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Exhibit 10.40
                              SUCCESSION AGREEMENT

     This SUCCESSION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of
December 31, 2001 by and between FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware
corporation (together with its successors and assigns permitted hereunder, the
"Company"), and JACK H. THOMAS ("Thomas").

                                    RECITALS:

     WHEREAS, Thomas currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of
the Company and the Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board");

     WHEREAS, the parties hereto have previously entered into an Employment
Agreement dated January 20, 2000 and desire that such agreement become null and
void and replaced by this Agreement, effective December 31, 2001 (the "Effective
Date"); and

     WHEREAS, the parties mutually desire to initiate a succession process under
which Thomas shall resign from his position as CEO, but remain in the Company's
service in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective agreements and covenants
set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which
is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
hereby agree as follows:

     1.  SUCCESSION PERIOD. Subject to Section 3, the Company agrees to retain
Thomas, and Thomas agrees to be retained by the Company in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, for a period commencing on the Effective
Date and ending on December 31, 2003 (the "Succession Period").

     2.  TERMS OF SUCCESSION.

          (a)  POSITION AND DUTIES.

               (i) On the Effective Date, Thomas shall, and hereby does, resign
from his position as CEO and as an employee of the Company.

               (ii) During the Succession Period, Thomas shall, at the will of
the Board, serve as a non-executive Chairman of the Board ("Chairman") and, in
so doing, shall perform normal duties and responsibilities associated with such
position. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company reserves the right to
replace Thomas as Chairman at any time during the Succession Period; provided
that if the Company

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replaces Thomas as Chairman without Cause (as defined below), the terms of this
Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.

               (iii) During the Succession Period, Thomas shall be an
independent contractor and not an employee of the Company.

               (iv) Thomas agrees to observe and comply with the Company's
reasonable and nondiscriminatory rules and policies as adopted by the Company
from time to time.

          (b)  COMPENSATION.

               (i) COMPENSATION. During the Succession Period, Thomas shall
receive annual compensation of $50,000 (the "Annual Compensation"), which shall
be paid not less frequently than bi-monthly.

               (ii) BENEFIT PLANS. During the Succession Period, except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, Thomas shall not be eligible to
participate in any of the Company's employee benefit plans, practices, policies
and programs that are offered to Company employees. During the Succession
Period, Thomas and his spouse shall receive Company-provided medical coverage
and Thomas shall be entitled to reimbursement of supplemental life insurance
premiums in an amount not to exceed $7,000 in the aggregate annually. Such
medical coverage shall, including the self-insured payments and other payments
made by the Company, cover one hundred percent (100%) of the medical and dental
expenses incurred by Thomas and/or his spouse. Such medical coverage shall be
provided through inclusion of Thomas in the group plan(s) provided by the
Company to its employees generally, including that provided through third party
insurers, to the extent that such coverage is permitted under the applicable
policy(ies). Mr. Thomas shall pay, through deductions from his compensation
provided in Paragraph 2(b) hereof and/or directly, such premiums as are
applicable to such coverage in such amount as if he were an employee of the
Company.

               (iii) STOCK OPTIONS. Thomas currently has 284,200 fully-vested
options under the Company's 1995 Stock Option Plan (the "95 Plan") and 650,000
fully-vested options under the Company's 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the "98
Plan"). Unless a longer period of exercise is otherwise provided in the 95 Plan
and 98 Plan, as applicable, and/or in Thomas' respective agreements thereunder,
in which event such longer period for exercise shall apply, Thomas' right to
exercise all of his vested options shall extend until the termination of this
Agreement. Thomas also has been granted 325,000 options which are scheduled to
vest on May 21, 2002 and 325,000 options which are scheduled to vest on May 21,
2003, each of which were granted pursuant to the 98 Plan. On the Effective Date,
325,000 of the unvested options which are scheduled to vest on May 21, 2003
shall be canceled, as shall 125,000 of the unvested options which are scheduled
to vest on May 21, 2002 (collectively the "Canceled Options"), and the other
200,000

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unvested options (the "Unvested Options") shall vest in twenty-four (24) equal
monthly installments of 8,333.34 shares on the last day of each month of the
Succession Period; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that all Unvested Options shall vest
immediately upon (A) a Change of Control (as defined below) or (B) an earlier
termination of this Agreement without Cause.

