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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.01

                     EMPLOYEEMATTERS, INC./ESOURCEONE, INC.
                             1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                       (EFFECTIVE AS OF OCTOBER 25, 1999)

    PURPOSE.

        The purpose of the Plan is to offer selected Employees, Non-Employee
Directors and Consultants an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in
the success of the Company, or to increase such interest, to encourage such
persons to remain in the employ of the Company or certain related entities and
to attract new employees with outstanding qualifications. The Plan provides for
the grant of Options to purchase Shares. Options granted under the Plan may
include Nonstatutory Options as well as Incentive Stock Options intended to
qualify under section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

    "AFFILIATE" shall mean any entity other than a Subsidiary, if the Company
and/or one or more Subsidiaries own, directly or indirectly, not less than 50%
of such entity. An entity that attains the status of Affiliate on a date after
adoption of the Plan shall be considered an Affiliate as of such date.

    "BOARD" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted
from time to time.

    "CAUSE" shall mean the Optionee's (i) material violation of any law or
regulation applicable to the business of the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary or
Affiliate; (ii) conviction for, or guilty plea to, a felony, a crime involving
moral turpitude or the perpetration of a common law fraud; (iii) commission of
an act of personal dishonesty which involves personal profit in connection with
the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate; (iv) material breach of any
provision of any agreement or understanding with the Company or a Parent,
Subsidiary or Affiliate regarding the performance of Service, including without
limitation, a willful and continued failure or refusal to perform material
required duties, other than as a result of having a Disability, or material
breach of any applicable invention assignment or confidentiality agreement or
similar agreement with the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate; (v)
disregard of the policies of the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate so
as to cause material loss, damage or injury to the property, reputation or
employees of the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate; or (vi) other
misconduct, of any sort, which is materially injurious to the Company, or a
Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.

        (a) "CHANGE IN CONTROL" shall mean:

                    The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company
        with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if
        more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the
        continuing or surviving entity's securities outstanding immediately
        after such merger, consolidation or

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        other reorganization is owned by persons who were not stockholders of
        the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other
        reorganization; or

             (i) The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the Company's assets.

A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to
change the state of the Company's incorporation or to create a holding company
that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held
the Company's securities immediately before such transaction.

        (b) "CODE" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

        (c) "COMMITTEE" shall mean a committee consisting of members of the
Board that is appointed by the Board to administer the Plan. If no committee has
been appointed, the entire Board shall constitute the Committee.

        (d) "COMPANY" shall mean eSourceOne, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

        (e) "CONSULTANT" shall mean a consultant or advisor who performs bona
fide services to the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary as an independent
contractor.

        (f) "DISABILITY" shall mean the Optionee is unable to perform each of
the essential duties of such Optionee's occupation by reason of a medically
determinable physical or mental impairment which is potentially permanent in
character or which can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less
than 12 months; provided, however, that, with respect to rules regarding
expiration of an ISO following termination of the Optionee's Service, Disability
shall mean the Optionee is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity
by reason of a 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 a
continuous period of not less than 12 months.

        (g) "EMPLOYEE" shall mean any individual who is a common-law employee of
the Company, or of a Parent or a Subsidiary.

        (h) "EXERCISE PRICE" shall mean the amount for which one Share may be
purchased upon exercise of an Option, as specified by the Board in the
applicable Stock Option Agreement.

        (i) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" shall mean the fair market value of a Share, as
determined by the Board in good faith. Such determination shall be conclusive
and binding on all persons.

        (j) "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" OR "ISO" shall mean an employee incentive
stock option described in Code section 422(b)."

        (k) "NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR" shall mean a member of the Board who is not
an Employee.

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        (l) "NONSTATUTORY OPTION" or "NSO" shall mean an employee stock option
that is not an ISO.

        (m) "OPTION" shall mean an ISO or Nonstatutory Option granted under the
Plan and entitling the holder to purchase Shares.

        (n) "OPTIONEE" shall mean an individual who holds an Option.

        (o) "PARENT" shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an
unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the
corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or
more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the
other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of
Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Parent
commencing as of such date.

        (p) "PLAN" shall mean this 1999 Stock Option Plan.

