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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.1

                                STORAGE USA, INC.
                           175 TOYOTA PLAZA, SUITE 700
                            MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38103

October 7, 2001

Security Capital Group Incorporated
125 Lincoln Avenue
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501

Re:    Extension of Standstill Modification to October 31, 2001

Ladies and Gentlemen:

                Reference is made to that certain Letter Agreement (the
"September Letter") dated as of September 7, 2001 by and among Storage USA,
Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the "Company"), SUSA Partnership, L.P., a
Tennessee limited partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), Storage USA Trust,
a Maryland real estate investment trust and a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company (the "Trust") and Security Capital Group Incorporated (both as to itself
and as successor to all the rights of USREALTY and Buyer under the Strategic
Alliance Agreement, "Security Capital"). Terms used herein but not defined shall
have the meanings given to them in the September Letter.

                The purpose of this letter is to confirm our agreement to extend
the modifications granted in the second paragraph of the September Letter for an
additional 24 days, and unless a further extension is agreed to in writing by
the Company and Security Capital prior to October 31, 2001 the modifications
granted in such paragraph will terminate on that date.

                We understand that in accordance with applicable law and
regulations, this letter will be publicly disclosed and filed as part of an
amendment to your Schedule 13D with respect to your ownership of Company stock.
Likewise, you understand that we intend to file a copy of this letter with a
Form 8-K announcing the signing of this agreement.

                                 Very truly yours,

                                 STORAGE USA, INC.

                                 By:  /s/ Dean Jernigan
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                                    Name:  Dean Jernigan
                                    Title: Chairman of the Board,
                                           Chief Executive Officer and President

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                                SUSA PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

                                By:  Storage USA, Inc., General Partner

                                By:    /s/ Dean Jernigan
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                                   Name:  Dean Jernigan
                                   Title: Chairman of the Board,
                                          Chief Executive Officer and President

                                STORAGE USA TRUST

                                By:    /s/ Dean Jernigan
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                                    Title: Chairman of the Board of Trustees,
                                           Chief Executive Officer and President

Agreed to and accepted by:

SECURITY CAPITAL GROUP INCORPORATED

By: /s/ C. Ronald Blankenship
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   Name: C. Ronald Blankenship
   Title: Vice Chairman and Chief Operating OfficerExhibit 4.1

          NUMBER                                            SHARES

THIS CERTIFIES THAT _______________________________________ is the registered
holder of ___________________________________________ Shares transferable only
on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by Attorney
upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Corporation has caused this Certificate to be
signed by its duly authorized officers and its Corporate Seal to be hereunto
affixed this ___________ day of ___________________ A.D. ___________

                                     [SEAL]

[BACK OF CERTIFICATE]

The shares represented by this Certificate have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 ("the Act") and are "restricted securities" as that term
is defined in Rule 144 under the Act. The shares may not be offered for sale,
sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Act or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the
Act, the availability of which is to be established to the satisfaction of the
Company.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _________________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
________________________________________________________ Shares represented by
the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
______________________________________ Attorney to transfer the said Shares on
the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the
premises.

Dated
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      In presence of

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   NOTICE. THE SIGNATURE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS
     WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE, IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT
               ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.Exhibit 4.2

                                 STOCK WARRANT

This warrant,  which must be presented as a signed original warrant  surrendered
to DataHand  Systems,  Inc., upon its exercise,  entitles the bearer to purchase
shares of DataHand Systems,  Inc. common stock according to the stated terms, at
the time indicated,  and for the amounts as herein stipulated.  If the bearer is
not the below named  individual,  bearer will be required to show clear evidence
of bona fide  ownership  of this  warrant  (such as a receipt  for sale from the
original purchaser, indication of inheritance from the original purchaser, etc.)

The individual(s) to whom this warrant is first issued is: ________________

This is a special warrant and is issued as consideration  for advisory  services
to the company.

