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ex10-101

EXHIBIT 10.101

AMENDED AND RESTATED

REVOLVING PROMISSORY NOTE

	 	 	 
	$6,500,000		
McLean, Virginia

As of August 31, 2001

      FOR VALUE RECEIVED, VERSAR, INC., a corporation organized under the laws
of the State of Delaware (“Versar”), GEOMET TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“Geomet”), SMC
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of
the State of Pennsylvania, and VERSAR ACQUISITION II, CORP., a corporation
organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia (the “Borrowers”, and
each individually, a “Borrower”), jointly and severally, promise to pay to the
order of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association, its successors
and assigns (the “Lender”), the principal sum of SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($6,500,000) (the “Principal Sum”), or so much thereof as has
been or may be advanced or readvanced to or for the account of the Borrowers
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement (as hereinafter
defined), together with interest thereon at the rate or rates hereinafter
provided, in accordance with the following:

      1. Interest. (a) Except as otherwise expressly set forth below, amounts
outstanding hereunder shall bear interest from the date until repaid in full at
the LIBOR Rate (as hereinafter defined), plus two hundred and seventy five
basis points (i.e. 2.75%). For purposes hereof, the “LIBOR Rate” shall mean a
fluctuating rate equal to the daily London Interbank Offered Rate for thirty
(30) days U.S. Dollar deposits as quoted by the Lender as of 11:00 A.M.
(Washington, D.C., time) (the “LIBOR Rate”). The interest rate on all sums
accruing interest at

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the LIBOR Rate under this Note shall change immediately and
contemporaneously with any change in the LIBOR Rate.

      (b) In addition, so long as no event of default or any act, event or
condition which, with notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute
an event of default under any Financing Document has occurred and is
continuing, the Borrowers shall have the right to elect that specified amounts
advanced under this Note in a minimum amount of $100,000 and increments of
$50,000, bear interest at the Prime Rate (as hereinafter defined). For
purposes hereof, the “Prime Rate” means the fluctuating prime rate of interest
established and declared by the Lender from time to time. The Prime Rate does
not necessarily represent the lowest rate of interest charged by the Lender to
its borrowers.

      (c) All interest payable under the terms of this Note shall be calculated
on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed.

      (d) In respect to any interest rate election hereunder and any
transactions contemplated hereby, the Borrowers authorize the Lender to accept,
rely upon, act upon and comply with, any verbal or written instructions,
requests, confirmations and orders of the President and Chief Executive
Officer, the Vice President, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer and Vice
President, Secretary & General Counsel on behalf of the Borrowers. The
Borrowers acknowledge that the transmission between the Borrowers and the
Lender of any such instructions, requests, confirmations and orders involves
the possibility of errors, omissions, mistakes and discrepancies and agrees to
adopt such internal measures and operational procedures to protect its
interests. By reason thereof, the Borrowers hereby assume all risk of loss and
responsibility for, release and discharge the Lender from any and all
responsibility or

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liability for, and agree to indemnify, reimburse on demand and hold the
Lender harmless from, any and all claims, actions, damages, losses, liability
and expenses by reason of, arising out of or in any way connected with or
related to, (i) the Lender’s acceptance, reliance and actions upon, compliance
with or observation of any such instructions, requests, confirmations or
orders, and (ii) any such errors, omissions, mistakes and discrepancies, except
those caused by the Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

      2. Payments and Maturity. The unpaid Principal Sum, together with
interest thereon at the rate or rates provided above, shall be payable as
follows:

      (a) Interest only on the unpaid Principal Sum shall be due and payable
monthly, commencing October 1, 2001, and on the same day of each month
thereafter to maturity; and

      (b) Unless sooner paid, the unpaid Principal Sum, together with interest
accrued and unpaid thereon, shall be due and payable in full on November 30,
2002.

      The fact that the balance hereunder may be reduced to zero from time to
time pursuant to the Financing Agreement will not affect the continuing
validity of this Note or the Financing Agreement, and the balance may be
increased to the Principal Sum after any such reduction to zero.

