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Exhibit 10.9  

  
      CORILLIAN CORPORATION
       NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION LETTER AGREEMENT
       [INCLUDES ACCELERATED VESTING PROVISIONS]

TO:

    We
are pleased to inform you that you have been selected by the Company to receive a stock option (the "Option") to purchase shares (the "Option Shares") of the Company's Common Stock
under the Company's 2000 Stock Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). 

    The
terms of the Option are as set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, a copy of which is attached. The Plan is incorporated by reference into this Agreement, which means that
this Agreement is limited by and subject to the express terms and provisions of the Plan. Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Plan. 

    The
most important terms of the Option are summarized as follows: 

	Grant Date:	 	[date of Board approval of grant]
	Number of Shares:	 	 
	Exercise Price:	 	$     per share
	Expiration Date:	 	 
	Vesting Base Date:	 	[typically grant date or date of hire]
	Type of Option:	 	Nonqualified Stock Option ("NSO")

    Vesting and Exercisability:  The Option will vest and become exercisable according to the following schedule: 

	Period of Continuous Service From Vesting Base Date
 
	 	Portion of Total Option Which Is Vested and Exercisable

	One year from Vesting Base Date	 	 1/4th
	Each three-month period completed thereafter	 	An additional 1/16th
	Four years from Vesting Base Date	 	100%

    Corporate Transactions:  For purposes of this section, the following terms shall be defined as follows: 

    "Good Reason" means the occurrence of any of the following events or conditions and the failure of the Successor Corporation to cure
such event or condition within 30 days after receipt of written notice from the Participant: 

    (a) a
change in the Participant's status, title, position or responsibilities (including reporting responsibilities) that, in the Participant's reasonable judgment,
represents a substantial reduction in the status, title, position or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior thereto; the assignment to the Participant of any duties or responsibilities that,
in the Participant's reasonable judgment, are materially inconsistent with such status, title, position or responsibilities; or any removal of the Participant from or failure to reappoint or reelect
the Participant to any of such positions, except in connection with the termination of the Participant's employment for Cause, for Disability or as a result of his or her death, or by the Participant
other than for Good Reason; 

    (b) a
reduction in the Participant's annual base salary; 

    (c) the
Successor Corporation's requiring the Participant (without the Participant's consent) to be based at any place outside a 35-mile radius of his or her place of
employment prior to a Corporate Transaction, except for reasonably required travel on the Successor Corporation's business that is not materially greater than such travel requirements prior to the
Corporate Transaction; 

    (d) the Successor Corporation's failure to (i) continue in effect any material compensation or benefit plan (or the substantial equivalent thereof) in which the
Participant was participating at the time of a Corporate Transaction, including, but not limited to, the Plan, or (ii) provide the Participant with compensation and benefits substantially equivalent
(in terms of benefit levels and/or reward opportunities) to those provided for under each material employee benefit plan, program and practice as in effect immediately prior to the Corporate
Transaction; 

    (e) any
material breach by the Successor Corporation of its obligations to the Participant under the Plan or any substantially equivalent plan of the Successor
Corporation; or 

    (f)  any
purported termination of the Participant's employment or service relationship for Cause by the Successor Corporation that is not in accordance with the
definition of Cause under the Plan. 

    "Related Party Transaction" means (a) a merger of the Company in which the holders of shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the
merger hold at least a majority of the shares of Common Stock in the surviving corporation immediately after the merger, (b) a mere reincorporation of the Company or (c) a transaction undertaken for
the sole purpose of creating a holding company. 

    Acceleration of vesting of options that are not assumed.  In the event of a Corporate Transaction in which this Option
is not assumed or continued or an equivalent option or right substituted by the surviving corporation, the successor corporation or its parent corporation, as applicable (the "Successor Corporation"),
you shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise this Option as to all of the shares of Common Stock subject thereto, including shares as to which this Option would not otherwise be vested or
exercisable provided that, such acceleration will not occur if, in the opinion of the Company's accountants, it would render unavailable "pooling of interest" accounting for a Corporate Transaction
that would otherwise qualify for such treatment. If this Option becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a Corporate Transaction, the Plan
Administrator shall notify you in writing or electronically that this Option shall be fully vested and exercisable for a specified time period after the date of such notice, and this Option shall
terminate upon the expiration of such period, in each case conditioned on the consummation of the Corporate Transaction. This Option shall be considered assumed if, following the Corporate
Transaction, the option or right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each share of Common Stock subject to this Option, immediately prior to the Corporate Transaction, the consideration
(whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Corporate Transaction by holders of Common Stock for each share held on
the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares); provided,
however, that if such consideration received in the Corporate Transaction is not solely common stock of the Successor Corporation, the Plan Administrator may, with the consent of the Successor
Corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of this Option, for each share of Common Stock subject thereto, to be solely common stock of the Successor Corporation equal
in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Corporate Transaction. This Option shall terminate and cease to remain outstanding immediately following
the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, except to the extent assumed by the Successor Corporation. 