     3.   TERMINATION OF RETENTION.

          (a) DEATH OR DISABILITY. Thomas' retention shall terminate
automatically upon Thomas' death during the Succession Period. If a Disability
(as defined below) of Thomas has occurred during the Succession Period, the
Company may give to Thomas written notice in accordance with Section 6(e) hereof
of its intention to terminate Thomas' retention. In such event, Thomas'
retention by the Company shall terminate effective on the ninetieth (90th) day
after receipt of such notice by Thomas (the "Disability Effective Date"), if,
within ninety (90) days after such receipt, Thomas shall not have returned to
perform, with reasonable accommodation, the essential functions of his position.
"Disability" shall mean Thomas' inability to perform, with reasonable
accommodation, the essential functions of his position hereunder for a period of
180 consecutive days due to mental or physical incapacity, as determined by an
independent physician selected by the Company or its insurers and consented to
by Thomas or his power of attorney, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld
or delayed.

          (b) CAUSE OR WITHOUT CAUSE. The Company may terminate Thomas'
retention during the Succession Period for Cause or without Cause. For purposes
of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean (a) misappropriating any funds or any
material property of the Company; (b) obtaining or attempting to obtain any
material personal profit from any transaction in which Thomas has an interest
which is adverse to the interest of the Company unless the Company shall first
give its consent to such transaction; (c) (i) the willful taking of actions
which directly impair Thomas' ability to perform the duties required by the
terms of his retention; or (ii) taking any action detrimental to the Company's
goodwill or damaging to the Company's relationships with its customers,
suppliers or employees; provided that such neglect or refusal, action or breach
shall have continued for a period of twenty (20) days following written notice
thereof; (d) being convicted of or pleading NOLO CONTENDERE to any crime or
offense constituting a felony under applicable law or any crime or offense
involving fraud or moral turpitude; or (e) any material intentional failure to
comply with applicable laws or governmental regulations within the scope of
retention as defined by this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, "without
Cause" shall mean a termination by the Company of Thomas' retention during the
Succession Period for any reason other than a termination based upon Cause,
death, Disability or upon a Change of Control, as defined below.

          (c) CHANGE OF CONTROL. If a Change of Control (as defined below)
occurs during the Succession Period and the Board determines that it is in the
Company's best interests to terminate Thomas' retention by the Company, the
Company may

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terminate Thomas' retention by giving Thomas written notice in accordance with
Section 6(e) of its intention to terminate Thomas' retention. Any such
termination by the Company as contemplated in this Section 3(c) is referred to
herein as a termination "upon a Change of Control."

          For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change of Control" shall be deemed
to have occurred if: (a) the stockholders of the Company on the date hereof no
longer own, either directly or indirectly, shares of capital stock of the
Company entitling them to fifty-one percent (51.0%) in the aggregate of the
voting power for the election of the directors of the Company, as a result of a
merger or consolidation of the Company, a transfer of capital stock of the
Company or otherwise, or (b) the Company sells, assigns, conveys, transfers,
leases or otherwise disposes of, in one transaction or a series of related
transactions, all or substantially all of its property or assets to any other
person or entity.

          (d) NOTICE OF TERMINATION. Any termination of this Agreement by the
Company for Cause or without Cause or upon a Change of Control, shall be
communicated by a Notice of Termination to Thomas given in accordance with
Section 6(e). For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Notice of Termination"
means a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in
this Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in
reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for
termination of Thomas' retention under the provision so indicated and (iii) if
the Date of Termination (as defined below) is other than the date of receipt of
such notice, specifies the termination date (which date shall not be more than
fifteen (15) days after the giving of such notice if Thomas is giving such
notice). The failure by the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination
any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Cause or a
termination upon a Change of Control shall not waive any right of the Company
hereunder or preclude the Company from asserting such fact or circumstance in
enforcing the Company's rights hereunder.

