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Question: Exhibit 10.1    STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT    This Strategic Alliance Agreement (this Agreement), effective as of 15 April, 2009 (the Effective Date), is by and between Information  System Associates, Inc., a Florida Corporation whose registered office is 1151 Southwest 30th Street, Suite E, Palm City FL, 34990 (ISA) and  Rubicon Software Group plc, a company registered under the laws of England and Wales (Registered Company No. 5701810) whose registered  office is Rubicon House, Guildford Road, West End, Surrey GU24 9PW (Rubicon).    Background    WHEREAS, Rubicon desires to engage ISA as Rubicon's exclusive agent in the United States for the purposes of reselling Rubicon's  software and services;    WHEREAS, ISA desires to engage Rubicon as its software development partner and to provide various consulting services in Europe;  and    WHEREAS, ISA and Rubicon desire to enter into this Agreement for the purpose of granting ISA the right to distribute such products  and services and Rubicon to supply such services.    NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as hereinafter set forth.    1. DEFINITIONS.      1.1 Confidential Information shall mean all non-public information of a Party, which is disclosed to the other Party hereunder, including,  without limitation, trade secrets, technical information, business information, sales information, marketing information, customer-buying patterns,  algorithms, customer and potential customer lists and identities, product sales plans, sublicense agreements, inventions, developments,  discoveries, software, know-how, methods, techniques, formulae, data, processes and other trade secrets and proprietary ideas, whether or not protectable under patent, trademark, copyright or other areas of law, and any other information marked as proprietary  or confidential at the  time of disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include any information that (a) was or has become  publicly available without restriction through no fault of the receiving Party or its employees or agents; (b) is received without restriction from a  third party that, to the best knowledge of the receiving Party, did not have an obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing Party; (c) was  rightfully in possession of the receiving Party without restriction prior to its disclosure by the other Party; or (d) was independently developed by  employees of the receiving Party that had no knowledge of or access to such information, as evidenced by written records of the receiving Party.     1.2 Contract Services shall mean various software development and implementation services to be provided by Rubicon as described in  one or more Statement(s) of Work (SOW) that reference this Agreement in a form substantially similar to that set forth in Exhibit A.     1.3 Day Rate shall mean the daily rate at which Rubicon will provide services to ISA or ISA Clients. The Day Rate for each type of service  provided will be as per the rate card set out in Exhibit C, such rates to be subject to annual review by the Parties on the anniversary of this  Agreement provided that such rates may be reviewed on an ad hoc basis at any time should the Parties become aware of specific information  which impacts on the validity or feasibility of the Day Rate.     1.4 Commission Rate shall mean the commission rate which will be used to calculate any amount which Rubicon will pay to ISA after the  provision of Rubicon Offerings to ISA Clients as set forth in Exhibit D, such rates to be subject to annual review by the Parties on the anniversary  of this Agreement provided that such rates may be reviewed on an ad hoc basis at any time should the Parties become aware of specific  information which impacts on the validity or feasibility of the Commission Rate.     1.5 Documentation shall mean the printed and/or electronic materials relating to the Rubicon Offerings, including, but not limited to,  user's manuals and technical manuals as may be provided by Rubicon to ISA.     1.6 Due Diligence Services shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3, below.     1.7 End User shall mean a party that obtains a license to use the Rubicon Offerings from ISA or a customer of ISA under the terms and  conditions set forth herein.     1.8 Intellectual Property shall mean any and all trade secrets, patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names,  trade dress, URLs, brand features, know-how and similar rights of any type under the laws of any applicable governmental authority, including,  without limitation, all applications and registrations relating to any of the foregoing..     1.9  ISA Client shall mean: (i) an entity to which Rubicon provides services pursuant to Section 3, below; and (ii) an entity that ISA has  consulted with before or during the Term regarding the provision of goods or services.     1.10 Notice shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 11.5.     1.11 Parties shall mean ISA and Rubicon.     1.12 Rubicon Offerings shall mean (i) the software programs described in Exhibit B, (as may be updated from time to time) in object code  format, and including all corrections, updates, modifications and enhancements to such software that may be provided to ISA by Rubicon from  time to time; and (ii) software development services.     1.13 Term shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.1.     1.14 Share Subscription Agreement shall mean the agreement in the agreed form between ISA and Rubicon whereby ISA shall subscribe  for shares in Rubicon.     2. ISA RESELLER SERVICES.





   2.1 Rubicon hereby grants to ISA during the Term (as defined below) and subject to the exclusions described in 2.4 below an exclusive, non-transferable license in the United States to market, sell, use, display, perform, sublicense and distribute the Rubicon Offerings, the  Documentation and, subject to Section 2.2, any upgrades thereto, subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. As used in this Section  2.1, the terms market, sale, sell, distribute, and sublicense shall mean the sale of a license having a term of at least one year to an End  User pursuant to which the End User may use, perform and display the Rubicon Offerings and the Documentation. This license is granted to ISA  for the marketing, sale and distribution of the Rubicon Offerings and the Documentation to End Users for their internal use only.     2.2 Rubicon hereby grants to ISA during the Term and subject to the exclusions described in 2.4 below an exclusive, non-transferable  license in the United States to grant licenses to use, display, perform and distribute the Rubicon Offerings and the Documentation to other  resellers, including, but not limited to, distributors, Original Equipment Manufacturers, system integrators and Value-Added Resellers, for further  sale and distribution to End Users for their use as described above, subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.     2.3 The license grants described in Sections 2.1 and 2.2 shall include all upgrades to the Rubicon Offerings and the Documentation.  Rubicon shall promptly notify ISA of each such upgrade to the Rubicon Offering and the Documentation which will be available to ISA under this  Agreement.     2.4 The exclusive licenses described in Sections 2.1 and 2.2 shall not include customer agreements, sales of Rubicon Offerings and/or  Documentation which arise through customer marketing and distribution arrangements which are in place between Rubicon and third parties at the  date hereof. Rubicon agrees not to enter into any additional agreement to sell Rubicon Offerings or Documentation or additional distribution  arrangements with third parties in the United States from the date hereof without the prior written approval of ISA, which approval shall not be  unreasonably withheld.     3. RUBICON SERVICES.      3.1 Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Rubicon shall provide the Contract Services, as agreed between ISA to  Rubicon in the relevant SOW, to ISA's reasonable satisfaction. The Contract Services shall be performed at the facilities and location reasonably  designated by ISA (with appropriate agreements in place to ensure reasonable reimbursement to Rubicon of out-of-pocket expenses). Upon  written request of ISA, Rubicon shall provide biweekly written reports describing the progress made in performing the Contract Services since the  preceding report, and the progress expected to be made in the next succeeding period.     3.2 ISA may, at any time, request reasonable additions, deletions, or revisions in the Contract Services by delivering a change order to  Rubicon. Upon receipt of a change order from ISA, Rubicon shall notify ISA of any price revisions which are associated with the change order and  if ISA agree to the revised charges, the parties shall proceed with the Contract Services as revised. All such Contract Services shall be executed  under the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable SOW (as revised by the change order). If any change order causes an  increase or decrease in the cost of the Services to be performed or scheduled completion date or expenses incurred or to be incurred by Rubicon,  an equitable adjustment will be made by mutual agreement.     3.3 From time to time and as agreed between ISA and Rubicon, Rubicon shall provide due diligence services regarding the software and  other technology issues of potential merger and acquisition, joint venture or other strategic partner companies (a Target Company) that may be  identified by ISA (the Due Diligence Services). In connection with any such Due Diligence Services, Rubicon agrees that it shall abide by the  reasonable terms of any third party confidentiality agreement that may be entered into by ISA with any such Target Company on the same terms  as are applicable to ISA. Rubicon's fees for such due diligence services (the Due Diligence Fees) shall be at agreed upon rates which shall not  exceed the Day Rate. ISA agrees to reimburse Rubicon upon provision of valid receipts for Rubicon's reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred  in the provision of the Due Diligence Services.     4. COMMERCIAL TERMS.     4.1 ISA Fees. In consideration of the services set forth in Section 2, ISA will sell or market the Rubicon Offerings at pre agreed list prices,  and shall receive a commission on the gross revenues paid for the Rubicon Offerings less VAT if applicable of the Commission Rate; provided,  however, that in the event that Rubicon proposes to charge at other than the Day Rate for the software development the Parties shall use all  reasonable endeavours to agree an equitable adjustment to the Commission Rate.     4.2 Rubicon Fees.     4.2.1 In consideration of the Contract Services, Rubicon will receive payment as set forth in an SOW of its undisputed invoices (or  its pro rata share) that it has submitted to ISA immediately following receipt of payment by ISA from the ISA Client.     4.2.2 In consideration of the Due Diligence Services, ISA shall pay to Rubicon the Due Diligence Fees within 30 days of receipt  from Rubicon of an invoice and any previously requested supporting documentation, including time charges.     4.2.3 In addition to the payments set forth in sections 4.2.1 and 4.2.2, above, ISA will pay Rubicon 30% of ISA's profits (defined as  gross revenues less costs directly incurred in the generation of such revenues) on projects for which Rubicon has provided Contract Services  after ISA has recouped any directly attributable start-up costs with respect to such project up to a cumulative maximum of £100,000 of such costs  associated with all such projects from the date of this agreement.     4.3 Target Revenues. ISA confirms that its current intention is to try and procure that Rubicon's total gross revenues less VAT if  applicable relating to the provision of services to ISA Clients or to clients referred to Rubicon by ISA will exceed £1million per annum. The Parties  acknowledge that any failure by ISA to procure such revenues for Rubicon will not constitute a breach of this Agreement and ISA will have no  liability for any such failure or otherwise in connection with this clause 4.3.     4.4 Payment terms. Each party shall account to the other on a monthly basis in respect of all sales and revenue received, and payments  shall be made within 30 days of receipt of a properly valid invoice.     4.5 Audits. Each Party shall retain the financial records relating to all payments owed and/or paid under this Agreement for a period of six  years from the date such payment obligation arose.     4.6 Purchase of Rubicon Shares. This Agreement is conditional upon ISA and Rubicon entering into the Share Subscription Agreement.