        (q) "SERVICE" shall mean service as an Employee, Non-Employee Director
or Consultant, service as an employee or consultant of an Affiliate and service
as a non-employee director of a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate.

        (r) "SHARE" shall mean one share of Stock, as adjusted in accordance
with Section 8 (if applicable).

        (s) "STOCK" shall mean the common stock of the Company.

        (t) "STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT" shall mean the agreement between the
Company and an Optionee that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions
pertaining to an Option.

        (u) "SUBSIDIARY" shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in
an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the
corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock
possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation
that attains the status of Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan
shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.

        (v) "TEN PERCENT STOCKHOLDER" shall mean an individual who owns more
than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of
outstanding stock of the Company, its Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. In
determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of section 424(d) of the Code
shall be applied.

SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATION.

        (a) COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD. The Plan may be administered by one or more
Committees. Each Committee shall consist of one or more members of the Board who
have been appointed by the Board. Each Committee shall have such authority and
be responsible for such functions as the Board has assigned to it. If no
Committee has been appointed, the entire Board

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shall administer the Plan. Any reference to the Board in the Plan shall be
construed as a reference to the Committee (if any) to whom the Board has
assigned a particular function.

        (b) COMMITTEE COMPOSITION UPON IPO. Effective with the Company's initial
public offering, and with respect to grants to persons who are officers or
directors of the Company under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the Committee appointed by the Board
shall consist of two or more directors of the Company who satisfy the
requirements of Rule 16b-3 (or its successor) under the Exchange Act.

        (c) AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Board shall have full authority and discretion to take any actions it deems
necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. All decisions,
interpretations and other actions of the Board shall be final and binding on all
Optionees and all persons deriving their rights from an Optionee.

SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY.

Only Employees, Non-Employee Directors and Consultants shall be eligible for the
grant of Options. Only Employees of the Company, its Parent or its Subsidiary
shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs.

SECTION 4. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.

        (a) BASIC LIMITATION. Shares offered under the Plan shall be authorized
but unissued Shares, or issued Shares that have been reacquired by the Company.
The aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan upon exercise
of Options shall be Five Million (5,000,000) Shares, subject to adjustment
pursuant to Section 8. The number of Shares that are subject to Options
outstanding at any time under the Plan shall not exceed the number of Shares
that then remain available for issuance under the Plan. During the term of the
Plan, the Company shall at all times reserve and keep available sufficient
Shares to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

        (b) ADDITIONAL SHARES. If any outstanding Option for any reason expires
or is canceled or otherwise terminated, the Shares allocable to the unexercised
portion of such Option shall again be available for the purposes of the Plan.

SECTION 5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.

        (a) STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT. Each grant of an Option under the Plan shall
be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the Company.
Such Option shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan
and may be subject to any other terms and conditions that are not inconsistent
with the Plan and that the Board deems appropriate for inclusion in a Stock
Option Agreement. The provisions of the various Stock Option Agreements entered
into under the Plan need not be identical. The Stock Option Agreement shall also
specify whether the Option is an ISO or a Nonstatutory Option.

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        (b) NUMBER OF SHARES. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the
number of Shares that are subject to the Option and shall provide for the
adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 8.

        (c) EXERCISE PRICE. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the
Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of an ISO shall not be less than 100% of the
Fair Market Value (110% for a Ten Percent Stockholder) of the Shares subject to
the ISO on the date of grant. In the case of an NSO, the Stock Option Agreement
may specify a fixed Exercise Price or an Exercise Price that varies in
accordance with a predetermined formula while the NSO is outstanding.
Notwithstanding the preceding provisions, to the extent required by applicable
law, the Exercise Price for an NSO shall not be less than 85% of the Fair Market
Value (110% for a Ten Percent Stockholder) of the Share subject to the NSO on
the date of grant. Subject to the terms of this paragraph, the Exercise Price
under any Option shall be determined by the Board in its sole discretion. The
Exercise Price shall be payable in a form described in Section 7.

        (d) WITHHOLDING TAXES. As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the
Optionee shall make such arrangements as the Board may require for the
satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations
that may arise in connection with such exercise. The Optionee shall also make
such arrangements as the Board may require for the satisfaction of any federal,
state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection
with the disposition of Shares acquired by exercising an Option.