      3. Default Interest. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as
hereinafter defined), the unpaid Principal Sum shall bear interest thereafter
at a rate (the “Default Rate”) four percent (4%) per annum in excess of the
Prime Rate until such Event of Default is cured.

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      4. Late Charges. If the Borrowers shall fail to make any payment under
the terms of this Note within ten (10) days after the date such payment is due,
the Borrowers shall pay to the Lender on demand a late charge equal to five
percent (5%) of such payment.

      5. Application and Place of Payments. All payments, made on account of
this Note shall be applied first to the payment of any late charge then due
hereunder, second to the payment of accrued and unpaid interest then due
hereunder, and the remainder, if any, shall be applied to the unpaid Principal
Sum. All payments on account of this Note shall be paid in lawful money of the
United States of America in immediately available funds during regular business
hours of the Lender at its principal office in McLean, Virginia or at such
other times and places as the Lender may at any time and from time to time
designate in writing to the Borrowers. The Lender is authorized to deduct any
payment (including payments of principal and/or interest as above provided)
from the Borrowers’ Account Number 4113103748 on or after the date the payment
is due; provided, however, that such authorization shall not be deemed to
relieve the Borrowers from their obligation to make such payment when it is
due.

      6. Prepayment. The Borrowers may prepay the Principal Sum in whole or in
part without premium or penalty.

      7. Financing Agreement and Other Financing Documents. This Note is the
“Replacement Note” described in that certain Ninth Amendment to Financing and
Security Agreement of even date herewith by and among the Borrowers and the
Lender, which Ninth Amendment to Financing and Security Agreement, further
amends that certain Financing and Security Agreement dated March 31, 1997 (the
“Original Financing Agreement”) by and among Versar and Geomet. The Original
Financing Agreement as thereafter amended, modified,

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restated, substituted, extended and renewed at any time and from time to
time, is hereinafter called the “Financing Agreement”. The indebtedness
evidenced by this Note is included within the meaning of the term “Obligations”
as defined in the Financing Agreement. This Note amends and restates in its
entirety that certain Eighth Amended and Restated Revolving Promissory Note in
the maximum principal amount of Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($6,500,000) dated as of December 20, 1999 (the “Prior Note”) from the
Borrowers in favor of the Lender. The term “Financing Documents” as used in
this Note, shall mean collectively this Note, each Acquisition Note, the
Financing Agreement and any other instrument, agreement, or document
previously, simultaneously, or hereafter executed and delivered by any of the
Borrowers and/or any other person, singularly or jointly with any other person,
evidencing, securing, guaranteeing, or in connection with the Principal Sum,
this Note and/or the Financing Agreement. It is expressly understood and agreed
that the indebtedness evidenced by the Prior Note has not been extinguished or
discharged hereby. The Borrowers and the Lender agree that the execution of
this Note is not intended and shall not cause or result in a novation with
regard to the Prior Note.

      8. Security. This Note is secured as provided in the Financing Agreement.

      9. Events of Default. The occurrence of any one or more of the following
events shall constitute an event of default (individually, an “Event of
Default” and collectively, the “Events of Default”) under the terms of this
Note:

      (a) The failure of the Borrowers to pay to the Lender within five (5) days
of when due any and all amounts payable by the Borrowers to the Lender under
the terms of this Note; or

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      (b) The occurrence of an event of default (as defined therein) under the
terms and conditions of any of the other Financing Documents.

      10. Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, at the option
of the Lender, all amounts payable by the Borrowers to the Lender under the
terms of this Note shall immediately become due and payable by the Borrowers to
the Lender without notice to the Borrowers or any other person, and the Lender
shall have all of the rights, powers, and remedies available under the terms of
this Note, any of the other Financing Documents and all applicable laws. The
Borrowers and all endorsers, guarantors, and other parties who may now or in
the future be primarily or secondarily liable for the payment of the
indebtedness evidenced by this Note hereby severally waive presentment, protest
and demand, notice of protest, notice of demand and of dishonor and non-payment
of this Note and expressly agree that this Note or any payment hereunder may be
extended from time to time without in any way affecting the joint and several
liability of the Borrowers, guarantors and endorsers.