5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.     5.1 ISA's Intellectual Property. As between ISA and Rubicon, all right, title and interest in and to Intellectual Property which is created  by or provided by ISA, including, without limitation, as they may be part of or incorporated into any Contract Service or otherwise used by  Rubicon, all goodwill associated therewith and the copyright and all other Intellectual Property rights inherent in or appurtenant to the foregoing  are and shall be and shall remain the sole property of ISA. Rubicon acknowledges that neither it nor any other persons or entities will by virtue of  this Agreement acquire any ownership interest in the Intellectual Property of ISA, or the Intellectual Property rights inherent in or appurtenant to  any of the foregoing, or any associated goodwill and that its rights thereunder are strictly limited to those specifically granted in this Agreement. Rubicon shall not contest ownership by ISA of any of the foregoing. No right, license, release or other right is granted by implication, estoppel or  otherwise by ISA to Rubicon or any of Rubicon's affiliates except for the rights and licenses expressly granted under this Agreement. Except for  the rights and licenses expressly granted under this Agreement, ISA reserves all rights to the Intellectual Property of ISA, including, without  limitation, translation rights, rights of modification and rights to source code.     5.2 Works-for-hire.     5.2.1 As regards Intellectual Property created by Rubicon, Rubicon acknowledges and agrees that those Works, as defined below,  shall belong exclusively to ISA subject to payment in accordance with clause 4.2. Works means, collectively, any work product (of any type),  software, developments, processes, improvements, and all works of authorship, in whole or in part, whether patentable or not and whether  copyrightable or not created as services provided directly to ISA or on behalf of ISA by Rubicon, which (i) are conceived or made by Rubicon, its  employees, contractors, consultants or agents during the Term and relate directly to the business in which ISA and Rubicon(during the Term by ISA) are, had been or were proposing to be engaged in; or (ii) are conceived or made by Rubicon, its employees, contractors, consultants or  agents during or after the Term and are made through the use of any ISA Confidential Information, or which result from any work performed by  Rubicon, its employees, contractors, consultants or agents for ISA. It is agreed that the terms under which Rubicon agrees to work with ISA,  including the Day Rate, reflect and will reflect any value or potential value of Intellectual Property created by Rubicon on behalf of ISA.     5.2.2 Rubicon shall make full and prompt disclosure to ISA of all Works as they are made (whether or not conceived or made jointly  with others). To the extent copyrightable, all Works shall be deemed to be works for hire and ISA shall be deemed to be the author thereof under  the U.S. Copyright Act. With respect to Works that do not constitute works for hire,  Rubicon, its employees, contractors, consultants and  agents do hereby assign to ISA or its designee all of their respective right, title and interest in and to such Works and all related patents, patent  applications, copyrights and copyright applications and does hereby agree that these obligations are binding upon their respective assigns,  executors, administrators and other legal representatives. Rubicon, its employees, contractors, consultants and agents do hereby waive all claims  to moral rights to the Works. During the Term and continuing thereafter, Rubicon does hereby agree to take all such further reasonable actions on  its own behalf and with respect to its employees, contractors, consultants and agents, including without limitation, the execution and delivery of  copyright applications, patent applications, declarations, oaths, formal assignments, assignments of priority rights, and powers of attorney, which  ISA may deem necessary or desirable in order to protect its rights and interests in and to the Works. If ISA is unable, after reasonable effort, to  secure any necessary signature on any such documents, any executive officer of ISA shall be entitled as agent and attorney-in-fact to execute  such documents.     5.3 Rubicon's Intellectual Property. As between ISA and Rubicon, all right, title and interest in and to the Rubicon Offerings and, subject  to the provisions of Section 5.2, any other Intellectual Property of Rubicon, including, without limitation, as used by Rubicon or ISA hereunder, all  goodwill associated therewith and the copyright and all other Intellectual Property rights inherent in or appurtenant to the foregoing are and shall  be the sole property of Rubicon. ISA acknowledges that, except as otherwise set forth herein, neither it nor any other persons or entities will by  virtue of this Agreement acquire any ownership interest in such Intellectual Property, or the Intellectual Property rights inherent in or appurtenant  to any of the foregoing, or any associated goodwill and that its rights thereunder are strictly limited to those specifically granted in this  Agreement. ISA shall not contest ownership by Rubicon of any of the foregoing. No license, release or other right is granted by implication,  estoppel or otherwise by Rubicon to ISA or any of ISA's affiliates except for the rights and licenses expressly granted under this Agreement.  Except for the rights and licenses expressly granted herein, Rubicon reserves all rights to the Rubicon Service Offerings, including, without  limitation, translation rights, rights of modification and rights to source code.     6. TERM AND TERMINATION; WITHDRAWAL.     6.1 Term. Unless terminated sooner, the term of this Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date and continue for three (3) years  thereafter (the Initial Term) and shall automatically renew for additional one (1) year terms on the terms and conditions set forth herein (each a  Renewal Term and collectively, the Term) unless either party gives the other Party Notice of its intention to terminate this Agreement ninety  (90) days before the end of the Initial Term or Renewal Term, if any.     6.2 Termination.     6.2.1 For Cause. Either Party may serve Notice to the other Party to terminate this Agreement immediately in the event any material  breach of a material provision of this Agreement by such other Party remains uncured 30 days in the case of a breach of a payment obligation, or  45 days for all other material breaches, after notice of such breach was received by such other Party.     6.2.2 For Bankruptcy. Either Party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon Notice to the other Party in the event the other  Party (a) permanently ceases operations, (b) becomes or is declared insolvent or bankrupt, (c) is the subject of any proceeding related to its  liquidation or insolvency (whether voluntary or involuntary) that is not dismissed within 90 calendar days or (d) makes an assignment for the  benefit of creditors.     6.2.3 For Contesting Intellectual Property Rights. Either Party may terminate this Agreement upon ten Business Day's Notice to  the other Party in the event the other Party contests or challenges to a material degree any of the other Party's Intellectual Property rights referred  to in Sections 5.1, and 5.3, respectively.     7. NON-COMPETITION.     7.1 During the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the later of (i) the end of the Initial Term and (ii) the date falling two  years after completion of the most recent services provided by Rubicon under clause 7 (the Non-Competition Period) and in the ISA Geographic  Area, as defined below, Rubicon agrees not to in any capacity, engage or have a financial interest in any ISA Competing Business, as defined  below, or provide managerial, supervisory, administrative, or financial services relating to any ISA Competing Business, including making available  any information or funding to any such ISA Competing Business. Further, during the Non-Competition Period, Rubicon shall not solicit any





employee of ISA or any employee of any ISA Client. If a court determines that the foregoing restrictions are too broad or otherwise unreasonable  under applicable law, including with respect to time or space, the court is hereby requested and authorized by the Parties to revise the foregoing  restrictions to include the maximum restrictions allowable under applicable law. Rubicon acknowledges, however, that the Parties have negotiated  this Section and that the time limitations, the limitation on activities and the geographic limitations are reasonable in light of the circumstances  pertaining to ISA and this transaction. ISA Competing Business means any person or entity of any type whatsoever engaged in the business of providing data centre audit and data centre optimization services. ISA Geographic Area means worldwide.     7.2 During the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the later of (i) the end of the Initial Term and (ii) the date falling two  years after completion of the most recent services provided by Rubicon under clause 7 (the Non-Competition Period)  and in the Rubicon  Geographic Area, as defined below, ISA agrees not to in any capacity, engage or have a financial interest in any Rubicon Competing Business, as  defined below, or provide managerial, supervisory, administrative, or financial services relating to any Rubicon Competing Business, including  making available any information or funding to any such Rubicon Competing Business. Further, during the Non-Competition Period, ISA shall not  solicit any employee of Rubicon or any employee of any Rubicon Client. If a court determines that the foregoing restrictions are too broad or  otherwise unreasonable under applicable law, including with respect to time or space, the court is hereby requested and authorized by the Parties  to revise the foregoing restrictions to include the maximum restrictions allowable under applicable law. ISA acknowledges, however, that the Parties have negotiated this Section and that the time limitations, the limitation on activities and the geographic limitations are reasonable in light of the circumstances pertaining to Rubicon and this transaction. Rubicon Competing Business  means any person or entity of any type  whatsoever engaged in the business of providing software development services for clients. Rubicon Geographic Area means Europe.     7.3 In the event that ISA wishes to carry out any software development work of any nature during the Non-Competition Period, it will  notify Rubicon of the same and allow Rubicon the opportunity to pitch for such work.        8. CONFIDENTIALITY.     8.1 Confidentiality Obligations. Except as permitted elsewhere under this Agreement, each Party agrees (a) to take Reasonable Steps (as  defined below) to receive and maintain the Confidential Information of the other Party in confidence, (b) to take Reasonable Steps (as defined  below) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any third parties other than with the written consent of the disclosing Party and (c) to  promptly notify the other Party upon learning of any law, rule, regulation or court order that purports to compel disclosure of any Confidential  Information of the other Party and to reasonably cooperate with the other Party in the exercise of the other Party's right to protect the  confidentiality of such Confidential Information, including, but not limited to, seeking to dispute the cause of such disclosure and/or to receive confidential treatment for the Confidential Information disclosed as a result of such cause. Neither Party shall use all or any part of the Confidential  Information of the other Party for any purpose other than to perform its obligations, or the exercise of such Party's rights and licenses, under this  Agreement. Each Party shall (i) limit access to any Confidential Information of the other Party received by it to its employees, contractors,  consultants and agents who have a need-to-know in connection with the performance of such Party's obligations, or the exercise of such Party's rights, under this Agreement; and (ii) advise such employees, contractors, consultants and agents of the confidential nature thereof and of the  obligations set forth in this Agreement and similarly bind them in writing. Each Party shall be responsible for any breaches of the obligations of  confidentiality and restricted use set forth herein by any employee, contractor, consultant or agent to whom such Party disclosed any Confidential  Information of the other Party. As used herein, Reasonable Steps means using at least the same degree of care that the receiving Party uses to  protect its own Confidential Information, and, in any event, no less than reasonable care.      8.2 Exclusions. Nothing contained herein shall prevent a Party from disclosing Confidential Information pursuant to any applicable law or  by a governmental order, decree, regulation, rule, process or court order; provided, however, that such Party complies with the notice provisions  of Section 8.1(c) to the extent permissible under applicable laws, rules, regulations or court orders. Such disclosure shall not of itself alter the  status of such information hereunder for all other purposes as Confidential Information.     8.3 Provisions of this Agreement. Each Party agrees that the provisions of this Agreement shall be treated as Confidential Information  and that no reference shall be made thereto without the prior written consent of the other Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably  withheld) except (a) to its accountants, banks, financing sources, lawyers and other professional advisors, provided that such parties undertake in  writing (or are otherwise bound by rules of professional conduct) to keep such information strictly confidential, (b) in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement, (c) in connection with a merger, acquisition or proposed merger or acquisition, or (d) pursuant to joint press  releases prepared in good faith or (e) as permitted under Section 8.2. The Parties will consult with each other, in advance, with regard to the terms  of all proposed press releases, public announcements and other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.     8.4 Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement, all Confidential Information shall be returned to the disclosing Party or destroyed  unless otherwise specified or permitted elsewhere under this Agreement or as otherwise mutually agreed upon by the Parties. The confidentiality  obligations contained in this Section 8 shall survive termination of this Agreement for a period of three years.     8.5 Injunction. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of this Section 8 are reasonable and necessary to protect the  other Party's interests in its Confidential Information, that any breach of the provisions of this Section 8 may result in irreparable harm to such  other Party, and in such event the exact amount of damages is now and will be difficult to ascertain and the remedies at law for any such failure  would not be reasonable or adequate. Accordingly, in the event of any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Section 8 by a Party  hereto, the other Party, in addition to any other relief available to it at law, in equity or otherwise, shall be entitled to seek temporary and permanent  injunctive relief restraining the breaching Party from engaging in and/or continuing such conduct, without the necessity of proving actual  damages or posting a bond or other security. Further, the prevailing Party in any such injunctive action shall be entitled to payment from the other  Party of the reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in such proceeding.     9. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.     9.1 By ISA. ISA hereby represents, covenants and warrants to Rubicon that:     9.1.1 It has the corporate power to enter into this Agreement;     9.1.2 It has the right to perform its obligations this Agreement;     9.1.3 When executed and delivered by it, this Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable  against it in accordance with this Agreement's provisions;