        (e) EXERCISABILITY. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date
when all or any installment of the Option is to become exercisable based on the
Optionee's Service or attainment of performance or other criteria. To the extent
required by applicable law, an Option shall become exercisable no less rapidly
than the rate of twenty percent (20%) per year for each of the first five (5)
years from the date of grant. Subject to the preceding sentence, the vesting of
any Option shall be determined by the Board in its sole discretion, and the
Board may provide, for example, in any Stock Option Agreement for (i)
accelerated exercisability of the Option in the event the Optionee's Service
terminates on account of death, Disability or another event, (ii) expiration of
the Option prior to its term in the event of the termination of the Optionee's
Service, (iii) immediate forfeiture of the Option in the event the Optionee's
Service is terminated for Cause or (iv) unvested Options to be exercised subject
to the Company's right of repurchase with respect to unvested Shares.

        (f) TERM. The Stock Option Agreement shall specify the term of the
Option. The term of an ISO shall not exceed ten (10) years from the date of
grant (5 years in the case of an ISO granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder). To
the extent required by applicable law, the term of an NSO shall not exceed ten
(10) years from the date of grant. Subject to the preceding sentences, the Board
in its sole discretion shall determine when an Option is to expire.

        (g) NONTRANSFERABILITY. No Option shall be transferable by the Optionee
other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. An Option may be
exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only or by the guardian or legal
representative of the Optionee. No Option or interest therein may be
transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Optionee during his

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lifetime, whether by operation of law or otherwise, or be made subject to
execution, attachment or similar process.

        (h) EXERCISE OF OPTIONS ON TERMINATION OF SERVICE. Each Stock Option
Agreement shall set forth the extent to that the Optionee shall have the right
to exercise the Option following termination of the Optionee's Service. Such
provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Board, need not be
uniform among all Options issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect
distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, to the extent required by applicable law, each Option shall
provide that the Optionee shall have the right to exercise the vested portion of
any Option held at termination for at least thirty (30) days following
termination of service with the Company for any reason (other than for Cause),
and that the Optionee shall have the right to exercise the Option for at least
six (6) months if the Optionee's service terminates due to death or disability.

        (i) EFFECT OF A CHANGE IN CONTROL. Except as provided in the applicable
Stock Option Agreement, in the event that a Change in Control occurs with
respect to the Company and the applicable agreement of merger or reorganization
provides for assumption or continuation of Options pursuant to Section 8(b), no
acceleration of vesting shall occur. In the event that a Change in Control
occurs with respect to the Company and there is no assumption or continuation of
the Options pursuant to Section 8(b), all outstanding Options shall vest and
become immediately exercisable.

        (j) NO RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER. An Optionee, or a transferee of an
Optionee, shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares
covered by an Option until such person becomes entitled to receive such Shares
by filing a notice of exercise and paying the Exercise Price pursuant to the
terms of such Option.

        (k) MODIFICATION, EXTENSION AND ASSUMPTION OF OPTIONS. Within the
limitations of the Plan, the Board may modify, extend or assume outstanding
Options or may accept the cancellation of outstanding Options (whether granted
by the Company or another issuer) in return for the grant of new Options for the
same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise
Price. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of an Option shall,
without the consent of the Optionee, impair the Optionee's rights or increase
the Optionee's obligations under such Option.

        (l) RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES. No Shares issued upon exercise
of an Option may be sold or otherwise transferred or disposed of by the Optionee
during the one hundred eighty (180) day period following the effective date of a
registration statement covering securities of the Company filed under the
Securities Act of 1933 (unless such restriction is consented to or waived by the
managing underwriter). Subject to the preceding sentence, any Shares issued upon
exercise of an Option shall be subject to such rights of repurchase, rights of
first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Board may determine. Such
restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Stock Option Agreement and
shall apply in addition to any restrictions that may apply to holders of Shares
generally.

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SECTION 6. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.

        (a) GENERAL RULE. The entire Exercise Price of Shares issued under the
Plan shall be payable in cash or cash equivalents acceptable to the Company at
the time when such Shares are purchased, except as otherwise provided below.

