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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.47

                                CREDIT AGREEMENT

                     Dated effective as of December 21, 2000

                                     Between

                             COLORADO MEDTECH, INC.,
                      CIVCO MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., INC.,
                                BIOMED Y2K, INC.,
                                       AND
                 CMED CATHETER AND DISPOSABLES TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                      Collectively Referred to As Borrower

                                       and

                          KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                    as Lender

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I.  DEFINITIONS........................................................................................     4
         SECTION 1.1.   Defined Terms..........................................................................     4
         SECTION 1.2.   Terms Generally.......................................................................     14

ARTICLE II.  THE CREDIT.......................................................................................     14
         SECTION 2.1.   Amount of Credit......................................................................     14
         SECTION 2.2.   Loan Evidenced by Promissory Note.....................................................     15
         SECTION 2.3.   Interest Rates........................................................................     15
         SECTION 2.4.   Interest Payments.....................................................................     16
         SECTION 2.5.   Prepayment............................................................................     16
         SECTION 2.6.   Notice of Borrowings..................................................................     17
         SECTION 2.7.   Fees..................................................................................     17
         SECTION 2.8.   Termination of Commitments............................................................     17
         SECTION 2.9.   Computation of Interest and Fees......................................................     17
         SECTION 2.10.  Additional Costs......................................................................     17
         SECTION 2.11.  Illegality............................................................................     18
         SECTION 2.12.  Payments..............................................................................     19

ARTICLE III.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES..................................................................     19
         SECTION 3.1.   Organization; Powers..................................................................     19
         SECTION 3.2.   Authorization.........................................................................     19
         SECTION 3.3.   Enforceability........................................................................     20
         SECTION 3.4.   Governmental Approvals................................................................     20
         SECTION 3.5.   Financial Statements..................................................................     20
         SECTION 3.6.   No Material Adverse Change............................................................     20
         SECTION 3.7.   Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases..........................................     20
         SECTION 3.8.   Subsidiaries..........................................................................     21
         SECTION 3.9.   Litigation............................................................................     21
         SECTION 3.10.  Agreements............................................................................     21
         SECTION 3.11.  Use of Proceeds.......................................................................     21
         SECTION 3.12.  Tax Returns...........................................................................     21
         SECTION 3.13.  No Material Misstatements.............................................................     21
         SECTION 3.14.  Employee Benefit Plans................................................................     21
         SECTION 3.15.  Operation of Business.................................................................     22
         SECTION 3.16.  Laws; Environment.....................................................................     22
         SECTION 3.17.  Investment Company Act................................................................     23
         SECTION 3.18.  Public Utility Holding Company Act....................................................     23
         SECTION 3.19.  Foreign Person........................................................................     23

ARTICLE IV.  CONDITIONS OF LENDING............................................................................     23
         SECTION 4.1.   All Borrowings........................................................................     23
         SECTION 4.2.   Closing Date..........................................................................     24
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ARTICLE V.  AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.............................................................................     24
         SECTION 5.1.   Existence; Businesses and Properties..................................................     24
         SECTION 5.2.   Insurance.............................................................................     25
         SECTION 5.3.   Obligations and Taxes.................................................................     25
         SECTION 5.4.   Financial Statements, Reports, etc....................................................     25
         SECTION 5.5.   Litigation and Other Notices..........................................................     27
         SECTION 5.6.   ERISA................................................................................      27
         SECTION 5.7.   Maintaining Records; Inspections......................................................     27
         SECTION 5.8.   Environment...........................................................................     27
         SECTION 5.9.   Use of Proceeds.......................................................................     28

ARTICLE VI.  NEGATIVE COVENANTS...............................................................................     28
         SECTION 6.1.   Acquisitions..........................................................................     28
         SECTION 6.2.   Liens ................................................................................     28
         SECTION 6.3.   Sale and Lease-Back Transactions......................................................     29
         SECTION 6.4.   Investments, Loans and Advances.......................................................     29
         SECTION 6.5.   Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets...........................................     29
         SECTION 6.6.   Dividends and Distributions...........................................................     30
         SECTION 6.7.   Transactions with Affiliates..........................................................     30
         SECTION 6.8.   Business of Borrower..................................................................     30
         SECTION 6.9.   Current Ratio.........................................................................     30
         SECTION 6.10.  Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio...........................................................     30
         SECTION 6.11.  EBITDA to Interest Expense Ratio......................................................     30
         SECTION 6.12.  Total Indebtedness to Tangible Net Worth..............................................     30

ARTICLE VII.  EVENTS OF DEFAULT...............................................................................     30

ARTICLE VIII.  MISCELLANEOUS..................................................................................     32
         SECTION 8.1.   Notices...............................................................................     32
         SECTION 8.2.   Survival of Agreement.................................................................     33
         SECTION 8.3.   Binding Effect........................................................................     33
         SECTION 8.4.   Successors and Assigns................................................................     34
         SECTION 8.5.   Expenses; Indemnity...................................................................     34
         SECTION 8.6.   Right of Setoff.......................................................................     35
         SECTION 8.7.   Applicable Law........................................................................     35
         SECTION 8.8.   Waivers; Amendment....................................................................     35
         SECTION 8.9.   Interest Rate Limitation..............................................................     35
         SECTION 8.10.  Entire Agreement......................................................................     36
         SECTION 8.11.  Waiver of Jury Trial..................................................................     36
         SECTION 8.12.  Severability..........................................................................     36
         SECTION 8.13.  Counterparts..........................................................................     36
         SECTION 8.14.  Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process...........................................     36
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                                CREDIT AGREEMENT

         THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT dated effective as of December 21, 2000, is
between COLORADO MEDTECH, INC., a Colorado corporation, CIVCO MEDICAL
INSTRUMENTS CO., INC., an Iowa corporation, BIOMED Y2K, INC., a Colorado
corporation, and CMED CATHETER AND DISPOSABLES TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Minnesota
corporation (collectively referred to herein, on a joint and several basis, as
the "Borrower"), and KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association (the "Lender").

         The Borrower has requested the Lender to extend credit in order to
enable the Borrower, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to
borrow on a revolving basis, at any time and from time to time prior to the
Maturity Date (as defined herein), an aggregate principal amount at any time
outstanding not in excess of the lesser of of (i) the Borrowing Base (calculated
in accordance with the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the
Lender pursuant to Section 5.4(c), or (ii) the Maximum Amount (as defined
herein) (the "Revolving Credit Loan"), the proceeds of which shall be used to
provide working capital, to fund permitted acquisitions and for other general
corporate purposes. The Lender is willing to extend such credit to the Borrower
on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

         Accordingly, the Borrower and the Lender agree as follows:

                             ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS

         SECTION I.1. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following
words and terms shall have the meanings specified below:

         "Account Receivable" means any account receivable, account, chattel
paper, general intangible, document, or instrument owned, acquired, or received
by a person, including, but not limited to any and all rights, interest, or
claims accruing to Borrower either in its own right or pursuant to the terms of
any lease agreement, assignment or other instrument by and between the Borrower
and any other person in and to all accounts, contract rights, general
intangibles and right to payment of every kind or description now or at any time
hereafter arising, directly or indirectly, out of the operations of Borrower
and/or the provision of services by or on behalf of Borrower. An Account
Receivable, as referred to in this Agreement, shall not include any government
receivables or uninsured foreign receivables.

         "Acquisition" shall mean any transaction, or any series of related
transactions, consummated on or after the date of this Agreement, by which the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) acquires any going concern or all or
substantially all of the assets of any firm, corporation or division thereof,
whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (ii) directly or
indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a
series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the
securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for the election of
directors or a majority (by percentage or voting power) of the outstanding
partnership interests of

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a partnership or a majority (by percentage or voting power) of the outstanding
ownership interests in any other form of legal entity.

          "Adjusted Tangible Capital" of any Person means, for any time for the
determination thereof, the sum of the Current Assets of such Person, less
Intangible Assets, less Current Liabilities, less investments in, advances to,
promissory notes and any receivables from any Subsidiary of such Person, plus
Subordinated Debt, in conformity with GAAP.

         "Affiliate" shall mean, when used with respect to a specified Person,
another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person
specified.

         "Agreement" shall mean this Credit Agreement, as the same may be
modified from time to time by an amendment duly executed by Borrower and Lender.

         "Amortization Expense" for any Person means, for any period, the
consolidated amortization expense of such Person for such period, determined on
a consolidated basis for such Person and its Subsidiaries in conformity with
GAAP.

         "Base Rate" shall mean a variable rate of interest equal to the higher
of (i) the rate of interest publicly announced by the Lender from time to time
as its "prime rate," or (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus one-half of one percent
(0.50%). The Base Rate shall vary on a daily basis as the Lender's "prime rate"
and the Federal Funds Rate vary.

         "Base Rate Loan" shall mean any Loan that bears interest with reference
to the Base Rate.

         "Base Rate Margin" shall mean such margin as is adjusted pursuant to
Section 2.3(b)(ii) of this Agreement.

         "Borrower Indebtedness" shall mean all Indebtedness of the Borrower to
the Lender, now existing or hereafter arising.

         "Borrowing" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.

         "Borrowing Base" means an amount equal to the sum of (i) 80% of
Eligible Accounts plus (ii) the lesser of (A) 50% of Eligible Inventory, or (B)
80% of Eligible Accounts.

         "Borrowing Base Certificate" has the meaning assigned to that term in
Section 5.4(d).

         "Business Day" shall mean (i) with respect to any borrowing, payment or
rate selection of LIBOR Rate Loans, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on
which banks generally are open in Denver, Colorado for the conduct of
substantially all of their commercial lending activities and on which dealings
in United States dollars are carried on in the London interbank market and (ii)
for all other purposes, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks
generally are open in Denver, Colorado for the conduct of substantially all of
their commercial lending activities.

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         "Calendar Quarter" shall mean a three (3) month period commencing on
January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1, as the context may require.

          "Capital Lease Obligations" of any Person shall mean the obligations
of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other
arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a
combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and
accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP.

         "Change of Control" means any of the following: (i) the sale, lease,
conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Borrower, as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Person or
"group" (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) in one or a
series of related transactions; (ii) the acquisition by any Person or "group" of
fifty percent (50%) or more of the aggregate voting power of all classes of
Common Equity of the Borrower in one transaction or a series of related
transactions; (iii) the liquidation or dissolution of the Borrower; (iv) any
transaction or a series of related transactions (as a result of a tender offer,
merger, consolidation or otherwise) that results in, or that is in connection
with any Person, including, a "group" (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of
the Exchange Act) acquiring "beneficial ownership" (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly of fifty percent (50%) or more
of the aggregate voting power of all classes of Common Equity of the Borrower,
or of any Person that possesses "beneficial ownership" (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of fifty percent (50%) or more
of the aggregate voting power of all classes of Common Equity of the Borrower;
or (v) at any time during the term of the Loan, a majority of the Board of
Directors of the Borrower is not comprised of Persons who (a) were members of
the Board of Directors of the Borrower, as of the date of this Agreement
("Original Directors")or (b) were nominated for election or elected to the Board
of Directors of the Borrower, with the affirmative vote of at least a majority
of the directors who themselves were Original Directors or who were similarly
nominated for election or elected.

         "Closing Date" shall mean December 21, 2000.

         "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same may be
amended from time to time.

         "Commitment" shall mean the Commitment of Lender to make Loans
hereunder as set forth in Section 2.1.

         "Commitment Fee" shall mean a fee calculated at the Unused Fee Rate,
payable quarterly in arrears, which shall be computed based on the average
unused amount of the Revolving Credit Loan.

         "Common Equity" means with respect to any Person, capital stock of such
Person that is generally entitled to (i) vote in the election of directors of
such Person, or (ii) if such Person is not a corporation, vote or otherwise
participate in the selection of the governing body, partners, managers or
others that will control the management or policies of such Person.

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         "Control" shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.

          "Current Assets" means, with respect to any Person as at any date of
determination, the total assets of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries
which may properly be classified as current assets on a consolidated balance
sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

         "Current Liabilities" means, with respect to any Person as at any date
of determination, the total liabilities of such Person and its consolidated
Subsidiaries which may properly be classified as current liabilities on a
consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries in
accordance with GAAP.

         "Depreciation Expense" for any Person means, for any period, the
consolidated depreciation expense of such Person for such period, determined on
a consolidated basis for such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries in
conformity with GAAP.

         "Default" shall mean any event or condition which upon notice, lapse of
time or both would constitute an Event of Default.

         "Default Rate" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.3(c).

         "Dollars" or "$" shall mean lawful money of the United States of
America.

         "EBIT" for any Person means, for any period, the sum of the amounts for
such period of (i) Net Income, (ii) Tax Expense, and (iii) Interest Expense, all
as determined on a consolidated basis for such Person and its consolidated
Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

         "EBITDA" for any Person means, for any period, the sum of the amounts
for such period of (i) Net Income, (ii) Tax Expense, (iii) Interest Expense,
(iv) Amortization Expense, and (v) Depreciation Expense, all as determined on a
consolidated basis for such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries in
accordance with GAAP.

         "Eligible Accounts Receivable" means, as at any applicable date of
determination, the aggregate face amount of the Accounts Receivable included in
the definition of Account Receivable hereunder without duplication, in each case
less (without duplication) the aggregate amount of all reserves and deductions
with respect to such Accounts Receivable set forth below or as otherwise
provided in this Agreement and less the aggregate amount of all returns,
discounts, claims, credits, charges and allowances of any nature with respect to
such Accounts Receivable (whether issued, owing, granted or outstanding). Unless
otherwise approved in writing by the Lender in its sole discretion, no
individual Account Receivable shall be deemed to be an Eligible Account
Receivable if:

         (a) the Borrower does not have legal and valid title to the Account
Receivable; or

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         (b) the Account Receivable is not the valid, binding and legally
enforceable obligation of the account debtor subject, as to enforceability, only
to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar
laws at the time in effect affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights
generally and (ii) judicial discretion in connection with the remedy of specific
performance and other equitable remedies; or

         (c) the Account Receivable arises out of a sale made by any Borrower to
an Affiliate of any Borrower; or

         (d) the Account Receivable or any portion thereof is more than 90 days
past due, in which event only the portion thereof that is more than 90 days past
due shall be excluded from Eligible Accounts Receivable unless that portion
which is more than 90 days past due is in excess of 50% of the total Account
Receivable and then the entire Account Receivable shall be excluded; or

         (e) (i) the account debtor is also a creditor of the Borrower, to the
extent of the amount owed by the Borrower to the account debtor, (ii) the
Account Receivable is subject to any claim on the part of the account debtor
disputing liability under such Account Receivable in whole or in part, to the
extent of the amount of such dispute or (iii) the Account Receivable is
reasonably likely to become subject to any right or setoff or any counterclaim,
claim or defense by the account debtor, to the extent of the amount of such
setoff or counterclaim, claim or defense; or

         (f) the Lender does not have a valid and perfected first priority
security interest in such Account Receivable; or

         (g) the Account Receivable, when aggregated with all other Accounts
Receivable of the same account debtor (or any Affiliate thereof), exceeds
fifteen percent (15%) (or, in the case of General Electric Corporation, exceeds
twenty percent (20%)) in face value of all Accounts Receivable of the Borrower
then outstanding, to the extent of such excess; or

         (h) the Lender determines in good faith in accordance with its internal
credit policies that (i) collection of the Account Receivable is insecure or
(ii) the Account Receivable may not be paid by reason of the account debtor's
financial inability to pay; or

         (i) the account debtor has commenced a voluntary case under applicable
bankruptcy laws, as not constituted or hereafter amended, or made an assignment
for the benefit of creditors or if a decree or order for relief has been entered
by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of the account debtor
in an involuntary case under the federal bankruptcy laws, as now constituted or
hereafter amended, or if any other petition or other application for relief
under the account debtor, or if the account debtor has failed, suspended
business, ceased to be solvent, or consented to or suffered a receiver, trustee,
liquidator or custodian to be appointed for it or for all or a significant
portion of its assets or affairs; or

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         (j) the principal place of business of the account debtor is located
outside of the United States, unless Borrower provides to Lender, in form
satisfactory to Lender, a letter of credit or insurance with respect to such
Account Receivable.