9.1.4 ISA shall perform all services required to be performed by ISA under this Agreement in a professional manner and all ISA  personnel assigned to provide such services shall be duly qualified to provide such services; and     9.1.5 While at Rubicon's facilities, all ISA employees, contractors, consultants and agents shall observe and follow Rubicon's  reasonable work rules, policies and standards as the same are communicated to ISA or such persons in writing, including, without limitation, those  rules, policies and standards of Rubicon relating to security of and access to its facilities and to its telephone systems, electronic mail systems and  computer systems. ISA shall cooperate with Rubicon in promptly removing from the Rubicon premises any of such persons who violates any of  the foregoing work rules, policies or standards of Rubicon.     9.2 By Rubicon. Rubicon hereby represents, covenants and warrants to ISA that:     9.2.1 It has the corporate power to enter into this Agreement;     9.2.2 It has the right to perform its obligations this Agreement;     9.2.3 When executed and delivered by it, this Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable  against it in accordance with this Agreement's provisions;     9.2.4 Rubicon shall perform all services required to be performed by Rubicon under this Agreement in a professional manner and all  Rubicon personnel assigned to provide such services shall be duly qualified to provide such services; and     9.2.5 While at ISA's facilities, all Rubicon employees, contractors, consultants and agents shall observe and follow ISA's  reasonable work rules, policies and standards as the same are communicated to Rubicon or such persons in writing, including, without limitation,  those rules, policies and standards of ISA relating to security of and access to its facilities and to its telephone systems, electronic mail systems  and computer systems. Rubicon shall cooperate with ISA in promptly removing from the ISA premises any of such persons who violates any of  the foregoing work rules, policies or standards of ISA.     10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION.     10.1 Disclaimer of Warranties. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, ISA AND RUBICON HEREBY DISCLAIM  ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL ISA AND RUBICON SERVICES  RESPECTIVELY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR  PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.      10.2 Limitation of Liability. EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH A BREACH BY EITHER PARTY OF SECTION 8, NEITHER PARTY WILL  BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR  RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ISA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, OR  ANY INTERRUPTION OF OR DELAY IN PROVIDING THE SERVICES. EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH A BREACH BY EITHER PARTY OF SECTION 8, EACH PARTY'S LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES HEREUNDER (OTHER THAN IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM FOR MONIES DUE)  SHALL NOT EXCEED £200,000.     10.3 Indemnification by Rubicon. Rubicon shall indemnify and hold harmless ISA and its officers, directors, employees and agents from  and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, obligations, judgments, awards, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees)  and disbursements, including without limitation, the costs, expenses and disbursements, as and when incurred, of preparing or defending any  action, suit, proceeding or investigation asserted by a third party (Losses), caused by, based upon, arising out of or in connection with a claim  by a third party that the Rubicon Offerings infringe a 3rd party's exiting intellectual property rights or due to the gross negligence, recklessness or  intentional misconduct on the part of Rubicon or its affiliates or its officers, directors, employees, agents, consultants or users.     10.4 Indemnification by ISA. ISA shall indemnify and hold harmless Rubicon and its officers, directors, employees and agents from and  against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, obligations, judgments, awards, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and  disbursements, including without limitation, the costs, expenses and disbursements, as and when incurred, of preparing or defending any action,  suit, proceeding or investigation asserted by a third party (Losses), caused by, based upon, arising out of or in connection with ISA's role in the  provision of the Rubicon Offerings or the gross negligence, recklessness or intentional misconduct on the part of ISA or its affiliates or its officers,  directors, employees, agents, consultants or users.     10.5 Indemnitee Obligations. Each person seeking to be reimbursed, indemnified, defended and/or held harmless under Sections 10.3 or  10.4 (each, an Indemnitee) shall (a) provide the Party obliged to indemnify such Indemnitee with prompt written notice of any claim, suit,  demand or other action for which such Indemnitee seeks to be reimbursed, indemnified, defended or held harmless (each, a Claim), which notice  shall include a reasonable identification of the alleged facts giving rise to such Claim; (b) grant such Party reasonable authority and control over  the defense and settlement of any such Claim; and (c) reasonably cooperate with such Party and its agents in defense of any such Claim, at such  Party's cost. Each Indemnitee shall have the right to participate in the defense of any Claim for which such Indemnitee seeks to be reimbursed,  indemnified, defended or held harmless, by using attorneys of such Indemnitee's choice, at such Indemnitee's expense. Notwithstanding anything  to the contrary herein, any settlement of a Claim for which any Indemnitee seeks to be reimbursed, indemnified, defended or held harmless under this Section 10 shall be subject to the prior written approval of such Indemnitee, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or  delayed.     10.6 Essential Part of Bargain. The Parties acknowledge that the disclaimers and limitations set forth in this Section 10 are an essential  element of this Agreement between the Parties and that the Parties would not have entered into this Agreement without such disclaimers and  limitations.     11. MISCELLANEOUS.     11.1 Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of Florida, USA,.  The state and federal courts in the jurisdiction in which Palm City, Florida is located shall have non- exclusive jurisdiction for the purposes of  adjudicating any controversy or claim between the parties concerning any breach or alleged breach of this Agreement or performance or  nonperformance of any obligation under this Agreement, save that the parties agree that any dispute or claim concerning either clause 8  Confidentiality or clause 5 Intellectual Property may be raised in any appropriate jurisdiction where the breach or alleged breach has occurred.





   11.2 No Assignment. Neither Party shall transfer, assign or cede any rights or delegate any obligations hereunder, in whole or in part,  whether voluntarily or by operation of law, without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent may be withheld at the other Party's  reasonable business discretion; provided, however, that in connection with a merger, sale or transfer of substantially all of the assets or stock of  one of the Parties that Party may provide for the assignee to be bound by the terms hereof. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall  be binding upon, the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.     11.3 Good Faith. The Parties undertake to act in good faith, consistent with their respective rights and obligations set forth in this  Agreement.     11.4 Independent Contractors. In connection with this Agreement, each Party is an independent contractor. This Agreement does not,  and shall not be construed to, create an employer-employee, agency, joint venture or partnership relationship between the Parties. Neither Party  shall have any authority to act for or to bind the other Party in any way, to alter any of the provisions of any of the other Party's standard forms of  invoices, sales agreements, warranties or otherwise, to warrant or to execute agreements on behalf of the other, or to represent that it is in any way  responsible for the acts, debts, liabilities or omissions of the other Party.     11.5 Notices. All notices, reports, payments and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement (each, a  Notice) shall be in writing and shall be given either by personal delivery against a signed receipt, by express delivery using an internationally  recognized express courier, or by email (with confirmation of receipt). All Notices shall be properly addressed as follows, or to such other addresses as may be specified in a Notice given hereunder:     If to ISA: with a copy to:    Attn: Joseph Coschera Attn: Daniel J. Dugan, Esq.

1151 SW 30th St., Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C.

Palm City, Florida 34990 1635 Market St., 7th Floor

joe_coschera@isa-inc.net Phila., PA 19103  ddugan@lawsgr.com    If to Rubicon: with a copy to:    Attn: Alistair Hancock Attn: Andrew Kirby  Rubicon House Rubicon House  Guildford Road Guildford Road  West End, Surrey GU24 9PW West End, Surrey, GU24 9PW     A Notice shall be deemed to be effective upon personal delivery or, if sent via overnight delivery, upon receipt thereof. A Notice sent via email is  deemed effective on the same day (or if such day is not a Business Day, then on the next succeeding Business Day) if the confirmation that such  email was received by the other Party is received before 5:00 p.m. prevailing Eastern time and on the next day (or if such day is not a Business Day,  then on the next succeeding Business Day) if the confirmation that such email was received by the other Party is received on or after 5:00 p.m.  prevailing Eastern time.    11.6 Amendment or Modification. No subsequent amendment, modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be  effective unless in writing and signed by the Parties.     11.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets out the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this  Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, proposals, arrangements and communications, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject  matter hereof.     11.8 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid, or otherwise  unenforceable in any relevant jurisdiction, then to the fullest extent permitted by law (a) the same shall not affect the other provisions of this  Agreement, (b) such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary in the tribunal's opinion to render such provision enforceable,  and the rights and obligations of the Parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly, preserving to the fullest extent the intent and agreements of the Parties set forth herein and (c) such finding of invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision in any other relevant jurisdiction.     11.9 No Waiver. Failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement is not a waiver of future enforcement of that or any other provision. No provision of this Agreement will be deemed waived and no breach excused unless such waiver or excuse is in writing and signed by the Party  against whom enforcement of such waiver or excuse is sought.     11.10 Survival. Sections 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11; any payment obligations of the Parties hereunder accrued prior to the date of termination; and  any other provision herein expressly surviving termination or necessary to interpret the rights and obligations of the Parties in connection with the  termination of this Agreement will survive the termination of this Agreement.     11.11 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as set forth in Sections 10.3 and 10.4, nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer  benefits, rights or remedies unto any person or entity other than the Parties and their permitted successors and assigns. Without limiting the  generality of the foregoing, the clients, customers, shareholders or End Users shall not be deemed to be third party beneficiaries of this Agreement  or have any other contractual relationship with ISA by reason of this Agreement.     11.12 Captions and Construction. The headings appearing at the beginning of the Sections contained in this Agreement have been  inserted for identification and reference purposes only and shall not be used to determine the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. The nomenclature of the defined terms in this Agreement shall only be used for the construction of this Agreement, and are not to be used for any  other purpose, including, but not limited to, interpretation for accounting purposes. The parties acknowledge that both ISA and Rubicon  participated in the drafting of this Agreement and agree that any rule of law or legal decision that may or would require interpretation of any  alleged ambiguities in this Agreement against the party that drafted it has no application and is expressly waived.     11.13 Further Assurances. Each Party shall perform such acts, execute and deliver such instruments and documents, and do all such  other things as may be reasonably necessary to accomplish the transactions contemplated in this Agreement.





   11.14 Language. This Agreement is in the English language only, which language shall be controlling in all respects, and all versions  hereof in any other language hereof shall be for accommodation only and shall not be binding upon the Parties. All communications and notices to  be made or given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in the English language. All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such  gender or number as the circumstances require. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the word including does not limit the preceding word or  terms.     11.15 Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be held to be in breach of this Agreement by reason of a force majeure event, including, but not  limited to, act of God, delay in transportation, fire, flood, earthquake, storm, war, act of a public enemy, civil commotion or any law, rule, regulation,  order or other action by any public authority or any other matter reasonably beyond a Party's control (a Force Majeure Event). To the extent  failure to perform is caused by such a force majeure event, such Party shall be excused from performance hereunder so long as such event  continues to prevent such performance, and provided the non-performing Party takes all reasonable steps to resume full performance.     11.16 Compliance with Laws. Each Party shall comply with all prevailing laws, rules and regulations and obtain all necessary approvals,  consents and permits required by the applicable agencies of the government of the jurisdictions that apply to its activities or obligations under  this Agreement.     11.17 Public Announcements. Any public announcement or similar publicity with respect to this Agreement or the transactions  contemplated hereby shall be issued only after consultation with the other party hereto regarding the content of any such announcement or  publicity. The parties recognize that, as publicly traded companies, such consultations will be constrained by applicable requirements relating to  the disclosure of material information on the part of such party under applicable securities laws.     11.18 Execution in Counterparts, Facsimiles. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be  deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when any one or  more counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, bear the signatures of both Parties hereto. For the purposes hereof, a facsimile copy of  this Agreement, including the signature pages hereto, shall be deemed an original.     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties to this Agreement by their duly authorized representatives have executed this Agreement as of the date first  written above.     Information Systems Associates, Inc. Rubicon Software Group plc  By: /s/ Joseph P. Coschera By /s/ Alistair C. Hancock:  Name: Joseph P. Coschera Name: Alistair C. Hancock  Title: President and CEO Title: CEO 
Question: Highlight the parts (if any) of this contract related to Third Party Beneficiary that should be reviewed by a lawyer. Details: Is there a non-contracting party who is a beneficiary to some or all of the clauses in the contract and therefore can enforce its rights against a contracting party?

Answer: Except as set forth in Sections 10.3 and 10.4, nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer  benefits, rights or remedies unto any person or entity other than the Parties and their permitted successors and assigns.