          (e) DATE OF TERMINATION. The term "Date of Termination" means (i) if
Thomas' retention is terminated by the Company for Cause or upon a Change of
Control, the date of receipt of the Notice of Termination or any later date
specified therein pursuant to Section 3(d), as the case may be, (ii) if Thomas'
retention is terminated by Thomas, thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of
the Notice of Termination, (iii) if Thomas' retention is terminated by the
Company other than for Cause or upon a Change of Control, the date on which the
Company notifies Thomas of such termination and (iv) if Thomas' retention is
terminated by reason of death or Disability, the date of death of Thomas or the
Disability, as the case may be.

     4.   OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY UPON TERMINATION.

          (a) If, during the Succession Period, the Company shall terminate
Thomas' retention for Cause, Thomas shall not be entitled to any benefits
pursuant to this Agreement.

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          (b) Upon the earliest of (A) expiration of the Succession Period, (B)
termination of Thomas' retention without Cause or (C) a Change of Control,
Thomas shall be entitled to receive from the Company, effective as of the date
of occurrence of such event (the "Termination Event"), unless granted prior to
such date at the discretion of the Board, continued Company-provided medical
coverage for both himself and his spouse until each is sixty-five (65) years of
age.

               (i) title to two (2) permanent seat licenses with the Carolina
Panthers; and

               (ii) continued Company-provided medical coverage for both Thomas
and Thomas' spouse until each are sixty-five (65) years of age.

     5.   SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws, such provision
shall be fully severable, this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if
such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of
this Agreement, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or
unenforceable provision or by its severance from this Agreement.

     6.   MISCELLANEOUS.

          (a) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts each of which is an original. This Agreement and any counterpart so
executed shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. It shall not be
necessary in making proof of this Agreement or any counterpart hereof to produce
or account for any of the other counterparts.

          (b) CONTENTS OF AGREEMENT; PARTIES-IN-INTEREST, ETC. This Agreement
sets forth the entire understanding of the parties regarding the subject matter
hereof. Any previous agreements or understandings between the parties regarding
the subject matter hereof are merged into and superseded by this Agreement. All
representations, warranties, covenants, terms, conditions and provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable
by the respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns
of the Company and Thomas. Neither this Agreement nor any rights, interests or
obligations hereunder may be assigned by any party without the prior written
consent of the other party hereto.

          (C) NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND
ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO
THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS. Notwithstanding the preceding choice of

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applicable law, this agreement shall be interpreted and enforced according to
the express provisions hereof and the intent of the parties as determined
without regard to any presumptions or rules of construction which would
otherwise be applicable under the laws of any state.

          (d) SECTION HEADINGS. The section headings herein have been inserted
for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or restrict any of
the terms or provisions hereof.

          (e) NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
which are required or permitted hereunder shall be sufficient if given in
writing and delivered personally or by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, or by facsimile transmission (with a copy simultaneously sent by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid), as follows (or to such other
address as shall be set forth in a notice given in the same manner):

                  If to the Company to:

                           FairPoint Communications, Inc.
                           521 East Morehead Street, Suite 250
                           Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
                           Facsimile:  (704) 344-1594
                           Attn:  Shirley J. Linn, Esq.

                  Copy to:

                           Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
                           399 Park Avenue
                           New York, New York 10022-4697
                           Facsimile:  (212) 319-4090
                           Attn:  Neil A. Torpey, Esq.

                  If to Thomas, to:

                           Jack H. Thomas
                           18800 Peninsula Cove Lane
                           Cornelius, North Carolina 28031
                           Facsimile: (704) 892-3268

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                  Copies to:

                           Robert B. Tucker, Jr., Esq.
                           Rosenman & Colin LLP
                           401 South Tryon Street, Suite 2600
                           Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
                           Facsimile: (704) 444-2060

                           Jack H. Thomas
                           15 Avenue DeLaMer, Unit 2101
                           Palm Coast, Florida 32137
                           Facsimile: (386) 447-1163

          (f) MODIFICATION AND WAIVER. Any of the terms or conditions of this
Agreement may be waived in writing at any time by the party which is entitled to
the benefits thereof, and this Agreement may be modified or amended at any time
by the Company and Thomas. No supplement, modification or amendment of this
Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by each of the parties
hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or
shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof nor shall such waiver
constitute a continuing waiver.