         "Eligible Inventory" shall mean, as of any date of determination
thereof, the sum of the following (determined without duplication): the lower of
cost or market (determined in accordance with GAAP) of all Inventory (excluding
work in process) owned by and in the possession or under the exclusive control
of Borrower, wherever such Inventory may be located and in which the Lender has
a valid and perfected first-priority security interest and which (i) if stored
on leased premises, the landlord of such premises shall have waived in writing,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, any and all statutory liens,
(ii) meets all standards imposed on Borrower by any governmental authority
having jurisdiction over such Inventory, its use or sale, and (iii) is currently
saleable.

         "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as the same may be amended from time to time.

         "ERISA Affiliate" shall mean any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) that is a member of a group of which the Borrower is a member and
which is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

         "Event of Default" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Article VII.

         "Federal Funds Rate" means, for each day, a fluctuating interest rate
per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal Funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal
Funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day,
for the immediately preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day,
the average of the quotations at approximately 10:00 A.M. Denver time on such
day on such transactions received by the Lender from three Federal Funds brokers
of recognized standing selected by the Lender in its sole discretion.

         "Fees" shall mean the Commitment Fee.

         "Financial Officer" of any corporation shall mean the chief financial
officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such
corporation.

         "Funded Debt" of any person shall mean, as of the applicable measuring
date, all Capital Lease Obligations plus the outstanding principal balance of
all Indebtedness.

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          "GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles set forth
in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and
pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with
similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the accounting
profession), or in such other statements by such other entity as may be in
general use by significant segments of the U.S. accounting profession, which are
applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

         "Governmental Authority" shall mean any federal, state, local or
foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory
body.

          "Guarantee" of or by any Person shall mean any obligation, contingent
or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of
guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the "primary obligor") in any
manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such
Person, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds
for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance
or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment of such
Indebtedness, (b) to purchase property, securities or services for the purpose
of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment of such Indebtedness
or (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or other financial statement
condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary
obligor to pay such Indebtedness.

         "Indebtedness" of any Person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or
advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person
upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such
Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to
property or assets purchased by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person
issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, (f)
all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such
Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by)
any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the
obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such Person
of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i)
all obligations of such Person in respect of interest rate protection agreements
and (j) all obligations of such Person as an account party in respect of letters
of credit and bankers' acceptances. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include
the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner.

         "Intangible Assets" means, with respect to any Person, at any time for
the determination thereof, the amount of (i) all write-ups in the book value of
any asset owned by such Person, (ii) any amount, however designated on the
balance sheet, representing the excess of the purchase price paid for assets or
equity interests over the value assigned thereto on the books of such Person,
(iii) all unamortized debt discount, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service
marks, trade names, copyrights, organization or development expenses and other
intangible items and (iv) all items that would be considered intangible assets
under GAAP.

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         "Interest Expense" for any Person shall mean, for any period, the sum
of (x) total interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Leases in
accordance with GAAP) and (y) total cash dividends paid on any preferred stock,
in each case of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis with
respect to all outstanding Indebtedness and preferred stock of such Person and
its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and
other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers'
acceptance financing.

          "Interest Period" means, with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan, the
period commencing on the date such Loan is made or continued and ending on the
last day of such period as selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions
below and, thereafter, each subsequent period commencing on the last day of the
immediately preceding Interest Period and ending on the last day of such period
as selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below. The duration for
any LIBOR Rate Loan shall be one (1) month, two (2) months or three (3) months,
as selected by the Borrower; provided, however, that whenever the last day of
any Interest Period would otherwise occur on a day other than a Business Day,
the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on the next succeeding Business
Day, and; provided, further, however, that if such extension of time would cause
the last day of such Interest Period for a LIBOR Rate Loan to occur in the next
following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on
the next preceding Business Day.

         "Inventory" shall mean (i) all goods which are owned by the Borrower
and which are held for sale in the ordinary course of business and (ii) all raw
materials owned by the Borrower and held for incorporation into such finished
goods.

         "LIBOR Rate" shall mean for each Interest Period for any LIBOR Rate
Loan, the average rate as established by the British Bankers Association ("BBA")
on the first day of such Interest Period, based on the average of the rates
charged by eight (excluding the four highest and the four lowest rates) of the
sixteen largest British Banks in London. If the BBA no longer reports such rate
or Lender determines in good faith that the rate so reported no longer
accurately reflects the rate available to Lender in the London Interbank Market,
Lender may select in its reasonable discretion a replacement index for
determining LIBOR, and shall promptly notify Borrower of such selection. If
there are changes in the LIBOR Reserve Requirement, the LIBOR Rate shall be
adjusted by dividing the LIBOR Rate by the result of (x) 1.00 minus (y) the
LIBOR Reserve Requirement.

         "LIBOR Rate Loan" shall mean any Loan that bears interest with
reference to the LIBOR Rate.

         "LIBOR Rate Margin" shall mean such margin as is adjusted pursuant to
Section 2.3(b)(ii) of this Agreement.

         "LIBOR Reserve Requirements" means, for any Interest Period for any
LIBOR Rate Loan, the maximum reserves (whether basic, supplemental, marginal,
emergency, or otherwise) prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System (or any successor) with respect to liabilities or assets
consisting of or including "Eurocurrency liabilities" (as defined in
Regulation D

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of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) having a term equal to
such Interest Period.

         "Lien" shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security
interest, hypothecation, assignment for security, deposit arrangement,
encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), or preference, priority, or other
security agreement or preferential arrangement, charge, or encumbrance of any
kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale
or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the
same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of any financing
statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable law of any
jurisdiction to evidence any of the foregoing).

         "Loans" shall mean the loans made by Lender pursuant to Section 2.1.

         "Loan Documents" shall mean this Agreement, the Note, any Security
Agreement securing the Borrower Indebtedness, any UCC-1 Financing Statements
relating to the security interests granted therein, and any other instruments or
documents evidencing or relating to the Loan.

          "Material Adverse Effect" shall mean (a) a materially adverse effect
on the business, assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise, of the
Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) material impairment of the
ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to perform any of its obligations
under any Loan Document to which it is or will be a party or (c) material
impairment of the rights of or benefits available to the Lender under any Loan
Document.

         "Maturity Date" shall mean three (3) years from the Closing Date.

         "Maximum Amount" shall mean $15,000,000.

         "Net Income" for any Person means, for any period, the net income (or
loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such
period taken as a single accounting period determined on a consolidated basis
for such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP;
provided that there shall be excluded (i) the income (or loss) of any other
Person (other than consolidated Subsidiaries of such Person) in which any third
Person (other than such Person or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries) has a
joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other
distributions actually paid to such Person or any of its Subsidiaries by such
other Person during such period, (ii) the income (or loss) of any other Person
accrued prior to the date it becomes a consolidated Subsidiary of such Person or
is merged into or consolidated with such Person or any of its consolidated
Subsidiaries or such other Person's assets are acquired by such Person or any of
its consolidated Subsidiaries, and (iii) the income of any consolidated
Subsidiary of such Person to the extent that the declaration or payment of
dividends or similar distributions by that consolidated Subsidiary of that
income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or
any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or
governmental regulation applicable to that consolidated Subsidiary.

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         "Note" shall mean the promissory note executed by Borrower which
evidences the Revolving Credit Loan.

         "PBGC" shall mean the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation referred to
and defined in ERISA and any successor thereto.

         "Person" shall mean any natural person, corporation, business trust,
joint venture, association, Borrower, partnership or government, or any agency
or political subdivision thereof.

         "Plan" shall mean any pension plan subject to the provisions of Title
IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code which is maintained for employees of the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.

         "Reportable Event" shall mean any reportable event as defined in
Section 4043(b) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a
Plan (other than a Plan maintained by an ERISA Affiliate which is considered an
ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Section 414 of the
Code).

         "Responsible Officer" of any corporation shall mean any executive
officer or financial officer of such corporation and any other officer or
similar official thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations
of such corporation in respect of this Agreement.

          "Subordinated Debt" shall mean Indebtedness of a Person which is
subordinated, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, to all
Indebtedness of such Person owing to the Lender.

         "Subsidiary" shall mean, with respect to any Person (herein referred to
as the "parent"), any corporation, partnership, association or other business
entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more
than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or more
than 50% of the general partnership interests are, at the time any determination
is being made, owned, controlled or held, or (b) which is, at the time any
determination is made, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more
subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the
parent.

         "Tax Expense" for any Person means, for any period, the consolidated
tax expense of such Person for such period, determined on a consolidated basis
for such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP.

         "Total Indebtedness" shall mean all Indebtedness of a Person less
Subordinated Debt.

         "Transactions" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
3.2.

         "Unused Fee Rate" shall mean such rate as is set forth pursuant to
Section 2.3(b)(ii) of this Agreement.

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         SECTION I.2. Terms Generally. The definitions in Section 1.1. shall
apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial
nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to
time.

                             ARTICLE II. THE CREDIT

         SECTION II.1. Amount of Credit. The Bank hereby agrees, subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, to make the Revolving Credit Loan to the
Borrower as follows:

                  (i)      Lender hereby makes a Revolving Credit Loan to the
                           Borrower from time to time on and after the date of
                           this Agreement through and including the Maturity
                           Date, in an amount not to exceed the Revolving Credit
                           Loan. Until the Maturity Date, the Borrower may
                           borrow, repay, and reborrow amounts under the
                           Revolving Credit Loan up to the Maximum Amount.

                  (ii)     Each advance under the Revolving Credit Loan (each
                           such advance is referred to herein as a "Loan") shall
                           constitute either a LIBOR Rate Loan or a Base Rate
                           Loan, subject to the following conditions:

                           (A)      Each Loan that is made or continued as a
                                    LIBOR Rate Loan shall be made or continued
                                    on such Business Day, in such amount (equal
                                    to $100,000.00 or an integral multiple
                                    thereto), and with such an Interest Period
                                    as the Borrower shall request by written
                                    notice given to the Lender no later than
                                    11:00 a.m. (Denver, Colorado time) on the
                                    third Business Day prior to the date of
                                    disbursement or continuation of the
                                    requested LIBOR Rate Loan. Each written
                                    notice of any LIBOR Rate Loan shall be
                                    irrevocable and binding on the Borrower and
                                    the Borrower shall indemnify the Lender
                                    against any loss or expense incurred by the
                                    Lender as a result of any failure by the
                                    Borrower to consummate such LIBOR Rate Loan,
                                    including, without limitation, any loss
                                    (including loss of anticipated profits) or
                                    expense incurred by reason of liquidation or
                                    reemployment of deposits or other funds
                                    acquired by the Lender to fund the LIBOR
                                    Rate Loan. A certificate as to the amount of
                                    such loss or expense submitted by the Lender
                                    to the Borrower shall be conclusive and
                                    binding for all purposes, absent manifest
                                    error. In the event that the Borrower fails
                                    to provide the Lender with the required
                                    written notice, the Borrower shall be deemed
                                    to have given a written notice that such
                                    LIBOR Rate Loan shall be converted to a Base
                                    Rate Loan on the last day of the applicable
                                    Interest Period. In no event shall the
                                    Borrower be permitted to select a LIBOR Rate
                                    Loan having an Interest Period ending after
                                    the Maturity Date;

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                           (B)      Each Loan that is made as a Base Rate Loan
                                    shall be made on such Business Day and in
                                    such amount (equal to $100,000.00 or any
                                    integral multiple thereof) as the Borrower
                                    shall request by written notice given to the
                                    Lender no later than 11:00 a.m. (Denver,
                                    Colorado time) on the date of disbursement
                                    of the requested Base Rate Loan.

         SECTION II.2. Loan Evidenced by Promissory Note. All Loans shall be
evidenced by the Note dated the date hereof. The Note shall be a master note,
and the principal amount of all Loans outstanding shall be evidenced by the Note
or any ledger or other record of the Lender, which shall be presumptive evidence
of the principal owing and unpaid on the Note.

         SECTION II.3. Interest Rates. The Borrower shall pay interest on the
unpaid principal amount of each Loan from the date of such Loan is made until
such principal amount shall be paid in full as follows:

                  (a)      (i) With respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan, at a rate
                           per annum equal to the sum of the LIBOR Rate
                           effective as of the date such LIBOR Rate Loan was
                           made and the LIBOR Rate Margin (as described in
                           subpart (b) below) in effect from time to time, in
                           accordance with this Agreement.

                           (ii) With respect to any Base Rate Loan, at a rate
                           per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate and the
                           Base Rate Margin (as described in subpart (b) below)
                           in effect from time to time, which rate shall change
                           when and as the Base Rate changes in accordance with
                           this Agreement.

                  (b)      (i) Except as otherwise provided herein, the LIBOR
                           Rate Margin, the Base Rate Margin or the Unused Fee
                           Rate in effect shall be adjusted as of the first day
                           of each Calendar Quarter, based on the balance sheet
                           provided to Lender by Borrower during the preceding
                           Calendar Quarter. For example, for the Calendar
                           Quarter beginning on January 1, the applicable LIBOR
                           Rate Margin, Base Rate Margin and Unused Fee Rate
                           shall be determined based on the balance sheet
                           delivered to Lender by Borrower pursuant to Section
                           5.4 during the preceding November for the Calendar
                           Quarter ending on September 30th. The LIBOR Rate
                           Margin or the Base Rate Margin in effect shall be
                           applicable to new advances for Revolving Credit Loans
                           as of the date of such advances, and to a continued
                           Loan as of the date of continuation, occurring within
                           the calendar quarter in which such LIBOR Rate Margin
                           or Base Rate Margin is in effect.

                           (ii) As of the first day of each Calendar Quarter,
                           the LIBOR Rate Margin, the Base Rate Margin and the
                           Unused Fee Rate shall be adjusted to be the
                           percentage indicated in the following table
                           corresponding to the Borrower's Funded Debt to EBITDA
                           ratio, which shall be calculated from the balance

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                           sheet provided by the Borrower to the Lender under
                           Section 5.4(b) of this Agreement.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Funded Debt to EBITDA     LIBOR Rate Margin         Base Rate Margin           Unused Fee Rate
---------------------     -----------------         ----------------          ----------------
<S>                       <C>                        <C>                       <C>
=> 2.5                    200 Basis Points           75 Basis Points           40 Basis Points
----------------          ----------------          ----------------          ----------------
< 2.5 but => 2.0          150 Basis Points           25 Basis Points           30 Basis Points
----------------          ----------------          ----------------          ----------------
< 2.0 but => 1.5          100 Basis Points            0 Basis Points           25 Basis Points
----------------          ----------------          ----------------          ----------------
< 1.5                      75 Basis Points            0 Basis Points           20 Basis Points
</TABLE>

                           (iii) Any such adjustment to the LIBOR Rate Margin,
                           the Base Rate Margin or the Unused Fee Rate shall
                           only remain effective until the earlier of the first
                           day of the next Calendar Quarter or the date on which
                           an Event of Default shall occur.

                  (c)      Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and so
                           long as such Event of Default is continuing, the
                           unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loan,
                           and accrued interest thereon, or any fees or any and
                           other sum payable hereunder, shall thereafter until
                           paid in full bear interest (the "Default Rate") at a
                           rate per annum equal to four hundred (400) basis
                           points in excess of the Base Rate in effect from time
                           to time.

         SECTION II.4 Interest Payments. The Borrower shall pay to the Lender
accrued interest on the unpaid principal balance of each Base Rate Loan on
either (i) the date such Loan is converted to a LIBOR Rate Loan, or (ii) the
last date of each Calendar Quarter, whichever is earlier. The Borrower shall pay
to the Lender accrued interest on the unpaid principal balance of each LIBOR
Rate Loan on (i) the date such Loan is converted to a Base Rate Loan, or (ii)
the last day of the day of each Calendar Quarter, whichever is earlier.

         SECTION II.5 Prepayment.

         (a) The Borrower may prepay any Base Rate Loan in whole, or in part, at
any time or times. The Borrower may prepay any LIBOR Rate Loan, in whole or in
part, upon not less than three (3) Business Days' prior written notice given to
the Lender; provided, that, if payment of a LIBOR Rate Loan occurs on a date
which is not the last day of the applicable Interest Period, whether because of
acceleration, prepayment or otherwise, the Borrower shall indemnify Lender for
any loss or cost incurred by it resulting therefrom, including, without
limitation, any loss or cost in liquidating or employing deposits required to
fund or maintain the LIBOR Rate Loan.