        (b) SURRENDER OF STOCK. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so
provides, payment may be made all or in part with Shares that have already been
owned by the Optionee or the Optionee's representative for six months and that
are surrendered to the Company in good form for transfer. Such Shares shall be
valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when the new Shares are purchased
under the Plan.

        (c) PROMISSORY NOTES. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so
provides, payment may be made all or in part with a full recourse promissory
note executed by the Optionee. The interest rate and other terms and conditions
of such note shall be determined by the Board. The Board may require that the
Optionee pledge his or her Shares to the Company for the purpose of securing the
payment of such note. In no event shall the stock certificate(s) representing
such Shares be released to the Optionee until such note is paid in full.

        (d) CASHLESS EXERCISE. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so
provides and a public market for the Shares exists, payment may be made all or
in part by delivery (on a form acceptable to the Board) of an irrevocable
direction to a securities broker to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of
the sale proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate Exercise Price.

SECTION 7. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.

        (a) GENERAL. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Stock, a
declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of an extraordinary
dividend payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material
effect on the value of Shares, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding
Stock into a lesser number of Shares, a recapitalization, a reclassification,
spin-off or a similar occurrence, the Board shall make such adjustments as it,
in its sole discretion, deems appropriate in one or more of (i) the number of
Shares available for future grants of Options, (ii) the number of Shares covered
by each outstanding Option or (iii) the Exercise Price of each outstanding
Option.

        (b) MERGERS AND CONSOLIDATIONS. In the event that the Company is a party
to a merger or consolidation, outstanding Options or other rights to acquire
Shares shall be subject to the agreement of merger or reorganization. Such
agreement, may provide, without limitation and without the Optionee's consent,
for assumption of outstanding Options by the surviving corporation or its
parent, or for their continuation by the Company (if the Company is a surviving
corporation).

        (c) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS. Except as provided in this Section 8, an
Optionee shall have no rights by reason of (i) any subdivision or consolidation
of shares of stock of any class, (ii) the payment of any dividend, or (iii) any
other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock

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of any class. Any issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or
securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and
no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or
Exercise Price of Shares subject to an Option. The grant of an Option pursuant
to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to
make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital
or business structure, to merge or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell
or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

SECTION 8. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

        (a) RESTRICTIONS ON ISSUANCE. Any other provision of this Plan
notwithstanding, the Company's obligation to issue Shares under the Plan shall
be subject to all applicable requirements of laws, including (without
limitation) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the
regulations of any stock exchange on which the Company's securities may then be
listed, and such approvals or favorable rulings from any governmental agency
that the Company determines is necessary or advisable. The Company reserves the
right to restrict, in whole or in part, the delivery of Shares pursuant to any
Option prior to satisfaction of all legal requirements relating to issuance of
such Shares, to their registration, qualification or listing or exemption from
registration, qualification or listing.

        (b) FINANCIAL REPORTS. To the extent required by applicable law, not
less often than annually, the Company shall furnish to Optionees the Company's
summary financial information including a balance sheet regarding the Company's
financial condition and results of operations, unless such Optionees have duties
with the Company that assure them access to equivalent information. Such
financial statements need not be audited.

SECTION 9. NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.

        No provision of the Plan, nor any Option granted under the Plan, shall
be construed to give any person any right to become, to be treated as, or to
remain an Employee. The Company and its Parent, Subsidiaries and Affiliates
reserve the right to terminate any person's Service at any time and for any
reason.

SECTION 10. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.

        (a) TERM OF THE PLAN. The Plan, as set forth herein, shall become
effective on the date of its adoption by the Board, subject to the approval of
the Company's stockholders. In the event that the stockholders fail to approve
the Plan within twelve (12) months after its adoption by the Board, any Option
grants already made shall be null and void, and no additional Option grants
shall be made after such date. The Plan shall terminate automatically ten (10)
years after its adoption by the Board and may be terminated on any earlier date
pursuant to Subsection (b) below.

        (b) RIGHT TO AMEND OR TERMINATE THE PLAN. The Board may amend or
terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason. The termination of the Plan,
or any amendment thereof, shall

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not affect adversely any rights and obligations under any Option granted before
such termination or amendment of the Plan, except with consent of the Optionee.
No Options shall be granted under the Plan after the Plan's termination. An
amendment of the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company's
stockholders only to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations or
rules.