Question: Exhibit 10.22



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                   Strategic Alliance Agreement                     Intricon Corporation  1260 Red Fox Road  Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112  United States                   and                   Dynamic Hearing Pty Ltd  2 Chapel Street, Richmond, VIC 3121  AUSTRALIA





      AGREEMENT     This Agreement is entered into and is effective as of the 1st day of October, 2008 (Commencement Date) by and between IntriCon  Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation having a place of business at 1260 Red Fox Road, Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112 USA (hereinafter  IntriCon) and Dynamic Hearing Pty Ltd a Corporation organized under the laws of Victoria, Australia and having a place of business at 2 Chapel  Street, Richmond, Victoria 3121, Australia (hereinafter Dynamic Hearing) agree to collaborate with each other as a Strategic Alliance. As such, this  Strategic Alliance Agreement (SAA) outlines the principles and the understanding of the parties and defines related terms and conditions.     WHEREAS, Dynamic Hearing has developed technology useful for products in the Hearing Health (HH) Assisted Listening Device  (ALD) and Professional Communications (PADA) markets and DSP platforms which are hereinafter defined.     WHEREAS, IntriCon has also developed technology for the HH, ALD and PADA markets and DSP platforms.

   1.1 The purpose of this alliance is to exploit the parties' complimentary capabilities for producing DSP Technology products for the HH,  ALD, and PADA markets.

   The following terms in the context of this SAA shall have the following meanings:

   An Assisted Listening Device (ALD) is a



   Hearing Aids are amplification devices primarily designed to compensate for hearing loss, designed for listening only (through a  microphone, telecoil, Direct Audio Input or other similar audio pathways and run on a low power hybrid circuit. Hearing Aids may include in-the- ear Hearing Aids (ITE), behind-the-ear Hearing Aids (BTE), or completely-in-the-canal Hearing Aids (CIC).

   Professional Audio/Communication Devices (PADA)  are wired or wireless headsets or other devices used for one-way or two-way  communications in professional or industrial settings such as law enforcement, sport events, professional performances, search and rescue, and  military operations.     2

  1.0    Purpose

  2.0    Definitions

       2.1    Assisted Listening Devices

       1.    One way communications device           2.    Used for hearing protection or listening in challenging environments, and           3.    Contains Ultra Low Power (ULP) DSP and or ULP Wireless technology

       2.2    Hearing Aids:

       2.3    Professional Audio/Communication Devices







   DSP means digital signal processing. More specifically, for the purposes of this SAA, DSP Technology shall mean ON Semiconductor  hardware and firmware algorithms used for the HH, PADA and ALD markets. Hardware shall include the ON Semiconductor Ezairo DSP, and the  Single Chip Hearing Amplifier (SCHA) from ON Semiconductor.

   IntriCon Technology is that technology:







   Dynamic Hearing Technology is that technology:







   K/S HIMPP (hereinafter HIMPP) is a Danish partnership that owns numerous patents relating to Hearing Aids and associated  technologies.

   HIMSA otherwise known as Hearing Instruments Manufacturers'  Software Association is a privately owned company that has  developed a standardized hearing care software system.     3

       2.4    DSP Technology:

       2.5    IntriCon Technology:

       (i)    for which a patent(s) has been granted and all fees relating to the grant including any associated maintenance  or annuity fees have been paid. A granted patent does not include pending applications including those  pending applications which are associated with a granted patent through a claim of priority;

       (ii)    or has a patent pending, or

       (iii)    is Technology under record of invention.

       2.6    Dynamic Hearing Technology:

       (i)    for which a patent(s) has been granted and all fees relating to the grant including any associated maintenance  or annuity fees have been paid. A granted patent does not include pending applications including those  pending applications which are associated with a granted patent through a claim of priority; or

       (ii)    has a patent application pending, or

       (iii)    is Technology under record of invention.

       2.7    K/S HIMPP:

       2.8    HIMSA:







   Base Product means the DSP Technology including the ON Semiconductor Ezairo or SCHA chips, the EEPROM and the firmware loaded  onto the EEPROM and the minimum printed circuit board package necessary to connect and house these items. The Base Product does not  include additional PCB or flex circuits necessary to connect to other components of an Enhanced Product.

   Enhanced Product means a value added assembly or completed Hearing Aid or Assistive Listening Device which includes the Base  Product as one of the component devices. The Enhanced Product may include other electronic components, flex circuitry, microphones, a receiver,  plastic housings, volume controls, trimmer potentiometers, push button switches, programming connectors and other components.

   Contact Center means a group of people who use Contact Center Products and provide telemarketing, mail ordering, customer care,  technical support and similar functions either directly for an enterprise or on an outsourced basis by using automatic call directors for inbound  centers and predictive dialers for outbound centers. A Contact Center may also use software-based systems rather than physical equipment.

   Contact Center Products means any product, including without limitation, headsets (cordless or corded), amplifiers, telephones, soft  phones, and software-based systems that are used in Contact Centers. For purposes of clarification, no product shall be deemed a Contact Center  Product unless it is used in a Contact Center, including, without limitation, Bluetooth Products.











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       2.9    Base Product

       2.10    Enhanced Product

       2.11    Contact Center

       2.12    Contact Center Products

       2.13    Miscellaneous Definitions:

       (a)    headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation;

       (b)    the singular includes the plural and conversely;

       (c)    the meaning of general words introduced by including, or for example, or similar expressions is not limited by specific  examples;

       (d)    a reference to a person, corporation, trust, partnership, unincorporated body or other entity includes any of them;

       (e)    a reference to a clause or Exhibit is a reference to a clause of, or an Exhibit to, this Agreement;















   unless the context requires otherwise terms in bold italics have the meaning given below:     Business Day means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in Victoria, Australia;     Confidential Information means information in relation to a party, including its business activities that

   in connection with this Agreement whether the information is in oral, visual or written form or is recorded or embodied in any other  medium and includes all such information disclosed to, or accessed by, the other party before this Agreement commences;     Exclusivity Date means October 1, 2008, the date Intricon makes its first quarterly payment of the Minimum Payment;     Identified Party means a party identified in Exhibit C before January 1, 2009 and all other parties are unidentified parties;     Improvements mean any modification, improvement, enhancement or development to the Licensed Subject Matter excluding always a  development, modification, improvement or enhancement that is patentable in its own right or which is proprietary information of  IntriCon.     Key Personnel means Elaine Saunders and Anthony Shilton;     5

       (f)    a reference to an agreement or document (including a reference to this Agreement) is to the agreement or document as  amended, varied, supplemented, novated or replaced, except to the extent prohibited by this Agreement or that other  agreement or document;

       (g)    a reference to a party to this Agreement includes the party's successors, permitted substitutes and permitted assigns  (and, where applicable, the party's legal personal representatives);

       (h)    a reference to legislation or to a provision of legislation includes a modification or re-enactment of it, a legislative  provision substituted for it and a regulation or statutory instrument issued under it;

       (i)    if a translation of this Agreement into any other language is produced, the original English version is to be the  definitive version of this Agreement;

       (j)    the term Related Body Corporate has the meaning given in the Corporations Act 2001 (C'th); and

       (a)    is disclosed to the other party by or on behalf of the first party;           (b)    is acquired by the other party directly or indirectly from the first party; or           (c)    otherwise comes to the knowledge of the other party,





      Licensed Subject Matter means Dynamic Hearing's Technology, Software, and Documentation as described in Exhibit A and Exhibit B, in  respect of which IntriCon is granted a license under this Agreement;     Product means a Base Product Unit or an Enhanced Product Unit;     For purposes of computing Royalty Payments, a sale shall occur when IntriCon receives payment from a customer for a Base Product  Unit., or an Enhanced Product containing a Base Product;     Services means technology transfer and other support provided to IntriCon by Dynamic Hearing;     Base Product Unit means a single Base Product item;     Territory means the world; and     Use means, in relation to:

   2.14 Additional definitions are provided in Exhibits A and B attached here to which are considered to be part of this Agreement.

   3.1 Term: The initial term of this Agreement shall be five (5) years from the date of execution and may be extended subject to satisfactory  agreement on ongoing commercial terms, to be agreed two (2) months prior to the expiration of this Agreement.     3.2 Dynamic Hearing grants to IntriCon in accordance with this Agreement, for the Term, a license, to Use Dynamic Hearing's  Technology, Software and Documentation developed as of the Commencement Date to manufacture, import, sell and offer for sale throughout the  Territory, Products containing Dynamic Hearing's Technology and Software. This grant specifically excludes products for Contact Centers, and  the use of ADRO Technology in electrical stimulation of the auditory system.     3.3 IntriCon accepts that Dynamic Hearing owns all rights in relation to the Licensed Subject Matter except for those rights being  specifically granted hereunder, and that Dynamic Hearing is under no obligation to provide the source code of any software.     3.4 Commencing on the Exclusivity Date, and continuing for so long as IntriCon continues to make such payments, the license granted to  IntriCon under this Agreement will, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, be exclusive for Hearing Aids. The exclusivity shall not  prevent Dynamic Hearing entering into agreements with any Identified Party subject to the terms herein. On or before January 1, 2009, Dynamic  Hearing will provide IntriCon with an updated version of Exhibit C which will include a complete list of identified parties. After January 1, 2009, no  additions to Exhibit C are allowed unless agreed to by IntriCon in writing.     6

       (a)    the Technology, make, hire, sell or otherwise dispose of the product, offer to make, sell, hire or otherwise dispose of it, use or  import it; and           (b)    the Software and Documentation to reproduce any copyright works subsisting in such software or documentation.

  3.0    License Grant





      3.5 IntriCon acknowledges that Dynamic Hearing's rights to license technology and software to companies manufacturing implantable  devices is not restricted in any way.     IntriCon acknowledges that Dynamic Hearing's rights to license any Dynamic Hearing Technology or Software to Identified Parties, and  provide support as agreed with Identified Parties, is in no way restricted.     3.6 No further design support will be given to Sound Design Technologies, Ltd (hereinafter Sound Design) which includes the recent  purchase of Gennum Corporation's hearing instrument business after 30 October 2009, if all conditions of IntriCon's exclusivity are met.     3.7 Intricon acknowledges that Dynamic Hearing is negotiating with several third parties regarding licensing Dynamic Hearing  Technology and Software, relating to its Hearing Aid Designer™ and other products and services. The rights granted under such agreements shall  be included as exceptions to the exclusivity of IntriCon's License Grant, if such agreements are executed by Dynamic Hearing and the third party  before January 1, 2009. Such third parties and their relevant subsidiaries will be Identified Parties and added to the Exhibit C. Agreements with  identified parties are allowed exceptions and no Agreements are allowed with unidentified parties.     3.8 Commencing on October 1, 2008, and continuing for so long as IntriCon continues to make minimum payments as defined in 4.3,  Dynamic Hearing agrees that it will not license any Dynamic Hearing Technology for Hearing Aids, subject to Clause 3.5.     3.9 If any Identified Party, (with the exception of Sound Design) purchases DSP product sold or made by IntriCon with Dynamic  Hearing's Hearing Aid Designer™ software and requests assistance to achieve HIMPP compliance for products using such DSP chips, IntriCon  will use its best efforts to comply with the request for HIMPP compliance.     3.10 Where IntriCon supplies Products to a third party, IntriCon will, at its cost:



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       (a)    obtain and maintain all governmental and regulatory approvals necessary for it to exercise, and comply with all laws and  regulations applicable to the exercise of, its license rights under this Agreement; and

       (b)    comply, and ensure that all Products comply, at all times with any technical standards as may reasonably be required  by law, and any licensing requirements, standards, or protocols established by the Hearing Instrument Manufacturers'  Software Association (HIMSA) and the Hearing Instrument Manufacturers'  Patent Partnership (HIMPP), it being  acknowledged that Dynamic Hearing makes no representation or warranty that the exercise of the rights granted under  this Agreement will not infringe any rights held by HIMSA, HIMPP or any other third party.