          (g) THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. Except as otherwise expressly set forth
herein, no individual or entity shall be a third-party beneficiary of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made by any party hereto.

          (h) TERMINATION OF PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS. The parties hereto acknowledge
and agree that, as of the Effective Date, this Agreement supersedes and
terminates all existing employment, consulting and/or severance agreements or
arrangements between the Company and/or any of its affiliates and Thomas.
However, in the event of the death of Thomas prior to the date on which Thomas'
spouse, Wanda Thomas, is 65 years of age, Wanda Thomas shall be a third party
beneficiary of the provisions of Paragraphs 2(b)(ii) and 4(b) hereof.

          (i) CAROLINAS PANTHERS PERMANENT SEAT LICENSES. Upon execution of this
Agreement, the Company shall transfer to Thomas title to two (2) permanent seat
licenses with the Carolina Panthers.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed or have caused
this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

                                 /s/ Jack H. Thomas
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                                JACK H. THOMAS

                                FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                                By:  /s/ Walter E. Leach
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                                   Name:   Walter E. Leach, Jr.
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                                   Title: Senior Vice President
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                                        8EXHIBIT 10.33

February 12, 2002

George Reznik
2040 Handley Ave
Richmond, BC
V7B 1H7

Dear George,

I am pleased to present you with the following employment offer, as contained in
this letter, and the attached employment agreement:

Title:              Chief  Financial  Officer,  reporting to the Chief Executive
                    Officer.

Start Date:         March 1, 2002.

Base Compensation:  $165,000 per year.

Option Shares:      An option to purchase  150,000  common shares of the Company
                    exercisable  at a price to be determined in compliance  with
                    the policies of The Toronto  Stock  Exchange and which shall
                    vest (i.e. become  exercisable) as to 1/4 of the options one
                    year from the date of commencement  of employment,  and at a
                    rate of 1/12th of the  remaining  options  each three months
                    thereafter so that all such options will be vested over four
                    years.  The grant of the option  provided  within this offer
                    letter  is  subject  to   regulatory,   and,  if  necessary,
                    shareholder  approval.  The option granted within this offer
                    letter  may  not  be  exercised  until  all  regulatory  and
                    shareholder approvals have been obtained.

Change of Control:  Should  the  company  be  sold,  acquired  and/or  otherwise
                    merged,  and the Employee is terminated  without cause,  the
                    Employee shall be entitled to severance equal to 6 months of
                    base salary and other benefits.

                    Should  the  company  be  sold,  acquired  and/or  otherwise
                    merged, 50% of unvested options shall vest immediately. This
                    is subject to  regulatory  approval,  at the time of such an
                    event.

Management by
  Objectives:       25% of  annual  base  salary,  paid  per  quarter  based  on
                    achieving quarterly objectives,  to be determined by the CEO
                    upon your start of employment.

Benefits:           A "Summary of Benefits" sheet is enclosed for your review.

Vacation:           You will accrue  vacation at a rate of 1.67 days per month -
                    or 20 days per year.

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Confidentiality:    You will  appreciate  that details of all components of your
                    compensation  package will be held in strictest  confidence.
                    Confidentiality  concerning all salary issues is a condition
                    of your employment with Infowave.

Probationary
  Period:           Standard  probationary  period  of  3  months.   Performance
                    reviews are conducted 6 months from start date.

Policies and
  Procedures:       You agree at all times to be bound by the Company's policies
                    and  procedures  as they may be contained  and viewed on our
                    intranet.   You  agree  to  promptly   and   without   delay
                    familiarize  yourself with such policies and  procedures and
                    to maintain a current awareness of same.

You agree the Company  may,  and  without  further  notice,  set off against any
amounts owed by you to the Company or its affiliates, any amounts owed to you by
the Company.

If you have any questions about the details of this offer,  please contact Annie
Ho at 473-3770 or myself.

If you accept  this job offer,  please  sign both  copies of this letter and the
attached  Employment  Agreement in the designated  spaces and return one copy of
each to Annie Ho,  Director  of Human  Resources  by  February  15,  2002.  This
employment offer expires on February 15, 2002.

