business)
     in a Competing Business; provided, however, that such participation shall
     not include (i) the ownership of not more than ten percent (10%) of the
     total outstanding stock of a publicly held company; (ii) following a
     termination of Executive's employment hereunder, the ownership of not more
     than five percent (5%) of the total outstanding stock of a private company
     if Executive is neither a member of, or represented on, the board of
     directors of such private company and does not have an executive officer
     role in such private company; (iii) the Allowed Activities; or (iv) any
     activity engaged in with the prior written approval of the Board. As used
     herein, "Competing Business" means any business that the Company and/or its
     subsidiaries and/or any entity in which the Company and/or its subsidiaries
     holds securities (other than entities in which the Company or its
     subsidiaries make a "nominal investment" (determined as described in
     Section 2(c) hereof)) are engaged in (I) from time to time (while Executive
     is employed by the Company) or (II) at the time of termination (upon
     termination of Executive's employment) (consisting principally of the
     services described in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 under
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any amendments
     thereof). For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, but solely
     following a termination of Executive's employment hereunder, the Company
     and its subsidiaries shall be deemed to have made a "nominal investment" in
     an entity if, at the time of such termination of employment, the Company
     and its subsidiaries own or control less than ten percent (10%) of the
     outstanding equity interests, on a fully diluted basis, of such entity. The
     Company shall furnish Executive with a list of all Competing Businesses on
     or promptly following termination of his employment hereunder.

          (c) SOLICITATION shall mean: recruiting, soliciting or inducing, of
     any nonclerical employee or employees of the Company or its affiliates to
     terminate their employment with the Company or its affiliates or hiring or
     assisting another person or entity to hire any nonclerical employee of the
     Company or its affiliates or any person who within twelve (12) months
     before had been a nonclerical employee of the Company or its affiliates and
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     employee of the Company, provided, however, that solicitation shall not
     include any of the foregoing activities engaged in with the prior written
     approval of the Board.

          (d) If any restriction set forth with regard to Competition or
     Solicitation is found by any court of competent jurisdiction, or in
     arbitration, to be unenforceable because it extends for too long a period
     of time or over too great a range of activities or in too broad a
     geographic area, it shall be interpreted to extend over the maximum period
     of time, range of activities or geographic area as to which it may be
     enforceable. In the event that the agreements in this Section 10 shall be
     determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by
     reason of their extending for too great a period of time or over too great
     a geographical area or by reason of their being too extensive in any other
     respect, they shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period
     of time for which they may be enforceable and/or over the maximum
     geographical area as to which they may be enforceable and/or to the maximum
     extent in all other respects as to which they may be enforceable, all as
     determined by such court in such action.

          (e) During the Employment Term and for two (2) years following a
     termination of Executive's employment for any reason whatsoever, whether by
     the Company or by Executive and whether or not for Cause, Good Reason or
     non-extension of the Employment Term, Executive shall hold in a fiduciary
     capacity for the benefit of the Company and its affiliates all secret or
     confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company and its
     affiliates, and their respective businesses, including any confidential
     information as to customers of the Company and its affiliates, (i) obtained
     by Executive during his employment by the Company and its affiliates and
     (ii) not otherwise public knowledge or known within the applicable
     industry. Executive shall not, without prior written consent of the
     Company, unless compelled pursuant to the order of a court or other
     governmental or legal body having jurisdiction over such matter,
     communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone
     other than the Company and those designated by it. In the event Executive
     is compelled by order of a court or other governmental or legal body to
     communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone
     other than the foregoing, he shall promptly notify the Company of any such
     order and he shall cooperate fully with the Company in protecting such
     information (at the Company's expense) to the extent possible under
     applicable law.

          (f) Upon termination of his employment with the Company and its
     affiliates, or at any time as the Company may request, Executive will
     promptly deliver to the Company, as requested, all documents (whether
     prepared by the Company, an affiliate, Executive or a third party) relating
     to the Company, an affiliate or any of their businesses or property which
     he may possess or have under his direction or control other than documents
     provided to Executive in his capacity as a participant in any employee
     benefit plan, policy or program of the Company or any agreement by and
     between Executive and the Company with regard to Executive's employment or
     severance.