      3.11 Where Dynamic Hearing supplies Dynamic Hearing Technology directly to a customer on DSP chips supplied by IntriCon, then,  IntriCon will use its best efforts to comply with the request for HIMPP compliance or notify the third party customer of the customers obligations,  as per 3.10 (a) and (b).     3.12 Dynamic Hearing may continue indefinitely selling products and services to new customers using the ON Semiconductor DSP  hybrid chip. For the absence of doubt, the Exclusivity grant of 3.2 does not restrict Dynamic Hearing from licensing Dynamic Hearing Technology  and DSP Software on any ON Semiconductor platform, purchased by a third party or by Dynamic Hearing, from IntriCon. With the exception of the  Identified Parties, Dynamic Hearing agrees that it will not sell the Dynamic Hearing DSP Software for Hearing Aids configured to run on any  hardware other than that provided by ON Semiconductor, except in circumstances as described in this Agreement. Dynamic Hearing may continue  to sell products and services to non-Hearing Aid Customers using the ON Semiconductor DSP hybrid chips including the Bela Signa.     3.13 Dynamic Hearing and IntriCon shall undertake a mutual roadmap review and agree whether or not the current ON Semiconductor  chips will meet market requirements. If the Parties agree that the ON Semiconductor chips will not meet market requirements, IntriCon shall have six  (6) months to correct the material deficiency. Material deficiency means that ON Semiconductors must have a chip that is within 10% of the best in  class performance on each one of these characteristics: physical size, power supply current, computational capability and cost. If IntriCon is  unable or unwilling to remedy such deficiency, IntriCon will lose its exclusivity under this license.     3.14 IntriCon agrees that nothing in this Agreement precludes Dynamic Hearing from licensing Dynamic Hearing Technology, including  the ADRO™ Algorithm to manufacturers, including Siemens AG, Sonova Holdings AG, GN Resound Group, William Demant Holding A/S, Widex  A/S, Starkey Laboratories Inc, and Cochlear Ltd.     3.15 Nothing herein shall preclude Dynamic Hearing from making and selling its own Hearing Aids. Nothing in this agreement prevents  Dynamic Hearing from selling Hearing Aids manufactured by third parties in Dynamic Hearing's own clinics.     3.16 No other exception to IntriCon's exclusive license being granted herein shall exist unless such exception is specifically identified by  a supplemental agreement between IntriCon and Dynamic Hearing.

   4.1 IntriCon's payments to Dynamic Hearing will comprise two payment components. A first payment component (minimum payment) will  be a technology access fee for access to Dynamic Hearing Technology on a non-exclusive basis. A second payment component hereinafter  (Second Component) will be for exclusive rights to Dynamic Hearing Technology as such exclusive rights are defined herein. The second  component may comprise a combination of a royalty payment and fees for services.     8

  4.0    Payments





      4.2 IntriCon will pay to Dynamic Hearing a fixed technology access fee of US$300,000 annually (hereinafter Access Fee), the payment  of the technology access fee to be paid on a quarterly basis at the beginning of each calendar quarter. Payment of the technology Access Fee will  maintain IntriCon's non-exclusive rights to Dynamic Hearing Technology.     4.3 To maintain exclusive rights to Dynamic Hearing Technology for Hearing Aids IntriCon will make minimum annual payments to  Dynamic Hearing as set out in the Minimum Payment Schedule. The Minimum Payment consists of the Access Fee of US$300,000 per annum and  the Second Component that increases from year to year.     Minimum Payment Schedule (All amounts are in US Dollars):

   The Minimum Payments will be paid quarterly in advance in equal installments at the beginning of each royalty quarter, as defined in 4.7.  The first quarterly Minimum Payment (for the quarter beginning 1st October, 2008) shall be made at the date of signing of this Agreement and the  second quarterly minimum payment shall be made at January 1, 2009 with all further quarterly Minimum Payments following the schedule as  defined in 4.7.     4.4 Intricon is entitled to credit for any amounts payable to Dynamic Hearing arising from per unit royalties and fees for services up to the  value of the corresponding quarterly Second Component. In quarters where the per unit royalties and fees for services are less than the  corresponding quarterly Second Component, IntriCon may carry forward the remaining credit to be offset against future quarters per unit royalties  and fees for services.     Any amounts due from per unit royalties and fees for services that exceed the value of the corresponding quarterly payment of the  Second Component, net of any carried forward credit, will be paid within 30 days of the end of that royalty quarter.     4.5 Once IntriCon has paid the minimum payments in 4.3, no further minimum payments, both Access Fee and Second Component, are  required for access to Dynamic Hearing Technology or to maintain exclusivity over the term of this Agreement. IntriCon will continue to have the  obligation to pay royalty payments under 4.9 and fees for services under 4.8.     4.6 In the event IntriCon has not yet paid the minimum payments and should IntriCon choose not to continue access to Dynamic Hearing  Technology on an exclusive basis as referred to in 4.3, the following amounts will be payable:

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            PAYMENT  YEAR

MINIMUM PAYMENT    ACCESS FEE    SECOND COMPONENT

Year 1    $400,000    $300,000    $100,000    Year 2    $700,000    $300,000    $400,000    Year 3    $1,100,000    $300,000    $800,000    Year 4    $1,600,000    $300,000    $1,300,000    Year 5    $2,100,000    $300,000    $1,800,000

       (1)    the technology Access Fee payable quarterly in advance in equal installments at the beginning of each royalty quarter  and;







   4.7 Payment year 1 of this agreement shall start at the commencement date and the first royalty quarter will be completed at the end of the  calendar quarter. Subsequent royalty quarters will correspond with the calendar quarters ending on the last days of March, June, September and  December respectively.     4.8 Dynamic Hearing shall provide engineering and other services (hereinafter Fees For Services)  to IntriCon on a timetable to be  agreed upon in writing forming part of this agreement as an exhibit. Dynamic Hearing will invoice IntriCon on a quarterly basis 30 days from the  end of the quarter for engineering and services that exceed 260 hours in a single month at the rate of $150 per hour. Payments for such services  shall be due and payable within 30 days of the end of that royalty quarter. There will be no charge by Dynamic Hearing to IntriCon for the first 260  hours of engineering and services provided each month, however, any unused hours will not be carried forward as credit to subsequent months or  be entitled to be offset against any future monthly amounts payable for engineering and services. IntriCon is entitled to utilize such engineering  services for the HH, ALD or PADA markets.     Other service support (e.g. marketing or audiology) may be contracted at the same rates. If Dynamic Hearing staff are required by IntriCon  to travel to meetings, all airfares, ground transportation, hotel bills and other out of pocket expenses will be paid by IntriCon.     4.9 Royalty Payments will be made only on the Base Product Unit, or on the Base Product portion of an Enhanced Product for any Base  Product included in an Enhanced Product. The initial base rate of royalty shall include the use of the DSP Framework. In no case shall IntriCon pay  Royalty Payments on any product or portion of any product other than for revenue received for Base Product Unit or for the Base Product portion  of an Enhanced Product, and in the case a Base Product portion of an Enhanced Product such Base Product portion shall not be given a value that  is influenced by its inclusion in the Enhanced Product. Royalty Payment for HH, ALD and PADA units that incorporate Dynamic Hearing  Technology shall be paid according to the table set forth below:

   The maximum royalty rate identified in the table herein includes an initial base rate of 3% for each Ezairo DSP platform and 1% for each  Single Chip Hearing Aid (SCHA) sold. A 2% royalty rate per Base Product Unit shall be added to the initial base rate for each DSP feature/module  that is based on Dynamic Hearing Technology and that is added to a Base Product Unit. However, such additional Royalty Payments when added  to the initial base rate shall not exceed in total the stated maximum rates specified in the table herein.     10

       (2)    any monthly fees for services and royalties are payable in accordance with clause 4.8 and royalty payments under 4.4  and 4.9.

                Cumulative annual HH & ALD  Volume that use the Framework

Ezairo Maximum Royalty Rate    SCHA Maximum Royalty Rate

Less Than 20,000 Units    10%    8%    20,000-50,000 units    9%    7%    50,000-100,000 units    8%    6%    100,000-200,000 units    7%    5%    200,000-500,000 units    6%    4%    500,000 to 1,000,000 units    5%    3%    Over 1,000,000    5%    1.5%





      4.10 All amounts payable by IntriCon under this Agreement must be paid free and clear of and without any deduction or withholding for  or on account of any present or future withholding tax, including any interest or penalties in relation to such tax (Withholding Taxes). If IntriCon is  required to make any deduction or withholding for any Withholding Tax, then IntriCon must pay to Dynamic Hearing such additional amount to  ensure that Dynamic Hearing receives such amount that would have been received by it as if no such withholding or deduction had been required.







   5.1 Within thirty (30) days of the end of each payment quarter IntriCon must provide to Dynamic Hearing a statement of the actual  number and value of Base Product Units Sold along with the number and value of DSP features/models sold with those Base Product Units by it  or any Related Body Corporate. The statement must also include calculations of the per unit royalty in accordance with clause 4.9. Any royalty  due for payment by IntriCon to Dynamic Hearing is payable at the same time the statement is provided.     5.2 A Royalty Payment will be due only once in respect of each Base Product Unit Sold, and the Royalty Payment will be due on the first  Sale of the Base Product Unit by IntriCon or a Related Body Corporate.     5.3 Where, in any payment quarter, a Base Product Unit is, in good faith, returned to IntriCon, IntriCon is not required to pay any  Royalty Payment on the Sale of that Base Product Unit. If IntriCon has paid a Royalty Payment on that Base Product Unit in a previous payment  quarter, IntriCon may reduce the Royalty Payment due for the payment quarter in which the Base Product Unit is returned by the amount of any  such Royalty paid.



       1)    IntriCon must bear all stamp duty that may be levied on this Agreement. IntriCon must bear any other taxes, levies,  imposts, charges, rates and duties that may be levied or imposed by a governmental authority on any person (including  fines, penalties and interest) in connection with this Agreement (other than income tax payable to the Commonwealth of  Australia by Dynamic Hearing).

       2)    Each party must bear its own costs arising out of the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement.

       3)    All amounts payable to Dynamic Hearing under this Agreement must be made without set-off, counterclaim or  deduction.

  5.0    Reports

  6.0    Records and Audit


   6.1 IntriCon must keep accurate and complete records of orders received, Base Product Units / DSP Features/Modules Sold and  returned and all other records reasonably necessary to substantiate all Royalty Payments to be made to Dynamic Hearing under this Agreement.     11


      6.2 IntriCon must make all such records available for inspection, copying and audit by an independent auditor appointed by Dynamic  Hearing (and to which IntriCon has no reasonable objection) during ordinary business hours at any time during the Term and for a period of one  year following the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, provided that:







   6.3 If in any audit, the auditor finds an underpayment or an overpayment of fees due under this Agreement, the party who has received  the overpayment or has underpaid will within 7 days repay the excess or pay the shortfall (as the case may be) to the other party.

   7.1 Each party must:









   7.2 This Agreement is confidential and each party must not disclose any part of this Agreement to any person without the prior written  consent of the other party.     12

       (a)    such inspection, copying or audit must only be made after at least one Business Day's written notice;

       (b)    such audit must not unreasonably interfere with the day to day operations of IntriCon; and

       (c)    such audit must be at Dynamic Hearing's expense unless the auditor finds an underpayment royalty due under this  Agreement in excess of 5% in which case IntriCon must reimburse Dynamic Hearing's reasonable cost of such audit;  and

       (d)    Audits will be limited to one audit in any calendar year.

  7.0    Confidentiality

       (a)    not disclose any Confidential Information to any person, except in confidence as permitted by this Agreement;

       (b)    not use any Confidential Information except as reasonably necessary for the purpose of putting this Agreement into  effect (Permitted Purpose);

       (c)    restrict access to Confidential Information to those of its employees and officers for whom such access is not  reasonably necessary for the Permitted Purpose;

       (d)    ensure that its employees and officers comply with this Agreement; and

       (e)    not reproduce or record, or permit or cause any reproduction or recording of, any Confidential Information except to  the extent reasonably necessary for the Permitted Purpose.