George,  we are looking  forward to the  prospect of you  joining  Infowave.  We
believe you will be an asset to Infowave and a key driver and participant in its
growth.

Best regards
Infowave Software, Inc.

Thomas Koll
CEO

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                                        George Reznik

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                                        Date

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT made as of the _____ day of ______________ 200___.

BETWEEN Infowave  Software,  Inc., having an office at Suite 200 - 4664 Lougheed
Highway, Burnaby, B.C., Canada, ("Employer") and George Reznik ("Employee").

WHEREAS the Employer  desires to secure the  services of the Employee  which are
considered by the Employer to be valuable to it;

AND WHEREAS the Employee desires to enter into the full and active employ of the
Employer in accordance with the terms and conditions herein set forth;

AND WHEREAS the Employee  acknowledges  that in the  performance of the services
contemplated  by this  agreement he will create or be privy to Trade Secrets and
other   confidential   information,   inventions,   works,   designs  and  other
intellectual property, all of which are valuable to the Employer;

AND WHEREAS  there may exist  previous  agreements  between the Employer and the
Employee;

NOW  THEREFORE in  consideration  of the Employer  employing or  continuing  the
employment  of the Employee and for other good and valuable  consideration,  the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1.   Definitions

1.1. "Confidential  Information"  means  information  concerning  the Employer's
scientific  and  business  interests  including  the  Technology  which  is  not
generally  available to third parties and which is treated by the  Employer,  in
accordance with its policies, as confidential information or a trade secret.

1.2  "Technology" means the research and development carried out by the Employer
during the term of this agreement,  and the research and development that during
the term of this agreement the Employer comes to anticipate  carrying out in the
future.

1.3  "Work Product" means any work, research or development  produced or created
by the Employee of a technical,  scientific, or business nature pertinent to the
Employer's  scientific  or business  interests  including  that  relating to the
Technology or Confidential Information.

1.4  "Compete" means to research, develop,  manufacture,  distribute, or market,
other than as instructed  by the Employer a product or service which  performs a
similar  function  to a product  or  service  (a) which  during the term of this
agreement  the Employer  researches,  develops,  manufactures,  distributes,  or
markets,  or (b) which during the term of this  agreement the Employer  comes to
anticipate researching, developing, manufacturing, distributing, or marketing in
the future.

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1.5  "Homework"  means  either and both of the  following:  (a)  information  or
material  which was  legally in the  possession  of the  Employee  prior to this
agreement;  (b)  information or material which the Employee  develops or obtains
during the term of this  agreement  without using the  Technology,  Confidential
Information,  Work Product, or equipment,  materials, or facilities belonging to
or provided by the Employer,  and which the Employee  intends to use, though not
necessarily  exclusively,  in a way that does not relate to the Work Product and
that does not Compete.

1.6  "Office" means any of the Employer's normal places of business.

1.7  "Termination"  means the termination of the Employee's  employment with the
Employer.

1.8  "Layoff" means a temporary suspension of the Employee's employment with the
Employer which is affected by the Employer.

2.   Replacement of previous agreements

2.1  This agreement  completely replaces any and all previous agreements between
the Employer and the Employee  relating to the  employment  of the Employee with
the Employer.

3.   Duration of Agreement

3.1  This agreement  shall be deemed to come into effect (a) on the day and year
first above written.

3.2  This agreement shall remain in effect until Termination.

3.3  Termination  may be affected by either party at any time  provided that any
legal  requirements  of notice  before  Termination  and/or  compensation  after
Termination are met by the parties.

3.4  In the event of a Layoff,  this agreement shall remain in effect during the
Layoff.

3.5  In the event of a Layoff,  the  Employee  shall  have the right  during the
Layoff to affect Termination effective immediately upon notifying the Employer.

4.   Employment, Renumeration and Benefits

4.1  The Employer hereby employs the Employee as Chief Financial Officer.

4.2  The Employer  shall pay and the Employee  agrees to accept as  compensation
for all of the services to be rendered  hereunder a base salary to be determined
by the Employer and the Employee and set out in a separate letter of engagement.
Such base salary shall commence on the date  established in the aforesaid letter
and  shall be  adjusted  for  merit  from  time to time  thereafter  during  the
continuation of this agreement.