SECTION 11. EXECUTION.

        To record the adoption of the Plan by the Board as of October 25, 1999,
and the subsequent amendment of the definition of Consultant by the Board as of
November __, 1999, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the
same.

                                      eSourceOne, Inc.

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SECTION 1.  PURPOSE.................................................................................    1

SECTION 2.  DEFINITIONS.............................................................................    1

     (a) Affiliate..................................................................................    1

     (b) Board......................................................................................    1

     (c) Cause......................................................................................    1

     (d) Change in Control..........................................................................    1

     (e) Code.......................................................................................    2

     (f) Committee..................................................................................    2

     (g) Company....................................................................................    2

     (h) Consultant.................................................................................    2

     (i) Disability.................................................................................    2

     (j) Employee...................................................................................    2

     (k) Exercise Price.............................................................................    2

     (l) Fair Market Value..........................................................................    2

     (m) Incentive Stock Option or ISO..............................................................    2

     (n) Non-Employee Director......................................................................    2

     (o) Nonstatutory Option or NSO.................................................................    2

     (p) Option.....................................................................................    3

     (q) Optionee...................................................................................    3

     (r) Parent.....................................................................................    3

     (s) Plan.......................................................................................    3

     (t) Service....................................................................................    3

     (u) Share......................................................................................    3

     (v) Stock......................................................................................    3

     (w) Stock Option Agreement.....................................................................    3

     (x) Subsidiary.................................................................................    3

     (y) Ten Percent Stockholder....................................................................    3

SECTION 3.  ADMINISTRATION..........................................................................    3

     (a) Committees of the Board....................................................................    3

     (b) Committee Composition Upon IPO.............................................................    4
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     (c) Authority of the Board.....................................................................    4

SECTION 4.  ELIGIBILITY.............................................................................    4

SECTION 5.  STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN...................................................................    4

     (a) Basic Limitation...........................................................................    4

     (b) Additional Shares..........................................................................    4

SECTION 6.  TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.........................................................    4

     (a) Stock Option Agreement.....................................................................    4

     (b) Number of Shares...........................................................................    4

     (c) Exercise Price.............................................................................    4

     (d) Withholding Taxes..........................................................................    5

     (e) Exercisability.............................................................................    5

     (f) Term.......................................................................................    5

     (g) Nontransferability.........................................................................    5

     (h) Exercise of Options on Termination of Service..............................................    5

     (i) Effect of a Change in Control..............................................................    6

     (j) No Rights as a Stockholder.................................................................    6

     (k) Modification, Extension and Assumption of Options..........................................    6

     (l) Restrictions on Transfer of Shares.........................................................    6

SECTION 7.  PAYMENT FOR SHARES......................................................................    6

     (a) General Rule...............................................................................    6

     (b) Surrender of Stock.........................................................................    6

     (c) Promissory Notes...........................................................................    7

     (d) Cashless Exercise..........................................................................    7

SECTION 8.  ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES....................................................................    7

     (a) General....................................................................................    7

     (b) Mergers and Consolidations.................................................................    7

     (c) Reservation of Rights......................................................................    7
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SECTION 9.  LEGAL REQUIREMENTS......................................................................    8

     (a) Restrictions on Issuance...................................................................    8

     (b) Financial Reports..........................................................................    8

SECTION 10.  NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS...................................................................    8

SECTION 11.  DURATION AND AMENDMENTS................................................................    8

     (a) Term of the Plan...........................................................................    8

     (b) Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan.......................................................    8

SECTION 12.  EXECUTION..............................................................................    9
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.02

                        EMPLOYEEMATTERS/ESOURCEONE, INC.
                             1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN

                       NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

EmployeeMatters, Inc. (formerly known as eSourceOne, Inc.), a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), hereby grants an option to purchase shares of its
common stock (the "Shares") to the optionee named below. The terms and
conditions of the option are set forth in this cover sheet, in the attachment
and in the Company's 1999 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan").

Date of Option Grant: ____________

Name of Optionee: <<Name>>

Optionee's Social Security Number: <<SSN>>

Number of Shares Covered by Option: <<Shares>>

Exercise Price per Share: $0.10

Vesting Start Date: <<Vesting_Start_Date>>

        BY SIGNING THIS COVER SHEET, YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED AGREEMENT AND IN THE PLAN, A COPY OF WHICH
IS ALSO ATTACHED.