      7.3 This clause 7.0 does not apply where the party receiving the Confidential Information can prove that:















   8.1 Dynamic Hearing will be solely responsible at its cost and at its discretion for applying for, obtaining, maintaining, defending and  enforcing all aspects of all rights in respect of the Licensed Subject Matter and IntriCon must:



   8.2 IntriCon must notify Dynamic Hearing immediately upon becoming aware of:

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       (a)    the information has become generally available to the public other than because of a breach of this Agreement, or any  obligation of confidence owed to the disclosing party;

       (b)    it has received the information from a third person, legally entitled to possess the information and provide it to that  party, if that information is used, disclosed or otherwise dealt with in accordance with the rights or permission lawfully  granted to that party by that third person; or

       (c)    the disclosure of information is necessary to comply with any applicable law or legally binding order of any court,  government, semi-government authority or administrative or judicial body or the applicable rules of any stock  exchange, provided that before any such disclosure, the receiving party must, at its cost:

       (i)    immediately notify the other party giving full details of the circumstances of the proposed disclosure and of  the relevant information to be disclosed;

       (ii)    give the other party a reasonable opportunity to protect or preserve the confidentiality of the relevant  information;

       (iii)    co-operate with the other party in any action taken under this paragraph (c); and

       (iv)    in any event, take all reasonable steps to preserve the confidentiality of the information being disclosed.

  8.0    Maintenance, Infringement and Third Party Proceedings

       (a)    provide all reasonable assistance to Dynamic Hearing in any action which Dynamic Hearing may take in relation to any  such matters; and

       (b)    not take any action in relation to any such matters without the prior written consent of Dynamic Hearing, to be given at  Dynamic Hearing's absolute discretion.

       (a)    any claim or allegation that the exercise of the rights under this Agreement constitutes an infringement of the rights of  any third party; and









   9.1 Dynamic Hearing hereby represents that, as at the Commencement Date none of the Key Personnel has any actual knowledge that,  save for any rights claimed to be owned or held by the HIMPP, any rights of any third person may be infringed by the exercise, in accordance with  this Agreement of the rights licensed under clause 3.     9.2 IntriCon accepts that neither Dynamic Hearing nor any person acting on its behalf has made any representation that (a) any patent  applications comprised in the Technology will be granted in any part of the Territory or (b) any registered rights arising should any such  applications be granted, will be, or any registered rights comprised in the Technology are, valid or enforceable.     9.3 Dynamic Hearing will not be responsible for:





   10.1 IntriCon must indemnify Dynamic Hearing and its Related Bodies Corporate and their respective directors, officers, employees and  agents from and against any claims, losses, liabilities, costs, expenses (including investigative costs, court costs, legal fees, penalties, fines and  interest) and damages of any kind (including those which are prospective or contingent) whatsoever and howsoever, directly or indirectly arising  out of or in connection with this Agreement, including liability arising in connection with:





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       (b)    any third party's infringement or threatened infringement of any rights subsisting in the Licensed Subject Matter.

  9.0    Representations and Warranties

       (a)    the delivery, installation, or support of the Software to end-users of any Product or any other third party; or

       (b)    the supply, service, installation, and maintenance of any product (including any Product) or any ancillary software  required for communication with any other software or device used by IntriCon in relation to the Applications Software  Platform or the DSP Platform (including those known as the HiPro interface, the MicroCONNECT interface, the NOAH  Hearing Aid fitting database and the NOAH link interface).

  10.0    Indemnity and Limitation of Liability

       (a)    any infringement of third party rights but only to the extent that such third party infringement results from the use of  IntriCon Technology;

       (b)    injury to any person (including death) or loss of or damage to property which may arise from or as a result of  manufacture, importation, sale, offer for sale or use of any Product by IntriCon; or

       (c)    any breach of this Agreement by IntriCon or its Related Bodies Corporate and their respective directors, officers,  employees and agents or any unlawful or negligent act or omission of any of them but subject to the provisions of 10.3.





      10.2 Dynamic Hearing must indemnify IntriCon and its Related Bodies Corporate and their respective directors, officers, employees and  agents from and against any claims, losses, liabilities, costs, expenses (including investigative costs, court costs, legal fees, penalties, fines and  interest) and damages of any kind (including those which are prospective or contingent) whatsoever and howsoever, directly or indirectly arising  out of or in connection with this Agreement, including liability arising in connection with:



   10.3 To the maximum extent permitted by law and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:

   (a)    any infringement of third party rights that arise out of the exercise of the rights licensed under this Agreement; or

   (b)    any breach of this Agreement by Dynamic Hearing or its Related Bodies Corporate and their respective directors,  officers, employees and agents or any unlawful or negligent act or omission of any of them but subject to the  provisions of 10.3.

   (a)    all terms and warranties expressed or implied by any legislation, the common law, equity, trade, custom or usage or  otherwise in relation to this Agreement are expressly excluded;

   (b)    Dynamic Hearing is not liable in any way to IntriCon for any indirect, consequential, third party, special or incidental  harm, liability, expense, cost, loss or damage, loss of profits, loss of data, exemplary damages or any other indirect  commercial or economic loss of any kind whatsoever incurred by IntriCon whether in negligence, tort, equity, contract  or otherwise, arising in connection with this Agreement;

   (c)    IntriCon is not liable in any way to Dynamic Hearing for any indirect, consequential, third party, special or incidental  harm, liability, expense, cost, loss or damage, loss of profits, loss of data, exemplary damages or any other indirect  commercial or economic loss of any kind whatsoever incurred by Dynamic Hearing whether in negligence, tort, equity,  contract or otherwise, arising in connection with this Agreement;

   (d)    Dynamic Hearing's aggregate liability to IntriCon for direct loss and damages and all other liability not described herein  arising in connection with this Agreement whether in negligence, tort, equity, contract or otherwise, is limited to  payment of damages recoverable at law or equity up to a maximum of (and, for the sake of clarity must not exceed) $5m;  and

   (e)    if any legislation implies in this Agreement any term or warranty which cannot be excluded or modified, the liability of  Dynamic Hearing for a breach of any such term or warranty is limited, at the option of Dynamic Hearing, to any one or  more of the following:



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          (i)    if the breach relates to goods:

          (A)    the replacement of goods or the supply of equivalent goods; or

          (B)    the repair of such goods; and

          (ii)    if the breach relates to services: the supplying of the services again.

  11.0    Termination
   11.1 Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement may not be terminated by either party prior to two  years from the commencement date other than for the failure to pay the first and second yearly minimum payments as defined in section 4.3.     11.2 Subject to the provisions of 11.1, either party may terminate this Agreement immediately by written notice to the other party if:

   11.3 Dynamic Hearing may terminate this Agreement immediately by written notice to IntriCon if IntriCon:












       (a)    the other party breaches a material term of this Agreement (unless the breach is capable of remedy, in which case if the  other party fails to remedy the breach within 30 days after being required by written notice to do so)

       (a)    enters into any form of insolvency or administration including the following:

       (i)    stops or suspends or threatens to stop or suspend payment of all or a class of its debts; or

       (ii)    becomes insolvent, has an application or order made, proceedings commenced, a resolution passed or  proposed in a notice of meeting, an application to a court made or other steps taken against or in respect of it  for its winding up, deregistration or dissolution or for it to enter an arrangement, compromise or composition  with or assignment for the benefit of its creditors, a class of them or any of them;

       (b)    sells a significant portion of its assets or undertaking.









   11.4 IntriCon may terminate this Agreement immediately by written notice to Dynamic Hearing if Dynamic Hearing:       16
   (a)    enters into any form of insolvency or administration including the following:

   (i)    stops or suspends or threatens to stop or suspend payment of all or a class of its debts; or

   (ii)    becomes insolvent, has an application or order made, proceedings commenced, a resolution passed or  proposed in a notice of meeting, an application to a court made or other steps taken against or in respect of it  for its winding up, deregistration or dissolution or for it to enter an arrangement, compromise or composition  with or assignment for the benefit of its creditors, a class of them or any of them;

   (b)    sells a significant portion of its assets or undertaking.


   11.5 (a) Subject to the provisions of 11.1, IntriCon may terminate this Agreement upon three (3) months written notice to Dynamic  Hearing, such notice stating that IntriCon will cease making payments, either minimum or second component payments or both, and such  termination shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement.













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       (b)    Subject to the provisions of 11.1, Dynamic Hearing may terminate this Agreement upon three (3) months written notice  to IntriCon of such termination.

       11.6    Termination or expiry of this Agreement will not affect:

       (a)    any rights or remedies of the parties which may have accrued before the date of termination;

       (b)    the rights and obligations of the parties which by their nature survive termination, including clauses 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.

       11.7    Upon the effective date of expiry or termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever:

       (a)    IntriCon must return all original media and documentation and all copies thereof relating to the Licensed Subject  Matter and Confidential Information and all associated documents supplied under this Agreement or otherwise in  IntriCon's possession, custody or control except for such media and documentation necessary to continue selling  existing products;

       (b)    On Dynamic Hearing's request, IntriCon must procure one of its executive officers to certify (by way of statutory  declaration) that it has complied with its obligations under clause 11.7(a).







   provided that IntriCon may







   11.8 Upon the Effective Date of expiry or termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever:



   11.9 Nothing in this clause 11.0 is intended to prevent end-users of Products continuing to use the Products or to require such end-users  to return or destroy any Product.       18

       (c)    All rights granted under this Agreement in relation to the Licensed Subject Matter will cease except as otherwise  provided herein as to existing products;

       (i)    retain one copy of the Software until the fifth anniversary of such effective date; and

       (ii)    Use such Software until the fifth anniversary of such effective date solely as reasonably necessary to repair  and maintain any Base Product Units Sold under this Agreement on or before such effective date, for the  period (if any, until such anniversary) while such Base Product Unit is covered by a warranty granted by  IntriCon and as otherwise provided herein as to existing products.

       (d)    Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, IntriCon shall have a right after termination to continue selling  existing products that include the Dynamic Hearing Technology as long as IntriCon pays the appropriate royalties in  accordance with the payment clauses in section 4.9 and, for the avoidance of doubt, such other clauses of this  Agreement (including 4.3, 4.10, 5, 6 and 10.1 will continue to apply in respect of such sales. Existing products are those  products that IntriCon is selling at the date of termination of this Agreement.

       (e)    IntriCon is not obligated to pay any royalties, Minimum Payments or technology Access Fee after termination of this  agreement if IntriCon stops selling Base Product Units, and/or Basic Product Units incorporated into Enhanced  Products.

       (a)    Dynamic Hearing must return all original media and documentation and all copies thereof relating to IntriCon's  Technology and Confidential Information provided to Dynamic Hearing from IntriCon and all associated documents  supplied under this Agreement to Dynamic Hearing from IntriCon under Dynamic Hearing's possession, custody  control;

       (b)    on IntriCon's request, Dynamic Hearing must procure one of its directors to certify (by way of statutory declaration)  that it has complied with its obligations under clause 11.7(a).