The maximum  numbers of shares that may be  purchased  under this  warrant  are:
_______  (_____________  shares of common stock,  for a total  purchase price of
_______.

All  stock  sales  under  this  warrant  will be  subject  to  restrictions  and
limitations  that may arise out of applicable  security  laws. No shares will be
sold under this warrant,  if such a sale would violate any  applicable  security
laws.

To exercise  this  Warrant or a portion of it: the warrant  holder will  deposit
with the Corporation or its designated  financial agent for this  transaction at
least 10 days prior to the  desired  purchase  date,  a dollar  amount up to the
above  specified  maximum  dollar amount.  Upon the designated  purchase date at
least 10 days  subsequent  to the date of  deposit,  the  deposited  money  will
convert to shares of DataHand  Systems,  Inc. stock at a purchase price of _____
per share.

Certificate(s)  for shares purchased under this warrant will be issued not later
than 30 days from the designated purchase date.

This warrant  expires on  ________________  if not exercised on or prior to that
date.

On behalf of DataHand Systems, Inc.                    Issue Date:
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________________, Chairman/CEO                         DateExhibit 10.1

                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT
                                     Between
                  Scott R Scartozzi and DataHand Systems, Inc.
                             Dated December 6, 2000

This agreement is made effective as of December 8, 2000, by and between DataHand
Systems, Inc. (the "Company") at 3032 North 33rd Avenue, Phoenix,  Arizona 85017
and  Scott R.  Scartozzi  (the  "Consultant")  at 4702 East Via  Montoya  Drive,
Phoenix, Arizona 85050.

Contractor has a background in Sales, Marketing, Company Administration and Fund
Raising  and is  willing  to  provide  services  to the  Company  based  on this
background.

The Company desires to have services provided by Contractor.

Therefore, the parties agree as follows:

     1.   DESCRIPTION  OF SERVICES.  Beginning  on December 6, 2000,  Contractor
          will provide the following  services,  (collectively  the "Services"):
          Assume the position of  President  of the  Company.  Create and manage
          Sales and  Marketing  Plans and  execute  the Plan to create  sales of
          products  and training  and  implementation  services for the Company.
          Install and Manage the Company's  ErgonomicStore.Com  web site. Manage
          the  Company's  business as President.  Assist in Securing  Funding by
          January 29th in quantity sufficient to operate the Company and fulfill
          its published plans.

     2.   PERFORMANCE  OF  SERVICES.  The manner in which the Services are to be
          performed and the specific  hours to be worked by Contractor  shall be
          determined by agreement  between the Contractor  and the Company.  The
          Company  will  rely on  Contractor  to work  as many  hours  as may be
          reasonably  necessary to fulfill  Contractor's  obligations under this
          Agreement.

     3.   PAYMENT.  Contractor  will be paid a base pay of  $125,000  per  year,
          payable monthly.  First payment will be prorated for December and will
          be paid on  December  31". In the event that no  additional  finds are
          raised in the  month of  December  or  January,  Contractor  agrees to
          accept a note from the Company for payment for these  months or accept
          payment in the form of common  shares of the Company at the rate of $1
          per common share. In the event that this becomes necessary, Contractor
          will be given, as interest and all other  consideration  for accepting
          the note or stock in lieu of payment,  15,000  shares of the Company's
          common  shares per month,  prorated for December.  Contractor  will be
          also  be paid a  bonus  at the  rate of  $125,000  per  year,  payable
          quarterly with first payment due on March 6~", 2001. In the event that
          funding of at least $600,000 has not been secured by due date of first
          payment, Contractor may either accept a note from the
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          Company for the cash payment or be paid in stock of the Company at the
          rate of $1 per common share - choice to be made by Contractor.

