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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.5

                               INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

      This Indemnification Agreement ("Agreement") is made as of September __,
2002 by and between Western Digital Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and ____________________ ("Indemnitee").

                                    RECITALS

      WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve
publicly-held corporations as directors or in other capacities unless they are
provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification
against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their
service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;

      WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has
determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals, the
Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense,
liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its subsidiaries
from certain liabilities. Although the furnishing of such insurance has been a
customary and widespread practice among United States-based corporations and
other business enterprises, the Company believes that, given current market
conditions and trends, such insurance may be available to it in the future only
at higher premiums and with more exclusions. At the same time, directors,
officers, and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises
are being increasingly subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation
relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been
brought only against the Company or business enterprise itself. The By-laws of
the Company require indemnification of the officers and directors of the
Company. Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware ("DGCL"). The By-laws and the
DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are
not exclusive, and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into
between the Company and members of the board of directors, officers and other
persons with respect to indemnification;

      WHEREAS, the uncertainties relating to such insurance and to
indemnification have increased the difficulty of attracting and retaining such
persons;

      WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the increased difficulty in
attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of
the Company's stockholders and that the Company should act to assure such
persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

      WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company
contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf
of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that they
will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they
will not be so indemnified;

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      WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the
Bylaws of the Company and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall
not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of
Indemnitee thereunder;

      WHEREAS, Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the
Company's Bylaws and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, and may
not be willing to serve as an officer or director without adequate protection,
and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity. Indemnitee is
willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on
behalf of the Company on the condition that he be so indemnified; and

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants
contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as
follows:

      Section 1. Services to the Company. Indemnitee agrees to serve as an
officer of the Company. Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign
from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any
obligation imposed by operation of law), in which event the Company shall have
no obligation under this Agreement to continue Indemnitee in such position. This
Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company (or any
of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) and Indemnitee. Indemnitee specifically
acknowledges that Indemnitee's employment with the Company (or any of its
subsidiaries or any Enterprise), if any, is at will, and the Indemnitee may be
discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, except as may be
otherwise provided in any written employment contract between Indemnitee and the
Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise), other applicable formal
severance policies duly adopted by the Board, or, with respect to service as a
director or officer of the Company, by the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation, the Company's By-laws, and the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware. The foregoing notwithstanding, this Agreement shall continue
in force after Indemnitee has ceased to serve as an officer of the Company.

      Section 2. Definitions. As used in this Agreement:

            (a) A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest
to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events:

                  (i) Acquisition of Stock by Third Party. Any Person (as
defined below) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined below), directly
or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%)
or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding
securities;

                  (ii) Change in Board of Directors. During any period of two
(2) consecutive years (not including any period prior to the execution of this
Agreement), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the
Board, and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who
has entered into an agreement with the Company to

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effect a transaction described in Sections 2(a)(i), 2(a)(iii) or 2(a)(iv)) whose
election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders
was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in
office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose
election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any
reason to constitute a least a majority of the members of the Board;

                  (iii) Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a merger
or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or
consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company
outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to
represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting
securities of the surviving entity) more than 51% of the combined voting power
of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after
such merger or consolidation and with the power to elect at least a majority of
the board of directors or other governing body of such surviving entity;

                  (iv) Liquidation. The approval by the stockholders of the
Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or
disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's assets;
and

                  (v) Other Events. There occurs any other event of a nature
that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A
of Regulation 14A (or a response to any similar item on any similar schedule or
form) promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below), whether or not the
Company is then subject to such reporting requirement.

For purposes of this Section 2(a), the following terms shall have the following
meanings:

                        (A) "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange
                  Act of 1934, as amended.

                        (B) "Person" shall have the meaning as set forth in
                  Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act; provided,
                  however, that Person shall exclude (i) the Company, (ii) any
                  trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an
                  employee benefit plan of the Company, and (iii) any
                  corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders
                  of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their
                  ownership of stock of the Company.

                        (C) "Beneficial Owner" shall have the meaning given to
                  such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act; provided,
                  however, that Beneficial Owner shall exclude any Person
                  otherwise becoming a Beneficial Owner by reason of the
                  stockholders of the Company approving a merger of the Company
                  with another entity.

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            (b) "Corporate Status" describes the status of a person who is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or of any other
corporation, partnership or joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Company.

            (c) "Disinterested Director" means a director of the Company who is
not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is
sought by Indemnitee.

            (d) "Enterprise" shall mean the Company and any other corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of
which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director,
officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.