          (g) During the Employment Term and for two (2) years following a
     termination of Executive's employment for any reason whatsoever, whether by
     the


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     Company or by Executive and whether or not for Cause, Good Reason or
     non-extension of the Employment Term, Executive will not engage in
     Solicitation.

          (h) During the Employment Term and for the Restricted Period (as
     hereinafter defined) following a termination of Executive's employment,
     Executive will not enter into Competition with the Company. The Restricted
     Period shall be (i) for a termination for Cause, twelve (12) months
     following the date of termination; (ii) for termination without Cause by
     the Company, or for Good Reason by Executive, the period in which the
     Company is making payments to Executive as specified in Section 8(b) above;
     (iii) for a termination as a result of the voluntary resignation of
     Executive without Good Reason, six (6) months from the date of termination;
     and (iv) termination as a result of expiration or non-renewal of this
     Agreement, after the Company has made a good faith offer for continued
     employment, six (6) months following the date of termination.
     Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence to the contrary, (1) if
     the Company terminates Executive's employment without Cause (other than as
     a result of expiration of the Employment Term), and the Executive waives,
     in writing, at any time after such termination, his right to receive any
     future amounts under Section 8(b) hereof, there shall be no Restricted
     Period following such termination of employment and waiver, (2) if
     Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, and, after a period of
     six (6) months following the date of such termination, the Executive
     waives, in writing, at any time after such six-month period, his right to
     receive any future amounts that would otherwise be payable after the
     expiration of such six-month period under Section 8(b) hereof, the
     Restricted Period shall terminate following such six-month period and
     waiver, and (3) if the Employment Term expires and the Company fails to
     make a good faith offer for continued employment, there shall be no
     Restricted Period following such termination of employment.

          (i) In the event of a breach or potential breach of this Section 10,
     Executive acknowledges that the Company and its affiliates will be caused
     irreparable injury and that money damages may not be an adequate remedy and
     agree that the Company and its affiliates shall be entitled to injunctive
     relief (in addition to its other remedies at law) to have the provisions of
     this Section 10 enforced. It is hereby acknowledged that the provisions of
     this Section 10 are for the benefit of the Company and all of the
     affiliates of the Company and each such entity may enforce the provisions
     of this Section 10 and only the applicable entity can waive the rights
     hereunder with respect to its confidential information and employees.

          (j) Furthermore, in addition to and not in limitation of any other
     remedies provided herein or at law or in equity, in the event of breach of
     this Section 10 by Executive, while he is receiving amounts under Section
     8(b) or (c) hereof, Executive shall not be entitled to receive any future
     amounts pursuant to Section 8(b) or (c) hereof after the earlier to occur
     of (i) ninety (90) days following the Company's notification of Executive
     of its good faith determination of such breach, specifying in reasonable
     detail the grounds for such determination, and (ii) a final determination
     by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction of such breach, and,
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     appealable, he shall reimburse the Company for any amounts previously paid
     to Executive pursuant to Section 8(b) or (c) hereof.

     11. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless
Executive to the extent provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, the
By-Laws of the Company and the Delaware General Corporation Law as amended and
as applicable, for any action or inaction of Executive while serving as an
officer and director of the Company or, at the Company's request, as an officer
or director of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company or as a fiduciary of
any benefit plan. The Company shall cover Executive under directors and officers
liability insurance both during and, while potential liability exists, after the
Employment Term in the same amount and to the same extent as the Company covers
its other officers and directors.

     12. Intellectual Property.

          (a) Executive shall disclose promptly to the Company copyrights, trade
     secrets, proprietary information, patents, unpatented inventions,
     trademarks, service marks, processes, techniques, methods, know-how, flow
     charts, diagrams, computer programs and/or databases, and any and all
     significant conceptions and ideas for inventions, improvements and valuable
     discoveries, whether patentable or not (all of the foregoing, collectively,
     "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY"), which are conceived, created, developed or made
     by Executive, solely or jointly with another, during the period of
     employment or within one (1) year thereafter, and which are substantially
     related to the business or activities of the Company or its subsidiaries
     which Executive conceived, created, developed or made as a result of his
     employment by the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Executive hereby
     assigns and agrees to assign all of his right, title and interest
     throughout the world in any Intellectual Property to the Company or its
     nominee. Whenever requested to do so by the Company, Executive shall
     execute any and all applications, assignments or other instruments that the
     Company shall deem necessary to apply for and obtain registrations of
     copyrights or marks, or Letters Patent of the United States or any foreign
     country or to otherwise protect the Company's interest in Intellectual
     Property.