          Company   intends  to  offer   Contractor  a  full-time   position  as
          President/CEO  once the Company is successful in obtaining  funding of
          at  least  $600,000  by  January  29th.  It is  agreed  that  upon the
          occurrence  of  this  event  Contractor's  (then  called.  "Employee")
          compensation  will be as  follows:  Annual  Salary of  $125,000.  Cash
          Bonuses  at a  rate  of  no  less  that  $125,000  per  year,  payable
          quarterly, to be negotiated each year based upon successful completion
          of goals as  established  by Employee and the Company  Chairman of the
          Board.

          Upon termination of this Agreement,  payments under this Paragraph (3)
          shall cease;  provided,  however, that Contractor shall be entitled to
          payments  for periods or partial  periods that  occurred  prior to the
          date of the  termination  and for  which  Contractor  has not yet been
          paid.

     4.   EQUITY and OPTIONS.  Contractor shall be granted 25,000 options at the
          signing of this agreement. In addition, Contractor shall be granted an
          additional  80,000  options on March 1",  assuming  that funding of at
          least  $600,000 has been secured.  The exercise price of these options
          shall be $1.00. The options shall vest in equal amounts  semi-annually
          and  shall  vest  immediately  if both  of the  following  occur:  (a)
          Contractor  becomes a full-time  employee of the Company and a minimum
          of $600,000 in  financing  is obtained by the Company from the date of
          this Agreement and before March 1", 2001.

          Should  Contractor  introduce  a funding  source to the  Company  that
          provides funds, Contractor shall be paid a "finder fee" in the form of
          options in the amount of 5% of the funding  obtained from this source.
          For  determining  the amount of the options to be issued,  the options
          shall be valued at the average per share price of the equity issued to
          the funding source secured by the Contractor. Vesting of these options
          shall be immediate.

          This paragraph  shall  continue to apply if the Contractor  becomes an
          Employee.

          In addition,  should the  Contractor  become an  Employee,  additional
          options  shall be  granted  under  the  following  schedule:  year 2 =
          90,000;  year 3 = 100,000;  year 4 = 110,000;  year 5 = 120,000.  This
          schedule,  and the  addition of the 80,000  options for year 1, allows
          the  accumulation  of 500,000  options  over five years.  The exercise
          price of these added  options  shall be equal to the average  price of
          the  Company's  shares during the 30 days prior to the issuance of the
          options.  Options shall vest in equal amounts semi-annually and have a
          three-year life.

     5.   EXPENSE  REIMBURSEMENT.  Contractor shall be entitled to reimbursement
          from the Company for all "out-of-pocket"  expenses.  Expenses shall be
          submitted to the Chairman of the Board for review and approval.

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     6.   OFFICE.  Company  shall  furnish  to  Contractor  an office for use by
          Contractor for the performance of the duties associated with the title
          of President.

     7.   TERM/TERMINATION.  Either party upon five (5) days  written  notice to
          the other party may terminate this Agreement.

     8.   RELATIONSHIP  OF  PARTIES.  It  is  understood  by  the  parties  that
          Contractor is an independent  contractor  with respect to the Company,
          and not an  employee  of the  Company.  The  Company  will not provide
          fringe benefits,  including health insurance benefits,  paid vacation,
          or any other employee benefit, for the benefit of the Contractor.

          However;  if the  Contractor  becomes a full-time  Employee,  benefits
          normally  associated  with  the  position  of  President/CEO  will  be
          provided, including, but not limited to, health insurance benefits and
          paid vacation.

     9.   ASSIGNMENT.  Contractor's  obligations under this Agreement may not be
          assigned or  transferred  to any other person,  firm,  or  corporation
          without the prior written consent of the company.

     10.  INTELLECTUAL  PROPERTY.  The  following  provisions  shall  apply with
          respect to works subject to copyright, ideas, discoveries, inventions,
          applications  for patents,  and patents  (collectively,  "Intellectual
          Property"):

          a.   Contractor's   Intellectual   Property.   Contractor   does   not
               personally  hold any interest in any  Intellectual  Property that
               may be of benefit to Company.

          b.   Development  of  Intellectual   Property.   Any  improvements  to
               Intellectual  Property items, further inventions or improvements,
               and  any  new  items  of  Intellectual   Property  discovered  or
               developed  by  Contractor  (or  Contractor's  employees,  if any)
               during the term of this  Agreement  shall be the  property of the
               company. Contractor shall sign all documents necessary to perfect
               the  rights  of  the  Company  in  such  Intellectual   Property,
               including the filing and/or  prosecution of any  applications for
               copyrights or patents.  Upon request,  Contractor  shall sign all
               documents  necessary  to assign the  rights to such  Intellectual
               Property to the Company.