   12.1 Any notice, demand, consent or other communication (Notice) given or made under this Agreement:













   12.2 This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all prior  agreements and understandings between the parties in connection with such subject matter.     12.3 No amendment or variation of this Agreement is valid or binding on either party unless made in writing and executed by both parties.     19

12.0 General Provisions

       (a)    must be in writing and signed by a person duly authorized by the sender;

       (b)    must be delivered to the intended recipient by prepaid post (or, if posted to an address in another country, by  registered airmail or private air courier) or by hand or fax to the address or fax number below or the address or fax  number last notified by the intended recipient to the sender:

      (i) to Dynamic Hearing:    Chief Executive Officer  2 Chapel Street, Richmond, VIC 3121  AUSTRALIA  Fax :+613 8420 8599              (ii) to IntriCon:    President  1260 Red Fox Road  Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112  United States  Fax: +651 636 9503

       (c)    will be taken to be duly given or made:

       (i)    in the case of delivery in person, when delivered;

       (ii)    in the case of delivery by post, two Business Days after the date of posting (if posted to an address in the  same country) or seven Business Days after the date of posting (if posted to an address in another country);  and

       (iii)    in the case of fax, on receipt by the sender of a transmission control report from the dispatching machine  showing the relevant number of pages and the correct destination fax machine number or name of recipient  and indicating that the transmission has been made without error, but if the result is that a Notice would be  taken to be given on a day that is not a Business Day in the place to which the Notice is sent or is later than  4:00pm (local time) it will be taken to have been duly given or made at the commencement of business on the  next Business Day in that place.





      12.4 Any provision of this Agreement which is unenforceable or partly unenforceable is, where possible, to be severed to the extent  necessary to make this Agreement enforceable, unless this would materially change the intended effect of this Agreement.     12.5 No failure to exercise or any delay in exercising any right, power or remedy by a party operates as a waiver. A single or partial  exercise of any right, power or remedy does not preclude any other or further exercise of that or any other right, power or remedy. A waiver is not  valid or binding on the party granting that waiver unless made in writing.     12.6 IntriCon may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of  Dynamic Hearing. Likewise, Dynamic Hearing may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior  written consent of IntriCon.     12.7 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts. All counterparts together will be taken to constitute one  instrument.     12.8 This Agreement is governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia and the parties submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria,  Australia. The 1980 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement.

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            DYNAMIC HEARING PTY LTD         INTRICON CORPORATION                   /s/ Elaine Saunders         /s/ Mark S. Gorder    Printed Name:     Elaine Saunders         Printed Name:     Mark S. Gorder    Title:     CEO         Title:     President & CEO    Dated:     July 20, 2008         Dated:     July 16, 2008





      EXHIBIT A

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                          Technology    DSP FrameWorkTM means DSP software implementing program switching, volume control, reading and  writing programs, program beeps, and battery monitoring.                   ADRO® Technology means the invention described in patent application PCT/AU99/00076 which is the  subject of the following patents and patent applications:  AU761865  EP11172020  US 6,731,767  CA 2,361,544  JP 2000-597976         and 32 channel ultra-low-delay ADRO ® amplification the subject of Patent application US11/283540.

                 Note that Dynamic Hearing does not have rights to ADRO for electrical stimulation of the auditory system  and that the rights to ADRO for electrical stimulation are thus explicitly excluded from this Agreement.                   Wide Dynamic Range Compression Technology means digital signal processing technology that provides  level-dependent amplification of the input signal in multiple frequency bands.                   Adaptive Directional Microphone Technology means the technology that is the subject of Australian Patent  Application 2004310722 entitled Adaptive Directional Systems.                   Fixed Directional Microphone Technology means digital signal processing technology that implements a  preferential fixed response to sound from a forward direction.







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     Omni-Directional Microphone Technology means digital signal processing technology that implements a  fixed response to sound from all directions.

                 The  Adaptive Directional Microphone Technology, Fixed Directional Microphone Technology and  Omni-Directional Microphone Technology are collectively known as the Microphone Technology.

                 Single-channel Noise Reduction Technology means digital signal processing technology that reduces the  output signal level by an amount related to the internal noise level in multiple frequency bands.

                 Multi-channel Noise Reduction Technology means digital signal processing technology that reduces the  output signal level by an amount related to the internal noise level in multiple frequency bands.

                 Active Feedback Cancellation Technology means the technology of the subject of US patent 6876751.                       Oscillation Detection Technology means the technology of the subject of United States Patent 7302070.                       Oscillation Suppression Technology means digital signal processing technology that reduces the maximum  gain temporarily, in an individual frequency band, when a sustained oscillation is detected in that band as  more particularly described in European Patent Application 04734786.9 entitled Oscillation Suppression.

                 (The Active Feedback Cancellation Technology, Oscillation Detection Technology a n d  Oscillation  Suppression Technology are collectively known as the Feedback Technology).

                 Datalogging Technology means software that allows recording of events occurring during use of the device  to non-volatile memory.

                 Dynamic Display is a feature that allows parameters of each DSP module to be accessed and displayed in  real time without interrupting normal operation of the device.

                 Environmental Noise Reduction means digital signal processing that suppresses environmental noise.





      EXHIBIT B  HEARING AID DESIGNER SOFTWARE

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                          Software    The Hearing Aid DesignerTM is software comprising the DSP Software, the Manufacturers'  Toolkit, the  designCOMTM applications programming interface, and source code sufficient to enable the development and  integration of new DSP modules by the Licensee.                   (DSP Software means the embedded software that implements the Technology on the DSP Platform.)                   Library Software means the designCOM software that runs on the Applications Software Platform to  communicate with, and configure, the DSP Software on the DSP Platform, and the ADROpredict software  that provides initial estimates of the ADRO fittings for a given audiogram and comfortable level measures.                   Manufacturers'  Toolkit means the manufacturing software that allows configuration and calibration of  Products.                   Unless expressly specified in this Exhibit, Dynamic Hearing will have no obligation to provide updates or  revisions to, or new versions of, any software.                   (Collectively, the above software is known as the Hearing Aid Designer SoftwareTM).              Applications  Software Platform

The Applications Software Platform for Library Software is:  Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista operating system running on a Personal Computer  connected to the Hearing Aid via a HiPro, or NOAHLink interface device.





      EXHIBIT C  Dynamic Hearing's Identified Customers                                                              GN RESOUND GROUP and INTERTON ELECTRONIC HÖRGERÄTE GMBH    Existing License Agreement         RION CO. LTD.    Existing License Agreement         SONIC INNOVATIONS INC.    Existing License Agreement         AUDIO CONTROLE INC.    Existing License Agreement         EARLENS CORPORATION    Existing License Agreement         AUSTRALIA HEARS PTY LTD    Existing License Agreement





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       AMERICA HEARS INC.    Existing License Agreement         VITASOUND AUDIO INC.    Existing License Agreement         SONOMAX HEARING HEALTH INC.    Existing License Agreement         PANASONIC    Commercial negotiations underway 
Question: Highlight the parts (if any) of this contract related to Cap On Liability that should be reviewed by a lawyer. Details: Does the contract include a cap on liability upon the breach of a party’s obligation? This includes time limitation for the counterparty to bring claims or maximum amount for recovery.

Answer: Dynamic Hearing is not liable in any way to IntriCon for any indirect, consequential, third party, special or incidental  harm, liability, expense, cost, loss or damage, loss of profits, loss of data, exemplary damages or any other indirect  commercial or economic loss of any kind whatsoever incurred by IntriCon whether in negligence, tort, equity, contract  or otherwise, arising in connection with this Agreement;


Question: * Confidential treatment has been requested for certain portions of this   exhibit. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the Commission.

                              SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT

         This Sponsorship Agreement (Agreement) is entered into as of December 18, 1998, by and between Ford Motor Media, a division of J. Walter Thompson (FMM) with offices at 300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243 and iVillage, Inc., (iVillage) with offices at 170 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10010. FMM and iVillage may be referred to generically as a Party, or collectively as Parties.

         WHEREAS, iVillage operates a site on the World Wide Web and America Online (the Network), which contains channels including Parent Soup, ParentsPlace, Better Health and Armchair Millionaire as well as career, fitness & beauty, relationships, work from home, travel, money and food channels.

         WHEREAS, FMM seeks to promote the sale of its automotive products across the Network.

         NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, iVillage and FMM hereby agree as follows:

1.       Term and Termination.

         A. Term. The initial production period shall be for a period of two (2) months to commence on November 4, 1998 (the Production Period), and the remaining term of this Agreement shall be for a period of twenty four (24) months to commence on the tentative launch date of January 4, 1999, unless terminated earlier as provided herein (the Promotion Period), (The Production Period and the Promotion Period shall be collectively referred to as the Initial Term). The Parties agree that prior to July 1, 2000, iVillage will provide FMM with the opportunity to renew this Agreement (the Renewal Term) on terms set forth in a proposal (the Proposal) to be presented to FMM. FMM shall indicate its acceptance or rejection of the Proposal no later than August 31, 2000. If iVillage does not receive FMM's acceptance or rejection of the Proposal by August 31, 2000, iVillage may interpret FMM's non response as a rejection of the Proposal. The Proposal shall include maximum payment fees by FMM with respect to the Renewal Term.

         B. Termination. In the event of a material breach by either Party of any term of this Agreement, the non-breaching Party may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the breaching Party if the breaching Party fails to cure such material breach within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice thereof. In addition, either Party may terminate this Agreement effective upon written notice stating its intention to terminate in the event the other Party (i) ceases to function as a going concern or to conduct operations in the normal course of business, or (ii) has a petition filed by or against it under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law which petition has not been dismissed or set aside within sixty (60) days of its filing. In addition to the foregoing, if on or after January 31, 2000, either Party determines, based upon reasonable and mutually agreed upon measurable standards, that (x) the other Party has materially underperformed its obligations pursuant to this Agreement or (y) the expectations of such Party have been materially unfulfilled, such Party may terminate this Agreement upon ninety (90) days written notice to the other Party. Additionally, in the event of a prolonged and/or substantial

strike which materially and adversely affects Ford's ability to produce and sell cars, the Parties will work together in good faith to amend or terminate this Agreement.

2.       Promotion.

         A. During the Production Period, iVillage will design, develop, construct and host a Ford bridge site (the Bridge Site) which shall include approximately [*] pages of content and other interactive material such as a travel planner or a car design feature. During the Promotion Period, iVillage will continue to host, maintain and update the Bridge Site. Upon receipt from iVillage of the proposed Bridge Site design and content, FMM shall have no more than five (5) business days in which to provide iVillage with its acceptance or rejection of the design and content. If iVillage does not receive FMM's acceptance or rejection of such within the allotted time, iVillage shall deem FMM's silence as acceptance. The Parties shall work together to determine the content mix and delivery deadlines in order to maximize the effectiveness of the sponsorship campaign.

         B. During the Initial Term, iVillage will design, create and deliver [*] Ford-branded advertising units. The advertising units shall be subject to FMM's final approval. iVillage will deliver approximately [*] new advertising units each during the Promotion Period. For purposes of this Agreement, an advertising unit can include but shall not be limited to banners in the form of rich media, java-based, animated, daughter and/or pull-down banners, or a combination of appropriate technologies, and which shall represent and be defined by industry standards.

         C.

                  (i) During the Promotion Period, iVillage will deliver a





         minimum of [*] advertising impressions, in an equal proportion each          month. Subject to reasonable written notice to iVillage, FMM may          request a reasonable reallocation of impressions as determined by FMM.          The advertising units of Ford Division and other Ford Motor Company          entities shall be served by a third party advertisement server, which          shall be compliant with Net gravity, or Doubleclick or other compatible          technology.

                  (ii) During the Promotion Period, iVillage traffic shall be          audited by a third party traffic auditor listed on Exhibit A and          iVillage shall provide FMM with relevant reports on a biweekly basis.          iVillage will provide ongoing marketing, creative, technical and          editorial consultation to FMM.

                  (iii) In the event that iVillage fails to deliver the          advertising impressions during the Promotion Period, FMM shall have the          option of either (a) extending the Initial Term of this Agreement for          an additional three (3) month period to make good the undelivered          impressions or (b) requiring iVillage to refund to FMM an amount equal          to [*] for each [*] impressions which were not delivered.