          (b) Executive agrees that he will not, during or after the Employment
     Term, disclose the specific terms of the Company's relationships or
     agreements with its significant vendors or customers or any other
     significant material trade secrets of the Company, whether in existence or
     proposed (other than any of the foregoing that becomes public knowledge
     other than through disclosure by Executive), to any person, firm,
     partnership, corporation or business for any reason or purpose whatsoever,
     except as is disclosed in the ordinary course of business, unless compelled
     by a court order upon advice of counsel.

     13. Legal and Other Fees and Expenses. In the event that a claim for
payment or benefits under this Agreement is disputed, the Company shall pay all
reasonable attorney, accountant and other professional fees and reasonable
expenses incurred in such dispute unless the finder of fact determines that the
Company is the prevailing party in such dispute.


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     14. Certain Additional Payments. Executive shall be grossed up for any
excise tax payable under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"), in accordance with Exhibit C attached hereto.

     15. Resolution of Disputes. The parties shall use their best efforts and
good will to settle all disputes by amicable negotiations. The Company and
Executive agree, for purposes of the resolution of any disputes under this
Agreement, that such disputes shall be settled by arbitration in Dallas, Texas,
or such other place agreed to by the parties, in accordance with the rules and
procedures of the American Arbitration Association, as follows:

          (a) Any such arbitration shall be heard before a panel consisting of
     one to three arbitrators, each of whom shall be impartial. All arbitrators
     shall be appointed in the first instance by agreement between the parties
     hereto. If the parties cannot agree upon a single arbitrator, each of the
     Company and the Executive shall be entitled to appoint one arbitrator.
     These two appointed arbitrators shall then appoint a third arbitrator by
     their mutual agreement.

          (b) An arbitration may be commenced by either party to this Agreement
     by the service of a written request for arbitration upon the other affected
     party. Such request for arbitration shall summarize the controversy or
     claim to be arbitrated. If the panel of arbitrators is not appointed within
     thirty (30) days following such service, either party may apply to any
     court within the State of Texas for an order appointing arbitrators
     qualified as set forth below. No request for arbitration shall be valid if
     it relates to a claim, dispute, disagreement or controversy that would have
     been time barred under the applicable statute of limitations had such
     claim, dispute, disagreement or controversy been submitted to the courts of
     the State of Texas.

          (c) The parties hereby expressly waive punitive damages, and under no
     circumstances shall an award contain any amount that in any way reflects
     punitive damages.

          (d) Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered
     in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

     16. Miscellaneous.

          (a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
     in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without reference to
     principles of conflict of laws.

          (b) Entire Agreement/Amendments. This Agreement and the instruments
     contemplated herein, contain the entire understanding of the parties with
     respect to the employment of Executive by the Company from and after the
     Commencement Date and supersedes any prior agreements between the Company
     and Executive with respect thereto. There are no restrictions, agreements,
     promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with
     respect to the subject matter herein other than those


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     expressly set forth herein and therein. This Agreement may not be altered,
     modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties
     hereto.

          (c) Construction and Severability. If any provision of this Agreement
     shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the
     validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained
     herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired, and the parties
     undertake to implement all efforts which are necessary, desirable and
     sufficient to amend, supplement or substitute all and any such invalid,
     illegal or unenforceable provisions with enforceable and valid provisions
     which would produce as nearly as may be possible the result previously
     intended by the parties without renegotiation of any material terms and
     conditions stipulated herein.

          (d) No Waiver. Any failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence
     to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a
     waiver of such party's rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter
     to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this
     Agreement. Any such waiver must be in writing and signed by Executive or an
     authorized officer of the Company, as the case may be.