     11.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  Contractor  recognizes that he has and will have the
          following information:

          -    inventions
          -    products
          -    products
          -    costs
          -    future plans
          -    business affairs

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          -    trade secrets
          -    technical information
          -    customer lists
          -    product design information
          -    copyrights

     And other proprietary information (collectively,  "Information"), which are
valuable,  special and unique assets of the Company.  Contractor  agrees that he
will not at any time or in any manner,  either  directly or indirectly,  use any
Information for Contractor's own benefit, or divulge,  disclose,  or communicate
in any manner any  Information  to any third  party  without  the prior  written
consent of the Company.  Contractor will protect the Information and treat it as
strictly  confidential.  A  violation  of this  paragraph  shall  be a  material
violation of this Agreement.

     12.  UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.  If it appears that Contractor
          has disclosed (or has threatened to disclose) Information in violation
          of this  Agreement,  the Company shall be entitled to an injunction to
          restrain  Contractor  from  disclosing,  in  whole  or in  part,  such
          Information,  or from providing any services to any party to whom such
          Information has been disclosed or may be disclosed.  The Company shall
          not be prohibited by this  provision  from  pursuing  other  remedies,
          including a claim for losses and damages.

     13.  RETURN OF RECORDS.  Upon  termination  of this  Agreement,  Contractor
          shall  deliver all  records,  notes,  data,  memorandum,  models,  and
          equipment of any nature that are in  Contractor's  possession or under
          Contractor's  control and that are the Company's property or relate to
          the Company's business.

     14.  NOTICES.  All notices required or permitted under this Agreement shall
          be in writing and shall be deemed  delivered  when delivered in person
          or deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid,  addressed as
          follows:

          Company:       DataHand Systems, Inc.
                         Attn: Chairman of the Board
                         3032 North 33rd Avenue
                         Phoenix, Arizona 85017

          Contractor:    Scott R. Scartozzi
                         4702 East Via Montoya Drive
                         Phoenix, Arizona 85050

          Either  party may change such  address  from time to time by providing
          written notice to the other in the manner set forth above.

     15.  ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the
          parties  and there are no other  promises or  conditions  in any other
          agreement whether oral or written. This Agreement supersedes any prior
          written or oral agreements between the parties.

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     16.  AMENDMENT.  This Agreement may be modified or amended if the amendment
          is made in writing and is signed by both parties.

     17.  SEVERABILITY.  If any provision of this Agreement  shall be held to be
          invalid or  unenforceable  for any reason,  the  remaining  provisions
          shall  continue  to valid and  enforceable.  If a court finds that any
          provision of this Agreement is invalid or  unenforceable,  but that by
          limiting such  provision it would become valid and  enforceable,  then
          such provision shall be deemed to be written,  construed, and enforced
          as so limited.

     18.  WAIVER OF  CONTRACTUAL  RIGHT.  The failure of either party to enforce
          any provision of this Agreement  shall not be construed as a waiver or
          limitation  of that party's right to  subsequently  enforce and compel
          strict compliance with every provision of this Agreement.

     19.  APPLICABLE  LAW. This  Agreement  shall be governed by the laws of the
          State of Arizona.

By: /s/ James A. Cole                   Date: 12/11/00
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    James A. Cole, Chairman/CEO
    DataHand Systems, Inc.

By: /s/ Scott R. Scartozzi              Date: 12/11/00
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    Scott R. Scartozzi, Contractor

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