      Until such time as the Lender is not committed to extend further credit to
the Borrowers and all Obligations of the Borrowers to the Lender have been
indefeasibly paid in full in cash, and subject to and not in limitation of the
provisions set forth in the next following paragraph below, no Borrower shall
have any right of subrogation (whether contractual, arising under the
Bankruptcy Code or otherwise), reimbursement or contribution from any Borrower,
or any guarantor nor any right of recourse to its security for any of the debts
and obligations of any Borrower which are the subject of this Note. Except as
otherwise expressly permitted by the Financing Agreement, any and all present
and future debts and obligations of any other to any Borrower are hereby
subordinated to the full payment and performance of all present and future

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debts and obligations to the Lender under this Note and the Financing
Agreement and the Financing Documents, provided, however, notwithstanding
anything set forth in this Note to the contrary, prior to the occurrence of a
payment Default, the Borrowers shall be permitted to make payments on account
of any of such present and future debts and obligations from time to time in
accordance with the terms thereof.

      The Borrowers further agree that, if any payment made by the Borrowers, or
any other person is applied to this Note and is at any time annulled, set
aside, rescinded, invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential or
otherwise required to be refunded or repaid, or the proceeds of any property
hereafter securing this Note is required to be returned by the Lender to any
Borrower, their estate, trustee, receiver or any other party, including,
without limitation, such Borrower, under any bankruptcy law, state or federal
law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or
repayment, such Borrower’s liability hereunder (and any lien, security interest
or other collateral securing such liability) shall be and remain in full force
and effect, as fully as if such payment had never been made, or, if prior
thereto any such lien, security interest or other collateral hereafter securing
such the Borrower’s liability hereunder shall have been released or terminated
by virtue of such cancellation or surrender, this Note (and such lien, security
interest or other collateral) shall be reinstated in full force and effect, and
such prior cancellation or surrender shall not diminish, release, discharge,
impair or otherwise affect the obligations of such Borrower of the amount of
such payment (or any lien, security interest or other collateral securing such
obligation).

      The JOINT AND SEVERAL obligations of each Borrower under this Note shall
be absolute, irrevocable and unconditional and shall remain in full force and
effect until the

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outstanding principal of and interest on this Note and all other
Obligations or amounts due hereunder and under the Financing Agreement and the
Financing Documents shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash in
accordance with the terms thereof and this Note shall have been canceled.

      11. Expenses. The Borrowers jointly and severally promise to pay to the
Lender on demand by the Lender all costs and expenses incurred by the Lender in
connection with the collection and enforcement of this Note, including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and all court costs.

      12. Notices. Any notice, request, or demand to or upon the Borrowers or
the Lender shall be deemed to have been properly given or made when delivered
in accordance with Section 11.01 of the Financing Agreement.

      13. Miscellaneous. Each right, power, and remedy of the Lender as
provided for in this Note or any of the other Financing Documents, or now or
hereafter existing under any applicable law or otherwise shall be cumulative
and concurrent and shall be in addition to every other right, power, or remedy
provided for in this Note or any of the other Financing Documents or now or
hereafter existing under any applicable law, and the exercise or beginning of
the exercise by the Lender of any one or more of such rights, powers, or
remedies shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by the Lender of
any or all such other rights, powers, or remedies. No failure or delay by the
Lender to insist upon the strict performance of any term, condition, covenant,
or agreement of this Note or any of the other Financing Documents, or to
exercise any right, power, or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof, shall
constitute a waiver of any such term, condition, covenant, or agreement or of
any such breach, or preclude the

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Lender from exercising any such right, power, or remedy at a later time or
times. By accepting payment after the due date of any amount payable under the
terms of this Note, the Lender shall not be deemed to waive the right either to
require prompt payment when due of all other amounts payable under the terms of
this Note or to declare an Event of Default for the failure to effect such
prompt payment of any such other amount. No course of dealing or conduct shall
be effective to amend, modify, waive, release, or change any provisions of this
Note.