4.3  Overtime is not  recognized  by the company.  In addition to the salary set
forth  above,  the  Employee  may  participate  in any  incentive  or bonus plan
established for the employees of the Employer.

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4.4  The Employee  may  participate  in and be entitled to all benefits  payable
under the Employer's group term life insurance,  medical and dental plans,  long
term disability coverages,  pensions and/or profit sharing plan (if any) and any
other  benefit  plans  that the  Employer  may  establish  on the same terms and
conditions as apply to all other employees of the Employer.

4.5  The  Employee  shall be  entitled  to  vacation  periods  in line  with the
policies of the Employer applicable to all employees,  provided however that the
Employee  shall in any  event be  entitled  after  one year of  employment  to a
minimum paid  vacation of two weeks in any calendar year during the term of this
agreement.

5.   Work Product and Homework of Employee

5.1  The  Employee  has  expended or will  expend time and effort,  and may have
expended or may expend  money in the research  and  development  relating to the
Technology  resulting in Work Product  being  created on behalf of the Employer.
The parties wish to  acknowledge  that any and all Work Product has been carried
out on behalf of the Employer and all proprietary right,  title, and interest in
and to the Work Product and the Technology remains that of the Employer.

5.2  The Employer recognizes the right of the Employee to create Homework.

6.   Ownership of Work Product and Homework

6.1  The  Employee  agrees  that any Work  Product  created by the  Employee  in
furtherance  of any  identifiable  project  carried out by the  Employer  either
developed  solely or jointly with any other party will be the sole and exclusive
property  of the  Employer.  The  Employer  is and will be the sole owner of all
copyrights,  patents, and other intellectual property rights in the Work Product
and the Technology.

6.2  The  Employee  hereby  assigns to the  Employer any rights the Employee may
have or acquire in the Work  Product,  excepting  any  rights the  Employee  may
obtain from the Employer in a separate written agreement.  At any and all times,
either  during  or  after  termination  of the  Employee's  employment  with the
Employer the Employee will promptly, on the request of the Employer, perform all
such acts and execute and deliver all such  documents  that may be  necessary to
vest in the Employer the entire  right,  title,  and interest in and to any such
Work  Product.  Should  any such  services  be  rendered  after  termination  of
employment  with the  Employer  a  reasonable  compensation  will be paid to the
Employee  by the  Employer  upon a per diem  basis  in  addition  to  reasonable
traveling  and  accommodation  expenses  incurred as a result of rendering  such
services.

6.3  If the  Employee  removes  any Work  Product  from the  Office,  and  makes
modifications  to the Work Product  using either his or her own equipment or the
Employer's  equipment,  the Employee agrees that all  modifications  done to the
Work Product are owned by the Employer.

6.4  The Employer  agrees that any and all Homework is the sole  property of the
Employee  unless the Homework  becomes part of any Work  Product.  When Homework
becomes  part of the Work  Product the  Employer  retains  exclusive  rights and
ownership.

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6.5  The  Employer  grants to the Employee  the right to use its  equipment  and
facilities for the purpose of obtaining  computer  software or information which
is in the public domain, or which is distributed by the copyright holder free of
charge or as shareware,  provided  that these  activities do not impede or delay
the creation of Work  Product.  Any  information  or materials  developed by the
Employee  with the aid of  computer  software  or  information  obtained  by the
Employee  in this way  shall be  deemed  to be  Homework  if it would  have been
Homework  had it been  developed  without the aid of said  computer  software or
information.

7.   Confidential Information and Non-Disclosure

7.1  The Employee will not,  either during the term of his or her  employment or
at any time  thereafter,  disclose to any person  other than to the  Employer or
make use of other than as directed by the Employer any Confidential  Information
which the Employee may receive or create as a result of his or her employment or
retainer,  unless the Employee can clearly prove that the  information (a) is or
has become readily  available to the public in the same form, other than through
a breach of this  agreement,  (b) was lawfully  obtained in the same form by the
Employee from an  independent  third party without  breach of this agreement and
which  did  not  originate  from  the  Employer,  or (c)  was in the  Employee's
possession  in  the  same  form  prior  to the  Employee's  disclosure  of  such
information and did not originate from the Employer.