         (b) Without notice or demand, if the sum of the outstanding principal
balance of the Loans shall at any time exceed the Borrowing Base, the Borrower
shall immediately prepay the

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Loans to the extent necessary to eliminate such excess. Any payment received by
the Lender under this Section 2.5(b) may be applied to the Borrower
Indebtedness, in such order and in such amounts as the Lender, in its
discretion, may from time to time determine. If, after giving effect to any such
payment any LIBOR Rate Loan would be prepaid prior to the end of its applicable
Interest Period, the Borrower shall pay the Lender the breakage fee required
under Section 2.5(a) hereof.

         SECTION II.6 Notice of Borrowings. The Borrower shall give prior
written notice to Lender before a proposed borrowing (a "Borrowing") pursuant to
Section 2.1(ii) hereof. Such notice shall be irrevocable and shall in each case
refer to this Agreement. Each notice of Borrowing shall be deemed a
representation by Borrower that all conditions precedent to such Borrowing have
been satisfied.

         SECTION II.7 Fees.

         (a) The Commitment Fee shall be payable, in arrears, on the last day of
each Calendar Quarter, commencing December 31, 2000, and continuing on the last
day of each Calendar Quarter thereafter until the Maturity Date, and shall be
based on the average unused amount of the Maximum Amount pertaining to the
Revolving Credit Loan for the Calendar Quarter ending on such date. The
Commitment Fee due December 31, 2000, shall be prorated based on the number of
days from the Closing Date through December 31, 2000, divided by the number of
days in the Calendar Quarter ending December 31, 2000.

         (b) Once paid, none of the Fees shall be refundable under any
circumstances, unless the Borrower and Lender subsequently determine that an
error has occurred in the calculation of any fees due. In such event, any
remaining fee balances will be paid within thirty (30) days from the date that
the error was determined.

         SECTION II.8 Termination of Commitments. The Commitment shall be
automatically terminated at 5:00 p.m., Denver, Colorado time, on the Maturity
Date. At that time the unpaid principal balance of the Revolving Credit Loan,
together with interest thereon, shall be due and payable in full.

         SECTION II.9 Computation of Interest and Fees. Interest on Loans and
unpaid fees, if any, shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and
paid for the actual number of days elapsed.

         SECTION II.10 Additional Costs.

         (a) If, due to either (i) any change in any law or regulation (or its
interpretation), or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request from any
central lender or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force
of law), there shall be any increase in the cost to the Lender of making,
funding or maintaining LIBOR Rate Loans, then the Borrower shall from time
to time, upon demand by the Lender pay to the Lender additional amounts
sufficient to reimburse the Lender for any such additional costs. A certificate
of the Lender submitted to the Borrower as

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to the amount of such additional costs, shall be conclusive and binding for all
purposes, absent manifest error. Upon notice from the Borrower to the Lender
within five (5) Business Days after the Lender notifies the Borrower of any such
additional costs pursuant to this Section 2.10(a), the Borrower may either
prepay in full all LIBOR Rate Loans so affected then outstanding, together with
interest accrued thereon to the date of such prepayment, or (ii) convert such
LIBOR Rate Loans so affected then outstanding into Base Rate Loans upon not less
than four (4) Business Days' notice to the Lender. If any such prepayment or
conversion of any LIBOR Rate Loan occurs on any day other than the last day of
the applicable Interest Period for such Loan, the Borrower also shall pay to the
Lender such additional amounts sufficient to indemnify the Lender against any
loss, cost, or expense incurred by the Lender as a result of such prepayment or
conversion, including, without limitation, any loss (including loss of
anticipated profits), cost, or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or
reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by the Lender to fund any such
Loan, and a certificate as to the amount of any such loss, cost, or expense
submitted by the Lender to the Borrower shall be conclusive and binding for all
purposes, absent manifest error.

         (b) If either (i) any change in any law or regulation (or its
interpretation), or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request from any
central lender or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force
of law), affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to
be maintained by the Lender or any corporation controlling the Lender and the
Lender determines that the amount of such capital is increased by or based upon
the existence of the Loan (or commitment to make the Loan) and other extensions
of credit (or commitments to extend credit) of similar type, then, upon demand
by the Lender, the Borrower shall pay to the Lender from time to time as
specified by the Lender additional amounts sufficient to compensate the Lender
in the light of such circumstances, to the extent that the Lender reasonably
determines such increase in capital to be allocable to the existence of the
Lender's Loan (or commitment to make the Loan). A certificate of the Lender
submitted to the Borrower as to such amounts shall be conclusive and binding for
all purposes, absent manifest error. Upon notice from the Borrower to the Lender
within five (5) Business Days after the Lender notifies the Borrower of any such
additional costs pursuant to this Section 2.10(b), the Borrower may either (A)
prepay in full the Loan if so affected, together with interest accrued thereon
to the date of such prepayment, or (B) convert the Loan if so affected into a
Loan of any other type not so affected upon not less than four (4) Business
Days' notice to the Lender. If any such prepayment or conversion of any LIBOR
Rate Loan occurs on any day other than the last day of the applicable Interest
Period for such Loan, the Borrower also shall pay to the Lender such additional
amounts sufficient to indemnify the Lender against any loss, cost, or expense
incurred by the Lender as a result of such prepayment or conversion, including,
without limitation, any loss (including loss of anticipated profits), cost, or
expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or
other funds acquired by the Lender to fund any such Loan, and a certificate as
to the amount of any such loss, cost, or expense submitted by the Lender to the
Borrower shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest
error.

         SECTION II.11 Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, if any change in any law or regulation (or its interpretation) shall
make it unlawful, or any central Lender or other governmental authority shall
assert that it is unlawful, for the Lender to perform its obligations
hereunder to make, continue, or convert LIBOR Rate Loans hereunder, then, (a) on

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notice thereof by the Lender to the Borrower, the obligation of the Lender to
make or continue a LIBOR Rate Loan or to convert any Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR
Rate Loan shall terminate and the Lender shall thereafter be obligated to make
only Base Rate Loans whenever any written notice requests for any type LIBOR
Rate Loan is received, and (b) upon demand therefor by the Lender to the
Borrower, the Borrower shall either (i) forthwith prepay in full any LIBOR Rate
Loan then outstanding, together with interest accrued thereon, or request that
the Lender, upon four (4) Business Days' notice, convert any LIBOR Rate Loan
then outstanding into a Base Rate Loan. If any such prepayment or conversion of
any LIBOR Rate Loan occurs on any day other than the last day of the applicable
Interest Period for such Loan, the Borrower also shall pay to the Lender such
additional amounts sufficient to indemnify the Lender against any loss, cost, or
expense incurred by the Lender as a result of such prepayment or conversion,
including, without limitation, any loss (including loss of anticipated profits),
cost, or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of
deposits or other funds acquired by the Lender to fund any such Loan, and a
certificate as to the amount of any such loss, cost, or expense submitted by the
Lender to the Borrower shall be conclusive and binding, for all purposes, absent
manifest error.

         SECTION II.12 Payments. The Borrower shall make each payment (including
principal of or interest on any Borrowing or any Fees or other amounts)
hereunder and under any other Loan Document not later than 12:00 (noon), Denver,
Colorado time, on the date when due in dollars to the Lender at its offices at
1675 Broadway, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202, in immediately available
funds. Borrower may direct that such payments be made by direct debit from an
account of Borrower. Whenever any payment (including principal of or interest on
any Borrowing or any Fees or other amounts) hereunder or under any other Loan
Document shall become due, or otherwise would occur, on a day that is not a
Business Day, such payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and
such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of
interest or Fees, if applicable.

                   ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         The Borrower represents and warrants to Lender that:

         SECTION 3.1. Organization; Powers. The Borrower (a) is a Colorado
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite power and
authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now
conducted and as proposed to be conducted, (c) is qualified to do business in
every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where the
failure so to qualify would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) has
the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under
each of the Loan Documents and each other agreement or instrument contemplated
thereby to which it is or will be a party and to borrow hereunder.

         SECTION 3.2. Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by
the Borrower of each of the Loan Documents and the borrowings hereunder
(collectively, the "Transactions" (a) have been duly authorized by all
requisite corporate and, if required, stockholder action and (b) will not
(i) violate (A) any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation, or of the

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certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents or
by-laws of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (B) any order of any Governmental
Authority or (C) any provision of any indenture, agreement or other instrument
to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them or
any of their property is or may be bound, (ii) be in conflict with, result in a
breach of or constitute (alone or with notice or lapse of time or both) a
default under any such indenture, agreement or other instrument or (iii) result
in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary.

         SECTION 3.3. Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document when
executed and delivered by the Borrower will constitute, a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in
accordance with its terms, subject to laws of general application relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and rules of law governing
specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.

         SECTION 3.4. Governmental Approvals. No action, consent or approval of,
registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority is
required in connection with the Transactions, except such as have been made or
obtained and are in full force and effect.

         SECTION 3.5. Financial Statements. The Borrower has heretofore
furnished to Lender its consolidated and consolidating balance sheets and
statements of income and changes in financial condition as of and for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2000, audited by and accompanied by the report of
independent public accountants. Such financial statements present fairly the
financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its
consolidated subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods. Such balance
sheets and the notes thereto disclose all material liabilities, direct or
contingent, of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates
thereof required to be disclosed in accordance with GAAP. Such financial
statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.

         SECTION 3.6. No Material Adverse Change. There has been no material
adverse change in the business, assets, operations, prospects or condition,
financial or otherwise, of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
since June 30, 2000.

         SECTION 3.7. Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases.

         (a) The Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries has good and marketable
title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its material properties and
assets, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability
to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties and
assets for their intended purposes. All such material properties and assets are
free and clear of Liens, other than Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.2.

         (b) The Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries has complied with all
material obligations under all material leases to which it is a party and all
such leases are in full force and effect. The

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Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession
under all such material leases.

         SECTION 3.8. Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.8 sets forth a complete and
accurate list of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower as of the date of this
Agreement, showing the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation of each and
showing the percentage of the Borrower's ownership of the outstanding stock or
membership interest of each Subsidiary. All of the outstanding capital stock of
each such corporate Subsidiary has been validly issued, is fully paid and
nonassessable, and is owned by the Borrower free and clear of all liens.

         SECTION 3.9. Litigation. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.9, as of the
date of this Agreement there are not any actions, suits or proceedings at law or
in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority now pending or, to the
knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any
Subsidiary or any business, property or rights of any such Person (i) which
involve any Loan Document or the Transactions or (ii) as to which there is a
reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and which, if adversely
determined, could, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material
Adverse Effect or a judgment in excess of $50,000.

         SECTION 3.10. Agreements. Neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in default in any manner under any provision of any indenture or
other agreement or instrument evidencing Indebtedness, or any other material
agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
properties or assets are or may be bound, where such default could result in a
Material Adverse Effect.

         SECTION 3.11. Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will use the proceeds of
the Loans only for the purposes specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

         SECTION 3.12. Tax Returns. The Borrower has filed or caused to be filed
all Federal, state and local tax returns required to have been filed by it and
has paid or caused to be paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such
returns or on any assessments received by it, except taxes that are being
contested in accordance with Section 5.3.

         SECTION 3.13. No Material Misstatements. No information, report,
financial statement, exhibit or schedule furnished by or on behalf of the
Borrower to the Lender in connection with the negotiation of any Loan Document
or included therein or delivered pursuant thereto contained, contains or will
contain any material misstatement of fact or omitted, omits or will omit to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were, are or will be made, not misleading.

         SECTION 3.14. Employee Benefit Plans. The Borrower and each of its
ERISA Affiliates is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable
provisions of ERISA and the regulations and published interpretations
thereunder. No Reportable Event has occurred during the past five years as to
which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate was required to file a report with the
PBGC, and the present value of all benefit liabilities under each Plan (based on
those

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assumptions used to fund such Plan) did not, as of the last annual valuation
date applicable thereto, exceed by a material amount the value of the assets of
such Plan. Schedule 3.14 sets forth a complete list of the Plans of the Borrower
as of the date of this Agreement.

         SECTION 3.15. Operation of Business. The Borrower possesses all
licenses, permits, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade names,
or rights thereto, to conduct its effective businesses substantially as now
conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted and the Borrower is not in
material violation of any valid rights of others with respect to any of the
foregoing.

         SECTION 3.16. Laws; Environment. The Borrower has duly complied, and
its businesses, operations, assets, equipment, property, leaseholds, or other
facilities are in compliance, in all material respects, with the provisions of
all federal, state, and local statutes, laws, codes, and ordinances and all
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including without limitation those
relating to the environment, health and safety). The Borrower has been issued
and will maintain all required federal, state, and local permits, licenses,
certificates, and approvals relating to (1) air emissions; (2) discharges to
surface water or groundwater; (3) noise emissions; (4) solid or liquid waste
disposal; (5) the use, generation, storage, transportation, or disposal of toxic
or hazardous substances or hazardous wastes (intended hereby and hereafter to
include any and all such materials listed in any federal, state, or local law,
code, or ordinance and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder as
hazardous); or (6) other environmental, health or safety matters, other than
such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect or result in a fine, penalty,
judgment or other liability in excess of $50,000. During the past five years,
the Borrower has not received notice of, or has actual knowledge of any
violations of any federal, state, or local environmental, health, or safety
laws, codes or ordinances or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder
with respect to its businesses, operations, assets, equipment, property,
leaseholds, or other facilities which would result in a Material Adverse Effect
or result in a fine, penalty, judgment or other liability in excess of $50,000.
Except in accordance with a valid governmental permit, license, certificate or
approval, during the past five years, there has been no material emission,
spill, release, or discharge into or upon (1) the air; (2) soils, or any
improvements located thereon; (3) surface water or groundwater; or (4) the
sewer, septic system or waste treatment, storage or disposal system servicing
any premises owned or leased by Borrower, of any toxic or hazardous substances
or hazardous wastes at or from any premises owned or operated by Borrower.
During the past five years, there has been no complaint, order, directive,
claim, action, or notice by any governmental authority or any Person or entity
with respect to violations of law or damages by reason of Borrower's (1) air
emissions; (2) spills, releases, or discharges to soils or improvements located
thereon, surface water, groundwater or the sewer, septic system or waste
treatment, storage or disposal systems servicing the premises; (3) noise
emissions; (4) solid or liquid waste disposal; (5) use, generation, storage,
transportation, or disposal of toxic or hazardous substances or hazardous waste;
or (6) other environmental, health or safety matters affecting the Borrower or
its business, operations, assets, equipment, property, leaseholds, or other
facilities, other than such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect or
result in a fine, penalty, judgment or other liability in excess of $50,000.
Borrower does not have any material indebtedness, obligation, or liability,
absolute or contingent, matured or not matured, with respect to the storage,
treatment, cleanup, or disposal of any solid wastes, hazardous wastes, or other
toxic

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or hazardous substances including without limitation any such indebtedness,
obligation, or liability with respect to any current regulation, law, or statute
regarding such storage, treatment, cleanup, or disposal, other than obligations
in the ordinary course of Borrower's business.

         SECTION 3.17. Investment Company Act. The Borrower is not currently, or
upon the making of any Loan hereunder will become, an "investment company" or a
company "controlled" by an "investment company," within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

         SECTION 3.18. Public Utility Holding Company Act. The Borrower is not a
"holding company" or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company," or an
"affiliate" of a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary company" of a "holding
company," within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935,
as amended.

         SECTION 3.19. Foreign Person. The Borrower is not a "foreign person"
within the meaning of Section 1445(f)(3) of the Code.

                        ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS OF LENDING

         The obligations of Lender to make the Loan hereunder are subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions:

         SECTION 4.1. All Borrowings. On the date of each Borrowing:

         (a) The Lender shall have received a notice of such Borrowing as
required by Section 2.6.

         (b) The representations and warranties set forth in Article III hereof
shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such
Borrowing with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to
the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier
date or except to the extent Borrower has notified Lender in writing of any
exceptions to such representations and warranties.