      14. Partial Invalidity. In the event any provision of this Note (or any
part of any provision) is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality,
or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision (or remaining part of
the affected provision) of this Note; but this Note shall be construed as if
such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision (or part thereof) had not
been contained in this Note, but only to the extent it is invalid, illegal, or
unenforceable.

      15. Captions. The captions herein set forth are for convenience only and
shall not be deemed to define, limit, or describe the scope or intent of this
Note.

      16. Applicable Law. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that this
Note shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, even though
for the convenience and at the request of the Borrowers, this Note may be
executed elsewhere.

      17. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. EACH BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN
ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO WHICH EITHER BORROWER AND THE LENDER MAY BE
PARTIES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY PERTAINING TO (A) THIS NOTE OR (B) THE
FINANCING DOCUMENTS. IT IS AGREED AND UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WAIVER CONSTITUTES
A WAIVER

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OF TRIAL BY JURY OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST ALL PARTIES TO SUCH ACTIONS OR
PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING CLAIMS AGAINST PARTIES WHO ARE NOT PARTIES TO THIS NOTE.

      THIS WAIVER IS KNOWINGLY, WILLINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY MADE BY EACH BORROWER,
AND EACH BORROWER HEREBY REPRESENTS THAT NO REPRESENTATIONS OF FACT OR OPINION
HAVE BEEN MADE BY ANY INDIVIDUAL TO INDUCE THIS WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY OR TO
IN ANY WAY MODIFY OR NULLIFY ITS EFFECT. EACH BORROWER FURTHER REPRESENTS THAT
IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED IN THE SIGNING OF THIS NOTE AND IN THE MAKING OF THIS
WAIVER BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL, SELECTED OF ITS OWN FREE WILL, AND THAT IT
HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS WAIVER WITH COUNSEL.

      18. ARBITRATION. ANY CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM BETWEEN OR AMONG THE PARTIES
HERETO INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE OR ANY
RELATED INSTRUMENTS, AGREEMENTS OR DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY CLAIM BASED ON OR
ARISING FROM AN ALLEGED TORT, SHALL BE DETERMINED BY BINDING ARBITRATION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT (OR IF NOT APPLICABLE, THE
APPLICABLE STATE LAW), THE RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR ARBITRATION OF
COMMERCIAL DISPUTES OF ENDISPUTE, INC., D/B/A J.A.M.S./ENDISPUTE (“J.A.M.S.”)
AND THE “SPECIAL RULES” SET FORTH BELOW. IN THE EVENT OF AN INCONSISTENCY, THE
SPECIAL RULES SHALL CONTROL. JUDGMENT UPON ANY

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ARBITRATION AWARD MAY BE ENTERED IN ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION. ANY
PARTY TO THIS INSTRUMENT, AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENT MAY BRING ANY ACTION, INCLUDING
A SUMMARY OR EXPEDITED PROCEEDING, TO COMPEL ARBITRATION OF ANY CONTROVERSY OR
CLAIM TO WHICH THIS NOTE RELATES IN ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION OVER SUCH
ACTION.

      (A) SPECIAL RULES. THE ARBITRATION SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN FAIRFAX COUNTY,
VIRGINIA AND ADMINISTERED BY J.A.M.S. WHO WILL APPOINT AN ARBITRATOR. IF
J.A.M.S. IS UNABLE OR LEGALLY PRECLUDED FROM ADMINISTERING THE ARBITRATION,
THEN THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION WILL SERVE. ALL ARBITRATION HEARINGS
WILL BE COMMENCED WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS OF THE DEMAND FOR ARBITRATION;
FURTHER, THE ARBITRATOR SHALL ONLY, UPON A SHOWING OF CAUSE, BE PERMITTED TO
EXTEND THE COMMENCING OF SUCH HEARING FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIXTY (60) DAYS.