Optionee:
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                    (Signature)

Company:
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                    (Signature)

        Title:
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Attachment

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                        EMPLOYEEMATTERS/ESOURCEONE, INC.
                             1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN

                       NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

NONSTATUTORY STOCK   This option is not intended to be an incentive stock option
OPTION               under section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code and will be
                     interpreted accordingly.

VESTING              This option is only exercisable before it expires and then
                     only with respect to the vested portion of the option.

                     Your right to purchase Shares under this option vests as to
                     one-fourth (1/4) of the total number of Shares covered by
                     this option, as shown on the cover sheet, on the one-year
                     anniversary of the Vesting Start Date, provided you then
                     continue in Service. Thereafter, the number of Shares which
                     you may purchase under this option shall vest at the rate
                     of one-fourth (1/4) of the total number of Shares covered
                     by this option on each of the three succeeding
                     anniversaries of the Vesting Start Date, and provided that
                     you then remain in Service. The resulting aggregate number
                     of vested Shares will be rounded to the nearest whole
                     number, and you cannot vest in more than the number of
                     Shares covered by this option.

                     In the event of a Change in Control of the Company prior to
                     expiration of this option and at a time when you are an
                     Employee of the Company, any unvested Shares covered by
                     this option shall become fully and immediately vested on
                     your CiC Involuntary Termination Date. You will experience
                     a "CiC Involuntary Termination Date" if your Service is
                     terminated by the Company or its successor (other than for
                     Cause) within one year of the date of consummation of a
                     Change in Control of the Company. No additional Shares will
                     vest after your Service has terminated for any reason.

TERM                 Your option will expire in any event at the close of
                     business at Company headquarters on the day before the 10th
                     anniversary of the Date of Option Grant, as shown on the
                     cover sheet. Your option will expire earlier if your
                     Service terminates, as described below.

REGULAR TERMINATION  If your Service terminates for any reason,
                     other than death, Disability or Cause, then your option
                     will expire at the close of business at Company
                     headquarters on the 90th day after your termination date.

TERMINATION FOR      If your Service is terminated for Cause, then you shall
CAUSE                immediately forfeit all rights to your option and the
                     option shall immediately expire.

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DEATH                If your Service terminates because of your death, then your
                     option will expire at the close of business at Company
                     headquarters on the date twelve (12) months after the date
                     of death. During that twelve month period, your estate or
                     heirs may exercise the vested portion of your option.

                     In addition, if you die during the 90-day period described
                     in connection with a regular termination (i.e., a
                     termination of your Service not on account of your death,
                     Disability or Cause), and a vested portion of your option
                     has not yet been exercised, then your option will instead
                     expire on the date twelve (12) months after your
                     termination date. In such a case, during the period
                     following your death up to the date twelve (12) months
                     after your termination date, your estate or heirs may
                     exercise the vested portion of your option.

DISABILITY           If your Service terminates because of your Disability, then
                     your option will expire at the close of business at Company
                     headquarters on the date twelve (12) months after your
                     termination date.

LEAVES OF ABSENCE    For purposes of this option, your Service does
                     not terminate when you go on a bona fide employee leave of
                     absence that was approved by the Company in writing, if the
                     terms of the leave provide for continued Service crediting,
                     or when continued Service crediting is required by
                     applicable law. However, your Service will be treated as
                     terminating 90 days after you went on employee leave,
                     unless your right to return to active work is guaranteed by
                     law or by a contract. Your Service terminates in any event
                     when the approved leave ends unless you immediately return
                     to active employee work.

                     The Company determines which leaves count for this purpose,
                     and when your Service terminates for all purpose under the
                     Plan.

NOTICE OF EXERCISE   When you wish to exercise this option, you must
                     notify the Company by filing the proper "Notice of
                     Exercise" form at the address given on the form. Your
                     notice must specify how many Shares you wish to purchase.
                     Your notice must also specify how your Shares should be
                     registered (in your name only or in your and your spouse's
                     names as community property or as joint tenants with right
                     of survivorship). The notice will be effective when it is
                     received by the Company.