          (e) Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assignable by Executive.
     This Agreement shall be assignable by the Company only to an entity which
     is owned, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part by the Company or by
     any successor to the Company or an acquirer of all or substantially all of
     the assets of the Company or all or substantially all of the assets of a
     group of subsidiaries and divisions of the Company, provided such entity or
     acquirer promptly assumes all of the obligations hereunder of the Company
     in a writing delivered to Executive and otherwise complies with the
     provisions hereof with regard to such assumption. Upon such assignment and
     assumption, all references to the Company herein shall be to such assignee.

          (f) Successors; Binding Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries. This
     Agreement shall inure to the beneficiaries and permitted assignees of the
     parties hereto. In the event of Executive's death while receiving amounts
     payable pursuant to Section 8(b) hereof, any remaining amounts shall be
     paid to Executive's estate.

          (g) Communications. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all
     other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and
     shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) when faxed or delivered, or
     (ii) two (2) business days after being mailed by United States registered
     or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to
     the respective addresses set forth on the initial page of this Agreement,
     provided that all notices to the Company shall be directed to the attention
     of the General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, or to such other
     address as any party may have furnished to the other in writing in
     accordance herewith. Notice of change of address shall be effective only
     upon receipt.

          (h) Withholding Taxes. The Company may withhold from any and all
     amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state and local taxes as
     may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or
     regulation.


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          (i) Survivorship. The respective rights and obligations of the parties
     hereunder, including without limitation Section 10 and Section 11 hereof,
     shall survive any termination of Executive's employment to the extent
     necessary to the agreed preservation of such rights and obligations.

          (j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each
     of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures
     thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

          (k) Headings. The headings of the sections contained in this Agreement
     are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect the
     meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

          (l) Executive's Representation. Executive represents and warrants to
     the Company that there is no legal impediment to him entering into this
     Agreement, and entering into this Agreement will not violate any agreement
     to which he is a party or any other legal restrictions, and he has provided
     to the Company true and complete copies of any agreements or covenants to
     which he is a party that could restrict or adversely affect his performance
     under this Agreement. Executive further represents and warrants that in
     performing his duties hereunder he will not wrongfully use or disclose any
     confidential information of any prior employer or other person or entity.


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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.

                                    COMPANY:

                                    eVENTURES GROUP, INC.,
                                    a Delaware corporation


                                    By: /s/ Clark K. Hunt
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Clark K. Hunt
                                          --------------------------------------
                                    Title:Chairman of the Compensation Committee
                                          --------------------------------------


                                    EXECUTIVE:


                                        /s/ Daniel J. Wilson
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    DANIEL J. WILSON


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                                   EXHIBIT "A"
                                     TO THE
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                                     BETWEEN
                              eVENTURES GROUP, INC.
                                       AND
                                DANIEL J. WILSON

                                   DEFINITIONS


          (a) Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "CAUSE" shall be
limited to the following:

                  (i)   Executive's willful misconduct or gross negligence with
                        regard to the Company or its affiliates or their
                        business, assets or employees (including, without
                        limitation, Executive's fraud, embezzlement or other act
                        of dishonesty with regard to the Company or its
                        affiliates), or Executive's willful misconduct other
                        than the foregoing, which in any case has a material
                        adverse impact on the Company or its affiliates, whether
                        economic, or reputationwise or otherwise, each as
                        determined by the Board, and which is not fully
                        rectified or cured, if susceptible to rectification or
                        cure, within thirty (30) days after written notice is
                        given to Executive; provided, however, that this clause
                        (i) shall not include an action or omission of Executive
                        done or omitted to be done in his good faith exercise of
                        business judgment or in good faith reliance on advice of
                        legal counsel to the Company;

                  (ii)  Executive's conviction of, or pleading nolo contendere
                        to, a felony or other crime involving fraud, dishonesty
                        or moral turpitude or which carries a minimum prison
                        sentence upon conviction of one (1) year or longer;

                  (iii) Executive's refusal or willful failure to follow the
                        lawful written direction of the Board, the Chief
                        Executive Officer or his designee which is not remedied
                        within ten (10) business days after receipt by Executive
                        of a written notice specifying the details thereto;

                  (iv)  Executive's breach of Section 10 or Section 12 hereof,
                        which has a material adverse economic impact on the
                        Company or its affiliates, as determined by the Board;

                  (v)   the representations or warranties in Section 16(l)
                        hereof prove false, which has a material adverse
                        economic impact on the Company or its affiliates, as
                        determined by the Board; or


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                  (vi)  any other breach by Executive of this Agreement, which
                        has a material adverse impact on the Company or its
                        affiliates, whether economic, or reputationwise or
                        otherwise, each as determined by the Board, that remains
                        uncured for thirty (30) days after written notice is
                        given to Executive.