      (B) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS. NOTHING IN THIS NOTE SHALL BE
DEEMED TO: (I) LIMIT THE APPLICABILITY OF ANY OTHERWISE APPLICABLE STATUTES OF
LIMITATION OR REPOSE AND ANY WAIVERS CONTAINED IN THIS INSTRUMENT, AGREEMENT OR
DOCUMENT; OR (II) BE A WAIVER BY THE LENDER OF THE PROTECTION AFFORDED TO IT BY
12 U.S.C. §91 OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT STATE LAW; OR (III) LIMIT THE
RIGHT OF THE LENDER: (A) TO EXERCISE SELF HELP REMEDIES SUCH AS (BUT NOT
LIMITED TO) SET OFF, OR (B) TO FORECLOSE AGAINST ANY REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY
COLLATERAL, OR

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      (C) TO OBTAIN FROM A COURT PROVISIONAL OR ANCILLARY REMEDIES SUCH AS (BUT
NOT LIMITED TO) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, WRIT OF POSSESSION OR THE APPOINTMENT OF A
RECEIVER. THE LENDER MAY EXERCISE SUCH SELF HELP RIGHTS, FORECLOSE UPON SUCH
PROPERTY, OR OBTAIN SUCH PROVISIONAL OR ANCILLARY REMEDIES BEFORE, DURING OR
AFTER THE PENDENCY OF ANY ARBITRATION PROCEEDING BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THIS
INSTRUMENT, AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENT. NEITHER THE EXERCISE OF SELF HELP REMEDIES
NOR THE INSTITUTION OR MAINTENANCE OF ANY ACTION FOR FORECLOSURE OR FOR
PROVISIONAL OR ANCILLARY REMEDIES SHALL CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF THE RIGHT OF ANY
PARTY, INCLUDING THE CLAIMANT IN SUCH ACTION, TO ARBITRATE THE MERITS OF THE
CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM OCCASIONING RESORT TO SUCH REMEDIES.

[SIGNATURES BEGIN ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers have caused this Note to be executed
under seal by their duly authorized officers as of the date first written
above.

	 	 	 	 
	WITNESS/ATTEST:		VERSAR, INC.
	 	 	 
	/S/ Lula Fasold

		By:	
/S/ Lawrence W. Sinnott     (SEAL)

Name: Lawrence W. Sinnott

Title: Sr. Vice Pres., CFO & Treasurer
	
	
	
	

	 	 	 
	WITNESS/ATTEST:		
GEOMET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
	
	
	
	

	 	 	 
	/S/ Lula Fasold

		By:	
/S/ Lawrence W. Sinnott     (SEAL)

Name: Lawrence W. Sinnott

Title: Treasurer
	
	
	
	

	 	 	 
	WITNESS/ATTEST:		
SMC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
	
	
	
	

	 	 	 
	/S/ Lula Fasold

		By:	
/S/ Lawrence W. Sinnott     (SEAL)

Name: Lawrence W. Sinnott

Title: Treasurer
	
	
	
	

	 	 	 
	WITNESS/ATTEST:		
VERSAR ACQUISITION II, CORP.
	
	
	
	

	 	 	 
	/S/ Lula Fasold

		By:	
/S/ Lawrence W. Sinnott     (SEAL)

Name: Lawrence W. Sinnott

Title: Treasurer
	
	
	
	

	 	 	 
	WITNESS/ATTEST:		
GREENWOOD PARTNERSHIP, LTD.
	
	
	
	

	 	 	 
	/S/ Lula Fasold

		By:	
/S/ Lawrence W. Sinnott     (SEAL)

Name: Lawrence W. Sinnott

Title: Treasurer

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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.40

                         HIGH SPEED NET SOLUTIONS, INC.
                             INVENTIONS AWARDS PLAN

1.      PURPOSE

        High Speed Net Solutions, Inc. (the "Company") hereby establishes its
        Inventions Awards Plan (the "Plan") effective October 30, 2000, in order
        to provide certain employees additional compensation while they are
        employed by the Company.

2.      ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES

        Employees eligible for an award under this Plan ("Eligible Employees")
        shall include members of the core technology team of Bjorn Jawerth
        ("Jawerth"), as listed in Schedule A to this Plan, as well as other
        employees hired into such technology team, as well as other employees
        who may be mutually agreed upon from time to time by Jawerth and the
        Board of Directors.

