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                                                                    Exhibit 10.6

                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                                 MUTUAL RELEASE

         THIS RELEASE ("Release") is made by and between Bernard J. Ebbers
("you") and WorldCom, Inc. (the "Company") as of the date set forth below in
connection with the parties' execution of the Separation Agreement dated April
29, 2002 (the "Separation Agreement").

1.       EXECUTIVE RELEASE.

         In consideration of the payments and benefits provided for under the
Separation Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, you hereby agree as follows:

         a. You hereby agree on behalf of yourself, your agents, assignees,
attorneys, successors, assigns, heirs and executors, to, and you do hereby,
forever release the Company and its affiliates, predecessors and successors and
all of their respective past and/or present officers, directors, partners,
members, managing members, employees, agents, representatives, administrators,
attorneys, insurers and fiduciaries in their individual and/or representative
capacities (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Company Releasees"),
from any and all causes of action, agreements, damages, judgments, claims,
debts, covenants, executions and demands of any kind whatsoever, which you or
your heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns ever had, now have
or may have against the Company Releasees or any of them, in law or equity,
whether known or unknown to you, for, upon, or by reason of, any matter
whatsoever occurring up to the date this Release is signed by you, including
without limitation in connection with or in relation to your employment
relationship with the Company or its affiliates or the termination of such
relationship; PROVIDED that such released claims shall not include any claims to
enforce your rights under, or with respect to, the Separation Agreement (such
released claims are collectively referred to herein as the "Released Claims").

         b. Notwithstanding the generality of clause (a) above, the Released
Claims include, without limitation, (i) any and all claims under Title VII of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967,
the Civil Rights Act of 1971, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Fair Labor
Standards Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the
Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and
any and all other federal, state or local laws, statutes, rules and regulations
pertaining to employment or otherwise, and (ii) any claims for wrongful
discharge, breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation or any claims relating
to compensation, benefits or equity, or any other claims under any statute, rule
or regulation or under the common law, including compensatory damages, punitive
damages, attorney's fees, costs, expenses and all claims for any other type of
damage or relief. To ensure that the foregoing release is fully enforceable in
accordance with its terms, you agree to waive any protection that may exist
under any statute and under any principle of common law of the United States or
any and all States.

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         c. You expressly understand and agree that the obligations of the
Company as set forth in the Separation Agreement are in lieu of any and all
other amounts which you might be, are now, or may become entitled to receive
from the Company or any affiliate upon any claim released herein and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, you expressly waive any right or claim
that you may have or assert with respect to any agreement or arrangement
relating to employment, compensation, benefits or equity with the Company or its
affiliates, and any damages and/or attorney's fees and costs.

         d. You represent that you have read carefully and fully understand the
terms of this Release, and that you have been advised to consult with an
attorney and have had the opportunity to consult with an attorney prior to
signing this Release. You acknowledge that you are executing this Release
voluntarily and knowingly and that you have not relied on any representations,
promises or agreements of any kind made to you in connection with your decision
to accept the terms of this Release, other than those set forth in this Release.

2.       COMPANY RELEASE.

         As a material inducement for you to enter the Separation Agreement, the
Company does hereby agree to forever release you, your heirs, successors and
assigns (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Executive Releasees"),
from any and all causes of action, agreements, damages, judgments, claims,
debts, covenants, executions and demands of any kind whatsoever, which the
Company ever had, now has or may have against the Executive Releasees or any of
them, in law or equity, whether known or unknown, for, upon, or by reason of,
any matter whatsoever occurring up to the date this Release is signed by the
Company, including without limitation in connection with or in relationship to
your employment relationship with the Company or its affiliates or the
termination of such relationship; PROVIDED that such released claims shall not
include any claims (i) to enforce the Company's rights under, or with respect
to, the Separation Agreement, or the Letter Agreement, Promissory Note or April
2 Letter Agreement referenced in Section 5 of the Separation Agreement, or (ii)
in connection with any fraud, willful misconduct, gross negligence or criminal
act on your part.

                                       BERNARD J. EBBERS

                                       /s/ Bernard J. Ebbers
                                       -----------------------------------------

                                       Date:  April 29, 2002

                                       WORLDCOM, INC.

                                       By: /s/ John W. Sidgmore
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name: John W. Sidgmore
                                       Title: President and Chief Executive
                                              Officer
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EXHIBIT 10.29    
  

March 13,
2002 

Ms. Joyce
Kim

2466 Francisco Street #105

San Francisco, CA 94123 

Dear
Joyce: 

This
letter will confirm the terms and conditions of your employment as QRS' Senior Vice President, Marketing, based out of Richmond, California. 