                     If someone else wants to exercise this option after your
                     death, that person must prove to the Company's satisfaction
                     that he or she is entitled to do so.

FORM OF PAYMENT      When you submit your notice of exercise, you
                     must include payment of the option price for the Shares you
                     are purchasing. Payment may be made in one (or a
                     combination) of the following forms:

                     -  Cash, your personal check, a cashier's check or a money
                        order.

                     -  Shares which have already been owned by you for more
                        than six months and which are surrendered to the
                        Company. The value of the Shares, determined as of the
                        effective date of the option exercise, will be applied
                        to the option price.

                     -  To the extent a public market for the Shares exists as
                        determined by the Company, by delivery (on a form
                        prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction
                        to a securities broker to sell Shares and

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                        to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the
                        Company in payment of the aggregate exercise price.

WITHHOLDING TAXES    You will not be allowed to exercise this option
                     unless you make acceptable arrangements to pay any
                     withholding or other taxes that may be due as a result of
                     the option exercise or sale of Shares acquired under this
                     option.

RESTRICTIONS ON      By signing this Agreement, you agree not to exercise this
EXERCISE AND SALE    option or sell any Shares acquired under this option at a
                     time when applicable laws, regulations or Company or
                     underwriter trading policies prohibit exercise or sale. In
                     particular, the Company may impose the following two types
                     of "Suspension Periods."

                     -  The Company shall have the right to designate one or
                        more periods of time, each of which shall not exceed 180
                        days in length, during which this option shall not be
                        exercisable if the Company determines (in its sole
                        discretion) that such limitation on exercise could in
                        any way facilitate a lessening of any restriction on
                        transfer pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (the
                        "Securities Act") or any state securities laws with
                        respect to any issuance of securities by the Company,
                        facilitate the registration or qualification of any
                        securities by the Company under the Securities Act or
                        any state securities laws, or facilitate the perfection
                        of any exemption from the registration or qualification
                        requirements of the Securities Act or any applicable
                        state securities laws for the issuance or transfer of
                        any securities. Such limitation on exercise shall not
                        alter the vesting schedule set forth in this Agreement
                        other than to limit the periods during which this option
                        shall be exercisable; and

                     -  In connection with any underwritten public offering by
                        the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an
                        effective registration statement filed under the
                        Securities Act, including the Company's initial public
                        offering, you shall not sell, make any short sale of,
                        loan, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option for the
                        purchase of, or otherwise dispose or transfer for value
                        or agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions
                        with respect to any Shares without the prior written
                        consent of the Company or its underwriters, for such
                        period of time after the effective date of such
                        registration statement as may be requested by the
                        Company or the underwriters (not to exceed 180 days in
                        length).

                     If the sale of Shares under the Plan is not registered
                     under the Securities Act, but an exemption is available
                     which requires an investment or other representation, you
                     shall represent and agree at the time of exercise that the
                     Shares being acquired upon exercise of this option are
                     being acquired for investment, and not with a view to the
                     sale or distribution thereof, and shall make such other
                     representations as are deemed necessary or appropriate by
                     the Company and its counsel.

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THE COMPANY'S RIGHT  In the event that you propose to sell, pledge or otherwise
OF FIRST REFUSAL     transfer to a third party any Shares acquired under this
                     Agreement, or any interest in such Shares, the Company
                     shall have the "Right of First Refusal" with respect to all
                     (and not less than all) of such Shares. If you desire to
                     transfer Shares acquired under this Agreement, you must
                     give a written "Transfer Notice" to the Company describing
                     fully the proposed transfer, including the number of Shares
                     proposed to be transferred, the proposed transfer price and
                     the name and address of the proposed transferee.

                     The Transfer Notice shall be signed both by you and by the
                     proposed new transferee and must constitute a binding
                     commitment of both parties to the transfer of the Shares.
                     The Company shall have the right to purchase all, and not
                     less than all, of the Shares on the terms of the proposal
                     described in the Transfer Notice (subject, however, to any
                     change in such terms permitted in the next paragraph) by
                     delivery of a notice of exercise of the Right of First
                     Refusal within thirty (30) days after the date when the
                     Transfer Notice was received by the Company. The Company's
                     rights under this subsection shall be freely assignable, in
                     whole or in part.