          (b) Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, the term
"CHANGE IN CONTROL" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

                  (i)   any "person" as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and
                        14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act")
                        (other than (a) Permitted Assignees, (b) the Company,
                        (c) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities
                        under any employee benefit plan of the Company, or (d)
                        any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the
                        stockholders of the Company in substantially the same
                        proportions as their ownership of Common Stock of the
                        Company) is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as
                        defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), directly or
                        indirectly, of securities of the Company representing
                        fifty percent (50 %) or more of the combined voting
                        power of the Company's then outstanding securities.
                        Permitted Assignees shall mean the holders of the equity
                        securities (whether or not voting) of any shareholder of
                        the Company owning more than fifteen percent (15%) of
                        the Company on the date after the date of execution of
                        this Agreement, so long as the voting power and
                        disposition authority with respect to the securities of
                        such holders is held directly or indirectly by any two
                        or three of the following individuals: Barrett N.
                        Wissman, Clark K. Hunt or James R. Holland;

                  (ii)  during any period of two (2) consecutive years,
                        individuals who at the beginning of such period
                        constitute the Board, and any new director (other than a
                        director designated by a person who has entered into an
                        agreement with the Company to effect a transaction
                        described in clause (i), (iii), or (iv) of this
                        paragraph) whose election by the Board or nomination for
                        election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a
                        vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still
                        in office who either were directors at the beginning of
                        the two-year period or whose election or nomination for
                        election was previously so approved, cease for any
                        reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board;

                  (iii) a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other
                        corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which
                        would result in the voting securities of the Company
                        outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to
                        represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
                        converted into voting securities of the surviving
                        entity) more than fifty percent (50%) of the


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                        combined voting power of the voting securities of the
                        Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately
                        after such merger or consolidation; or

                  (iv)  the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of
                        complete liquidation of the Company or the sale or
                        disposition by the Company of assets where the proceeds
                        thereof are not retained by the Company, in a single
                        transaction or a series of related transactions, that
                        result in a 66-2/3 percent or greater decline in the
                        enterprise value of the Company, valued based on the
                        weighted average fair market value of any outstanding
                        class of stock of the Company plus the book value of the
                        outstanding indebtedness of the Company.

          (c) Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, "DISABILITY" shall
mean if Executive is unable to perform his material duties pursuant to this
Agreement, as determined by the Board, because of mental or physical incapacity,
including, without limitation, alcoholism or drug abuse, which requires a leave
of absence in excess of ninety (90) consecutive days in any twelve (12) month
period.

          (d) Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, "GOOD REASON" shall
mean the occurrence, without Executive's express written consent, in the case of
(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), of any of the following circumstances:

                  (i)   (a) any material demotion of Executive from his position
                        as Senior Vice President or (b) any assignment of duties
                        to Executive materially and adversely inconsistent with
                        Executive's position as Senior Vice President (except in
                        connection with the termination of Executive's
                        employment for Cause or due to Disability or as a result
                        of Executive's death, or temporarily as a result of
                        Executive's illness or other absence);

                  (ii)  a failure by the Company to pay to Executive any amounts
                        due under this Agreement in accordance with the terms
                        hereof, which failure is not cured within fifteen (15)
                        days following receipt by the Company of written notice
                        from Executive of such failure;

                  (iii) the termination of Jeffrey A. Marcus' ("Marcus")
                        employment with the Company under any circumstances
                        other than death, "Disability," termination by the
                        Company with "Cause," or termination by Marcus without
                        "Good Reason," as each such term is defined in that
                        certain Employment Agreement made as of April 3, 2000,
                        by and between the Company and Marcus;


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                  (iv)  any other material breach by the Company of this
                        Agreement that remains uncured for fifteen (15) days
                        after written notice thereof by Executive to the
                        Company; or

                  (v)   following a Change in Control, the Board requires
                        Executive to relocate to an area other than the Dallas,
                        Texas greater metropolitan area; or if the Company's
                        corporate headquarters are located in an area other than
                        the Dallas, Texas greater metropolitan area, to an area
                        more than fifty (50) miles from the Company's corporate
                        headquarters, and Executive declines to so relocate.