ANNUAL COMPENSATION  

Our
agreement regarding compensation is as follows: 

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	Your
annual base compensation will be $215,000 (before applicable withholding taxes and other deductions).
QRS employees are paid semi-monthly (i.e., on the fifteenth and last working day of each month).

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	In
addition, you will receive annual incentive compensation of up to 50% of base compensation for fiscal year
2002 that will be administered by me and reviewed by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Your annual incentive compensation shall be
based upon the Company's and your
performance during the fiscal year as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. For fiscal year 2002, your annual incentive
compensation is guaranteed to be not less than $53,750 (before applicable withholding taxes and other deductions). The sum of your base
compensation plus your annual incentive compensation shall be your total target
compensation.

Your
total target compensation, including incentives, will be reviewed annually (unless there is a change in objectives, responsibilities, etc., in
which case it will be reviewed at that time), to ensure that it continues to be equitable, appropriate to your responsibilities and provide appropriate incentives and support to the agreed objectives. 

BENEFITS  

QRS
offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurances, and a 401(k) plan. As a Senior Vice President and Officer, you
are provided with additional benefits as follows: 

Disability
Insurance—The Company shall purchase and maintain in effect disability insurance sufficient to provide you with an income equal to 662/3% of your base
compensation while you are disabled and unable to perform the duties of your current employment with QRS. You will have the option of continuing this additional disability insurance coverage at your
own expense in the event of the termination of your employment. This additional insurance benefit is taxable and will be reported for tax purposes as additional income to you. 

Liability
Insurance—The Company shall purchase and maintain in effect sufficient Officer's liability insurance to provide you with reasonable coverage, including the provision of legal
counsel and/or reimbursement of appropriate legal fees you pay personally, against all liability claims and judgments arising from your legal exercise of your duties as an Officer of QRS, including
any actions filed after you cease your duties as an Officer or in the event of the termination of your employment. The Company shall also provide in its bylaws (and, upon reasonable request by you, in
a written agreement), a full indemnification for you as a QRS officer, to the maximum extent permissible under Delaware law. 

Life
Insurance—The Company shall purchase and maintain in effect group term life insurance for you with a death benefit of equal to 2 times your base salary with beneficiary to be
designated by yourself. 

 

At your option, you may choose to purchase additional life insurance through the supplemental term life plan. 

PTO—You
will be entitled to 10 holidays per calendar year and 20 PTO (Personal Time Off) days per year. A prorated portion of PTO is accrued each pay period. PTO may be used for vacation,
illness or other purposes at your discretion. 

TERMINATION AND SEVERANCE  

In
the event the company terminates your employment without cause, you will become entitled to six (6) months of severance pay equal in the aggregate to your total annual target compensation
and benefits at the level in effect at the time of your termination. In addition, you shall be entitled to receive at the time of your termination the pro-rata amount (based upon the
length of your employment during the fiscal year) of your annual incentive compensation calculated at 100% of your target incentive. Your severance payments will be made in accordance with the
Company's standard payroll practices for current employees and will be subject to the Company's collection of all applicable withholding and other taxes. 

For
purposes of this agreement, termination "for cause" shall mean a termination of your employment for any of the following reasons: (1) your failure to substantially perform the material
duties of your position with the Company after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which you have not
substantially performed those duties and which provides a reasonable period for you to cure those deficiencies; (2) a material breach by you of your obligations under any confidential or
proprietary information agreements with the Company or of any of your fiduciary obligations as an officer of the Company, (3) your failure to follow in a material respect the reasonable
policies or directives established on an employee-wide basis by the Company, after written notice to you indicating the policies or directives with which you are not in material compliance
and which provides a reasonable period for you to cure those deficiencies, (4) any willful misconduct on your part having a material detrimental effect on the Company, or (5) any
unauthorized activity on your part which creates a material conflict of interest between you and the Company after you have been provided with written notice of the unauthorized activity and a
reasonable opportunity to refrain from that activity. 