7.2  The Employee  hereby  certifies that he or she has not brought and will not
bring with the  Employee  to the  Employer  or use while  performing  his or her
employment  duties for the  Employer or  incorporate  into any Work  Product any
materials  or  documents  of a former  employer  or a third  party which are not
generally available to the public. The Employee  understands that while employed
by the Employer,  the Employee is not to breach any  obligation of confidence or
duty that the  Employee may have to a former  employer or third  parties and the
Employee agrees that he or she will fulfill all such  obligations  during his or
her retainer or employment with the Employer.

7.3  The Employee will not remove any  Confidential  Information from the Office
unless permitted by the Employer.

8.   Conflict of Interest and Non-Competition

8.1  The Employee agrees that during the term of this agreement and for a period
of one year after Termination the Employee will neither Compete,  assist a third
party to Compete, nor manage or operate an organization that Competes.

8.2  The  Employee  acknowledges  and agrees  that there can be no  geographical
limit to his or her covenant not to Compete due to the nature of the business of
the Employer and the technologies with which the Employer is involved.

8.3  In the event that a dispute arises concerning  whether or not the research,
development, manufacture, distribution or marketing of a product of service was,
during  the  term  of  this  agreement,   anticipated  by  the  Employer,   such
anticipation  shall be presumed to not have  occurred  unless the  Employer  can
clearly show otherwise.

9.   General Provisions

9.1  This agreement  applies to all Work Product whether created by the Employee
prior or subsequent to the date of this agreement.

            George Reznik - Employment Agreement - February 11, 2002
<PAGE>
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9.2  All obligations of confidence and  non-disclosure of the Work Product,  all
provisions  of  assistance  by the Employee in obtaining  intellectual  property
protection,  and all provisions of avoidance of previous agreements contained in
this agreement will survive termination of this agreement.

9.3  The  Employee  hereby  covenants  that  he is not a party  to any  existing
employment  agreement which could limit the scope of the work to be performed by
the Employee pursuant to this Agreement.

9.4  This  agreement  will be binding  upon and enure the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective  heirs,  executors,  administrators,  successors and
assigns. This agreement will not be assignable by the Employee.

9.5  The  Employee  hereby  acknowledges  and agrees that the  Employer's  trade
secrets  and  other  confidential   information  constitute  extremely  valuable
proprietary  property of the Employer  and that the  Employer and its  licensees
will  suffer  irreparable  harm  if  unauthorized  parties  gain  access  to the
Employer's  secrets.  The  Employee  accordingly  agrees  that  if  any  of  the
Employer's secrets are disclosed,  copied, or used in violation hereof, then the
Employer  shall have,  in addition to any other  remedies  available  to it, the
right to injunctive relief (including interlocutory injunctive relief) enjoining
such action and the Employee hereby  acknowledges and agrees that other remedies
and inadequate to fully protect the Employer's proprietary rights.

9.6  The parties  will  execute and deliver all such  further  documents,  do or
cause to be done all such  further  acts and things,  and give all such  further
assurances  as may be necessary to give full effect to the intent and meaning of
this agreement.

9.7  If any term,  covenant,  or condition of this agreement or the  application
thereof to any  person or  circumstances  shall,  to any  extent,  be invalid or
unenforceable,  the remainder of this agreement or the application of such term,
covenant,  or condition to persons or circumstance  other than those as to which
it is held  invalid or  unenforceable,  shall not be  affected  thereby and each
term, covenant or condition of this agreement shall be valid and enforced to the
full extent permitted by law.

9.8  All references to a party whether a party to this agreement or not, will be
read with such  changes  in  number  and  gender  as the  context  or  reference
requires.

9.9  This  agreement  shall be governed by and construed in accordance  with the
laws of the Province of British  Columbia and the parties  hereby  attorn to the
jurisdiction of the Courts of the Province of British Columbia.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties have executed this agreement as of the day and
year first above written.

     Infowave Software, Inc.

     Per: ____________________________________
          Thomas Koll

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     George Reznik

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     Date

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