            (e) "Expenses" shall include all reasonable attorneys' fees,
retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel
expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges,
postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the
types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing
to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or
otherwise participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also shall include Expenses
incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including
without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any
cost bond, supersedes bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent. Expenses,
however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the
amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

            (f) "Independent Counsel" means a law firm, or a member of a law
firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently
is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company
or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with
respect to matters concerning the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other
indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party
to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term "Independent Counsel" shall not include
any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then
prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company
or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee's rights under this
Agreement. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the
Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel
against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

            (g) The term "Proceeding" shall include any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism,
investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened
or completed proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or
otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
nature, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise
by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the
Company, by reason of any action taken by him or of any action on his part while
acting as director or officer of the Company, or by reason of the fact that he
is or was serving at the request of the Company as a

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director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such
capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which
indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of expenses can be provided under
this Agreement; except one initiated by a Indemnitee to enforce his rights under
this Agreement.

            (h) Reference to "other enterprise" shall include employee benefit
plans; references to "fines" shall include any excise tax assessed with respect
to any employee benefit plan; references to "serving at the request of the
Company" shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of
the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director,
officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its
participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a
manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants
and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in
manner "not opposed to the best interests of the Company" as referred to in this
Agreement.

      Section 3. Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company shall
indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 if
Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any
Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure
a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 3, Indemnitee shall be
indemnified against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his behalf in
connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if
Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of a
criminal proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was
unlawful.

      Section 4. Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The
Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 4 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a
participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a
judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 4, Indemnitee shall be
indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on
his behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter
therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. No
indemnification for Expenses shall be made under this Section 4 in respect of
any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally
adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent
that the Delaware Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was
brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly
and reasonably entitled to indemnification.

      Section 5. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly
Successful. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, to the
extent that Indemnitee is a party to (or a participant in) and is successful, on
the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or
matter therein, in whole or in part, the Company

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shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred
by him in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such
Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but
less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall
indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by
him or on his behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue
or matter. If the Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding, the
Company also shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses reasonably incurred
in connection with a claim, issue or matter related to any claim, issue, or
matter on which the Indemnitee was successful. For purposes of this Section and
without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a
Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a
successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

      Section 6. Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason
of his Corporate Status, a witness in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not
a party, he shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by him or on his behalf in connection therewith.

      Section 7. Additional Indemnification.

            (a) Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 3, 4, or 5, the
Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law if
Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding
(including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment
in its favor) against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the
Proceeding.

            (b) For purposes of Section 7(a), the meaning of the phrase "to the
fullest extent permitted by law" shall include, but not be limited to:

                  i. to the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the
DGCL that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or
the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL, and

                  ii. to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any
amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this
Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its
officers and directors.

      Section 8. Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement,
the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnity in
connection with any claim made against Indemnitee:

            (a) for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of
Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with
respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or other
indemnity provision; or

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            (b) for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or
sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning
of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar
provisions of state statutory law or common law; or

            (c) in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any
Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of
any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors,
officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board of Directors of
the Company authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to
its initiation or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole
discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law.

      Section 9. Advances of Expenses. In accordance with the pre-existing
requirement of Article VII, Section 7.02 of the By-laws of the Company, and
notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company
shall advance, to the extent not prohibited by law, the expenses incurred by
Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding within 30 days after the receipt by
the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to
time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding. Advances
shall be unsecured and interest free. Advances shall be made without regard to
Indemnitee's ability to repay the expenses and without regard to Indemnitee's
ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this
Agreement. Advances shall include any and all reasonable Expenses incurred
pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses
incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Company to support the
advances claimed. The Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution
and delivery to the Company of this Agreement which shall constitute an
undertaking providing that the Indemnitee undertakes to repay the advance to the
extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Company. This Section 9 shall not apply to any claim made by
Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 8.

      Section 10. Procedure for Notification and Defense of Claim.

            (a) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall
submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such
documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is
reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is
entitled to indemnification. The omission to notify the Company will not relieve
the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee otherwise than
under this Agreement. The Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon receipt
of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that
Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

            (b) The Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at
its own expense.

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      Section 11. Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification.

            (a) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant
to the first sentence of Section 10(a), a determination, if required by
applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee's entitlement thereto shall be made
in the specific case: (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by
Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of
which shall be delivered to Indemnitee; or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not
have occurred, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even
though less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested
Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even
though less than a quorum of the Board, (C) if there are no such Disinterested
Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel
in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to
Indemnitee or (D) if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the
Company; and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after
such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or
entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee's entitlement to
indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon
reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not
privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably
available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any
costs or expenses (including attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred by
Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such
determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination
as to Indemnitee's entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby
indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.