CHANGE OF CONTROL BENEFITS  

A.
Should there occur a Corporate Transaction or a Change in Control (as those terms are defined in the Company's 1993 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan) and either (i) your employment is
subsequently terminated without cause or (ii) you subsequently resign by reason of a material change in your base compensation, your targeted annual incentive compensation, your annual total
target compensation, or your benefits (for this purpose, 15% will be deemed a material reduction), a material reduction in your duties or responsibilities, or a change in your principal place of
employment by more than 35 miles, then you will be entitled to six (6) months of severance pay equal in the aggregate to your targeted total annual target compensation and benefits at the level
in effect at the time of your termination or resignation or (if greater) at the level in effect immediately prior to the Corporate Transaction or Change in Control. In addition, you shall be entitled
to receive at the time of your termination the pro-rata amount (based upon the length of your employment during the fiscal year) of your annual incentive compensation calculated at 100% of
your target incentive. Your severance payments will be made in accordance with the Company's standard payroll practices for current employees and will be subject to the Company's collection of all
applicable withholding taxes. 

B.
Except to the extent otherwise provided in paragraph C below, should a Corporate Transaction or Change in Control occur during your period of employment with the Company, then (i) all
of your outstanding options will, immediately prior to the specified effective date for the Corporate Transaction 

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or Change in Control, become exercisable for all the shares at the time subject to those options, whether or not those options are to be assumed or replaced with a cash incentive program, and those
accelerated options may be exercised for all or any portion of the option shares as fully vested shares; and (ii) all of your unvested shares of QRS stock will immediately vest at the time of
such Corporate Transaction or Change in Control. 

C.
However, the following limitation will be in effect for (i) all of your unvested shares of QRS stock and (ii) any unvested options which are to be assumed by the successor entity (or
parent company) or otherwise continued in effect or which are to be replaced with a cash incentive program which preserves the spread existing at the time of such Corporate Transaction or Change in
Control on any shares for which your options are not otherwise at that time exercisable (the excess of the fair market value of those shares over the exercise price): 

The
accelerated vesting of those unvested shares and options will be limited to the extent and only to the extent necessary to assure that the parachute payment attributable to the accelerated vesting
of those shares and options would not constitute an excess parachute payment under Internal Revenue Code Section 280G(b). 

To
the extent one of more of your options or unvested shares do not vest on an accelerated basis upon a Corporate Transaction or Change in Control by reason of such limitation, those options will
continue to become exercisable in accordance with the original exercise schedule indicated in the respective grant notices for those options, and those unvested shares will continue to vest in
accordance with the original vesting schedule set forth in the applicable Restricted Stock Agreements. However, should either (i) your employment be terminated without cause or (ii) you
resign by reason of a material change in your base compensation, your targeted annual incentive compensation, your annual total target compensation, or your benefits (for this purpose, 15% will be
deemed a material reduction), a material reduction in your duties or responsibilities, or a change in your principal place of employment by more than 35 miles, at the time of such Corporate
Transaction or Change in Control or within twenty four (24) months thereafter, then each of your outstanding options, to the extent not otherwise fully exercisable at that time, shall
automatically accelerate and become immediately exercisable for all the option shares and may be exercised for any or all of those shares as fully vested shares at any time prior to the expiration or
sooner termination of the option term. In addition, all of your unvested shares will immediately vest upon such a termination of employment or resignation. 

D.
Any of your options which are assumed by the successor entity (or parent company) in the Corporate Transaction or are otherwise continue in effect following the Change in Control transaction shall
be appropriately adjusted to apply and pertain to the number and class of securities which would have been issued to you in the consummation of such Corporate Transaction or Change in Control had the
options been exercised immediately prior to such event. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the option prices payable per share, provided the aggregate option prices payable shall remain the
same. 

EMPLOYMENT AT WILL  

Your
employment in the position of Senior Vice President, Marketing is and will remain at all times an Employment At Will. This means that your position
is for no set period or term and just as you have the right to resign your position, at any time, for any reason, QRS reserves the right to terminate your employment, at any time, with or without good
cause and with or without notice. This letter supersedes and replaces all prior representations, offers, understandings, and agreements between the Company and you regarding the terms and conditions
of your at will employment with the Company. Neither subsequent agreement contrary to this nor any amendment to this term can be made unless it is in writing and signed by both of us and copied to the
Chairman of the Compensation Committee. 

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Joyce,
I feel that QRS is putting together an excellent team and I am convinced you have the background, skills and leadership abilities to assist QRS in achieving its business objectives. I feel you
will be an outstanding addition to our team. I look forward to working with you. 

Sincerely,

	/s/  ELIZABETH A. FETTER      
 Elizabeth A. Fetter

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

	 	 

I accept the terms and conditions above and understand and agree that it supersedes any other representations, offers, understandings, and agreements, written or oral, I may
have with QRS with respect to employment or compensation by QRS whether including salary, incentive, options, termination, and severance. 

	

 	
 	

 
	/s/  JOYCE KIM      
 Joyce Kim	 	4/12/02
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