         (c) The Borrower shall be in compliance in all material respects with
all the terms and provisions set forth herein and in each other Loan Document on
its part to be observed or performed, and at the time of and immediately after
such Borrowing no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be
continuing. Without limiting the foregoing, as of the date of each Borrowing,
Borrower must have furnished to Lender all of the financial information required
by Section 5.4.

         Each Borrowing shall be deemed to constitute a representation and
warranty by the Borrower on the date of such borrowing as to the matters
specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 4.1.

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         SECTION 4.2. Closing Date. On the Closing Date:

         (a) Lender shall have received a duly executed Note complying with the
provisions of Section 2.2, and all other Loan Documents required herein.

         (b) Lender shall have received a favorable written opinion from counsel
for the Borrower in such from acceptable to Lender, dated the Closing Date and
addressed to the Lender.

         (c) All legal matters incident to this Agreement and the borrowings
hereunder shall be satisfactory to the Lender and its counsel.

         (d) The Lender shall have received (i) a copy of the certificate of
incorporation, including all amendments thereto, of the Borrower, certified as
of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of its organization, and
a certificate as to the good standing of the Borrower as of a recent date, from
such Secretary of State; (ii) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary of the Borrower dated the Closing Date and certifying (A) that
attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the by-laws of the Borrower as
in effect on the Closing Date and at all times since a date prior to the date of
the resolutions described in clause (B) below, (B) that attached thereto is a
true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of
the Borrower authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan
Documents and the borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been
modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect, (C) that the
certificate of incorporation of the Borrower have not been amended since the
date of the last amendment thereto shown on the certificate furnished pursuant
to clause (i) above, and (D) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each
officer executing any Loan Document or any other document delivered in
connection herewith on behalf of the Borrower; (iii) a certificate of another
officer as to the incumbency and specimen signature of the Secretary or
Assistant Secretary executing the certificate pursuant to (ii) above; and (iv)
such other documents as Lender or counsel for the Lender, may reasonably
request.

         (e) The Lender shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing
Date and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower, confirming compliance
with the conditions precedent set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of Section
4.1.

                        ARTICLE V. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

         The Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender that so long as this
Agreement shall remain in effect or the principal of or interest on any Loan,
any Fees or any other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan Document shall
be unpaid, unless the Lender shall otherwise consent in writing, the Borrower
will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to:

         SECTION 5.1. Existence; Businesses and Properties.

         (a) Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and
keep in full force and effect its legal existence.

         (b) Do or cause to be done all things necessary to obtain, preserve,
renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the rights, licenses, permits,
franchises, authorizations, patents,

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copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of its business;
comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and
orders of any Governmental Authority, whether now in effect or hereafter
enacted; and at all times maintain and preserve all property and equipment
material to the conduct of such business and keep such property and equipment in
good repair, working order and condition and from time to time make, or cause to
be made, all needful and proper repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and
replacements thereto necessary in order that the business carried on in
connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times.

         SECTION 5.2. Insurance. Keep its insurable properties adequately
insured at all times by financially sound and reputable insurers; maintain such
other insurance, to such extent and against such risks, including fire and other
risks insured against by extended coverage, as is customary with companies in
the same or similar businesses, including public liability insurance against
claims for Personal injury or death or property damage occurring upon, in, about
or in connection with the use of any properties owned, occupied or controlled by
it; and, maintain such other insurance as may be required by law.

         SECTION 5.3. Obligations and Taxes. Pay its Indebtedness and other
obligations promptly and in accordance with their terms and pay and discharge
promptly all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon
it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, before the same
shall become delinquent or in default, as well as all lawful claims for labor,
materials and supplies or otherwise which, if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien
upon such properties or any part thereof; provided, however, that such payment
and discharge shall not be required with respect to any such tax, assessment,
charge, levy or claim so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the Borrower shall set
aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto.

         SECTION 5.4. Financial Statements, Reports, etc. The Borrower shall
furnish to Lender:

         (a) within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, its consolidated
balance sheets (together with an unaudited description of consolidating entries)
and related statements of income and changes in financial position, showing the
financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the
close of such fiscal year and the results of its operations and the operations
of such Subsidiaries during such year, all audited by reputable independent
public accountants acceptable to the Lender and accompanied by an opinion of
such accountants (which shall not be qualified in any material respect) to the
effect that such consolidated financial statements fairly present the financial
condition and results of operations of the Borrower on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied;

          (b) within 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of each fiscal
year, its consolidated balance sheets (together with an unaudited description of
consolidating entries) and related statements of income and changes in financial
position, showing the financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal quarter and the results of its
operations and the operations of such Subsidiaries during such fiscal quarter
and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, all certified by one of its
Financial Officers as fairly presenting the

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financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower on a consolidated
basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end
audit adjustments and the absence of notes;

         (c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under (a) or
(b) above, a certificate of the accounting firm or Financial Officer opining on
or certifying such statements (which certificate, when furnished by an
accounting firm, may be limited to accounting matters and disclaim
responsibility for legal interpretations) (i) certifying that no Event of
Default or Default has occurred or, if such an Event of Default or Default has
occurred, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action
taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (ii) setting forth
computations in reasonable detail satisfactory to the Lender demonstrating
compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 6.9 through 6.12, inclusive;

         (d) Within 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the
Borrower, the Borrower shall deliver to the Lender a borrowing base certificate
in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the "Borrowing Base Certificate") detailing the
Borrower's Eligible Accounts Receivable and Eligible Inventory as of the last
day of such fiscal quarter, certified as complete and correct on behalf of the
Borrower by a Financial Officer of the Borrower. In addition, each Borrowing
Base Certificate shall have attached to it such additional schedules and/or
other information as the Lender may reasonably request including, without
limitation, an accounts receivable aging report, and an Inventory listing. If
the Borrower fails to deliver any such Borrowing Base Certificate within 45 days
after the end of any fiscal quarter, then the Borrowing Base shall be deemed to
be $0 until such time as the Borrower delivers such required Borrowing Base
Certificate.

         (e) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all
periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by it
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any governmental authority
succeeding to any of or all the functions of said Commission, or with any
national securities exchange, or distributed to its shareholders, as the case
may be;

         (f) promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of any reports submitted to
the Borrower by independent certified public accountants in connection with
examination of the financial statements of the Borrower made by such
accountants;

         (g) as soon as possible and in any event within ten (10) days after the
occurrence of each Default or Event of Default, a written notice setting forth
the details of such Default or Event of Default and the action which is proposed
to be taken by the Borrower with respect thereto;

          (h) promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement,
report, document, notice, certificate, and correspondence furnished to any other
party pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan, credit, or similar agreement
relating to Indebtedness of the Borrower in excess of $50,000 and not otherwise
required to be furnished to the Lender pursuant to any other clause of this
Section 5.4; and

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         (i) promptly, from time to time, such other information regarding the
operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any
subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Lender may
reasonably request.

         SECTION 5.5. Litigation and Other Notices. The Borrower shall furnish
to the Lender prompt written notice of the following:

         (a) any Event of Default or Default, specifying the nature and extent
thereof and the corrective action (if any) proposed to be taken with respect
thereto;

         (b) the filing or commencement of, or any threat or notice of intention
of any Person to file or commence, any action, suit or proceeding, whether at
law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority, against the
Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which, if adversely determined, could result
in (i) a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) a judgement in excess of $50,000; and

         (c) any development that has resulted in, or could reasonably be
anticipated to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

         SECTION 5.6. ERISA. (a) Comply in all material respects with the
applicable provisions of ERISA and (b) furnish to the Lender (i) as soon as
possible, and in any event within 30 days after any Responsible Officer of the
Borrower either knows or has reason to know that any Reportable Event has
occurred that alone or together with any other Reportable Event could reasonably
be expected to result in liability of the Borrower to the PBGC in an aggregate
amount exceeding $25,000, a statement of a Financial Officer setting forth
details as to such Reportable Event and the action proposed to be taken with
respect thereto, together with a copy of the notice, if any, of such Reportable
Event given to the PBGC, (ii) promptly after receipt thereof, a copy of any
notice the Borrower may receive from the PBGC relating to the intention of the
PBGC to terminate any Plan or Plans (other than a Plan maintained by an ERISA
Affiliate which is considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m)
or (o) of Section 412 of the Code) or to appoint a trustee to administer any
Plan or Plans, and (iii) within 10 days after a filing with the PBGC pursuant to
Section 412(n) of the Code of a notice of failure to make a required installment
or other payment with respect to a Plan, a statement of a Financial officer
setting forth details as to such failure and the action proposed to be taken
with respect thereto, together with a copy of such notice given to the PBGC.

         SECTION 5.7. Maintaining Records; Inspections. The Borrower shall
maintain all financial records in accordance with GAAP and permit any
representatives designated by Lender to inspect the financial records of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary at reasonable times and as often as reasonably
requested and to make extracts from and copies of such financial records, and
permit any representatives designated by Lender to discuss the affairs, finances
and condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the officers thereof and
independent accountants therefor.

         SECTION 5.8. Environment. Be and remain in compliance in all material
respects with the provisions of all federal, state, and local environmental,
health, and safety laws, codes and ordinances, and all rules and regulations
issued thereunder; notify the Lender promptly of any notice

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of a hazardous discharge or environmental complaint received from any
governmental agency or any other party which could have a Material Adverse
Effect or result in a penalty, fine, judgment or other liability in excess of
$50,000; notify the Lender promptly of any hazardous discharge from or affecting
its premises which could have a Material Adverse Effect or result in a penalty,
fine, judgment or other liability in excess of $50,000; promptly contain and
remove the same, to the extent required by applicable laws; and promptly pay any
fine or penalty assessed in connection therewith.

         SECTION 5.9. Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Loans only for
the purposes set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

                         ARTICLE VI. NEGATIVE COVENANTS

         The Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender that, so long as this
Agreement shall remain in effect or the principal of or interest on any Loan,
any Fees or any other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan Document shall
be unpaid, unless the Lender shall otherwise consent in writing, the Borrower
will not, and will not cause or permit any of the Subsidiaries to:

         SECTION 6.1. Acquisitions. Enter into, or permit, any Acquisition in
excess of $2,500,000 in the aggregate per annum, without the prior written
consent of Lender.

         SECTION 6.2. Liens. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien
on any property or assets (including stock or other securities of any Person,
including any Subsidiary) now owned or hereafter acquired by it or on any income
or rights in respect of any thereof, except:

         (a) Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in
compliance with Section 5.3;

         (b) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business and/or
in compliance with workmen's compensation, unemployment insurance and other
social security laws or regulations, as applicable;

         (c) zoning restrictions, easements, rights-of-way, restrictions on use
of real property and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course
of business which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and do not
materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or interfere
with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries;

         (d) Liens which arise in the ordinary course of business for sums not
due or sums which the Company is contesting in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings and with respect to which the Company has made adequate reserves in
accordance with GAAP, but which do not involve any deposits or advances or
borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property or services;

         (e) purchase money security interests in an aggregate amount not to
exceed $25,000 per annum;

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          (f) statutory Liens securing the claims or demands of materialmen,
mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other like Persons for labor,
materials, supplies or rentals incurred in the ordinary course of the Company's
business; provided that the underlying obligations relating to such Liens are
paid in the ordinary course of business or are being contested in good faith and
by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which the Company has made
adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP;

         (g) attachment, judgment and other similar non-tax Liens with respect
to which no Event of Default would exist pursuant to Article VII; and

         SECTION 6.3. Sale and Lease-Back Transactions. Other than any existing
leases which the Lender has approved, enter into any arrangement, directly or
indirectly, with any person whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real
or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property which it
intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property
being sold or transferred.

         SECTION 6.4. Investments, Loans and Advances. Without the prior written
consent of Lender, which may be withheld in Lender's sole and absolute
discretion, make any loan or advance to any Person, or purchase or otherwise
acquire, any capital stock, assets (other than assets acquired in the ordinary
course of business), obligation, or other securities of, make any capital
contribution to, or otherwise invest in or acquire any interest in any Person
including, without limitation, any hostile takeover, hostile tender offer or
similar hostile transaction (collectively, "Investments"), except: (1) a direct
obligation of the United States or any agency thereof with maturities of one
year or less from the date of acquisition; (2) commercial paper of a domestic
issuer rated at least "A-1," by Standard & Poor's Corporation or "P-1" by
Moody's Investors Service, Inc.; (3) certificates of deposit with maturities of
one year or less from the date of acquisition issued by any commercial
Lender or federal savings Lender having capital and surplus in excess of
$250,000,000; (4) stocks, obligations, or securities received in settlement of
debts (created in the ordinary course of business) owing to the Borrower; (5)
Acquisitions permitted pursuant to Section 6.1; (6) loans or expense advances to
employees in the ordinary course of business in an amount not to exceed $10,000
in the aggregate or (7) Investments in Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

         SECTION 6.5. Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets. Without the
prior written consent of Lender, which may be withheld in Lender's sole and
absolute discretion, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit
any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease
or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all
or any substantial part of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired)
except that (a) the Borrower may purchase and sell inventory in the ordinary
course of business or (b) the Borrower may make sales, transfers and other
dispositions in the ordinary course of business and dispose of equipment deemed
to be surplus or obsolete.

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         SECTION 6.6. Dividends and Distributions. Declare or pay, directly or
indirectly, any dividend or make any other distribution (by reduction of capital
or otherwise), whether in cash, property, securities or a combination thereof,
with respect to any shares of its capital stock or directly or indirectly
redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value (or permit any
Subsidiary to purchase or acquire) any shares of any class of its capital stock
or set aside any amount for any such purpose; provided, however, that any
Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions to the
Borrower.

         SECTION 6.7. Transactions with Affiliates. Sell or transfer any
property or assets to, or purchase or acquire any property or assets of, or
otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except
that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may engage in any of the foregoing
transactions in the ordinary course of business at prices and on terms and
conditions not less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than could be
obtained on an arm's-length basis from unrelated third parties.

         SECTION 6.8. Business of Borrower. Engage at any time in any business
or business activity other than business activities reasonably incidental to
being a full-service provider of advanced medical products and comprehensive
outsourcing services.

         SECTION 6.9. Current Ratio. The Borrower shall not permit the ratio of
its Current Assets to its Current Liabilities, measured at the end of each
fiscal quarter, to be less than 1.25 to 1.00.

         SECTION 6.10. Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio. The Borrower shall not
permit the ratio of its Funded Debt to its EBITDA, measured at the end of each
fiscal quarter for the 12-month period ending on the date of calculation, to be
greater than 3.00 to 1.00.

         SECTION 6.11. EBIT to Interest Expense Ratio. The Borrower shall not
permit the ratio of its EBIT to its Interest Expense, measured at the end of
each fiscal quarter for the 12-month period ending on the date of calculation,
to be less than 2.00 to 1.00.

         SECTION 6.12. Total Indebtedness to Adjusted Tangible Capital. The
Borrower shall not permit the ratio of its Total Indebtedness to Adjusted
Tangible Capital, measured at the end of each fiscal quarter, to be more than
2.50 to 1.00.