            (b) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification
is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof, the
Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 11(b). If a
Change in Control shall not have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be
selected by the Board of Directors, and the Company shall give written notice to
Indemnitee advising him of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected.
If a Change in Control shall have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be
selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be
made by the Board of Directors, in which event the preceding sentence shall
apply), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of
the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either event, Indemnitee
or the Company, as the case may be, may, within 10 days after such written
notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company or to
Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided,
however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the
Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of "Independent
Counsel" as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set
forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper
and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel.
If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel
so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection
is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If,
within 20 days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request for
indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof, no Independent Counsel shall
have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may
petition a court of

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competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection which shall have been
made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other's selection of Independent
Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected
by the Court or by such other person as the Court shall designate, and the
person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so
appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 11(a) hereof. Upon the
due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section
13(a) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of
any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards
of professional conduct then prevailing).

      Section 12. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.

            (a) In making a determination with respect to entitlement to
indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such
determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under
this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in
accordance with Section 10(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the
burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by
any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption.
Neither the failure of the Company (including by its directors or independent
legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any
action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the
circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor
an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or
independent legal counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard
of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that
Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

            (b) If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under
Section 11 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after
receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of
entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee
shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by
Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to
make Indemnitee's statement not materially misleading, in connection with the
request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under
applicable law; provided, however, that such 60-day period may be extended for a
reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the person,
persons or entity making the determination with respect to entitlement to
indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or
evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided,
further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 12(b) shall not apply (i)
if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the
stockholders pursuant to Section 11(a) of this Agreement and if (A) within
fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Company of the request for such
determination the Board of Directors has resolved to submit such determination
to the stockholders for their consideration at an annual meeting thereof to be
held within seventy five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is
made thereat, or (B) a special meeting of stockholders is called within fifteen
(15) days after such receipt for the purpose of making such determination, such
meeting is held for such purpose within sixty (60) days after having been so
called and such determination is

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made thereat, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is
to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 11(a) of this Agreement.

            (c) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or
matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of
nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly
provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee
to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good
faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding,
that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

            (d) Reliance as Safe Harbor. For purposes of any determination of
good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if
Indemnitee's action is based on the records or books of account of the
Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to
Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or
on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records
given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public
accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with the reasonable care
by the Enterprise. The provisions of this Section 12(d) shall not be deemed to
be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which the
Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set
forth in this Agreement.

            (e) Actions of Others. The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to
act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be
imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification
under this Agreement.

      Section 13. Remedies of Indemnitee.

            (a) In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to
Section 11 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant
to Section 9 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to
indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 11(a) of this Agreement
within 45 days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification,
(iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 5 or 6 or the
last sentence of Section 11(a) of this Agreement within ten (10) days after
receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, or (v) payment of
indemnification pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 7 of this Agreement is not made
within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is
entitled to indemnification, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by
a court of his entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses.
Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his option, may seek an award in arbitration to be
conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of
the American Arbitration Association. Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding
seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days following the
date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding
pursuant to this Section 13(a); provided, however, that the foregoing clause
shall not apply in respect of a proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce his
rights under Section 5 of

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this Agreement. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee's right to seek any such
adjudication or award in arbitration.

            (b) In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant
to Section 11(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification, any judicial proceeding or Arbitration commenced pursuant to
this Section 13 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or
arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of
that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced
pursuant to this Section 13 the Company shall have the burden of proving
Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the
case may be.

            (c) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section
11(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the
Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or
arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13, absent (i) a misstatement by
Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to
make Indemnitee's statement not materially misleading, in connection with the
request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under
applicable law.

            (d) The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial
proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13 that the
procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and
enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator
that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. The Company
shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses and, if requested by
Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a
written request therefore) advance such expenses to Indemnitee, to the extent
not prohibited by law, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any
action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advance of Expenses from the
Company under this Agreement or under any directors' and officers' liability
insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee
ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement of
Expenses or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

      Section 14. Non-exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation.

            (a) The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement of
Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any
other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable
law, the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, the Company's Bylaws, any
agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. No
amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof
shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect
of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his Corporate Status prior
to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in Delaware
law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or
advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Company's
Bylaws and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that
Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by
such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of
any other right or remedy, and

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every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other
right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in
equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy
hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or
employment of any other right or remedy.