    Acceleration upon termination of employment by Successor Corporation.  If this Option is assumed or replaced in the
Corporate Transaction, other than a Related Party Transaction, and does not otherwise accelerate at that time, it shall be accelerated in the event that your employment or service relationship should
subsequently terminate within one year following such Corporate Transaction, unless such employment or service relationship is terminated by the Successor Corporation for Cause or by you voluntarily
without Good Reason; provided, that such acceleration shall not occur if, in the opinion of the Company's outside accountants, such acceleration would render unavailable "pooling of interests"
accounting treatment for any Corporate Transaction for which pooling of interests accounting treatment is sought by the Company. 

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    Termination of Option:  The unvested portion of the Option will terminate automatically and without further notice
immediately upon termination (voluntary or involuntary) of your employment or service relationship with the Company or a Related Corporation. The vested portion of the Option will terminate
automatically and without further notice on the earliest of the following dates: 

    (a) three
months after termination of your employment or service relationship with the Company or a Related Corporation for any reason other than Cause, Retirement,
Disability or death; 

    (b) one
year after termination of your employment or service relationship with the Company or a Related Corporation by reason of Retirement, Disability or death; and 

    (c) the
Expiration Date; 

except,
that if the Company or a Related Corporation terminates your services for Cause you will forfeit the unexercised portion of the Option, including vested and unvested shares, on the date you
are notified of your termination. If you die while the Option is exercisable, the Option may be exercised until one year after the date of death or the Expiration Date, whichever is earlier. 

 It is your responsibility to be aware of the date your Option terminates.  

    Method of Exercise:  You may exercise the Option by giving written notice to the Company, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Company, which will state the election to exercise the Option and the number of shares of Common Stock for which you are exercising the Option. The written notice must be
accompanied by full payment of the exercise price for the number of shares of Common Stock you are purchasing. 

    Form of Payment:  You may pay the Option exercise price, in whole or in part, in cash, by check or, unless the Plan
Administrator determines otherwise, by (a) tendering (either actually or by attestation) mature shares of Common Stock (generally, shares you have held for a period of at least six months) having a
fair market value on the day prior to the date of exercise equal to the exercise price (you should consult your tax advisor before exercising the Option with stock you received upon the exercise of an
incentive stock option); (b) if and so long as the Common Stock is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with
irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds necessary to pay the exercise price all in accordance with the regulations of the Federal
Reserve Board; or (c) such other consideration as the Plan Administrator may permit. 

    Withholding Taxes:  As a condition to the exercise of any portion of the Option that is treated as a nonqualified stock
option, you must make such arrangements as the Company may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state or local withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with such exercise. The
Company has the right to retain without notice sufficient shares of stock to satisfy the withholding obligation. Unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise, you may satisfy the withholding
obligation by electing to have the Company withhold from the shares to be issued upon exercise that number of shares having a fair market value equal to the amount required to be withheld (up to the
minimum required federal tax withholding rate). The Company may also deduct from the shares to be issued upon exercise any other amounts due from you to the Company. 

    Limited Transferability:  During your lifetime only you can exercise the Option. The Option is not transferable except
by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution, except that nonqualified stock options may be transferred to the extent permitted by the Plan Administrator. The Plan provides for
exercise of the Option by a designated beneficiary or the personal representative of your estate. 

    Registration:  The Company has filed and maintains an effective registration statement with respect to the Option
Shares. The Company intends to maintain this registration but has no obligation 

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to do so. In the event that such registration ceases to be effective, you will not be able to exercise the Option unless exemptions from registration under federal and state securities laws are
available; such exemptions from registration are very limited and might be unavailable. By accepting the Option, you hereby acknowledge that you have read and understand Section 15.3 of the
Plan. 

    Binding Effect:  This Agreement will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and be binding
upon you and your heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. 