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                                   EXHIBIT "B"
                                     TO THE
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                                     BETWEEN
                              eVENTURES GROUP, INC.
                                       AND
                                DANIEL J. WILSON

                               STOCK OPTION GRANTS


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                                   EXHIBIT "C"
                                     TO THE
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                                     BETWEEN
                              eVENTURES GROUP, INC.
                                       AND
                                DANIEL J. WILSON

                                GROSS-UP PAYMENT

As provided in Section 14 of the Employment Agreement of which this Exhibit C is
a part:

          (a) In the event that Executive shall become entitled to payments
and/or benefits provided by this Agreement or any other amounts in the "nature
of compensation" (whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other
plan, arrangement or agreement with the Company, any person whose actions result
in a change of ownership or effective control covered by Section 280G(b)(2) of
the Code or any person affiliated with the Company or such person) as a result
of such change in ownership or effective control (collectively the "Company
Payments"), and such Company Payments will be subject to the tax (the "Excise
Tax") imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, the Company shall pay to Executive,
subject to required withholding, at the time specified in subsection (d) below
an additional amount (the "Gross-up Payment") such that the net amount retained
by Executive, after deduction of any Excise Tax on the Company Payments and on
the Gross-up Payment provided for under this paragraph (a) and any U.S. federal,
state, and local income or payroll tax upon the Gross-up Payment provided for by
this paragraph (a), but before deduction for any U.S. federal, state, and local
income or payroll tax on the Company Payments, shall be equal to the Company
Payments.

          (b) In the event that the Excise Tax is subsequently determined by the
Company to be less than the amount taken into account hereunder at the time the
Gross-up Payment is made, Executive shall repay to the Company, at the time that
the amount of such reduction in Excise Tax is finally determined, the portion of
the prior Gross-up Payment attributable to such reduction (plus the portion of
the Gross-up Payment attributable to the Excise Tax and U.S. federal, state and
local income tax imposed on the portion of the Gross-up Payment being repaid by
Executive), plus interest on the amount of such repayment at the rate provided
in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code. In the event that the Excise Tax is later
determined by the Company or the Internal Revenue Service to exceed the amount
taken into account hereunder at the time the Gross-up Payment is made (including
by reason of any payment the existence or amount of which cannot be determined
at the time of the Gross-up Payment), the Company shall make an additional
Gross-up Payment in respect of such excess (plus any interest or penalties
payable with respect to such excess) at the time that the amount of such excess
is finally determined.

          (c) The Gross-up Payment or portion thereof provided for in subsection
(c) above shall be paid not later than the thirtieth (30th) day following
delivery by Executive to the Company of notice that an event that subjects
Executive to the Excise Tax has occurred; provided, however, that if the amount
of such Gross-up Payment or portion thereof cannot be finally determined on or
before such day, the Company shall pay to Executive on such day an estimate, as
determined in good faith by the Company, of the minimum amount of such


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payments and shall pay the remainder of such payments (together with interest at
the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code) promptly following such
time as the amount thereof has been determined. In the event that the amount of
the estimated payments exceeds the amount subsequently determined to have been
due, such excess shall constitute a loan by the Company to Executive, payable on
the fifth day after demand by the Company (together with interest at the rate
provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code).

          (d) In the event of any controversy with the Internal Revenue Service
(or other taxing authority) with regard to the Excise Tax, Executive shall
permit the Company to control issues related to the Excise Tax, but Executive
shall control any other issues. In the event of any conference with any taxing
authority as to the Excise Tax or associated income taxes, Executive shall
permit the representative of the Company to accompany Executive, and Executive
and Executive's representative shall cooperate with the Company and its
representative.

          (e) The Company and Executive shall promptly deliver to each other
copies of any written communications, and summaries of any verbal
communications, with any taxing authority regarding the Excise Tax covered by
this Exhibit C.


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