                         ARTICLE VII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

         In case of the happening of any of the following events ("Events of
Default"):

         (a) any representation or warranty made or deemed made in or in
connection with any Loan Document or the borrowings hereunder, or any
representation, warranty, statement or information contained in any report,
certificate, financial statement or other instrument furnished in connection
with or pursuant to any Loan Document, shall prove to have been false or
misleading in any material respect when so made, deemed made or furnished;

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         (b) default shall be made in the payment of any principal of any Loan
when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date
thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or by acceleration thereof or
otherwise;

          (c) default shall be made in the payment of any interest on any Loan
or any Fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in (b) above)
due under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable;

         (d) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the
Borrower of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Sections 5 and 6
hereof;

         (e) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of any non-monetary covenant, condition or agreement
contained in any Loan Document (other than a covenant specifically dealt with in
this Article VII) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of
thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from the Lender to the Borrower;

         (f) the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall (i) fail to pay any principal
or interest, regardless of amount, due in respect of any Indebtedness, when and
as the same shall become due and payable, or (ii) fail to observe or perform,
after any applicable notice and cure period, any other term, covenant, condition
or agreement contained in any agreement or instrument evidencing or governing
any such Indebtedness, the breach of which could give rise to acceleration of
such Indebtedness;

         (g) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary
petition shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i) relief
in respect of the Borrower or of a substantial part of the property or assets of
the Borrower under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or
hereafter amended, or any other Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or similar law, (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee,
custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or for
a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or (iii) the
winding-up or liquidation of the Borrower; and such proceeding or petition shall
continue undismissed for 90 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any
of the foregoing shall be entered;

         (h) the Borrower shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file
any petition seeking relief under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now
constituted or hereafter amended, or any other Federal or state bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii) consent to the institution of, or
fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or the filing
of any petition described in (g) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or
similar official for the Borrower or for a substantial part of the property or
assets of the Borrower, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations
of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors, (vi) become unable, admit in writing
its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due or (vii)
take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

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         (i) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate
amount in excess of $50,000.00 shall be rendered against the Borrower, any
Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for
a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively
stayed, or any action shall be legally and properly taken by a judgment creditor
to levy, upon assets or properties of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to enforce
any such judgment and Borrower does not prevent such levy from taking place;

         (j) a Reportable Event or Reportable Events, or a failure to make a
required payment (within the meaning of Section 412(n)(1)(A) of the Code), shall
have occurred with respect to any Plan or Plans that reasonably could be
expected to result in liability of the Borrower to the PBGC or to a Plan in an
aggregate amount exceeding $25,000.00 and, within 30 days after the reporting of
any such Reportable Event to the Lender or after the receipt by the Lender of
the statement required pursuant to Section 5.6, the Lender shall have notified
the Borrower in writing that (i) the Lender has made a determination that, on
the basis of such Reportable Event or Reportable Events or the failure to make a
required payment, there are reasonable grounds (A) for the termination of such
Plan or Plans by the PBGC, (B) for the appointment by the appropriate United
States District Court of a trustee to administer such Plan or Plans or (C) for
the imposition of a lien in favor of a Plan and (ii) as a result thereof an
Event of Default exists hereunder; or a trustee shall be appointed by a United
States District court to administer any such Plan or Plans; or the PBGC shall
institute proceedings to terminate any Plan or Plans; or

         (k) a Change in Control shall occur:

then, and in every such event and at any time thereafter during the continuance
of such event, the Lender may by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of
the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate forthwith
the Commitment and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due
and payable, whereupon the principal of the Revolving Credit Loan, together with
accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities
of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall
become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any
other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the
Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the
contrary notwithstanding; and in any event with respect to the Borrower
described in paragraph (g) or (h) above, the Commitment shall automatically
terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued
interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the
Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall
automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or
any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the
Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the
contrary notwithstanding.

                           ARTICLE VIII. MISCELLANEOUS

         SECTION 8.1. Notices. Notices and other communications provided for
herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand, overnight courier
service, or via certified or registered mail as follows:

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If to the Borrower:

Colorado MEDtech, Inc.
6175 Longbow Drive
Boulder, Colorado 80301
Attention: Chief Financial Officer

If to the Lender:

KeyBank National Association
1675 Broadway, Suite 500
Denver, Colorado 80202
Attention:  Michelle Bushey, Vice President

         All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been
given on the date of receipt if delivered by hand or overnight courier service
or on the date five (5) Business Days after dispatch by certified or registered
mail if mailed, in each case delivered, sent or mailed (properly addressed) to
such party as provided in this Section 8.1 or in accordance with the latest
unrevoked direction from such party given in accordance with this Section 8.1.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing notice requirements, notices of
Borrowing, interest rate elections, prepayment and similar administrative
matters may be sent by the Borrower to the Lender via facsimile.

         SECTION 8.2. Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements,
representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the
certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or
pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to
have been relied upon by the Lender and shall survive the making by the Lender
of the Loan, and the execution and delivery to the Lender of the Note evidencing
such Loan, regardless of any investigation made by the Lender or on their
behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of
or any accrued interest on any Loan or any Fee or any other amount payable under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document is outstanding and unpaid and so long
as the Commitments have not been terminated.

         SECTION 8.3. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when
it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Lender, and thereafter shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower and the Lender and
their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower shall not have
the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the
prior consent of the Lender.

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         SECTION 8.4. Successors and Assigns.

         (a) Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred
to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such
party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of the
Borrower and the Lender that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and
inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

         (b) Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its
interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a
portion of its Commitment and the Revolving Credit Loan at the time owing to it
and the Note held by it).

         SECTION 8.5. Expenses; Indemnity.

         (a) The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the Lender in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents or in connection with any amendments, modifications or
waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions
hereby contemplated shall be consummated) or incurred by the Lender in
connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or in connection with the Loan made
or the Note issued hereunder, including the fees and disbursements of Brownstein
Hyatt & Farber, P.C., counsel for the Lender, and, in connection with any such
amendment, modification or waiver or any such enforcement or protection, the
fees and disbursements of any other counsel for the Lender. The Borrower further
agrees that it shall indemnify the Lender from and hold it harmless against any
documentary taxes, assessments or charges made by any Governmental Authority by
reason of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents.

         (b) The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Lender and its directors,
officers, employees and agents (each such Person being called an "Indemnitee")
against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable counsel fees and
expenses, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any
way connected with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated
thereby, the performance by the parties thereto of their respective obligations
thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii)
the use of the proceeds of the Loan or (iii) any claim, litigation,
investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any
Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any
Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the
negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.

         (c) The provisions of this Section 8.5 shall remain operative and in
full force and effect regardless of the expiration of the term of this
Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the
repayment of any of the Loan, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or
provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation
made by or on

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behalf of the Lender. All amounts due under this Section 8.5 shall be payable
within five (5) Business Days following written demand therefor.

         SECTION 8.6. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time
to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and
all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any
time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by Lender to or for the
credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of
the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and other Loan
Documents held by Lender, irrespective of whether or not Lender shall have made
any demand under this Agreement or such other Loan Document and although such
obligations may be unmatured. The rights of Lender under this Section are in
addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which
Lender may have.

         SECTION 8.7. Applicable Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF COLORADO.

         SECTION 8.8. Waivers; Amendment.

         (a) No failure or delay of the Lender in exercising any power or right
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of
steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of
Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and exclusive
of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have. No waiver of any
provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any
departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the
same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) below, and then such waiver or consent
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which
given. No notice or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle the
Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other
circumstances. Each holder of any of the Notes shall be bound by any amendment,
modification, waiver or consent authorized as provided herein, whether or not
such Note shall have been marked to indicate such amendment, modification,
waiver or consent.

         (b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived,
amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing
entered into by the Borrower and the Lender.

         SECTION 8.9. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein
or in the Notes to the contrary, if at any time the applicable interest rate,
together with all fees and charges which are treated as interest under
applicable law (collectively the "Charges"), as provided for herein or in any
other document executed in connection herewith, or otherwise contracted for,
charged, received, taken or reserved by Lender, shall exceed the maximum lawful
rate (the "Maximum Rate") which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received
or reserved by Lender in accordance with

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applicable law, the rate of interest payable under the Note, together with all
Charges payable to Lender, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate.

         SECTION 8.10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan
Documents constitute the entire contract between the parties relative to the
subject matter hereof. Any previous agreement among the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof is superseded by this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. Nothing in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, expressed
or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto
any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

         SECTION 8.11. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party hereto hereby waives, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial
by jury in respect of any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of,
under or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
Each party hereto (a) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any
other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would
not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (b)
acknowledges that it and the other parties hereto have been induced to enter
into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as applicable, by, among other
things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 8.11.

         SECTION 8.12. Severability. In the event any one or more of the
provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document should be
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein
shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor
in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as
possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

         SECTION 8.13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which
when taken together shall constitute but one contract, and shall become
effective as provided in Section 8.3.

         SECTION 8.14. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.

         (a) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for
itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any Colorado State
court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting in Denver,
Colorado, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or for
recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any
such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such Colorado State or,
to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties
hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be
conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or
in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any
right that Lender may otherwise have

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to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any
jurisdiction.

         (b) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the
fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may
now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this agreement or the other Loan Documents in any
Colorado State or Federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense or an inconvenient
forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower and the Lender have caused
this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of
the day and year first above written.

                                    COLORADO MEDTECH, INC., a Colorado
                                    corporation

                                    By:      /s/ Gregory A. Gould
                                             ---------------------------
                                    Name:    Gregory A. Gould
                                    Its:     Chief Financial Officer

                                    CIVCO MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., INC., an
                                    Iowa corporation

                                    By:      /s/ Charles R. Klasson, Jr.
                                             ---------------------------
                                    Name:    Charles R. Klasson, Jr.
                                    Its:     President

                                    BIOMED Y2K, INC., a Colorado corporation

                                    By:      /s/ Stephen K. Onody
                                             ---------------------------
                                    Name:    Stephen K. Onody
                                    Its:     President

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                                    CMED CATHETER AND  DISPOSABLES
                                    TECHNOLOGY,  INC., a Minnesota corporation

                                    By:      /s/ Stephen K. Onody
                                             ---------------------------
                                    Name:    Stephen K. Onody
                                    Its:     President

                                    KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national
                                    banking association

                                    By:      /s/ Michelle K. Bushey
                                             ---------------------------
                                    Name:    Michelle K. Bushey
                                    Its:     Vice President

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                               SECURITY AGREEMENT

1. DEBTORS:                       COLORADO MEDTECH, INC.
                                  6175 Longbow Drive
                                  Boulder, Colorado 80301

                                  CIVCO MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CO. INC.
                                  102 1st Street South
                                  Kalona, Iowa 52247

                                  BIOMED Y2K, INC.
                                  6175 Longbow Drive
                                  Boulder, Colorado 80301

                                  CMED CATHETER AND DISPOSABLES TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                                  13845 Industrial Park Boulevard
                                  Plymouth, Minnesota 55441

                                  (Collectively referred to herein, on
                                  a joint and several basis, as
                                  "Debtor").

2. SECURED PARTY:                 KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                  1675 Broadway, Suite 500
                                  Denver, Colorado 80202
                                  Attention: Michelle Bushey, Vice President

3. DATED:                         December 21, 2000

4. COLLATERAL: The following property which is now or hereafter owned by Debtor
or in which Debtor now or hereafter has any right, title or interest is
hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Collateral":

              (a) All inventory; and

              (b) All deposit accounts, reserves, deferred payments, refunds,
accounts receivable, notes, chattel paper and general intangibles of every kind
and nature, including, without limitation, all governmental permits, licenses,
certificates, consents and approvals, all rights to carry on business under any
name under which Debtor does business, and all patents, copyrights, tradenames,
trademarks and goodwill; all books, records and other documentation relating to
the foregoing including, without limitation, all listing and compilations of
such accounts and all original documents creating, evidencing, securing or
guaranteeing the indebtedness under any such accounts such as contracts, orders,
invoices, receipts, security documents and guarantees;

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              (c) All rights to payment under contracts relating to inventory or
any part thereof and all accounts receivable derived from sales therefrom; and
in all proceeds and products of such inventory in any form, including without
limitation, in all accounts and chattel paper arising out of the sale or lease
of such inventory, in any accessions thereto and in all returned or repossessed
inventory;

              (d) All causes of action, claims and compensation of every kind
and nature, whether direct or consequential, or for any injury, loss or
diminution in value of the property owned by Debtor, and all policies of
insurance covering any of the other items of property listed herein and all
proceeds, loss payments and premium refunds which may become payable with
respect to such insurance policies;

              (e) All books, records and other property relating to or referring
to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, all books, records,
ledger cards, customer lists, vendor lists, computer records and computer
software; and

              (f) All additions, renewals and replacements of the items of
property listed in this Security Agreement and all articles in substitution
therefor, including, without limitation, all cash and non-cash proceeds from the
sale or other transfer of any of such items.

5. PRIMARY USE OF COLLATERAL: Business.

6. OBLIGATIONS (collectively, the "Obligations"):

         (a) All obligations to Secured Party, direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, now existing or hereafter arising in connection with that certain:

                  (i) revolving credit loan in the amount of up to $15,000,000
         (the "Loan") made by Secured Party to Debtor as evidenced by that
         certain Note dated of even date herewith, executed by Debtor and
         payable to the order of Secured Party in the stated principal amount of
         Fifteen Million and No/100 Dollars ($15,000,000) (the "Note") and all
         sums now or hereafter advanced thereunder;

                  (ii) Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") of even date by
         and between Secured Party and Debtor;

                  (iii) all other documents or instruments now or hereafter
         evidencing, securing, guaranteeing and/or relating to the indebtedness
         evidenced by the Note.

This Security Agreement and all of the documents and instruments referred to in
this subparagraph (a), as the same may be amended or replaced from time to time,
are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Loan Documents".

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         (b) All expenditures made or incurred by Secured Party to protect and
maintain the Collateral and to enforce its rights under this Security Agreement,
as more fully set forth herein.

         (c) Any and all future advances made under the Note and/or any of the
other Loan Documents.

7. SECURITY INTEREST: Debtor hereby grants to Secured Party a continuing
security interest in the Collateral. The security interest granted herein is
given to secure payment and performance of the Obligations.

8. WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS: Debtor warrants and represents to Secured
Party that:

         (a) Debtor is the sole owner of the Collateral free and clear of all
liens, security interests, adverse claims and encumbrances (other than the
security interest created by the Loan Documents), except as otherwise permitted
by Section 6.2 of the Credit Agreement.

         (b) No financing statement covering any of the Collateral is on file in
any public office, other than the financing statement evidencing the security
interest created hereby.

         (c) The execution and delivery of this Security Agreement will not
violate any law, agreement or document governing Debtor or to which Debtor is a
party.

         (d) The Collateral will be used primarily for the purposes set forth in
Paragraph 5 above.

         (e) The principal place of business of Debtor is at its addresses
listed in Paragraph 1 above.

9. COVENANTS OF DEBTOR: Except as may otherwise be set forth in or allowed under
the terms of any of the other Loan Documents, Debtor covenants and agrees that
unless and until Secured Party expressly agrees in writing to another course of
action:

         (a) Debtor shall not sell, pledge, hypothecate, transfer, lease,
assign, abandon or otherwise dispose of any of the inventory or any interest
therein except in the ordinary course of business.

         (b) Debtor shall promptly notify Secured Party of any Event of Default
(as defined in Paragraph 10 hereof).

         (c) Debtor shall defend the Collateral against the claims and demands
of all persons.

         (d) Debtor shall, at any time upon demand of Secured Party, exhibit to
and allow inspection by Secured Party of records with respect to the Collateral
and shall, promptly upon request

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from Secured Party, deliver to Secured Party an accounting as to the identity,
location and value of the Collateral in such detail as Secured Party shall
reasonably require.

         (e) Secured Party, at its option, may discharge taxes, liens, security
interests and other encumbrances against the Collateral and may pay for the
maintenance and preservation thereof if not otherwise paid or performed by
Debtor. Debtor shall reimburse Secured Party on demand for any payments as made,
plus interest thereon at the Default Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement)
from the date of such payment. Any such payments made by Secured Party, together
with interest thereon, shall be secured by the Collateral as provided herein and
by all of the other Loan Documents.

         (f) Debtor shall from time to time execute financing statements and
other documents in form satisfactory to Secured Party (and pay the cost of
filing or recording them in whatever public offices Secured Party deems
necessary) and perform such other acts as Secured Party may request to perfect
and maintain a valid security interest in the Collateral.

         (g) Debtor shall not move its principal place of business or its books
and records relating to the Collateral without thirty (30) days prior written
notice thereof to Secured Party.

         (h) Debtor shall not change its name or otherwise do anything which
would make the information set forth in the financing statements relating to the
Collateral materially misleading without immediately notifying Secured Party of
the same.

10. EVENTS OF DEFAULT: The happening of any of the following events or
conditions shall be a default under this Security Agreement (singularly, an
"Event of Default" or collectively, "Events of Default"):

         (a) Breach or violation by Debtor of any covenant, term or condition
set forth herein not cured within the notice and grace period provided in
Article VII of the Credit Agreement; or

         (b) Default by Debtor under the Note or any of the other Loan Documents
not cured within any applicable notice or grace period specified therein; or

         (c) Any warranty, representation or statement of Debtor contained
herein, any of the other Loan Documents or otherwise made or furnished to
Secured Party by or on behalf of Debtor proves to have been false in any
material respect when made or furnished; or

         (d) The seizure or taking of any of the Collateral by any governmental
or similar authority or the issuance of a writ, order of attachment or
garnishment with respect thereto.