3.      TECHNOLOGY COVERED

        The technology and inventions covered under this Plan shall be
        enhancements or new methods involving the business of the Company and
        developed by any of the Eligible Employees and owned by the Company,
        that generate revenue for the Company ("New Technology"). New Technology
        does not include existing technology of the Company or technology
        acquired from Summus, Ltd.

4.      AWARDS

        a.      The Company shall put five percent (5%) of gross revenues from
                licenses of New Technology and sales of products that
                incorporate New Technology into a pool for division among
                Eligible Employees.
        b.      Within 30 days after the close of each quarter, Jawerth, working
                with a Board of Directors designee ("Plan Administrator") will
                calculate the amount of funds that should go into the pool, and
                which Eligible Employees shall receive which amount.
        c.      Jawerth's decision regarding available funds and allocation of
                the pool among Eligible Employees shall be final unless
                overruled by 70% of the Board of Directors, not counting
                Jawerth. The Board shall render a decision on the
                recommendations of Jawerth within 30 days after receiving them;
                if no decision is made by the Board, the recommendations shall
                be deemed approved. The decision of the Board will be final.
        d.      In the event that the Company sells the rights to New
                Technology, the Eligible Employees shall be entitled to an award
                of 10% from the gross proceeds.
        e.      The Board will provide the requisite award to each Eligible
                Employee within 30 days after the later of the end of the
                quarter in which funds subject to the award
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                are received by the Company or the date that it renders a
                decision on Jawerth's recommendations.
        f.      The Company will use best available and describable criteria to
                evaluate the contributions of Eligible Employees to gross
                revenues. Changes in criteria may be made from time to time as
                the Board and Jawerth analyze the plan's success and evaluate
                the best incentives for employees consistent with meeting the
                Company's goals.
        g.      An Eligible Employee entitled to an award is referred to below
                as a Participant.

5.      LENGTH OF AWARDS

        Except for Jawerth, if a Participant's employment with the Company
        ceases for any reason, the Participant shall cease to have rights to
        receive awards under this Plan. As founder of the Company, Jawerth's
        awards shall continue in perpetuity.

6.      NON-COMPANY TECHNOLOGY

        a)      Each Eligible Employee, in order to be granted status as an
                Eligible Employee, must have executed the Company's standard
                agreement concerning assignment to the Company of inventions,
                which agreement governs the ownership of technology developed by
                the Eligible Employee while employed by the Company. In some
                cases, such technology may be owned by the Eligible Employee
                pursuant to the terms of such standard agreement.
        b)      For technology not owned by the Company ("Outside Technology"),
                the Company will entertain applications by Eligible Employees to
                consider commercializing such technology.
        c)      The Company will develop a process for the submission of Outside
                Technology.
        d)      The Company will have 90 days to accept or reject an Outside
                Technology proposed by an Eligible Employee. If there is no
                response by the end of 90 days, the proposed technology will be
                considered rejected, and the Company shall have no further
                rights to such technology.
        e)      If the Outside Technology is accepted, the Company and the
                Eligible Employee shall negotiate in good faith to develop a
                plan to commercialize the proposed technology. If they cannot
                come to a negotiated agreement within 90 days after acceptance,
                the Company shall have no further rights to such technology.
        f)      If one Eligible Employee submits the Outside Technology and it
                is accepted and commercialized by the Company, the Eligible
                Employee shall receive a 5% annual award on gross revenues from
                licenses of the Outside Technology and sales of products that
                incorporate the Outside Technology, and other Eligible Employees
                who then work on or manage the development of the Outside
                Technology shall receive another 5% award on such gross
                revenues, as recommended by Jawerth.
        g)      If two or more Eligible Employees submit the Outside Technology
                and it is accepted and commercialized by the Company, those
                Eligible Employees shall receive a 10% annual award on gross
                revenues from licenses of the Outside Technology and sales of
                products that incorporate the Outside Technology, as recommended
                by Jawerth.