                     If the Company fails to exercise its Right of First Refusal
                     within thirty (30) days after the date when it received the
                     Transfer Notice, you may, not later than ninety (90) days
                     following receipt of the Transfer Notice by the Company,
                     conclude a transfer of the Shares subject to the Transfer
                     Notice on the terms and conditions described in the
                     Transfer Notice. Any proposed transfer on terms and
                     conditions different from those described in the Transfer
                     Notice, as well as any subsequent proposed transfer by you,
                     shall again be subject to the Right of First Refusal and
                     shall require compliance with the procedure described in
                     the paragraph above. If the Company exercises its Right of
                     First Refusal, the parties shall consummate the sale of the
                     Shares on the terms set forth in the Transfer Notice within
                     60 days after the date when the Company received the
                     Transfer Notice (or within such longer period as may have
                     been specified in the Transfer Notice); provided, however,
                     that in the event the Transfer Notice provided that payment
                     for the Shares was to be made in a form other than lawful
                     money paid at the time of transfer, the Company shall have
                     the option of paying for the Shares with lawful money equal
                     to the present value of the consideration described in the
                     Transfer Notice.

                     The Company's Right of First Refusal shall inure to the
                     benefit of its successors and assigns and shall be binding
                     upon any transferee of the Shares.

                     The Company's Right of First Refusal shall terminate in the
                     event that Stock is listed on an established stock exchange
                     or is quoted regularly on the NASDAQ National Market.

TRANSFER OF OPTION   Prior to your death, only you may exercise this
                     option. You cannot transfer or assign this option. For
                     instance, you may not sell this option or use it as
                     security for a loan. If you attempt to do any of these
                     things, this option will immediately become invalid. You
                     may, however, dispose of this option in your will or it may
                     be transferred upon your death by the laws of descent and
                     distribution.

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                     Regardless of any marital property settlement agreement,
                     the Company is not obligated to honor a notice of exercise
                     from your spouse, nor is the Company obligated to recognize
                     your spouse's interest in your option in any other way.

RETENTION RIGHTS     Your option or this Agreement do not give you the
                     right to be retained by the Company (or any Parent,
                     Subsidiaries or Affiliates) in any capacity. The Company
                     (and any Parent, Subsidiaries or Affiliates) reserve the
                     right to terminate your Service at any time and for any
                     reason.

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS   You, or your estate or heirs, have no rights as a
                     shareholder of the Company until a certificate for your
                     option's Shares has been issued. No adjustments are made
                     for dividends or other rights if the applicable record date
                     occurs before your stock certificate is issued, except as
                     described in the Plan.

ADJUSTMENTS          In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a
                     similar change in the Company stock, the number of Shares
                     covered by this option and the exercise price per Share may
                     be adjusted (and rounded down to the nearest whole number)
                     pursuant to the Plan. Your option shall be subject to the
                     terms of the agreement of merger, liquidation or
                     reorganization in the event the Company is subject to such
                     corporate activity.

LEGENDS              All certificates representing the Shares issued upon
                     exercise of this option shall, where applicable, have
                     endorsed thereon the following legends:

                       "THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT
                       TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OPTIONS TO
                       PURCHASE SUCH SHARES SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
                       THE COMPANY AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER, OR HIS OR HER
                       PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST. A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT IS ON
                       FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY AND WILL BE
                       FURNISHED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
                       COMPANY BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED
                       BY THIS CERTIFICATE."

                       "THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
                       UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT
                       BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN
                       EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN
                       OPINION OF COUNSEL, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS
                       COUNSEL, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED."

APPLICABLE LAW       This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under
                     the laws of the State of New York, excluding any conflicts
                     or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise
                     refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to
                     the substantive law of another jurisdiction.

THE PLAN AND         The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by
                     reference.

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OTHER AGREEMENTS     CERTAIN CAPITALIZED TERMS USED IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE
                     DEFINED IN THE PLAN, AND HAVE THE MEANING SET FORTH IN THE
                     PLAN. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire
                     understanding between you and the Company regarding this
                     option. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations
                     concerning this option are superseded.

        BY SIGNING THE COVER SHEET OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE
        TERMS AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND IN THE PLAN.

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