Any default under this Security Agreement not cured within the applicable grace
or cure period, if any, shall be a default under each of the other Loan
Documents.

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11. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES:

         (a) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, which Event of Default
has not been cured within the applicable grace or cure period, Secured Party
may, without further notice or demand, declare any of the Obligations
immediately due and payable and this Security Agreement in default, and
thereafter, Secured Party shall have the remedies of a secured party under the
Uniform Commercial Code as then in effect in the State of Colorado and all other
rights and remedies at law or in equity available to secured creditors in the
State of Colorado. Proceeds of any disposition of the Collateral shall be
applied to the Obligations as specified in the Credit Agreement.

          (b) During the time that Secured Party is in possession of the
Collateral, and to the extent permitted by law, Secured Party shall have the
right to hold, use, operate, manage and control all or any part of the
Collateral. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Secured Party may notify
account debtors to make payment directly to Secured Party and collect and retain
all proceeds and other sums due or to become due with respect to the Collateral,
accounting only for the net proceeds arising from such use and charging against
receipts from such use all costs, expenses, charges, damage or loss by reason of
such use. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Secured Party shall also be entitled,
without further notice or demand and to the extent permitted by law, to have a
receiver appointed to take charge of all or any part of the Collateral,
exercising all of the rights specified in the immediately preceding sentence.

         (c) Debtor shall pay to Secured Party on demand all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys'
fees and costs, incurred by Secured Party incidental to taking, holding,
collecting upon, selling and the like or otherwise dealing with the Collateral,
or incurred by Secured Party in otherwise enforcing any term or condition of
this Security Agreement, together with interest thereon at the default interest
rate (as specified in the Credit Agreement), and all such expenses and interest
shall be secured by the Collateral as provided herein and by all of the other
Loan Documents securing all or any part of the indebtedness evidenced by the
Note.

         (d) Any and all statements of fact or other recitals made in any bill
of sale or assignment or other instrument evidencing any foreclosure sale
hereunder as to nonpayment of indebtedness or as to the occurrence of any
default, or as to Secured Party having declared all of such indebtedness to be
due and payable, or as to notice of time, place and terms of sale and of the
properties to be sold having been duly given by Secured Party, shall be taken as
prima facie evidence of the truth of the facts so stated and recited.

         (e) Secured Party may appoint or delegate any one or more persons as
agent to perform any act or acts necessary or incident to any sale of the
Collateral held by Secured Party, including the sending of notices and the
conduct of the sale, in the name and on behalf of Secured Party.

         (f) Nothing herein contained is intended, nor shall be construed, to
preclude Secured Party from pursuing any other remedy provided by law for the
collection or enforcement of any of the Obligations. Any and all rights and
remedies herein expressly conferred upon Secured Party shall be deemed
cumulative with, and not exclusive of, any other remedy conferred hereby, by the

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other Loan Documents or by law or equity on Secured Party, and the exercise of
any one remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other.

12. GENERAL:

         (a) Except for matters arising from the gross negligence or wilful
misconduct of the Secured Party, its employees, officers or agents, Debtor
hereby indemnifies and holds harmless Secured Party, and its employees, officers
and agents, from and against any and all liabilities to third parties, losses
and damages which may be incurred, asserted or imposed upon them or any of them
as a result of or in connection with any use, operation, lease or consumption of
any of the Collateral or as a result of Secured Party's seeking to obtain
performance of any of the obligations due with respect to the Collateral.

         (b) No default shall be waived by Secured Party except in writing and
no waiver of any payment or other right under this Security Agreement shall
operate as a waiver of any other payment or right.

          (c) Without affecting any obligations of Debtor under this Security
Agreement and without prejudice to any of its rights hereunder, Secured Party
may, without notice or demand, renew, extend or grant indulgences with respect
to any of the Obligations, take or release any other collateral as security for
any of the Obligations, or add or release any guarantor, endorser, surety or
other party to any of the Obligations.

         (d) Debtor hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand and
notice of every kind, as well as the right to require Secured Party to proceed
against any person liable for the payment or performance of any of the
Obligations or to foreclose upon, sell or otherwise realize upon or collect or
apply any other property, real or personal, securing any of the Obligations, as
a condition or prior to proceeding hereunder.

         (e) All notices, demands, requests or other communications to be sent
by one party to the other hereunder or required by law shall be in writing and
sent to the addresses of the parties specified herein.

         (f) Unless the context otherwise requires, all terms used herein which
are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Colorado
shall have the meanings therein stated.

         (g) All of the rights and remedies of Secured Party under this Security
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of its successors and assigns. All
obligations of Debtor hereunder shall be binding upon the successors and assigns
of Debtor.

         (h) This Security Agreement may not be amended, modified or otherwise
changed except by a written instrument duly executed by Debtor and Secured
Party.

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         (i) This Security Agreement shall be construed under and governed by
the laws of the State of Colorado. The parties hereby consent to the personal
jurisdiction of the courts and the venue specified in the Credit Agreement.

         (j) Time is of the essence of this Security Agreement and all of its
provisions.

         (k) The headings of this Security Agreement are inserted for
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this
Security Agreement or any provisions hereof.

                                    * * * * *

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         DATED: December 21, 2000

                                       COLORADO MEDTECH, INC., a Colorado
                                       corporation

                                       By:      /s/ Gregory A. Gould
                                                -------------------------------
                                       Name:    Gregory A. Gould
                                       Title:   Chief Financial Officer

                                       CIVCO MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., INC., an
                                       Iowa corporation

                                       By:      /s/ Charles R. Klasson, Jr.
                                                -------------------------------
                                       Name:    Charles R. Klasson, Jr.
                                       Title:   President

                                       BIOMED Y2K, INC., a Colorado corporation

                                       By:      /s/ Stephen K. Onody
                                                -------------------------------
                                       Name:    Stephen K. Onody
                                       Title:   President

                                       CMED CATHETER AND DISPOSABLES
                                       TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Minnesota corporation

                                       By:      /s/ Stephen K. Onody
                                                -------------------------------
                                       Name:    Stephen K. Onody
                                       Title:   President

                                       KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                       By:      /s/ Michelle K. Bushey
                                                -------------------------------
                                       Name:    Michelle K. Bushey
                                       Its:     Vice President

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                                 PROMISSORY NOTE

$15,000,000.00                                                  Denver, Colorado
                                                               December 21, 2000

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, COLORADO MEDTECH, INC., a Colorado
corporation, CIVCO MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., INC., an Iowa corporation, BIOMED
Y2K, INC., a Colorado corporation, and CMED CATHETER AND DISPOSABLES TECHNOLOGY,
INC., a Minnesota corporation ("collectively the Borrower"), whose address is
6175 Longbow Drive, Boulder, Colorado 80301, promise to pay, jointly and
severally, to the order of KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ("Lender"), at its
office at 1675 Broadway, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202 (or at such other
place as Lender shall designate in writing), in lawful money of the United
States of America, the principal sum of Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00)
or so much thereof as may be advanced by Lender and remain unpaid from time to
time, pursuant to the terms of that certain Credit Agreement of even date, to
which the Borrower and Lender are parties (as the same may from time to time be
amended or supplemented, the "Credit Agreement"), together with interest on said
principal sum or such part thereof advanced by Lender, from the date of each
advance made by Lender (an "Advance") until repaid in full, at the rate and at
the times set forth in the Credit Agreement. The loan evidenced by this Note is
a revolving loan, whereby the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow the
principal indebtedness evidenced hereby.

         1. Credit Agreement. This Note (the "Note") is the Note referred to in
the Credit Agreement and is entitled to the benefits thereof. The proceeds of
this Note have been advanced for the uses specified in the Credit Agreement.
Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the
meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

         2. Interest and Payments. The outstanding principal balance of this
Note shall bear interest, from the date of each Advance made by Lender until
repaid in full, (i) in the case of Base Rate Loans, at a per annum rate of
interest equal to the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin and (ii) in the case
of LIBOR Rate Loans, at a per annum rate of interest equal to the applicable
LIBOR Rate plus the LIBOR Rate Margin, in each case as specified in the Credit
Agreement, which interest shall be due and payable, quarterly in arrears, as
provided in the Credit Agreement. Upon the Maturity Date or earlier upon
termination of the Credit Agreement, the entire outstanding principal balance of
this Note, together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon and all other
sums due hereunder, shall be due and payable in full. The Borrower shall have
the right to prepay the outstanding principal balance of this Note, together
with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon and all other sums due hereunder,
in full or in part, as set forth in the Credit Agreement. All payments of
principal, interest and any other sums on this Note due from the Borrower to
Lender shall be made to Lender in lawful money of the United States of America
in the manner set forth in the Credit Agreement.

         3. Application of Proceeds. All payments hereunder by Borrower shall be
applied by Lender:

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              First, to the payment of all reimbursable expenses, liabilities
and advances made or incurred by Lender in connection herewith including
reasonable attorneys fees incurred in connection with any enforcement action
taken with respect to this Note;

              Second, to the payment of any other amounts due (other than
principal and interest) under this Note or the Credit Agreement;

              Third, to the payment of all interest accrued and unpaid on the
outstanding indebtedness; and

              Fourth, to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the
outstanding indebtedness.

         4. Default. Time is of the essence hereof. The occurrence of any Event
of Default under the Credit Agreement shall be a default hereunder and, upon the
occurrence of any such default, the payment of all principal, interest and any
other sums due in accordance with the terms of this Note shall, at the option of
Lender, be accelerated and such principal, interest and other sums shall be
immediately due and payable without notice or demand, and Lender shall have the
option to foreclose or to require foreclosure of any or all liens and security
interests securing the payment hereof and/or to exercise any other rights and
remedies available to Lender hereunder or under the Credit Agreement. From and
after an Event of Default, the outstanding principal balance shall accrue
interest at the Default Rate.

         5. Governing Law. As additional consideration for the extension of
credit, Borrower understands and agrees that the loan evidenced by this Note is
made in the State of Colorado and the provisions hereof will be construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado. The parties consent to the
personal jurisdiction of the courts and the venue specified in the Credit
Agreement.

         6. Maximum Interest. The provisions of this Note are hereby expressly
limited so that in no event whatsoever, whether by reason of demand or
acceleration of the maturity of this Note or otherwise, shall the amount paid,
or agreed to be paid ("Interest"), to Lender for the use, forbearance or
retention of the money loaned hereunder exceed the maximum amount permissible
under applicable law. If, from any circumstance whatsoever, performance or
fulfillment of any provision of this Note shall, at the time of performance or
fulfillment of such provision shall be due, exceed the limit for Interest
prescribed by law, then ipso facto the obligation to be performed or fulfilled
shall be reduced to such limit and if, from any circumstance whatsoever, Lender
shall ever receive anything of value deemed Interest by applicable law in excess
of the maximum lawful amount, an amount equal to any excessive Interest shall be
applied to the reduction of the principal (whether or not then due) or at the
option of Lender be paid over to the Borrower, and not to the payment of
Interest.

         7. Miscellaneous Provisions.

              (a) Borrower hereby waives demand for payment, presentment for
payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of nonpayment,
notice of acceleration of maturity, diligence in taking any action to collect
sums owing hereunder and all duty or obligation of Lender to effect, protect,
perfect, retain or enforce any security for the payment of this Note or to
proceed against any collateral before otherwise enforcing this Note.

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              (b) This Note and each payment of principal and interest hereunder
shall be paid when due without deduction or setoff of any kind or nature or for
any costs whatsoever.

              (c) Borrower agrees to reimburse Lender upon demand for all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees and costs, incurred in connection with Lender's collection of
payments due from Borrower hereunder.

              (d) Borrower agrees that Lender may from time to time extend the
maturity of this Note or the time any payment is due under this Note and may
accept further security or release security for the payment of this Note,
without in any way affecting any obligations of Borrower to Lender.

              IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has executed this Note to be
effective as of the day and year first-above written.

                                    COLORADO MEDTECH, INC., a Colorado
                                    corporation

                                    By:      /s/ Gregory A. Gould
                                             ---------------------------
                                    Name:    Gregory A. Gould
                                    Title:   Chief Financial Officer

                                    CIVCO MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., INC., an
                                    Iowa corporation

                                    By:      /s/ Charles R. Klasson, Jr.
                                             ---------------------------
                                    Name:    Charles R. Klasson, Jr.
                                    Title:   President

                                    BIOMED Y2K, INC., a Colorado corporation

                                    By:      /s/ Stephen K. Onody
                                             ---------------------------
                                    Name:    Stephen K. Onody
                                    Title:   President

                                    CMED CATHETER AND DISPOSABLES
                                    TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Minnesota corporation

                                    By:      /s/ Stephen K. Onody
                                             ---------------------------
                                    Name:    Stephen K. Onody
                                    Title:   President

                                       3<PAGE>   1

                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.36.1

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                                [Conformed Copy]

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), effective as of October 30, 2000
(the "Effective Date"), is between APERIAN, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and ROBERT J. GIBBS ("Gibbs"). The Company and Gibbs are
collectively referred to in this Agreement as the "Parties."

                                   BACKGROUND

The Company and Gibbs are parties to an Employment Agreement dated as of June
29, 1999 (the "Prior Agreement") providing for the employment of Gibbs as
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Company and Gibbs wish
to modify the terms and conditions of the employment of Gibbs commencing on the
Effective Date in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

                               TERMS OF AGREEMENT

The Parties agree as follows:

1. EMPLOYMENT. The Company hereby employs Gibbs to devote his personal services
to the business and affairs of the Company, and Gibbs hereby accepts such
employment, on the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement.

         1.1. DUTIES. Gibbs' title and position shall be Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company. Gibbs' duties will be those customarily
performed by persons acting in that capacity and those that may be designated by
the Board of Directors of the Company consistent with the titles and positions
of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Gibbs shall report
directly to the Board of Directors of the Company. Gibbs shall also serve, upon
request and without additional compensation, as a director of the Company or as
an officer or a director, or both, of any subsidiary, division, or affiliate of
the Company or any other entity in which the Company holds an equity interest or
which it sponsors. Throughout the Term (as defined below), the Company shall
cause Gibbs to be nominated to serve on the Board of Directors and will use
reasonable efforts to secure Gibbs' election to the Board of Directors. It is
the intention of the parties that Gibbs will be elected to and will serve on the
Board of Directors while serving hereunder as Chairman and Chief Operating
Officer of Company.

         1.2. FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE. Gibbs shall devote his full time (except for
reasonable vacation time and absence for any disability), attention, and best
efforts to the performance of his duties described in Article 1.1.

         1.3 PRIOR AGREEMENT. From and after the Effective Date, the Prior
Agreement shall be cancelled and of no effect.

2. TERM. The term of Gibbs' employment under this Agreement (the "Term") shall
be as follows:

         2.1. INITIAL TERM. The initial term shall commence on the date of this
Agreement and shall expire at 11:59:59 p.m., Central Time, on the day preceding
the third anniversary of the date of this Agreement, unless terminated earlier
pursuant to Article 5.

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         2.2. EXTENDED TERMS. Beginning with the third anniversary of the date
of this Agreement, the Term shall be extended automatically for an additional
successive one-year period as of each anniversary date of the date of this
Agreement that occurs while this Agreement is in effect; provided, however, that
if either party shall give written notice to the other not less than ninety
days' prior any such anniversary the that no such automatic extension shall
occur, then Gibbs' employment shall terminate on the anniversary date of the
date of this Agreement that next occurs after such notice is given.

3. COMPENSATION. As compensation for the services rendered by Gibbs under this
Agreement, the Company shall, during the Term, pay or provide Gibbs during the
Term the following:

         3.1. BASE SALARY. The Company shall pay Gibbs during the Term an annual
base salary equal to at least Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000)
during the remainder of the current fiscal year, Three Hundred Thousand
($300,000) during the next fiscal year and Three Hundred Fifty Thousand
(350,000) during the remainder of the Term, including any extension of the Term
described in Article 2.2, unless the Parties otherwise agree. The annual amount
of base salary in effect at the time is referred to in this Agreement as "Base
Salary." The Base Salary shall be paid in equal installments semi-monthly, in
arrears, at the Company's regular and routine payroll dates, or at such
intervals as may otherwise be agreed upon by the Parties, and in accordance with
any other payroll procedures of the Company. The Base Salary shall be prorated
(on a daily basis) for any partial payroll period of employment under this
Agreement.