                  (iv) However, if iVillage falls to deliver the advertising          impressions during the Promotion Period and FMM desires that iVillage          make good the undelivered impressions and extend the Initial Term          pursuant to option (a) set forth in Section 2.C.(iii), if the Parties          have decided not to renew the Initial Term and iVillage desires to          enter into an agreement with an entity whose business(es) would pose a          conflict to FMM                                         2

         or Ford Motor Credit, then iVillage, at iVillage's option, may refund          the remaining impression deficiency to FMM, and immediately upon          pavement of such, the make good obligation shall terminate.

         D. During the Initial Term, iVillage will design and administer, (i) a minimum of [*] online conferences which shall include live chats and the archiving of conference transcripts (dates of such conferences shall be determined by FMM and shall occur approximately once every two months, but not earlier than March 1, 1999 and FMM shall provide iVillage with not less than forty five (45) days advance notice of any conference); (ii) a minimum of [*] online polls; (iii) a minimum of [*] sixty-second surveys; (iv) a minimum of [*] online focus groups; and (v) a minimum of [*] customized turn-key Network sweepstakes (iVillage shall be responsible for all aspects of the sweepstakes other than the prize(s) which shall be provided by Ford Motor Company (FMC)). FMM and FMC's respective advertising agencies shall be free to provide input with respect to the aforementioned promotional efforts set forth in this section and shall have the opportunity to reasonably approve such efforts.

         E. During the Initial Term, iVillage will develop and administer [*] message boards pertaining to topics mutually determined by the Parties. The first message board shall be live on or about January 4, 1999, or in conjunction with the launch of the Bridge Site.

         F. During the Promotional Period, iVillage will place special Ford-branded text links, newsletter mentions, hotlinks and taglines throughout the Network. FMC shall have prior approval over all iVillage uses of any, Ford Mark, as defined below. In the event that any of the Ford-branded links and/or mentions set forth in this Section 2.F. are, in FMC's reasonable judgment, materially injurious to FMC. FMC shall provide written notice of such offense to iVillage. iVillage shall then have one (1) business day in which to cure said offense.

3.       Reporting. During the Promotion Period, iVillage agrees to provide FMM with biweekly reports in connection with the promotional obligations set forth in this Agreement in addition to semi-annual executive reviews with iVillage management. All traffic reports shall be audited by the third party traffic auditor selected pursuant to Section 2.C.(ii). iVillage shall also provide, on a timely basis, impression tracking reports from a third party tracking system, confirming guaranteed impression delivery.

4.       Exclusivity. For the Initial Term of this Agreement, iVillage agrees that Ford shall be the exclusive automobile manufacturer sponsor and advertiser throughout the Network, with respect to entities whose primary business is that of an automotive manufacturer and/or retailer. For purposes of this Agreement, the term retailer shall refer to an entity which sells new and/or used vehicles. In addition, in the event that iVillage desires to form a sponsorship relationship with an automobile rental company during the term of this Agreement, iVillage shall notify Hertz and provide Hertz with an opportunity to enter into such a relationship with iVillage, on not less favorable terms than those offered to any other automobile rental company. Once presented with an opportunity, Hertz shall have five (5) business days in which to accept or reject such terms. If iVillage does not receive Hertz's acceptance or rejection of such within the allotted time, iVillage shall deem Hertz's silence as rejection. The terms of any such relationship shall be mutually determined by the Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, FMC shall, on a non-exclusive basis,

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be permitted to offer Ford Motor Credit car financing products related to the purchase of Ford vehicles.

5.       Fee.





         A. FMC agrees to pay iVillage, upon signing of this Agreement, an upfront, non-refundable, non-recoupable production and set up fee in the amount of [*]. In addition, FMM shall pay iVillage [*] in equal quarterly payments of [*] each, within ten (10) days after the end of each calendar quarter during 1999.

         B. In addition, FMM agrees to pay iVillage, [*] in equal quarterly payments of [*] each, within ten (10) days after the end of each calendar quarter during the year 2000.

6.       Representations and Warranties. Each Party hereby represents and warrants that: (a) it is a corporation duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of incorporation; (b) it has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; (c) it has obtained all permits, licenses, and other governmental authorizations and approvals required for its performance under this Agreement, and (d) the services to be rendered and the materials provided by each Party under this Agreement neither infringe nor violate any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, or other proprietary right of any third party.

7.       Proprietary Rights. Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement, iVillage assigns to FMC all right, title and interest in and to the content, design and intellectual property, rights created specifically for and unique to the Bridge Site, advertising units, and other promotional elements set forth in this Agreement (collectively, the Materials). Notwithstanding the foregoing, iVillage expressly retains all right, title and interest in and to the programs and software that are used in connection with the creation and operation of, but are not created specifically, for and unique to the Materials (the iVillage Proprietary Materials). FMC acknowledges and agrees that the iVillage Proprietary Materials are used by iVillage in creating and developing Web sites for itself and other parties. FMC further acknowledges and agrees that iVillage will be using certain licensed programs and software owned by third parties for portions of the development and creation of the Materials and that FMC will not acquire any right in or to those copyrighted materials. iVillage agrees to execute any and all necessary further documents that FMC may reasonably request to fully vest the intellectual property rights related to the Materials in FMC and, if requested, to reasonable assist FMC in registering such rights in the name of FMC.

8.       Publicity. iVillage, FMC and FMM agree to collaborate on a joint press release (Press Release) to include information regarding the subject matter of this Agreement and quotes from iVillage, FMC and FMM sources. The distribution list shall be approved by both Parties no less than five (5) business days prior to the release date. The Press Release and any quotes from either Party's sources must be approved by the other Party's public relations department, which also must be made aware of any pre-briefings with outside parties at least five (5) days in advance of any pre-briefing. In addition, the iVillage and FMM public relations department, FMC and FMM must be informed, no less than five (5) days before the release date, of any third party who expresses interest in the Press Release.

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9.       Licenses. FMM grants to iVillage, during the Initial Term of this Agreement, a royalty-free, non-exclusive, worldwide license to use, reproduce and display Ford's tradenames, trademarks, service marks and logos (collectively, the Marks) in connection with this Agreement. No right, title, license, or interest in any Marks owned by Ford or any of its affiliates is intended to be given to or acquired by iVillage by the execution of or the performance of this Agreement. iVillage shall not use the Marks for any purpose or activity except as expressly authorized or contemplated herein;

10.      Confidentiality. Except as expressly set forth herein, iVillage and FMM shall maintain in confidence the terms of this Agreement. It is expected that, pursuant to discussions to date and to this Agreement, the Parties may disclose to one another certain information (Confidential Information), as defined herein, which is considered by the disclosing Party to be proprietary or confidential information. Confidential Information is defined as any, information, communication or data, in any form, including, but not limited to oral, written, graphic or electromagnetic forms, models or samples, which the disclosing Party desires to protect against unrestricted disclosure or use, including without limitation, business information, financial data and marketing data. All Confidential Information shall remain the sole property, of the disclosing Party and its confidentiality shall be maintained and protected by the receiving Party with the same degree of care as the receiving Party uses for its own confidential and proprietary information and the receiving Party shall not disclose such Confidential Information to any third party. The restrictions of the use or disclosure of any Confidential Information shall not apply to any Confidential Information: (i) after it has become generally available to the public without breach of this Agreement by the receiving Party; (ii) is rightfully in the receiving Party's possession prior to disclosure to it by the disclosing Party; (iii) is independently developed by the receiving Party; (iv) is rightfully received by the receiving Party from a third party, without a duty of confidentiality; or (v) is required to be disclosed under operation of law.

11.      LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. NEITHER PARTY SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY HEREUNDER FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFIT OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, WHETHER OR NOT THE PARTY WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH.

         EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY, AND EACH PARTY HEREBY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE SERVICES CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY





IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES AFJSING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE.

12.      Indemnification.

         A. iVillage agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless FMM and its client Ford Motor Company and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns from any and all third party losses, liabilities, damages, actions, claims, expenses and costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) which result or arise out of or in connection with the breach of this

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Agreement by iVillage or which result or arise out of or in connection with any material supplied by iVillage pursuant to this Agreement.

         B. FMM agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless iVillage and its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns from any and all third party, losses, liabilities, damages, actions, claims, expenses and costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) which result or arise out of or in connection with the breach of this Agreement by FMM or which result or arise out of or in connection with any material supplied by FMM or its client Ford Motor Company pursuant to this Agreement.

13.      General Provisions.

         A. Relationship of the Parties. Nothing contained herein shall imply any partnership, joint venture or agency relationship between the Parties and neither Party shall have the power to obligate or bind the other in any manner whatsoever, except to the extent herein provided.

         B. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared by any court of competent Jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, all other provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect.

         C. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of  counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.

         D. Notices. All notices, requests, demands, payments and other  communications which are required or may be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally, telecopied or sent by nationally recognized overnight carrier, or mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, as follows:

         If to FMM:

                             Ford Motor Media                              500 Woodward Avenue                              Detroit, Michigan 48226-3428                              Attention:  Carol Wright                              Tel: (313) 964-2954                              Fax: (313) 964-2315

         If to iVillage:

                             iVillage, Inc.                              170 Fifth Avenue                              New York, New York 10010                              Attention: Vice President Business/Legal Affairs                              Tel: (212) 206-3106                              Fax: (212) 604-9133

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E.      Force Majeur. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, neither Party shall be liable for any breach of this Agreement for any delay or failure of performance resulting from any cause beyond such Party's reasonable control, including but not limited to the weather, strikes or labor disputes (other than as set forth in Section 1.B), war, terrorist acts, riots or civil disturbances, government regulations, acts of civil or military authorities, or acts of God provided the Party affected takes all reasonably necessary steps to resume full performance. In the event that the Network or the Bridge Site are unavailable for a substantial period of time due an event of force majeur or otherwise, iVillage agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to make good any impressions lost as a result of such circumstance.

F.       Entire Agreement. This Agreement (i) constitutes the binding agreement between the Parties, (ii) represents the entire agreement between the Parties and supersedes all prior agreements relating to the subject matter contained herein and (iii) may not be modified or amended except in writing signed by the Parties.

G.       Survival. The following sections shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement: 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13.

H.       Governing Law. Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.





I.       Assignment. Neither Party shall sell, transfer or assign this Agreement or the rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon prior written notice by Ford Motor Company to iVillage, this Agreement may be assigned by FMM to another advertising agency, and in such event, FMM will be released from all financial and other obligations under this Agreement.

J.       Headings. The headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first above written.

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FOR FORD CENTRAL MEDIA FOR iVILLAGE, INC.

 /s/ Mark A. Kaline                      /s/ Steven Elkes - --------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- (Name)                                  (Name

Media Manager                           Vice President Business/]Legal Affairs - --------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- (Title)                                 (Title)

     1/12/99                                 12/18/98 - --------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- (Date)                                  (Date)

 /s/ Mark A. Kaline                      /s/ Steven Elkes - --------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- (Signature)                             (Signature)

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                                    EXHIBIT A                                     ---------

                          Third Party Traffic Auditors

         ABC          I/PRO          PWC          DoubleClick

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Question: Highlight the parts (if any) of this contract related to Warranty Duration that should be reviewed by a lawyer. Details: What is the duration of any  warranty against defects or errors in technology, products, or services  provided under the contract?

Answer:
Upon receipt from iVillage of the proposed Bridge Site design and content, FMM shall have no more than five (5) business days in which to provide iVillage with its acceptance or rejection of the design and content. If iVillage does not receive FMM's acceptance or rejection of such within the allotted time, iVillage shall deem FMM's silence as acceptance.