            (b) To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or
policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or
agents of the Company or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which such person serves at the
request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies
in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage
available for any such director, officer, employee or agent under such policy or
policies. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the
terms hereof, the Company has director and officer liability insurance in
effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the
respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or
desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all
amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of
such policies.

            (c) In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company
shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of
recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all
action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as
are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.

            (d) The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any
payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable (or for which advancement is provided
hereunder) hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually
received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or
otherwise.

            (e) The Company's obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses
hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a
director, officer, employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be reduced
by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement
of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise.

      Section 15. Duration of Agreement. This Agreement shall continue until and
terminate upon the later of: (a) 10 years after the date that Indemnitee shall
have ceased to serve as an officer of the Company or (b) 1 year after the final
termination of any Proceeding then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is
granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of
any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 13 of this Agreement
relating thereto. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its
successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and his
heirs, executors and administrators.

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      Section 16. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement
shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever:
(a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of
this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any Section of
this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not
in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the
fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be
deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give
the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest
extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without
limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such
provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself
invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to
the intent manifested thereby.

      Section 17. Enforcement.

            (a) The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered
into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to
induce Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer of the Company, and the
Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving
as a director or officer of the Company.

            (b) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

      Section 18. Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or
amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the
parties thereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement
nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

      Section 19. Notice by Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the
Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena,
complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding
or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advancement of Expenses
covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company shall not
relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to the Indemnitee under
this Agreement or otherwise.

      Section 20. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been duly given (a) if delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to
whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, or (b) mailed
by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day
after the date on which it is so mailed:

            (a) If to Indemnitee, at the address indicated on the signature page
of this Agreement, or such other address as Indemnitee shall provide to the
Company.

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            (b) If to the Company to

                Western Digital Corporation
                20511 Lake Forest Drive
                Lake Forest, CA   92630
                Attention:  General Counsel

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company.

      Section 21. Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under
applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is
unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of
indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee,
whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be
paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to
an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed
fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in
order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and
Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to
such Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and its
directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with
such event(s) and/or transaction(s).

      Section 22. Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and
the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and
enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard
to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced
by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 10(a) of this Agreement, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or
proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought
only in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Court"), and
not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any
court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or
in connection with this Agreement, (iii) appoint, to the extent such party is
not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Delaware,
irrevocably RL&F Service Corp., One Rodney Square, 10th Floor, 10th and King
Streets, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 as its agent in the State of Delaware as
such party's agent for acceptance of legal process in connection with any such
action or proceeding against such party with the same legal force and validity
as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware, (iv) waive
any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the
Delaware Court, and (v) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that
any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in
an improper or inconvenient forum.

      Section 23. Identical Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one
or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an
original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is
sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

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      Section 24. Miscellaneous. Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to
include usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate. The headings of the
paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be
deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction
thereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as
of the day and year first above written.

WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION                   INDEMNITEE

By:                                           By:
   ------------------------------                -------------------------------

Name:                                         Name:
     ----------------------------                  -----------------------------

Office:                                       Address:
       --------------------------                     --------------------------

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                               SECOND AMENDMENT TO

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED

                         SUBSCRIPTION LICENSE AGREEMENT

This SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBSCRIPTION LICENSE AGREEMENT
(this "Amendment") is entered into on this ___ day of October, 2002 and is
deemed effective as of October 1, 2002 ("Effective Date") by and between
VerticalNet, Inc. ("VNI") and VerticalNet Enterprises LLC, formerly known as
Tradeum, Inc. which d/b/a VerticalNet Solutions ("VNS"), on the one hand, and
Converge, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Converge"), on the other hand.

                                    RECITALS

WHEREAS, VNI, VNS and Converge entered into a Subscription License Agreement
dated December 19, 2000, and amended same pursuant to a First Amendment to
Subscription License Agreement dated as of January 31, 2001 (the "Original
SLA"); and

WHEREAS, VNI, VNS and Converge entered into an AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBSCRIPTION
LICENSE AGREEMENT dated as of October 9, 2001 and amended same pursuant to a
FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBSCRIPTION LICENSE AGREEMENT dated as
of February 1, 2002 (the "Amended and Restated SLA"), which superseded the
Original SLA in its entirety; and

WHEREAS, as a financial accommodation in favor of VNI, VNI, VNS and Converge
desire to enter into this Amendment which, as of the Effective Date, will amend
the Amended and Restated SLA to terminate any obligation by Verticalnet to
deliver any Future Products to Converge and to extinguish any and all right of
Converge to receive such Future Products.