         3.2. ANNUAL BONUS OPPORTUNITY. During the Term, Gibbs shall be eligible
to earn and receive from the Company an annual incentive bonus based upon
satisfaction of certain goals. Bonuses shall be determined with respect to
during each fiscal year of the Company during the Term, with the first bonus
period being the fiscal year ending March 31, 2001. Gibbs target bonus for each
fiscal year shall consist of two components, each having a target of 50% of
Gibbs' salary during that fiscal year. One component shall be based on
shareholder value, and the other shall be based on Company performance, in each
case based on such metrics with respect to the fiscal year as the Compensation
Committee and Gibbs shall determine at or about the beginning of each fiscal
year of the Company during the Term (or as expeditiously as is practicable in
the case of the current fiscal year). The bonus, if any, with respect to a
fiscal year will be payable to Gibbs no later than thirty (30) days after
completion of the audit for that fiscal year. Unless otherwise determined by the
Compensation Committee of the Board or as provided in this Agreement, no annual
incentive bonus shall be payable to Gibbs unless he is employed by the Company
on the day the bonus is paid.

         3.3. INCENTIVE PLANS AND RESTRICTED STOCK. Gibbs shall participate in
any stock option, performance share, phantom stock, or similar long-term
stock-based incentive plan adopted by the Company for its executive employees in
effect during the Term, including the Company's 2000 Stock Option Plan (the
"Option Plan"). Except as described in the remainder of this paragraph, the
extent to which Gibbs shall participate in any such plan will be determined by
the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board, but in no event shall
Gibbs' participation be less than that of the President of the Company. On the
date of this Agreement, Gibbs will be granted 245,000 shares of restricted stock
in accordance with the Option Plan and the Restricted Stock Agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit A.

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         3.4. SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLANS. Gibbs shall be eligible to
participate in any long-term bonus, savings, deferred compensation, retirement
or pension, or death benefit plan adopted by the Company for its executive
employees generally in effect during the Term.

         3.5. WELFARE BENEFIT PLANS. Gibbs shall be eligible to participate in
any life insurance, medical, dental, and hospitalization insurance, disability
insurance benefit, or other similar employee welfare benefit plan or program
adopted by the Company covering its executive employees generally in effect
during the Term.

         3.6. VACATION. Gibbs shall be entitled to twenty (20) days of paid
vacation per fiscal year. Such vacation time shall, however, be prorated in any
fiscal year during which Gibbs is employed by the Company for less than the
entire fiscal year, in accordance with the number of days in that fiscal year
during which Gibbs is so employed. Such vacation time shall be in addition to
any paid time off ("PTO") to which Gibbs may be entitled under the Company's PTO
policy in effect during the Term.

         3.7. TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE. During the Term, the Company shall pay
Gibbs a transportation allowance equal to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per
month ("Transportation Allowance"). The Transportation Allowance shall be
payable in equal installments together with the payments of Base Salary.

         3.8. TAX WITHHOLDING. The Company may deduct from any compensation or
other amount payable to Gibbs under this Agreement (including under Article 5)
social security (FICA) taxes and all federal, state, municipal, and other taxes
or governmental charges as may, in the Company's judgment, be required. The
Company will consult with Gibbs as to amounts to be withheld in this regard.

         3.9. PARTICIPATION IN COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT PLANS. Gibbs'
participation during the Term in any or all of the plans or programs adopted by
the Company described in Articles 3.3 through 3.6 ("Compensation and Benefit
Plans") will be subject to the terms and conditions of those Compensation and
Benefit Plans as they now exist or may hereafter be adopted, amended, restated,
or discontinued by the Company, including the satisfaction of all applicable
eligibility requirements and vesting provisions of those Compensation and
Benefit Plans. The Company shall have no obligation under this Agreement to
continue any or all of the Compensation and Benefit Plans that now exist or are
hereafter adopted. To the extent that Gibbs is eligible to participate in any
Compensation and Benefit Plan existing on the date of this Agreement for which a
plan description or plan materials are available, the Company has provided to
Gibbs.

4. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT. During the Term, Gibbs may incur, and shall be
reimbursed by the Company for, reasonable, ordinary and necessary, and
documented business expenses to the extent that Gibbs complies with, and
reimbursement is permitted by, the Company's policies, practices, and
procedures.

5. EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION. Either Party may terminate Gibbs' employment under
this Agreement by giving written notice of termination to the other Party. If
the Company is terminating, it shall include in that notice a statement whether
the termination is because of Disability or for Cause or without Cause. The
Parties' respective rights and obligations upon the termination of Gibbs'
employment under this Agreement are as follows:

         5.1. TERMINATION GENERALLY. Upon any termination of Gibbs' employment
under this Agreement, the Company shall pay or provide Gibbs the following:

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                  5.1.a. Any amount of Base Salary and Transportation Allowance
         earned by, but not yet paid to, Gibbs through the effective date of
         termination of employment, as further described below (the "Termination
         Date");

                  5.1.b. All benefits that have been earned by or vested in, and
         are payable to, Gibbs under, and subject to the terms (including all
         eligibility requirements) of, the Compensation and Benefit Plans in
         which Gibbs participated through the Termination Date;

                  5.1.c. All reimbursable expenses due, but not yet paid, to
         Gibbs as of the Termination Date under Article 4; and

                  5.1.d. An amount equal to all accrued and unused PTO,
         calculated in accordance with the Company's PTO policies, practices,
         and procedures (including authorized deductions and the deductions
         required by law), through the Termination Date.

         The amount of Base Salary and Transportation Allowance due under
Section 5.1.a shall be paid no later than thirty (30) business days after the
Termination Date; the amounts or benefits due under Section 5.1.b shall be paid
or provided in accordance with the terms of the Compensation and Benefit Plans
under which such amounts or benefits are due to Gibbs; and the amounts due under
Sections 5.1.c and 5.1.d shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the
Company's policies, practices, and procedures regarding reimbursable expenses
and PTO, respectively. Except as expressly provided below in this Article 5,
upon paying or providing Gibbs the preceding amounts or benefits, the Company
shall have no further obligation or liability under this Agreement for Base
Salary or any other cash compensation or for any benefits under any of the
Compensation and Benefit Plans. Upon termination of Gibbs' employment, Gibbs
shall be deemed to have resigned from any position as a director of the Company
or as an officer or director, or both, of any subsidiary, division, or affiliate
of the Company or any other entity in which the Company holds an equity interest
or which it sponsors that Gibbs then holds; no written resignation need be given
or delivered to the Company.

         In this Agreement, the Termination Date shall be (i) the date of Gibbs'
death, (ii) the third business day after the date on which the Company gives
notice of termination because of Disability, or (iii) the date of termination
specified in any other notice of termination, or if not specified in the notice
of termination, the date that notice of termination is given.

         In this Agreement, "Disability" means Gibbs' permanent and total
disability, which shall be deemed to exist if he is unable reasonably to perform
his duties under this Agreement because of any medically determinable physical
or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has
lasted or can be expected to last for at least ninety (90) consecutive days. Any
Disability shall be determined by the Board or an authorized committee or
representative thereof ("Representative"), in its sole and absolute discretion,
upon receipt of competent medical advice from a qualified physician selected by
or acceptable to the Board or its Representative. Gibbs shall, if there is any
question about his Disability, submit to a physical examination by a qualified
physician selected by the Board or its Representative.

         In this Agreement, "Cause" means any of the following: (i) Gibbs'
willful failure to substantially perform his duties under this Agreement without
legal cause, other than any such failure resulting from his incapacity due to
physical or mental illness or Disability; (ii) Gibbs' engaging willfully in any
action which, or omitting to engage in any action the omission of

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which, he knows or should know is, or is reasonably expected to be substantially
injurious (monetarily or otherwise) to the Company or its business or
reputation; (iii) Gibbs' performance of any illegal conduct or act or omission
constituting serious dishonesty that results, directly or indirectly, in
significant gain or enrichment of Gibbs or his family or affiliates at the
expense of the Company or which adversely affects, or reasonably could in the
future adversely affect, Gibbs' value, reliability, or performance in a material
manner; or (iv) any deliberate breach by Gibbs of any material obligation under
any of Articles 6, 7, 8 or 9. Whether an event or circumstance constituting
Cause exists will be determined in good faith the Board of Directors but only if
such termination is approved by at least two-thirds of the members of the Board
of Directors after Gibbs has been given written notice by Company of the
specific reason for such termination and an opportunity, together with his
counsel, to be heard before the Board of Directors. Members of the Board of
Directors may participate in any hearing that is required pursuant to this
paragraph by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment
by means of which all persons participating in the hearing can hear and speak to
each other; provided, however, that at least one-half of the members of the
Board of Directors (in addition to Gibbs) shall attend the hearing in person. If
the Company determines that Cause for termination exists under clause (i) above
in this paragraph, the Company shall notify Gibbs of that belief, and that
notice shall describe the event or circumstance believed to constitute Cause for
termination. If that event or circumstance may reasonably be remedied or
corrected, Gibbs shall have thirty (30) days to effect that correction or
remedy. If not corrected or remedied within that thirty (30) day period (as
determined by at least two-thirds the members of the Board after opportunity for
a hearing as described above), Cause for termination shall immediately be deemed
to exist, and Gibbs' employment shall be deemed terminated. If the Company
determines, as provided above, that Cause for termination exists under any of
clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) above in this paragraph, the Company shall notify
Gibbs of that belief, and that notice shall constitute immediate termination of
Gibbs' employment.

         In this Agreement, "Good Reason" means any of the following: (i) a
significant reduction in the nature or scope of Gibbs authorities or duties from
those customarily performed by persons acting in the capacity of chief executive
officer, (ii) a change in Gibbs' reporting relationship so that Gibbs reports to
anyone other than the Board of Directors of the Company, (iii) a reduction in
Gibbs' annual base salary or target opportunity under any applicable bonus or
incentive compensation plan or arrangement, (iv) a diminution in Gibbs'
eligibility to participate in bonus, stock option, incentive award and other
compensation plans which provide opportunities for compensation which are at
least equivalent to the opportunities afforded by the Company (including its
subsidiaries) to its most senior executives; (v) a diminution in employee
benefits (including but not limited to medical, dental, life insurance, and
long-term disability plans) and perquisites applicable to Gibbs from the
employee benefits and perquisites provided by the Company (including its
subsidiaries) to its most senior executives; or (ii) a change, without Gibbs'
consent, in the location of Gibbs' principal place of employment by the Company
by more than 50 miles from the location where Gibbs was principally employed
prior to such change. If Gibbs determines that an event constituting Good Reason
has occurred, Gibbs shall notify the Company and the Chairman of the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of that belief, which notice
shall set forth the bases for that belief. The Company shall have 30 days after
receipt of such notice in which to either (a) rectify such event to Gibbs'
reasonable satisfaction or (b) determine, in accordance with the standards and
procedures described in the preceding sentence that an event constituting Cause
exists. If the Company does not take either of such actions within such 30-day
period, Gibbs may terminate his employment for Good Reason immediately by giving
written notice to the Company. Any termination by Gibbs under this paragraph
shall for all purposes of this Agreement be deemed a termination of Gibbs'
employment by the Company without Cause.

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         In this Agreement "Change of Control" means the first to occur of the
following events: (i) any sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer (in one
transaction or series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company to any person or group of related persons for purposes
of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, (ii) a majority of the Board of Directors
of the Company shall consist of persons who are not Continuing Directors (as
defined below); (iii) the acquisition after the date of this Agreement by any
person or group of related persons of the power, directly or indirectly, to vote
or direct the voting of securities having more than 50% of the ordinary voting
power for the election of directors of the Company, or (iv) the approval by the
stockholders of the Company 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 thereto
continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted
into voting securities of the surviving entity or such surviving entity's
parent) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by
the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or such surviving
entity's parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation. A
"Continuing Director" means, as of the date of determination, any person who (i)
was a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on the date of this
Agreement or (ii) was nominated for election or elected to the Board of
Directors of the Company with the affirmative vote of a majority of the
Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of
such nomination or election.

         Gibbs may voluntarily terminate his employment under this Agreement
only by giving at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Company.
Gibbs shall not be liable to the Company for breach of this Agreement because of
his termination of employment in accordance with the preceding sentence.

         5.2. TERMINATION UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY. If Gibbs' employment is
terminated by death or by the Company because of Disability, Gibbs (or his legal
representative, estate, or heirs) shall be entitled to receive from the Company:

                  5.2.a. The payment of a total Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
         ($300,000.00), in a lump sum (the "Termination Payment"); and

                  5.2.b. if Gibbs elects and maintains continued coverage under
         the Consolidated Omnibus Benefits Reconciliation Act of 1985 and
         corresponding regulations ("COBRA"), then for up to the twelve (12)
         consecutive months immediately after the Termination Date, payments in
         an amount equal to the difference between (i) the premiums paid or
         payable by Gibbs for coverage under COBRA for himself and his
         dependents (if any) and (ii) the premiums that he would have paid for
         comparable coverage under the Company's then current group insurance
         plan or plans if his employment under this Agreement had not ceased
         (the "Insurance Payments"); except that the Insurance Payments shall
         expire or terminate immediately upon Gibbs' becoming eligible for
         coverage under another employer's plan or policy.

         In addition, subject to and upon the release executed and delivered
pursuant to Article 5.4 becoming irrevocable, (a) all shares of restricted stock
granted to Gibbs as described in Section 3.4 will vest and become
non-forfeitable and (b) each stock option granted to Gibbs, whether now
outstanding or granted in the future, shall vest and shall be exercisable until
the earlier of (x) one year from the date of such termination or (y) the
expiration of the option in accordance with its terms.

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         The Company will make the Termination Payment and commence the
Insurance Payments within ten (10) business days after the first business day on
which the release executed and delivered in accordance with Section 5.4.a
becomes irrevocable by Gibbs (or his legal representative, estate, or heirs).
The Company's obligations for the Insurance Payments are not intended to negate
or impair any obligation of the Company or right of Gibbs under COBRA. The
Severance Payment and the Insurance Payments shall be in addition to the amounts
or benefits to which Gibbs is entitled under Article 5.1. Any Severance Payment
or Insurance Payments (or both) under this Article 5.2 shall not be deemed the
continuation of Gibbs' employment for any purpose.

                  5.3 TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE. If Gibbs' employment is
terminated by the Company without Cause or by Gibbs for Good Reason, Gibbs (or
his legal representative, estate, or heirs) shall be entitled to receive from
the Company (except if and to the extent waived by Gibbs in accordance with
Article 7), as liquidated damages:

                  5.3.a. The payment, in the manner provided below, of all
         remaining amounts of salary under Section 3.1 hereof and bonus (based
         on targeted amounts) under Section 3.2 hereof payable during the
         remainder of the Term (including the pro rata portion of the fiscal
         year in which the Term ends), provided that the Company shall pay at
         least one year's salary and provided further that if such termination
         shall occur on or within two years following the date of a Change of
         Control, the payment shall not be less than the amount of salary and
         bonus (based on targeted amounts) that would have been payable
         hereunder for the two years following the date of such termination had
         this Agreement continued in effect throughout such period (the
         "Severance Payment"); and

                  5.3.b. if Gibbs elects and maintains continued coverage under
         the Consolidated Omnibus Benefits Reconciliation Act of 1985 and
         corresponding regulations ("COBRA"), then for up to the twenty-four
         (24) consecutive months immediately after the Termination Date,
         payments in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the premiums
         paid or payable by Gibbs for coverage under COBRA for himself and his
         dependents (if any) and (ii) the premiums that he would have paid for
         comparable coverage under the Company's then current group insurance
         plan or plans if his employment under this Agreement had not ceased
         (the "Insurance Payments"); except that the Insurance Payments shall
         expire or terminate immediately upon Gibbs' becoming eligible for
         coverage under another employer's plan or policy.