    Limitation on Rights; No Right to Future Grants; Extraordinary Item of Compensation:  By entering into this Agreement
and accepting the grant of the Option evidenced hereby, you acknowledge: (a) that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be suspended or terminated by the Company at any time; (b) that the grant
of the Option is a one-time benefit which does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options; (c) that all determinations with respect
to any such future grants, including, but not limited to, the times when options will be granted, the number of shares subject to each option, the option price, and the time or times when each option
will be exercisable, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (d) that your participation in the Plan is voluntary; (e) that the value of the Option is an extraordinary item of compensation
which is outside the scope of your employment contract, if any; (f) that the Option is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy,
end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments; (g) that the vesting of the Option ceases upon termination of employment or service
relationship with the Company for any reason except as may otherwise be explicitly provided in the Plan or this Agreement or otherwise permitted by the Plan Administrator; (h) that the future value of
the underlying Option Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty; and (i) that if the underlying Option Shares do not increase in value, the Option will have no value. 

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    Please execute the following Acceptance and Acknowledgment and return it to the undersigned. 

	 	 	Very truly yours,
	 

 	 
 	 

Corillian Corporation
	 

 	 
 	 

By 

	 	 	Its 

  ACCEPTANCE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT         

    I, a resident of the State of      , accept the Option described in this Agreement and in the Plan, and acknowledge receipt of a copy of this
Agreement and a copy of the Plan. I have read and understand the Plan. 

	Dated: 
	 	

	 

 	 
 	 

	 

 	 
 	 

Address 

	 

	 
 	 

	Taxpayer I.D. Number	 	

	 

 	 
 	 

	 

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  NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTION         

To:
Corillian Corporation 

    I,
a resident of the State of      , hereby exercise my Nonqualified Stock Option (check one box) granted by Corillian
Corporation (the "Company") on      ,      , subject to all the terms and provisions thereof and of the 2000 Stock Incentive Compensation Plan referred to therein, and notify
the Company of my desire to purchase      shares of Common Stock of the Company (the "Securities") at the exercise price of $         per share. I hereby represent and warrant
that I have been furnished with a copy of the Plan and Plan Summary.

	Dated: 
	 	

	 

 	 
 	 

	 

 	 
 	 

Address 

	 

	 
 	 

	Taxpayer I.D. Number	 	

	 

  RECEIPT         

    Corillian Corporation hereby acknowledges receipt from      in payment for      shares of Common Stock of Corillian Corporation, an
Oregon corporation, of $         in the form of 

	/
	/  Cash

	/
	/  Check
(personal, cashier's or bank certified)

	/
	/        shares
of the Company's Common Stock, fair market value $         per share, held by the optionee for a period of at least six months

	/
	/  Copy
of irrevocable instructions to Broker 

	Date: 
	 	By: 

	 

FMV on such date: $         	 
 	 

For: Corillian Corporation

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  EXHIBIT 10.37         

  AMENDMENT NO. 1
       TO INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT
       BY AND BETWEEN
       SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
       AND
       BIRCH TELECOM OF
OKLAHOMA, INC.         

    The
Interconnection Agreement ("the Agreement") by and between Southwestern Bell Telephone Company ("TELCO") and Birch Telecom of Oklahoma, Inc. ("CLEC") is hereby amended as follows: 

    (1) Addition
of Appendix Oklahoma Alternative Regulation Transition Plan

    (2) Table
of Contents modified to add additional Appendix 

    (3) This
Amendment shall not modify or extend the Effective Date or Term of the underlying Agreement, but rather, contains a termination date specific to the Appendix
Oklahoma Alternative Regulation Transition Plan adopted into the Interconnection Agreement which may or may not be coterminous with the underlying Agreement. 

    (4) EXCEPT
AS MODIFIED HEREIN, ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE UNDERLYING AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN UNCHANGED AND IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT, and such terms are hereby
incorporated by reference and the Parties hereby reaffirm the terms and provisions thereof. 

    (5) This
Amendment shall be filed with and is subject to approval by the Oklahoma Corporations Commission and shall become effective upon approval of the Commission. 

    IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment to the Agreement was exchanged in triplicate on this 15th day of June, 2000, by TELCO, signing by and through its duly authorized representative,
and CLEC, signing by and through its duly authorized representative. 

	BIRCH TELECOM OF OKLAHOMA, INC.	 	SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
	 

 	 

 	 
 	 
 By: SBC Telecommunications, Inc.,
	 	 	 	Its authorized agent
	 

By:	 

/s/ RINA HARTLINE   
	 
 	 

By:	 

/s/ WILLENA D. SLOCUM   

	Title:	Director State Regulation
	 	Title:	President—Industry Markets

	Name:	Rina Hartline
 (Print or Type)	 	Name:	Willena D. Slocum
 (Print or Type)

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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY AND BIRCH TELECOM OF OKLAHOMA, INC.

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