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7.      SPINOFFS

        a)      The Company may, at its option, initiate a spinoff company
                ("Spinoff") to develop a New Technology or an Outside Technology
                that it has accepted.
        b)      Eligible Employees may be selected to join a Spinoff.
        c)      Any Eligible Employee that accepts a position in the Spinoff
                shall trade in his or her rights to awards in return for equity
                in the Spinoff.
        d)      The technical team that developed the technology for the Spinoff
                and joins the Spinoff shall be entitled to 25% of the founders'
                equity in the Spinoff. Included in that portion of equity,
                Jawerth shall receive at least 5% of the founders' equity in the
                Spinoff.
        e)      It will be the goal of the Spinoff to obtain venture capital
                financing and then secure a sale of the Spinoff or an initial
                public offering.
        f)      If the Spinoff fails, the former Eligible Employees who joined
                the Spinoff will be considered by the Company for Eligible
                Employee status again at the Company.

8.      RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT AND COMPANY ASSETS

        A Participant shall not be entitled, solely by reason of an award or
        this Plan, to continue to be employed by the Company or to continue to
        participate in any employee benefit plans or fringe benefit Plans
        maintained by the Company, and the rights of a Participant to continue
        to participate in such other plans and Plans shall be governed solely by
        their terms and applicable law.

        Except for the right to receive any benefit payable under the Plan, no
        person shall have any right, title or interest in or to the assets of
        the Company because of the Plan.

9.      PAYMENTS

        Payments hereunder shall be made by the Company within 30 days after the
        end of the quarter in which funds subject to the award are received by
        the Company, unless otherwise specified in this Plan. Award payments
        shall be subject to all applicable taxes.

        When any person entitled to benefits under the Plan is under legal
        disability or, in the Plan Administrator's opinion, is in any way
        incapacitated so as to be unable to manage his or her affairs, the Plan
        Administrator may cause such person's benefits to be paid to such
        person's legal representative for his or her benefit or to be applied
        for the benefit of such person in any other manner requested by the
        Participant or the Participant's legal guardian. Such payments of
        benefits shall completely discharge the liability of the Company and the
        Plan Administrator for such benefits.

10.     AUDIT

        A Participant may appoint an independent auditor to audit Company
        records for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of award payments.
        Such an audit will be the sole

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        expense of the Participant unless the audit discloses that the payment
        under audit was insufficient by more than five percent (5%), in which
        case the Company shall promptly pay the reasonable fees and expenses of
        the audit as well as the amount of the payment discrepancy determined by
        the auditor. All information disclosed in the course of such an audit
        shall be considered confidential information of the Company and will not
        be disclosed by the Participant to any other party.

11.     GOVERNING LAW

        The Plan shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
        North Carolina.

12.     INDEMNIFICATION

        The Company agrees to indemnify and to defend to the fullest extent
        permitted by law the Plan Administrator and members of the Board of
        Directors, as well as Jawerth, against all liabilities, damages, costs
        and expenses (including attorney's fees and amounts paid in settlement
        of any claims approved by the Company) occasioned by any act or omission
        to act in connection with the Plan, if such act or omission is in good
        faith.

13.     WAIVER

        If any provision of the Plan shall be invalid or unenforceable for any
        reason, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be carried into
        effect.

14.     MODIFICATION

        This plan may be modified at any time and from time to time by the Board
        of Directors and approval by Jawerth.

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SCHEDULE A

       Allen, Christopher
       Chen, Yu
       Chung, Do Hyun
       Clement, Jason
       Eaton, Emily
       Forbes, Scott
       Garsell, Andreas
       Hall, Nathan
       Jawerth, Bjorn
       Kasarabada, Vikrant
       Khandpekar, Ganesh
       Kumar, Arun
       Lin, Peng
       Lopez, Ricardo
       Lu, Zi Jean
       Mygatt, Leonard
       Panda, Prasanjit
       Rade, Johan
       Radovic, Niksa
       Rajcani, Peter
       Storm, Henrik
       Zhong, Junmei
       Zhou, Jiangying

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