One-half the Severance Payment shall be paid in a lump sum, and shall pay the
remaining one-half of the Severance Payment in equal semi-monthly installments
over a period not greater than the remainder of the Term.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if prior to April 1, 2001 (and only if a Change
of Control has not occurred) every member of the Board of Directors of the
Company who is not also an employee of the Company votes to terminate Gibbs'
employment without Cause then the amount of the Severance Payment the Company
shall be required to pay Gibbs pursuant to Section 5.3.a shall be one-half the
amount provided in such Section, which amount shall be paid in a lump sum within
ten (10) business days after the first business day on which the release
executed and delivered in accordance with Section 5.4.a becomes irrevocable by
Gibbs. Any vote under this paragraph shall take place at a meeting of the Board
of Directors for which notice has been properly given to all directors
(including Gibbs) stating the purpose of the meeting. Members of

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the Board of Directors may participate in the meeting means of conference
telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons
participating in the hearing can hear and speak to each other; provided,
however, that at least one-half of the members of the Board of Directors (in
addition to Gibbs) shall attend the meeting in person.

         In addition, subject to and upon the release executed and delivered
pursuant to Article 5.4 becoming irrevocable, (a) all shares of restricted stock
granted to Gibbs as described in Section 3.4 will vest and become
non-forfeitable and (b) each stock option granted to Gibbs, whether now
outstanding or granted in the future, shall vest and shall be exercisable until
the earlier of (x) one year from the date of such termination or (y) the
expiration of the option in accordance with its terms.

         The Company will make the first payment of the Severance Payment (that
is, the amount payable in a lump sum) and commence the Insurance Payments within
ten (10) business days after the first business day on which the release
executed and delivered in accordance with Section 5.4.a becomes irrevocable by
Gibbs (or his legal representative, estate, or heirs). The Company's obligations
for the Insurance Payments are not intended to negate or impair any obligation
of the Company or right of Gibbs under COBRA. The Severance Payment and the
Insurance Payments shall be in addition to the amounts or benefits to which
Gibbs is entitled under Article 5.1. Any Severance Payment or Insurance Payments
(or both) under this Article 5.3 shall not be deemed the continuation of Gibbs'
employment for any purpose.

         5.4. CONDITIONS TO SEVERANCE BENEFITS. Except as provided in Section
5.2.b or 5.3.b, none of the Termination Payment, Severance Payment or the
Insurance Payments under Articles 5.2 and 5.3 will be subject to reduction as
the result of future compensation earned or received by Gibbs (including by
self-employment), and Gibbs shall have no duty to mitigate his damages. The
Severance Payment and the Insurance Payments and the vesting of restricted
stock, shall, however, be conditioned upon the Company's receipt of a Settlement
Agreement, General Release, and Covenant Not to Sue executed and performed by
Gibbs (or his legal representative, estate, or heirs) in substantially the form
of Exhibit B to this Agreement (the "Release Agreement").

         5.5. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE OR BY GIBBS. If Gibbs' employment is
terminated by the Company for Cause or is voluntarily terminated by Gibbs, then
Gibbs shall not be entitled to any payments under this Agreement other than the
amounts or benefits to which he is entitled under Article 5.1.

         5.6 FAILURE TO EXTEND. If at any time, the Company elects not to extend
the Term as described in Article 2.1, then Gibbs shall continue to perform under
this Agreement until the expiration of the Term and shall then be entitled to
continued payment of the Base Salary then in effect for an additional six (6)
months after the expiration date. The obligation of the Company to make such
payments under this Article 5.6 shall be subject to the same conditions, and
shall have the same effect, as Severance Payment under this Agreement.

         5.7. POST-TERMINATION SURVIVAL. The provisions of this Article 5 shall
survive the termination of Gibbs' employment by the Company and its subsidiaries
to the extent necessary to effect the post-termination payments or benefits to
which Gibbs is entitled under the terms of this Article 5.

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6. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The Company shall provide to Gibbs, during the
Term, access to various trade secrets, confidential information, and proprietary
information of the Company (which, in this Article 6 as well as in Articles 7, 8
and 9, shall include the Company's subsidiaries and affiliates) which are
valuable and unique to the Company ("Confidential Information"). Confidential
Information includes the Company's plans, policies, and procedures relating to
its BBN Certification as well as the terms of, and the Company's plans,
policies, and procedures relating to, the Company's relationships with any
supplier of telecommunications services, network services or other services, and
other persons having relationships that are material to the Company's business
and affairs. Gibbs shall not, either while in the employ of the Company or at
any time thereafter, (i) use any of the Confidential Information, or (ii)
disclose any of the Confidential Information to any person not an employee of
the Company or not engaged to render services to the Company, except (in either
case) to perform his duties under this Agreement or otherwise with the Company's
prior written consent. Nothing in this Article 6 shall preclude Gibbs from the
use or disclosure of information generally known to the public or not considered
confidential by the Company or from any disclosure to the extent required by law
or court order (though Gibbs must give the Company prior notice of any such
required disclosure and must cooperate with any reasonable requests of the
Company to obtain a protective order regarding, or to narrow the scope of, the
Confidential Information required to be disclosed). All files, records,
documents, information, data, and similar items relating to the business or
affairs of the Company, whether prepared by Gibbs or otherwise coming into his
possession, shall remain the exclusive property of the Company and shall not be
removed from the premises from the Company, except in the ordinary course of
business as part of Gibbs' performance of his duties under this Agreement, and
(in any event) shall be promptly returned or delivered to the Company (without
Gibbs' retaining any copies) upon the termination of employment under this
Agreement.

7. NONCOMPETITION. Gibbs acknowledges that, in addition to his access to and
possession of Confidential Information, during the Term he will acquire valuable
experience and special training regarding the Company's business and that the
knowledge, experience, and training he will acquire would enable him to injure
the Company if he were to engage in any business that is competitive with the
business of the Company. Therefore, Gibbs shall not, at any time during the Term
and for the twelve (12) consecutive months immediately after the Termination
Date, directly or indirectly (as an employee, employer, consultant, agent,
principal, partner, shareholder, officer, director, or manager or in any other
individual or representative capacity), engage, invest, or participate in any
business in direct competition with the business of the Company within a fifty
(50)-mile radius of each location, or set or group of locations, (i) at, from,
or to which the Company conducts or has conducted business or renders, provides,
or delivers, or has rendered, provided, or delivered, services or products
during the Measurement Period (as defined below) or (ii) that is or has been,
during the Measurement Period, the subject of a Proposal (as defined below) to
conduct business or render, provide, or deliver services or products thereat,
therefrom, or thereto. "Measurement Period" means, with respect to Gibbs'
activity (A) at any time during the Term, the Term and (B) at any time on or
after the termination of Gibbs' employment, the six (6) consecutive months
preceding, and including, the date of such termination. "Proposal" means a
written or formal proposal, bid, arrangement, understanding, or agreement by the
Company to or with another person that reflects or contains negotiated or
substantive terms, but does not include any marketing contact by the Company
where the other person has not solicited that contact or indicated any interest
in doing business with the Company. (Gibbs shall not be prohibited, however,
from owning, as a passive investor, less than five percent (5%) of the publicly
traded stock or other securities of any entity engaged in a business competitive
with that of the Company.) Gibbs represents and agrees that (x) the Company has
agreed to provide him, and he will receive from the Company, special experience
and knowledge, including Confidential Information, (y) because the Confidential
Information is valuable to the

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Company, its protection (particularly from any competitive business) constitutes
a legitimate interest to be protected by the Company by enforcement of the
restriction in this Article 7, and (z) the enforcement of the restriction in
this Article 7 would not be unduly burdensome to Gibbs and that, in order to
induce the Company to enter into this Agreement (which contains various benefits
to Gibbs and obligations of the Company with respect to Gibbs' employment),
Gibbs is willing and able to engage, invest or participate in business after the
termination of his employment so as not to violate this Article 7. The parties
agree that the restrictions in this Article 7 regarding scope of activity,
duration, and geographic area are reasonable; however, if any court should
determine that any of those restrictions is unenforceable, that restriction
shall not thereby be terminated, but shall be deemed amended to the extent
required to render it enforceable. The post-employment restrictions in this
Article 7 will not apply, however, (i) if the Company terminates Gibbs'
employment for Disability or (ii) in the case of a termination by the Company
without Cause or by Gibbs for Good Reason, if and from the date Gibbs waives all
right to the remaining unpaid severance benefits provided within this Agreement.

8. NONSOLICITATION. Gibbs shall not, at any time within the twelve (12)
consecutive months immediately after the Termination Date, either directly or
indirectly:

         8.1. DISCLOSE CONTACT INFORMATION. Make known to any person the names
and addresses, or other contact information, of any of the customers, suppliers,
or other persons having significant business relationships with the Company
within the information technology industry, so that such person could affect, or
attempt to affect, any of those relationships to the detriment of the Company;
or

         8.2. SOLICIT EMPLOYEES. Solicit, recruit, or hire, or attempt to
solicit, recruit, or hire, any employee or consultant of the Company, or in any
other manner attempt to induce any employee or consultant of the Company to
leave the employ of the Company or cease his or her consulting or similar
business relationship with the Company. References in this Article 8.2 to "any
employee or consultant" shall include any person who was an employee or
consultant of the Company at any time within the six (6) consecutive months
preceding, and including, the Termination Date.

9. DEVELOPMENTS. Gibbs shall promptly disclose to the Company all inventions,
discoveries, improvements, processes, formulas, ideas, know-how, methods,
research, compositions, and other developments, whether or not patentable or
copyrightable, that Gibbs, by himself or in conjunction with any other person,
conceives, makes, develops, or acquires during the Term which (i) are or relate
to the properties, assets, or existing or contemplated business or research
activities of the Company, (ii) are suggested by, arise out of, or result from,
directly or indirectly, Gibbs' association with the Company, or (iii) arise out
of or result from, directly or indirectly, the use of the Company's time, labor,
materials, facilities, or other resources ("Developments").

Gibbs hereby assigns, transfers, and conveys to the Company, and hereby agrees
to assign, transfer, and convey to the Company during or after the Term, all of
his right and title to and interest in all Developments. Gibbs shall, from time
to time upon the request of the Company during or after the Term, execute and
deliver any and all instruments and documents and take any and all other actions
which, in the judgment of the Company or its counsel, are or may be necessary or
desirable to document any such assignment, transfer, and conveyance to the
Company or to enable the Company to file and process applications for, and to
acquire, maintain, and enforce, any and all patents, trademarks, registrations,
or copyrights with respect to any of the Developments, or to obtain any
extension, validation, re-issue, continuance, or renewal of any

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such patent, trademark, registration, or copyright. The Company will be
responsible for the preparation of any such instrument or document and for the
implementation of any such proceedings and will reimburse Gibbs for all
reasonable expenses incurred by him in complying with this Article 9.

10. INDEMNIFICATION. To the extent Gibbs is an officer or director of the
Company, the Company shall include Gibbs under any existing or future (i)
directors' and officers' liability insurance policy that the Company obtains and
maintains or (ii) indemnification agreements between the Company and other
executives of the Company. Subject to the foregoing sentence, the Company will
indemnify Gibbs to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the Company's
state of incorporation in effect at that time or by the articles or certificate
of incorporation and by-laws of the Company, whichever affords the greater
protection to Gibbs.

11. CERTAIN REMEDIES. Any breach or violation by Gibbs of any of Articles 6, 7,
8 and 9 shall entitle the Company, as a matter of right, to an injunction issued
by any court of competent jurisdiction, restraining any further or continued
breach or violation, or to specific performance requiring the compliance with
Gibbs' covenants. This right to an injunction or other equitable relief shall be
in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedies to which the Company may
be entitled. The existence of any claim or cause of action of Gibbs against the
Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, whether based on this
Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the
Company of Gibbs' covenants in any of Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9. The covenants in
Articles 6, 7,8 and 9 and in this Article 11 shall survive the termination of
Gibbs' employment under this Agreement.

12. BINDING AGREEMENT; SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding
upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Company and Gibbs and their
respective legal representatives, heirs, executors, administrators, and
successors and assigns (as permitted by this Article 12), including any
successor to the Company by merger, consolidation, or reorganization and any
other person that acquires all or substantially all of the business and assets
of the Company. The rights, benefits, remedies, and obligations of Gibbs under
this Agreement are personal to Gibbs and may not be assigned or delegated by
him; except that this shall not preclude (i) Gibbs from designating one or more
beneficiaries to receive any amount or benefit that may be paid or provided
after Gibbs' death or (ii) the legal representative of Gibbs' estate from
assigning any right or benefit under this Agreement to the person or persons
entitled thereto under Gibbs' will or the laws of intestacy applicable to Gibbs'
estate, as the case may be.

13. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or
unenforceable for any reason, then (i) that provision shall be severed from this
Agreement, (ii) this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if that
invalid or unenforceable provision never constituted a part of this Agreement,
and (iii) the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be unaffected thereby
and shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law. Further, in lieu of that invalid or unenforceable provision,
there shall be added to this Agreement a provision as similar in its terms to
that invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and
enforceable.

14. NOTICES. Any notice, request, or other communication to be given by either
Party under this Agreement by to the other shall be in writing and either (i)
delivered in person, (ii) delivered by prepaid same-day or overnight courier
service, (iii) sent by certified mail, postage prepaid with return receipt
requested, or (iv) transmitted by facsimile, in any case addressed to the other
Party as follows:

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                  To the Company:
                  Aperian, Inc.
                  1121 East 7th  Street
                  Austin, Texas 78702
                  Facsimile: (512) 473-2371
                  Attention: Chairman of the Compensation Committee

                  with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
                  Aperian, Inc.
                  14131 Midway Road, Suite 800
                  Addison, Texas 75001
                  Facsimile: (972) 851-3563
                  Attention: Corporate Secretary

                  To Gibbs:
                  Robert J. Gibbs
                  46 Downs Lake Circle
                  Dallas, Texas 75230

or to such other address or facsimile number as the Party to be notified may
have designated by notice previously given in accordance with this Article 13.
Communications delivered in person or by courier service or transmitted by
facsimile shall be deemed given and received as of actual receipt (or refusal)
by the addressee. Communications mailed as described above in this Article 14
shall be deemed given and received three (3) business days after mailing or upon
actual receipt, whichever is earlier.

15. CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS. In this Agreement, (i) "person" means an individual
or any corporation, partnership, trust, unincorporated association, limited
liability company, or other legal entity, whether acting in an individual,
fiduciary, or other capacity, and any government, court, or governmental agency,
(ii) "include" and "including" do not signify any limitation, (iii) "Article"
and "Section" means any Article and any Section, respectively, of this
Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, (iv) an "affiliate" of a person means any
other person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with that
person, and (v) "business day" means any Monday through Friday, other than any
such weekday on which the executive offices of the Company are closed. In
addition, the use in this Agreement of "year," "annual," "month," or "monthly"
(or similar terms) to indicate a measurement period shall not itself be deemed
to grant rights to Gibbs for employment or compensation for that period.

16. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, with Exhibits "A" and "B", constitutes the
entire agreement between the Company and Gibbs with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreement between the Company and Gibbs
with respect to the same subject matter.

17. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER. No amendment to or modification of this Agreement,
or waiver of any term, provision, or condition of this Agreement, will be
binding upon a Party unless the amendment, modification, or waiver is in writing
and signed by the Party to be bound. Any waiver by a Party of a breach or
violation of any provision of this Agreement by the other Party shall not be
deemed a waiver of any other provision or of any subsequent breach or violation.

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18. GENDER. Whenever the context requires in this Agreement, words denoting
gender in this Agreement include the masculine, feminine, and neuter.

19. GOVERNING LAW; VENUE. This Agreement, and the rights, remedies, obligations,
and duties of the Parties under this Agreement, shall be governed by, construed
in accordance with, and enforced under the laws of the State of Texas. The
exclusive venue of any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or its
subject matter shall be in Dallas County, Texas.

19. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which
constitutes an original, but all of which constitute one and the same document.

The Parties have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date stated
in the first paragraph.

APERIAN, INC.

By: /s/ Peter E. Lorenzen
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    Peter E. Lorenzen, Vice President,
    General Counsel and Secretary

ROBERT J. GIBBS

    /s/ Robert J. Gibbs
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