                                    AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations set
forth below, and intending to be legally bound, the parties agree as follows:

I. To the extent other obligations, rights, representations and warranties set
forth in the Amended and Restated SLA are in full effect, such other
obligations, rights, representations and warranties remain unchanged by this
Amendment, except as follows:

      A. Pursuant to Section 14.14 of the Amended and Restated SLA, Section
      1.2.18 of the Amended and Restated SLA shall be deleted in its entirety.

      B. Pursuant to Section 14.14 of the Amended and Restated SLA, Section
      1.2.30 of the Amended and Restated SLA shall be deleted in its entirety
      and replaced with the following paragraph, which shall become part of the
      Amended and Restated SLA:

                  1.2.30 "Products" means (a) all present software products and
                  tools, including separately identified modules contained
                  therein, that are owned by VNI or any VNI Subsidiary or
                  licensed by Vert with the right to grant the necessary
                  sublicense right to Converge, except where such sublicense
                  right has been granted to Vert solely for the purpose of
                  reselling the third party software on a stand-alone basis and
                  for which Vert customarily separately charges a substantial
                  additional license fee to its sublicensees, and that are made
                  generally available by VNI or any VNI Subsidiary, on either a
                  stand-alone basis or as part or component of a service or
                  another Product provided by or for VNI or any VNI Subsidiary,
                  during the Product Term (whether or not generally available,
                  in development or planned as of the Effective Date),
                  including, without limitation, the products, tools and
                  separately
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                  identified modules on Exhibit A hereto; and (b) all
                  Vert-General Release Enhancements to such software products
                  and tools that are released by Vert during the Product Term,
                  and (c) all Maintenance Updates provided by Vert to Converge
                  under the Maintenance and Support Agreement; and (d) all
                  Converge-Requested Enhancements provided by Vert to Converge
                  under the Maintenance and Support Agreement; and (e) all
                  Vert-Owned Deliverables.

      C. Pursuant to Section 14.14 of the Amended and Restated SLA, Section
      1.2.39 of the Amended and Restated SLA shall be deleted in its entirety
      and replaced with the following paragraph, which shall become part of the
      Amended and Restated SLA:

                  1.2.39 "Trade Secret Module" means any functionally discrete,
                  separately compilable component of a Product, the design of
                  which is not generally known or easily discovered by
                  observation or examination, and with respect to which the
                  Source Code is treated by Vert with a degree of care
                  significantly above and beyond the level with which it
                  normally treats other Source Code, provided that such
                  component includes application program interface(s) sufficient
                  to allow Converge to enjoy benefits substantially similar to
                  those that Converge would have enjoyed if it had obtained
                  Source Code for such component. As of the Effective Date, such
                  Trade Secret Modules include: the Parametric Matching Engine,
                  C2SF engine, C2Hub, Business Publisher and Business Publisher
                  Agent.

      D. Pursuant to Section 14.14 of the Amended and Restated SLA, Section 2.12
      of the Amended and Restated SLA shall be deleted in its entirety and
      replaced with the following paragraph, which shall become part of the
      Amended and Restated SLA:

                  2.12 Delivery. During the Product Term, subject to the
                  provisions of Section 12, Vert shall offer to deliver to
                  Converge all any Vert-General Release Enhancements promptly
                  following the date on which Vert makes the same generally
                  available to its other customers, or, if Vert makes such items
                  available as beta or other early release versions, promptly
                  following the date on which Vert makes the same available in
                  such format to any of its other customers; provided, however,
                  that Vert shall not be obligated to provide Maintenance and
                  Support Services under the Maintenance and Support Agreement
                  for such pre-release versions, and such pre-release versions
                  shall not be used in a production environment without Vert's
                  consent). If Converge elects to implement and deploy any such
                  Vert-General Release Enhancement, Vert shall deliver same to
                  Converge pursuant to Section 2.13 From and after the
                  Prohibited Change in Control Remedy Election Date, until the
                  end of the Product Term, Vert shall only be obligated to
                  deliver to Converge Vert-General Release Enhancements to
                  Products that are Deployed Products as of the occurrence of
                  the Prohibited Change in Control.
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      E. Pursuant to Section 14.14 of the Amended and Restated SLA, Section 11
      of the Amended and Restated SLA shall be deleted in its entirety and
      replaced with the following paragraph, which shall become part of the
      Amended and Restated SLA:

                  11. Effect of Remedy Election. Upon the occurrence of a Vert
                  Remedy Election or a Converge Remedy Election, the Product
                  Term shall end effective on the Vert Remedy Election Date or
                  the Converge Remedy Election Date, as applicable, and each
                  party shall erase, destroy or return to the other party all
                  copies of the Confidential Information of or provided by such
                  party, and, upon such other party's written request, shall
                  certify its compliance with this Section 11 to the other party
                  in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
                  Section 11, (a) with respect to and for so long as any
                  licenses granted to Converge respecting Products survive a
                  Vert Remedy Election or a Converge Remedy Election, as
                  applicable, Converge shall not be required to erase, destroy
                  or return such Products or any Confidential Information of VNI
                  or any of the VNI Subsidiaries respecting such Products, and
                  (b) with respect to and for so long as any licenses granted to
                  Converge respecting Source Code survive a Converge Remedy
                  Election, Converge shall not be required to erase, destroy or
                  return such Source Code or any Confidential Information of VNI
                  or any of the VNI Subsidiaries respecting such Source Code.
                  With respect to the payment obligations of Converge relating
                  to the effect or lack of effect of a Converge Remedy Election
                  or Vert Remedy Election, respectively, the provisions of
                  Section 3.1.2 and/or Section 3.1.3 shall apply.

      F. Pursuant to Section 14.14 of the Amended and Restated SLA, Section 12
      of the Amended and Restated SLA shall be deleted in its entirety and
      replaced with the following paragraph, which shall become part of the
      Amended and Restated SLA:

                  12. Prohibited Change in Control of Converge. If a Prohibited
                  Change in Control of Converge shall occur at any time during
                  the term of this Agreement, Vert shall have the right, but not
                  the obligation, to make a "Prohibited Change in Control Remedy
                  Election," exercisable by delivering written notice thereof to
                  Converge within 10 Business Days after Vert receives written
                  notice of the occurrence of the Prohibited Change in Control
                  of Converge, or the Prohibited Change in Control of Converge
                  is publicly announced. Upon the occurrence of a Prohibited
                  Change in Control Remedy Election, the Product Term shall not
                  end. From and after the Prohibited Change in Control Remedy
                  Election Date, until the end of the Product Term, Vert shall
                  only be obligated to deliver to Converge Vert-General Release
                  Enhancements to Products that are Deployed Products as of the
                  occurrence of the Prohibited Change in Control. With respect
                  to the payment obligations of Converge relating to the lack of
                  effect of a Prohibited Change in Control Remedy Election the
                  provisions of Section 3.1.3 shall apply.

      G. Each of Verticalnet and Customer agree that nothing set forth herein
      will relieve either Verticalnet or Customer from those provisions of the
      Amended and Restated SLA that by the provisions of the Amended and
      Restated SLA are to survive termination of the Amended and
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      Restated SLA and that each will comply with its obligations that are to
      survive upon termination the Amended and Restated SLA.

      H. Neither Verticalnet nor Customer shall publicly disclose the fact that
      they have entered into this Amendment, or any of the terms, conditions or
      provisions of this Amendment, except as may be required by any applicable
      law, rule or regulation.

II. GENERAL

      A. Capitalized Terms. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have
      the meaning ascribed to them in the Amended and Restated SLA.

      B. Titles. The headings appearing at the beginning of the sections
      contained herein have been inserted for identification and reference
      purposes only and shall not be used to determine the construction or
      interpretation of this Amendment. The nomenclature of the defined terms
      used herein shall only be used for the construction of this Amendment, and
      are not to be used for any other purpose, including, but not limited to,
      interpretation for accounting purposes.

      C. Counterparts. This Amendment 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 Amendment
      shall become binding when any one or more counterparts hereof,
      individually or taken together, bear the signatures of both Parties. For
      the purposes hereof, a facsimile copy of this Amendment, including the
      signature pages hereto, shall be deemed an original.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have had their duly authorized representatives
execute this SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBSCRIPTION LICENSE
AGREEMENT as of the Effective Date.

        CONVERGE                                     VNI
        Converge, Inc.                               Verticalnet, Inc.
   By: ____________________________             By: ____________________________
 Name: ____________________________           Name: ____________________________
Title: ____________________________          Title: ____________________________
  Date ____________________________            Date ____________________________

                                                         VNS

                                                     Verticalnetenterprises LLC
                                                By: ____________________________
                                              Name: ____________________________
                                             Title: ____________________________
                                               Date ____________________________

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